Chapter 8

Recap

"You sing really good out there Gabi." Troy whispered to Troy.

"Really? Thanks. How could you hear me though?" Gabriella asked with an amused smile.

"I don't know but I can." Troy shrugged. All of them were looking around the place and the gang purposely left Troy and Gabriella together.

"By the way, sorry about Chad." Troy apologised remembering the embarrassing moment in the church.

"Don't worry about it. It was kinda fun to watch him." Gabriella giggled remembering that moment.

End of Recap

The next day, Troy got a phone call from his mother.

"Hey mom! What's up?" Troy asked while putting his shoes on getting ready to go the mansion.

"I have good news." Mrs Bolton said excitedly.

"Is it a good news for me or a good news for you?" Troy asked unsure what his mother's gonna tell him.

"Its kinda both! You'll never guess it! I am the new principal at East High and before your old principal retired, she wanted to have prom one last time! Isn't it great?!" His mum said enthusiastically and Troy could imagine his mom jumping up and down.

"I guess.." Troy was still thinking what so good about the prom. But then it clicked to him, he's going to ask Gabriella to go to the prom with him. Mrs Bolton gave him all the details about it happily.

"It's a great news mom! Thanks. I got to go. Bye!" Troy hung and up and ran downstairs.

"What's up dude? Why are you so happy?" Chad asked.

"I heard him talking on the phone with someone." Kelsi hinted but the guys didn't seem to get it.

"Maybe its Gabriella that's why his smile is from ear to ear." Sharpay squealed and the guys finally understood.
"Actually, you guys are all wrong." Troy said and everyone just stared at him with confusion filling their eyes.

"Then who was it?" Jason asked curiously. Who else can make him this happy?
"That was my mom…" Troy started but was cut off when he saw the guys smirking at him.

"Its not what you think. We're gonna have prom when we go back to school. I think one week after school break." Troy explained and everyone's faces lit up.

"Are you serious?" Chad asked in disbelief. Everybody were excited.

"Yup. And oh, my mom is the new principal. Our old one is retiring that's why we're gonna have prom earlier than usual." Troy added and everyone gave high fives to each other.

"So Troy, you're asking Gabriella right?" Sharpay peeped.
"Yeah." Troy said happily.

"How are you gonna ask her?" Zeke asked and all the colours in Troy's cheerful face drained into pale.

"I never thought of that." Troy said weakly.

"Does Ryan know about prom?" Kelsi asked and Sharpay's mouth dropped.

"Oh my gosh I forgot to tell him." Sharpay exclaimed.

"Where is he anyway?" Chad asked curiously.

"His with my parents visiting my cousin. He only went with them because he likes my cousin's best friend." Sharpay exclaimed and everyone laughed.

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Gabriella was trying to do her drawing but as before, she can't get it right because there's no real model. Her eyes looked around her room and settled on the teddy bear that Troy gave her. She smiled at the thought of Troy.

"I have to get this homework done!" Gabriella exclaimed and continued to try drawing her portrait.

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Troy went to the mansion again but he didn't go in the front door. He went to his 'usual' way which was climbing the wall.

"I hope she say yes." Troy whispered and looked around. When he was on the ground, he looked around the place and figured that Gabriella's probably in her room which is at the second floor.

"How am I suppose to climb up?" Troy thought then a smile crept on his face when he saw a huge tree that can lead right to her balcony.

"Gotcha!" He whispered and started climbing again. He's been doing that a lot lately.

When Troy finally got his feet on Gabriella's balcony, he looked around and saw her writing/drawing something but he couldn't see it because her back was facing him.

"She looks busy." He whispered and just leaned on the rail of the balcony waiting for her to notice him with his arms crossed. He stayed still and just smiled at her.

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Gabriella was really annoyed now because her drawing kept messing up. Then she looked up and saw a reflection of someone leaning on her rail. She smiled when she figured that it was Troy and he was just standing still but he was now looking at the tree. An evil smile formed on her lips.

