A Forced Reunion
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Gabriella woke up the next morning to hear Ryan talking on the phone to someone. Gabriella leaned up in bed and watched him as he looked at her and smiled. She could tell he was having one of his better days because he was up on his own. Gabriella smiled as she remembered Troy last night and how he promised he would come and see her again. It turned out that he was bringing an extra invite to one of the old guys on the basketball team and he lived about 10 minutes away. The reunion was that evening and Gabriella told herself she would try and persuade Ryan to tell Sharpay if she was there tonight. It wasn't fair that they didn't know.
"Thank you. I'll talk to you soon." Ryan hung up as Gabriella got out of bed and sat down next to Ryan on his.
"Who was that?" Gabriella inquired as Ryan smiled.
"No one just a friend from one of my old shows." Gabriella nodded as Ryan decided to bring up last night. "I know that you told Troy last night." Gabriella turned to Ryan in shock.
"W-what?!" Gabriella stuttered as Ryan smiled.
"I was awake when you came back in but because I could hear you talking I pretended to be asleep. I'm not mad at you for telling him because I know this must be hard on you and you don't exactly tell anyone else because you respect my wishes but let Troy be there for you if I can't." Ryan told her as she smiled.
"I will thanks Ryan. You don't have to worry because I made Troy promise not to tell anyone else and Troy won't break this promise. I know." Ryan nodded his head in agreement as he wrapped an arm around her.
"I know. Troy was the only one when we were back in high school I could trust with my secrets I didn't even tell you. Anyway how did you feel seeing him again last night? Did you want to just kiss him right there and then if I hadn't of been there?" Gabriella gasped and hit Ryan on the arm as he laughed.
"There was nothing between Troy and I last night and no I didn't want to kiss him there and then." Gabriella answered. Truth be told she did feel something that had been missing when Troy held her in his arms last night. Love and security.
"Yeah right you're still in love with him admit it." Gabriella laughed and shook her head.
"Yeah I love him but as a friend." Gabriella emphasized on the word friend.
"Whatever you say but you shouldn't be thinking about your friends the way you think about Troy because that is wrong. You love him as more than a friend." Ryan told her as she grinned. This is the Ryan she loved. The constant teasing and seeing straight through her but she knew there wouldn't be many more of these days. Ryan watched as Gabriella frowned. "Hey what's up with that frown?"
"Nothing. I was just thinking about its times like this that I'm going to miss. I love the way you can see straight through me like no one else can but now you are being taken away from me and I can't help just think about what things will be like when you aren't here." Gabriella admitted crying. Ryan just held her tightly and let her cry into him. He too knew that times like this would soon be gone and he didn't want to think of that. Gabriella felt a few tears from Ryan drop on her as she looked up at him. Lifting her hand she wiped his tears smiling sadly at him. Just then there was a knock on the door. Ryan shouted and told the person to come in as he just sat there holding Gabriella still as tears still leaked from her eyes. Ryan smiled when he saw Troy walk him.
"Hey Ryan." Troy spoke as Ryan smiled.
"Hey Troy. Gabi stop crying because you are wetting my top." Gabriella pulled away and smacked Ryan playfully on the chest.
"You two ok?" Troy asked noticing the red tear stained faces on both of them. His heart breaking as he looked at how close the two were and how upset Gabriella looked.
"Yeah we were just having a bit of a bad moment which a certain someone started off." Ryan joked as Gabriella smirked and walked over to Troy.
"Troy tell Ryan to stop being mean to me." Gabriella spoke in a baby voice as Ryan burst out laughing.
"Aww is little Gabriella after some attention?" Ryan replied in the same kind of voice as Gabriella as she nodded her head smiling. "Troy can you bring her back over to the bed for me." Troy smiled at Ryan knowing he was planning something and picked Gabriella who squealed up and chucked her playfully on the bed. "Troy you hold her arms." Troy grabbed her hands as Ryan started tickling her causing her to try and wriggle away from him but couldn't since Troy was holding her there laughing.
