Okayy, so I know it's late, like really late but in my defense I did have exams and all of that to go through. Plus I lost interest in the story as well, I didn't know how to end it. But anyway I hope that you like this ending!
Disclaimer: The last disclaimer for this story! I don't own High School Musical or any of the characters, even though I would still love to own Zac Efron =] I don't own 'Sneakernight', 'Sony Ericsson', 'Louis Vuitton', 'Yamashiro restaurant' and anything else that is obviously not owned by me. I do own Jen, David, Bella, Chanel, and any other characters that aren't part of the orginal High School Musical. Also the last thing is something I do own, and that is the plot!
Enjoy =)
Basically what we're
Gonna do is dance (x3)
Yeah that's right
It's sneakernight
Basically what we're
Gonna do is dance (x3)
It will come easily
When you hear the beat
Basically what we're
Gonna do is dance (x2)
Don't you even worry
Bout other plans
Yeah that's right
It's sneakernight!
She jumped as she heard her new Sony Ericsson Xperia ring. She fumbled around in her bag, searching for the phone that her father had bought her for her 21st birthday. A triumphant smile appeared on her face when she found it. She pulled it out of her newly purchased, and instant favourite, Louis Vuitton bag. She pressed 'answer call' and then pressed the phone to her ear.
"Hello." She spoke into the phone.
"Hey how's my favourite girlfriend doing today?" Her smile spread when she heard his voice. It was her favourite sound of all, deep and husky but incredibly soft and gentle.
"She's doing good and she's honoured that she's your favourite girlfriend." Her heart missed a beat when he chuckled. "Although, she was under the impression that she was your only girlfriend." She bit back her laughter and tried to sound angry. But that was impossible to do when she was talking to him.
"Well I didn't know that she felt that way. Consider the rest of them dumped, she's the only one for me." He said his voice full of love. She melted at his words.
"Aw, Troy, that's so sweet. Your girlfriend is really happy and feeling extremely blessed right now. She told me to tell you that she loves you." She said bashfully. She was still the shy girl she always was.
"I love you too Brie." Troy answered. Gabriella blushed even more, if that was possible. "I can't wait to see you, I just wish that time would just fly." He sighed, as if he was in incredible pain. Gabriella giggled.
"Throw the clock out of the window, that might make your wish come true." She teased. Troy laughed sarcastically on the other end of the phone.
"Very funny Brie, I'll have to tell Chad that he might have some serious competition. After all, he can't be the clown of the gang forever. Taylor is drowning the fun side out of him slowly." He whispered the last part.
"Troy Alexander Bolton, that is not funny! Even though it is a little, teensy bit true." She added as an afterthought making her boyfriend snort with laughter. "Anyway Wildcat, I have to go now. I'm at the apartment now and the girls hate it when I walk in talking to you. I love you Prince Charming." She grinned.
"Love you too Cinders." Troy replied and then hung up. Gabriella sighed as she put her phone away; talking to Troy had always been the highlight of her day. She looked up at the apartment and sighed. It was more of a penthouse than an apartment. Sharpay had outdone herself when she showed the girls the place that they would be living in for however many years to come. Gabriella walked towards the front entrance and smiled at the doorman.
"Afternoon Miss Montez." Jonathon tipped his hat at the teenager. Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"Not Miss Montez, Gabriella. How many times do I have to tell you that?" She feigned anger at him. Jonathon just chuckled and nodded as he opened the door for her to walk through. Gabriella thanked him and made her way to the elevator.
She entered the lift and pressed the button that took her up to the floor that Sharpay had scored for all of them. It was right at the top but it definitely beat all the other apartments into the ground. Gabriella smiled as she heard music being played. She stepped out of the elevator and walked the short distance to the actual door leading into the room. She took out her set of keys and found the bright pink one. She twisted the key in the lock and opened the door. As soon as she walked in she was hit by the smell of some sweet cookies.
"Zeke's here!" She said excitedly. She dropped all her bags at the door and ran into the massive kitchen. She grinned as she stood in the doorway watching Zeke feeding Sharpay a spoonful of cookie dough, neither of them paying attention to the cookie dough. "Hey guys!" She yelled, making them jump apart. Sharpay turned to look at her friend.
