AUTHORS NOTE: Hmmm I think I have my mojo back and your reviews helped out. Thank you to all who reviewed and favored my story. I don't know how many of you like Twilight fan fiction but I have one in my head, but I'm not sure if I should start it now or until after this story is finished…for those who reads these notes…let me know in a review…
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Troy eye's hovered hopeless over the stack of test that were sitting at his desk. It was his free period and he decided to get as many papers graded so he wouldn't have to interrupt his time with Gabriella. They spent almost every night together, and Troy wouldn't have it any other way. He liked spending time with Gabriella so much so that he had started to think if he had an unhealthy relationship with her.
Yes, of course he was her teacher, but they had gone past that already. She was on his mind constantly and Troy had to remind himself where he was and what he was doing most of the time. He had learned many things about Gabriella since most of the time they talked and that led to fooling around.
He learned that his gorgeous girlfriend was not an early riser. At first he would just shake her awake, until she pushed him off of her and went back to sleep. She was stubborn. Then he realized that if he woke her up with steamy kisses, and bold caresses she would slowly, and sweetly awake. He would always start out by squeezing her sensitive nipples knowing that she loved when he played with her breast. His hands would travel all over her body and but the time that his fingers wondered down to play with her wet, throbbing clit, she would be fully awake. Troy couldn't help but to smirk as she came.
He had also leaned what foods she liked, her taste in clothing that seemed a bit too scandalous at times, she had an interesting mind and Troy found it fascinating about how she thought of things. He guessed it was just how she was brought up. Gabriella never bored him and they discussed many topics, even important ones like politics and government. Troy was pleased that on many issues they agreed but of course there were some that ended up in a heated debate between the two. One look at her and you would have never guessed she had it in her.
One thing that Troy couldn't figure out though was her sense of curiosity. It was weird…different. She always asked questions about his childhood, and college years, but she had never asked questions about the girls that he dated. Never. Troy of course was alright with that. He didn't want her to know about Madison at all.
He wasn't still in love with her, but she was still in the back of his mind. He sometimes felt guilty when he thought about her when Gabriella was in his arms. What was she doing, who was she with, that always made Troy a little tense. Even though he had Gabriella, Madison was always right there in the back of his mind. He wondered if it was normal to still think of her even though he already had a girlfriend. He had loved Madison. He was thinking of marrying her, he just couldn't put her out of his mind like that.
But Gabriella was starting to work her way into his heart. A heart that had been broken for some time. He didn't love her…at least not yet. But he cared for her deeply. He would never want to hurt her or anyone else to hurt her. He wondered if he could end up loving Gabriella. Especially after she graduated and they could be more relaxed about their relationship.
He sighed deeply shaking his head. He didn't want to think about that right now. He was suppose to be grading these papers. Troy continued check marking wrong answers and putting the final grade at the top of each students paper.
Another thing that was on his mind…see how he loses focus…was Chad and Taylor. Gabriella had brought Taylor over a couple of times when Chad was there. Taylor would always glare at him, they would argue, Chad would touch her inappropriately and Taylor would demand that Gabriella took her home. This happened many times over the last few weeks. Troy wasn't surprised if Chad took up weekend residents at the hotel he stayed at, since most weekend nights Gabriella spent the night with him.
He had to admit that he was a little apprehensive when Chad wanted to meet Taylor. She after all was a student, still in high school and Chad was a twenty-two year old basketball player. But if the relationship did work out he guessed that it was better then him being her teacher.
Troy's head snapped up as the intercom suddenly came on. The principals voice, Mrs. Gates, voice filled his empty classroom.
"All students report to the auditorium when the bell rings. This is mandatory. All students report to the auditorium after the bell."
Troy sighed. They had an staff meeting before school started, about the Halloween dance. Another thing that Troy had to worry about. It was obvious that Gabriella couldn't go with him. Would she go with someone else? Would she even want to go at all? Of course she would. It was her senior year. Troy immediately signed on to be one of the supervisors of the dance.
He continued to work on the papers, knowing that he only had a bit of time since the bell was going to ring soon.
When it did, Troy grabbed his keys and phone and locked his classroom door, making his way through the halls where students stampede to the auditorium. He stood by the door watching students file in. Some of the girls gave him small smiles, laughing with their friends when they passed. Some of the guys gave him high-fives. Troy was grateful that he had the type of relationship with his students where they felt comfortable enough to treat him like he was one of their own.
