A/N: Ok, so here's age four. Come on people, it's your reviews that helps me produce more (not to mention, better!) chapters!

Disclaimer: At the end of the day, I STILL don't own HSM, no matter how many chapters or fanfics I write. Sad...

When they were four years old….

A year and three quarters had passed by. Gabriella still couldn't accept the fact that she might never see Troy again. There was a picture of Troy, Isabelle, Jack, her father and mother and herself on the windowsill, and it became Gabriella's favourite hobby, to just sit there and watch the picture. She loved that picture because it had been on Christmas day, and everyone was dressed in Christmas colours. She had been wearing a red dress and a green sash. Troy was wearing a green shirt with red shorts. She had laughed because red and green didn't go all that well in Troy's case. Then there was that one last play date. When they did practically nothing but build big cities with blocks, what they loved to do. That was the last time she had ever laughed. In fact, that was the last time she had ever seen Troy.

Nekana was getting very worried. She started wondering if she should quit her job and move back to Albuquerque. She decided to talk to Isabelle about it.

(Nekana, Isabelle)

Hey Isa! Are you there?

Yes, I'm here.

Listen, I want to talk to you about something

And that something is?

Do you think I should move back to Albuquerque?

There was a long pause.

Hello?

Oh, yeah, sorry. Why such a random question all of a sudden?

Oh, I'm getting worried about Gabriella. She sits by the windowsill all day, looking at the picture of our family on Christmas.

Oh my gosh.

What? What happened?

That same exact picture on our shelf…

Nekana started smiling as she remembered that day on Christmas…..

Flashback

"Gabriella, your sash is all loose again." Nekana warned, and tightened her sash. "Oh come on Nekana, I don't think Gabriella cares about her sash, all she wants to do is see Troy" Richard laughed, putting emphasis on the name 'Troy' and Nekana immediately shot him a glare.

Gabriella rang the doorbell.

Ding Dong!

And Jack had come to open the door with Troy. "Hi Twoy!" Gabriella grinned once the door opened. "Hey Gabwiella!" Troy took her by the hand and led her inside.

The house was decorated with Christmas coloured ribbons, banners, balloons, etc. Gabriella had her breath taken away. It was so pretty!

Gabriella grabbed a red balloon and threw it toward Troy. Troy hit it back to her. They continued hitting the ball backwards and forwards, until they heard Isabelle and Nekana yell, "DINNER TIME!"

The Christmas feast was amazing. There was stuffed turkey, baked potatoes, everything you would see at a Christmas feast. And for dessert there were Christmas cookies and the Christmas pudding. It was beyond delicious.

Gabriella was full to the top once the feast was finished. Troy took her by the hand again and said, "I wanna show you something." Confused, Gabriella let Troy her lead up to the second floor and out to a balcony she never knew was there. "Oh wow!" Gabriella could not believe her eyes. The view was quite amazing. Both Troy and Gabriella lived quite near the city, so on the balcony they saw all the city lights and tall buildings.

"Do you come up awl the twime?"

"I guess you could say that…."

"What dwo you like about dis view?"

"That you cwould see everything."

"KIDS?" The adults called. "Gabriella, it's time to go!"

"Aww, bye Troy!" Gabriella sighed. "Bye Gabwiella!" Troy said, giving her a hug. Once he pulled her in for a hug, Gabriella felt a warm sensation spread through her. She was confused. What was this?

Then Troy pulled away. Gabriella became cold again. She wondered if Troy felt that.

"KIDS!" Richard called up the stairs. Troy started down the stairs, Gabriella following close behind.

"Come on kids, we have time for a picture before we go." Nekana said, leading them towards the living room.

The family huddled into one big group while the camera's red light blinked. Gabriella smiled, and Troy gave a big and mischievous grin.

FLASH!

"Ok kids, NOW it's time to go." Richard said, picking Gabriella up. "Hey Troy?" Gabriella said as Richard neared the front door. Troy looked up. "Your clothes don't match you know." Gabriella said, and started giggling hysterically. Troy only gave a fake sad face before waving her goodbye.

End flashback

Nekana really liked that day. It was the best day she had ever seen. The adults and herself had been spying on Troy and Gabriella on the balcony, and they saw how well they interacted. Maybe it was a mistake moving.

When she looked down on her phone again, there were five new messages from Isabelle.

Hello?

Did you see my last text or not?

Nekana?

Are you there?

NEKANA!

Oh yeah, sorry. I'm here. I'm just remembering that Christmas day.

Yeah, it was a fun day, wasn't it?

It was. I miss it.

As I was saying, that same picture…

Yeah? What about it?

Troy does the exact same thing. Spends all day looking at that picture. He's in la-la-land. And no-one and nothing can wake him up.

Same here with Gabriella. Maybe I should move back. They're pining for each other.

Yes. Besides, there are lots of jobs here that don't require transfer.

Oh! Really?

Yup! There's a job at the moment that requires making sweets for shops! ;)

That sounds like fun. It's decided. I'm moving back!

Let's not tell the kids

Ok.

When are you moving back?

I'm going to try next year, in January. Now is already September. Just wait for a couple months, ok?

Sure. I'll be waiting

Nekana smiled. Richard didn't really like New York, but loved Albuquerque. Gabriella was pining for Troy. Nekana was making her whole family happy.

Then, she received one last text from Isabelle.

It's almost like Troy and Gabriella were meant for each other. Almost like…soulmates.

A/N: Maybe they are! Or are they meant for someone else?

R&R, constructive criticism, and no flames.

~Christella58