A/N I DO NOT OWN "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL" I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT! FIRST I NEED TO SAY SORRY! IN THE LAST CHAPTER PETER TAKES CARE OF MARIA WHILE SHE WAS SICK. CREDIT FOR THAT IDEA GOES TO Bluebell140. She gave me the idea and I stupidly forget to give her a shout out so I'm doing it in this chapter. SHOUT OUT TO Bluebell140 for her amazing idea in the last chapter. Anyway on with the next chapter:

"Hunter is Peter's son. He's going to be your new step-brother because we're going to be moving in with Peter permanently."

Gabriella turned white as her eyes went wide and felt her whole perfect world come crashing down around her.

"Why...How…You have a son?" Gabriella asked again.

"Yes, I've had a son for sixteen years now."

"Why didn't we meet him before. Why did you hide this from us?"

"He's been at his mom's hose until now. I wanted to tell you but your mother suggested I wait."

Gabriella looked to her mother. "You knew? You knew and you didn't tell me? I thought we were done keeping secrets. How could you do this to me?"

"Honey, I didn't want you to worry about Hunter. I just wanted you to get to know Peter first. When the time is right I was going to tell you."

"That's how you knew Troy, that day you first met? Hunter told you about him." Gabriella said turning to look at Peter.

"Yes, I know who Troy and I have since the second I saw the two of you together."

"I don't believe this. I trusted you. I let you into my life! Do you not understand how hard that was for me!"

"I wanted to tell you but your mother made me promise not to. She wanted to be the one to tell you."

"Then why didn't she?"

"It wasn't the right time. Plus I've been…sick."

"The right time would have been the first night when your brought Peter home."

"Hunter wasn't here then. He was with his mother. He just came back today."

"I DON'T CARE WHERE HE WAS! YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST TOLD ME! A WARNING WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE!"

"Gabriella, we're sorry but we're telling you now. Gabriella, this is Hunter, Hunter, this is Gabriella. You're going to be siblings." Maria said.

"When did you decide to move in with him?"

"It was going to happen at some point so why go through all the trouble of buying a house when we weren't going to stay in it."

"And what happens when you two break up and he kicks us out?"

"That won't happen."

"Look, Gabriella, I know this is shocking. I'm sorry you had to find out this way but I promise. Everything will work out. I'll always be here if you want someone to talk to." Hunter said putting his hand on Gabriella's shoulder.

"Get your disgusting hands off me. You're a disgusting pig and you will never be my brother. You will never be a part of my life!" Gabriella said as she pushed his hand off her. She looked to Peter. "And you, consider whatever bond or trust we had GONE! YOU WILL NEVER BE MY FATHER OR EVEN CLOSE TO A FATHER FIGURE! YOU ARE NOTHING TO ME! I HATE YOU!" Gabriella looked to her mom and her eyes filled with tears. "I can't believe you would do this to me! I thought we stopped with the secrets and the lying after daddy's anniversary. I thought I could trust you again. I see now that I was wrong. I was wrong to think I could actually trust people, I was wrong to allow another man into my life."

Gabriella took off running as tears spilled down her cheeks. She was planning on waiting for Troy but she couldn't stand one more second being in the same room as them.

Troy came out a few minutes later.

"Where is Gabriella?" he asked them.

"She ran off. Maria went to look for her." Hunter said.

"What did you do to her?" Troy growled.

"I didn't do anything. She just found out the news and she took off."

"What news?"

"Troy, Hunter, is my son. Gabriella just figured that out. She also learned her mother has agreed to move in with me."

"You've had a son this whole time and you haven't told them?"

"Maria knew. She asked me not to say anything to Gabriella."

"She trusted you! Do you know how hard it is for someone to gain her trust? Gabriella does not trust easily and you just made sure that she's never going to trust anyone else as long as she lives! I hope your happy!"

Troy ran out of the gym. He grabbed his cell phone and sent her a text message to Gabriella.

Where are you?

~Troy

He waited for a few minutes until he got a reply. He opened the message smiled when he saw only words.

