Hey just wana clear some things up so u guys understand a bit better about Rachel. First, Troy and her didn't have sex it didn't get that heated. Second, I'm trying to set up a kinda of older/younger sibling relationship, but in a friendship way, both like the fact the other doesn't judge them so they get on well. Anyways… to the story!

Rachel and Troy sat at a café on the Promenade named Jamaica Blue. Rachel had chosen it because she had always wanted to go to Jamaica, and now she could say that the famous Trey Parker had taken her there. They both ordered burgers with the lot and Cokes. They talked about random topics, stuff completely out of the blue. Troy liked that he could just be himself with her, and he could just have fun. After they had eaten, they went for ice cream and sat down to eat it on the swings in the park.

"You know, I played here once or twice when I was little. I broke my arm falling off this swing when I was 5." Rachel said. Troy smiled, but his mind was elsewhere. Rachel noticed. "What's on your mind?"

"Oh nothing, just, I dunno."

"You know you can tell me."

"I'm just having some problems with my family. I'm just confused is all." Rachel was silent for a minute and then spoke.

"My Dad was a professional surfer on the circuit when I was young. My mum and I spent all our time with him, travelling from beach to beach, watching him compete. He was really good. Then one day, when I was 7, he was surfing the pipe masters championships in Hawaii, he wiped out and hit a reef. He never came up… Anyway, that day everything when wrong. My mum said she didn't want me anymore, said I was too much like my Dad. So she sent me to a year round boarding school in North California. I never saw her again. I was so angry with her. The other girls at school all had parents who would visit all the time and send them letters and presents. I couldn't understand how my mum could just abandon me like that, and be angry with me just for who I was. I poured all my energy into hating her."

"Then what happened?"

"When I turned 18, I got a visit from an attorney from Playa Linda, where we were based. Turns out my mum had died, but she had left me everything she and Dad had ever had. She had written in the Will that the strongest bind that this world had to offer was that of family. But that just made me even more angry."

"How come?"

"Because after everything she had done to me, I wanted to hate her. I wanted to hate her so badly. But I knew I never could. Because whether I liked it or not, families don't have the power to hate one another. It goes against nature."

"When I was 16, I got really depressed. And the reason it all started was from basketball. So I told him that I didn't want to play anymore. He got mad, and he told me that Basketball was all that I was and the only thing that made me his son…" Troy gave a pathetic laugh. "I wanna hate him. I wanna hate him so badly. I don't understand why I can't. But everything would just be so much simpler if I could."

"But it wouldn't be. Because your hatred would consume you, and nothing would never feel resolved and at peace."

"Are you telling me to forgive him?"

"No. I can't tell you what to do. You're an adult it's your decision. But I will tell you, that when it came to my mum, I wish that I had at least tried." Troy didn't say anything for a while. But then he looked up and smiled at her.

"Thanks… I'm really glad I called you." She smiled.

"Me too, nothing like a free lunch!" They both laughed until she spoke again.

"Hey, wanna go down the fair and ride the roller-coaster until we throw up!"

"Hahaha you're on!"

Troy entered the hotel at about 4pm that afternoon. He entered his room, threw his bag down and spread-eagled across the bed. He couldn't help but feel that although the day had started out terribly, it had definitely turned around. He dozed off into a light sleep until about 5:30pm when the team came back and made one hell of a racket. Jay came into his room through the bathroom they shared and jumped on the bed.

"Hey dude you missed it! It was the best training ever! We had so much fun with those guys and Coach fully went easy on us! We had such a blast right that the Coach said we could train with them for the next 5 days until we fly out to Flagstaff for our next game!"

"Uh that's great man listen, what time is it?"

"Almost 6, listen man, out team and the wildcats are gonna go out to this bar tonight. You in?"

"Aren't they a little young for that?"

"Aren't you?" Troy gave him a rude look. "Nah it's sweet. Apparently one of the bars on the promenade is owned by one of the Wildcat's dads."

"Oh ok, yeah maybe but I might be late I got to meet someone first."

"Ok sweet dude, call me when you're done and I'll tell you where we are."

"Yeah sweet." Jay left. Troy got up and got in the shower. Jay was surprised to hear Troy singing in the shower, and even more surprised to hear that he was actually really good. Troy was surprised himself that he felt like singing. He hadn't sung in ages, but he was in a good mood and he felt like. He climbed out of the shower, shaved, and got dressed in dark wash jeans and a blue button down shirt. He towel dried his hair, and then went down to the hotel restaurant to join his team for the buffet dinner. He took a seat between Jay and the Coach. Jay was laughing with some of the team over something that had happened earlier, so Coach took that opportunity to talk to him.

"You look much better than you did this morning."

"Yeah sorry about that Coach. But yeah I feel good, I had a good day." Coach raised his eyebrows so Troy quickly blurted out: "Here at the hotel. All day. Of course." Then put his head down and began to eat quickly. Coach laughed.

"Where were you then?" Troy smiled to himself.

"The roller-coaster of life." He said, before going for seconds.

At 9:45 Troy left the hotel to go see Rachel. She was working at a bar tonight and said he should drop in to came see her. He quickly walked the few blocks to the promenade and entered, flashing his ID to the bouncer. Troy walked up to the bar and leant against it, then he heard his name being called.