He eyes froze on the brunette that made her way down the hallway, surrounded by five other girls. His eyes narrowed in confusion at the way that she was dressed. She had on a nice, white stylish sweater, since it was October and it was a bit chilly…even in Albuquerque, and a mini skirt. Why would you have a sweater and a mini skirt on? He tried to keep the smile off his face as she passed him to go in. She completely ignored him.
After the students were in Troy walked up and down the aisles making sure the students were behaving. He had to tell one to take his feet off the chair in front of him. Another he had to tell to get the ear phones out of his ears. Some students…the more studious ones had books open, reading. How they could read with all this noise he didn't understand.
He leaned against the wall as the principal came out on the stage signaling for the students to be quiet…Troy had to tell a group of girls in the back to hush up three times before threatening to give them detention.
"Okay students." Mrs. Gates said, a microphone in her hand. "As you know our Halloween dance will be coming up soon and--"
The students cheered.
"Quiet! Now I want to say this so we can all get back to class--"
The students booed.
"Quiet!" Mrs. Gates said shaking her head. "Now the Halloween dance is coming up and we just have a few rules that are going to be taken in affect this year."
More boos. Troy smirked and shook his head.
"Because of last years senior class disturbing act of costumes, we will be having costume check at the door."
Boos.
"Well tell that to them." Mrs. Gates rolled her eyes. "You will not and I repeat you will not be allowed into the dance dressed as anything…inappropriate."
"LIKE WHAT!" a students voice rung out. Some of the other students laughed already knowing.
"Well if you're going to make me say it. Last year the seniors decided to come dress as…penis's and vaginas…" Troy's laughed with some of the students, "and we will not tolerate that this year. Nothing that resembles the body will be allowed to enter."
"WHAT ABOUT IF YOU'RE A FOOT?"
"OR A NOSE?"
"OR A SET OF DENTURES!"
"Quiet, you all know what I mean. Now girls, I know this is the time of year that you might get a little…risqué but you are not allowed to wear those extremely short skirts." she said. She motioned for a teacher who brought out an example of what was a shirt that was only about six inches or so. " Like these. Of course when you put this on it's going to show the bottom of your…well…bottom."
The guys clapped and whistled.
"These are not allowed. As for tops, I understand some costumes might show a bit of….um…cleavage…but don't go overboard. If a teacher believes that your costume is inappropriate you will not allowed to go in. Now the cost of the dance is ten dollars--"
Students started to boo. Even Troy thought that was a bit too much for a Halloween dance.
"I know it's a bit much but it's going to look fabulous and we need money for that."
"HOW MUCH IS PROM GOING TO COST $100?" a voice rung out, students laughed.
Mrs. Gates ignored it. "Now is there any questions?"
"CAN YOU BRING PEOPLE THAT DOESN'T GO TO THE SCHOOL?"
Troy looked over, and he was surprised to see Taylor was the one that spoke up. He looked at Gabriella who was giving her a weird and shock look.
"As long as they have a ticket. Tickets will be sold every day at lunch next week." Mrs. Gates said. "Anymore questions?"
"WHAT IF WE COME AS AN EAR!"
The student body laughed.
"Go to class…straight to class." Mrs. Gates said dismissing them. Troy watched as the students excitedly left the auditorium. Troy shook his head at his students. They were so silly.
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Gabriella stood up from her desk and made her way towards the teachers desk. She placed the quiz face down, knowing that she did as best as she could, since she didn't study at all. She turned around and made her way back to her desk. Taylor was sitting beside her reading, since she had finished first in the class.
Gabriella stared her down trying to get her attention. She saw Taylor glance at her out of the corner of her eye before looking back at her book. Gabriella mouth dropped op as she ignored her. What the hell!
She turned sideways in her seat and kicked out her leg, hitting Taylor's purse. Taylor's head snapped towards with her eyes wide with a 'what?'
Gabriella glanced at the front of the class to see that the teacher was preoccupied with typing something up. She looked back at Gabriella.
"Who are you bringing to the dance?" she asked quietly.
Taylor shook her head, "no one." she answered quickly before going back to her book.
