The moon rose over the horizon, illiminating the balcony with it's glow. Gabriella smiled and glanced over at Troy, who was staring at her intently, his hair lit up from the moon. He looked nervous to her but when she looked at him, he smiled and moved closer to her.
"Are you having fun?" he asked. She nodded.
"A great time. Thanks so much for bringing me here."
"You're welcome. God, I haven't been here since we graduated!" he realized.
"Neither have I. I've missed it." It was silent for a few minutes and she felt Troy tense up beside her.
"Gabi?"
"Mmmm?"
"I-I need to ask you something." He stammered.
"Ask away." She answered. He held onto her hands and took a deep breath.
"You know I love you right?" Gabriella smiled and squeezed his hands.
"Is this what this is about?" she asked. Troy sighed.
"Kind of."
"Troy you know I love you." Gabriella assured him. Troy nodded and then frowned.
"I-I just wanted to make sure." He mumbled, avoiding her gaze.
"Troy what's going on?" she asked, beginning to think that something had happened. Troy looked at her and then pulled her close. She rested her head on his chest and realized that his heart was pounding. 'Why is he so nervous?' she asked herself 'Did I do something?'
"Gabi, I've been talking to the others and I wanted to show you how much I care about you so I got Kelsei to write a song for me." He started. She smiled and waited for him to continue. "I want you to listen to the words and then tell me what you think of it." Gabriella nodded and then shifted a bit. "But I'm not going to do it right now. Later." He said, realizing she was waiting.
"Oh alright." She said, keeping the dissappointment out of her voice. It was quiet again and the two of them watched the stars above them. Gabriella sighed and lay down on the blanket that they were sitting on. Troy smiled and looked down at her. "What?" she asked.
"Oh nothing. You look really pretty is all." He answered. She giggled.
"Why thank you, you don't look so bad yourself." He winked at her and then lay down beside her.
"It's a beautiful night." She whispered.
"Yeah it is." Troy said from beside her, but what she didn't know is that he was looking at her instead of the sky. "Gorgeous."
Later on that night the two of them were walking in the park hand in hand content to just enjoy each other's presence. Just then they heard a loon call from the lake in the park. Gabriella smiled and pulled Troy on to the field where they could see the whole lake.
"This is another place that we have to come to more often." She said, breaking the silence between them. Troy laughed.
"You say that everywhere we go Brie!" he accused her. She grinned
"I know but there are a lot of nice places around here."
"Come on, lets' keep going." He said with a chuckle, pulling his dazed girlfriend on. She sighed and fell into step beside him again. They were the only ones in the park at the moment and the breeze was soft, enough to lift Gabriella's hair off of her shoulders. Suddenly Troy turned to face her and took her hands in his. "You remember in the hiding place when I said I had a song for you?" She nodded. "Well I'm going to sing it now before I lose my nerve." He said with a rush and then cleared his throat.
Do you know what I think of you,
I think it's my time to say,
I finally have the courage now,
I want us to change today;
Cause I don't know how long I can stand,
Getting lost in your eyes,
And every time you call my name,
I get butterflies;
How manly is that,
But I gotta know you're mine,
You have captured all I am,
I think about you all the time;
Every time I close my eyes,
I see you standing there,
And I would give a finger,
To run a hand through your hair,
Every time I hold you close,
I wish I could stop time,
And every time I make you laugh,
Your smile fills me with pride;
I want to celebrate when you're happy,
Every tear you cry,
Is a knife straight through my heart,
And I hate when we say goodbye;
Your personality is inspiring,
You listen, you're funny and kind,
You're my passion, my anti-drug,
That's why you fill my mind;
How manly is that,
But I gotta know you're mine,
You have captured all I am,
I think about you all the time;
Every time I close my eyes,
I see you standing there,
And I would give a finger,
To run a hand through your hair,
Every time I hold you close,
I wish I could stop time,
And every time I make you laugh,
Your smile fills me with pride;
The times I'm with you I won't forget,
All those memories we made,
I'll think of these times when I'm old,
I never want to let us fade;
I've expected to wake up from this dream,
But every day with you in it gets better,
And I'll tell you now what I've always wanted,
I want to be with you forever.
As the last note died away Troy looked at Gabriella to see that she had tears in her eyes and was beaming.
"Troy, that was beautiful." She said in a hushed voice. He smiled.
"Do you know what I was trying to ask you?" he asked. She paused.
"I think so." She whispered. He smiled and sang the last verse over again. Gabriella gave a soft
"Oh." And when he stopped singing she threw her arms around him and hugged him as hard as she could. Troy grinned and hugged her back.
"I want you to be mine forever." He whispered in her ear. He felt her nod and then she looked at him, tears streaming down her face.
"I want to be with you more than anything in the world Troy. I mean it." She murmured and smiled as Troy wiped the tears off of her face.
"Then I think this belongs to you." He whispered, slipping a ring on her finger. She looked down to see a pink crystal surrounded by white diamonds all in the shape of a heart. She gasped and snapped her head back up to see him beaming at her.
"Be mine?" he asked. She nodded and then pressed her lips to his. She started crying all over again and he couldn't help but laugh as she squealed and hugged him again.
"I've been waiting so long for you to ask me." She whispered as they began to walk again. Troy looked at her shocked.
"Is that what you and the girls were talking about on the nature walk?" Gabriella nodded and slipped her hand into his. He laughed. "I should have figured that out." Gabriella giggled and layed her head on his shoulder. They continued on the down the path and as hard as she tried Gabriella couldn't wipe the smile off of her face, and neither could Troy.
"Troy do the others know that you were going to ask me?" she asked at one point.
"Yeah they've known for a while. Why?"
"It's just that they seemed to be so anxious and I could never figure out why. Now I know." Troy looked at her.
"They didn't tell you that I was going to propose though right?" Gabriella looked at him with a smile.
"No but I kind of figured it out just by the way you acted, like on the phone for instance. You said that you wre going to ask me an important question and I knew what it was, I just acted like I didn't." Troy's jaw dropped.
"No way." Gabriella giggled and nodded. "You little sneak." He said and then proceded to chase her all over the park with her laughing and squealing when he caught her. "You're going to pay for that." He whispered in her ear and then picked her up, carrying her over to the lake.
"TROY BOLTON DON'T YOU DARE!" she screamed when he held her over the dark, cold water. He laughed and shifted to she was closer to the water. She gave him a puppy dog look which he ignored and then sighed, putting her on the ground beside him.
"I couldn't get you wet." He said. "Taylor'd kill me." Gabriella nodded.
"Smart choice…but Chad wouldn't touch me."she said wickedly. He turned to her but before he could react she had shoved him hard and he landed in the water with a yell. She laughed and then danced out of the way as he madea swipe for her leg. He dragged himself out of the water and chased after her again.
"You're dead Brie." He growled playfully. She screamed and raced into the field. He caught up with her and she squealed again as he gave her a huge hug, getting her all wet.
"Trooooooy!" she squealed. He laughed and pressed his forehead to hers.
"You get what you deserve." he muttered. She groaned but had to smile.
"What am I going to do with you?" she asked. He smiled and pulled her closer.
"Just love me. That's all I ask." He mumbled and she fell in love with him all over again. The couple walked back to the car and the ride home was quiet but comfertable. It was the best of nights.
AN:Well there you have it. I hope you liked it and I want you advice. Do you think I should keep going or end it off here? R&R!
