Gabriella was sitting in her room, huddled up in her bed trying her best to fall asleep, but nothing worked. there was a knock on her balcony door, and she turned around, her eyes went wide. Troy was standing out there. she gulped, sitting up, and going over to the balcony door. he cleared his throat, "This could be the start, of something new, it feels so right, to be here with you, ohhhh, but now looking in your eyes, I feel in my heart, the start of something.." he sighed, "New." she looked at him, "Troy-" he shook his head, "I wanna know what's going on Gabriella." She shook her head, "Troy, you need to go, if Austin catches you, he'll kill you." And Me. she thought.

He shook his head, grabbing her arms firmly but gently, "Brie I don't care-just tell me what's going on...please." Troy never yelled at her, which Gabriella loved about him. She sighed, letting out a shaky breath, "Troy I-I...I'm sorry"-she moved her eyes so she wasn't looking at him-"but I can't see you anymore, I can't see the gang anymore...goodbye." she pulled away from him to shut the balcony door, but he grabbed on to her wrist (still gently) and swiftly yanked one of her sleeve's off. There was a black and blue bruise that took up most of her arm, Gabriella quickly pulled her arm away and covered it up again, "Brie...how'd you get that?" she gulped, still not looking at him. "I-I...I walked into my closet door, I'm a klutz. Goodnight Troy." she walked back to her balcony door, before Troy could utter a response, she said "Good night...goodbye...please for your safety...don't come back. Don't talk to me."

"Brie, please..please don't shut me out...I'm trying-" she shook her head, "I..I can't Troy..please..just go..leave me alone.." Troy sighed, "I love you Brie..always have...always will." he climbed over the balcony, and climbed down the tree. she sighed, watching him leave. her eyes snapped to see Austin getting out of his car. her heart stopped, "oh no." she whispered. she became frantic, and went to her bed and hid under the covers to pretend she was asleep. she shut her eyes tight. the balcony door squeaked opened, her eyes closed tighter. Austin climbed ontop of her, grabbing her wrist and squeezing them.

She whimpered opening her eyes and turning towards him. he smirked leaning forward and whispering in her ear. "You shouldn't of done what you did..why was he here." she whimpered, "I..I..I-" he slapped her, "WRONG ANSWER BITCH! Now, you need to be punished." he began ripping her clothes off. she whimpered, "Please..please don't.." "I bet you feel good gabs." she began sobbing as he raped her repeatedly. she was hurting, she was hurting so bad, this was the beginning of her nightmare, it wasen't even close to ending.

TGTGTGTG

A Few weeks have passed by, and Gabriella and Troy and The gang have no spoken. Gabriella had found out she was a little over a few weeks pregnant...with austin's baby. she sighed, telling was a very bad idea.

Flashback

Gabriella looked into Austin's eyes, "I'm pregnant." he narrowed his eyes, "Your what!" she gulped, "I'm pregnant." she repeated. he pushed her against the wall, she began screaming. he grabbed her hair, and began hitting her head against the pavement. "YOU LITTLE SLUT! YOU..YOU CHEATED ON ME WITH BOLTON!" she whimpered shaking her head, "No, I-" he slapped her across the face, "Don't lie to me bitch!" she began crying more. "Please."

End Of Flashback

Gabriella sighed, she rushed up to the rooftop garden to be alone, but to find she wasen't alone, Troy was there. she bit her lip, "Troy." he looked at her, "Brie?" she came over to him hugging him, "I missed you so much.." she cried into his chest. he held her close, "Oh Brie..it's alright..shh.." she shook her head, "No..It's not..I'm pregnant Troy..I'm pregnant.." she began sobbing. his eyes went wide, "Wait, what.. your pregnant.. but I thought you were-" she shook her head, "No, that night.. after you left.. austin.. he..he saw you.. and he.. he.. he ..he came up and... he.. he raped me.. repeatedly.." she couldn't breath. she was having a ashma attack.

