"Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairytale".-Unknown.

One week had rolled by rather quickly at Troy's house. Jack was already going back on his business Trip making Troy go insane. Gabriella and Jack really hit it off nice. She was becoming more of a daughter to him then a friend. She did too feel sorrow when he was by the door wishing everyone his goodbye.

"I'm sorry son. I really miss you and I hate to do this. I promise I will be back soon!" Jack finished kissing his sons forehead. "It won't be long." And with that he left. Gabby and Lucielle sat there watching Troy stare at his father leave. Troy ran up his stairs and slammed his door shut. Gabby and Lucielle exchanged looks feeling bad about this whole situation. Gabby just met the man a week ago and she could still feel the pain he was going through. She knew Troy loved his dad and that he was never around, but she had this anger building up inside her for a wierd reason. She felt bad, but angry at the same time throwing her off her feelings. She quickly followed him to his room opening the door and seeing him sit there on the edge of his bed.

"Sweetie?" She said soothe and calm.

"What." He said paranoid.

"Look, it won't be that long I promise. He's going to be back soon enough." He got up staring into her eyes and stepping infront of her.

"Thats what they both said six years ago." He goes back to sitting on the edge of his bed staring away. It hits Gabby that since Troy doesn't have that much luck with his guy friends since his father wasn't here.

"Look, Baby I know what it's like-" Troy was annoyed and done talking with her.

"You don't understand what it's like to not have your father around your whole life!" Troy said yelling at her then kicking over his chair. Gabby was raged.

"Actually I do understand because I've never had my mother around my whole life! Oh and don't get me started with fathers. At least your dad loves you and doesn't have people abuse you for him!" She slams his door shut reclining against it sighing paranoid. She quickly walked down the stairs leaving him to respond to any of what she said.

"They abuse you..." He said staring at his door grabbing it quickly to open it. "Gabriella!" He ran down the stairs looking around for her but he had failed. She was no where to be seen. "Mom, where's Gabby?" He said running into the kitchen looking around to find no one. He quickly ran to the door opening it to see Lucielle's car turning around the corner leaving him home alone yet again.

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"This is Gabby! Please leave your message or call again!" Beeeeep.

"Hey Gabs, please pick up. I never ment to over react to the whole situation...Pick up please." He threw his phone into the seat of the car while driving over to her house.

"So Jason, You would like to take my daugher out on a date." Lauren said while watering her plants along the fence.

"Yeah, and I hope you don't mind but I would like to take her out around the town, I mean with her father's approval." Jason said trying to smile.

"I don't know, you look like you've been in a fight." Gabby laughed out loud watching this whole scene go down. Jason had looked extremely ugly with the yellow bruise shrinking off of his face with his purple and blue nose was taped up. Gabby was mad at Troy, but she didn't want to be mad at him long. She knew that what she did was childish, but it was something she's always wanted to tell him for the longest time. She picks up her phone still listening in on the debate between Jason and Lauren.

"I actually got injured playing basketball ma'am. It's nothing really, but it will heal soon."

"Ahh, athletic huh? Gabriella loves playing basketball! She's always wanted to play it. I suppose it wouldn't hurt. Tell me more about yourself." Gabby was fed up with it. She looked more around bored and mad, spotting Troy sneaking through Jason's backyard. She smiled watching him act like an idiot while trying to go through his fence and sneaking past lauren. She smiles as he begins to climb up the vines and stopping right infront of her.

"Gabby, I'm so sorry I over reacted. I was having a hard time and I just acted stupid. For-" She leans in kissing him sweetly and slowly deepening the kiss. She wraps her arms around his neck pulling away, making him hungry for more.

"Its okay. I'm sorry I was being a bitch about it." She smiles as he leans in to kiss her again deeping the kiss too. He rests his hands on her lower back bringing her in closer to him sharing a passionate kiss. Troy pulls back kissing her neck making Gabby swoon.

"Troy..." She mumbles catching her self from slipping out a moan.

"Hmm." He says in the crook of her neck.

"TROY!" She says fully alert now. He stops looking into her eyes. "We can't do this here...I mean, as much as I want to..."

"No I understand. I don't...I don't know what has gotten into me..." He replies shocked. Gabby smirks flirty.

"Me either but I liked it." She quickly pecks his lips that turns into a quick lip lock. Someone knocks on the door causing them to panic and have Troy jump back onto the vines again. "What?" Lauren walked in annoyed.

"Look, you have a date tonight."

"Excuse me?" Gabby and Troy both said in unison. Gabby hoped Lauren didn't hear that.

"Yeah you heard me. You are going on a date with Jason Cross."

"EXCUSE ME!" They both said again, but this time, she didn't care if Lauren heard Troy or not.

