So this idea came to me and I knew I had to write it out or I would never be able to get it out of my head. It kind of is a cliché plot line and I apologize for that but I loved the way it turned out. I made it my very own. I definitely had the inspiration to write this. I wrote the first part of this story in about 5 hours, and as you can imagine that is a long time. I was up until 4 in the morning perfecting the first part and I like how it turned out. This is a twoshot and I the next part should be up in about a day. I am still working on that one and getting all things situated in it. I promise it won't be much more than a day though. This is the longest chapter I have ever written so hopefully you guys don't mind it. It looks like the second part is going to exceed the length of this one to so beware of that! Thanks for all your guys support. It means so much to me.
I also want to say to go check out my other story 'This is your life' if you haven't already. I am cowriting with my good friend Heather (heatherxx) and its turning out pretty amazing I think. Okay…lets let you guys read :)
Her friends had always warned her that she was making a huge mistake. He wasn't good enough for her. She always deserved more than what he had always offered. He gave her the essential things. He really did. He gave her the minimum any boyfriend would ever give to a girlfriend they supposedly cared about. He bought her what she wanted. He always thought that was right. But the emotional side of a relationship? He was not there at all. When she needed comfort, he was always the person she would run to but he wouldn't offer much support. He wouldn't offer much of anything but an 'I'm sorry' and move on from it. She had always been told she didn't deserve him.
"Hey baby, I just got home." She said as she covered his eyes trying to surprise him with her appearance. She worked a daily job at a company downtown. She worked business hours from 9 to 5. Every day she would get home and was most likely exhausted from all the havoc she had gotten herself into. To say her job was stressful was an understatement. So for him to see her home was a shock in itself.
"Hey babe." He replied back, with a tone that didn't sound to excited to see his girlfriend of 3 years. They had been together ever since they had met at a coffee shop in downtown LA. They had clicked right off the bat and had progressed into a relationship from there. Everything had been fine at first. Really it had. He was the most loving boyfriend she had ever had in the life she had lived. She definitely fell head over heels for him. Back in the day, he used to care about her too. But it seemed to her, and everyone else, that he had gotten into a stage where he had gotten so used to her that he didn't care about her anymore and that he was their only because it didn't feel right any other way.
To all her friends, it would seem that he had grown so accustomed to Gabriella and her ways that for him to ever leave her never was a possibility. Yes, they had grown used to each other but without each other they would have been better off. They just couldn't seem to let the other person go. He wasn't good enough for her, that's for sure. As rude or cruel as that may be. But Gabriella loved him. Or so she thought. She just hadn't found someone who made her stomach twist into knots and butterflies escape out of her stomach in anticipation for what was to come.
To say that Gabriella lived a lifestyle where she had just settled, instead of looking for 'the one' was a well known fact.
"Why are you home so early?" he questioned, not taking his eyes off the television. He also had a job but it wasn't nearly as stressful as Gabriella's. But he also had rich parents who he mooched off of when times got tough. He wasn't lazy; he just did the minimum amount of work to get by.
"They let me out early. They said that I 'needed' a break from work and that I should go do something exciting with my life." She said giggling as she said this. When Gabriella and Alex had reached their 2nd anniversary they had talked about moving in together. They were still in talks but it wasn't nearly as much as it used to be before. Gabriella had her own place to live but on most nights she would stay over at Alex's. It would seem that this was her second home and that she should just get rid of her other apartment but she had her doubts. What if this didn't work out? Where would she live?
Alex nodded his head, signifying that he understood what she was saying about her having to get let out early. "So what exciting thing have you got planned?" he questioned. Never really thinking that he thought he was included into that exciting life of hers. He would rather sit at home and watch TV then go out at and have a few drinks with friends.
She shrugged her shoulders and plopped down on the couch next to him. She didn't nearly have the life she used to have. Before she dated Alex, she had a life where she would hang out with friends almost every night of the week and would't have a care in the world. Oh yeah, she had responsibilities that she needed to have done and they did get done. Her night life was definitely another story though. She was a heavy drinker and she would get drunk most nights at clubs. This wasn't a healthy lifestyle and Alex had definitely changed that habit for the better but now, in times like these, she wished she still lived a life like that.