Secret spot

~Gabriella

Troy closed his phone and rushed up to the roof top garden.

Gabriella was sitting on the bench crying into her hands. His heart broke. He felt so guilty. He had told her to trust Peter and now she had been betrayed. Why didn't he see it sooner that this guys was dangerous?

He walked over and sat next to her. He pulled her into his arms. She cried harder. She knew it was Troy so she didn't object.

"Troy I….and Peter…." She choked out.

"Shhh I know sweetie. I know shhh."

Gabriella looked up at him with tears streaming down her cheeks. "I can't trust people. I can't! All it does it get me hurt!"

"Hey, no that isn't true. You can trust me, you know that. You can always trust me."

Gabriella shrugged. "How do I know you won't hurt me?"

"Have I ever done anything to hurt you before?"

"No."

"That's how you can know I will NEVER hurt you. I'd rather die than live knowing I've done something to hurt you."

"Dying would hurt me. Please don't die." She whimpered.

"I'm not going anywhere. I promise you're stuck with me forever."

"I can't believe I have to live with them. I don't want to live with them!"

"You can spend tonight with me. It will give you a chance to get your thoughts together, let the news sink in and then tomorrow you can go home."

"How about I live with you forever?" she asked.

Troy laughed. "I wouldn't mind that. But until we turn 18 we still have to live by the rules of our parents."

"Stupid law!" Gabriella muttered.

Troy chuckled and rubbed her back. "Everything is going to be ok. I promise."

Gabriella sighed and nodded.

"We should go back down before our secret spot is discovered."

"I wish we didn't have to."

"I know so do I."

Just as they got up to leave Troy's phone rang. He grabbed it saw he had a text from his dad.

Take Gabriella to our home. I'll tell Maria so she doesn't worry.

~Dad

Troy smiled and looked to Gabriella. "My dad is going to handle everything. Come on let's get you home."

"Wait, which home?" she asked.

"Your real home baby girl, your home with me."

Gabriella smiled and nodded. They locked hands and left the school.

When they got home Gabriella went to the stairs. Troy stopped.

"Aren't you coming?" she asked.

"You go ahead up. I've got to do something."

"Ok."

Gabriella went up the stairs and into Troy's room. She sat down on his bed and buried her face in his hands. She groaned. When did her life get so complicated. Just then her cell phone rang. She groaned again and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey Baby sister, missing me?"

"Not even in your dreams. How did you get this number?"

"Your mom gave it to me."

"Remind me to yell at her for that. Don't call me again."

Gabriella hung up and sighed. He phone rang again and it was the same number.

She picked it up.

"I said don't call me again. That means don't call me!"

She closed her phone once more and the second she did it rang. She picked it up.

"I said leave me alone! How much clearer can I be?"

"I'll stop calling as soon as you listen to what I have to say."

"What do you have say then? You have ten seconds."

"I just want to know how you're feeling?"

"What are you my shrink? I'm not sharing my feelings with you. I don't like you."

"I'm excited about this. I can't wait for you to move in."

"Really?"

"Of course, who do you think suggested it in the first place?"

"But why?"

"Simple, to get back at Troy."

"Nice to know you care about my mother. How is this getting back at Troy?"

"His girlfriend is living with arch enemy. It's going to drive him crazy knowing we're spending so much time together, knowing that I'll be there to watch you sleep, be there at night when you take off your bra revealing your beautiful sexy breasts, when you're in the shower rubbing soap all over that beautiful naked bod…."

"You disgusting pervert shut up!" Gabriella yelled.

"It's what Troy is thinking. He's so angry with you right now. He knows this is going to change things between you two."

"That isn't true!"

"Oh yeah? Where is Troy right now? He can't be with you, if he was you would have hung up already. He's angry with you Gabriella. He know sooner or later you won't be able to fight your feelings towards me anymore and he's going to lose you."

"What feelings? The feelings of hate and anger because that's all I feel towards you and Troy knows that."

"You know what feelings I'm talk about. You know deep down you love me, you want to kiss me and touch me just like I want to kiss and tou…."

"SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE HUNTER! DO NOT CALL BACK! I DO NOT LOVE YOU!" Gabriella screamed.

She hung up the phone again. She let out a scream of anger when it rang again. This time she hit ignore. A couple seconds later her phone rang again. She screamed just as Troy walked in.

"Baby, what's the matter?" he asked.

"He won't leave me alone. Please, make him leave me alone." She whimpered.

"Hey, hey, hey," he quickly ran to her "Baby, who won't leave you alone?"

"Hunter, he keeps calling."

Troy took the phone from her hands and answered it. "Hunter you better leave Gabriella alone! You are not to make contact unless she wants it. So stop calling her or I'll call the cops!"

Troy hung up the phone and turned her phone off. "There, now no one can bother you."

Gabriella sniffed back tears and nodded. "What did he say to you?"

"It's not important." Gabriella lied shaking her head. A few tears slipped down her cheeks.

"It has to be important if you're crying."

"I'm being stupid."

"I highly doubt that. Come on, talk to me Brie, what did Hunter say that upset you so much?"

"Are you angry with me?" Gabriella asked as the tears started falling fast.

"What? No, no baby, of course not. How could I ever be angry with you?"

"Hunter said you were angry with me." Gabriella said and finally broke down crying. "He said you were mad at me."

Troy sat up on the bed and pulled her into his arms. "No, no baby girl, no. Don't listen to him. I'm not angry with you. I love you. I'm angry at him, and your mother, and Peter but I'm not angry with you. I could never be angry with you."

"Promise?"

"Of course, Brie, I would tell you if I was angry with you. I'm not. I love you and I'm so sorry you're hurting like this."

"What were you doing?" she asked.

"I was making you a surprise."

"A surprise for me?" she asked softly.

"Yep, just for you."

Gabriella looked up at him, "What is it?"

"Wait here."

He got up and went back to the door. He reached into the hall and lifted a tray. He turned and walked back inside and set the tray on the bed.

"Chocolate covered strawberries?" she asked looking into the bowl.

"Hand dipped, by me."

Gabriella smiled and grabbed one. "Thank you Troy."

She bit into his and smiled. She moaned happily.

"Would you like me to leave you and your strawberries alone Brie?" he teased.

She giggled and playfully smacked his chest. He grabbed her wrist and got an evil smirk on his face.

She gulped. Normally when he got that look in his eye she was about to be tickled. He chuckled and let her wrist go.

"I'll save my tickle torture for later."

She smiled and took another bite of her strawberry. "This really did make me feel better Troy thank you?"

"I'm glad, all I wanted was to see that beautiful face but I got the added bonus of your giggle. So I'm a happy man."

"I've got the best boyfriend in the whole world and hand dipped chocolate covered strawberries. So I'm a happy woman."

He smiled and they shared a kiss.

"So…are you going to tell me what Hunter said to you?"

"I told you Troy, why are we still talking about him?"

"Because I can see it in your eye, you're still thinking about it. Something he said really got to you and I want to know what it is."

"I'd rather not talk about it Troy. Can we please just forget about it?"

"No, he upset you and I want to know what it was."

"You're not going to like it Troy."

"I already don't like it. Please just tell me."

Gabriella sighed and looked down. "He made some sexual rude remarks about my body."

"Like what?" Troy asked.

"I really don't want to repeat it Troy. Please don't ask me too."

"It was that bad?"

"It really made me uncomfortable Troy."

"Ok, I'm sorry. I didn't want to upset you."

"You didn't. I'm just…you know me, I'm not one that is comfortable showing off her body to just anyone and he just…he made me feel very violated even just over the phone."

"Whatever he said to you. I'm sure it was a lie."

"That's just it Troy, that's what makes this so upsetting. Everything he said to me, every word of it…it's true."

"No, he is a liar. Do not listen to a word he says about you. It's all lies."

"What if he isn't? You didn't hear the things he said about me."

"Then, please baby, tell me, tell me what he said to make you so upset?"

Gabriella wrapped her arms over her chest. "He said he was going to be there."

