So I was listening to Taylor Swift's album and got all these overwhelming ideas in my head and decided to do one shots of some her songs.
Troy & Gabriella centric!

"Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see
That I want and I'm needing everything that we should be"

Gabriella smiled at the one boy that she wanted in the whole world. Her best friend. After the call backs she and Troy had seemed to slip into the 'friendship zone', which was never what she had wanted or planned.
She had known that he was popular, she had seen the swarms of girls throw themselves at him, but he never pursued a relationship with one of them until now. She wasn't at East High Gabriella assumed, Troy hadn't even told her the name of the girl.

"I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about
And she's got everything that I have to live without"

He always told her how beautiful the girl he was in 'love' with was. Gabriella knew by the way he spoke of her that he was in love with her. He said he'd never met anyone like her before, he knew that she was the one. She laughed at the thought, he was 16 how did he know who the one was?

"Drew talks to me, I laugh cause it's so damn funny
That I can't even see anyone when he's with me"

Gabriella loved the 'Troy and Gabriella' days that they shared. Taylor often teased her, but Gabriella didn't care. Troy was the one who had come up with the name and she liked it. They would spend the entire day together once in a while, watching movies, playing basketball or simply going out. It was her favourite way to spend her time; she even liked it better than reading. One of the reasons Troy had stolen her heart was because he could make her laugh, he always knew the right thing to say. He would always say that he loved her laugh and that was his reason for making her laugh so much. Gabriella understood the saying 'love is blind'. Love makes you see only one person, the other people around you, they disappear.

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do"

Gabriella had started off co-writing music with Kelsi, but soon found herself scribbling her feelings out on paper. She never composed music for them, just simple tunes that she made up in her head each time she would hold the guitar in her hands. The days where it became too

unbearable to her, which were coming more regularly each month, she would simply take out her guitar and play these songs over and over.

She would sometimes spend an entire night out on her balcony looking up at the stars. She would trace her fingertips along the ground where she lay, where his feet once stood, apologising to her for telling his friends that she meant nothing to him.

She would find herself singing along to all the love songs that would come on the radio, thinking of him. Why did she do it to herself?

"Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly,
The kind of flawless I wish I could be"

Gabriella wished every time that she walked passed that she could be perfect, like he was. Then maybe she would be the one for him, be the one in his arms instead of that other girl.

"She'd better hold him tight, give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky"

She sat on her bed looking at the photos of her and Troy she had pulled off her bedroom walls. It was time to say goodbye. She traced his face delicately with her fingertips; it was her favourite picture, which had been taken at opening night of 'Twinkle Town'. They were looking at each other, smiling. 'She better love him as much as I do' she thought to herself.

"So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down and maybe
Get some sleep tonight"

It was Troy's birthday and Gabriella drove over to his house, with her favourite picture in her hand. She had framed it and was going to give it to him as a birthday gift. Gabriella was parked outside the Bolton house when she saw, through the window Troy standing with a brunette girl. Gabriella looked down at the picture in her hand and smiled sadly. 'Never mind Troy.' She turned around and drove back home. Once in bed she placed the picture on her bedside table, maybe one day she could give it to him, maybe.

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart"

It was no secret at East High that Troy Bolton, star basketball player was going to make it official with the 'girl' he was in love with. Even though Troy had never told Gabriella that he

officially had a girlfriend, she had thought he had for sure when she had seen a certain brunette with Troy at his house.

"He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do"

"Gabriella?"
The brunette turned her head to see Troy standing before her. She smiled, she hadn't spoken to him in days.
"Can we talk, on the roof?" Gabriella smiled and took his outstretched hand. Of course he could, he could take her anywhere.
Troy led Gabriella to their secret place, her heart had soared the day he had told her that no one else knew about it except her. She wished she could go back to that moment and kiss him there, to ensure him of her feelings that she had to hide every day.
"So Troy, what's up?"
Gabriella took a seat on the bench in front of Troy. He looked nervous. She didn't understand.
"Gabriella, you know I told you about that girl, the one that I really like?" She nodded, encouraging him to carry-on even though she didn't want to hear about it. It only broke her heart to hear him confirm it.
"Well that girl Gabi..." she closed her eyes and bent her head down. 'Why can't the ground close me up right now?' she thought.
"It's you." Her head shot up immediately. Tears formed in her eyes, did he just..? "I understand if you don't feel the same or anything, you know seeing as how good of friends we are but..." Troy was cut off by the feeling of soft lips upon his. Recovering from the shock, he kissed back and managed to wrap his arms around her waist as her arms encircled his neck.

"He's the time taken up, but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into.."

Six months. That's how long it had been since Troy had revealed his secret to Gabriella, that she was the girl he had been telling her about. Why hadn't she seen it before? They had wasted so much time, precious time.

"You're all I want Troy Bolton." Troy turned to look to his girlfriend who was lying on her back on her balcony floor whilst Troy played on her guitar. A soft smile played on his lips.

"Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see."

It was Troy's parents' anniversary and Gabriella was sat nervously in the Bolton living room with Troy at her side. She suddenly spotted a familiar looking brunette, 'where have I seen her before?' The girl smiled as she looked toward Troy and Gabriella's direction. Gabriella turned to see that Troy was motioning for her to come over.
"Hey Nancy, come over here I want you to meet someone." As the girl came closer into view, Gabriella instantly realised who she was. The girl that she had thought was Troy's girlfriend, on

his birthday.
Troy stood from his place at Gabriella's side and pulled her up with him, fingers entwined.
"Gabriella this is my cousin Nancy. Nance this is my girlfriend Gabriella."
Gabriella who was in complete shock forced a smile across her face. So she was his cousin.
"Nice to meet you Nancy." Gabriella finally found her natural smile, 'you're lucky you were just his cousin.'