Taylor and Sharpay were out most nights partying it up as well. Now though, they were doing it without her. They would always invite her but she had kindly turned down the many offers. She always hesitated before saying 'No' but in the end she always had kept that answer.
"I have no clue." She finally said as she stretched and headed down to the bedroom of the apartment and grabbed some spare clothes that she always kept at his place. She swiftly put on the pair of sweats and tank top and headed back to where Alex was sitting on the couch. This was a daily thing that had never changed. Every day Gabriella would get home she would see the same situation. Him sitting on the couch looking as though he hadn't worked a day in his life.
"Maybe I'll go out and have a few drinks with Sharpay and Taylor." she said suddenly, aware that nothing would be happening tonight. In the beginning of their relationship it would seem that Alex was attracted to her. He would always say that he wanted to be with her…in that intimate way and she loved that. Now? They hardly had sex at all.
"Okay." He said distractedly. She had always refused Sharpay and Taylor because she thought that had pleased Alex. He definitely wasn't the partying type like she had been but somehow they clicked. Now she wasn't so sure that she could put up with his boring and serious ways of communicating and having fun with her. She definitely had enough of the way he was living.
"You're welcome to come." She kindly obliged. Hoping that maybe he would come and enjoy himself with her. She had always tried to get him to come out and be with her friends. She had no doubt that the reason Sharpay and Taylor didn't like spending time with Gabriella AND Alex was because he was so uptight. They would rather not have him there when they hung out together. Gabriella was a much funner girl when she wasn't with him as she did tend to let herself go more.
"Nah, its okay Gabs. Go out and enjoy yourself." It was a typical answer that he had always given to her. She honestly didn't expect anything else after knowing this guy for more than 3 years. She hesitated a moment, wondering whether she should try any more to convince him to come but decided against it as she knew that it wasn't worth it to put that much effort into something she knew was not worth fighting for.
"Alright. I'll see you when I get back home later today." She said as she headed back to her room to grab some clothes that were meant for a bar and changed into them. She was now wearing a short dress that cut to the middle of her thigh that had a blue and black design on it. She went to the bathroom and inspected her long dark curls that had hung down to the middle of her back. They had curled into perfect ringlet. She touched up her makeup with a little eye shadow, eye liner and mascara. The perfect touch to make her eyes sparkle and make any man in the club drool over her sex appeal. She put on her shoes and then headed out of the apartment and to the club that she knew Taylor and Sharpay would be at. Club Metonymy.
She arrived twenty minutes later and parked in one of the parking stalls. She inspected her look one last time before entering the hottest night club in all of Los Angeles. As she got in there the millions of people who had come out to have a good time scattered the scene with beers and alcohol beverages in hand. They had come fully aware that they were going to drink tonight. She looked around the many people who were in attendance trying to spot the people she was looking for. When she finally saw a dark skinned girl along with a bleached blonde sitting at a table on the opposite side of the club she headed that way.
As she was heading that way, she recognized more people sitting with Sharpay and Taylor that she had known previously. Sharpay was sitting next to a dark skinned man who she recognized as Zeke while Taylor was sitting next to a man with an afro. Chad she had recalled from memory.
"Hey guys." Gabriella waved as she approached the group that was sitting in the booth chatting away.
"Oh my gosh. Gabs you made it tonight. I didn't expect you." Sharpay yelled as she flung herself at one of her best friends and gave her a hug. Taylor jumped up as well as they both got Gabriella in a group hug. They hadn't seen her out at a club in almost 2 months so it was about time that she finally joined the social scene.
"Got away from Alex huh?" Sharpay said as she nudged her in the side. She always expected things like this to come out of someone like Sharpay's mouth. She didn't have quite the filter that most people did. She honestly said what was on her mind. This was one reason Gabriella loved Sharpay so much. She always knew how she felt.
"You do know he doesn't keep me trapped up in the basement and holds me against my will right Shar?" Gabriella said amusingly staring at Sharpay.