"Ok…a little more detail please?"

"Be there when I'm…I'm getting changed. He went into graphic detail of me getting undressed and made sexual comments about my breasts. Then he went on about me in shower and went into graphic detail about my naked body. It just…I really felt uncomfortable Troy."

"I do not know what's going to happen when you move in there but I can promise you one thing and that's Hunter will never touch you in that way…ever."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because the second you tell your mom he did something she'll go right to Peter who will punish him."

"How do you know that? What if Peter doesn't?"

"Then your mom is going to leave him. It's that simple Brie. If Peter cares about you and your mother the way he says he does he won't let Hunter get away with anything."

"What if he doesn't?"

"You come to me and we will keep you here until your mother breaks up with him. Don't worry so much sweet heart. I promise everything will be ok."

Gabriella sighed and nodded.

"Now, let's eat the rest of these strawberries."

Gabriella looked into the bowl. "There is only one left."

"Oh…well in that case I guess it goes to me."

Gabriella didn't say anything for a minute. Suddenly she gasped and pointed to the door. "Troy look behind you."

Troy spun around and saw nothing. He turned back around and the bowl was empty. He looked up to Gabriella who had chocolate sauce all over her face."

"Did you enjoy that?" Troy asked.

"Yes, it was very yummy." She smirked.

"Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Now it's time for punishment."

He knocked her onto her back an started to tickle her sides, stomach, and ribs. She burst into giggles. "Stop it Troy!"

He chuckled. "No way, you ate my strawberry. You need to pay."

"You gave them to me! They were mine!"

"They were for us to share! Now you've been selfish and you need to be punished."

Gabriella giggled harder when he tickled her underarms.

"Unless you want to say sorry. Then I might consider stopping."

"NEVER!"

"Then I guess your knee is going to have to suffer."

"NO! NO! I'M SORRY!" she squealed.

Troy laughed and stopped. She giggled and sat up. "I love you Troy, thank you for making me feel better."

"I love you too. I'm glad I could help you."

They leaned in and kissed passionately.

They spent the rest of the night laughing and cuddling each other. It was just the night Gabriella needed. She just hoped things went well when she moved into Peter's house. Hunter's words had really scared her and now she didn't know if she felt safe or comfortable moving in with Peter anymore.

The next morning Troy woke up and smiled at Gabriella sleeping peacefully. He knew Hunter's words had upset more than she was letting on so he was happy she was sleeping peacefully. He leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead. She let out a small moan and snuggled into him. He chuckled. "Wake up Brie." He said.

She groaned. "No."

Troy laughed. She was NOT a morning person and he knew that. "No? Did you just say no to me? Huh? Did you just say no to your boyfriend." He teased as he started to tickle her sides.

She giggled and squirmed trying to get away. "Stop! It's too early for tickles!" she whined through giggles.

"It's never too early for tickles Brie. Now wake up or I'm going to keep tickling you."

"I'm awake."

Troy stopped and she sat up. She stretched her arms in the air and yawned. "Morning."

"Morning Beautiful, you sleep all right?"

She nodded. "All good dreams of you and I."

"That's good."

She nodded and he sighed. "You know what we have to do today don't you?"

She nodded but then looked up. "Wait, did you say we?"

"Yes, do you really think I'd let you spend your first day in the house alone?"

Gabriella smiled. She really did have the best boyfriend in the whole world.

"I'll try and see if I can spend the night but we do have school tomorrow so I don't think I'll be able to."

"It's ok. You leave I sleep, I wake up I see you at school. I don't have to even talk to Hunter."

Troy smiled. "Good." He kissed her head.

"Why don't you go shower and we can meet in the kitchen."

"Ok."

Both Gabriella and Troy got up and went to take a shower. Troy showered in his parents bathroom. While Gabriella used his.

Once Troy finished he went into the kitchen and started to make breakfast. A few minutes later he heard Gabriella come in.

"Just in time, food is just about ready."

She didn't answer making him worry. He turned to face her."Are you all right Brie?"

