Still In Love With You
"What am I going to do?" Troy asked pacing back and forth in his room
"I don't know man, she thinks you cheated on her and used her; girls aren't always open-minded when it comes to shit like that." Chad said
"How did things get so fucked up? I didn't do anything wrong."
"Dude, maybe you should just let it go. She's just a girl right? I mean you usually get over things like this pretty fast. What makes this different from every other relationship you've had?" Chad replied
"That's the thing, I've never felt this way before, and I actually care about her. I actually started to – to…"
"What? You started to what?" Chad asked confused
"I started to really fall for her okay!"
A wave of guilt suddenly overcame Chad.
"Listen Troy, I have to tell you something."
"What's up?"
"Sharpay and I sort of came up with this plan…" Chad started
"What are you talking about? What plan?" Troy asked confused
"Well…Sharpay kind of hates you and she was really pissed when she found out you were dating Gabriella so she thought of this plan to break you two up and…"
"WHAT?" Troy angrily cut him off. "So it was you – you were part of that whole cheerleader thing and the picture and…"
"Let me finish. I had nothing to do with that, the original plan was something totally different, I forgot about it when we started talking about the mid-term. The whole cheerleader thing was all Sharpay."
Troy just continued to glare at Chad. He couldn't believe what he just heard.
"Why did you even think about going along with her plan?"
"I don't know, I guess she somehow convinced me that I was losing my best friend."
"Dude that isn't going to happen."
" I know and I'm sorry. I was supposed to come here and tell you to give up on Gabriella and –"
"Which you did." Troy replied hastily.
"I know but if you feel the way I think you do…you shouldn't give up; do anything you can to get her back." Chad stated truly
"Thanks man. But will you help me out with a couple things?" Troy asked
"Sure. What is it?"
"Well I Gabriella won't come near me, so I need some help to get her to talk to me and …"
"And what?" Chad asked confused
"We need to get the ice bitch back." He said with a smirk
They both laughed and started thinking of a plan.
The next day, Troy arrived to school and saw Gabriella at her locker. He wanted so badly to walk up to her and kiss her. The urge to hold her in his arms was stronger than he could ever imagine and it killed him to know she didn't want anything to do with him.
"Don't worry man, you'll get her back."
It was Zeke. He was always there for advice and wise words. He always had something reassuring to say and he always helped Troy think clearly; especially when Chad had filled his mind with dim-witted ideas.
"You think so?" Troy asked unsure
"Chad told me what happened. Sorry man."
"It's okay. So did he tell you about the plan too?"
"Yeah, but Jason and I made a few changes."
"Like what?" He asked more puzzled than ever.
"It involves you possibly embarrassing yourself."
Troy sighed. He should have saw it coming a mile away. But embarrassing or not, he would do anything to make it up to Gabriella.
During lunch, Taylor and Kelsi were trying to make Gabriella feel better about the whole situation when Sharpay walked up to the table.
"Hey guys." She said cheerfully.
Taylor and Kelsi just glared at her.
"Umm…Sharpay, will you come to the bathroom with me, I need your advice on this new lip gloss I wanted to try out." Taylor lied.
"Oh sure. Let's go."
The two got up and walked into the hall.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Taylor said crossly
"What are you talking about?" Sharpay answered almost emotionless
"Don't give me that. I'm talking about what you did to Gabriella. I don't like Troy very much either, but seriously she really liked him."
"You know they're not right for each other. They probably would have broken up anyways. I was just saving her from the man whore that is Troy Bolton."
"Gabriella is a big girl. She doesn't need saving." Taylor said frustrated
"Well the damage is already done. I don't think Troy is going to try and win her back anytime soon. I told Chad to give up on her." Sharpay said, the guilt finally sinking in.
"I spent two hours with Gabriella last night, trying to make her stop crying. She was seriously heartbroken. I suggest you redeem yourself and try to make things right."
With that Taylor left Sharpay standing in the hallway as she walked back into the cafeteria.
"Gabriella, can you meet me in the music room after school today? There's something important I want to show you." Kelsi asked
"Umm…sorry I have plans with Tr – oh right. Sure, I'll meet you." She replied sadly remembering she and Troy made plans when they were together.
The bell rang and everyone began making his or her way to class.
