Okay, heres my new story. You know when you have one of those story ideas and you just KNOW its going to be great? Well this is sort of like that. I know I'm going to love it, even if you all don't.
Funny story how I thought of the idea for this. Okay, not THAT funny. I was taking a test in science (which didn't have ANYTHING to do with the ancient city of Troy) when it kind of hit me. Who knew that Bernoulli's principle was so inspirational?
Disclaimer: I do not own HSM. BUT if you're thinking of getting me a Christmas gift, its first on my list!
Also, below it says that the chapter title is "I Personally Find Ancient Roman Cities Interesting", but in the purple box it says the name is "I Find Ancient Roman Cities Interesting". THE REAL TITLE OF THIS CHAPTER IS "I Personally Find Ancient Roman Cities Interesting". The "Personally" didn't fit in the box.
Chapter One
I Personally Find Ancient Roman Cities Interesting
Troy Bolton does not know how to spend money on girls. That was one of the many things Chad Danforth knew about his best friend. Heck, last year he bought his mother a book named "1,000 Ways To Build a Car Engine".
So when Chad heard that Troy had spent $140 on a diamond ring for Gabriella, he came to a simple conclusion. There were aliens inhabiting Troy's body.
"Okay, are any of your memories of the past few weeks vague and unclear?" Chad asked him. Troy rolled his eyes.
"No, dude. My memories are crystal clear, I do not feel a strange craving for anomalous food, and I do not have an immense knowledge of any unknown planets!"
"Alright. But is there a chance that you have begun to—"
"No, Chad! There is no chance that I am an alien! I wanted to buy something nice for Gabriella, excuse me for being a good boyfriend!" Troy yelled.
"But that's just it! Troy Bolton is not a good boyfriend! He is a clueless buffoon when it comes to girls, no offense. And he always buys gifts that make his girlfriend wonder why she even considered dating him!"
"Listen, Taylor said that every girl loves diamonds. So I saved up my money for a ring, and then bought it." Troy explained. Chad nervously laughed.
"Um, T-Taylor said she likes diamonds? You know, since we're on the subject." He asked, scratching the back of his head.
"Dude, you're not gonna get any sort of diamond for $10. You'd be better off with 'It's the thought that counts'." Troy laughed. Chad looked down at the ground.
"Yeah, you're probably right. Besides, we're not even dating." Chad sighed, disappointed.
"Speaking of dating, have you seen Gabriella?" Troy asked, anxious.
"Yeah, she's in the Ancient History classroom with Taylor. They just finished their tutoring session with Jason."
"Thanks man. Wish me luck." He laughed. Chad gave him unenergetic thumbs up, but Troy didn't get a chance to see it, he had already sprinted down the hallway.
He skidded to a halt outside of the classroom. Taylor and Gabriella were still inside, obviously engrossed in a conversation. Troy stood next to the door, invisible to those inside.
"I don't know Gabriella. Hate is a strong word." Taylor said.
"But it's the truth. I hate Troy. I'm so sick of it all."
"Gabi, why would you feel that way?"
"Because. Troy is boring, stupid, and the conversations are extremely dull."
"But you can't hate Troy. It's almost impossible for you."
"Almost impossible, Taylor. That still means it can happen. Personally, I cannot wait until I am finished with Troy."
Troy clenched his fists. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had been saving up his money for almost five months now just to find out that it was wasted? He ran off, he could show Gabriella that he didn't need her.
Gabriella turned her head towards the door; she could've sworn she'd heard footsteps. She just shrugged it off.
"Well, that's your opinion. I personally find ancient Roman cities interesting." Taylor disagreed.
Troy was fuming. He'd been hopelessly in love with her, and she had just been lying the whole time. He had never felt so betrayed.
But he'd show her. He'd show her that he was better than her. Starting with getting a new girlfriend, so that she'd see that he wasn't a wreck or anything.
Except that he was a wreck. He wanted to just go home and cry his eyes out, which seemed like a very feminine thing to do. And Troy Bolton was not feminine. But he was miserable.
