It Was Monday Morning, Troy was sick with the flu. Gabriella walked up his stairs. "You ready for school?" he sneezed, "I guess not.." she layed her books on the edge of the bed, and sitting down beside him, "my poor Troy." he chuckled lightly, "I'll..I'll be fine." Gabriella smiled, "No School for you today." she felt his head, "you have a fever." Troy shook his head, "No, No, No..I..I need you to be protected-" she smiled, "I'll be fine, I'm gonna walk to the bus stop and wait for the bus." Troy shook his head, "Not by yourself." Gabriella rolled her eyes, "I'll be fine Troy..I love you." she kissed his lips, grabbing her books quickly and going out the door before he could say a word.

James watched from the bushes, Gabriella was walking to the bus. He should be going after her, taking her and...having his way. But, deep in his gut, he felt that Bolton was the one he was after. So, he kept his binoculars trained on Bolton's house; he always follows her out the door five seconds after she leaves. Only this time...James smiled, stuffing the binoculars in his backpack. He walked to the bus stop where Gabriella was, "Hey...brown eyes." Gabriella stiffened, not looking at him. James chuckled, "I'm just waiting for the bus...like you." Gabriella gulped, "you go to West High." her voice was so quiet, he chuckled again; putting a hand on her shoulder and squeezing tight so she can't pull away, "I might transfer...you'll never know."

Gabriella swallowed hard, not staring at him, just hoping for the bus to hurry and get there. "So, how's Bolton doing? is he sick.." Gabriella trembled, "h-how do you know that?" he smirked, "aww Gabi, you worry about things to much.." he took his hand, bringing some of her brown curls behind her. she stiffened. "Your Beauitful.. you don't deserve to be with a guy like Bolton." Gabriella turned her face away from him, and he grabbed her by the shoulders, "You look at me when I'm talking to you." she still was looking away. he pushed her. and she almost lost her balance but she stood on her feet.

"hey does this remind you of anything." he took his basketball and hit her in the face. Gabriella began crying, "aww little Gabi is sad..James will make it all better." he came closer to her, "No.. stop it.. leave me alone." she cried. he lifted her up and pushed her up agianst the building wall, he began grabbing her wrist holding them tightly, "Stop!" she screamed, he slapped her across the face, and took his fist and pound it in her stomach. she yelped in pain. she began screaming so Troy could hear her. "Troy! help! James! help!" she screamed bloody murder.

James wrapped his arm tighter around her neck so she wouldn't scream louder. but that didn't help, she bit his arm dropping her books and running towards Troy's house. James chased after her, but she opened Troy's front door and running inside up the stairs running inside Troy's room and jumping into bed beside him where she felt safe. Troy grabbed her hand, "baby, what's wrong?" he asked worriedly. she trembled, "J-James..he was bothering me again at the bus stop..I can't go to school today."

Troy coughed, "he's bothering you again?" she nodded, Troy kicked the sheets and blanket off of him and made to move from the bed but he moved to fast and nearly lost his balance, Gabriella grabbed his shoulder, "Troy..you're sick"- Troy interrupted her, "Brie..you're my girl, he's through bothering you-" his stomach gurgled, and he closed his eyes, "right after I puke." He ran to the adjoining bathroom in his room.

Gabriella had a disgusted look on her face when he threw up. he came back wiping his mouth off. "Now, where is he?" she looked away, "his gone.." Troy sighed, and layed back down. Gabriella sighed, laying her head on his chest. "Brie, do you think you should be laying here with me? I have the-" she smiled, "I got my flu shots, don't worry." Troy smiled rubbing her shoulder. "Good." he kissed her forhead, "I can't stand being away from you." she smiled and kissed his lips. Troy looked at her, "are you excited about going to college here." she sighed, "yeah..uh can't wait.."she smiled sadly.

"Why do you sound sad?" Tray asked, Gabriella sighed, "I just...I'm tired, didn't get much sleep last night." Troy smiled, rubbing her arm, "well I'm going to do nothing but sleep this damn flu away...sleep with me?" Gabriella looked up, smirking, but before she could retort, Troy stopped her, "and not in that way either doll face." Gabriella giggled, "well I'd be honoured." Troy chuckled, but the chuckle turned to a yawn as he closed his eyes tiredly. Gabriella smiled, kissing his cheek softly, "sleep well my protector." she whispered.

