A/n: This chapter is just here to explain Merhito's (Gabriella's father) death, and such. It's reasonably short!

Disclaimer: I do not own HSM.


Chapter 1

"Dad, please…don't leave me." Gabriella sobbed, as she held her sickly father's hand tightly. "Please dad, mom's already in heaven and I need one of you to be here with me." Her father didn't respond, since he was in a coma. He had fallen and hit his head in the middle of a dance routine, much to Gabriella's dismay.

"Please dad. You didn't finish teaching me the great Merhito Tango," Gabriella giggled a little before continuing. "the greatest tango on earth."

Gabriella wiped away her tears with her free hand, "I know you told me that your dad also only taught you half of your tango and you came up with the rest…but I want to learn your tango and not come up with my own, I don't think mine will be very good dad."

"Please don't leave me…" She started before sobbing again and squeezing his hand.

In the middle of her crying, she heard him straight-lining.

Doctors and nurses rushed in and tried to get Gabriella, who was crying like crazy, out of the room. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion to Gabriella.

She watched her father as they were charging large numbers of electricity into his body. The nurse dragged her out, although Gabriella made it very hard for her. She tried to get back in, but the door was locked. She watched as they were still shocking him,

"Daddy!!!!" she screamed for the first time in 10 years.

An hour later…

Gabriella sat on her chair, horrified at the scene in front of her.

They covered her father with a white then blanket, as they always did to the people who died.

Gabriella now accepted the fact that she would have to come up with the rest of the moves to the Tango, just like her father did. But, there was one thing she didn't know if she could do…

The tango's tradition was that you had to perform it with a person you love. And two of the people Gabriella loved were already gone. That meant she had to find someone she could love maybe even as a boyfriend…

I can't possibly do that, can I?


A/n: So that's where Troy comes in, haha. So, what do you think for the 1st chapter? Should I continue? I won't upload another chapter until I'm convinced that you like it! And believe me, my dog can convince me into giving him my hotdog LOL! Please review.

Love, anne