"Gabriella Anne Montez, don't ever do that again!" Sharpay said, resting a hand on her furiously beating heart. Gabriella just smiled sweetly and reached out for the bowl full of the cookie mixture that made her taste buds go crazy. Zeke tried to grab it first, but as always, he was too slow. Gabriella grinned again as she grabbed a spoon and started to devour the mixture.
"I hope you like it." Zeke glared at her whilst she ate. Gabriella nodded with the spoon in her mouth. Sharpay rolled her eyes at her friend's behaviour.
"So Gabs, what's new?" She asked. Gabriella thought for a moment.
"Oh! I might get promoted." She said happily. Sharpay smiled.
"Cool, to what?" She asked.
"Well the agony aunt is leaving and they want to create a whole new image for her. They want either me or Emily to be the new agony aunt." Gabriella rolled her eyes as she mentioned her rival at work. Sharpay laughed at her friend's sullen expression.
"Gabs, you know it's yours. The boss adores you. He won't give it to that pile of bad hair extensions." Gabriella laughed at Sharpay's attitude towards her co-worker.
"She may have bad hair extensions and split ends..." Gabriella added as an afterthought. "...BUT she still thinks that she has a chance at grabbing Troy. It's infuriating." Gabriella shoved the spoon into the mixture violently. "She even has a picture of him put up on her wall with prints of her own kisses on it." She went on to say. Sharpay snorted.
"Honey, you have nothing to worry about, Troy is so into you, he doesn't even know that she exists. Hell, he doesn't even consider the fact that there are a million odd women out there, pining for him. He has you and that's all he ever wanted." Sharpay said. Gabriella nodded, feeling much better. She grabbed her last spoonful of cookie mixture before Zeke snatched the bowl off her. She stuck her tongue out at him and then hurried out of the room. She heard that beautiful music again.
Whilst she was walking towards the music room, she thought about Sharpay and Zeke's Disney story. Both went to the University of New Mexico, Sharpay focused on Performing Arts whilst Zeke did a course in Home Economics. Sharpay was now the proud owner of the Star Dazzle theatre as well as the newest and most fabulous nightclub in town, Sizzle. By day she was at Star Dazzle booking performances, and even letting in some acting classes and showing them some of her own stuff. By night she was the glamorous manager of Sizzle. Sizzle was decked out in the sweetest interior and the hottest barmen. Sharpay was pleased with her life.
Zeke too had made it big. He owned a chain of restaurants called Pay's, that were located almost all over the states. He was obviously the main chef and his recipes were fantastic. So good that he published his own cookery book as well as having his own cooking show called Baking with Baylor. He was, like Sharpay, satisfied with the way his life had turned out.
Even though the couple had made their names in the media world, they were still grounded. Zeke still made time to go back to Albuquerque where the first Pay's was built. It was his favourite restaurant because it was located in his home town. He always went to visit his parents and also made sure that they were as well off as he was. Sharpay didn't have to share her wealth with her parents but she always went to Lava Springs and gave them a show or two. She loved spending time with her family, no matter how long or short the visit was.
The one thing both Zeke and Sharpay had wanted to hold onto, more than their not so deflated egos, was each other. They stayed together through university and then they had to separate because Zeke was busy with his restaurant and Sharpay was trying to make a career for herself, but they still stayed friends. Now they were stronger than ever and also blissfully engaged. Gabriella grinned; Sharpay was more than happy to flaunt her massive diamond ring for the media. It was just in her nature to flaunt what she had.
The brunette reached the music room and opened the large, not surprisingly pink, doors. She smiled when she spotted her music loving friend seated at the piano, engrossed in writing her latest piece of music. Gabriella made her way over to the piano and sat down.
"Hey Kels." Gabriella greeted her friend. Kelsi stopped played and gave Gabriella a grin.
"Hey Gabs, back from work already?" She frowned, looking at the (again pink) clock hung up on the wall. It was only half three, Gabriella was home an hour earlier than usual.
