Here's another chapter. And thank you for the review...I hope for more!! FYI this chapter is a filler one. I know the story is moving a little slow, but I promise the next one will be far more interesting and there will be some Troyella fluff...but bear with this one until then. Review!!
"It's a date." Sharpay said, while throwing yet another perfectly acceptable top across the floor like it was a piece of trash. "It's so a date. In one day, you've managed to get a date. I hate you for that, FYI."
"Shar, for the last time, it is not a date!" Gabriella said while picking up the shirt that Sharpay threw and putting it in it's proper place. "He is showing me, you and Ryan around town. Not me, all of us. So chill with the date stuff."
"Oh my God Gabs, he is hotter than hot. Nice choice." Sharpay said continuing on her rant and throwing another shirt, which Gabriella picked up as per routine, trying desperately to keep her room clean and follow her mother's rules. Unlike Sharpay.
"Shar!" Gabriella said, throwing a pink flimsy shirt at Sharpay. "It's not a date. It is him showing us around. You don't need to go insane picking out all these clothes," Gabriella said, pointed to every shirt and skirt that Sharpay had looked at, decided wasn't good enough, then threw on the ground. "You have no need to impress him."
"I know I don't have to worry about looking fabulous, I always do. These clothes are for you, Hun." Sharpay said tossing a low cut pink top at her friend. "You need a boyfriend this summer, and trust me when I say I'm getting you one."
"Okay, again I will say I don't need a boyfriend." Gabriella reminded Sharpay, looking at the promiscuous shirt thrown her way and tossing it into the hamper.
"Oh yeah, thanks for correcting me. I meant no strings attached fling, and this Tom guy is perfect for it." Sharpay said.
"Troy," Gabriella corrected, as she mindlessly looked at her own clothes. "His name is Troy." At the moment she was thinking about how perfect that name sounded coming out of her mouth, but she would never let Sharpay know that. Then this would be made a bigger deal than Sharpay had already exploded it to.
"Right..." Sharpay said, not actually caring. "How are you going to find anything guy catching worthy in all of this. I mean, your camp t-shirt from three years ago? Please, do you have anything but this stuff?"
"I like it," Gabriella said, instantly snatching her favorite shirts before Sharpay got rid of them. "They hold memories."
Sharpay just shrugged and started asking random questions, about Gabriella, her clothes, Troy. Everything. "What color are his eyes?"
"Shar, I'm done with these questions." Gabriella said. Sharpay just shot her a look and Gabriella caved. "Blue."
"Okay, so you are officially wearing blue." Sharpay decided. "What shade?"
"Shar, I'll wear blue okay, but don't push it!" Gabriella ordered. Sharpay shrugged yet again and pulled out something blue of hers. It was a ocean blue halter top, coupled with a mini (really mini) skirt that was a pale shade of denim blue, frayed at the bottom with little rips in it here and there.
She thrust the outfit into Gabriella's hands. "Try it on, I'll go find you a pair of shoes. Thank God we're the same size." Sharpay said before diving into the closet again.
"Sharpay, come on, this is so not me." Gabriella said, protesting and throwing the clothes onto her bed.
"Look, it's different than the jeans and an oversized t-shirt look you love so much, but just try it. You can rock it, just like yesterday with that bikini that you almost didn't wear. Didn't that get you a date with this guy?"
"Not a date!" Gabriella shouted, for what felt like the millionth time.
"Really? Because I kinda thought it was, or at least a lead on to one." Ryan said walking into the girls room, without permission like he usually does. "Nice outfit." he said, pointing to the one on Gabriella's bed.
"Told ya." Sharpay mumbled from the closet.
"I'm not wearing the outfit." Gabriella said, in a huff, sitting on the bed. "It's not me, and it's not a date."
"Fine, not a date." Ryan said, giving up. He took a seat next to Gabriella and looked over the outfit. "But it might be if you wore that. You'd look amazing. And come on, a summer fling is most definitely needed."
