I sadly don't own HSM.

Chapter 2- Unpacking, Packing, and Unpacking Again.

Gabriella walked off the plane and saw her mother standing there waiting for her. "Hi honey!" she said giving her daughter a hug. "Hi mother." She said bitterly. "Now I know you didn't want to move, but that is no way to treat your mother!" she said. "Sorry." She said not really meaning it. After she got her bags, the rid to her new house was silent. They pulled into the driveway of her new house. It was big and roomy. She got her bags and walked into the house. Her mom was pretty much finished unpacking. She made her way upstairs and chose a room with a window seat where she could read and a balcony that over looked the forest behind her house.

After sitting on her bed not wanting to unpack, she remembered she had to call Troy. She walked out to her balcony and sat down, pulled her knees up to her chest and dialed his number. It rang twice.

"Hello?"

"Hey Troy."

"What's wrong Brie? You sound upset."

"I miss you."

"I miss you too. So what's your house like?"

"Well, we are all alone in the middle of nowhere and there is practically a forest in my backyard."

"You say that like it's a bad thing."

"It is."

"Troy…"

"Yeah."

"I love you."

"I love you too Brie."

"Gabriella, come down, I ordered pizza!" Her mom called.

"I need to go, time for dinner." She said.

"Ok, I'll talk to you later?"

"Definitely."

"Ok Brie, love you."

"Love you too."

She hung up and walked down the stairs and sat down at the table.

"Do you like your new room" Sarah (her mom) asked. "Yeah." she said. She was daydreaming about what Troy was doing right now. "You miss hi mdon't you" Sarah asked. Gabriella nodded. She watched her daughter for a while. She hated how she looked so sad and depressed. She decided she needed to send Gabbi back to New Mexico.

After dinner…..

"So you will be able to pick her up at the airport?" she asked Taylor's mother on the other line.

"Absolutely." She said.

After the plans were made Gabbi's mom hung up and walked up to Gabbi's door. She knocked. "Come in." she said. She was sitting on her window seat reading. "Gabbi, start re-packing." She said. Gabriella gave her a questioning look. "Hurry up! Or you are going to miss your plane back!" she said. Gabriella ran full speed across the room and gave her mother a huge hug. "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!" she said. She squealed in excitement and she started re-packing again. "But mom, who am I going t ostay wth?" she asked her mom in the going to the airport. "Taylor." She said. "I don't know how to thank you enough." Gabriella said. "Don't I made you a promise, and I broke it, it's the least I could do." She said. They got to the airport and Gabriella gave her mom one last hug and made her way onto the plane. When she arrived at New Mexico, it was the next day and school had started 2 hours before she got there. "Would you mid taking me to school at the end of the day so I can practice for the musical?" she asked Mrs. McKessie. "No problem." She said.

Mrs. McKessie drove her to school and she quietly shut the doors to the auditorium behind her. She saw Troy and Sharpay practicing. He still wanted to do that show because it was something he enjoyed. Gabriella sat down way in the back. After they performed their number she stood up and started clapping. All she heard at first was a happy scream from Sharpay. Troy turned around and a grin went across his face. He ran down the steps and over to Gabriella and was picked up by Troy and swun round in a circle. As he put her down he kissed her. She loved his kisses, they were filled with love and she always felt protected. No matter where she was. When air was mandatory they broke apart and Gabriella put her arms around Troy's torso and hugged him tightly.

He gave her a questioning look. "I'll tell you later." She said she grabbed his hand and he dropped it but put his arm around her waist instead. They walked back up on stage and Gabriella ran to Sharpay and gav her a hug. "How?" she asked. "I'll tell everyone later when we go out for pizza, my treat." She said and smiled at her. "Glad to see you back Miss Montez." Mrs. Darbus said. "Now hurry, we need to practice 'Breaking Free'!" she said. Kelsi came in and sat at the piano thinking Sharpay was going to sing. She stopped playing and turned aroundslowly after the first verse. "OH MY GOSH!" she yelled happily as she lept up and gave Gabriella a huge hug.

They finally got back to the song and did it flawlessly. "Tomorrow, no practice! But I will expect you to be ready for hard work on Wednesday!" Mrs. Darbus said after leaving. Gabriella's phone rang…..

"Hello?"

"Why didn't you tell me you were back!?!?!" screamed a very happy Taylor.

"Oh, wait, Chad wants to talk to you."

"Hey Gabster!"

"Hey Chad! I missed you the whole half a day I was gone!" she said.

"Listen, can you cal leveryone up and tell them to meet at Palermo's pizz?" she asked.

"No problem."

"Bye Chad!"

"Bye Gaby!"

She hung up.

"I hope Taylor doesn't mind me living with her." She said to Troy as he drover her to Taylor's. "This is Taylor we're talking about. She's the one who offered for you to live with her In the first place." He said. "You right. I knew I kept you for a reason!" she said. "And that reason is…" "Because you always know how to make me feel good." She said laughing. He dropped her off. "I'll see you in a bit Tryo!" she said. He gave her a peck on the lips and hugged her. "I'm glad you're back." He said. "Me too." She answered as she took out a key and unlocked the door. Chad came bounding up to her before she even walked in and picked her up in a friendly hug. "I missed you too Chad." She said as she saw Troy laughing in his car as he pulled out.

Taylor was the next to come out. "Hey Gabs!" she said. Gabriella gave her a big hug. "Hey, let's go get ready for later!" she said. They were smiling as they walked upstairs and Chad walked up with them and he plopped down on Taylor's bed. "Men are useless." She said. "Ouch!!!" Chad yelled pretending to be hurt. Taylor and Gabbi laughed. Taylor began to help Gabbi unpack as her mom came up. "Chad, can I use your help?" Taylor's mo masked. "Yeah, sure." He said. He helped her move Gabbi's new bed into Taylor's room. Chad threw Gabriella over his shoulder and dropped her on the bed. "Comfy?" he asked. She grabbed his basketball and threw it to Taylor. They played keep away from Chad until they were too tired. Once he got his ball back, he ran out of the room hugging it. "If you aren't nice to Larry the baskeball, then we will be waiting downstairs!" he yelled. Taylor and Gabriella giggled. They continued unpacking Gabbi's things and talked about random things.