Gabriella kicked her purse again. Taylor glared at her.
"Why would you ask that question? Do I know him? Is he nice? Is he a mutual friend?" Gabriella smirked.
Taylor rolled her eyes and ignored her. Gabriella turned back in her seat. She couldn't believe that Taylor had invited Chad. Of course it was him, who else would it be? She was glad that they were going out. Ever time the four of them hung out together, Taylor and Chad argued constantly. It was pretty annoying, but after Taylor would insist that they left Gabriella always found that she had a small smile on her face while they drove away.
But as much as she was happy for her friend, she was a bit jealous. Taylor was the one who could go out in public with Chad. Taylor was the one that could go to the movies with Chad if she wanted to. Yeah she was a bit jealous but she wasn't going to let it over take her like it would have if she was the old Gabriella.
After a very distracted gym class, school ended and Gabriella made her way towards her car, meeting up with her friends. She walked outside and frowned as the sun hit her making her extremely warm. Damn. It was October and it was still warm, though it was always like this, this time of the year, cool in the morning and warm in the afternoon. It hardly snowed in the winter and when it did the snow melted as soon as it hit ground.
Gabriella sat her book bag on the concrete bench and she took her sweater off, leaving her in a white tank top.
"Gabriella."
Gabriella turned around and groaned as Kade walked up to her. His eyes traveled over her body and Gabriella never felt more creeped out. She fought against putting her sweater back on knowing that he would know why she did it and she didn't want to give.
"What do you want Kade?" she asked picking up her book bag and placing it over her shoulder.
"Wow you look good." he said smiling down at her.
"I look the same I did yesterday, last week, and the week before." she said crossing her arms and looking anywhere but at him.
"No, you seem to be…glowing." he said slowly. He shook his head erasing the thought from his head. "Anyway, I was wondering when I should pick you up for the dance, and what are you going as."
Gabriella's laughed shaking her head. "You want to know what I'm going as, huh?"
"Yeah. I figured we could go as a set."
Gabriella bit her lip as though she was thinking. "Hmmm…I think I might ignore the rules and go as a vagina. Then maybe you could fuck it like you fuck every other vagina."
Kade rolled his eyes and laughed. "Listen. I'm being nice, now…what time do you want me to pick you up."
"Never, because I'm not going with you." She turned around to leave only to feel his hand grab her arm and pull her against him.
Gabriella frowned from the grip. His face bowed down to hers.
"Listen here you little bitch. I've said sorry, and you've accepted. Now my family still thinks that we're still together. My father thinks that you'd make a good wife some day, and I happen to agree. So you will--"
"What's going on here?"
Gabriella turned her head around and sighed with relief as she saw Troy standing in front of them. He was upset…well maybe upset wasn't the word. He looked absolutely furious. His jaw was clinched so tight that she could see that little bone sticking out. His left hand was balled into a fist while his left hand tightened on the clipboard that he had in his hand.
"Let go of Miss. Montez, Now." he said, with as calm of a voice as he could get.
Kade let go of her and rolled his eyes. Gabriella rubbed her arm and stepped back from him. Troy stepped towards him, fire blazing in his eyes.
"If I see you grabbing Miss. Montez, or any other girl inappropriately again, I'll make sure that you are expelled and have to repeat you senior year next year. I'm sure your father wouldn't be to thrilled about that." he said.
Kade glared at him. Gabriella looked between the two men. She hoped that Troy wouldn't start a fight with him. That would probably blow their whole cover.
"I think you should go now. School is out."
Kade looked at Gabriella once more and smiled, before turning around and walking away.
Gabriella sighed and looked at Troy. "Thank--"
"Call me." he whispered before leaving and going back into the school.
Gabriella walked down to her car, pulling out her phone. She pressed his speed dial number and waited until he picked.
"That fucking bastard. He better be glad that I can't physically assault him because--"
"Babe, I'm alright. He was just being a bastard." Gabriella said trying to calm him down.
"What the hell did he want?" he seethed.
"He wanted me to go to the dance with him." She asked as she reached her car.
Taylor, Sharpay, Kelsi, Martha, and Ashley was standing around it, talking. Gabriella stayed back a little so she could talk to Troy in privet.
"You're not going with him." he demanded.