"Brie...Gabriella!" Troy said, "Calm down..calm down." he rubbed her back soothing, digging through her purse for her inhaler; when he got it out, he put it to her lips. "Breathe...breathe..." he said calmingly, she sucked in a deep breath, relaxing against him; but then her thoughts drifted back Austin and...she started panicking again. Troy rubbed her back, "relax...relax..breathe into your inhaler come on..." she did as he said, when it was over he pulled it away from her mouth. "Brie..does Austin know?" he said calmly, she bit her lip; fighting back tears, nodding. "Y-yes..he does..and-and...he accused me of cheating on him...with you."

Troy blinked, "Why..why does he think that?" she bit her lip, tears forming in her eyes, "Just hold me." he held her close, kissing her forhead, "I will always hold you..I can't believe what his doing to you brie." they slid down beside the bench on the floor. he sighed stroking her hair, "Brie, you have to leave him." she shook her head, "I..I can't.." he looked at her, "Brie-" she shook her head, "I can't leave him Troy." "why can't you-" "I Love him!" Troy's heart broke in two, but he actually didn't believe her one bit. "Brie-" she shook her head, "No..I..he told me if I leave him...he'd...he'll come hunt me down..and.. and kill me.."

"Brie," he sighed, running a hand through his hair, "some one who-who hurts you like Austin-" Gabriella stood up on her feet, fisting her hands. "Austin loves me Troy Bolton, he loves me-" "What is love Gabriella?" he yelled, making her jump back a little bit as he rose on his feet, "What is it? Tell me? Because I'm aching to know!" Gabriella swallowed, Troy...never yelled ...at her. "Troy-" he grabbed her wrist, ripping off her sleeve, where a black bruise overlapped one that was in the process of healing, "is this it?" she didn't say anything. He gulped, grabbing the hem of his own shirt, and lifting it up to show his stomach; but that's not what froze Gabriella, what froze her was the jagged scar that went from between his nipples to his belly button.

"Tr-Troy...what happened?" he swallowed, he remembered when hsi dad gave him that scar. He hated his old man for that reason alone; he didn't know what it meant to be a father. Didn't know what love is, and Gabriella...he hated to admit it, but he saw his father before him not Gabriella. Troy cleared his throat, letting his shirt fall down again, "not the point what happened...the point is, if I stopped caring about me, Gabriella...I wouldn't be here-if I ever stop caring about you then you won't be the only who gets killed."

Gabriella looked at him, "Troy, I..I love Austin..and..he loves me.. he.. he just gets so frustrated with work, his parents, and.. and school and his grades, and I just get in the way at the wrong times." Troy took a deep breath, she didn't get it. he loved her. for god sakes he loved her so damn much, he loved her more than anything! why couldn't she understand that. "Brie, It's wrong how he treats you, how he beats you, how he touches you." he cupped her cheeks, "Be with somebody who would never ever hurt you, who cares so much for you, and would do anything for you, and will do anything just to keep a smile on your face." his lip traced her bottom lip, "Cause without a smile on your face, my life is not worth living." she looked at him, 'Troy-" he crashed his lips onto hers, and she wrapped her arms around him.

He pulled her close to him. they were just in a passionate fierly. she loved his lips brushing against hers. she loved it. she loved him. Austin never made her feel this way. ever. after about five minutes, they pulled apart of lack of air. Gabriella sighed, "Y-You love me?" he smiled, "I love you...I always have. I was just..so stupid not to show you." she bit her lip, "Troy..I..I love you too.. but...I..I'm pregnant.. with austin's baby...I..know I shouldn't say this, but I wish I wasen't.. cause I have to stay with him Troy." he shook his head, "No you don't-" she nodded, "Yes, I do.. I'm having his baby Troy..and..and I can't change that."

He leaned his forehead on hers, "It's easy to walk away-" she shook her head, pulling away and hugging herself tightly. "No..n-no it's not Troy, I'm sorry...but-" her phone rang blaring the song If I Die Young by The Band Perry, she sighed, answering it "Hello?" she yanked the phone away from her ear when Austin's voice came out loud and clear and very angry. "Bitch where are you? The bell for the end of first period rang five minutes ago!" Gabriella's eyes widened, "I-I...I'm sorry, I just got-" "Your not with that bastard Bolton are you?" Troy clenched his fists, not wanting to explode.

