Troy sat in his math class, awaiting it to be over. He had free period next and he wanted to go play his guitar. He didn't have practice because Coach was at a meeting with the school board, deciding whether or not the team should get brand new jerseys.
"Didn't we just get new jerseys this year? Oh well."
The bell rang and Troy bolted out of his chair, heading for his locker. When he got there, he through his books in and grabbed his guitar. He slammed his locker shut and turned to walk towards the staircase, but was stopped when he found Sharpay in front of him.
"Hey, Troy!"
Troy groaned in annoyance and frustration.
"Hello, Sharpay."
"Please don't let this be a repeat of last time. I couldn't stand another kiss from her."
"Listen, Troy. I know you don't like me anymore. I understand that. I'll leave you alone now."
Troy stood there, stunned.
"O-okay. Thanks... I guess."
Sharpay smiled at Troy.
"Can I please just have one last hug?"
Troy thought about it for a moment.
"I guess one hug won't hurt. I least she's leaving me alone now."
"Um, sure."
Troy wrapped his arms around Sharpay, not noticing Taylor walking down the hall. Sharpay smirked and pulled back slightly, launching herself at Troy. She pressed her lips to his and kissed him.
♪
Taylor gasped.
"Why that little... I can't believe him! He is such a jerk! I was right about him all along."
Taylor turned on her heels and stormed back down the hall.
"I'm gonna have to tell Gabi about this. It's going to break her heart... again."
♪
Troy shoved Sharpay roughly, making her almost land on her butt.
"What the hell was that? You said hug! Not kiss!"
Sharpay gave him an innocent look.
"Leave me alone! I don't like you! Get away from me!"
Troy took off down the hall, leaving an annoyed Sharpay behind.
"I will get you back, Troy Bolton."
♪
Troy slammed his bedroom door shut. After his encounter with Sharpay, his whole day had gone down the drain. He wasn't playing his best in practice and his Coach and teammates weren't impressed with him. Troy threw his stuff on the floor and flopped on his bed.
"Thank goodness it's Friday."
A few moments later, a knock echoed through the dark room. Troy got up off his bed and trudged to the door, opening it to reveal his uncle.
"What's the door slamming about, Troy?"
Troy sighed and allowed his uncle in. He walked back to his bed and sat down, while Uncle Zac took a seat in the desk chair.
"Sorry, Uncle. It's been a rough day."
Uncle Zac nodded.
"What's up?"
"What's up? Sharpay kissed me again today. I sucked during practice. The teams' mad at me. Oh, and Gabriella is stuck in bed."
Uncle Zac grinned slightly at his nephew.
"I fail to see what's so funny, Uncle."
"Oh, nothing. How's Gabriella doing?"
Troy blushed and buried his head into his pillow, trying to hide from his uncle.
"I'm not sure. She seemed fine, but I can't help but feel like something is off. She forgot to take her medication, so she collapsed."
"What is the medication for?"
Troy sighed.
"She said the pills were for migraines, but I don't buy it. I don't know. It's the way that she said it; she was hesitant, as if she was just deciding what to say."
"You worried about her?"
Troy turned sharply to face his uncle.
"What? No! Why would I be worried?"
Uncle Zac chuckled softly to himself.
"Well, you stayed with her at the hospital. I had to drag you out of her room. And you just seemed genuinely concerned?"
Troy shook his head.
"I am not concerned. Why would I be concerned?"
"Because you like her?"
Troy snorted.
"I do not like Gabriella Montez."
Uncle Zac smirked as he stood, heading for the door.
"You keep telling yourself that, Bud. But you like her. Your Aunt Vanessa and I both see it. You've never been like this towards a girl before. It's kinda nice."
Troy grumbled something and his uncle turned and looked at him.
"What was that?"
Troy grumbled louder.
"I said 'I was a little worried!'"
Uncle Zac smirked and Troy shot him a deathly glare.
"Dinner will be ready soon."
Uncle Zac left and Troy thought to himself.
"I was worried about Gabriella."
♪
Monday rolled around again and an excited Gabriella was out of bed and ready an hour before she had to leave. She sat and wrote in her notebook, waiting for the bus to come. She found herself writing a song. She hummed out a few bars and tried fitting words to it.
"It's the start of something new. It feels so right to be here with you."
Gabriella smiled as she wrote the song, the words and tune coming naturally to her. She looked at what she had written when she was finished. It was a cute little love song. She realized that it would be a duet.
"Maybe Troy will sing it with me."
Gabriella smiled as she thought of Troy.
