A/N: If you're reading this, I would like to thank you for coming back after the (two year) break I took from this. I know I suddenly just stopped updating, but I've been extremely caught up in life.
Finished with elementary school, and moved into high school. Exams aren't as bad as the teachers put them out to be.
My grandfather passed away in January, and that pulled me off writing for a while, as well.
I'm now moving into my sophomore year in high school, which means my writing has probably (more like hopefully) changed for the better. I've learned a lot during my freshman year in my Academic English class.

There's a special guest in this chapter. She was supposed to be mentioned earlier, but I don't think I wrote her in. (Hint: Smitchie fans will love/hate me :O)

I think I wrote this chapter longer than the other chapters. Anyways, I know you're probably just going to want to read the chapter, so on with the story (after the disclaimer)!

Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical, or Camp Rock (which I mentioned in this chapter). I don't own the characters (other than myself, friends who are featured in this story, and names of characters that you don't recognize). I don't own any brands I mention either. Lastly, I don't own the song How Do You Sleep - Jesse McCartney, or any of the other songs I may have mentioned throughout the story.


How Do You Sleep: A Troyella Story


"SHANE! TELL TROY! TELL GABRIELLA! TELL THEM!" Nate yelled before he disappeared.

"And then there were three," Shane sighed nervously.

"Tell us what?" Troy and Gabriella eyed him.

He swallowed hard, "That," He sighed. "I-"

End of Chapter 27.


Chapter 28:

"Spit it out already, Shane!" The two yelled.

"That I…" He coughed out.

"Will be coming with me," I said, swooping down from the staircase.

"And who are you exactly?" Troy questioned.

"That information is or me to know and you not to find out," I said coyly while walking up to Shane. I made a move to grab onto his arm but got brushed off instead.

"Who says I want to be killed off by you?" Shane glared, stepping closer to Troy and Gabriella.

"Did I say I was going to kill you?"

"No, but you've kidnapped all our friends," Shane glared.

"Listen. If you just walk around that corner, everything will be fine." I pointed towards the end of the hallway.

"You can't tell him what to do!" Gabriella shouted.

"You're right," I sighed. The three of them went silent. "But I can have my friends take him away." I banged on a locker and my three friends came out of three different lockers.

"Woah," Shane looked at each of them as two of them grabbed on and one attached him to the rope I had come down from. "Guys! Help!"

"We're trying!" Gabriella yelled as she ran towards me. "Troy, try to stop them from capturing Shane,"

"I'm working on it," He was behind Shane in no time. "Will you three twerps disappear already?" He sighed, irritated.

"Not if we can help it," The tall one growled. "Peanut, do something!"

"Why can't A.P do it!" She groaned as she finished attaching a hook to the rope.

"Hello! I'm kind of busy at the moment!" She was also trying to hook the rope on.

"Fine," She sighed and jumped onto Troy's back, using her hands to cover his eyes.

"Hey, kid! Get off of me!"

"What do you want from us?" Gabriella inquired, throwing a punch.

"Calm down; no need to start a fight," She had me backed up against the wall.

"This fight started a long time ago," She growled. "You took our friends away."

"It's not like I killed them or anything," I shrugged.

"Jason fell out the window!" She yelled, poking my shoulder. I brought my hand up and smacked it into hers, bringing it behind her back as I moved as well. (You know how police do that thing… yeah, on with the story.)

"He's fine," I rolled my eyes.

"Why are you doing all of this?" Gabriella demanded. "You guys are from West High, aren't you?"

"They're too young to be in high school," Came Troy's voice.

"Peanut!"

"What? You said to do something; jumping on this dude's back was all I had in mind."

"No, watch out!"

She looked down and saw Troy's hands lifting her arms, "Hey! Don't touch me!" She yelled and bit one of his hands.

"OW!" Troy immediately dropped her.

"Hmph! Shows you not to mess with me," She huffed and went to help the other two.

"So if you're not from West High," She kicked her leg back and pushed me to the ground. "Where are you from?"

"I'm not from here," I grinned.

"Why are you invading East High?"

"We're not," I stood up and smirked, which I knew ticked her off. She punched me, and I punched back.

"Finished!" I heard them shout.

"Pull the ropes!" I managed to get out while dodging another punch Gabriella threw at me. I turned to see that they did as they were told and Shane went flying and disappeared.

"Shane!" Troy yelled.

"I'M SORRY!" Shane's voice seemed to carry out from where ever he had ended up. Gabriella had stopped attacking, and Troy had stood still, not caring about his throbbing hand.

