I'm back! As much as I love writing, I also love reading so give me some good HSM stories to read between my study breaks. Hope you enjoy! Has anybody figured out what's wrong with Troy's family?

I was pouting. I was really pouting because of Troy. I mean I really can't believe him right now. He blew me off because of a girl. A girl that I haven't even met before. I had nothing to do today. I had just took a shower and threw on some leggings and

"What's wrong with you Ms. Grumpy?" Sharpay always comes at the wrong times.

"Nothing."

"Oh c'mon. Did Derek do something? I promise I won't say anything about Troy."

"No, Derek didn't do anything. The guy you think is oh so perfect did."

"What are you ta-…ohhhhh you mean Troy? What did he do?"

"It's more like what he didn't do."

"Ok, well what didn't he do?"

"He didn't come over to hang out. Then when I called to see if we were still on, he just answered the phone and said and I quote "I'll have to call you back, I'm with Jen." Then he hung up. He didn't even wait for me to respond." I knew it sounded dumb in my head, but it sounded even dumber when I said it out loud.

"Oh ok."

"Oh ok? OH OK?! Sharpay, you yell at me when I go with Derek or don't spend enough time with Troy. Now that your precious brother has blown me off, you just say 'Oh ok'. You've got to be kidding me!"

"First of all, calm down and chill out. You were the one that told me to stop bringing up that I even wanted Troyella together, so I'm not at the moment. You just want me to yell about Troy, so you can think it's normal that you're mad that he blew you off. Yeah, you can be a little upset that he forgot. That's fine, but if you're mad cause he's with Jen, that's another problem." I just rolled my eyes and continued to pout. I hated when she was right.

"Fine, I guess you're right."

"Sorry, what was that?"

"You heard me. Don't make me say it again.

"Hearing someone tell me I'm right are two words I just love to hear. My work here is done." She got up and bounced to her room. She was a little too happy. I'll never hear the end of how she was right…for once.

I decided to go in my room and call Derek.

"Hey babe. What's up? I was just about to call you."

"Nothing much. What are you doing?"

"Getting dressed. I should be done in about 15 minutes. Are you already dressed?"

"Of course I'm dressed. It's four in the afternoon."

"I forgot you always plan ahead. I'm the one that waits till the last minute. Well I'll meet you downstairs in 20 minutes. My family can't wait to meet you." Crap!

"Can't wait to meet them either. Bye!" I totally forgot about meeting his parents today. He had asked me last week while we were hanging out, but I guess it slipped my mind.

I started going through my closest as fast I could, but I knew I was wasting time.

"GIRLS GET IN HERE NOW!" I heard something fall, so I must have scared someone. Probably Tay. Surprisingly, they all got in my room rather quick. They were all screaming at once though.

"Please be quiet! I have 18 minutes to get dressed to meet Derek's parents which I completely forgot about and I don't know what to wear. I know you guys aren't his biggest fans, but please help!" Everybody was quiet and I felt like time was just ticking by. I was about to just say forget it, but Sharpay spoke first.

"Okay Gabi. Go do your make up. You got 8 minutes to do that. Kels, while she is doing that, try and re-curl parts of her hair. You have eight minutes while Tay and I find you an outfit and shoes. Go!" I swear I love that girl. She always comes through with the clothes. When I got in the bathroom, Kelsi had already put a chair in there and plugged up my curlers. I started on my make-up and Kelsi said she'd be back in one minute while the curlers heated up. I couldn't believe I forgot. For the first time today, I was glad Troy had told me no. If I was out with Troy right now and Derek called, I would probably be single later on today.

I decided to keep the make-up single. I wasn't about to cake it on which I never do. I just put on some eyeliner and blush. I had on some eye shadow but it was very natural. Kelsi came in and did my hair. We decided to pin it back into a low bun and let some curls fall on the side. I rarely wear my hair like this but it was beautiful. I should do this more often. When I got back to the room, Sharpay had this yellow strapless dress that was perfect. It was a little above the knee. It had to be from her closet. It was flowy. We put a white cardigan that was the same length over it since it was spaghetti strap, but it made it look even better.

"Sharpay, I love this dress. I'm keeping it."

"We'll take about that later. You only have 3 minutes left."

I put on my tan wedges that Tay had picked it. We kept the jewelry simple with a gold watch, charm bracelet, and gold hoop earrings. I had a long gold cross necklace with my G necklace (like the T necklace in HSM).

