Chapter Started: January 29, 2011!
Chapter Finished: Unknown.
Author's Note: Okay, okay, so a little heads up about this one is what I want to say in this author's note, and a hint to add too after my explanation for this.
Alright, so you all know or if you don't that the Screen Actors Guild Awards is tomorrow, January 30, 2011, therefore that is what this chapter will be about…Sharpay and Gabriella presenting at the awards and making an appearance, but this time with two different people at their sides, and I think you know what I'm talking about – they're tall, dark, and well while "Zeke" is handsome, "Troy" is sexier. ;)
Okay so as for the hint…actually kind of a heads up, after this one I THINK will be the chapter explaining while more chapters like this will appear in this story and I'm hoping what I'm aiming for you guys will live and support me with. PLUS, I just love playing dress up and imaging what they would all look like in the outfits I've picked, you know? Kind a like virtual Barbie Dolls with the girls and…dressing up your brother, no matter if it's girl or boy clothes….&& FYI, yes I have done that to my little brother ;)
Now on with the chapter, sorry for the long Author's Note…Forgive me?
=ANFF2: America's Sweetheart's Engagement=
-Chapter 7-
(January 23, 2010 – Los Angeles, California)
"Oh God, something smells delicious," Gabriella said between a yawn as she and Sharpay walked into hers and Troy's master kitchen.
"Morning Sleeping Beauty," both of their boys said greeted together from their spot at the counter and at the island.
"Morning, Zekey," Sharpay greeted her boyfriend as she sat down in one of the barstools at the island. Folding her arms on top of each other, she set her head down on them.
"Mm, hi Wildcat," Gabriella greeted Troy as she walked over to where he was standing at the island before she kissed his cheek and then joined Sharpay at sitting at the island, and taking up the same position as her blonde haired best friend.
"Well, our girls sure are wiped," Zeke told Troy with a smirk as they both heard their muffled yawns as they nestled their heads deeper into their tanned and toned arms.
"I guess so," Troy replied as he finished peeling and deseeding a half of a ripe mango and papaya, and putting them both into the blender.
"Yo, Troy catch," Zeke told him.
"Thanks man," Troy thanked Zeke, who tossed a rip banana and a bottle of honey.
"No problem, Dude," Zeke replied as Troy peeled the banana before tossing into the blender followed by a fourth cup of freshly squeezed orange juice, a half a cup of skim milk, a fourth cup of nonfat yogurt, a teaspoon of honey, and two cups of ice. Topping off the blender with the lid, he held the lid and pressed the 'Blend Smooth' button letting the blender blend all the ingredients together to make the Tropical Smoothies.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"Cinnamon rolls are done," Zeke stated as he put on an oven mitt and walked over to the stainless steel stove and opening it, pulling out the baking sheet filled with cinnamon rolls on it. After closing the door, he put the sheet down on the counter on two potholders and took up his homemade glazed for them and drizzled them onto each and every cinnamon roll, making sure each one had more than enough frosting on them because he knew both of the girls loved them loaded with the frosting.
"Wakey, wakey," Troy told the girls as he set down a glass of the smoothie mix in front of each girl while Zeke set down a plate with a cinnamon roll on it in front of each one also.
"We love you Zeke!" The two exclaimed with smiles as they noticed what Zeke had made.
"Hey! What about me?" Troy asked them while Zeke laughed and the girls ate their cinnamon rolls with happy sighs.
"We love you too, Troy," they told Troy, but with lot less enthusiasm as they continued to eat their delicious breakfast.
"Yeah, I know, I can really feel the love from you two," Troy told them with a roll of his eyes as he poured him and Zeke some of the smoothie while Zeke dished them their cinnamon rolls. Placing the glasses and dishes down, the boys and girls all happily ate together with happy small talk and joking mixed in as well.
(Zeke & Sharpay's House)
At one clock in the afternoon, both girls dressed in black and brown velour tracksuits from Juicy Couture, and cream colored UGG's, arrived at a sexy, contemporary, designer home with spectacular views that sat behind the private gates atop of the famous "bird-streets", above Sunset Plaza.
Pulling into the entertainer's dream house and into the matching white garage, Sharpay parked her Alpine White, 2011 ActiveHybrid 750Li and shut off the engine.
