Troy jumped at the sound of her name. He looked at John dead in the eye, and felt his water. "Don't say her name. Don't ever say her name." Troy stood up and walked away from John.

"She's going to die. And I can't wait till that happens." Troy was going to walk out the door when he heard him. He looked back and his hands balled into fists.

"You won't be alive to see it happen." He walked over to John and smirked.

Gabriella was waiting patiently outside the room for Troy. He was in there for about an hour, and she heard a few screams, but not many. Not like everyone expected. Everyone sat there in silence, waiting for the news. There was a loud smash, and Troy walked into the room. Blood was dripping from his hands, and his shirt was stained with it. Gabriella gasped and quickly ran up to him. She looked closely at him and he nodded.

"What happened?" Chad asked from behind, and Troy didn't answer. He was still looking at Gabriella. Gabriella could tell something happened by his eyes. They weren't his normal shade of light blue. They were dark, almost like black. Almost like..empty.

"Troy?" Dylan asked, and Troy finally snapped out of it. He looked up at everyone and didn't say a word. Chad ran off the couch and into the room. Troy walked to the couch and Gabriella stood there, clueless. Chad came back out, out of breath. He was staring at Troy who was staring at the ground.

"You killed him!" Chad yelled, and everyone gasped in shock, including Gabriella. They all looked at him, but his expression was the same. He didn't seem to care.

"He deserved it. He's a prick."

Chad walked over to him, and screamed in his face. "Troy what the hell! You weren't supposed to kill him!"

Troy looked up at Chad, no emotion could be seen on his face. "Why does it matter? He would've died sometime."

"Troy what's wrong with you? I wouldn't of brought you in there if you were going to kill him!"

"Chad drop it. He was useless. He didn't know anything."

Chad looked angry. He shoved Troy that was sitting on the couch, alone. "Useless? Troy he knew everything! He's the reason for all this!"

Troy stood up and shoved Chad back. Chad stumbled over and fell on the floor, shocked. "Don't touch me." Troy walked to the door, and went outside. He slammed the door behind him, and everyone stood there, their mouths wide open.

Gabriella still stood there, shaking. She was scared. For herself, and everyone in the room. The Troy she loved and cared deeply for was turning into what Nick was. A monster.

After telling Chad, Taylor and Dylan countless times she would be fine, they agreed to let her go outside. She thanked them and walked outside, looking for Troy. The car was still parked in front, so she knew he was close. She walked for a few minutes, and finally saw him sitting on an old, rusted swing set. He was staring at his feet, slowly rocking back and forth.

"Troy?" Gabriella said, and Troy immediately looked up at her. He looked upset.

"Go back inside." He got off the swings and started walking away from her. She ran to him and grabbed his arm. "Troy, stop it! What happened in there?"

He stood still, allowing her to keep her hold on him. He didn't look at her, just the sky. "Nothing happened in there. He just told me what you told me."

"Troy please. I know something happened. Everyone knows something happened. You pushed Chad, Troy. You're not like that." She put her hand on his cheek, and pushed his face so he was looking at her.

"Tell me what happened." He closed his eyes and sighed. He removed her hand and held it into his. He brought her back to the swing set and sat down on the swing. She placed both legs around his sides so she was straddling him. He put both of his hands around her waist and looked up at her.

"Nick was Johns son." He finally got out, and Gabriella gasped. It explained so much.

"Why would you get upset over that?" Gabriella questioned.

"I wasn't upset over it. He mentioned something about my past, it got me...crazy."

"What is it Troy?" Gabriella cupped his cheek, and smiled reassuringly at him.

"He mentioned my sister."

Gabriellas hand was frozen, her whole body was frozen. He told her he had no siblings. He didn't even tell her about Dylan for a while, who wasn't his real brother.

"Is she another foster sister?" Troy shook his head at her question.

"I know I never told you about her. I never told anyone besides John. Not even Chad."

"Why didn't you tell anyone Troy?"

