Hey everybody! I just want to say thanks soooooo much to xXxkitty101xXx for giving me the amazing idea for 'Choose Something That Inspires You' I take all advice and story idea's and try to make them in my stories! xoxMusicalxox
Anyway, don't own High School Musical but if I did Troy and Gabriella would totally be together!
Chapter 4 – Two Completely Confusing Gestures
TROY found it reasonably hard to forget about Gabriella over the week she had been tutoring him. He hadn't really gotten any better at poetry though Gabriella did try so very hard to make him understand it.
He tried everything he could to push her away from his mind but his most favourite excuse to forget her was the cheerleaders. Every single night Troy would have a cheerleader behind the gym of East High. Whether it was sex or just some very heated kissing, he enjoyed it.
Tonight, it was Stacy Waterman. Stacy was exceedingly dumb but cute. With her long brown hair and her sparkling blue eyes Troy found himself unbuttoning her uniform and was delighted to see that she didn't argue but responded fully, the East High Cheerleaders always did.
"Hmm, that's nice." Stacy giggled.
"Shut it!" Troy said glaring.
"But –"
"Look let's just make this quick, I've got a tutor session!" Troy ordered and the coldness in his eyes silenced Stacy immediately.
They heard footsteps behind them and they jumped apart. Troy was exceedingly shocked to find Gabriella staring at them both, she looked frightened and he felt quite sick but Stacy looked elated!
"Well look who it is, little Geeky Gabi!" She chuckled stepping forward.
She circled Gabriella who hugged her books to her chest and hid her head in them.
"What you doing here Gabi! This is Cheerleader territory, you know that!" Stacy said.
"I…I'm late…I have…I have to get…home." Gabriella stuttered.
"Oh I see, listen Gabriella…this…is…where…the…jocks…and…cheerleaders…have sex." She said talking to her like she was a baby.
Troy noted that Gabriella had gone an amazingly bright red. Stacy must've noticed too for she laughed even louder.
"Oh yes, I see, you've never done that have you. No – one would want to do that with you. You might as well go back to loving your books." Stacy laughed.
Stacy snatched one of the books from Gabriella; Troy saw that it was her favourite, Romeo and Juliet!
"So this is where you get your romance from is it Geeky Gabi, from some dumb Shakesword book." Stacy said mockingly and Troy couldn't help but laugh, Stacy didn't know the first think about Shakespeare, not even his name. But Gabriella must've thought he was laughing at her for she looked at him hurt and a tear slipped down her cheek.
Stacy threw the book to Troy who suddenly felt sick to the stomach. She looked at him expectantly and Troy decided he'd have to play along.
"What is this trash anyway Geeky Gabi?" He laughed, he felt like every single bit of his soul was being ripped apart, last week he would've found this funny.
Gabriella mumbled something and Stacy smiled, "It doesn't look like she's in the mood for talking. I think if we rip up her book she'll change her mind."
"No! No don't please." Gabriella pleaded but Troy had already done it, he wanted to keep his popularity.
He ripped the book to shreds and stood all over it, mud splattered in it and it was wet from the rain. Troy could see some of the lines washing away and he kicked it a little and watched it drop into a mud puddle. Stacy laughed and he joined in half heartedly. She walked over to him and kissed him resolutely but he kept his ear to Gabriella who he could hear crying. He pulled away quickly and found her kneeling in the mud clutching the book to her immaculate shirt.
Stacy took this as an opportunity to kick some mud at Gabriella before she pulled back her hair and said very nastily, "You ever come around here again and I'll make sure that you're the one ripped to shreds. Go it!"
Gabriella sniffed back a tear and nodded and Stacy took Troy's hand and led him off watching Gabriella with a look of satisfaction on her face.
Troy gulped back the sick that had formed in the back of his mouth, what had he done now?
WHEN Troy had arrived home his mother and father were getting changed into smart clothes. Kyle was sitting on the floor looking very tired.
"Right, we've got to go out, your father's hosting a ball tonight remember, 'Mrs Bolton exclaimed, "Now listen, Kyle has got a slight temperature but I don't think it's anything to worry about. He might be a little temperamental so bear with him."
"But Mom, I have tutoring." Troy replied.
"Look, invite your tutor over, explain to them." Mrs Bolton said.
"Right, great." Troy replied.