"I see you and Zeke rearranged the stuff in here," Gabriella noted as her best friend unplugged her pink bedazzled iPhone from the car's stereo system and slipped it into her black HCO tote bag.
"It was about time that we did," Sharpay told her as she and Gabriella got out of the car.
"True," Gabriella replied as Sharpay grabbed her gold UCLA duffle bag and Boi, her black and goldish-brown Yorkshire Terrier from the backseat before she shut the door, locked the car and then pressed the button on her keychain to make the garage door go down.
Together the two girls and Sharpay's beloved pet walked towards the garage door that led into the house. Opening the door and stepping through, the girls entered the oversized and beautifully designed kitchen that was Zeke's state-of-the-art-kitchen
"I still can't get over how gorgeous your house is," Gabriella told Sharpay as they walked into the brown, gold, and creamed colored living room that had beautiful floor to ceiling glass windows and doors that lead outside to the outdoor patio that had roof heaters, chocolate brown day-beds, two gas fire pits, a sunken bar, a heated pool and hot tub, and more.
"Ha, you're one to talk," Sharpay told her as they walked up the spiral staircase and towards the master suite.
Entering the gold, light brown, chocolate brown, and cream suite that included a fireplace, sitting room, oversized bath, walk-in closet and dramatic views thanks to the floor to ceiling windows and the sliding glass doors that lead towards the massive balcony and its day-beds; Sharpay let Boi down on her bed before she walked towards the balcony doors, and sliding open the doors, she and Gabriella walked over and sat down on the day-beds.
"So when do we leave for D.C. again?" Sharpay asked her after a few minutes of enjoying the sun.
"The twelfth of next month," Gabriella replied, "and the party's on Valentine's Day."
"Aw, that's so adorable," Sharpay cooed, "Having you Engagement Party on the holiday of love, how romantic."
"It was all mom and dad's idea," Gabriella told her as she nodded her head in agreement to Sharpay's comment.
"So'd you get an outfit yet?"
"Nope, Mommy and Mommy Derby said that they're taking the girls, and us shopping on the thirteenth while Dad has his personal tux designer come for the guys."
"Do you know where you're going shopping at?" Sharpay asked her as they walked back into the bedroom, but left the balcony doors open.
"Nope, but knowing our moms and their fashion sense, and them knowing ours we're definitely going someplace really high end and expensive," Gabriella replied.
"Me likey," the blonde haired female replied causing them both to laugh.
"Me too," Gabriella replied, "And what I'm about to tell you, you can't tell anyone else."
"Oh God, you're not pregnant are you Brie-Ella?" Sharpay asked her.
"SHARPAY!" Gabriella yelled, "You know Troy and I are both virgins."
"Oh yeah," Sharpay realized, "My bumble bee."
"Definitely your bad," Gabriella agreed and rolling her eyes she said with a giggle, "You're such a blond."
"Thank you, Brunette." Sharpay replied with a smile.
"Welcome, Blonde," Gabriella teased back causing them both to burst out into giggles.
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"How are you wearing your hair tonight?" Sharpay asked her as they stood in the master suite's bathroom putting on their makeup.
"I'm just going to straighten it. You?"
"Same," America's Sparkle replied as she sprayed on her Vera Wang 'Preppy Princess' perfume while Gabriella sprayed on her Victoria's Secret (VS) Secret Garden Love Spell Body Spray on too.
"You think we'll end up on the good side of Fashion Police again?" America's Sweetheart asked her as they walked towards Sharpay's and Zeke's bed where their dresses, shoes, and accessories were laying on it ready for them to wear them.
"We'd better," Sharpay told her with a smirk as she slipped off black tracksuit and UGG's.
Gabriella giggled as she grabbed Sharpay's beautiful gown and unzipped it while Sharpay sat down and put her feet through the hole provided by the unzipped gown. Standing up, the brunette pulled the black, strapless, sweetheart silk gown with black lace insets and black wrapped white bodice; up the blonde's body and zipped up the zipper in the back of the dress.
"Is it just me or does it flatten my chest or push it up?" Sharpay asked her best friend as she stood in front of the full length all way mirror.
