Title: Stargaze

Summary: "At night, do you ever just look at the sky and---" …… "Stare at the stars? Yes." She cut him off. Stargaze. Troypay.

Disclaimer: You know I don't know HSM! I only own the idea of this story. Nothing else!

Sharpay walked down the park, kicking the leaves that came her way. Leaves were falling everywhere and the park was as quiet as ever. No little kids around running around or adults walking around hand in hand. It was one of those days were the whole town seemed to be completely lazy. She felt like someone was with her, but she knew the truth that she didn't. Her heart kept on pounding like she was running. The wind blew across her face, softly making a cold spot on her cheek.

Her heart jolted with ever thought she made of Troy Bolton. From the beginning she knew he was a jerk, why couldn't she just keep that thought of him? She had to listen to her stupid heart and go out with him. It bothered her that she didn't see any of this coming. It made her want to break down crying thinking of how stupid she was. She had to let herself fall in love with him. She just had to. How could have not expected this? To him, they were still the same teenagers who can just play with each other emotions.

"I'll get over it." She sniffed staring up at the tree ahead.

Tears slowly rushed down her face as she found her way to a nearby bench. She hated this park with much passion. How she ended up here was beyond her. All she wanted to do was to take a stroll around town to get her mind back in place, only it made it worst by ending up to the one place where she fell in love and where she was broken into a million pieces. She hated the park, and it was all because of the stupid Troy Bolton. This was the place he asked her to meet him when he told her he loved her. And this was the place he asked her to meet him when he decided to crush her.

It brought too many confusing memories and everything was falling down. Sharpay though she had it all and her life was going in a great direction for once. She really believed Troy loved her. They were together for so long. She promised herself that she would stay with him forever since she would never find another man just like Troy. It turned out he was just like every other guy out there. They just can't wait to break your heart and walk away.

"Big mistake I've made." Her body shivered from the thought of the pain she went through.

No matter how hard she tried, the memory of Troy never left her mind. It was so long ago, but after being with someone for so long you just don't know what to do, it just seems like it was yesterday and her heart still couldn't get over him. It scared her how much she still loved him with every little pieces of her broken heart. The heart that was broken by him and yet she still couldn't stop loving him with all the shattered little pieces.

The tender feeling of Troy right by her side always made her feel so secure. The feeling she hadn't felt in so long, the face she hadn't seen for years. The voice she hadn't heard for what seemed like an eternity. After High School, they really did drift apart. After the break up, not one word was spoken to each other. They both headed off to different schools and accomplished the goals they both wanted—without each other. It had been so long since Sharpay sat foot in this very town…. their hometown. She came back hoping to maybe see him, but she couldn't find him anywhere. The house he lived in was empty—not even his parents live there anymore. No sign of him. All of their friends apparently all moved out of town too. Leaving no trail behind them.

"Not a good idea to be wandering around by yourself you know?" The deep voice of Troy Bolton rushed through her mind.

Sharpay felt her head swing back, turning around to face none other than Troy himself. She closed her eyes for a few seconds making sure she wasn't imagining things and opened them back up. He was still there. Looking at her with his cheesy cute grin.

"Troy." The word danced against her lips, but no sound came out.

He didn't move his eyes away from her face. The ten feet gap between them felt like a hundred miles. The only thing Sharpay wanted to do was close the gap and just throw herself onto him, to feel his comfort and to her him whisper in her ears again. If she weren't too scared, she would have done it just like old times. But things were different now; she was scared—scared of him. Scared that he might let her go again, break her already broke heart.

"What are you doing here?" She spoke with a glimpse of fear in her voice.

Troy moved closer towards her, carefully making his way to her territory. Sharpay stepped back slowly not sure of what to expect next. Her whole body was trembling from already facing Troy. Their lives were so different now. They weren't in High School anymore; they were in college, getting ready to really start their lives and to stop messing up. They haven't seen each other in a long time, but their faces were always so clear in view in their every thought.

"Same reason for why you're here." He answered in a very simple manner as if it wasn't a big deal.

Sharpay felt the urge to say something back, but her throat felt dry and her body was frozen. Nothing could move, her mouth felt like it was glued together and she couldn't open it. It seemed like Troy got the idea that she was too shocked to say anything so he just sat down on the bench all the way by the grass yard. Sharpay didn't move one bit; she stared steadily up at the sky and then looked back down at her feet, moving them around. She didn't know what to do. Was she suppose to go and sit next to him or just walk away? She decided to sit down next to him. It would be a bit rude to just walk away.

"How did you know I was here?" She whispered her eyes locking in with his sparkling ones.

He shrugged and then smiled at her. He didn't think it was necessary that she knew how he knew she would be here. But t hen again, maybe she should know just so she can stop asking.

"Your brother." He said in a clear tone.

Sharpay's mouth formed into an "Oh". She sat quietly looking at her hand and then at her feet. It was hard to look at Troy fully in the eye for her. She just felt like something stung her every time she did. The same pain that was brought to her years ago came back each time her eyes leveled with his. She could tell that he was begging for her to look him directly, but she tried not to notice. She could sense him searching for her eyes, but she ignored it. Pretending not to be bothered was one thing that Sharpay learned to do well. She was always good at acting like nothing affected her, when deep down it felt like everything bothered, everything.

"I better get going." She said in a simple whisper.

Troy stood up to stop her walking any further.

"Why leave now? I just got here." He said pulling her to sit back down.

She hesitated but decided to sit back down. She wanted to answer his question on why she should leave—but he already answered it himself. It was because he just got there and she wanted to leave before she felt like breaking down again.

"Do you need to get some where now?" He asked.

