Okay, as much as I hate to say this, Chapter 30 will be the last chapter of Invisibility, but I am making a sequel! As with Stay Away From MY Sister, there will be a little summary up later tonight with the summary for the next one.

Thirty chapters and only one person I think didn't like it! An accomplishment!

Chapter 30

Troy, Chad and Cam walked down the hallway dressed in their red graduation robes laughing and having a good time.

"Chad," Cam said. "They're going to make you put the hat on."

Chad looked at the red graduation cap in his hand and shook his head. "No. I'll get hat hair."

Troy shook his head and rolled his eyes as Cam tried to hold in his laughter. The three of them had become inseparable, rarely did anyone see one boy without the other two. Occasionally Jason, Zeke and Ryan were with them, but by March, their one big group had split into two. The six remained friends, but hanging out together wasn't a constant.

Down at the end of the hall, the girls dressed in their white graduation robes, were panicking about things that shouldn't have been lodged in their minds. Gabriella was sitting against the wall, trying to convince herself that she chose the right college, while Taylor, Sharpay and Meghan were concerning themselves with the thoughts of not being on the same campus as their boyfriends.

Troy, as a shock to himself, had been accepted to UCLA. After sleepless nights of trying to decide which college to choose, he decided that he would go to the school. Gabriella was going there too, and they decided that was a great plan for both their future careers and their relationship.

Chad and Taylor were close to each other with Chad attending the University of Maryland and Taylor going to Johns Hopkins University. Chad, who still didn't really know what he wanted to do, was happy to know he could see Taylor by just driving to Baltimore from College Park.

Cam and Meghan were the furthest apart. Meghan was going to school at Oregon State while Cam was attending UNC on full scholarship. Even though they weren't happy about it, they decided that they would see each other on breaks, when they would both come home to see their family. Out of the three girls, Meghan was worrying the most.

Sharpay was going to Boston University, the same college her father attended, to study law. Zeke was headed to New York for cooking. The group was positive Sharpay would make a great lawyer. Zeke was hoping to open his own restaurant but Cam, who had made fun of him for cooking before they had become friends, was convinced the Zeke was going to be the new Emeril.

Kelsi was heading to Juilliard. Jason was going to Florida- his first choice and boy was he excited- to be a Gator on the basketball team. Ryan was heading to NYU to become a dentist.

But, at the moment, the thought that he was going to UCLA was far from Troy's mind. The idea that he would be on the opposite coast from Chad and Cam was out of his thoughts as well. Right now, Troy was focused on the present, not worrying because that would come later when they all started packing and getting on flights.

"So," Troy said as the three approached the girls. They stopped worrying for a minute to listen and acknowledge the boys existence. "Are you ready to graduate?"

His replies were a mix of 'yes' and 'sure.' "What about you Wildcats," Gabriella asked. "Are you ready?"

"No," Chad joked. "I think I want to stay a senior for the rest of my life."

The girls laughed at Chad before turning to Troy and Cam. "I think I'll miss being here," Troy said.

"Mack wont," Cam said. "Calum already packed for me."

"Actually Boucher," Troy said, standing up straight and proud. "I have a very strong bond with my sister."

"This isn't the same kid who was concerned that his sister hated him last year was it," Chad asked. "Or should I remind you that you collapsed in the gym because you didn't sleep, because you thought she thought you were a monster and she hated you."

Cam and Chad snickered and the girls smiled as Troy's proud stance crumpled. "Actually Bolton," Cam said mocking Troy by sticking his chest out and strutting around him. "I have a very strong bond with my brother. Anyway, what I was saying, Mack will like not constantly being compared to her big brother."

"Oh, it's too late for that," Chad said. "Everyone compares everything to Troy, whether it's Mack or not."

The seven friends walked into the auditorium with their classmates and sat in their assigned seats. The entire way through the ceremony, Cam played with his tassel. Getting annoyed, Troy pushed him. Of course, he hadn't been paying attention and was pushed onto the lap of Gerald Cabby, the captain of the football team. He glared at Cam before pushing the boy back to his own chair and playfully punching Troy in the arm. Cam turned to Troy, who was rubbing his arm.

