Two weeks later…
Troy, Gabriella, Chad and Kelsi were standing backstage on the day of the talent show. Gabriella was really nervous. They were the last act.
"I can't do this!" she finally exclaimed.
"Of course, you can!" Troy, Chad and Kelsi said at the same time.
"You'll do great, Ella," Troy smiled.
"And, if you throw up, we're throwing up with you, remember?" Chad grinned.
"Just calm down, Gabi," Kelsi said comfortingly.
"I can't calm down," she said, taking in deep breaths. It was true. She was far from being calm.
"What's your name?" Ms. Darbus asked walking over to them.
"Sorry?" Troy looked confused.
"The name of the group," Ms. Darbus said impatiently.
"Um…just call us…" Troy's voice trailed away as he thought for a moment. "Just call us 'A nervous wreck'."
Ms. Darbus stared at him weirdly as the rest of the group giggled. Ms. Darbus walked onto the stage with the microphone.
"True to their name, they are quite nervous," Ms. Darbus began. "This is probably because it's their first time on stage. Their small group of four includes two of East High School's champion basketball players, the East High pianist and one of the smartest students in our school. Please welcome, Troy Bolton, Chad Danforth, Kelsi Neilson, and last but not least, Gabriella Montez – 'A nervous wreck'."
The four walked onto the stage. Chad went to the drums and Kelsi went to the piano. Gabriella walked onto the center of the stage and stood behind the microphone. Troy stood a few feet away with his guitar.
'This one's for you, mom,' Gabriella thought as she closed her eyes.
Gabriella opened her eyes and nodded at Troy. Troy started playing and Chad and Kelsi followed. Gabriella opened her mouth and sang.
"I used to think,
I had the answers to everything,
But, now I know,
That life doesn't always go my way,
Yeah,
It feels like I'm caught in the middle,
That's when I realize.
I'm not a girl, not yet a woman,
All I need is time,
A moment that is mine,
While I'm in between,
I'm not a girl."
Gabriella's voice was soft at first, but, as she went on singing, her voice gradually got stronger and she grew more confident.
"There is no need to protect me,
It's time that I,
Learnt to face up to this,
On my own,
Yeah.
Feels like I'm caught in the middle,
That's when I realize,
I'm not a girl,
Not yet a woman........
When Gabriella ended the song, everyone burst into applause. Gabriella took a quick bow with Troy, Chad and Kelsi and hurried off the stage.
"How'd I do?' she asked Troy.
"Amazing!' Chad answered before Troy could say a word.
"Thanks," Gabriella smiled.
Taylor came backstage and Chad hurried over to her.
"You did great," Troy whispered into Gabriella's ear.
Knowing that the couple would like some privacy, Kelsi went to join some of her friends from the drama club.
"Thank you," Gabriella said, smiling shyly.
Troy leaned in and kissed her gently.
"It is now time to announce the winners," Ms. Darbus announced. "There are five judges. Two of them are the co-presidents of the drama club, Miss Sharpay Evans and Mr. Ryan Evans. The next judge is out music teacher, Ms. Viola. Last but not least, we mustn't forget our principal, Mr. Matsui and then, there's me."
Gabriella squeezed Troy's hand slightly and leaned against him, hugging his arm. Troy looked down and smiled at her and he knew that he wanted to be with her forever. He needed to be with her forever.
"The runner up is Miss Marilyn Carter," Ms. Darbus announced and the audience applauded. "she did a wonderful job with her puppets."
"The winner of this year's talent show is," Ms. Darbus paused dramatically. "'A nervous wreck'."
Gabriella froze. Then, she jolted back to reality as Kelsi hugged her.
"You did it, Gabs!" she exclaimed.
"We did it," Gabriella corrected her.
The four walked onto the stage grinning, happily.
"The winner receives a full scholarship to any university of her choice to study music," Ms. Darbus said.
"I think this gift is for Kelsi and Ella," Troy told Chad over the applause and he nodded.
Gabriella was all smiles that day when the gang gathered at Troy's house to celebrate. They ordered pizza and made ice cream sundaes. The girls sent the boys to the basement to play pool and they chatted while they did the dishes together.
"Zeke and I did it last night," Sharpay told them excitedly. "It was amazing."
She sighed at the memory and the girls laughed.
'This leaves only Gabi and Tay," Kelsi said handing a soapy dish to Taylor. She had lost her virginity to Ryan a long time ago.
"Actually," Taylor began slowly turning red as she rinsed the plate.
"What?" Sharpay exclaimed.
"Chad and I did it two weeks ago," Taylor said.
"That would be just a few days after you started dating him," Gabriella said in surprise.
"I know, but it felt right," Taylor told them.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Kelsi asked.
"I didn't know how to tell you," Taylor said. "You might all have been saying that it was too soon and I didn't want that."
"Do you regret it?" Gabriella asked.
"No," Taylor said. "I have never regretted it."
"Then, it wasn't too soon," Gabriella told her, smiling at her wiping a plate and handing it to Sharpay to put it into the cupboard.
