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Humiliation. Taylor McKessie stood on the small balcony of her apartment drowning in her own tears and humiliation. She used her sleeve to wipe her mascara that smudge under eyes as the tears rolled down her cheeks. She kept replaying how Troy's face looked when she wasted the punch. Taylor thought to herself even if Troy was looking at her in interest she blew her first chance all together. Taylor heard someone slide open the slide door entering the balcony. It was Troy.

"Hey" Troy said.

Taylor just looked at him rolling her eyes and walking further away from him.

"What are you coming to laugh at me again?" Taylor asked looking at him from the corner of her eyes as she leaned over the balcony looking down at the streets.

"No….My dad told me to come apologize" Troy said with a shrug of his shoulders sticking his hands in his back pockets of his denims.

Taylor narrowed her eyes and pushed herself of the balcony and walked to him.

"So it was your dads idea?" Taylor said.

"Yup" Troy said.

"Well ……I DON'T WANT YOUR DUMB ASS APOLOGIES IF YOU WERE FORCED TO DO IT!!" Taylor said getting in his face.

Troy threw her a mean look and sucked his teeth rolling his eyes.

"Ay girl don't bitch at me cause you're a klutz I was trynna apologize to you but never damned mind!" Troy said raising his voice even louder.

Inside Troy's Home..

"Oh Jack..Maybe I should go check on them.." Janice said in worry of her daughter and the neighbors son.

"Don't worry Janice Troy just needs to set himself straight with Taylor." Jack said putting clean dishes in the cabinet.

"But, Jack what if they end up arguing…my daughter is a little pepper she's quick to throw a fist" Janice said.

"Same with Troy. You can't imagine how many times Troy has gotten kicked out some of the best schools for fighting" Jack said.

"Well….you think they'll be alright?" Janice asked again.

"Sure. Did you see the way they were gazing at each other at dinner? They both probably like each other….that's how puppy love usually starts…hating each other, then becoming friends...then admitting your feelings….ha-ha yeah that's how me and my ex-wife were when we were young" Jack said waving a finger at Janice who just laughed.

"I guess they'll be ok" Janice said.

"That's the spirit" Jack said giving her a wink.

On the Balcony

"Your such a….a…Jerk!!" Taylor said yelling.

"Oh well your no charmer yourself damnit!" Troy said.

"AHHHHHHHH" Taylor yelled in frustration and stormed pass him but Troy grabbed her wrist to stop her.

"Let go of me you asshole!" Taylor demaned.

"No look…I didn't come out her to fight…"Troy said.

"You could of fooled me!" Taylor said switching her weight to one hip and folding her arms over her chest.

"See that's why I can't keep cool with you for one second with that smart ass mouth of yours!" Troy said letting her hand go.

"Well I'm sorry you don't like that about me…there's a lot of things your probably won't like about me!" Taylor said bitter like.

"I doubt that" Troy said to himself.

"Excuse me you wanna say that a little louder smart ass?" Taylor asked.

"I SAID I DOUBT THAT!" Troy said.

Taylor was taken back by his comment. Was he being…nice?

"Wha- What?" Taylor asked.

"Other then your temper and that smart ass mouth of yours you seem interesting…" Troy said with a shrug of his shoulders not looking her in the eyes.

He's shy. Taylor thought to herself.

"Oh…" Taylor said quietly.

"Ah I feel so stupid" Taylor said in a whisper sitting in the chair on the balcony.

"Why?" Troy asked turning to look her maintaining his spot by the balcony railing putting his back to the railing leaning on it.

"Because…I acted like such a bitch to you" Taylor said.

"That's funny I've never heard a girl admit she was being a bitch" Troy said chuckling.

Taylor just narrowed her eyes at him. Troy took that as his cue to stop laughing.

There then was a small awkward silence.

"Look…why don't we start over?...I'm Bolton…Troy Bolton" Troy said in a mock James bond tone and making a corny face like James extending his hand for her to shake.

Taylor laughed and jumped out of her chair.

"Well I'm Little Ms. Taylor McKessie" Taylor said in a country belle accent.

Taylor gave her hand to Troy and he lifted her hand and kissed it.

"Oh quite the charmer" Taylor said.

"I know" Troy said.

