Friends Forever
Rating: T
A/N: Paula Deanda's walk away kinda inspired me for this story, it will probably end up being like three chapters…short and sweet.
"Come on baby, let me buy you a drink,' John said, leading his girlfriend into the bar.
"Ok," Gabriella giggled. Hand in hand they walked to the bar and she leaned against it. He stood behind her with his arms placed on the bar, so they were wrapped around her. She turned around and gave him a quick peck on the lips. The 22 yr old couple had met a year ago and a half, and were absolutely perfect for each other.
Meanwhile…
"You want a drink babe," Troy asked.
"Yes please," Dana, his girlfriend of almost a year replied. They walked to the bar and both leaned against it. Troy looked to the side to see a pretty brunette standing there. His jaw dropped.
"Ella?" he asked. Gabriella froze, only one person called her that. She turned to her left to see Troy.
"Troy, is that you?" she said in shock
4 Years ago
"So what are we going to do?" Troy asked.
"I don't know," Gabriella sighed, as they sat on the park bench. Tomorrow they were leaving for college, Troy to UCLA, Gabriella to Yale.
"You know I love you, but I feel as if we stay together, the long distance thing will get to us. After 2 years, I don't want to end on bad terms with you," he replied.
"I agree," she said.
"Maybe it will be good for us," Troy said placing his hand on hers. "Our relationship is built on fate, and if in a few years we meet up again then maybe we were meant to be."
"Yeah," she smiled.
"I really don't want to call this a break up," he said and she laughed.
"I agree, break up as such a bad connotation," Gabriella cringed.
"It makes it sound like we hate each other," he laughed.
"How about we are just going our separate ways for now, and we will see what happens in the future," Gabriella suggested.
"I like it," he smiled.
End Flashback
"Oh my god, I can't believe it is you," he said walking over to her. He really could not believe it was his high school sweetheart, the one he was madly in love with. Dana looked at him confused but followed.
"I know it has been so long," she said hugging him. As she hugged him she quickly remembered being in his arms in high school, but erased the memory from her mind quickly.
"How have you been," he asked.
"Good, really good, you," she smiled back.
"Great," he said.
"And who might this be?" she asked interested.
"Oh this is my girlfriend Dana," he smiled.
"Nice to meet you," she smiled back and shook her hand.
"Is this your boyfriend?" he asked referring to John.
"Yeah, this is John," she said introducing him and wrapping herself around him.
"So how do you two know each other," Dana asked.
"High school," they replied in unison.
"You were good friends?" John asked.
"You could say that," Troy smirked and Gabriella smiled.
"Cool," John said.
"You two didn't keep in touch," Dana asked.
"No it was hard with me at UCLA and Ella at Yale," Troy replied and Dana nodded.
"Have you kept in touch with anyone?" Gabriella asked Troy.
"Nope," he replied. "You?"
"I talk to Tay every so often otherwise no," she said.
"Gabs I just saw everyone walk in we should go say hi," John said referring to their friends.
"Ok," she replied.
"Well it was great seeing you Troy," Gabriella smiled and hugged him.
"You too," he smiled back.
"Nice meeting you," Gabriella smiled sweetly to Dana.
"You too," Dana smiled back.
"Take care of her," Troy joked to John.
"I will," he laughed.
"See you later," Gabriella said and she and John turned around. John put his arm around his girlfriend, leading her to their friends.
"Ella?" he asked in a questioning manner.
"Just a nickname," she smiled and he nodded.
He looked good. God I can't believe I actually ran into Troy. My high school sweetheart. The Troy that I used to be in love with. Troy my first love.
"Hey Gabs, you seem a little quiet," her best friend Amy said to her.
"Can I talk to you for a sec," Gabriella asked.
"Of course," she replied and they went into the bathroom.
"I just ran into my high school sweetheart," Gabriella said. Gabriella had told Amy about Troy, considering they had been best friends since freshman year of college.
"What!" Amy exclaimed.
"I just saw Troy Bolton," she said clearly.
