Okay firstly i want to apologize for the ridiculously long wait for this chapter. In my defence i went on holiday and was ill for a week but whatever. It took me ages to start this chapter little Troypay just wouldnt let me. But as i got into this it became easier.
And to apologize for my wait - i think this is most probably the LONGEST chapter i have EVER written! So feel special. You guys all get 3 pages extra of troypayness, [I usually write 4 pages a chapter but this is just over 7 :D] Feel loved and accept my apology! Lol.
Thank you so much for all your reviews. I love every single one of them!
Now enough of me and enjoy the story!
Oh yeah. WARNING;; MAJOR bashing of Vanessa Hudgens - sorry just dont like her and it was really fun to write ;p. However if you DO like her for whatever unnatural reason [Joke] just skip the parts in italic, its only in the beginning so you wont miss much :] ]
Chapter 5
Sharpay walked up the cold, dusty steps that led to hers and Troy's apartment. The memory of Gabriella's confession continued to play around in her head, she hadn't told Troy about it yet – of course. And she wasn't planning to either. That was down to Gabriella to do and there was no way Sharpay was getting in the middle of this whole thing. She'd avoided Gabriella like the plague though.
How could she be around someone who was seeing someone that she had feelings for herself but that someone didn't like the other someone?! She shook her head, trying to shake the confusion out of herself.
Troy had noticed something was wrong too. She could barely talk to him, she felt like she was betraying him of some sort by knowing about his 'one-sided', false relationship.
Sharpay was pulled out of her thoughts when her phone called out "You drive me craaaaazy…." By Britney Spears. Her mother was calling. She braced herself and put on a fake smile, despite her mother unable to see it.
"Hey mom!" Her fake cheeriness rang through. She hated talking to her mother.
"Sharpay, darling I have a proposition for you." Of course. Would there be any other reason why she was calling? "What are you doing Saturday?"
"Busy." She said quickly, not wanting to be roped into some 'Country Club meeting' or something. She could mentally see her mother scowling.
"No, you're going to be attending the Country Club with daddy and I."
"But mom-" Sharpay began to whine.
"No, Sharpay you're going to be there! Daddy says you must! Besides Mrs. Cox and her daughter are going to be there! And she is sure to boast about her daughters new found engagement, I need my daughter there! Her daughters getting married and my daughters moved out with a man – she is not married to! You better not have been canoodling with him Sharpie! Mummy will be most upset and to think I haven't even met him yet-" Sharpay had begun rolling her eyes and sighing several minutes ago.
"Mom. Mom. Mother!" Sharpay made her voice sing and hyped up the pitch to get her mother to shut the hell up. "I really don't care about Mrs. Cox and her demon daughter." Sharpay had never got on with her.
"Sharpay! Martha is a lovely girl-"
"Yeah, yeah. I'm sure." She cut her mother off. "Can I just remind you I am not dating Troy – that's his name by the way. Not 'man'. Troy. Okay? So there is no way I'd be 'canoodling' with him. What is canoodling anyway? For gods sake mother, pick up a dictionary!"
There was a small set of silence before her mother began rambling about needing Sharpay to be present, so she can show her off. After several minutes of severe boredom, Sharpay gave in and submitted to being there. But there was no way she was going alone!
"Fine. I'll be there. But I'm bringing someone with me. God knows I'm going to need someone to go through hell with me!" And with that she flipped her phone shut and threw it on the couch.
Sharpay had only just sat down to watch the latest helping of E! News when she realised that she now needed to ask someone to attend the stupid Country Club meeting or whatever it was. Who did she know that would allow themselves to be subjected to that horror?
Taylor had gone once and refused ever since, so she was out of the question. Gabriella? No, she was avoiding her. She sighed, she'd figure whom to take later, right now there was a huge celebrity story waiting for her to listen.
This just in. High School Musical stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have made it official. They are OVER!
"Pffft. It was fake from the beginning." Sharpay murmured as she bit into her sandwich. She'd always thought that couple was fake. First of all, who would date Vanessa? The girl was a craptastic actress and an even worse singer. Could somebody say fake? Plus Zac was too good for her, he deserved someone with talent like his co-star Ashley Tisdale.