"Um…let your boy toy be the judge of that like I will with mine," Gabriella told her as she slipped out of her chocolate brown tracksuit and UGG's and placed her hands on Sharpay's shoulders when she bent down so Gabriella could put her legs into the beautiful light aqua toned silk chiffon gown. After pulling up the dress that fit her body perfectly, Sharpay helped Gabriella put her arms into the pleated straps and fix the pleated bustier before she made her best friend sit down so she could put Gabriella's heels on for her.
"These Jimmy Choo's are so gorgeous Brie-Ella," Sharpay told Gabriella as she buckled up the last silver leather, sling back, and stiletto high heels that had a four and half inch heel to them along with a single crystal-embellished strap across the front of the foot on the toes.
"Thanks and I thought so too," Gabriella replied with a smile as she started to put Sharpay's black 'Larissa' caged suede platform heels on her feet that had Christian Louboutin's (Louboutin) leather upper, in-sole, and red signature sole to them.
"I love yours too," Gabriella told her best friend with a smile.
"Thanks," the blonde replied before she said with a smirk, "Are you trying to kill your fiancé?"
"What? No! Why?"
"Because you're cleavage looks spectacular in that dress," Sharpay told her, "I'm so jealous right now."
Gabriella just giggled as the blonde took the 3.50 total carat diamond earrings in sterling silver out of their box and put them in her ears, while Gabriella grabbed her diamond and silver double hoop earrings in her ears too.
"I take it you're not wearing a necklace either tonight," Sharpay observed when she noticed Gabriella slip on her last jewelry piece, a beautiful sterling silver bangle that had blue sapphires in it while Sharpay finished hooking her 4.90 total carat diamond tennis bracelet on her wrist.
"Yep, I guess great minds think alike, huh?" Gabriella told her as they both put on their deodorant.
"Yep," Sharpay replied capping her deodorant while Gabriella played with Boi after making capping her own deodorant.
"Shar-Bear, the guys are here," Gabriella informed her blonde haired best friend, after noticing the time.
"Alrighty then, let's go, Brie-Ella," Sharpay told her with a smile before they both made sure to check each other over before they looped arms and walked out of the bedroom, both kissing Boi goodbye on the way out.
"TROYELLA!"
"TROY, GABRIELLA!"
"ZEKEPAY!"
"ZEKE, SHARPAY, OVER HERE!"
"GABRIELLA, TROY, WHEN'S THE WEDDING?"
"SHAR-ELLA ONE PICTURE!"
"TROY HOW'S LIFE DATING AMERICA'S SWEETHEART?"
"ZEKE, HOW'S IT BEING IN THE PUBLIC EYE?"
"TROYELLA!"
"SHAR-ELLA!"
"ZEKEPAY!"
"TROY, GABRIELLA WHEN'S THE WEDDING?"
"Like we're gonna tell you when the wedding is," Troy replied through his smiling teeth as he posed with his fiancé.
"Exactly," Gabriella replied through her smile too.
Walking over to Gabriella and Troy, Sharpay with Zeke stopped in front of them and asked, "Brie-Ella, do you wanna do some pictures together and then we can get our interviews over and done with?"
"Sure," Gabriella replied with a nod of her head and a smile. Turning, towards her fiancé she gave him a questioning look and then smiled seeing him nod his head. Placing a kiss on his cheek, which really got the paparazzi going, she then looped arms with Sharpay and the walked a little bit away from their boys with their bodyguards to do pictures.
"Dude, our girls just ditched us," Zeke told him as they talked with each other, watching their girls strike classy posses.
"Yep," the NBA star agreed.
"Why'd we agree to be their dates tonight?" The cook asked as he and Troy turned towards the camera to take a few pictures together.
"Because we don't want our girls throwing themselves at hot actors like what happened at the Golden Globes," Troy replied both of them knowing that it was only part of the way true; the other part which they got constantly picked on about was that they were jealous, and everyone was right, they were jealous. They were jealous because they had the most beautiful girls in the world as theirs and they wanted nothing and especially no one to come between them.
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"Gabriella, Sharpay, you girls look fabulous," Giuliana Rancic dressed in a beautiful,grey Oscar de la Renta dress told the girls, "Who are you beautiful girls wearing tonight?"
"I'm wearing Marchesa Notte dress with Christian Louboutin heels, and jewelry from Harry Winston," Sharpay replied.
