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A/N: Well we have officially landed on the last chapter for East Meets West. First off I want to thank my reviewers from last week; kuropie, chaylorfan, AyaneC, jinidu93, chaylorlover101, Favor1234, lilmissmonique, Staraquarius94, beststoriesever95, CHAYLORISAWESOME312, Sciencefreak2007, PhantomGroupie91, baby2ludaris, Phelycia, and Angel. Thank you all and I hope everyone enjoys the final chapter of East Meets West.
Baby S
Chapter Eighteen
They slowly pulled apart and rested their foreheads together; Troy smiled down at her and sighed. "I love you." He said again, as he reached down and grabbed a hold of her hands. Taylor took a step back and looked up at him nodding her head in agreement.
"I love you too." They both turned as the door opened and Sharpay peeked her head inside as she looked at them both with a small knowing smile. Once she saw that they weren't in a peculiar close embrace she stepped fully into the room.
"Guys I think it's time we head on out…we're already late enough as it is." She replied, Taylor nodded her head and stepped away from Troy and grabbed her small handbag stepped towards the door with Troy following close behind. They all descended down the stairs and were met by Zeke, Trevor and Taylor's mother. Zeke immediately latched arms with Sharpay and they moved towards the doorway. "We'll be in the limo…don't take to long alright." Sharpay called out as she and Zeke slipped out of the doorway. Once they were gone, Mrs. McKessie pulled her daughter into a tight hug and held her tightly while she was doing that she looked over her daughter's shoulder at Troy who was watching silently. As they continue to hug, it finally dawned on Troy that Taylor had told her mother everything.
"Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry." The older woman cried as she held her daughter tightly unwilling to release her. Taylor held her mother close and rubbed her back soothingly.
"It's okay you didn't know mom…but after tonight he'll pay for laying his hands on me and others. We are going to make sure that happens." She whispered as she held her mother to her. Mrs. McKessie nodded her head, as she looked over her daughter's shoulder at Troy who stood watching the scene silently unable to take his eyes off it.
"You'll protect my daughter won't you." Mrs. McKessie asked as she looked at him, Troy slowly nodded his head as she let go of her daughter. Taylor stepped back and grabbed a hold of his hand.
"I promise you I'll protect her…I love her to much to allow something to happen." He stated strongly, as he looked at Taylor's mother. She smiled gratefully at him and sighed.
"Thank you." She whispered, lifting her wrist up she looked at her watch and sighed. "I think you two better go, it's getting late." Troy and Taylor nodded their heads and quickly headed towards the door.
"Wait!" They turned around and saw Trevor making his way towards them. Taylor smiled and bent down and hugged her brother tightly. Once their hug was over, Taylor released him and he looked at Troy. "Beat Chad up for me please." he asked, Troy just nodded his head.
"Oh don't worry I will." He stated before they both walked out of the house. On their way to the car he looked at Taylor and draped his arm around her shoulders pulling her closer to his side. "So your mother and brother know about everything huh."
"I couldn't keep it all to myself…besides my mother noticed how teary eyed I've been these past few weeks…and she asked me and I told her. Being away from you and constantly having to put up with Chad took its toll on me." She whispered softly.
"I'm glad you opened to your mom and Sharpay even though I wished it could have been me that you told." She looked over at him and shook her head.
"I knew I couldn't do that…you would have confronted Chad immediately and then you could have gotten hurt something I wasn't willing to risk no matter how upset and sad I was. I love you to much to put you at risk."
"I feel the same way." He stated as he looked at her. Taylor sighed as he opened the limo door for her.
"I know, and you have no idea how happy I am that you do care about me like that, cause other than Sharpay, Zeke, my mother and brother…I don't think anyone has ever cared about me like you do." She admitted as she slipped into the limo, once she was comfortable and seated Troy slipped into the limo beside her and grabbed hold of her hand with his.
"And that will never change."
Chad paced up and down the hallway outside of the school auditorium, every once in a while glancing down at his watch, before growling at the time. One of this friends stood leaning against a nearby wall watching silently not really knowing what to say. "Where the hell is she?" Chad exclaimed angrily as he slammed his fist into his open palm.
