Gabriella woke up to someone calling her name softly.
"Wakey, wakey my angel." Troy crooned, sitting beside her. Gabriella smiled up at him and then realizing she was in her pajamas, sat up quickly, running a hand through her hair. Troy smiled at her.
"Does my mom know you're here?" she asked him. Troy nodded.
"Otherwise I wouldn't be here." He pointed out. Gabriella rolled her eyes and clambered off of the bed. Troy followed suit and she gave him a hug before shooing him towards the door.
"Now go downstairs so I can change." She laughed.
"….So mean." He muttered, sticking his tongue out at her as he sauntered down the stairs.
After changing into jeans and a t-shirt Gabriella brushed her hair and pulled it up into a ponytail and made her bed before skipping downstairs.
"…Chad totally lost that bet." Troy was saying to her mom, Maria.
"I guess so." Maria replied. "Good morning Bella, did you have a good sleep?"
"Yes…until someone woke me up." She hinted. Troy scoffed.
"You two had best be going." Maria advised, glancing at the clock. Gabriella hugged her mom and then her and Troy started the short walk to the school.
"That was fun last night." She started. Troy nodded.
"It was although to much of you hiding for my liking."
"What the movie was scary?!" Gabriella cried, defending herself. Troy sighed.
"You girls get scared over everything."
"And you don't?"
"I didn't scream or hide my head once. Unlike someone" he accused her. They continued to bicker back and forth until Chad caught up with them, telling them to shut up.
"What did you two do on the weekend?" Chad inquired.
"We watching "The Messengers" and Brie, here, didn't even watch half of it because she claimed it was to scary." Troy reported. "How was your weekend, Chad?"
"Incredibly boring because my best friend ditched me for his girlfriend." Chad muttered. "Next weekend you owe me a whole day of hard core basketball, dude. No girlfriends allowed." He directed the last bit at Gabriella, who put her hands up in the air in defeat.
"I can take a hint…besides I'm leaving the next day so I wouldn't be able to do much anyway." She reminded the two boys as they entered the school. Taylor joined them and Troy went a separate way with Chad while Gabriella filled her best friend in on the weekend's events.
"So did you tell her yet?" Chad asked Troy. Troy sighed and shook his head.
"No I couldn't do it. She was so excited to go." He whispered.
"Dude, you need to tell her." Chad reminded him. "Just so she knows."
"I will Chad, don't worry." Troy assured Chad. "I just don't want her to get the wrong idea from it. What if she thinks I'm going to break up with her?"
"Dude, she won't. Just make sure you tell her." Chad hissed as the girls came back.
"Let's get to class Taylor and I passed Darbus on the way here and she looked pretty mad." Gabriella reported. Troy grimaced and then slipped his hand into Gabriella's.
"Let's go then I do not need a detention today." Taylor and Chad followed the pair down the hallway, and Taylor smiled in greeting to Sharpay.
"You know Sharpay's not that bad anymore. Still kind of prissy, but she's nice to us now." Gabriella said, noticing Sharpay. Taylor shrugged.
"Whatever you say Gabi, I still don't like her." Troy nodded.
"I agree with Taylor, Gabs. She was so mean to you the first time you came here, I thought you would never forgive her.
"Troy you and Taylor know better than anyone that I don't hate people easily." Chad scoffed.
"Fine ignore me, see if I care." He muttered. Gabriella giggled and then skipped to her place at the back of the classroom. Taylor patted Chad on the shoulder and then took her seat behind him. Troy rolled his eyes at his best friend and sat down in the front desk.
Ms. Darbus entered the classroom in a huffy mood, her purple scarf zooming behind her as she bustled to the front of the classroom with Zeke in tow just as the bell rang.
"And you sir are late!" she cried. Zeke gasped.
"Ms. Darbus I was in the classroom!" he answered her, his face angry.
"Ah but you are not in your seat." She retorted and pushed him towards the "isolation seat" at the front of the room. Zeke pouted and sat down before he smiled at Troy. Troy grinned back and made a face towards Darbus while Zeke tried to keep a straight face.
Class crawled by and Troy found himself looking back at Gabriella more and more often until Gabriella shook her head and pointed towards the teacher, telling him to pay attention. Troy rolled his eyes and winked at her before doing as she said and turning his attention to the dramatic Ms. Darbus at the front of the classroom.
"And so that is the importance of conspiracy in Julius Caesar." She finished and Troy sighed in relief as the bell rang. He charged out of his chair and waited for Gabriella in the hallway.
"So Gabs I was calculating in English this morning and I realized that you'll be in New York on the 16th of September." Taylor was saying. Gabriella appeared behind her, a grin stretched across her face.
"I know!" she squealed. Troy smiled and took her hand.
"How are you going to get through the next few days?" he asked. Gabriella opened her mouth to say something but before she could her cell phone rang.
"Hello? Hi mom. What? Are you serious? Tomorrow? Tomorrow's the ninth though, we're not supposed to be going 'til the sixteenth. Moved up? Okay. Bye mom. See you in a few minutes." Gabriella hung up the phone and squealed quietly. "I won't have to wait a few days, I'm leaving in a few hours!" Everyone's jaws dropped.
"A few hours?" Chad choked out. Gabriella nodded and squeezed Troy's hand.
"My mom's meetings got bumped up to tomorrow so we have to leave tonight."
"What about school?" Taylor asked.
"Tay, do me a favour and tell my teachers for me?" she pleaded. Taylor nodded.
"But we'll be able to see you before the plane leaves right?" Troy asked, distraught. Gabriella nodded.
"We're not leaving until 8:00 tonight, don't worry Wildcat." She teased. "I need to go, I'll see you all later." She cried and rushed off towards the office. Troy watched her go with a confused expression on his face.
"What?" he asked himself.
"Oh I'm going to miss you guys so much!" Gabriella cried, hugging Chad. Chad frowned from her shoulder and hugged her face reluctantly.
"Dude, I don't do hugs." He informed her. Gabriella rolled her eyes and turned to Taylor.
"You have fun girl!" she told her. Gabriella nodded.
"Thanks Tay, I'll call you when I get there." She promised her best friend. She stepped away from Taylor and turned to Troy who seemed to be lost in thought. He felt her gaze on him though and smiled down at her, engulfing her in a hug.
"Call me, Brie." He whispered in her ear. She nodded, slightly upset and blinked back tears.
"I-I'm only gone for a week." She reminded him and herself. Troy chuckled and released her.
"I know." He teased tapping her nose with his finger. Maria poked her head in the room and smiled at the teens.
"We need to go, Bella." She said softly. Gabriella nodded and hugged all of them once more.
"Bye guys!" she cried, before leading the way to the driveway where they watched as Gabriella and Maria drove away. Troy watched them with heavy spirits, his tongue heavy with the words he never got to say to Gabriella.
I'm gonna miss her, guys." He whispered.
AN: So what do you think? I know the leaving got pushed up but I hope no one is confused, if so then just PM me and I'll explain it. I know that according to the calendar 9/11 would be they day she left but for the sake of the story let's just say that it was the 8th. R&R people!