This might be the last time I update for like 5 weeks, cause when school starts, I'm grounded from the computer until my math grade is good.

Chapter 9

For the next few days, Troy just sat in his room watching sad movies and eating ice cream, only getting up for bathroom breaks. He knew the game was tonight, but he was planning on skipping.

"Troy, come on, we have to go to the game." Chad begged.

"No, I'm not going," Troy exclaimed.

"Troy, you are going to this game. We have a surprise for you and you don't get it unless you go to the game," He protested.

"Fine, but I will NOT play," Troy told Chad.

"Try telling that to the coach," Chad murmured as he walked out of the room to get ready.

Troy got ready and went to the lobby to wait for Chad and Zeke (I don't remember if he was in the story or not, but he is now if he wasn't)

At the game

Troy was being forced to play at least the first half, so he was out on the court playing horribly.

Someone passed the ball to him and he barely caught it as he ran toward the net while dribbling the ball. He shot the ball and it went at least 5 feet off course. Someone from the other team got it and ran down the court and shot a 3-pointer. The other team roared with applause and cheering.

The buzzer sounded and the teams with to their separate sides.

"Troy, what was going on out there." Coach shouted. "Chad, you said you were going to fix him before the game," he yelled at Chad

"He'll be fixed after half-time," Chad promised. "We're starting now." He said.

A screen came down on the side on the court and a computer screen popped up. Chad ran to Taylor and made sure they were ready before calling Gabriella.

"Hey, Gabi. Everything's set up. Are you ready." He asked.

"Yea, I'm ready. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1." She counted down.

"OK, you're on Gabs." Chad said.

"K, bye Chad" she said.

Troy's POV

"OK, you're on Gabs" I heard Chad say. I turned around and came face to face with a giant Gabriella. Not that she was like fat or something, she was just on a webcam on the giant screen on the wall.

"Hellooo, is this thing on. Chad, is it turned on, I can't see anything except blue, oh wait, now it's red." she said.

"Gabi, It was just Taylor's shirt," Chad said over by the computer adjusting the webcam.

"Oh, hi everyone. How are you all," All chorus of goods, echoed through the gym replying to Gabriella's answer.

I looked around kind of confused before being drug over to the computer.

"Oh, um hi Troy," Gabriella said nervously.

"Hey Gabi," He said. "Why are you in the computer," He asked dumbly.

"It's called a webcam, now do you mind telling me why you're playing so suckishly. And don't lie, because Chad told me already, so you might as well tell the truth.

"I'm playing horribly, because you're not here. I hate knowing you left with us on bad terms. I want to be a part of your's and Evanne's life, without it being awkward. At the airport, I thought that girl I kissed was you. She looked like you from the back. In short, I love you Gabriella." He said meaning every word of it.

I knew she was probably just going to laugh in my face, but I couldn't live with the what ifs.

"I love you too, Troy," Gabriella said softly.

I smiled so big, I though my face was going to break. "If you were here right now, I would kiss you," I said turning red realizing what I had said.

"Well, I think that could be arranged," she said. I heard the gym doors open and I turned. Gabriella walked through the door. I don't think Chad even saw that one coming. She walked over to me and I walked closer meeting her in the middle with an earth shattering kiss. The whole gym burst out in applause and cheers.

We broke apart and I asked "But how, I saw you get on the plane, and where is Evanne."

I heard a voice on the computer again.

"Hi Uncle Troy, win the game or else," Evanne said before turning off the camera on her side and walking in to join the rest of them.

I saw her walk over to Taylor and Sharpay before I heard the buzzer again.

"Good luck," Gabriella said before walking off to join the girls.

I ran back to the team. "Coach, put me in" I begged.

"No, you played horribly first half. There's no way I'm putting you in again." The Coach exclaimed.

"Please coach, I'm all better now. You HAVE to put me in," I exclaimed on his knees at the coach's feet.

"Well, since we're obviously gonna lose. Will it get you off my feet and back on yours'" he asked.

"Yessss," I screamed happily as I ran onto the court.

The game resumed and the ball passed to me. I ran down the court and made a perfect 3-pointer with 6 others following as the game progressed.

In the end we won 46 to 32. We had started the half with 9 points.

I walked to the locker room after making sure Gabi saw me mouthing to her to come to the locker room to meet the team. I saw her making her way out of the stands and then I entered the locker room.

"Uh, girl in the locker room" I heard along with numerous whistles and wolf calls.

"Gabi, over here," I shouted waving a hand from behind the lockers so she'd she me.

She walked over to me and I kissed her.

End Troys POV

Gabi's POV

"So this is the team. You already know Zeke and Chad. This is Sam, Charlie, Aaron, Josh, Dylan, Parker," he went on naming the team but I had spaced out after hearing the name Aaron. I had seen someone I thought had looked like him, but now it was confirmed.

Troy seemed to notice my frighted face and tightened his grip on me. "What's wrong," he asked concerned.

"Nothing, can we go now," I said quickly. Troy must have noticed the anxiety in my voice because he grabbed my hand and we walked to the the gym to tell the others we were leaving. Taylor was taking Evanne so me and Troy could go out, at least that's what he told her. I think he wanted to talk about what happened in the locker room.

When we got to the hotel, we went to his room and sat on the bed with our heads propped up against the headboard.

"So, let's start at the beginning, why aren't you in Albuquerque?" he asked.

"I got on the plane and we sat for 30 minutes. The people came over the speaker and said they had found something wrong with the engine, so we got off. Chad called and it escalated from there." I answered.

"Ok, next question. Why did you stiffen up when I said Aaron's name." he asked. I knew he would ask this, but I still wasn't ready for it.

"I used to go out with him. Long story short, it didn't end well." I answered.

"We have time, I want the whole story," He said softly.

I don't want to, but I'm gonna end it here cause I don't want to keep going and not leave you with a cliffhanger when this is a perfectly good one.

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