"Maybe she's running late after all you did-." He trailed off as Chad shot him a look that plainly said that he had better not finish that statement. Gulping he raised his hands in surrender and shook his head at the guy. "Sorry." He muttered.
"All I have to say is that she better be here in the next thirty minutes before I go and get her my damn self." He growled as he rubbed an agitated hand through his curly hair. "Oh she's gonna pay for making me look like a fool, oh I promise that." He said.
"She's not that late man…calm down." Chad looked at him for a moment before shaking his head.
"Shut-up Paul…you don't know what you're talking about," he yelled as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone. He sent a heated glare at Paul and pointed towards the auditorium. "Why don't you leave and go find your date…I don't need a damn babysitter." Paul frowned and nodded his head.
"Fine." He huffed as he went back inside, Chad waited till he was gone, before dialing Taylor's cell. He waited impatiently for her to pick up.
"Hello?"
"Where the hell are you?" he snapped hardly letting her get the greeting out. There was a pause on the phone that enraged him even more than he already was. "You better answer me."
"I'm on my way there right now…god will you calm down." She exclaimed, Chad narrowed his eyes at her smart comeback.
"I will not calm down…not when you're trying to make me look stupid, you should have been here by now. I look like a fool standing here waiting on your ass."
"Well you wouldn't have to wait on my ass if you hadn't left me at the game. What the hell is wrong with you of course I'm going to be late."
"Just get your ass here…and later on tonight I'll address that smart ass mouth of yours." He said ending the call, tucking the phone back in his pocket he started pacing again madder than he had been before.
Taylor hung up the phone and slipped it back into her handbag, Troy looked at her with worry etched deeply in his face. He had heard the majority of the conversation since Chad had been yelling. Shaking his head he looked at Taylor, Sharpay, and Zeke. He didn't understand this plan. Had they forgotten how dangerous Chad could be, the man wasn't afraid to hurt a woman to get his way? The closer they got to the school, the more he felt like they should just abandon the plan, but he knew that was out of the question however he still felt it was necessary to voice his opinion on the matter. "You know what I'm not really sure about this?" At his words, Sharpay looked over at him with a sigh escaping her lips. She knew this Troy would react exactly like this if he found out about the plan before hand. "I mean can't we figure something else before we get there and-." He was silenced by Taylor placing a delicate finger over his lips. He looked at her and saw her giving him one of her most comforting smiles.
"Troy just stop it alright. Sharpay, Zeke and I have worked on this plan for a while now, and this is the only time and the only way. We have to do this now alright." She said softly as she gave him a look he couldn't resist, however Troy quickly looked away not wanting that to work on him. He still had to think about her safety, and the promise he had just made her mother before they left came to mind. He turned and grabbed her hands and held them tightly as he looked down at her.
"I just don't want anything to happen to you alright." He stated, his love and worry for her shining through his eyes as he glazed down at her. "We all know that Chad's a loose cannon, and he's proven time and time again that he has no problem putting his hands on you." Sharpay looked between the couple and saw that if Troy continued pressing the issue that Taylor would finally give in. Clearing her throat she spoke up.
"Troy we've got this alright," she exclaimed as she shifted over towards Taylor while digging through her purse. Troy watched silently as she took out a small black microphone and slipped onto the shoulder strap of Taylor's dress and then played with her hair for a moment until it was all covered. Troy looked from Taylor's dress and then back over to Sharpay with an incredulous look on his face.
"What da hell is that?" Sharpay rolled her eyes in playfully annoyance, unfortunately Troy didn't catch on that she was playing. "Don't roll your eyes at me, Sharpay. You've got my girl wearing a mic…please don't tell me this is your plan. This isn't a damn show on HBO called the Wire this is real life and in real life people wearing wires get caught." He snapped.
"Would you call down…it's a stage mic and it's small as hell."
"Oh right you East Highers always get state of the art equipment."
"Is that suppose to be insult." She snapped back, Taylor sighed and lifting a hand and rubbed it along Troy's jaw and watched as he slowly calmed down. While Zeke held Sharpay and kissed her on the temple as he calmed her down. After a few moments Taylor spoke up.
