Gabriella slowly opened her eyes and groaned as the Albequerque sun mixed with Sharpay's bright pink walls making it shinier. She cuddled back into the blankets and sighed. She couldn't sleep all night. She'd wake up and just look around for a good 25 minutes before going back to sleep. She couldn't even comprehend all of the things she was feeling and thinking about.
"Good morning to you, good morning to you! Good morning to you and you live in the zoo!" Sharpay sang, walking into the room with a tray of strawberries and toast. She rested it in front of the tired and sad brunete. "Anne, my maid it. Eat, eat!"
Taylor lifted her body up from the sleeping bag that she slept in. "Does Anne make french toast?" she asked.
Sharpay nodded. "Uh, duh. My daddy only hires the best Taylor."
"Yes!" Taylor squealed running out of the room.
Sharpay smiled and sat on the bed next to her friend. "You feeling better, hun?" she asked, stealing a strawberry.
Gabriella shrugged. "Yeah, I guess. Thanks for letting me stay here last tonight."
"No problem. Until you feel better to stay home you're welcome here. It's not like my parents would care or anything."
Gabriella smiled and continued to take tiny bites of her breakfast.
"Oh my god, Sharpay this french toast is genuis. If only Anne was my maid seriously." Taylor said, crashing back into the room.
Sharpay smirked and flipped her hair back. "Oh, doesn't everyone want something of mine."
"Ow." Troy groaned as he attempted to sit up, but instead felt as though bricks were falling on top of his head.
Chad sighed and handed him two Tylenol's. "You got pretty wasted last night and I wasn't going to carry you all the way to my room, so you my friend slept in the treehouse last night."
Troy glared at him and swallowed the two pills quickly. "Thanks."
"No problemo." Chad smiled. He leaned back against the wall and observed his friend. "So, how are you?"
"Fine." Troy answered shortly, while tying his black converse. He ran a hand through his hair and yawned. "What time are you and your parents going to the ball?" he asked.
Chad shrugged. "I think they said 7:00 tonight." He followed Troy down the stairs of the tree house. "You?"
"Same time." Troy said, rubbing his eyes. "I'm gonna go home now though. Get some sleep. See ya later, man."
"Peace." Chad waved. He sighed as Troy got in his car. "Tonight is going to be fun." he muttered to himself before walking inside his large house.
"Where were you?" Sonia asked a tired looking Gabriella as she walked inside the house.
"Sharpay's, mother." Gabriella said, walking towards the stairs.
Sonia tightened her red silk robe around her and nodded. "Are..y.you okay?" she hesistantly asked.
Gabriella rolled her eyes and shook her head. "What do you think?" she said, sarcastically.
"Gabs, I know this is alot to put on you right now, but please just give it a try. It's going to take a while for you to get used to. I hate seeing you upset like this, but your father and Troy's father honestly think this is the best thing to do for you and Troy." Sonia explained softly. "I'm not completely 100 percent on this either, but knowing your father he's not going to put this down."
Gabriella's eyes began to glaze over once again. She walked over to the couch her mother was sitting at and sniffled. "Mom, how come you don't have a say in this? I can't be married and you know that. Plus, marrying Troy? You know our past mom. I don't want to do this."
Sonia sighed and pulled her sobbing daughter into a hug. She soon broke the hug and wipped the mascara and eyeliner that was mixing with her daughter's tears. "Trust me Gabs, I told your father I'm not a fan of this arranged marriage completely, but of course it still goes. Your father and Mr. Bolton will always think this is a good thing. That's all I can say and for this marriage involving Troy, why don't you try to talk to Troy? Get to know him alot better instead of you and him always bickering."
Gabriella hung her head low. "When I do, it always turns into something else."
"Well, today at the ball I don't want to see any short words or an attitude coming out of your mouth, ok?"
"I guess." Gabriella sighed. "What time do I have to be ready?"
Sonia thought for a moment. "Antonio is going to be here around five o' clock and it's 11:30 a.m. right now so why don't you go get some rest. Either me or Marie will wake you up."
Gabriella nodded and kissed her mom on the cheek before heading upstairs to her room.
"God dammit Troy, hurry up!" Jack yelled to his son upstiars.
A loud groan escaped Troy's lips. "Dad, give me to fucking seconds ok? I'm trying to get this damn tie tied!" Troy yelled.
