CONQUEST
Chapter 5: Our World
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The kiss burned on my lips all the way home, all that night it was all I could think about and it was wrong all wrong, no matter how good it felt, no matter how many times I'd wanted more to happen, I had to remind myself that it was wrong, so so wrong and twisted in all of its regions.
The next morning passed in a blur. Sharpay came to pick me up and we rode to school with her, my mother was more than happy to see my friends, but I was more than happy to get to see his beautiful face, and that scared me more than anything because I know that the kiss didn't mean anything. It was a spur of the moment, and yet I wanted him more than I had ever wanted anybody, he must be trying to get me into bed. I wasn't going to have it, no matter how much I wanted it. I would not be like Sharpay, I would not be bitter for him. I would not make her mistakes.
My hair was pulled back in a bun and I wore my favourite sweats and college jumper, I was going to relax today. School or no school. I needed a break. My head was too full of thoughts of him, so much so that I wasn't doing well anyway, all concentration gone out the window, along with my sense of normality.
"Wow dressing down" Ryan noted as I sat down beside Sharpay
"It's her monthlies" Kelsi announced "I'd know that look anywhere"
My cheeks burned bright red. She couldn't have been more far off the mark. "Kelsi" I muttered, my face beginning to burn
"Sorry didn't realise it was a secret" she muttered, playing with her food, did that girl ever eat ?
I wanted to ask her, but I didn't get a chance, Sharpay was scowling, I looked at her confused and then I realsized who was approaching us. None other than golden balls himself. Mr Troy Bolton.
"Gabi" he smiled, his trade mark heart melting smile
"Troy" I mumbled, chewing on the celary sticks in my salad
"Healthy" he smiled, picking one up and taking a bite
"Well y'know" I smiled, feeling Sharpay glaring at me
"How do you know him"
"Dance" Kelsi smiled "Partners, not Gabis choice"
Sharpay nodded, taking on the information, scowling a little less at me, but wanting to throttle Troy, well it looked like that anyway.
"Hows things" he asked casually, winking at Sharpay
"Fine Troy, what do you want"
"Dance, now" he sighed, looking to Kelsi and shaking his head, noting the same thing I did
"What Troy, its lunchtime" I scowled, he was not going to get me to dance at this hour, not in school, not when I was knackered
"And I just need to practice" he seemed to be quite sure that we would do this
"Troy can you please leave" Kelsi seemed to be getting irritated now
"When she does" he smiled, gesturing towards me
"Gabi" Kelsi sighed, her eyes pleading
I sighed and got up "Fine"
Troy smiled, linking arms with me and winking at Sharpay. We walked silently through the halls, his arm now resting by his side, away from me. It was a show, to annoy my friends, to irk them, thats all this was, it didn't matter that it had been the best kiss I'd ever had, it didn't mean anything to him, and that's the way it would always stay. One part of me was glad and one part of me felt resigned to that fact.
"Where ar-" I was cut off by him dragging me into the boys locker room. It was empty and the peppy theme prevailed throughout. Ugh.
"I don't wanna dance" he said, as he headed to his locker "Snicker doodle" he offered, I shook my head
"Troy what" I asked, but he stopped me by kissing my cheek
"Are we doing here" he asked, reading my face "I thought we could talk, seeing as we're dancing together, you know?"
I nodded, unsure of what he was going to do next. The kiss was so innocent. So unlike what Sharpay had said.
"What do" another kiss
"You wanna talk about"
"Please stop doing that" I asked, it was beginning to irritate me that he could do that
"Sorry" he smiled, taking a seat by his locker after taking another Chewit from his locker
"Where you from" I asked, slipping down next to him, wondering why he was doing this
"Right here" he said "Albequerque "
"I could never imagine growing up here, no matter how much you like it" I smirked, taking a Jelly baby from his locker
"I like to think so, but whats wrong with here" he asked, as I shook my head
"Nothing, its just its so small" I said, used to having a bigger home
"Why where's Gabis home town" he asked, referring to my nickname
"San Fran" I smiled
"You're a Cal girl then" he smiled "Always sunny I guess"
I nodded "So any family" he asked, looking for something to talk about
"My mom, my dad and me, and our dog Mitchie"
"Sounds like fun" he smiled, as I took my hair from my face and twirled it round my bun
"I tend to ignore them, except when we go to social events" I rolled my eyes "Then I have to pay them attention, it's the only way I get home"
He laughed "Yeah, my mom and dad are like that, I have to dress up and do the whole works, like what's the point" he actually understood what was going on in my life,weird, or just something all people round here had in common
"Yeah, I mean give me my sweats any day" I smiled, he gave me the once over and shook his head
I looked at him, what was wrong now. "So free time" he asked, running his hand up my arm, I felt as if my mouth was dry
"What free time" I sighed "Between the torturous dance and the fucking APs I have no free time for myself"
He laughed "Dancing that bad huh" he smiled, bringing his hand to my shoulder and leaving it there
"Yea" I smiled, reminding myself not to get in too deep, but I think it was too late
"Well I love it, and basketball, I just can't choose"
"C'mon" I smiled, removing his hand "There has to be one"
"I can't" he sighed, "Way too hard"
"Life or death" I laughed, prodding him
"Basketball" he smiled, finally answering
I raised my eyebrows "Dance"
I laughed, he was worse than Pay or Kelsi or me for making decisions. "Choose Bolton" I said with mock seriousness
"I can't" he laughed, "You choose between them for me"
"Huh, I don't play basketball, as a general rule" I laughed, remembering when I was tripped in PE last week
"Fine, Dance"
"Final answer"
"Yes"
"Phone a friend"
"No"
"Fifty Fifty"
"No"
"Ask the-"
"Gabi" he laughed, his eyes glowing
"I'm sure, you've haggled it from me"
I nodded, satisfied with myself. "Now it's you're turn"
"I don't play" I smiled, confused, as he reached closer to me, lust present in his eyes
"I have a different game" he smiled, a wry grin on his features
"A kiss or a hug" he asked, such a simple question, yet I didn't know what was the right answer, in the end, I could not think of anything that would make me sound smart
"Both" i finally answered
"Ah ah ah" he waved his finger at me "Nope"
"Ugh" I sighed "A hug"
"So innocent" he smiled "Are you sure"
"Yes-no-yes-kiss" I answered, embarressed
"Why can you not choose"
"Haven't had much experience I guess" I said, going red
"I can help" he smiled, he was dangerously close now
"No" I smiled, nervously "You're fine"
"Why" he asked, in an innocent voice
"I've been well informed of your reputation" I sighed, wishing that I didn't because then we could be together, that is if he wanted me
"What did she tell you" he sighed, squinting at me
"That your reputation was not great, you use girls, say everything right and then leave them"
"She and I slept together before and now she doesn't want anybody to go near me because I didn't fall in love with her straight away, it was two years ago and I was stupid, I got over it but she has still not"
I sighed "I should have known"
He frowned "I'm not like that anymore, I swear"
I scoffed "Sure, look, maybe we can be friends"
"That all" he asked, his face creased into a frown
"At best" I smiled
He nodded looking dejected,But all the time I wished he would kiss me even though I told him not to. We stayed in the locker rooms all day, missing class, joking, nobody looked for us and we were happy in our little world.