"Troy, let Sharpay explain the plan to you alright sweetie."
"Fine, but if I don't like it-."
"You'll deal with it." Sharpay replied sharply. "Now I've given Taylor a stage mic, and before you ask no Chad won't see it. We've already tested this time out last week and earlier this week and he never noticed. What's going to happen is that during the dance Taylor is going to have the mic on and she's going to tape Chad confessing to having a part in your friend Miguel accident as well as him blackmailing Taylor into being with him, and since I have my sources that say that he's won homecoming King, we'll play back the confession during his acceptance speech."
"See doesn't that sound good, Troy." Taylor asked from his side, he slowly nodded his head as he looked at her. He had to admit it sounded perfect but he was still uneasy about the whole time, besides it was Sharpay who was going to be around Chad the entire night putting herself at risk, while he was thinking Sharpay snapped her fingers and reached back into her purse and held out a bright hot pink phone.
"Oh and before I forget here, Troy." He stared down at the phone as if it was the grossest thing he had ever seen. "Troy, this isn't a joke take the phone."
"Why?"
"So when the plan is underway I can call you and you can come in, Zeke will open the door for you." Troy looked over at Zeke for confirmation, the other boy who had a small plastered on his face from amusement over the way that Troy looked at Sharpay's offered phone just nodded his head while trying to keep from laughing. Sharpay looked between the two of them and rolled her eyes. "Troy just take it."
"Fine." He stated reluctantly as he took the phone from her hand. "Alright but call me but you expose him…I don't need to be making my way inside while he's trying to get to Taylor." He stated seriously. Sharpay nodded her head and gave him a small smile.
"Oh don't worry I will…you just make sure you get to Taylor just in case Chad does get to her or something." Troy nodded his head as he tucked the phone into his pocket just as the limo pulled to a stop right outside of the school. Taking a deep breath, he watched silently watched as Sharpay and Zeke slid out the limo leaving him and Taylor alone for a few brief moments. They sat together silently not knowing what to say to one another. Troy made the first move though; he turned his head and looked down at Taylor before leaning forward and brushing his lips across her forehead before bending his head down a little bit more and capturing her lips with his. Pulling apart Troy held Taylor's hands in his as he watched her softly.
"Troy, I'll be okay alright…just make sure you come when Sharpay calls." Troy brushed his hands carefully through her hair as he looked at her and slowly nodded his head.
"You," he trailed off as he brushed a hand over her cheek. "You just make sure that you're careful alright…just be safe, promise me." She nodded her head before leaning forward and kissing him softly before moving towards the door.
"I promise…and I love you."
"Love you too." He replied as she slipped out of the limo. Troy watched silently as she bounded up the stairs behind Sharpay and Zeke. Reaching into his pocket he took out the pink phone and looked down at it hoping everything tonight went according to plan otherwise he'd storming in there nine o'clock with or without a phone call.
Before either of them went inside, Sharpay pulled Taylor to the side so they could speak both knowing that once they went inside they had to continue to act as if they were no longer friends so that Chad wouldn't become suspicious. "Alright do you remember what we planned?"
"Yeah throughout the night I'm suppose to act like I'm distant, and when Chad asks me what's wrong I tell I want out of the deal because I miss Troy and I can't continue this act and while that's happening you'll be recording the entire conversation."
"And when he wins homecoming king I'll play back his confession for everyone to hear and then we'll see how tough he really is." She whispered with a twinkle in her eye. Taylor smirked at her friend's expression and smiled.
"Remind never to get on your bad side."
"They don't call me mountain lion for nothing…I'm fierce." She stated with a laugh as she gave Taylor a quick hug. "Good luck girl." They pulled apart just as Zeke made his way over to them.
"Shar…Taylor, Chad is on his way right now…if you don't want this plan to fail I suggest you come on we've got to get over to the booth anyway." Sharpay reluctantly let go of Taylor and sighed.
"Remember the mic, Tay." Taylor reached up and turned it on, as Zeke pulled Sharpay into the auditorium just as Chad made his way outside. He stepped aside as Zeke and Sharpay walked inside once they entered auditorium he turned towards Taylor with a frown marring his face, jerking his thumb in the direction that the couple had just disappeared in he spoke.