Bethany sighed, grabbing the bottom of her peach grown and walked upstairs. "Here son." She turned him around began to tie his black tie. "You look handsome." she smiled.
Troy smiled weakly. "Thanks mom."
"Now, I know you're not really excited for tonight, but I'm pretty sure you don't want me to give you this tonight while we're there, so here." She handed him a small black box. "Gabriella's going to sure love it."
He opened it hesitantly to see a large square cut diamond with one small circle red diamond on each side of it. A silver band completed the beauty. His mouth dropped slightly. "M..Mom I can't this is grandma's."
Bethany shook her head. "Grandma wanted you to give this to the girl who you would marry." She pulled her son into a hug. "Troy, you'll do fine. I promise." she said.
"Oh, Gabriella you look like a masterpiece from me!" Antonio laughed as he stood looking at the 17 year-old.
Gabriella sighed and stepped off of the podium her mom mostly used for when her models would come over. A small smiled cracked upon her lips. "I love it." A red strapless babydoll bubble dress that hit about two inches past her bottom covered her petite body. A simple bow covered the empire waist. Her hair was left down in soft curls and her make-up was left natural with simple a simple gold eye shadow, black eyeliner and mascasra and a light red, almost pink lip-gloss. A thick gold bracelet was pushed up her arm.
Sonia walked in the room and clapped her hands. "Gabi, you look amazing." Her long black and red printed dress swung around her.
"Thanks." Gabriella smiled as a blush crept upon her cheeks.
"Well, thank you so much Andrew. What time should we expect you at the ball?" Sonia asked, pointing towards the black pumps in the corner for Gabriella.
Gabriella grabbed them and quickly slipped them on.
"By 7:30 tonight Mrs. Montez." Antonio said. He grabbed his large black suitcase and walked toward the door. "Chow!"
Gabriella took her gold clutch out of her mom's hands and sighed. "I'm ready."
Sonia nodded. "You'll do wonderful tonight Gabriella. Now, let's go your father already is out in the limo waiting for us."
Gabriella followed her mom out of the house and didn't look at her father as she stepped into the limo.
"You two ladies look very nice." Christopher said, nodding towards them.
Sonia smiled and nodded towards him also, while Gabriella stayed silent and looked out the window. Sonia glanced towards her daughter. 'This is going to be a long night' she thought.
"Oh my god, Troy that's for Gabriella?" Sharpay squealed as he showed his group of friends. She wore a long pink silky halter dress.
Troy blushed and nodded. "I have no clue how I'm supposed to propose to her, here."
"Psh, give it to me!" Taylor cheered, slightly jumping up and down. A lavender pleated halter dress covered her body.
Kelsi, who wore a blue tiered halter dress gasped. "I called it first bitches."
Zeke looked confused. "But Gabriella just walked in so she now has to get it."
All their heads, including Chad, Jason and Ryan turned to see a nervous looking Gabriella shaking hands with the board of the ball. Troy's mouth hung low as he stared at her in awe.
"Damn, you might not wanna marry her, but least you'll get a hot wife." Chad laughed.
Taylor glared at him and hit him over the head, making him let out a yelp.
"Ah, the Montez family. How are you all?" Jill, one of the head board members said, shaking hands with all of them.
"Great." Christopher smiled.
Jill nodded. "Well, you are all sitting at table two with the Bolton family. We couldn't give you guy's table one because the Evans and Baylor family are sitting there." She handed them a packet of the program. "We're hoping to raise 250,000 for the state of Albequerque. Now, please enjoy your night."
Gabriella felt butterflies run through her stomach as they walked into the dining room. She saw just about most of the families of the students that attended St. Katherine's. She slightly stood on her tippy-toes to look for her group of friends through the large crowd of tuxedo's and fancy dresses.
"Gabi, let's get our seats settled first." Sonia said.
They all walked toward the table. Sonia and Christopher cheerfully greeted Mr. and Mrs. Bolton while Gabriella waved nervously.
"Now you can go." Sonia muttered to her daughter.
Gabriella nodded and set her clutch down. She walked toward Sharpay and Taylor who were squealing toward her. She glanced at Troy who was talking to Zeke, Chad, Jason and Ryan from the corner of her eye. "Hey." she waved. She was startled as Sharpay and Taylor pulled her into a hug.
