A/N: I changed the title to 'Say Ok' cuz I heard the song and thought that it was a way better title!!!! Thank You to all the reviewers!!!! Especially BostonSk8er9 because she gave me the idea for this story!!! I promise that this time, there won't be any cliffhanger!!!!
Their lips were centimeters apart. All they could think about was how much they wanted to kiss each other. Ben was finally going to kiss the girl of his dreams and nothing was going to ruin it. Gabriella was shocked; she never knew she could have feelings for someone other than Troy and what shocked her more was that her feelings for Ben were much stronger. Ben was about to close the gap when someone entered the house.
"Gabi, I'm home!" Ms. Montez yelled.
Gabriella quickly got off from the sofa, blushing in a deep shade of red. Ben too, was blushing; he tried to get up but only to get a searing pain from his head.
"Ow!" he yelped while lying back down on the sofa.
Gabriella's mom enters the room because she heard someone yelp in pain.
"Gabi, are you alright?" Ms. Montez asked.
"I am but Ben over isn't. Mom, this is Ben Clark. Ben, this is my mom." Gabriella said.
"Pleasure to meet you Ms. Montez." Ben stated, sticking out his hand.
"Likewise." She said while taking his hand and shaking it.
"Gabriella, can I talk to you in the kitchen?" her mom asked her.
"Sure" she answered.
Once they reached the kitchen Ms. Montez went straight to the point.
"Gabi, what happened? I thought you were with Troy, not Ben."
"Mom, I forgot to tell you that Troy and I broke up."
"What! Why? You were such a cute couple and he is such a nice guy." Her mom, a shocked expression on her face.
"Mom, Troy isn't a nice guy. He cheated on me for who knows how long."
"Honey, maybe you were mistaken." Her mom said gently.
"How could I be mistaken when I saw him having sex with the head cheerleader? Why are you defending him?" Gabriella didn't wait for an answer she just left the kitchen without a word. Tears were threatening to fall.
"Come on Ben, I'm taking you home." Gabriella said calmly.
Ben could see the tears. He wanted to hold her tight and comfort her but he decided against it. He would ask her later.
Once they left Gabriella's house, Gabriella let a few tears fall.
"What's wrong?" Ben asked in concern.
"Nothing" she lied.
He could tell she was lying. He gave her a look. Gabriella knew she could never lie to him.
"My mom thinks that Troy didn't mean to cheat on me." She whispered but Ben heard it perfectly.
"What?!" he asked in disbelief.
She let more tears fall but this time Ben wiped them away.
"It's ok." He began "Give her time and she'll come back to her senses."
Gabriella tried not to cry but she couldn't help it. It still hurt. That crack in her heart that has not mended and it became bigger when her mom defended Troy. She couldn't take it anymore, she had to cry.
All Ben could do was hold her tight even though it hurt him. He let her cry on his shoulder. He hated seeing her like this. He stroked her hair and whispered comforting words to her.
"Thanks." She said once she stopped crying. She felt a lot better now.
"No problem, I will always be here for you."
She took his hand and said "I know" and they walked their way to Ben's house.
Troy Bolton could not believe what he just witnessed. He was taking his afternoon jog when he saw them walking. He spied on them and when Ben held Gabriella, he was flooded with pure jealousy. He started walking back home, thinking of a way to break them up. The last plan got them closer but what could get them apart. Then suddenly, an idea came to mind. An evil smile spread across his face. He knew what to do.
The next day Troy was walking to class when he heard Gabriella tell Ben to meet her in front of the library at free period. He immediately walked towards the cheerleaders.
"Hey Mindy, can I talk to you for a second?" he asked.
"Sure!" she said in a dreamy but hyper voice.
"Can you do me a favor?" he asked.
"Anything for you, Troy." She said in a seductive voice.
"We'll do that later. I need you to kiss that new guy, Ben in front of the library at free period. Make sure that Gabriella will see." He stated.
"How can I make sure she is going to see the kiss?" she asked.