"And I'm wearing also wearing a Marchesa Notte gown with a pair of Jimmy Choo's, and Harry Winston jewelry also," Gabriella replied with a smile, "And you're wearing?"
"Oscar de la Renta with Prada heels and Neil Lane jewelry," Giuliana replied with a smile, "Thanks for asking. Now, that's all taken care of, I would love to ask you girls to please take the time to step into the GlamCam 360 so we can fully look at your outfits before you girls go inside."
"Sure thing," Sharpay replied for both her and Gabriella.
"So, are you girls each other's dates again or did you bring other dates?" The E!News anchor asked them, "Perhaps Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder from Vampire Diaries?"
"Nah, we left our lovers at home and brought our boyfriends with us tonight," Gabriella joked with the reporter who laughed right along with Sharpay and Gabriella while down below the E!News' stage, Zeke and Troy just rolled their eyes at their girlfriends.
"Well, they definitely hot boyfriends, but I think your lovers are hotter," Giuliana joked with the girls, winking at them causing the girls to giggle and nod their head in agreement. "Alright, alright, now before I get into trouble I guess we should get down to some red carpet questions. So, we'll start with you Sharpay, how does that sound?"
"Perfect," Sharpay replied with a bright smile, speaking into the microphone.
"Cool," the reporter replied, and then looking at the card in her hands she asked the blonde, "Sharpay, we all know that you're dating Zeke Baylor so, of course we have questions about your guys' relationship. So the first question is: how long have you two been dating?"
"Since we were both thirteen," Sharpay replied.
"So is that longer or shorter than Gabriella's and Troy's relationship?"
"Shorter but only by a year seeing as they didn't start dating until Troy was fourteen and Gabriella was thirteen," Sharpay replied.
"So are you both the same age as in born in the same year?"
"Gabriella's actually the youngest, the baby, of the group," Sharpay replied with a smile.
"Ah, I see," Giuliana replied with a smile and a nod of her head, "Okay, second question: we have to know are they're wedding bells in the future for you two?" From his spot next to Troy down on the carpet beside the E!News stage, Zeke noticed Sharpay's eyes go wide as she quickly turned her head towards him quickly before turning it back, probably hoping he didn't see the hint of a blush on her cheeks, and the twenty-year-old made a mental note to ask her about it later and ask Gabriella about something later also. While back up on the stage, Sharpay answer the question with a 'no' before she answered the rest of her questions before Giuliana smiled at Gabriella and began asking her questions.
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After each couple posed together in the GlamCam 360, they headed inside the Shrine Exposition Center and into the room where the dinner and awards were to be held.
Together, Zeke and Troy pulled out Sharpay's and Gabriella's chairs and let them sit down before they pushed them in before the guys themselves sat down by their loves.
"So seeing as we RSVP-ed our orders," Sharpay started, "What'd you guys get to eat and drink?"
"We got a Heirloom Tomato and Burrata Salad with Basil oil, Balsamic and parmesan to share and then I got the Short Rib and Sweet Corn Flan with wild mushroom ragout while Brie got the Sugar Cane Lacquered Chicken with crispy corn grits cake, Seckle pear and ginger," Troy replied as he laced his and Gabriella's hands on the top of the table between their place settings with a smile.
"What'd you guys get?" Gabriella asked her best friend, resting her head on Troy's shoulder.
"We got the same as you guys, but Zeke got your order while I got Troy's order," Sharpay replied as she smiled at the cutest couple ever sitting across from her. Taking out her iPhone from her clutch, she put it into camera mode and pointed at them as Troy and Gabriella whispered to each other with their foreheads on each other's and their eyes locked, and snapped the picture. After saving it to her phone she attached a long list of contacts and added a text message to it:
Doesn't America's Cutest Couple look oh so adorable together like that? :D
XoSharpayoX
After sending it, she put it away and smiled at Zeke before she looked behind him. Her jaw dropped at who she spotted and quickly she turned her head away from the person and towards the couple, and not caring at the moment she pulled a Chad and interrupted the moment saying excitingly, "Brie-Ella, Brie-Ella, Brie-Ella, quick, quick, look, look! It's Matt Damon!"
