Bolton House
"Yea and then he was like, '17?'" Jason said laughing from his spot on the love seat as he talked about what happened in his algebra class that day. Everyone rolled their eyes at him and just laughed.
"How do you always seem to be there when this type of stuff happens?" Zeke asked really curious.
"I don't know! I'm hella glad though," Jason said laughing slapping hands with Chad who was laughing hysterically ignoring Taylor's scolding.
"Aye Scabs wha-" Jason paused and looked at Gabriella who laying on her back on the red couch her leg on Troy's lap. "Is she sleep?" Jason asked seeming a little shocked. Troy glanced over at her before nodding to Jason. Jason gave a mischievous grin before looking around for something. Once he found his shoe he leaned over the loveseat and grabbed it.
"What are you doing?" Zeke asked already amused.
"Shh!" Jason hissed, he got his grip on the shoe before pulling his arm back and before Troy could protest threw the shoe at Gabriella's stomach hitting with a slap instantly waking her up. Gabriella grabbed her stomach before sitting up and looking around the room before her eyes fell on Jason instantly glaring at him.
"JASON! What the hell!?!!" She stood up and slowly started approaching Jason, who looked frightened, holding his shoe.
"Listen Scabs it was just a j-j-joke," Jason whimpered backing off the love seat and heading towards the stairs with Gabriella following like she was Jason from the Friday the Thirteenth movies.
"Dude, just run," Chad said from behind a laugh Zeke nodded in agreement. Jason squealed like a little girl and ran up the stairs as Gabriella yelled slamming the shoe on the floor before running after him. Everyone sat there and looked at each other before Chad finally spoke up bringing his arm from behind Taylor and sighing.
"I guess we better go see the first fight of the year," Chad said standing up then holding his hand out to Taylor who rolled her eyes.
"I really don't think we should encourage all of this." Taylor said taking Chad's hand anyway.
"This is going to be gold I wonder where they are?" Zeke asked standing up also grabbing Sharpay's hand and pulling her up.
"Hoops you coming?" Chad asked turning to Troy who was still sitting with his head in his hands. Troy nodded and stood up heading upstairs and outside with the gang.
When everyone got outside they looked around for Gabriella and Jason though they didn't have to look long. A girlish scream came from nowhere and Jason came running with Gabriella on his tail. Jason ran up the driveway and to Troy's front lawn but trip falling flat on his face. Gabriella ran up on him and jumped on his back causing Jason to cough from the impact. Gabriella wrapped her arm around Jason's neck pulling tight.
"Jason if you ever do that again I swear!!!"
"C-c-come on Scabs, I – I – I was only kidding,"
"Don't scabs me, don't make me show you the scab you gave me in 5th grade."
"O-o-okay,"
"Say your sorry," Gabriella yelled over Chad and Zeke's loud laughter and the others trying to hold back.
"I'm s-s-s-s-sorry Scabs,"
"No my real name!!"
"I'm sorry Gabriella, I can't breathe!!" Jason choked out.
"Fine, jackass!" Gabriella released letting his head drop down and got off him letting him catch his breath. Gabriella rolled her eyes and walked back towards the back door brushing past Troy who was trying not to laugh.
"You knew that was coming man," Troy said smiling before turning and running to find Gabriella.
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"Hey," Troy said walking into the bathroom and wrapping his arms around Gabriella from behind placing his chin on top of her head. He let his eyes wander over her through the mirror reflection and he noticed the bruise that she was looking at. "That bastard," Troy growled standing up straight glaring at her now purple bruise on her stomach. Gabriella turned around and placed a hand on Troy's chest letting her t-shirt fall covering her stomach.
"Wait a second now you know Jason didn't mean it, he's a jackass but he didn't mean to bruise me. I bruise easily." Troy sighed and wrapped his arms back around her waist.
"Fine but I'm aloud to be the protective boyfriend."
"Yes you are, just after I whoop their ass, if I can't they're all yours." Gabriella teased grinning up at Troy who cupped her face with his hands leaning down slowly towards her lips almost there when the bathroom door burst open.
"Gabs listen I'm so sorry-" Jason stood there starring at Troy and Gabriella who quickly played off their kiss.
"Did you get it?" Gabriella asked looking up.
"No I don't see anything," Troy said looking at her eye
"I swear something is in there," Gabriella said before turning from his grasp and looking in the mirror
"Okkkkayyy," Sharpay said making her presence known in the hallway along with Zeke Chad and Taylor.
"She had something in her eye," Troy said with a bored voice.
"Let's go shoot some hoops," Chad said waving the guys towards the back door. Troy looked at Jason heading out after Zeke and Chad before looking at Gabriella through the mirror and placed his hand on her hip letting it trail across her back as he walked towards the door letting his hand drop to his side as he moved past Sharpay and Taylor who were in the doorway still. Gabriella stayed in the mirror for a moment longer before turning and telling them to go. Taylor and Gabriella headed for the backyard but Sharpay stayed in the doorway frowning looking from the place Troy and Gabriella just stood to the backyard where they were playing basketball.
