I was going to post this earlier, but I had other things to do again. :P The girl hugging Chad that Melanie was talking about was Taylor. So Taylor and Chad saw the little scene. There will be cute little Troyella moments. In fact, this chapter will have some. Don't worry. This story will have tons of them. Also, do you guys want other couples' moments in the story too? If you don't know the pairings, check out the character bios. LucasGrabeelIsHott, I loved your idea, so I added it into this chapter! Thanks for the idea! Oh, and let's make it that today in the story, is Friday. It fits into the weekend. :) And now, rant be gone! Here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
Who's That Girl
Chapter 4- Jimmy's Rolling!
Gabriella's POV- (10 minute before school ends)
I'm sitting in homeroom right now. We always go back here on Fridays, for the end of the day. I have no idea why. It was the school's idea. Right now, Mrs. Darbus is ranting on about the importance of acting, singing, drama, basically everything that is involved in the theater.
I should get my head back into the game. Hehe. I heard Jack (Coach Bolton) and Chad say that to Troy last week. They started to lecture him just because he missed the DGBBB basketball game they play weekly. It's usually held on Saturdays, from 9-12 in the morning. I remember the first time I saw that game. It was a great day.
Flashback- (Ten years ago)
We started Kindergarten five months ago. Troy and Chad became really close since the "Tragic Day" that Sharpay had taken out some his afro's mighty soldiers.(as Chad would put it.) They bonded by playing basketball with Jack. Every week, Chad would come over for about three hours, and they'd play. Two months after they had the basketball tradition going, Troy decided to name it, The DAGBBB basketball game. Chad always asked what the letters meant, but Troy never told him. Until the day, I came over to play. I knew that Mr. Bolton and Troy always played. (It was the same thing that happened, ever since he was old enough to play.) But I didn't know that Chad had joined them.
So I was walking over to their house, I was about to ring the doorbell, when I heard Chad yelling.
"Hey! No fair Troy! You always win! You're too good!" he yelled.
"It's not my fault!" Troy yelled back.
I silently giggled to myself, and I went to the back door. It was really quiet, all I heard was the other door opening and closing. I got closer and pulled the string to open the door. The moment I walked through, I was hugged tightly by Chad.
"What's wrong Chad?" I asked, while pulling away.
"It's, it's, it's HORRIBLE!" he yelled loudly.
"What?! What is?" I was starting to get worried.
"T-th-that!" he exclaimed as he point over to where Sharpay and Troy were. I starting laughing.
"You mean Sharpay? You know, she didn't mean to hurt the gold mane." I said, and sympathetically patted his afro "Come on Chad." I started to lead him towards Sharpay.
"Gabi!" she yelled and ran towards me, engulfing me in a huge bear hug. I was losing air. Until Troy came to the rescue.
"H-hi Brie.Hey Shar, don't you have something to say to Chaddie over there?" he asked while pointing to Chad. I mouthed thanks to him. He nodded, and got closer to me. Sharpay scoffed, and let go of me. She then walked up to a cowering Chad. She put her arm on his shoulder, only to have him wince, and back away. While Troy snaked his arm around me, as we were laughing at Chad's fear.
"Don't! The mane's not happy with you, you miss meany bossy Barbie girl! And neither am I!" Chad said. Sharpay was about to blow. Her face etched with anger. Chad was starting to regret what he just said. Until Sharpay unexpectedly got closer to him, and hugged him.
"You're funny. I'm not bossy or mean. But I do love barbie's! So I'm taking that as a commpyment Oh! And sorry but the hair thing. You just ran too fast! Like boom!" She exclaimed making hand movements "I also LOVE your hair. It's so fluffy and cool!" Soon, the two were wrapped into a conversation of how cool Chad's afro was, and Sharpay's amazing talent on fast running in heels. They were so distracted that they didn't realize Troy and I were in out own conversation.
"Hey Troy?" I whispered.
"Yeah?" he replied, also whispering.
