MisFit
Chapter 2

I was staring at my homework I laid back onto my pillows then sighed.

"What's wrong?" Sharpay asked me. She was sleeping over tonight. She basically lived at my house. She was wearing a pink pig onsie and I had a white cat one on.

"I'm just thinking." I said shaking my head.

"You're not thinking about Lonely Boy are you?" she asked me. I giggled at her.

"Lonely Boy seriously, this isn't Gossip Girl." I scoffed. Sharpay laughed and laid beside.

"What's so intriguing about him?" Sharpay asked me.

"The fact that he's been going to school with you since Freshman year and yet no one knows anything about him and it's our senior year. Like did he just walk into the school and everyone just labeled him a freak because all he does is draw in his sketchbook?" I asked.

"Basically." Sharpay said. "He doesn't dress cute either and his hair is always so greasy Ella."

"You're judging him based on his looks and what he does. No one took the time to get to know him." Gabriella said.

"Oh no, not this again." Sharpay huffed and sat up pushing their homework onto the floor. "Kinda like you, say it just say it already."

"No exactly like me. I mean. I would rather be Lonely Girl than, Queen of East High." I sighed admitting to my best friend. I sat up and looked at her. "It's like everyone watches my every move and judges what I'm doing then does it. I never wanted to be a stupid Teen Idle."

"Anyone would kill for that. Anyone would love to be you." she said gasping. "Enjoy the spotlight."

"I don't want the spotlight!" I exclaimed. "I'd rather be some girl who only has one friend and no story then have to smile and act like I enjoy getting five crowns a year for being the shallow Queen that everyone labeled me as."

"Okay..." Sharpay said. "Even if you don't want the spotlight, there's no way to get rid of it."

"I know." I sighed. I thought about Troy. The mysterious boy at East High, everyone thought he was a loser. When I looked into his eyes today in class, he looked sad and angry. I just wish I could make him happy. I don't know why. I wanted to learn more about him and I wanted to make him happy. Everyone labeled him as a freak but something about him made me like him. Made me want to know his story. Ever since that day I saw him getting bullied. I usually don't stop bullies, especially if they're a group of jocks, but I had to. So I did. I protected Troy. I wanted to protect him. I wanted him to smile. I wanted him to be happy but I also wanted to know who he was.

"Maybe there's a reason why no one knows anything about him." Sharpay said. "Some things are better left unsaid."

"You're just trying to stop me." I said.

"No, I am trying to stop you. We don't know anything about this guy and you want to like be his girlfriend or something!" she hissed. I shrugged and her eyes widened then she looked at me.

"Ella-"

"What if I asked him to the Spring Fling Dance?" I asked her and looked at her.

"N-No! Hell no!" she hissed at me.

"Why not?"

"Not only is he a total freak, you know what people will think about you...if you...bring...him?" she asked me disgusted.

"Fuck them." I said and Sharpay gasped.

"Gabriella Marie Amelia Montez." she sternly. "I'm serious."

"Sharpay Hailey Evans." I mocked her then laughed.

"I'm not kidding! This could tarnish your reputation!"

"I don't care." I said and shrugged. "Everyone expected me to be Queen because my dad is Mayor and my mom is a designer. Big fucking whoop."

"Stop cussing." Sharpay hissed.

"I'm not going to that girl anymore." I snapped. "I'm taking Troy Bolton to the Spring Fling and nothing you say or do can change my mind."

"Please don't make me bring Taylor, Kelsi, and Ryan into this." she groaned. "Just please-"

"I'm not changing my mind." I hissed.

"Fine, I'm calling them." Sharpay said. "You made me do this."

A few minutes later three extra bodies in their pajamas we sitting on my bed with Sharpay and I.

"She wants to take Troy Bolton to the Spring Fling." Sharpay said.

"Oh my gosh!" Taylor squeaked.

"No you're not." Ryan hissed.

"You can't!" Kelsi said and shook her head.

"Gee thanks for the support. If you were really my friends you'd support my decision rather than telling me how stupid I am." I said not looking at them.

"We are your friends." Taylor said. "You are just being stupid."

"How about if you guys just leave me alone, if my idea is so stupid. Nothing you say, nothing you do will make me change my mind." I hissed at them.

They all stayed silent then Ryan spoke up.

"I think it's a good idea." he admitted. "East High could use some change."

I smiled at him and he smiled at me.

"I'm tired of acting straight, maybe once you take Troy to the dance I can finally tell everyone I'm gay." he smiled and I giggled.

