Chapter 10
Recap
"I guess Gabriella is the very most important thing to Troy!" Sharpay exploded and Gabriella couldn't help but blush while Troy just stared at her blankly but he knows that what she said was true.
"What do you mean Sharpay?" Troy asked completely forgetting what he said just a few minutes ago.
"You said that not even the championship trophy, which is your so called most important thing, can make you get up from that bed. But Gabriella just spoke and you flew all the way from your bed to Gabriella. That means she's more important than the championship trophy because she made you get up." Sharpay exclaimed with a huge grin. Troy finally remembered what he said. He could now feel the heat rising up to his cheeks. How could he be so obvious??
End of Recap
"Well anyway, what are you doing here?" Troy asked Gabriella desperately trying to change the subject.
"I just came to ask you if you want to eat breakfast with me. But I guess we can't." Gabriella said and Troy stared at her confused.
"Why not?" He asked.
"Because you're too tired. You just had a basketball practice." Gabriella explained and Troy mentally groaned.
"I'm not tired anymore. I can still walk a hundred miles." Troy said proudly. If they didn't know that Troy had a really tough practice that morning, they wouldn't have guessed the tiredness in him because he was so energetic now.
"Are you sure because its totally fine with me if you can't." Gabriella spoke.
"I'm 110 sure! Let me just go dress up." Troy said running in the bathroom and having a really quick shower. He wanted to look good for her since she was the one who asked him to eat this time.
"Ready?" Troy asked.
"Yup!" Gabriella answered and they both head outside.
"Is this your car?" Troy exclaimed trying to hide his amazement.
"No Troy. Its my neighbours car." Gabriella said sarcastically.
"Pretty hot Montez." Troy said as he walked towards the car. Gabriella opened the car door and went in the driver's seat.
"Whoa, Gabi as much as I hate to tell you this but I don't like it when girls drive for me." Troy said when Gabriella motioned him to come inside.
"But this is my car!" Gabriella whined.
"It looks weird when a girl drive for a guy. What man does that make me?" He said raising his eyebrow while Gabriella mentally smiled.
"I'll drive. Don't worry! I won't crash your car." He said motioning Gabriella to move over.
"Fine!" She gave in and buckled her seatbelt on the front seat.
"Give me the keys." He said and she tossed it to him.
There was a long silence in the car.
"By the way, where are we going? You're the one who asked me out." Troy said and didn't realised what he said just sounded really wrong from what he was really trying to say.
"Ok… umm… take me anywhere." Gabriella said trying to ignore the last part of what Troy said because she realised that he didn't know that he said it.
"Ok then." Troy said while Gabriella tried to get her mind off what he blurted just then. She suddenly smiled and turned the music on.
"So Gabi… umm… its kinda weird asking you this but umm… do you have a boyfriend?" Troy asked nervously.
"No actually you?" Gabriella blushed a little.
"I don't have a boyfriend that's for sure!" Troy laughed and she looked at him confused for a moment.
"Ohh right! I mean, do you have a girlfriend. I bet you do." She said trying to hide the sadness in her voice.
"Nah. All the girls just wanted to go out with me because I'm famous and rich. Its so annoying!!" He groaned which made Gabriella laughed.
"I know what you mean." She said.
Finally they arrived in a really cute restaurant.
"Wow Troy. Where do you find all this places?" Gabriella said in awe as they walk towards a table.
"I always walk around places." Troy chuckled and pull the chair for Gabriella.
"Thank you Bolton." She smiled.
"You're very welcome Montez." He said as he too, sat down. Both of them were wearing hats and sunglasses because they didn't want anyone to see them together.
"Gabi you told me that you're turning 16 right? When is your birthday then?" Troy asked curiously.
"Actually its exactly next week." Gabriella said softly and Troy just stared at her frozen.
"Only a week? Now I have to think fast of a present for you." Troy panicked and Gabriella couldn't help but giggle.
"Troy trust me, you don't need to give me anything at all." She convinced him.
"Too bad because I'm gonna give you something no matter what!" He said determined.
"But you know, I don't want to be mean to all those people who gives me so many expensive stuff, but I just totally hate it. I like simple ones. You know, the one that really comes from the heart. Sometimes they just suck up on my mom and dad." She said annoyed while Troy just watched her with a surprised look on his face.
"Anyway, you gonna have a party or something?" Troy asked with interest.
"Yeah." She answered and didn't really sounded cheerful.
"Why the long face?" Troy said and by that, their food came.
"Its just that, my dad is the one who works the invitation and I can't tell him about you guys." Gabriella explained.
"I just want to ask you this. How come you can't tell your dad about us?" He asked her curiously.
"I have no idea why but my dad ABSOLUTELY hate basketball and he don't want me doing anything that involves basketball. He doesn't even let me watch it that's why I'm clueless of how you play that sport." She explained annoyed.
