Gabriella and Troy made their way to the warehouse that was surrounded by black cars, extending all the way to the dock where the boats were. When Gabriella and Troy came here yesterday night and planted the explosives, it was peaceful looking out into the ocean. But now, it was dreadful. Just like a horror movie. Troy grabbed Gabriellas shoulder, being careful not to grip too hard. He had to make this somewhat believable.

"I love you Troy." Gabriella whispered right before they both walked inside. He cringed at the words but he had to be strong. For her. They both walked further into the warehouse, hearing the door slam shut behind them. Troy looked over his shoulder at the man that was smirking and blocking the door. His throat tightened and he gulped.

Gabriella studied the warehouse, making sure to take in all her surroundings. The warehouse was huge. Literally, like wow. Gabriella looked around at the crates, stacked neatly on top of each other. The crates were everywhere, from the front to the back of the warehouse.

"Ah, here we are." A man dressed in a suit walked over to Troy and Gabriella, a few men following behind. Troy looked in front to make sure the bombs were still intact and not removed. They weren't noticeable to a human eye, but Troy had a way of knowing if they were still there. The explosives were set to blow up when Troy told Chad to arm it. It was so small, no one should be able to notice.

"Hand her over, please." Troy stared at the man and laughed in his mind. This was the man everyone was so scared of? He was barely as tall as Troy, and not even buff. He looked like a little weakling. Maybe the power of his money did him wonders. Yeah, that had to be it.

"The money first." Troy demanded. The man walked closer to Troy and grinned. He put his hand up to stop the men from following.

"That's not how it works. I want the girl first." Troy would have never guessed this man in front of him would be Jacob. Never. Troy felt Gabriella shaking through her jacket and he gulped again. This wasn't easy.

"No, you listen to me. I have the girl, I decide how this works."

Jacob just laughed and backed away, his hand over his stomach. "You know I could kill you right now, right?" He asked and Troy chuckled.

"Then why don't you? I mean, I thought you wanted the girl just to kill her?" Troys grip around Gabriellas hand become tighter and he pulled her closer. He could tell she was scared. Probably just as much as him.

"I said I could. Not that I would. I would never kill someone who did my job for me, killing Nick. You did me a great deed. I owe you." Troys eyes widened. How did he know? "So Troy, tell me. What were your plans? To shoot me? Well let me tell you that wont be necessary. I know about Nick and Gabriella. And I even know about you killing my brother. There's no reason I want to kill her anymore."

Troy wasn't really sure how to respond to that. It seemed like everyone was a step ahead of Troy. "T-Then why do you want her? And why did you try to kill us?" He stuttered and pushed Gabriella behind him. There was no use in pretending now. They were screwed.

"She could be very useful to me. As could you Troy. And as for trying to kill you..Well, that was just for fun. I like messing with you."

Troys jaw tightened and his fists clenched. "So you're just playing a game? Go to hell, we would never work for you."

"I had a feeling you would say that." Jacob motioned his hands toward the pair and smiled. "It's a shame. It really is." All the guards walked in front of Jacob, like they were protecting him. They all lifted their guns up, aiming it at Troy. He walked more in front of Gabriella, not allowing a bullet to get past him. He turned to face her, only moving his body. He smiled at her and she looked up at him with teary eyes.

"This is not how it's going to end." Gabriella gave him a confused glance and Troy quickly pushed her back by some crates. He jumped near her, just in time to hear multiple gun shots going off. Gabriella was shielded by one of the crates and Troy was sat next to her while bullets were going around everywhere. They crawled further behind to the back of the room and hid behind some more crates. It was too far to get a good shot of killing them.

"What are you doing Troy?" Gabriella asked, holding her ears to block out the noise.

Troy flinched at the gun shots and pulled his gun out from his back. "You really think I wasn't prepared for this?" Troy smiled and peeked up, shooting at the guards and ducking back down to avoid the bullets. They were both breathing heavy. He managed to hit a few men, but there were so many. And his bullets were disappearing by the second. He threw the gun to the side and groaned.

"Gabriella I need you to get ready to run. But make sure you stay behind me okay?" Troy looked over at Gabriella. She wasn't shaking. And this time she didn't look scared. She looked brave. Just like he wanted. She nodded and he talked into his earpiece.

"Chad, when I say go. Do it." Gabriella saw Troy sigh and he grabbed onto her hand. "Ready?"

She nodded and he started to run. She ran by his side and he didn't allow her to get in front. Bullets were going off all around them, and Gabriella was thankful they weren't hitting them. When they got halfway to the other side of the room Troy yelled a loud 'go' and right at that moment, people were flying across the room, and crates were blowing up. Troy and Gabriella flew forward, but were not really affected. The explosives were very little, they would only get things close by. When Troy and Gabriella were far from the guards and over by the larger crates they sighed in relief. She smiled brightly at what they had just accomplished. She was able to do it. She was braver than she had ever been. All for Troy.

