A/N--- Well, I guess writing 'Through It All' is helping me some way... I finally finished my next chapter, ha. I've been having so many problems with this one, because I don't know if I'm going way too fast with them, or just letting Troy and Gabriella enjoy what they're feeling and heal with the other's help... I think I'll have to wait and see what you guys think of it, too. Hopefully, you'll like it. I did... but something's got me worried... I guess that's just Molly, hahaha. Anyways, thanks so much for the ones that are reading my story and my other story too, I guess. Thanks for always being so supportive. Anyway, enough with that, don't forget to share your thoughts with me. =]


Feel It

Chapter 9:

Breathe and have confidence.

Breathe and have confidence.

Breathe and have confidence.

Troy repeated the same line multiple times as he walked with Gabriella to Chad's place to his birthday party. All his friends were going to be there and he couldn't feel more nervous. Of course having Gabriella with him would help a lot, but it was just he treated all his friends so bad a few months ago. They had tried to be in touch with him, to know how he was dealing with his accident and his situation, but Troy was always so rude, he was so rebel that time that he felt embarrassed right now. He had no idea how his friends were going to react or if they were going to forgive him for his bad manners.

Troy went out only twice in two months and now he was in a party, a college party, like the one he went the last time he could see. He was not ready to go to a crowded place, but it was time to continue his life. Gabriella had been helping him a lot, to take things slowly, but go straight forward. And he was tired of being scared all the time. If Gabriella didn't mind he couldn't see, his friends wouldn't mind as well. They wouldn't criticize Troy or mock him. If they were his real friends, everything would be fine.

Chad was not the one that opened the door and like Troy imagined, his head started spinning with the loud music and the smell of alcohol and people chatting. He was not an antisocial; he was just not used to partying anymore. But this time Troy was not alone, he felt Gabriella hold his hand and he knew he would be okay. He could deal with it as long as he had her.

"Are you okay?" she asked as soon as she stopped walking, finding an empty spot in the corner of the living room.

He nodded quietly, wrapping his arms around her waist and stepping closer to her, "I'm just a little anxious"

"Don't be" she whispered, stroking his cheek, "I won't leave you alone, okay?"

"I'm not letting go of you Gabi" he smiled, resting his chin on her head as she hid her face on his neck, kissing his skin delicately, "Hmm I like your kisses"

Gabriella giggled, "I like yours too" she looked up, pulling his face down to kiss him on the lips.

"Yo, hoops! You came!" Chad tapped Troy on the back, a little too rough, making him bump into Gabriella.

"Sorry babe" he whispered in her ear, rubbing her back slowly.

Ignoring the flip that her stomach did and the acceleration in her heart, she just nodded quickly.

"Happy birthday dude" Troy turned around, giving Chad a quick hug and patting him on the back, "we're not staying for too long, we just came to see you"

"Hi Montez" Chad said with a smirk. "You still need to teach me how you steal the ball so well"

Gabriella giggled, "It's a secret, Danforth" she gave him a hug too, "Happy birthday"

"Thanks, guys" Chad placed one arm on Troy's shoulder, pulling him with him, "The gang wants to see you"

Troy looked back at Gabriella but she giggled making him smile, "everything's okay"

Gabriella had never, ever seen a bunch of muscular tall guys squealing like little teenagers like she was seeing right now. It was like they were seeing their idol for the first time. Seriously, she thought they were going to cry anytime now.

Troy's friends were freaking out he was there in front of them. A really tall black skinned boy threw his beer away to pull Troy to a hug, lifting him off the floor and squeezing him like he was a little baby. Another friend that was probably 5'9' black hair and rosy cheeks joined them in the hug, yelling like a cheerleader. The last one to join the hug was a thin boy, not too tall, blond hair, baby face and pink hat.

"Girls, girls, let me breathe" Troy joked, pulling out of the hug. "God, I thought you guys were breaking my bones"

Chad laughed hard, turning back to look at Gabriella, "They're pretty entertaining, right?"

