Troy and Gabriella walked through the cafeteria with there trays in their hands. It was lunch time and they were hungry. The kids didn't behave their best that morning and that made Troy and Gabriella already really tired.

Gabriella sighed and sat down across from Troy at their usual lunch table. "Ugh… I'm so tired already." Gabriella laid her head on her tray, careful to not get her hair in her salad. Troy sighed also. He didn't know how much more he could take of this job. It was hard and he wasn't prepared for what little kids were capable of. Who knew that such cute little kids could cause so much trouble. The only reason he kept this job was because of Gabriella. Seeing her everyday was the only reason he stuck with this job.

"Troy, look!" Gabriella sat up and pointed across to a table diagonally across from them. Two kids that looked about twelve years old were holding food in their hands and looked like they were getting ready to throw it at people.

Troy stood up. "NO-" But before Troy could finish the kids all yelled in unison.

"FOOD FIGHT!!!"

Gabriella screamed as the kids grabbed their food and started throwing it at each other. Gabriella took Troy's arm and tried to hide herself behind him, but before she could, she felt a mushy substance smack against the side of her face. "AHH!" She jumped up and down and tried to wipe it off her face. "Troy!"

Troy reached for her but he got pulled by his arm by one of the kids and Troy slipped on some soup or something and went down on his butt… again. Gabriella slipped too and landed on her butt. "Oh my gosh!"

Gabriella shielded her face to a pie that was coming her way. She shielded most of it but some of it got on her face.

Troy stood up and also got a piece of pie in the face. "Ugh!" He wiped his face and took Gabriella's hand. "Come on!" He got up and took her up with him. Gabriella laced her fingers with his and started running out of the cafeteria with him.

They made their way through half of the cafeteria when Gabriella ran through some soup and nearly slipped. But Troy caught her by the hip and pulled her back up. He chuckled lightly. "Come on! Hurry!" He pulled her back up again and took her hand running their way out of the cafeteria.

Troy opened a door to an old storage closet and pulled them both inside. Gabriella ran inside and leaned against a corner, trying to catch her breath. She wiped, desperately at her face, trying to get the food off.

Troy laughed, breathlessly and looked at her. "You okay?" He asked. " I think you go tit worse then I did." Gabriella smirked. "Yeah…" She pause to get the potatoes out of her hair. " I guess I did…"

Troy smiled. "You have pie all over your face." He chuckled and walked towards her, leaning against the same wall as her. "What?! Where?"

Gabriella scratched at her face and tried to get all the pie off of her.

"Here, you keep missing it." Troy stood in front of her and gently brought his hand to her face. He wiped the pie from the corner of her mouth and then got it off her cheek. Gabriella watched him carefully as her breathing got heavy and her cheeks started to turn red.

Troy caressed her cheek and looked her in the eyes. He stared at her for the longest time and she stared back. His breathing got ragged and his heart was racing. He finally couldn't take it anymore…

Troy leaned forward as slowly as possible. Gabriella's breath hitched in her throat as she prepared for what was coming. Troy got so close their noses were almost touching. He rested his forehead against hers. Gabriella finally couldn't wait any longer and she lunged forward connecting her lips with his.

Troy stumbled back a bit in surprise but he closed his eyes and locked his hands on her waist. Gabriella put her hand on the side of his face, forcing him to kiss back harder. He pressed his lips more firmly to hers and kissed her lovingly.

All the emotions they had for each other were pouring out in that kiss. Every ounce of love they had for each other, every care they had for one another and every moment they shared together played back in their minds during this kiss.

Gabriella's mind raced. She hadn't kissed a boy since the attack a long time ago. And Gabriella was so glad that it was Troy she was kissing and not anyone else. She only wanted to kiss him, as long as she lived she would only kiss Troy.

Troy's mind raced with emotion and a bunch of happiness. He had kept this bottled up forever and it felt amazing that he now could finally kiss Gabriella. He had wanted to ever since he met her. And now he could…

Gabriella moved her lips one more time with his, before she pulled back slowly. Her eyes here still closed and her breathing was heavy. She felt a soft gentle hand stroke her cheek as she opened her eyes slowly. She looked up a little and saw the boy she just kissed. He still had his arms locked around her waist and his eyes were burning into hers.

Gabriella closed her eyes again and wound her arms around his neck and settling her head in his chest. She hugged Troy tight and started tearing up. She couldn't believe what happened. All her life she wanted someone just like Troy… and he had just kissed her. Life was perfect.

"Gabriella… I… I-love you…" Troy buried his face in her shoulder and hugged her tightly in his arms. "I love you…" He said again.

Gabriella choked on her tears and sniffed. She sobbed and pulled back to look into Troy's eyes. He had just told her that he loved her. That was all she wanted to hear since she met him. 'I love you' that was all.

"Troy…" She cupped his right cheek in her hand and stroked it softly. "I love you too…" Gabriella sobbed again.

Troy smiled and shut his eyes. He picked Gabriella up and hugged her tight. "Oh god… do you know how long I've been waiting for you to say that?" He smiled into her shoulder and closed his eyes tighter.

Gabriella sniffed and sobbed into his shoulder. "I love you, I love you, I love you. " She repeated. "More then anything… more then I've loved something in a long time…" Gabriella pulled back and pressed her lips to his once again and Troy once again kissed back.

She pulled back. "I never ever want you to leave… never." She said wiping her tears. Troy still held her tight in his arms and spoke. "Who said I'm going to leave? I'm never going to leave you… never." Troy pecked her cheek and set her sown on the ground. He looked at her and wiped the tears coming down her face.

"Gabriella? Will you be my girlfriend?" Gabriella's breath caught in her throat again and she held back more tears.

"Yes." She nodded her head and hugged him around his waist again. "Yes…"

Troy nuzzled his nose in her neck and breathed in her flowery scent. She always smelled so good to Troy. He could remember the scent forever.

Gabriella turned her head so she could whisper in his ear. " We might want to get back… I think we have to get back to work." She giggled quietly and he pulled back. He smiled.

"I don't think there gonna make us work after that food fight… were still covered in food remember?"

Gabriella tool a step back and looked down at herself. He was right her whole uniform was covered in mashed potatoes, pie and so many other things that she didn't even know what they were.

She sniffed a little. And looked up at Troy. "Well, lets go clean up… ugh, I have food all over me."

"You still look beautiful." Troy smiled and held his hand out for her to take. Gabriella smiled and wiped her eyes to wipe away a tear that was ready to fall. "Thank you." She whispered and reached up and kissed Troy sweetly on the lips. He closed his eyes slowly and kissed back just as sweetly.

Gabriella pulled back and took his hand. "Come one… lets go."