Gabriella smiled at the possessiveness in his voice. "Of course I'm not." she said assuring him.
"So uh…who are you going with?" he asked slowly.
Gabriella shrugged then answered knowing he couldn't see her. "I'm not sure yet." she heard him take an intake of breath and she smiled. "I gotta go babe. I'll see you tonight?"
"Umm…yeah…yeah I guess…"
"Bye."
Gabriella hung up her phone and smirked. Of course she wasn't going with anyone, and that was alright with her. She knew that some of the students would absolutely be shocked that she was going solo, but surprisingly she wasn't concerned about what they thought.
"So, We need to get costumes right away before all the good one's are taken." she said to the group of girls.
Everyone nodded their heads except for Ashley and Sharpay. Gabriella noticed and turned to the two.
"What's wrong?"
Sharpay shrugged her shoulders. "Costumes? I just--I've never been to the dance."
"You've never been to the Halloween dance." Taylor asked looking a bit confused.
"I've never been to any dance." Sharpay snapped. "It's kinda hard when the popular girls are there and would have probably made my life a living hell."
Gabriella shifted on her feet and shrugged innocently. "Well…now you're going with the popular girl and no one will make your life hell. Promise."
Sharpay glanced over at Taylor who looked back at her. Gabriella rolled her eyes and looked over at Ashley.
"Now…what's your problem?" she asked.
Ashley shook her head. "I'm not going."
"Why not?" Martha asked quickly. "You have to go?"
Ashley shrugged. "I just don't want to. Seems like…like it'll be…a bit boring." she said nodding her head as though convincing herself that it would be.
Gabriella frowned as she looked Ashley knowingly in her eye. "Ash, come on. Tell us the truth. We're all friends here."
Ashley looked down at the ground and crossed her arms. "I don't have the money okay." she said quickly.
Gabriella sighed and looked at her friend. She hated that she wasn't as well off as the rest of them. She didn't know if that was pity or not, but she felt for her. She couldn't imagine having friends who had more than her. It wasn't as if she was building herself up, that was the last thing she wanted to do. She was just trying to put herself in Ashley's place.
"Well we'll help you out." Kelsi said putting an arm around her shoulder.
Ashley shook her head. "No. No. I don't want anyone paying for me."
"It's not a big deal." Sharpay said. "Like Gabriella said, we're your friends."
"Yeah but I feel bad."
"Don't." Gabriella said. "You shouldn't feel that way. We're offering."
"I know but still--I mean, I know we don't bring it up a lot but you guys are rich, and I'm well…poor." she said sternly.
"Whoa! I'm not rich." Martha said laughing.
"Me either." Kelsi said smiling.
"Not me." Taylor said. "I'm middle class."
Ashley shook her head and smirked. The four of them looked over at Sharpay and Gabriella.
"What?" Gabriella asked trying to take the attention off of her.
"Are you rich?" Taylor asked smiling.
Gabriella glared at her. "The point is, that we're your friends and we help each other out. Now, when either of us need your help either something, you'll help out. It's called friendship."
Sharpay nodded her head quickly not wanting them to look towards her.
"Are you guys sure?" Ashley asked a bit meekly.
"Yes." Kelsi said. "Positive."
"Yeah we'll all chip in."
The girls nodded. After they figured out who was riding with who the girls left school. Kelsi, Martha, and Ashley going with Sharpay. Gabriella thought only to support Ashley a bit more, and Taylor with Gabriella.
Gabriella led Sharpay to the Halloween Store. It was Albuquerque's best Halloween store. Gabriella knew that it was a bit late to be going, but at least they would beat out the students from their school.
She looked over at Taylor and smirked. "So what are you and Chad going as."
"I'm not sure, he wanted to go as--" Taylor cut herself off and looked over at Gabriella glaring at her.
"So I thought you hated Chad. I thought he was nothing but a perverted, stupid-ass, unintelligent, son of bitch." she asked giggling.
"He is." Taylor said sighing deeply. "I don't know what it is about him, he's the complete opposite of me. I mean some of the things he says makes me wonder why I find him attractive but I do."
Gabriella laughed happy for her friend. Thank god they worked it out.
"Just don't tell him I said that." Taylor said quickly.
"What? Why?"
"Cause…he just doesn't need to know."