"What do you want from us?" Gabriella turned to all four of us and whispered.

"Turn the lights back on," I whispered to Mango. She walked over to the fuse box and began pressing buttons. The power came back on. We all squinted from the new lighting. The storm came to a halt and the sun began to shine its way through the clouds. I walked towards them and took their hands.

I took them towards the enormous windows and stepped back as they stood there. I placed their hands together. They each pulled a confused face, and looked down at me and back at my friends. We all pointed out the window.

There, on the side walk, they saw Ryan, Sharpay, Jason, Shane, Nate, Taylor and Chad holding up signs with huge colourful writings on each one.

"This could be the start of something new," They both read out loud.

"That's the song that—" Troy got cut off.

"Who are you?" Gabriella spat.

"If I told you who I was, you would yell at me; you would hate me."

"Try me," She dared. I looked towards my friends who, at this point, had no idea what to do.

"I'm Jay,"

"HA! Very funny! Jay's the one who told us to investigate around here. Jay's the one who trained us. Jay-" Troy got cut off again.

"Jay… J stands for Jezeth," I turned the voice device off and sighed. I took off the mask and looked through my bangs to see Gabriella's face.

She scoffed, "I can't believe you." I shrugged. "You could have hurt someone doing all those stunts you pulled! Jason could have died falling out that window! You did this just for fun, didn't you?" Gabriella yelled. "I thought you were so much better than this. You're such a kid! You need to grow up,"

CRACK!

Don't mind that, that was just the final nerve I had left in me.

I wasn't a kid.

Not anymore… and I had to let it out.

"I seriously do not want be told to grow up!" I yelled. "I'm trying to live my life to its fullest, because no one knows what's gunna happen next." I took a breath. "That's why I decided to set you guys up." I said quietly. "Your friends tried, and they failed. I gave it a shot because I can't not help people out." I shuffled my feet. "Sometimes, I set people up with who I think they should be; who they should be with; who they want to be with, but are just to chicken to tell that person they have feelings for them." I looked up at Gabriella. "I thought that I could do that with you and Troy. But you can't say I didn't try, right?"

I took one final glance at the others, and ran.

I ran as far and as fast as I could go.

I ran away from them.

"Jezeth!" I hear Gabriella call after for me, but I just kept running. I sprint through the hallways, making my way out the front door of East High.

I stopped to catch my breath when the gang came strolling to my side.

"How'd it go?" Ryan questioned.

"They're together now, right?" Chad asked.

I didn't bother to answer. I began to turn the corner in the parking lot, finding my way to the park.

"Which way did Jezz go?" Gabriella immediately questioned as she and Troy set foot on the parking lot ground.

Everyone shrugged, "She walked off in that direction." Chad pointed down the street.

"Great," Gabriella rolled her eyes.

At the park…

Toddlers ran around the jungle gym, climbing the monkey bars, and sliding down the slides while their fathers talked about last night's sports games. This left the mothers to sit on the park benches, talking to one another but, at the same time, skillfully keeping an eye on their children's whereabouts.

I sat quietly underneath an old, oak tree, closing my eyes, trying to clear my mind of the last few minutes.
After what seemed like a half hour of doing nothing but enjoying the cool, New Mexico breeze, I opened my eyes only to see a couple of kids making their way out of the sandbox, and to the swing set. The girls of the group sat down on the swings and the boys began to push them.

"La dee dah dee dah," They all giggled cheerfully.

They were happy. Life was easy for them.

I wish I could say the same for me.

"Shane, where are you?" A female voice suddenly came flying through my ears. There was a pause; she was on the phone. "You've been acting weird lately, Shane Gray, and I wanna know why," That's weird- she knows Shane.

Why does she sound familiar? My eyes shift around the park trying to figure out who the voice belonged to. There were still children on the jungle gym, and their parents were still catching up with each other. I turned my head at the sound of a twig snapping in half.

"And don't tell me you've been busy touring! I know that you, Jason and Nate are done with the tour," She glared, keeping her head down while talking on her cell phone.

Mitchie Torres.

Oh, my gosh! Mitchie Torres is in Albuquerque!

And she's talking to Shane! Well, more like yelling at him, but still.