Rumours first sprang when Vanessa was seen out kissing her HSM co-star Lucas Grabeel, a source close to Zac Efron was said to be distraught by this hurt from four-year-girlfriend Vanessa. It is said that Vanessa's career has hit a dead end since her failed attempt of leaving Disney. Sources say her career has become stale because of bad choices in movies, flicks like 'Bandslam' and 'Beastly'. Not to mention despite her first album being rather popular when it was first released, both her albums received very critical reviews. Vanessa has been seen acting out and partying without now ex-boyfriend Zac.
Some could say this is simply because High School Musical finished and all the actors have been effected but this is simply not true. Actor, Zac Efron has done nothing but shine since the end of HSM and so has Ashley Tisdale who despite her sophomore album 'Guilty Pleasure' not reaching the top ten on the billboards it did however receive strong reviews. Both Zac and Ashley have done nothing but shed their Disney image and have succeeded. But what is to come of Vanessa Hudgens?
"She'll fall away and we'll never have to listen to her fake, sneery voice again. Lets hope." Sharpay said to nobody in particular. She was just settling into the So True/So False section when there was a knock on the door. There was another hour or so until Troy was due home and she hadn't seen his key on the hanger [he'd forgotten it once or twice] so he must have taken it. Bottom line – it wasn't Troy. She was tempted to ignore it but figured that would be rude so she got up and headed for the door. She didn't check the eyehole, she wasn't used to having one so she kept forgetting about it. She wasn't expecting to see Gabriella.
"Gabi, hey…" Okay, now she was nervous…and curious. Gabriella looked sheepish and uncomfortable. Sharpay did feel sorry for her, she was her friend after all and she didn't know how Sharpay felt about Troy.
"Hey, S." Silence. Sharpay flicked her eyes around the room, her arm resting on the door. Should she invite her in? Troy wasn't due home yet so she wasn't going to get caught into anything, which is if Gabriella was even considering talking to Troy about…well about Ryan. "Can I erm…come in?" Sharpay's eyes widened.
"Oh yes, of course. Erm…Troy's…"
"Got another hour yet, I know." Gabriella smiled softly, her eyes glistening. Sharpay nodded, unsure of how to take that. She assumed Gabriella knew she felt uncomfortable around her now. There were several more moments of silence until it appeared Gabriella could no longer stand it. "Look, I'm sorry for the position I put you in S, I just didn't know where else to go and I know I've weirded you out, I just need you to know that nothing physical has happened between me and Ryan."
"G, I'm just concerned for Troy okay? From what I've seen in the last couple of weeks, he's a good guy and he doesn't deserve to be hurt."
"Yeah he is a good guy. And I feel so horrible for not loving him. I mean, I know he doesn't love me but still I don't want my rejection to hurt him!"
"Okay. Just calm down, okay? Wait…what do you mean physical? What's happened between you guys?" She was kind of scared for the answer, Gabriella didn't have to sleep with Ryan for her to be cheating on Troy but at the same time Sharpay couldn't – would not be able to hate Gabriella for whatever had happened between her and Ryan. She was still her friend at the end of the day.
"Something…happened last night." She looked towards the floor avoiding Sharpay's eyes, which were staring at her.
"What…happened? G?" Sharpay was confused, what could Ryan possibly have done that could effect Gabriella this way? Especially if nothing physical had happened. Gabriella refused to look at her, Sharpay pressed on and eventually Gabriella relented and looked at her friend.
"He told me he loved me."
Sharpay didn't know how to respond to this. How could she? She needed to tell Gabriella to break up with Troy first, it was clear that their relationship was over at least on Gabriella's part. Sharpay just didn't want to be responsible for Troy's heartbreak. If there was going to be any, which Sharpay was sure there would be.
"Wow."
"I know."
Sharpay huffed in some breath air and headed into the kitchen, not caring if Gabriella would see or if Troy would complain, she gabbed the bottle of coke out of her fridge, unscrewed the cap and took a large swig from the bottle. Gabriella screwed up her face in disgust but decided not to say anything, after all Sharpay was being there for her in this situation. Girls gotta stick by her friend – even with her nasty habits! When Sharpay had finished, she put the bottle of coke back and turned to Gabriella, who was staring at her intently. Sharpay sighed.
"You have to finish with Troy, G." Gabriella nodded.
"I know."
