Okay, so the winners of the comp are Sarah590 (What happens when a certain blue eyed teen falls for his worst enemy's sister?) and heart11broken (Whoever thought that the only one he would fall in love with would be realated to the one he hated?) I couldn't tear my eyes away from those two! But I spent like 15 minutes debating over that and this summary:
When your best friend makes a promise and then breaks it 5 minutes later, becoming you worst enemy, what would you do? What about when you find out that he falls for your sister? Find out what Brandon Montez has to say.
That one was written by xPenguin4Presidentx! I absolutely loved all of the ones sent in, but that was the one that won. Okay, this is a very long chapter! It was 10 pages on Microsoft Word:)
...Troy...
Troy closed the door behind Gabriella with a dazed grin. He didn't plan to kiss her tonight, but he couldn't help himself. She had just fazed him so much, he had to do something affectionate.
"Oh my God, my son's a playboy!" came a sarcastic shriek behind Troy. He turned around to see his mother with her hands covering her mouth. She removed them and hugged her son tightly. "Oh sweetie!" She removed her arms and just held his forearms tightly "I think that you have feelings for her. Now tell me that I'm wrong."
Troy blushed and pulled away from his mother, walking to the window. "She's just so amazing mom. I don't know what to do."
"Go for it. You've never had this problem before. What's stopping you now?" Lucy asked, already knowing the answer.
"Answer a question for me," Troy stated "What's the last name of my ex best friend."
"Montez."
"And what's Gabriella's last name?"
"It's about to be Bolton..." Lucy muttered under her breath. Unfortunately, Troy heard her.
"Mom!!! I'm 17, not 27! You'd kill me if I proposed to a girl at this age!" Troy exclaimed, placing his hands on his mother's shoulders, shaking her gently.
"Oh please Troy. You know that you're in love with that girl." Lucy knowingly replied. Troy threw his head back and rested it against the wall.
She was right. Ever since they almost kissed, Troy felt his heart become unusually warm. He never felt that feeling before. His dad still told him stories about dates that he and Lucy had and the first time they got exceedingly close, his heart burned, but it wasn't heart burn. He had fallen in love. Deeply.
"I think you're right mom." Troy admitted, detaching himself from the wall. "She makes me feel like a real person instead of just a hot jock. She sees past that and she doesn't care about the situation with me and Brandon. I don't know mom. What if we get together? Brandon's gonna slit my throat!"
"Honey, don't say that!" Lucy said, worry lining her voice. "If Brandon cares for Gabriella as much as we think he does, he'll let her date whoever she wants to. He'll let her be happy with whoever makes her that way."
Troy smiled. "Thanks mom." He finalized, hugging her tightly. Lucy separated and smiled "Anytime. See what happens when you open up? It's not just a girl thing, is it?"
Troy laughed and was about to reply when the phone rang. Lucy excused herself and clicked Talk, answering "Hello...OH MY GOD...is anyone hurt...oh thank God...of course you can stay with us! What made you think that you couldn't...okay we'll be here...oh it's nothing. We're all family...okay bye."
"What's wrong? Who was that?" Troy asked, worried.
"That was Aunt Olivia. Her, Isabelle, and Sarah are coming to stay with us for a few months." (Remember Uncle Sean? He gave Troy the pigs. He's from Jack's side of the family and Aunt Olivia's from Lucy's. Olivia's husband died. Just thought I'd clear that up :)
"Huh? I'm confused. I thought that family reunions only lasted for a week or two." Troy asked.
"Someone came and burned their house down. They only managed to get a few clothes, a few pieces of jewelry, their car, and about 50 dollars from their wallets. They're looking for a place to stay and everyone is booked. We were their last option because we live so far away." Lucy explained.
"Holy crap! Who burned it down?!" Troy frantically surveyed.
"They don't know. The police are still trying to find them, but they think that it's one of Sarah's rivals at school."
"Damn, that's harsh. I mean, even if Gabriella wasn't in the picture, I wouldn't burn Brandon's house down. I don't hate him that much." Troy commented.
"Troy, you know that you don't hate him at all." Lucy crossed her arms.
"I know, but that's just my cover. If I tell him the real reason, then we're both dead." Troy shuddered at the memory of the start of his reason.
"I still don't see why you won't go to the police." Lucy shook her head.
