1A/N: hey everyone... I finally completed my first fic and the second one is on the way... for those of you who wanted the alternate ending I am warning you that the original ending is the happy ending... the alternate is titled "It's Sexier When They Cry", named after the demo of the greatest local band on the island... this is my dedication to them... I love you guys!

Anyways, for those who wanted it, here it is... I don't think you'll like it.

Alternate Ending: It's Sexier When They Cry

(continuing from chapter 8)

They woke up about an hour later. They were sore and confused. What had happened to them? Gabriella got up and clasped onto Madison.

Gabriella- Thank god, you're okay. You're not hurt, are you? I"m sorry. I should have never tried that. It was stupid of me.

Madison- At least it didn't work, and now I can complete that transformation of yours.

She grabbed the athame and turned Gabriella around and quickly sliced two lines into the back of her neck, the lines that completed the pentagram. Gabriella howled as pain seared through her body. The pentagram glowed red. Madison took Gabriella by the hand and dragged her out of the room. They ran along the corridor, forgetting that they had left Troy behind. He was still in the room, out cold. After a few minutes he lifted his head. The moment he looked out the window, he saw Madison and Gabriella speeding away in her car. He walked out of the room and went downstairs to ask the concierge where they had gone to.

Concierge- They just ran out of here. They didn't check out or say where they were going and if they were coming back. I have no answers for you, sir.

Troy- Thanks, anyway.

Troy couldn't imagine what had just happened. The idea of them escaping and the spell failing irked him. He couldn't believe that they were gone and never coming back. Unfortunately, his intuition told him it was true- they were gone for good. He slowly walked out of the hotel and walked home. He went up to his room and lay down on his bed. He stared at the ceiling as silence rocked him to sleep. Suddenly, he saw her... Gabriella came back... she came back to say goodbye.

Gabriella- Troy, it's me and Madison now. There is no me and you. It's over. I'm gone. You need to move on now.

Troy- No! I won't! I love you, Gabriella! I can't live without you!

Madison appeared.

Madison- I told you... She's mine now. You can't have her.

Troy- Rot in hell, you fucking witch!

He suddenly stabs her. She falls to the ground. Gabriella runs to hug him.

Gabriella- Troy, you saved me. Troy, Troy...

Suddenly, he heard her voice. His eyes opened slightly and he saw her face.

Gabriella- Troy, I'm leaving. I came back to tell you I'm pregnant and me and Madison are gonna raise the child.

Troy- Gabi, you can't leave me. I love you.

Gabriella- Troy, I'm gone and you haven't even noticed. Stop dreaming, Troy. Just stop.

Suddenly, her figure disappeared into the shadows. He called her name but she was gone. Troy couldn't take it anymore, he was angry at himself, at Madison, at the world. If he couldn't live without her, he wouldn't live. He ran out of the house and back to the hotel. It was the middle of the night and he climbed the stairs up to the rooftop. He looked over the edge down at the ground. He was about 20 stories high. He felt like he had no choice now. Gabriella was gone from his life and she was never coming back. Evil has prevailed. It had taken control of her. Gabriella was dead and evil lived in her body. He began to feel weightless as he walked closer to the edge. It was as if the air had lifted him and swung him over. He drifted down from the rooftop, landing hard on the gravel sidewalk below.

The newspaper headline said: "East High Superstar Took His Last Jump". Everyone had prayed, because noone was convinced of the death. They all hoped that he was only in a minor comatose. Only his friends knew where to find him. They stood at his bedside in the hospital waiting for his awakening. His breathing was very slow, getting slower with each passing moment. They all knew he had only a few more moments. Chad's final words to him were: "Troy, she loves you and Madison will never change that". Finally, his breathing just stopped. Troy Bolton was dead. Where was Gabriella?

3 days had passed and all of East High gathered in their all black attire for their hero's funeral. All with tear ridden faces, noone could control their sadness, despair, depression. His casket was covered with red and white ribbon. His father stepped up to give a eulogy.

Mr. Bolton- You all knew Troy as a legend. I knew him as a son. Troy was more than just the captain of the basketball team, once he befriended Gabriella Montez, he became more than that. He became a hero. All of East High has finally come in unison thanks to him. Troy, son, if you hear me, remember that we love you, your parents, you're friends, your school. We'll miss you. Rest in peace, son.

He lay Troy's home jersey over the casket. The pall bearers lifted the casket and slowly began lowering it into the grave. Suddenly, a voice in the distance was heard.

Gabriella- NOOOOOO!

Chad runs toward her.

Chad- You're too late. He's dead and there's nothing you can do. He died because of you, Gabriella. He wasn't gonna live without you. Here, take this.

He hands her a note.

Chad- I found it in his pocket when they brought him to the hospital. Read it.

Gabriella walks off with the note. When she goes far into the distance and noone could see her, she unfolds the note. She reads it through twice.

To whoever reads this note-

I have decided to end my life. You may wonder why. It's because I am in love and my love has left me. If I can't live with her in my life I don't want to live at all. I am about to jump off this hotel building, the building she left me in, when she left me forever. Tell Gabriella that she is to blame. I love her but she's become dead to me so I am going to die now too. If I can't be with her now, I'll be with her in the afterlife. Tell her I'll be waiting.

-Troy

Gabi, don't forget me.

She turned to face the funeral once again. Tears began strolling down her face... but not regular tears... tears f blood. Her face was drenched in the red elixir. Madison came up behind her in the shadows.

Madison- You see what you have done? Our child's father is now dead.

Gabriella- We can bring him back.

Madison- No, Gabi. It's too dangerous. You can't handle that kind of power.

Gabriella- No... I won't believe you.

She begins running towards the grave which is now surrounded by nothing but air. Everyone had gone and she was charging at the ground before her. She threw herself at his tombstone and let her bloody tears stain the clean glassy stone. She took one last look at the stone and kissed Troy's picture. He looked the same as she remembered him, sandy brown hair and cool blue eyes, captured in black and white on a stone of memory, a stone that stood at his grave. She stepped back and slowly turning to Madison, she walked away. She was leaving and never coming back. Her life as Gabriella was over. She had become something else, a monster. She had killed her own love. She had lost all emotions and had no more feelings left in her. The pain subsided and she walked away, away from the past, her life, who she was, who she loved. She was going to forget it all and move on. If it were only possible. Gabriella Montez was now dead as well. Her soul had left her to meet Troy in heaven. Her body resided with Madison, lifeless.

THE END!

A/N: if it sucked ok, I warned you that the original was better. I swear all of this was planned beforehand, but from now on I'll do a lot better on the second fic. I'll bring Madison back but no more crazy witchcraft shit. I promise.