"Its just its not fair on Troy. And its not fair on Ryan and its not fair on you either! Because your hurting yourself by stressing over this whole situation. And Troy or Ryan will end up getting hurt by your decision. If you end this now, the less hurt someone will get!" Gabriella nodded but didn't say anything. "Look. I'm not saying do it tonight or even tomorrow but you have to do it soon, okay?"
"Yeah. You're so right, S! Where would I be without you!?" Sharpay let out a small chuckle and held out her arms; Gabriella took them eagerly and hugged her friend.
"Come on, let's order some take out or something!" Gabriella giggled and nodded.
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Troy headed toward his apartment; his voice had been swimming with thoughts about his relationship all day, it didn't help when Ryan was asking if he and Gabriella would be attending Jason and Kelsi's party this Saturday. It made things much worse when Ryan asked if Sharpay would be coming. It had sent shivers through him, just at the mention of her name.
He wanted Sharpay to be there and he figured she would since Taylor would be there along with Chad. He had picked up a couple of pizzas on the way home for he and Sharpay. He didn't really know much about her food taste but they had ordered pizza a couple of times and Troy had learned that Sharpay loved Cheese and Tomato pizzas with an extra helping of pineapple. It was her favourite apparently. Troy had thought it rather disgusting until Sharpay and force-fed him, he thought differently now.
He shoved his key into the key-hole and was surprised when he heard giggling coming from the other side of the room, he was even more surprised when he entered the room and saw his roommate laughing with his girlfriend. Sharpay was the first to notice him.
"Hey!" Her voice was filled with cheer and happiness at the sight of him. He couldn't help but grin at the sight of her, his grin faltered slightly at the sight of Gabriella, he nodded towards him and she smiled vaguely back.
"Hey. What have you guys been up too?" He eyed the empty Chinese packets lying around the counter top. Looks like they had already eaten. Gabriella's eyes widened a little, what exactly could she say to Troy? Sharpay noticed this and stood in for her friend.
"Oh, well I was depressed because my mom was being a total bitch on the phone and Gabriella gladly came to give me some company." She smiled, dazzling Troy. He shrugged.
"Oh okay." He placed the pizzas next to the Chinese empty packets, suddenly not hungry anymore. The girls were sitting on the couch and he decided to sit on the edge of the coffee table. "Why was your mom being a bitch?" He hadn't met her mother yet and wasn't quite sure if he wanted too – not that he assumed he would, that was for boyfriend status and Troy was most definitely, unfortunately not Sharpay's boyfriend. But from what he had heard, her parents weren't exactly thrilled about her moving out, even more disappointed when they learned she had moved downtown. Sharpay had also mentioned coming-out-balls and Country Clubs. Because Troy would really fit in with Sharpay's family…
"Oh…she's dragging me to this shitty Country Club meeting and then there's going to be my old enemy – sort of, there and the stupid cow just got engaged! So now I have to be there but I have to take someone with me so I wont die by myself! It's going to be so boring." Sharpay rolled her eyes and took a sip of coke.
"Oh…well…I'll come with you." Troy shrugged, like it was no big deal and Sharpay had to swallow her fizz before it ended up on Gabriella.
"Seriously? You would do that…come with me?"
"Of course." Sharpay grinned.
"Do you have any idea how much I love you right now?" Troy drew a breath intake, had she really just said that? Of course she didn't love him the way he wanted her too – did he really just think that? Gabriella's eyes flitted around the room, somehow what Sharpay had just said didn't affect her at all, and in fact it seemed almost natural! Troy tried to laugh of the whole situation over his shoulders.
"Erm…yeah."
"I need to go!" Gabriella said abrupt, standing up and grabbing her purse. She turned to Sharpay, smiling gratefully. She gave her friend a hug and quietly muttered her thanks, Sharpay nodded. Next, she headed to Troy and lightly kissed him on the cheek, unable to give more to him. Troy barely reacted to the kiss. "I'll erm…see you guys Saturday night? Maybe?" Troy nodded and walked Gabriella out of his and Sharpay's apartment. When he headed back in, he took out a pizza, cutting it up and then shoving several slices in the microwave. Sharpay made her way into the kitchen with him, despite it not being all that big, she dumped her rubbish in the trashcan and turned to look at Troy, who had been watching her.
"What's happening Saturday night?" Not that she minded Troy having a social life – obviously. She just didn't like the idea of being somewhere without her. She was fast developing feelings for this man.
