Author's Note: This is the prologue to my new story, "This is Just a Dream", a twoshot songfic to Carrie Underwood's song, "Just a Dream" from her new album Carnival Ride. The song almost makes me cry. The second chapter is the songfic. Note: Troy and Gabriella are seniors in this story. They are both eighteen years old.

Disclaimer: Don't own anything.

This Is Just a Dream Chapter 1: Prologue

By musiclover94

Troy had something to say to Gabriella. He picked up his phone and dialed the all too familiar number. She picked up the phone after three rings

"Hello?" Gabriella had said.

"Hi Gabi. I need to tell you something. Can I come over?" he asked.

"Sure!" she said happily, not noticing his grave tone of voice, not knowing what was coming.

He was there in five minutes. He rang the doorbell and Gabriella answered.

"Hi Troy! So, what did you want to say to me?" she asked with a smile on her face.

"Brie, I've been drafted." He said bluntly and quickly.

Gabriella looked like she was about to fall over.

"Wh-What?" she stammered.

"I've been drafted," he repeated.

"When are you leaving?" she said, barely able to let out the words.

"Saturday." he said. Gabriella's brown eyes widened and she felt cold and clammy inside.

"But Troy, today's Wednesday! That's only three days from now!" she said dryly.

"I know. But I can't back out now." he said to his girlfriend.

"But what about us?" she said, going to last resorts.

"It's sort of hard to do a long distance relationship when one of the two are fighting, isn't it?" he said with a little laugh, trying to make a joke out of it. It wasn't working.

"Well, see you at school tomorrow." Gabriella said, still not believing it. Troy Bolton, her boyfriend, was going to war. This could not happen to her.

On Friday night, Troy and Gabriella went on their last date before Troy left. They went to the place where they had their first date, Starbucks. They both looked forlorn, but talked a lot.

"Do you know when you're coming back?" Gabriella asked.

"The letter said six months, but they hold people back a lot." Troy said. Gabriella silently prayed that Troy would come home in six months.

After they had finished their coffee, Troy drove Gabriella home.

"Bye, my sweet, beautiful Brie, Gabi, Gabriella." Troy said, using all her nicknames. Gabriella smiled.

"Bye, Playmaker." she said, using her nickname for him.

Troy kissed Gabriella goodbye and left.

Gabriella tried to fall asleep, but however hard she tried, she couldn't. After two hours, she finally fell asleep.

The next morning, Gabriella met Troy at the airport. It was hard to find him because he had to shave his head. He looked a lot different without his brown hair.

"Flight 23 is now boarding." The voice that Gabriella had been dreading rang over the intercom.

"Bye, Gabriella. I love you," he said.

"Bye Troy. I love you too. Please come home soon." Gabriella said with tears in her eyes.

Troy hugged and kissed Gabriella and went through the door to the plane entrance. Gabriella's tears were threatening to burst. As soon as she got to her car, she burst into tears. When she got to her house, her mascara was running down her face like black tears and her eyes were puffy and red. To keep her mind off Troy, she finished her homework. She changed into her pajamas and cried herself to sleep.

Author's Note: What did you think? Please leave a review! I love them. And I am very sorry if I offended anyone by writing about the war. I didn't mean to. Updates soon!