Lunch...
Troy sat laughing at Chad as he stuck to straws in his mouth and pretended he was a walrus lunging at Zeke. Zeke blinked at him and raised an eyebrow turning to look at Troy.
"Man I don't think he's all with it!" Zeke grinned making Troy snort and grin at Chad's disappointed face. The boy had obviously been hoping for a far more dramatic reaction.
"Chad's never been all with it!" Troy grinned back making Chad glare at him and throw his straws onto the table.
"Dude, check out Miss Montez" He whispered loudly and the basketball team all turned to see Miss Montez walk in with the new Health teacher Mr. Crawford. Troy smiled as she laughed at something Mr. Crawford had said, she really was beautiful.
"I heard that Mr. Crawford's trying to get her to go out with him" Zeke told the table and Troy's head snapped round.
"What?" He asked his eyes wide not even attempting to hide his panic.
"Yeah I heard that too, apparently he's gunna ask her out Saturday" Jason nodded putting his two cents into the conversation. Troy was in full blown panic mode now; Gabriella was going on a date with Mr. Crawford! What the hell!
"Nah mate that's not right, he hasn't asked her yet. Apparently he's got the date all planned out though" Zeke replied shaking his head. Troy relaxed just slightly at this bit of news, so he hadn't asked her yet.
He whirled back around to look at her as he heard her delicate laugh again. This time he didn't smile, his eyes blazed and he had to restrain every fibre in his body from going over there and smacking Mr. Crawford's head against the table.
"Good luck to him, she's fine I'd love to take her on a date" Chad grinned making the rest of the team nod. Troy ground his teeth together and closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them again he found Gabriella's eyes locked on his, Mr. Crawford was still blabbering away but she didn't appear to notice. She was staring directly at Troy, and when he opened his eyes she couldn't help the blush and slight smile that graced her face.
Troy smiled at this, Mr. Crawford had to tap her on the shoulder when he finally realised she wasn't paying attention. Troy smirked as he saw her jump and spin to face him in surprise; she'd obviously forgotten he was even there.
"Dude... Was Miss Montez staring at you?" Jason asked and Troy turned back to the table suddenly aware of the all the eyes boring a whole in his back.
"Jason, if Miss Montez was staring at me I sure as hell wouldn't be sitting here." Troy smirked hoping that got them off his back.
"I hear you there, if she looked at me I'd run over there and sweep her off her feet!" Chad grinned and Troy let out a sigh of relief. Sometimes he really was grateful that his friends weren't the brightest crayons in the box.
"So you guys going to Mckessie's?" Zeke asked effectively changing the subject.
"Hell yeah have you seen that girls house?" Chad grinned making the rest laugh. Troy desperately wanted to turn back around to see what his Ella was doing but he daren't risk it.
"Troy?" Jason asked and he shrugged.
"Yeah I'm going mate" He nodded. He didn't see why he shouldn't and he did really like Taylor.
"Cool, so you guys wanna hang out before? You know shoot some hopes?" Zeke grinned and Troy smiled at this, he hadn't played ball outside of the gym for a long time.
"Sounds good" He nodded and Chad high fived him making him laugh.
Last lesson...
There was only one problem with having Chemistry in the morning; it meant that Troy had to go the rest of the day without seeing her. He was itching to run from his seat and go find her but he still had, he glanced at the clock, 15 minutes left of English.
He looked over at Chad and grinned. His best friend had made an army of paper men all lined up in rows across his desk and was now proceeding to lob each one at the back of Sharpay's head. He snorted as the blonde snapped around and swiped all the 'men' of Chad's desk. He couldn't help the laugh that escaped him at the dismayed look on Chad's face.
"Mr Bolton! Do you find Shakespeare's 18th sonnet funny?" Mrs. Crowhurst snapped making him jump. Troy shook his head at the murderous expression on her face.
"No miss" He replied quickly.
"Well then what is so funny?" She asked her hands landing on her desk with a loud slap.
"Nothing" He chirped and she shot him another glare before turning back to the board. Chad turned to face him and grinned before pulling a face, Troy smirked and pulled one back.
"Mr Bolton!" Mrs. Crowhurst practically shrieked.
"Shit" He muttered and sunk lower in his chair.
Mrs Crowhurst proceeded to rant at the class for the rest of the lesson about rude children and disrespect. The bell rang just as she began to comment on the inability they had to listen to anything she said. The students leapt from their seats and were out the door before she could even finish her sentence.
"Troy!" Chad called as he caught up with his friend.
"Hey man, what's up?" He asked as he flung his locker open.
"You coming back to mine?" He grinned and Troy frowned.
"Yours?"
"Yeah it's Friday, Zeke and Jason are coming round I just figured you would too" He shrugged and Troy bit his lip before nodding.
"Yeah sure I'll come, gotta do something first though I'll be over 'bout 7" He replied and Chad grinned.
"Got ya! See ya later Captain!" He called as he jogged off down the corridor to meet Zeke and Jason.
Troy shut his locker and made his way up the hall towards her room, he knocked gently as he arrived but froze as a male voice answered.
"Come in!"
Troy took a deep breath and swung the door open. Mr. Crawford was stood opposite Gabriella both looking at him. Gabriella's eyes grew large and she made to step towards him but stopped herself.
"Did you want something Bolton?" Mr. Crawford asking sounding slightly irritated. Troy couldn't tare his gaze off Gabriella his brilliant blue orbs full of hurt and questions.
"I need to talk to Miss Montez" He ground out not once turning to look at the other man.