"Do you think they'd ever stop talking?"
"Nahh. Do you wanna know a secret?
I giggled. "Okay. What?"
"You know how I told you that my daddy and I call our basketball games DAGBBB?"
I nodded. "Yeah?"
"The initials stand for; Danforth Always Gets Bolted By Boltons."
He and I started laughing incessantly. I think Chad heard him, because Troy was pushed really hard, and he landed on top of me. We were staring at each other for a while. We were completely oblivious of the outside world. Until Chad threw a basketball at Troy's head, which tipped his head down, and made him kiss the tip of my nose, a little lower, he would've kissed my lips. After that, we both blushed, and got off of each other.
"Hah! That'll teach you." Chad said, as he grabbed another basketball, and shot it through the net, making a swish sound. "Yay! My very first basket without Uncle Jacky's help!" He then looked at the basketball he was holding, and patted it gently. "You're my new good luck charm. I'm going to keep you, and love you, and call you Jimmy!"
Troy, Sharpay, and I started laughing.
"Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care!" Troy sang loudly.
We were laughing even harder at the sound of a commercial theme.
"What? I don't get it." Chad said.
Sharpay then whacked him on the head, and he fell on the glass, on top of Jimmy. He screamed when he felt Jimmy deflating.
"No!! Jimmy! Don't go! I need you!!!" Chad was almost in tears, until Jack came out.
"Chad, chill. I'll just pump some air into the basketball." He said, picking up the basketball.
"You mean Jimmy." Chad corrected.
"Uhh, okay?" He looked at me strangely, and I just shrugged. "I'll go pump some air into Jimmy then." Jack said, and went inside the garage, with Chad following.
"So, Brie, Shar, what do you girls wanna do?" Troy asked. Sharpay shrugged, and both of their attentions, were focused on me.
"I dunno. How about this?" I tagged him, and said, "You're it!" Sharpay and I ran for it.
End Flashback
I was brought out of my reverie, when the bell rang. At that moment, my class was really noisy. Mostly everyone was out of their seats until Mrs. Darbus blew up.
"SIT! I did not excuse you children yet!" Mrs. Darbus yelled. Everyone quietly took their seats again. "Now, where was I? Ahh, now remember everyone. Life is nothing with the theater. Remember. Without broadway, and musicales, we are nothing." She said emphasizing nothing.
Really. Could she get any creepier?
At that, everyone was rushing out of the room, like the building was on fire. A couple of people, in addition to the cheerleading, and decathlon team, all came up to me and said "Bye." or, "Have a good weekend Gabs!" something along those phrases. I just sat there, and waved to them, and I occasionally said "you too." Soon, the room was completely vacant, except for me. I usually took my time to gather everything. Looking up at the clock, I decided that it should've been enough time for the hallways to be cleared.
I went outside, and I saw the rest of my friends waiting for me. I silently went over to Jason, who hadn't noticed I was there, and I playfully shoved him into Chad. Chad then dropped Jimmy. And there it went, rolling down the hall.
"Jimmy! NOOO! Come back here! Chaddie didn't mean to drop you!" he yelled. Jimmy finally stopped rolling when it slammed into the lockers.
"Damn it! Jimmy! Don't leave me!!" Chad yelled as he dramatically threw his hand out, and slowly got onto the floor.
"YOU!" Chad yelled, and pointed to Jason, "G-go g-g-get my-aii Jimmy back!!!" he then starting to sob.
Wow. I've never seen Chad like this.
I kneeled down beside him, and patted his back.
"Chadster, don't worry. Jim jim will be fine." I assured him. Chad was incoherently mumbling something.
I looked up to see Jason then looked at Sharpay, then Zeke, and to Troy, who all shrugged, and his attention was now on me, I simply nodded my head towards the basketball. "Hurry." I mouthed. Then, Jason started to run down the hall, and towards Jimmy, who was now rolling again. Just when Jason was about to pick up Jimmy, another pair of hands grabbed it.
