A/N - I don't own HSM at all, I own the story 'Brotherly Love' though. Enjoy the chapter! :)
Chapter 5;
The Lake
; 7 years later
The sunlight invaded Gabriella's room, obliging Troy to cover his eyes and moan in disapproval. The golden retriever perked up his ears when he heard Troy's moan, whimpering in hope to wake both of her owners up without success. Daisy whimpered again and jumped out off the bed, barking loud at the door.
Gabriella rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat on the bed slowly, looking for the noise.
"Good morning, Daisy" she told the dog that was now jumping around the room in happiness to see someone awaken.
"Let her go pee, Ella, I want to sleep" Troy covered his head with the pillow and slept again. Gabby stood up and opened the door to the dog that went running downstairs. She looked to her brother sleeping; they were getting big to be in the same bed with a huge dog like Daisy. Maybe it was time for Troy to sleep in his own room.
She sat on his side, nudged Troy's ear with her finger. Troy tried to snap her hand and Gabriella giggled.
"Boo, wake up" she called him again, "wake up, it's Saturday, we're going to the lake, remember?"
Troy moaned something but didn't wake up. "Boo, come on" she tried again without success. "There's lots of girls there in a bikini Troy, you sure you want to lose it?" Gabriella asked him and Troy slowly opened his eyes, smiling.
"You're such an idiot, Troy." She giggled and stood up, "My back is really hurting, you should sleep in your own room from now on," she looked at her closet, getting a pink bikini and placing in front of her covered body.
"Why? I always sleep here" he told her, stretching up.
Gabriella nodded, "I know, but you're tall as hell, I am starting to grow up too, and Daisy is getting fatten everyday, it's almost impossible Troy"
He looked at his sister; she was slowly turning into a woman. Gabriella wasn't tall like him, she was petite, but with a nice body, hot curves and small breasts. Troy nodded, Ella was probably right.
"Alright, I'll sleep in my room from now on"
Gabby smiled, "Thanks for understanding, now go get ready cause the guys will be here in an hour" she faced herself in the mirror of her closet, trying to decide which bikini would look better on her.
Troy stood up and walked to her, yawning. He hugged her from the back, resting his chin on her shoulder.
"You look like Daisy when you do this" Gabriella told him, giggling.
He smiled, closing his eyes, "I'm waking up, wait up"
Gabriella shook her head, joking, "I don't understand why I have to be used in your process of waking up everyday, Boo"
He opened his eyes again, shaking his head faster, "because you're my little sister" he kissed her cheek and tickled her side a little, "Get ready Ella Bella"
Gabriella went to the bathroom, took a shower and wrapping a towel around her body came back to her room. Daisy was already lain down on her bed again; she patted the dogs head gently and closed her room's door. Gab looked herself in the full body mirror she had in her room, all the cheerleading was finally doing good on her. Gabriella's child body was starting to transform into a woman body. She was now 14 years old, and the boobs she didn't have two years ago, were there now. Her skinny legs had become perfect tan legs because of all the dancing and gymnastics she would do everyday. Gabriella's hand ran down her body with a silly smile, she heard what the boys talked about her in school, that she was getting pretty hot and she liked it.
Gabby changed on the bikini and faced herself in the mirror again. She looked hot as hell and would love to hear it from Jason today. She had a crush on her brother's friend for almost a year but was too small or too skinny to catch his attention. But now she was a woman, and she was pretty sure he would notice her.
"Gabriella, breakfast is ready" her mom yelled from the kitchen and Daisy jumped off the bed.
"You know it's MY breakfast, not yours, right?" Gabriella joked with the dog, and it barked. "Right," she giggled and dressed a little pink dress and white flip flops.
She arrived in the kitchen and everybody was having breakfast already, including her sleepy brother that had only a short on. She kissed her father and mom's cheek and sat down on Troy's side, eating her pancakes slowly.
"What time you guys will be back?" Jack asked them, looking away from the newspaper for a second.
Troy shrugged his shoulder, with his mouth full of food yet "I have no idea paps"
"Eww, don't talk with food on your mouth, Troy" she shook her head and faced her dad, "Around 4, dad" Gabriella replied softly.
Jack nodded and brought his attention back to the newspaper. Gabriella finished her food and so did Troy.
"Okay, we're leaving" he told their parents.