"He'll break out and come to kill all of us. You know that by now." Troy reminded her.
Lucy once more shook her head and sighed "Fine. Do what you want with him. But I still think that that man should be locked up somewhere."
"There's not a day that goes by where I don't wish that or dream of it. But the day's gonna come where we can all just forget that any of this happened. Things can go back to the way they were in middle school. Brandon and I can be best friends again. God, I can't wait until that happens!" Troy replied, longing to be friends with Brandon again.
Lucy gave her son a look "Troy, that's a lot to forget. And don't worry. Brandon will find out the truth eventually. Just keep him away from that man."
Troy nodded. "All a part of our deal mom."
At the moment, Troy's cell phone rang and he answered it. "Hello...Gabby, thank god it's you. I need to talk to you and...are you crying? What's wrong...Uh sure. Now...okay see you then."
"Gabriella?" Lucy predicted.
"Yeah. She was crying about something and denying it. Something's wrong. She wants me to meet me at the lake. I'll be back later. Bye."
Lucy waved and ushered herself upstairs to start preparing the guest rooms, wondering what was wrong with the brunette.
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...The Montez House...
Brandon just stood there, too shocked to do anything. Had he really just punched his sister in the face purposely?
Gabriella sat against the wall in a ball, shaking and trembling, but not crying. Her eyes were squeezed shut tightly and her heavily bleeding nose was still covered by her hand. She was afraid that if she opened her eyes, Brandon would take that as an opportunity to see that she was at her weakest point. She had always been strong for him and she had no intention to stop now.
Brandon didn't know what to do. He wished that her eyes were open because that's how he always read her. Her feelings were always flashing in her eyes and Brandon would always react to it. But here, when her eyes did nothing for him, he was at a loss. He needed to know what he could do to help her without her getting angry. He needed to say something.
"G-Gabby?" he whispered. Gabriella slowly, but surely, opened her eyes to look up at her brother. Another reason that she had kept her eyes closed was to keep from crying, another sign of her weakness.
"Gabriella, please talk to me. Just say something. Anything." Brandon pleaded.
"You want me to say something?" Gabriella asked through her blood filled hand.
Brandon nodded hopefully.
Gabriella nodded too and let her hand drop along with all the blood it was storing. It splashed down her body, through her shirt, pants, and into her shoes. Most of it ended up on the carpet though.
Brandon turned away, tears building and building in his eyes. He couldn't stand to know that he did this to his sister.
He heard the clicks of a cell phone. His head snapped over to her and he exclaimed "Who are you calling?!" He hoped that it wasn't the police, although he had a strong feeling that it was.
Gabriella didn't reply. When the person finally picked up, she whimpered "Hey Troy...that's not important right now. Can you meet me at the lake? Don't worry, I won't push you in again...yeah. Bye." With that, she hung up and got to her feet with difficulty.
"Gabby, please don't meet him again." Brandon whispered.
"I'll be back in a few hours. Tell mom that I'm with Troy." Gabriella sniffed, grabbing her purse.
"Gabriella..." Brandon tried, a tear starting to fall.
"See you later Brandon." Gabriella whispered, stepping out the door.
"GABRIELLA, I'M SORRY!!!" Brandon screamed after her. But nothing made a difference. She took off running down the street and didn't look back.
Brandon slumped down to his knees and screamed out to no one. He then collapsed in a heap on the floor and sobbed like he never cried before.
"Gabby I'm sorry." He cried, barely audible. That night, he cried himself to sleep.
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...At the Lake...
Troy sat on the bench, staring at the spot he fell in just 3 months ago. He laughed to himself. He really did deserve to be pushed into it.
He heard slowly footsteps clinking on the wood, obviously Gabriella. Troy looked up and smiled when he saw her long legs come into the light. Her head was still hidden by the darkness.
"Hey Gabby. What's up?" Troy concerned. She sounded truly petrified over the phone.
Gabriella finally brought her entire body into the light. Her pants, shirt, and face were stained with dried blood and there were still a few drops forming in her nose.
Troy froze. Gabriella didn't look up to meet his gaze just yet. She was to preoccupied choking on her tears.
She finally decided to look up. Troy's face was pale, his mouth dropped, and his eyes wide, staring at the blood. Gabriella whispered "H-hey Troy."
