Troy, Gabriella, and the rest of the gang were hiking. They had been walking for hours, and hours. "When are we going to get to the camp ground, I am so hungry." Chad complained. Drake pated him on the back, "I'm here buddy, " he handed him a bottled water, and chad gulged it down. Sharpay looke down over the edge, "Oh great, we have to climb the thing." The dude waiting there smiled attaching the harness to her back, "Your good." Gabriella looked down, her eyee went wide, "Heights.." Troy looked at her, "Oh no, brie, it's okay.. it's okay.." Drake was after her, and was led followed by taylor. Troy looked at her, "your going to be okay.." Chad looked at her, "are you going?" she shook her head, "No.. No..." she backed away. Troy sighed, "want me to go first?"
She nodded, "please.." he nodded kissing her forhead, The guy attached the harness to his back, and Troy began climbing across the bridge to the other side. when he got there, he unattached the harness, and started yelling at the other side to Gabriella, "Come on brie, you can do it!" everyone began to encourage her. Gabriella bit her lip, looking at the guy, "you ready?" she nodded, and he attached the harness to her back, and she began climbing. the bridge was shaky, and looked like it could fall at any moment. "Gabriella! you can do it!" she gulped, she was now half way to the middle, and she looked down, and began screaming, "I..I can't.. Troy I can't.. please.. I can't do it.. I'm scared.." Chad sighed, "We can't leave without her.."
Gabriella gripped the sides of the bridge, shutting her eyes tightly. "T-Troy..." she yelled, fighting the urge to curl up in a ball; she felt like she was frozen. Troy gulped down a sudden lump that appeared in his throat, he cupped his hands around his mouth, "Brie hold on!" he grabbed he end of the bridge, putting his foot on as he started to walk across but Drake grabbed his shoulder, "You can cross with out a harness on." Troy shook his head, "I don't care..she needs my help!"
Chad sighed, "Troy you need a harness-hey!" Troy had started walking slowly across, "Brie, I'm on my way..." he knew her eyes were closed, "Open your eyes...look at me!"
She opened her eyes, and looked at him, her eyes went wide, "Troy..y-your harness!" he shook head, still slowly walking towards her, "I'm okay." the bridge began to shake again, and it almost turned over. Gabriella screamed, "Troy!" he got his balance back, and slowly walked to her, "Brie, your going to get on my back, and I'll carry you across." she shook her head, "No, I can't..you'll fall with me." he shook his head, their faces were inches apart, "Brie, I'm not going to let anything happen to you.." she took a deep breath, "Come on, you can do this, get on my back." she carefully crawled onto his back holding on tightly, "everything's okay brie.." she shook her head looking down, and shutting her eyes, and holding on tighter, "please don't let go of me! please!" she had tears rolling down her cheeks.
Troy let go of the bridge, grabbing onto where Gabriella's hands latched in front of his neck, squeezing tight. "I'll never let you go." There was more behind those words than both of them thought. Gabriella buried her face in his back as he slowly walked to the other side.
"he's insane," Drake mumbled, pacing while the others watched with growing anxiety. Taylor looked over at the pacing 17 year old, "Drake, they could be killed-" "Hey," Drake said, holding up his hands in surrender, "I tried to stop him!"
Sharpay turned to her boyfriend,scowling, "shut up Drake! Don't be an ass!" the blond turned back to watch the bridge wobble and Troy stumble, Gabriella shreiked; grabbing Troy tighter. "Troy!" "I got you...I got you." he cooed, stepping slower until he reached the edge of the bridge.
As soon as Gabriella got onto the edge, she took off the harness, and began running away. "Brie!" Troy yelled running after her. Drake sighed, "he really does love her." Taylor rolled her eyes, "No way! I didn't notice." she and Gabriella followed behind with chad and drake behind them. Gabriella began running faster and further but she stopped dead in her tracks as she began screaming. Snakes were at the bottom of the pit, and there was a small board she had to get across. she gulped backing up into Troy, she turned to him burying her face itno his chest, "Troy-" "Shh.." he held her close, "I got you.." she whimpered, "Snakes..."
He rubbed her back soothingly, making soothing sounds in her ear. "Hey..its fine...I'm here." Gabriella buried her face in his chest, shivering. "Just...keep them away from me...please." Troy rubbed her back, by now their friends had caught up and were standing behind Troy. He turned his head to look at them, "We'll find another way to the campsite...we're not going this way." Sharpay shook her head, "yeah..I mean, who would? Snakes are so...so ewwie." she shuddered.
Drake nodded breathing heavily, "okay, well we have to go up that hill, and then down it, then around the mountain, and through the lake to get to our campsite." he looked at Gabriella, "You think you can make it?" Gabriella looked at him, then at Troy, then down at her feet nodding, "Yes." he nodded, "Okay, let's get going." he grabbed a hold of sharpay's hand leading the way with chad and taylor behind them. Troy looked at Gabriella, "you wanna go infront of me, or behind me?" she bit her lip, "Behind you please?" he nodded, "Of course." he grabbed a hold of her hand leading behind them.
