The weeks and months went by, and life went on. But something was happening to Troy, and he didn't really know why. He found himself constantly thinking about Gabriella. He felt the need to touch her, hold her and kiss her. It wasn't until one day when he realized what he was feeling.

Love. He was in love with Gabriella. It was as simple as that. Now, the problem he faced was whether or not she felt the same. This thought slightly scared Troy. What would he do if she didn't feel the same? Would he just go on with life, and forget all about it?

After contemplating these things for a few days, Troy decided he would give it a go and…..well…..ask Gabriella to marry him.

He planned it very carefully. They would go to dinner at a really romantic restaurant, and then he would take her to his favorite place in the park, somewhere where nobody else was there, and he would ask her right there.

Now all he had to do was to ask Gabriella if she could make it.

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"Hello?" said a sweet voice.

"Hey, Gabriella this is Troy." He said into the phone.

"Oh hey Troy." She said.

"Umm, Gabriella, I was wondering…um….well….wouldyouliketogotodinnerwithme?" he said in a hurry.

Gabriella laughed. "Could you say that again?"

Troy took a deep breath, "Would you like to go to dinner with me tomorrow?" he said slower.

"I would love to Troy, what time?"

"Um, I was thinking I could come pick you up at around 5:30. Is that ok?"

"That would be great."

"Cool, well, I'll see you then." Troy said.

"Yeah, ok, bye Troy."

"Bye." He hung up the phone, and collapsed onto his couch. He did it.

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The next day, Troy was as giddy as ever. He had picked out a ring, made reservations at the restaurant, and bought Gabriella flowers. He was ready to face tonight.

It soon came time to pick up Gabriella, and Troy was ready. He got the flowers, placed the ring in his pocket and picked up his car keys.

He got in the car and drove with vigor to Gabriella's house.

Once he got there he rang the doorbell and waited, but no one answered. He knocked on the door, but still no one answered.

Finally, the door opened. But it wasn't Gabriella.

It has to be one of her roommates. Troy thought.

"Can I help you?" the girl asked.

"Umm, yeah, is Gabrielle here?" he asked.

"Oh, no, I'm sorry but she hasn't been here since this morning." Said the girl.

"Do you know where she was going?" Troy asked quickly

"She said something about Central Park to meet someone. But that's it."

"Ok, thank you." Troy quickly ran to his car and drove off to the park.

He took off his tie, and unbuttoned his top buttons. He was already sweating with worry.

As he drove into the park, he parked and got out. He started running down the path and shouted her name.

Then he heard it. A scream. A terrified girl's scream. He ran faster in that direction. He stopped when he saw a man with a gun. He was pointing it at something with dark curls.

Troy quickly but quietly got up behind the man. Then he grabbed a hold of him.

They fought for what seemed ages, but then finally Troy got the best of him. The man laid unconscious on the ground. Troy picked up the gun and put it on safety. He pulled out his cell phone and immediately called the police. Then walked over to the one person he could never live without.

Gabriella.

"Troy, oh Troy. I didn't know what to do." She said, crying at the same time.

"Shh, shh. It's ok, its all over." He quickly untied her then they immediately were in each others arms.

They didn't say anything. Then Gabriella pulled back.

"Troy I….." but she was broke off when Troy lips crashed on hers. Gabriella, surprised at first, soon responded and started to kiss him back.

After a few minutes passed, Troy pulled back and gazed into her beautiful chocolate eyes.

"Gabriella, I…." but he was cut off when they heard sirens driving up. The police were here. They hurriedly came up. Some went over to the unconscious villain, and some walked over to Troy and Gabriella. The ambulance was also there.

One of the officers guided Gabriella over to the ambulance to be checked over. Troy hadn't noticed it at first, but Gabriella was kind of beat up. Her hair was a mess, with leaves and twigs in it. Her clothes were grass stained with dirt and had a tear on her top shoulder.

As Troy was waiting for Gabriella, he pondered on what to do. He couldn't propose to Gabriella now, not in the state she was in. He would wait until she felt better, and had calmed down a bit.

Troy was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a hand on his arm.

It was Gabriella. She had a small smile on her face.

Troy smiled back, and just took her hand and led her to his car. Once they were in the car, Gabriella spoke up.

"Troy, I'm really sorry about tonight. I didn't want to mess up our date." She said softly.

Troy turned to her, "It was not your fault, we can go another time. I'd rather see you safe than on a date with me." He said soothingly. He reached over and grabbed her hand and squeezed it.

When they got to her house, Troy helped her out and walked her to the door. He opened the door and helped her in to the living room and sat her down.

He turned to go, when Gabriella called him.

"Troy." He turned around and walked back to the couch and sat beside her.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks again." She said smiling

"No problem, that's what I'm here for." He said squeezing her hand. He leaned in and kissed her gently. Then he stood up and walked over to the door, and just as he was about to walk out.

"Troy, I'm counting on that date tomorrow." She said with life in her voice.

Troy grinned. "You can count on it." Then he left with a smile on his face.

(a/n: ok there's that one, I'll be updating soon. please read and review...oh and if you have any ideas, please share, i'm kinda having writers block. thanks)