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Closer

Chapter 13 'Realization'

By Thetruemeaningoflove

Troy's Point of view

And then it hit me what if I liked Gabi more then a best friend, what if all along I had loved her more then a best friend should, I mean usually best friends don't call each other names like beautiful or sweetie, they don't usually sleep in the same bed if it is a boy and girl and they defiantly don't make out with each other whether it is staged or not.

I sighed and rubbed my hand over my face, why did everything have to be so complicated? There were a million worries going thought my mind like, what is Brie doesn't feel the same way and even if she did how would everyone else feel about it, what if Gabi can't trust guys more then friends after what happened with Matt?

After looking up at the five pictures and then picked up my school bag then exiting the gym and making my way to homeroom. The bell hadn't gone yet so people were still wondering around, many people smiled at me but I wasn't really looking, I was trying to think what the hell I was gonna do about Gabriella, Chad would more than likely laugh and then make a joke until he found out that I was actually being serious, Seth would become a little over protective and worried that I will break Gabi's heart if she did like me back, Stephen would wish me some kind of luck, but Alex and Taylor will start squealing Sharpay would squeal as well even more than Taylor and Alex but eventually, hopefully, she would calm down and help me in someway if possible.

I walked into the homeroom and sat in my assigned seat and let my head rest in my hands, other people around me were talking and laughing just then the bell rang. Our home room teacher Ms Darbus walked in the room catching every ones attention as she flung her scarf around her neck, all of the other students sat down as the noise in the room settled down I could feel pairs of eyes on me.

I looked up to find Sharpay, Taylor, Chad and Seth looking at me, I looked to my right where Sharpay was sitting and she mouthed to me 'What's wrong?' I smiled and then mouthed back 'Talk to you in free period' she just nodded her head and then turned her head back around to Ms Darbus who was reading out today's announcements.

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When I finally left the room I waited by my locker for Sharpay, I knew that it was only me and her who had free period because Taylor had Math with Seth while Chad had Chemistry with Stephen and Alex.

Finally Sharpay came walking down the hall I let a little chuckle out as the crowd in front of her parted after homeroom it was always like rush hour, but whenever the 'gang' walked down the hall including Gabriella the other students always moved out the way for us, it's like we are royalty at the school.

Sharpay grabbed my arm and then pulled me away from where we were standing to the garden at the back of the school. She sat down on the bench that was sitting there, she pulled out two cups and a bottle of something. 'Sharpay I don't mean to be rude or whatever but, what the hell are you doing?' Sharpay began to laugh as she poured the contents of the bottle into the two cups that were placed on the bench.

'It's your mom's famous iced tea silly' as she said that my mouth formed the perfect 'O' Sharpay began to laugh, after a while I began to join in with her but suddenly her face turned really serious and she took a sip of her iced tea.

'So let's get down to business!' She took my hands and then stared into my eyes, I gave her a really scared look and all of a sudden she became really excited and almost jumping up and down in her seat, instead she started flapping her hands up and down.

'What's wrong? Has something happened?' I was worried that something had happened; I mean she was freaking out in front of my eyes. 'Gabi was totally right!' this confused me even more what the hell was Gabi right about? She was starting at me like an insane person.

'Well?' I waited a little for an answer but she didn't even snap out of the trance she had just put herself into 'Sharpay are you there' still no reply. 'Earth to Sharpay la la land?' this finally seemed to pull her out of whatever land she was in. 'What was Brie right about?' and gave me a confused look but then she realized what I was talking about. And this time it was Sharpay's mouth that made the perfect 'O' shape. 'You have really beautiful ocean blue eyes!' Since when has Sharpay looked unto my eyes, I knew Ella does but that's because she often tells me and when she speaks to me she actually talks to me and not my body, well some times.

I just nodded as she began to sip her iced tea again and look around at the surroundings, after a couple of minutes Sharpay looked at me again. 'So are you gonna why you looked so stressed and confused like 15 minutes ago' I could see her raised eyebrows over the top of my cup. I sighed. 'If I do tell you, you can't tell anyone, yet!' Shar started to pout a little 'SHARPAY!' her pout soon disappeared and she promised me that she wouldn't tell anyone.

'Okay now I that you may squeal very load but try and control yourself' Sharpay just nodded began to ready herself for the news that I was about to say. 'Well what if I liked Brie?' Sharpay didn't act the way I expected her to, she just sat there looking very confused. 'Well that would be a good thing would be a good thing wouldn't it, I mean she is your best friend?' I let my head drop into my hands and then let out another sigh. 'Yeah I knew that but what if I like her in a way that a best friend shouldn't?'

Finally the penny dropped and she began jumping up and down in her seat looking very excited. There were people around us looking at her like she was having an epileptic fit, she was reacting the way that I thought she would when she eventually found out. After about 5 minutes of jumping around she calmed down a little and let a final 'Oh My GOD!!' I had to laugh at this.

My dad came over and sat down beside me. 'Hey Uncle Jack how are you?' Sharpay waved as she said this, my dad looked weirdly at me then to Sharpay with one of his eye brows raised. 'Shouldn't I be asking you the same question?' I quickly gave Shar a look which meant come up with an excuse or I won't tell you anything else ever again. 'Errmm… well you see I am just really happy because I got a B+ in my English essay you know the one about the girl that like the boy, but he doesn't know she does any way it has a happy ending!' Sharpay finally clapped her hands which made me jump a little as well as my dad.

My dad than nodded and then walked away to leave me and my cousin sitting there by my self. Out of the blue I asked 'Did you really write that story about the girl and the boy and got a B+?' She gave me a kinda dirty look and from that I kinda guessed that she didn't really. 'Oh shut up and lets talk about you and Gabs I mean when did you actually realize that you like was like out of the blue or have you liked her all along?' I had to think for a bit and I could see Sharpay getting really interested her eyes were widening and I could see she was getting even more excited about the answer I was about to say.

'Well I think that I have liked her for a while now and it's been kinda gradual but I have only just properly realized it about an hour ago!' Sharpay started to squeal again and even more people looked at us, one of the teachers that was a couple of meters away looked a little surprised by Sharpay's out burst which I thought was a little odd because she mush have a least 5 of them a day but you get used to it after a while of living with her. After another 10 minutes she finally managed to contain herself and looked at me seriously. 'What are you gonna do?' my cousin asked me and I really couldn't answer her I didn't know whether I should just keep it to myself and Sharpay and not tell Gabriella or should I risk the embarrassment and tell her and if I do get rejected manage to repair our friendship to the way it was before.

'What do I do Sharpay, help me please!' I was being deadly serious I let out a sigh of frustration then let my head fall onto the table, I felt Shar pace her hands on top of mine which made me look up at her. I knew that telling Sharpay would be the best thing to do as she always knows what's best. 'This is just my opinion but I think that you should really tell her and plus I think that you to would make a really cute couple!' Sharpay smiled at her comments and so did I. She had never said that me and my past girlfriends looked cute together and I don't think she had said that about any of Brie's previous boyfriends either. So was this a sign like a blessing from her that she wouldn't mind or was it a sign saying that Gabi likes me as well. But there is only one way to find out.

I'll ask her when she wakes up!

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A/N I know that all of you probably hate me because I haven't updated in ages but that was because I didn't have any time but I promise that the next one will be out before next Wednesday!