Chapter 13: Cherish the Memories

"I guess that's it," Taylor said, as she looked around the empty dorm. Gabriella and she had cleaned out most of their stuff and shipped it off to Chad's house. Chad had to tell Troy that it was for his sister because she was moving there when she's not.

"I'm so excited to tell Troy that I'm transferring to UCLA. And it's almost the end of junior year in college. Do you believe that next year, we're going to be seniors for college?" Gabriella said. She carried some of her important stuff that she needs by her side in her Gucci handbag Troy bought for her during senior year.

"No way. I felt like yesterday was the first day I met you." Taylor smiled and hugged Gabriella. It was kind of hard when she was carrying a box into the moving truck.

"So I guess this is goodbye to our lovely dorm," Gabriella sighed.

"Hey, you're gonna see your boyfriend in a few hours. Cheer up."

"I'm excited. It's just that Stanford was my dream college and now I'm giving up my dream college for a person I love."

"Do you think you're gonna regret it?"

"No. I know this is the right choice. Even if I feel like I didn't really learn anything at Stanford." Taylor shrugged. Zeke walked behind them and held a taxi. They looked back at Stanford and stepped into the car.

As soon as they got to the Los Angeles International Airport, Taylor and Gabriella got their stuff and ran to the other side of the airport to get a taxi. Chad accidentally told Troy that he was going to pick up Zeke at the airport, so Troy decided to tag along. Taylor and Gabriella are getting a taxi so they could go to Chad's house before Chad, Troy and Zeke could get there.

Taylor paid the taxi driver while Gabriella got the luggages out of the trunk. Gabriella got her bag and her luggage while Taylor got her two luggages. She pulled out the spare key that Chad gave her before she left Los Angeles from her bag and insert it into the key hole. She twisted it and the door unlocked. Gabriella turned the knob and opened the door to see a lot of stuff in the living room that belonged to Gabriella and Taylor. They took their luggage inside and set them with their other stuff in the living room.

"I guess we brought too much stuff into Chad's house," Taylor said.

"I wonder what Troy said when he saw this," Gabriella said. They heard a car pulling in the driveway.

"Oh shit! The guys are here."

"Umm… what about our luggages? It's really heavy."

"Just leave it here. It'll give Chad and Zeke a sign that we're already here. Let's go upstairs and hide." Taylor ran upstairs and Gabriella followed. They ran into the guest room that they slept in before. They left the guest room door open a little so they could hear the guys talking when they walk in. They hear the door open and sees Troy, Chad, and Zeke walking in with Zeke's luggages.

"What are these luggages doing here?" Troy asked. He was carrying Zeke's big blue suitcase luggage.

"I don't know. I guess it's my sister's luggage. She must be here," Chad lied through his teeth.

"Yeah," Zeke said, glaring at Chad telling him if he says something he'll regret, he'll regret it for sure.

"Hey Zeke, why are you here again? Why didn't Gabriella and Taylor come with you?" Troy asked.

"Ummm… well…. I umm…" Zeke stuttered.

"Just get to the point damnit!" Chad shouted. Zeke shot him a 'shut-up' look and Chad immediately quiet down.

"The truth is…" Taylor had no choice but to walk out of the room. Gabriella tried pulling her back but Taylor's arm slipped out of her grip.

"Because I'm here!" Taylor shouted. Troy looked up and saw Taylor skipping down the stairs.

"Hey Tay. I didn't see you at the airport," Troy said.

"I had to pick up some stuff, so I left the airport a little later."

"Or a certain someone," Chad interrupted. Zeke elbowed him in the stomach.

"A certain someone?" Troy raised his eyebrow.

"He's stupid. Ignore him," Taylor said. Chad's head shot up.

"Hey! I'm not stu.." Zeke covered his mouth before he could say anything else. "Mmmm…" Chad tried saying.

"Taylor…" Troy walked up to her, face close to face. "Is Gabriella here?"

"Be strong, Tay. Be strong", Gabriella thought.

"No, she's not here. And don't you try and seduce me," Taylor snapped. Troy stepped back.

"Fine. Whatever. I'm just going upstairs to check." Troy stepped upstairs and Taylor ran after him all the way to the top. She got to the guestroom before her.

"You can't go in there. There's umm…" Taylor started.

"I'M FREAKING NAKED, TAY!" Gabriella shouted, then covered her mouth with her hand.

"You were saying?" Troy said. Taylor stomped on the ground.

"Gabriella, open the door!" Troy pounded on the door.

"I'm naked." Troy rolled his eyes and walked right in. Gabriella covered her body even though she was fully clothed.