"Oh, you remember Jason and Kelsi?" Sharpay pulled her thinking face, trying to remember back to the party Troy had a couple of weeks ago. She slowly began nodding her head, Troy continued. "Well, they are throwing some party this Saturday night, a few drinks and some burgers. That sort of thing." Sharpay flushed and begun to stutter.
"Oh, well it sounds like a good night for you guys to have." Troy chuckled and took his pizza out of the microwave as it began to beep to signify it was done. "What's so funny?" Sharpay questioned, annoyed Troy was laughing at her. He chuckled some more.
"Your invited too, silly." He gently squeezed her arm and she couldn't help but break out into a grin.
"I can't…my Country Club thing. It usually finished at about five in the evening."
"So, we'll be a little late." Troy shrugged, apparently not all that bothered. Sharpay couldn't help but think…wouldn't it be a little strange if Gabriella was already present and Troy and Sharpay turned up…together?
"Oh, okay." Troy looked up her and softly smiled, placing his pizza on his plate and grabbing a can of beer, he placed his arm around her waist.
"Come on, let's go watch a movie together." To Sharpay's surprise, he placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
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Sharpay fluttered around her apartment, she was trying to find her silver earrings her mother and father had bought her a few months earlier. She could have sworn she packed them when she decided to move out. She had on a satin, peach dress that v-necked nicely. It finished just above the knee – any shorter and her mother would throw a controlled fit. She'd blown straightened her hair and then curled it slightly. Her father had always loved her with curls. Her make-up was classic and beautiful; she had also chosen to wear a simple gold necklace with her name on it. It was a birthday present from Taylor a few years back, she had spent months saving up for it, knowing anything less Sharpay's parents wouldn't approve. Sharpay had of course explained to her that whatever it would have been, she would have loved it but Taylor had shrugged it off and had proudly presented the necklace. Needless to say, Sharpay's parents still weren't all that impressed.
Sharpay was now just waiting for Troy to finish getting ready. Yes, a guy wasn't ready before Sharpay but in Troy's defence, he had only gotten home from work less then twenty minutes ago, in that time he had managed to eat, clean the living room, take a shower and was now currently changing. She paced around the living room, she was nervous as hell introducing Troy to her parents, he wasn't her boyfriend but she wasn't desperately for them to like him. He came out of his bedroom in a pair of ripped jeans and white t-shirt. Sharpay couldn't help the grin and the love struck doe eyes that came bobbing out, he looked gorgeous. Until her eyes fell on his clothes. Jeans? There was no way her parents would approve of that! Troy however was astounded at what Sharpay was wearing.
"You look…wow…" He was speechless.
"Thanks." Sharpay gushed before she mentally slapped herself into concentrating on Troy's outfit. She tried to be as nice and as sweet as possible, after all she didn't want to upset him into not coming, or hurt his feelings of course! "I thought you were erm…changing…you know to get ready. We have to leave soon." Troy's eyebrows furrowed and he looked down at his outfit.
"I did …change…I…erm…" He took another look at Sharpay and then at himself, his eyes flitted between the two before it felt like a ticking bomb and gone off. "Ohhhh…Smart clothes…right…" She grimaced.
"I'm sorry, maybe I should have made it clear but I thought when I said 'Country Club' you would automatically assume…you can back out if you want too…" He was shaking his head before she had even finished talking.
"No, no of course not, I said I'd go so I am, I just, I don't have anything like your wearing in men style to be honest." Sharpay gave him a soft smile, took him by the hand and led him into his bedroom. She gestured for him to sit on the bed whilst she opened up his closet.
"I'm sure I'll find something in here…" She murmured.
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When Sharpay and Troy arrived, just in the nick of time, to say that Troy was gob smacked would be a big understatement. He'd never seen anywhere so magnificent! Thus, making Sharpay seeming even more out of his league.
Sharpay seemed completely unfazed by the beauty of the building, in fact she loathed it. Once upon a time, she had loved this place, been amazed by it and thought it was the most wondrous place she would ever visit but over the years her thoughts and views changed, now she wanted nothing more then to be away from the dreaded building.
"So, you erm…you visit this place often?" Troy asked, suddenly incredibly nervous at the thought of entering this building, a sudden thought just struck him – he was going to be meeting Sharpay's parents. He hadn't even met Gabriella's!