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The Week went by fast, and Troy's Flu had went away. Troy and Gabriella were walking under the beach deck. It was night time so it was pretty romantic. Gabriella held onto his hand. "The ocean is so beautiful tonight." Troy smiled, "You have your bathing suite on right?" she nodded, slipping off her shirt, and unzipping her jean short shorts, and slipping them off. Troy looked at her body, pulling her close, "Your all mine." he whispered. Gabriella giggled. "race ya." she giggled running towards the ocean in her neon green bikini.

Troy laughed, chasing her into the freezing temperature water. He wrapped his arms around her waist. "Got you-whoa!" they fell into the water, Gabriella was giggling like mad. Troy laughed to, but her commenced to tickling the daylights out of her, Gabriella was kicking in the water until Troy lifted her up on his shoulder and started running around like she was his number one prize. "Troy!" she yelled, playfully hitting his back, "Put me down!"

A Big wave was coming towards them. "WAVE!" The wave came and took them under. A few seconds later, they came back up catching their breaths, Gabriella slicked her wet hair back, and was swimming backwards. Troy smiled at her, swimming after her. "No!" she giggled, swimming faster, when she got onto ground, she got off her knees, and ran towards the shore. Troy ran after her grabbing her by the waist and spinning her around, Gabriella giggled, "Troy.. let me go.."

Troy chuckled, "Yeah..as soon as you say the magic words?" "Please?" He laughed, "nice try but we're not kids...say Troy Bolton is the best boyfriend ever and I'm so lucky to have him." Gabriella giggled, kicking her feet, because Troy was tickling them when she wouldn't say it. "All right, Troy Bolton is the best boyfriend ever." "and?" she sighed, dragging in a breath, "and i'm lucky to have him." Troy set her down on the sand, but they both managed to slip and fall, Gabriella on top of him, "I love you Wildcat."

He stroked her hair, it was wet, but the way it shone in the light of the setting sun made her even more radiant. He rubbed noses with her, eventually their lips met in a slow building kiss the turned to a firery battle of tongues and fingers over the body. They rolled around in the sand, kissing and ...in their own world.

Troy lifted her up, as she wrapped her legs around his waist,. he gently pushed her up against the wood of the bottom of the board walk. They were kissing passionately and heatedly. Gabriella's hands down his face. she moaned softly as his lips traveled to her shoulders. "Brie." Zac began kissing her neck all over. "Troy..Oh.." she bit her lip. his hands went to the string of the back of her neon green bikini. the bikni top went off landing on the sand. his lips travled down to the middle of her breast sticking his tongue there. "Oh...My." she moaned out. "Oh Troy." he smirked rotating his tongue into the crease of her breast. his lips went up back to hers. slipping off her bikini bottom. Gabriella ran her fingers through his hair.

Their love making was sensational, for lack of a better term. Troy now lay on his back next to Gabriella, a blue plaid picnic blanket covering the two of them. "The stars are very beautiful here." Gabriella whispered, Troy smiled, turning his head to her, "yeah but...you are more beautiful." She giggled, playfully slapping his chest, "Hey...don't be so cheesy." Troy laughed, hanging an arm over waist as he pulled her closer to him. "I like cheese." She giggled louder, "yeah well, I'm lactose intolerant. No cheese."

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As Troy walked her to her door, Gabriella turned to him, wrapping her arm around his neck. "I had a great time tonight Troy." He smiled kissing her on the lips. "I'm glad..you deserve it Brie.." he cupped her cheek. she smiled at him, "I love you." he smiled back, "I love you too...with all my heart and soul." she smiled and kissed his lips passionately. Troy looked over into the drive-way. "Your parents not home?" she shook her head, "I don't think so." Troy sighed, "Maybe I should stay with you." she smiled, "Troy, that's sweet, but you've been staying for the past week, you need to stay home with your family..I'll be fine." Troy sighed, "You'll call me if anything goes wrong?" she nodded, "I promise." she kissed his lips, "Now..Goodnight."