"Holy shit, WHAT HAPPENED?! Did you fall?!" Troy nearly screamed, rushing over to her to check out her wound.
"No, I didn't do this." Gabriella replied softly, cringing as Troy's fingers touched her probably broken nose.
"Well then who did this to y...no." he whispered, finding the answer himself. "Don't tell me it was-"
"Brandon punched me." Gabriella admitted, feeling a tear slide down her cheek.
"W-what?" Troy asked again in a seethe. He could feel himself start to shake with rage. When Gabriella didn't reply, Troy shouted "He did WHAT to you?!"
"He... he..." Gabriella tried to answer, but no words were able to form. She just broke down into sobs again. Troy wrapped his arms around Gabriella as tight as he could. He didn't care if he was getting blood on his shirt.
"What happened?" Troy murmured into her hair.
"W-we were fighting and he told me to shut the fuck up and punched me into the wall." Gabriella explained, sobbing.
"What happened before you called me?" Troy asked. He needed to get as much information as possible.
"He tried to get me to talk to him, but I just called you instead. He didn't want me to see you, but I ran out. I could hear him screaming for me behind me, but I just kept running." Gabriella answered.
"That damn hypocrite..." Troy glared, hate filling his eyes. If someone was to look at Gabriella wrong, Brandon would give them a piece of his mind. And here he was, punching his sister around like an abusive boyfriend.
"I don't know if it's broken or not. Would you happen to know if it is?" Gabriella asked.
Troy nodded and gently ordered "I'm an expert at this. Hold up your head."
Gabriella did as she was told as Troy cleared some of the blood from her nostrils. He took a look up her nose (Sounds wrong, doesn't it:) He then touched it very lightly and asked "Does that hurt?"
Gabriella shook her head. Troy pressed a little bit harder and asked again "How about that?"
Gabriella again shook her head. When Troy pressed a little harder, she shrieked and said "That one really hurt."
Troy nodded "Then it's not broken. It'll just take a few days to heal. At least the bleeding stopped." He could see relief pass through her eyes.
"C-can I cry on you again?" Gabriella whimpered, feeling fresh tears make their way into her eyes.
Once again, Troy engulfed her into the strongest hug possible, rocking her back and forth. It felt so right just being able to hold her in his arms. He felt complete at last.
"W-what did you want to talk to me about?" Gabriella mumbled into his chest.
"Huh?"
"Over the phone you said that you needed to talk to me about something. It sounded important. What is it?" Gabriella reminded him.
Troy smiled and slowly looked into Gabriella's eyes, wondering if he was choosing the right feeling. Her eyes right now showed pain and sadness, but behind that was so much more. It was what Troy's been looking for his entire life.
Slowly and carefully, Troy leaned in and met Gabriella's lips in a strong kiss. He felt fireworks explode inside of him and the spark he felt when he was given CPR. Gabriella seemed stiff at first, but soon collapsed into him.
He reluctantly pulled apart and rested his forehead against hers, whispering "I love you."
Gabriella's eyes shone with admiration as she lightly smiled. She didn't reply. She only tilted her head up and kissed him again, encircling his neck with her arms.
"I love you too." She said, smiling much more broadly. Troy took her hand and kissed it, muttering "Thank God."
He and Gabriella laughed and surrounded each other in their arms, Gabriella resting her head in Troy's strong chest.
"I don't wanna go home Troy," Gabriella admitted "I want to stay like this forever."
"Whoever said you were going home?" Troy replied, confused.
Gabriella, just as confused, asked "What do you mean? Where am I supposed to go?"
"I'm not gonna let you go home just to get beat up again. You're coming with me." Troy explained, holding her hands tightly.
Gabriella looked at him in shock. Was he really serious?
"You mean you want me to move in with you?" she asked astounded.
Troy nodded "Yeah. I mean, if it's okay with you."
Gabriella looked away from him at the ground. Move in with Troy? Would it really work?
"What about your parents?" Gabriella piped up. "What about my mom?"
"I don't know about your mom, but if we explained the situation to my parents, they'll be the first to take you in. I'm scared to let you go back to him. You're staying with me." Troy answered.
Gabriella smiled. He really was the sweetest boy she's ever met.
"Thanks Troy. This really means a lot to me." She smiled, getting lost in his eyes.