"You've missed dates, ignored my phone calls and barely replied to any of my text messages. I want to know where you are," Mitchie demanded. There was another pause, but this time it was longer. I could picture Shane trying to explain himself, but stuttering- lost for words. "Stunt training? Is that the best excuse you could come up with? Shane, I'm done with your excuses. I want the truth," She sighed. "I'm at the park near the school Gabby goes to,"

Hold up! Mitchie knows my cousin?

"I won't be here long. If you want to save our relationship, I suggest you get here soon,"

Shane and Mitchie are dating? I knew it! Wait 'till Maine hears about this!

Mitchie sat down on the opposite side of the tree I was still sitting under.

I wanted to talk to her, but I'm awestruck. I'm sitting in the presence of Mitchie Torres- the girl who changed everything around at Camp Rock.

"Shane's been helping a friend out," I blurted out.

I heard her shifting around the tree only to appear by my side, "Can I ask who that friend is, and who you are?"

"We're the same person- Shane's friend, and I. I mean, people call me Jay," I was rambling.

She laughed, "You're a fan, aren't you?"

"You could say that, but I wouldn't think much of it if you meet my friends. They're much bigger fans of your work," I mentioned. "As well as Connect 3's,"

The smile on her face faltered a bit, "What was Shane really doing here?"

"He really was helping me!" I defended. "I asked Jason, Nate and him to help me try to get my cousin with this guy,"

"Shouldn't your cousin…." She dragged on. I assumed she wanted my cousin's name.

"Gabriella,"

"…Gabriella? Gabriella Montez?" She gasped.

"Yeah," I nodded. "That's her,"

"Gabriella and I used to be best friends! But I had to move because of my mom's work," She frowned. "She moved away when I had the chance to visit. We lost contact. I haven't seen her in forever,"

"I think you'll be seeing her in a couple minutes," I assured her. "Knowing the gang, they most likely chased after Shane after you hung up on him."

She smiled softly, "As I was saying before… your cousin should be doing this on her own. If Gabriella wanted to be with this guy, she'd go for him."

"I would think so too, but things are different with these two. They've been best friends since they were born," I stated. "They both didn't want to ruin the friendship they have."
"Did whatever plan you had in mind end up working?" Mitchie questioned.

"It would have if I didn't go overboard with all the stunts I pulled," I sighed again. "I think she hates me,"

"Don't say that! Gabriella is not one to hate. She's your cousin; part of your family. I'm sure she was just shocked that you went through a lot to try to get their relationship started,"

I shrugged, not knowing what to say.

After a moment, I said, "They're here."

"What?" Confusion laced within her voice.

"Shane and everyone else," I pointed behind us, towards the entrance of the park.

"How did you do that?" Mitchie asked, amazed.

I shrugged her off, climbing up the tree. "Don't tell them I'm here,"

"You should talk to Gabriella, not hide from her!" She yelled as I stopped halfway up the tree.

"Fine," I sighed once again, carefully jumping down the tree.

Sounds of footsteps became louder and louder as they neared Mitchie and I. The footsteps were soon muffled as they made their way onto the grassy area of the park.

"Mitchie! Mitchie, I'm sorry!" Shane's voice boomed.

"There are other people here, Shane," Nate stated.

"You don't want anyone to notice Connect 3 roaming around, do you?" Jason questioned, keeping an eye out for possible paparazzi.

"Jason's right," Sharpay commented. "But if there happens to be any paparazzi, I'll be glad to pose in your places," She flashed a cheeky smile. Everyone else rolled there eyes as they continued to follow Shane in his search for Mitchie.

"Mitchie," Shane sighed. "Where are you?" Suddenly he saw two figures across from where he was standing. The taller figure met his gaze, and they suddenly began walking towards each other. The other figure and the rest of the gang followed suit.

"I'm sorry," Shane and Mitchie exclaimed at the same time.

"You're sorry; what for?" Shane questioned.

"For putting our relationship on the line," Mitchie softly said. "I just wanted to know why you were too busy for me."

"I'm never too busy for you! I was just helping a friend," He said.

"Your friend told me all about it," Mitchie nodded towards me. I felt everyone's eyes settle on me.

Maine, Chrissy and Mo ran towards me, "Jez!"

Gabriella gave me a look that said she needed to talk to me. I sent her a look back that said we could talk later.

"You okay?" Maine questioned. I nodded and silently told her to follow me. Chrissy and Mo followed after us.

"I just wanted to say I'm really sorry for feeding you all those excuses," Shane began. "And for ignoring your calls and everything else that I've done to make you feel like I didn't care for you."

Mitchie laced her fingers with his, "You're forgiven."