Troy smiled, "Goodnight Brie." he smiled turning away and walking across the street to his house. Gabriella smiled to herself, opening her door and leaning against it. she smiled, she loved him so much. When she tossed her bag into her room on the floor. she went over to her closet, slipping out some pajama's on, and getting into bed.

Gabriella's phone vibrated, and she picked it up, groaning, "hello." "Gabi, it's me..chad." Gabriella bit her lip, "Chad, what's wrong?" she could hear fear in his voice, "It's..It's Taylor..she's in the hospital.." Gabriella's eyes went wide, "w-what?" "I-I was drinking.. and well we wrecked, and it tossed her out of the car, man, I was so stupid Gabriella.." Gabriella bit her lip, "Chad, it's fine, I'll walk down there-" "No, not by yourself, go get Troy." she bit her lip, she didn't want to bother Troy. recently, she thought she was being to clingy to him. she needed to give him some space, "No..I"m good, I don't want to bother him, I'll be down soon." she hung up her phone, slipping on some clothes, and texted Troy.

Chad and Taylor had a car wreck, Chad's fine, but Taylor is in the hospital.

don't want to bother you at home, so I'm gonna walk to the hospital right now, I love you.

Troy was about to lay on his bed, plug in his ear-buds and listen to the sound of Breaking Benjamin blaring Diary Of Jane in his ears. It fit Gabriella, he didn't know why but he just thought of Gabriella everytime he heard it. His phone vibrated, he dug it out of his pocket and saw that he had one new message. He clicked 'veiw' and saw that it was from Gabriella. He frowned at the message, standing up immediately and rushing to the door, "MOM!" he yelled, "MOM! DAD!" Lucille came from the bathroom with a facial mask on her face and her body wrapped in a blue bathrobe. "Troy what-" "Chad and Taylor were in a car accident! We need to get to the hospital now!"

Jack and Lucille looked at each other, "ok, calm down Troy-" "I have to go get Gabriella..she's already walking down there! she's gonna get hurt!" he ran downstairs and out the door. "Gabriella!" he yelled. she wasen't nowhere. he ran down the road towards the hospital. "Brie!" he saw a figure of a girl walking towards the hospital. "Brie!" he yelled. Gabriella turned around to him. "Troy!" she ran towards him jumping into his arms. he held her close, "what were you thinking! walking to the hospital by yourself! at night! why didn't you call me?" she bit her lip, "I..I didn't want to bother you to walk me down here.. I feel like I've been to clingy to you lately, and I didn't want you to be annoyed with me."

Troy sighed, cupping her cheeks, "Brie...I'd never get annoyed with you, i don't want you hurt-" she bit her lip, "I know but, I just...we need to see if Chad's all right, Taylor is really messed up." Troy squeezed her hand, "I'll go with you..come on."

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As they got to the hospital, Chad walked up to them nervously, pulling Gabriella close to him hugging her. "Gabs, thanks for coming." he gave troy a manly hug. Troy sighed, "How is she?" he asked. Chad bit his lip, "I have no idea man, I..It was all my fault." Gabriella gasped, "Chad, don't say that, it's not your fault." Chad sighed, "If I hadn't of drank that beer with her, she wouldn't be here..It's my fault." Gabriella and Troy looked at him, "I guess her father is gonna take back for me to purpose to her." Troy's eyes went wide,

"You purposed to Taylor?" Chad shook his head, "Not yet, I asked her father, that's where we were going.. on a date so I could purpose to her, now I have to face her parents telling them what I had done." Gabriella hugged him, and pulled away to look at him, "Remember this Chad, Taylor loves you.. even though she's in the hospital, she could never hate you, she's your one true love, nothing could ever change that." Chad smiled kissing her forhead, "I know Gabi.. Thank you.." he looked at Troy, and back at her, "And this guy right here loves you so much Gabriella, and I do too, your like a little sister to me, I am so glad your home." he hugged Gabriella, and looked at Troy, and pointed a finger at Troy, "Take care of her man, ok?" he smiled.

