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. 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?
A/N: Thanks for the reviews guys. I have got quite a bit of Drama in here between Taylor, Chad, Sharpay and Zeke but I added a little Troyella and Jelsi fluff in it to lighten it. Here's the next chapter. Please R&R.
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing except the plot, Annabelle and Aaron.
Chapter 19
A few weeks had passed and Aaron was hardly spending anytime with the gang, which didn't really bother them. Taylor was putting the final touches to her plan. She was choosing what to wear when there was a knock on her door.
"Come in." Taylor shouted as Gabriella walked in.
"Hey. What you doing?" Gabriella asked as she took a seat on the end of Taylor's bed.
"Choosing what to wear tonight. You still going over to the boy's for the night?" Taylor had asked if all the girls apart from Sharpay would go out for the night.
"Yeah Troy said we were gonna go and have some dinner then watch some movies with Kelsi and Belle. Me and Kels are staying the night but I'm not sure about Belle." Taylor nodded as she looked at her clothes.
"Do you think Sharpay would really betray me like this?" Taylor sat on the bed next to Gabriella.
"Truthfully no but I can see where you are coming from with your suspicions. Is Zeke still up for this?" Taylor nodded. "Well all I can say is good luck." Gabriella hugged her best friend before leaving. As soon as she closed the door Taylor let out a loud sigh.
With Troy and Jason
"Dude do you think that whatever is going on between Chad, Zeke, Taylor and Sharpay will get sorted tonight?" Jason asked Troy as he lay spread out across the couch. Chad had left with Zeke minutes before.
"I hope so. What time did the girls say they were coming over?" Jason shrugged as Ryan walked out his room looking dressed up.
"Hey Ry why you dressed up? I thought we changed our minds about going out." Ryan picked up his cell and keys.
"Belle wants me to take her out somewhere smart and we will probably crash at a hotel rather than coming back." Ryan explained, as there was a knock on the door. Ryan answered and Gabriella, Kelsi and Annabelle walked in.
"Hey girls." Jason shouted lifting his arm but not bothering to sit up to look over.
"Well thanks for the warm welcome Jason." Kelsi said as Ryan and Annabelle left. Gabriella just walked over to Troy and sat on his lap while Kelsi waited for Jason to move.
"Don't expect him to move anytime soon Kelsi, I've been trying all day." Troy told Kelsi as she shook her head and jumped on the couch Jason was lying on causing him to groan as she climbed on top.
"Serves you right for not getting up to greet me." Gabriella and Troy just sat there laughing.
"Well Troy didn't get up to greet Gabi but she doesn't moan." Jason declared.
"Leave us out of this we will be in my room just call when you're ready to eat." Troy and Gabriella left the room as Jason and Kelsi carried on messing around with each other.
With Taylor, Sharpay, Chad and Zeke
"Ok why is it just the four of us?" Chad asked as soon as he walked in. Sharpay was sitting on the couch while Taylor came out her room.
"Chad come with me." Taylor grabbed his hand and dragged him into her room leaving Zeke and Sharpay.
"Whoa Taylor if you wanted me so badly all you had to do is ask." Chad joked as he noticed her wearing a short red dress. "You look hot by the way." Taylor rolled her eyes as Chad continued looking her up and down.
"Don't even think about it Chad. We need to talk now about you and Sharpay. Truthfully are you two having an affair?" Taylor came right out and asked not bothering to use her plan.
"What! No! Where did you get that idea? If it was from Troy I'll kill him." Chad exclaimed.
"Troy hasn't said one word about it. I know something's been going on because the two of you are always together and having secret chats. Chad what is going on? Just tell me are you cheating on me with Sharpay?" Taylor asked angrily.
"Taylor you're just being paranoid. Sharpay and me have just been talking about nothing just stuff." Taylor got even madder as Chad called her paranoid. He couldn't tell her about the proposal because he was planning on doing it when they went home for Christmas.
"Well then tell me what's going on? I know your hiding something because I know you so well." Chad shook his head. "Fine then since our relationship obviously means so little to you we're through." And with that Taylor stomped out the room.
"Taylor wait." Chad shouted as he ran after her but was too late as she had already walked out her apartment.
"What happened?" Zeke asked.
"She broke up with me." Chad told them sadly as he felt tears come to his eyes, which he blinked back. He knew he had messed up and should of told her the truth about the proposal
"I can't believe this. Why would she do that?" Sharpay asked confused.
"She thought we were having an affair." Sharpay's jaw dropped as Chad flopped on the couch.
"How could she think that? I would never betray her like that." Sharpay said as Zeke could now see that nothing had been going on as Chad sat there looking dejected.
"For the past few weeks Taylor and I have noticed how close you were getting and I thought it was just because you were helping Chad but then you started hanging out even after that and you were always so secretive with us Taylor automatically put it together as you were having an affair." Zeke explained as the two sat there in shock not realizing what they had been doing.
With Troy and Gabriella
Troy and Gabriella had finished eating and Jason and Kelsi had gone out leaving the two on their own. They were just lying on Troy's bed hugging each other.
"Hey Gabi, can I ask you something?" Gabriella nodded against his chest. "Do you think the last few weeks have been different to how we use to be?" Gabriella looked up at him.
"You mean our relationship? I would say we have if anything grown closer and made our bond stronger than before. I know I definitely love you more than anything and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Troy smiled at her before gently kissing her.
"How do you know I want to spend the rest of my life with you?" Troy joked as Gabriella hit his stomach. "Kidding. So do you want kids someday?" Troy asked her.
"Yeah. I always saw myself with a big family. How about you?" Gabriella was lying on her stomach so she could see him.
"Same. What do you think is going on between all them next door?" Troy asked.
"You can't tell anyone this but Taylor thinks Chad and Sharpay might be having an affair." Troy raised his eyebrows at her. "Yep I'm serious. If you think about it to it does make sense with how much time they spend together." Troy nodded.
"True but I don't think Chad would do that. He is too in love with Taylor." Troy told Gabriella who repositioned herself back in Troy's arms and soon fell asleep.
A/N: Will Taylor regret her decision? And will Chad propose to her soon or continue to keep it a secret? Aaron will be out the picture for a bit because I haven't decided whether or not he was acting the other day or if it was genuine. Please Review. Thanks!