"Awwwwh!" The girls giggled.

"Why can't you be like that?" Taylor glared at Chad.

Chad held up his hands in defeat, "Sorry baby!" The guys laughed at Chad's stupidity. Taylor rolled her eyes. The rest of the girls laughed at they relationship they had; always fighting.

Jason turned back to Shane and Mitchie whose faces were latched onto one another's. "Ewh! Get a room,"

Shane and Mitchie pulled apart, "You're just jealous."

Jason scoffed, "Whatever you say."

"Stop bickering and introduce us to your girlfriend," Sharpay and Ryan, being the twins that they are, said in unison.

Shane smiled widely, "Everyone this is my gorgeous girlfriend, Mitchie Torres. Mitchie, this is Sharpay and Ryan, Chad and his girlfriend Taylor, Troy and," Before he could finish introducing everyone, Mitchie cut him off.

"Gabriella," Mitchie smiled.

"You know Gabby?" The Wildcats asked.

"We used to be best friends,"

"We still are," Gabriella smirked. "You just missed out on a couple of important moments in my life."

"You still singing, Best Friend?"

Gabriella let out a laugh, "If you could even call it singing. How have you been after all these years, Best Friend?"

"I've been good. I found my way around Camp Rock and I found my way into this boy's heart," She smiled happily, poking Shane in the side.

Troy, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up, "If you two are dating, why have you been hitting on Gabriella?" Everyone turned to face Troy, who was standing behind the rest of them.

"Troy," Chad and Ryan warned.

"Listen man," Shane began.

"What kind of boyfriend does that to his girlfriend; go behind her back?" Troy questioned. Shane began to panic.


Back with me…

Maine, Chrissy, Mo and I were sitting in the pretend car that was parked next to the jungle gym. We were sitting there, in silence, for quite a long time. There was a comfortable silence between us, and neither one of us wanted to break it.

"What happened when I left?" I questioned, curiosity getting the best of me.

"Shane got a phone call from Mitchie," Maine giggled.

"But then he started pacing," Mo butted in.

"Not like you noticed," Chrissy said, raising an eyebrow. "You were sucking faces with Nate half the time."

Mo gasped, "I was not!"

"Sure, sure," I laughed.

"Whatever, Shane and Mitchie are happy- I'm happy," Maine said, sighing contently.

"I think you jinxed it already," Chrissy and Mo said, wide eyed.

"What are you guys talking about?" Maine and I asked. Mo and Chrissy just pointed back towards the field where the older teens were.

"What's Troy doing?" Asked Maine.

"He's… yelling at Shane?" I said, uncertainly. We got out of the pretend car and made our way towards the gang.

Back with the gang…

As soon as I got to the field, I saw Mitchie let go of Shane's hand.

"What's he talking about, Shane?"

"I was just helping Jay, remember?"

"So flirting with Gabriella is 'helping'?" Mitchie retorted.

"What's going on here?" I asked, pushing through Jason and Nate.

Ryan looked down at me, "Troy brought up the part of the plan where Shane flirted with Gabriella."

"That was just part of the plan, it wasn't real!" Shane said to Troy, but also to Mitchie.

"So you were doing it for fun?" Troy growled. "Or maybe you were doing it to hurt Gabriella?"

"Troy, you're making a scene," Gabriella whispered from behind him.

"Brie, he led you on and you haven't done anything about it!"

"Troy," I moved so that I was in between Troy and Gabriella, and Shane and Mitchie. "It was part of the plan; my plan. Remember? I screwed everything up. Don't get mad at Shane or anyone else. They were just trying to help," I turned to face Mitchie. "I said it before, and I'll say it again. Shane was helping me; you can talk to him on your own to reassure yourself."

Mitchie took Shane's hand and led him to the tree we were sitting under before everyone got here.

"Everything that happened back there was part of my plan; the stunts, the tricks… everything. I asked Jason, Nate and Shane to fly down here to help. I knew that you were good friends with them, especially with Shane. That's why I specifically asked Shane to get close to Gabriella," I notice Gabriella slip away from the gang. "I knew it would bring you to your senses," I explained. "I asked everyone to put on an act to get you and Gabriella closer than you already were."

"So everything that Shane said to her…?" Troy didn't need to finish his question for me to answer.

"Was to get you to notice that Gabriella, at anytime, can slip away from you," I finished.

"With that said," Taylor began.

"I think you should go get your girl," Sharpay finished, pointing in the direction of the pond Troy found.