Gabriella rolled her eyes. "So how long have you two been talking…"
Taylor bit her lip. "Umm…after we first met."
Gabriella looked over at her friend in shock. "What! That was over two weeks ago and you told me you hated him."
"Well he called, and we talked, and….I liked it."
Gabriella shook her head in bewilderment. Their relationship was going to be one for the books there was no doubt about it.
Once they reached the Halloween Store the six girls made their way into the big building. Gabriella could feel the excitement mounting up as she past a Freddy Kruger costume. It looked so real. Though it was Halloween and you were suppose to dress up as something scary, high school was the time for girls to dress a little bit…dirty without getting called out for it.
She followed behind Martha her eyes going from the little kid puppy costume to the Joker mask that made her cringe a little.
"Great still a lot of choices." Kelsi said reaching up at a costume.
"This is going to be hard." Sharpay said. "Most of these skirts are really tiny."
"I don't even know what to go as. No idea." Martha said.
"Maybe we should go as characters." Ashley said softly. "Not like you random, police, or cowgirl, or angel. We should go as like real characters."
Gabriella nodded her head. "Great all we need to find now is six costumes."
Gabriella reached up looking through random costumes. She found many dark angel ones, a few police ones, a bee costume, nurses, pirates, school girl. Nothing that resembled a character.
"Ohh look." Kelsi said holding up a cute red with black polka dots. "It's suppose to be Minnie Mouse." she said holding up the attachable ears with a bow on it. "This is so cute."
Gabriella agreed. Ashley was the next one to find a costume.
"Now this is cute." she said holding up what looked to be a blue velour dress. It had a heart right at the top with moons and stars on it. A tiny belt sat at the waste, with a rainbow bow. There looked to be a blue jacket that went with it as well as a head band that was made of pink and blue ears.
"What is that?" Taylor asked.
"It's Carebears. You know like the little bears that play in the clouds or something…I don't know never seen the show." Ashley shrugged.
Gabriella had to admit that it fit her. Besides she didn't need to be sexy…she was only a sophomore…she thought, a little bit of protectiveness filling her.
Martha and Sharpay had both gasped at the same time. Martha had pulled out a superman--woman costumes. It was very cute dress that had a tiny cape with it, and Sharpay pulled out an all red dress, with a black corset and a tiny hood.
"Little red riding hood." She said eyeing the dress with wonder.
It was a bit sexy and Gabriella wondered if she could pull it off. She sighed as she went back to the clothing. She and Taylor seemed to be the last one's left.
"what exactly are you looking for?" Gabriella asked.
Taylor bit her lip still going through the clothes. "ummm…"
"What?" Gabriella asked now even more suspicious.
"Well…Chad wanted to go as um…" She sighed deeply. "as Harry Potter characters."
Gabriella bust out laughing dropping the costume that she had in her hand on the floor. Taylor glared at her but Gabriella didn't care.
"Harry Potter?" she said laughing.
"I told him I'll only go as Hermione, and only if the costume is cute."
"Who is Chad going as?" she asked.
Taylor rolled her eyes. "Voldemort."
Gabriella laughed again, not able to get it all out until after Martha asked her who Chad was and Taylor quickly said just a friend.
Minutes later Taylor cleared her throat. Gabriella looked over to her and started laughing again. It was a very cute gray ruffled dress, that had the Hogwarts badge on it. The bottom and arms had maroon and yellow strips surrounding them. There was a small black cape that had a small maroon and yellow tie. It came with round glasses, and a wooden wand.
"I thought Hermione didn't wear glasses." Gabriella said laughing while the other girls complemented her on the sexy dress.
Taylor rolled her eyes and pushed Gabriella into the clothing rack, while she was still laughing.
"Hurry up." Taylor said.
Gabriella took a deep breath and went back to looking. It was hard trying to find something sexy but not overly so, that she couldn't get in. Man she should have gotten that little red riding hood costume before Sharpay. Oh well.
Gabriella eyes glanced over at something blue. She pulled the costume out and smirked. It was a lot but it sexy but not too revealing. It was a bit on the short side but she could pull it off. Actually all the costumes that they had were a bit on the short side. Oh well…
Gabriella looked down at the costume. It was straps were made of lace ruffles that came down to a light blue and lacy corset. With a bow right in the middle. The attachable skirt of course was blue had had ruffles and two bows on the front. There was a long staff that was attached to the dress that also had a bow on it.
