Title: Elucidations to the Heart
Author: EvilAnimeGoodness
Form: Semi-Drabble
Word Count: 812
Summary: Gabriella really should learn to make up her mind.
Genre(s): Romance, Angst
Rating: PG/K+
Pairing(s): Troy/Gabriella/Ryan
Status: Complete/?
Setting: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Period: Post-Lava Springs
Warnings: Troyella fans read on. Ryella fans might want to skip to the author notes at the bottom, but should to read on for future preferences.

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'Gabriellas fingers slowly caressed the small letter 'R' pendant that clung to the metal chain. Tears brimmed from the corner of her eyes.

Ryan.'

Gabriella jumped up with a jolt from her current sitting place. "A dream?" She placed her still shaking hand over her neck to feel the necklace. A 'T' found its way across her fingers and a huge sigh left her lips. "It was just a dream. Oh thank goodness."

"Sounded more like a nightmare." A peculiarly familiar voice filled her ears. She snapped her neck to the side and let out a startled scream. Her sudden boost of adrenaline gave her body an electric jolt and she soon found that her body twisted around an over throw blanket.

"Gah!" Her back hit the floor with a 'thump' as her head shook with vibrancy. Temporarily seeing stars, Gabriella waited a moment before her eyes opened, waiting for the hazing focus of her eye sight. Slowly opening her eyes she gazed upon the voice that caused her downfall. "Troy." The young brainiac said with a deadpan tone as she looked into Troy lopsided grin, he made a face.

"You okay?" Said sports prodigy smiled one that she was sure to make Adonis jealous. "Ya kinda fell asleep during the movie."

"Fell...alseep?" So it really was just a dream. "Wait, what?" Her thoughts unintentionally found their way out of her wind pipe.

"You came to my house to watch a flick, 'member?" Troy got up to stretch his stiffened body and tilted his head in a way that was unbelievably cute... wasn't it?

In all honesty, she hadn't. All she could recollect was that haunting dream. What on Earth am I thinking? I have thee most wanted, popular, not to mention handsome boy in all of East High! "Oh," Gabriella let out a forced embarrassed laugh. "right, how could I forget." Noticing Troy had extended his hand out for herself, she graciously took his offer.

Just as their hands touched, Troys' masculine, slightly calloused hands (from Gabriella could only assume was due to the excessive amount of basketball practice) was replaced with a significantly more slender pair of hands. She let out another startled gasp and stumbled back a bit, before her stunt could be reenacted, Troy grabbed her by the waist and pulled her towards his chest. Her face still etched the shocking turmoil sent through out her body.

R...Ryan?

It didn't make any sense! The brother of the Ice Queen that inhabited East High should not make her blood rush to her cheeks. He should not be the one to send jolts of electricity all over her body. Only one person should be able to do that.

She looked up and saw the fleeting face of Ryan Evans, turn into the shining face of Troy Bolton with concern flashing through his eyes. "You okay Gabs?" He asked, with both curiosity and uncertainty poured out of those three words.

Gabs. That's the same nickname he desperately called out when he found out about her dream selfs' deception. He had obviously loved her so why wouldn't she return- Gabriella quickly shook that thought out.

"Gabs?" Troy asked once more. She smiled and rose from the tip of her toes. Her lips slightly brushed over the tip of Troys' nose.

This felt so right. There was no way she could have any feeling for the male Evans twin. She giggled at the blush forming onto Troys face. "I feel great."

Gabriella was led to the door and said good night to the youngest Bolton with a kiss upon the cheek.

As she walked home the dream began to blur. Gabriella shyly smiled while hugging her arms. "Troy's the one for me. He just... is."

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Aww... how sweet. But... is it real or just an illusion of the heart?

Is this a Two-shot?
As of right now, yes.

Will it turn into more?
I dunno, maybe.

Will you give an alt. chapter for Ryella fans?
If I get more reviews requesting Ryella then I may do another alternate. (Yes, this chapter is an alternate ending where as the story would have stopped at the first chapter.)

Where will you start from the next chapter (if there is one?)
As far as picking up where Gabriellas' dream left off like this chapter did, or continuing with Gabriella walking home will be up to the Ryella fans.