"If he didn't mean that, I'd like to see what a real punch feels like."

"Are you crazy," Cam asked, a little too loud because he distracted Mr. Matsui who was giving a speech.

"Bolton, Boucher," Ms. Darbus yelled from the stage. "Do you want detention?"

The room went silent. Cam and Troy were blushing. "No," they answered in unison.

"Then stop acting like two-year-olds. And Danforth, put on the cap!"

Jason, who was sitting behind the two, leaned up to them. "You have got to be the only kids that got yelled at during graduation ceremony."

"There's always a first for everything," Cam whispered back. "Troy what are you looking at?"

"My dad is staring at us," he said not moving his lips.

"Oh," Cam said through a smile. "Great, I forgot he was up there."

"Yeah me too."

Ms. Darbus stood up to give a speech. Half way through, she paused looking at the students she had taught for the past four years. It was the one time any of them had seen Ms. Darbus with tears stinging her eyes. "They've been through a lot together," she said. "I remember when I got my homeroom in their freshman year, Bolton, Danforth, Cross, Baylor, McKessie, the Evans twins...I liked having them so much." She put a hand to her mouth and right as she did Cam's eyes widened.

His cellphone rang.

"That was a cellphone," she yelled as if she had not been on the verge of tears. Then she looked to Troy and Cam. Both gulped.

Troy grabbed the phone out of Cam's pocket and looked at the caller id. "It's Adam, you want to pick it up?"

"Oh yeah," he said sarcastically. "And get caught with it, no way."

"Sorry Cam, but she's looking directly at us."

"Bolton! Boucher!"

"Can we pick it up," Cam yelled.

She rolled her eyes as the audience laughed. "What have I told you about cellphones!"

"Yeah, but it could be important," Troy said opening it and putting it to Cam's ear.

"Hello...it's going great...aren't you supposed to be in class? You are so immature...I have to go...bye Adam," he said in a sing-song sort of way. "Wasn't anything important, just wanted to know how it was going. Continue," Cam yelled to Ms. Darbus.

Ms. Darbus pointed to Jack. "I told you! I told you putting them together would be bad!"

"Can we continue this," Mr. Matsui said. Ms. Darbus sat down with her arms folded looking like a toddler having a temper tantrum, done with her speech even though she didn't finish. Mr. Matsui stood up and spoke into the microphone. "Now, I'd like to congratulate a few people. There are three awards, plus the valedictorian and the salutatorian. Coach Bolton will be presenting the awards."

Jack stood up and addressed the crowd. "Every year, we give out three awards; the Frank T. Grally Award, the Bradley Cooper Award and the Natasha Jopplin Award." Jack took a breath.

"Now, I was chosen to give the Frank T Grally Award for Spirit and this year, I'm proud to say this kid was a basketball player I have known for a while. He definitely shows spirit and passion like Frank did. Frank Grally was one of my first students fourteen years ago. He was a kid who would dye his hair red and white and cheer the team on, even though he himself couldn't play. As a youngster, Frank was ill and as he grew he couldn't participate in contact sports. Frank helped me and my family through a very hard time. I was constantly having a sub teach my classes because I was at the hospital with my son Troy and Frank would come by the hospital, just to talk you know.

"Six years ago, Frank was paralyzed in a car accident, but he didn't let that bring him down. The kid that I'm giving this award to always has a smile on his face. The staff knew that this award was going to this student when we started to figure out who would get these three awards. I'm pleased to say that Chad Danforth is getting this award, so come on down Chad."

Chad slowly stood and walked down the aisle to the stage. He got up and shook Jack's hand, still not really understanding what was happening.

The Natasha Jopplin Award went to a shy girl that had been barely noticed. Mr. Matsui stood and took an award out of the cardboard it had been in. "In my hand is the Bradley Cooper Award, informally known as the Sacrifice Award. Every year, we give an award to someone who has made sacrifices and has found a way to still be themselves."