"I know, I know. Its just I haven't seen you in so long. It seems like he has you trapped." Sharpay retorted, getting frustrated by Gabriella's boyfriend. Gabriella rolled her eyes and turned to Taylor to see her now cuddled up to her boyfriend of a year, Chad Danforth. She had grown accustomed to the public display of attention that they had always put on during outings. Whether it was cuddling up in booths at clubs or him pressing her up against walls on the dance floor.
Gabriella slid into the booth next to vibrant blonde and began chatting away with the group. They hadn't talked in what felt like forever so this outing had brought them to discuss what had happened to them in their lives. What was new in their lives and the drama that consisted in each one of them. As the night wore on, Gabriella started to let loose. She got up from the place she was sitting and offered to grab the group some more drinks.
She made her way across the crowded dance floor. Bodies were pushing and shoving as she fought her way through the crowd that was violent against her fragile body. As she was making her way through the crowd a hard body ran into hers.
"Oomph." She said in sudden reaction. She sure as hell wasn't expecting that hard of a blow. As she lost her balance she felt a man lean down and grab her waist before she hit the ground in what would have been a major impact. He lifted her to her feet carefully so as to not lose her balance.
"You alright?" he questioned suddenly, feeling guilty that he had just knocked this petite girl to the ground.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." She replied brushing herself off. She then looked up in the eyes of the man that had almost knocked her flat on her ass and the tantalizing blue eyes of the owner stared back at her. As if the oxygen in the room had been lost, Gabriella hitched a breath and stared openly at the man. The cerulean blue met the espresso colored eyes of Gabriella and the stare that they were imposing on each other was magnificent. It felt like, if just for a moment, that they were the only two in the room as the stare that they were giving off was imposing on the other one.
"Um...uh you're welcome." he stuttered, trying to get the line out while rubbing the back of his neck in a way to say that he was in fact nervous around the beautiful brunette bombshell.
They stood their awkwardly for a moment, not knowing what to say after that intense stare down when Gabriella suddenly spoke. "I have to get going. Gotta get drinks for my friends." She said pointing her finger towards the bar.
He nodded his head in understanding, moving his body out of the way so she could get by him and onto the other side where the drinks were being stationed. She gave the order for all 4 of her friends and waited patiently for her request to be fulfilled. When the order had been filled she grabbed the tray of drinks and headed back through the crowd of people and into the opening to where Sharpay and Taylor were seated.
"Wow Gabs. You took forever. What did you do? Walk to Vegas and back?" Sharpay retorted impatiently as Gabriella sat back down in the booth.
"Do you see how crowded that dance floor is?" she said pointing back to the dance floor where many couples were grinding against each other. In the crowd there was also that blue eyed mystery man she had met out there. She didn't know what it was but ever since she had ran into the gorgeous man she couldn't get her mind off of him. She hadn't felt that way in a long time. Sure, with Alex she had thought about him on numerous occasions, but it had been awhile since she had gotten those butterflies whenever she would think about him or any part of his body. Namely his eyes, like this mystery man she was thinking about right now.
"You have a point." Sharpay responded reluctantly giving into her excuse and grabbing her drink. Gabriella nodded her head in confirmation staring out into the crowd of people. It had been a couple of minutes since she had gotten back and Gabriella had yet to take her eyes off the throng of people out on the dance floor.
"Where's your head at Gabs?" Sharpay asked concerningly. The blonde had noticed that ever since she had gotten back from the bar that she had been acting weird. She was more talkative before she left then when she had arrived back at their table.
"No place." She said as she hurriedly shook her head trying her best to keep the subject off what exactly was on her mind at this moment.
As if fate couldn't be crueler, the moment she had finally gotten her mind to drift off the tantalizing blue eyed boy, her eyes drifted out once again as if on reflex and saw the man that had been occupying her mind all night. His side swept dark brown hair and skin tight blue shirt were even more appealing in the light he was standing under now. He was chatting with a couple of friends, laughing and smiling as he did so. His smile lit up the whole room it would seem. He suddeny said goodbye to his friends and headed in her general direction.
Her eyes grew wide as she saw that he was coming this way. Oh no, oh no. She said nervously as her heart began to beat in her chest and the oxygen to her lungs seemed to not be getting there. As if by some unspeakable karma, the blue eyed boy unexpectedly did the last thing she would suspect.