"The ring is amazing." Sharpay whispered into her ear. "Even though Troy's going to piss his pants pretty soon." Her and Taylor broke the hug and smiled.
"Oh." Gabriella said, not being able to think of anything else to say. "Wh..where's Kelsi?"
"She had to go with her parents to say hello to people." Taylor shrugged. "You look awesome."
Gabriella smiled. "Thanks. So do you guy's."
Sharpay squealed. "I don't know why I'm squealing it's just this night is going to be crazy!"
"Totally. So have you thought of what you're going to say when Troy does propose to you? I mean not to put any pressure on you, it's just wow." Taylor said, rambling as she always did when she was excited about something.
"Tay, I'm kinda going to say yes. I mean I have to." Gabriella said, nervously.
The large smile would not wipe off Sharpay's mouth. "I know we're being crazy, but this is wow."
Gabriella nodded. "Let's talk about something else though. What are they serving here?" She turned to look at the buffet.
Sharpay and Taylor followed her. "Steak, crab, shrimp, pasta salad, macaronni salad, roast, buttered buiscut, you get the hint."
Gabriella paid no attention to Taylor talking as she glanced over to Troy and the rest of the boys talking to a group of girls.
She cursed herself as Sharpay caught her guard.
"Who the hell is Zeke talking to?" Sharpay gritted through her teeth.
Gabriella gasped as she realized that she was stepping on Sharpay's dress. "Shar wa-" She was cut off by Sharpay twisting her dress making Gabriella fall back and land on Taylor who fell into the large bowl of red punch and a large bowl of macaronni making the two dishes fall on the two. Sharpay who didn't notice the slippery tile turned around and fell on top of Gabriella. All three girl's let out loud screams.
The whole room became silent as they watched the three girl's scream. Troy and the guy's turned away from the group of girls and gasped.
"My dress!" Sharpay yelled, grabbing the chunk of pasta salad that fell in her hair. Her left silver heel broke and the back of her dress was covered in red punch that continued to run past the floor.
Gabriella let out a shriek as the large bowl pasta salad fell on top of them. Punch rose up her dress while pasta and macaronni was either on her dress or hair.
"Shit!" Taylor yelled. "What the hell?" Pulling the food items out of her hair.
All three blushed as they realized the silence and laughs among the ballroom. They all tried to get up but with no sucees as they kept tripping. "Damn shoes!" Sharpay yelled.
The guy's who stood there shocked and amused who shot glares by their dad's who were mouthing 'help' to them. The girl's who were talking to them were laughing hysterically as well as a few other people in the room.
"Here." Zeke said, grabbing onto Sharpay's hand and pulling her up. He bit his lip to stifle a laugh.
Troy pulled Gabriella's arm and helped her up. "Are you ok?" he asked, amused.
Gabriella turned red and muttered "Thanks."
Sharpay let out another scream and stompted off to the restrooms. Gabriella and Taylor followed her pulling food out of their bustlines and limping as their heel was either broken or coming off.
"Well, um that was intresting." Kevin, the host of the ball said into the microphone, obviously amused.
The ball room began to nod in agreement and laugh.
"How the hell did this happen?" Sharpay cried as they walked into the restroom.
"I was going to tell you stop because I was stepping on your dress but you walked to fast and when you grabbed your dress being in high heels I fell back on top of Taylor and she fell slightly on the table of food. That tipped so the fruit punch and macronni fell on us and then you didn't realize the slippery tile so you fell on top of me. Last but not least though the pasta salad that was already tipping feel on top of us." Gabriella explained in disguist as she pulled macaronni out of her hair.
Taylor groaned. "Well, do what we can to get all this out."
The three soon did what they can, but it was still not alot of use giving the fact that they stunk, had sticky hair and had no shoes to wear. "Nobody ever think of pulling a camera out on me." Sharpay muttered.
"You're not the one being proposed to under your will looking like this tonight." Gabriella said, angrily as they walked to the restroom door.
Blushes crept on their faces as they walked out barefoot and looking like crap. They jumped up as they heard shrill cry. Antonio. "The dress I created!" he cried, running over to Gabriella.
"I'm really sorry Antonio, I accidentally fell." Gabriella said, chewing on the inside of her mouth. Nerves ran through her as everyone stared at her.
"Put something else on. Just take this off! This is going to soak into you knowing how hard I worked to get this fitted on you perfectly."
