One Chance Chapter 4: Because of You, a high school musical fanfic

Sorry. :(
I haven't updated in two or three weeks because I had lots of homework to do and that my computer was down, which sucked. So anyway, I hope you enjoy this story because my other story Remembering Gabriella Montez was kind of okay. Anyway, please review or else I (might) delete but I'm not sure about that. It all depends on YOU. yes the readers. so please take your time and understand that I'm trying my best to write this story. If you have any ideas, just PM me. thank you guys so much. I love you all and all of the nicest reviews that you have given me so far.

Now back to the Story...

Troy Bolton. The name that Gabriella Montez had hated since the day that he asked her out. "YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!!" Gabriella Montez screamed at Troy in the parking lot. "YOU DON'T FUCKIN' KNOW ME!!! HOW CAN YOU FUCKIN' CALL ME THAT?" he yelled back at her. Gabriella stared at him and walked away. Chad walked up to him. "What did you do?" he asked him. "She called me an asshole." Troy said as they both entered the building. "Why'd she call you that?" Chad asked again. "It happened last Friday on our 'special' date, which wasn't so special because Sharpay ruined it." Troy opened his locker. "What exactly happened?" Ryan asked walking up to them.

Meanwhile with Gabriella, Sharpay, and Taylor; "Did he really do that to you?" Taylor asked. Gabriella nodded, crying. "Gabs, Troy's been wanting a girlfriend for so long. His mind and his heart don't go together. His mind tells him that he just wants you, but his heart might tell him that he loves you." Sharpay explained. The girls were sitting around Gabriella's desk in homeroom. Ms. Darbus was sick and they had Mr. Bolton for their homeroom teacher. "He doesn't love me. He's just using me." Gabriella told her friends as Troy entered, along with Chad and Ryan. "What are you doing here?" Sharpay asked Troy coldly. He stared at her blankly, but then shifted his gaze onto Gabriella. Did I really make her cry? He asked himself as the bell ran.

Gabriella wiped her tears away just as Troy's dad entered the room. He called out roll and Gabriella just looked at the clock, actually she was thinking about something. What did I do wrong? What did I do? She asked herself. "Gabriella...?" Troy asked quietly as she looked at him. "What do you want Bolton?" she asked harshly. "I..." he paused before saying what he was going to say. The bell rang and Gabriella stood up; she walked out of the classroom without looking back. He sighed and followed her. He brushed by her arm and pulled her into a storage room nearby. He closed the door and locked it. "What do you want?" she asked him. "I don't want you Gabriella. I don't want your body. I love you Gabriella Montez." he said as she stared at him, with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry I yelled at you; I..." The bell rang. "I'm gonna be late." She opened the door and headed to class.

Troy stood there, watching her and realized that he was going to be late too. Instead, he walked into the music room to talk to Kelsi. "Hey Kels; can you do me a favor?" he asked her, leaning on the piano. "Sure; what kind of favor?" She looked at him. "What song is Gabriella Montez doing for the spring musical?" he asked her. "Um... she doesn't want anyone to find out; how do you know about Gabriella singing in the musical?" Kelsi was very curious. "She told me; look, I need to know if she's singing solo or a duet." Troy said as Kelsi looked through the sheet music she had placed on her piano. She pulled out a piece and Troy looked over it. The song was: Because of You by Kelly Clarkson. The door opened as Troy hid somewhere in the room. Gabriella entered the room to rehearse. "Hey Kels!" Gabriella hugged her friend as she looked over the song.

"Who's your favorite singer?" Kelsi asked. "Oh it varies, depending on what mood I'm in." Gabriella answered with a smile. "So, you ready to rehearse?" Kelsi asked. "Yup!" Gabriella said as she put her stuff down. Kelsi started playing as Troy listened quietly as Gabriella sang.

Gabriella:

I will not make the same mistakes that you did

I will not let myself

Cause my heart so much misery

I will not break the way you did

You fell so hard

I've learned the hard way

To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you