Yay! I had off school 2day! I have no idea why, but I'm glad I did!
Ok, if want some Troy/Brandon friendship, you'll get it in this chapter... IN A FLASHBACK!!! lol! It's really long though.
And... yeah. There's some Troypay in the flashback. -shrug- It'll hopefully not happen again in this, but it had to be done. Ok, read :)
Directly after school let out, Troy grabbed his homework and bolted out of the door to his car. He was the first in the parking lot, so he had plenty of time before the traffic rush of other students. He drove home, surprising his mother. He usually got home 15 minutes later than today.
"Uh... hello Troy. Home so early?" Mrs. Bolton asked her son.
"Can't talk. Gotta get to the lake." Troy informed. With that, he dumped his book bag on the floor and flew back out the door. Mrs. Bolton just sighed and went back to the spaghetti. She would never understand teenagers.
A few seconds later, she saw her obviously confused husband walk in the door.
"Where's he off to? He usually goes up to his room or over to Chad's." Jack observed.
Mrs. Bolton, or Lucy, answered "He said something about the lake. Probably meeting his friends there. Can you help me with the sauce?"
Jack nodded and walked over to his wife. Giving her a peck on the cheek, he started stirring the sauce. He was a very good cook.
"You know, I saw him talking to Gabriella today."
Lucy asked "Who's she? Oh God, please don't make it another girl. I don't think I can handle any more after Sharpay."
Jack laughed "Don't worry Lucy. Gabriella is Brandon's sister."
Lucy gasped "What's he doing with her? Brandon's sure to keep her away from Troy."
Jack nodded "I know. He probably would have if he was with her, but he wasn't. He's going to blow up when he finds out."
Lucy nodded. Brandon was always protective over the people he cared about, especially Gabriella. He wished that Troy was the same way. Ever since the Sharpay incident.
FLASHBACK
13 year olds Troy and Brandon argued over who won the bubble-blowing contest that they held 10 minutes earlier.
"No, let me tell you something! I've been a Hubba-Bubba champion since grade UNO!!! Don't be telling me that you know more about blowing bubbles than I do! You know ZIP!" Brandon yelled at his best friend, although he couldn't help but laugh.
"You dumb ass! My bubble was obviously bigger than yours! If Sharpay says so, I'm right! What now?" Troy shouted right back with a smile. His girlfriend Sharpay stood at his side glaring at Brandon. She was the "referee" of the "event" and she was technically never wrong. Her word was engraved in stone and anyone who objected got the ice queen treatment. We won't even go into detail about that.
"Give it up Montez! You lost fair and square! You may be my best friend, but I can tell when someone's lying. Sharpay, tell him how wrong he is."
Sharpay smiled brightly and chirped "Gladly."
She turned to Brandon with a glare and seethed "Listen Montez! Your bubble burst 2 seconds after you blew it, so don't try and cover that up! You couldn't have possibly seen it in 2 tiny seconds. Idiot."
Brandon rolled his eyes. He looked over at Troy as their eyes locked. They suddenly burst out laughing and fell to the floor, trying to contain themselves. Sharpay stood aside and looked at the two friends, confused.
"Oh my God! Evans, what's your problem?" Brandon choked. He grabbed Troy's shoulder and tried to hoist himself up, but he just collapsed on the floor once again.
"Yeah Sharpay," Troy added "We were just having some fun. You don't have to get all hyped up and serious. It's no big deal."
Sharpay scoffed and screamed at her boyfriend "So you're just going to blow off all that I did for you?!"
Troy said "Sharpay, it's not like I'm not grateful that you defended me, but-"
"No buts Bolton!" Sharpay screeched "You're not appreciative of what I do for you're stupid ass! Fine! If that's how you feel about it..."
Troy cut in "Sharpay, I AM appreciative of what you do for me! I just think that you're getting a little too exited over something this small."
Sharpay stared at him for a few seconds, leaving him in suspense. She finally huffed "I have to go!" and stormed down the hall of East Middle. Troy and Brandon rolled their eyes while Brandon laughed "So... why did you hook up with her again?"
Troy playfully glared at his best friend and shot "Shut up! She's just... had a few moments."
Brandon murmured "Uh huh. And by 'a few' you mean today, yesterday, the day before that..."
Troy sighed "Ok, ok! I get what you're saying, but it's not like you know more about Amy than I know about Sharpay. When's Amy's birthday?"
Brandon answered with no hesitation "June tenth. When's Sharpay's?"