"Little bow peep." Kelsi said.
"Isn't that a bit too sexy." Sharpay asked.
Gabriella looked up at her, and smiled. "Like yours isn't, Miss Riding Hood. No. I like it. Now come, accessories."
After each girl picked out their accessories, they paid for their items…Sharpay paid for Ashley and the rest of the girls were going to pay Sharpay back, and they left the store just as a huge group of girls…about twelve of them walked in. Though it was hundreds of costumes, there always were only a few really good ones and they were the one that got them.
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Gabriella knocked on Troy's door, hoping that he was there. She had left school quickly after it ended and after a quick, teasing with Troy. Of course it was only with their eyes but it had gotten her hot. She didn't see his car but she had hoped that he had parked somewhere else.
The door open and Gabriella frowned as Chad opened the door.
"Ugh…what are you doing here?" she asked walking in.
"It's Friday… I came down to see my girl."
Gabriella had called Chad a week before after she had found out he was going to the dance with Taylor. She had gave him the same message that Taylor gave Troy. She put her purse down on the table.
"Is Troy here."
"Nope…Taylor with you?"
"No. She had some academic thing to do after school."
She sighed and sat on the couch turning the television on. Chad sat in the chair and scoffed as she landed on The Bad Girls Club.
"Are you serious?" he said.
"Shut up."
Chad laughed. "Okay now…don't go all Madison on me."
Gabriella looked over at him. "Madison? Who's Madison?"
Chad shrugged his shoulders not paying attention to her, his eyes on the television. "Troy's ex. She didn't like me very much, but that was alright cause I didn't like the bitch either."
Gabriella eyes widen. This could be an opportunity to ask about Troy's ex's. But she would have to do it with care. As though she really didn't care.
"So this Madison, is Troy's ex? How long were they dating?"
Chad sighed and thought. "Since college. They met freshman year."
"When did they break up?"
"Umm…about two months before he came here."
Gabriella gasped. She felt her eyes freeze on the stack of Sports Illustrated magazines that were sitting on the coffee table. So if Troy dated this girl when he was a freshman…he would have been eighteen and he broke up with her months ago…
"So he dated her for about five years."
Chad was still absorbed into the television. "Yep. He was going to marry her and everything before she broke up with him. Stupid bitch."
Gabriella mouth dropped open in shock. "Marry her? Like…a marriage?"
"Yeah. But she broke up with him like I said. She didn't want him to pursue his career in music, wanted him to go into business with his dad so he could make more money. That slut was nothing but a gold digger. "
Gabriella ran her hands through her hair. Troy was suppose to be married. As much as she didn't want to feel what she was started to feel it came anyways. It was a little bit of heartbreak, a bit of anger. Why didn't Troy tell her this? Was he still in love with Madison? Someone just couldn't stop being in love with someone months after breaking up with them, especially if they were going to be married.
Was she just a rebound? She didn't feel like one, then again they had gotten together pretty quickly. What if she was a rebound? What if this Madison never left Troy's heart? What if she was just a replacement?
Gabriella sighed deeply. That was who the girl was. The girl in the picture. When Gabriella first saw the picture she immediately blew her off thinking at she was way prettier then her. But now that she thought about her, Madison was beautiful. Maybe she didn't live up to her beauty and Troy just settled for less. She was the one he talked about when he said "that he had someone again." Was he just afraid of being lonely so that's why he settled for her?
Gabriella quickly stood up and grabbed her purse, making her way to the door. She needed to go, to at least think. Yeah she knew that Troy had ex's. I mean someone like him had to have, but the thought that he was going to ask her to marry him. That blew her out the water.
"Where you going? He should be here soon." Chad asked.
"Um…yeah I know…but my uh…my mom needs me home…to do something." She lied before opening the door and walking out.
Chad looked at the closed door and shrugged. "Girls." he said to himself before reaching over picking up the remote and changing the television to SportsCenter.
AUTHORS NOTE: so how did you like this chapter…next chapter I'll do the Halloween dance, some steamy Troyella, and Gabi confronts Troy about Madison. Alright review and make me write faster haha.