"Yeah, I couldn't stand the stress and boss ordered me to go home. So I obliged like a good employee." Gabriella winked at her friend. Kelsi just laughed.
"Well that's good. So... what do you think?" She asked. Gabriella laughed; she knew that question was next.
"Kels, like all your other compositions, it's amazing. Mind-blowing and really beautiful. I love it. It kind of reminds me of..." Gabriella's sentence came to an end as she giggled. "Never mind." She said, still smiling. Kelsi shook her head.
"No, go on, tell me. Please?" She asked. Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"It's...it reminds me of Troy..." She said looking bashful. Kelsi grinned.
"I'm glad that it does. I feel so...so overwhelmed when you say things like that. You saying that means that my compositions mean something beautiful to someone. And that makes me very proud. So thanks Gabi." Kelsi explained. Gabriella smiled, her eyes wet, and she was overwhelmed with emotion just like Kelsi. There was a comfortable silence settling in between the girls and Gabriella let her eyes wander around the room, admiring what she saw.
The room was beyond beautiful. It was the one room Sharpay designed herself, with the rest of the girls' opinions as well. Music was the one thing that all six of the girls bonded over. Sharpay was a triple threat; she could sing, act and dance. Gabriella was an amazing singer as well as dancer. Taylor was alright at singing, but she beat all of them at ballroom dancing. Martha was an amazing hip-hop dancer and Jen was very versatile in her dancing. Kelsi was of course their main musician.
Gabriella brought her eyes back to the piano, admiring the engraved calligraphy. It read 'you are the music in me'. Kelsi's number one hit. Gabriella grinned, remembering back to the first time it was performed. That was the first time she performed with Troy as well. It was a magical experience and every time she heard the song, she fell more and more in love with Troy, because it was undoubtedly their song. It was also a very valid expression. Troy was the music in her; he brought out the best of her and stuck with her through thick and thin.
She noticed some music sheets sitting atop the piano and reached out to grab them. Her eyes scanned the page and then rested on the title. The corners of her mouth lifted into a smile.
"Jason's Melody." She spoke and smirked at Kelsi who was blushing slightly. "Play it, please." Gabriella asked. Kelsi nodded and touched the keys with her fingers. Beautiful music was heard throughout the room and it travelled through the house, putting a smile on Gabriella's face. The melody reflected Jason and Kelsi's relationship perfectly, it was simple but strong.
The high school sweethearts were, well, still high school sweethearts. Their relationship had never faltered nor broken. They were as strong as ever. The couple were both quiet and shy, and yet they were the most talkative amongst the couples. They usually kept to themselves but when they found out about Gabriella's background, they just came out and were heard.
Jason was quite the clown in high school but after seeing Gabriella's situation he became more serious and actually tried in life. He went to the University of New Mexico, with Zeke and Sharpay, and carried on in basketball. His basketball career ended after University because he wanted to do something more worthwhile. That was also the year when his life was kind of torn apart. His father had gotten arrested for fraud and that was when Jason decided on what he wanted to be. So he started to train to be a policeman. He was now a part of the L.A.P.D. and he loved every moment of it.
Kelsi had taken a different route. She got offered a scholarship to Julliard and she went for it. She spent two years there, focusing on her music. Then she graduated and began writing her own music. Her pieces of music were featured in multiple plays and sometimes on soundtracks for independent movies. Kelsi had also started writing songs. She wanted Troy and Gabriella to sing 'You Are the Music in Me' for her, because it was her first masterpiece. But the company who wanted the song, wanted famous singers to sing it. Kelsi refused because that song meant a lot to Gabriella and Troy and she couldn't ever imagine another couple singing it. But since then Kelsi began to write songs and she's been writing some for an up and coming singer, Aurora DeLuca.
The couple had very demanding jobs but they still made time for each other. Enough time to get Kelsi pregnant anyway. The petite musician was two months along and she was feeling on top of the world. Prior to the pregnancy, Jason proposed. He wanted to do it the right way, they way that their parents approved of as well. They were due to get married in a month, before Kelsi started to show.
