A Walk to Remember is one of my favourite movies! But High School Musical is definitely up top in my charts!
Troy and Gabriella were sitting in Troy's living room, doing their homework, with the fireplace on. Glancing up from his textbook, Troy saw Gabriella, sitting across from him, running her hand through her beautiful, soft hair, while slaving away over her advanced science textbook.
"Gabi?"
She looked up and smiled at Troy.
"Think we should take a break yet?"
Gabriella giggled.
"We just took a break ten minutes ago, Troy."
Troy groaned.
"Fine."
Gabriella giggled and Troy joined her with a few chuckles.
"So where is everyone?"
"Um, Uncle Zac took Aunt Vanessa and Ashley out for the day. They've been trying to get him to take them shopping."
"Ohh."
"Yup. Glad I didn't have to go."
"Why? Don't you like shopping?"
Troy shrugged.
"Not really. I don't mind going into a store and picking out some shirts and jeans and paying for them. What girls do, it's... weird and time consuming. I mean, do you have to try everything? And then leave with one shirt? I just find it ridiculous."
Gabriella giggled.
"Not all girls are like that, Troy. I, for one, hate taking forever. I agree with you on the trying everything part. Why do you have to try things that you know you won't buy anyways?"
Troy smiled at Gabriella.
"I like the way you think."
Gabriella giggled and turned back to her textbook.
"I guess you got your break after all."
Troy chuckled.
"I guess I did."
A half an hour later, Troy sat and watched as Gabriella sat with her feet curled up in the chair, as she read. Her hair was glowing and reflecting the flames from the fireplace. Gabriella looked up when she felt Troy's eyes on her. She smiled at him and he couldn't help but smile back. Her eyes sparkled and shone in the light of the fire, reflecting happiness and care.
"You're done already?"
"Yup. You?"
Troy was shocked.
"Not even close."
Gabriella giggled.
"Need some help?"
Troy looked down at his math homework, seeing he only had a quarter of it left.
"No, I'm okay. Thanks anyways. You just read your book."
Gabriella nodded and turned back to her book.
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Troy and Gabriella sat on the couch, watching a movie. They had both finished their homework and were flipping through the channels.
"Oh, Troy! Can we watch that? Please? It's my favourite movie."
Troy looked at the screen and saw the opening credits for "A Walk to Remember".
"No way! It's a major chick flick!"
Gabriella turned to face Troy and pouted.
"Please?"
Troy looked over at Gabriella and groaned, knowing he couldn't resist her pout.
"Fine."
Gabriella flung her arms around Troy, engulfing him in a hug.
"Thanks, Troy!"
Troy blushed as Gabriella let go of him and curled her legs up, getting comfortable for the movie.
During the movie, Troy kept glancing over at Gabriella, noticing her fully focused on the movie. Troy turned back to the TV and watched as Jamie made Landon promise to not fall in love with her.
"That sounds ridiculously familiar."
Gabriella glanced over at Troy, hoping he wasn't making the connection. When she saw his eyebrows rise with surprise, she mentally groaned and turned back to the TV.
During the movie, Troy kept glancing over at Gabriella, while she looked sideways at him. They caught each other's gazes a few times and blushed.
When the movie was over, Gabriella turned to Troy.
"What'd you think?"
Troy turned the TV off and turned his body to face Gabriella.
"I have to admit, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. But don't tell anybody that."
Gabriella giggled.
"So it's not a chick flick?"
Troy shook his head.
"It is definitely a chick flick. But it wasn't that bad."
"See? I told you."
"Hey! You didn't tell me anything! You just said it was your favourite movie."
"Yeah, isn't that enough? If I like it, it can't be that bad. I have good taste."
Troy chuckled.
"Fine, you have good taste. Just tell anyone at school that I actually enjoyed it."
"What do I get out of this?"
Troy looked at Gabriella, shocked.
"What? You're gonna blackmail me?"
Gabriella giggled.
"Don't think of it as blackmail. Just... me getting what I want."
Troy chuckled.
"Okay... If you don't tell anyone, I'll... I'll stop tickling you!"
Troy launched himself on Gabriella and started tickling her sides. Gabriella laughed uncontrollably.
"Troy! Stop!"
Troy shook his head, his hands still attacking her sides.
"Not until you promise."
"Fine! I promise!"
Troy stopped tickling her, but kept his hands on her waist. He helped her sit up and smirked. Gabriella glared at him.
"That was mean, Troy!"
"Not as mean as you blackmailing me!"
Gabriella giggled.
"Okay, we're even."
She looked up at the clock hanging on the wall. It read five o'clock.
"Troy, do you mind driving me home?"
Troy looked at the clock and nodded.
"Sure, let's grab your stuff."
Fifteen minutes later, Troy pulled up into Gabriella's driveway. He got out and opened Gabriella's door, taking her bag from her. He walked her up to the porch, where he handed her the bag.
"Thanks, Troy."
"No problem, Gabi. Thanks for introducing me to the wonderful world of "A Walk to Remember".
