A Forced Reunion
A/N: Wow thanks for all the great reviews! I got my highest for this story for the last chapter which was 33 so please keep it up. This chapter is going to be really sad especially towards the end just to warn you. Sorry for the long wait for this update but to make up for it I made it longer. Please R&R!
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Chapter 14 – A Wedding and the worst possible happening
2 weeks later and the wedding had been all finalized. They would have a small ceremony in a local church and would wait till sometime in the future before going on honeymoon. Gabriella was in her room shaking. Today she and Troy would be getting married and she couldn't help but feel nervous. Yes she couldn't wait to become Mrs Troy Bolton but it was made worse because she would only really have Ryan there for her since she didn't have any other family and he would soon be leaving her. Gabriella had stayed at Sharpay's last night with all the girls and Ryan and the boys were with Troy. It had been the first night since Gabriella came back that she hadn't spent with Troy and she missed him terribly. Gabriella jumped when there was a knock on the door.
"You look like you've seen a ghost." Ryan commented as Gabriella took a deep breath and turned her attention back to the window and garden outside. "What's wrong? Aren't you supposed to be getting ready?" Ryan noticed she was still in her pyjama shorts and top. Gabriella just nodded.
"I'm so scared Ryan. What if I mess this up? Troy will hate me, you will hate me, everyone else will hate me and then I will once again be alone in this world which scares me." Ryan felt for her. She was an emotional wreck as all her emotions collided as she tried to process everything. Ryan knew she was one to try and hold her emotions in and not let anyone see.
"You won't mess up and even if you did none of us would ever hate you." Ryan assured her as he moved closer to her slowly and wrapped his arms weakly around her. In the past few weeks, Ryan had lost a load more weight and his pace and fatigue was a lot slower and weaker.
"Yes I will mess this up. I know it! It's me!" Gabriella exclaimed as she pulled away from Ryan who started coughing. "I can't believe I'm being so selfish, are you ok?" Gabriella asked rushing to his side.
"I'm ok. Just tired." Gabriella helped him sit down as she got him a glass of water from the bathroom. "Thanks." Ryan gratefully accepted the glass of water from her as Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi barged into her room.
"Gabriella Montez you better be-" Sharpay stopped when she saw Ryan sitting on the bed next to her looking awful. "Ryan?"
"Don't worry Sharpay he's ok. Just getting weaker." Gabriella told her sadly as Sharpay sat next to Ryan and Taylor and Kelsi stayed standing. "I'm going to find it so weird you know not having to check up on you." Gabriella admitted.
"Well you will only have another month of doing so." Gabriella smacked Ryan gently on the arm.
"Don't say that!"Gabriella scolded. "You promised us you wouldn't bring up how long you had left until it really needed to be." Gabriella reminded him tearfully. Truth was she couldn't handle hearing him say how long because it just made it all the more real. "I'll be back in a minute." Gabriella rushed out the room trying to hold back her tears. She couldn't cry in front of Ryan. She refused to but she needed to let this out and there was only one person she could go to.
Back inside the room the others sat around wondering what had happened.
"Do you think she will be ok?" Ryan asked worriedly after Gabriella had just disappeared from the room. Sharpay sat next to him.
"I think with everything going on she is just so emotional and doesn't know how to handle things. Right now the only person who can comfort her is Troy and you know that." Ryan nodded. That was the only thing that made him realize things would be ok when he was gone and that was everyone would have someone and if they all stuck together they would pull through.
"Look out for her Shar. You to Tay, Kels. She will be a wreck trust me because she bottles her emotions up. Don't let her do that." Ryan warned them as they nodded. "You three should start getting ready because knowing Gabi she will come back over here in a rush panicking about everything."They all laughed as they gathered their things and put Gabriella's ready for when she came back.
Troy was outside playing basketball with Chad, Zeke and Jason when he heard someone sobbing. He knew who it was and instantly chucked the ball that was in his hands over to Jason as he turned and saw Gabriella running towards him.
"Gabi what's wrong? What's happened?" Troy asked worriedly as the others walked over to them.
"I-I..." Gabriella couldn't speak as she just held herself close to Troy who indicated that he was taking her inside. They nodded as he picked her up in his arms and carried her up to their room so they could talk in private. Carefully placing her down on the bed he sat next to her and held her face in his hands while wiping her tears away with his thumbs.
"What happened Ella? What's making you so upset?" Troy asked softly as she took a deep breath.
"R-Ryan w-was talking about how long he h-had l-left a-and I c-couldn't –take it." Troy wrapped his arms tightly round her again as her voice cracked. He knew how insecure she was feeling and how much reassurance she needed at the minute from him and everyone else.
