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Drops of Jupiter (This is going to be a mixture of No one's POV and Chad's, you'll notice when it changes, I'm not going to mark it though because it'll break the continuity.)
Now that she's back in the atmosphere
Chad Danforth smiled, waiting by the baggage claim at the airport. Suddenly she came into view. She looked great, better than great.
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey
She walked over, but didn't notice him. Well, none of them had been in contact with her for a full year. She hadn't written or told them where she was so they could. She had been traveling the world. He took a deep breath and walked over to her.
"Hey Tay." She spun around. She'd grown up in that year. They'd all been in college, but she said she had to get away. She took a study abroad plan where she traveled the world taking classes a different universities.
"Chad." She smiled and turned away to look at the luggage. He frowned. He didn't understand why she wanted to leave for the last year of college. In that year he had beaten himself up, saying that it must have been him. Maybe it was. She found her luggage and went to get it off the caracal. He beat her to it, and picked it up.
"I've got a car. I'll take you wherever you want to go." He whispered.
"I'm staying with Gabi, Shar, Kels, and some random person." He nodded.
"Right, Michelle. Let's go then. I'm parked in B4." She nodded and began walking ahead of him.
She acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there's a time to change, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey
We walked into the girls apartment. She was going to find that a lot had changed. Troy and Gabi were engaged, they were expecting twins, a boy and a girl. Ryan and his girlfriend, well fiancée, Michelle were getting married. Shar and Zeke were apartment hunting, as were Kelsi and Jason. It was just me. Taylor had told me to experiment and not wait for her this past year. The guys had tried to get me to date, but I couldn't it was too hard. I opened the door and found the gang in there. There was silence. I think everyone was upset when she left.
But tell me, did you sail across the sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way
To see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated?
Gabi pushed herself off of Troy's lap, "Hey Taylor." She smiled slightly, giving her a small hug. Zeke grabbed the remote control and muted the news, which was on T.V, it was all we watched, so afraid that something bad would happen to her while she was gone. The world was a scary place now.
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?
One without a permanent scar
And then you missed me
While you were looking for yourself out there?
"I'm Michelle Parsons." Michelle stood up, she was 5'7", with light brown hair and green eyes, a pretty girl.
"Taylor McKessie. How do you fit in here?" her question was slightly rude, and had an attitude that she didn't leave with.
"Oh, I'm Ryan's fiancée." She smiled at Ryan, who got up and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist.
"Oh God," Gabi got up and ran to the bathroom. Troy smiled and followed her, he held her hair back and soothingly rubbed her back as she got sick. We all smiled. Gabi was great, she never complained, her hormones weren't all over the place. She was perfect. And they were so excited.
"She sick?" Taylor asked curtly
Sharpay smiled and looked at Zeke, they were going to be the Godparents, "Pregnant."
"We're the Godparents." Zeke said with a smile
"Lovely, she's too young." Taylor said, everyone frowned, she remained stiffly standing.
"So did you miss us?" Kelsi asked quietly
"Did you miss Chad?" Jason asked. Chad smiled hopefully, he'd waited on her. He loved her and had no idea what he had done wrong in the relationship.
Now that she's back from that soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey
She checks out Mozart while she does Tae-Bo
Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey
"I grew up guys. I don't live in the same fantasy we used to live in, the one you clearly do." She smirked and finally sat on a chair that was slightly out of the group. We all frowned. Troy and Ella came back in.
"What if our 'fantasy' is how we're supposed to live our life?" Gabi asked as Troy handed her a glass of water, "Thanks babe." He nodded and kissed the top of her head.
"Yeah pregnant before you graduate." She spat
"We graduated last month. I'm four weeks pregnant. It happened after, and we were already engaged. And we're done with school. Troy's going to play for the Lakers, I've got an education degree. It's all good in this part of the world." Gabi responded coolly, rubbing her stomach gently.
Now that she's back in the atmosphere
I'm afraid that she might think of me as
Plain ol' Jane told a story about a man
Who was too afraid to fly so he never did land
"Look Taylor doesn't want to talk about what she's been up to. And she doesn't want to get into a moral discussion about you decide to live your lives." Taylor said flipping her hair.
Sharpay gasped, "Taylor, you sound just like me. When I was mean to you guys. Before that summer. You're a freaking Ice Queen. That's awful!" she exclaimed. Everything went silent.
"So what now Taylor?" Chad asked, "We're not good enough for you since we haven't traveled the world? Well, I hope that you're happy and found whatever it was you were looking for." Chad got up and walked out of the apartment.
"Troy, do you mind if I stay at your apartment tonight?' Gabi whispered to her fiancée, "I don't feel up to dealing with Ms. Universe here."
"Of course baby." Troy said, he slid his hand under her shirt and began drawing invisible designs.
"You know that he waited for you." Michelle said quietly, after all the stories she'd heard about Taylor McKessie, she couldn't believe that this was the same woman.
"Excuse me?" Taylor asked
"He waited, all year, you were all he talked about. He refused to date anyone. Girls draped themselves over him. But he just brushed them off, all we heard about, all I heard about, was 'Taylor this and Taylor that, and she's so amazing and I love her so much and when she gets home I'm gonna scoop her up in my arms and tell her how much I never want to be apart from her again'. But who you just introduced me to, is not the same woman that everyone raved about. You're not very nice." Michelle observed, she knew she dug herself a grave when she started talking, so she might as well bury herself in it.
