Authors note: Ok so I know I only just uploaded chapter one but I got really into this story and I just couldn't stop writting and then I really wanted to know what you all thought so I posted it straight away :) Please read and review. Loads and loads of hugs and kisses xxxx
The final bell rang and students poured into the corridors of East High...
Troy laughed as he waved goodbye to Chad and headed off down the corridor to his locker, he paused outside the chemistry room as he heard crying. With a frown he knocked on the door and heard a muffled sniffle.
"Come in!" A voice called and he pushed the door open. Miss Montez was sat at her desk her eyes filled with tears as she clutched a small pink teddy bear's head in her hands.
"Miss Montez? Are you alright?" He asked stepping into the room and closing the door behind him.
"I-I'm fine, t-thank you Troy" She nodded biting her lip to stop more tears falling. Troy sighed and dropped his bag by the door before walking over to her; he wasn't really sure what he was allowed to do to comfort a teacher. Making a decision he bent down in front of her so he was on his knees.
"You see Miss Montez I know that's a lie" He whispered and a tear escaped her eye. "What's wrong?" He asked. She stared at him; she shouldn't let a student comfort her it wasn't right, but at that moment she really didn't care.
With a strangled sob she dropped the pink head into his hands; he frowned as he looked at it.
"They ripped him" She whispered picking up the body from her desk and putting it into his hands. His heart swelled at the anguish on her face, she was distraught over the teddy bear.
"Who?" He asked as he examined her face.
"My last class, he sits just here on my desk I've always had him he brings me good luck. One of them got a hold of it and before I could stop him he just ripped the head straight off." She whispered and he smiled placing the bear back on the table.
"Everyone has a rough first day" He smiled and, taking a risk, placed his hand on her knee. The tears still fell and she looked down at him with a pained expression. Sighing he reached up and took one of her hands in his. "It'll get better, the kids here like you, I've been told" He encouraged and a small smile appeared on her face.
"Really? They do?" She asked and he nodded.
"Yeah everyone thinks you're really clever and can explain things really well." He smiled and she let herself smile then. He gently squeezed her hand before dropping it and getting to his feet.
"I'll see you tomorrow Miss Montez" He grinned and she nodded watching as he picked up his bag and went to open the door.
"Thank you Troy." She whispered and he looked back over at her. Brilliant ocean blue meet deep chocolate brown and he nodded before leaving the room.
Next Day...
Troy walked into AP chemistry, it was his last class before lunch and normally he dreaded it, but not today. Smiling as Miss Montez wrote something on the board he plucked the small pink bear out his bag and dropped it on her desk along with the note pinned to the front before walking to his seat. He watched her back, she was dressed smarter today, the same jeans but a light blue shirt and blue flats completed her look. He really was whipped he never noticed what girls wore before.
She spun around to face the class with a smile.
"Good Morning everyone today-" She stopped as her eyes landed on the bear on her desk. The class all frowned and strained to see what Miss Montez was looking at. Her eyes snapped up to Troy who just shrugged, shaking her head her smile reappeared. "Today we'll be covering electrode potentials" She announced and the class groaned making her laugh "It's really not as boring as you think"
She spun to the board and composed herself as her grin covered her face.
"When a metal is placed in a solution of its ions, equilibrium is established between the tendency of the metal to lose electrons and pass into solution as ions, and the opposing tendency for the ions in solution to gain electrons and be deposited on the metal." She began as the class pulled out their note books and began writing. "Can anyone tell me what the equation would be for this?" She asked and only two hands were raised, Taylor and Troy's. "Troy?" She whispered.
"M (s) Mn+ (aq) + ne-" He replied and she grinned.
"Yes exactly, so the metal acquires an electrical charge, usually negative, and a potential difference is set up between the metal and the solution called the electrode potential of the metal." She went into teacher mode.
The final bell rang and everyone jumped to their feet shoving their things into their bag and hurrying from the room. Troy wanted to talk to Miss Montez but Taylor had gone up to the desk making him frown and look up to meet her deep brown eyes. He smiled then followed the rest of his classmates out the room.
"Miss Montez, I'd just like to say that it's a pleasure having you teach us" Taylor smiled making Gabriella blush.
"Well thank you Taylor that's very nice." She smiled back.
"I know you're a teacher and everything, but you're so pretty and seem really cool. I'm having a party this weekend at my house, you don't have to come but I'd really like to have you" She hurried blushing at the fact she was inviting her AP chemistry teacher to her house.
"That sounds lovely Taylor but I don't really think I can" Gabriella admitted and the African girl nodded.
"That's cool I get it, but the offer still stands if you change your mind, starts at 7" She grinned and Gabriella nodded.
"Thank you Taylor" She smiled and the girl nodded before grabbing her bag and leaving the room. Gabriella's eyes instantly went to the bear and she picked it up, it was almost exactly the same as her old one. She plucked the note from the bear's hands and opened it.
Everyone needs luck
Troy
Gabriella stared at the note for a moment before grinning and kissing the bear. She dropped into her chair and pulled out her lunch, popping the lid open on the box. Her mind wondered as she took the first bite of her sandwich.
Was it really wrong to go to a student's party? Was it wrong to be friends with them? Finally she thought about the question that was really whirling around in her head. Is it wrong to have feelings for them?
