Troy wandered down the street, letting his feet lead the way. All he had on his mind was Gabriella.

Everyone was talking about her, about Daniel, the guy who broke her heart. The guy Troy wanted to beat for every tear his secret love shed.

He had to find her, where was she? Troy took a guess…and climbed the tree next to her balcony. She was sat right at the end, rocking herself gently, her back facing him.

Under the silver stars,
Right where he broke your heart.
Girl you know, I'd give you anything.
I wanna hold your hand,
And say the words he never said.
I'll make you promises you can believe.

He slowly walked over to her, quietly so as not to disturb her. She didn't hear him, she didn't move, just carried on staring at the sky, a tear for every star.

It killed Troy to see her like this, he loved her. He loved her too much, so much so that it hurt, even when she was happy it hurt because he knew it would never be him that would make her feel that way. She only saw him as her big-brother type friend, nothing more, how he wished he could be more.

Let me be the one,
Telling you it's alright
Sharing the smiles and tears you cry.
Let me be the one,
Loving you when you're weak.
For all of the strength you need,
You can come to me.

He hated seeing her like this. Seeing her so lonely, so upset, so distant. It was as if she had moved to another place, a place he couldn't reach. He couldn't get to her, however hard he tried. He willed her to turn round and hug him, tell him it was him she'd been waiting for.

When you're down and you feel so lonely
Turn around, you can come to me
When you're down baby, I will be the only
Come to me

When he was around her, he could be anything he wanted to be. She felt the same, that's what she'd told him. That being with him was just like kindergarten. Troy couldn't help but think that friends you made in kindergarten usually remained friends, never more.

She was the one he told everything to, and he was the one whose shoulder she cried on, and pored out all her secrets, when her current boyfriend hurt her. When would she realize he was always there, and always will be?

You can just be yourself,
'Cause I don't want nobody else.
All of your secrets are safe with me.
For the kind of love you can trust,
For more than just a crush,
Baby, why don't you just come to me?

Her smile captivated him. Made his insides melt, as cheesy as it sounded, he knew it was true. He knew that whatever she asked, one small smile from her would reduce him to her slave. He'd do anything, anything to see that smile again. But he knew in a couple of weeks she'd have someone new, and it would all start over again, the fake smiles, the pretend happiness, and then the heartache. If only she knew.

Let me be the one,
Telling you it's alright
Sharing the smiles and tears you cry.
Let me be the one,
Loving you when you're weak.
For all of the strength you need,
You can come to me.

Troy decided to make his presence known and wrapped his arms around her from behind. She stiffened but then relaxed when she knew it was him.

When i've got you in my arms
Say it's where you wanna be
'Cause girl i'm down on my knees
Promising my heart oh, my heart

Troy could feel her tears seeping onto his sleeve, he gently turned her round and held her to him, whispering comforting words.

He closed his eyes and rocked her gently back and forth. His mind going over and over the same words, wishing he could say them.

Let me be the one,
Telling you it's alright
Sharing the smiles and tears you cry.
Let me be the one,
Loving you when you're weak.
For all of the strength you need,
You can come to me.

He felt her tug at his shirt, crying out to him silently. If only she knew he would always be there. He would always be ready to comfort her, to laugh with her, to be sad with her. Always there to tell her whatever she wanted to hear, just so he could see her smile.

Telling you it's alright
Sharing the smiles
Sharing the smiles
Sharing the smiles, baby

He felt her relax into him. Her body going limp, weak. He looked down and saw she'd fallen asleep. She'd allowed herself to drift off, knowing he would keep her safe. It hurt Troy to know that that was all he was to her. A safety zone, somewhere she could go to when she needed to let it all go.

He stroked her hair and softly sang,

Let me be the one,
Loving you when your weak,
For all of the strength you need,
You can come to me

He slowly stood up, and carried her into her room, quietly singing the whole time.

Whenever you need me,
Whenever you need me, girl
Whenever you need me,
Oh, I'll be there
Whenever you need me,
Whenever you need me, girl
Whenever you need me, oh
Oh, I'll be there
Reach out, reach out, reach out for me

He laid her down on the bed, and covered her with a blanket, kissing her forehead softly. He walked over to her desk and wrote something down on her pad, signing it with a kiss.

He carried on to the balcony door and turned and looked back.

He smiled at the sight, his secret love, the one he couldn't stop thinking about, was sleeping peacefully. He turned and shut the doors silently. Knowing he'd always be there for her. He just needed to wait for her to realise it.

Let me be the one,
Loving you when your weak,
For all of the strength you need,
You can come to me.

He sang into the night, the words that had burned inside of him for so long.

For more than just a crush,
Baby, why don't you just come to me?

A/N

Ok, so the whole reason I wrote this was because I saw this song and had an idea, it was completely on impulse, is it really bad? Looking back on it I'm not so sure, anyways, it would be great if you could review and tell me if I should make it into a two-shot??? Lol, thx for reading, xx