"Hey Chad. What's up?" he said as they did there cool guy handshake. How does he know him?! Gabriella thought surprisingly, now understanding why he was coming this way. He wasn't there for her. You shouldn't be thinking like this. You have a boyfriend back home. Gabriella then said, scolding herself for acting so irresponsibly.
"Hey man. What's up?" he said back introducing the mystery man as Troy Bolton to the group, saying that he was an old friend from back in High School. Star of the basketball team to be exact. Damn, he does look like a basketball player with those rippling muscles she thought to herself and blushed at the fact that she was now imagining what his muscles looked like under his shirt. I did not just do that she said embarrassingly, because for as long as Gabriella had been alive she had never been more captivated by a man than at this moment in her life.
Out of the corner of her eye she caught herself staring intently at the gorgeous man that had now decided to join their 5 some group to chat with them. His chiseled jaw line and enticing smile were making Gabriella weaker in the knees than she had been in years. She smiled to herself that she had now realized what that feeling was like again. Although, this was not the way she was hoping it would turn out.
She sat their awkwardly as the previous teammates talked about the jokes and pranks they had played back in high school and the championships they had won as a team when they were younger. It would seem that their basketball team was number 1 in the state and had won many championships in the past. She couldn't deny that he was one main reason that they had won. She could already tell that he had the strength and endurance to play the sport.
As if by some secret plan, Sharpay excused herself saying that she and Zeke were going to dance. Chad and Taylor did the same thing minutes later leaving the recently introduced people to sit at the booth awkwardly, not really sure what to say to each other. Troy fiddled with his fingers nervously, not knowing what exactly he should say to her. After a moments thought he suddenly asked "What's your name?" laughing that he hadn't asked her that sooner.
"Gabriella." she replied nervously. Although she did have to stifle a chuckle that he hadn't asked her until now.
"Do you want to dance?" he asked abruptly, not knowing what exactly else he should say to her. What else was there to do? They were in a club after all.
"Yeah… yeah sure." She replied nervously, awkwardly standing up from the seat she was sitting in and standing in front of him of him uncomfortably. He took her hand in his in a kind gesture and led her out into the middle of the dance floor. Troy couldn't deny that from the moment he had placed his eyes on her, she had mesmerized him.
As the beats from the music began to play he took her hand in his and turned around so her back was facing his front. He wrapped his arms around her waist in a sweet gesture and began to move to the beat of the music. The way his arms wrapped around her waist fit perfectly like a jigsaw puzzle. The tingles that he was sending down her spine as he placed his hands on her hips was amazing to Gabriella as she had not felt like this in almost 2 years. Yeah it had been that long since the boy she was with had made her feel anything remotely close to this.
He held her hips tightly with his fingers rubbing her up against him as they danced to the beat of the music. As the minutes passed hands started roaming on Troy's part as he ran his fingers up her body teasing her tremendously. He couldn't deny that he had an attraction to the brunette that was dancing along with him. His hands ran back down her stomach down to her thighs and then back up. He couldn't help but feel the tingles that were spreading throughout his body as well.
As Troy's hands were roaming her body, Gabriella's hands had reached up and had wrapped her arms around his neck giving him more coverage to have her rub up against him even more. This was definitely turning Troy on more than he would have ever imagined would happen tonight. As the emotions from the way they were dancing were building up, the sudden urge for Troy to have his lips on hers became present. He couldn't help but want to taste the plump lips that the girl that was standing in front of him had. As the dancing became more intense the urge became stronger and stronger as he knew it wouldn't go away anytime soon.
As the song changed, the way their bodies moved together had changed, yet they were still together connected like a jigsaw puzzle. They had fit perfectly in this rhythm that they both had bestowed on each other. He suddenly turned her around so that she was facing him and he placed his hands on her backside. They kept a perfect rhythm as they danced together, both of their breathing coming out in a perfect unison.