"Hey Trey… Trey!" It was Jay. Troy walked over to the large booth where to 2 teams were. "Hey man, I didn't think you'd make it. We didn't even tell you where we were!"

"Yeah, I didn't know you'd be here either. I'm meeting someone here." As if on cue, to break the awkward moment of everyone staring at him, Rachel walked up to the booth with a tray of drinks that the guys had ordered. He smiled when she saw Troy and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey rock star, I didn't think you'd show." Troy smiled.

"Well I'm here aren't I?" She laughed.

"Come over to the bar and talk to me, I got a break in 10 mins and I'm craving ice cream." Troy laughed as she walked off.

"OH TOUCHDOWN!" Jay yelled at Troy. Troy secretly enjoyed the envious looks he was getting by the members of both teams. "Please tell me tapped that?" Troy gave him a shocked and disgusted look.

"Dude! She's a person you know, show a little respect man."

"That's a yes isn't it." Troy shook his head in disbelief then walked over to join Rachel at the bar. She handed him a drink on the house and they both had a laugh at the stares they were getting from the guys in the booth that had a perfect view of them. As they were chatting, 2 separate girls came over and tried to hit on Trey. Both times he politely declined their invitations and they had walked off. Rachel had raised her eyebrows at him, but said nothing. When the clock struck 10pm, Rachel's boss came out and told her she could have a 10min break, so she grabbed her jacket from the back and they left out the back exit.

As they stepped out the exit they both breathed inn a breath of fresh air. Inside the bar was loud, crowed and stuffy, so it felt good to be outside. They walked over to the ice cream parlour before walking down the street to a bus stop seat where it was quieter.

"So are you gonna tell me or not?"

"What?" Troy said, genuinely confused.

"Who's the girl your crushing on that is making you turn down all other offers." Troy gave a small, kind of sad, smile.

"You really want to know?"

"Really really." Troy let out a breath.

"Her name is Emma. Emma Wiltshire."

"And?" Rachel said, wanting more info. Troy laughed.

"And, we dated, and I fucked it up."

"How long ago?"

"Going on 2 years."

"Shite."

"Mmmm."

"Where does she live?"

"About 10 minutes walk from here."

"So why are you here and not with her?"

"I haven't seen her in 2 years. Not since I left. I can't just show up!"

"Yes you can. Desperate times call for desperate measures."

"I don't deserve her."

"Let her be the judge of that."

"And what do I do if she throws me out?"

"Well then, you come back here and I get you pissed for free." Troy laughed. She made it sound so simple. But the idea scared the shit out of him. They started to head back to the bar.

"What do I say?"

"You tell her the truth."

"Which part?"

"All of it. Even the bits you might think she doesn't want to hear." Troy thought about this as he walked around the other side of the bar from Rachel, as she got back to work. Troy let out another breath; it was so not that easy. Rachel handed him a drink.

"Here's one for the road, but when you finish it, you are going to go see her. End of conversation." He picked up his drink and she went to take someone their drinks. Again Jay called him over and he went over to the booth.

"Go for a quickie huh?" Jay joked. Troy gave him a filthy look.

"We went for ice cream."

"So that's what the kids are calling it these days." Jay joked again.

"Very funny Jay."

"Who is she?"

"Her name is Rachel. We hung out all of today when I cut training."

"Oh naughty naughty. I should really tell Coach."

"He knows so don't bother with the blackmail."

"And he let you get away with it." Troy just shrugged. Rachel came over.

"What are you still doing here?" Troy raised his drink.

"I haven't finished yet!" She stared him down. He gave up and skulled the rest of it and gave her the cup.

"Happy now?"

"Much better. Now leave!"

"Ok sheesh woman!" He walked off.

"Good luck!" She yelled out to him as he walked away.

When Troy walked out of the bar, he noticed it was raining. He crossed his arms tightly to himself and walked out into the rain. 10mins later he was outside Emma's house. 10 mins was not long enough for Troy to be ready for this. He looked in the window and saw Emma's parents in the living room. He didn't want them to open the door; he only wanted to see Emma. He walked around the back of the house and saw that the light was on in Emma's room. He crept over to it and quickly knocked. There was no answer so he climbed in. He stood there in her bedroom, completely soaking wet, unsure of his next move. She wasn't in there. He spotted a photo of Emma and Gavin on the wall and walked over to look at it. When he had his back turned, Emma walked in, and upon seeing him, let out a short scream.

"Emma, are you ok?" They heard being called from the living room. Emma didn't tear her eyes away from Troy when she answered.

"Uh, yeah dad. Everything's fine. I uh just slipped on some water." She shut the door, her eyes still fixed firmly on Troy. He couldn't read her expression, nor the emotions in her voice when she finally spoke. He was starting to feel that maybe this wasn't the best idea.

"Troy?"

OH CLIFFHANGER! I don't think ive done one of those before. It wasn't that fun I have to say. Another filler but as you can see, here comes the drama. PLEASE REVIEW! I wanna know what you guys think of whats happening and any ideas you may have. Till then xox