Lovesick

*Chapter 4

(Hey guys, here's the next chapter. Sorry it's been a while since I've updated. I've been extremely busy but hopefully I'll be able to update more. I have some bad news about This Christmas. I don't think I'll be finishing it. I haven't worked on it in a long time and I've just lost interest in it. I'm really sorry guys. But on the bright side I will be updating Lovesick a lot more and do some more one-shots. I'm thinking about starting a new story I had in mind but that won't be until a little bit later. Ok well hope you enjoy it. Review please!)

Scott

"Stop staring. You're starting to drool." Chad snapped, getting Troy's attention. Troy was staring at Gabriella who was talking to Taylor and Kelsi. She was wearing a light blue blouse and a jeans skirt. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and it was tossing around every time she laughed at something. It was a moment of awe for Troy. He was falling – hard – for his best friend.

Gabriella glanced over and smiled at Troy. Her brown eyes twinkled, just like they had before and Troy couldn't help but smile back. She was beautiful. She must have sensed the gesture for her to come over because she quickly said goodbye to her friends and said goodbye to her friends and skipped over to him. "Hey Troy." Gabriella greeted him with a warm hug. Troy breathed in her sweet vanilla and crème scent.

"Hey," Troy replied, shaking his head in confusion. "This may sound a little rude but I thought you were mad at me?"

Gabriella smiled. "Well I thought about it and realized that maybe I was a little too harsh. Having you as a best friend means accepting your opinions and I can accept that you might not think Scott's the best guy." They slowly started making their way to class.

"Hmm well that's good to know that you're not mad at me anymore. I'm sorry if I made you mad. I was a little too harsh on you too."

"It's okay. I couldn't stay mad at you forever. I have to have someone to bother." She nudged him lightly.

"Haha right."

"So guess what?"

Troy thought for a second. "Hmm I don't know. You know how to do the jerk?"

"Haha no silly. Scott asked me out on a date and I said yes. This is my first official date." Gabriella explained excitedly.

"Really? That's great! I'm so happy for you. And I mean that." Troy looked into her eyes even though deep down he wished that was him how had asked her out on a first date.

"Thanks. So do you want to come over and hang out for a little bit while I find someone to wear?"

"Yeah sure but only if you come to my game and after-party."

"Of course. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

Troy smiled. "Ok see ya then."

"Ok bye Troy." Gabriella smiled and walked to physics class.

As she set her books down on the table, she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Hey." She looked up to see Scott smiling down at her.

"Hey, how are you?"

"I'm great. It's our first home game and I'm sure we're gonna kick some butt tonight. And it's also my first date with you," He smiled widely. "You still up for tonight?"

Gabriella snapped out of her thoughts. "Uh yeah. I can't wait."

"Ok cool." Just as Scott finished his sentence the teacher called everyone to take their seats. Scott smiled once more before making his way to the front of the room where his seat was. Behind Gabriella, Taylor kicked her foot softly to get her attention. Gabriella turned around in confusion.

"What?" She mouthed.

"You and Scott. Why wasn't I informed?"

Gabriella smiled. "I'll tell you later." She then turned her attention back to the front and smiled.

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"So you and Scott huh?" Taylor inquired, closing her locker shut and walking with Gabriella down the crowded hallway.

"Well not really. It's just a date."

"Yeah but he seems to be really interested in you." Gabriella raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

"But not in that way. He's a nice guy."

"Well what does Troy think of it? Is he cool with it?"

"Yeah I guess you can say so." They turned the corner to the lunch area. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well he seems like it's no big deal even though the other day we were fighting about how Scott's not a 'good' guy. Maybe he realized he's not as selfish as people think."

"Well I wouldn't always count on that. Scott's Scott. You can never tell what he's gonna do. He could try to seduce you, you know. He is a senior."

"Yeah but I doubt he'd do that."

"And all those stories you've heard about him have told you otherwise?" Gabriella stopped, considering this.

"Look; Taylor, if I thought Scott wasn't a nice guy then I wouldn't be going to on my first date with him. So can you try to not be like everybody else and tear me down like that?" She walked away, angry.

"Gabriella," Taylor called but she ignored her. "Great." She mumbled before walking off.

When Gabriella got home, her mom was in the kitchen cleaning the counters.

"Hey mom." She said, tossing her backpack on the table and sitting down in the chair.

"Hey. How was your day at school?"

"Mmm it was good."

"That's good. Anything you want to tell me?"

"Nope."

"Nothing about tonight?" Gabriella looked up suspiciously.

"No?"

"How about that date you have?"

"Wait, how did you-" Before she could finish she turned around when she heard someone clear their throat.

"Well are you just gonna stay there all day or are we going to hang out?" Troy stood there in the doorway, leaning against the wall with that sly, crooked smile that almost made Gabriella fall to pieces.

"Hey." She ran up and gave him a hug. "What are you doing here?" She smiled, pulling back.

"Well I have to leave at 4:30 to go get ready for the game. You know my dad; every team member must be there two hours prior to the game."