"Troy!" Sharpay called out
"Leave me alone Sharpay. I know what you did." Troy said annoyed
"I know. I'm sorry."
"Sorry? For what? Breaking Gabriella and I up or being a selfish bitch?" he yelled heatedly. "Because of you I lost – "
"I'll help you get her back." Sharpay cut him off
"What?" Troy asked shocked
"You heard me Bolton. I know you had to get Gabriella to tutor you but you're dumb not deaf." She retorted
"How?"
She stood up and whispered something in his ear.
Troy laughed. "Do you have any idea how many people are thinking up plans to get us back together?"
"Well I know Chad thought of something, Zeke and Jason are apart of it I'm assuming, Kelsi and Taylor are doing something, but they probably haven't come to you about it, and there's me. So that makes six."
"Well, why don't you just combine all of your guys' ideas? It could work."
"Maybe. Let's just get to class first."
"Why are you doing this?" Troy asked seriously
"Gabriella needs you."
Once sixth period ended Troy, Sharpay, Zeke, Chad, Taylor, Jason, and Kelsi met in the music room. They shared ideas and came up with a solid plan.
"You ready Troy?" Jason asked looking at his nervous friend
"I guess so." Troy said anxiously
"Just do what we told you, you'll be fine." Kelsi spoke reassuringly
"I still can't believe he can sing." Chad said laughing
Troy glared at him.
"Just don't mess this up Bolton" Sharpay said, her voice like ice
The group walked out of the music room and left Troy to wait for Gabriella. When she walked she almost immediately ran out.
"Gabi wait!" Troy yelled
"For what Troy?" She replied, her voice exhausted from arguing with him
"Please… just listen"
Troy walked over to the piano and began to sing.
Oh what can I do girl
So much in love girl
But your friends got you thinkin'
And it's affecting you
What can I do girl
So in love girl
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I don't wanna lose you No what would I do without your love
Baby it's heaven sent from above
So you don't believe
What your friends tell you about me
Gabriella didn't know what to think. Hearing him sing to her caused a mix of emotions to ensue.I'm still the man for you
And I'm still the man that's true
And I'm still the man who's lucky
And I'm still in love with you
It don't matter what your friends do
They're just jealous of me and you
And I'll always keep you happy
'Cause I'm still in love with you
I'm still in love
Time passes so fast babe
I wish it would last babe
'Cause I know in my heart
That my life ends and starts with you
And baby I know that this feeling
I'm feeling just won't let me go away
'Cause you're the first true love I've ever known So what would I do without your love
Baby it's heaven sent from above
And I know that in my heart
I'm the best for you
I'm still the man for you
And I'm still the man that's true
And I'm still the man who's lucky
And I'm still in love with you
It don't matter what your friends do
They're just jealous of me and you
And I'll always keep you happy
'Cause I'm still in love with you
I'm still in love
Oh what can I do to right this wrong I know that it makes me happy
To be in love with you
So...
I'm still the man for you
And I'm still the man that's true
And I'm still the man who's lucky
And I'm still in love with you
It don't matter what your friends do
They're just jealous of me and you
And I'll always keep you happy
'Cause I'm still in love with you
I'm still in love
Troy ended the song. He walked up to Gabriella and studied her face. She was on the verge of tears.
"Gabriel – "
Gabriella was out the door and running like there was no tomorrow. Troy tried running after her, but he knew she needed time to think and 'analyze' the situation.
Later that night he walked to Gabriella's house and into her backyard. He examined the tree that grew beside the house. He carefully climbed it and was soon enough putting both legs over the balcony ledge. Troy quietly knocked on the door.
Gabriella walked up to the French doors and quietly opened them.
"Hey" Troy was the first to speak
"Hi" Gabriella replied back, her voice barely above a whisper
"Gabi…" Troy started
"Troy I thought about what happened and I think we should…"
The song was Still In Love With You by New Edition. (Awesome song by the way, listen to it if you've never heard it) So I'm almost done with this story, there's like two chapters left so I'll start on the sequal as soon as I can.
I changed the title from Third Period History to AP History Umm...I just thought that I could make it an advanced class because then I can make it seem like Troy and Gabriella have a relationship on a different level and I could also write how history corresponds to romance a little better.
So...thanks for reading I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review!