Hey everyone! Unfortunately, I have some sad news…
Cinderella: HSM Edition is coming to a close!
Yes, unfortunately, this chapter will be the last actual chapter of Cinderella: HSM Edition, but there will be an epilogue, so you should look forward to that. And I will also be writing a few sequels to this story, which I will explain further in an author's note that I will write eventually. So, anyway, to cheer things up, it's time for the trivia answer! Last chapter's question was…
When is the release date for New Moon, the sequel to Twilight?
The answer is November 20, 2009! I'm sooooo excited! The first person to get it right was .licious (again, lol. She got it right last chapter.) Good job! So, this will be the last "chapter" chapter of Cinderella: HSM Edition before the epilogue (and just so you know, I spelled epilogue right. Spellcheck). ENJOY!!! XD (may make you cry! Again! Lol! seriously, you might cry. I did.)
Previously on Cinderella: HSM Edition
"Gabriella Casey Montez," Troy said and opened his hand to reveal a beautiful, diamond ring.
"Will you marry me?"
Gabriella could not believe her ears. Her eyes, either. Troy Bolton, THE Troy Bolton, was kneeling in front of her with the most beautiful ring she had ever seen in her entire life, asking her for her hand in marriage. What? This was unreal. More likely, unbelievable. Gabriella knew that Troy loved her, but did not expect this. She did not expect this one bit.
Gabriella looked at Troy and stared into those deep, blue eyes that she loved so much. And she swam. She swam in those two bright pools of heaven. She never felt like this before. Never ever. She didn't know what it was. It was just pure, beautiful, true love. She was so overcome with emotion that a few tears crept their way into her eyes. Most of them escaped, and she couldn't take it anymore, falling down to her knees.
Troy didn't expect her reaction to be like this. He quickly picked Gabriella up and pulled her into a tight hug. "Ella," he asked calmly. "What's wrong?"
Gabriella pulled away, wiping a few of her tears, and looked at Troy. "Nothing is wrong. Everything is perfect. It's just…well…obviously I know that you love me but, I just didn't expect this.
"Expect what?"
"You asking me to marry you."
"Is that a problem?"
"No, it's just…" A few tears rolled down Gabriella cheeks. "I always thought that I was going to be the one who would sit back, never getting the chance to do anything, watching the world go by, and never being able to make my dreams into reality. But now that marriage is in the question, I think I've done more than I could ever think of." She sniffled. "The only thing I ever thought of doing was dancing with you. That's it. And now…you…me…us…here…" Now, the tears were flowing. Her crying was now completely uncontrollable and she collapsed into Troy's arms. And Troy just let her cry. Occasionally, he stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head, but let her express her emotions, nonetheless. Finally, Troy let go of Gabriella, holding her arms to her sides, and stared into her eyes.
"Listen," he said. "I'm sorry if my proposal came as such a shock to you. But I love you so much that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. And if you don't want me to be with you, then that's okay."
"Troy, I just wanna know…well…if you're not just asking me to marry you because your parents told you that you need to find a wife to be king."
"No!" Troy said, pulling her into another hug. "I would never marry someone if I didn't love them! And I love you more than anything in the entire world." Troy pulled away from her and slowly tucked a loose piece of hair behind her ear. "You mean so much to me, and I want you to be safe and happy. And I think that for you to be safe and happy is to be with me."
"And I do wanna be with you. Forever," More tears sprang to Gabriella's eyes and she wiped them away with the back of her hand. Troy took her tear-stained hand and gently stroked it with his thumb.
"So," Troy took out the ring again, holding it dangerously close to Gabriella's ring finger. "Will you marry me?"
Gabriella looked up at Troy as he gently slid the ring onto her finger. She looked at the ring and back up at Troy, whispering the one word that would change her life forever.
"Yes."
Troy smiled a wide smile. "Really?"
"Yes. Yes, Troy Bolton, yes, yes, YES!" Gabriella jumped up, super excited and overly giddy. Troy jumped up with her, also very happy. Gabriella grabbed Troy and pulled him into a tight hug. Troy squeezed her back, then almost pushed her away with slight force. Gabriella stared at him in shock at what he'd done, but then instantly forgave him when he pulled her into a deep, passionate kiss. They both wrapped their arms tightly around each other and melted into the kiss. Finally, they pulled away, both with huge smiles on their faces.
"I love you, Troy Bolton," Gabriella said.
"I love you, too, Gabriella Montez. More than anything," Troy replied, which caused Gabriella to smile even wider. Troy smiled too, and they kissed again, still smiling.
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On the day of the wedding, everyone was gathered in the church. Literally. EVERYONE. Pretty much every single person in the entire kingdom was gathered in the large room. Even the Evans family. But once again, Sharpay was the only one who wanted to be there.
Troy was standing at the altar, dressed in a beautiful, simple white tuxedo specifically designed for this day. (A/N: Picture the one he wore in "Everyday".) He was waiting patiently for Gabriella to enter the church.
Finally, she did. And she looked even more beautiful than ever. She was wearing a very simple white, strapless dress with a few designs on the top and along the sides. She also had a veil that went down to the floor. (A/N: link in profile) But she made it look extravagant. With two girls, one being Sharpay, carrying the end of the dress, Gabriella slowly walked to the altar. The entire time, she looked around at the huge crowd, smiling hugely. As she approached the altar, her eyes set on Troy. He looked absolutely stunning in the tux, but she felt extremely nervous even looking at his beauty. This was the day she had never thought would ever happen. Marrying the prince. Unbelievable. Her eyes eventually settled on Troy's eyes. He could see the concern and nervousness in them. He smiled soothingly, his eyes gentle and supportive. Gabriella smiled back. She was very close to the altar at this point, and Troy took the opportunity to extend his arm to Gabriella. She extended her arm as well, taking his hand. She came up to the altar and squeezed Troy's hand. He squeezed hers back, reassuring her that it was okay. She looked up and him and smiled.
