Chapter 17: Troy&Gabi, Now&Forever

Fiona walks towards East High doors and to Gabriella's locker. She remembered Gabriella's combination. She opened it to find a pink post it fall on the floor. She picked it up and read it.

Gabi.

Happy one month! And you thought I didn't remember. I'll meet you after school so we can start our anniversary. Love you.

-Your only Troy

Fiona snickered at Troy's note. She knew she was going to crush her cousin's heart. But Gabriella deserved it. She had everything that she wanted and she wasn't going to let Gabriella steal her old crush. She slammed Gabriella's locker shut and goes to find Troy. She sees Troy talking to an afro guy. She walks up to both of them.

"Hi Troy," Fiona said. She twirled a piece of her hair in front of him and the afro guy

"Hey Fiona. Where's Gabi?" Troy asked. Fiona suddenly remembers the afro guy's name. Chad.

"She's at home. She couldn't get up today, so her mom let her stay at home," Fiona said proudly.

"Oh." Troy looked a little bit down; only Fiona knew why.

"Troy, Gabi wanted me to tell you happy one month," Fiona said. Troy's face lit up.

"She remembered," Troy mumbled happily. Fiona smiled, thinkng her plan will work if Troy's happy. Fiona leaves them and Chad thinks there's something suspicious about Fiona's attitude.

"Dude there's something wrong here," Chad said.

"What's so wrong about Fiona?" Troy asked.

"Doesn't Fiona like you?"

"Yeah. But she's happy for me and Gabs."

"Just be careful, alright?"

"Ok. But I still don't know why I have to." Troy walks away and Chad follows. They get to Ms. Darbus's room.

At the end of homeroom, Troy gets up and walks toward the door when Fiona stops him.

"Troy can we talk?" Fiona asked.

"Sure." Fiona pulls Troy outsid, but sees almost everyon in their first period class. Fiona pulls Troy in a corner.

"What did you want to talk about?" Troy asked. Fiona didn't say anything; she just pushed Troy into the corner they were in and crashed her lips into his. Troy was in shock, so he didn't do anything.

A few minutes before

Gabriella rush through the doors of East High. I can't believe I overslept. Fiona didn't even bother to wake me up Ugh! She walks over to her locker and puts her anniversary present to Troy in her locker. She walks to her first period, but she hears a familiar voice.

"What did you want to talk about?" She hears a slam and then nothing. She runs over to the corner to find two people on the ground.

"Are you okay?" Gabriella asked. The girl who was on the guy turned around.

"Gabi…" Fiona said. The guy looked up at Gabriella. Gabriella's face showed no expression.

"Gabs, aren't you supposed to be at home?" Troy asked.

"I…" Gabriella froze. She never have thought the fact of her boyfriend with her cousin.

"Gabi, if you've thinking wrong, it's not what it looks like," Troy said. Gabriela couldn't hold it.

"I overslept and this girl didn't both to wake me up!" Gabriella yelled, pointing at Fiona, "and now that I'm here I see her kissing my boyfriend?! What am I supposed to think?! That he's suffocating and my cousin is doing CPR on him?!" Gabriella started walking away, but Troy grabbed her wrist.

"Gabi…" Troy started, but Gabriella interrupted.

"I don't need an explanation. I just need you to leave me alone." Troy let go-ed of her wrist. She started walking again, then turned around. "Happy one month. I knew you'd forget." She walked away, this time no turning back.

Fiona felt bad for Troy. She had never seen anyone love her cousin like that. Fiona knew that if she doesn't fix this, her favorite cousin would never be the same.

"I'm sorry Troy. I didn't mean for you…" Fiona said, but Troy interrupted.

"Fiona, just stay away from me. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore." Troy walked a few steps, but walked back to drop a red box in Fiona's hands. "Give it to Gabi and tell her it's her anniversary gift." Troy walked away.

