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Summary: How can everything change in one day? How can you fall in love... But not remember who they are' - Troy Bolton. 'If you could go back in time, what would you change' - Ms. Darbus 'Everything' - Gabriella

Rated M: Strong but non-explicit adult themes, references to violence and strong coarse language.

Song(s) in this chapter: Bob the builder - Can we fix it

Sean Kingston ft. Nicki Minaj - Letting go (Dutty love)

Author's note: I didn't really feel like I had much to focus on for this chapter so I decided to focus on Troy and Gabriella completely. Also thank you Kaybaby1127 for a review on every chapter I've put on so far :-) Also to the person who commented on my YouTube feed CampRock2468 My life is not dedicated to writing, it's dedicated to getting through college and going through a hard time with my family, so don't comment saying 'I don't think your coming back' because I'm here but I'm not going to be typing away every night... Anyway I recently had appendicitis... Wasn't fun at all one minute I had a small stomach ache the next I was in a hospital bed with no appendix, so I doubt I will update often, but I'll type when I get any free time.

Lucy xoxo

. X~ A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action ~X .

It was Friday evening. Jack and Lucille Bolton had decided to make the most of their weekend with Jacks parents and so they were going to travel and stay there for the weekend. Lucille had a couple of failed attempts at convincing her son's to join them, but she knew that high school kids were at the stage where they didn't enjoy family occasions like they did when they were children, and forcing them to join them would only mean a frustrating family visit with her sulking children. This didn't mean that she was completely happy with them staying alone. She was not stupid, although times had changed since she was 18 she knew that when there was an opportunity of an empty house, there would either be a party or people around, and by people she meant people of the opposite sex. Since the age of 14 when Zac became interested in girls Jack had told both boys repeatedly about not pressuring them and not letting themselves being forced into anything. Jack and Lucille had been known as the cool parents because they had given the boys condoms and told them that if they felt too embarrassed to buy them that they would be bought for them, as long as the boys were being safe Lucille didn't mind. She had been asked by Zac around five times for more until he asking stopped and Troy, well he just never asked. Instead Troy had found the whole situation embarrassing, and every talk they'd had about being safe he found looking at the floor much more interesting.

Jack, Zac, Troy and Gabriella were sat on the sofa watching TV while Lucille was walking around frantically trying to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything "Jack do you have your deodorant?"

"Yes because you packed it. Seriously Luc you did a check list, you've packed everything possible... Just come relax" Jack told her as his stressed out wife barely payed any attention to what he was saying. It wasn't the first time they'd been away without the kids, but every time they went she would also be a panicking mess beforehand.

Lucille sighed and walked through sitting down next to her husband "I'm just worrying, not just about forgetting stuff. Leaving these two as well"

"Don't worry I'll be here" Gabriella said "Besides you know I'm going to kick their butts if they start messing the house up and being typical boys, and Troy and I will be here both nights so Zac wont be alone"

Troy chuckled at this and gave Gabriella's shoulder a light squeeze "I hate to say it mom but you know Gabriella is right. She can kick both our asses, so you have no need to be worried about us causing mayhem, disrupting the neighbourhood, going to jail... We're gonna be fine"

"Dude telling her the possibilities will worry her more" Zac told him, his eyes never leaving the TV.

Lucille stood up and looked at Jack "Well I think we need to be setting off now... Are you sure your going to be okay?"

"Mom we'll be fine, go see Grandma and grandpa and we'll see you Sunday" Troy said, then he stood up and walked into the dining area where there bags were situated. When Lucille gave Jack a stern look he took it as his cue to stand up and take the bags to put into the car. When their parents said their goodbyes, Zac looked uninterested but said goodbye, and Troy and Gabriella watched them leave in the car smiling and waving. As they decided they would carry on watching TV with Zac they noticed he had already been into the refrigerator and taken out food and drink. Troy had no doubt he'd be there most of the night.

Troy sat down across from his brother "What time are people coming over tomorrow night?"

Zac looked sheepishly at Troy and then avoided eye contact "Actually, there are people coming over both nights. Tonight me and the guys just want to chill and drink and tomorrow we're going to have girls round too"

"When were you going to tell me this?" Troy asked slightly annoyed.

"I'm telling you now"

"Yeah because I asked. Don't worry it's cool and I'm hardly going to stop it from happening, but you could have told me... Just saying bro"

Gabriella watched the two and decided to change the topic to overcome the tension in the room "Are we going to eat some food or what? I'm not your typical salad eating girl, I want some meat. Order take away or cook?"

"Gabs cook spaghetti and meatballs, I could really eat that right that"

She rolled her eyes "Fine but you got to help me Troy. I'll see how much we have in the fridge and if their is enough I'll make some for the rest of the guys that are coming tonight?"

"I can help"

The two walked into the kitchen to start cooking. Spaghetti and meatballs was a speciality of Troy and Gabriella's, they weren't exactly top chefs but get them to cook an Italian dish and they could serve you mouth watering food.