"Cell phones?" Marina asked,
"Mine is with me, ma" he patted his back pocket slowly. Marina looked at Gabriella, "I have it on my bag" the girl replied.
"Okay, have fun you both,"
"Troy, take care of your sister" Troy nodded and put an arm on Gabriella's shoulder. "See sis? I'm taking care of you today"
Gabriella fake smiled, "Awesome"
They left home and Daisy lay down, with her big puppy eyes fixed upon the doorway. The dog whimpered sadly to be left home. She stared at the entrance, anticipating the arrival of her owners.
Jack laughed, "Daisy, they won't be back till it's late, you'll get tired eventually,"
Marina smiled and called the dog that came running to her and rested her head on Nina's lap, "Poor Daisy, was left home" she caressed the pet's ears, laughing too.
Daisy cried out again and lay down on the floor, her eyes never leaving entryway.
Zeke, the oldest boy of them all and the one that had already a car stopped in front of Bolton's house honking. Gabriella waved to the guys and got in the car, being followed by Troy. They sat on the backseat, but since the car was full of people, Gabby had to sit on Troy's lap. He held her by the waist and rested one hand on her flat stomach.
"Troy is the lucky one today, holding a hottie" Zeke joked around.
Troy laughed, "The hottie is my little sister, show some respect idiots"
Sharpay pouted, "Nobody calls me a hottie"
"You're a hottie too, Shar" Jason tapped her leg gently and she smiled.
"Thank you Jas"
Jason looked at Gabriella and smiled to her, Gabriella smiled again, blushing lightly.
They arrived at the lake and quickly all the boys took their shirts off and jumped on the water. Sharpay and Gabriella sat on a rock and started talking.
"Hey, is that water good to use?"
The girls turned around and faced a dark skinned girl. "Yeah, it's good to use," Gabriella said.
"Oh, thanks, I'm new here and I didn't want to get in without being sure"
Sharpay smiled, "Everybody swims here, including us"
"I'm Gabriella, and this is my friend Sharpay. You are?"
"I'm Taylor" the girl replied.
Gab smiled, "Nice meeting you, wanna sit with us?"
Taylor nodded, "sure"
The three of them started to chat and Taylor told the girls she moved from Los Angeles. She told Gab and Sharpay about movies and famous people back home and they loved to hear she once saw Brad Pitt at a grocery store.
"Yo, Girls! Come here" Chad called them from the water.
The girls quickly undressed and walked to the water, still talking.
Chad's mouth dropped open, "Dude, what happened to your sister"
Troy looked around and stared at Gabriella, shocked. When did that happen to his little sister? He knew she was growing up but had no idea she already had a body like this. Her tan skin glowed with perfection as she walked to them. Gabriella's dark brown eyes seemed endless and had a sparkle that could out match any star. Her pink bikini clung to her body like a second skin making her curves more noticeable and her legs longer. Troy closed his eyes and opened it again, thinking it was a dream. Ella's long hair was falling down her shoulders and she stopped for a second to place her hair in a bun. Troy looked around and all his friends were looking at his sister hungrily, and that made him angry.
"What you guys looking at, she's only 14, come on"
Chad nodded slowly, "She's a really hot 14 year old, dude"
Jason didn't say a thing, kept staring hypnotized at Gabriella. Troy looked at his sister again, feeling his blood rush inside his body, Ella's silver loop earrings caressed her cheeks and her bracelets jingled with her movement. He blushed at the thought of his sisters being a goddess.
"Wow, it's cold," Gabriella giggled as her feet were touched by the water. She swam to Troy and jumped on his back, passing her arms around his neck.
She giggled and kissed his shoulder, "Hey Boo"
Troy shivered, "You had to wear this bikini, Ella? All the guys are looking at you"
Gabriella smiled; "Really?" she looked around and met Jason's eyes. She blushed really bad when he smiled at her.
"Hey Gabby, come here" Taylor called her and Gabriella made her way to the girls. "Guys, this is Taylor, she's new here"
Taylor greeted everybody and they were really nice to her making her feel home in a matter of minutes. When the boys were gone to start the barbecue, the three girls were left alone at the lake.
"Is the blue eyed boy your boyfriend, Gabby?" Taylor asked,
"Who, Troy? Noooo" she giggled, "He's my brother"
Taylor laughed, "You guys don't look alike"
"They're not real siblings; they just grew up like brother and sister" Sharpay told her, biting her nail.