But that was not important. He'd be less miserable once he had a new girlfriend. But who?
Not Sharpay. She was too smart, and would figure out why he had chosen her as his girlfriend within minutes.
Jenna Collins. She was obsessed with him, and dumb enough to not figure anything out. Tomorrow he'd ask her out, and it would all trickle down from there.
Gabriella rushed into school. She could not be late. Of course, school wouldn't start for another ten minutes. But Gabriella was early every morning, and she could not break that tradition.
She darted to her locker, spinning in her combination as fast as her fingers would let her. Where was Troy? He usually met her by her locker at this time. She suddenly heard Troy's unmistakable laughter mixed with the giggling of a girl.
Gabriella turned around to see what must have been so funny. She was surprised to see Troy with his arms wrapped around Jenna Collins. Gabriella told herself that she must be misunderstanding.
But then she saw him lean down and kiss her. It wasn't like in the movies when the girl grabs the guy and won't let go, and at that second his girlfriend walks in.
Troy had lent down, Troy had placed his lips on Jenna's, and Troy had pulled back, smiling. Her heart sped up about a thousand times.
"TROY! How could you?" Gabriella screamed.
"Oh, hey, Gabriella. This is my new girlfriend, Jenna Colli—"
"I know who Jenna Collins is, Troy!" She screeched. Troy laughed. He laughed. Not only had he broken her heart, now he was mocking her. Tears sprung to her eyes, she had never felt so hurt.
Troy felt a pang in his heart. She was crying. He couldn't help but to feel sad. Love didn't wear off overnight. But she didn't care about him, she had said so herself. And Jenna most definitely did.
But Troy didn't like Jenna at all. There was nothing about them in common. Not one single thing. He told himself that this was a good choice, but deep down in his heart he knew it wasn't.
Gabriella ran. She didn't know where in the world she was going to go, she just ran. She tried to wipe away her tears, but she knew that wouldn't help.
People would still watch her pass and whisper to the person next to them that Gabriella Montez was sprinting down the halls crying her eyes out. And at East High, news traveled faster than you could say "gossip".
Gabriella stopped running. Somehow she had ended up in a random hallway. But to her luck Chad and Taylor were standing against some lockers, talking.
"Yeah, so I was wondering if—Gabriella?" Chad asked, surprised.
"Oh my god, Gabi! What's wrong?" Taylor questioned, concern obvious in her voice.
"T-Troy. He…He cheated on me. In front of me. And then when I caught him, he laughed at me!" She cried.
"But, why would he do that?" Taylor desperately inquired. Chad shook his head.
"Aliens."
Troy didn't like dating Jenna. She wasn't a very good person, and she only liked to talk about one thing. Herself.
"I don't know. Do you think I look better in sky blue or robin's egg blue?" Jenna asked, holding up two different covered fabrics. If Troy could ever write a book, it would be about how to survive a relationship with a self-absorbed narcissist.
Tip one: If there is one thing you should never do with her, it's go shopping.
"I don't know. They both look the same." Troy sighed. He was surrounded by frilly fabrics and strange patterns. He liked the way Gabriella dressed. Simple. Not full-blown fashionista, like Jenna.
"Troy Anthony Bolton. It is imperative that you tell me your personal opinion about these colors. Now, what do you think about the sky blue?"
"I think it looks like…um…the sky." Troy answered lamely.
"Ugh, that doesn't help! Well, what about the robins egg blue?" Jenna snapped.
"It's as blue as an…um…robin's egg." Troy smiled meekly.
"Oh, puh-lease. Do you know anything about fashion?" Jenna screeched.
"Um, no." Troy laughed, finding the subject comical.
"EhmaGAWD! I am dating a total FBG!" She cried.
"What did you just call me?" Troy asked, defending himself.
"A total FBG. A fashion blind guy! Jeez, don't you know anything?" She sighed, as if he were stupid.
Tip Two: Don't try to understand her and her friend's lingo, you'll get a headache.