"Well talk to her then" Mr. Crawford sighed and Gabriella bit her lip turning to look at him.
"Kevin, let me talk to Troy for a moment" She smiled gently at the older man who bristled but nodded and strode towards the door past Troy.
"I'll give you 5 minutes" He announced before shutting the door and leaving the two stood staring at each other.
"Troy I-" Gabriella began but he cut her off.
"What did he want?" Troy asked instantly and Gabriella sighed.
"He asked me to go on a date with him" She admitted looking down.
"What did you say?" He asked his heart clenching not really ready for her answer.
"Yes" She whispered the word so quietly that Troy strained to hear it, but he heard. He stumbled back almost tripping over his own feet. "Troy I'm sorry but-"
He violently shook his head not wanting to hear her answer. "I don't want to know" He whispered before turning on his heel and disappearing round the corner.
Gabriella couldn't help the tears that stung her eyes she brought a hand to her mouth to stop the sob escaping her lips. Kevin strode back through the door and beamed at her.
"So I'll pick you up Saturday at 7?" He asked but all Gabriella could do was nod her eyes still glued to the spot Troy had just been. Kevin grinned before offering her a wave and leaving the room, as soon as he was gone Gabriella let the tears slide down her cheeks. What have I done?
Without another thought she grabbed her car keys and sprinted out the school. Her eyes searched desperately for a certain blue eyed boy but he was nowhere in sight. She ran to her car and it growled to life flawing the gas she squealed away from the school.
It took her 20 minutes to reach Troy's house, the car slowed and she cut the engine looking up at the building. There were two cars outside which meant his parents were home, more importantly it meant Coach Bolton was home. She couldn't just walk in and announce to see his son the rumours would fly instantly. With a defeated sigh she dropped her head forwards to rest on the steering wheel. She had to explain what she'd done to Troy, she just had to.
Gritting her teeth she pushed the door open and got out her car, the walk up to his front door was the farthest she'd ever walked. Biting the bullet she rang the doorbell.
The door swung open to reveal Coach Bolton, she smiled up at him.
"Miss Montez! What can I do for you?" He exclaimed in surprise.
"Mr Bolton, you're probably aware that I teach your son. I was wondering if I could have a word with him?" She asked politely. Coach Bolton shrugged and held the door open ushering her inside.
"Troy!" He shouted up the stairs.
"Yeah!" Came the muffled reply
"Come down here!"
"Coming!"
Troy appeared at the top of the stairs and froze at the sight of Gabriella.
"What's going on?" He asked, still at the top of the stairs.
"Miss Montez would like a word with you" His dad shrugged before disappearing into the kitchen. Troy stayed where he was staring down her Gabriella who shifted uncomfortably.
"What is it Miss?" He asked and she winced at the title.
"Can I talk to you?" She replied and he sighed. He'd planned not to talk to her, to ignore her and let her go on her stupid date. But she was stood in his living room, staring up at him and he just couldn't deny her. With a nod her walked down the stairs and flung the front door open walking out, she followed close behind him.
"What?" He asked turning to face her when they were a few feet away from the house.
"Troy I'm sorry" She whispered and he shook his head.
"I don't care El!" He snapped her nickname flying from his mouth without thought. He drew in a deep shaky breath and his eyes softened. "Why? Why did you say yes? What has he got that I don't?" He asked quietly and her eyes widened.
"Nothing Troy he's got nothing on you" She replied as quickly as she could.
"Then why Ella?"
"Because we can't be together Troy! I'm you're teacher! We can't go one dates! We can't hold hands! We can't do anything!" She almost yelled tears stinging her eyes. Troy stared at her for a moment before shaking his head.
"So you snapped up the first man that came along?" He ground out.
"The only reason I said yes to Kevin was so people didn't know how much I was falling for YOU!" She screamed
Troy froze his eyes wide at her sudden announcement, she was falling for him?
"What do you mean?" He whispered the fight gone from his voice.
"I thought that by going out with Kevin people wouldn't notice the way I look at you. The way that when you look at me I'm the happiest I've ever been. The way that when you walk into the room I'm different. The way I can't seem to go a single second without thinking about you!" She continued the tears stinging her eyes.
Troy couldn't speak all he could do was stand and look at her.
"I don't want to go out with Kevin, the only person I want is you" She whispered and suddenly Troy's arms were wrapped tightly around her pulling her into his chest.
"Oh El" He whispered and she let out a sob.
"I don't want him" She whispered "I want you"
Troy couldn't believe how selfish he'd been, he hadn't even given her a chance to explain herself. He'd just jumped to conclusions.
"I'm sorry, I should never have judged you like that" He whispered into her hair and she shook her head.
"You were right, if you went out with someone else I don't know what I'd do, it would kill me" She murmured against him. The thought of going out with anyone other than the girl in his arms seemed completely alien to him and he shook his head.
"Come on El don't cry anymore, it's ok" He whispered and she wiped at her tears.
"Sorry" She smiled and he pressed a kiss to her forehead without thought.
"I should go now, I don't want your parents to wonder what's going on" She whispered and he nodded.
"Ok" He released his grip on her and let a smile settle on her features before going to her tiptoes and kissing his cheek.
"Bye Troy"
"Bye El" He whispered and watched as she got into her car and drove away waving at him until she was out of sight.
A/N: What did you think? I've got a really good Idea for my next chapter or couple of chapters anyway :D YAY! I really hope you liked it. I think this is my fav story I've published :) Review pretty please :D much love xxxx