Gabriella looked confused. "I don't have another dress or whatever. Neither do my friends and their dresses are fitted."
Antonio sighed and pulled Gabriella, Taylor and Sharpay over to him. He noticed all the eyes starring. "Turn around people! There's nothing to see!" he yelled, in his girly voice. All three walked to the side of the stage so nobody could see. "Do any of you have a jacket?" he hissed.
All three shook their heads. "My boyfriend has a tuxedo jacket." Sharpay cheered.
"Oh, mine too." Taylor smiled.
Antonio nodded. "Go get those. I can wrap them around you guy's and make you look like how the girl's do after a one night stand after a wedding or prom." he said, chuckling.
Taylor and Sharpay looked at him oddly before walking over to Chad and Zeke.
Antonio stared at Gabriella. "And you?"
"I don't have a boyfriend." she said, bashfully.
"Go ask your fiancee Ms. Montez."
She shook her head. "I don't have a fiancee...yet."
Antonio tipped his glasses and stared at her. "Whatever he is, go politely ask for his jacket. This Bolton boy who you'll be marrying is going to have to get used to giving his jacket to you. Am or correct or not?"
"Um, I guess, I could, but Antonio it's really embarrassing. You remember when you and Dave started going out and how nervous you were to talk to him? Well times that by ten with a bit of awkward in it." Gabriella said. She heard the auction began to start and saw the girl's lining up.
Antonio gasped dramatically and grabbed her arm. "Are you Mr. Bolton?" Andrew asked, walking up to Troy who was stuffing a stick of cheese in his mouth.
"Yeah." Troy said, swallowing the food.
"Oh, he's good looking." Antonio whispered to Gabriella who was standing behind him. Antonio turned back to Troy and smiled. "My friend needs you jacket."
Troy looked at him confused. "Who?"
Antonio stepped back and showed off a nervous Gabriella.
Troy's stomach dropped. "Um, sure." he said, quickly taking the black jacket off. He handed it to Gabriella.
"Ah, thanks mucho." Antonio cheered, walking away with Gabriella in toe.
"Shit." Troy muttered, remembering the ring was in the pocket. He knew his dad would kill him. "Mon-Gabriella!" he called out hesistantly.
Gabriella turned around. "Yeah?"
"I need the jacket back." Troy said, quickly.
"Why?"
"Because there's something in there that I really need."
"What?" Antonio said, stepping in. Sharpay and Taylor walked over to him with jackets in hand.
Troy sighed. "Um, money."
Sharpay who had no clue what was going on laughed. "No, you silly goose. Remember you put the ring your giving to Gabriella in there." She saw the stunned and confused faces of four standing there and the people sitting at the table beside them. "Wait, was I not supposed to say that? Oh, crap." she said, laughing nervously.
A man who sat at the table beside them looked at them oddly. "Mr. Bolton you're proposing to Christopher and Sonia Montez' daughter?" he asked.
Troy's mouth dried up as nothing came out, while Gabriella wanted to crawl under a rock then and there.
"Oh, is the proposal already going on?" Chad said, with a full plate of cake in front of him. He stuffed a piece inside his mouth.
"It is?" Zeke yelled.
"What is Baylor?" Jack asked, walking over.
"Crap." Troy breathed.
Zeke smiled. "I think the proposal!" he said, excitedly. His face became long as Sharpay sent him a death glare. "Or not." he said.
Jack narrowed his eyes. "Troy?"
"Mr. Bolton." Gabriella called out. She laughed nervously and lowered her voice. "He um, he was just, um." she stuttered, white pulling the ring out of the jacket pocket and putting it behind her back.
'What are you doing?' Sharpay mouthed to Gabriella.
Gabriella glared at her and finished slipping the ring on her finger before letting the box fall on the floor. She sighed and stuck her left hand out. "He already did."
Troy's eye's popped out of his head.
A small smirk appeared on Jack's face. He clasped a hand on Troy's shoulder. "Good job, son. Let's have a toast later ok?" He nodded toward him while beginning to walk away.
Still confused Troy nodded. "Uh, yeah." he said, looking at Gabriella questionably. He stepped closer to Gabriella before grabbing her hand and looking at it. "How'd you do that?" he asked.