"RYAN! GET OFF!" Gabriella shouted as Ryan stopped.
"What's the secret code?" Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"Ryan Evans is the best actor and performer ever and not even I can match his standards." Gabriella recited as Ryan moved away from her.
"Good girl now sit and stay." Ryan told her.
"I'm not a dog Ryan." Gabriella warned as Ryan shrugged and Troy helped her sit up.
"I see I came at a bad time." Gabriella shook her head.
"No you came at the perfect time since otherwise I think Ryan and I would still be sat there just crying." Troy smiled as she rested her head on his chest. Troy unconsciously wrapped his arm around her as they waited for Ryan to reappear but Ryan was already watching from behind the wall watching the two smiling.
The three of them spent the rest of the day just hanging up catching up with each other's lives and reminiscing about the old days. Ryan and Gabriella explained a bit more to Troy about Ryan's condition and Troy once again promised to be there for the two of them if they needed him. Troy had left about an hour ago since the reunion started soon.
"Ryan can you do my zip up?" Gabriella asked coming out of the bathroom. Ryan had already finished changing and was just resting up now since tonight would take a lot of energy out of him the two knew. Ryan got up and zipped the zip up on her dress and smiled. She really did look beautiful and Ryan was thankful that she was in his life because he wouldn't have been able to get through half the things he had without her.
"You look stunning Gabs. Troy won't be able to keep away from you." Ryan commented as Gabriella blushed and shook her head.
"Well you look very charming yourself Mr Evans. Have you thought anymore about if you see Sharpay about telling her?" Gabriella asked as Ryan looked at her.
"Gabi I already told you she won't find out and neither will anyone else. I'm not telling them." Ryan told her anger in his voice.
"Ryan! You have to tell them! She's your sister and you're dying! She has the right to know!" Gabriella shouted as Ryan glared at her.
"No one needs to know I'm dying! Don't you think I have to remember that every day! I just want to be treated normal which you haven't been doing since you found out!" Ryan yelled back at her as Troy walked in right in the middle of their argument.
"You know what I wish I didn't know because all you do is mope around every day! I don't even have a life because of you! You ruined my life." Troy decided it was time to intervene knowing Gabriella would regret everything she was saying once she had calmed down.
"Both of you stop! Gabi sit or go finish getting ready, Ryan I want to talk to you." Gabriella glared coldly at Ryan as she walked back into the bathroom to finish her make – up. "Ryan what happened?" Troy asked as Ryan sighed and fell back onto his bed tired.
"I have no idea but she's right. I have ruined her life. If it weren't for me she would be happy. She would be free to do whatever she wanted but she can't." Ryan told Troy who shook his head.
"Ryan she didn't mean what she said. She's just worried about you and is hurting that sometimes she obviously still says things without thinking." Troy tried to tell him.
"Look I'm going to go for a walk. I'll see you two later at the reunion ok." Troy nodded as Ryan walked out before getting up to go check on Gabriella. Knocking on the door gently Troy could hear her softly crying. Opening the door he saw he sat on the floor with her knees up to her chest.
"Hey come on." Troy bent down and pulled her closer to him.
"I shouldn't have said those things to Ryan. I didn't mean them." Gabriella muttered into Troy's shirt.
"He knows that and he will be fine. Come on let's go because we don't want to be late." Gabriella nodded as she allowed Troy to pull her up.
"Thanks." Troy smiled at her as she grabbed her purse and the two left. Gabriella was worried about the thought of Ryan being out on his own but she knew she had to trust he was ok.
A/N: Hey this chapter was just a filler for the Reunion which will be split in 2 and the first part will be in the next chapter! Please review! Thanks!
PS A lot of people have been reviewing 'Older Guy' recently saying they would love me to do a sequel but because I won't be doing a sequel I'm going to write a two shot basically summing up the whole story with flashbacks and adding other bits to it for after the epilogue. I just want to know whether if I do it people would read it because if not I won't bother writing it. Please review and let me now. Thanks!