"Cocky much?" Taylor asked.

"Nah…I'm just aware of how sexy I am." Troy said striking a pose. Taylor giggled and playfully rolled her eyes.

"So Troy tell me about yourself…what's your background?" Taylor asked.

"Theres not much to tell" Troy said.

"Oh sure everyone has a story to tell." Taylor said.

"Come on Troy not one thing?" Taylor asked.

"Nope" Troy chimed.

"I don't know.. every boy I've talked to you has something to brag on to me" Taylor said smiling at him.

"Well not me Taylor!" Troy said apparently sore on the subject.

"Oh….I'm sorry. Taylor said.

"Its ok" Troy said sternly staring out into the mist.

"Well I should go." Taylor said getting out her chair and heading towards the slide door. She stopped and turned to face him.

"No wait Taylor.." Troy said.

"It was nice talking to you " Taylor said bitterly and walking to the door. She slid it open and slammed it closed Troy jumped at the slam and a wave of guilt wash over him.

Later on that night….

"I just couldn't tell her dad. I couldn't tell her my background. She would stop talking to me in a hot second." Troy said sitting on the couch across from his dad.

"Why not Troy?" Jack asked..

"Because Dad….its complicated…Taylor seems like a really nice and good girl with a good future…unlike me…I'm just a thug like character she met in her everyday life with no future…If I tell her about me and all the things I've done She would never talk to me again.

"Troy don't say that about yourself" Jack said.

"Well its true dad!" Troy said.

Jack just looked at his son. It had been about 6 hours or so since Taylor left and Troy has been killing himself talking about her all night. He looked at Troy in the eyes and saw his eyes hold the combination of the emotions seriousness and concern. Jack had never seen his son shook up over a girl like the way he was. Especially after knowing her for less than a day. He then knew Troy was suffering from the symptoms of falling in love slowly.

"Troy…all I can tell you is to talk to her tomorrow. Explain why you flipped out like you did. She seems understanding and interested in you. Give her a chance to understand you. You can't keep things bottled up son" Jack said.

"I know Dad" Troy said staring at the floor.

"Trust me Troy. Your having the symptoms of liking someone. Just like me when I met your mom" Jack said smiling.

"What? Symptoms? That's funny Dad I have no symptoms of liking Taylor...that's idiotic" Troy said shaking his head.

"Besides she's not my……type" Troy said staring out into space. He had a weird feeling in his gut saying that.

"Whatever you say son I know these things and you can't run nor deny them" Jack said.

"Well ok dad…goodnight" Troy said getting off the couch and playfully threw a pillow a Jack. Troy and Jack shared a laugh and Troy headed off into his room and shut his door.

"My sons in love…" Jack said to himself.

In Taylor's Bedroom…

Why does he piss me off so much? I just met him. Even though he has those…gorgeous blue eyes…those eyes. That smile that makes my heart melt. That face, that voice that's music to my ears. No! Taylor you can't think that. You just met Troy. Why do I feel like he's worth getting to know? Mr. Bolton…Oh Mr. Bolton.

"Just get out of my head!" Taylor said sighing throwing her pillow on her face.

Taylor closed her eyes forcing herself to fall asleep but, those breath-taking blue eyes took over her thoughts again.

Troy…

Troy lay on his bed throwing his basketball up in the air and catching it. Taylor Mckessie was on his mind once again. There little argument made him laugh. The way she had a comeback quick made him work even harder to keep up with her. The way she rolled her eyes and the way she giggled and laughed.

"Troy...lights out son" Jack said creaking Troy's bedroom door open.

"Ok Dad" Troy said placing his basketball on the floor next to his bed.

"You ok son? Still thinking about her?" Jack asked.

"Barely Dad…goodnight" Troy said obviously lying.

"Hey dad" Troy said.

"Yes Troy?"

"Get the light for me will ya?" Troy asked.

"Sure thing son" Jack said with a small smile. He clicked the light off and closed the door. Troy tossed in his bed under his sheets and positioned himself on his back. He put one hand behind his head on the pillow and one of his chest.

"Taylor" Troy said to himself in a whisper.

Troy soon drifted off to sleep dreaming of those brown eyes. The eyes he felt he could stare into….. Forever.

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