"Something is up, and I'm going to find out what." Sharpay looked at the mirror once more with a smirk and little laugh before walking to the beat in her head towards the back door.
East High
Gabriella walked in the doors of East High in her black sweatpants and favorite Nikes. She wore her red Wildcats t-shirt with a white shirt under and the sleeves rolled a little showing the white. Her gray shorts she wore under her pants were showing slightly. Her black backpack was slung over her shoulder and her baseball cap low as usual. Most of the girls looked up and laughed when they saw her- another reason to wear her cap low- but Gabriella just kept walking.
Troy came in a few minutes later with Jason who was telling him about pre-season work outs that the basketball team was thinking of doing. Troy glanced up at Gabriella who seemed to be determined to get to her locker. Once she turned down the hall to her locker Troy brought his attention back to Jason and ignored the stares from all of the females. They looked at his tan guy shorts and that he wore with a white shirt and red plaid one over. He started to roll up the sleeves of the shirt as they went up the stairs heading for the teams row of lockers. His converse squeaked as they went down.
Gabriella turned the lock for her locker and opened it and looked at the picture of her and the gang from that summer. She smiled a little running her finger over Troy's face. She sighed before taking her backpack off her shoulder and placing it on the hook. She bent over and pulled her biology binder out along with her Victoria Secret pink planner and her pencil case. She looked over her locker trying to remember if she needed anything else. Once she was sure she had everything she closed her locker and headed down the hall towards Taylor and Sharpay's lockers since they had first hour together.
"Hey Gabi," Sharpay said smiling at Gabriella as she leaned against the wall by Sharpay's pink locker.
"Hi," Gabriella said smiling under her cap.
"Can you believe it's already the second week of school?" Taylor asked ginning as she came over to them.
"Okay Tay I love school and all but really?" Gabriella said behind a laugh.
"Okay I know I'm just excited you know?" Taylor said looking away embarrassed.
"So when does school let out again?" Sharpay asked while looking in her mirror reapplying her lipgloss.
"3:10 Shar" Gabriella said watching in pure amusement. Sharpay put the cap back on her lip gloss and placed it back in her bag before grabbing her binder and closing the locker.
"How far away is that?" Shar asked looking from Gabriella to Taylor.
"3 more very long classes Shar, and we have B lunch remember." Taylor said as if explaining to a 3 year old. Sharpay frowned cocking her head to one side.
"Really? Well I guess I'll survive at least I don't have gym this year." Sharpay grinned before bouncing off to class leaving Taylor and Gabriella to watch her in amusement.
"How is she-"Gabriella started but Taylor just held her hand up shaking her head for Gabi not to continue.
"Just leave it," they both laughed before following Sharpay to the biology labs.
World Affairs
Gabriella walked down the empty hallway back to her World Affairs class which was more of a study hall today since her teacher was out sick. When she finally reached her classrooms hallway she considered waiting for Sharpay but figured she was most likely touching up her makeup. A smile came on her face as she saw Troy sitting on a folding chair texting on his phone outside the closed classroom door.
"What are you doing?" Gabriella asked with amusement in her voice. Troy glanced up at her flashing a smile before looking back at his phone.
"I'm the hall monitor," Gabriella threw her head back in a laugh making her cap fall off her head. Troy looked up at her with an offended look.
"What?" he asked holding his hands out.
"You couldn't even get hall monitor in 5th grade, what would make you get it now?" Gabriella asked as she turned and picked up her cap before looking back at Troy brushing her hair out of her face.
"That substitute teacher is what. She thinks I'm hot," Troy said getting back to his phone, Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"Doesn't every girl seem to think you're hot around here?"
"Yea, especially you," Troy winked at her making her blush and shake her head.
"Who are you texting?"
"Bridget," Troy said with a smile,
"Oh what class is she in?" Gabriella said walking a little closer towards Troy. Bridget is Troy's cousin and she's a sophomore. They look like they could be brother and sister; Bridget has light blonde hair and green eyes though. Other than that they could totally pull it off.
"She's in Drama at the moment," he said closing his phone as she walked towards the door nodding, she grabbed the doorknob but Troy hit her hand.
"What?" Gabriella asked giving him a bewildered look
"What's the password?" Troy said touching her stomach lightly pushing her back.
"I don't know of any password Bolton," Gabriella said with a sigh though a smile on her face.
"Well to learn the password you have to do something," Troy said mischief written all over his face from his eyes to the smirk on his mouth.
"What would this something be?" Gabriella asked putting her weight onto one leg smirking at him.
