I OWN NOTHING!

3pm

"Does she really love me?" I asked my best friend as he gave me a look.

"Dude, Troy get a hold of yourself. Of course she loves you! She's constantly staring at you and giving you the sly looks. Go up to her and ask her out!" Chad yelled at me while we were in basketball practice.

"How should I ask her out?" I asked Chad as he gave me a look of disbelief.

"Troy you've asked a girl out before. Just use your charm and she'll fall for it." Chad told me as I gave him a look.

"She no ordinary girl. I've got to do something special for Gabi." I told him as he rolled his eyes.

"Whatever dude. You decide what to do. You're going to wow her, whatever you decide to do." Chad said as we got back to practice.

6pm

"Woah! Troy slow down!" My dad yelled at me as I ate dinner quickly.

"Can't dad. I've got to get to Gabriella's. I've got to ask her something." I told dad as he laughed.

"Are you going to finally ask the girl out?" My dad asked as I gave him a grin.

"Leave him alone Jack. He's a grown boy." My mom, Dana, told my dad.

"Troy's been beating around the bush. I'm just glad he's finally asking her out. She likes you, you know that Troy?" My dad asked.

"Yeah dad. I know. I'm going to ask her out tonight." I told my parents as they traded smiles.

"How are you going to ask her out?" My dad asked as my mom hit his arm.

"Jack you're embarrassing the poor boy. Leave him be." My mom told him as I shot her a look of thanks.

"I don't know how I am going to ask her out. I'll figure it out on the way over there." I told them.

"Ok honey. Be careful and have fun!" My mom told me.

"Dana, our son is going to ask a girl out and you tell him to be careful." My dad teased my mom.

"He needs to be careful going over there." My mom told him back.

"Ok before you two start fighting, I'm going to go over there." I told them putting my plate in the sink.

"Be home by 10. You have school tomorrow." My mom told me.

"Good luck Troy." My dad told me as I walked out the door.

The entire way over to her house, I was in constant debate with myself. I didn't know how to ask her out. We have been hanging out after school most days but I didn't know how to ask her out. Before I knew it, I was standing in front of her house. I walked to the back and quickly climbed up on her balcony. I saw her lying on her bed talking on the phone. I started to sing which caught her attention quite quickly.

I've seen what you can do
I've seen you make miracles and hopeless dreams come true
You've made the heavens and the stars
Everything, come on how hard
Could it be, To make her love me?

I quickly looked up and saw tears in Gabi's eyes. She walked over to me and wrapped her arms around me.

"Are you asking what I think you're asking?" Gabriella asked me as I smiled.

"What do you think I'm asking?" I asked her smiling.

"I think you're asking me to love you?" She asked as I kissed her in response.

"I think you are right. Gabriella Montez, will you be my girlfriend?" I asked her as she smiled.

"Yes Troy Bolton, I will be your girlfriend." She told me as we kissed again.

"So now what?" I asked as we both laid on her bed.

"Well now when we go into school tomorrow we'll be holding hands and letting everyone decided for themselves whether or not we are a couple." Gabi told me.

"Oh. It's going to be all over school tomorrow morning before 5th period. You know that right?" I asked her.

"Yup and you know your best friend can't keep a secret, so it will be all over the school by the time 3rd period rolls around." Gabi told me laughing. I just looked at her.

"Troy! You're staring. What are you thinking right now?" Gabi asked me as I smiled.

"Right now I'm thinking how much I love your laugh, your sense of humor, and how much I love you!" I told her.

"If you make me cry, you're a dead boy. Understand?" Gabi asked me as I smiled.

"I hope to make you cry a lot while we are dating." I told her.

"Why? I don't look good when I cry." Gabi told me.

"So I get to be the one that comforts you when you cry. I want to be the one that you run to whether you had a good day or a bad day. I want to be the one you tell all your secrets to. I want to learn everything about you Gabriella Montez." I told her as she started to cry.

"Well I would say you are successful with the whole crying thing. You're the sweetest boyfriend ever! And you will be the one I run to and the one I will tell everything too." Gabi told me as we laced our fingers together.

I knew from that moment on we would be inseparable. I love her and finally she loved me back.