A.N.: Hiyas, it's Sadako again! I'm making a bunch of oneshots for "unconventional" pairings in HSM. I warn you, this is not a story that comes with a happy ending! O.O Don't worry, no one dies, but it's kinda angst-y… Poor Taylor! Well, enjoy! Oh, but this is a song fic… So I don't own this song! Disney does! It was redone so the artist Jordan Pruitt could sing it for Disneymania 5, which is (to my family's and my own dismay) now my most frequently played CD. My disclaimer?
Disclaimer: I own a copy of the CD, not the rights to the song! Nor do I own HSM!
Oneshot the First: When She Loved Me
Pairing: One sided TaylorxGabriella
When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
Taylor walked over to the sleek black table in the science room, sitting down on one of the spindly metal stools. Trying not to think about the exchanges between Gabriella and Emma during first period, she soon found herself instead dwelling on the past…
And when she was sad
I was there to dry her tears
And when she was happy, so was I
When she loved me
She remembered wiping the tears off Gabriella's face after Troy had broken up with her… The soft kisses they shared when no one else was around… Gabriella dragging her across the beach to meet the ice cream truck, both of them laughing the entire time…
Through the summer and the fall
We had each other, that was all
Just she and I together
Like it was meant to be
A silent tear trickled down Taylor's cheek. It hurt so much, seeing Gabriella with Emma. Watching them hold hands when they walked down the hallway, when they snuck into unused classrooms, giggles echoing through the halls they thought were empty. After all, why would they be? The halls had been empty enough when Taylor was in Emma's place.
And when she was lonely
I was there to comfort her
And I knew that she loved me
Taylor remembered how she would always sleepover at Gabriella's house when Ms. Montez went to visit her parents over the weekend… How they would hold hands while watching movies… Never missing a chance to meet the other's gaze during the romantic scenes…
So the years went by
I stayed the same
She began to drift away
I was left alone
Another tear ran down Taylor's face as she remembered the day Gabriella met Emma. They both met the girl at the movie theater; she had almost bowled them over as she tried to balance a large popcorn, a Sprite, and a box of Milk Duds for her little brother.
Still I waited for the day
When she'd say
"I will always love you"
Ever since that day, Gabriella had been distracted. Taylor couldn't bring herself to say anything, though. She couldn't bear to hear that Gabriella was falling in love with someone else.
Lonely and forgotten
Never thought she'd look my way
She smiled at me and held me
Just like she used to do
Like she loved me
When she loved me
But eventually, Taylor wasn't able to take it anymore. She asked Gabriella outright about her feelings for Emma. As she blinked back more tears brought forth by the memory of the guilty look in Gabriella's eyes, the door creaked open. Taylor turned swiftly, only to be punished with the sight of Gabriella and Emma, the giggling couple holding hands. Gabriella's eyes met Taylor's, and the giddy smile slid from her face. "Taylor…"
When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
"Don't worry," Taylor murmured. "I was just leaving." She brushed by the two girls, careful to hide the remains of her few, quiet sobs. The pity in Gabriella's eyes, in addition to the naïve confusion in Emma's, was too hard for Taylor to face at that moment. Instead, she went to gather her things from her locker, then leaned her back against the wall, and burst into tears.
When she loved me
So, how did you like it? Too sad? I just made Emma up on the spot, I forgot to plan that far… Heh heh… Reviews are welcomed! (As long as they're not flames! Then again, I do have some spare marshmallows…)