The girl was still shocked with their behavior, "Definitely" she giggled.

"Gabi" Troy raised his hand and she quickly stepped forward to grab his hand, "Let me introduce you to the Three Stooges" he smiled playfully at her, "Zeke" he pointed to the dark skinned boy, "Jason" now to the black haired with rosy cheeks, "And Ryan" he pulled her closer to him, "Guys, this is Gabriella"

And the squealing began again. In a matter of seconds Troy's friends had Gabriella in their arms, throwing her in the air and thanking the "Miracle Girl" like she was some kind of a God that needed to be worshiped.

"I can't believe we met the Miracle Girl" Zeke exclaimed contently, finally putting her back on the ground.

"It's not Miracle Girl, dude" Jason slapped him on the back of his head, "It's Wonder Woman"

"Guys, you're freaking Montez out" Chad pulled her away from the hyper boys and pushed her back to Troy, "Stay there before they capture you again"

Troy safely wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and whispered "I'm sorry" on her ear. Gabriella just giggled; Troy's friends were really something.

"Zeke, Jase, Ry, I'm sorry I was not a great friend a few months back" he rubbed the back of his neck nervously, "I was not ready to see you guys"

"Hoops, nothing happened" Ryan certified him.

"Yeah, captain, everything's fine" Jason patted him on the arm, "We're glad you're here"

Zeke stepped closer to the couple again and kissed Gabriella's cheeks, "Thanks for helping him out" he said sincerely, "We were missing our friend"

She blushed, "It's my pleasure, Zeke"

"So" Chad began again and Troy and Gabriella turned around, only to be met with an enormous shit-eating grin, "You guys are together now?"

"Dude" Troy shook his head, snickering lightly. "Stop being nosy"

"You heard the hoops" Ryan nudged Chad with his elbow, "Stop being nosy"

"Ry, you're not suppose to call Troy hoops, that's my nickname for him"

Ryan rubbed his head embarrassed, "Sorry, man"

"No problem dude" they hugged quickly, "It's all good"

"They're hugging right?" Troy asked Gabriella and she giggled, "Some things never change"

She squeezed his hand that was on her stomach and he smiled, kissing her cheek, "Let's get something to drink"

"Make sure you come back later, eh Hoops"

"Sure Chad, see you guys later"

They walked away from the guys and came back to their empty spot with two bottles of water. Gabriella couldn't drink because she was driving and Troy like a perfect gentleman he was, decided he wasn't going to drink if she was not too. They tried to talk and danced a little, Troy chatted with his friends but after two hours, he realized he was officially tired of the partying scene.

"Hey, I'm going to the bathroom, okay?" Gabriella asked and he nodded, "You stay here, please"

"Can we go home when you come back?"

She stroked his cheek, "Is everything okay?"

He nodded. "I just wanna go home"

"Okay" Gabriella pecked him on the cheek, "I won't take long"

Troy leaned against the wall, smiling to himself as he heard Zeke and Jason yelling through the wall. He looked down, playing with his fingers and shaking his head back and forth in different patterns to the rhythm of the music.

"I can't believe Troy Bolton is really here!"

He looked up, his heart starting to race as faster as the music when he recognized her voice, "Oh, hey Molly"

She stepped closer, swinging her hips seductively, "I missed seeing you in a party!"

"Yeah" he gave her a tiny smile, "It's my first one after the accident"

"And why aren't you dancing?" she asked, grabbing his hands to pull him out of the wall, "Come, let's shake your body"

"No, I'm okay, thanks" he let go of her hands and rubbed his neck nervously, "I'm waiting for Gabriella"

"Oh....... are you guys together?"

"Hmm… kind of" Troy admitted, blushing, "How's Julian?"