"What da hell was that? I thought I told you to stay away from her…no I remember quite plainly telling you to break your friendship off with her cause I don't like." He yelled out as he walked over to her and snatched her to him; Taylor winced as his fingers dug deep into her skin causing her pain. "Well what do you have to say for yourself?"
"I did what I had to do…you left me remember." She snapped as she yanked her arm back away from his grasp. Chad narrowed his eyes at the gesture before shaking his head. She was acting just like she did when she was with that damn Troy Bolton. Acting all bold like she wasn't afraid of him, and if that was one thing he hated it was her acting as if she wasn't scare of him because in this mind that meant she didn't respect him.
"I see you still have that smart ass mouth of yours tonight but you know what I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that you're tired, because otherwise there is no way you would have talked to me like that," he snapped "Now come on you're late enough as it is." He stated as he began pulling her inside, with her free hand Taylor reached up and touched the stage mic hoping that everything worked out right for tonight. Cause she was ready to get Chad Danforth out of her life for good.
As the party went on Chad found himself getting more and more annoyed with Taylor and her newfound attitude. Already twice tonight she had made to unflattering jokes about him to some of his friends, and it was getting on his nerves didn't the girl understand that he held her safety and the safety of her boyfriend in his hands. "Chad, also been selfish I mean he won't let me do anything with him, so has to be selfish right…cause I'd hate to call him clingy." Taylor stated with a giggle, Chad narrowed his eyes at her and cleared his throat cutting off the laughter from some of his teammates and their dates.
"Baby, you really are too much?" he said as he reached down beneath the table and grabbed a hold of her hand and squeezed it tightly as he gave her a look at he knew would get his point across that she had better stop with the jokes.
"I'm just having some fun."
"Well you're not going to do it at my expense." He snapped, his teammates sensing that the couple was about to get into a fight quickly left with their dates and retreated towards the dance floor. Chad narrowed his eyes at Taylor as he motioned towards the dance floor and growled out. "See what you've done?"
"They just went to go dance, and if you were so uptight maybe they would have stayed, but it's kind of hard when you can't even take a joke."
"Those weren't joke that's were insults…you didn't even try to joke you just insulted me and disrespected me in front of my teammates. If you keep pissing me off, we'll leave this damn dance."
"Okay…okay I'm sorry alright." She stated almost in a panic the last thing she wanted to do was leave the dance with Chad. There was absolutely no telling what could happen especially since Troy might not make it to them in time.
"You better be sorry." He snapped back as he crossed his arms over his chest and looked at her pointedly. Taylor looked down at her dress and picked up some imaginary lint and tossed it to the floor. Chad watched her as she did that before speaking up again. "And you better control that attitude…believe me you don't want to try and adjust it for you."
"I'm going to go and get something to drink."
"Fine, I'll be here." He said as she walked towards the refreshment table, Taylor looked over her shoulder at him for a moment before walking away. As she was filling up her punch glass Sharpay came to stand on the other side of the table.
"How's everything going?"
"I…it's not going good, Shar. He's piss with me and I think he might try to hurt me." She replied softly, Sharpay quickly sent a look across the room to where Chad was sitting watching them curiously. Lowering her eyes she looked back at Taylor and sighed.
"We can leave right now and-."
"No we are going to get him, Sharpay just make sure that the tape is taping all of this." Sharpay just nodded her head, as she picked up a punch glass as well and filled it.
"Alright don't worry about it Zeke and I will make sure it's on…you just be safe, Troy's only a phone call away Chad isn't going to do anything to you I promise." She whispered as she walked away from the table. Taylor picked up her punch and headed back towards Chad who was now watching her closely. Once she sat down, he eyed her closely and looked over his shoulder at Sharpay who was now sitting with Zeke at a table across the way. Lifting one hand he lazily pointed to Sharpay and back to Taylor.
"What da hell was that? I thought I told you to not talk to her…no matter of fact I know I told you not to talk to her."
"I was just thanking her again, and reassuring her that I am in deed happy with you." Chad just watched her closely before smiling and reaching out to place his hand on top of hers. Taylor watched him as he leaned towards and kissed her on the lips. She had to quickly repress the urge to throw-up at the gesture as her stomach churned uneasily.
