The months went by. During which Troy and Gabriella were getting closer. They went to movies, dinner, etc.
On November 21st Troy was doing his homework and getting ready for end of semester tests. He was so busy he hadn't seen Gabriella for over a week. He really missed her. So one day he decided he was just going to go see her.
As he was driving down main street he heard fire trucks zooming past. And to his astonishment they turned right into Gabriella's neighborhood. He followed when he saw smoke rising in the same area Gabriella lived. He speeded up and turned on her street.
"Oh no, Gabriella." He said in a hushed voice. The smoke was coming from Gabriella's house! Troy pulled up and ran up to the house.
"Gabriella! Gabriella!" Suddenly he saw a fireman walking out with her, a mask on her face.
"Gabriella!" she ran into his arms. "Troy, Troy. Please hold me." She said shakily.
"Its ok, shhhhh, I'm right here." He said soothingly.
"It was so scary Troy!" she whimpered, her eyes closed tight.
"Oh gosh, I thought I'd lost you." He said kissing her forehead.
He held her close, never wanting to let go. To think, he might have never seen her again.
"Come on Gabriella, lets go get something to eat."
"Ok." She said softly. Troy started walking to open the car door for her, when she started to loose her balance. But Troy caught her just in time.
"Thanks, I'm still a little shaky." She said.
"That's ok, here let me help you." He held her arm and hand and helped her into the passenger seat.
Troy got in and started driving.
"So where do you want to go?" he asked.
"I'm good with whatever."
"No, I insist you choose. You just went through a lot. Tonight's your night."
"Ok then, how about Tony's. We haven't been there for a while."
"Ok, Tony's it is." He said with an Italian accent. Gabriella laughed.
They drove to Tony's and went in. But as they walked in they were caught in a HUGE waiting line.
"You know, suddenly I'm not really feeling like Tony's." she said skeptically.
"Ya, me neither." They walked out to the car.
"So now where do we go?"
"Ummm. I don't know. Then her phone rang.
"Hello? Oh hi Auntie. Yeah I'm fine. I don't know, I hadn't thought about it…..are you serious? Sure that would be great. You'll have to go shopping with me tomorrow thought. Ok. Love ya. Bye." She hung up.
"That was my aunt. She had heard about the fir and was wondering if I wanted to stay at her house."
"That's great. You are going to need somewhere to stay."
"Yeah, it will be great." She said.
"So should we just go to Wendy's or something?"
"Sure, sounds good" They drove to Wendy's to order. But instead of going in, Troy drove into the drive thru.
"Why are we going thru the drive thru?" she asked.
"So we can go eat some where in peace."
They got their food then Troy drove to the one and only……..park.
"You know, we've been to this park so many times, I think they could name it after us."
Gabriella joked. Troy laughed. They got out and walked over to Troy's "spot" and sat down and started eating.
"So, Gabriella, are you going to like buy a new apartment or complex? Because you can't live with your aunt forever." He said, biting into a french-fry.
"I don't know. I'll just have to wait and see."
They finished eating then started walking around.
Gabriella started humming a familiar tune. A tune Troy hadn't hear in a long time. Troy start singing.
Troy: Living in my own world
Didn't understand
That anything can happen
When you take a chance
He looked over to Gabriella, waiting for her to continue. She smiled.
Gabriella: I never believed in
What I couldn't see
I never opened my heart
Troy: ohhh . Troy stepped in. Gabriella continued.
Gabriella: To all the possibilities.. ohhh
Both: I know
Gabriella: That something has changed
Both: Never felt this way
Gabriella: And right here tonight
Both: This could be the start
Of something new
Gabriella: It feels so right
Both: To be here with you
Both: ooohhhh
And now looking in your eyes
Gabriella: I feel in my heart
Both: The start of something new
Troy then made his hand into a fist like a mic and started to get into it.
Troy: Ohhhh yeah now who'd of ever thought that
Both:We'd both be here tonight
Troy:ohhhhh
Gabriella: and the world looks so much brighter
Gabriella:ooohh With you by my side)
Both:I know that something has changed
Never felt this way
Gabriella:I know it for real
Both: This could be the start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you ohhhh
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
Gabriella: The start of something new
Troy: I never knew that it could happen
Till it happened to me
Both: I didn't know it before
But now it's easy to see ohhhh
It's the start
Of something new
It feels so right
To be here with you ohhh
And now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
That it's the start
Of something new
It feels so right
Gabriella: To be here with you
Both: Ohhh and now looking in your eyes
I feel in my heart
Gabriella: The start of something new
Troy: Start of something new
Both: The start of something new...
When they finished the song, they were only inches apart. They looked into each others eyes for what seemed like a century. Then Gabriella looked away.
"Wow, I haven't sung that song since that day."
"Me neither. In fact I really haven't even sang like that."
"That felt goof to finally do it after so long." She said softly.
"Yeah, I know." He said. She turned and looked toward the setting sun. Troy couldn't help but stare. Then he said something he didn't mean to slip out.
"Wow, your gorgeous." He whispered. She looked at him strangely.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to stare." he said turning to hide his face, which was turning a bright red. Then he felt a hand on his arm. Gabriella turned him to face her.
"It's ok, that was sweet of you." She smiled one of her smiles.
The he took her in his arms and kissed her. He kissed her long and hard, with passion and love. Her hands went around his neck, while his went around her waist. Finally, he broke it, desperately needing air.
He looked at her. She was beautiful. She was perfect. It was right then that he realized he loved her. He had lover her ever since that day they sang in front of an entire school. He might as well face the facts. He was in love with Gabriella.
"We should probably go." Gabriella whispered, still only inches from his face.
"Yeah." He said back. She let go and started walking back to the car.
Troy followed her, thinking. Troy Bolton, you've gone and done it again.
(a/n: i'm so sorry it took so long...i've been busy...but here it is...i'm getting close to the end...the big final moment...lol..oh and did any of you watch Vanessa Anne Hudgen's music video on Disney Channel the other night? i thought it was great...anyways...next chapter will be soon...read and review please.)