"He is out of town" Molly looked down and grabbed Troy's hand again, "I thought you liked me"

He shrugged. "You have someone else Molly, it's time for me to move on"

"You moved on really quickly" she snapped, her tone of voice hard. "Chad said what you felt for me was strong"

Troy got embarrassed, "Listen, Gabi's coming back and we're heading home"

"You guys are living together?" she sounded shocked. Apparently she didn't seem to know Gabriella was Troy's "baby-sitter".

"She's staying with me for two months"

"Is it that serious?"

Troy smiled a bit, "we were friends" he looked down again, "It's actually our second date, but she's really nice"

"Ah" Molly exclaimed contently. She didn't like being jealous and Troy was always there for her and she was sure if he fell in love with Gabriella, she would lose him forever.

Troy shifted his hand in his pockets, "So, how's everything?"

"Good" Molly replied, feeling the need to be closer to him. "I missed you"

"I'll be joining the gang more often" he promised and smiled, "I've been through a lot"

Molly sighed deeply. "I know, Troy, I wanted to help"

"You couldn't" he replied between clenched teeth, thinking about the accident all over again.

She touched his face and Troy felt his skin burn, but before she could say anything, her phone started vibrating in her back pocket and she excused herself, kissing him on the cheek and giving him a hug - that sent shockwaves through his body - and walking away.

Troy leaned against the wall again and closed his eyes, sighing deeply. He couldn't help but wonder if Molly did really sound jealous or was just his mind playing tricks on him.

"Hey, sorry I took so long" Gabriella's soft voice came from beside him and he turned his face quickly, bringing her to his body again, "Troysie, you're okay?"

He nodded into her neck, placing a sweet kiss on her cheek. "Let's get out of here, please"

"Are you sure?" she sounded worried, "Did something happen?"

"I just wanna go Gabi" he whispered into her ear, "I wanna be alone with you"

She smiled. "Okay, let's go"

Troy was silent all the way back home, but Gabriella thought he was just tired. They stopped to buy a pizza and took it home. As they finished eating, Troy found himself in the middle of a conversation with Gabriella, the way Molly acted at the party no longer bugging him. He found out when he was with Gabriella, there was no one left in the world for him, it was just the two of them.

He lay on the carpet in the TV room, waiting for Gabriella to pick one of the movies from his collection and put on. She chose a girly movie, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and lay on his side, snuggling into his muscular body, letting Troy hear the movie in his head while he caressed her arm.

Gabriella was quickly bored, considering she had watched the movie 10 times, she looked up at Troy and he was smirking, probably hearing Kate Hudson singing "You're so Vain". But for Troy was easy to concentrate on the movie, he had no eyes to see Gabriella like she could see him.

She was constantly hypnotized by his beauty, his hair that would make her want to stroke it every time he was close, his intense eyes that could see her soul, his firm lips that looked so delicious. Before Gabriella could think of what she was doing, she was already straddling Troy, kissing him with all her hunger. For a second Troy flinched, her emotions too deep that confused him, but then he responded the kiss with the same passion she was sending him. His hands stroked up and down her back and their tongues were engaged in a loving duel.

Their light and gentle kisses soon became rough and wild yet still passionate as their tongues struggled for supremacy. Sparks flew from both of them and a crack of electricity finally forced them apart.

"Troy" Gabriella whimpered against his mouth and he nodded just once, moving to a sitten position with her still in his lap. She quickly pulled his shirt over his head, sighing contently as her eyes studied his bare chest, her hand stroking his abs gently, "You're so beautiful"

She kissed him again and Troy's large hands went to her waist, bringing her closer to his body. Gabriella wrapped her arms around his waist, their bodies brushing against the other in the same rhythm their tongues were in their mouths. Gabriella ran her hand gently over his skin, while her mouth worked on his neck, sucking the skin so hard she knew he would have some love marks the day after. She ran her mouth up his neck, across his jaw and found his mouth again, sliding her hands around his neck, nestling them in the hair at the nape of his neck. She deepened the kiss, the tip of her tongue slipping inside Troy's mouth again.

