Chp.9: I'm Stunned and Studded
Sharpay and Troy walked hand-in-hand down the plaza strip. They were a big Hollywood couple now. Troy had broken about every single College Basketball record there ever was, so everyone wanted to know what he was up to. His favorite color, his favorite city,and, about his beautiful girlfriend, Sharpay. Heck, she already had a fansite and website for fans, and she was just a fashion designer is training! But they didn't care about that stuff. All the cared about was their love. It was the end of the season, so the championships had begun. Troy had sent UCLA racing through the bracets.
They walked down the blocks as they hummed and chatted to themselves. Sharpay wore a jean skirt and a pink floral tank top with pearls,and some ballet flats, pink and preppy.Troy wore the usual jeans and a nike t-shirt combonation. Sharpay sung to herself. "Because you know I give you lovin' straight like an arrow, When you gonna give it up to me." She sang as she booty bumped Troy. He laughed as he gave her a kiss on the head. They strutted down the street as some paparazzi appeared outside of the bushes.
Troy waved as they passed right through the crowd. Sharpay whipped behind to blow a kiss the them. She was such camera hog. She flipped back around and smiled and said. "What can I say, the camera loves me!" she joked. Troy placed his head ontop of hers. "Not as much as I love you though." he said as he smiled. Sharpay buried her head into his neck.
They continued walking until they arrived back at the girl's apartment. Sharpay's school had called and told her that Sharpay's mother wanted her to have a day off of school. Awfully strange, but, Troy had the day off so that he could relax for the game. Troy wanted to spend it with Sharpay, and he was glad he got to. They walke dup the eight flights of stairs until the arrived to the appartment. Troy and Sharpay dragged themselves in and sat down on the couch."And I'm supposed to be conserving energy!" he said as he spread his legs out on the couch. Sharpay slapped his leg playfully. "I'll get you a redbull and then get over it.' she laughed. She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a soda. She skiped back over to where Troy was laying. She handed it to him and sat on the edge near Troy's chest. She stroked his hair as she gave him occasional kisses on the cheeks or lips. Troy appreciated Shapay always loving on him, even when he was in a bad mood.
For the rest of the afternoon, they watched maybe about 3 basketball movies. Glory Road, and Like Mike 1 & 2. Sharpay wasn't really into the sporty movies, but she watched them for Troy. Although she didn't pay attention, she just thought of Troy, her friends, and, well, herself. She had seen these movies around 21 times. These were the movies that the guys always watched. "Do you guys ever watch any other movies besides these three?' Sharpay asked Troy. Troy, who still was watching the movie, shook his head no. Sharpay made a funny face at. She got up, and stretched her legs. "I think I'm going to go make us some popcorn, eh?" she said as she walked over to the kitchen, rolling her eyes. She threw the popcorn in the microwave, and raced up stairs to her bedroom.
She slipped on some pajama pants and slippers, and tried to do a quick 3 minute room clean-up. She threw all of her clothes into the hamper, threw her makeup into their drawers, and put away ehr clean clothes. Although when Sharpay was done with them, they just needed to be ironed again. They sat wrinkled and balled up in the corners of her dresser drawers. She headed back downstairs. Perfect. She touched the ground as soon as the timer went off. She clapped to herself. She ran over and threw it in a bowl. She casually walked over to the coach and sat down by Troy. She set the popcorn on his lap and curled her feet up underneath her, laying her head on his chest. "So, what happened?" she asked. She knew exactly what had happened, but she like to ask Troy. It made her happy to hear his voice. "Well, they playing at the arena, and the kid just slam dunked it for the wining point.' He said as he gave Sharpay a kiss. Sharpay didn't care if she had to watch these movies over and over, she was just glad she was with Troy.
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Later that night,Ryan, Sharpay, Gabbi, and Taylor sat in the same exact seats they had sat in since UCLA's win over USC. But tonight was the tournament game. The Championship night. And just to Troy and Sharpay's luck, they were playing Duke.And Mr. Bolton was going to be here. They had both said this was going to be interesting. The four wore their usual UCLA t-shirts. Sharpay wore the jean skirt she had earlier, white high heels, but tonight, her hair was straightned and curled, just like graduation. She wanted to look her best. All of the parents arrived together. The Boltons chatted with Ms.Evans and her Aunt Maria as they walked down the steps. Mr. and Mrs. Baylor waved to the four with huge smiles on their faces.Mr. and Mrs. Danforth laughed with Mr. McKessie as he almost tripped down the steps. And Ms.Montez followed the crowd.
They all waved and sat behing the four. Ryan looked at the three girls. ' 10 seats of parents behind us?" he said as he made a funny face and pointed behind him with his thumb. They laughed."Don't worry bud! I'm here for you!" Gabriella said as she grabbed his knee. Sharpay and Taylor looked at eachother with smiles. Someone tapped Sharpay on the shoulder. She whipped around to see Mr. Bolton. "Thanks for being here to support Troy tonight, Sharpay." he said. Sharpay was shocked. She smiled and said. "Your Welcome. Your a great dad, Mr.Bolton. Troy's lucky to have such a great father. I didn't get that privelage. But I'm glad Troy did." she replied. Jack gave her a smile and patted her on the back.
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At halftime, it was tied. It was a nailbiter and a heart rencher. Everyone was jumping up and down and screaming. To everyone's suprise, the CBA President stepped out into the middle of the floor. Everyoen in the crowd had weird looks on their faces. "What's going on? Is there a problem?" Sharpay asked. "THE BRITISH ARE COMING!" Gabriella exclaimed. Sharpay and Taylor gave a her dirty look. Gabriella scooted back into her seat. 'SHHH!' Ryan said,trying to listen.
"At this time, I would like to make a special announcement..." he paused. Everyone looked around. The teams took to the court in a single file line facing were they were sitting. Sharpay looked around for Troy in the line. He was missing. "OMG, WHERE IS TROY?" she asked she started to breathe hardly.'Would please give your attention to the screen above you. Everyone turned their head towards the screen. The lights dimmed.
Sharpay looked up. She put both of her hands over her mouth and nose to the sight of 'Sharpay? Will you marry me?' Everyone looked at her as she started to cry tears of joy. The lights came on and there was Troy. On one knee, gorgeous diamond stud in a case in one hand. Sharpay stood up, her legs quivering.Troy held a microphone in his hand."Sharpay, I've known you for about 5 years now, and you know how you said if I needed anything, I could turn to you?" he asked into the microphone. Sharpay nodded, one hand over her mouth, the other laid on her thigh."Well, I need you know. I love you. So, will you marry me?" he asked.