"Oh my god," Amy exclaimed. Gabriella just nodded. "How was it? What happened? Was it awkward? How does he look?"
Gabriella thought for a second. "Well of course he looked good," she said in a duh tone. "It was better than I expected it to be, not awkward. I mean he just saw me and we started talking he introduced me to his girlfriend, I introduced him to John, caught up for a few seconds and that is it," she replied.
"You met his girlfriend!" Amy exclaimed.
"Yeah what is the big deal?" Gabriella asked.
"Were you jealous," Amy asked and Gabriella looked at her like she was crazy.
"No! She seems like a really sweet girl, plus I am with John," Gabriella replied.
"Did he seem jealous when you introduced him to John," Amy asked.
"No! Amy why are you asking me this?" Gabriella asked confused.
"Maybe cause you just ran into your first love who you will always love," Amy replied in a duh tone.
"I won't always love him," Gabriella shot back. Will I?
"Gabriella he is your first love, and you never forget your first love, and you two didn't have a nasty break up," she said. Gabriella sighed and leaned against the sink.
"Tell me what you are thinking Gabs," she said in a caring tone. Gabriella took a deep breath.
"I am thinking I don't love him anymore, but I miss him. I mean he was the best friend I have ever had, he changed my life," Gabi replied seriously. Oh she will definitely always love him.
"Seeing him brought back some memories?" she asked and Gabriella nodded. "I think you need a drink."
"Ok," Gabriella laughed. They walked out of the bathroom and up to the bar.
"Two martinis," Amy ordered.
Gabriella then felt someone playfully nudge her. She turned to the side to see Troy standing there.
"Fancy running into you again," he smiled and Gabriella laughed. Amy raised her eyebrows at the two. Just then the bartender handed the two girls their drinks.
"Well I am going to let you two catch up," Amy said and darted off.
"So," Troy said leaning on the bar and looking at her. "What have you been up to?"
"Nothing, I am in med school right now," she replied.
"Wouldn't have predicted that one," he said sarcastically and she rolled her eyes. "I am kidding that is great."
"Thanks, what about you?" she asked. "Still playing basketball?"
He shook is head, "Coaching actually."
"Like father like son," she laughed.
"I know right," he laughed.
"I wonder what everyone else is up to," Gabriella said.
"Me too, it is kinda crazy we were inseparable and now we don't even know where anyone is," Troy said turning around and leaning his back against the bar.
"I know, it is actually kind of sad," Gabriella said, doing the same.
"Yeah," he sighed.
"Did you ever think that we would all end up together in Albuquerque, still best friends, and our kids would be best friends and we would all live…" Gabriella said.
"Happily ever after?" Troy finished looking at her.
"Yeah," she laughed.
"All the time, yet we had no idea that it was all just a fantasy," Troy said looking out into the crowd.
"And how naïve we were," she said and he laughed.
"So," she said turning to Troy, "Dana seems nice, how long have you been together?"
"Almost a year," he smiled.
"That's great, you seem really happy," she smiled back.
"So do you, what about you and John," he asked.
"About a year and a half," she replied.
"Wow," he said. She smiled and nodded.
"Yeah longest since…" she stopped, realizing what she was about to say. They both knew their relationship was going to come up but were trying as hard as possible for it not to.
"It's okay, we dated for a long time," Troy said trying to keep things from getting too awkward.
"Too long," Gabriella joked.
"Hey!" he exclaimed.
"I am kidding," she laughed.
"I know," he smiled. God that smile makes me so weak. No it used to make me so weak. "Seeing you brings back so many memories," he laughed.
"I know what you mean," she laughed back.
"Name one," he asked in a trivial manner.
"The last time I saw you," she said.
"The park bench," he smiled and she nodded. "Where I told you that…" He looked at her blankly.
Fate will bring us back together.
"Hey fate did bring us back together, but as friends," Gabriella smiled.
"Yeah," he smiled back. "I miss you Ella, you really are the best friend I have ever had."
"I miss you too Troy, we should hang out sometime," she said.
"I would like that," he smiled.
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