Troy let out a soft moan, but he pulled away. His fingertips were still pushing into her hips as he held her, his blue eyes blinking with lust as he looked at her, "I can't see you, it's so frustrating"

The movie came to an end and Gabriella turned back to press the power button on the remote control, turning off the TV. The silence filled the room and Troy looked down, feeling really disappointed.

A minute had passed when Gabriella grabbed his hand, "Feel me Troy," she said in a whisper, her tongue tracing his collarbone, "If you can't use your eyes, use your hands to see me"

He looked up at her and once again she saw the lust in his eyes. Gabriella brought both of his hands to the bottom of her t-shirt and helped him pull it over her head in one swift movement. She unclasped her bra and took it off, placing Troy large hands on her stomach, "do you feel this?"

He nodded and began to stroke her skin with his fingertips, always so gently and delicately, earning soft moans from Gabriella. She rested her hand on top of his, helping him to get on her breasts, "Touch me here, Troy"

Troy cupped her breasts, caressing her erect nipples with his hands, "Like this?"

"Mm hmm" she closed her eyes, her nails stroking his neck gently, "Oh that feels so good"

She ran her hand down his chest and abs, her nails tracing his skin furiously, till it got to the button of his jeans. Gabriella licked Troy's lower lip, while his hands were still touching her bare breasts, sending shockwaves through Gabriella's whole body, making her feel so wet she could swear her panties would be flooding.

"Help me, baby" she whispered in his ear, and Troy knew what she was trying to say, she wanted his jeans out of him, and considering the anxiety in her tone of voice, she wanted now.

She lifted her body up, just a bit and he quickly pulled his pants down, kicking his shoes off to make the jeans fly off his body. Gabriella grinned when she realized he was so affected by the situation like she was.

"Hold still" she demanded, and pulled his boxers down his legs, letting his erection free. As Gabriella's hand rested on his manhood, another groan caught her attention. She looked up and Troy had his eyes shut hard, he was chewing on his bottom lip to avoid screaming at the pleasure her hands were giving him as she rubbed his member up and down, putting some pressure on the head, to tease him like he had teased her during their first kiss... it was payback time.

Gabriella kissed his neck again, her tongue running slowly down his throat to his collarbone and then his chest, abs, belly button, till her attention was on his erect member. Her body craved for his, but she wanted to take her time to really know his body.

Troy moaned softly as she started caressing him with just a thumb and a forefinger curled around his shaft. She traced every bit of his penis, taking in with her eyes the light green veins that were popping from his white skin. Troy had the most beautiful body Gabriella had ever seen.

He felt her lick, slowly, approving the material, like she was licking a delicious ice cream that she was afraid would be over before she could really taste it.

"Do you feel it Troysie?" she asked, her eyes gazing up at him, but her mouth never moving an inch.

"That feels so good" he admitted fragilely, running his hand through her hair. And then, he felt her suck, gently and then harder, her breasts moving against his legs as she moved to suck him at the head, amazingly good, was all he could think as she went faster, taking him deeper in her mouth, in her own pleasure........ Gabriella wanted to blow his mind, to make him feel by her actions how satisfied she was to be there with him right now.

Troy didn't act blind at all that night, not after the blowjob Gabriella gave him. As she looked for his mouth again, to curl up their tongues in another earthshaking kiss, he undid her button, pushing her jeans down, like she had done with him a while ago, letting her free for him, to explore, to feel and touch her whole body.

His agile hand pushed her forward on his lap by the small of her back and Troy started rubbing her clit hard against the root of his penis.

"I love how you feel against me" his impatient penis pressed against her vagina, and he licked across her jaw with the tip of his tongue, "You're the most beautiful person, inside and out, I have ever met, Gabriella" his voice sounded so softly soothing, "Thanks for bringing me back to life"

Gabriella's eyes got teary at his words, with her feelings, as her body shook as his penis began to slid inside of her, bringing magic, putting all the pieces of the puzzle together, the puzzle that was her heart.... her heart that now was his.

And then, they connected, once more, physically............. this time.