"Thank you guys so much!" I grabbed my stuff and hugged each of them before running out the door. As soon as I got off the elevator, I didn't see Derek. I was about to call him, but Troy came through the door. He looked shocked to see me. He had a couple of bags in his hand.

"Hey Brie! Wow, you look beautiful." Of course, I blushed. Lucky me.

"Thanks. You went shopping with Jen?"

"Uh yeah. She needed to grab some clothes."

"And she called you instead of her girls?" He rubbed the back of his neck and laughed which let me know he was nervous.

"Yeah. Guess she wanted a guy's opinion."

"Guess so."

"Yeahhhh, I have to go. See you later." He just took off running before I could even say anything. A few seconds later, Derek came around the corner dressed in a blue and yellow polo button down with some khakis. I had to start laughing.

"Your family is going to think we matched on purpose." He just smiled and I smirked. "Derek, are you even listening to me?"

"How did I get so lucky?" He pulled me in for a hug and kissed me on my cheek. I swear he does everything so perfect.

"Stop making me blush. Let's go before I get nervous."

"I heard you get nervous when you hung up the phone earlier."

"Yeah…something like that." I looked away and I made a mental note to thank the girls some way. I owed them big time.

We ended up taking a cab to his parent's house since it was about 15 minutes from campus. He told me a little bit more about his family. His dad, Robert, was in the military like he told me before, but he wasn't very strict as people would think. He grew up in the South. His mom, Karen, was a nurse in the military for eight years and that's how they met. She decided to leave the military once they got together so they wouldn't be stationed in two different places. His older sister, Julie, was a teacher at a local high school. She was married to a guy named Brian and they had a 2 year old boy named Carson. His older brother, James, was an architect and was single. Apparently, he liked to date around.

"We're here." Derek paid him while I looked out the window. The house was beautiful. It was a modern house, with touches of that old feel. It had a wraparound porch which reminded me of my house back home. Derek got out first then helped me out.

"Well here we go." I grabbed Derek's hand as we walked up the stairs. Before we could even knock, his mom opened the door.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I heard you guys pull up. I'm so happy you're here sweetheart. Come in." I smiled and walked in. She reached out and grabbed me into a hug. I was a little shocked, but I could tell she was genuine.

"Mom, let the girl go." I saw a guy that looked just like Derek come from what I assumed was the kitchen. He reached out and took my hand.

"I'm James and you are beautiful." He pulled my hand up to kiss it and I blushed.

"She's also too young for you." Derek smacked his hand away and I giggled.

"I'm Gabriella. It's nice to meet you James and Mrs. Stephenson."

"Oh, call me Karen. Come on, we were just sitting down for lunch. Everyone is at the table."

When we got to the kitchen, the table had so much food, you would have thought it was Thanksgiving.

"I didn't know what you liked, so I maybe over did it."

"You think?" I heard Derek whisper. He looked embarrassed, but I just rubbed his hand letting him know that it was fine.

"Finally my son brings a pretty young lady home. I thought he'd be single forever. I'm Robert and this is my daughter Julie." They both smiled and shook my hand.

"Gabriella. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too. My husband Brian is at work, so he won't be able to make it today."

"Hey!" I looked down to see who I guess was Carson reaching up.

"Is it okay if I pick him up?"

"Um sure." She didn't seem like she wanted me to, but I couldn't ignore him.

"I'm Carson."

"I'm Gabi and you are adorable." He gave me a kiss on the cheek and I saw Karen smile out of the corner of my eyes.

"Well let's eat shall we." Julie took Carson and family walked ahead to take their seats. Derek pulled me back before I could follow.

"My sister wasn't being cautious. She was surprised. Carson never goes to strangers, so everyone knows you must be pretty special."

"Wow. I guess I'm lucky that he likes me."

"Well, just remember I'm your boyfriend. Carson can be a girlfriend stealer." I smirked and pulled him into the dining room. Seating around the table went: Robert, Julie, Carson, James, Karen, Derek and I. It was a circular table which is different from what I'm used to.

We fixed our plates and it got rather quiet.

"So where are you from Gabi?" Guess the 30 questions were about to start. Robert started them off.

"Small town in Alabama."

"Roll Tide or War Eagle." Thank God I loved football.

"I gotta go with Roll Tide."

"This is my kind of girl Derek. You got a good one because she knows some football."