"Well first…" Troy reached out and grabbed her hand that wasn't holding her books and brought her closer so she was standing in-between his legs.
"Troy someone is going to see," Gabriella hissed looking around as Troy wrapped an arm around her legs and the other on her butt.
"No one ditches anymore Montez," Gabriella rolled her eyes looking at nothing but Troy.
"So what do you want?"
"A kiss, right here." Troy puckered up his lips making Gabriella giggle.
"Troy…" Gabriella whined but Troy stayed in that position with his lips puckered.
"Fine," Gabriella bent over and planned on one quick little peck but Troy quickly caught her mouth and brought her to her knees making her drop her books and place her hands on his thighs. Troy cupped her face with his hands as their kiss became more intoxicating. They were so into the kiss they didn't notice the shocked blonde that came around the corner seconds later and had a pleased smirk on her face. She quietly backed away walking on the balls of her feet.
"Troy-Troy-we need-to-stop," Gabriella said finally pulling away from Troy with now swollen lips. Gabriella giggled a little reaching up and whipping Troy's lips.
"But you're such a damn good kisser." Troy mumbled leaning forward but Gabriella put her hand in front of her mouth.
"Troy come on," Gabriella stood and bent over and picked up her books, Troy decided to take this opportunity to smack her butt so hard you could hear it. Gabriella squealed standing up dropping her books before grabbing her butt and looking back at Troy with an amused look.
"What? You know I love your ass, and it was right there in my face." Troy said shrugging.
"You're horrible!" Gabriella said hitting his arm before picking up her books again making sure her butt was nowhere near Troy.
"If I'm so horrible why are you flirting with me Montez?" Troy asked giving her that grin he uses on only her where his entire face lights up.
"Flirting?!!? You are flirting with me Bolton," Gabriella said holding her books over her chest blushing like crazy.
"Fine I'm flirting with the most gorgeous girl in East High," Troy winked at her grabbing her hand rubbing it softly with his hand.
"Stop you're making me blush," Gabriella grinned not able to stop for some reason.
"Good, so do you want to go out this weekend?" Troy asked looking up at her.
"I don't know, my boyfriend may be jealous," Gabriella teased.
"Hmm, well I think he should be jealous because you're going to meet me for lunch on Saturday in downtown Albuquerque."
"Is this a date?"
"Yes Miss Montez this is a date,"
"I think my boyfriend would whoop your ass if he heard you speaking like this,"
"I think he'll understand."
"What time?"
"12:30 after practice?" Gabriella thought about it for a moment before nodding
"It's a date," She leaned over and kissed Troy on the cheek before pulling her hand out of his grasp and walking into the classroom.
The blonde around the corner was grinning like an idiot trying hard not to squeal. This is major! Is all that was running through her brain, but how long had this been going on under her nose? Obviously they want it private so she decided she wouldn't say a thing. She calmed down before walking around the corner and past Troy who was still grinning but texting and into her classroom. She went to her seat across from Gabriella to see her texting blushing from behind her baseball cap. This is GOLD.
Chad's House 6:45
Gabriella walked up the driveway that lead to Chad's house her backpack on her back filled with books and her large gym bag on her shoulder. She heard the sound of a basketball dribbling in the backyard and decided to head back there.
"Yo Scabs come play with us until Bolton gets here," Zeke called out once he noticed Gabriella.
"Kay," Gabriella limped over towards Taylor and Sharpay who were sitting in chairs.
"Hey love," Taylor said as Gabriella dropped her bags "Why are you limping?" Taylor asked instantly becoming concerned. Gabriella shrugged.
"I might have landed on it wrong during volleyball," She rolled her eyes before heading over to the court where the guys were.
"Why are you limping?" Chad asked her after they played for a few minutes. Gabriella lifted up her shirt and brought it over her head throwing it on the grass. Her back was covered with sweat since it's not that easy going against boys.
"I landed on it wrong in practice," Gabriella winced in pain as she slowly sat on the grass pulling her shoe off as Taylor rushed over along with everyone else just as Troy was coming in through the back gate.
"HOLY SHIT!!!!" Jason yelled putting his hand over his mouth wincing just looking at Gabriella's ankle which was turning purple from swelling.
"Landed on it wrong my ass," Chad grumbled lifting Gabriella up off the ground rushing towards the backdoor of his house where Troy was standing instantly becoming concerned.
"What's wrong?" Troy asked looking at nothing but Gabriella who had a pissed off look on her face.
"Chad is being an ass,"
"No she landed on her fucking ankle wrong then decided she would go and play fucking basketball with us and make it fucking worst," Chad said carrying her into the kitchen and placing her down on the counter as Troy and the rest of the gang followed. Troy walked over and touched her ankle softly only to have Gabriella hit his hand.
"Don't touch it," she hissed.
"Why would you play on this?" Troy asked looking at her though she refused to meet his eyes.
