Title:Forgive Me?

"So has she talked to you yet?" Chad asked Troy at lunch on Friday.

"No, I spent over three hours trying to get her to open her balcony door last night." Troy answered. "Finally, she opened the door but it was only to throw water on me and ordered me to go way."

"What exactly happened between the two of you?" Jason asked. "All we know is what happened last Friday after school when she slapped you."

Flashback: One Week Ago

"Troy, I got the part." Gabriella announced happily to her boyfriend.

Gabriella had tried for the part of Laurie in the community play's version of 'Oklahoma'. Even though he wasn't going to be able to try out himself, Troy convinced her to promising her that he would be there every night watching her. What he didn't know was that his biggest basketball rival from West High found out that he wasn't auditioning and took the advantage of maybe upstaging Troy Bolton in Gabriella's life.

"That's great, Babe." Troy told her kissing her gently. "Who's your leading man? Ryan?"

"No, he's playing the leading man's best friend, Will Parker." Gabriella answered. "Some guy named Brad Thompson is playing Curly."

"Brad Thompson?" Troy asked.

"Yeah, he's on their basketball team. Do you know him?"

"Oh, I know him alright. He still holds a grudge against me for beating his team every time."

"Well, he's very nice and he's got a great voice."

"You're not doing the play, Gabriella." Troy told her.

"What?" Gabriella asked thinking he was joking. "Of course I am, why wouldn't I?"

"Because I don't want you near Thompson."

"Troy, don't you think you're overreacting just a little?"

"No, I don't. You're not doing the play."

"Excuse me, Bolton, but you're not the boss of me. I'm going to be in this play." Gabriella declared, furious that he was not happy for her.

"No you're not, I forbid you do it." Troy told her loudly causing everyone around them to stare at the couple.

"You forbid me?" Gabriella asked.

"I don't want you to be in the same time zone as that creep let alone act like you're in love with him. Because all he is going to try and do is get into your pants and make you feel like a cheap whore."

Gabriella then did something she or everyone else at school thought she would ever to anyone, especially Troy Bolton, she slapped him. The entire hallway went silent as everyone waited to see what the couple would do next. Gabriella pushed past Troy, not giving him a chance to say anything else. Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi, who had seen the whole thing, quickly followed her. Zeke, Chad, Jason, and Ryan walked up to Troy to see what had happened.

Flashback Ends

That had happened one week ago. The longest week of Troy's life. Gabriella had refused to talk to Troy at all. She had avoided him in the hallways by ducking into the first girls' bathroom she could reach. In class, she would sit next to Sharpay moving Zeke to her normal seat next Troy. The girls had surrounded Gabriella and refused to leave her alone when Troy would ask to speak to her in private. The last things Gabriella said to Troy were said last Friday night on her balcony.

Flashback

"Come on, Gabby!" Troy pleaded from her balcony. "Please open the door!"

"Singing isn't going to bail you out this time." Gabriella shouted from her room. "So, I suggest you leave now."

"I'm not leaving until we talk."

Just then Gabriella opened her balcony door. She smiled sweetly at Troy before throwing water at him and slamming the door shut. Troy stood there with water dripping from his face still in shock of what just happened.

"I'm glad we had this talk." he told the closed door.

Flashback Ends

"That's it, I'm not taking this anymore." Troy announced standing up.

"Where are you going?" Chad asked trying to sit him back down.

"I'm going to talk to her."

"Now, don't do anything rash." Ryan said as Troy got up.

"I'm not." Troy stated walking over to the girls' table.

"He's going to do something rash, isn't he?" Zeke asked as everyone nodded their heads.

Just then the entire cafeteria was silent as Gabriella screamed loudly. Everyone watched in shock as Troy threw his girlfriend over his shoulder and began to walk out of the cafeteria. Gabriella was not going without a struggle.

"Bolton, put me down this instant!" Gabriella shouted furiously.

Troy ignored her as he kicked the cafeteria doors opened and walked out. Gabriella folded her arms realizing that she wasn't getting anywhere with her struggling. She bit her lip as Troy walked up to their rooftop garden. Once they were there, Troy sat Gabriella back on her feet. Gabriella made to make a break for it, but Troy grabbed her arm before she could move.

"Don't even think about it." he told her.

"What do you want?" Gabriella asked.

"I want to talk."

"Well, I don't want to listen."

"Gabby, I'm sorry for the way I acted. I should never had forbid you to drop out of the play when I know you were excited about being in it. It's just, I know Brad and he's someone that I don't want you to be around only because I'm scared for you."

"Troy, nothing is going to happen to me. I'll never accept a ride home from him; Ryan's going to be with all the time so I'll never be alone with him. Please you have to trust me." Gabriella said.

"I do trust you. Will you let me help you rehearse with you at your place?"

"I think I can work that out." Gabriella agreed smirking slightly.

"You have to kiss him don't you?"

"Yeah. How about this, each time that I kiss him, you get five kisses to his one? Do we have a deal?"

"I think we've got a deal." Troy agreed kissing Gabriella gently, yet lovingly.

"Finally!" their friends yelled from the staircase.