"Why aren't you kissing me back?" he asked angrily through a fake smile, Taylor looked away from him and over at Sharpay who was currently talking to her brother and his date in the D.J. booth. Hopefully the tape was on cause she was going through with the plan because it was either now or never.
"Come on let's go dance…after all this is a dance." She said totally ignoring his question and standing. Chad stood as well and wrapped his arm around her waist, and led her out towards the dance floor determine to press her for the answers he wanted while they danced, she wasn't going to ignore him, he'd make sure of that.
Sharpay glanced over her shoulder at Taylor and Chad and saw Chad place a kiss on Taylor. Turning back around she looked at her brother and his girlfriend Kelsi. "Ry, we don't have much time did you turn the tape on like I asked you." She asked quickly as she saw Taylor and Chad heading towards the dance floor.
"Yeah, we did…didn't we Kelsi?" he asked looking down at his girlfriend, who knelt down behind the booth after a few minutes she lifted her head back up and nodded her head.
"The tape is running…it should be taping whatever Chad and Taylor are saying." She stated as she stood back up. "Don't worry we got everything under control over here." She said with a weak smile. "But are you sure this is going to work, Shar?"
"Oh I know for certain it's going to work all we have to do is wait for Taylor to get Chad upset and then he'll spill everything and it will be all on tape for the playback. He's so predictable." She stated with a shake of her head, "We'll be back later when we want you to play it." Both Kelsi and Ryan nodded their heads and Sharpay went back over to her table where Zeke was sitting casually watching Chad and Taylor dancing. "Do you think she's telling him?" Zeke glanced up at her and shook his head as she pulled out her chair and sat back down, just as her cell phone went looking at the caller i.d. she sighed and rolled her eyes. "Hello?"
"Shar…has she done it yet, it's almost nine o'clock and I'm worried." He rushed out not giving her a chance to speak.
"Would you calm down." She whispered heatedly as she continued to look at Taylor and Chad as they were dancing. "It hasn't happened yet, but Taylor's about to get him. I just know it."
"Don't tell me to calm down, that fool is dangerous. He could hurt her and-."
"Please, he's not going to hurt her in this crowded room, just calm down and chill out for a little while longer. Don't worry we're going to get him I promise." She said hanging up the phone; Zeke glanced at her and sighed.
"Troy?"
"Yeah, he's really worried about Taylor." She said as she tucked her cell phone back into her purse. He nodded his head and sighed, he completely understood Troy's feelings, cause he knew deep down if they places were reversed he'd be feeling the exact same way.
Chad looked at down at Taylor and pulled her close to him while whispering. "So why aren't you kissing me back…I thought the agreement was that you were to act as if you liked me and to act accordingly."
"There's nothing to like about you." She whispered back bravely. "You have me here against my will. Truthfully I want out of this deal…I miss Troy…I love him and being here with you only reinforces my need to be with him." Chad frowned down at her in disgust at the mere mention of Troy's name.
"Oh so you miss him huh…and what would you do if something happened to him huh." Chad replied coldly, "Cause if you go back on our deal then I'll go back on my end as well, and everything Troy goes down some stairs you better hope I'm not there."
"I'm not scared of you anymore Chad…I'll tell the whole town if you do, and I'm gonna tell them about Miguel."
"I didn't push him."
"But you told Landon too and-." Chad looked down at her his brown eyes darkening in fury as he looked down at her. Taylor winced in pain as he tightened his grip around her waist pulling her flush against him.
"I told Landon to push your boy toy down them stairs…the fool missed, and Miguel winded up taking Troy's place…not that I care because any cripple West High Knight is better than physically fit one."
"If you are as bad as you say then why didn't you push Troy down the stairs…oh wait I know why cause you were and still are a punk ass bitch." She snapped out bitterly. Chad leaned down until he was face to face with her.
"Oh so now I'm a punk ass bitch huh…well let's see about that shall we." He said stepping back and pulling her with him. Taylor struggled against his hold as he dragged her off the dance floor. She sent a pleading look towards Zeke and Sharpay who were immediately up. Zeke rushed over towards them while Sharpay ran over to the booth on her cell phone. As they exited the auditorium Zeke caught up with them.