"We did it Troy!" Gabriella squealed and hugged Troy tightly. He smiled back and looked up at where the guards were. Most were lying on the floor not moving, but some were groaning and trying to sit up. Troy couldn't see Jacob anywhere. He sighed and ducked back down.

"What's wrong Troy?" Gabriella asked, moving his chin toward her face.

"We have to get outta here. This whole place is going to blow." Troy looked down at a watch around his wrist that was at 6:00 and decreasing. She nodded and they both stood up, ready to run once more. He held onto her hand tightly and they ran toward the door like lightening, not worried about any bullets. All the guards seemed to be taken care of. They were about halfway to the other side when Gabriella heard a gun shot go off. They both plummeted to the ground, hitting the floor hard. While they were both on the floor Troy reached over to Gabriella and pulled out her gun, aiming it at whoever shot them. He sat up a little and pulled Gabriella over to the other crates to take cover once more. She groaned and held onto her wrist that had a cast on it. Troy started shooting at the other side. He grinned widely when he shot Jacob right in the head. He did it..He really killed the man that was indestructible. Well, everyone thought that. They obviously didn't know he was a pussy who sucked at aiming.

"Gabriella are you okay?" Troy quickly turned to Gabriella and looked her over to make sure she was okay. She wasn't shot. Thank god.

"Troy..my hand." Gabriella winced at her already sprained wrist. Her eyes widened a moment later and Troy gave her a confused glance.

"We have to go, come on." He went to grab her hand but she quickly pulled it back, still looking shocked. "God damn Gabriella what?"

"T-Troy..." She looked down at his body, right where he was once stabbed. He looked down as well and gasped. He was the one shot. And he was too in the moment to notice. All of the sudden his stomach started to cringe and his body went numb. Blood was seeping through his shirt, flowing onto the floor.

"I-I'm f-fine." He stuttered and she shook her head, tears coming out of her eyes. "We have to go Gabriella." She nodded hesitantly and got into position to run. He yelped in pain when he tried to move. Her head shot back to him and she looked at him, worry written all over her face. She crawled to his side and lifted his shirt. She winced when she noticed there was no vest. There was a single hole close to his belly button and blood was spilling out. No, please, no. Not right now. Don't taken him away.

"Troy! Where's your vest dammit!" Gabriella moved her fingers over his wound, not putting any pressure on it. He bit his lip and slammed his head back against the crate. "Please tell me you didn't give the only one to me!" She screamed, her eyes watering more. He smiled at her, his face getting paler by the second.

How could this be happening again? Everything was going fine. They were going to get out. They were so close. So close to a normal life. So close to being together with no worries.

"I-I love you, I couldn't let you die." He told her, still faintly smiling. She glared at him and grabbed his face in her hands. "How could you be so stupid Troy? You have to get up! I will not let you die in here!"

He pushed her hand away when she grabbed at his arm. He groaned at the pain and felt his eyes closing. He opened them again, not ready to die. "Gabriella go. Leave this place. Now." He pushed her forward, forgetting about all the pain he was feeling.

She just shook her head, her eyes closed. "Troy..I'm not leaving you..if you are going to die, I'm going to stay right here with you." Gabriella sat at his side, holding his hand tightly in hers.

"Gabriella please stop, you need to go. You don't have much time." He was having a hard time trying to keep his eyes open, or even trying to move. His breathing became harder to control, and Gabriella looked at him. She wiped her tears off her face and slowly kissed him on the lips. "I love you Romeo. Now we can be together forever."

He wanted to throw her out of there and let her live her life without him. But he couldn't argue, he could barely move. He didn't want to fight their last few seconds of life. He just wanted to be with her until it was over. Like she said...they would be together, forever.

20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1...

together, forever.


5 months later

"Will you please hurry up? We have a flight to get too."

"Just wait one second! I need to make it perfect."

Chad placed the flowers on the gravestone and smiled up at Taylor who smiled back. He looked back at the gravestone and played with the edges.

Here lies Troy Alexander Bolton,

A beloved brother and boyfriend.

May he rest in peace, forever.

October 18, 1987 – March 8, 2011

Chad stood up and sighed, pushing the dirt off of his pants. He walked over to the gravestone placed next to Troys and placed more flowers down.

Gabriella Anne Montez

She always brightened up the mood-

with her bubbly smile and giggle.

May she always have moments like these in heaven, forever.

December 14, 1988 – March 8, 2011

Taylor let a tear fall down her cheek and she smiled. "They would've liked the flowers."

"No, they would've loved them." Chad stood back up and placed his hand around Taylors waist. He kissed her gently on the cheek and they left the cemetery, hand in hand.


Ah, okay. I know you guys hate me. But I thought it was...I DONT KNOW. I'm kind of upset with it myself. Eh, though. I know I rushed it. But theres one more chapter left, kind of an epilogue. I gotta talk about Marissa, Adam, Dylan blah. And no, you wont meet any real parents. That's the only family they need right now. K, bye! Don't hate me too much okay? :(:(:(