"Ohh, I get it"
"My mom married his dad when we were little" Gabriella said, fixing her hair.
"All the guys here are gorgeous? I mean, Jason and Zeke are cute, Chad too and your brother, wow, Gabs"
Gabriella giggled, "Yeah, Troy is amazing, Shar has a very cute brother as well"
Sharpay nodded, "Yup, my twin Ryan is the best, but he's in London with dad now"
"I think I'm gonna like it here" Taylor told them and they all laughed.
"But hey, calm down. Jason is Gabriella's; Troy is mine, so you can have my brother, Zeke or Chad"
Gabriella nodded, "Yeah, that's it"
"Okay, no problem with me" they all smiled.
When was lunch time, Gabriella felt really good that Jason wanted to sit on her side. They kept talking and laughing all the time and Troy didn't like at all the attention his friend was giving her little sister.
Jason got closer to Gabriella, "So, you wanna go out sometime?"
Gabriella smiled, not trying to show him she was hysterical inside, "Yeah, I'd like that"
He smiled, "Cool"
The gang cleaned everything up and decided to go home.
"Hey Jas, can I talk to you privately? Troy asked Jason.
"Yeah" he replied.
They waited till everybody got in the car.
"What's up dude?" Jason asked, curious.
"What do you want with my sis?"
Jason rubbed his neck, "I uhm, I just asked her out"
Troy shook his head, "that's not going to happen"
Jason didn't understand, "Why not?"
"She's only 14, she's not allowed to date"
Jason laughed in disbelief, "Who said it?"
Troy looked him straight in the eyes, "I am telling you now, is it a problem?"
The boys shared an angry look for almost a minute, tension in the air. Jason opened his mouth to say something but closed it before Troy could hear any sound. Troy knew that being the captain of the basketball team gave him status, all his friends and teammates, even though they didn't always agree with what Troy said, respected him because he was the captain, being on top always gave Troy extra power.
"Is it a problem, Jas?" he asked again after a few seconds.
Jason shook his head, "Nah, no problem dude"
Troy smiled, "Thanks for understanding, now go tell her you can't date her"
"She's gonna be pissed off, man"
"I don't mind, I'll work this out later"
Jason shrugged his shoulders, "Okay"
Jason got into the car and sat on Gabriella's side, she smiled and he looked down. Troy sat on the front seat, having a perfect view of the back seat on the rear view mirror.
Zeke started the engine, "Where's Chad?"
Sharpay giggled, "He is with Taylor"
"Ohh" he said, "Ok, more space in the car"
Zeke set off to Troy's house, the first stop of the night. As he drove, Zeke heard a quiet rattle that sounded to be coming from under the bonnet.
"Do you hear it?" he asked Troy,
"Hear what"
"Never mind," he replied.
Zeke carried on driving hoping that the noise wouldn't become noticeable.
"Hey Gabby?"
Gabriella looked at Jason, "Yeah?"
"I, uhm, I'm sorry, we can't go out anymore"
Gabriella gulped, before smiling, "Oh"
Jason caressed her hand and she felt even worse, "You're okay?"
"Yeah" she whispered.
He looked away, "It's just because Troy said you can't date, but I really wanted to date you"
Gabriella's eyes widened, "Troy what?"
"Said you're not allowed to date, so, sorry, maybe in a few years"
Jason put on his headphones and closed his eyes. Gabriella felt a sharp pain in her chest; she wanted to kill Troy so badly right now. Troy looked back and smiled calmly to Gabriella and she avoided her rage to slap him on the face. Gabriella was trying for a year to catch Jason's attention and when he actually wants her, her stupid brother screws up everything?
When they got into the Bolton's street the noise in Zeke's car got louder and the car started to judder.
"Wow, what's going on?" Sharpay moaned, waking up.
Zeke laughed, "It does it from time to time" he lied.
Sharpay looked to Gabriella and lifted her eyebrows "Amazing car, huh"
Gabriella fake smiled, "Yeah"
Luckily, the car managed to get to Troy and Gabriella's house. The two teenagers stepped out of the vehicle and said their goodbyes. Zeke started the engine again and drove down the road,
"Good day today, huh?" Troy asked Gab, opening the front door.
Gabriella pulled him by the arm, "I hate you so much"
Daisy ran out of the house, wagging her tail as she approached her owners. She barked and jumped on them.
