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Chapter 3: Confessions + Fighting

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Last Chapter recap.

Kriezel and JP were hearing rumors about Troy and Gabriella. They wanted to get some real answers so they went straight to the source. Taylor and Chad.

End Chapter recap.

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Kriezel and JP were on their way to lunch to go find Chad and Taylor when they spotted the couple making out by the lockers.

"Let's talk to them when they come in the cafeteria.." said Kriezel.

"Yeah, don't want to disturb them." JP replied.

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After about 20 minutes, Chad and Taylor came into the cafeteria all smiles. They sat down at their usual table with all of their friends. Everyone knew what they were doing because of the look on their faces, pure happiness. JP and Kriezel thought it was a good time to ask the new couple if the rumors that were being spread around the school about Troy and Gabriella were true.

"Chad, buddy, can I talk to you?" JP asked.

"Uh, sure?" Chad replied a little shakily.

Chad and JP exited the cafeteria and headed into an empty classroom.

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"Are the rumors true?"

"What rumors?"

"The ones about Troy and Gabriella."

"I haven't heard any rumors. What were people saying?"

"Of course you haven't heard any rumors, you're too busy making out with your girlfriend to talk to anyone."

"Well sorry man, don't you remember what it was like when you and Kri Kriezel first started going out? Or are you all boring now because all the fun is gone?"

"Of course I remember what it was like, but we aren't the type of people who want to make out in front of the whole school! Anyways back to the rumors." JP retorted.

"Some rumors have been going around that after the championship Troy and Gabriella were seen going up to the rooftop garden. Then they were said to be seen making out and undressing themselves. Then they were seen in your backyard all over eachother on your mom's flowers. I don't think Troy would do anything like that. Do you know anything?"

"Wow, certainly Troy would never do that! I haven't even seen him with a girl ever. He really wouldn't do that in school..much less anywhere for that matter."

Just before JP could respond a furious Troy came up behind them, outraged at what they had been saying about him.

"If you wanted to know the truth then why didn't you just ask me?" shouted Troy.

"Oh h-hey man. Didn't see you there." said an embarrased Chad.

"Well then Troy, why don't you tell us what did happen then." JP replied a little snappy.

"Why should I even talk to you guys? I mean come on, I know I haven't been with a girl before Gabriella but that dosen't mean anything. And just because I never had a girlfriend or a crush dosen't mean that I wouldn't do something like that. I'm not saying that I did any of that but you guys don't have to go around talking like that about me behind my back!" Troy said a little more calmly.

"What do you mean with Gabriella? Are you two together now?" Chad asked astonished.

Troy realized his mistake and quickly changed the subject back to the rumors.

"Well, no but that's not the point." said Troy a little hastily.

"I didn't do anything with Gabriella except kiss her a couple times. That's all! Gosh why can't you guys just understand that!" he screamed.

Before Chad or JP could say anything Troy furiously rushed out of the room. A/N: like when he left the gym after talking to his dad

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Kriezel thought that instead of going to Taylor, she should go to Gabriella instead. I mean, after all the rumors were being spread about her. She then saw Gabriella come into the cafeteria and asked her if she could talk to her for a few minutes. Gabriella didn't know what it was that Kriezel wanted to talk to her about but she just went along anyway.

Kriezel took Gabriella into the girls bathroom and started questioning her.

"Have you heard the rumors being spread about you?"

"What rumors?" asked a slightly scared Gabriella.

"The ones about you and Troy being seen making out passionately on the roof top garden. And you and him having sex in Chad's backyard all over his mother's flowers."

Gabriella just stared at a questioning Kriezel as a tear slowly ran down her cheek.

"Gabs, you know you can tell me anything, I am here for you. You know that right?"

"Krizzy, I know I can talk to you. But you should know by now that I would never do anything like that!" Gabriella said sobbing.

"I know, that's why I had to come tell you about it, I didn't want you to hear from someone else and get mad that no one told you first."

Kriezel gently pulled Gabriella into a hug and tried to make her stop crying. When the first bell rang, signaling everyone to start to leave class, Gabriella got out of the hug and washed her face.

"Thanks for being such a great friend Krizzy. Your one of the best friend's I have ever had."

And with that, Gabriella went out of the bathroom and set off to go find Troy to talk to during free period.

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"Troy! There you are!" said a slightly excited, slightly upset Gabriella.

"Hey Gabs, what's wrong?" Troy could see that something was wrong with Gabriella. She looked a little sad today, like she had just been crying.

"Can we go to the secret spot?" she asked, about to cry again.

Troy entertwined his fingers in her's and led her to their secret spot. The second they got there, Gabriella burst into tears. Troy pulled her into a big warm hug and asked her what was wrong.

"Gabbi? Why are you crying?"

"Troy, e-everything is w-wrong. No o-one wants to b-be nice to m-me. Th-they all h-hate me!" Gabriella sobbed.

"It's okay babe, no one hates you, why would you say that?"

"Those r-rumors being sp-spread about me--about us! I just don't see how anyone would want to say that!" Gabriella had pulled away from Troy's hug and they sat down on the bench.

"I heard about them too. The best thing I can think of to keep my mind off of mean or sad things is to think of things that make me smile."

"But Troy, see, that's hard for me because you always make me smile. You are the one that I always think about when I am sad. You are the one that always makes me feel better. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me!" she gave a weak smile and Troy hugged her ever so tightly.

"Gabriella, I--- I uh.. I love you."

"Wh-what?" she sniffed.

"I love you Gabriella Montez. You are the best thing that ever happened to me. When I look at you, I can't help but smile. Whenever you walk into a room, you light it up. Before you came here, the only thing I thought about was basketball. Now that you're here, all I think about is you. Your smile. Your laugh. You. I love you more than life itself. You are what makes life worth while."

Gabriella let a tear escape her eyes and Troy quickly brushed it away. He had finally told Gabriella he loved her.

"I love you too Troy. More than anything in the world. You are my everything."

Finally, Troy thought. Finally he had expressed his feelings to her. His inner emotions. His true feelings.

"Gabriella will you be my girlfriend?"

"I would love to be your girlfriend Troy! It would make me so happy" She smiled.

He leaned in and kissed her forehead.

"Is that all you got?" she smiled.

"How's this?"

He pulled her close to him and kissed her so passionately, so softly. More than he had ever done before.

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There, that was kind of long wasn't it? Did you like it? Reviews please!

I had a better ending but when I went to go save it my program just exited! I was sooo mad! It was a perfect ending. I tried to remember what it is that I had there but I couldn't remember the whome thing. It's similar to it though.

Next Chapter: Troy invites Gabriella to his house to hang out. Something happens to Taylor.