Hey guys I'm back, I told you Sundays would be my updating days! Well I went to see 'Hairspray' Friday and it was amazing! I ended up sitting in the very front row with my neck hurting like crazy, but I still loved it! Anyway here's the next chapter. Now that I'm making up the questions they are becoming shorter, so I'm going to be putting two in each chapter.

Gabriella was now lying on her stomach, feet dangling over the side of her bed. The questions were getting more interesting.

He understands things about you that no one else understands,

Not even your best friend.

Flashback

One beautiful Saturday afternoon Gabriella Montez was sprawled out on her bed staring at her ceiling. She hadn't done anything that day except take a shower and change out of her pajamas, even though she didn't plan on going anywhere. Last time she had checked the clock it was 11:30, now it was 4:45 and she was still in "la-la land". Still in her daze she heard a silent knock on her door,

Knock, Knock, Knock…Knock, Knock.

Of course on the other side of the door was Troy Bolton. She called for him to come in and feel all the way back into her trance. Troy saw the state she was in and simply laid down besides her also staring at the ceiling. After awhile he asked broke the silence,

"You haven't been this out in god knows how long. What's on your mind Brie?" Gabriella ground and rolled over so her back was facing him and she looked out the window. Any other person would have kept asking but Troy knew exactly what she was 'saying'.

"College, huh?" She nodded.

They sat there, another silence taking over which, this time was broke by Gabriella.

"What if I don't make it?" She asked out loud. Not exactly to Troy but to herself as well.

"Gabi I know, you know, that you're going to make it." He perched himself on his elbow so her was hovering over her, as she looked up into his eyes. "Now what's really going on?" Gabriella sighed, sometimes it was odd having a boyfriend who could read you like a children's book.

"Well what if you know, the big school, teachers, money, food, all that and…ugh! I don't even know, all of it is too much!" For a girl passing English with flying colors, she was making no sense, but somehow Troy understood perfectly.

"Gabs you're a smart girl you'll get through. I mean we all feel this way going into a new school. Remember the summer before freshman year? How you thought High School was going to be the worst years of you're life? Well look now, we all worried over nothing. That's how college is going to be. Of course, at first it's going to be hard but we'll stick through." Troy took her hand and gently kissed the back of it. "Together"

End flashback

Check

Being his girlfriend doesn't mean being his,

Make-out partner.

Flashback

"Troy, Gabi, Troy, Gabi!" The couple, who were walking to English together, turned around to find an out of breath Jamie running towards them. Jamie was in Gabriella's science class and in Troy's gym glass. They were all pretty good friends.

"Hey what's up?" Troy asked, hand around Gabi's waist.

"I…was wondering…if you guys…wanted to come to my party tonight" The blonde said, clearly still out of breath, handing to two invitations. Troy looked down at Gabriella who nodded.

"Sure, we'll be there" Gabi replied smiling, as the two headed the rest of the way to English.

Later that day:

Troy and Gabi were walking hand and hand to Jamie's party. It was a nice fall evening and the couple was taking their sweet time.

"Hey Troy, what type of parties does Jamie usually have?" Try shrugged.

"I don't know, I haven't known her that long to go to one" Gabriella playfully gasped.

"But your Troy Bolton doesn't everybody invite you to their parties?"

"Psh, yea my parents have to reject invites at the door" Troy stated sarcastically which made his girlfriend giggle.

"I guess we're here." Troy said looking up at the huge house. There was something about it he didn't like, instead of loud music blaring there was slow jazz playing lowly. Troy rang the doorbell and the two waited for an answer. When there was none he slowly opened the door and found why Jamie, or anyone else at the party, was to busy to answer the door. Troy and Gabriella had been invited to a make-out party. Gabriella tightened her grip on Troy's hand. He tried looking for any of their friends but found none, even if they were there they would be too wrapped up with someone else to notice the couple.

"Bedrooms are open to anyone who wants them!" Jamie shouted slurring her words as 5 couples ran up stairs. Great there's alcohol here too. Then Troy had an idea. Still holding onto Gabriella's hand he lead her up the stairs, at first she looked at him hesitantly but he smiled and shook his head as if saying 'not for that'. Gabriella understood and kept following. The two finally reached a room, which seemed to be the master bedroom. Troy peeked inside to make sure he was…interrupting anyone which to both teens pleasure he wasn't.

"Come on Gabi" He whispered making sure no one followed them. Once he had shut the door he let go of Gabriella's hand a grabbed a string hanging from the ceiling. He pulled it down and reveled a folded stair case to a large attic. Gabriella looked at him puzzled.

"I thought you never went to any of Jamie's parties"

"I didn't. Before she lived here Chad did, and we would always sneak up here when his parents weren't home. I guess her family hasn't found it yet." He explained climbing up the stairs and then helping Gabriella up. She gasped at what she saw, the attic was filled of toys, magazines, posters and even a T.V and couch. The small window at the edge of the attic was made of stained glass, and since the sun was setting it gave the entire room a reddish glow.

"You guys set this all up?" Troy nodded

"And let me tell you, it took a lot of man power to get that couch up here!" Troy chuckled as he pulled the stairs back up and sat next to the girl on the couch. They sat there, Troy playing with his girlfriend's hair while she played with them hem of his shirt.

"Gabs, I'm sorry for bringing you here. If I knew it was this type of party I would have taken you somewhere else"

"It's okay Troy, you didn't know. I mean aren't you a little upset that I wouldn't…you know give you anything? Don't you wish I was like Jamie sometimes, I'd just let lose some time so we could just, ya know, kiss… and that stuff." She whispered the last part. Troy placed his arms around her abdomen (a/n I know big word, but I'm tired of using the same words over and over again.) and lightly kissed her temple.

"Gabs, I could care less about that stuff I mean, sure it's nice once and awhile but you can enjoy it when it's in a moment. Not just because everyone else is doing it. Anyway hearing other people morning can be a bit..ackward." Troy could feel her relax in his arms.

"You really mean that?" She asked her eyes closed, the sun now completely set. The only light coming for a lamp in the farthest corner of the room.

"100"

This time it was Gabriella's turn to say something.

"You know what most of the people down there don't realize?"

"Hmmm?"

"There's a difference between lust…and love."

End Flashback

Gabriella sighed, that party had been a few weeks after they got together. Their relationship had grown and they had had those 'moments'. Now that they were falling more in love by the day, Gabriella had broken out of her cage bit, by bit. She still had boundaries and so did Troy, they both realized that, which made Gabriella feel…safe.

Ok this story was way too rushed, I'm sorry my grandparents are over and Im having huge writers block. In your reviews tell me if you like things pretty innocent like they are know, or do you want some steam? By the way check out my famazing friend's fanfics! Her name is Shagen6 look her up!

Xoxo,

Tiff