A/N: I'm on break! Woot! Anyways, once again, my breaks aren't working. I've tried hyphens, an underscore, and periods. I guess I'll have to do some weird thing on FF or just use x's. Yucko. Anyways, enjoy the chapter and I apologize for like the two week long wait for my update.
I stared at Troy as he just continued to talk from across the room. He was talking to all his buddies like usual. He was too social to just talk to me and give me all of his attention, which was fine, because it's…Troy Bolton. "You really like him, don't you?" a voice said behind me, which surprised me so I jumped, falling out of my seat.
"Ow…" I said, rubbing my arm that I had hit on the ground. I looked up to see Luke who gave me a sheepish, apologetic smile. He rubbed the back of his neck, and kneeled down.
"Sorry…didn't mean to scare you." Luke chuckled, as he offered me a hand to help me up. I grabbed it and began to try and get up as he pulled and before I knew it, I was already up.
"Well aren't you strong." I laughed, as I sat down on the desk itself.
"Yep, and I'm very proud of it." He laughed, "Anyway, sorry about scaring you. I just um…saw you and-"
"It's okay. Don't worry about it. And…by the way…yeah…I do really like him." I smiled, staring at Troy again who obviously didn't notice me fall on my ass. Isn't he a great boyfriend? ...Okay, well he is, but still. You'd think that he would at least look over at me every once and a while and see me fall.
"I can tell. Your eyes practically light up when you see him or somebody brings him up. It's like he's the one who shines light in your life." He said, looking at me in a serious, but comforting way.
A huge smile broke through. That was probably the sweetest thing ever. …Even if it wasn't complimenting me, it just kind of shows what kind of boy this guy is. He's very observant. "…he does." I said shyly.
"Sorry if I embarrassed you. But it's nice. Not a lot of people really have that kind of…love. Y'know?" Luke said softly, "It's hard to find, but when you do find it, it's simply breath-taking."
My breath was taken away by what he just said. It was way too deep for…well even me. It was nice to hear him say that. Luke didn't seem like the guy who would think of love like that, let alone think so deeply about it. "Sorry if I'm bothering you too…" he chuckled lightly, as he looked at the ground as if he just realized what he'd been telling me for the last two minutes.
"No…it's totally fine. It was nice to hear you say that. Because…it's true. Love is hard to find. You must have given this a lot of thought. I mean, not many guys would even try and think about what you just said." I smiled at him.
"Yeah, I don't know. I just don't really have many friends when I move around, so I have a lot of free time to think." Luke shrugged, almost looking like he was deep in thought.
Before I could stop myself, words began spilling out of my mouth, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Why? Why did I have to ask that? Luke was staring at me bewildered. "Umm…" he said, his eyebrows furrowing from confusion, "No. Why?"
"…Just wondering." I said, "Y'know, since you mentioned all of that, I was wondering if you, well had a girlfriend." I said, blushing a little bit. Why was I blushing? Hell, why the heck did I even ask that? It was none of my business and I certainly didn't want to give off the wrong vibe.
"Oh. No…I don't. I kind of refuse to let myself get a girlfriend since I move so much." He said, "But it's no big deal. One day, god knows win, but one day I will be able to stay in one place any maybe find a girl." Luke shrugged, as if it was no big deal…but by his facial expression, you could easily tell that he was bothered by the subject.
But the thing was…you would have definitely thought he had a girlfriend. He was beyond attractive and he was quite charming. He was too good to not have a girlfriend, but because he moved so much, there was no way he could have a girlfriend; unless he was really good with long distance relationships..and to be honest, most people weren't. " Well…you will. I'm sure your parents won't make you move during your senior year. That would…sooo not be cool." I smiled at him, hoping I could be of some help.
"Nah. My parents promised we wouldn't move this year." Luke gave a weak smile.
"Well that's-"
"Okay class! Let's start with announcements!" Mrs. Darbus said, clapping her hands three times.
I sat down with a tray of food, next to Troy and Zak. "So…are you liking East High, Luke?" Zak said, being the kind guy he was.
"Yeah. It's nice…and there…are some…uh…nice people here." He said, looking a little bit uncomfortable.
"See any girls that catch your eye?"
…Okay…I could have SWORN Luke took a quick look at me. It's either that…or he looked at Troy…and that…would mean he was-nah. "Oh, really? Who?" Zak was obviously amused, because he raised his eyebrows and leaned in. Zak was such a gossiper. He was way too intrigued by other peoples' business.
"Just a girl. But…she's um…taken." Luke shrugged, "I'll just have to find another one…" Luke chuckled lightly.
"Don't worry. There are a lot of girls here. I can't say that I've dated enough to say that…but…well yeah. I mean, the last girl I dated was…Gabi, but uh-"
I stared at Zak, hoping and praying that he would just shut up. Did he really have to mention that I dated him? I mean, not to sound like I regretted dating him…but…Troy was going to- "Yeah…and now it's me." Troy smiled, putting his arm over me possessively. Great. Troy was being all…over-protective and jealous.
"…thanks for that." Zak mumbled.
I rolled my eyes, "Excuse me." I said, not wanting to see how this was going to play out. Troy was going to get angry with Zak and Zak wouldn't back down because he hates how Troy is always one step ahead of him.
"I'll follow." Luke said, obviously noticing the tense-ness of the whole situation.
I got up and waited for Luke to catch up and then we began to walk towards a different hallway for a few moments. Did Zak really have to mention…that? I mean, yes, I dated him, and yes he was practically the most perfect boyfriend ever…and he broke up with me just so I could date…Troy. But…it's not like I don't doubt dating Troy.
