Chapter 10

Get there fast

Troy bolted out of the large gym, Chad not far behind. Jack looked at them confused.

Troy jumped into his dad's truck, Chad jumped into the passengers.

"Troy! What are you doing?" Jack called out as Troy started the engine.

"Something's wrong. If you coming get in the truck NOW!" Troy yelled. Jack ran to the red truck hopping in the back seat of the extended cab

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"Um she's allergic to peanuts, and um…. I don't know, I don't know what else…" Taylor cried.

"It's ok Taylor….What's your friends name and age…."

"Gabriella Montez, she's 17 She was just in the East High school shootings.… look I don't have time for 50 questions, could you just get them here?" Taylor was in a full blown panic. The operator now was aware of exactly who Gabriella was. She typed it in the computer, the alert immediately being send to the approaching EMS.

Taylor walked back over to Gabriella.

"Gabriella, please wake up, please" Taylor cried.

Just then Taylor could hear sirens.

"I think they're almost here."

"Ok honey, your doing fine." Taylor rolled her eyes. She knew she lost it and was panicking.

There was a banging on the door.

"There here."

"Ok, don't worry Taylor they take care of her."

With that Taylor threw the phone and ran to the door allowing the EMS to come in.

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Troy was speeding. He had one block left. One block. He heard sirens.

'No it can't be…everything is fine' Troy tried to convince himself. Then he turned the corner.

An ambulance was parked in the drive way and three cop care were along the street in front of her house.

"No, no, no" Troy shook his head. Trying to blink away thins nightmare. Troy pulled up throwing the truck into park before they knew it Troy was already inside.

His heart stopped. He saw Gabriella on the couch, paramedics swarming her. He looked to the stairs and saw a distraught Taylor talking to a police office, who was writing down her every word.

"Gabriella!!" Troy rushed to her side.

"What happened?" Troy asked anyone who was listening. Everything was happening so fast.

On of the paramedics was pushing hard down on Gabriella's chest. (Painful stimulation) Trying to get her to react. But there was nothing. She was out cold.

"She's completely unresponsive." One paramedic told the other.

"Suspected overdoes?" They continued to talk as if Troy wasn't standing right there.

"No…Her friend said she found something in her drink. Suspected GHB"

"WHAT!" Troy shouted. But he wasn't getting any answers. Troy turned back to Taylor's direction. Chad was now holding her. Troy saw flashes of light coming from the kitchen.

"Taylor what happened?" Troy shouted. Taylor was crying.

"Everything was fine, we were watching a movie, Gabriella got a drink…but she forgot the strawberries, so I went in the kitchen to get them….the was white powder on the counter, and the back door was open…" Taylor rambled. But Troy understood her. By the time Troy turned back around the paramedics were braking a small capsule and putting it under Gabriella's nose.

"What are you doing?" Troy rushed over to them.

"it's smelling salts, it may wake her up." The female blonde paramedic said placing the cloth under her nose.

Troy watched Gabriella's beautiful face flinch, but she didn't wake up.

An officer came from the kitchen with a clear evidence bag, Troy saw the white power at the bottom of the weightless bag.

"Positive 99 for Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid." The police officer said to another . "GHB confirmed." With the informed officer headed toward Taylor.

"Taylor?"

"Yes, That's me…" Taylor responded weakly to the tall man in uniform. He looked to be in charge, his uniform different from the other officers.

The Sheriff turned full attention to the distraught teen, who was mustering up strength to stand without Chad.

"Did you hear or see anything out of the ordinary today? Anything that would indicate that something wasn't right?"

Taylor took a deep breath and thought. Chad stepped forward placing his hand softly on her back giving her strength and comfort. She just wanted to be in Chad's arms, away from all this, she wanted to rewind time and undo all of this. Taylor felt a wave of strength flow through Chad's loving touch, reminding her of how much she loved him.

"I…I don't know…" Taylor stared off in space, thinking past the fear and guilt.

"Wait!! There was something, someone had called…The caller ID said the call was blocked…Gabriella kept saying hello, but no one said anything…" Taylor felt guilt override everything. The realization of the impact of that called was hitting her hard.

"I shouldn't have listened to her, I should have called Troy, but she was worried-"

"No.." A faint voice said.

Everyone's attention was turned to a drugged Gabriella.

"Gabi.." Troy rushed to her side. But she was out of it. Babbling.

"He'll…get me…" She was almost above a whisper. Only a wide eyes and tense Troy could understand.

" This is the Gabriella girl from the East High shooting?" An office said almost surprised.

"Yep, Gabriella Montez"

"This needs to be further investigated" The other office responded telling the sheriff who not was also watching Gabriella. He just quietly nodded his head, giving the signal to get further help for the couple.

Troy heard every word they were saying. Still not taking his eyes off Gabriella.

"Troy…" Gabriella softly slurred.

"I'm here Gabi." Her grabbed her hand, and with the other he brushed her ebony hair from her forehead.

After the office ordered the investigation team immediately after the sheriffs signal, two partnered agents arrived fifteen minutes later. After talking to the police officers they headed over to Taylor, asking her a lot of questions. Then Taylor pointed over in Troy's direction. Troy took a deep breath preparing himself for the dark questions that he didn't want to answer.