Taylor smiled back gratefully.
"So, when are you and Troy going to do it?" Taylor asked Gabriella. "I bet you'll do it tonight."
"Did you forget, Tay?" Sharpay asked. "Gabi is keeping her virginity till she's married."
"That was before she had a steady boyfriend," Taylor said.
"Whether I have a steady boyfriend or not, I'm staying as a virgin till I'm married," Gabriella said, firmly.
"Is Troy okay with that?" Kelsi asked.
"Is Troy okay with what?" Troy asked walking into the kitchen.
"What are you doing here?" Gabriella asked.
"I live here," Troy reminded her.
"I meant, here in the kitchen," Gabriella said.
"I came to get a water bottle," Troy said. "Anyway, what am I okay with?"
"Waiting," Taylor said.
"Excuse me?" Troy asked, confused. He turned to Gabriella. "Help me out here?"
"They're talking about what we talked about in the gym the other day after practice," Gabriella explained. "The day we played against Chad and Tay."
"Oh, that," Troy said. "Yeah, I'm fine with waiting."
"You are?" Kelsi asked.
"Why not?" Troy asked.
He walked out of the kitchen and the girls rounded on Gabriella.
"He must really love you a lot," Sharpay said.
"I don't think he'll be able to wait," Taylor said.
"What are you talking about?" Sharpay asked.
"He's a guy," Taylor said. "And, guys don't wait like that."
"Are you saying that he's going to cheat on Gabs and they're going to break up?" Sharpay asked angrily.
"Yes," Taylor said.
"Are you stupid?" Sharpay asked, angrily.
"Guys!" Gabriella snapped. "Drop it, okay?"
"But," Taylor began.
"I said, drop it!" Gabriella said, sharply.
That evening, after everyone left, Gabriella lay on the couch and dozed off. Troy, who was cleaning up the basement, came and smiled when he saw her. He threw the rubbish away and took the garbage out. Then, he went to the living room and picked her up – bridal style – and carried her upstairs to her room. He lay her on the bed and turned to leave.
"Troy," Gabriella called.
"What's up, pretty girl?" Troy asked walking over to the bed.
Gabriella did not say anything. Instead, she pulled him onto the bed and kissed him. Troy was confused at first, but, kissed back quickly. When the need for air was essential, they pulled apart.
"I thought you were sleepy," Troy said.
"That was before I saw the muscles in your arms when you lifted me up," Gabriella smirked.
Troy's eyebrows rose, but he was unable to say anything when Gabriella pulled him into another kiss. Her hands slid under his shirt and ran her fingers down his well-toned chest.
"Gabriella?" Troy said more confused than ever.
"I want this off," Gabriella said tugging at his shirt.
"What?" Troy looked even more surprised.
"I want this off," Gabriella repeated tugging at his shirt harder.
Troy pulled off his shirt hoping that Gabriella would not notice the bulge that had started to form in his pants.
"Gab –" Troy broke off as Gabriella pushed him so that he was lying flat on his back.
Gabriella covered his sweaty chest with butterfly kisses. Troy could not help moaning, softly. He felt another bulge in his pants. Gabriella noticed, too. Boldly, she stroked him over his jeans. Troy felt like his pants would rip off at any second.
All of a sudden, Troy jumped up from the bed.
"Ella, if you go on, I won't be able to stop," he said trying to adjust his pants so that his bulge would not be so obvious, but, he was unsuccessful.
"Maybe I don't want you to stop," Gabriella said seductively.
"Are you drunk?" Troy asked.
"No," Gabriella said. "Why?"
"Because, you want to wait till you're married before you lose your virginity," Troy said. "And, now you're saying you want to have sex."
Gabriella looked away. Troy sighed and sat down next to her. He turned her face so that she was facing him.
"What happened, Ella?" Troy asked.
"Taylor said that you wouldn't be able to wait and that you'd cheat on me and break up with me and leave me and I don't want you to leave me," Gabriella said in a rush.
"I would never leave you, Ella," Troy said. "I can wait till you're married, but, if you want to do this now…"
"I want to wait, Troy," Gabriella said. "I'm sorry for acting this way."
"It's okay," Troy said kissing her gently.
"What are you going to do about that?" Gabriella asked smirking as she pointed to his bulge.
"Cold shower?" Troy asked blushing as he tried to adjust his pants.
"Isn't there another way?" Gabriella asked. She hated cold showers.
"Actually," Troy began, but, then shook his head. "Never mind."
Gabriella realized what he was going to say.
"This is your fault," Troy smirked. "I'm going to take a shower."
Troy left the room. Gabriella thought for a second before she quickly pulled off her shirt and jeans leaving her in a lacy thong and bra, through which her nipples were visible.
She looked at herself in the mirror and then put on her robe. She grabbed a tube of body chocolate which she had got from Sharpay's bag that day after the conversation in the kitchen and put it into her robe's pocket. Then, she went to Troy's room. He had stripped down to his boxers and was about to enter the bathroom when she walked into the room.
"What are you doing here?" Troy asked.