He kissed her nose and smiled "Anytime. One more thing. You need to keep the blood for proof that Brandon punched you. Me and my mom will help you clean it up when we get to my house, but we really need to show them that it's true. Is that okay with you?"
Gabriella nodded. When they announce that they're dating, their parents might think of it as a way to just sleep together. She needed to prove to them that she wasn't that kind of girl.
"It's fine. Let's just hurry. All this blood is starting to stain my skin." Gabriella said. She took his hand and they walked to the Bolton house together.
"What about Brandon?" Gabriella worriedly asked. "What'll happen when he finds out that we're dating?"
Troy's face darkened. His fists clenched as he seethed "You said it yourself. He doesn't control our lives. And if he tries, I'm ready for him."
Gabriella nodded and smiled at his protectiveness. The wind picked up and she started to shiver. This didn't go unnoticed by Troy as he concealed her in a warm hug. Gabriella did the same, thankful to be in Troy's protective arms.
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...At the Bolton House...
Lucy just got finished vacuuming the second guest room. Everything was ready for their family of four. The beds had new, clean sheets on them, the room was dusted, the windows and television were dusted and shined, the closets were emptied of the Bolton's' junk, and the carpets were now stain free and vacuumed. Everything was set.
Just as she closed the door, she heard the front door open. There were two sets of footsteps coming inside the house.
"Probably Troy coming back from the lake and Jack coming back from the store." Lucy thought to herself. But when she looked over the stairwell, there stood Troy holding an extremely bloody Gabriella.
"Oh my God Gabriella!!! What happened?!" Lucy shouted down the steps that she was now racing down.
Gabriella smiled at her affection. She looked over at Troy, as if asking weather she should tell her or not. Troy nodded. Lucy stood on the side, waiting for an answer.
"B-Brandon kinda... hit me." Gabriella whispered, tears starting to form again.
Lucy shrieked and brought Gabriella into a strong hug, comforting "How could he do such a thing to a sweet girl like you? Did he break your nose?"
Gabriella shook her head and replied "As far as Troy's concerned, no I didn't."
Lucy nodded and said "Come on. Let's go clean this up while you explain what happened."
While the three walked up the stairs, Gabriella replayed the events of the night with much difficulty. She came close to sobbing 4 times in just 5 minutes. Troy's face became redder with fury at every word she said. Lucy nodded and rubbed his back.
"...And then I called Troy and told him to meet me at the lake." Gabriella finished, taking a deep breath. Lucy shook her head sadly and said "How could he do that? He doesn't control your life."
"I know. I keep telling him that, but he just doesn't listen. He's just too overprotective." Gabriella agreed.
Lucy nodded. They had finally reached the bathroom and Lucy grabbed some disinfectant. She took some cotton swabs and warned "This may sting, so hold onto something."
Gabriella nodded and grabbed onto Troy's hand. He inwardly groaned, as he knew that this would be painful.
Lucy soaked the swab with the disinfectant and lightly pushed it through Gabriella's nose. As the liquid hit the gigantic cut in her nose, Gabriella groaned and squeezed Troy's hand as tightly as she could, having him wince in pain himself.
Lucy let it lie there for about a minute before she decided that it had done its job. She removed it from her left nostril and moved on to the next one. The past actions repeated and Troy felt his hand go numb from Gabriella's strong grip. But he closed his eyes and waited until it was all over.
Lucy then put two swabs up into Gabriella's nose very far. She breathed through her mouth as Troy asked "What are you doing?"
"She's stopping the bleeding." Gabriella answered, her voice completely different because of the swabs.
Troy nodded in understanding and they all waited 5 minutes before the swabs stopped turning red. Gabriella's nose had finally stopped bleeding. She did, however, have to wear a rather large band aid to help her nose heal.
"Thanks Mrs. Bolton. You really didn't have to do this." Gabriella gratefully thanked.
"Hey, don't worry about it. And you make me feel old when you call me Mrs. Bolton. Just call me Lucy." Lucy smiled with a hug.
"Okay Lucy. Thanks again." Gabriella smiled back, accepting the hug.
Troy moved forward and announced "Mom, we have something to say." He looked over at Gabriella who was blushing uncontrollably.
"What's that honey? Wait a second, do I want to sit down for this?" Lucy teased.
