It was getting late. Ryan had forgiven Gabriella for the rude comment about his sister, and Gabriella had forgiven Ryan for his blow up about Troy. Even though they were forgiven, they still sent each other guilty looks as they stared at the front door waiting for it to open.

Gabriella yawned for the millionth time, at least that's what she told herself, and got up from her spot on the floor.

Ryan's eyes left the front door and looked at her, "What's wrong?"

Gabriella walked to the door and slipped on her shoes, "Ryan, it's almost 10, she's not home yet. She's probably with Troy still. Or she could have gone to a friend's house."

Ryan opened his mouth to protest as Gabriella shook her head, "No Ryan. I need to get home because if you haven't remembered, we still have school tomorrow. I bet Troy and Sharpay will be there and then we can ask them about it."

"Bu-" Ryan began when Gabriella cut him off and stooped to the ground to pick up her books, "You need some sleep. She should be home soon."

She gave him a small wave and closed the door softly behind her.

Ryan grumbled to himself before picking himself off the ground and walking around the house shutting all the lights off.

"Sharpay, come home."

-

Gabriella began the short walk towards her house as she dialed the Bolton's number.

It rang multiple times before the answering machine kicked in, Gabriella sighed before speaking, "Hey Troy. It's Gabriella again. I know I've been calling a lot, but can you please call me when you get this? I lo-Thanks."

Gabriella hung up the phone and stared down at it. Had she really just almost told Troy Bolton that she was in love with him?

Gabriella shook her head, but paused in front of her house.

Maybe I do love him. She thought to herself. She smiled softly, I'll tell him tomorrow.

-

I ran my hand through my hair as I stared around the waiting room. It was a few hours after the incident in the cafeteria and Sharpay, Taylor and Chad were still here with me.

I smiled as I looked over at Sharpay. She was having a good time talking with Taylor. Her eyes were lit up and her smiling was happy.

I felt a foreign feeling in the pit of my stomach.

I looked away from Sharpay and looked down the hallway.

Gran was still in the coma and the doctors weren't sure if she was going to come out of it.

I don't care how many years of schooling they had, my Gran was going to come out of it. She had to. She said she would live forever!

A soft hand fell on top of mine and I looked up to see Sharpay standing in front of me. She had left Taylor but it didn't look like Taylor minded. She and Chad were cuddling on the hard, plastic hospital chairs.

I smiled up at Sharpay. After I had remembered what stopped us from being friends, it had felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. All she did was laugh as I asked for forgiveness millions of times and then we were talking like the cootie story never happened.

Chad and Taylor had millions of memories from way back when and we stayed in the cafeteria for hours just talking about them.

Sharpay took a seat beside me and I squeezed her hand. "She's going to be okay." She said.

I nodded, "I know, but I want to see her awake."

She smiled at me as my mom came in the room. "Okay kids, time to get some shut eye."

"Mom!" I exclaimed, "We can't leave!"

"Troy," She started, "Gran's not going anywhere. She'll be here when we get back."

I shook my head.

My mom rolled her eyes at me before turning to Sharpay, Taylor and Chad. "Would you three like to stay the night? I know Troy would like to have his friends around him."

Sharpay nodded immediately, but Chad and Taylor looked at each other for a second.

I guess they know how to talk to each other with their eyes, because when they looked away from each other they both had smiles on their faces and they agreed to come back home.

"Can we say good-bye to Gran first?" I asked.

Mom nodded and I stood up, and walked to her room. Once I got to the door I turned to see that no one had followed me.

I raised my left hand and motioned for them to come with me.

All three of them shook their heads and I glared before opening the door.

"Hey Gran, how you doing?" I asked as the door shut with a snap behind me.

She didn't answer.

I looked at her sadly. Her usual white hair was dirty and there were flecks of blood in different parts of her hair. On her forehead, starting at her hairline was a bandage. The doctors assumed she had smacked her head against the windshield or the steering wheel and the cut was the result.

As I stared at her more, I felt a part of my heart breaking. I walked up to the side of her bed and collapsed in the chair beside it. I grabbed her hand and started bawling.

"Gran, you can't die. You just can't. You said you would live for millions of years. You can't just stop now. Dad needs you! You're always his answer to his problems. Mom needs you! You need to teach her how to cook! I need you! You taught me everything.

"And mostly Gran, Sharpay needs you. You're her closest thing to a Grandma.

"It's sad, but you getting in the accident brought me and Sharpay back together.

"I know I never told you, but back in grade two Sharpay and I stopped being friends. I made up this ridiculous story about how she had cooties and if she hung around me she could kill me.

"I know it's a stupid story. The other boys at school said they were going to start calling me Troyella! I can't handle that.

"But it was a stupid reason to stop such a great friendship.

"You know what else Gran?" I asked her, wiping my eyes.

"You know that 'Ice Queen' I always talk about when I come to see you? Well, it's Sharpay. And I know your sitting there going, 'It can't be Sharpay' but it is. I made her mean. And I feel so bad.

"And, I don't know how I can repay her for all the years of friendship that I've ruined. And all the times that I've made fun of her.