"Hi, Troy Bolton?" The female investigator said politely she tucked her short auburn hair behind her ear as she bent down to a sitting Troy, who was still holding her hand.. She shifted her eyes to the girl lying helplessly on the white couch " I'm detective Olivia Benson , this is my partner Elliot Stabler." Elliot held his hand out to shake Troy's who reciprocated. His eyes also shifting to Gabriella. Slowly. Information seeping in, he was watching every movement. Just like he was trained.

"We're here to help Gabriella, be we need some information other then what the police could tell us." Olivia continued with her soft voice, her brown eyes (which were identical to Gabriella's) bored into his.

"Ok." Troy said simply, wishing those eye's were Gabriella's. He just wanted her awake, talking to him. Telling him she was alright, even if he wouldn't believe her. He just wanted to hear her voice again.

"Troy, lately has there been any other incidences since the shooting?" Elliot asked. Scanning Troy's body language for any clues. Elliot put his ands in his pockets. Troy also watching his movements. He would protect her no matter what, even from these detectives. He would make boundaries, and let them be known.

"Not that I know of, Taylor was with Gabi today, and she said that there was a call. But no one was on the other line. She said Gabriella though it was me on the cell phone and the called had been dropped. But it wasn't me and the caller ID said the call was blocked.

" Troy, were going to have to ask you what happened in the school during the shooting." Olivia said, Troy shifted. Getting closer to Gabriella, holding her hand a bit tighter.

Troy explained in great detail, everything that happened in the class they were held in. He struggled at the end.

"And he took her to the classroom storage….and he..." Troy looked down, still ashamed that he couldn't protect her.

Olivia wanted for him to finish. Already knowing the answer.

"He raped her." His chest was heavy, his heart speeding but feeling like it was slowing. Breaking.

"It's not your fault." Elliot said reading Troy's body language quite well.

"Gabriella is considered an SVU case, this situation is considered high risk, we're going to do everything we can to find her attacker. We are sure this was Eric."

"High risk? SVU? Eric was here?!" Troy hadn't thought about any of this. His mind was racing, as another wave of heaviness crashed down on him, he felt like the walls were closing in and he was trapped, all her wanted to do was get Gabriella out, but this was obviously going to follow, like a terrifying haunting.

"Special victims unit," She said, snapping him out of his panic. "For sexually related crimes, she considered high risk because he's still out there and has targeted Gabriella."

"We don't think anyone else would have done this." Elliot filled him in, there was no one else to suspect. Yet.

Troy let it sink in then more panic set in. Gabriella wasn't safe in her own home, even when someone was there with her.

"How could he just walk in here unnoticed?" Troy gazed at Gabriella imagining the worst. "Why would he drug her?"

"He's very good at what he does, the police can't even find a fingerprint." Elliot said, for a moment feeling a little insensitive. Imagining it was his own daughter "We're not sure, we could come up with a lot of theories but we will not know for sure until we find him and get it out of him."

Troy the shock momentarily overcome him.

"Troy?" Gabriella said again through her drugged state. She knew what was going on. Inside she was screaming. She didn't understand why her body wouldn't do what she wanted it to do, or why she couldn't keep her eyes open. But she guessed that something was in her drink, she though it tasted finny, like that dish soap wasn't rinsed out all the way. ( A/N I read the GHB has a salty or soapy taste)

Troy snapped out of it when he heard her call for him. He gave her hand a tight squeeze, and reached over her body to gently hug her. "I'm here Gabi, I'm here." He whispered. Gabriella's chest rose up in a deep breath. She was responding to him in her own way.

"Chad, Taylor." Troy called out. Olivia and Elliot had given Troy there cards and went to find the chief for further questions and plans on what to do next.

Chad a Taylor went to Troy.

"Every lock in this house must be changed. I need you to take the credit card Gabriella's mom left and go get them, for every door. But before you go please check all the windows. Eric is going to try something, I can't leave her, I can't bring myself to move away from her."

Troy saw Taylor look down in defeat. "Taylor" Troy stood up next to her. In one quick move he hugged her. Giving her the comfort form him he knew he could only give. One of respect, he didn't blame her not in the least. She could have also been hurt. "Taylor, this isn't you fault. Please don't blame yourself." Chad gave Troy a half smile, thanking him for what he just gave Taylor. He know Taylor was sick with guilt. "Come on Tay lets get the locks so we can get back here." Taylor pulled away from Troy, whipping her tears away. She smiled at Troy as they walked away.

Troy watched them follow his directions. He kissed Gabriella on the forehead,. then walked over to a nearby paramedic staying close to Gabriella.

"What's going to happen to her, is she going to be ok?" Troy asked looking at Gabriella as if she was going to fade away in the short amount he was away from her. Which was only a foot and a half.

"She responded to the smelling salts, and is trying to talk, I'd say she needs about two or three more hours before she comes to, She isn't going to need to come to the hospital. You'll just had to watch her closely.

With that the paramedic started packing up everything. The house was starting to get empty and Troy looked around nervously.

"Troy" A deep, voice called out. Troy's heart speed up as he whipped around to see who it was.

(A/N I know it might be strange that I added SVU charactors to this, but trust me it's not a cross over or anything like that. I just like the two of them and nothing more. Nothing complicated. Who is standing there calling Troy's name? Don Don Don... Oh yeah I don't own Olivia and Elliot bla bal)