"Let her go, Chad." Zeke shouted as he came over to Chad who just barely released Taylor as he swung his fist in the left side of Zeke face sending sprawling into the trophy case. Looking back at Taylor he frowned and shook his head.
"Judging from that I can probably assume that you haven't been avoiding Sharpay like I asked you too." He snapped as he tightened his grip on her arm just as Sharpay came out of the auditorium she screamed out as she saw Zeke lying unconscious in the trophy case. "That's it," he snapped as he dragged Taylor outside. "You and I are going to go and pick up my cousin Darren and then we're going to find Troy and show you just how much of a punk ass bitch I am." Ignoring her pleads for him to let her go he dragged her outside the school and into the dark parking lot, however before they could get any further Chad was struck in the face, he groaned out in pain releasing Taylor as he raised both hands up to his nose that was currently gushing blood. Taylor looked up and saw Troy standing there glaring at Chad, moving quickly she placed herself behind Troy, as Chad stood up wiping the blood from his nose on his on the handkerchief from his jacket pocket and tossing it to the ground.
"You got a lot of nerve Bolton showing your face around here." Troy looked at him and shook his head for a moment before chuckling.
"You know what…I ought to beat your ass right now for all the things you done to Taylor and to me and not to mention my best friend Miguel."
"That was nothing…you think that was something you actually think that was something just wait until I get my cousin, you think when he showed up at your house was bad just want until we get you this time."
"You aren't going to do anything Danforth." Troy stated strongly with a smirk, Chad sneered at the gesture and looked at Troy and Taylor.
"Oh and really and whose going to stop me…Taylor he can't protect you all the time and…" he trailed off as a harsh voice yelled out.
"That's enough Mister Danforth." Troy crossed his arms over his chest and chuckled at the look of utter horror that passed across Chad's features. Troy snapped his fingers as he smiled brightly at Chad and chuckled.
"I'm sorry I forgot to tell you we had an audience." He said pointing behind Chad, slowly turning around Chad stared up in shock as he most of the Senior and Junior class along with the principal and other teachers standing on the school stairs in shock. "Surprise bitch!" Troy taunted angrily as he looked at Chad who turned back around him and glared at him.
"You're dead!" he shouted as he lunged forward Troy caught him in a head lock as turning them away from Taylor so that she wouldn't get hurt. Moving quickly he slammed Chad into a nearby car just as Chad flung one of his fist into the air intent on catching Troy in the chin. Troy dodged the move easily and punched Chad twice in the stomach. Backing away from Chad he watched as the other boy slumped to the ground as he tried to catch his breath. Chad took several deep breaths and looked at Troy and Taylor. "You don't have any evidence…if I go to jail I'll be out by the morning and-."
"You confessed…on tape and all those people heard every word you said." Troy stated coldly. As the principal and coach rushed over to Chad to restrain him as he made another lunge at Troy. "See you in twenty or forty, Danforth." He snapped as Chad started yelling obscenities at his back as the principal and the coach took him away. Troy turned to Taylor and gave her a smile. Reaching down he gently lifted her arm that Chad had been holding and looked it over. "Are you okay? Tell me the truth." She just nodded her head with tears in her eyes, Troy lifted her chin and placed a gentle kiss on her lips and then rested his forehead against her and sighing. "It's over."
"I know and…I love you so much."
"I love you too…I'm glad it's over." He said with a sigh, as he reached towards her shoulder strap and took of the stage mic, and turned it off slipping it into his pocket. "Come on let's go inside I don't want you to miss the rest of the dance."
"But Troy what about everyone else."
"I don't care I'm here for you and only you. If they aren't happy about me being here then forget them. You're the only one that matters." He whispered as he brushed his lips against her before reaching down and grabbing her hand and leading her inside. They both ignored the threats and yells that were currently coming from Chad as they walked pass the huge crowd of East High students. Once inside they saw Sharpay helping Zeke up, Taylor stepped away from Troy and rushed over to her friends. Hugging them both she smiled.
"We did it!"
