Disclaimer: Don't own HSM. If I didoh hell, I can't even joke about NOT owning it!!!!!!

By the way, BIG hints to which baby has which daddy in this one. If you're smart enough to decipher my secret coding. -smug smile 'til sister hits upside of my head-

Missing You

Part Three

Gabriella lay on the uncomfortable motel room bed, smiling sweetly at her sleeping son. She and Sharpay usually had bitter disputes about who was cuter; Zoë or Dylan. Gabby insisted Dylan was because he had gorgeous dark brown curls, big baby-blue eyes, and light mocha-colored skin (like her own but lighter still) and - for the love of God - dimples!! She giggled and gently stroked his soft cheek. Sure, Zoë was cute with her soft light brown hair and almond shaped chocolate colored eyes with Sharpay's skin, and button nose but Dylan really took the cake. Speaking of cake, she was hungry...

"Gabby?" Sharpay called, walking into the bedroom with a sleepy Zoë resting on her hip, "Gabby, this dumb motel doesn't have any food."
"Call room service…"
"Gabby! This isn't a Hilton! This is a motel and they don't have a room service so we're going to starve!"
Gabby rolled her eyes and sat up, "Go grocery shopping. We have a fridge to fill."
Sharpay frowned, "It's your turn!"
"No it isn't! Don't lie! Shar, we have two kids. We've got to take turns. Do you remember what you said four years ago?"
"…no?"
"Shar! Right after we got to New York, and I was upset because I thought we'd never live without being prostitutes on the street, and you said, 'We're going to have babies, and they're going to be beautiful. We're like a big family-of-four now, and families look out for each other!' Remember?"
Sharpay rolled her eyes, "I already had the flashback. I'll go."
Sharpay sighed and placed little Zoë down next to Dylan, kissing her head softly.


Chad, Taylor, Ryan and Troy sat in Taylor's kitchen, discussing the recent turn of events in which Sharpay returned.

"She's my sister! We've got to find her!" Ryan complained.

"She doesn't want to see us, so give a girl a break!" Taylor snapped, pulling four mugs out of the cupboard.

"But Gabby could be with her. Don't you want to see your best friend from high school?" Troy asked.

"I do, but--oh, shoot, we're out of milk!" Taylor cursed, closing the fridge, "And we're out of most other things because somebody wouldn't go shopping."
Everyone turned to glare at Chad, who hadn't noticed and was whistling merrily as he combed his unruly hair.

"Chad!" Ryan snapped. He turned to see the three people scowling.

"What?"
"Go shopping for once!" Taylor barked, "We have guests and we're out of food."
"No we are not!"
"Oh yeah!" Taylor cried sarcastically, "Boys, can I interest you in mouldy cheese?"
Ryan and Troy pulled identical faces, so Chad rolled his eyes and grabbed his keys, grumbling furiously on his way to the car.

"Maybe I like mouldy cheese." he moaned, before shuddering and muttering, "I can't even lie about that."


Sharpay yawned as she was filling her basket up with food. She hated getting the food-shopping shift, but she and Gabby had to take turns shopping. She was just exploring the vegetable section when she felt a trolley roll over her foot.

"OW!" she yelped.

"Oh, no, I'm sorry!" a voice cried. Sharpay looked up; ready to snap this person's head off, when she looked into familiar brown eyes.

"Not you again!"
"Sharpay!" Chad cried, excitedly, "Oh my God, I--"
Sharpay dropped her basket and took off down the aisle, but Chad caught her and held her while she struggled.

"Let -- Oof -- me go -- arrgh -- you dumb oaf!"
"Well, that hurt! No way, Shar, you've got some explaining to do!"
Sharpay bellowed in protest as Chad flung her over his shoulder and walked out of the store, Sharpay kicking and screaming.


Taylor and the boys were sitting at the kitchen table talking when they heard the door slam.
"Honey, I'm home!"
"Chad?" Taylor called, "Did you get some milk?"
Before Chad could answer, they heard someone scream.

"What was--?"
"I brought a friend home for dinner," Chad answered from the hall.

"YOU JERK!" a voice bellowed, and the three people cringed as they heard a slap.

