Still mostly the same for chapter two... I do apologize that i have to repost/redo this story. I do plan on making changes though within the next couple of chapters.

Enjoy!

Chapter Two

She was watching him with wide eyes and feeling so amazed that he was there. This moment was all she had dreamed of for the past year. Seeing him in front of her was like witnessing a dream come true. It was totally a miracle that he was there. It was an amazing miracle.

She was still feeling unsure if he was really real. She was just so incredibly afraid this was all a real dream and she would wake up and he would be gone. She was so terrified that she'd wake up and still wouldn't know where he was and if he was alive. She'd spent so much time over the past year hoping and praying for this moment to finally happen and now that the moment was finally here it was hard to believe it was even real. This was a moment she absolutely did not want to wake up from if it weren't real.

She couldn't take her eyes off of him as she was afraid so he would disappear again if she did. She was afraid that if she even blinked he'd be gone again. She couldn't allow that to ever happen. She just couldn't loose him again.

He was the same Troy she remembered from a year ago, yet he looked a little different. She eyed him up and down, she could feel a huge wave of worry overcome her as she gazed at the bruises and cuts that were on his body. He was still her beautiful Troy he was a year ago yet some of the way he looked alarmed and concerned her deeply. Dried dirty blood was on his clothes, skin, and in his hair. She hated seeing all the bruises, cuts, and blood on him. She didn't like it at all. He seemed much paler and thinner then he used to be since she last saw him. She stood where she was and she looked incredibly worriedly at him for a few moments. She watched as his body trembled somewhat. He had obviously been through something bad this past year and it was killing her not knowing what. What he had gone through must of been terrible to experience and she hated thinking he had to go through any of it at all.

She let out a sigh. At least she finally knew he was alive, and that was all that really mattered to her at the moment. He was here and he was finally standing by her side. He was really, truly by her side at last. What she had wanted for so long was finally happening. She had wanted and longed for this for an entire year now. She still couldn't quite believe her eyes.

He looked extremely shocked to see her as well. He couldn't take his eyes off of her either. Ever since his eyes first fell on hers a few moments ago they never stopped looking at her. His eyes held a mixture of emotions such as love, hope, desire, excitement, sadness, worry and wonder in them as he looked back at her. She could also tell he looked rather exhausted and worn out. He also looked rather nervous. He trembled again as he stood there. He looked like he had tears threatening to come falling down from his eyes any second.

"Gabriella!" He softly breathed her name.

Hearing his voice for the first time since he had disappeared sent even more tears streaming down her face. She was in total and complete shock, still unable to believe that this was all really happening. She feared she'd never hear that voice again and just hearing it was so amazing to her. His voice was the most beautiful sound in the world at that moment. She had missed it so much.

"Troy? Is it- is it really you?" she shakily questioned, she was still having a lot of difficulty finding her voice. She continued to gaze into his eyes; she was searching for an answer. Oh God, she just prayed that that answer was yes. It had to be yes.

He gazed at her for a moment and suddenly nodded, "It's really me, Gabriella," she suddenly saw a wide smile form on his face, and before she knew it he had thrown his arms around her and he was actually holding her. She gasped in shock as she finally touched him. My god she had missed the feel of his touch. My god how she had missed him like crazy this past year. He was holding her tightly and he was acting like he never wanted to let her go. She held onto him just as tight, never wanting to let go of him either. She buried her face in his chest as she cried and listened to the beating of his heart. She felt so happy to be able to listen to the beating of his heart. She was so happy she had been right of that heart still beating as it still was. She was so incredibly thankful for that. Hearing his heart beating was so beautiful and wonderful. She could listen to it for hours and never grow tired of it. Ever. She just wanted to listen to it and be here with him forever. She could feel his wet tears suddenly start to fall down onto her shirt. They both had tears in their eyes as they held onto each other. It felt so incredible to finally be together after so long.

She suddenly knew as she held him like this that he was really here and this moment was real. There was no more doubt in her mind that he was not real. After being apart for so, so unbearably long and fearing that she would never see him again, she wanted to hold onto him like this forever. She was just so happy that they were able to do this now as they weren't earlier in the day or for the past year. It was incredible that they were finally able to.

She looked up at him and into his eyes, he was still holding onto her, yet he was now looking into her eyes as well, "You're here!" she cried out, feeling very amazed, "You are alive! I always believed in my heart that you were but just having you finally here is just the most amazing thing! I've have been so afraid that this would never happen that I would never be in your arms again. Ever. I was so scared we'd never find you and that you would be gone forever. But I kept on believing though that you would someday come back to me. And now you are here... finally! You have finally come back to me," he laughed happily and twirled her around.

"Yes I am here," he smiled happily at her, "With you, finally!"

He suddenly pulled her in for a long awaited kiss; one they had been both waiting what felt like eternity for. They kissed as if there was no tomorrow. For the past year they weren't sure if they would ever have another tomorrow so they kissed with all they had. It all felt so incredibly wonderful just being able to. They just never wanted to let each other go as they had been separated for way to long.

"I love you Gabriella Montez," he immediately told her after they had finally finished kissing, they had kissed for what felt like hours, tears were in his eyes. He breathed as he set her down, he looked deeply into her eyes, "I love you so, so much. Oh, I've wanted to say that for so long to you. I never stopped loving you after all this time I've been gone. I am so very sorry that I disappeared for such a long time. Believe me, I wish more than anything I had been here with you all this time. I've hated so much being seperated from you. God, I've missed you so damn much!" he gazed continued to gaze at her, "You are the brightest spot of this entire year... finally seeing you after fearing I never would. I feel like i've been through hell and back to get to this moment and am so glad it is really here. I am so happy to finally be able to see you and be back with you!"

"You have no idea how much I missed you," Gabriella whispered, as she smiled lovingly up at him. Tears were still rolling down her face as well, but they were a different kind of tears then they were a few hours ago, "I have been so worried about you. I''ve been so scared I'd never see you again and here you are. Here you are!" She repeated. She took a breath,
"It's like a miracle that you are really here. It's like an answer to a prayer. It's like a dream come true. You have no idea how amazing it is and what a wonderful relief it is to finally know you're alive. Oh my god it is so beyond wonderful! I love you so much, Troy Bolton. I love you so incredibly much!"

She suddenly looked at him, and frowned as she was studying all the bruises and cuts that were on his body. She hated that they were on him. And It was just killing her. She had to know. She then looked seriously at him in concern. She lightly touched one of his bruises on his face, she worriedly looked at it and then started worriedly looking at the others on him. She then looked back up at Troy, "Troy, are you okay? Where in the world have you been all this time? Is it okay if I ask you that? You had us all so incredibly worried about you. Oh my God we've been so beyond worried."

He gazed at her for a few moments then took a deep breath before he began to speak to her, "Gabriella, I am once again so, so incredibly sorry for disappearing like that for so long. Believe me when I say this, I did not go willingly. I would never leave you for so long like that willingly, there is no way that would ever happen." he kept gazing directly into her eyes and he continued, "If I had had it my way, which I absolutely did not, I would have spent every second that I was gone with you and I would have never left your side."

She had love and concern in her eyes as she looked at him questionably.

He continued to look deeply at her.

He then took her hand and started to tell her what had happened.