The kitchen had been recently decorated and updated and modernised into the 21st century. There was only the one large window in the kitchen which overlooked the back garden, the pro of having it was that it let a lot of light into the kitchen and made the room feel more open, however it had been broken many times due to 'bad aims' and Troy in a bad mood. The island was the centre piece and was fairly large, it had four chairs surrounding it and was often a place where, serious family discussions, were held.

"Troy can you pass me that chopping board, then we can start making food"

8pm in the Bolton residence, the laughter from downstairs would have been heard from Zac and his friends if it wasn't for the level of noise that Troy and Gabriella had their music playing at. Currently, the two were in Troy's bedroom, Gabriella was in grey yoga pants and a light pink camisole and Troy was wearing black jogging bottoms and a grey wife beater. It was one the those evenings that he was with his best friend and he couldn't picture a better place to be, they were having fun without any interruptions. Instead they were laughing and jumping on the bed.

Bob the builder,

Can we fix it?

Bob the builder,

Yes we can!

Troy laughed and pulled Gabriella down with him so they were sitting on the bed. They rested into the comforter, using the remote Troy turned down the music so he was able to listen and could be heard.

"So... Any new guys since we last spoke?" Troy asked carelessly draping his arm across her shoulders.

She glanced up and him " Since we last spoke? We barely leave each others side, so except from you? No one, they wouldn't get a chance since your always in my bed"

"I'm not in your bed right now. In fact your in mine, so actually I think you could be a stalker or something? You wear my clothes sometimes, you love dancing with me and you practically beg me to sleep with you" He announced the smirk on his faced matched the arrogance that was laced through his voice "Do you want to be in a relationship?"

Gabriella cleared her throat and spoke "I don't know, I haven't thought about it. But then thinking about not thinking about it makes me feel weird, I mean I'm a teenage girl and I've kissed two guys and been on one date, I don't feel I want a boyfriend... Should I feel I want a boyfriend?"

"It's not what other people think its what you think and want, you can't force yourself to feel something that just isn't there, and in the mean time you have me"

"Thanks Troy" A frown suddenly appeared on her face " I am not a stalker!"

"Took you long enough to realise I said that" Troy winked and stood up "I'm thirsty, you want anything to drink?"

Gabriella shook her head "No thanks"

As Troy made his way downstairs he became aware of the noise that originated from the lounge. Peering his head through the door his quick glance soon turned into him examining the room. Zac, Chad and a few other people Troy noticed from school were spaced out across the room, crates of alcohol situated on the floor, mainly beer but he noticed there were a few spirits there as well. Deciding it was best to ignore his drunken brother and his friends Troy went to leave.

"Yo bro! Oh my god that rhymes! Bro you want some drink?" Zac's slurred voiced bellowed out.

An automatic reaction would have been for him to say no, but a voice inside Troy's head told him to take the beer, his parents were out and it was the weekend. Why not? "Sure, how many bottles can I have?"

"Give him that box, there's half left" A drunken Chad told Zeke who was picking up a box and passed it to Troy. Since most if not all were intoxicated none of them seemed bothered about how many he could have. So once the box was in his arms he nodded his head and carried the box to his room.

"I didn't know you were drinking tonight?" Gabriella asked while peering into the box and taking a beer.

Both opened their beers "Well they are all drunk and offered me some. I thought you weren't thirsty?"

"I wasn't, but that was for soda"

Half an hour til midnight, Troy and Gabriella had no idea what was happening downstairs because instead they had created a party for two in Troy's bedroom. They were unaware of the amount of alcohol in their bodies, as soon as one bottle was finished another would soon be opened. They had iTunes up on the laptop with music playing, and the room was completely disorganised pillows were on the floor, a chair was upside down, it looked chaotic.

Troy giggled and stood up grabbing Gabriella's hands "We have to dance like we're in a club!"

"But we're not in a club?" Gabriella slurred out.

"Captain obvious, when people are drunk they dance like people do in clubs. We're drunk so let's dance!"

Troy stumbled over to the laptop and put on a song more suitable to dance to. When he pressed played he turned to Gabriella to look for her approval, and once she agreed it was as if the room temperature was suddenly much hotter than a few seconds ago. Troy swallowed a lump he thought was in his throat as Gabriella swayed her hips towards him.

"What do we do? I've never done this before" Gabriella asked, her speech clearly indicating how drunk she was.

Troy moved his hands to her hips "I don't think there is much to it. We start by swaying I think"

Dutty Dutty Dutty love
I'm feeling like you letting go
Dutty Dutty Dutty love

What if you would just come right out of these clothes
You can finally feel the wind when it blows
Don't be scared to be free to let go, show it off
Feel like letting go
Oh oh oh oh

Gabriella had wrapped her arms around Troy's neck, it gave her enough control to pull his body closer to hers. The atmosphere had gone from fun and care free to serious in a matter of seconds. The two were both breathing more heavily and Troy moved his head so their foreheads were leaning against one another's. Gabriella had slightly changed the way she moved her hips so they were grinding rather than just swaying, it was a step into giving their relationship a completely different meaning.