Gabriella giggled. "Well at least we have an hour to kill. Come on." She pulled him by the hand and they went upstairs.

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"So what about the green blouse and the white skirt? What do guys appeal to the most?"

"Nothing really." Troy smirked.

"Ugh Troy! You're disgusting." She threw a sock at him.

"Well it's true."

"Whatever." She went back to her clothes and riffled through them, still mumbling to herself.

After an hour of laughing, throwing socks and just hanging out, Troy stood up and grabbed his keys.

"Brie, sorry but I gotta go."

Gabriella frowned. We were having so fun though. "Ok thanks for coming over. It was fun."

Troy smiled. "Yeah no problem. So I'll see you later?"

"Definitely."

Troy opened her bedroom door. "Ok. See you at the game."

"Okay bye." Gabriella called as she watched Troy go downstairs, said goodbye to her mom and leave. She sighed. Now where's that white dress I bought? She turned back to her room and got ready for tonight.

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"Timeout!" Coach Bolton called and he signaled for the team to come in.

"Alright boys we're doin' great. All we need is another two points and we win. We only got 30 seconds left. What's the plan captain?" The team looked at Troy.

"Chad, you get offense. Zeke and Jason defense then block me. I got the basket."

The team nodded. "Okay on three," Chad said. "One, two, three."

"Wildcats!"

The Wildcats went to their positions on the court. Troy was handed the ball and he took a deep breath. On the sidelines, Scott glared at Troy. Scott was injured earlier in the game. He sprained his ankle badly but he said he was fine. Troy said he should stay out for the rest of the game and so the coach made him. Troy took a deep breath again and started dribbling the ball. He did his signature 'fake right break left' and passed two of his opponents. As he neared the half court line with 10 seconds to spare, another opponent came up and Troy was in trouble. He quickly passed it to Chad who; had luckily been close enough to catch it, turned and shot the basket. It rolled around the rim twice before making it in. The crowd erupted with cheers and the Wildcats picked up Troy. He looked around the bleachers with gleaming eyes and locked eyes with Gabriella. She smiled as he winked at her. "Good game." She mouthed, making Troy smile.

"Yo Bolton. Great game tonight. Go Wildcats!" Wildcat team player, Bobby Reed congratulated, giving Troy a high five.

"Yeah, go Wildcats." Troy said, returning the favor. He looked around the room. The after-party was already in full swing. It seemed like the entire student body was there. Troy's parents were gone for the night which meant he could finally chill. Over by the island bar, Chad and Taylor sat, making small talk.

"Hey man, what's up?" Troy greeted Chad.

"Nothing much. Greta game out there." Chad gave him a high five.

"Thanks man," He turned to Taylor. "Hey Taylor, have you seen Gabriella anywhere?"

"Uh no I haven't. I saw her earlier at the game. Sorry."

"Nah, it's ok. I'll find her. Thanks." Troy looked around again, scanning the crowd of people. As her turned again he was engulfed in a big hug. He smiled, knowing exactly who it was.

"Brie, I was just looking for you." Troy said. He stopped and looked at her. "Wow, you look…um…you look beautiful." Gabriella giggled and felt a blush creep up onto her cheeks. She had on a beautiful white dress with black on the bottom. Her hair was pulled up in a bun with a few hair strands were near her face. She had on the lightest shade of pink lip gloss.

"You look amazing." He repeated again and Gabriella blushed.

There was an awkward silence.

Gabriella finally broke the silence. "So, um, great game tonight. I heard Scott wasn't too happy about sitting out."

Troy frowned. "Yeah. He sprained his ankle but still wanted to play. I disagreed and I'm sure he's gonna kill me now."

"He'll get over it I'm sure. I'm glad to see how you're dealing with it. I really appreciate it." Troy smiled.

"Yeah." He agreed but as Scott mad his way over to them, Troy's mood turned to protectiveness.

"Hey Gabriella." Scott said, smiling at her.

"Hey Scott."

Another awkward silence. "Um we should probably get going now. I have our seats reserved." Scot suggested, taking Gabriella's hand. Troy noticed this and glared at Scott.

"Okay," She said softly, noticing the sudden tension between the two. "Hold on a second Scott I'll right out."

"Okay." He let go of her hand and walked out to the car.

"Troy, what the hell was that?"

"I'm sorry. He was holding your hand in front of me. Just to make me jealous." Gabriella looked at him.

"And?"

"Nevermind. I'm just a little worried about the date that's all. I still have my doubts about him."

She ran a hand through her hair. "I thought we had gone over this," She sighed. "Can you at least be polite next time?"

Troy nodded. "Yeah, I'm sorry. Have fun ok?"

"She smiled weakly. "Ok I will. Thanks Troy."

"Yeah."

"See you later." She waved and smiled. Troy waved back and watched his best friend leave out the door.

Troy hoped that even after her first date with Scott, she would realize who Scott really was.

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A/N: What'd you think? Good chapter huh? Things are starting to move along now. Please, please, please review. Your reviews are the reasons I keep going with these stories and your support is amazing. Thanks so much. The next chapter, which is about the date, will be up soon. Luv ya! :)