Jason's POV- (Three minutes earlier.)
Darbus finally let the class out. I walked out of class with Troy, Chad, and Zeke. We were standing out in the halls next to the girls. It's what we always did on Fridays. We'd all meet at Gabby's locker, for each other, then we'd hit the park. Or theaters, whatever was cool to us at the time. Right now, Zeke is talking to Sharpay about how she want him to make her a hot pink meal. While Taylor is telling Chad how unhealthy it is to carry around a basketball 24/7.
That's not that long. It's only 24 seconds out of every 7 minutes..Right?
Troy and Kelsi are talking about the next musical.
Hmm, Kelsi looks really pretty today. Hmm, I smell strawberries. She looks so h-
Chad interrupted my thoughts when he asked for my opinion about Jimmy.
"Don't you think Jimmy would get lonely if I didn't bring him with me all of the time?" he asked.
"Who's Jimmy? Ooh! When can I meet him? I'm so excited now!" I exclaimed, while my eyes lit up.
"Jimmy, is my buddy right here." He said proudly.
"Sorry to break it to you pal, but my name's Ja-son." I said slowly for him.
"What? No I mean-" I suddenly felt someone pushing me, and I accidentally bumped into Chad. He dropped the basketball onto the floor, it went rolling all over the place.
"Jimmy! NOOO! Come back here! Chaddie didn't mean to drop you!" he yelled. Jimmy finally stopped rolling when it slammed into the lockers.
Ohh I get it now. Jimmy's the basketball. Wow. Seriously, who names a basketball? That's just abnormal.
"Damn it! Jimmy! Don't leave me!!" Chad yelled as he dramatically threw his hand out, and slowly got onto the floor.
"YOU!" Chad yelled, and pointed, and glared at me.
I'm scared now. Chad can get pretty scary at times.
"G-go g-g-get my-aii Jimmy back!!!" he then starting to sob.
Whoa. Someone's a little moody today. Wonder if he's pmsing.
Gabriella then kneeled down beside him, and patted his back.
"Chadster, don't worry. Jim jim will be fine." she assured him. Chad incoherently mumbled something.
I was searching for answers on what to do, so I looked at Sharpay, then Zeke, and to Troy, who all shrugged, and my eyes were now on Gabi, she simply nodded my head towards the basketball, and mouthed, "Hurry." I started to run down the hall, and towards Jimmy, who was now rolling again. Just when I was about to pick it up, another pair of hands grabbed it. I looked up to see Mrs. Darbus standing there.
"Mr. Cross, what are you doing? You know that basketballs are prohibited from being on school grounds unless they're on the basketball field, or in your arms." She stated.
"Yeah, yeah. I know Mrs. Darbus. But Jimmy's not mine. It's Chad's. Gabriella pushed me into him, and he dropped it. He got all dramatic on us, and they made me run over here to get it. And here we are now." I said proudly. She raised her eyebrows.
"Jimmy? Who's Jimmy? If I find that and your basketball posse are beating up a freshman then-" I cut her off immediately.
"Darbus, I mean your honor, Jimmy is that basketball Chad's always carrying around. He's not some freshman."
God, and they call me stupid. Really, ME!
"I see. Well, here. Tell him and your posse to keep their basketballs out of my theater! No GO HOME!" she yelled.
I got really scared, so I just grabbed Jimmy, and ran for my life. I was just about to turn a corner, when I saw everyone laughing, except Chad of course. He was still bawling. I threw Jimmy at Chad's head, and it stuck!
"Jimmy!" Chad yelled, and grabbed it off his head, and started cradling it.
"You okay little one? Whoo, I'm never ever leaving you again. I'll even take you into the shower if I need to." He cooed, and tried pinching the basketball.
With that, everyone was staring weirdly at Chad and his little buddy.
Chad finally noticed that all eyes were on him, and he stared blankly at everyone. "What?!? He's my baby." He said, while patting Jimmy.