Gabriella sighed, "Austin I'll just meet you for lunch, okay-" "No Bitch! you will meet me in five minutes! your in for it now!" and with that he hung up. Troy heard every word that was said to Gabriella. "Brie-" she shook her head, "No, It's my fault.." she grabbed a hold of her bag, "I..I gotta go-" "I'm coming with you." he said bluntly. her eyes went wide, "Troy, No! you can't-" "I can't let that asshole hurt you-" she shook her head, "Please.. I..I can't let you get hurt over me..I gotta go.. please I promise, I'll be okay."

Before he could utter a reply, she turned; picked up her backpack that had fallen, and walked down the steps that led to the doors to the school. Troy sighed, stuffing his hands in his pockets. He knew how it was...the whole abuse thing, he had help from his friends; Josh had been 13 when their father -Drake- was arrested. Troy picked up his bag, and slung it over his shoulder, then his phone vibrated. He pulled out his cellphone; stopping as he got into the school. It was from Josh. You got another letter...I'll put it in your room. Troy was shocked that his dad actually felt remorse.

Gabriella went to find Austin, but she was pulled into a private classroom. Austin locked the door, and pushed her up against the wall. "You little bitch! you were with him weren't you! weren't you!" he took his knee, and used to it to kick her repeatedly in the stomach. "Looks like that little life of yours won't have a life anymore." Gabriella whimpered, "Austin! Stop!" he kept kicking her, "You like that huh?" she began sobbing and whimpering. with one more kick, he kicked her letting her go down to the floor. she began sobbing more, she could feel.. there was no life inside of her stomach anymore...he killed it.. he killed his own child. he smirked pulling her hair back, and whispering in her ear, "Don't fucking go near Troy again, or I will kill you!"

Gabriella whimpered, "Please..I.." she was about to say she loved him, but that would just get her and more trouble and more beatings. "You what?" he asked. she gulped, "Nothing..I'll stay away." he smirked, "That's a good little girl.." he kissed her cheek leaving out of the classroom. Gabriella got the strength to sit up, and she called Troy. Troy picked up at the first ring, like always. "Brie-" she sobbed, "Troy.. We.. We can't see each other anymore.. we just can't...austin found out.. and he..he.." she sobbed into the phone.

"What did he do Brie?" he clenched his teeth, she could hear it in his voice. She shook her head, sobbing, "T-Troy...pl-please...I-I...I can't see you anymore I'm sorry. Just...stay away from me." she hung up, tossing her phone to the far side of the class room and hanging her head on her knees as she bunched them to her chest.

Troy stared at the phone in his hand, his heart had..it felt like it had been ripped in two pieces and stomped on the ground and kicked like a soccer ball. Swallowing the lump in his throat, he shook his head to clear it, and tried to go amidst the day; starting with answering his brothers (who is home schooled) text. But he was so out of it, that he didn't realize he typed and sent: I'll read it later.

When Troy got home and walked through the door, he was suprised to see who was sitting at his kitchen table with his brother josh. It was Austin. His nostrals flared, and his eyes fixed a glare. Josh looked at Troy, "Hey, this guy stopped by, he wants to see you. I'll be upstairs." Josh headed up the stairs. Troy looked at Austin, "What are you doing here?" Austin smirked sitting up chuckling, "I understand that you have some little crush on Gabriella.. but I'm here to tell you to stay away from her." Troy glared at him, "why should I? She was mine before she was yours." Austin glared at him, "Shut the hell up! I'm her boyfriend now! I'm the only guy she needs right now. so stay away from her pretty boy, understood?"

Troy walked up to him, grabbing the front of his shirt then shoving him backwards against the table, "she's not a toy to claim as yours-she's a human being just like you and me!" Austin sneered, shoving Troy back with much more force to make him stumble on his feet. "That bitch is mine, and this little 'friendly romance' is going to stop." Troy narrowed his eyes, "There's no romance-" "oh really, so i just have to believe that when she told me that she was pregnant it was mine?" Troy was about to nod but Austin cut him off, "she's a slut and a whore, and how I treat her is how she deserves to be treated."

Troy shoved him back twice as hard, "You don't know her! You don't even deserve her!" Troy yelled, Austin chuckled, "oh how cute-you do have a little tiny crush on my girlfriend...but still, keep away from her-or you will personally be responsible for what happens to her."

