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 can't believe I'm at chapter 20 already. Don't worry I still have loads of Drama to come in this story so its nowhere near the end. Anyway here's the next chapter. Please R&R.
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing except the plot, Annabelle and Aaron.
Chapter 20
The next morning Gabriella woke up before Troy so she decided to go into the main room and see if any of the others were up. She walked in not expecting to see anyone so she was surprised when she saw Chad sitting at the table just staring off into space.
"Hey Chad." Gabriella said softly as she sat down next to him. Chad didn't say anything, which was unusual. "How did things go last night?" she heard Chad sigh.
"Taylor thinks me and Sharpay were cheating on her. Gabi I swear I never would. I love Taylor too much. The reason we were spending so much time together was because I wanted to propose to her but I needed help planning it and buying the ring, that's why I asked Sharpay. I was going to ask you but your mom had just died so I knew you had too much on your mind." Gabriella could tell how much Chad was hurting because of the tone in his voice. She had never seen him so down.
"Chad did you tell Taylor about the proposal?" Chad shook his head. Troy had woke up and was now listening to the conversation between his girlfriend and best friend.
"I didn't want to tell her then because I thought I could still go through with it but she broke up with me without giving me chance to say anything after." Gabriella leaned across her chair and was now hugging Chad.
"Chad you want to get her back don't you?" Chad nodded. "And you still want to propose?" Chad nodded again as a smile came over Gabriella's face. "Well then leave it to me." Chad looked at her confused.
"It better work Gabs since I'm going to trust you." With that Chad got up and walked to his room passing Troy on his way.
"I know that look and it means you have an idea." Troy said as he wrapped his arms round Gabriella's waist.
"Yep and I'm going to need your help." Troy rolled his eyes.
A few days later, Gabriella had informed Chad and the gang (except Taylor of course) of her plan and they all agreed to help. They spent the rest of the week after college between working and doing essays arranging everything and ordering things. Taylor hadn't caught on yet until she nearly walked in the one day on Gabriella and Troy talking about it.
"Gabi are you sure this plan will work?" Chad asked becoming more nervous as the days got closer. Chad was going to propose to her when they went home for thanksgiving.
"Chad can you think of anything else because please if you can enlighten us?" Gabriella asked as Chad shook his head. Gabriella had been very snappy the last few days and Troy was starting to worry about what was going on. He and the others had tried talking to her but she always said she was fine and there was nothing to worry about.
"Gabriella did you call the shop?" Sharpay asked as she looked at their list of plans. They were in the girls apartment but Taylor was in classes so they had a few hours to plan.
"YES! I SAID I WOULD!" Everyone was taken aback by Gabriella's outburst and Troy pulled her into her room.
"Ok tell me what's going on and don't say that it's nothing because you just lost it then for no apparent reason." Troy questioned her sitting them both on the edge of her bed.
"I'm sorry." Gabriella said in a quiet voice.
"Why are you sorry?" Troy asked confused.
"I didn't mean to snap at Sharpay or any of you the past few days but everyone is talking about going home and being with their families and Chad going on all the time about whether Taylor's family will let him near her it's just got me thinking about I don't know where home is for me anymore. I mean I don't have anyone now that I don't have my mom and I've been trying to ignore everything by concentrating on helping Chad." Gabriella finished in tears.
"Hey come on. Shh." Troy held Gabriella as she cried into his chest.
With the others
"What do you thinks wrong with Gabi?" Jason asked as everyone shrugged.
"I have no idea but whatever it is it's really getting her down." Kelsi told the others.
"I know. I haven't seen her so withdrawn from all of us since her mom died." Everyone nodded. The only others who weren't there were Ryan and Annabelle. They usually spent a lot of time out and just doing stuff on their own.
"OMG!" Chad shouted as everyone looked at him.
"What now Chad?" Zeke asked. Recently Chad had been coming out with that a lot when he thought of something that could go wrong with proposing to Taylor. Most of the time it was the most stupid of things like the once he came out with what if a bird flies down and steals the ring.
"Its about Gabs. I think I know what's wrong with her." The four looked at him surprised.
"What have you come up with?" Jason asked not knowing if they really wanted to hear this.
"She's pregnant. I mean it makes sense think about it. Troy and her have been spending a lot of time together. She has only in the past few weeks started to get moody which could be hormones and she is always eating. She's pregnant. Oh I wonder if Troy knows." Kelsi and Sharpay didn't think Gabriella would keep something like that from them where as Zeke and Jason thought it did make sense.
Back with Troy and Gabriella
"I'm sorry if I've made you worry about me." Gabriella said lifting her head from Troy's chest.
"Yeah you have had me worried but I just want you to promise to talk to me and not hide thing." Gabriella kissed him.
"I promise." Troy leaned in and kissed her again but pulled away a few minutes later.
"Question, how come you've been eating more? I'm not saying your fat because your perfect but I've noticed because you never would eat before." Gabriella smiled at him.
"I eat more when I'm stressed or worried. So what are you doing for thanksgiving?" Gabriella asked as Troy pulled them onto the bed to lie down.
"I'm planning on taking my beautiful girlfriend home with me because that is where her home is now and spending the whole week with her." They kissed again and got caught up in a make out session before someone knocked on the door.
"Gabs its Chad can you come out here please." Troy groaned as he sat up and pulled himself up of the bed and helped Gabriella up.
"This better be good." Gabriella laughed and pulled Troy out only to see all the others looking at them. "What did we do?" Troy whispered in Gabriella's ear as she shrugged.
"We know what's up." Chad said as Gabriella looked at him confused.
"Ok what?" Gabriella and Troy traded looks.
"Your pregnant." Gabriella and Troy's jaw dropped.
"Excuse me?" Gabriella asked as Troy just stood there.
"Your pregnant we know and we just want to say we will support you. I figured it out because you have been down the past few weeks and eating more." Gabriella and Troy looked at each other and laughed.
"Ok why is this so funny?" Sharpay asked as she looked at the two.
"Guys I'm not pregnant. I was worried about thanksgiving and missing my mom so I ate more which is why I was down." Sharpay and Kelsi heard the three boys sigh in relief.
"You really thought Gabi was pregnant. You know we just missed a chance to play all these." Troy said turning to look at Gabriella.
"I know. Imagine what we could have had them do." The two laughed while the others glared.
"Come on lets finish the planning." Sharpay said as they all agreed to forget about what Chad said.
A/N: What exactly is Gabriella's plan? Please review. Thanks!