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Chapter 3: Showtime

When they got out of the car, they made their way up the stairs to the front door. After ringing the bell, the door was opened by a girl that looked like she was in her early twenties. She looked a lot like Troy; she had the same blue eyes and sandy blonde hair.

You could see immediately that she was his sister; obviously, she was way too young to be his mother. She was wearing a yellow halter- dress, it was mid- thigh with white prints. She was really pretty, and she looked really excited.

"OMG!" she shrieked, "My little brother has finally shown his face on Earth again! I almost thought college swallowed you up all together!" she pulled him into a bear hug and gave him a noogie.

"Hey Claire, I know you missed me and all, but I kinda need oxygen to live, do you could give me a chance to take a breath?" he asked. "Don't be a smart ass, you know you missed me just as much!" she said, punching his arm and grinning. He just nodded and smiled back at her.

That's when Gabriella cleared her throat and Troy stepped aside. "Oh, sorry, I didn't see you there! Troy, why haven't I been introduced yet," she asked, pouting, exaggeratedly, looking at Gabriella. "Oh, right, sorry sis. Claire, this Gabriella, my girlfriend." Troy said, embarrassed.

"Abi, this is my big sister, Claire." he introduced the two girls, smiling. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Gabriella, can I call you Gabi?" she asked, frankly. Gabi was about to give Claire a handshake, but she clearly had something else in mind, she grabbed Gabriella into a huge bear hug. Gabriella was totally taken aback by this gesture, but hugged Claire back. She seemed really nice.

"It's good to see Troy bringing a brunette home, instead of those blonde- haired bimbos from the cheerleading squad," Claire said, rolling her eyes. "It's great to finally meet someone from Troy's family," Gabi said, and it was all true, she had been waiting for this since he invited her to meet them.

Claire just nodded, smiling. She already liked Gabi and Gabi felt the same. Claire seemed really friendly and down- to- earth. She reminded her alot of Sharpay, her best friend. She smiled thinking that they were going to be good friends.

Troy happily watched the scene unfold. He had a feeling they would like each other. He just hoped that that the rest of his family would feel the same. Okay, so the twins mostly. It was going to be tough cracking them.

Claire took Gabriella's hand and guided her into the Bolton family home. Something about this place made Gabi feel calm. "I want to introduce you to everyone!" Claire squealed, excitingly. Gabriella jut stood there, not knowing to do, when Troy spoke, "Hey! Last time I checked, she was my girlfriend, keyword being 'my' which means I get to show her around and introduce her to everyone." He exclaimed.

"Too bad, Troy boy, 'cos you aren't going to be seeing her until I'm done with her," she told Troy matter- of- factly. Not even turning when she spoke. It wasn't everyday someone new came to visit, and she wasn't missing this chance to show her off.

"So, anyway… Gabi! I love your dress, where did you get it, do you think they have it in purple?" she asked, walking down the hall, holding Gabi's elbow, guiding her. Gabriella flashed him an apologetic smile before turning back to Claire, talking animatedly.

Troy sighed quietly, this is going to be a long night, he thought to himself. He started walking through the house, looking at all the pictures they took over the years. He suddenly started getting nostalgic, remembering all the great times they had. He stopped abruptly at a picture of the twins and himself a the beach.

-Flash Back-

One summer vacation the Bolton family went to stay at their California beach house. The house was practically sitting on the banks. Jack and Lucille Bolton had gone shopping with a then baby Trevor, which left Claire in charge of the other three.

The twins were ten at the time, and were really difficult to control. Claire was nineteen, in her freshman year of college. Troy was seventeen, and at the stage where all he did was play basketball, play video games and think of girls.

Claire knew that there was going to big problems as soon as her parents left the house.

"Okay guys, first things first, the house is a mess, you have to help me clean up," Claire said, "Troy, you have to get off the couch and help me." She told her brother, who was on his phone, not even looking up. He was texting like crazy, probably chatting to his new girlfriend, the head cheerleader, Christine.

"Okay," she said, turning to the twins, "I need the two of you to go to your room, and… um, look pretty," she told them, pointing to the stairs. "Um, Claire, why do we have to clean up when mom and dad didn't tell us to?" Troy asked, still not looking up.

