Disclaimer: I don't own HSM
A/N: I can't wait for tomorrow. The soundtrack to HSM 2 comes out. I haven't done an update like this in a while...at least for this story.
1. Italics -dreams or short flashbacks. (All in Gabi's POV)
2. Regular font -Long flashbacks and regular POV(a.k.a Gabi's POV)
3. Long lines -the beginning and end of a long flashback unless noted
4. If a chapter ends with a flashback, the next chapter will begin in the flashback.
Taking Over Me
by: LunarEclipse360
Neunzehn
So many things ran through my mind as I sat there, listening to Coach Bolton. He had told me everything that happened in the past three years that I hadn't seen him. How his wife, Sarah, Troy's mother, had died of breast cancer; something I never knew she had and wondered if Troy knew. He remarried a year later to the woman who was sitting right in front of me. Her sea green eyes reflecting that of Alex's.
Yet out of all of that, it still didn't make sense to me. Who was Alex really? Where did he come from? It was too confusing for me not to have voiced it.
"So...is Alex you're real son?"
"Yes. He is." he said without falter.
"So he's Troy's twin?"
"Yes."
"But I don't get it. How come I've never met him before?"
"Because Danielle..." he said referring to the woman next to him "is Troy's and Alex's real mother."
"So were you married to her before?"
"Once, yes. But once they turned three, we had difficulty getting along like we used to and we got a divorce. She took Alex while I took Troy. After the accident and the death of Sarah, we reconnected. We thought it only right that we take care of our last living son together." I nodded but something still didn't make sense to me.
"So why doesn't Alex know about Troy?"
"Because he was too young to remember him. Neither of us wanted them to know about each other so we didn't talk much about the other. That way neither of them knew the other existed."
"So it's basically like something off The Parent Trap?"
"In a way yes."
"So why doesn't Alex know your last name is Bolton?"
"After Sarah died, I changed my last name. Only those who knew me before Sarah's death, knew what my last name was." I nodded and sighed. "So now you know everything."
"C-Can I go see Alex?"
"I think it's better if you go home. It's getting late." said Mrs. Miller. I nodded and stood.
"It was nice meeting you Mrs. Miller. It was nice seeing you again Coach." both adults nodded and I left the house. My mind was in a whole different world as I made my way back to my house. This was all so weird. Troy having a twin. Not knowing about him. Growing up not knowing his real mother. I wrapped my arms around my torso, trying to block the cold of the night air.
"You look a little cold." I immediately tensed up as two arms wrapped around me but relaxed once I realized who those arms belonged to.
"Are you trying to give a girl a heart attack, Mr. Miller?" I asked, turning around in Alex's arms.
"Not really cause I don't want to see my girl in the hospital." I shook my head and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"So how did you escape?"
"Good ol' fashion sneaking out." I giggled and kissed him softly.
"You are the sly one."
"I know." his expression suddenly turned serious as his eyes bore into mine. "So what exactly were you and my parents talking about?"
"I think you need to find that out from them." I said and slipped from his embrace.
"But why can't you just tell me?"
"Because it's better if you hear it from them...not me. They are your parents after all." he sighed and laced his fingers with mine.
"Fine. I'll ask them but can I at least walk you home."
"You may." I said with a smile and Alex walked me all the way to my house where we had a short make-out session on my porch. "Night." I said after five minutes of standing outside.
"Night. I'll see you later." I nodded and went inside. As soon as I stepped into my room, something instantly hit me. Why did Alex's mother seem to know Coach Bolton would be surprised by seeing me? I've never met her before so how did she know about our history. That was one thing I had to run by Kelsi the next morning.
"Gabi dinner's ready." my mom called and I sighed.
"Coming." I called and ran downstairs.
Dinner was quiet. I really wasn't into talking. Coach Bolton's words were the only thing left on my mind. Maybe everyone was right. Maybe Troy really did die in that crash. Maybe I just want him to be alive because he was my first love and I didn't want to face the fact that he was no longer in this world.
No. I scolded myself. Don't believe that. He's alive and you're gonna find him one day. You have to.
After dinner I headed up to my room and stepped onto my balcony. I stared up at the stars, their twinkling lights shining down on me. Was Troy up there watching over me? Was my dad? A single tear slid from my eyes and I lowered my head as I remembered the two most important men in my life that had left me alone.
Troy's alive. Don't believe that he's dead. You can't believe that he's dead.
That little voice in the back of my head was right. I couldn't believe that Troy was dead, not until someone could prove to me that he was. I would search every corner of the earth looking for him. Even if it meant wasting my life, I needed to know if he was still out there. I looked back up at the stars, their lights seemingly brighter than before. Troy's face flashed before them briefly and I smiled.
I know you're still alive.
I'll find you...
I promise.
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"Gabriella...do you believe in destiny?" Troy asked and I looked up from the book I was reading.
"Of course I do. Why?" he turned to me, a crooked smile on his face.
"Do you believe that if two lovers are separated, that they'll find their way back to each other if they're truly meant to be together?" his eyes showed the truest sincerity Gabriella had ever seen. She nodded slowly still mesmerized by the look in his eyes.
"Yeah I do but...why do you ask?" he shook his head and turned back to staring out at the clear blue skies.
"Just wondering." I shook my head lightly and chuckled. Troy was one mysterious boy but I think that's what drew me to him. Mystery was the best part about him and I loved him for it.
Louder, louder
The voices in my head
Whispers taunting
All the things you said
Faster the days go by
And I'm still here
Stuck in this moment of wanting you here
Time
In the blink of an eye
You held my hand
You held me tight
Now you're gone
And I'm still here
Shocked, broken
I'm dying inside
I didn't turn off the radio. The song had intrigued me. It's haunting melody reaching into me and touching the corners of my heart I tried to close off. I just laid there letting the song continue.
Where are you?
I need you
Don't leave me here on my own
Speak to me
Be near me
I can't survive unless I know you're with me
Shadows linger
Only to my eye
I see you, I feel you
Don't leave my side
It's not fair
Just when I found my world
They took you
They broke you
They tore out your heart
That's where I turned it off. I couldn't take any more. It was like the song was about my life, it scared me. I quickly stood up and went into the bathroom to take a shower. I ran downstairs ten minutes later and yelled a 'bye mom' to my mother before running out the door. The bus had just pulled up and I boarded it quickly. Minutes later the bus pulled up to Kelsi's house and she got on, taking her seat beside me.
"Kels...Alex is Troy's twin."
"What?"
"Yeah. It's weird. But they never knew each other so that's why Troy never mentioned him. His dad and Alex's mom divorced when they were three. Troy's mom died of breast cancer after the accident and his dad remarried his ex-wife."
"I guess he had nothing else to care for so why not his estranged son."
"He also changed his name after Troy's mom died. That's why Alex has a different last name."
"That explains everything."
"There's one thing though that I forgot to ask."
"What's that?"
"Well I went over to Alex's house and I met him mom. Then she said that he should know his dad doesn't like unexpected guest. So we were about to leave when Coach Bolton walked through the door and somehow...she didn't seem surprised to see that he knew me already. It was like she knew he knew me."
"Maybe he talked about you a lot to her. I mean you were like a daughter to him when you and Troy became close even though he didn't like you much in the beginning but he still saw you as his daughter. Maybe that's why."
"Maybe." I looked out the window letting Kelsi's words seep in. But somehow I knew there was something else behind it. Something was out of place here and I needed to figure out what.
A/N: the song used was Haunted by Kelly Clarkson. You will see it again.