"Oh my God, where?" Gabriella exclaimed excitingly as she forgot all about meeting her fiancé's lips in a kiss with her own lips as she looked towards where Sharpay pointed out her celebrity crush, or at least one of them.
"He is so gorgeous," both girls sighed together as they stared at him while their loves just watched on amused and then they both chuckled as their girls got caught staring at the actor by the actor himself causing them to turn their heads down towards their place settings with deep, scarlet blushes. "Oh shut up, Lunkhead Basketball Boys."
"Excuse me?" Both basketball players asked their girls.
"Oh shut it," both girls told them, the blushes evident on both of their faces.
"Meow," both boys hissed at the girls before they both shut up once they got a death glare from their girls, "Yes, Ma'am."
"Good boys," America's Sweetheart and America's Sparkle told their boys with smiles before their smiles turned to smirks as they locked eyes and shared the same wave length: Mommy was right, if a boy truly loves you then they'll listen to you with no if, ands, or buts.
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"…Ladies and Gentlemen, America's Sparkle and America's Sweetheart," the person who announced all the winners, the facts, and the presenters through the loud system introduced the two Marchesa Notte dressed females who walked out on stage with the envelope, their arms looped, and smiles on their faces.
"Sharpay and I are very honored and pleased to be here tonight to introduce the last winner and the most important award of then night – the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture," Gabriella started hers and Sharpay's speech with the winner envelope held tightly in her engagement ring hand.
"This award has gone to some of the most amazing cast performances since the Screen Actors Guild Awards started," Sharpay started, "In 1995, Apollo 13…"
"1996, Birdcage," Gabriella helped with the list.
"'97, The Full Monty; '98, Shakespeare in Love…"
"'99, American Beauty; 2000, Traffic…"
"'01, Gosford Park; '02, Chicago…"
"'03 , The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; '04 Sideways…"
"'05, Crash; '06, Little Miss Sunshine…"
"'07 No Country for Old Men; '08, Slumdog Millionaire…" Sharpay summed up the list, "The point is, that all these movies had outstanding performances by outstanding casts. This year's award will go to an equally outstanding performance by a cast that will join this list of winners, and the nominees are: Inglourious Basterds, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Nine, and Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
"And the 2010 winner for a performance done in 2009 goes too…" Gabriella said with a smile and paused as she opened up the envelope, with a smile she read the envelope over twice before she smiled and spoke into the microphone, "Inglourious Basterds."
"Congratulations," both girls said into the microphone to the cast before they stepped aside to let the cast, its director, producer, and writers make their acceptance speeches.
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"So are you guys ready to go to D.C?" Sharpay asked the happy couple as they all relaxed in the limo after the awards.
"Mhm," Gabriella replied tiredly.
"Well, it's definitely time to get you to bed," Troy told her softly as he kept her wrapped safely and warm in his arms, adjusting his tux jacket that had had given to her to wear seeing as she got cold.
"Mhm," Gabriella replied before she let out a yawn and moved closer to Troy, trying to bury her head tighter in between the crook of his neck and shoulder.
"You wanna know how?" Troy asked her and took her silence as the key, "Because for once you're not jumping up and down with glee from being able to see your daddy."
"Well, you aren't gonna get a reply out of her," Sharpay told Troy with a small giggle noticing her best friend already asleep on his shoulder causing them all to laugh softly too while Sharpay took out her iPhone and take a picture of the couple for the second time that night and send it to her long list of pre-contacts with a text message:
They just keep on getting more adorable don't they? Sorry, Daddy Greg she was too tired to be excited to see you soon, but she doesn't have to show it to feel it remember ;) Love you guys. Nite.
XoSharpayoX
To Be Continued…
Well, who knew that it would take me getting sick to get me out of my Writer's Block huh? Well, actually I think – no, I know, it had to do with me finally talking with my Twin, Girly411, again. I love you sooo sooo sooo much Cloe!
*uber huggles and butterfly kisses per cheek*
Love Always,
Jessica.
(Since "Inglourious Basterds" was talked about in this chapter, I'm gonna add a quote that I found funny from the movie, but I actually haven't watched the movie, just liked it from the quotes from the movie that I read)
"Shut up, slut. You were saying?"
~ Major Dieter Hellstrom, "Inglourious Basterds"