A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I want to give a quick shout out to Future Mrs. Josh Hutcherson for her role in this chapter :) She is the cop who finally gives Amber what she deserves. On with the story:

"He has no brain activity. I'm sorry but Gabriel is brain dead."

Everyone gasped.

"Are you sure?" Troy asked. "I mean maybe you just overlooked something or read the test wrong?"

He looked down at Gabriella who was still sleeping. How was he going to tell her that her brother is brain dead?

"I'm sorry but that's the truth and there is nothing we can do about it. My recommendation is to take him off life support or just let him go peacefully."

No one said anything.

"I'll give you time to think it over."

The doctor walked away.

Still no one said anything. Troy looked down at Gabriella. He hugged her tighter and buried his face in her hair.

"How am I going to tell her?"

"You don't have to do it alone." Chad said.

"I know but I have to be the one to physically tell her."

"Why?"

"Because she won't believe it coming from you. She won't believe it coming from me at first either but she'll realize I'm telling the truth."

"Just tell her, say "Gabriella I'm really sorry but your bother is brain dead." Amber said.

"How can you be so heartless?" Thomas asked. "What if that was me laying in that hospital bed? What if I was brain dead, would you even care?"

"Of course I'd care, I love you Thomas!"

"Then why did you run away and take all our money?"

"I was looking for a new life for us. Trying to get away from all the memories and start over some place new. I was going to come back and get you as soon I found a better place for us."

"What happen? It's been almost 4 years and I haven't even heard from you."

"It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be and I ended up spending a lot of money and needing more of it."

"Then what happen?"

"I found a job."

"With who?"

"Just a guy. He was willing to pay me a lot of money to help him."

"What was his name?"

"What is that important?"

"Just tell me Amber, what was this guys name?"

Amber sighed. It was time the truth came out. "His name is Greg Montez. He hired me take Gabe out and make him fall for me, then make him do things that would break up him and his sister so I did it."

"Then he asked you to kill Gabe didn't he?" Chad growled.

"Yes, yes actually he did."

"So you admit it, you're the reason Gabe is in the hospital. You and your stupid boyfriend are responsible for this whole mess?" Troy asked.

He saw a female cop walking over and figured he'd trick her into confessing. He wanted Amber gone by the time Gabriella woke up.

"Yes, fine you want me to confess I will. I staged the whole thing. My boyfriend and I set this whole thing up. I wasn't in any real car crash but Gabe was. I set it up to only look like I was a victim but I wasn't. Gabe was the only one involved. I set out to kill Gabe and now I've done it."

"Well that sounds like a confession if I ever heard one." The cops voice said.

Amber spun around to see a female cop standing there.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Tatiana, I'm a Police Officer. I overheard your confessing to murder. Which means I'm going to have to arrest you."

"What!"

Amber spun back around. "Thomas you aren't really going to let me them do this me are you? "

"Do I have a choice, you committed a crime Amber, there isn't much I can do. You took all our money."

"You may follow us to the police station if you want." Tatiana said.

"I'll do that thank you."

Tatiana handcuffed Amber and dragged her away. Thomas and Amber's boyfriend went after them.

Troy sighed and stroked Gabriella's hair. He placed a small kiss on her head. "Baby, wake up."

"Troy what are you doing?" Chad asked.

"She needs to know Chad, the longer we put off telling her the worse it's going to be."

Chad just nodded. He knew Troy was right.

"Hey, Princess, hey sweetie, wake up." Troy cooed gently stroking her hair.

Gabriella stirred and opened her eyes. "Troy…"

"Hey baby girl. Did you sleep ok?"

She nodded. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and looked around. When she realized where she was her eyes went wide.

"What happen to Gabe?"

Troy sighed. "Baby, I wish I had better news for you."

Gabriella whimpered.

"Gabriella, Gabe is….well you see Gabe he's…."

Troy let out a deep breath. This was harder than he thought.