"Who do you think you are to judge me?" Taylor was in her face
"No one, no one here is good enough for you, are they? That's too bad because they missed you terribly." Michelle was also in her face. Ryan watched his fiancée with a small smile, she was a firecracker.
"You don't know anything about me at all. So I'd back off. It's not like you'll last anyhow. None of Ryan's relationships do." Taylor spat.
"That's it, back off of Michelle Taylor." Ryan screamed, now he was outraged. "You don't have to stay here tonight baby," he looked at Michelle and pushed a stray hair behind her ear, you can stay with us if you want."
"That sounds like a very good plan, thanks honey." Michelle wrapped her arms around Ryan's waist.
"Let's go now, I really don't think I want to be here any longer. Troy, Zeke, Jason, we'll see you guys at home." He and Michelle left.
But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
Did you finally get the chance
To dance along the light of day
And head back to the Milky Way?
"Well, Tay. What do you want to talk about?" Kelsi asked, slightly sourly.
"Um, I don't know Kelsi, I'm really tired seeing as how I came in from England and all." Taylor said. Gabi got up and made her way to her bedroom. 10 minutes later she came out with a bag in hand.
"Well, you can stay in my room tonight. This whore is going to stay with her fiancée tonight. Let's go Troy." Troy nodded and took the bag from Gabi before following her out the door with a goodnight to Sharpay and Kelsi.
"Tay, what happened while you were gone? You used to be our friend. Now you're this stranger that we barely even know you." Jason commented dryly
"Look I'm a different person guys. Traveling the world opened up my eyes to how incredibly wasteful we spend our lives. You guys are wasting your time. Besides, you have no idea who all is out there in the world, you all may not be soulmates like you think." She challenged them.
"Well I don't want to go out looking for someone that may or may not exist. I've got the person that I love right here, and I wouldn't trade Zeke for anything in the world so you can just lay off with your theory about traveling the world looking for true love. Yours is right here Taylor and you know it, you're just to blind to see." Sharpay hissed, getting up and stomping into her bedroom.
And tell me, did Venus blow your mind?
Was it everything you wanted to find?
And then you missed me
While you were looking for yourself out there
"I'm going to follow the blond." Zeke said and followed his girlfriend into her bedroom.
"Well this is awkward." Jason laughed at the situation.
"No shit Sherlock." Taylor spat
"Taylor lay off of him. He hasn't done anything wrong, he's just trying to lighten the tense mood which you have created." Kelsi calmly scolded her.
"Fine, but I wouldn't have come here if I knew this was the kind of greeting I would get." She yelled
"What do you mean this kind of greeting? We've been counting the moments down until we could see you again. We missed you so much Taylor, every night we watch the news and every time we hear about something bad we pray together that you're safe. Don't you understand how much we love you Tay?" Kelsi asked
Sharpay came out of the room, "And Michelle? Who you blew up at? She's been so excited about meeting you. She was one of Chad's friends and that's how she met Ry. Chad and Gabi, they haven't stopped singing your praises. They miss you. We missed our sister Tay Tay. And Chad, well he missed the love of his life. Give us a chance to prove to you that we're better than the world. It shouldn't take you this long to at least listen to us, after all you've only known the world a year, you've grown up with us." She continued.
Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you
Even when I know you're wrong?
"You guys really missed me?" Taylor asked
"Tay, how could we not?" Zeke asked
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance
Five hour phone conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had, and me?
"Taylor?" Chad had re-entered the apartment. "I'm sorry that I blew up and left. That was really rude of me. And I'm sorry for ruining what we had. I love you and that'll never change, but whoever you met in wherever you were, I just hope he's really good enough for you because you deserve no less than the best."
But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
Did you finally get the chance
To dance along the light of day
And head back toward the Milky Way?
"You really mean all that Chad?" She asked quietly
But tell me, did you sail across the sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way
To see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated?
"Tay, we love you, we all want what's best for you. And if that's not being here with us then so be it. But it just might be. You might need to give us a chance. Besides don't you wanna meet your niece and nephew?" Gabi asked gently rubbing her stomach.
And tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?
One without a permanent scar
And then you missed me
While you were looking for yourself?
"Twins?" Taylor's mouth dropped open
"Yeah, runs in the family I guess." Troy laughed pointing at Sharpay and Ryan.
"Huh?" Taylor looked confused, Troy and Gabi weren't related to Ryan and Sharpay.
"It's our little joke, since we're all so close, that we're a family, and twins are hereditary so it runs in our family." Gabi smiled as Troy began caressing her flat stomach.
And did you finally get the chance
To dance along the light of day?
And did you fall for a shooting star?
Fall for a shooting star?
"So what do you say Tay? Join the family again?" Ryan asked
"Yeah, we could start over?" Michelle suggested
"I'd like that." Taylor said
And now you're lonely looking for yourself out there
"Truth was, I missed you guys so much. I just wanted you to think I'd found the world, and that I hadn't made a mistake and left behind all that I love," she glanced at Chad, "all that I need and want."
"Tay, you didn't make a mistake, I'm sure it was an amazing experience." Chad wrapped his arms around her waist.
"It was, I want to tell ya'll all about it." She squealed
"I'll get booze, we'll except for you two." Jason offered, pointing to Kelsi and Gabi.
"Wait I thought Gabi was the only one pregnant." Taylor asked, her look of confusion was shared with everyone else.
"We found out this morning." Kelsi smiled
"So that's why you two were late for breakfast." Sharpay smiled. They nodded. It felt good, the gang was finally back together again.
Song: Drops of Jupiter by Train
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