"Bets on Chad getting dropped while he was a baby, say aye." I whispered to the gang.
"Aye!" Troy, Zeke, Sharpay, and Ryan said.
"Okay. Now, what about Mrs. Danforth being on drugs, or drinking while having Chad in her stomach?" I asked.
"Aye!" Gabriella, Taylor, Kelsi, and I said.
"Hey. What are you guys whispering about?" Chad asked. Everyone jumped at the sound of his voice.
"Nothing!" Troy replied. "Come on guys let's go." Troy then put his arm around Gabriella's waist, and leaded her out the doors of East High. They were then followed by Sharpay and Zeke holding hands, Chad and Taylor kissing, with Jimmy in the middle, Ryan, Kelsi, and me, talking about the importance of pink jelly in a guy's life.
Gabriella's POV- (10 minutes later, at the park)
We just barely arrived at the park. Everyone's just relaxing and talking. About the weirdest things too. For example, Chad's talking to Jimmy, and he keeps on asking about its' adventure in the hallway, and if Darbus' hands were cold, hot, warm, or soft.
Dear God. Did Chad really get hit on the head when he was a baby?
Troy and Jason are talking about, you guessed it, pink jelly, again. Sharpay and Taylor are talking about a mega shopping spree/sleepover next week. Wait. That's not weird. Ryan and Zeke are talking about how everyone's foot is shaped like pears. Kelsi and I, are just sitting, and looking around.
Everyone was pretty wrapped up in their conversations, until Chad tagged Sharpay, and called a game of Tag.
Sharpay took of her heels, and ran after Troy, and tagged him. Troy stopped running, and everyone sprinted in different directions. When our eyes met, I saw that he had this evil glint in his eye. I knew what was coming next, he was going to chase me. I started for the hill, but before I even went past the bench, he threw his arms around me, and spun me around. I was giggling very loudly, and he was just laughing.
"Stop it Troy! I'm getting dizzy!" I yelled. I was getting dizzier by the second.
"Okay, but you have to give me something."
"And that is?" I asked.
"A favor. I'll think about what I want. You just have to agree you'll do it later on." He said.
"Fine! I promise." I answered hesitantly.
I hope it's nothing embarrassing.
He finally let me down, and I tagged him.
"You're it…again!" I immediately ran for it. It took him a while to register what had happened, he finally took off after me. "Hey! No fair! I wasn't ready."
I looked back, and simply stuck my tongue out at him. Ten minutes later, we finally realized that we were the only ones playing. The others all disappeared. We ran back up the hill to see some very disturbing sights. Everyone was making out with each other. Except for Kelsi in Jason who looked like they were having a staring contest. I sighed.
"Why do we have to have such gross, and lovey dovey friends?" I asked Troy. He shrugged.
"Hey, at least we're not like that. Well, actually I wouldn't really mind." His eyes widened once he realized what he'd just said, his face then turned into a bright crimson red. I blushed a little, so I looked away so it wouldn't have been so obvious. Before I could say anything, he spoke again.
"I…I-umm. I meant that I-uhh-don't think we will ever be like that-I mean we might-not that I don't want to-I hope to-but… umm- Hey, wanna a choco cookie? I bet Zeke brought some." He said while digging through Zeke's bag. "Err, here we are! Eat up!" He took two cookies out, and then shuved one cookie into my mouth and the other in his, and looked away nervously. I looked the other way, while chewing on my cookie.
Okay… That was weird. Even if this is-WAIT. Did Troy just say he hoped that we'll be like that? God, I hope so. Maybe the others were right. He does like me back? Ehh, what am I thinking?! He's my best friend. But what if that's what he's thinking? BLECH. I don't know anymore.
I looked back at Troy, to see him looking too. We both looked away awkwardly. There was this really thick tension in the air. I wish that it could've been like it was earlier. Just at that moment, he was about to say something, but Chad interrupted.