Troy crooned "That's easy. It's..."
There was a long pause. Brandon rolled his eyes and teased "You don't even know her birthday, do you?"
Troy said "Of course I do! It's... just give me a minute."
Brandon laughed while getting his books out of his locker. Throwing his bag over his shoulder, he whispered "That's a damn shame."
Troy called after him "Whatever. It's not like the world's going to come to an end if I don't know my girlfriend's birthday."
Brandon waited for Troy to catch up to him and bragged "Dude! I know Sharpay's birthday and you don't? Don't you think that's a little pathetic?"
Troy defended "Oh please. I'm Troy Bolton! I for one am NOT pathetic!"
Brandon rolled his eyes and patted Troy's back "Whatever you say man. But the day's going to come when you two are happily married for the first year. She's going to be walking around all happy and you're going to be wondering why. Night comes and she says 'So Troy honey? Don't you have something to say to me?' And you're going to have no idea what she's talking about. 'Uhh... you like pie?'
Troy sighed with a roll of his eyes at his friend's sarcasm. He could be so immature at times.
"Yeah, and the day's going to come when you and Amy are engaged. You're walking around the park and she suddenly stops. You ask 'Amy, what's wrong baby?' Then, out of no where, she just slaps you. Hard. You scream 'What was that for?!' and she responds 'Troy told me to do it. Now, who wants pizza'?"
Brandon laughed and followed his friend down the hall. Suddenly, a scream rang through everyone's ears. Troy and Brandon plugged their ears and shouted to each other "Doesn't that sound like Sharpay?"
Troy replied "Yeah, where is she?"
Brandon answered "I don't know. Somewhere near the stairs."
Troy shrugged "Whatever. I'm sure she can take care of herself. After all, she's..."
Brandon and Troy smiled at each other and in unison, announced "Sharpay Evans! Drama leader in all that's living!" Afterwards, collapsed on the floor for the second time that day.
When they arrived at Troy's house after school, Lucy emerged from the kitchen and cried "Troy, how could you?!"
Troy answered "Easy. I unlock the door, push it open-"
"Oh not that!" Lucy scolded. "Sharpay sprained her ankle running down the stairs at the school! She screamed and thought that you would come, but you didn't! What do you have to say for yourself? No one screams louder than her!"
Troy shrugged "I was on the other end of the school. Besides, she had her friends there."
Lucy groaned and ran a hand through her hair. "Troy, that's not the point. When you have a girlfriend, you're supposed to show at least SOME sign of at least caring!"
Troy rolled his eyes and said "I wouldn't have gotten there in time."
Lucy turned her back to the boys and informed "That doesn't matter! You're supposed to be there for her, no matter what happens. You're supposed to run as fast as you can to her, hold her close in your arms, and say that everything's alright. Let her know that you care about her." She rambled for a few minutes before Troy and Brandon slowly and quietly slipped out of the kitchen. When Lucy finally turned around, she asked herself "Where'd they go? Oh well. Look her deep in the eyes..."
END FLASHBACK
Lucy shook free of the memory and continued chopping the onions, hoping that Troy's next girlfriend would be luckier than Sharpay.
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Troy ran to the bridge over the lake and waited a few minutes for Gabriella. She came bouncing through the grass a few minutes later with Troy thinking "She's so hot when her hair's down."
Troy started to say "What's up Montez?" but found himself being fiercely pushed off of the bridge and onto the grass. He shook his head and warned "Well, that was rude! You should try being a little nicer to me if you want this school year to be a good one, Montez."
Gabriella rolled her eyes and growled "Fine. How's this for nice?"
She grabbed Troy's arm and briskly pushed to the edge of the river. Troy desperately tried to stop himself from falling, but it was too late. He had fallen into the cold, muddy lake water. Gabriella just smiled in satisfaction.
"W-what the hell was that for?!" Troy screamed once he got his head above the water a few seconds later.
"It didn't sprain your ankle, but it sure did ruin your new hundred dollar shirt. Later Bolton."
Troy stared as she walked off into the distance, his mouth wide open. He shook with rage and growled "You, Miss Montez, have just earned yourself on the train to hell." But on the inside, he was impressed. No one ever stood up to him like that or got him back for bullying someone they cared about. She had guts. And he liked it.
I have to give props to brandonquinn101 for the idea of pushing Troy in the lake. She came up with that :) Virtual clap! lol! Sorry about the Troypay, but as said before, it had 2 b done. Ok, REVIEW!!! Thnx :)
Rachel :)