A/N I DON'T OWN ANYTHING! This is the first chapter to my new story TLC let me know what you think.

Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.

Romeo: Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?

Juliet: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy, thou art thyself though not a Montague. What is Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any other part belonging to a man. Oh, what's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet; so Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, retain that dear perfection to which he owes without that title. Romeo, doff thy name! And for thy name, which is no part of thee, take all myself.

Gabriella Montez sat on her bed reading her favorite book, Romeo and Juliet. She read this book over a dozen times. You see Gabriella loved to read because it took out of her real horrible life into the land of make believe where everything was always perfect. Ok so Romeo and Juliet isn't the perfect fairy tale but she loved the romance that came before the end. No one knew what happen to Gabriella to make her life horrible because she refused to speak. She had been to doctor after doctor, psychiatrist after psychiatrist no one had been able to help her. She was eighteen, too old for a foster home so that's why she was here "Sunshine Hospital." (made up name) It was a cross between a hospital for the physically sick and a hospital for the mentally sick. The doctor said this was her last change of getting help. If she didn't get better here she'd never get well. Gabriella didn't think she'd ever heal. There was no one out there who could help her. If only she knew how wrong she really was. A knock on the door threw her from her thoughts. She lifted her head just in time to see a teen boy around her age walk in.

Outside Gabriella's room a few minutes before, her doctor "John Anderson" stood with a teen boy around Gabriella's age. Dirty blond hair and baby blue eyes. His name was Troy Bolton. He was a frequent visitor at the hospital. He was one of those people who just to spend time with people and visit them to make their stay more enjoyable. His visit's actually helped so people's health improve. So Dr. Anderson thought he might be able to help Gabriella.

"You need to be careful with her Troy. She is scared of almost everything living so just be gentle and don't feel bad if she doesn't speak to you. She doesn't speak at all."

"I'll do my best."

Troy gently knocked on the door and went inside. "Hello Gabriella. I didn't mean to disturb you. I'm Troy Bolton I'm a visitor here at Sunshine Hospital and thought I would drop in and say hello."

Gabriella looked down at her book then back up at the man standing in her door way. He looked harmless. She gave a shy wave.

"If you aren't comfortable with me being here I'll leave. I don't want you to be uncomfortable. I just thought I'd come you introduce myself."

Gabriella looked shocked. No one had ever said that before. The doctors had always pushed her into doing things that made her uncomfortable. Now here this boy was giving her a choice. If he was willing to do that maybe she could trust him. She laid her book down on her lap and lifted her hands starting to sign.

"It's nice to meet you Mr. Bolton um…you can stay if you want. I was just reading a book."

To Gabriella's surprise Troy signed back.

"Please call me Troy. I will only stay if you feel comfortable with me. What book are you reading?"

"Romeo and Juliet. It's my favorite."

"Have you read any other Shakespeare plays?"

"Lots. This is my all time favorite."

"I've tried reading Shakespeare but I just couldn't understand what they were saying."

Gabriella gave a small tiny giggle. Troy smiled. He was already helping Gabriella feel better. She lifted her book back up and showed him the cover "No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet." Troy laughed.

"So it is real. I thought it was a joke. Can I…can I touch it?"

Gabriella giggled a little louder this time. She nodded. Troy came a little closer and poked the book then jumped back as if it would explode. Gabriella exploded into giggles. No one had ever made her smile this much before. She was really starting to like Troy. Troy smiled as she giggled.

"You can buy it at almost any bookstore."

"I think I'll do that when I leave here. What's your second favorite Shakespeare play?"

"Um…I don't know. I love all his plays. You can sit down if you want. At the foot of my bed."

Troy sat down and they continued to talk…well sign to each other and Troy continued to make Gabriella giggle. Outside the door the doctor was listening to but he couldn't hear anything accept laughter. He didn't understand what Troy was doing but he was glad Gabriella was smiling again. Hours passed and soon it was lunch time. A nurse came into the room. Troy noticed Gabriella go quiet as the nurse entered.

"It's lunch time Gabriella. You need to come to the lunch room."

Gabriella didn't respond.

"Troy don't you have other people to see?"

Troy heard Gabriella give a small whimper.

"Actually I'd like to go to lunch with Gabriella if that's ok?"

"Sure."

Gabriella smiled as they both got off the bed and headed to the lunch room. After getting lunch they sat down at a table by themselves and continued to talk.

"So what food do you just hate?"

"Anything spicy. I don't like spicy foods. What about you?"

"I hate veggies."

Gabriella giggled.

"Other than reading what do you like to do?"

"Nothing. I spend most of my time reading. What about you?

"I read sometimes but I really love to play basketball."

"My dad and I used to play basketball together every Sunday…"

"It's ok you don't have to tell me anything that makes you uncomfortable."

"It's sentences like that, that make me feel comfortable enough to tell you. All the doctors ever says is 'tell me this' or' tell about the time you' it's never 'if your comfortable can you tell me about'. My father died in a house fire when I was 11."

"Wow I'm sorry Gabriella."

"It's ok. Till this day fires scare me."

"I'm scared of spiders."

Gabriella liked how Troy worked. It was never just all about her. If she told him a secret he'd tell her one. If she talked about her fears he told her his. It wasn't all about her and she liked that.

"I hate spiders too."

"What's your favorite color?"

"Blue what's yours?"

"Blue too. Hey that rhymed."

Gabriella giggled softly.

From far away the doctors were watching Gabriella and Troy.

"Maybe that's the reason Gabriela never communicated with us. We never used sign language. Maybe that's the key."

"We can try that out tonight."

Gabriella and Troy continued to talk and laugh the rest of the day. Once it got late Troy said his goodbyes and left. Once he was gone Gabriella went right back to her book ignoring the doctors.

A/N Ok this is only the first chapter. Tell me if I should continue.