"You see Gabriella sometimes when there is damage to your brain they can't always fix it and sometimes that results in….." Chad sighed. Not even he could do it.

"Is he in a coma?" Gabriella whimpered.

"No sweetie, Gabe is….Gabriella I'm sorry but Gabe is brain dead."

"I don't know what that means." Gabriella said.

"His body is alive, his heart is beating and his blood pumping but that's all there is. Gabe isn't in there anymore. It's just a body."

"I don't like that. Gabe isn't just a body."

"I know baby girl and I'm sorry."

"I want to see him."

"Are you sure that's a good idea."

"I want to see my brother!"

"OK, ok we can go."

They all stood up and went into Gabe's room

"See, he's just sleeping." Gabriella said pointing to Gabe on the bed. He looked like he was sleeping but everyone knew there was more too it than that.

"Baby, he's not just sleeping." Troy sighed.

"Yes, he is. Look at him. He's sleeping."

"I'm looking at him Angel and he does look like he's sleeping but he isn't going to wake up."

Gabriella just shook her head. Troy didn't know what he was talking about. She went over to Gabe and started to shake him.

"Wake up." She said.

The guys looked at each other. They knew this wasn't going to end well.

"Gabe wake up." Gabriella said shaking him harder. "Gabriel Montez you wake up right now!"

Troy walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. "Gabriella he isn't going to wake up."

"Yes he will, he's just being stubborn. Just watch he'll wake up. Any minute now he'll wake up."

"Gabriella…" a voice said.

Everyone turned to see Maria.

"Mom, make him wake up. You always made him wake up before for school. Make him wake up now." Gabriella demanded.

"Gabriella, it doesn't matter what I do, or what you do. Your brother isn't going to wake up."

"Yes he will! I know he will! He would never leave me!"

"Gabriella, you can shake him all you want, you can scream at him as loud as you want, you can poke him you can do whatever you want to him but it won't change anything. He. Isn't. Going. To. Wake. Up." Maria said.

"He wouldn't just leave, not with the way things were between us. He'd make sure to say sorry first! No he's not gone!" Gabriella said

Troy sighed. He knew the hardest part for Gabriella was not being able to make things right before Gabe died. He knew this was going to haunt her for the rest of her life. Just then the doctor walked in.

"Have you decided on what you plan to do?" The doctor asked.

"You're not going to touch him!" Gabriella growled.

"I'm sorry but it's not up to you." The doctor looked to Maria. "It's up to you."

"I know, I also know Gabe wouldn't want to live the rest of his life in a bed like this."

"Mom no!" Gabriella cried. "HE'S NOT GONE!"

Tears filled her eyes. She knew the truth, she just didn't want to admit it.

"You should know, his death doesn't have to be a bad thing. There is a man here in need of a heart transplant. Gabe could very well save this man's life."

"Who is it?" Troy asked.

"His name is Greg Montez."

"NO!" Gabriella screamed. "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOOOO"

"That monster is not getting my son's heart EVER! I do not care about this man and I refuse to let him have my son's heart." Maria said.

Gabriella was crying now, how dare this doctor ask this of them. Didn't he realize they all had the same last name? They had to be related somehow.

"I understand this is a hard choice, but I'm sure, Gabe would have wanted you to save his father."

"NO! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND NO? YOU AREN'T TAKING MY BROTHER'S HEART YOU AREN'T GOING TO KILL HIM!" Gabriella screeched in tears.

"Look, that man and us may be family by blood but he has never acted like a father or a husband and Gabe hated him. I know he wouldn't want his heart to go to him. Please just let us have some time to say goodbye before you pull the plug."

"Of course." The doctor left the room.

Maria turned to look at Gabriella. She had tears of hate streaming down her cheeks.

"How could you? I thought you loved me. I was so stupid to actually believe you could change."

"I have changed and I do love you. I love Gabe too and that's why I'm doing this. He wouldn't want to live like this Gabriella."

"I know that, but he's going to come back to us! You just have to give it time. It hasn't even been 24 hours."

