Chapter 11
Gabriella's birthday's coming up and Troy was really having a difficult time figuring out what to give her.
"She wants something simple and not expensive." Troy whispered to his self while playing basketball in the backyard. He'd told the whole gang about Gabriella's birthday and about the prom. They were squealing non stop.
Flashback
"Hey guys! I'm back!" Troy exclaimed with a really wide grin. When he heard footsteps coming his way, an idea struck him. He quickly put on his most disappointed and sad face which was pretty hard since he was feeling the exact opposite.
"Hey Troy!" Everyone greeted happily and examined Troy's face.
"Hey guys.." Troy said weakly and walked slowly past them.
"Did you ask her?" Chad asked Troy curiously.
"I did." Troy answered softly and the gang figured that he got rejected.
"What did she say?" Kelsi asked nervously.
"She said no." He said walking away while the others' mouth just dropped in shocked. They couldn't believe that Gabriella actually refused him.
"We're really sorry Troy!" They all said exactly the same time with really gloomy voices. Troy couldn't take it anymore. Seeing their faces was just priceless.
All of a sudden, Troy burst out laughing. He was practically rolling on the floor while the others stared at him completely confused. How could he be so happy when Gabriella refused him?
"I got you guys! I was only kidding. Gabriella IS going to the prom with me!!" Troy exclaimed and started laughing even more when his friends started glaring at him but afterwards, they all started squealing.
End of flashback
"What should I give her?" He said and took another shot.
"Hey Troy! You did noticed that we've been standing here for about 5 minutes now right?" Sharpay asked while smirking.
"Uhh… not really." Troy answered embarrassed.
"You're thinking about Gabriella aren't you?" Zeke hinted and Troy sighed. They know him too well.
"Sort of. I don't know what to give her!" He whined and walked over to them.
"Buy her something expensive and unique." Jason suggested but Troy shook his head.
"She don't like anything expensive. In fact she hate it!" He explained and everyone was just surprised. Most of the times, people wants something really expensive.
"Then give her something that you made. Something that comes from the heart." Chad shrugged while saying this.
"Chad you are a genius!" Sharpay squealed.
The whole gang were gathered in Troy and Chad's room again.
"It sucks that we can't go to Gabriella's birthday party!" Kelsi said while tossing a basketball to Jason.
"Yeah I really want to go." Sharpay said sadly.
"Same here. I really, really don't want to miss her sweet sixteen. I want to dance with her too." Troy confessed and everyone felt sorry for him because he really wanted to go.
"Hey Troy, you did climbed the wall to get in Gabriella's mansion right? Maybe you can do it again." Jason suggested and everyone smiled.
"Yeah that will be cool. You guys are coming too right?" Troy asked worriedly.
"Nope. Just tell happy birthday to Gabi for us cause we can't all go. We're gonna get caught." Sharpay said smartly.
"I have to disguise though." Troy said and everyone stared at him confused.
"Why?" Chad asked.
"Nobody knows why but Gabriella told me that her dad HATES anything that involves basketball. If her dad find out I'm Troy Bolton, its not gonna turn out good." He explained and everyone nodded.
"Then we should disguise you!!" Sharpay squealed excitedly.
"You're not gonna turn me into a girl are you?" Troy asked in horror.
"Gosh Troy of course not!" Sharpay glared at him and everyone burst out laughing.
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It's the day before Gabriella's birthday and she was still upset that Troy and the others can't come.
"Marie, when is my parents coming back?" Gabriella asked.
"Why don't you ask them?" Mrs Montez suddenly came out from behind her.
"MOM!" Gabriella exclaimed and ran to her mother happily.
"I missed you so much!" Gabriella hugged her mother tightly.
"I missed you too honey!" Isabella said to her daughter.
"How about me? I don't get a hug?" Richard Montez (Gabriella's dad if you guys forgot) said pretending to be upset.
"Dad!" Gabriella then ran to her father's arms.
"Advance happy birthday sweety!" Her parents greeted.
"My little girl's growing up. Sweet sixteen huh?" Richard chuckled.
"So are you ready for your birthday tomorrow?" Isabella asked.
"Yeah.. I think." Gabriella giggled.
"What do you mean 'I think'. Everything is prepared." Richard said.
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"Sharpay, Kelsi, are you sure this is gonna work?" Troy asked nervously as Sharpay handed him green contacts. Its now the night of Gabriella's birthday party. Its starts at 7pm and it was already quarter to 7.
"Yes. Everything is ready!" Kelsi said for the 100th time.
"Let's call the boys and ask them what they think." Sharpay said and ran downstairs to call the boys.
"Gabriella will be surprise to see you there. She would never expect it." Kelsi told Troy.
"Do you think she's gonna be happy?" Troy asked nervously.
"Yeah I mean you guys became really close." She assured him and he just smiled.
"Ok. So where's Tr---" The boys stopped on their tracks as they stared at the very different looking Troy.
"Troy is that you?" Chad asked in disbelief.