"Wow that's kinda weird." He said surprised to know about her dad.
"I would love it if you guys can come." She said and they continued eating.
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The next day, Troy was determined to ask Gabriella to prom.
"Gabi I know that we've only known each other for days but will you go to the prom with me?" Troy said to his self practicing how he's going to ask Gabriella.
"Nah that won't work." Troy said pacing back and forth in his room.
"Just ask her straight." Chad said as he watched his best friend walk around the room.
"Easy for you to say. Who are you asking anyway?" Troy challenged.
"I'll find one!" Chad then walked out of the room leaving Troy.
"Gabi you're amazing and I was wondering if--" Troy sighed.
"That won't work!." He exclaimed.
"Will you go to the prom with me?"
"Too plain!" He jumped on his bed and thought really deeply how to ask Gabriella.
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"Marie? My parents are gonna be here for my birthday right?" Gabriella asked Marie while they where in the lounge room.
"Yes. They promised you." Marie assured Gabriella.
"I miss them a lot." Gabriella said sadly.
"Don't worry Gabi. They'll be here." Marie said and Gabriella nodded.
"Why don't you go hang out at Taylor's place? I'm sure she'll want company." Marie suggested and Gabriella nodded walking upstairs.
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"I'm going! Bye!" Troy called out while opening Chad's front door.
"Where do you think you're going?" Chad asked curiously even though he already knows where Troy's heading.
"I need to ask Gabriella to prom!" Troy replied but Chad shook his head.
"You know that I am your driver still." Chad said with a smile.
"Come on Chad! You haven't driven since we came here and nothing bad happened to me. You know where I'm going anyway." Troy pleaded and Chad couldn't do anything but let his best friend go.
"As I always say just--" Chad was cut off by Troy.
"Just be careful. I know, I know!" He finished while rolling his eyes.
"Good luck asking her ok?" Chad patted his best friend with a smile.
"Thanks man." Troy then headed to Gabriella's place.
Before going at Gabriella's place, Troy decided to buy a bouquet of flowers for her since he's going to ask her to prom. He picked the most beautiful in the store which caused him a lot of money. But he figured it was worth it. After that, he head to Gabriella's mansion.
"Gabi? Gabi are you there?" Troy whispered loudly knocking at Gabriella balcony door.
"Hello?! Its me Troy!" He said again but there was still no response. He sighed then turned the knob. Surprisingly, it wasn't lock so he slowly went inside.
He searched everywhere for her but she wasn't there. Then she spotted Marie walking past the room.
"Hey Marie!" Troy whispered and Marie stared at him surprised.
"Troy what are you doing here?" She asked quietly.
"I wanted to talk to Gabi. Is she here?" He asked politely.
"She's at Taylor's place. But she's probably gonna be here any minute now." She answered and Troy smiled.
"Oh ok." Troy didn't know what to say next.
"Why don't you wait in her room and just chill. What's the flowers for anyway?" Marie asked with interest as she spotted the beautiful bouquet of flowers in Troy's hand.
"Oh umm.. I wanted to ask Gabi to prom." He said blushing a little bit.
"Good luck!" She said then head downstairs.
Troy nervously walked around Gabriella's huge room.
"She's so neat!" He exclaimed then sat on her study chair.
"Ok Troy time to practice." He told his self as he took a deep breath.
"Gabi, would you go to the prom with me? I totally understand if you can't." He started and kept repeating it until he get it right.
After he figured that he could probably recite it already he took a deep breath then somehow, his hands found a really small empty notebook and a pen.
"Wow! I like this paper!" Troy said to his self while brushing the baby blue designed page of the notebook. He started drawing and writing stuff like 'Troy and Gabriella' then somehow, his hands started drawing hearts around it.
"Whoa I'm such a dork." Troy said to himself and suddenly, he heard Gabriella's voice saying 'I'm home!'
"Oh crap she's here!!" Troy started to panic when he remembered what he was suppose to ask her.
"I can't say this!!" He exclaimed and instead of saying it to her personally, he ripped a page from the notebook and wrote what his heart told him then he put the notebook with the other writing inside her drawer completely forgetting about ripping all the stuff he wrote there.
"I need sticky tape!!" He quickly searched everywhere for a sticky tape and finally, he found one. He cut a piece of sticky tape and stuck it on the back of the ripped page with his question.
"Troy??? What are you doing here?" Gabriella eyed the boy curiously when she spotted him in HER room.
"She's here!" Troy thought and quickly stuck the paper on his forehead and turned around to face Gabriella.
"These are for you!" Troy said nervously handing the bouquet of flowers to Gabriella and closing his eyes tightly as she examined the flowers.
"WOW! These are beautiful! Thanks!" Gabriella smiled widely and looked back at the piece of paper that was stuck on Troy's face.