"Not as frequent as my mother would like." Sharpay said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She noticed the look on Troy's face and suppressed the giggle that was in the bottom of her throat. She linked her arm in with his own. "Come on, you'll be fine."
The doormen opened the doors, there blank expressions came as no surprise too Sharpay, they had never smiled in her lifetime. One time when Sharpay had just turned six, she had taken her bouncy ball up to them, bouncing it and they still refused to smile at her. Sharpay thrived on smiles; it made her very upset to be rejected.
Troy's amazement didn't stop when he entered the building; the roof was made of glass windowpanes and had numerous chandeliers dripping from the ceiling. The floors clashed against Sharpay's heels and once again Troy felt out of place.
"Are you sure I should be here? I mean-" Troy gestured to his outfit which was a pair of jeans [they were the smartest pair of trousers he owned], a white shirt with a black blazer thrown on it, Sharpay had even managed to fish out a tie out of one of his draws. The only problem was…his shoes. Troy in fact, didn't own any shoes only trainers. So Sharpay had to settle for the cleanest pair she could find. "I don't exactly fit in and compared to you…I mean you look…great!" Sharpay couldn't help but beam, Troy was being nice to her and he no doubt didn't even realise it. She placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Troy you look fantastic okay? Gorgeous even. So stop worrying!" Did she just call him gorgeous? He felt pathetic for thinking it but he was pretty sure his heart was pounding its way out of his chest. He began nodding slowly, his grin rapidly making its way to his face – whatever pleased Sharpay pleased him. And he didn't even care if he sounded lame. "Now stop complaining and come save me from humiliation." Troy wrapped his arm around Sharpay.
"Always." He grinned as he led her into the dining area.
Sharpay spotted her mother almost straight away, big hair, a flouncy dress and sparkling-in-your-face-oh-my-god-I'm-now-blind jewels. It wasn't hard to miss her. Sharpay groaned but took Troy's hand and headed over there anyway.
"Sharpay! Darling! How are you!" Her mother began to air kiss her, Sharpay hadn't had a proper kiss from either of her parents in years. "You look beautiful – as always and – oh, who is this?" The looks her mother was giving Troy wasn't overlooked by Sharpay and infuriated her even more. She wrapped her arms round him and pulled him close to her.
"This is Troy." Troy stuck out his hand and tried to muster the biggest smile he could.
"Its nice to meet you." Sharpay's mother barely glazed her fingers across his hand and the distaste that was on her face was not unnoticed.
"Pleasure. Come, come. Sit, sit." She gestured them to two empty chairs at the table, everybody was smiling approvingly at Sharpay, and their smiles faltered slightly at Troy but they gracefully carried them off, not wanting to be called out on it. Public confrontation was the worst in this sort of society. Great, Martha I'm-a-whore Cox was sitting across her, her assumed fiancé in toe and fuck off great big diamond ring sitting on her plump finger. Sharpay glared at her but quickly grinned when Martha turned to look at her, a great big, sarcastic grin planted on her obnoxious face.
"Sharpay!?" She squealed. "No way! I haven't seen you in like forever!" Yeah, that was the whole point…Sharpay thought. She couldn't stand Martha Cox.
"I know…wow…yeah…" Sharpay trailed off, the enthusiasm quickly evaporating from her tone of voice.
"So…Troy is it?" Her mother's shrill voice rang out, deafening both Sharpay and Troy. Troy nodded.
"Erm…yes ma'am" How else was he supposed to respond? She gave him a fake smiled.
"And what do you do?"
"And how do you know my daughter!?" Sharpay's father jumped in, his loud in-your-face voice cackled as so did many others present at the table. Troy felt pushed to the side. He would never fit in with these people and he couldn't ever imagine Sharpay fitting in either.
"Erm, well I work in construction." Voice of approval rang round the table although Troy doubted any of the men had ever lifted anything heavier then a plate in their lives. "We are currently building on whole a new estate filled with houses. Really, big, extravagant houses. Very…pretty." He trailed off, it seemed like there were hundreds of eyes on him and he felt like chocking on his tea. Sharpay took hold of his hand, smiling gently at him.
"And my daughter…how do you know my daughter?" Sharpay's father asked again, concern filled his voice.
"Dad!" Sharpay whined. Troy gave out a light chuckle.