After that it was pretty calm. His mom asked questions about why I chose nursing and we bonded over our love for the field. His sister juggled between helping Carson eat and asking questions. She kept saying she loved my outfit and we had to go shopping sometime. His brother eventually stopped flirting and asked basic questions like how were our classes. The guys actually ended up watching football while we cleaned up in the kitchen. While I was drying a dish, Carson came up and started hitting my leg to get my attention. He was pointing outside.

"You can go Gabi. He probably wants to show you his playground set." I put down the dish and grabbed his little hand while we walked outside. He immediately pointed to the swing. I was hesitant about pushing him because I did not want him to fall. I decided to sit down first and then I put him in my lap. I swung us back and forth and I was falling in love with the laugh coming from him. We started slowing down and I just let the wind move us back and forth gently. Carson ended up falling asleep. I sat in one of the patio chairs in the background since I was enjoying being outside. Derek came out and sat with me.

"So my family loves you. They are already planning when you are coming back."

"I'd love to. They are all so sweet. Perfect like you."

"If anyone is perfect Gabi, it's you." He looked down and saw how Carson was snuggled into me. "I guess I have some competition."

"Yeah, you do. I've only known him for a couple of hours and he already showed me his swing set and sat in my lap. I think it's getting pretty serious." Derek started laughing so hard that he almost woke Carson up. "Shhh. My boyfriend is sleeping." Derek leaned over and kissed me. It was so gentle. I probably would've continued it if I didn't feel like his family was watching.

"You're one of a kind Gabi."

"You are too. I don't know how I got someone as perfect as you." We decided it was probably time to head back since Derek had a paper due tonight. He picked up Carson from me and grabbed my hand as we walked in.

"He fell asleep while we were swinging."

"Thank God. He hasn't had a nap today, so he's probably tired. Thanks Gabi. I should hire you as a babysitter."

"Hey, anytime you need me, just call me."

"Gabi and I need to get going. Next time, we'll stay longer, but I have a paper to write."

"As long as you guys come back to visit."

"Of course mom." We started giving everyone a hug. I got to Karen last.

"I had a really nice time. Your family and home are beautiful."

"Thank you. I'm happy you could come. Take care of her Derek and don't let this one go."

"I don't plan on it mom."

We took a cab back to campus and I could tell Derek was happy.

"I'm really happy they like you. I mean I'm not surprised, but I'm happy you all finally met."

"Me too. Now you have to meet my mom whenever she comes here." His eyes lit up.

"I would love to Gabi." We got back to our dorm and of course, Derek walked me to the elevator like the gentleman he is.

"I'll text you when I finish."

"Okay." This time I leaned up and kissed him. It was gentle at first then it got passionate really quick. His kisses are always sweet, but this one was like he was seeing me for the last time. It held so much emotion and I loved it. It was something I never experienced before. We pulled back when we ran out of air. "Wow. Where did that come from?"

"I'm not sure, but I didn't mind it."

"Me either." We kissed goodbye again and I headed up to my room. As soon as I walked in the dorm, everyone's eyes were on me.

"Girls, everything was amazing. Thank you so much. I owe you." I started to tell them about the day when Tay cut me off.

"Have you checked your phone? We've been texting you."

"Well no, but you guys knew I was with his family. That would be rude to take out my phone." I pulled out my phone to see texts and calls from the whole gang. The first one was from Chad.

Troy needs you.

I immediately looked up and saw how everyone was worried. I was so excited that I hadn't even paid attention.

"Where is he?"

"They're in their dorm. Chad told me to tell you to come down when you get back." I slipped my shoes off real quick and put on my Nike slides. I grabbed my phone and keys and ran as fast as I could. I even took the stairs. I didn't bother knocking since I knew their door was always unlocked. As soon as I walked in, Chad jumped up off the couch.

"Thank God, you're here."

"What's going on?"

"That's for him to tell you. He's in his room." Chad walked out of the dorm. It was like he wanted to be anywhere, but here.

I decided to walk in instead of knocking because I didn't want him to lock the door or anything.

"Troy?" I'm surprised he heard me since it sounded like a whisper. His back was facing me as he paced back and forth, but when he heard me, he turned around. The guy that turned around seemed totally different from the guy I knew though. Instead of seeing his perfect blue eyes, I was met with black and I could feel the rage coming from his body. For the first time, I was scared to be around Troy.

Hope you guys liked it! Next chapter MIGHT be up later today. If not today, it'll be this weekend depending on how fast I finish my work today. I'm kind of getting bored with Derek, so it might be a Troyella story sooner rather than later. Please review. I love reading them.