College Struggles

Summary: The gang go through tough times at university with family illnesses to secrets as to two members accused of cheating. They are all attending UCLA and all the girls will be sharing an apartment just as the boys will. Someone's dad gets ill and causes them to withdraw from the gang and hurt the ones they love the most. One person's mom is killed just weeks into starting. How will they cope? Two people are helping each other out but with the amount of time they are spending together their other half's start to question them. Will they all still be friends by the time they've finished? Who will suffer heartache and will the pressures of being so different finally get too much?

Sequel to ST & SC

A/N: thanks for the fab reviews guys. It snowed badly here overnight. Its pretty deep lol. Not that your interested lol. I will start adding a bit of drama into the next chapter. Not sure exactly what but there will be some in the Jelsi flashback. Anyway here's the next chapter. Please Review!

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Chapter 4

Chad had gotten bored of being at home sorting his stuff out so he decided to go and see Taylor. Taylor was flicking through her scrapbook she and Gabriella had made for each member of the gang with pictures of them in.

"Hey you ok?" Chad asked as he saw tears in Taylor's eyes.

"Yeah, I'm just a bit sad about leaving. I thought it would help to look at the scrapbook but that seems to have just made it worse." Taylor smiled as Chad lay next to her both looking through the book.

Taylor's P.O.V

I can't believe how much we've all changed since Gabi came. Chad is actually one of the sweetest and most romantic guys I know. Sharpay is someone you can call if you're having a fashion emergency. Kelsi is someone you can talk to whatever about and she will listen. The boys have taken us girls under their wings and whenever something bad happens they are always there for you. And finally Gabi, the first person I could ever really call my best friend. The two of us just turn up at each other's house whenever we feel and talk about our boyfriends for hours interested in what the other one has done. She is more like a sister than my best friend.

"Hey Tay, remember when we had that sleepover at Troy's?" I heard Chad ask me. I smiled at the memory.

"Yeah that was embarrassing but fun."

Flashback

We had all just arrived at Troy's and we were all cuddled up in our couples watching movies.

"Ok I'm bored who wants to play a game?" Sharpay asked from her position against Zeke.

"I'm in." Chad said from behind me as everyone else agreed.

"how about truth or dare?" Jason suggested. What is it with that game and us? We are forever playing it. I guess its because we normally find out each others secrets.

"So who's going first?" Gabriella asked quietly from her spot.

"You ok Gabi?" I asked looking at her pale complexion and weak fatigue.

"Yeah I'm just tired I've not been to well the last few days." She told me as Troy held her tighter to him. they really are perfect for each other.

"Why don't you go first Gabi seeing as you look so tired and that way if you fall asleep we can say you've done on?" Sharpay suggested as Gabi shrugged. "Okay truth or dare?"

"Truth." I smiled knowing she wouldn't trust Sharpay with a dare. None of us do.

"We want the truth about you and Troy." Gabriella's jaw dropped as Sharpay smirked. I knew that they had slept together because Gabi phoned me to tell me but no one else had figured it out yet. They really must be blind because I noticed the next day they were a lot closer and couldn't stop smiling at each other.

"We've been secretly sneaking around behind your backs planning something." That's my girl. Sharpay's jaw dropped. Her plan never worked. Gabriella smiled at me as Troy laughed at their faces.

"You walked right into that Shar." I said as she shot a look at me.

"You mean you two haven't done it yet?" She asked as they shook there head at how nosy she was being.

"One question and I already answered." Gabi smartly answered.

"Ok fine don't tell us we'll find the truth out eventually. Chad truth or dare?" Sharpay always was the one who wanted to give out the choices. To be honest we all grew tires of arguing with her that we just let her have her fun first then get her back later.

"Dare." Chad always has to take dares because he says if he doesn't it makes him look like weak. The thing was he always did it no matter what.

"I dare you to tell me the truth as to whether you and Taylor have done it?" before I got chance to say anything Chad answered.

"Of course for we have been for a year." I elbowed Chad in the stomach as Gabriella gave me a sympathetic look. Why does my boyfriend have to have such a big mouth? Sharpay was smiling victoriously at me.

A few hours later and Chad had brought out some alcohol. We had all had a few drinks by now and surprisingly Gabriella was still awake. Sharpay decided since Troy and Gabriella were drunk like the rest of us to try her question again.

"So how long have you two been sleeping together?" she changed the wording hoping to fool them both and it did.

"Since our one year anniversary." Troy proudly said as he and Gabriella started making out on the couch. Sharpay smiled as I looked around for Chad who seemed to have disappeared. I walked out into the back yard and there was Chad completely passed out with his hand around a basketball. I rolled my eyes as I walked back inside. We all soon fell asleep too drunk to stay awake any longer.

End Flashback

"I still can't believe I never picked up about Troy and Gabriella. When I think about it, it was so obvious." Chad said as I laughed.

"Well you obviously have a very sneaky friend. I'm going to miss those kind of times." Chad put an arm around as I moved closer to him.

"Yeah me too. I don't think I will ever get over the fact that me, a basketball jock fell for a nerd." I smacked him as he smiled at me.

"Well I didn't exactly picture myself falling for a lunkhead basketball jock." I kissed him gently on the lips.

"Yeah well you're my nerd and I'm your whatever you said basketball jock and that's the way it will always be." I rolled my eyes. He was up to something and I am going to find out.

End P.O.V

A/N: Don't forget to review. I'll try and update tonight but I'm gonna try and get my other two fics near enough finished so that I can put all my effort into this story. The next chapter will be Jelsi and in Kelsi's P.O.V. I will get back to mainly Troyella after that one. Please review! Thanks!