Right Here, Right Now

By Zanessaxox

Hey guys! This is my first fanfic, so please review nicely! -Zanessaxox

Summery: They were best friends, but ever since they met, they've wanted to be more. Will they become a couple before it's too late?

CHAPTER 1

Troy Bolton and his best friend, Gabriella Montez walked down the hallways after another busy day at East High. They met on New Year's eve, and ever since, Troy and Gabriella have been inseparable.

"Thanks again for tutring me, Gabby." Troy said as he and Gabriella walked to the library.

"Hey, no problem. Really, it's the least I can do after you had to teach me how to play basketball for gym class" Gabriella replied, laughing towards the end.

"Ya I remember that, especially when you fell right on your butt!"

"Hey, you we're the one who threw the ball" Gabriella replied laughing

Troy and Gabriella made their way to the library, and stayed for many hours pouring over Troy's math textbooks.

"So, to get the answer, you have to divide 2.5 by 8.07?" Troy asked

"Yup, but don't forget to add the brackets" Replied Gabriella. "Oh Troy, what time is it?"

Troy looked at his iPhone. "Oh shoot....did you say you had to be home by 5:30?"

"Ya, why?"

"It's 7:00!, we gotta go!"

Troy and Gabriella quickly ran to Troy's car and went straight to Gabriella's house.

"Mom?" Gabriella yelled as she and Troy entered into her house.

"GABRIELLA VANESSA MONTEZ!" Screamed Maria Montez, running in from the kitchen. "I clearly to you be home by 5:30, and it's now 7:15!"

Troy cleared his throat. "Look Ms. Montez, don't blame Gabriella, she had to keep showing me how to do this thing in math, so please, blame me, not Gabriella".

Gabriella whispered to Troy "You don't have to do this.."

"But I want to" Troy smiled.

Maria Montez sighed "Oh...I'm sorry you two. I guess I just get worried after what happend to Gabriella's dad..."

"Thanks mom" Gabriella smiled.

Troy and Gabriella walked upstairs to Gabriella's room to work on some more homework.

After a long time of working on a health project, Troy looked up at Gabriella and broke the silence.

"Um...Gabriella...I was just wondering...you don't have to answer this if you don't want to but...what did happen to your dad?"

Gabriella immediatly looked up from her studies. Troy could see tears forming in her eyes.

"Gabs, look I'm sorry...you don't have to-"

"It's okay, Troy. I mean, we ARE best friends, and you should really know these things. You see, my dad died when I was 12." Her eyes were filled with more tears, trying to hold them back. "He missed a deadline at work, so he had to stay late. He called my mom to tell her that he would be home in an hour." A tear rolled down her cheek. "On his way home, he got hit by a drunk driver and.." Gabriella started to cry. "...and he died immediatly."

"Oh Gabby, I'm so sorry" Troy said as he pulled her into a hug. "You never did anything to deserve this" Troy told her sympethetically.

"It's just that..me and my dad were so close. When my mom told me he died, I was speechless. I just couldn't find anything to say. My dad was gone. Forever." Gabriella replied, still crying.

As Troy was still hugging her, he whispered "You're dad will never be gone. You have all those amazing memories still with you" he pointed to a picture of 3 year old Gabriella and her dad. Gabriella giggled. The picture was taken at Disney World during a big parade, and both Gabriella and her dad had chocolate ice-cream all over their faces, while showing a huge, teethy grin.

"Thanks Troy." Gabriella giggled.

"For what?" Troy asked.

"Just for always being there for me and just getting it."

Troy smiled as he wiped away a tear from Gabriella's cheek.

STAY TUNED FOR CHAPTER 2, COMING SOON!

So what did you think of Chapter 1? I hope you guys liked it! It took me a while to write! Review please! -Zanessaxox