At the pond…

Troy walked through the tall, forest of trees and past the small, green bushes. The air smelled fresher in this part of the park. It calmed Troy.

"Hey," Troy greeted softly, not wanting to startle Gabriella.

"Hi," She turned her head away from the small pond. Troy sat down beside her.

"How's life?" He questioned, gathering grass between his fingers, breaking pieces in the process.

She giggled, "Really, Troy?"

"I'm being serious," He laughed.

"Confusing," The smile on Gabriella's face faded. "My cousin has been interfering with my life. Sometimes I just want her to grow up,"

"Maybe it's not her that needs to grow up," Troy suggested.

"What are you trying to imply?" She cocked an eyebrow at him.

"I'm implying that you should talk to her," He shrugged, playing with a leaf that had fallen.

"I've tried talking to her! She keeps walking away," She growled.

"Then you should go after her," Troy stated. "Like how, you try to walk away from our feelings, but I just have to go after you."

"I should go talk to her," Gabriella lowered her head, her bands acting as a curtain- hiding her face away from Troy.

"Brie," Troy said dully. "This is what I mean."

Troy and Gabriella's phones vibrated.

We went back 2 Troys. Fam BBQ.

Troy let out and annoyed sigh and stood up. He was caught off guard when Gabriella took his hand and led him towards the Bolton household.


The Bolton's backyard…

The Wildcat Moms were in the gazebo chatting about whatever came to mind while Sharpay and Taylor caught up with Kelsi, including Mitchie into the conversation.

"I told your uncle you guys needed a basketball court up at Camp Rock," Jack, Troy's dad, smirked.

"You three really need to work on your defense," Charlie, Chad's dad, commented as he gave Vance, Ryan and Sharpay's dad, a high five and patted Kevin (Kelsi's dad) on the back.

The boys had just finished a scrimmage game; the dads against Zeke, Chad and Ryan, Shane and Nate (subbing in Jason when needed).

Much to their disappointment, the fathers had won.

Gabriella had just walked in through the gate with Troy in tow.

"Troy! You just missed us beat your friends in a game of basketball," Vance laughed. I think he was just shocked that they were able to do it.

Gabriella's hand slipped out of Troy's and he immediately felt empty. He watched as she headed towards me.

"And the score was high, too," Kevin hollered. "What was the score again, boys?"

They held their heads down in shame, "95 to 81."

Troy laughed, "Fourteen point lead."

"We would have won if Jason faked left, and not right," Zeke commented.

"Everyone knows that Coach says to fake right," Chad said, sighing.

"I'm sorry I don't go to East High," Jason huffed. The men on the court all laughed.

"And then she was like, 'What ever major loser!'. I'm just standing there thinking who the hell says that anymore?" Mitchie finished telling her story.

"Apparently she still does," Gabriella joked, leaving the girls to laugh.

"Hey Coach! Do you have anymore barbecue left?" Taylor questioned, turning to face the patio.

"Just cooked up another batch," He smiled. "Anyone want seconds?" The boys on the basketball court ran towards the patio, while Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi ran after them, knowing that if they didn't at least try, the boys would get all of the food.

"Troy, do you mind us going up into your tree house?" I questioned as Troy got his plate filled with another piece of his father's famous barbecue.

"As long as you don't fall this time," He joked. I rolled my eyes and began climbing the wooden ladder.

"You should go talk to your cousin, Gab," Mitchie playfully poked Gabriella in the side before leaving to get more food.

Gabriella sighed and thought about what Troy had said to her earlier, "Maybe it's not her that needs to grow up."

Gabriella stood up and made her way towards the tree. She heard laughter coming from the tree house and began to regret even standing under the tree. She hesitated at first, but Troy's words echoed through her head again, "Maybe it's not her that needs to grow up."

She began to climb up the ladder and once she planted her feet on the wooden floor, she poked her head through the makeshift window.

"Can I come in?" Everyone stayed silent. "I apologize for the way I acted towards you. I wasn't thinking right,"

"You were thinking perfectly fine," I rolled my eyes. "You want me to grow up, I get it. But you need to understand that even though I may be entering high school next year, I don't want to fully grow up. I am a teenager, but I can still be a kid at times. That's who I am, you can't change that,"

"I know I can't change you. I don't want to change you because you, baby cousin, are perfectly fine the way you are," Gabriella smiled softly. "Even if you are a little nosy sometimes,"

"We're sorry if we scared you with all the stunts," My friends and I apologized.