"Naked or not, I still want to see you," Troy said. He smiled.

"You pervert!" Gabriella got up and ran up to him and pushed him out the door.

"So nice to see you here. And how come you're here again?" Troy asked, pushing himself back in the room.

"Taylor transferred me to UCLA…" Gabriella mumbled.

"You serious?!" Troy jumped up and down like a girly girl. Gabriella raised her eyebrow. Troy settle himself back down. "I mean, really?" Gabriella burst out laughing and hugged him.

"Yes." Troy smiled and hugged back. Gabriella pulled back.

"Now we don't have to worry about being apart when we go to the same college together." Troy nodded happily.

"Aww the two lovebirds are back together," Taylor said.

"Yup," Gabriella said proudly.

"Now I'm hungry. Let's eat out." Taylor skipped downstairs. Chad put his arms around her.

"And another two lovebirds are back together," Zeke said sadly.

"Don't worry, Zeke. Sharpay's gonna be here," Gabriella said.

"No she's not. I bet she's still at New York."

"Guess again," Troy said. He walked to the kitchen and the others followed him. The whole kitchen was decorated with… pink.

"Wait, she did this? You mean…" Zeke started. Then they heard the door slam.

"Hey boys! I'm home. Is Zekeykins back from the airport?" Sharpay yelled from the other room. Zeke immediately ran to the living room and gave Sharpay a hug.

"Sharpay, I miss you!!!" Zeke pulled back and gave her a slobbery kiss.

"Ew! Don't put your spit in my mouth!" Sharpay grossed out. The gang laughed.

"It's good to be back," Gabriella said. Troy smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist. She leaned her head back.

"Where's Kelsi and Jason?" Taylor asked.

"They went on a date," Chad answered.

"Well, I guess it's just us going to Denny's!" The whole gang ran out the door and ran into Chad's and Troy's cars.

Gabriella looked out on her guest room's balcony. She couldn't believe that Chad built a balcony just like her old home for her. And Troy thought it was really for his sister. Troy opened the door and saw Gabriella outside. He sneaked up on her and covered her eyes with his hands.

"Is it Chad?" No answer.

"Is it Zeke?" No answer.

"Is it Jason?" No answer. He thought she was going to say his name because he was the only guy left who's here.

"Is it Taylor?"

"Are you going to name every single person in this house?" Troy gave up. He plopped himself on the loveseat that Gabriella told Chad to buy and set on the balcony for her and Troy to sit on. It was a great idea. Gabriella sat next to him in the same seat with her legs on his lap.

"I was. But you stopped me." Gabriella gave him a peck on his cheek and wrapped her arms around his neck. He wrapped his right arm around her waist and his left hand on her stomach.

"So what do you think about our future?" Troy asked.

"Why are you thinking about our future right now?"

"I don't know. I just thought you'd like to plan it."

"Well, I'd like to go with the flow. See what life brings us to."

"You know, the day I found out you lost your memory, did you know what Taylor said to me?"

"No. What she say?"

"She said it was good that you lost your memory. Because then you wouldn't remember the time I broke up with you."

"Really? I'm gonna kill her." Gabriella got up, but Troy pulled her back down to her original position.

"No, she was right. It was good because I was also sad that I broke up with you. I regretted it ever since."

"You don't really regret things easily."

"Yeah I know. But it rarely comes. And that was one of those rare times."

"Oh." She leaned her head on his shoulder.

"The day you came back into my life, I was really happy. That you made me happy again. Even Chad noticed." Gabriella nodded.

"Yeah, even Taylor noticed too that I was happier. But I didn't know that because I wasn't me that time."

"You were. But you just didn't know how to react."

"The day I got my memory back was the day I realized I can't live without seeing you everyday. Even if we weren't dating and you were dating someone else, it's all I need. Just to see you happy."

"Me being with you is happy enough."

"Yeah. Me too."

"This whole experience reminds of me a phrase."

"And what's that?"

"Cherish the memories."

"Cherish the memories?"

"Yeah. Cherish every memory you got. The good and the bad. Keep it with you forever."

"Cherish the memories?"

"Cherish the memories." Gabriella smiled and gave him a passionate kiss.

A/N: Cherish the Memories is Done. I know it's cliché that all the story titles are always included in the last chapter. But I like that phrase and I even have the phrase as one of my old screen names. Alright, next chapter is a little preview to the sequel, "Love Never Expires". The phrase is my creation. Never heard before except in my other story, "Over the Years." Yeah, and read my other story "East High: Three Plus One". It's really hard to translate so I recommend you to read that.