"Wow Ella, what's the problem?"
"The problem is you" she stepped inside the house, Daisy following her "I can't believe you told Jason I couldn't date him"
Troy shut the door, "I'd say again if I needed to"
Daisy now jumped on Troy, trying to get the boy's attention.
"You can't decide who I do or don't date Troy, it's not your freaking business"
Jack entered in the kitchen, attracted by the fight.
"What's happening here?" Jack asked, looking both of their kids.
"Ella is freaking out because I didn't let her date Jason" he said with a calm voice.
Gabriella pushed Troy, "don't you Ella me, it was not your business, you had no right to tell him I couldn't date him"
Jack tried to understand the fight, "Wait, who is dating who?"
"You're only 14, you're not allowed to date" Troy said again,
Gabriella yelled, getting red with anger, "Goddamnit Troy! You're not my dad!"
Daisy gave up and lay down; following with her puppy eyes the three voices in the kitchen visibly bored.
"Dad, please" Gabriella cried and ran to Jack,
He hugged his daughter, "Who is the guy?"
"Jason, from the basketball team" she replied,
Jack shook his head and told her with a serene voice, "You can't date him; he is like a human spermatozoid"
Troy smirked, "I agree, dad"
Gabriella pouted, "Daddy please"
Jack crossed his arms in front of his body, "Too young, sorry"
Gabriella cried even more and ran to her room, shutting the door on her way. Troy covered his ears when he heard the noise the door made. Jack followed Gabriella and Troy sat on the floor, resting his back on the fridge. Daisy slowly walked to Troy, lay down again resting her head on his lap.
He caressed the dogs head, "Ella is so hysterical, Dais"
Daisy looked up and faced Troy, licking his hand.
"Troy, what happened with Gabby?" Marina asked him, getting into the kitchen.
"Gabriella wanted to date Jason Cross"
"Oh, Jason is a nice boy, I like him"
Troy jumped up, "He is, but he only thinks about sex, ma, that's what he wants with Ella"
Marina eyes widened just like Gabriella's did few minutes before, "Really?"
Troy licked his lower lip quickly, "Uhm, yeah"
"Oh, maybe she is really too young to date"
Troy grinned, "Yeah"
"Troy?"
"Yeah, ma?"
"Gabriella and you are grounded for the rest of the weekend, its way pass 4."
Troy moaned frustrated, "Come on, ma"
"Bed now, boy"
Troy walked into his shared bathroom with Gabriella and she was brushing her teeth, already in her pink flannel PJs. Usually, they chatted for ages before going to sleep; actually, they talked all day long. Gabriella and Troy was just the best of friends;
"You're going to be mad at me forever?" he asked her, taking his shirt off and sitting on top of the bathroom counter.
Gabriella ignored him and finished brushing her teeth.
"Gabriella, come on" he tried to touch her shoulder but she moved away, "I'm trying to protect you,"
"I don't need your protection, Troy" she walked away from the bathroom, closing the door on her way.
Troy took a shower, changed into his PJs and brushed his teeth. He was heading to her room but decided it was not the best time to talk to her, so he went the opposite direction, lying down on his bed, trying to get used to his own mattress. He turned his lamp off and covered his face with his pillow. He was definitely not used to sleeping alone anymore.
After trying for so much time to sleep, he gave up and stared at the ceiling of his bedroom. It was so weird being there to sleep after years of not doing it. He heard footsteps and the noise of his door being opened. Troy turned his lamp on again and faced Gabriella and Daisy getting in the room, Gabriella holding her pillow and Daisy with a doll on her mouth.
"I thought you wanted to sleep alone from now on"
Gabriella kept ignoring him, lay down on his side, giving her back to him. Daisy jumped on the bed too and moved to the foot of the bed, curling her body against Troy's leg like she used to do since she was a little puppy.
Troy gave up and lean on top of Gabriella to turn the lamp off again. He lay down again, on his side, and even though Gabriella didn't want to talk to him, she didn't complain when Troy hugged her from the back, pulling her body closer to his, resting his chin on her shoulder like he did every night.
Gabriella rubbed her eyes, feeling her brother's hand get into her shirt and caress her stomach slowly, like he always did when he was almost sleeping. She yawned when he rested his right leg in the middle of her own legs and closed her eyes.
So they're teenagers already!! ;P
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