Chapter Five

A/N – This chappy is probably going to be one of the few actual Teen rated chapters. The rest are pretty much rated T for language to come and scenes of death and stuff like that. But this one, near the end, has a boy being hormonal…and we all know what kind of thoughts that can lead to…

Troy walked into school the next day, barely stifling a yawn. He had had trouble sleeping last night, the events of Gabriella's party coming to his mind over and over. He had relived his song with Sharpay so many times; he couldn't understand why that stood out the most to him…even more than the small kiss that he and Gabriella had shared under the mistletoe before he left. It was just…that song was so intense…it was like they had connected or something…

He shook his head as he reached homeroom before plopping into his usual seat in front of Chad. "Hey man," Chad said, shaking Troy's hand, "So you got caught under the mistletoe too?"

Troy smiled slightly as he nodded; Taylor had practically dragged Chad under the mistletoe before he left with Troy. "Yeah," Troy started, "That was some party…"

"Hey…" He heard a voice say from the doorway, cutting him off. Troy looked up only to find himself in a completely different place…

"Hey…" He glanced up hearing those words to see a blonde woman leaning against the doorway that led to his office. The lights were dimmed, mostly shut off, excluding his desk light, which was all the light he needed to finish signing his papers. There was a massive bookshelf behind him, stacked full with books, some read numerous times over. The floor was carpeted a navy blue while the walls were just a slightly lighter shade. He rested a hand on the dark surface of his messy mahogany desk and stared at the erethral creature before him, looking as beautiful as ever in the dim light.

"Hey yourself," he said softly, turning in his chair to face her as she walked closer to him. She slid gracefully onto his lap, wrapping her arms around him gently. He hugged her back, wondering why she was there at that time of night. She pulled back and he could see that her eyes had a slightly red look to them…she had been crying a while ago. "What's happened?" he asked, a hand cupping her cheek, his thumb brushing just under her eyes, "Is something wrong?"

She shook her head smiling softly, "No nothings wrong at all…" she took a deep breath, "I just got back from the doctor's…"

"Why were you at the doctors?" he asked, shifting in his seat to get a better look at her. She did look a little pale now that he thought about it.

"I haven't been feeling myself lately," she started, "and I wanted to see if they could find the reason."

"And?" he asked, fear showing through his eyes. She looked away, "What did they say?"

She reached into her purse, "I got you a card," she said, completely ignoring his fright filled questions as she put it in his hand.

"Sue," he started, trying to still his heart, "This isn't a time for jokes or…or cards…if there's something wrong…"

She placed a finger to his lip, cutting him off, "Tom…just open the card."

And so he did, eyes remaining on her until he'd pulled the small pink card out of the envelope it was in. He glanced down 'Congratulations!' was printed in gold lettering across the front. He looked up at her questioning, but she merely nodded back towards the card. He looked back down and opened it; the inside was blank with only Susan's neat writing. There was only one word on that page, but what it said brought the biggest of smiles to his face. 'Daddy'.

He looked back up at her, eyes wide with shock and happiness, "You…you're…"

She nodded, "You're going to be a daddy!"

He stood up, scooping her into his arms as he did so she wouldn't fall to the floor. He hugged her close, grinning ear to ear, "You're going to be a mommy!" he whispered in her ear.

"I know," she said, pulling away slightly, a worried expression on her face, "Are you mad?"

He shook his head, eyes filled with excitement, "Of course not! This is wonderful!" He again gathered her into his arms and spun her around the office.

"We're going to have a baby…"

"Troy?" A soft voice called, brining him back to the world of reality. "Are you alright?"

He looked up to see Sharpay sitting on his desk, much like she did every morning before homeroom started. He kept his gaze on her eyes, looking at him with such a worried expression that all he wanted to do was pull her into a hug and let her know he was fine.

The warning bell sounded just then, stopping him from rising and doing something that he knew he'd regret later. Sharpay gave him one more worried look before sliding off his desk and off to her seat. His gaze followed her even as Ms. Darbus entered the room.

