Disclaimer: I don't own HSM or its characters
"This is it Gabs, we are graduating college"
"I know Shar; it feels like yesterday the whole gang were together in East High"
"Yeah, are you looking forward to going back?"
"Deffinatly, it's the only place that has ever truly felt like home to me. Do you think the others will be there?"
"I hope so Gabs, I mean we promised we would all go back after college, but who knows if any of the others remember."
"Well, will just have to wait and find out, but right lets go graduate"
"Right behind ya girl"
Next day at Albuquerque Airport
22 year old Gabriella Montez and Sharpay Evans walked towards luggage collection to find their bags after their flight back form New York at the same time across the airport 22 year old Troy Bolton and Chad Danforth were collection their bags form another luggage collection after their flight back from L.A.
"God this place doesn't change, does it?" Chad exclaimed
"No it Doesn't," Troy breathed out as he looked around "but its good to be home."
"Yeah it is, come on lets go." Chad patted Troy's back as they made their way to the exit
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"GABRIELLA, SHARPAY" Marie Montez called as she waved to get the girls attention.
"MUM" Gabriella called as she ran towards her. Marie engulfed the two girls in a tight hug
"I've missed you girls so much"
"We've missed you too Marie" Sharpay replied.
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As the boys were walking towards the exit they heard a woman shout
"GABRIELLA, SHARPAY"
Chad looked at Troy
"No way." he gasped
"It can't be." Troy stated. The 2 boys turned around and across the terminal they saw a brunette and blonde running towards a woman.
"Oh my god it's them, they came back" Chad turned towards Troy who was just starring at the two girls
"Come on man, let's go and see them" Chad shouted as he dragged Troy towards the girls.
"Gabi, Shar" Chad shouted as they ran towards them. The 2 girls turned around in shock at the voice they heard.
"Chad, Troy" Gabriella muttered. Both girls just stood in shock as the guys reached them.
"You came back" Sharpay said "we thought everybody would have forgotten and moved on"
"Hey, we promised we would come back," Chad started
"And we always keep our promises" Troy finished with a smile. The girls leapt on the boys and pulled them in for a group hug
"We have missed you so much" Gabriella cried, tears forming in both the girls eyes.
"We missed you too, but we are all back now. Its gonna be just like old times."
"Sorry to interrupt the moment," Marie cut in "but I have things to do so we need to go, boys how are you getting home?"
"Oh we are just going to get a taxi Ms Montez"
"Don't be silly, come with us"
"Oh we don't want to be any trouble"
"Troy you both live eon the same street as us it's not like it's out of my way is it?"
"Thanks Ms Montez" Chad cut in
"No problem Chad, but please call me Marie"
"Ok Marie lets go guys" Chad said as he started to walk off.
"CHAD"
"What Troy?"
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Troy said lifting up Chad's suitcase.
"Oh yeah" Chad blushed as he ran back to get his suitcase.
"Glad to see things never change Chad" Gabriella laughed
"Yeah same old Chad" Sharpay smirked
"Ha-ha very funny girls, lets just go." Chad walked off whilst the other 3 laughed and followed him. Marie looked at the 4 shaking her head 'just like old times' she thought to herself.
The ride home from the airport was filled with chatter and laughter as the 4 friends all caught up and shared their college experiences. The car turned down their road as everyone noticed where they were. Chad, Troy and Gabriella lived on the same road. Chad and Troy's house were next to each others and Gabriella's was opposite Troy's. Ms Montez pulled into the driveway and everybody jumped out grabbing their luggage
"How about we go out for dinner tonight?" Sharpay asked
"Yeah, good idea Shar, we will pick you to up at 6:30. Shar are you staying at Gabi's yeah."
"Yeah"
"Ok so pick you up at 6:30"
"Sounds good see ya" Gabriella called as the 2 girls turned ad walked towards the Montez house.
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"I can't believe they came back Shar" Gabriella said as she fell back onto her bed. Her room was still the same as in High school her walls were pastel pink with photos of the gang hung all over them. She had a tidy desk that had a space were her laptop went and a big double bed in the middle of the room. Above her headboard hanging on the wall was a collage of all the gang that Sharpay had made her for her 17th birthday.
"I know out of everybody, I thought they wouldn't" Gabriella looked at Sharpay confused
"Why?"
"I dunno, I guess I just thought that they would become pro basketballers and not come home"
"Yeah, well they did. At least they remembered the promise, do you others will come back?"
"I dunno Gabs I really don't, but after seeing Troy and Chad I have faith in the others I mean 5 of us are here only 4 more to go"
"Yeah, wait what do you mean 5?"
"Ryan he never left, he became manager at Lava Springs after high school"
"Of course, I forgot he didn't do college…So what time are your parents back tomorrow?"