"That was beautiful Kels." Gabriella praised her friend. She looked up at the time and sighed. "I've gotta go now, Chanel will be expecting my call and you know how cranky she gets-" Gabriella paused. "Actually you'll find that out for yourself."She let out a giggle and then skipped out of the room; humming the tune she had labelled 'Prince Charming', after her Prince Charming.
She made her way over to her own bedroom and opened the doors. She walked into the, only, blue room and smiled. Being in the comfort of her own room made her relax, or maybe it was the fact that the colour was relaxing. She walked over to her massive closet (Sharpay had insisted on enlarging it) and pulled out Troy's old Varsity jacket and some shorts. After getting changed into them, she raced over to the phone. She dialled in, the now familiar, number and waited for her sister to pick up. After three rings, a very moody Chanel Montez answered the phone.
"Gabriella Montez, late, yet again, I can't stay up forever you know." Gabriella rolled her eyes at her sister's 'welcome'. Chanel was still a drama queen.
"Chan, five minutes, and it's not as if it's hitting three in the morning overseas." She argued back. Chanel sighed.
"Yeah, yeah whatever, anyway. What's been going on in your life dearest sister of mine?" Gabriella giggled at her sister's change of mood. But she still got that weird feeling in her stomach after contemplating the fact that her sister really did want to know what was going on in her life. It was something she still hadn't got used to.
After Celina had been arrested, Chanel had apologized to Gabriella and the gang again. That was when Gabriella realised that maybe it was time to forgive her sister, after all what happens in the past always stays in the past. Chanel was making an effort when she could've been resentful towards Gabriella and Gabriella felt as if she should respond. She didn't want to lose her sister just like she had lost her mother. So Gabriella and Chanel started over as sisters. They began to get to know each other again and got involved in each other's lives like sisters should. Now they didn't even look like two girls who resented each other, they just looked like two normal and extremely close siblings.
Their father, however, was still distraught over everything that had happened. He didn't see himself as being fit to be a father to both girls. So for a few months after Celina was taken away, Gabriella and Chanel lived with Zac and Vanessa. Then Julio decided that he wanted to go back to San Francisco and reunite with his parents, in some hope that they would help him get through everything. The twins wanted to accompany him but he insisted that they stay where they were. He didn't want his depression to limit them.
His idea worked out in the end. He finally got over all the stress and even visited Celina once in jail. He was currently situated in Albuquerque and was getting along just fine with his neighbour, Jasmine. Zac and Vanessa were still set in Albuquerque and after Gabriella and Chanel left for college, they adopted the cute Derek from the care home. Now the twins had a handsome brother to go home to.
"Well, I think I've got the promotion at the office and Troy is coming down tomorrow. He's taking me out to dinner and it sounds extremely formal." Gabriella beamed as she spoke of her lover.
"What're you gonna wear?" Chanel asked. Gabriella snorted; Chanel was so much like Sharpay that it was scary sometimes. The two had bonded over their love of fashion and the limelight. This was good when none of the other girls, or Zeke, wanted to go shopping or talk about anything fashion related. It was bad when anyone went out on a date or attended an event. They would get mobbed with mascara, eyeliner, foundation and everything in between.
"I don't know yet." Gabriella realised that she had to find something. She couldn't go in what she was wearing after all.
"You'd better decide quickly, it's not as if you can go wearing Troy's varsity jacket with shorts, which you're wearing right now." Gabriella's eyes widened.
"How did you know that?" She asked.
"Twin's intuition..." Chanel shrugged. "Besides, you like having something 'Troy' on you all the time." Chanel stated a fact that Gabriella didn't deny.
"That's true." Gabriella looked at the clock and sighed. "Listen Chan, Taylor's going to be coming home any minute now, so I've gotta go. Love you." Gabriella bid her sister goodbye and walked out of her room again.
"... It was actually quite uncomfortable...GABI!" Gabriella looked up and grinned as she spotted her best friend.
"TAY!" She yelled in an equally excited voice. The two girls ran up to each other and hugged.
"I missed you Gabs." Taylor mumbled and her friend nodded.