He felt as if oxygen just wasn't reaching his lungs, as if he could pass out at any given moment, he always knew his best friend had a hot body that practically every girl was jealous of, but he hadn't thought much about the sexual uses of her body. But now that her hips were moving delicately so their groins would grind against each other he could definitely see her in a sexual manner.

She felt his breath against her lips. In all of the years she'd known Troy she'd never felt such an urge to feel his lips pressed against her own. She watched him run his tongue across his lips, although she'd swear she'd seen two tongues, she wished she could help with wetting his lips. Her wish came true.

Their lips smashed together. The alcohol they had consumed made it near impossible to think about the consequences, they wanted the kiss and they took it when the opportunity came. Troy's hand's dropped down to her bottom and gripped so she was unable to move her body away. They slowly walked until her back hit the wall and the kisses got more passionate. Chest to chest, lip to lip, not even a piece of paper could fit between the two. Gabriella let out a small moan as her tongue grazed his, suddenly they were having a small game in each others mouth, a battle between there tongues. Troy knew that if it was at a different time, maybe not a different place, he would be desperate to start removing clothes and relieve the pressure of having something hard being suffocated in his pants.

Neither would ever be able to re-call how long they were making out for. However, they would be able to say it wasn't as long as they would have liked it to be. When they pulled apart Troy took in Gabriella's swollen lips and her dilated pupils.

"Did we just do that?"

Gabriefly giggled at his question "No your dreaming! That was weird wasn't it"

"Yeah, I just thought we would dance. Lets go downstairs before we end up fucking" Troy said laughing.

He grabbed Gabriella's hand and two beers before turning off the music and heading downstairs. Zac and Chad were partying hard and most of the guys were drunk but relaxing on the sofa's. Zac and Chad were completely intoxicated and it had made them look like kids who had eaten too much candy. Instead of basketball on the flat screen TV music was on and the two teens were not dancing, but jumping to the beat of the music.

Troy stumbled over to his twin "Zee thanks for the drink man"

When he noticed his brother Zac stopped jumping and hugged his brother "You are very welcome, why are you down here?"

"We made out and thought it'd be best to not be alone" Troy whispered into his brothers ear.

"No way! Guy, guys my brother is growing up. Dude soon you'll be going to college getting married. I love you bro"

"I love you too"

"Alright since we are both cool we have to dance together"

Zac started jumping to the beat again and Troy laughed joining in. Surprisingly he didn't feel stupid at all, but the room did spin more than it did when he was standing still. Before he got a chance to get into the music Zeke interrupted him.

"Troy, man you have to down this cup"

He took a sniff of the cup, clearly he wasn't some expert in alcohol but he knew that there was more than one type of drink in this cup "What the fuck is in this?"

Zeke laughed "Vodka, rum, Sambuca, apple cider, root beer and orange juice"

Although he asked the question, Troy really didn't care as to what was in it. From the smell it was obvious there would be a horrible taste, but if it was going to be a laugh then he would do it. Without thinking he took hold of the cup and quickly tipped it back into his mouth, he tried to ignore the burning sensation in his throat. When the cup was empty he started coughing and spluttering, he knew from that open that within the next few hours his head would be down the toilet and he would watching the things that he had eaten and drunk going into the toilet.

Gabriella laughed as he started coughing Paybacks a bitch. She thought. Everyone around her was either laughing at Troy or laughing with each other, she wondered if her parents heard all the noise they were making. However, that thought didn't last long because she was distracted by the guys chanting 'Chug' serveral times and Chad was looking a little more green than he did a couple of minutes ago. Unlike Troy, Chad had trouble keeping the drink in his stomach and ran - while his hair bounced - into the bathroom, he did not even make an effort to shut the door, giving everyone the pleasure to be able to hear the revolting sound of the barf entering to toilet. An awkward silence filled the room as they all warily glanced at each other. Most wondering who would be next.

Troy stumbled over to Gabriella "Hey gorgeous, you look fucking sexy"

"I'm in yoga pants drunk, but thanks" She slurred and leaned against his side.

"But still, and that kiss. Man that was just wow, my lips tingled and I'm sure that wasn't the alcohol"

She gripped onto his arm when she nearly tripped and looked up at him "Yeah but we are supposed to be best friends, you know when girls do that best life friends thing, ya'know BFF, that is supposed to be us. So it is kinda odd that we kissed, but even though I want to be friends I want to kiss you again"

"Well lets kiss for tonight, blame it on the booze and tomorrow we go back to being best friends" Troy said, not succeeding in trying to sound sober.

Instead of replying she just grabbed his arm and dragged him back upstairs. The two of them were laughing the whole way and when they got inside Gabriella wasted no time in turning the music on and started to dance. At first she was dancing on her own, shaking her hips by the laptop, until Troy picked her up from behind and pulled her away.

"Babe, I think we should sneak into a club" Troy said, starting to dance with Gabriella.

She looked up at him confused "But we can't get in them?"

"I know, just try to, not right now we're too wasted, we can try in a couple of weeks and dress up and try and look 21" He laughed "It'll be fun!"

"You're crazy, but I'll humor you"

Troy grinned and dragged Gabriella onto the bed "Good. Now sleepy time Elle"