After that weekend, They were back in alberquerque. Gabriella had just walked into the school after dropping off Hannah at daycare.

Sharpay ran up to her, "Gabriella! Girly!" she gave her a squeeze hug. "Shopping, after school?" Gabriella sighed, but smiled, "Umm yeah, but I'd have to bring Hannah along-" "Go ahead! we love her! and Auntie Sharpay has to get her some sparkly dresses."

Gabriella rolled her eyes, "Please don't turn my baby into a barbie doll." Sharpay rolled her eyes, "Later." she said walking off. Gabriella walked to her locker.

Gabriella began putting her stuff in her locker and then someone came up behind her. "It's nice to see you again." Gabriella froze, turning around to face the guy infront of her. He smirked, "Under these circumstances."

Gabriella stammered, "B-B-Brian...how..how did you..find me?" He smirked, "It wasen't easy. you are really hard person to find Gabriella." he began circling her, "But I found you.. and you have nowhere to run too." Gabriella looked at him, fear in her eyes.

The bell rang, "I got to go." he grabbed her wrist, "Not so fast...The baby, did you keep it?" Gabriella bit her lip, he pushed her against the locker, "Don't make me ask again. did you keep it!"

"Yes." she whimpered. Brian smirked, pinching her cheeks, "I want to see it." Gabriella shook him off, "Please.. leave me alone...please Brian.."

Brian grabs hold of her arm, pushing her against the lockers, "I want to see it-" "she's a girl-" "Then let me see the bitch-" his head snaps to the side, Gabriella's hand stinging from the impact of hitting his cheek.

"Don't." She hissed, suddenly not feeling afraid, "don't call my baby that. Ever. Again." Brian laughs, "Ha! Just let me see her...and let me live with you...seeing as she's my 'child' too."

Gabriella glared at him, "No." Brian's smirk dropped, "You fucking whore!" Gabriella pushed by him, he shouted at her, "This isn't over! I will destroy you Gabriella!" Gabriella let the tears roll down her cheeks.

She ran down the hallway and she bumped into someone. "woah Brie, you okay? I was just coming to look for you." he looked down at her as the tears rolled down her cheeks, "Brie, what's wrong?" she sniffled, "He..He..He found me." Troy looked confused, "What?" "B..B..Brian..He found me.."

His eyes narrow instantly, his body tense and he puts Gabriella behind him. "Where is he?" "Troy..." Gabriella says, grabbing on to his arm, "Please...sta-stay away from him-"

"Brie!" Troy says, raising his voice, turning to look at her. "He hurt you! I'm not going to stay back and watch him hurt you again...so where is he?"

Gabriella shook her head, grabbing a hold of his biceps, "No..stay away from him.. I can handle him-" Troy cupped her cheeks, "No. He's not hurting you again." "Troy this isn't your fight.. this is my fight."

"It's a good idea to listen to her." both their head snapped to Brian slowly approaching the both of them. Brian smirked at Troy, "So you found a new guy to fuck around with I see." Gabriella looked at Brian, "Brian, please just-" he pulled her by the arm, and throwing her against the wall.

"Who in the hell do you think your talking to Gabriella?!" he held her wrist to the wall. "Brian, let go of me now." Troy pushed Brian back, "Get your fucking hands off her now!" Gabriella looked at Troy, "Troy please..." Brian smirked at Troy, "This is between me and her. you should get to class before you get detention."

He grabbed a hold of Gabriella's elbow, "You better be afraid, you can't run now, you can't hide, I will always find you." he came closer to her face, "I will always find you. I will destroy you Gabriella, you can gurantee that." Gabriella whimpered, "Brian please, Just..Just let go of me, I have to get to class."

"No-" Troy pushed him away, "Lay off her man." Brian glared at him, "What are you gonna do about it?" he pushed him back. Troy didn't budge, "I'm warning you, leave her alone." Brian laughed, "Really?" he looked at Gabriella, "Who does this guy think he is?"

