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Chapter 6: Our Girls

Classes resumed as did Carl's constant appearance in their lives. If he wasn't sitting next to Gabi in class, then he was near their table in the cafeteria, or he was simply at basketball practice staring at her. She and the girls, and occasionally Ryan and Miley, were at nearly every basketball practice the boys had, and they were all at every pre-season game.

But now the season was beginning. The guys were so excited and super nervous, they were playing for a college team and they were first-string players, which was a rare thing since they were freshmen. And to top it all off, they would be on national TV. To say they were nervous would be the understatement of the century.

Taking a deep breath of fresh air Gabi walked by herself from her history class towards the gym. It was the day before their first game of the season and they were having an intense practice. Gabi smiled as she watched different couples and groups of friends pass her. Everything had fallen into place and California was simply beautiful all year round it seemed. Opening the doors to the large gymnasium she was just in time to see Sharpay walk in.

"Pay!" she called out. Sharpay turned around and opened her arms, signaling for Gabi to hug her. Rolling her eyes, Gabi gladly accepted the hug from her best friend. The girls giggled and linked arms, entering the gym while quietly talking about their classes that day.

They waved to Kelsi and Taylor who were already perched in the bleachers and went to sit down with them. They watched as the team ran rigorous play after rigorous play. After two and half hours of one hell of a work out, Coach Rickey told the guys they could hit the showers.

"Wanna wait here and we'll be right back?" Chad suggested to the girls

"Yeah, sure. Aren't we all going out dinner and dancing tonight?" Sharpay asked, batting her eyelashes at Zeke.

"Dinner and dancing?" Jason arched his eyebrows at Kelsi. The girls had all planned it out, they just had yet to tell the guys.

"Yeah," Gabi cooed, tracing Troy's jaw line seductively, "dinner and dancing…" she licked her lips and sighed contentedly.

"Yup, dinner and dancing it is." Troy agreed drawing a deep breath.

"Fine." Zeke, Jason, and Chad grumbled.

"Ryan's not going to be a happy camper since I'm guessing you ladies didn't clue him in on this." Chad scrunched up his nose.

"Miley's on it." Taylor said with a triumphant smirk.

"We'll be right back then." Jason sighed. Zeke, Chad, and him went to head towards the door, "Where's Troy?"

They all turned to see Troy and Gabi in a small make-out session, with Troy standing in between Gabi's legs, leaning downward. Her hands rand smoothly through his hair, as his drew invisible designs on her bareback.

"Quit sucking face captain and let's get a shower so we can take these hot ladies dancing." Chad yelled in Troy's ear. Causing both him and Gabi to jump back in surprise.

"Sheesh, alright I'm coming." Troy grumbled. He dropped one last kiss on Gabi's lips before following his teammates out to the locker room.

Five minutes after they left the gym doors that led to the locker room opened up again, "Guys?" Kelsi asked, thoroughly surprised that they guys were done so quickly, even they took longer than five minutes.

"Yup, guys…" Everyone turned to see Carl and three other guys following behind him.

Gabi let out an exasperated sigh, "What do you want now Carl?"

"You." He replied.

She rolled her eyes and scoffed, "When hell freezes over and pigs learn to fly I might consider it, even then, no guarantees."

"We'll see about that." By now the four guys had surrounded the girls on the bleachers. Stephen, a sophomore, walked up to Kelsi and ran a hand through her hair.

"You're mine." He whispered in her ear.

She laughed, a low, raw laugh. Slapping his hand away, "Fuck off." She muttered. He was surprised by the quiet girl's harsh words.

"Come on baby…" Zac cooed to Sharpay.

"Better watch it boy or the Ice Queen will take over." She warned him.

Taylor's eyes caught hold of Chris' blue ones. "What do you want?" she asked in a hard voice that was tough as nails.

"To fuck you." He said bluntly.

"I'd like to see you try." She challenged. He just laughed at her.

"You see Gabi, my dear." Carl whispered huskily, "Your macho men aren't here to protect you now, and neither is that security guard."

The gym doors opened and the captain, co-captain, Troy, Chad, Jason, and Zeke, walked in just in time to see, Kelsi slap Stephen, Sharpay, twist Zac's right arm behind his back, Taylor push Chris off of her, and Gabi kick Carl in the place where no male ever wants to be kicked, and then once more in the shin.

"Hey what are you girls doing to my team?" Jordan, the captain asked, with a slightly amused look on his face.

Sharpay looked up, her eyes wide with innocence and sincerity that her friends knew was 100 percent due to her fine acting skills, "I warned him that the Ice Queen might take over."

Zeke let out a laugh, but quickly hid it with a cough.

"Okay, what's going on?" Jordan asked warily, he had a feeling they'd be looking for four new players now.

Gabi smiled down at Carl, "This is my stalker, Carl to start with. He and his 'friends' cornered us. What was it they said again girls?"

"Oh, well apparently I'm Stephen's property." Kelsi gave Jordan a 100-watt smile.

"And I'm Zac's baby." Sharpay rolled her eyes

"Chris wants to fuck me." Taylor continued.

"And we all know what Carl wants, he just didn't realize that we are capable of protecting ourselves, and no matter what you guys will be on our side." Gabi batted her eyelashes for affect.

Jordan rubbed the back of his neck and turned to Hunter, his co-captain and best friend since high school. "So what do we do? They're harassing girls, that doesn't sit well with me, and not just any girls, Troy, Chad, Jason, and Zeke's girls."

"I know, and they're great too, I think we should talk to coach and see what his opinion is. But I have a feeling before the end of the season we'll be having try-outs again." Hunter let out a sigh.

"You guys need to get out of here now. We'll discuss this thoroughly later though." Jordan warned his teammates. Walking up to the girls his tone changed, "Are you really okay."

Gabi shivered, this was too close to home for her, Troy walked over and pulled her into his lap, "I've been stalked before and this is too close, I really don't want a repeat of Andrew." She sighed, digging her head into Troy's neck, she whispered in his ear, "Let the others go out tonight, I want alone time with you."

Troy kissed her ear, "You got it baby." Jordan smiled at the couple. Troy was a definite man's man, down to the last fiber, but he was so sweet and sensitive towards Gabi. 'True love' he thought without a doubt.

"We'll survive, but they might not if they try stunts like that very often." Sharpay glared at the closed doors as Zeke soothingly rubbed her back.

"Is that the first time they've all tried that?" Hunter asked.

"Yeah, but I have a feeling it won't be the last." Taylor sighed

"If they know what's good for them they won't." Chad spat angrily.

"Well, we'll just handle it if they come around again," Kelsi smiled confidently.

"That's my girl." Jason smiled.

"That's all of our girls." Troy grinned down at Gabi and then around to his little sisters, well Sharpay might not be his little sister, he really wasn't sure, maybe a twin in some weird way.

"Let us know if something else happens right away." Jordan instructed and waited for all four girls to nod.

"Good, we're going to discuss this with Coach Rickey right now." Hunter said, as he and Jordan waved goodbye, leaving the eight freshmen in the gym.

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