"Not for the first part, but maybe for the second." Troy answered. Lucy nodded "Okay then. Go ahead."
Troy and Gabriella looked at each other and automatically kissed. They stayed that way for a few moments before separating and looking over at Troy's mom. Lucy's mouth had dropped, but her eyes didn't show any surprise.
"You finally did it?" Lucy squealed.
Troy rolled his eyes, but nodded. "We're going out now."
Lucy screamed and rushed over to her son, holding him in a tight embrace. Troy hugged her back and gave Gabriella a look. After finishing with Troy, Lucy turned to Gabriella, hugging her as well.
"This is amazing! I always knew that you two would get together eventually!" Lucy smiled brightly.
Troy nodded and squeezed Gabriella's hand reassuringly. She nodded, a nervous knot forming in her stomach.
"That's not all mom. There's one more thing." Troy whispered.
"Oh God, don't say she's pregnant already! I thought you were just watching Family Guy!" Lucy exclaimed, worry flashing in her eyes.
"No! No, of course not!" Troy answered immediately. "Um, when we were at the lake and she told me what happened with her and Brandon, I... I kinda told her that she could... stay here for a while. Only to get away from Brandon. Please say that it's okay. She can't go back to that house. What if Brandon explodes again?"
Lucy silenced Troy with a hand. "Say no more. Of course Gabby can stay here. We're not evil people Troy. You should know that. I'm just concerned about where she's gonna stay. The two rooms are already booked for the next 2 months."
Gabriella's eyes widened. She turned to Troy and said "2 months? Who's staying here for two months?"
Troy explained "My aunt's house burned down, so they're staying here until they can pay for a new one." Gabriella nodded in understanding and turned back to Lucy, who had a thoughtful look on her face. "Hmm... as long as he doesn't get any ideas..." she mumbled.
"What was that Mom?" Troy asked, hearing her thoughts.
"I was just thinking since I really don't want Gabriella to sleep on the couch and the guest rooms are booked, would you mind if she sleeps with you? As long as one of you don't get any ideas." Lucy replied, putting emphasis on her last sentence.
Troy shrugged "I'm fine if she is. I don't want you to feel pressured though."
Gabriella smiled "I don't feel pressured. And I'm fine with sleeping in Troy's room. Trust me, I won't let him do anything."
"Gabby! You actually thought I would?" Troy teased, but with a hint of seriousness in his voice. Gabriella just rolled her eyes.
'Then it's settled," Lucy finalized "Gabriella sleeps in Troy's room. But I swear, if I hear anything suspitious, I will make one of you sleep on the couch, understand?"
Both teens nodded. "Don't worry Lucy. I'll make sure that I won't take advantage of this." Gabriella reassured.
Lucy sighed in relief. "Do you have your stuff?"
Gabriella mentally kicked herself. She had been so caught up in having a boyfriend that she completely forgot to pack. "No I don't. But I don't wanna go back to my house alone."
Troy rubbed her back and kissed her cheek, saying "Don't worry. You can wait in the car while I go in and get your stuff. Okay? Just write a list of things you need and I'll get them."
"What about Brandon?" Lucy asked, worried.
Gabriella answered "Don't worry. I know him and he's probably in his room, crying himself to sleep. He won't hear Troy since he's pretty much the loudest crier I know."
She turned to Troy and said "But I still say that you go in through the back and out the same way. And the limb that you usually use to put your foot on the last step broke off. Just a warning. And the last branch is about to crack off. That'll make a loud noise. Got that?"
Troy laughed and kissed her forehead, replying "Don't worry. I'll be fine. And how do you know how I climb that tree?"
Gabriella giggled "You and Brandon used to always race up it when we were 8, remember? You always used that route."
Troy nodded and grabbed her hand, leading her down the stairs and shouting up "We'll be back in about a half an hour mom! If I'm not back in an hour, call the cops!"
Lucy shouted back "Will do sweetie! Be careful!"
Troy and Gabriella screamed back an "Okay." and they hopped in Troy's car, taking off to the Montez house, hoping that everything would go as planned.
Yay! Troyella's together and Gabby's living with Troy! Wonder how that'll turn out? REVIEW!!! Thnx :)
Rachel :)
P.S: Aunt Olivia was named after my best friend :)