"Are those Zeke's cookies I smell? YUM! I want some." Chad said, and grabbed the whole bag, he started to pass it around.
Five minutes later
The tension was finally cleared between us. Everyone was just sitting around. Thankfully, nobody was making out with anyone. We all had our fair shares of Zeke's cookie. Chad and I both wanted another one, but there was only one cookie left. We couldn't decide who would get it, so we set it as fair game. I was thinking of ways to distract him, and get the cookie, I thought of a perfect one. The air was filled with silence, until he started to talk.
"You're going down Gabby." He said and pointed his index finger downward. I scoffed.
"Yeah, right Chaddie! Oh my gosh. Is that Corbin Bleu over there?!?" I said as I pointed to the other direction. He immediately looked over to the direction where I was pointing at, and yelled "Where? Where? Corbin! Where are you man?" I then knocked Jimmy out of his arms, and it went rolling down the hill. Chad finally noticed Jimmy rolling down the hill.
"Crap!! Jimmy! It's not my fault! I'm sorry! It's Gabi, who hates you! Not me!" He ran after it. By then, everyone was laughing soo hard. When Chad was out of the distance, I took the cookie.
"I win! Yay!!!" I yelled, throw my arms in the air. Everyone starting to laugh.
"Chad is soo gullible." Sharpay said. Taylor playfully nudged her.
"Hey that's my boyfriend you're talking about." She said. Sharpay laughed again, and stuck her tongue out at her. Taylor then sighed in defeat.
I was just about to bite the cookie I had won, but Troy tapped me with his foot just before it came in contact with my mouth.
"Yessss Troy? I'm about to eat here."
"Brieeee. Share." Troy whined.
"No! If you wanted it, you should've fought Chad for it." I said. I was about to pop the cookie into my mouth, but Troy tapped me again, and gave me the puppy eyes, and pout.
Damn the person who taught him to do that.
"Uggh, fine!" I broke the cookie in half, and stretched my hand out for him to take it. But he shook his head. I raised my eyebrows.
"Ahh." He said, while opening his mouth.
"No."
"Brieeeeeeeeee." he said streching out the e sound.
"Okay, okay. But you owe me Bolton." I said. I was about to put it in his mouth, but I decided to throw it instead. I threw the cookie in his mouth, but I missed. And it hit his nose.
"Hey!"
I started popped my half of the cookie in my mouth, and laughed.
"Ha ha It's all your fault Troy. Not mine, you lazy bum." I said in between laughs.
"Oh, you're going to get it." He exclaimed, and started towards me. I got up, and started running down the hill, with him trailing me. I was too caught up on outrunning him that I didn't notice Chad, and I bumped into him, causing him to drop Jimmy again.
"Damn! Gabby! Stop making me drop Jimmy! He said one more time, and he's leaving me for Mrs. Darbus! He says she has really soft hands!!" Chad shouted as he ran to get Jimmy from the pond. I just continued to laugh, and run, until I felt something heavy on me, causing me to fall. It was Troy. He tackled me, and we went rolling down the rest of the hill, laughing. We finally stopped. Troy was on top of me, our lips were just mere centimeters apart, and both of us were leaning in…
GASP. Will Troy and Gabriella finally kiss or will someone interrupt them once again
How was this chapter? What'd you think? I didn't really like it that much. Ehh, guess it's just me being a perfectionist. My friends are always telling me that I am, but I never believed them until now. Damn, I owe them twenty bucks. Lol. If you have any suggestions, questions, or ideas, feel free to tell me. I'm open to all types of critisms. Just don't tell me to get a life, or anything mean like that. I do have one, but I like to write this. :) I promise I'll post the next chapter up sooner than Wednesday, but sadly, I have school tomorrow. So it might be even later than that. Sorry. Adios & Review!
-Ilyilyx3
P.S. Again, sorry for any mistakes. Too busy to recheck it after uploading it. :P