Gabriella shook her head, "Brian you need to go.." Brian chewed on his inner cheek, he squezzed her cheeks hard, "I'm going to find you Gabriella, I will see my daughter..no matter what." "I'm not scared of you..anymore."

Brian narrowed his eyes, "Well you should be." he pushed her against the locker, "I have a class to get too." and he walked down the hallway. Gabriella rubbed her arms, leaning her head back against the wall.

Troy sighed, "Brie.." Gabriella looked at him, "Please...just..just stay away from him.. he's not safe Troy..please, just promise me right now no matter what he does, stay away from him."

Troy nods, but inside he denied her promise. He's making no promises, if he see's that bastard again...Brian will get a new face; black and blue and purple. A broken nose and a fat lip.

"I'll walk you to class." He whispers, Gabriella nods, interlacing their fingers as they walk in silence to their homeroom class- which today was in the theater's auditorium because Mrs Darbus wants the whole fucking class to audition against their will for Twinkle Town.

The whole day went by fast, Gabriella avoided any eye contact with Brian. She sat down in her last class of the day which was Health. She sat at a round table, but what made her heart speed up was when Brian came and sat down next to her, "Well Hello Beautiful." He whispered.

Gabriella looked down at her hands, Brian smirked, Gabriella did know he wasen't going to do anything to her while she was in class with him, he wasen't that stupid. The teacher walked in, "Okay class we have a new student, Brian Henderson.." Gabriella looked down at her hands.

The whole class went by smoothly, the bell rang for the end of the day when Gabriella was gathering up her things, she heard brian ask the teacher, "I need some help catching up, do you know anybody smart enough to help me catch up on some things."

Gabriella quickly grabbed her bag, Brian knew how book smart she was, she knew what he was planning.

"Gabriella.." Gabriella gulped turning to the teacher, "Y-Yes Mrs Greene." "Would you kindly help Brian catch up on a few class assignments." she turned to Brian, "Gabriella is an excellent student. the smartest I've seen in a real long time."

Brian smiled, "I bet." he smiled at her, Gabriella bit her lip, "I..uh..." she looked down, nodding, "Yes." Mrs Greene nodded, grabbing her files and walking out of the classroom.

Gabriella walked out quickly to the hallway, and ran down the hall. she ran up to the rooftop garden and sat on the bottom steps, and began sobbing.

Troy is walking down the hall to his locker; which happens to be pass the doors that lead to his private place. He strains his ears when he hears sobbing, instantly he has a feeling of who it could be.

Pushing the doors opened, he walks up the stairs and see's Gabriella sitting on the bench with her knees drawn up. "Brie.." he whispers, she looks up; wiping her nose with the back of her hand. "T-Troy...I..." "What's wrong?" He asks, sitting next to her.

Gabriella looked down, "n-nothing." "Brie, come on." Gabriella buried her face into his chest, "I..Mrs Greene.. Brian.. Brian asked her if she knew anybody who could help him catch up on things, and he only asked her cause she knows I'm really good in school and Mrs Greene asked me to help him..and..and I just couldn't just say no.." she sniffled.

Troy sighed, "Brie-" Gabriella looked at him, "Troy.. I lied.. I'm scared of him.. I'm terrified of him...everything was going so great.. until..until he found me...you have no idea how scared I am Troy.."

"Hey," he whispers, pulling her close. "I will never let anything happen to you." She sniffles, "I don't want to be alone with him. I don-don't want Hannah to have anything to do with him." "Then have my dad watch her." "Troy-"

"He loves her...trust me, he does. And...my aunt Donna? Yeah, she loves her too. And I can be there...with you so I make sure he doesn't try anything." Gabriella sniffles again, "Are you sure your dad won't-" "He won't mind...once we explain everything."

Gabriella nodded, "Okay." Troy nodded kissing her forehead, "Everything will be okay. I promise. do you and Hannah wanna go get some pizza?" Gabriella smiled, "Absolutely...pizza sounds great right now." Troy stood up, grabbing her hand, "Let's get going."