"No!" Sharpay said. "You know what people will say about you, about me, about us! We're twins!"

"Yes, but that doesn't matter." Kelsi said and shrugged. "You're right, Gabs."

I looked at Kelsi then looked at Taylor and Sharpay.

"It's a stupid idea and call me when you wake up!" Sharpay hissed. "Or maybe you'll call me when someone else has the Spring Fling Queen crown on their head." she picked up her stuff then stomped out of my room. I rolled my eyes.

"Whatever." I mumbled. I looked at Taylor. She looked down then looked up at me.

"You can go because I know you agree with her." I said and she shook her head.

"I don-"

"You do. Just go." I dismissed her. Taylor got up and walked out of my room closing the door behind her.

"Who knew my two closest friends would do this to me?" I said and they looked at me.

"What's your dress look like, did your mom finish it yet?" Kelsi asked me trying to lighten the mood.

"No but she said it's beautiful. I didn't even design it she did it all herself." I smiled at them.

"Your mother is ahhh-mazing." Ryan smiled and I laughed.

"Is she still working on my dress?" Kelsi asked me and I nodded.

"Her assistant has been finishing it. It looks so perfect." I gushed.

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The next day I parked my car in the school parking lot then got out of my car. Everyone looked at me and smiled, some waved. I smiled at them. I grabbed my school bag then closed my car door and locked it. I walked up toward the school and saw Sharpay looking at me. I looked at her then she looked around then looked away from me she whispered something to Taylor who rolled her eyes and walked away. I pushed the doors open and walked into the school.

"Gabriella!" I saw Naomi waving for me at her locker. I walked over to her. She had shoulder length black hair, sunkissed skin, and bright hazel eyes. "Sharpay Evans is running against you for Spring Fling Queen."

"What?" I asked her shocked.

"Yeah, she just entered this morning." Naomi said. "What happened between you two? She said she'd never run against you."

"She's worried about getting judged or something. She just wants to be popular." I scoffed.

"What the hell." Naomi said. "I never thought she was like that?"

"Yeah neither did I, but..." I hesitated.

"What's up?" she asked me quietly. I looked at her and bit my lip.

"I wanted to ask Troy Bolton to the dance." I whispered in her ear and her eyes widened.

"Go for it." she smiled.

"Don't tell anyone." I said and she put her pinky out.

"I pinky swear, besides who would I tell? You're like my only friend." she said. "Only realy friend." she laughed.

"Sharpay and Taylor totally flipped." I said and Naomi looked at me.

"Well everything with them, ever since Freshman year, has been a popularity contest. All they worry about is their Instagram followers and their reputation." she said.

"Really?" I asked her shocked.

"Yes, they had a conniption when they found out I was Instagram famous." she scoffed. I looked down the hallway and saw Chad and his crew walking up to Troy who was at his locker. My heart pulled toward him. I looked at Naomi.

"I have to go, but see you in class." I said and she nodded. I walked down the hallway seeing Chad and his friends pulling stuff out of Troy's locker laughing. He looked like he was holding back something. Chad pushed him and he fell onto the ground, Chad advanced at him and was about to punch him as slowly got off the ground. My eyes widened and I ran over to them. I stepped in front of Chad and he grabbed me and pulled me out of the way.

"Chad stop!" I screamed and he looked at me glaring.

"Why the fuck do you keep taking up for him!" he yelled at me.

"I don't have to answer anything you're saying, so just go away." I snapped.

"You're lucky you're so sexy or else I would've hurt you a long time ago." he hissed in my ear as his hand with down my back to my butt. He squeezed it and I slapped him.

"Get your filthy hands off of my ass and next time you do that you'll have sexual harrassment charges." I snapped. He glared at me then turned around and walked away. I sighed and put a strand of my hair behind my ear. I turned around seeing Troy trying to quickly pick up his stuff from the floor. I bent down and picked up his pen then handed it too him. He froze and took it out of my hand. I helped it pick up his stuff then looked up at him. His eyes were on the ground. His chestnut colored hair was messy, his baggy t-shirt. I bit my lip and picked up an album. I looked at it recognizing it to be the Arctic Monkeys AM album.

"I love this album." I said smiling.

"I know." he mumbled quietly. I looked up at him. "Me too." he said quickly. His eyes were on the floor and he snatched the album out of my hands.

"So um are you going to Spring Fling?" I asked him.

"I voted for you." he snapped.

"That doesn't matter." I sighed. He grabbed his last pencil then stood up. I got up and looked at him, his eyes were now looking in his locker, away from me. "Are you going to the Spring Fling?"