He looked at the students. "Bradley Cooper, was a student who attended East High twenty years ago. He was a football player and played trumpet in the band. Also, he was a survivor of a shark attack while he was on vacation before starting college. He made the ultimate sacrifice by taking a bullet for his sister ten years ago. In honor of Brad, the Bradley Cooper Award goes to a senior that has defied odds and has made sacrifices. This award is not given every year because of it's criteria, but this year we have a student."

Whispers could be heard amongst the students saying who they thought it was.

"The Bradley Cooper Award goes to Troy Bolton."

The students stood up and gave him a standing ovation as he took the award from Mr. Matsui. Troy looked at the crowd and shook his head. "As much as I want to accept this, I can't," Troy told the audience.

It was silent, everyone not believing what they heard. Troy took a deep breath. "This year, I've had a lot more stuff done for me, than I've made sacrifices. Sure, I've had some hard times, but I've come out really lucky out of them. Really the only sacrifice I've made was not being able to play basketball. So, I can't accept it, but I know someone who can."

The kids looked at each other. No one other than Troy had made sacrifices that were worth mentioning. Troy looked at Chad, who had caught on and was nodding his head.

"No," Troy said. "He's not a student. But, Coach Bolton deserves this more than I do."

Jack looked taken back at Troy's words as did much of the staff. What eighteen year old gave up an award, much less to his father?

"You see, my dad has always wanted to coach a college team. And he got offered a job to coach a mediocre college team after their coach got in a car accident. He really wanted to and told them that he'd think about it. On January fourth, he was going to call them to say he'd be delighted to coach, but I was unexpectedly born."

Troy looked back at his father to see tears forming in his eyes. "He called the college to say that he couldn't because he couldn't financially take the job at the moment because it would involve moving and commuting. The college offered to pay my medical bills, buy a new house closer to the college and sell our old house as long as my dad coached the rest of the season."

The audience was listening intently. "My dad declined it because by taking the job, he'd only see me on weekends. Later, when I was four he got the job here and has been working at East High ever since. So, I think that sacrifice was a bigger deal than not being able to play basketball. So, Coach come accept this award so I don't have to."

Chad stood up from his place in the crowd and started clapping. The rest of the room followed suit. Ms. Darbus nudged Jack and he walked up to Troy who was holding the plaque up to him. Jack walked up to Troy and took the plaque before hugging his son.

After Troy sat down, Gabriella and Taylor made their speeches as valedictorian and salutatorian. Then they received their diplomas.

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"Guys look," Cam said running down the steps toward Troy and Chad. He held his yearbook out. "Hottest Guy, Cam Boucher."

Troy and Chad looked at each other and then back to Cam. "They must have counted wrong," Chad said, smiling evilly. Cam stuck his tongue out.

"You got most school spirit, go figure. Troy, you and Gabriella got cutest couple. Taylor got most likely to succeed," he said naming off the people.

"How did you get yours," Troy asked.

"I asked someone on the yearbook committee," Cam said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

The three ran to Ms. Darbus' room to get Troy and Chad's yearbooks, not noticing they nearly ran over Adam and Teagan.

"Hey! Watch it," Adam yelled. "Seniors," he said disgustedly.

"At least you didn't have to live with one," came a voice from behind them.

"Hey Cal," they said turning around. He was walking with a healed Mack, Bailey and Keisha.

"Can you believe this is the last day of school," Mack asked. "So much has happened this year."

"I know," Calum said.

"So, sophomores next year," Teagan said.

"Yeah, I can finally say I'm a sophomore and Cam's a freshman. It makes me sound older."

"Unless they know Cam's in college," Keisha said.

"You're ruining his fun," Adam said, holding onto Bailey's hand. "We should probably get to homeroom though. I mean, I want my yearbook."

The six friends parted, but Mack didn't move. She looked out the window until the bell rang, where she hurried to her father's room as fast as her legs could carry her.

So, that's the end.

Look for the next story, up very soon, probably tomarrow!

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