Chapter 14 The Movies

While the girls were getting dressed, Melissa asked, "So are you and Scott dating?"

Bell said, "No, but I do have a crush on him."

Gabriella said, "Yea, like since the fourth grade."

Bell yelled, "Gabi!"

Gabriella said, "What? You know it true."

Bell said, "So it's true, doesn't mean you have to tell everyone."

Gabriella said, "So, it didn't stop them when they said I liked Troy."

Kelsi said, "You still do."

Bell said, "Ohhhhh, so you still like him. Well, we have to get him away from that Sharpay."

Gabriella said sadly, "No, I'm not going to do anything. If he really loved me he wouldn't have left me."

Taylor said, "Gabi, you know you want to know if he really loves you now, so we got to push him there."

Gabriella said, "No, you guys I'm not doing anything. I'm not." Then Gabriella went downstairs because she was finished getting ready. After she left the girls got to talking.

Melissa said, "We have to do something."

Bell said, "I got it. We have to watch a scary movie because when Gabi's scared she cling to another person. So, we got to get Troy to sit next to her."

Meanwhile downstairs……….

Gabriella went downstairs to find the guys watching TV and talking. So, she went up to them, sat down on the arm of the couch, and said, "Hey you guys." Gabriella just noticed that Sharpay wasn't there. So, she said, "Where's Sharpay?"

Ryan said, "She's at the mall with my mom. Mom thought they needed bonding time."

Then Taylor, Kelsi, Violet, Melissa, and Bell appeared behind them.

Bell said, "So you guys ready?"

Scott said, "Yea, we're ready."

Gabriella said, "Let me go get my purse."

Melissa said, "So, how are we going to get to the movies?"

Zeke said, "Well, we got here in Troy's car."

Bell said, "Yea, and I got to call Scott so we can go in my car too."

Gabriella was coming down the stair, and said, "I can drive my car."

Everyone decided who they were going with. Gabriella drove Taylor and Chad, Troy drove Zeke and Melissa, and Scott drove Bell, Kelsi, and Jason. When everyone got to the movies, the gang decided on a scary movie. The seating was Zeke, Melissa, Taylor, Chad, Troy, Gabriella, Bell, Scott, Jason, Kelsi, Violet, and Ryan. Every time something scary happened the girls would jump. The guys were happy, especially, Troy. Gabriella would hide her face in Troy's shoulder. At the end, Gabriella had her head hidden in Troy's shoulder. Everyone was leaving, but Gabriella was still hidden. Troy said, quietly in her ear, "It's over Gabriella."

Gabriella looked up, and said, "Oh, thanks."

Troy said, "Its okay." Then he stood up, and held out his hand for Gabriella. She took his hand, and pulled herself up. Gabriella was tempted to look into his eyes, but she knew what would happen if she did.

Troy asked, "Gabi, you okay?"

Gabriella said, "Yea, I'm fine." She just had to, she looked into his eyes. Their eyes locked, and then they slowly moved closer. When their lips finally touched, they both felt the spark. Troy didn't want to push her too far, but he thought if he didn't he would lose his chance. They started to make out. Gabriella was thinking, "God, I miss this. Why did we stop…...?" Gabriella reluclently pulled away, and said, "I'm sorry Troy. We can't do this."

Troy said, "Why not?"

Gabriella said, "Well for one you are dating Sharpay Evans."

Troy said, "But I don't want to be with her. I want to be with you."

Gabriella said, "Ya, I believe that. Wait, you broke up with me not her."

Troy said, "Gabi, can we not talk about this now."

Gabriella said, "Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then we won't. But we won't be talking ever again until you tell me why." Gabriella calmly walked out the theater. She found her friends were waiting outside the theater talking. Kelsi noticed her first, and said, "What happened? Where's Troy?"

Gabriella responds, "Nothing. He's coming." Troy came out on cue.

Chad said, "You guys I'm hungry."

Taylor said, "You guys wanna go to the Pizza Palace?"

Jason and Zeke said, "Sure!"

They drove to the Pizza Palace, and they were seated boys on one side and the girls on the other. Gabriella and Troy were on opposite sides of the table. So, they would bump knees, and blush, lock glances, and sneak glances also, all not unnoticed by the group. When the girls got home they bombarded Gabriella with questions.

"What happened in the theater?"

"What did Troy do?"

"What happened?"

"Gabi, what happened?"

Gabriella yelled, "Whoa, hold on! One question at a time, and Violet you go first."

Violet said, "What happened in the theater?"

Gabriella said, "Well…………………"

Melissa said, "GABI, come on."

Gabriella said, "Ok, well, we had an argument."

Kelsi said, "About what?"

Gabriella said, "About why he broke up with me."

Taylor added, "How did it get there?"

Gabriella said, "Well………………….."

Melissa said, "Gabi, don't make us go though this again."

Gabriella said, "Ok, well…..we sorta kinda made out a little,"

Melissa said, "You what?"

Gabriella said, but not above a whisper, "we made out……a little." The girls screamed, and laughed, and giggled.

Bell said, "Oh my god so you do like him?"

Gabriella said, "I never said I didn't."

Meanwhile in the car with the guys………

They sat in silence for a while. Chad said, "Man, what happen in the movies after we left?"

Troy said, "Nothing."

Jason said, making air quotes around nothing, "'Nothing' doesn't take that long."

Troy said, not wanting to say they made out, "We have an argument."

Scott said, "Over what?"

Troy said, "Why I broke up with her."

Zeke said, "How did that come up."

Troy groaned to himself, and said, "Well….we made out." Good thing he was driving cause if someone each was, the car would have gone crazy. Ryan was the first to speak. Ryan yelled, "You made out with Gabriella?"

Troy said, "Yes, I did, but she realized that I was still with Sharpay, and then she wanted to know why I broke up with her. And I told ya the real reason."

Chad said, "Yea, we know."