"I tried to protect her. John said he would.." Troy stopped, and Gabriella nodded for him to continue. "We were both placed into separate foster homes. I never saw her. I barely knew anything about her. Anyway, I told John about her. And he found her. Her names Marissa. She's a year younger than me. Blue eyes, brown hair. She's beautiful."

Gabriella smiled at Troy but he looked down.

"I told her everything about my life. She knew what I did. And she hated it. She was staying with me at Johns, and one day...she left. I never saw her again. Gabriella, I havent seen her in years. And John said she could be in danger too..I..I can't lose everyone."

Gabriella kissed him lightly on the lips and kissed the corner of his mouth. "I'm sorry Troy, I really am. But I'm sure she is fine. She's probably living an amazing life, with kids and everything. If you can't find her, they wont."

"Gabriella...I do know where she is. I've been to her house so many times. I just couldn't bring myself to knock."

"You have to see her Troy. You have to talk to her, she's your family. Something I never had."

Troy looked up and nodded at Gabriella, a sparkle in his eyes. "You have one now."

Troy didn't tell anyone else about Marissa, he didn't want to risk anyone knowing. He made up with Chad, and just told him about Richard and what John said. He only left out the one detail about his sister. Everyone went back to Taylors house, and got settled in. No one knew where to find this Richard, or the man John was talking about. Troy concluded that they would come to them. They were still going to take precautions, but they were going to try to have fun. They just wanted to push the worries aside and move on for a while. And that's what they intended to do.

"You don't leave this house without another person. You always bring someone. It can even be Taylor. I don't care." Troy told Gabriella, and she laughed.

"I guess that'll have to do." She smiled, and he started to tickle her. She squirmed in his arms, and squealed loudly when he got her most ticklish part. "Troy! Stop!"

He pulled his hands away and laughed softly at her. "We get to live half-normal lives, babe."

She grinned and pulled him close to her by his shirt. "Yes, we do. So we should probably celebrate right?" She winked, and bit her lip.

He got closer to her and chuckled "I like how you think babe." He kissed her, and she softly bit on his bottom lip. He moaned in her mouth, and she giggled kissing him more passionately. He pulled her onto his lap, and slid his hand up her thigh, making her core throb. She let out a soft moan and quickly pulled away from him. He pouted and watched her sit at the edge of the bed.

"What's wrong babe?" Troy asked, crawling next to her.

"I keep thinking about your sister."

Troy laughed and traced her back with his fingers. "That's pretty kinky."

"Troy! I'm serious! You need to go see her!" Gabriella pushed him away, and stood up off the bed.

"What..Now? Gabriella come on, I'll see her tomorrow."

"No Troy. You need to see her now. This has been bugging me, and I'm sure it's bugging you. Get dressed."

Troy looked down at himself. He was wearing black boxers and a white t-shirt. He groaned and jumped off the bed. "Demanding, woman."

"Just get ready." She laughed, and he made his way to the bathroom.

"So, where is this place anyways? I think we've been driving for at least an hour." Gabriella asked, staring out the window.

"We're almost there."

"Good." She said and pressed the power button on the radio. Some random techno song came on, and Gabriella laughed. She started dancing, bobbing her head around. She whipped her hair from side to side, and shook her arms around. She started singing some made up words that went with the beat, and she heard Troy chuckle.

"What's so funny Troy?" She asked in all seriousness. She stopped dancing and waited for him to answer.

"Nothing..just. Nothing, you dance well." He smirked, and that made her smile.

"No, I dance amazing." She reached over and pressed the off button. "But, I'm done now. I think I have whiplash."

He laughed again and stopped the car on the side of the road. They were in the middle of nowhere.

"What are you doing Troy?" She asked, and he smiled. He locked all the doors and stared at her. She looked confused, but he just kept smiling. He pulled his shirt over his head and she gasped.

"We're almost there. But...I will only keep driving if we continue from before. You kind of left me hanging."