"I needed a roommate and Sharpay needed somewhere to stay so she lives with me. That's pretty much it." There were gasps and astonishment all round the table.
"You mean, you live together and you're not even married?" Cried a woman whose name Troy couldn't nor cared to remember.
"Is this true, Sharpay?" Her father asked, anger rising.
"That's so trashy." Martha Cox murmured under her breath, Sharpay glared at her and turned to her parents.
"It's not like that mom, dad. Troy and I are friends. He has a girlfriend." Sharpay explained, as if that would make everything all right. For the first time in over a week, Troy was actually thankful for dating Gabriella, as the prospect of him seeing someone besides Sharpay seemed to calm down her parents.
"Still trashy." Martha Cox said beneath her breath. It took all Sharpay had to not shout 'Fuck you' right back but she knew her mother would die of shame and as much as her mother infuriated her, she did love her. Even is she was a prized bitch.
The Country Club meetings usually went on for a whole afternoon but Sharpay was hoping to escape a little earlier then anticipated. Troy however, was fully prepared to enter hell after just spending twenty minutes with these pretentious people. Although he was astonished that Sharpay had been brought up in this exact environment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride for Sharpay looking the other way and turning into a completely different person to what all these others would have no doubt wanted. Despite him still feeling queasy about not fitting in, it was okay because it was clear now that neither did Sharpay.
The third course, after the first being tea and biscuits and then tea and cakes, was in face tea and truffles. They sure loved their tea at the Country Club.
By the fourth course – which was tea and scones it was clear Sharpay was desperate to get out of there, her mother kept glancing disapproving looks at Troy, after all he worked in construction. Eye roll. And Sharpay was having to deal with sneering looks and smirks coming across the table from Martha herself. Sharpay was having to seriously restrain herself from decking that girl. It didn't help that the girl kept check Troy out either. Did she have a death wish? And what the fuck! The bitch just got engaged! Sharpay was fuming, she didn't like the way Martha or anybody else looked down her, like they had all her life. She had always hated these meetings. She had never been good enough for the 'Country Club Clan.'
Sharpay was always too cautious and small and timid to fit in. The parents didn't like the way she would want to sit in a corner and comb the hair of her latest Barbie doll whilst all the other girls were learning how to walk, shoulders back, balancing books. As the girls got older, the Barbie dolls turned into romantic fairy tales and balancing of books turned into the balancing of trashy make up that the girls were always forced to wipe of before their parents would see them.
Sharpay wasn't considered a loner, in fact she had many friends at school, it was just all her friends at school weren't considered 'Country Club' material, i.e. Taylor. But there were others too. Sharpay had unfortunately lost touch with them, many of her friends unable to take the sneers her parents, mainly her mother used to give them. But no matter what and despite actually being treated the worst out of the lot; Taylor had stayed; only making their friendship stronger.
"You ready to go?" Sharpay leaned over and whispered into his ear, she didn't care how intimate it looked to her mother; she didn't care what any of those assholes thought, although the look of disdain on Martha Cox's face was rather a treat. Troy chuckled quietly and turned to whisper in Sharpay's ear.
"What? And miss more rounds of tea? Never!" Sharpay giggled, lightly. Giggling was considered un-lady-like with in these walls. She playfully slapped him on the arm and he nodded his head to answer her first question. "Please. Get me out of here! How you grew up with these people, I don't know."
"Ugh. How I grew up with these people I don't know either!" She laughed again, a little more louder this time, causing certain people to stare at her, she coughed, smiled at all of them, arching her eyebrows which caused them too look away and looked towards her mother. "Erm, mom. Me and Troy are going to get going now."
"So soon?" So soon, they'd been there for three and half hours! Sharpay played the whole I'm-gutted-I-know card but still nodded.
"Yeah, my friend is having a small garden party and she has a rather special guest attending…" She laughed, maturely, knowing this would get everyone going. Her mother nodded in agreement, a small smile – the biggest she could muster – graced her lips.
"Very well then. It's been…lovely to meet you…Troy."
"And you." Troy could only get out as Sharpay pulled and whisked him out of there. She had loathed every minute of it although she was much thankful for Troy being there. If he hadn't, she didn't know how she would cope.