She lazily shook her head and looked up at the sky, doing anything to keep her eyes off Troy. The sky was fading. It was almost dark. All she could think of was going back home. She just wanted to leave Troy and forget about everything. She wanted to see him, true. But she didn't think it would be painful. It just brought back sad memories. All the lonely times she had wished for him and he never came.

"Hey, you look great." Troy cleared his throat.

Sharpay looked at him and smiled. She couldn't resist. She had to smile at his comment.

"So do you." She responded.

Once again, it was silence. Silence made it very awkward. Sharpay always wanted to say something, but she thought Troy might say something and she didn't want to interrupt or talk over him, so she waited, but he never said anything so she felt like she shouldn't say anything, and it just stayed silent.

"Can I ask you a question?" Troy spoke his voice shaking.

Sharpay met his eyes and nodded.

"Did you ever think about me? After the whole, you know? Break up?" He asked nervously keeping his eyes locked in with hers.

Sharpay tore her eyes away from him and looked down at her feet. She couldn't answer that. What if her answer came out wrong? She wanted to tell him the truth. Yes, she did. Every single day she thought of him—not only did she think of him, but she also wished for him to come back. She wanted him back. She didn't feel complete without him and no one could make her feel the same way he always made her feel. But she didn't want to tell him that. She just didn't. What if he didn't think of her one bit and he ended up laughing after she had just confessed everything? Ever since they broke up, she didn't think she could trust him anymore. She didn't think she could ever feel so relaxed with him.

"Be honest, Sharpay." Troy said in a firm tone.

"I—I don't know Troy." She spoke holding back tears.

"No—Sharpay. Be honest." He said placing a hand on her shoulder. "Because if you're wondering the same thing, I have thought of you. Every single day. I cursed myself every minute. I wanted you back. But I knew I couldn't. I couldn't show my face to you after what I did. I felt ashamed. It was suppose to be you and me forever, but I broke it. And I hate myself for that. I know you're mad at me still, but I regret everything. Everything. I do." He finished now looking down at the ground.

Sharpay gulped. Her mind was trying to come up with a respond, but her mouth was too dry to open.

"And sometimes, I hear you calling out for me. But I don't know if you really are. I've always just wanted to go find you every time I hear you calling out for me, but something always tells me I'm being a jerk and imagining things. I don't know. I don't know Sharpay." He added.

"Maybe we were just not meant to be." She stated.

"Don't say that!" Troy snapped.

He was sounding all defensive and it started to hit Sharpay that he missed her and he cared about her. It was her time to admit her feelings now.

"I've—I've been calling out to you Troy." Was the only sentence that escaped her mouth.

Every other word couldn't be chocked out. They were all stuck inside, not wanting to come out and she couldn't understand why. She felt safe admitting things, but nothing came out.

"At night, do you ever just look at the sky and---"

"Stare at the stars? Yes." She cut him off.

He nodded. That was exactly what he was going to ask her.

"So do I. And I think to myself, I'm all the way over here and I bet you, Sharpay is staring at the same exact star as me. And yet, I'm far, far away from her. You know why?" He asked her. "Because I wonder if two people far apart can still feel each other. I see you everywhere. I think of you every minute. I know the answer to my question. I love you." He didn't bother to wait for Sharpay to answer the question.

It was good that he didn't wait for answer. Sharpay was completely speechless. Her whole mind just went blank and it felt like her mouth had been glued together. Nothing would come out!

"Even if you don't believe me. You might be thinking that we just ran into each other a little while ago and I'm lying about all of this—well I'm not. I didn't just magically run into you. You know that. I asked Ryan. I've been watching you. I knew you were in town. I've known all week. I've been watching you. And today, I finally got myself to show myself to you." He spoke.

Now Troy was just talking and talking. Sharpay could tell he was nervous since he kept on rambling on about things and it didn't make any sense to her since he was talking so face.

"I miss you. I care about you. I'm sorry. Look—"

"Troy." Sharpay managed to speak.

His eyes met hers again. She placed a finger against his lips.

"I believe you." She whispered.

Now it was Troy's turn to be silent.

He couldn't help but adore Sharpay's gentle feeling against his skin. He looked up at the sky, where it was dark now. He didn't realize it was getting late. Neither did Sharpay.

"I better get going." She spoke with a loud breath in the end.

"I love you." He spoke directly to her.

She didn't show any emotions. She turned around and walked away.

"I love you too." She whispered to herself closing her eyes.

She sighed and walked faster towards the entrance of the park. The park that had so many memories now. It was officially the park she couldn't be in without feeling so mixed up.

"Stargaze." Troy's voice floated in her head.

"What?" She looked up at the sky.

She froze. It sounded too real.

"I don't want to watch you walk away—again. This is exactly how it was the first time. You walked away. On this very same sidewalk, on the same direction. Don't." He mumbled.

"Then why didn't you stop me last time?" She asked.

"I don't know." Was his only reply.

Troy held Sharpay's hand and pulled her towards the grassy area. Even if she wasn't aware of what he was doing, he didn't want to ask. He just wanted to do it.

"Stay and stargaze with me." He demanded.

Sharpay sat down next to him and shivered. Not from the cold. But from the feeling she had inside. She turned her head to look at Troy who was really busy studying the stars. As soon as he felt her stare, he looked down at her.

"I have to go, Troy." She spoke this time really meaning it.

Troy stood up with her and frowned a little.

"I'm not walking away from you this time. I just have to go." She spoke placing a light kiss on his tender lips.

He felt himself melt within her touch.

"See you." He said softly.

"Tomorrow." She smiled walking away.

How was that for a one-shot? I don't think I've ever written a Troypay one-shot before. I know I've written MANY Zashley ones. This one-shot has been in-progress since January! I've been writing bits by bits whenever I got the chance.

I hope you liked this. It's two in the morning here so I better get some sleep. I just really wanted to post this soon before I forgot about it.

Let me know what you thought about it!