"I know I was dying because I wasn't able to talk to you, speaking of not talking, why the hell didn't you answer your phone?" Gabriella asked her friend sternly. Taylor bit her lip and looked down.
"Well, you see..." She looked up at Gabriella's face and sighed. "Chad wouldn't let me. He made me screen all my calls, because this week was supposed to be about me and him." Taylor tried to explain. Gabriella's face softened and she smiled softly at her friend.
"It's okay Tay, I understand." She said and then grinned cheekily. "What did you lot get up to then, all week long." She spoke suggestively making Taylor flush with embarrassment. As Taylor went on to explain how their weekend didn't involve just staying in bed, Gabriella thought about how Taylor and Chad evolved from what they were before.
Chad lived in New York nowadays and frequently came to L.A. and made trips to Albuquerque to visit his friends and family. But his job of coaching kept him from them for the majority of the year. For his first year after university he played basketball with the Red Hawks, but he then had a fatal injury and was left incapable of playing again. So he converted to coaching basketball.
Taylor on the other hand worked on the LA Daily newspaper as a reporter. Even though she didn't get to be a scientist like she wished, she was still content with her life. Chad and Taylor had kept up their relationship since high school and were engaged to be married. The date however was a mystery to everyone but Chad and Taylor. Gabriella always felt as if the pair were going to ring her some day and say that they eloped in Vegas.
"So Chad told me that Troy's taking you out tomorrow?" Taylor smiled.
"Yeah he is. I can't wait." Gabriella could hardly contain her excitement, after not seeing her boyfriend for at least two weeks, she was yearning to be able to touch, hug and kiss him.
"I also heard that there's a reason to why he's taking you out." Taylor had a glint of excitement in her eyes; she knew something that Gabriella didn't.
"What reason is that?" Gabriella asked.
"Can't say, but good luck in trying to figure it out..." Taylor ended the conversation by walking out of the room.
"Taylor!" Gabriella yelled after the brunette. She slunk back into her chair and stared at the ceiling. A small smiled played on her lips. She closed her eyes with thoughts of Troy and dreamt dreams of Troy.
The next day...
"Gabriella!" The brunette turned her head in search of the person who called her name. Her face broke out into a smile as she spotted him.
"Ry, hey, you alright?" She asked, getting off her seat and giving Sharpay's brother a one-armed hug. Ryan fiddled with his hat before looking at her.
"Sharpay called me. She needed me to come down to the theatre today to see if everything is alright for tomorrow night." He informed her. Gabriella nodded, Ryan was a teacher of the Arts and his current drama class had put together a show which was going to be performed every fortnight for three months at one of the Star Dazzle theatres.
"How's the preparation going anyway? Has Annabel overcome her stage fright?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah she's doing much better with Danny helping her. Those two remind me of two other people I know." He grinned. Gabriella raised an eyebrow. "They act just like you and Troy did when you were at East High. It's like history is repeating itself right in front of my eyes." Gabriella laughed at his comparison.
"How's Bella?" She asked. Ryan smiled at the name of his wife. Bella was Chanel's best friend and now Ryan's wife. The two had married a month back and were living happily and blissfully in L.A.
"She's good, although she is completely homesick and rings home almost all the time. She also rings Chanel in England. The things I do for that woman." Ryan sighed, shaking his head at himself. Gabriella giggled, knowing that he would pay the biggest of phone bills if it meant that Bella was happy. "I'd better go see where she is." He told her and then exited the room to go and find his wife. Gabriella turned and looked into her dressing table mirror. She needed to get ready for her date with Troy. It was in, less than four hours.
"G is this suitable to wear to Sizzle tonight?" Gabriella looked up and nodded at what Martha was holding in her hands. "Great. I'm going to meet David there; we're going on our third date tonight. It's going to be amazing." Martha gushed about her new boyfriend, David. Gabriella smiled at the excitement on her friends face.
"I hope you have a great time." She told her friend.
"Thanks and you too." She said winking at Gabriella. Gabriella laughed as she watched Martha leave. Martha worked at a dance studio, teaching teenagers dance. She loved her job since it let her do the one thing she loved most. Dance.