When the had went up the hill and down it, they had just passed the mountain, they were now passing the bridge of above the lake. Gabriella began whimpering, Troy looked at her, "Brie, get infront of me." she got infront of him, and he whispered to her, "Listen, I'm gonna be behind you every step, I won't let anything happen to you, I promise." she nodded, taking small steps on the bridge. soon they made to the other side and Gabriella held onto Troy. Drake smiled, "okay, just go down this trail, and we are at the campsite." they all began walking down the trail, as soon as they arrived to the campsite, Sharpay groaned throwing her backpack on the ground, "Finally! I need water!" she dugged through her bag, and got out a water bottle. Troy held Gabriella in his arms, "You okay?"
She nodded, "I'm fine.. thanks." he smiled, Drake looked at the five of them, "okay, let's get our tents set up, and who we'll be sleeping with..of course me and shar." Sharpay went to him and wrapped her arms around him, he looked at chad, "You and Taylor." then he looked at Troy, "You and Gabi.." he looked at Gabriella, "you okay with that?" she nodded, "I feel safe with Troy."
Drake nodded, a cheerful smile on his face, "All right!" he cheered, "let's get camp set up and we can start to have some real fun!" Sharpay giggled, slapping his shoulder playfully, "Funny, but Drakey, you are the one who is setting up our tent, I'm wearing Jimmy Choo boots, so...I can't." Everyone rolled their eyes, Gabriella giggled, turning to the bunch of blue and green tarp like material that was in a pile of poles and fabric. The tent, she thought. "Need some help?" Troy asked, coming up behind her. She bit her lip, "that'd be great...please."
After they had their tents set up, They sat around the camp fire, just talking about school, and about the end of the year. Chad sighed, having his arm around Taylor, "You know, High school has been the best with you all, I really don't want to see it end." Sharpay sighed looking at Drake, "I know, we could easily just hang out, go anywhere we want too, and after high school, we're going our seperate ways-" Drake held her, "Oh baby, don't be upset, Were going to find a way to see each other all the time, I love you." he kissed her lips.
Taylor looked at chad, "What about us?" he smiled, "Well since I'm going to U of A with Drake and Troy, and your going to Yale, it's gonna be a long run, but we'll make it." he kissed her. Gabriella sat their uncomfortably, "hey uhh, umm, I have to go use the little girl's room.. where is it?" Sharpay giggled, "in the woods." Gabriella sighed, taking a flashlight with her, "okay, I'll be back... Troy could you come with me so I won't get lost?"
Chuckles that weren't hidden or covered up so well came from Drake and Chad, only to be followed by various 'ouch's' and 'what was that for?' when Taylor and Sharpay smacked them hard enough to make their heads spin. Troy muttered sure, he loved Gabriella, and he wanted her to remember that she loved him-not just the effects of falling in love for the first time, but falling in love and being in love with each other since Freshman years. So when he followed Gabriella into the woods, he leaned up against a tree and let his eyes wander of the brunette in front of him; her arms were crossed over her chest as she leaned up against a tree. "I thought you had to go to the-" "I lied." she said, her eyes closed. "Lied?" Troy repeated in question, Gabriella nodded, "Troy...everything about after High School...I'm sorry, but..what do I do after High School? Where do I go? I can't remember..." Troy sighed, wrapping his arms around her waist as he turned her to face him. "You do whatever you want to do...you're the smart one, remember?" Gabriella bit her lip, "if I'm smart I would remember."
Troy sighed, leaning her against the tree, "I'm so sorry baby this happened to you, I want you to remember so bad.. I want you to rememeber me.. so bad.." she sighed looking down at the ground, "I just wanna remember everything... everyone saying things to me that I don't even remember happening! you saying that we were inlove with each other, but I just don't feel it Troy! I don't..and I don't want-" he crashed his lips onto hers. he didn't want to hear her say what she was going to say. Gabriella didn't pull away, but she melted into it. Troy pulled away leaning his forhead on hers, "I..I don't want to hear anything bad.." she bit her lip, "Take one step at a time."
As they got back to the tents, everyone was already in their tents already falling asleep. Troy and Gabriella slipped into their tent. Troy layed her on the blankets that were in the tent, and he began kissing her. Gabriella melted into it, as he kissed her. Troy's lips then traveled down to her breasts. Gabriella eyes went wide. his hands going up her shirt, "Troy." she pulled away, and pulling his hand away from her, "Please..No.. not right now, please.." she begged.