Troy had wrapped his arm around Sharpay's waist and she had buried her head in his shoulder, she couldn't shake of the feeling of how her head just perfectly fit there. Had Gabriella ever felt that?
"Thank you so much for being there with me! I wouldn't of been able to survive it without you" She was leaning up against the car door, Troy was in front of her, so close she could literally feel the heat that was radiating of his body. He grinned his smarmy smiled and she felt she was going to fall down, star-struck.
"Any time." He leaned in to kiss her on her cheek, however when he placed his lips softly on her cheek she could help but turn her head towards him slightly. He pulled back, but only a little as his eyes fluttered onto her own lips, they were pink and soft and so inviting. He wanted to kiss them so badly but he knew if he did he would get carried away and he couldn't do that to Gabriella. He needed to end things between them as soon as possible.
He pulled away and opened the door to his car to help her in, then headed round to his own side and started up the car heading for Jason and Kelsi's place. It wasn't that he was going to break up with Gabriella immediately or anything. Just soon. Very soon. He wasn't sure how long he could go to control himself with Sharpay anymore.
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As they made their way to Jason and Kelsi's it was clear the party was in full swing and whatever the news the couple needed to give out had already been given out. As Troy held open the apartment door for Sharpay, he turned to her.
"I'm going to go look for Gabriella after I find Jason or Kelsi."
"Okay. I'll come with you?" He nodded and resisted the urge of wrapping his arm around her waist, he wasn't so sure what everybody's reaction would be, whether they would even notice but he didn't want to risk it.
It was Sharpay who had spotted Jason and Kelsi, they were standing in the corner of the assumed sitting area, a drink in hand and laughing along with each other. Sharpay couldn't help but adore the way they looked at each other. She couldn't help but want it herself either. She was cut off by Troy.
"Guys, there you are!" They all said their hellos and exchanged hugs and whatnot.
"Have you been told the news yet?" Jason asked, taking a sip of his beer in the process. Troy and Sharpay looked at each other a little dumbfounded but still shook their heads. Kelsi let out a small giggle and Sharpay grinned. Whatever it was, it was good news.
"Well, we don't know how you're going to take it. We've had sort of mixed reviews to be honest." Jason continued.
"Oh." Was all Troy said, getting more confused as his friend spoke. Kelsi waved her hand.
"Who cares what they think! Well, Jason and I…we're going to have a baby!" Kelsi squealed, Sharpay gasped and leaned in to hug her newfound friend without even considering it. Troy laughed and 'man-hugged' his friend.
"Congratulations. I'm so happy for you two." Sharpay gushed. They said their thank you's and they all hugged again.
"Erm, do you know where Gabriella is?" Troy asked.
"Oh, yeah I think she's out on the terrace with Ryan."
"Okay thanks mate." He turned to look at Sharpay, his hand stretched out. "You coming?" She smiled gently and nodded.
"I can't Ryan! Look I can't hurt him! I promise I will tell him but I will not allow anything to happen. I don't want to cause him heartbreak."
"Heartbreak? He's not in love with you Gabi, anybody can see that. You don't love him either! I love you! I want to be with you not watch you hang onto the side of Troy while he looks on to somebody else. Why can't you see that?"
"Looks at somebody else, what are you talking about?!"
"Oh come on Gabi, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If anything your trying to cover it up by becoming friends with her. Troy doesn't have feelings for you, he has feelings for Sharpay. It was clear the first time we met her. You know it, I know it! The only people who probably don't know it is Troy and Sharpay themselves!"
"What's going on here?" Troy asked, his eyes flitting from Ryan and Gabriella. Sharpay hovered in the back, unsure of what to think of the scene she and Troy had just witnessed. She wanted so badly to hold him and tell him everything was going to be okay. But at the same time she wanted to deny it all just in case Ryan was wrong and Troy didn't have feelings for her. Troy didn't know what to say or think. Had his girlfriend been cheating on him with his best friend?
"Troy I can explain."
:O Dun dun dun.... Yes people... the next chapter will be the OFFICIAL end of Troyella. *Yays* Lets jump up and down with joy. Sorry to any fans but...what do you people see in them?? Bleurgh.
Anyways, i hope you like this chapter with the Gabpay making up and the Troy meeting the parentals, the almost kiss and then the dramatic ending. Do you all forgive me? :D
Reviews are so much love :] Go on...tell me how much you love Troypay! :D