I KNOW YOU WANT TO KILL ME FOR WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR THE NEXT CHAPET BUT I AM SORRY!!!

A hey, I'm back for chapter 12. Thanks for all the great reviews, unfortunaly only one person suggested questions- Pandora, so bare with me on the questions as I did make them up on the spot.

Also to mione3882who reminded me to finish this chapter

ALSO 140 REVIEWS!! I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD GET THAT MANY SO THANKYOU!!!

NOW I NEED HELP!!! Since I'm an Aussie I have no idea when Americans go back to school an such so I need help with the following-

When does school go back in America?

How many periods each day? And write them down in order (this is for a senior by the way.)

How do scholarships work?

What colleges are there in America and where are they located

Well if you can help me with them it would be much appreciated!

This chapter is dedicated to Pandora andmione3882

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Part Of the Family

Recap

"What's going on exactly?" Cassie asked seeing Alex pull out two red buttons like the opens you would see on game shows. Alex looked at her before grabbing the white board marker and holding it up like a microphone. He then said in a host's voice:

"It's time to play battle of the sexes."

Cassie and Gabriella looked at each other before turning their attention back to Alex.

"Yes you heard right Battle of the Sexes the game that tests to see what gender is better. Although we play the game slightly different to how you would normally play it. Instead of asking questions back and forth, me and my lovely assistant here," Alex stopped and motioned towards Alice. "will take turns asking questions. The first 5 questions it's the quickest to push the button to answer, then 5 questions where each team elects someone to go head to head with the electric of the other team. Then it will be the final ten questions which will bounce from team to team. After the twenty questions whichever team has the lowest amount of points have to clean up after dinner and be the other team's slaves for the night."

"Let's begin." Alice said pulling out the question cards. "Okay this is quickest to the buzzer."

Both teams lent forward to there buzzers preparing for question. (Girl's buzzer I will write Bing and boys buzzer will be buzz.)

"Question 1. Who wrote the book a Walk to Remember?"

Bing!

"What's your answer?"

They looked one another hoping that someone actually knew the answer, as Julie had only pressed the buzzer so the boys wouldn't get a chance to answer. Their prays were answered.

"Nicholas Sparks." Lizzie answered proudly.

"Correct." Alex turned around and marked a point on the girl's side of the board.

"Question 2. What was the latest James bond movie called?"

Buzz!

"Casino Royale." All the boys answered at once. Alice nodded at Alex who marked it down.

"How long has the show 'Tyra' being going for?"

Buzz!

Alex turned his attention to the Brendan who quickly blurted out 2 years.

"I'm not going to ask how you know that." Alex marked it down.

"How old is Oprah?"

Bing!

"53" Miranda quickly answered. Alex marked it down.

"Last one. What is the name of the commanding officer on Star Trek: the Next Generation?"

Bing!

"Jean-Luc Picard." Cassie slightly shouted, a bit over excited. Alex nodded and marked it down.

"Okay now teams you have 10 seconds to decide on who you want to do the next 5 questions."

Both teams huddled in and started nominating people and discussing 'tactics'.

"Girls who will be your representative?" Alice asked sweetly.

"Gabriella." Sam answered smiling.

"Boys." Alex inquired curiously.

"Matt." Brendan answered smugly.

"Okay you have to push the buzzer and you just simply call out the answer. Now come sit in here so your teams won't whisper answers to you." Alex motioned towards the two stools in the front. Gabriella and Matt got up and nervously sat in the chairs although the nerves subsided once they caught each other's eyes and it instantly turned into rivalry.

"Let's begin." Alex stated. "First question, what number is Scandium on the Periodic table?"

Bing!

"21"

"Correct. Which team has won the most NBA championships and name 2 years they won."

Bing!

"That would be the Boston Celtics and they have won in both 1976 and 1986."

"That's my girl!" Troy smiled at Gabriella before quickly sinking back into his seat after getting death stares from the rest of his team.

"I'm impressed. I didn't think either of you would get that." Alex nodded his head in approval.

"Yes well moving on. After you get the basketball in the NBA, you only have so many seconds before you have to take a shot how much time is on the NBA shot clock?"

Bing!

"Twenty-four seconds?" Gabriella answered although it sounded more like she was asking rather then answering.

"Correct. 'Such is life' is a phrase made by what Australian bushranger?"

Bing!

"Ned Kelly."

"Matt, come on. She has got like every question so far. Would you hurry up and attempt to answer one?" Jake yelled, on the verge of hitting Matt for not answering a single question.

"Well sorrryy. Not my fault I have been put against a self-proclaimed nerd." Matt crossed his arms in a huff before staring; actually it was more like glaring, at Gabriella, who in turn smiled innocently.

"Ok then, lets do the last question shall we? Name as many numbers as can from Pi."

Bung! (Both buzzed at the same time)

"3.1415926535897932384." Matt and Gabriella both recited at the same time. Everyone's eyes were open wide in astonishment.

"How in god's name do you know that many numbers?" Jake queried. Both Gabriella and Matt ignored him and turned to Alex who was in thought.

"Now I can't give both teams a point so whoever can name the next number correctly will get it." Alex clarified. "Okay so Matt, since you are having a bit of trouble you can go first. What do you think the last number is?"

"That's easy. It's 2." Matt spoke smugly towards Gabriella who silently chuckled to herself.

"Gabriella, what do you think it is?"

"6." Gabriella smiled sweetly at Matt who was shaking his head.

"Ms Gabriella, I'm an architect I know what Pi equals and I'm afraid your answer is wrong." Matt smirked and crossed his arms, Gabriella followed his actions.

"Mr. Bolton would mind telling Matt here what the correct number is." Gabriella innocently asked.

