So I know I should be working on my other story but I got this idea in class today so I started it! Let me know if I should go on! Enjoy!

He starred down at the small ant like buildings. His forehead lay against the window and his hot breath fogged the thick glass of the tiny airplane window. He was on his way home, finally. He had mixed feeling about his homecoming. Sure, he was glad to see his family and friends he hadn't seen in years but, he didn't want to burden them with all his problems.

Troy Bolton had been positioned in Afghanistan for two years now, never getting the chance to go home and see his family. While in the war he had experienced many experiences like no normal person could even begin to comprehend. One of his best friends, Jason Cross, was brutally killed in front of his eyes, he saw women and children blown up, elders beat to death, and much more. Troy thought back to those memories and flinched, not wanting to revisit it.

"Sir, we ask that you buckle your seatbelt, we are landing soon." A soft voice said from above him. Troy jerked his head up and saw a petite blonde flight attendant giving him an annoying fake smile. Troy lifted the sides of his lips halfheartedly and buckled his seatbelt. He felt his stomach twist and turn in anticipation of finally seeing his family.

A few moments later the plane landed with a jolt before coming to a complete stop.

"It is now safe to unbuckle your seatbelts. Please exit the plane and head to the baggage claim. We hope you enjoyed your flight, thank you for flying with American Airlines." A monotone voice came from a small speaker above Troy's head. He stood and quickly stretched his legs before exiting the plane and down the ramp. His bag was one of the first to come. Troy grabbed it before slowly limping to Terminal D.

Once he reached his destination a small sign came to view. Welcome home Troy! We love you! Troy felt his eyes well up but he quickly whipped away the view stray tears that had escaped and put on his best fake smile. The first person he saw was his mother. She looked exactly the same she had when he last saw her. Long, auburn locks gently curled around her round face and a bright smile in the middle. She ran to him and took him in her frail arms.

"My baby…" Troy heard her whisper thickly in his shoulder. He held her tightly to him and kissed the top of her head.

"I missed you Ma, so much." He said. Lucille Bolton was his mother's name. She was a beautiful lady with a nice personality and a big heart.

"I missed you too baby, how are you?" she asked putting her hands on both either side of his face. Troy hung his head but looked back at her before she could ask what was wrong.

"I'm alright Ma, I'm alright." He whispered. Lucille must have sensed that he didn't want to talk about it so she pulled away and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Come one honey, everyone's waiting to see you." She said. Troy smiled softly and nodded, following his mother to the small crowd of people. He looked around at the familiar faces, his father and younger sister Lilly, his good friend from high school Chad Danforth and his parents, some guys from his basketball team and their girlfriends, and last but not least, Gabriella Montez, his best friend since he was a kid. His eyes locked with hers and he got lost in her deep brown orbs.

"Troy!" his little sister screamed and hugged him around the waist. Troy smiled and kissed her head softly.

"Hey Lilly Girl, how you been?" Troy asked. Lilly pulled away and smiled up at him, tears streaming down her face.

"So much better now that you're home!" she said. Troy smiled and ruffled her hair. Next he greeted Chad and his parents.

"Hey man, it's nice to have you back." Chad said softly with a small smile. Troy chuckled and gave him a small hug. After he greeted Chad's parents he went through hugs from his team members.

Then, he finally moved to Gabriella who was standing off to the side, her head in her hands and her shoulders shaking slightly. Troy's heart broke when he saw her and he gently took her into his warm embrace. He felt her clutch his uniform and bury her face deeper into his chest.

"Shh Brie, please don't cry. You know I don't like it." Troy mumbled into her long locks. Gabriella instantly pulled away and whipped away her tears. She took a composing breath and smiled up at him.

"I know, I'm sorry Troy I'm just…so happy to have you back." She whispered putting her hand on his cheek. Troy leaned into her palm and put his hand on top of hers. Then he pulled her hand away and gently kissed her fingers.

"How you been Brie, you been staying out of trouble?" he asked into her small fingers, working his way down her hand with soft feathery kisses.

"I've been alright. More importantly, how are you holding up?" she asked starring into his blue irises. Troy pulled her hand to his heart and looked down at her with sad eyes.

"It hurts Brie, it just hurts so much. What I saw was….it was just….I….." Troy broke down into sobs, clutching Gabriella's hand tightly. Troy was trying not to do this; he didn't want his family to see him like this. Before he could pull away Gabriella took him into her arms tightly.

"Shh, Troy, I know. Let it all out, I know it hurts, just let it out." Gabriella whispered soothingly. Troy was surprised when he instantly felt better at her soothing voice. After a moment he pulled away.

"Come on Troy, we're all going back to your house." Gabriella said softly, pushing Troy's hair out of his face. He nodded and grabbed her hand, following her to her car. Troy's parents agreed to let him go with her to his house and kissed him goodbye. The whole ride to his house was filled with comfortable silence, the two young adults holding hands for the whole ride. Once they got to his house they went up to his room and sat on his bed.

"What happened to you Troy?" Gabriella asked once they sat shoulder to shoulder on his bed. Troy looked down at his hands. He really didn't want to tell Gabriella anything, he didn't want her to know about the horrible things he knew.

"Nothing happened, I'm just glad to be home." He whispered. Gabriella pulled his face to her so that he was looking right into his eyes.

"That's bull crap and you know it Troy, what happened to you? I can help you!" she pleaded. Troy just looked at her sadly.

"Brie, just leave it okay? I don't want to tell you." He said between his teeth. Gabriella gaped at him and pulled back slightly.

"Troy, we tell each other everything! I can help you I promise! Just tell me, let me in Troy." Gabriella pleaded. Troy pulled away from her and walked to the door, laying his forehead against the cool wood.

"I said leave it Gabriella." He said sternly. Gabriella gasped slightly. Troy never spoke to her like that and never called her Gabriella.

"Troy please, I want to help you, it kills me to see you like this!" she said standing up. Troy closed his eyes. He didn't know why he was getting so upset with her but just thinking about what happened made him angry inside.

"Leave it alone Gabriella! I said I don't want to talk about it, why do you keep trying to pry on someone else's business?" Troy blew up. Gabriella backed away from him, eyes wide and mouth open. Troy suddenly noticed what he had just done and closed his eyes to compose himself.

"Brie I'm sorry I just…" he trailed off. Gabriella ran her hand through her hair and looked at him.

"No Troy, I was just trying to help you. You didn't need to blow up at me like that. I'll give you some time to think about what you really want then maybe I'll talk to you but for right now…leave me alone!" she said and stormed past him out the door.

"Brie no I just…" Troy trailed off once again. He slammed his fist against the wall and went to his bed sitting down fiercely. It was his first day back and he had already hurt someone, someone that he cared about very dearly. He had to make things up with her, he just had to. He couldn't live without her. She was the one that kept him going in war, every time he felt like giving up her beautiful face would appear in his head. He had to tell her about what happened, she deserved that much.

Troy entered the guest room and saw a small lump under the covers. His heart broke when he saw that it was shaking and he heard muffled tears. He slowly walked over to the bed and sat beside her laying a hand on her back but when he did, she flinched away and he felt tears come to his eyes.

"Brie please, just look at me. I need to see that your okay." He pleaded softly closing his eyes. She sat up slowly, revealing her swollen red eyes and knotted brown hair but to Troy, she looked even more beautiful than she ever did. He pulled her into a hug and put his face in her hair.

"Thank you." He breathed kissing her head. He listened to her sobs lessen and turned her so that she was facing him.

"It all started when Jason died." He said softly. Gabriella's eyes widened…

Thanks for reading! Should I go on? Reviews!(:

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