Gabriella took a deep sigh and walked over to her closet. She needed to get ready before Troy came to pick her up. Her stomach did a few somersaults as she thought of seeing him again. She opened her closet doors and looked through her clothes for something elegant to wear to dinner, but informal enough to be comfortable.
"Gabriella..." The Latina turned around and spotted Jen standing in the doorway holding a shopping bag and grinning like mad. Gabriella raised an eyebrow.
"Jen..." She began to say. Jen giggled.
"Chill Gabriella, I didn't and neither did Sharpay." She reassured the brunette. Jen walked into the room and placed the bag on Gabriella's bed. "But Troy did." She grinned, winked and then left the room leaving Gabriella gobsmacked in the process. She walked over to the bed and fingered the bag, wondering what kind of creation he had picked for her. She took a deep breath and then plunged her hand into the bag, bringing out a handful of soft and silky cloth. She dragged the rest of the material out and then held it up in front of her. It was beautiful. Troy had brought her a dress for their date.
She closed her bedroom door and quickly stripped off her clothing. She placed the garment over her head and rushed over to the mirror, eager to see her reflection. She smiled as she looked at the dress, it fir her perfectly. The dress ended at mid thigh, leaving her legs free. The neck of the dress scooped low enough to show some cleavage but not too much. The arms though were definitely Gabriella's favourite part. They were puffy and really silky.
Gabriella twirled around in it, loving it more knowing that Troy had picked it out especially for her. She fell onto her bed and sighed. Now all she had to do was perfect the image with some killer heels.
Four hours later...
"Gabriella, he's here!" Sharpay yelled from the lobby. Gabriella quickly grabbed her black clutch bag and walked over to the mirror. She gave herself one last look and then walked out of the room with satisfaction. "Whoa... you outdid yourself this time. I am so proud of you." Sharpay looked at if she had tears in her eyes. Gabriella grinned at her appraisal.
"Thanks Shar, I just hope he likes it." The Latina said, feeling a little bit nervous now.
"Are you kidding, he's going to drop dead when he sees you girl!" Gabriella turned around and grinned at Taylor.
"Thanks." She said, waiting for the knock on the door. After a few seconds of silence, the knock was heard loud and clear. Gabriella rushed over to the coat rack and grabbed her trench coat before opening the door.
"Hey Brie." Her breath got caught in her throat as she raked her eyes over him for the first time in three weeks.
"Troy..." She breathed his name. He smiled and she lost all feeling in her legs. Troy held out his hand for her to take, and then pulled her into him. She rested her head on his shoulder and smiled to herself as she felt him sigh with content.
"Let's go Cinderella. I'll have her back by midnight!" He yelled to Sharpay and Taylor who were watching shamelessly from inside. Gabriella giggled at his choice of word.
"Oh give me a break Troy; we know she isn't going to come home until after a few weeks." Sharpay rolled her eyes as she closed the door on the pair.
"Well, now that your curfew has bumped up to a few weeks, let's go madam." He said leading her towards his car. He opened the passenger door for Gabriella before rushing over to the driver's side. Gabriella placed her hand in his as he started the car and they made their way over to the restaurant.
At the Yamashiro restaurant...
"Wow, Troy, this is amazing. Gabriella exclaimed as Troy led her into the restaurant.
"Not as amazing as you are." Troy grinned.
"Corny much?" Gabriella laughed.
"I'm always corny when I'm around you." Troy admitted, making Gabriella laugh again. "God I missed your laugh." He said as he watched her. Gabriella stopped laughing and looked down at the floor bashfully. "I missed that too." He said, referring to her blushing. "Reservation under Bolton." Troy spoke to the headwaiter who grinned as soon as he heard the name Bolton. The short, balding man led the pair to their secluded booth at the back of the restaurant.
"I hope you have a lovely evening." He placed emphasis on the word lovely. Gabriella raised an eyebrow and looked at Troy who just shrugged.
"So tell me girlfriend, how have you been?" Troy asked once they were seated. He held her hand tightly over the table. Gabriella looked into his eyes.