Chad tugged on his best friend's sleeve, pulling him down into his seat as Troy turned to face Sharpay. He hit Troy's arm lightly, getting his attention, "You ok man?" he asked, eyes watching him in brotherly worry.

Troy nodded slightly, still in a daze as he turned slowly from Chad to face the front, a confused look in his eyes as he tried to figure out why he'd daydreamed that of all things…

Troy had been unnaturally quiet all day…even Chad noticed. He'd tried everything he could think of to get Troy to say more than three words, talked about everything he could think of…including Broadway musicals! But nothing worked, Troy was in his own little world all day, he didn't even pay full attention to Gabriella during lunch, which had everyone worried.

"…believe it was Martha!" Zeke said walking over, the last bit of his conversation with Jason seeping into Troy's ears as he warmed up for practice. "She lost so much weight!"

"I know!" Jason added, "Kelsi said that she spent the summer at hip-hop camp and pretty much danced off a few pounds."

"And what about Taylor?" Chad said brining up his girlfriend, he loved getting praises for her. She was beautiful and smart, he was really glad he'd nabbed her before someone else did.

Jason and Zeke laughed as Troy's attention was finally drawn in fully, they were talking about the party last night. "Yeah, Taylor was cute too." Zeke said.

Chad narrowed his eyes in a joking manner, "Why were you looking at my woman?" he asked, sending the two boys into laughs as the rest of the team headed over to them.

"Gabriella looked good," Jason added, trying to get a reaction out of Troy. But none was to be found so the boys just went back to talking about the other cute girls that Gabriella had invited.

"Sharpay was kinda cute…" Troy started out of nowhere, eyes widening in shock at what he had just said as he stopped himself from continuing the words that wanted to come out of his mouth. The guys on the team stopped warming up for a moment to give him a look that clearly said 'Are you crazy?' "I…I mean…she looked pretty hot at the party last night…"

There was silence for a moment before Chad spoke, "Yeah man, I have to agree with you on that. She did look…well, I wouldn't say hot…I'd say…cool!" That got a laugh out of the team, they were still mostly stuck on Sharpay Evans equals the Ice Queen bit.

The guys got up and started jogging over to the hoops to shoot some balls while Troy stood there in thought. Sharpay had looked really hot last night, he couldn't help but think that even while they were singing…especially when she had stared him down, challenging him. Her hair was down and wavy, not curled or straightened, creating almost a halo around her as she danced. Her lips just glossed over, making them appear tender and all the more kissable…and her neck…god her neck would be the death of him. When she'd cocked her head to the side during their song, it took all his will power not to attach his lips to the soft skin and get a moan from her delicate lips. Her shirt…during the middle of the song he wanted nothing more than to rip that sheer fabric off her…it taunted him, showing the flesh behind it but not letting him touch it…he almost couldn't take it! And her skirt and boots! They showed off her long legs, he could see the muscles rippling in her calves as they sang. All he could imagine was her strong dancer legs wrapped around his waist as he…

He dropped the basketball as his fantasy got a little out of hand. He shook his head, what was wrong with him!? Why was he thinking like that? He shouldn't be thinking things like that about Sharpay of all people! But he couldn't help it…the song was intense last night…it was almost like a connection had been formed…one that he really couldn't ignore no matter how much he tried. Something was pulling him to Sharpay, and try as he might, he found himself actually letting himself be pulled towards her more and more each and every minute…

He bent down to pick up the ball, shaking those thoughts from his head. Sharpay was not his girlfriend! He had a girlfriend, a great, kind, sweet girl named Gabriella! A girl…a girl who would always agree with everything…who just wanted to fade into the background…who never stuck up for herself…No! He had to stop thinking about that! He loved Gabriella, she was the girl for him, and that was that!

He bounced the ball from the floor, gaining height till it bounced readily into his hands. He dribbled it over to where the guys were gathered, pushing each and every non-basketball thought out of his head.

A/N – Kinda short, the next chapter might have a little bit of Troypay…if you squint a little…it'll probably be mostly one sided thoughts and stuff…feelings starting to stir up. But the chapter after that will have a more comfortable Troy/Sharpay interaction, not quite couple but a little more than friends.