Troy smiled, wrapping an arm around her shoulders, "Chad...I plan on it." Chad nodded, soon the doctor came out of the room that Taylor was in. "Mckessie." Chad literally ran up to him-just about knocking him over. "Yeah..I'm her..boyfriend." The doctor looked at the clipboard, then up at Chad. "how is she?" The gray-haired doctor sighed, "she suffered a lot of trauma to her head...internal bleeding."

Chad felt his insides twist, "can I see her?" the doctor shook his head, "she's in the ICU for over night observance." Chad nodded solemnly, turning to Gabriella and Troy.

Gabriella sighed, wrapping her arms around Chad. "It's gonna be ok Chad." he smiled at her, "I wish I could really believe that Gabriella." he sighed walking passed them. Gabriella just stood there after he passed her. she sighed biting her lower lip. Troy wrapped his arms around her, "Hey, let's go." Gabriella sighed nodding. They walk back home was silent. When Gabriella walked inside Troy's house with him, they plopped down on the couch. Gabriella layed her head on his chest. "Troy.. can I ask you something?" Troy kissed her forhead, "anything." she sighed, "Are we going to be together forever? or are we just gonna be High School Sweet hearts, and after high school, were gonna move on and see other people?"

Troy sighed wrapping an arm around her, tilting her chin up to look into his eyes, "Hey.. your mine forever.. nothing's going to change that, I don't want anybody else. and I hope you don't want any other guy in your life." Gabriella bit her lip, "I don't, I want you." he smiled, "Good...Cause I have something for you." she sighed, "Troy no more presents." he shrugged, "Alright then." she slapped his chest playfully, "I'm kidding, what is it?" he chuckled, taking her hand, and bending down on one knee, Gabriella gasped, "Gabriella, I love you.. we've been through so much stuff from diapers to condoms." Gabriella giggled at his joke. he smiled, "I love you, and want to know your mine..Gabriella Montez, Marry Me, and make me the happiest man alive." Gabriella sniffled, nodding, "Yes."

He spun her around in circles, hanging onto her waist. She giggled like mad, "Troy! Not here put me down!" he chuckled, twirling her twice more around and then setting her on her feet. "Hey, you just made the happiest guy on this earth-" she pinched his cheeks together with her hand, "well Mr. Happiest-guy-on-earth, you have a friend as do I that needs comforting." Troy sighed, removing her hand from his face, "yeah...he needs to hear good news." Gabriella smiled, "Chad's strong. He'll get through this, and Taylor will to."

Gabriella pecked his lips, "Shouldn't we let our parents know though?" he held her in his arms. "We'll go out to dinner for chinese, and we'll tell our parents together." he leaned his forhead on hers, "I love you Brie..so fucking much." Gabriella smiled, "I love you too."

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At Dinner, Gabriella and Troy couldn't stop smiling. Troy held her hand with his, they looked into each other's eyes, laughing, and smiling. John,Maria, Jack & Lucille knew something was up. Jack layed his fork on the plate, "ok you two, what's going on?" Gabriella looked at him, "what do you mean?" John smiled, "You two are to to happy.. what's going on?" Gabriella looked at Troy, "should we tell them?" Troy nodded, and looked at both parents, "Mom, Dad, Mr and Mrs Montez..I'm Marrying your daughter."

The parents all looked confused, Maria set down her silverware and let out an awkward chuckle, "Gab-Troy...this, this isn't serious?" Gabriella laughed, "Momma, it's completely serious!" she held her hand over the table, showing the ring to the parents. Lucille's eyes got real big, "Troy how did you afford that?" Jack nodded, "yeah son, that must be 24 carats." Troy smiled, "36 carats, and...I sold my CD collection on eBay." Gabriella turned to him, "your CD collection?" Troy pulled her close, whispering in her ear, "Your worth it."

Gabriella smiled, "That's so sweet." she kissed his lips. Maria looked at John, "John, what do you have to say about this?" John sighed, "I'm sorry, but.. she's too young.. she's still a little girl.." Gabriella looked at him, "w-what?" John slipped out of the booth, "You and Troy are to young to get married, I think you guys are rushing into marriage, and if you do that, it could really mess you two up." Gabriella looked at Troy, "were not getting married right away, just..maybe after college, or before." John sighed, looking at Troy, the boy that he'd always picture being Gabriella's lover/husband. "Do you promise to take care of my little girl?"