Gabriella quickly replied "No." and he pouted, but she smiled.

"Than we're staying here forever." He ignored her looks and jumped over to the back seat, and waited.

"Troy, I will not have sex with you in the middle of nowhere."

"Brie come on. No ones around...so no one will see. Besides, it's foggy out." He held his hands out and she sighed and hopped over to the back. It was night time, and really dark outside, so she couldn't really see him. She looked away from his face and down to his well toned body, that was glistening. She could see the curves of his abs, and she felt herself drooling. He winked at her and she rolled her eyes.

"Now before I rip it, take your shirt off." Troy demanded, and Gabriella laughed.

Gabriella pulled her shirt over her body, and noticed Troy staring at her. He was still naked, but he was sitting down on his shirt. He didn't have the decency to find a blanket in the trunk. Hmph.

"Stop looking at me." She said and laid down so she could pull her pants on. He grabbed her hand and pushed it away. He kissed up her legs, making his way to her thigh, and Gabriella slightly moaned. "Troy...Stop.." She closed her eyes when he was touching the outside of her panties. She felt herself becoming wet once again, and she jerked her body up.

"No, Troy. First you see your sister."

"Brie!" He whined and pulled away. He allowed her to put her pants on, and he slipped on his boxers. "I thought we were gonna try to be a normal couple."

"Couple? I don't remember you asking me out." She asked, and helped him put on his shirt.

"Well we acted like it. So I just assumed." He started to regret what he said, but she giggled and made him smile.

"I would love to be your girlfriend anyway Troy. You don't even have to ask...which you didn't." She laughed and he rolled his eyes. "Also buddy, normal couples don't have sex in a car, in the middle of nowhere."

"I'm sure some do." He exclaimed as she hopped back over to the front seat. He finished putting on his jeans and climbed to the front seat.

"Whatever. You ready?" She asked, and he nodded.

"She probably won't know who I am, but yes I'm ready." He mentioned, starting the car.

"How could she forget someone like you?" She asked, and he smiled.

"Thanks babe."

Troy was staring at the door, his hand placed over it. He couldn't bring himself to knock on the door.

"Troy! Knock! Or I will!" She whispered, and he kept staring. She pushed him over to the side and knocked on the door. Troy just stood there and waited to see her. After standing in the cold for a few minutes, the door finally opened, and a man stood there holding a baby.

"May I help you?" He asked, and Gabriella smiled at the child. It was a little chubby baby, and Gabriella guessed it was a boy from the clothes.

"Hi, i'm sorry to bother you so late at night, but does a Marissa Bolton happen to live here?" Troy finally told Gabriella his last name, after a little nagging. She told him hers too, and now they call each other by the last name. She thought it was cute.

"Ah, yes. She's inside. Does she know you?" He was cradling the baby in his arms, and Gabriella nodded.

"I'm a friend of hers." Gabriella responded, and the man nodded. He told her he would go get her and that they would be right back. Gabriella glanced over at Troy whose eyes were popping out of his head. He looked nervous, really nervous. And kind of high.

A lady was walking to the door with the man next to her. The baby was gone. He must've put him to sleep. "This is her." Gabriella heard the man tell Marissa, and she looked at him, confused.

"Uhm, do I know you? Adam told me you knew me?" Marissa said, and she looked Gabriella up and down. Gabriella looked at the man, who was obviously Adam. He looked confused as well. He probably thought she was gonna pull out a knife and kill them both.

"No you don't know me, I'm sorry. I just had to see you." Gabriella said, and motioned her hand at Troy. He was breathing weird, trying to calm down.

"Are you trying to sell me something?" Marissa asked, and Gabriella shook her head. Gabriella stepped off to the side, and the woman looked like she was about to call the cops. Troy walked in front of Marissa, and her eyes widened. She gasped, and Adam just stood there, dumbfounded.

"Who is that Marissa?" Adam whispered into her ear, and she just stared at Troy.

"My brother."