"Yes its me." He answered.
"You look so different." Jason said while the girls giggled proud of their work.
"Wow Troy. With all this black suit, black faux hawk hair, green eyes and tanned skin, you can't be recognise!" Zeke exclaimed and gave his girlfriend a proud kiss.
"Not to mention, you're hair is gelled for the first time in ages." Chad said.
"What are you waiting for? You're gonna be late!" Sharpay said and pushed the nervous Troy all the way to his car.
"Chad you have to drive me. I don't think I can park the car in the usual places because there's gonna be a lot of people passing that way." Troy explained and Chad nodded.
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The party just started but everything was already perfect. Gabriella hasn't come out yet and everyone had been waiting to see her.
"Gabi are you ready? You're coming out now." Mrs Montez told her daughter as they both stood in front of the door that leads to the huge stair case.
"Yeah mom." Gabriella said and tried her best to sound really happy and luckily, she succeeded.
"Ok. Go." Mrs Montez said and Gabriella took a deep breath before facing everybody. She was wearing a long baby blue metallic gown that touches the tip of it right on the ground. Her hair was tied up in a ribbon form and the rest lay down on her shoulder in the most perfect and beautiful curls. (If you guys can't imagine this, just imagine however you want her to look like. She was wearing a long gown though. Lol)
The music stopped and all the lights turned off. The main spot light was focussed on the closed door. Everyone turned to look at it and waited for Gabriella to come out.
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"Thanks for everything Chad. I'll see you later!" Troy went out of the car and climbed the wall.
"Good luck dude." After that, Chad drove off.
"Breathe in Troy. Its just a party." Troy said to his self and quickly blend with the other people. He went inside the mansion and people didn't seem to recognise him at all because they were all frozen and was just looking at the top of the staircase.
"Where's Gabriella?" Troy thought as he looked around the place. The lights were all off and the only thing that has the main spotlight pointed to was the opening door at the top of the gigantic staircase of the mansion.
"What's going on?" Troy whispered to his self and took a drink from the waiter who was standing next to him also watching who was about to come out. The drink tasted delicious but he didn't exactly know what it was.
"Wow. Gabriella's birthday sure is eventful. Well… it is her Sweet Sixteen.." Troy thought.
"And now welcome, Ms Gabriella Montez! Happy Sixteenth Birthday!" The speaker roared and the door opened revealing a stunning, gorgeous, beautiful Gabriella Montez!
Troy just stared at her with his mouth hanging open. The glass that he was holding just slipped out of his hand but he didn't care because his whole body was frozen and his eyes were stuck on Gabriella.
"She looks so damn BEAUTIFUL!!" Troy said in shock and the waiter next to him just nodded his head with his mouth also hanging open. He snapped back to reality when everyone suddenly cheered and started yelling Happy Birthday to Gabriella.
When Gabriella reached the end of the staircase, everyone gathered around her automatically asking her where she got the gown from and that she looked gorgeous etc.
Troy tried to get closer to her but it was impossible. He needed to wait till the crowd that surrounded Gabriella died down.
"What am I gonna do now?" Troy whispered and walked around. He noticed that some girls were checking him out and waving at him.
"What the hell? I looked different now and girls still wouldn't leave me alone??!" Troy walked faster trying to get away from the girls who decided to walk right towards his way.
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Gabriella was now sitting on the couch and luckily not much people were surrounding her anymore. Thanks to her friend Taylor. She was the one who washed them all away when she had the chance to talk to Gabriella.
"You want Troy to be here don't you?" Taylor sighed but had a small smile on her face.
"Maybe." Gabriella said trying her best to hide it.
"So what have you been doing?" Taylor asked.
"Going around, greeting people and as you can see, watching performances." Gabriella said pointing at the guy who was singing.
"You did choose pretty good singers and bands you know." Taylor complimented and Gabriella finally broke into a real smile.
"Thanks for being here Tay." She said and hugged her friend.
"No problem. I'm just gonna go get a drink ok?" Taylor excused her self and walk off.
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Troy ended up standing right next to the stage because the girls didn't seem to follow him there anymore.
"Hey you! You're the special performance right? You're singing now. Come on, get up on the stage!" The organiser said to Troy and all the lights suddenly became dim and the brightest light pointed to him.
"What?! I can't sing at all." Troy argued but the guy continued to push him on the stage.
"Guys-- Listen, I don't sing!" He tried one last time. Luckily, not much people were watching.
"You're singing 'Queen of my Heart.' Here's the mic." The guy said and Troy had no choice but to take it.
Troy was trapped. He didn't know what to do. He'd never sang in his whole life. The music started playing and Troy was breathing nervously.
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Gabriella was just watching this guy on the stage. He looked so nervous as if he never sang before. But Gabriella was the one who chose the singers and bands but she clearly don't remember him but yet he's so familiar.
"Who is this guy?" Gabriella thought and watched him with interest. She moved to the closest couch to the stage so she can see him properly. Something about this guy really caught her attention.