Troy smiled, wrapping his arm around her shoulder, "I love her John, I'll take very good care of her." Gabriella smiled at him, and he kissed her forhead. They sat back down, and Troy still had his arm around her, "so are you two sexually active yet?" Maria asked. Gabriella and Troy spit out their water. Gabriella looked at him, blushing and biting her lip, "Well, uh we.." Troy smiled, "yes mom, we have, and I am happy that I saved myself for her." she smiled looking into his eyes, "So am I." she kissed him. Lucille smiled, "So, when's the baby due?"

Gabriella sputtered her drink, "uh Lucille what?" Troy's mother crossed her arms, sitting straight up in her chair. "I just...I'm curious, I mean your a young couple with sexual-" "MOM!" Troy interrupted, but Lucille continued as if he didn't speak, "-urges, and ...well, you have been spending a lot of time together." Good point. The parents all looked at them, Gabriella shook her head, "there is no baby, we just... we love each other." Lucille narrowed her eyes, Maria spoke up next, "But...there's got to be a real reason why-" Troy interrupted, "okay, we love each other, do we need another reason?" all four parents nodded, "yes."

Troy sighed, "you know what? We're getting married, there's no baby why can't you just believe that?" Lucille sighed, "because you're both hormone crazed teens." Gabriella rolled her eyes, "mom, dad...you can see that there's not a baby right? Clearly..." Maria and John frowned, looking at each other. "I don't know babygirl...it's sudden."

Gabriella sighed, "Momma, I love him, and we really want this.." Jack and Lucille looked at Troy, "Have you two even decide on how your gonna get a house?" Maria nodded, "and especially since Gabriella is going to Stanford in California, and Troy is going to U of A-" Gabriella interupted her, "Well Momma, I'm not going to Stanford, I'm going to take some classes at U of A so I can be with Troy." John raised his voice, "What! Gabriella Maria Montez! are you insane!" Gabriella shook her head, "No..I'm inlove.." Jack looked at her, then at Troy "I forbid you two to get married...your going to ruin your lives if you get married!"

Gabriella stood up, slamming her fist on the table, "you can't do that!" John stood up, "I can! I did! I'm your father! You will listen to me and obey me and you will go to Stanford!" Gabriella bit her lip, feeling like she had just become two inches tall. Her voice was smaller, "I hate you..." she whispered, picking up her jacket and walking out of the restaurant, Troy cleared his throat, "I'm just...I'm gonna go to the bathroom then I'm gonna talk to her." He scooted away from the table, walking to the men's room.

Gabriella slipped her jacket on forcefully, crossing her arms over her chest when she was done. She was so mad! Her father...ah! Yes, he was her dad, but she was her own person and she can do what she wanted, if she wanted to go to U of A with Troy she'll go to U of fucking A! She didn't have to go Stanford! It was her father's dream and her mothers, not hers! "Need a lift?" she stopped at the corner, turning when she saw a car across the street, she smiled sadly, "Ah no, just need some air." It was a woman, "No its fine..Danny and I can help you, Emma." Her stomach turned to ice and clenched. "Stay away from me." They ganged up on her, "you shouldn't have left."

Gabriella backed up, but the red haired lady (she was closer now) grabbed her wrist, "You are a very bad girl Emma...bad indeed." Gabriella yanked at her arm, "My name's not Emma-hmm!" The lady had put a gag in her mouth, and now she was beginning to drag Gabriella across the street to the same white van that was used 7 years ago. This time...Gabriella put up a fight, but that didn't stop Daniel and Ivy-the red haired lady- from stuffing her in the van.

Troy walked outside sighing. he needed to talk to Gabriella. he head turned towards two people stuffing a screaming Gabriella into a van. his eyes went wide. "Gabriella!" he ran towards the van, but they were so quick shutting the van and taking off. Troy began panicing and running to his truck. he took out his cell phone calling his parents, "Troy-" "Dad, A Van just took Gabriella.. I'm gonna chase after it.. please follow." "Were on it son, get to her! don't lose them!" Troy hung up the phone and speeded down the road.