Chapter 26 - Hiding In Her Wardrobe.
Gabriella hummed quietly to herself in the shower, letting the hot water gently sting her skin and wash away any memories of dreams she'd had that night. When she'd woken up this morning, she had had a really strange dream, but as soon as she hit the shower, all memories had gone, for some strange reason.
She turned the knob of the shower to 'off', and slid back the door of the shower. Reaching for the towel, she wrapped herself in it quickly, hoping she wouldn't lose too much heat. It was very cold.
Autumn had hit hard, and the wind was so often bitter. The trees shedding leaves and the frost on the window becoming thicker may have looked nice from the inside, but outside, all happy thoughts were washed away, and all you were left with was complaints of how cold it is, or wishes you'd never left the house in the first place.
Finishing drying herself, she skipped across the solid, ice floor tiles, and into the joining little room she liked to call, The Getting Dressed Room. Her teeth chattered as the towl fell to the floor, and she found herself not casually getting into her clothes, but grabbing them fiercly and whipping them on.
Once dressed, she reached for her dressing gown, wrapping it tightly around her petite body, feeling a surge of warmth come from within the cotton fabric. She snuggled deep into the feathery collar of her dressing gown, wishing she could lie in her bed all day. But that wasn't going to happen, Chad was around, and loud. Speaking of Chad...
Flashback
"Chad, have you seen my straightners!" Gabriella shouted all the hallway to her brother's bedroom.
She stamped her feet across the landing, eager to find the neccessary ingredient she needed for the hair that morning. With only 15 minutes before she had to go to school, finding them was vital.
"Eh..." She heard Chad say throught the door.
Gabriella reached for the handle and pulled it open.
Inside, was a sight she hoped she'd never see. There was Chad, but not the normal Chad, Chad with 'sticking up on end' hair! He looked like he'd gone through a hedge backwards.
"Chad, eh... have you straightened you hair?" She asked cautiously.
Chad rolled his eyes, "No, I just woke up with it like this!" He replied sarcastically.
"Ha-di-ha" She answered back.
She walked over to where he was standing, and let her fingers explore his new hair-do. One that really didn't suit him.
"What, made you do it?"
"Eh, for a laugh, something different - I don't know - but don't you think it looks cool?!"
Her eyes went wide, "Eh, NO!"
"Hey, it's not that bad!" He shouted.
"Define 'not bad'" Gabriella said back.
"Well, I like it!" He said triumphantly.
"Whatever"
She said, then turned around, heading for the door.
"There was one tiny problem tho' "
She crossed her arms, and turned to face him sharply. "What. Did. You. Do."
He laughed nervously, "Well, you see, I was going to use gel, the extra strong stuff, in my hair, so I..I put it on first, and well, you see... your straightners have stuck together."
He produced the welled together straightners from behind his back, and brought them forward slowly.
"You...you broke my NEW straightners" Gabriella whimpered angrily.
"I know, and I'm sorry" He whispered.
"Your sorry?" She raised her angry eyebrow at him, "You sorry! You broke my new bloody straightners! You'd better be sorry! Chad - argh!"
She grabbed her straightners, and marched out the room, with Chad calling apologizes with every step she took. He had such a air-head sometimes. Using gel with straightners!
She shouted back, "And wear a hat! You look like Franenstein!"
End of Flashback
She shuddered at the memory, and walked out of the room, into her bedroom, the dressinggown hugging her curves tightly.
"I should come at this time more often!"
She jumped at the sound of the voice, and whipped round to see a smirking Troy looking with hawk-eyes at her. He was so checking her out.
"Like what you see, huh?"
His eyes stuck to her like glue, and he nodded his head.
"What a shame I'm dressed then!"
She let the dressinggown fall to the floor, then she grabbed it and laid it down of her pillow neatly. Seconds later she felt to familiar arms snake round her waist, pulling her nearer to her. She felt his lips blow warm air on her neck, making her shiver in delite.
"Doesn't stop me from doing this thought!"
He hoisted her up so she was sitting of the crook of his waist, her arms wrapped around his neck. He threw her on the bed, her landing in a fit of giggles that he loved to hear so much. He climbed on top of her, and his hands went wild, loving the feel of her under his fingertips. His hands roamed up and down her body, and her breath become unsteady. He gently kissed her lips, before his hand moved under her top, going futher and further -
"Gabriella, you in there?"
Troy jumped apart from her quickly at Chad's voice, and Gabriella jumped off the bed.
"Crap!" She whispered, and Troy smiled.
"Just a minute Chad, don't come in, I'm..eh...changing!"
Her hands flew to the side of her head in panic, as she looked around the room for places to hide him. Her eyes landed on her large new wardrobe, which was yet to have anything put in it.
She grabbed his hand and dragged him to the wordrobe, signalling for him to go in.
"Are you serious?" He asked in disbelief.
She shook her head, "Just get in!"
She shoved him in the wardrobe, closing the doors quickly as she ran to the door, and opened it.
"What do you want?" She asked bitterly. Truth was, she hadn't forgiven him for the straightners yet.
"Can I borrow your Math homework?"
"No" And she tried to close the door on him, but his foot got in the way. She groaned and looked at him again.
"Please, I'm really stuck, I'll get out fo your way" He pleaded.
"Fine!" She ran over to her desk, pulled out the Maths Homework, and shoved it to him.
"Goodbye"
She then locked the door, and slid down the back of it. She sighed, there had been to many close calls this week. First in school, now this.
"Eh, Brie, I'm still here!" She heard Troy's voice come from the wardrobe.
She walked over, pulled open the doors, and Troy stepped out, his hair slightly out of place. She laughed as she swept it back into place, and kissed him sweetly.
Little did they know, they wouldn't have to hide it from Chad for much longer.
He was about to find out.
So, now, who's excited for the nest chapter? hand flies up
Hehe, I liked this chapter - it was fun to write. It's longer than last chapter, because I knew last chapter was really short, but I was desperate to update :)
Wow! We hit 500 reviews. Never in a million years did I think I'd get that many, but thank you so much to everyone who did review - you all made my day!
Anyways, with Valentines Day coming up, I have an idea for a love-ly (get it? lol) oneshot called "A Thousand Petals". I'm gonna start writing it soon, and it should be up a few days before February 14th.
So, next chapter is when all the BIG, and I mean BIG drama starts, you haven't seen nothing yet. If you thought thewhole thing with Troy and his parents was bad, this is better!
Please review :)
Have a great weekend, when it comes, and a great holiday, if you're getting one - like me. Yay!
-- HSMisLurve