Living in my own world, didn't understand
That anything can happen when you take a chance
I never believed in what I couldn't see
I never opened my heart (Ohh)
To all the possibilities (Ooh)
I know that something has changed
Never felt this way, and right here tonight
This could be the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you (Ohh)
And now looking in your eyes, I feel in my heart (I feel in my heart)
The start of something new (Ohh Yeah)
Now who'd of ever thought that (Hmm)
We'd both be here tonight (Ohh, Yeah)
And the world looks so much brighter (Brighter, Brighter)
Ohh With you by my side (By my side)
Oh I know that something has changed
Never felt this way
I know it's for real
This could be the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you (Ohh)
And now looking in your eyes, I feel in my heart
The start of something new
I never knew that it could happen
'Til it happened to me (Ohh Yeah)
I didn't know it before
But now it's easy to see (Ohh)
It's the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you (Ohh)
And now looking in your eyes, I feel in my heart
That it's the start of something new
It feels so right (So right) to be here with you (Ohh, Ooh)
And now looking in your eyes, I feel in my heart (Feel in my heart)
The start of something new
The start of something new
The start of something new
Gabriella looked over her lyrics and grinned. She would have to try this out on the piano later, when she had more time. She glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was time to go. She gathered all her things and headed out the door.
♪
Taylor looked for Gabriella to get off her bus. When she saw the brunette step off, she immediately called out.
"Gabriella! Over here!"
Gabriella turned when she heard her name and smiled when she saw Taylor. She walked over to Taylor and gave her a hug.
"Hey, Tay. How are you?"
"Not bad. You?"
Gabriella smiled.
"Really good. I'm excited to be back in school."
Taylor chuckled.
"Only you, Gabs. Only you."
The girls giggled as they headed into the large building.
Once inside, Taylor spotted Troy and Chad, talking to each other by their lockers. She sighed as she remembered what she had to tell Gabriella.
"She deserves to know what a jerk Troy is. She's my best friend. It's my job to look out for her."
"Gabriella?"
Gabriella turned to face Taylor, still walking towards their lockers.
"What, Tay?"
Taylor cleared her throat nervously.
"Gabs, I have something to tell you. But I don't think you will like it."
Gabriella motioned for Taylor to continue.
"I saw Troy pull Sharpay into a hug on Friday. Then they kissed."
Gabriella felt tears well up in her eyes.
"Are you sure, Taylor? Because I saw them kiss, too. Troy said it was all Sharpay. Are you sure that's not what you saw?"
Taylor shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Gabriella. But I saw Troy hug Sharpay first. I'm so, so sorry, Gabs."
Gabriella just nodded, bowing her head as tears rolled down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them and opened her locker, taking out the books she needed for science. Taylor watched her friend, a look of sympathy on her face, and followed Gabriella's example and took out her books. The pair walked silently to science class, passing Troy and Chad on the way.
"Hey, Gabi!"
Gabriella ignored him, ducking her head and continuing down the hall, leaving a stunned Troy behind.
♪
Troy watched, disbelievingly, as Gabriella walked away from him, Taylor at her side. Chad whistled lowly beside him.
"What'd you do to her, man?"
Troy gently shook his head.
"I don't know, Chad. I really don't know."
♪
Troy ran up to Gabriella during free period.
"Gabi! Hey!"
Gabriella stopped and looked at Troy with an emotionless face, causing Troy to draw back in confusion. Gabriella stared at Troy before turning and walking away, leaving Troy standing, bewildered, in the hallway.
"Gabi!"
Gabriella whipped around, her hair flying, and glared at Troy, hatred and hurt in her eyes.
"Don't call me that."
Troy was confused, and slightly hurt that Gabriella had spoken to him so coldly.
"Gabriella, what'd I do? Why aren't you talking to me?
Gabriella ignored Troy and continued down the hall. Troy, being sick of her games, ran up to her and gently grabbed her by the arm, pulling her to the staircase they had climbed multiple times already.
"Let go of me, Troy!"
"Not until you tell me what's wrong."
Gabriella glared at Troy.
"I have nothing to say to you."
Troy let out a sigh and sat on the stool, his head falling into his hands in frustration. Gabriella watched as Troy tried desperately to control himself.
"I will not tell him why I'm mad at him. Even if he looks ridiculously cute like that... Snap out of it, Gabriella! I will not tell him. If he can't figure it out himself, he's got major problems."
Troy looked up at Gabriella with a pleading look in his eyes.
"Please, tell me what I did."
"If you can't figure out what you did, that's your problem. Not mine."
Gabriella turned away from Troy and ran down the stairs, tears forming in her eyes. She didn't want to hurt him like that. She never meant to be so cold towards him, but she couldn't be hurt by him again if she didn't let him get close enough.
"My heart can't take it anymore. I can't let him get to me again."
♪
I'm sooooo sorry for making Gabriella sad... again. :(
Jay