The Holidays Can Change Everything
by: LunarEclipse360
Disclaimer:...I wish...no really I do
A/N: okay so in this chapter there's a song. I'm not going to tell you what the name of the song is or who it's by. The first person to tell me the name and the artist will get a Troyella video from me to call their own. I won't take credit for any part of it. So let's see who can give me what I want. It'll only last for one day unless I don't get the right answers; if that happens, then I'll extended it another day or so.
Winter Wonderland
December 10; 15 more days until Christmas
It was noontime and everyone was ready to go. Everyone except Troy. He was still sleeping and it worried all of his friends. They had no clue why he was still sleeping but they sat in the living room at patiently waited for him to get up. Chad sat on the couch, glancing at the staircase every five seconds. His leg bounced up and down, making his nervousness clear.
"Chad are you alright?" Taylor asked, her eyes showing concerned.
"Yeah..I'm fine." he stood up and walked over to the staircase.
"Where are you going?"
"To check on Troy."
"What for?" Kelsi asked and he stopped walking.
"Is there something wrong with him?" Gabriella asked and everyone had their eyes on him. He stayed quiet and kept his back towards them.
"Is there something you're not telling us?" Taylor asked, standing up and walking over to him. "If there's something wrong with Troy, we have a right to know."
"There's nothing wrong with him." Chad snapped and Taylor jumped back in surprise. He sighed and looked at her. "I'm sorry Tay. I didn't mean to yell at you. Look I'm gonna go check on him. I'll be right back." he ran upstairs with everyone following him with their eyes. Taylor turned around and saw the worry in Gabriella's eyes. She sat down beside her best friend and hugged her.
Chad walked into Troy and Jason's room and spotted Troy still asleep on his bed. He shook his best friend awake and waited for him to open his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Troy asked
"Have you been taking your meds?" he asked
"Of course I have." Troy sat up slowly and hung his legs over the side of the bed. "Why do you ask?"
"You've been sleeping a lot lately. It's already twelve fifteen and you're still in bed. Everyone's downstairs, ready to leave but they all are waiting on you...they're worried about you."
"There's nothing for them to worry about." he stood up and walked over to the dresser, pulling out a clean pair of boxers before walking over to the closet and finding something to wear. "Y-You didn't tell them did you?"
"Of course not. It's your business to tell them, not me." Troy nodded and pulled out a shirt and jeans.
"I'm going to take a shower. I'll be down in a few." he left the room and went into the bathroom. Chad walked back downstairs where he met nothing but worried looks.
"He's in the shower." everyone was able to breath easy after that revelation...well except for Gabriella. She still had worry flowing through her but she didn't voice it. She didn't want everyone to start worrying again. Minutes later, Troy came down the stairs and smiled at everyone.
"Hey guys."
"Here we were sitting here, worrying about you and all you can say is hey?" Sharpay screeched and walked over to him.
"I'm sorry?"
"You better be. Let's go everyone." she stalked off towards the garage and everyone followed close behind. Gabriella walked up to Troy and he smiled at her. She gave him a short, sad smile before it faltered and she walked away. He followed everyone else to the garage only to find Chad sitting in the driver's seat of the Lexus.
"No way you're driving today." Chad said lowly so the others would hear.
"Chad...I told you, I'm fine."
"I don't trust your word on that." Troy sighed and climbed into the back seat next to Gabriella. He tried to catch her eye but she refused to look at him. A look of confusion passed across his face, not understanding what was wrong with her. He tried many times throughout the first half an hour on the highway to catch her gaze but gave up after having no success.
They arrived in the city a hour and a half later and parked their cars uptown where there was more parking spaces. They took the subway down to 96th street and transferred to another train that let them off at 72nd street and walked over to Central Park. As they walked through the park, the girls locked arms with their boyfriends, taking in the sight of lights on the trees. This, however, left Gabriella and Troy lagging behind, not wanting to be reminded of what they didn't have (Gabriella had but he just wasn't there at the moment).
"Gabi." Troy said lowly but she didn't respond to him. "Gabriella what did I do to make you not wanna talk to me?" she still didn't answer and he sighed, giving up his attempts to try.
"I was so worried about you." she said out of the blue and he looked at her. "No one knew why you were still sleeping. It worried us all but me most of all and then Chad started acting weird and it just added to the stress of worrying over you. I didn't know what to do."
"I didn't mean to make you worry, I've just been extremely tired lately." she came to a sudden halt, making him stop and she looked up at him.
"Tell me the truth Troy...is there something wrong with you?"
"No. Of course not." he lied.
"You're lying."
"I'm not lying. There's nothing wrong with me."
"I don't believe me."
"Fine then don't believe me but I'm telling you the truth." he moved to catch up with everyone else but found them nowhere to be found. "Shit."
"What?"
"I don't know where they went."
"Are you serious? You mean we're lost in a park that we've never been to before?"