Troy narrowed his eyes, "I Swear to god Austin, if you lay one hand on her-" Austin chuckled, "You can't do anything Bolton! she's mine.. and you can't have her..ever!" Troy bit his lip, "Don't fucking touch her!" Austin shoved him against the fridge, "She don't need you! I know she's been sneaking off, and seeing you when she's in trouble, but that shit is going to stop now.. she has me.. so when she comes to you, or even tries to call you! you just tell her to forget it.. cause she's mine.. your just her little kindergarden friend.. that doesn't matter anymore. your not important anymore."

Troy shoved him back, "Me and Gabriella have been friends since we were four years old! where the fuck were you at that time? oh that's right, you only met her 3 months ago! so don't fucking say I'm not important in her life! I'm more important then you ever will be to her!" Austin punched him, "Do you love her!" Troy punched him back, and wrapped his hands around his neck, "I love her more than you ever will!" Austin grabbed his hand pulling them away, "If you love her so much, why did you let her go? you must not of loved her that much!"

Troy growled, pushing Austin away from him. "If you knew what it is like"-he knocked the son of the bitch on to the floor, and putting his hand on his throat as he knelt at his side-"to be abused...you wouldn't be treating Gabriella or anybody like this..." Austin spat in his face, but Troy dodged it. The SOB sneered, "and you do? How tragic..not, if it was your old man who used to beat you, I applaud him, why, he should've killed you when he had the chanc-AH!" Troy had bashed his head into the floor, his eyes were bleery with tears, "he did almost kill me!" he pulled his shirt off, showing two scars, one on his stomach that he had shown Gabriella and the other...that nobody knew about other than his family, it was a mark that looked he'd been stabbed and then gashed with scissors.

Austin looked at the scar, then at him. "Wow, you whined over a damn scar-" Troy's blood boiled, "It's not tragic about the scar! it's tragic how it got there! and I'm not letting it happen to Gabriella!" he pushed him against the fridge, "Leave her alone! she doesn't deserve one bit of this! she is a great person! she was so happy and healthy before she met you! I want that Gabi back!" Austin smirked, "That bitch don't deserve to be happy and healthy.. she's my bitch, my slave, and she's going to do whatever I want, and there's nothing you can do to stop it-" "Oh yeah-" "Yeah, cause she won't even listen to you about leaving me does she? cause she's too scared? what makes you think she's going to leave me if you tell her too."

Troy gulped, but then said, "because.. If I tell her that I will protect her no matter what, she will.. I love her more than anything, your right. there's not a crush, It's love.. I will love her always." that made Austin laugh, "Oh, you love her? how sweet.. what makes you think you can protect her? your weak as it is."

Troy punched his face, Austin dodged a few, by the time that Troy's mom; Rae Bolton; walked in with a bag of grocery's, Austin had a bloody nose and a swollen eye. "Troy stop it!" she yelled, setting the bag on the table and grabbing her son by the shoulders, "Stop it!" she watched Austin get up slowly, wiping the blood from his nose. "I don't know what got in to him, I'm just here to tutor him in math." Troy growled, jumping to pounce on him and beat his face in again, but his mother held him. "Troy..stop it," she looked apologetically at Austin; Troy couldn't believe his mother was falling for his act. "I'm sorry...just come by tomorrow, he'll be in a better mood."

Austin nodded, "Yes Ma'm." he looked at Troy and smirked a little bit, "I hope you get in a better mood Troy tomorrow." Troy tried to jump at him, and Austin ran off before he could like a little girl, but his mother held him back. "Troy calm down-" "How could you fall for his act? his a liar!" Rae sighed, "Troy please-" he shook his head, "I can't believe this!" she sighed, "Troy help me with dinner, The Montez's are coming over." Troy's ear perked up, "Wait? Gabriella is coming over? tonight?" Rae nodded, "Yes, and I need you to help me carry in more groceries so I can get dinner started, they will be over at 6."

Troy nodded, maybe he could talk to Gabriella tonight about what's going on. he went to the car and picked up the rest of the groceries and brought them in. he looked at the clock, it was 5. he sighed putting them on the table, "I'll be back to help you mom." he went up to his room to find the letter that his dad had sent him, he sighed taking it and throws them in a box with the others, and goes back downstairs to help with dinner.