"I felt like it," Gabriella mumbled as Chad came over with an ice pack.
"Scabs I love that you have balls and all, but please act like a girl sometimes," Jason said shaking his head
"What are you saying I'm not a girl?!" Gabriella asked quickly getting offended everyone in the room hit their foreheads.
"Well no but it's not like you've ever had a boyfriend or been on a date, do you even like guys?" Jason asked digging himself a larger hole. Gabriella sat there looking like she was about to cry but Scabs never cries.
"Jason just fuck off," Troy said giving Jason the glare of death. Gabriella leaned over the counter and went in a drawer and pulled out the tape and wrapped it around the ice pack on her ankle before hopping off the counter and limping out the back door in a hurry.
"Where are you going?" Troy asked rushing after her as she slid her shoe back on and then grabbed her bags. Gabriella backed towards the gate glaring at Jason and no one else tears in her eyes though Scabs never cries.
"Since you think I'm such a lesbian and I'm too much of a guy for you, why don't I just leave so you don't have to look at me anymore!!" Gabriella yelled before turning and running home even though her ankle was throbbing.
"Gabriella!!!" Troy yelled after her before turning back to Jason before running out, "You bastard," he said before going after her.
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"What happened to your ankle?" Alex asked his daughter who was sitting on her bed in her lavender colored room.
"I fell on it wrong," She mumbled not looking up at him as he leaned against the frame of her bedroom door,
"Well hope its better by the time basketball comes around," Alex said with a grin, Gabriella's eyes snapped up to her father from her ankle.
"What?"
"Yea I talked to Jack and he said that you have a spot on the team, he signed you up just for if you forgot. " Gabriella frowned and dropped her ice pack.
"Wait I said I didn't want to do basketball this year," Gabriella said but her father didn't seem to be hearing it.
"Practices don't start until November so you have time to get done with your sports." Her father winked at her before closing her door and heading downstairs.
Gabriella stared at the door where her father just stood for a few moments with tears in her eyes but didn't let them fall, Scabs doesn't cry. She went back to her ankle thinking over what had happened that day, walking through the halls having the girls talking about her like she's the shit from their ass. The notes that girls leave in her locker that are very insulting and beyond, she actually has 3 shoeboxes full of notes. The time that she spent with Troy in world affairs, then the practice where all of the girls were purposefully hitting her with the ball making many bruises form, then the way Ginger pushed her right when she was going for the spike making her land on her ankle wrong. Then Jason once again saying something idiotic but its Jason what do you expect? Gabriella didn't even notice the tears that were falling from her eyes but quickly tried to wipe them away but more just came down.
Gabriella tried to compose herself Scabs doesn't cry, but Gabriella does. She tossed the ice pack on the bed placing her hands over her eyes and lying back so her head was on her pillow as she cried.
"Ria," Gabriella's breath caught in her throat when she heard Troy's voice
"Hey Troy what are you doing here?" she wiped her eyes before sitting up and grabbing her ice pack again.
"Why are you crying?" Troy walked over to the bed and kicked off his shoes before crawling on the bed.
"W-why would you think I was crying? Jason doesn't get to me like that." Gabriella said trying to make it sound nonchalant.
"Gabriella,"
"What?"
"Look at me,"
"Why?" Troy reached up and twisted a curl around his finger.
"Please," Gabriella sighed before turning and looking at him instantly breaking down her wall and letting her tears fall. Troy cupped her face with his hands and used his thumbs to wipe away her tears. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips.
"Don't listen to them, their assholes especially Jason, he doesn't think." Troy said making Gabriella give a dry laugh.
"I should have beat his ass," Troy grumble dropping his hands from her face.
"No that's my job first remember?" Gabriella asked with a teasing smile.
"That's true, so when are we going to tell them?" Troy asked leaning back comfortably on the bed grabbing her curls and twirling them around his fingers.
"Let them figure it out, I don't want to have that awkward conversation. My dad will kill you though." Gabriella said with a sigh placing the icepack on her ankle and lying down next to Troy who wrapped his arm around her. She placed her head on his chest and rubbed his stomach with her right hand.
"What was your dad saying to you?" Troy asked
"He had your dad sign me up for basketball, so I guess I'm going to be busy this year."
"What? Just go tell my dad you don't want to do it." Troy said getting angry at Alex.
"He's my dad Troy he wants me to do it, it'll make him happy." Gabriella said with a sigh glancing up at Troy and looking in his now gray eyes.
"What about what you want? What about what makes you happy? That's all I care about is that you're happy and safe." Gabriella smiled and reached up placing a soft kiss on his lips.
"I love you Troy,"
"I love you too Gabriella," Troy said with a sigh pulling her closer to him as they both closed their eyes completely fine with being in each other's arms.
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xoxo Zoe