"I've been missing you." She replied instantly. Troy grinned.
"I think I've been missing you too. Far too much. Some days I couldn't get out of bed, cause I didn't want to stop dreaming about you." He admitted, making Gabriella laugh and feel flattered at the same time.
"Well I've had to see your face with Emily's lipstick kisses all over it, plastered on our office wall. It made me miss you and hate her." Gabriella's eyes darkened as she remembered Emily.
"I love it when you get jealous. It is so... hot." Troy said. "But she should know that I will never let you go and that she needs to find a boyfriend ASAP. I could only imagine how that picture of me is feeling. Yearning to have a kiss from your lips, but ending up being plastered with kisses from her lips." He shuddered. Gabriella sighed with content, knowing that he would never leave her for anyone else.
"So, what's the big occasion?" She asked looking around the restaurant. Troy frowned, beautifully may I add.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well we've never ate in a place this fancy since... our first official date." Gabriella grinned as she remembered that night.
"Maybe this is a special occasion. Like our first date was definitely a special occasion." Troy's eyes sparkled as he gazed over at his girlfriend. Gabriella blushed under his intense gaze.
"Yeah it was. But I think that our first date was the night you came over to my house. We had a really good connection from the start. Our first official date was not like others..." Gabriella laughed.
"Yeah we had already gone past the 'I love you's' and the meeting the parents and also the jealous girls as well." Troy chuckled, thinking of their eventful relationship. He locked his gaze on Gabriella's face again and smiled. "But I'd go through it all again, if that means being with you for the rest of my life." His voice softened and was full of emotion. Gabriella smiled; tears were welling up in her eyes.
"Me too Wildcat... me too." Gabriella smiled, leaning over the table slightly. Troy mimicked her actions until they were just an inch apart.
"I love you." He whispered huskily before capturing her lips with his. Their lips stayed connected for what felt like a decade before someone cleared their throat. Gabriella pulled back, her face was beetroot red and her eyes were sparkling.
"Would you like me to get you anything?" The short, balding man looked meaningfully at Troy. The superstar cleared his throat and gave the man a little nod.
"Troy, what's going on?" The Latina asked her boyfriend. Troy took a deep breath and stood up. Gabriella followed him with her eyes as he walked over to her side and got down on one knee. Her eyes widened and her mouth fell open slightly.
"Gabriella. Brie. I can't put this into many words because what I feel for you goes beyond words. You are my life, my soul and I don't know where I'd be without you. You opened my eyes up to different things and you helped me to make the right choices. This is by far the biggest choice I've made and as usual you are the cause of it. So you probably know what I'm gonna say so..." Troy fumbled a little as he stared into her tear filled eyes.
"Just ask me Troy." Her voice was but a soft whisper. Music began to play in the background and Gabriella's heart jumped frantically as she realised that the song playing was the song of their love. "You are the music in me." She whispered softly.
"Yeah you are. So that's why tonight I'm asking you, Gabriella Anne Montez, if you'll do me the honour of becoming my wife. Will you marry me Brie?" He asked his eyes were full of love although Gabriella could see that he was worried.
"Yes. Yes I will." She replied. Troy grinned and the balding man handed him a box. Troy opened the box to reveal a simple, yet beautiful ring. Gabriella held out her trembling finger and Troy took it with glee. He slipped the ring onto her ring finger effortlessly. The couple stood up at the same time and practically jumped on each other. Gabriella let her tears fall freely as she clung onto the one thing that had made her life worth living. Right there and then she realised that she was really living out a fairytale. This was definitely her Cinderella story.
And they all lived happily ever after.
Finally, the last chapter in this awfully long story! I hope that everyone is satisfied with the ending. I thought that this was the perfect ending for a fairytale-like story.
I don't have any plans for a sequel at the moment, because there are so many other stories that I can't wait to write. Next up to complete will be Best of Both Worlds. I'm currently re-writing that soo, I hope it turns out better!
Lastly, I want to thank everyone for their amazing reviews for all the past chapters and hopefully these chapters. Especially those people who have stayed with this story from the beginning!
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