"Leave that to me." Then he walked off.
Sharpay had been walking with her brother, Ryan, and Kelsi, when she noticed Troy talking to Mindy. She knew something was up because of the look on Troy's face.
"What's Troy up too?" she asked Kelsi and Ryan.
"I don't know, why do you care?" Ryan asked.
"Well, he had that same look in 7th grade, when he and the rest of the basketball team poured gallons of grape juice on us. Do you know what grape does to clothes? It ruined my outfit!" she exclaimed.
"Relax Sharpay. For all we know, he could be pulling a little prank on Chad, it doesn't matter. Now lets go before were late." Ryan stated and continued walking to class.
Kelsi looked at Troy one more time before joining the Evans twins. She knew he had something to do yesterdays events, she just wished she knew what.
Classes came and went. The gang couldn't ignore the fact that Ben a black eye but when they asked him who did it, he would just look at Troy and say "No one important."
Free period came and Ben was standing in front of the library. He saw this girl stare at him and started to feel uncomfortable. He looked at his watch and wondered where Gabriella could be.
Gabriella knew she was late but she was talking to Kelsi earlier and lost track of time. Suddenly, Troy came up to her.
"Hey Gabriella, can I talk to you?"
"No and before you ask again, no." she said briskly and walked of.
"Look, I just wanted to say that you should be careful around that Ben guy. He isn't the guy you think he is." Troy said as they turned the corner. They now had a full view of the entrance to the library.
"Troy I know Ben and he isn't you. Now leave me alone!" she demanded.
"I'll leave you alone but isn't that him over there." He said while pointing at Ben who was now being kissed by Mindy.
Ben was shocked that the girl kissed him, but he smart enough to push her away. Before he could scream at her, he noticed a certain brunette shake her head and run away.
"Gabi!" he yelled. Unlike Troy, he wasn't going to let her go.
Gabriella could not believe she fell for someone like him again. She thought he was different but was just like Troy. Tears blurred her vision as she ran through the halls.
"Gabi!" she heard him yell, but she kept running. She knew guys like him would never chase after her. She was wrong, because she felt his hand grab her arm.
"Gabi, let me explain." He begged.
"Let go." She whispered harshly.
"No" he said calmly, "Not until you let me explain."
"Explain what!" she yelled, "That you made me believe that you are different than Troy but your actually just like him!"
"That not true and you know it!" He yelled. People were starting to crowd around including the gang.
"I don't know what is true anymore!" she yelled back, not caring if anyone saw her cry anymore.
Ben was shocked at how much pain was in her eyes. He hated himself because he felt responsible for causing it.
"You know I don't kiss any random person! I don't even know that girl's name! Why don't you believe me?" He ended in a whisper; tears were welling up in his eyes.
"I don't know if I can." She whispered back.
"There is only one girl who I want to kiss. There is only one girl who I want to hold. I never want to bring her harm and I never want to let her go." He kept getting closer to her after each sentence, "She is the only girl I want and is the only girl I need." Their noses were touching by that time.
He put his hand on her cheek and wiped away her tears. He then gave her a passionate kiss which she gladly returned. He put his other arm on her waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Ben and Gabriella didn't just feel sparks, they didn't just feel fireworks. They felt more than that, they felt right.
All the crowed went "aww!" and watched the couple continue to kiss. Ms. Darbus knew that she should break them up but even she didn't have the heart to.
The only one who didn't have a smile on his face was none other than Troy Bolton. He was more than jealous. He now had to plan something big or else he would never get Gabriella back and he knew just how to do it.
Ben and Gabriella finally needed to breathe so they broke off the kiss. Their foreheads rested against each other and they were breathing heavily. The gang had large smiles on their faces, especially Kelsi.
"You have no idea how long I waited to do that." Ben whispered.
"I think I have a good idea." Gabriella whispered back and they kissed once more.
A/N: PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was up all night finishing this chapter so the least you could do is REVIEW!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!! I also want to know if you like the new title so REVIEW!!!!