Troy looked at her, a weird and feral look in his eyes. "Brie..." he whispered, kissing her lips again, his hands cupping and squeezing her breasts hard. Gabriella tried to squirm away from him, but he had moved on top of her. "Troy..." she breathed, "Troy...stop it...I don't want-I don't want this...not now." he kissed down her neck, his hands roaming down until they reached the loops of her jeans. "Troy..." she said, kicking her legs, "stop it...please!" it was a harsh whisper, he lifted his head, the feral gleam not leaving his eyes. "Brie, I want you...I know you want me to-I'm going to make you remember me...you have to remember me." Gabriella gulped, her hands shaking as she brought them up to cup his face, "Troy, please...not like this-not like-" "There's no other way!"
He crashed his lips down on her's once more, Gabriella continued to squirm under him but he pressed his body close to hers so that no magazine could get between them. She placed her hands on his chest, pushing off of her, but he didn't budge that much. "Troy..please stop-I...I don't want this." he kissed down her breasts, pushing the straps of the tank top she was wearing off her shoulders. She shook her head, "Troy...please..." he moaned, "Brie, remember me...I want you to remember me."
Gabriella began screaming, "Troy please.. get off of me! or I'll hate you forever!" he began ripping off her tank top. "HELP! CHAD! DRAKE! HELP!" she yelled. Drake, Chad, Taylor, and Sharpay rushed out of their tents of the screams. Drake went to Troy and Gabriella's Tent unzipping it and going in and pulling Troy off. "Troy! Get off of her man! she's not ready!" Drake pulled Troy off of her. and Gabriella sat up, and began crying. Sharpay and Taylor went over and started hugging her and comforting her and putting a blanket around her body. Troy's mind came back to him, and he regret what he had done to the one he loved more than anything.
"Brie.." Gabrirella began crying into her hands, she felt so betrayed. Drake looked at Troy, "just leave her alone Troy, just leave it..you've done enough...me and you will be sharing a tent tonight.." he looked at shar, "Babe, you okay to share a tent with Gabriella?" Sharpay nodded, "yeah." and she glared at Troy and said, "You know, if this was for something you wanted her to remember you...I don't think she wants to remember you at all." and with that she helped Gabriella to the other tent with Taylor.
Drake looked at Troy, "what the hell is wrong with you? Gabriella is not going to remember you Troy, just forget it." Troy looked up, running a hand through his hair, "I want her to remember me.. remember me so bad, I just.. everytime I'm near her, I wanna hold her, kiss her, protect her, make love to her, I just... everything is so messed up, I don't know why god is punishing me for it.. I really don't know why.. I just.. I need her to live.. without her, nothing make sense, nothing is the same without her, she's the music in me, without her, no notes go together, no words make sense.. I love her Drake, I love her so so much.." Drake sighed, "Troy, We get it, you love her, we love her to as a little sister, she means alot to us too, and we want her to remember everything, but you went to far with her Troy." Troy sighed, Drake continued, "It's not right, just because you want something, doesn't mean she does, she'll remember, you can't push her.."
Troy sighed, stuffing his hands in his pockets. Drake patted his shoulder, "come on...let's get some sleep." he turned to walk into the tent, but Troy remained unmoving. "Troy?" he wondered, turning 180 degrees, the blue eyed teenager looked at him with the saddest of sad blue eyes. "Uh...i think I'll just...take a walk." Drake bit his lip, "Troy man, are you sure-" "I'm fine Drake, I'm going in the opposite direction of the camp...I'll be back before dawn." Drake sighed, feeling unsure of Troy's motives, but before he could respond, Troy turned on his heel and started walking toward the thick forest. When he was out of Drake's line of sight he took off at a run, twigs and dried leaves crunching beneath his feet and his breath coming out of his lungs as if he was breathing fire.
He wasn't sure how far he'd traveled into the forest, but when he turned left at a huge central oak that stood proudly surrounded by dead leaves and fallen pine cones, is when he tripped over a good sized rock, and (unaware that there was a hill) rolled down hill quickly, feeling the bones in his ankle and complete lower half of his leg crack and break sickeningly; when he hit the bottom, the middle of his spine hit and landed hard on a sharp rock. He closed his eyes to block the pain and tried to sit up, but he only fell back again, "Help..." he whispered, trying so hard to block the pain. "Brie..." maybe he deserved this...karma's a tempermental bitch sometimes; and this one of those times.
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Everyone woke up the next morning, already packed and ready to go. Gabriella was zipping up her bag, Sharpay sighed, "Gabs, listen.. What Troy did last night, was so out of line.. but he loves you, he just.. he wants you to remember him so bad, he just... he would do anything." Gabriella sighed, "I know it's just... he did that, and I.. I lost my trust for him.." Sharpay sighed, "Gabriella, it's going to take time, but your memory is going to move back into you.. I just know it." Gabriella sighed, they looked around, "hey, wheres Troy?" Sharpay asked. Everyone was confused, Drake sighed, "he said he went to take a walk, but that was last night." then Troy came walking over mumbling, "I'm back." he went over to his bag, and zipping it up. "alright, then let's get going." Gabriella didn't didn't even look at him, he sighed zipping up his bag, and walking behind them.
