A Forced Reunion

A/N: Hey thanks for all the reviews I got for just the first chapter. I know I said I wouldn't be updating this till after my exams were over next week but I had a bit of time today and I'm still working on the next chapter of Kyle Bolton so I thought I would do this one so you didn't have to wait so long. Please R&R! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I own nothing apart from the plot and any original characters

Chapter 2 - Happening sooner than planned

Ever since Ryan had found out a month ago he had only got about a year left he seemed to be getting worse and worse every day. Gabriella woke up one morning and heard someone being sick. It had been like this nearly every day. She got out of bed and found Ryan with his head down the toilet. She comfortingly rubbed his back until he stopped just like she had been doing. It had become a regular routine for her now.

"You ok?" Gabriella asked as she handed him a glass of water to rinse his mouth with.

"I think so. I just feel so rough." Gabriella smiled sadly looking at how much her best friend had deteriorated quickly over the past few months.

"Let's get you back to bed." Gabriella helped Ryan up of the floor before letting him lean against her as they made their way to his bedroom. Gabriella could see he was in pain and she hated that.

"Thanks." Ryan weakly got out as he leaned back in bed. Gabriella softly ran her hand over his face.

"Ryan I think you need to see someone again because you shouldn't be like this. Not yet." Gabriella suggested, the nurse in her coming out, as he shook his head as soon as she started.

"I'll be fine Gabs. Don't worry about me." Ryan told her as he started having a coughing fit.

"Ryan I'm getting your consultant to come out and see you. No arguments." Gabriella sternly said as she walked out of his room and grabbed the phone. Her hands shook as he dialled the number. She knew something wasn't right. Ryan had never been this ill before and she knew from her experience as a nurse he needed to be checked over.

"Dr Willows speaking." Gabriella heard Ryan's doctor answer.

"Hi Dr Willows its Gabriella Montez. Look would it be possible for you to come out and check Ryan because something is up. He has a high fever and he just seems to be getting worse." Gabriella explained.

"I've not got any appointments this morning so I'll come right over and see." Gabriella thanked him before she went back to check on Ryan who had already fallen asleep again.

Gabriella sighed as she walked back into her own room to change. Gabriella had been given permission to work at home where she was taking care of Ryan so she didn't have to leave him alone. All of this was having a huge emotional effect on Gabriella though. She had to do this all on her own. No one for her to talk to this about. No other real friends she could turn to for help. Just her and Ryan. The way it had always been. It was times like these she missed all the old East high gang. Everyone had gone their own ways after graduation and even though everyone promised to stay in touch it never happened. Ryan and Sharpay did but then they had a huge argument and fell out over something stupid. Basically Ryan didn't like the guy Sharpay was dating but she did and when she refused to dump he because Ryan didn't like him they stopped talking and both of them were too stubborn to make it up. Ryan then turned away from his family who stuck by Sharpay and became independent and decided he would make things work for him and he didn't need anyone else. There was one person though she missed the most and that was Troy. Nothing bad had happened when they split. They were still best of friends but it was just like what happened with everyone else. The distance got too much and they started to make new friends so they just stopped trying to make contact. She missed him like crazy though. He was the only one, apart from her mom who had died a few years ago of a heart attack, at the time who could help her get through rough times and this was one time she really could do with him. Gabriella was pulled from her thoughts when the doorbell rang. She quickly went and buzzed Dr Willows in.

"Thanks for coming. Ryan's through here." Gabriella led the man, who was in his 50's, through to Ryan's room. After letting him in, Gabriella closed the door and went to the living room to wait for him to finish checking Ryan over and to come back out.

"Gabriella?" Gabriella looked back about 20 minutes later and saw Dr Willows standing there with a regretful look on his face.

"What's wrong? Is Ryan ok?" Gabriella asked quickly seeing the look on his face.

"You might want to sit down for this." Gabriella sat down on one of the stools by the breakfast bar. "The time scale we gave Ryan at the time may have been a bit too hopeful. I would say from everything that has happened over the past few weeks I would say we are looking at between 3 and 6 months max." Gabriella gasped as she brought her hand to her mouth. "I'm so sorry." Gabriella nodded as Dr Willows let himself out. Gabriella just sat there and cried letting out all her emotions she had been hiding out.

"He told you I take it." Gabriella looked up to see Ryan's weak fatigue standing in front of her. Gabriella nodded as she stood up quickly and hugged Ryan who to was crying. The two just stood there knowing the time they had left with each other which had already been limited had just been cut even more. "I want to go home." Ryan whispered into Gabriella's shoulder as they pulled out of the hug. "I want to go to this reunion and I want to say goodbye to everyone. I have to." Ryan told her as Gabriella nodded. In just two short weeks they would be back home making the hardest visit they will have ever had to make but they would do it together and to Ryan he knew he had to up his antics to make sure Gabriella would be happy once he was gone.

A/N: Sorry I know it's not that long again but I made sure it was over a 1,000 words because I think that is a decent length and not a lot really happened in this chapter but don't worry it will start from the next chapter because Ryan will find the guy he thinks Gabriella should be with ;) that's all I'm saying on that. I don't know when I will next update but I will try and update again soon! Please review! Thanks!