"I, um, I have a visitor coming over, so please co- operate," she pleaded, looking helplessly at her brother. "So, if I help, what will I get out of it? 'Cos I know for a fact mom and dad don't know about it," he said, with a smug grin,

"I presume this visitor is male?" he asked, finally looking at her, and still smiling. "Not that it concerns you, but yes, and he's not just any guy, he's, like, the hottest guy in the whole state!" she squealed, momentarily forgetting who she was talking to.

"Oh, sis, I don't think you understand what I'm saying, I want something in return for not telling mom and dad about your, um, little visitor," he said, arrogantly. "Oh, come on Troy! I'll do your laundry for a month," she pleaded.

"Okay, but I was also thinking along the lines of cash for us," he said, pointing to the twins, who were throwing their lunch at each other. "Cos I know you don't want them disturbing you and your mystery man and your little love- fest," he told her, wickedly.

"Fine, but you guys still have to help me," she told him, while she searched for her bag. She finally found it and took her purse out, and handed him a couple of notes, which he took with a big smile and started counting out everyone's share. "It's a pleasure doing business with you sis," he said, grinning widely.

After rounding up all the kids, they got to work and cleaned up. When they were done, Troy took the twins to the beach, another condition of Claire's and they got ice- cream and hung out before heading back home an hour and a half later.

When they got home, there were like fifty people hanging around inside and outside. Troy asked himself where all these people came from, so he told the twins to stay inside the car, so he could go sort it out with Claire. He went inside and found Claire making out with some guy. He had to practically yank them apart so he could speak to her. He dragged her upstairs to his room and practically yelled at her.

"What the hell, Claire!" he yelled at her. "OMG, Troy, please don't tell mom and dad. They was just supposed to be the one guy, but he brought along a friend, who told his others friends, and it just got way out of hand, I don't know what to do!" she shrieked, getting hysterical. "Claire, you have got to get these people out of the house! You're supposed to be the responsible one! You're the oldest, you know!

"We have to hurry, because mom and dad will be back soon and they are going to freak out!" he told her, anxiously. "Troy, you wont tell, will you? You know they'll ground me, if I'm lucky, for the whole summer," she begged. "I won't tell, but this can't happen again, cos I'm not going to cover for you if it does," he told her.

After they got everyone out and re- cleaned everything, they were both exhausted. By that time, it was the twins' bed time, and after they said goodnight, they went downstairs and watched TV together until their parents got home. When Jack and Lucille did get home, they were both asleep on the couch.

-End of Flash Back-

Troy smiled at the memory. He really loves his family, even though they seem to always interfere with his life in one way or another. He carried on walking through the house when he heard voices behind him.

"Troy!" two voices said simultaneously. "Hey guys! How are you two?" he asked he brother and sister. "Well, I don't know about him," Andria said, pointing to her twin brother, "But I'm really happy to see you," she told him, grinning and giving him a big hug. "Well, I wouldn't say I'm that happy to see you, but I did miss you big bro!" Alexander said.

Troy looked at his little brother and sister; they had grown a lot since he had last seen them! Andria had sandy blonde hair that came all the way to her shoulders. She also had the baby blue eyes that were lighter than Troy and Claire's. She looked more mature than he remembered. She had definitely grown up a lot.

Alex looked just like Andria, but he had short hair that was a couple shades darker than hers. He was starting to get more built since he got into sports, thanks to Troy. He also looked much more mature than he used to.

"So, why are you hanging around here, instead of coming to say hi to everyone?" Alex asked. "Well, I did want you guys to meet someone, but Claire kidnapped her, so I decided to come look for you guys, but I got caught up," he said, pointing to the pictures.

"Troy, what do you mean Claire kidnapped her?" Andy asked, curiously. "Well, of you mean that I was referring to a girl, then yes, I want you guys to meet my new girlfriend," he told them.

Andy and Alex's smiles dropped immediately. They never liked the fact that their big brother had another person in his life besides his family. "I really like her, guys, so please try to be nice," he begged, looking at them as if that would help.

They shrugged and said 'fine' sulkily, but they weren't promising anything if they didn't like her. After that, they caught up for a little while before heading outside to the backyard where everyone was sitting.

Troy knew it was time he introduce Gabi to them, oh boy!

AN: Remember to R&R and Thanks a lot to my friends Tracy who helped me write this!

Later

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