"OW!"
"LET ME GO, CHAD! I'M WARNING YOU!"

The three people watched as Chad carried a blonde woman into the room.

"YOU IDIOT! I HATE YOU!" Sharpay yelled, before noticing the three people staring at her.

"Sharpay!" Taylor sobbed, standing up and pulling the petrified woman into a hug, "Oh, my God, we've missed you!"
When Taylor finally let go, Ryan stood, staring at his sister, "Shar? Is that really--"
When Ryan moved towards her, Sharpay flinched away, heading for the door, "Just let me go--"
Chad grabbed her arm, "No, Sharpay. We're the people who have wasted four years looking for you."
Sharpay turned and slapped Chad again, "I've got to go!"
"Stop slapping me!" Chad pouted.

"Sharpay."
Sharpay turned to see Troy looking at her, wide eyed.
"It's really you." he whispered, before pulling her into a hug. Before Sharpay could stop herself, she was hugging him back and burying her face into his shoulder, sobbing.

"It's okay." he said, rocking the hysterical girl, "Shar, where have you been?"
Sharpay suddenly froze, realizing what she was doing, before roughly pushing him away, and scowling at all the people in the room.

"LEAVE US ALONE!!!" she bellowed, before shoving Chad aside and running from the apartment.

"What's wrong with her?" Chad asked, "And why is she always hurting me?"

Taylor looked shocked, "What did she mean by 'Leave us alone'?"
Ryan sat down again, "I don't know, but we've got to find out."


Sharpay finally made it back to the motel, panting and sobbing. Gabby looked up from the sofa and her eyes widened.

"Shar, what happened?"
"He--I--everyone--…CHAD!" Sharpay gasped, trying to catch her breath. Gabby sighed.

"Maybe we should just tell everyone." Gabby suggested. Sharpay sighed.

"They'd be mad we kept this from them so long,"
"But, still. They don't even know I'm alive and…and I miss them," Gabby whispered. Sharpay was silent a moment before saying, "I slapped Chad."
Gabby burst out laughing, "What? You slapped the poor guy?"
"What? He kidnapped me!"
Gabby laughed again, "See? Why can't we share our immense joy with everyone else?"
Sharpay shrugged, sitting next to her, "We've changed, Gabs. We have immense joy because it's been just us for four years, and we've matured together."

Gabby smiled, putting an arm around Sharpay, "But still. They've matured too."
The two were silent, before Gabby whispered, "Do you remember when we found out we were pregnant?"
Sharpay giggled, "Yeah."
"You threw a chair out the window."
"I didn't mean to! I just wanted some emphasis on 'I've ruined my life!'!"

The two laughed again, and stayed up late reminiscing from the good times.


Next Time…

Gabby walked along the familiar Albuquerque street, humming merrily. It was nice of Shar to offer to baby-sit while she got some alone-time. She looked along the quiet street, and smiled when she saw all the malls and clothes shops she'd spent hours in before she became a mom. She took a sip of coffee from the cup in her hand and smiled, as the memories came flooding back. Suddenly, a cold hand covered her mouth and grabbed her around the waist, and she dropped her coffee. The person pushed her into an alleyway, pinning her against the wall. She finally saw the man's face. He had yellow, rotten teeth and large black eyes, and lank brown hair tied in a messy ponytail.

"What do we have here, then?" he asked, leering at her, "A little lady, all alone on the streets?"
Gabby whimpered as his hand started to wander down her body.

"I can be some company," he grinned, before kissing her roughly, his tongue almost gagging her. Gabby attempted to push him away, but he pinned her arms against the wall.

"No!" she pleaded, but this made him laugh and start to reach for her pants. Gabby squeezed her eyes shut as his hands got lower and lower, when she saw another person walking up behind. This person tapped the man on the back.

"Excuse me," New-Guy said. Lanky Hair turned, holding Gabby against the wall.

"What?" he snapped, gruffly.
New-Guy grinned, "I believe rape is against the law,"

Gabby gasped as New-Guy punched Lanky Hair around the jaw.


Ta-doozle! You didn't think I was actually going to write about rape did you? Yuk. Hope you enjoyed, please review!