We walked down a hallway and managed to make it all the way to a staircase and we sat down on a step. "So what was that all about?"
"…Troy and Zak used to have this…rivalry between them."
"I think they still do…"
"Huh…I think your right." I chuckled lightly. He was absolutely, one hundred percent right.
"So…why did you and Zak break up?"
"Long story…" I said, recalling the long, long, long, story.
"I have time. And…we have most of the lunch period for you to tell me… and then you could probably tell me over…coffee after school?"
I stared at him for a while. "Sure…" I said, giving him a crooked smile. It was a nice gesture…and Luke needs some friends.
"So…where does it all start?"
"Well…it all started when my mom decided that she was going to Oregon for work…" I began.
I was at a table with Luke at Starbuck's sipping a white chocolate mocha. "And that….was my summer…with the Boltons." I smiled, almost wanting to sigh because I managed to tell the whole story or…at least the high parts of it…and the completely low part of it.
"Wow…" he was wide eyed, like it was the best fairy tale story he had ever heard. And I have to admit…it was a really good story. It was…upsetting when I remember the bad parts, but when we got to the good parts, I couldn't help but smile. It was a good summer…
"Yeah. Tell me about it." I laughed.
"So…that's how and you and THE Troy Bolton ended up getting together?" Luke said, sipping some water (apparently, he's not a coffee drinker).
"Yeah…it was…interesting." I laughed lightly, "I mean, it's not like he's not a bad guy…but he can be hard to handle sometimes." I sighed.
"Well, it seems to me like he treats you like a princess." Luke joked.
I rolled my eyes at his stupid joke. Then all of a sudden, my phone began to buzz in my purse. I smiled weakly at Luke and he just shrugged, giving me the okay to answer it. It was Troy. And I totally forgot to tell him that I was going out with Luke…oops. "Hey!"
"Hey, where are you? I waited for you, but Zak said you went out." Troy said, sounding curious and more agitated.
"Um, I'm at Starbuck's with Luke. We decided to hang out for a while. But I'll be home soon." I said, hoping that Troy wouldn't let his jealousy get the better of him. Luke wasn't hitting on me and I wasn't hitting on him. Well, at least that's what I think.
"Oh…okay. Why are you with-"
"Troy, don't worry about me. I was just telling him why I was here in New Mexico and he was doing the same. I'll be home as soon as I can. But I think Luke and I are going to go out for a walk to walk off all the coffee cake we ate." I laughed, looking at Luke who just gave me a smile.
"Okay…" Troy said sounding cautious, "Um, I'll tell my mom and dad. Zak said that he wanted to talk to you by the way, when you got home."
"Oh, okay. Well, I'll see you when I get home. I love you…" I said, hoping he knew that I meant it.
"I love you too. Bye."
I pressed the end button and looked up at Luke who raised his eyebrows, "Is he okay?"
"Yeah, he was just wondering where I was. I was thinking though, we should go for a walk and then, from there, I'll just walk home." I said.
"You know…we drove here, right?" Luke chuckled.
"Yeah, I know. But we can come back…" I shrugged, "Or…you can."
"But I wouldn't want you to walk home." Luke insisted, "Here, how about I drive you home and tomorrow, we can hang out again?" Luke suggested.
"Fine. Deal." I said.
I knocked on Zak's door and he immediately opened the door and pulled me in. "What are you so agitated about?" I said, staring at Zak. He looked a little worried and a little annoyed.
"Why were you with Luke?" Zak asked, raising one eyebrow.
"Um…because he wanted to hang out and I wanted to make him feel like he had a friend, which he does; so I said yes. Is that a problem…?"
"No. It's just, Troy was getting really annoyed and he kept bothering me, like I knew what you guys were doing, which I didn't. I just wanted to let you know, that Troy will be watching Luke very closely now. He's got this hunch that he's trying to steal his lady."
"I don't think so. It was all very casual. Neither of you should be worried." I said, narrowing my eyes.
"Well, tell that to Troy." Zak said, leaning against the railing on the stairs, becoming less tense.
"Right. Well, I have to go. I have a butt-load of homework. I'll see you later." I said, getting annoyed with the fact that both Troy and Zak were getting worried about Luke. Luke was a good guy. I just knew it.
Again, I am very sorry about my late update. I had been busy with some family stuff this week, but I'll try and update a bunch today and this week overall. Anyway, replies:
Zanessafan4eva14: You guess? Huh. I guess I'll have to try harder to impress. Hahaha, just kidding. I'm glad you liked the previous chapter, so thank you for reviewing!
Zac is my life: Hahahaha. I think we all day dream about Zac...or Troy. Depends though, I guess. And haha! I'm exactly the same way! Well, at least ninety percent of the time. I don't take wakin up very well. I'm a night person. I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
Dave Piella: Glad you liked it! :) Thanks for reviewing!
pumpkinking5: Well...obviously, no she's not going to New York NOW...but it will be soon. And who knows, maybe it'll be both. :O
Zanessastories1225788: And I bet after this chapter, you probably hate Luke. Hahaha. Oh well... I'm supposed to keep you readers on your toes about new characters I guess. I don't think it's weird, but I guess it's because I remember things easily, it's okay, but it literally used to take me a while to type out all the numbers in your sn. So...that's why I found it a tad bit weird that now I don't have to keep switching windows to type it. Hah! And you can use sheesh when you want to! Sheesh! (see what I did there?) Glad you liked that chapter! Thanks for reviewing!
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So...only six reviews. That's okay. It's my normal reviewiers that I love so much. And it is my fault.