"Stay there," she said. Troy was standing next to a chair.
"Ella," Troy began uncertainly.
"Like you said," Gabriella said putting on some music. "It's my fault and I'd be glad to help."
Troy's eyebrows shot up and his mouth dropped open when Gabriella took off her robe.
Slowly, Gabriella moved her hips from side to side. Troy tried to cover his huge bulge with his hands. Gabriella took off her bra sexily with her back to Troy. She held the bra over her breasts and turned.
"Should I take it off?" she smirked.
Troy was unable to say a word and Gabriella took it as a yes. She grinned as she turned back around so that her back was facing Troy. She took off her bra, grabbed the body chocolate from her robes and turned around, this time; her hands were covering her nipples. Troy felt that his silk boxers would rip off when Gabriella strutted over to him.
"Sit," she ordered.
Troy obediently sat down. He watched as Gabriella removed her hands from her breasts. suddenly, all Troy could see was Gabriella's rounded breasts. he gulped. As Gabriella opened the body chocolate and applied some onto each of her nipples.
"Lick it," she ordered again.
"Wait," Troy said. "Are you sure?"
"Positive," Gabriella nodded, touched that he was asking her. "And, Troy, I was wondering whether…"
"Yeah," Troy looked at her expectantly.
"I was wondering whether you could show me how it feels when you have an…you know…" her voice trailed away. "I want to know what I'm missing."
Troy smiled. He nodded. He made her stand up and took off her thong and pulled her back onto his lap. Then, he took her nipple in his mouth and started sucking on it, while his hands went down to her thighs. He used his middle finger and his index finger to pull apart her folds and used his thumb to rub her clitoris. Gabriella moaned and threw her head back. Troy removed his mouth from her breast and went to the other one and started doing the same. Using his other hand, he stuck a finger into Gabriella's opening. Gabriella moaned louder and he groaned as he felt his cock harden even more. He did not think that it was even possible. He stuck another finger in and then added one more. Then, he began pumping three fingers in and out of her opening. Gabriella's breathing got faster. He buried his head in between her breasts and quickened his movements.
"Troy!" Gabriella shrieked.
"Let it all out," Troy grunted.
He rubbed her clitoris and suddenly, Gabriella's body went limp as she came. When she caught her breath, she looked at Troy.
"Thank you," she said, smiling shyly.
Troy smiled and kissed her. "My pleasure."
"My turn," Gabriella said.
She got off his lap and pulled Troy up. She lowered his boxers and pushed him down. Gabriella could not help staring at Troy's huge cock.
"Ella, you don't have to," Troy said hurriedly.
"I'm just surprised," Gabriella said. "I had no idea that you were this big."
Troy grinned. And, then, without any warning, she took him in her mouth and started sucking at a steady rhythm. She bit and sucked and swirled her tongue round his cock. Troy's breathing got heavier and he clutched Gabriella's hair. Gabriella increased her pace as she massaged his balls.
"Ella," Troy grunted as his head rolled back. "I'm…I'm going to cum."
He spit out the four words between deep breaths and at the last moment, Gabriella removed her mouth and he came. Before he could catch his breath properly, Gabriella took him in her mouth again and repeated her actions. Within seconds Troy cam again. Like before, Gabriella let go of him before he came.
Once again, Gabriella took him in her mouth.
"Ella," he panted. "Wait!"
Gabriella let go of him with a small 'pop' sound.
"Did I do something wrong?" she asked.
When Troy caught his breath, he shook his head.
"No," he said quickly. "You just made me cum twice in like five minutes. That was definitely the best five minutes of my life, but, if you had done that again before I could breathe properly, I wouldn't have been able to breathe at all."
Gabriella giggled.
"I pulled out at the end," she said looking away. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay," Troy told her quickly.
He looked at her for a minute and then turned her face so that she was facing him.
"It's okay," he repeated.
"I'm going to take a shower," Gabriella said at last.
"Me, too," Troy said.
After taking a shower, he went to Gabriella's room only wearing his shorts, shaking the water from his hair with his fingers as he went. He knocked gently.
"Come in," he heard Gabriella call.
Troy opened the door and walked in. Gabriella was lying on her bed, half asleep. He closed the door gently and walked over to the bed. He knelt down next to Gabriella and smiled. She was so beautiful. Gabriella smiled sleepily, too.
"I love you," he whispered.
Gabriella froze for a moment. It was the first time he had ever said that. She had known that he loved her, but, he had never told her in words.
"I love you, too," she smiled.
Troy leaned in and their lips met. When air was essential, Troy pulled away.
"Troy, will you hold me?" Gabriella asked.
Troy smiled and got into bed next to Gabriella. He wrapped his arms around her and she rested her head on his bare chest listening to his heartbeat.
"Good night, Troy," Gabriella said, softly as her eyes closed.
"Night, Ella," Troy said, sleepily before dozing off to sleep.
A/N Well, what do you think? The song is 'I'm not a girl, not yet a women' by Britney Spears. Let me know, whether you like it from a review=)