"He can be a good model for my drawing." Gabriella giggled and turned around.

"Hey Troy!" She said opening the balcony door happily.

"Took you a while." Troy chuckled and let him self in.

"So what are you doing?" He asked trying to look at the Gabriella's table.

"Just doing some art homework. I was wondering if you can help me with something." She started and Troy raised his eyebrow.

"Sure but it depends." He answered.

"I just want to draw you because I need a guy to draw for my homework." She said plainly and Troy shook his head.

"You mean I have to pose for like hours? No way!" Troy refused and Gabriella pouted.

"Pleeeeaaasseeee!!! For me??" She said putting on her cutest face that Troy just can never resist.

"You win. Fine!" He groaned not believing that a girl actually made him do this.

"Thanks Troy!!!!" Gabriella squealed and jumped on him wrapping her arms around him. Troy was taken aback by this but he OBVIOUSLY didn't mind the moment.

"You're always welcome!" He answered and she giggled.

"You're the best!" She commented and started setting up her things.

"I know." He said and sat on the huge couch.

"So what do I do?" Troy asked clueless of what he needed to do.

"Just sit there and find a comfortable position 'cause you're gonna be staying like that for a while." Gabriella laughed and he nodded.

"Let's start!" She said as Troy smiled.

Gabriella started with the shape of Troy's head. Then down to his eyes which was really challenging for her to do because every time she stared at his blue eyes, she just get lost in them.

"I never knew staying still can be so tiring!" Troy complained in his mind.

"Stop moving yours eyes! I'm trying to draw them!" Gabriella commanded.

"Yes ma'am." Troy joked and Gabriella just rolled her eyes while giggling.

After a few seconds, Troy's heart started pumping like crazy. Its so hard for him to concentrate on just gluing his eyes at something when he knows that Gabriella was staring right at them.

"His eyes are gorgeous!" Gabriella thought and smiled.

"You can move your eyes now." She said and Troy sighed.

"I said move your eyes nothing else!" She demanded.

"Sorry!" He said defensively.

After about 20 minutes, Gabriella started drawing his lips.

"Don't talk Troy because I'm doing your lips now." She advised and Troy nodded his head.

"His lips are so soft and smooth and well… kissable!" Gabriella said in her mind then started blushing.

"Why am I thinking of this stuff? Troy is just my friend." She thought.

"Why is she blushing? Do I have anything on my lips?" Troy thought a little panicky.

"But look at her draw! She looked amazing and her face is just… perfect!" He yelled in his mind causing him to blush to just imagining it. Suddenly, his heart started pumping really fast again remembering why he really came there. To ask her to prom!

After about 2 hours of full silent and only drawing, Gabriella didn't notice that Troy fell asleep already. She packed up her things since she was done then walked towards Troy.

"You're such a cutie!" She whispered and Troy smiled. Gabriella saw this and was wondering if Troy was really asleep or was just pretending.

"He's probably dreaming about me. Hehehehe I sound really stupid even in my mind!" Gabriella thought while laughing to her self, she grabbed a blanket and put it over Troy.

Gabriella went to the bathroom and as soon as she locked the door, Taylor came rushing to her room without knocking.

"Gabi are you---" Taylor started and suddenly screamed when she saw a figure on Gabriella's couch. It's a guy figure!

"There's a trespasser sleeping on Gabriella's couch!!" Taylor screamed and Gabriella quickly ran outside the bathroom and covered Taylor's mouth.

"Gabi there's a boy on your…" Taylor said pointing shakily at the boy who was rubbing his eyes obviously awaken by Taylor's loud voice.

"I know. Can you please be quiet before someone hear us?" Gabriella said letting go off Taylor.

"You know that guy? But you never let any guy enter your room?" Taylor asked surprise but Gabriella just shrugged.

Suddenly, they heard footsteps running up the stairs and they know that whoever it is, it's really hurrying up to get to them..

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