She reached her arms out to him. He pulled her into him and hugged her close. She suddenly looked pale and she was shaking again.

"What Baby? What spooked you?"

"I needed cuddles." She said.

"You've got cuddles. What's wrong? Why are you scared?"

"I don't feel safe." She whimpered.

Troy's heart broke. He hugged her closer to her chest. "You are safe Baby. No one is going to hurt you. I promise. What can I do to make you feel safer?"

"I don't know. I don't know Troy I'm just really scared please don't let anyone hurt me!"

"Shhh, Brie, shhh. No one is going to hurt you."

Gabriella just buried her face in his chest clinging to him as tight as she could.

"What happen, Baby Girl? What made you so scared? You were fine a few minutes ago."

"I turned my phone back on. I had some unread text messages from Hunter."

"What did they say?"

"They were very sexual and rude."

"Anything like he said to you on the phone?"

"Yes."

Troy sighed. He kissed the top of her head. "When we bring you home later we can show them to your mom and Peter. They will put a stop to it right away."

Gabriella shook her head. "We can't."

"Why not?"

"Hunter said if I told my mom or Peter he'd make bad things happen to my mom."

"He's sixteen what harm could he really do?"

"I don't want to find out."

"Gabriella, I love you, and I support you through anything…but I cannot sit back while this guy makes sexual threats to you. I'm sorry but if you don't tell your mom I will."

Gabriella smiled through her tears. "I was hoping you'd say that."

"What?"

"He said not to tell my mom or Peter. He never said I couldn't show you and let you tell my mom."

Troy chuckled. "I guess that's a good point. Come on let's eat."

"I'm not too hungry. Can we just go?"

"Ok, come on."

Troy and Gabriella left the house.

They arrived at Peter's house but no one moved to get out of the car.

"I will never consider this place home." She said.

"You'll always have a home at my house." Troy told her.

She nodded and let out a deep breath. "Let's get this over with." She muttered.

She and Troy got out of the car. They locked hand and went inside.

Of course the first person they saw was Hunter.

"Hey Baby sister. Welcome home. Did you have some hot passionate sex last night with Bolton here? I bet you were amazing. I bet you looked even better. I can't wait to get a piece of you."

"Stop!" Gabriella cried as she moved to hid behind Troy

Troy growled and wrapped his arms around Gabriella behind him. "Leave. Her. Alone."

Hunter laughed. "That may work during our games but this is my house, you're on my turf, you obey my rules."

"I refuse to obey any rules that say you have the right to upset my girlfriend!"

"She maybe your girlfriend but she's my baby sister. I've got first dibs."

"Hunter, most older brothers don't sleep with their baby sisters! You're just a sick perverted monster and I'm warning you right now STAY. AWAY. FROM. GABRIELLA!"

Hunter just smirked. "Oh I knew this would be worth it. Having Gabriella move in here was the perfect way to get to you."

"I swear to you Hunter, if you lay one finger on Gabriella I'll rip you limb from limb until you're nothing but a pile of bones." Troy growled dangerously.

Hunter just smirked and reached behind Troy to poked Gabriella. She whimpered and tried to pull back but Troy's arms were still wrapped around her. Troy growled and grabbed his wrist.

Before any more could happen Peter and Maria walked in.

"Oh, I thought I heard you." Maria said.

"What's going on?" Peter asked.

"He's crazy dad. I've always told you. This guys is serious anger issues. He just lashes out for no reason at all. I really don't think he's safe to be around."

"What? That isn't true!" Gabriella cried.

She moved to stand next to Troy.

"Then why does he have my wrist in his hands?"

"Because you were being a sick perverted freak!"

"Gabriella Montez do not speak to my son like that!" Peter said.

"I can prove it."

"You can?" Hunter asked.

He gave her a glare and she flinched back. "No, no I can't."

"Well I can." Troy said.

He took Gabriella's cell from his pocket and showed it to Peter. "These message were sent from your son to my girlfriend. Last night he was stalking her and said very rude and sexual things to her."

"Troy, all guys talk like this. Come on, I'm sure even you talk like this." Peter said.