"We sure did…there's a loop playing right now of Chad incriminating himself over and over again playing in the auditorium. He's going to pay for what he's done." Sharpay exclaimed happily as she hugged her friend back. Taylor went to Zeke and hugged him as well, but pulling back and looking him over.
"Are you okay?" she asked reaching up and touching his forehead where he had gotten cut by some glass. Zeke gave her a small smile and nodded his head.
"I'm fine…but I'm going to press charges. Did you at least get to laid hands on the fool?" Zeke asked as he looked over at Troy who smirked and nodded his head. "Oh who am I kidding of course you did." They all looked up as the rest of the student body made their way inside, some looked Troy over however many of them were talking about the current fall of their most popular student. "So are you two staying or are you guys leaving?"
"I think you should stay." Sharpay admitted as she looked between her best friend and her boyfriend. Troy looked down at Taylor with a smile before nodding his head.
"We're staying…I wouldn't want Taylor to miss the fall dance that is unless she wants to go." He stated as they all turned their attention to Taylor who looked up at him with a smile on her.
"As long as I'm dancing with you I have no problem with staying."
"Well what are we waiting for come on let's go inside." Sharpay said as she grabbed a hold of Zeke's hand. "But first me and my Zekey are going to make a stop at the restroom I've got to get him all cleaned up."
"Alright we'll see you inside." Taylor called out as they headed in the direction of the restroom, as her and Troy entered the auditorium they were well aware of the eyes that seemed to be glued to them the moment they entered the room. Tightening his hold on Taylor's waist Troy lead her through the crowd of people and onto the dance floor. Just as the beginning notes for Chrisette Michele's Love is you, began to flow through the speakers. Troy smiled as Taylor leaned her head on his shoulder with a sigh.
"You know what?" Troy asked as they started to sway, "This song reminds me of us too." He murmured with a chuckle as Taylor looked up at him.
"Oh does it now."
"It does just listen to it."
"You are such a sap." Taylor stated playfully as she allowed Troy to spin her around, he chuckle and pulled her back into his arms while whispering.
"Careful now…I might have to do something drastically manly if people hear you." He replied with a wiggle of his eyebrows. She chuckled at him and just shook her head, "You know I was really worried about you tonight."
"I know…and I'm sorry but it had to be done."
"I know it did, Taylor…I'm just glad, you finally told me what was really going on. I've been dying inside little by little for the last few weeks. My world without you in it just isn't worth living."
Taylor wrapped her arms around his neck and nodded her understanding; she too had felt the exact same way for the past few weeks. Chad had made ever waking moment of hers since she broke up with Troy as miserable as he could. She just hoped he paid for everything he had done to her, Troy and Miguel. Like she had told Troy earlier that night, everyone last one of them deserved true justice.
"Do you think he's gonna go to jail."
"He confessed on tape…of course…there's nothing he can now, but look Tay I really don't want to spend the rest of my night with you in that gorgeous dress talking about Danforth. Let's talk about us shall we."
"Fine and what about us will we talk about?"
"Like how this could be our song too." He stated with a smile as he bent down and kissed her passionately, pulling away he chuckled at the look of utter pleasure that washed across Taylor's features.
"We already have a song silly."
"I know but that's our West high song…this could be our East high song." He stated with a smile as he twirled her around a bit before pulling her closer so he could hold her tight. "I have absolutely no problem with us having two songs."
"Our West High song and East High song huh." She asked with a bright smile on her face.
"Yeah."
"By the time you're done we'll have a whole play list." She replied with a shake of her head as she looked at him. Troy just smirked and nodded his head.
"It'll probably be the sexiest play list ever made."
"And what will we name it."
"When east meets west." He said with a chuckle and then shook his head. "Eh, that was pretty corny wasn't it?" Taylor giggled at his face and nodded her head.
"Just a bit." She admitted, "However for some reason I love it…just like I love you." Troy and Taylor stopped dancing at that moment and looked at one another; Troy bent down and gave Taylor a soft kiss.
"I love you too, Baby."
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this story and if so please Review. I will have new stories coming out sometime soon the first one out I believe will be 'Searching' so be on the look out for that.
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