As their eyes connected, both were anticipating the actions that would precede this. The cerulean blue eyes met the chocolate brown eyes in an intense stare as they moved together. The gravity of the situation pulling them closer together as their breathing was getting more ragged. Troy moved closer and closer to Gabriella as their lips were getting closer to touching the others. As they were getting closer Gabriella's heart was beating in her chest, nervous as to what would happen next.
Slowly, their lips met in a provoking kiss as his lips brushed against hers igniting fireworks that she hadn't felt in years explode from her body. She held the back of his head as he continued to kiss her. His tongue poked through to her mouth as she let him in without any hesitation, begging in body language for him to keep on continuing with what he was doing. His arms were wrapped around her waist as he continued carrying on the kiss sending fireworks throughout his body as well.
With Troy Bolton, being with girls was normal for him. But to feel like this was something that he hadn't ever felt before. He moved one of his hands from her waist and brought it up to cup the back of her head, continuing kissing her. His tongue drifting in and out of her mouth in the middle of the dance floor. They then began to let the kiss slow down, slowly letting each other go as the need for air became a necessity.
Troy then abruptly cupped her hand in his and began to move through the club towards a wall that was at the far south of Club Metonymy. As he reached the wall, he gently pushed her up against the wall in a tempting manner and cupped her cheek in his hand staring intently at her as he moved his lips back down to her mouth. She wrapped her arms around his neck once again as she let the emotions that he was provoking on her wash over her. She could feel the pulsate of her organ as he continued to move his hands up and down her body pushing his groin farther into her, letting her know how he felt about her in a sexual way. She suddenly wrapped her right leg around Troy, bringer him closer to her body, obviously feeling the same energy back that he was provoking on her. Their bodies grinded up against each other on the wall as they moved together in perfect rhythm against each other as they continued their heated kiss. Her hand continuously threading through his hair.
As the bodies grinded against each other, both feeling the others sexual frustration, Gabriella suddenly had a moments thought to what she was doing. Yes, she knew she had drank a few beers, but she didn't know that it would have this effect on her. Whether she knew if it was the beers that were making her act this way or the way he looked at her, she had no clue. What was she doing to Alex? She suddenly questioned, now realizing that she was in fact cheating on her supposed love of her life.
She slowly took her hands down from around his next and pushed up against his chest shoving him off her body as she unwound the leg that had wrapped around him earlier. Their breathing labored as he stared at her in confusion. He had no idea what she was doing. He looked into her eyes and saw the tears that were starting to form. What had he done? He questioned, not sure what he had done to cause this reaction to spill out of her.
"Brie what's wrong?" he asked as he walked closer to her, using the nickname that he had thought of on the spot. Her breath hitched in her throat as he used this nickname, a sign that he had taken the time out to make up a nickname for her.
"I... I have to go." She said quietly, regretfully. She wanted to stay here with him but she knew that if she had done anything farther with Troy, that she would ultimately regret cheating on Alex. She turned around to leave when she felt a smooth hand grab the back of hers and pull her closer to him.
"Why?" he question, his eyes staring intently at her, confusion written all over his face. What had happened to her in the past 2 minutes? He wondered. He hadn't thought he had done anything that was worth fleeing for.
Gabriella closed her eyes briefly, wondering how she could explain this to him in the nicest way possible, as to though he would get the hint that she was in fact taken. "Listen, I...I..." she said not being able to get the rest out.
"You what?" he questioned intently.
"I have a boyfriend, okay?" she said suddenly. The look in Troy's eyes said it all as he immediately let go of the hand he was holding and let it drop to her side.
"You have a boyfriend?" he repeated back. Stunned by the answer she had given him. How had she had a boyfriend when she had let him touch her in a way that wasn't meant to be touched by a person that was taken? How could she let him kiss her in a way that no girl would respond if she were in fact taken?
She nodded her head slowly, seeing the hurt and confusion in his eyes. She didn't know how far the feelings were, deep down in Troy even though she had only known him for almost 2 hours.
She slowly let out a whispered 'I'm sorry' and turned around and headed out the doors of the club, tears falling from her eyes that she tried so desperately to keep under control. He watched her go, a helpless look on his face as he too were trying to keep in the tears that he could feel would drop sometime soon.
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