Gabriella pulled her hand out of his grip. "Improve." she said, simply. "Antonio, nevermind about the jacket I can easily go through the night with out it." She sighed and walked back to the table where her parent's sat it.
Antonio stood beside Troy. "You have a toughy on your hands now." he said, smirking.
"Oh, tonight was wonderful!" Bethany cheered as she, Jack, Troy and the Montez family walked out of the ballroom. It was a cool crisp night.
Sonia nodded in agreement but began to laugh at the memory of Gabriella, Sharpay and Taylor. "But the girl's falling was funny." she laughed.
The parents began to laugh also. "That was instresting. Where is Gabriella by the way?" Christopher asked.
"She had to go to the restroom real quick." Sonia said as they reached their limo.
"Montez, you're drunk." Troy gritted through his teeth as he tried to grab onto her.
Gabriella hiccuped and laughed. "No, I'm not hubby. Now, let's go." she grabbed his hand and stumbled out of the ballroom.
She giggled loudly as she saw a Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi stumble into their limo. "Bye!" she yelled loudly.
The three girl's squealed and waved while sticking out of the roof.
Troy sighed. "You're parent's are right there ya'know. Where did you get the alcohol anyways?"
"I have no clue." Gabriella smiled. "Plus, my parents don't care. It's like their shipping me off to you." She began to hop down the steps, giggling wildly.
"Gabriella let's go!" Sonia yelled.
Troy knew she couldn't go with them drunk. "Um, Mrs. Montez can we go my mom and dad's limo?"
Sonia smiled weakly. "Oh, well ok then." she turned to Bethany and Jack. "Would you like to come with us? We have fresh champagne and everything."
Bethany and Jack nodded in usion. "Bye Troy and Gabriella." Bethany yelled, out waving.
Troy sighed as their limo drove off. He turned to Gabriella who was standing there starring at her ring. "Let's go." he yelled,
walking to the limo.
She let out a soft cry. "I'm getting married."
"God." he muttered. He walked toward her and grabbed her arm. "Has anyone ever told you you're bipolar when you're drunk?"
She followed him to the limo. "I don't want to go with you."
"Get in." he sighed.
She stomped her foot and slid in carelessly giving Troy a full view of her red lace panties.
"Woah." he muttered. "To my house Lewis." he said, walking into the limo and shutting the door.
"Gotcha Mr. Bolton." Lewis said, before rolling up the divider leaving Troy and Gabriella in a silence.
Troy made a disgusted face as she looked green. "Are you ok?"
She shook her head and grabbed the ice tray that layed in front of her. She coughed and soon began to throw up.
"Ew." he breathed. "Lewis could you pull over?" he yelled. He opened the car dar as Lewis stopped. "How much did you and the girl's drink?" he asked, as he through the ice tray out of the car door.
Gabriella shrugged. "Never drink, hubby." she said, tapping his cheek in rythm.
"Trust me after tonight I am." he muttered, while pouring a bottle of water for him. "Gargle this and spit it out." he said.
She nodded and spit the water out quickly. "I need a mint." she said, opening the pack that she saw laying against a bottle of wine. She popped one in her mouth and rested on the floor.
"Go Lewis." Troy yelled, shutting the door.
"Where are we going?" Gabriella whined.
"To my house."
Gabriella sighed and crawled into his lap, staddling him. "I'm so tired." she said while leaning her head in the crock of his neck.
"I bet." Troy said, uncomfortably.
Gabriella looked him in the eye and leaned her head to one side. "You're eye's are blue." she laughed.
He could smell the alchol on her breath. "Uh, they've always been."
She giggled and nodded. She cupped his face and pecked him on the lips. "I don't wanna get married. Do you?" she said.
Troy shook his head. "Not really."
"Good. We should write a petition or something."
"That'd be good."
She smiled and gripped onto his tie. She brought her lips to his and began to kiss him passionately. She looped her arms around his neck and forced her tongue into his mouth.
Troy pulled her away quickly. "Listen, you're drunk and I don't want you to think I took advantage of you or something. It'd be different though if you weren't."
"You don't like me?" she said, pouting.
"You're really drunk Gabriella. Why don't you just lay down."
She glared at him and slid off of his lap. "Don't speak to me." she said, sitting across from him.
Troy sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I already need divoce papers." he muttered.
A/N: A long chapter finally, haha. Thank you to for the reviews, Well, I hoped you liked this chapter and please review!