"Um, I have to go water my…um…dog." Troy laughed nervously. He darted out of the store and into his car.
He checked his phone. He had three voicemail messages. He listened to the first one.
"First new voicemail: Troy, it's Taylor. I can't believe you! You vulgar, vile, vicious varmint! Do you know where Gabriella is right now?! She's right next to me, crying her eyes out. Do you know where she spent the whole school day? In the guidance counselor's office. And ever since school ended she's been here. You know, you had us all fooled. The way you looked at her, it looked as if you loved her. You should consider a career in acting, because you're really great at being fake."
"Second new voicemail: Troy, it's Chad. I just wanted to warn you that aliens have truthfully invaded your body. Because yesterday, my best friend was in love with this girl. And today, he savagely shredded her heart to pieces. That can't be the same guy. So, alien in the place of Troy, why Gabriella? Why, of all people, did you choose to hurt her? Well, I guess aliens don't have hearts. Figures."
"Third new voicemail: Um, hi. I-it's Gabriella. If y-you wanted to g-go out with J-J-Jenna, then you c-could of just t-told me. Instead of j-just breaking my h-heart. Um, bye."
Troy felt his heart clench at Gabriella's message. Why was she so sad? She hated him. He was too confused, he decided to just stop thinking about it.
Just as he stopped listening to his messages, his phone began to ring.
"Hello?" He answered.
"Troy! It's Jenna. I just found the most uh-mazing top! Now, I know that you have to water your…whatever, but you need to forget about that right now. You need to tell me about how this looks." Jenna demanded.
"Um, I'm not sure. I really need to…um…do that thing that I told you I needed to do." He lied. He didn't know if he could take more of Jenna.
"Truh-OY! This is, like, super important! I don't want you to turn into a TUB!" She screeched.
"Are you aware that TUB spells tub? Like bathtub?"
"Ugh. TUB stands for totally useless boyfriend." Jenna explained.
"How many of these expressions do you have?" Troy asked incredulously.
"About fifty. But that's not important right now. Right now what's important is you getting in here before you become an EFE. And for those who don't understand teen lingo, that means you Troy, that means easily forgettable ex." She fumed.
Tip Three: If you do go shopping with her, NEVER back out. EVER.
Sharpay Evans was smart. Not in the Taylor McKessie way of being smart, but in the high school drama way. So when she found out that Troy had dumped Gabriella Montez for Jenna Collins, she knew that something was up.
Firstly, it was obvious even to a blowfish that Troy and Gabriella were in love. Secondly, Jenna Collins was an idiot. All she knew about was shopping and pop culture.
She was an ex-Sharpette. She and a few others had separated from Sharpay and sort of formed their own clique. They had their infamous sayings, like FBG and TUB.
They all had almost no brains. No guy could bear to spend more than an hour with them.
And for Troy, it was even crazier. Neither Jenna or her friends knew what a basketball even looked like. And if you asked them about the winter play, which they all had gone to see, they wouldn't even be able to tell you the name. All they'd know was "Ehmagawd, Troy looked so totally hot when he was on stage!"
So why had this happened? Sharpay didn't even like either Troy or Gabriella. But to Sharpay, East High had a specific order of things. Gabriella had shaken the order up, but a new order had ensued. And Sharpay had just gotten used to this new order. She was not going to let Troy Bolton mess it up.
So she came up with Plan HGMMTBRTHMBMSLWHNJC, Plan Help Gabriella Montez Make Troy Bolton Realize That He Made a Big Mistake and is Still in Love With Her, Not Jenna Collins.
On second thought, she'd just call it Plan Sparkle.
So, did you love it? Hate it? TELL ME! I need to know if its worth continuing. And if its not, to bad for you because I'll keep writing it anyway.
Oh, and for those anticipating the next chapter of "The Heartbreak Club", I am working on it very hard.
GABRIELLA'S PREGNANT!!! Hahaha, just kidding. Thought I'd scare you there. She is most definitely NOT pregnant.
Adios amigos.