"There's money in the back to order some food, Kyle needs to be fed too, a quick warm bottle of milk I think. Don't stay up to late." She ordered him.
"Yes Mom."
He watched as she pecked his cheek and kissed Kyle's head too and then grabbed his father's hand and they were gone. Troy turned to Kyle who was looking up at him grinning lazily.
"What?" He laughed and picked him up.
He picked up the phone and decided to phone Gabriella's house. It had been hard finding it in the phonebook but eventually he had managed it.
Mrs Montez answered the phone.
"Hello, um is Gabriella there?" He asked.
"I'm terribly sorry but Gabriella can't take the call for a moment, can I ask whose calling?" Mrs Montez's voice asked kindly.
"Its Troy Bolton ma'am. You see, I can't come over tonight, I have to baby-sit my little brother, so I was wondering if Gabriella could come over and when Kyle goes to sleep she could tutor me then." Troy asked hopefully.
"Of course, she's in the shower she is, she fell over on the way home, she's such a clumsy girl, filled with mud, 'Mrs Bolton laughed and Troy joined in guiltily, "So when she's nice and clean I'll send her over."
"Thank you Ma'am, thank you so very much." Troy replied.
"Bye now." She answered.
"Goodbye Mrs Montez." Troy said smiling genuinely.
Troy leaned back against the wall, Kyle gurgling in his arms, "I've been a bad person, and I can't believe she said she fell over." Troy said looking and sounding shocked.
Kyle took the liberty of chiming in, "Bad Troy, Bad!"
TROY didn't know how much he could take anymore. Kyle had been screaming and crying for the last half hour making Troy want to scream and cry along with him. The doorbell had rung and he went to the door. He opened the door to find Gabriella standing before him looking at her feet. When she heard Kyle's uncontrollable crying she looked up and her eyes softened.
"Oh, what's the matter baby boy?" She cooed softly and Troy feeling that Gabriella knew what she was doing handed her the baby.
He invited her in and Gabriella walked around the living room shushing Kyle and whispering loving words to him. Troy watched, completely enthralled.
"Okay, I know, I know. You're tired aren't you?" She said to him lovingly.
"Where is his crib?" Gabriella asked not meeting Troy's eye.
"Upstairs, I'll show you come on." He said and he led Gabriella upstairs.
When they were inside Kyle's 'Teddy Bear' bedroom Gabriella spoke quietly, her voice was cold and she still would not look at Troy.
"Go get your poetry work. I'll put him down to sleep and we'll get started." She told him.
Troy left and went to his room, he walked over to his draw and pulled out his poetry books, he froze although when he heard a harmonious beautiful voice fill the house, it was Gabriella, singing.
A la nanita nana, nanita ea, nanita ea,
MMi Jesus tiene sueno, bendito sea, bendito sea.
Fuentecilla que corres clara y sonora,
Ruisenor q'en la selva cantando Iloras,
Callad mientras la cuna se balancea.
A la nanita nana, nanita ea.
He moved to the door and heard her shush little Kyle.
"There you go, now sleep." She whispered and she leaned down and put the baby in his cot.
She stood over him for a moment and Troy saw that she began to cry.
"I don't know why he's so keen on being cruel, 'She cried to the baby, "I'm helping him and all he wants to do is hurt me. He ripped up my favourite book; it belonged to my great grandmother. It was my treasure."
Troy gasped and walked back into his room, he couldn't believe it, what had he done.
A minute later Gabriella walked into his room and looked around a little bit, she did not look at him.
"He's sleeping." She whispered.
"Thank you so much." Troy answered truthfully.
"He's a sweet baby, what's his name?" Gabriella asked.
"Kyle." Troy replied awkwardly.
"He's beautiful, 'Gabriella said softly, "Anyway, enough of that, lets get to work."
She came and sat beside him and she started talking him through the art of poetry, like where it had originated and why people did it. Troy lay down on the bed and listened to her voice fill the room, part of it didn't register for he was wondering what it would be like to entice Gabriella to the back of the Gym where he'd…wait what was he thinking! He sat up quickly trying to shake the naughty thoughts from his mind. Gabriella looked startled and looked up from her book.
"Are you okay Troy?" She asked.
"Sure, um just hungry, I'll order some food. Do you like Chinese?" Troy asked.