"No, I don't! Because I know Gabriella doesn't like it."

"It's true. Please you need to believe Troy." Gabriella whimpered.

"I do." Maria said. "I've seen you flirt with a ton of girls and say those same things. Gabriella is more on shy side so things like this will upset her easily and in the future you are not to say things like that to her. Are we clear?"

"Dad?" Peter whined.

"She is right, Son, Gabriella a part of this family now. I will not allow you to disrespect her like that. Now, say you're sorry and go finish your homework."

Hunter groaned and looked to Gabriella and Troy.

"Sorry!" he muttered.

He turned and stomped up the stairs.

"Troy, will you be staying?" Peter asked.

"Yes, until Gabriella feels more safe and comfortable I will be here with her." Troy answered.

"Ok, I will make you a plate for breakfast then."

"Thank you, I'm going to take Gabriella upstairs to unpack her things. Which room is hers?"

"The guest room Maria stayed in while she was sick."

Troy took Gabriella by the hand and they went upstairs. They found the right room and closed the door. Gabriella let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in.

"Are you all right?" Troy asked.

She shook her head. "I don't feel safe here Troy. Please don't leave me alone here."

"I won't. I'm staying as long as you need me ok."

She nodded. She walked over and sat down on the bed. Troy smirked as he got an idea. He walked over to her and gently knocked her onto her back.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"Cheering you up. I think….twenty raspberries should do the trick." He lifted her shirt just to the top of her ribs.

"No, Troy no!" she squealed as she pulled her shirt back down half way. She just covered her ribs when Troy grabbed her arms and pinned them over her head with one hand and lifted her shirt back up with the other.

"No, Troy please!" she squealed.

Troy smiled and pressed his lips to her stomach. He lifted his eyes to meet hers.

"Troy, please don't!" she squealed.

He smiled against her skin and blew the biggest and hardest raspberry he could setting her off into screams of laughter. He moved her mouth over her sides and blew another one.

"NO!" she screamed in laughter.

He kept switching between her ribs, stomach, and sides blowing raspberries causing Gabriella to laugh and squirm hysterically.

"Sto-sto-stop!" she begged between laughter.

"Nope, not until you're cheered up." he teased and did it again.

"N-n-not go-go-going t-t-to hap-hap-happen!" she laughed.

"That's ok. We have time. We have to get to twenty we are only at two." Troy teased again.

He took another deep breath and blew another raspberry setting her off into more laughter. She struggled trying to get her hands free in hopes of pushing him away.

He just smiled "Here is number four..." he said slowly making her wait even longer for the torture to end. Gabriella laughed and squirmed trying to escape.

"Tr-Tr-Troy sto-sto-stop plea-plea-please!" she laughed.

He ignored her and continued his attack.

"Tha-that…rea-really…tick-tickles…plea-please stop!" she begged. She couldn't take anymore. She was going breathless. "I…..ca-ca-can't…brea-brea-breathe" she gasped out between laughter.

Troy smiled and stopped. She panted and said "I'm cheered up I'm cheered up."

Troy chuckled. "Then my job here is done."

Gabriella smiled and sat up. Troy pulled her into his side. "Everything is going to be ok. You're safe here. I promise."

"Then why don't I feel it?" she asked.

Troy sighed and hugged her close. He kissed the top of her head. "Because your new step-brother is a complete jerk."

Gabriella giggled. "You can say that again."

"Because your new step-brother is a complete jerk."

Gabriella giggled and playfully hit his chest.

"What?" he laughed. "You told me to say it again."

She just giggled and shook her head. "You're such a dork Troy. But I love you so much."

Troy smiled. "I love you soo much too."

They shared a passionate kiss on the lips. Gabriella relaxed into Troy's hold. Troy could tell she was slowly starting to feel comfortable here. He just hoped Hunter didn't do anything to ruin that.

A/N Do you guys think Hunter is going to ruin things again and make Gabriella feel uncomfortable? Can Troy make it through the day without killing Hunter? Leave me your thoughts in a review!