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"Is that Gabriella? Crap it is! What am I gonna do?? I have to sing good. I don't want to embarrass my self in front of her… Damn she looks so beautiful!" Troy thought and held on the microphone tightly. He put the mic on the stand slowly. He swallowed nervously and started singing.
So
here we stand
In our secret place
With a sound of the crowd
So
far away
And you take my hand
And it feels like home
We both
understand
It's where we belong
The first verse of the song already caught Gabriella's attention and the others. including Mrs Montez. They were all wondering who was singing. While on the other hand, Troy was shaking like crazy. His heart was thumping so hard that it felt like it was gonna jump off his body any minute now.
So
how do I say?
Do I say goodbye?
We both have our dreams
We
both wanna fly
So let's take tonight
To carry us through
The
lonely times
Troy looked right at Gabriella as the chorus started. She had this chilly feeling that the guy singing was dedicating the song to her. They were so lost in each other's eyes that they didn't know others also existed in the room.
I'll
always look back
As I walk away
This memory
Will last for
eternity
And all of our tears
Will be lost in the rain
When
I've found my way
Back to your arms again
But until that
day
You know you are
The queen of my heart
Queen of my heart
Troy smiled at Gabriella and Gabriella could feel her heart racing. He was no longer feeling the nervousness. He was actually getting into the song.
"Is he really referring to me?" Gabriella thought and smiled back at him which caused Troy's stomach to do flips.
"She smiled at me. Did she recognise me?" Troy thought dreamily.
Mrs Montez was watching Gabriella and Troy as they gazed dreamily at each other. She perfectly know that there is a connection between the two.
"That boy is perfect for Gabriella!" Mrs Montez thought with a smile on her face.
So
let's take tonight
And never let go
While dancing we'll
kiss
Like there's no tomorrow
As the stars sparkle down
Like
a diamond ring
I'll treasure this moment
Till we meet again
But
no matter how far
(Matter how far)
Or where you may be
(Where
you may be)
I just close my eyes
(I just close my eyes)
And
you're in my dreams
And there you will be
Until we meet
Troy took the mic off the stand and walked closer to the edge of the stage. He never took his eyes off Gabriella and she was doing the same.
I'll
always look back
As I walk away
This memory
Will last for
eternity
And all of our tears
Will be lost in the rain
When
I've found my way
Back to your arms again
But until that
day
You know you are
The queen of my heart
Gabriella
really wanted to know who the boy was. She could've sworn that
she'd seen him somewhere before. That smile on his face and how he
looked at her were so familiar.
Oh
yeah
You're the
Queen of my heart
(Of my heart)
No
matter
How many years it takes
(Queen of my heart)
I'll give
it all to you
Oh yeah
(Queen of my heart)
Oh yes you are
The
queen of my heart
Troy finished the song happily with his hand on his heart but was also nervous because the crowd was so silent. He bowed and headed out of the stage hurriedly. Before he could go down, everyone applauded and roared including Gabriella.
"They actually liked it?" Troy whispered to his self.
Gabriella looked over to find Troy. She couldn't see him because he was surrounded by many people congratulating him.
"I have to know his name at least." Gabriella walked towards his way but was pulled by Taylor.
"Someone wants to dance with you. Its CHRIS BROWN!!" Taylor whispered loudly. She looked so excited for Gabriella even though Gabriella wasn't really in the mood of dancing at all.
"Fine." She sighed and walked over to where Chris was waiting.
After a about half an hour of Troy searching for Gabriella, he finally found her.
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Gabriella collapsed on the couch exhausted.
"Are you tired?" Taylor said giggling.
"What do you expect Tay? I dance with exactly 10 different guys which meant 10 different songs!!" Gabriella practically yelled.
"Whoa Gabi." Taylor said throwing her hands in the air defensively.
"I'm sorry Tay. I'm just really tired. If anyone ask me to dance again that will be an ABSOLUTE NO!" Gabriella said and sighed. Suddenly, Troy appeared and walked towards her. Gabriella didn't notice but Taylor did.
"Are you sure?" Taylor whispered while giggling.
"What are you talking about?" Gabriella said confused and finally saw Troy walking to her.
"Gabriella Montez, may I have this dance?" Troy offered and without hesitation, she took his hand and they both walked right in the middle of the dance floor.
"I wonder who that boy is." Taylor said and sat back relaxing.
The music came and Troy nervously placed his hands on her waist and she rested her hands on his shoulder. There was a pretty big space between the two because both were feeling nervous.
"You sing really good out there." Gabriella complimented looking at Troy's green contact eyes.
"Really?? Did you like it?" Troy said happily.
"Yeah I loved it!" She answered. Suddenly, a slow song came and everything went dark again. They didn't noticed that people we're now watching them with interest.
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I hope you like it! Thanks for all the reviews guys. By the way, the disguised Troy have Zac Efron's new hair. You know, the black faux hawk hair. Lol Please review.