"I really don't know Gran. And then, today I keep getting this feeling. It's so foreign to me. I don't even know what it is. At first I thought it was all the food I ate in the cafeteria but it only happens when Sharpay's around.

"Gran, I need your help! You always know what's wrong."

I stared at her, waiting for her to reply. Even though I knew deep down she wouldn't.

"Sharpay's staying over tonight." I continued, "Along with Taylor and Chad. Tomorrow morning we'll come back to see you, okay?"

"I love you Gran." I said, and bent down to kiss her cheek.

I stared at her for a few seconds before getting up and walking out the door.

-

Sharpay, Taylor and Chad sat in a circle waiting for Troy to come out of Gran Bolton's room. They were staring at the outdated copies of Family Circle magazine.

They heard the click of a door shutting and all three heads shot up, and there was Troy. He walked down the short hallway to meet them, and the three saw his wipe his face furiously.

Once he reached the table where they all sat around, he sunk into a chair. Sharpay sent him a smile and grabbed his hand, "She's going to be okay."

He nodded but never took his gaze off the floor.

Sharpay's hand left his and she stood up. Troy looked up curiously to see Sharpay walk over to his mother. They talked for a few minutes, and Sharpay disappeared down the hallway.

Troy looked sadly after her before his gaze returned to the floor.

Chad and Taylor shared a smile, before sitting on either side of Troy to try and comfort him.

The door to Gran Bolton's room opened once more and Sharpay walked again. She felt her heart stop at the sight of Gran.

She felt tears welling in her eyes as she ran to Gran's side. "Oh Gran!" She cried grabbing onto her hand, just as Troy had done only minutes before.

Sharpay stared sadly at her and held the old hand with both of her own.

"Gran, you have to get better. I don't know what any of them will do without you." Sharpay started, "I don't what I would do without you."

"You're like the Grandmother I never had. Remember when I told you in the eighth grade about how my grandma had died when I was really young? I never really had the chance to grieve because back then I never really thought of it as losing her. You were always there for me.

"You need to fight…whatever this is. You just have to. You can't leave us.

"I know I lied to you for all these years about how Troy and I were still good friends. But we haven't been. Our friendship died in grade two. He didn't want to get called names so he made up a story about cooties. It was horrible, but if I think about it now, it was actually genius. I didn't realize he had lied for a week!

"I was heartbroken the first few days after he did that, but after I changed. I became mean because I didn't know who to turn to. Troy was my best friend and if he didn't want to be my friend I was afraid that no one would want to."

Sharpay was now bawling, her shoulders shaking furiously.

"I'm sorry Gran. I just…want you better. I want you to read me stories again like you did when me and Troy were little.

"Me and Troy just started being friends again; because of all this. It's really stupid and sad but this accident did it. But it's kind of ironic because you brought us back together, just like you did when Troy ripped my Barbie's head.

"Gran, I need you to help me. I've had these…you could call them feelings, for Troy. I've had them for a while but I've never acted on them because of what happened; but I want to now, and I need you to help me and tell me its okay.

"Gran, you need to wake up." Sharpay wiped her eyes and kissed Gran's hand before reaching to give her a soft hug. She sent Gran a soft smile before exiting the room.

She walked down the hallway not bothering to wipe her face. She knew if she did, the mess would just get worse.

She lifted her head and saw that Taylor, Troy and Chad were sitting beside each other, and they all stared at their feet.

She walked over to stand beside Jane and she wrapped an arm around Sharpay's shoulders. "It's okay sweetheart."

Sharpay bit her lip and nodded, before turning around and hugging Jane. Jane smiled softly before returning the hug.

Troy's head looked up as he heard his mother speak and saw Sharpay. He felt his heart tug as he saw her cry against his mother's shoulder.

He got out of his seat, much to the surprise of Taylor and Chad, and walked over to his mother and stood there. Jane nodded before whispering to Sharpay, "Sweetie, I need to go find Jack. We're going home for a bit."

Sharpay let go of Jane with a nod. She turned around to find Troy standing there with his arms wide open. She let out a weak smile before running into them. Troy wrapped his arms around her waist and made shushing noises as Sharpay began to sob.

Chad and Taylor smiled at the two of them and walked over to them.

Chad put an arm around Troy's shoulders, while still holding on to Taylor's hand, and exclaimed, "Bed time!"

Troy and Sharpay looked at him, and Sharpay shook her head with a smile. "Let's go."

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There we go! One more chapter down, two to go? Possibly. Okiedoke, I hope you liked it: ) if you haven't read the little blurb on my profile then here is the order of my updates for my other stories.
Beautiful Fighters, I'll Be Home for Christmas, and the Because of You. I hope that's the way they'll go, but I might possibly finish IBHC first because I'm having major writer's block on BF.

) I am so happy because this story is almost finished, but I'm sad because then my Gran parts will be over. But, since there will be memories, I think, in BOY then I might add some parts with Gran.
Through my completion of stories I might be squeezing in one-shots. Like my Harry Potter one-shot Borrowed Kisses.
Look out for more stories! Thank you so much for reading and please review!
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