Gabriella sat down on the couch, Adam across from her on the other couch. There was a coffee table separating them, and a fire place next to them. It was a normal giant house, probably a doctor or someone could afford it. She smiled at him, and set her drink down. It was pretty awkward, she wasn't gonna lie. She looked over at the kitchen that was blocked by the wall. Troy wanted to talk to his sister alone.

"You shouldn't be here Troy." Marissa said as she sat down at the kitchen table. She put her hands in her hair, and ruffled it. She took in a deep breath and looked up at Troy. He sat down at the other end of the table and nodded.

"I know..But, I had to see you. I had to make sure you were okay."

"How did you even find me Troy? I haven't talked to you since that day..."

"It doesn't matter how. I need to see my family. You can't take that away from me."

Marissa laughed sarcastically. "Troy, you needed help. You were mentally crazy. And I tried to tell you to stay away from that life. You didn't listen to me. I couldn't be around you, family or not."

Troy sighed "I've changed Riss. I'm not like that anymore-"

She cut him off by groaning loudly. "Don't call me Riss! You lost that privilege!"

"Just hear me out!" He yelled in response, and she seemed scared. "I'm not a monster. I'm a human, with feelings. I don't do that anymore. I don't kill people. A lot of things have been going on lately."

"Does that explain your face? And that girl in my living room?" She asked, rudely.

He nodded. She's been staring at him, probably because of all the bruises. Besides that he wasn't the same looking. He grew up, got buffer, basically a new person.

"She's the reason I'm different. I'm in love with her." Marissa seemed shocked at his response. He's never loved someone besides Marissa. She even knew that.

"Troy..What the hell happened to you?"

After telling her the whole story, right from the very beginning, he could tell she was warming up to him. But he knew things wouldn't be different. He still did bad things in his past, and she witnessed it all.

"You have a family..a kid, a husband?" Troy asked, and she smiled.

"Two kids, a boy, Troy, and a girl, Alyssa. And yes, he's my husband. I met him after I left."

Troy smiled when he heard the name of the kid. He knew she cared, and this just proved it. "Where did you go? I looked for you everywhere."

"I just got out of Albuquerque. I had too. I went to a random place, got into a motel, and met him at a diner."

He smiled. At least she was happy while he was gone. She told him he was the only one she needed in her life.

"How old are your kids?"

"Both one. Twins." She smiled and looked at Troy closely. "You look different. Better. More handsome." She giggled and he laughed.

"You too sis. You've grown up into a beautiful woman."

"Thank you. Now..tell me about her."

He laughed and stood up holding his hand out "Come meet her." She grabbed his hand and followed him into the living room. He smiled when he saw Gabriella laughing at one of Adams jokes. Gabriella looked up, still giggling, and smiled at the sight. Troy was holding his sisters hand. They must've made up.

"Gabriella, this is my sister, Marissa. Marissa this is my girlfriend, Gabriella." He sat down next to Gabriella, and Marissa sat down next to Adam. Troy placed his arm around Gabriella and pulled her closer to him. The two couples talked endlessly all night until it was finally 2 am. They were all sleepy, and Troy decided it was time they headed back. It would take almost two hours to get back, so they needed to go.

"Are you sure you don't want to stay here? We have a guest room." Marissa asked, and Adam agreed. He wrapped his hands around Marissa, and Troy smiled. He approved of the man, which wasn't necessary. But he still wanted to be the protective older brother.

"We don't want to intrude." Gabriella spoke up and Troy laughed. "Yeah, it's fine though. I'm not as tired as her. We'll talk soon okay?" Troy looked at Marissa, and she nodded.

"Drive safe." Troy and Gabriella said their final goodbyes and walked to the car, hand in hand.

"I love your sister." Gabriella told Troy, and he pinched her nose. "I love you."

WOOO, okay. Yeah there's only 7 more chapters left. I think, something like that. And yeah! I really don't have anything to say about this chapter. So...BYE :D