This time, Gabriella stayed silent.

I sighed. "I knew how much you like Troy. Your friends were tired of you and Troy just sitting around letting your feelings go to waste; I wanted to help end that."

"I know you're just trying to help," Gabriella stated. "But if Troy and I were meant to be, something would have already happened."

"You should let him talk," Maine suggested.

"Yeah, he looks like he's been waiting for a chance to talk to you in private," Chrissy said, pointing to where Troy was catching up with Shane, Jason and Nate.

"We've talked," Gabriella said hesitantly.

"Did you let him finish talking?" Mo questioned.

"Did you let him even start talking?" I rebounded. Gabriella stayed quiet. "If you want you and Troy to move on to the next level, you should stop hesitating. Troy has always been there for you, nothing will change that."

Gabriella looked like she was deep in thought.

"Girls, time to come down from that tree!" Lucille shouted. "The sun is starting to set and it's getting chilly out. If you don't come inside now, I'll be forced to come up there myself to bring you down," We all looked at each other and ran for the ladder.

Everyone began to file into the Bolton's house. Troy was behind everyone, slowing down his walking pace.

"If you don't tell her now, there may never be another chance!" Troy thought.

"Let him talk," I said sternly, 'accidentally' bumping into Gabriella so that she was next to Troy.

As the sliding, back door closed shut, Gabriella let out a nervous sigh.

"So, can we finish the conversation we had earlier?" Troy shyly questioned, standing behind her. "It will only be a minute, promise." He smiled innocently.

"Uhm, okay." Gabriella gave in.

Everyone was in the kitchen, trying to get a glimpse of what Troy and Gabriella were doing. Jack even opened the window to, quote, 'let some fresh air in'. The Mommy Wildcats squealed as Troy took Gabriella's hand in his, but they let out a sigh as he walked her towards the garden.

He sat down on the grass, as did she.

"So, um," Troy let go of her hand, only to use his own to run through his hair. He took a deep breath, "Do you remember our freshman year; how we met again at the dance?" Troy questioned.

A smile crept onto Gabriella's face, "Of course I do."

"That's when you took my breath away," Troy admitted, looking down at his cold hands. "That's what bugs me." He rubbed his hands, trying to warm them. He felt Gabriella's eyes burning through him.

"What?" Gabriella didn't quite understand what Troy was talking about. "What bugs you?" She waited for him to continue.

"You took my breath away, and I still don't have it back," Troy hesitantly took her hand in his. "Not since you left in the eighth grade, and defiantly not now. You still take my breath away, Brie." He looked up her, smiling. "Every time I see you, you brighten up my day. I don't know, you just… you make my day. If we ended up arguing eighteen times that day, it still would have been perfect. And it was just because you were there with me," Troy let out a content sigh. Gabriella looked at him, trying not to tear up.

"Troy, I—"

"I know it's a lot to take in, but I really like you."

"I like you too," Gabriella grinned.

"As your best friend, it's been my job like you. If I didn't, what kind of friend would I be if I didn't like you?" He joked and Gabriella giggled. "But then, as girly as this may sound, I started to get butterflies in my stomach whenever you were around," Troy admitted. "I started to think that maybe we should stop being best friends because best friends don't get butterflies when the other's name is mentioned."

Gabriella frowned, "You wanted to stop being my best friend?"

Troy nodded slightly, "But that was only because I wanted to be your boyfriend."

"If that was your way of asking me to be your girlfriend-" Joked Gabriella, but she was silenced when Troy's lips met hers in a passionate kiss.

"Gabriella Montez, will you give me the honour to call you my girlfriend?" Troy whispered as he rested his forehead against hers.

"Of course," Gabriella smiled as she looked into Troy's eyes; cobalt blue meeting caramel brown. As the sun began to set, Gabriella wrapped her arms around and let her fingers lace into Troy's sandy, brown hair. This time, it was Gabriella who leaned in for the kiss.

"FINALLY!" A round of hoots and hollers came from inside.

Troy laughed as Gabriella smiled into the kiss.

Troy wrapped his arms tightly around Gabriella, pulling her into his lap, "With you in my arms, and our family and friends around, my life is perfect."

"Mhmm. It's finally starting to feel like summer," Gabriella smiled happily, kissing Troy once more


A/N: I feel like there was a lot of filler. If anything does not make sense, it's because my mind isn't working until after noon.

"FINALLY!" After 27 chapters, I finally had Troy and Gabriella get together!

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