Fiona opened the red box and found a beautiful ring. She took it out and look under the ring.

Troy&Gab

Now&Forever

5.17.07

Fiona had to let a tear fall. It was the sweetest thing ever. She never knew Try could be so romantic. She knew that this was her fault and she had to fix it. Before she leaves.

Gabriella was making up the work that she missed. She looked at her messages and saw 10 new messages from Troy. She deleted them all without listening to them. Fiona hen walked in.

"Gabi, we need to talk." Fiona sat on Gabriella's bed

"There's nothing to talk about."

"Yes there is. What happened today was a mistake. It didn't turn out how you think."

"Then why were you kissing him in the first place?"

"Because you get everything that I wanted."

"Come again?"

"You got parents who actually spends time with you. You got friends who like you for you. You got a boyfriend that I've been crushing all my life when you only met him once before you moved here."

"But you're rich. You can ask for anything."

"No I can't. I would ask for parents who don't work all the time. I would ask for friends who like me for me and not my money. I would ask for Troy to like me just once. Even for a day. I would ask for everything that you have."

"Isn't that a little stubborn?"

"I know. But you have a life that I always wanted. It's kind of hard to say, but I'm jealous of you." Gabriella's eyes were wide open.

"You're jealous of me?"

"Yeah." Fiona's eyes looked down at her hands. "Oh, that reminds me." Fiona takes out the box that Troy gave her out of her pocket. "It's from Troy." Gabriella took it and opened it. Her eyes glowed.

"He remembered," Gabriella mumbled.

"Yeah I did." Gabriella and Fiona turn toward the balcony and saw Troy standing there. Fiona backed toward the door.

"I'm gonna go. Keep talking." Fiona ran out of the bedroom. Gabriella closed the box and put it on her night stand.

"Gabriella, I'm really sorry..." Troy started, but Gabriella interrupted.

"Fiona already told me. You don't have to explain."

"Good, cause I knew you wouldn't believe me unless I got proof."

"I see you remembered," Gabriella said, looking at the red box. Troy walked over to Gabriella's bed, took the red box, open the box and took out the ring. He took Gabriella's right hand and put it on her middle finger.

"Troy and Gabi. Now and forever," he said to her. He kissed the back of her hand. Gabriella smiled. She leaned her on his chest while he pulled her into a hug.

"I left your gift in my locker because I was so mad at you," Gabriella said.

"It's alright. We're celebrating our anniversary by spending time together. Not giving gifts."

"I know." Gabriella shot her head up. "Next week is the last day of school."

"So?"

"So, that means sophomore year is over. Then it's junior and then out of nowhere, it's senior year. And then our senior prom and then…" Gabriella was going to keep talking but Troy crashed his lips onto hers. Gabriella put her arms around his neck and pulled him slowly on her bed. They keep kissing for a few minutes and Troy pulled back.

"As much as I like making out with you, I need to go." Troy tuned around, but Gabriella hugged him from behind.

"Stay please." Troy took a deep breathe and slowly turn around.

"Fine." Gabriella smiled and ran to the bathroom. Troy put his jacket on Gabriella's chair and took off his pants. He took off his shirt, showing his six-pack. His boxers were blue with a light shade of white. Gabriella came out with a pink Abercrombie cami and white shorts.

"You look hot babe," Troy said. Gabriella giggled. She walked over to Troy, grabbed his hands, and put them around her waist. She pulled him into a hug and smelled his Axe, still lasting from the whole day.

"What do you want to do?" Troy asked, smelling her hair.

""I want you to special this moment. Making it last for a long time."

"Your wish is my command." Troy pulled her towards the bed. The got in and he turned off the lights. He wrapped his arms around her and she laid her head on his chest. He kissed her forehead and they both fell asleep in each other's arms.

A/N: The last chapter is next. I already got the sequel ready but I won't post it until this story is done. Just to tell you, the last chapter takes place two years later when they graduate. Enjoy!