"Yes." he whispered.

"Do you want to go with someone?" I asked him and smiled. His blue eyes looked from his locker into my brown ones. I smiled. I always did love his eyes. They were the most gorgeous shade of blue.

"No." he said quickly. He looked away from me then began walking. I sighed then saw his locker was still open. I closed it then watched him walk away. His eyes were on the ground, his backpack on his back, and his hands clutching the strap of his backpack. I leaned onto the locker then sighed. This was going to be harder than I thought. I pushed myself off the locker and walked the opposite way down the hallway to my class.

I walked into the classroom only to be met with Sharpay.

"Everyone, make sure you vote for me, Sharpay Evans as your Spring Fling Queen." she said. People started whispering and looking at me. "If I win, I'll have a party at my country club. Only the top of the food chain can come." she said and snarled at me. I looked at her and sat in my seat.

"Gabriella." A girl whispered to me.

"What." I said.

"Why should we vote for you?" she asked me loudly and everyone looked at me. I looked at everyone then rolled my eyes.

"Vote for Sharpay's party or vote for me for change in the school." I said and looked at Sharpay. "I'm not trying to compete with you."

"You know you're going to lose, right who cares about change?" she scoffed then started filing her nails.

"Then enjoy your party, because I won't be there." I said and she rolled her eyes.

"You weren't invited." she hissed and people gasped and started whispering. I rolled my eyes.

"I wasn't going to go, even I was invited." I said then people started snickering. Sharpay looked around the room then realized, everyone was laughing at her. Everyone was on my side.

The joke was on her.

The bell rang realising us to go to lunch. I got my food from the lunch line then saw Sharpay and Taylor sitting together. I looked at them. Not sitting with them. Naomi was sitting with the dance team. They would talk about dance moves all lunch. Not sitting with them. Kelsi and Ryan were probably in the theater maybe I'll eat with them? I started walking out of the cafeteria then saw Troy sitting at the end of the hallway eating by himself. I was going to act like I didn't see him but my heartstrings pulled. I wanted to sit with him. I walked to the end of the hallway. It was kinda dark. I put my food down and sat across from him. He looked up at me shocked. I smiled at him.

"Hi." I said. He looked down at his food then continued eating. I picked up a french fry and ate it. He didn't looked up at me. I sighed and put a strand of my hair behind my ear nervously. I felt butterflies in my stomach. I looked down at my food.

"Do you want to be my date to the Spring Fling?" I asked him my eyes down at the ground. I looked up and met eyes with him. He looked shocked, kinda happy. I smiled at him. "My dress is peach."

He nodded at me like he guessed it was going to that color. I giggled.

"No." he said then looked down. "Everyone will talk about you." he said quietly. "Chad will kill me."

I rolled my eyes and scooted closer to him.

"I won't let him." I smiled at him. "I promise."

Troy looked at me. His blue eyes staring into my brown orbs.

"No." he shook his head.

"It'll be fun." I said and he looked down.

"No." he said again. I sighed then picked a french fry off my plate eating it quietly.

"Um.." I started then looked at him. I thought back to the Winter Dance. I remember seeing him walking in alone. No one bothered to look at him but me. I thought he was the most handsome guy there. I smiled then looked at him. "Well whoever you bring is a lucky girl, you're very handsome."

He looked up at me shocked. He looked down at his food. I felt butterflies in my stomach. Should I kiss his cheek. I really wanted to kiss his cheek. I looked around unsure. I grabbed my food and stood up.

"See you around." I said then turned around and walked away. How was I going to get him to go to the dance with me, when he could barely look at me. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair.

"Yes." he said from behind me. I turned around seeing Troy standing up his food in the trash. He looked at me nervously then looked down at the ground. I walked over to him and smiled unsure.

"You'll be my date?" I asked him. I was so happy. I wanted to jump around and scream. I don't know why I was so happy.

He nodded at me. I smiled at him.

"Give me your address so we can pick up you up in the limo." I said. He quickly wrote me his address then handed it to me. I put in my bag then smiled at him. I leaned up and kissed his cheek. "See you Friday, date."

So it's official Sundays are my update days for this story and Dangerous. But new news. So since it's summer & we all love summer, right? During the week I'll posting short stories and one-shots & and here's something I've never done: you guys can request one-shots or short stories...if you want a certain genre or pairing or anything say it in a review to me or message me. I'll write it for you guys, this is like my thank you for all the amazing reviews! When I write the requested story/one-shot it'll be dedicated to you.

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