Chapter 1

I walked down the hallway and quickly went to my locker. I was running a little late and I had to hurry. I was about to place my bag in my locker but my eyes were covered by two muscular hands.

"Guess who?" I heard a soft whisper in my ear and I slowly felt a smile grow on my face.

"Hm," I pretended to ponder, quickly putting on my acting skills. "Chad? Awe what are you doing here? I told you, we have to keep this a secret. Troy can never find out about us."

I was quickly spun around and my eyes were uncovered, I stood face to face with a jokingly angry Troy. Acting really does come in handy.

"Chad?" he asked, his eyes narrowing as one eye brow rose.

I pretended to be shocked. "Oh Troy! You weren't supposed to hear that. Oh, Chad is going to kill me."

Troy pretended to stomp away and I laughed, quickly getting my books and hurrying after him.

I quickly ran into homeroom right as the bell rang. I moved to my seat beside Troy as he tried to ignore me causing me to chuckle softly under my breath as I waited for the bell to ring.

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Troy didn't talk to me for the rest of the day. Jeeze, boys got issues. One simple joke. He's getting a little to into it.

I tried to look for him but I gave up after awhile.

Later, when I saw Chad I ran up to him quickly, hoping to catch Troy since it was the end of the day.

"Hey Chad. Have you seen Troy?"

"Oh you mean the guy that is accusing me of being with you behind his back? And saying your cheating on him? And is all like 'how could you' and 'well now I'm going to be with Taylor' and then just stocks off all grumpily? That guy? Oh no I haven't seen him at all," Chad said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes.

I tried to hide a giggle but didn't succeed in it as Chad narrowed his eyes.

"What did you do?"

"Nothing," I said innocently.

"Gabriella! You know how jealous Troy gets. Even if he knows your joking. I'm telling you the boy has issues."

Exactly what I said!

I pouted at him. "Are you mad?"

"He's my best friend. And he thinks something is going on between me and his girlfriend."

I frowned. "He really thinks that?" Okay so maybe he wasn't pretending to be mad before.

Chad's face softened at my expression. "He's just afraid of losing you."

I glanced around to see if I could see him but I sighed loudly and looked desperately at Chad.

"Do you know where his is," I asked quietly.

"Gym."

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I glanced around the gym and saw Troy trying to shoot baskets, but missing most of them. He didn't notice me yet so I quickly snuck up behind him and slipped my arms around him in a backwards hug.

He glanced back at me and turned as I dropped my hands from his waist.

"You do know, nothing is going on between me and Chad, right?" I asked with a frown.

"Yah," he said simply, his tone emotionless, as he turned to shoot another basket but missing once again.

"Troy," I whined and spun him around.

"What?" he asked sharply, causing me to wince at his voice. His face quickly softened.

"Troy, I was just joking. I could never be with anyone other than you."

Troy sighed and looked away, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Troy?"

His hand dropped and he looked at me sadly. "I just don't want to lose you. And I'm afraid I might have to kill Chad to make sure he doesn't try anything," he finished jokingly.

I smiled and leaned up on my toes and placed my lips on his. I was about to pull away when Troy slid his arms around me and pulled me in closer. I quickly slipped my hands around his shoulders and ran my fingers through his hair.

After a moment we broke apart, both breathing deeply. Troy smiled at me, me still in his embrace.

"So, you going to walk me home?" I asked him.

He smiled and nodded quickly. "Just let me go change."

I nodded and told him I'd meet him outside.

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"So I'll see you at 6, right?"

I nodded and he kissed me quickly before saying goodbye and running off.

I quickly walked up to my room and walked to my bed. I quickly began my homework, trying to finish before I had to meet up with Troy.

About an hour later, as I began packing up, the door was quickly pushed open and in came my mom and dad.

My mom looked at my dad sadly but he gave her a sharp look. She sighed and turned towards me.

"Gabriella, we have to tell you something," she said, not once looking in my eyes directly.

I glanced at both of them confusedly as my dad spoke up.

"Gabriella, it time for you take some responsibilities," he said sternly.

I scrunched my forehead in confusion, trying to figure out what they were talking about but couldn't seem to figure it out.

My dad seeing this wasn't working seemed to try a new approach.

"Gabriella, you know how me and your mother had an arranged marriage. Correct?"

I nodded confusedly. Yah I knew that. But they loved each other before there parents decided on it so it didn't really matter.

"Well, it time for your wedding to take place."

My eyes widened and I choked on my breathe.

"Gabriella," my mom began quietly, head bowed. "Your getting married."

"Married?!?!" I shouted, out raged. "To who?!?!"

"Alexander," my mom stated simply.

"And who the hell is that?!" I shouted at them.

"Gabriella, language." My father looked at me sternly but I ignored him.

"I am not getting married!"

"Yes you are," my father said sternly.

"Dad you can't do this to me," I panicked, quickly losing my anger and just becoming hysterical. "What about Troy?"

"Your are to leave him," my dad said simply. He then quickly turned and went out the door with no room for a response. My mom stayed and came and sat down beside me. She finally looked at me, and I realized she had tears in her eyes. I felt a rush of sadness come over me and I felt my eyes well up, and I quickly scolded myself, telling myself not to cry.

"Mom, I can't break up with Troy," I said desperately.

"Honey, look its better if you do. Think of how he is going to feel about this." She glanced at the door and then back at me. "I wish this wasn't happening but your father is to stubborn."

I ignored her last comment and fought off tear. "I'm meeting Troy today."

"Gabriella, you have to break up with him."

"Why?" I cried out.

"It's just going to make thing worse if you don't."

I shook my head furiously.

"Gabriella, you have to. And you know it." She quickly turned and walked out the room, closing it behind her.

She was right. I knew all along that this was a possibility, of me having an arrange marriage. They had been debating over it for quite some time now. But I never really though about it.

I wiped the tears that began to leak out and trickle down my cheek. I had to meet Troy tonight. I didn't want to. Not anymore. Because now our plans had changed. After I tell him tonight, what I've never told him before; that four letter word that would be like a poisonous dagger piercing straight into my heart, I knew what I had to do. Tonight, I was going to make it perfect.

Tonight, was going to be our last night together.

Tonight, was going to be our goodbye.

A/N: What do you think. No, this is not going to end here, duh. It wouldn't be a good story if it did. There is going to be way more Troy. Obviously it isn't a goodbye. Ha, ha. Well hope you like! Next one won't be out for awhile. Finals are next week so yah. Then I promise I will start working on it.