"Honey he isn't in a coma he's brain dead. Do you understand what that means?"

Gabriella didn't answer.

"It means that his brain has shut down. It stopped working. It stopped sending messages to the body."

"But his heart is beating. His blood is pumping."

"Because of these machines. Gabriella, these machines are the only reason he is still alive. Without these machines he would be dead."

"No! I told you Gabe is just sleeping. He's just sleeping, that's all!"

"Gabriella it's almost noon, Gabe never sleeps in that late, so why now? What makes now so different?"

"He was in a car crash, he's really tired. That's all."

"A car crash is a big deal Gabriella!" Marai yelled.

Gabriella just cried harder. Maria hadn't yelled at her in a long time. Troy decided to step in.

"Can I have some time alone with her?" he asked.

Everyone walked out. Troy hugged Gabriella close to her. Gabriella calmed down in his arms.

"Baby, do you really understand what it means to be brain dead, like really understand it?"

Gabriella shook her head against his chest.

"Ok, well you know how important the brain is? The brain is the main source of life in your body right?"

Gabriella nodded.

"Well, Gabe's brain…has died. So it can no long send messages to his heart telling it to pump blood, or to the bones to move, or to the mouth or eyes to see, even nose to smell. Now I know right now those things are happening, but that's because those machines that the doctors have hooked him up to are working as his brain. They are sending the messages Gabe needs to live."

"So…if we take him off those machines…"

"He'll be dead."

Gabriella looked at her brother and then back to Troy. "He won't be able to tickle me anymore. You can't team up and tickle me. I always really liked when you did that" She choked out.

"I know baby girl. I'm so sorry."

"W-we can ke-keep him alive ri-right?"

"Baby, you know Gabe wouldn't want a life like this."

Gabriella shook her head. "How can I let him go knowing the last time I saw him I didn't even say hello to him. I can't even remember the last time I told him I loved him…or that he said it to me. Troy he can't go like this."

"You've got to say your goodbyes sweetie. You need to tell him you love him and wherever he is right now I promise he will hear you."

"Promise?"

"Yes."

Gabriella nodded and looked at the bed. She slowly made her way over to it. She took her brother's hand and sat down. Troy went over and put his hand on her shoulder for comfort.

"Hi…Hi Gabe um…it's me Gabriella….Troy says you can hear me and he is normally right so I'm believing him. Look, I love you I never stopped. You've made mistakes and so have I but at the end of the day we are siblings and we love each other. I love you and I always will. I know you didn't mean what happen between you and Amber and I…I forgive you. I truly forgive you. But I need you wake up and come back to me please. I love you Gabe please, please come back to me. Please, please, plea…." Gabriella trailed off and buried her face in her brother's stomach crying her heart out. She felt a hand start stroking her hair and another start rubbing her back. It was Troy trying to comfort her….obviously. She felt another hand squeeze her shoulder…wait since when did Troy have three hands…unless….Gabriella looked up and saw the best thing in the world…her brother's eyes were open.

"GABE!" she squealed.

"Stay with him I'm going to get a doctor, keep talking to him." Troy said as he quickly rushed out of the room.

"Gabe, can you hear me? I'm so sorry for everything that happen. I love you and I forgive you. Please be my big brother again."

Gabe wasn't showing any signs that she heard him.

"Gabe? Gabe can you even hear me?"

Still Gabe didn't move, he didn't even blink. That's when Gabriella realized her brother may be awake but something was still very wrong with him…

A/N What do you guys think is wrong with Gabe? He is really back or is it just a reflex? Will they ever make up and be brother and sister again? Future Mrs. Josh Hutcherson's character will be showing up again in future chapters so don't worry, you will all be able to see Amber get what she deserves. :) Also, if anyone is interested I posted my first story to fiction press. There is a link to my page on my profile if anyone wants to go check it out. I'd really like if you left a review telling me what you think. SO please go check it out. Thank you :)