"Matt, your wrong. Don't open you big mouth and start gloating till you know your right which in this case as I have already pointed out, you are not." Alex shook his head at his grandson before turning around and pulling out the next set of questions.

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About 10 minutes later, when Matt had finally admitted defeat after Gabriella reciting Pi up to the 30 number mark, pulling out a calculator to show in fact it was 6 before 2 and having a long explanation on how she could possibly know so much about basketball, the game of Battle of the Sexes continued.

Girls- 8, Boys- 2

"Okay this round of the game will be played as follows; Alice and I will continue to take turns asking questions although they're will be 5 specific questions for the girls and same for the boys, if the selected gender cannot answer the question before 20 seconds is up, the opposing team will get a chance to answer. That clear?" Alex looked between the two teams to see if there were any confused faces or any no's. Once satisfied that everyone understood he pulled out the first question.

"Okay here we go….Boy's your first question is: In Bridget Jones's Diary- who is the actor that ends up with Bridget?"

All the guys looked at one another, communicating 'secretly' with their eyes even though it was plain and simple what they were thinking.

"10, 9, 8, 7" Alex gradually counted down.

"Ummm…ummm… Colin Firth!" Anthony suddenly yelled/answered. His team looked towards him with raised eyebrows before quickly turning their attention back to Alex looking eagerly at him.

"That's correct." Alex rolled his eyes at the immature males who were now hi-fiving.

"Girl's your first question is; in Family Guy how old is Stewie?"

"One." Kelly yawned.

"Correct. Next question"…..

(I am so incredibly bored with this all game concept it was so much better in my head so I am skipping to the last question so I can finally get out of the whole Christmas thing!)

"Okay now even though there is absolutely no point to this last question as we know who has won, I will still read it. So for the final tally. Girls, in 'Scrubs' what does the name of each episode have in common?" Alice lazily asked.

"They all start with My unless it's in a different point of view in that case it would be either his story or her story." Gabriella answered not looking away from the quick hit she was playing with Lizzie. (The game I'm talking about is where you put your hands together and slap the other person's. my friends didn't know the name so we call it quick hit.)

"Final score. Boys 6, girls 14." Alex sighed before continuing. "Males you have to clean up after dinner." All the guys groaned while the girls hi-fived each other.

"Can we get out of this basement now? I really need to pee." Brendan stood up and started dancing around slightly while holding his crutch, awaiting the answer. Seeing his father nodding his head, Brendan was out of the room before you could say peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. This made everyone slowly get up, stretch and head upstairs. Soon there was only Troy left on the couch the boys occupied and Gabriella on the girls couch.

They sat in comfortable silence smiling at each other before Troy dawdled over to Gabriella grinning. Flopping down right in the corner of the couch, Troy gestured to Gabriella to join him. She did so by playfully doing a seductive crawl along the couch, making Troy chuckle. Reaching him, she gently grabbed his shoulders and lifted herself so that she was straddling him. Smiling at him, Gabriella slowly leant forward, wrapping her arms around his neck while he did the same around her waist. Gently Gabriella gave him the smallest of kisses before pulling back and leaning her forehead against his.

"You wanna know the two things I love about this basement?" She whispered eyes closed, lips millimeters from Troy's.

"What's that?" Troy whispered back huskily.

"It's locked and completely sound proof." Troy chuckled before pulling Gabbi in for a very passionate and well-needed kiss. Troy slowly moved them so that Gabriella was comfortably lying underneath him. Breaking the kiss they were currently engaged in Troy latched him onto Gabriella's neck, escalating a moan from the latter.

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Meanwhile upstairs…

"Where's Troy and Gabriella?" Kelly asked after noticing they had yet to join them in the lounge room.

"Probably doing it."

"Elizabeth Marie Bolton!" Julie half gasped half yelled.

"Sorry mom." Lizzie solemnly put her head down and continued reading while her cousins went into a fit of laughs.

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Several hours had passed, Troy and Gabriella had returned from their 'business', gotten teased about it and eventually everyone turned to tease Jake, Dylan and Brendan about their non-existent sex lives.

Dinner went by smoothly, idle chat, memories of past Christmas's were told to Gabriella and Cassie who got a major kick out of finding out that when they were little, the Bolton children (all of them except Lizzie) would run around only wearing a Santa hat after having to many Christmas cookies.

After the long days events with the boys all cleaning up the kitchen and any other chores that needed to be done, everyone were soon turning in. making sure to have all their bags packed as they were leaving early the next morning to go to other family gatherings.

Gabriella and Troy went to bed earlier then everyone else especially worn out, due to the early morning stroll in the park.

At around 10:30, Gabriella and Troy were both showered and ready for bed. Troy climbed in first completely collapsing on his back, totally and utterly worn out with Gabriella joining him soon after. She cuddled up to his side taking in his warmth and sent, her head resting on his chest with her arm draped across his waist. His hand also wrapped around her waist with his other arm gently stroking her arm.

Leaning down, Troy placed a simple and sweet kiss to her forehead.

"Merry Christmas Gabbi."

"Merry Christmas Troy." Gabriella whispered back before snuggling further into his chest, both falling into a peaceful slumber with smiles on their faces.

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DONE!! OMG!! I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A FUCKING MONTH!!! AND IT WASN'T EVEN THAT GOOD!!!!

ARRGHHHH!!!

I'm calm now; anyway I have planned out what I want to do for the rest of the chapters up to the 19th. Here are those questions again-

When does school go back in America?

How many periods each day? And write them down in order (this is for a senior by the way.)

How do scholarships work?

What colleges are there in America and where are they located?

Thanks!!

Nikki

R&R