Gabriella shook her head, "I don't want anything to eat."
"Oh please, it'll be horrible to just order for myself." Troy replied hopefully.
Gabriella looked a little silly for a moment; she dropped her book clumsily and lent down to pick it up, "Okay." She replied and smiled the first genuine smile the entire night.
"Great!" Troy said grinning like a Cheshire cat.
After ordering he found Gabriella putting her jacket and stood beside her puzzled.
"You're not leaving are you, if this was about earlier, I didn't –"
"No, I'm not leaving, 'She answered slipping on her shoes, "Let's go play some basketball and while we're at it try to rhyme some words. I know it's kind of silly but…my dad used to do it with me all the time." Gabriella said.
They left the door open so they could hear Kyle if he cried and stood outside shooting baskets. Troy laughed as Gabriella wasn't very good.
The aim of the game was that Gabriella said a word and Troy had to find something that rhymed with it and the truth was he actually enjoyed it.
"Bike."
"Hike."
Gabriella giggled, "Car."
"Star." Troy chuckled.
Gabriella thought for a moment, "Sign."
Troy met Gabriella's eyes for a moment and they both fell silent, "Mine."
They both blushed and Gabriella tried to shoot the ball in the basket, it missed again.
"You're doing it wrong, come here." Troy said in a hushed voice.
He tried his hardest not to feel incredibly turned on by the fact that she was standing directly in front of him.
He made sure she was holding the ball in her hands; he leaned his head against her shoulder and felt her tremble. He smiled; he loved to be the dominant in a relationship…wait, they weren't even in a relationship!
"Right, bend your knees a little." He told her and she bent her legs and he gasped and she heard it when her behind brushed gently against his front.
"Sorry." Gabriella stammered but when she tried to pull away he only held her tighter to him.
They looked at each other and Troy leant in a little ready to capture her lips with his when the sound of someone knocking on the door made them jump.
"That's…that's probably the Chinese, I'll…pay…okay." Gabriella stuttered and she yanked herself away from him and went into the house.
Troy picked up the basketball and slammed it down on the floor with fury, "Damn it!"
You see Troy Bolton was used to getting what he wanted and for some reason, though he didn't know why, he wanted Gabriella Montez.
"THANK you." The delivery man said to Gabriella.
She closed the door behind her and leaned against it, she didn't know what had come over her but despite the fact that she hated Troy she didn't know why the desire had risen in her to kiss him.
She heard footsteps and Troy walked in smiling.
"Hey, great it was the Chinese, lets eat I'm starving." Troy said beaming.
Gabriella sighed and handed him the bag full of food, their hands brushed for a moment and their eyes locked for a minute or two, what an awkward moment.
WHEN Gabriella was ready to go home Troy stood on the door to see her off. It was getting dark and Gabriella wasn't allowed out too late. He looked at her nervously and smiled.
"I'm sorry…about…your book." He said and he noticed that Gabriella's eyes were suddenly full of tear again.
"It's okay." She whispered.
"I'd love to make it up to you, there's a Harry Potter book launch coming up and…maybe we could go…you know together. I know you like Harry Potter books." Troy stated.
"Do…do you want…to...t...to...go?" Gabriella asked uneasily.
"Of course I do. I really do." He said beaming with positively.
"Then…I guess I'd love to go." Gabriella replied.
"Great, I'll tell you when it's coming." Troy said.
"Right, well I'd better go. Thanks for a great lesson today and for the Chinese." Gabriella said.
"No problem, I'll see you tomorrow." Troy said and he leaned across and kissed Gabriella warmly on the cheek.
Troy watched her go feeling guilt rise up in him, why had he been so cruel to her? Why had he done that? He had ripped her book up, her grandmother's book and she still treated him kindly, he was so cruel!
GABRIELLA smiled faintly, despite the fact that he had really hurt her today he had made her day by offering to take her to a Harry Potter launch party. She was very excited, she was still perplexed about her feelings for him…today Troy Bolton, east high's bad boy had shown her two completely confusing gestures and she knew immediately that she wanted Troy Bolton.
I know that was quite a sad chapter and the longest I've ever written so leave plenty of reviews and tell me what you thought of it. I loved that chapter personally and Troy kind of asked Gabriella out so WOO!
Keep your eye out for the next chapter 'Are These Feelings Normal?'