"Ring bearer, please bring the rings." the priest said. Ryan, who had been appointed as ring bearer, came up to the couple with the rings placed on a pillow. They both each took one ring.
"Troy Bolton, do you take Gabriella Montez to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, as long as you both shall live?" the priest asked.
Troy looked at the ring and then stared into Gabriella's eyes. "I do," he said, slipping his ring onto her finger.
"Gabriella Montez, do you take Troy Bolton to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, as long as you both shall live?" the priest asked Gabriella.
A slow smile spread across Gabriella's face as she placed her ring onto Troy's finger. "I do," she said, tears forming in her eyes.
"Then by the power invested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Both Troy and Gabriella smiled as wide as they ever had as Gabriella almost leapt into Troy's arms and kissed him passionately. Troy returned the kiss with just as much passion, and even deepened it a they continued to kiss. Finally, they pulled away with huge smiles on their faces. The audience applauded them loudly, very excited.
Finally, it was time for the after party. Everyone who was at the wedding was at the party. There was food and some music playing. While the party was in full swing, Sharpay came up to Gabriella.
"Hey, Mrs. Bolton!" Sharpay said excitedly, hugging Gabriella.
"Hey!" Gabriella said, returning the hug.
"Oh my gosh, I can't believe you're married to Prince Troy!" Sharpay gushed, pulling away from the hug.
"I know! It's so cool!"
"Cool?! It's amazing!"
Gabriella laughed. "Yea, I guess it is pretty amazing."
"Oh, it's amazing, alright," said Troy, coming up to Gabriella and giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. Gabriella blushed.
"Aww," Sharpay said. "You guys are so adorable together!"
"Thank you," Troy and Gabriella both said at the same time.
"Hey, who was that ring bearer guy?" Sharpay asked. "He was kinda cute,"
Troy and Gabriella both laughed. "That was Ryan," Troy said. "He's right over there if you wanna go say hi." He pointed to Ryan, mingling with a few people.
"Thanks, Troy!" Sharpay said and ran over to Ryan excitedly.
"Hey, Gabby," Troy said.
"Yea?" Gabriella asked.
"I want you to meet someone," Troy lead Gabriella over to another table. Sitting at the table was an older woman who looked Hispanic, like Gabriella. She was looking all over the room, seeming to be searching for something. Troy walked over to her and helped her out of the chair.
"Gabriella, say hi to Maria," Troy said."Hello, Gabriella," Maria said with a heavy Spanish accent.
"Hi," Gabriella said. Then, she thought that the woman looked very familiar. Gabriella tried to study her features casually. But it didn't really work, even though Troy and Maria didn't look like they noticed. Finally, it clicked. And stayed in her mind.
"Mom?"
Gabriella could see a few tears forming in Maria's eyes as she nodded slowly.
Gabriella was so overcome by joy that she ran over to Maria and wrapped her arms around her tightly, crying hysterically. Troy had found her mom, who she hadn't seen in years. This was too unreal.
"Oh my god, it's really you!" Gabriella shouted, pulling away from the hug.
"Yea, I can't believe it either!" Maria said.
"Troy, why---? what---? how did you---?"
Troy silenced her by kissing her quickly, but not too quickly, on the lips. "I found her before the wedding started. We had a little conversation and I ended up finding out that she was your mom."
Gabriella was speechless. All she could say was, "Thank you so much, Troy."
"And I just can't believe that you're both together!" Maria piped up. "My little Gabby is now married to the prince! This is unbelievable!"
"That's what I thought when he asked me!" Gabriella laughed.
"You couldn't believe it?" Troy asked.
"Of course I couldn't believe it!" Gabriella said. "I couldn't believe the fact that you were in love with me in the first place! Troy, I…" Gabriella looked deeply into Troy's eyes. "I never expected any of this to happen. The ball, the kiss, the marriage, us, anything. But I'm really, really glad it did. Troy, you're the absolute best thing that's ever happened to me in my entire life, and I'm just so happy that you're here with me and that we're together."
Troy smiled softly and squeezed Gabriella gently. "I'm glad, too. And I agree with absolutely everything you said. I didn't expect any of this to happen, but I'm glad it did. And you're 100% the best thing that's happened to me, too."
Gabriella smiled. "I love you, Troy Bolton."
"I love you, Gabriella Bolton." Gabriella smiled wide when he said this. Gabriella Bolton. It had finally happened.
"Aww, group hug!" Maria said. Troy and Gabriella hugged Maria tightly. When they pulled away from the hug. Gabriella took Troy's face in her hands and kissed him. Troy returned the kiss with sweet passion.
As they kissed, Gabriella thought about all the had happened. Love, marriage, reunions. It was almost too much for her to handle. Falling in love with the man of her dreams, marrying him, and returning to her mom again. Absolutely unbelievable. But she knew that it was meant to be, otherwise she wouldn't be where she was. And she was very glad that she was where she was, with Troy and her mom. And she also realized that, finally, she was happy.
Gabriella smiled into the kiss, and felt Troy's lips curving up, too. And their thoughts seemed to connect into one, because at the same time, they swore they heard the other's thoughts thinking the same thing.
"This is really, truly, the best day of my life."
AWW!!!!! ADORABLE!!!!!!
Well, that's it!………JUST KIDDING!!!!! There will be one more chapter, an epilogue, before I finally finish it. But for now, I'm gonna leave you with this.
And, so I don't totally kill the mood, there will be no trivia! So trivia is now officially over until the next story (maybe, I'm not sure.).
So, that's it! See ya next time! =)
XOXO mrsefron4evr