"They got a midday flight so should be back mid afternoon. Why trying to get rid of me Montez?"
"Of course not, you know I love you Shar, you're my best friend" Gabriella said as she rolled her eyes.
"Good that's what I like to hear" Sharpay exclaimed as the 2 girls broke out in laughter.
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"Dude, are you coming over to mine or what?" Troy asked
"Yeah I will just drop by bags in mine then ill be over" Chad answered
"OK" Troy said as he mad his way into his house and up to his room
Troy walked up to room and threw his bags down on the floor. His parents were away for the week they had gone to his cousins weeding and troy had managed to get out of it because he hated his cousin. Troy looked around his room. It hadn't changed at all the walls were red with hanging pictures of Troy and the gang. He had Shelves full of Basketball trophies and on the back of his door he had his shirt from the championship game framed and hung up. On his bedside table was a picture of him and Sharpay at their prom. He looked at the picture and smiled he had dated Sharpay for a year and a half but they had broke up in their first year of college as they couldn't handle a long distance relationship. She was the only girl he had ever loved he had dated a few girls in college but he ended up comparing they all to Sharpay and none of them were good enough for him. He still loved her and seeing her today he was mesmerised, she looked amazing. Troy was knocked out of his thoughts by a tapping on his balcony door. He walked over and opened the door.
"You were thinking about her again weren't you?" Chad asked sympathetically
"I cant help it Chad, after all these years, I still love her and just seeing her today brought back so many memories and just made the feeling stronger."
"I know man, and I mean come on she did look HOT today I mean I'd tap that" Troy hit Chad on the back of the head
"Dude shut up; don't talk about her like that"
"Sorry…but can you believe they came back, they remembered the promise"
"I know, I thought out of everyone them 2 would be the ones that wouldn't come back."
"Why them 2?"
"I dunno I just thought they would become famous and forget about the promise"
"Well dude they didn't"
"Yeah and i'm glad they didn't forget, but what about they others?"
"Dunno man, guess we will just have to wait and see. Listen i'm gonna head back to mine and get ready for tonight, we are getting the girls in an hour see ya then."
"See ya Chad" Troy waved
Chad climbed down Troy's balcony and made his way back to his house. Troy sighed as he fell back on to his bed he laid there starring at the ceiling his mind drifting back to Sharpay. Her laugh, her smile and her eyes. He loved her, everything about her. He glanced back over at the prom photo as his hand found the necklace around his neck. It was a Gold musical not with the inscription 'Love Always S" on the back. Sharpay had given him in for Graduation. He jumped off his bed and made his way out towards the balcony. He leant against the banister and took in the environment around him.
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"Shar i'm gonna jump in the shower and get ready for tonight. You can use the shower opposite your room"
"Ok thanks Gabi"
Sharpay was sitting at Gabriella's desk. She looked at the pictures on her wall when one caught her eye. It was a group photo and Sharpay was next to Troy and he had his arm wrapped around her waist. She smiled at the picture. She loved troy so much. When they broke up she was really upset but knew it was for the best. She had never found anyone special after troy. She had had one boyfriend but he only lasted a month. He was great but he just wasn't troy. When she had seen him in the airport she was in complete shock. He looked even more handsome then before and she felt her feeling for him grow stronger.
Sharpay reached up around her neck and held on to her necklace it was a gold shape 14 with the inscription 'Love Always T'. Troy had given it to her for graduation and she had never taken it off since that day.
She got up and walked out towards Gabriella's Balcony she opened the door and felt the fresh Albuquerque air blow against her face it was so much more relaxing and cleaner then the New York air. As she looked up she saw Troy standing on his balcony. He looked up and their eyes meet blue mixing with brown. Neither moved they both held each others gaze. Troy dropped his gaze first as he shouted out "Sharpay shouldn't you be getting ready?" She let out a breath she didn't realise she was holding and a smile crept across her face.
"I could ask you the same thing Bolton." He smirked
"Ha-Ha you know me Evans. I don't take that long ready unlike some people"
"Very funny, but maybe you go, I can smell you from here." She said holding her nose.
"Ha-Ha well I better hurry up then and get ready see ya later babe" Troy moth dropped open in shock
"Oh my god…I'm so sorry Sharpay I dint mean to say that and it just felt like old times and it just came out and …"
"Troy, its ok, don't worry about it, I understand." She smiled sadly at him
"Ok well see ya in about an hour"
"Yeah see ya Troy "she waved and turned back into Gabriella's room.
'Oh my god he called me babe, maybe he still likes me too, maybe he hasn't move on either.'
Troy turned back towards his room hitting himself on the held and throwing himself onto his bed.
'Well done Troy, don't make it to obvious that you still like her…well at least she didn't seem too bothered by me calling her babe…maybe she still likes me too.'