"Maybe I don't want one." Gabriella said.
"Yeah you do," Ryan said with a smirk. "Just try it on and see how you look."
A loud bell sound suddenly rang through the house and Gabriella looked out her window, seeing Troy waiting at the front door, bouncing around and moving his weight from foot to foot.
"Well, that's the only outfit we have, so you might as well use it." Sharpay said, then she ran to the banister that the girls had in there room. "We'll be down in a second, I'm Sharpay by the way!"
"Hey," Troy shouted back, awkwardly waving at Sharpay who was dressed in a sparkling, pink tube top, shorts, and pink heels. "I'll be waiting." he added.
"Try on, now!" Sharpay yelled, grabbing some lipgloss then Ryan's hand and dragged him and herself out of the room.
"Answer the door at least?" Gabriella shouted down the hallway, not wanting to let Troy think she forgot about him.
"No, that's your job!" Sharpay added, reappearing out of Ryan's room wearing one of his crazy hats, this one a pink satin one. "Do you think this looks good on me?"
"Ugh," Gabriella said, letting out an exasperated sigh, before shutting the door and without any other choice throwing on the outfit Sharpay picked out, coupled with the white wedge flip flops from the other day, then she took her hair out of the pony tail and ran out of her room. Not even bothering to check herself in the mirror, but praying she looked okay.
"Hey," she said, the second she opened the door. She found Troy with his hands wrung together, but they immediately loosened when he saw her.
"Hey," he replied, he let his eyes wander up and down Gabriella again. Gabriella noticed this time, but by the look on Troy's face she took it that she looked pretty good, so didn't really mind. But she made a mental note to thank Sharpay later on.
"Um, you look great." Troy said, trying to slip that comment in as casually as possible. Gabriella quickly looked down at her outfit. "Oh this?" she asked. "I just randomly threw it on." she said with a giggle.
"Come on in," she said, letting Troy enter her house. "Sharpay and Ryan are almost ready."
"Actually we are ready." Sharpay said, walking down the staircase like it was a fashion show runway wearing Ryan's hat. Ryan casually walked down behind her. "Wow, Gabs, that's such a cute outfit. You look so pretty. Doesn't she Troy?" Sharpay asked, putting on her famous "innocent" face.
"Yeah," Troy said in a way that sounded totally and completely honest. "She really does." Then he quickly shook his head, as if he was wondering why he just said what he said. "I think we should get going."
"Yeah, totally." Gabriella said, standing right next to Troy. She motioned for her friends who were standing at a distance to come closer, but they never did. Not then and not during the entire two hour tour. They kept a distance giving Gabriella and Troy some much needed time together.
When the door was finally over, the group bid there goodbyes.
"Thanks Troy, you're an awesome guide." Sharpay said, before she ran into the house.
"Definitely." Ryan added, going inside too. Gabriella was about to follow but before she knew it Ryan shut the door in Gabriella's face, leaving her outside, alone with Troy. Gabriella ruefully turned around. I shouldn't be this nervous around a guy, she thought to herself.
"So, that was really great. I mean, I can't believe a small town like this has a teen club. I have to admit, that is cool." Gabriella said, now facing Troy.
"Yeah, over the summer I'm there almost every night. Friends and I just get together and hang. You should come sometime." Troy said.
"Yeah, sure!" Gabriella said, the words just fell out of her mouth, she didn't intend to say them. "I mean, if I have the time I can try and make it."
"Okay, here, give me your cell so I can call you and let you know in advance when we're going. With your busy schedule and all." Troy said with a grin.
"Sure." Gabriella said, taking out her phone and handing it to Troy. Their eyes locking for a moment, but then they both shyly looked away.
"Typical Gabriella." Sharpay said, looking out at Troy and Gabriella at the balcony. "That would've been a perfect moment to kiss the guy!"
"Give it time." Ryan said. "It'll happen. I have a good feeling about these two."