"Come on. They can't be that far ahead." they ran until they came to a fork in the path. "Damn it."
"Now what?"
"I don't know. I guess we just wait here until they figure out we're gone."
"We can't just wait here, we'll freeze."
"Well what else should we do?"
"Keep walking and hope that they'll come down the path, looking for us and find us." he sighed in frustration but agreed. The two head up the left side of the fork and soon came upon a small playground. There was not a soul in sight, no children or their parents. "I'm surprised no one's here."
"It's probably a little too cold for anyone to be...including us."
"Oh come on Troy. Live a little will ya." she ran over to the swing set and sat down "Come and push me." she called and he rolled his eyes, a goofy smile settling on his lips, before walking over to her.
He pressed his hand on her back and pushed her forward. She giggled as she felt the wind blow through her hair. Her laughter was music to Troy's ears. It made his heart flip and the butterflies in his stomach to go crazy. A gasp from her made him snap out of his trance and he realized he stop pushing her. But that wasn't the reason she gasped. He found that when he looked at her, she was staring at the sky, a soft smile on her face. He looked up and his own smile made it's way to his face. It had began to snow.
Gabriella stood up from the swing and closed her eyes, letting the snowflakes hit her face. Soon she began to dance around, bits of laughter escaping her lips. Troy watched in awe as she displayed her child-like tendency. He couldn't help but fall deeper in love with her. She stopped when she felt his eyes on him, turning to face him. A smile was still present on his face and it caused her to smile. She walked over to him and took his hand in hers.
"Dance with me." she said and dragged him out to the middle of the playground where the snow fell the most. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning her head against his chest. He looked at her with loving eyes before leaning his head against hers.
"Wait." he pulled out his sidekick and turned it to the first song he could find. "There now we have music." he said and put it back in his case.
I don't want this moment
To ever end
Where everything's nothing, without you
I wait here forever
To see you smile, cause it's true
I am nothing, without you
Through it all
I've made my mistakes
I'll stumble and fall
But I mean these words
I want you to know
With everything I won't let this go
These words are my heart and soul
I hold on to these moments, you know
Cause I bleed my heart out to show
And I won't let go
Thoughts read unspoken
Forever and vow
Pieces of memories
Fall to the ground
I know what I did and how so
I won't let this go, cause it's true
I am nothing, without you
On the streets, where I walked alone
With nowhere to go
I've come to an end
I want you to know
With everything I won't let this go
These words are my heart and soul
I hold on to these moments, you know
Cause I bleed my heart out to show
And I won't let go
In front of your eyes
It falls from the skies
When you don't know what you're looking to find
In front of your eyes
It falls from the skies
When you just never know what you will find
What you will find
What you will find
What you will find
What you will find
I don't want this moment
To ever end
Where everything's nothing, without you
I want you to know
With everything I won't let this go
These words are my heart and soul
I hold on to these moments, you know
Cause I bleed my heart out to show
And I won't let go
I want you to know
With everything I won't let this go
These words are my heart and soul
I hold on to these moments, you know
Cause I bleed my heart out to show
And I won't let go
As the song ended, the two pulled away, slightly, to look the other in the eyes. Gabriella smiled softly at him but instead of returning it, he leaned in closer to her, closing the space between their lips. They touched, lightly, for a few seconds before Gabriella pulled back. Troy looked at her with confused eyes and she showed sorrow in hers.
"I-I can't." she whispered before breaking out of their embrace and stepping away from him.
"Gabriella..." before he could say anymore, a familiar voice called to them and they looked to the entrance of the playground.
"There you two are." Destiny said walking up to them. "Everyone's looking for you..." she stopped talking when she saw the look on their faces. "Am I...interrupting something?"
"No...you aren't." Troy walked out of the playground without looking at Gabriella. Destiny looked at Gabriella with questioning eyes but the only thing Gabriella's eyes could show was despair. Destiny walked out of the playground with Gabriella following to the area where their friends stood. Troy stood off to the side with his head down, eyes focused on the floor. Gabriella kept her eyes on him and only him, leaving the rest of her friends to wonder what happened. They all looked to Destiny for answers but all she could do was shrug.
"So..." Sharpay started "since we missed the festival all because Gabriella and Troy decided to take a detour...who's hungry?" almost all raised their hands. They left the park in silence and walked over to BBQ's.
After eating (again, in silence), they went back uptown to their cars and headed home. Chad still drove, leaving Troy in the back seat next to Gabriella. He kept his attention out the window and his thoughts empty. He didn't want to think about anything, not the dancing, not the kiss...not even her. He didn't want to be reminded of the way she pulled away from him and spoke the two words that made him feel worse than he already did.
Once they got home, Troy headed straight up to his room and closed the door. He wasn't seen for the rest of that night.
A/N: make sure you guys go pick up HSM 2 tomorrow