"What's this?" She asked and slowly pull the paper off his face. Troy still had his eyes closed, just patiently waiting for Gabriella's answer. He was unsure if he wanted to know her answer or not.
Gabriella read the paper and smiled widely. That was practically the sweetest thing a guy had ever done to her. Even if it was just words from a piece of paper. The paper says….
Hey Gabriella!!
Umm.. I'm just wondering about...
Prom no other girl comes up in my mind when I hear this word except YOU.
So um… will you go to the Prom with me??
"I wish she say yes! Please! I want her to go to the prom with me." Troy was lost in his own thoughts that he didn't noticed that Gabriella wrote her answer on that piece of paper with a smile.
Suddenly, Troy felt someone stick something on his back. He opened his eyes to see Gabriella finishing sticking the same piece of paper on his back.
"Where's the piece of paper?" Troy asked curiously with his heart still racing like crazy.
"On your back." She answered with a huge grin.
"Why is it on my back?" He asked.
"Because my answer is on that paper." She said mischievously.
"Are you serious??" Troy tried to reach for it but he couldn't. Gabriella put the paper on the exact right spot so he wouldn't be able to reach it.
"You're torturing me Gabi!!" Troy said still trying his hardest to reach that piece of paper with the answer that he'd been longing to know. Gabriella just started laughing at him but wouldn't tell him the answer.
"Gabi can you just tell me if it's a yes or a no? Its so simple." Troy pleaded but Gabriella shook her head having so much fun.
"Sorry. You have to get it!" She teased and Troy frowned.
"I can't believe he still haven't guess my answer. Its kinda obvious already. Hehe he's probably too nervous." Gabriella mentally smiled. Troy walked over to Gabriella's gigantic mirror and tried to see what's written on the piece of paper.
"You're not gonna be able to see it like that Troy! You have to pull it out!" Gabriella laughed even more when Troy started jumping trying desperately for the paper to fall off.
"That's it!!" Troy said doing a big pause. Gabriella wasn't sure what he was going to do so she just watched him carefully.
"I need to know you're answer Gabriella Montez!" Troy ran to her and started tickling her.
"That won't work Troy!… Please… stop!!" She exclaimed through laughter.
"Not until you tell me your answer!" He seemed to be enjoying this moment too. Gabriella started running around the room.
"Gosh Troy! You're a basketball player and you can't even get a piece of paper out of your back!" Gabriella laughed and started jumping on the bed.
"Fine I'll get it out!" Troy exclaimed and Gabriella stared at him, unsure of what he's planning to do next.
"I'm gonna find out your answer no matter what!" He smiled and Gabriella eyed him.
"What are you gonna do----" She practically paused and almost fell out the bed when he saw Troy Bolton taking his shirt off not caring if anyone was watching him.
He started looking around his shirt as if the paper was so hard to find. He was only really taking his time because he was scared that Gabriella's answer was the one he dreaded. Little did he know that Gabriella was watching him the whole time.
"Just breathe in Troy. Breathe in." He slowly turn to the paper around to read her answer. The widest smile spread across his face when he read the it.
'Troy, of course I'm going to the prom with you!!' Was written on the paper.
Gabriella's POV
Gosh! I can feel the heat rising to my cheeks. I'm blushing! Gosh why did he have to take his shirt off? Not that it's a really bad idea of course. Gabriella snap out of it! He probably asked you because he's desperate!! But damn, that guy sure have a hot body!!
No one's POV
"Gabi!! Are you serious you're going to the prom with me?" Troy asked again. He couldn't believe that its really happening.
"Yeah Troy! I am." Gabriella giggled and before she knew it, her head was resting on his bare chest with his arms around her.
"You don't know how much this means to me!" Troy whispered softly that made Gabriella blushed even more.
"Thanks for asking me!" She said and slowly wrap her arms around him. They stayed like that for a few minutes with smiles on their faces until Troy finally realised what's happening.
Troy's POV
Hold on a second! I'm hugging Gabriella and she's not pulling away? God, is this a sign? No, Troy don't get your hopes up. You don't want to end up heart broken. But wow, lots of guys would be dying to be with Gabriella and here I am hugging her! And the fact that she's going to the prom with me is just heaven!
No one's POV
Troy closed his eyes and smiled. Then suddenly, he realised that he was not wearing any shirt!
"Crap I wish I'm not sweating!" Troy said in his mind avoiding the thought that Gabriella's face might be covered with sweat. If that's the case, he wanted to commit suicide right that moment!
"So when is it?" Gabriella pulled back slowly.
"One week after we get back to school." He answered happily and quickly put his shirt on. Gabriella tried to look away from his body but it was too difficult.
"You're really lucky you have school." She sighed and sat on her bed.
"Hey cheer up. You can always visit me at school. My mum is gonna be the new principal. Maybe she'll let you experience some school days." Troy comforted and Gabriella smiled widely.
"Thanks for everything Troy!" She exclaimed.
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