"No way am I going out with that little pig! Hes nasty! Did you see his face?" Lauren chuckled.

"Look, do you want your sorry ass out of this house tonight or what?" Gabby rolled her eyes.

"My sorry ass would like to stay home tonight." Lauren walked up to her staring her down in the eyes.

"You say what I tell you to do, or I will get Izzie on your ass. You hear me?" Gabby nodded knowing that Izzie has the worst punishments. She was thankful that she was away for her college expo having her gone everyday.

"Yes ma'am."

"Call me Mom. You will probably hear that name sometime soon." She laughed loudly before leaving. Troy jumped back onto the balcony hugging her quickly.

"I promise you I will stalk your date!" Gabby giggles holding onto him.

"Who said I was going to go on that date!" She smiles widely before jumping on his back. "How about you take me out on a date tonight mister." She smirks.

"Okay, sounds like an idea to me."

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Troy had rescued her yet again from a boring night. She was supposed to go on that date with Jason, but she figured spending time with Troy was way better then getting beat later. Troy pulls up to this place that looks vacant, making Gabby wonder about where and what he is doing.

"Troy where are we-" Troy quickly leans over and kissing her on the lips making her shut up as he pulled away. "Ssh would have also worked."

"I know, but now that you're mine, I can just do that now." He smirks getting out of the car. "Come on babe." She steps out hesitant looking into the window seeing and ice arena.

"Ice arena? What are we doing-" She was cut off by him knocking on the door three times followed by a slap on the window. A guy opens it up smilling pulling him into a huge hug.

"Troy! How have you been?" The man was very tall and looking scruffy. He had a tired expression viewed on his face but it was being covered with a huge smile. He led them to a door seeing plenty of ice skates lined up everywhere. "What's her size?" He said. Gabby looks around before quickly looking at him.

"Uh...7."

"Okay, here's your six ma'am." Gabby looks around confused once again looking at the wrong shoe size being put in her hands.

"Oh, were skating! What are you thinking!"

"And here's your usual skates kiddo. This time, I sharpened them with a new sharpener." Gabby was ignoring the whole conversation like Troy has since they got there. This place is completely clean despite what it looks like on the outside. She stares at the ice arena scared and wondering what she's in for tonight.

"Okay let's sit down and put your skates on." Troy finally says to Gabby. They both walk into the arena being greeted by a blast of cold air. She smiles as he slips her shoe off and grabbing the ice skate and untying it. She looks at Troy smiling thinking about a story her mom used to tell her out of a book.

"A search is launched throughout the kingdom to find the mystery girl who had worn the slipper. Despite the efforts of her ghastly stepsisters, Cinderella is revealed to be the owner of the glass slipper and she and the Prince are reunited. He asks her to marry him, to become his princess and live happily ever after. At last all of Cinderella's dreams have come true in the ultimate fairy tale ending to her story." Maria closed the book.

"Take my hand. It's like learning to walk." She hesitates and grabs his hand slipping out on the ice making them both laugh really hard. "Now, you're going to push off the ice like if you were rollerbladding." She laughs.

"Like I've been outside to rollerblade." He groans.

"Alright, just push off the ground and it comes natural." He started skating faster making Gabby think she had to go faster too. She quickly sped up too following him and getting it right."

"Oh my god Troy! I actually got it!" She squeals letting go and doing it all by her self skating around the arena. She smiles feeling the cool air breeze through her long curly hair cutting back and feeling great again. Troy skates up to her from behind and grabs her waist still skating while she didn't do anything.

"Troy, I love you." He smiles looking over to her kissing her sweetly on the neck.

"I love you more Gabriella." He intertwines his fingers through her fingers as he pushes her throughout the arena sharing a night that should have been illegal.

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Gabby slipped in her room quitely that night feeling like she was ontop of the world. She would probably have been yelled at for days because of ditching that date, but she really didn't care she would have Troy to run too. Lauren opens her door loudly, slamming it on the wall next to it. She burps then walks up to Gabby who finally snaps out of her transe.

"J-jason came over an hour ago. Where were you?" Gabby could tell that she is drunk by the way her breath smells and the way she slurs her words.

"I was out on a date with Jason, he just lost me."

"Oh, w-well I never knew...Don't lie to me ever you slut-t." She left Gabby in the room alone smiling and landing on her bed thinking only of Troy.

Oh gosssh. I am so sorry this one took me a long time to do. It was one of those stories holding me back and I felt that I kinda dragged it on :\

I'm inbetween swimming, hockey, softball, work, and getting ready to go back to school(bahah, im just hanging with my friends)

and I kinda have a life outside of my laptop so sorry.

Anywho, please review, and check out my other stories: Along for the Ride and Living in the Dark(:

"Don't worry your pretty little head about anything."

"LOOK OUT TROY!" She screams.