Gabriella giggled.
"No problem. The pleasure was all mine."
Gabriella went to open her door, but it opened by itself, scaring Gabriella to death. She fell back in shock and was waiting for the feeling of the cold porch on her back, but it never came. Instead, she felt Troy's strong arms around her, holding her up. She turned to smile at him, silently thanking him.
"Oh, sorry, guys."
Troy and Gabriella turned to the door to see a beaming Mrs. Montez. They both blushed and Troy let go of Gabriella.
"Um, I'll see you on Monday, Gabi. Bye Mrs. Montez. Thanks for letting her come out."
Mrs. Montez smiled.
"No problem, Troy. Anytime."
Mrs. Montez went back inside the house, leaving Troy and Gabriella on the porch.
"I'll see you later, Troy."
"Yup. Bye, Gabi."
Troy turned and walked back to his truck, looking back at Gabriella before getting in. Gabriella smiled and waved at him. Troy returned the wave and got into his truck, driving back home. He pulled into the driveway and didn't see his uncle's car.
"They must still be out."
Troy unlocked the back door and went inside, stopping at the kitchen to find himself something to eat. He grabbed a leftover plate of pizza and placed it in the microwave, heating it up. When it was finished, Troy took the plate upstairs into his room. He placed the hot plate on his desk and sat down in his chair. He quickly ate the three pieces of pizza and left his plate on the corner of his desk.
Troy's thoughts turned to Gabriella. He thought over their time together that day, watching a movie. When Mandy Moore had sung "Only Hope", Gabriella had softly sung along. Troy remembered looking over at Gabriella, taking in the concentrated look on her face.
"She sounded amazing."
Troy sat at his desk, trying to figure out how he felt about Gabriella.
"I think I love her. But she probably doesn't like me. After everything I've done to her... I am such a jerk! "
Troy pulled up a new word document on his computer and started typing.
"I can't tell her how I feel, so maybe, I can sing for her. No, I can't sing. But I should write this anyways. Maybe it can help me sort out my feelings."
Troy's mind came up with the words as if he was remembering a song that was already written.
It's her hair and her eyes today
That just simply take me away
And the feeling that I'm falling further in love makes me shiver
But in a good way.
Troy leaned back in his chair as he remembered something that had happened just a few hours ago.
Troy sat and watched as Gabriella sat with her feet curled up in the chair, as she read. Her hair was glowing and reflecting the flames from the fireplace. Gabriella looked up when she felt Troy's eyes on her. She smiled at him and he couldn't help but smile back. Her eyes sparkled and shone in the light of the fire, reflecting happiness and care.
A smile came to Troy's face as he remembered the moment from earlier that day. Gabriella, being the genius that she was, had finished all her science and english work while Troy was still working on math. Gabriella had brought a book along with her and decided to curl up and read, waiting for Troy to finish.
All the times I have sat and stared
As she thoughtfully thumbs through her hair
And she purses her lips,
Bats her eyes
And she plays with me,
Sitting there slack-jawed and nothing to say.
Glancing up from his textbook, Troy saw Gabriella, sitting across from him, running her hand through her beautiful, soft hair, while slaving away over her advanced science textbook.
"Gabi?"
She looked up and smiled at Troy.
"Think we should take a break yet?"
Gabriella giggled.
"We just took a break ten minutes ago, Troy."
Cause I love her with all that I am
And my voice shakes along with my hands
Cause she's all that I see
And she's all that I need
And I'm out of my league once again.
Troy smiled as he typed the first line.
"Cause I love her with all that I am... That was so easy to type. I always thought I would never fall in love. Boy was I wrong!"
It's a masterful melody
When she calls out my name to me
As the world spins around her
She laughs,
Close her eyes
And I feel like I'm falling
But it's no surprise.
Troy thought back to all the times Gabriella had laughed with him... and at him.
"Troy! Are you okay?"
Gabriella tried to contain her laughter behind her hand, but it became too much for her to bear. She collapsed into a giggle fit.
"Hey! It's not funny. The tree just came out of nowhere!"
Gabriella didn't stop laughing, causing an agitated Troy to break down and join her.
"You just walked into a tree that's been there for years, Troy. It's a pretty old tree."
Troy watched Gabriella as she continued to giggle at him. He knew that he liked her and seeing her laugh was making him like her more.
Cause I love her with all that I am
And my voice shakes along with my hands
Cause it's frightening to be
Swimming in this strange sea
But I'd rather be here than on land.
Yes she's all that I see
And she's all that I need
And I'm out of my league once again.
Troy leaned back in his chair and read over his work. It was still in progress but he was happy with it. He took his guitar off its stand and started playing around with the chords. He came up with a few progressions that he liked and wrote them down. Without meaning to, Troy started to sing as he played.
Cause I love her with all that I am...
Troy continued to sing to himself, not noticing his grinning uncle that stood outside his door.
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The song is not mine... Sadly. :( It's called "Out of My League" by Stephen Speaks.
Jay