As they were walking back up the hill. Gabriella began walking with Troy still behind her. he messed up big time with her, he missed her so so much, he just wished everything was back. Gabriella then fell to the ground, cause of a rock that she had tripped over. she began rolling down the hill. "GABI!" Sharpay yelled. Gabriella rolled towards a huge rock that stopped her rolling, she sat up, "oww.." she looked up, "My ankle..I think I broke it or sprang it.."
Drake and Chad ran down the hill, Troy made his way down, trying appear normal but with every step he felt like his bone was leaving splinters behind and his spine wasn't doing much good either.; it took all his effort not swear like a sailor. "She...she all right?" Troy asked, hiding his pain with concern. Gabriella didn't look at him, Chad examined her ankle, "Gabster, it looks sprained but we should take you to a doctor to be safe." Drake nodded, "yeah that's a good idea-I'll carry her-" "no." Troy snapped, walking slowly over to the bunch, feeling eyes on him. The pain in his leg and back weren't helping either.
The two boys looked up at him, Gabriella looked at him through her lashes, "Troy," Drake said, "she's-" "fine with me." his voice and face were serious. Chad stood up, dusting himself off, "Troy-" "I'll carry her...just go to your girlfriends." a silence, Drake sighed, looking at Gabriella who was looking at the ground with her ankle swollen and red. "Fine." Drake said, "but me and Chad are walking behind you..." Troy rolled his eyes, "fine with...ugnh"-he couldn't cover that one up, but he hoped to God that they didn't notice the wince. "What's wrong?" Chad asked, of course he would've noticed. He shook his head, "nothing Chad..just...go to Taylor, Drake go to Sharpay..."
Drake and Chad sighed, walking back up the hill but wanting to keep an eye on their stubborn friend. Troy managed to hide his limp as he held out a hand for Gabriella, she bit her lip, "Troy...I can-" he clucked his tongue, "your ankle is sprained, I'm helping you..." she looked up at him for the first time, she saw something that resembled pain in his eyes. Was he in pain? Or was that regret for what he did last night. She slowly placed her hand in his, and pulled her up but he pulled to hard and his spine popped out of place, and his injured leg gave out and he fell to the ground and Gabriella fell on top of him.
Gabriella looked into his eyes, not being able to move, neither could he. "oww." he winched. "Troy, are you okay?" Gabriella asked. he shook his head, "No, I'm not.." Gabriella bit her lip, "Guys, you go back to the car and call for some help, I'll stay here with Troy, he can't move, and my ankle is spranged." Drake nodded, "Okay Gabs, Be careful." they all left to get some help. Gabriella looked at him, "Here, let me help you to that rock over there to sit up." she helped him sit up, he winched in pain, "oww.. ohh.." she helped him sat up against the rock, and she sat beside him, "you okay?" he sighed, "No, I.. really messed up my back and and leg..really bad last night.." she sighed, "Well Help will be here soon.." her hands went to her ankle, "Oww.."
"Brie, you need to rest...your ankle will only get worse-dammit!" he cursed, grabbing the nearest rock in front of him. Gabriella shook her head, "What about you?" Troy shook his head, "I'll be fine...it's you I'm worried about." Gabriella bit her lip, helping him sit down on the rock, he grabbed her wrist. "We need to talk...about last ni-" she interrupted him, "I think they're here, I'll go check." hobbling slowly away from him, Troy sighed, sliding off the rock.
"I'll let myself get worse Gabriella"-she stopped hobbling, turning slowly around to at least see him from the corner of her eye-"you're the one I care about-" "you care about me?" she said, rolling her eyes and feeling something close to anger bubbling in her chest, "you didn't seem to care about me last night did you!" she hobbled toward him, hitting him hard in the hard, "I practically begged you to stop! You didn't listen!" "Brie-" Troy said, catching her left wrist; the action made him wince, "Just listen to me-" "NO!" Gabriella yelled, pulling her wrist but he only held it tighter, "why should I listen to someone who won't listen to me?" "If you just let me explain-" "I hate you Troy Bolton!"
Troy looked at her, and for a moment that's how it was. They stared heatedly into each other's eyes, Gabriella's chest rose and fell quickly with heavy breaths. "Brie.." his voice was soft. "Don't." she spat, pulling her arm away, "you lost my trust Troy...don't lose me as a friend." with that, she turned and hobbled to a different rock that put a good 15 feet between them. But Troy stayed true to his word, he didn't rest; he just stayed put, granted his injuries would be worse off than they were. When Drake and the rest of the gang came back, he was close to passing out.