"It's ok. I know none of us want to face it but we have to. I want you to know no matter what happens or what you do I'm never going to leave you. Never. Ryan has accepted that and I know he would hate the thought of you crying on your wedding day. You don't want that do you?" She shook her head. "So you're going to be ok?" Gabriella nodded pulling away and smiled at him. "Good because if you don't leave soon you and me won't be getting married today because I will have locked us in here because you look so hot right now." Gabriella giggled as she leaned up and kissed him.
"Thanks Troy. I love you." Troy kissed her once more as she stood up.
"I love you too. Come on." He led her downstairs and saw the other guys looking at them.
"I'm fine guys don't worry." The let out a sigh of relief.
"Chad will you walk Gabi back?" Troy asked as Chad offered her his arm. "I'll see you in a few hours." Troy called as she ran back and kissed him one last time before going back over to Sharpay's with Chad.
"You think she will be ok?" Jason asked as they watched Chad wait for her to go in.
"I have no idea." Troy admitted scared that he wouldn't be able to be there enough for her once Ryan was gone.
"Gabriella!" Taylor yelled as Gabriella walked in through the front door after being let in by Kelsi. "Do you not know about how a bride isn't supposed to see her groom before the wedding?!" Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"Taylor I don't care about all those sayings. There wouldn't be a wedding right now if I couldn't have gone to Troy just." Gabriella told her as Taylor smiled knowing how hard this was for her.
"Well we set everything up so we need to hurry and get you ready for your man before we are late." Sharpay spoke up from behind Gabriella as Gabriella laughed and pulled her up to her room quickly with the others following.
45 minutes later, Gabriella was finishing putting the final touches to her makeup in her room at the back of the church when Ryan walked in with something in his hands.
"Hey Ryan." He smiled as he sat next to her on the bench at the dressing table. "What's up? If this is about before I'm sorry I just ran out but I just needed some time." Gabriella apologized as he shook his head.
"It's fine. I'm just glad you are letting someone in and leaning on Troy because you always tried to deal with things on your own before which wasn't good for you." Gabriella sighed knowing he was right. "I need you to have this and keep it until after I'm gone at least. I want you to open it when you are really starting to get confused and would have turned to me for advice ok?" Gabriella took the box and letters confused but didn't say anything.
"There isn't anything alive in that box is there?" Ryan laughed.
"No don't worry but it will help you when I'm not here. Trust me." Gabriella nodded and hugged him. "Come on let's go get you married." Gabriella grinned as she grabbed her bouquet and linked arms with Ryan.
Gabriella and Ryan stood at the back of the church nervous as the wedding began. First down the aisle was Jason and Kelsi followed by Zeke and Sharpay and Chad and Taylor.
"You look amazing Gabi and you are going to make an amazing wife." Ryan whispered in her ear while squeezing her hand before they slowly proceeded down the aisle. Troy looked at Gabriella in amazement as she made her way towards him and waited for Ryan to hand her off to him. After they did, Ryan kissed her cheek and shook Troy's hand as the ceremony started.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join these two souls in holy matrimony ..." The priest started.
The whole service was filled with emotions as Gabriella struggled with her tears which set all the other girls off while the boys refused to let their tears show. The whole thing was perfect for Troy and Gabriella.
"I know pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride." Gabriella smiled as Troy grinned and kissed her passionately on the lips and she wrapped her arms around his neck before they pulled back.
"I love you Mrs Bolton." He whispered against her lips.
"I love you too Mr Bolton." The two embraced again before turning.
"Ladies and gentleman I give you the new Mr & Mrs Bolton." The two walked down the aisle before Troy scooped her in his arms as they got to the back causing her to giggle. Everyone made their way out of the church and smiled seeing how in love the two were and finally making it all official after so many years apart made people realize just how destined these two were for each other.
The reception didn't go on too late since it was a fairly small wedding for the two. It stopped about 11pm which wasn't too bad. All the gang then went back to Sharpay and Zeke's so that they could put all the kids to bed before spending time together. Gabriella and Troy had been home and changed so that they could get comfy while they just hung out with their friends.
"So Mrs Bolton how does it feel being a married woman?" Taylor asked as they all sat around relaxing after the hard day they'd had.
"Amazing. I never could have seen myself ever getting married this time last year especially to Troy but I'm glad I am." Chad made a gagging face as the boys laughed quietly and shook their heads.
"I'm glad she did too."
"Ok we know it's your wedding day, well night technically, but unless you want to go back home and do all your lovey stuff please don't do it here because it's sickening to watch." Taylor said as everyone laughed noticing the smiles on Troy and Gabriella's face hadn't left since they walked out the church.
"I'll be right back." Ryan told them as he got up as they nodded.
"So how long do you guys think you will wait before starting a family?" Sharpay asked as Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"Shar let us enjoy being married and get through everything else first before we even start to think about kids. Have any of you guys thought about how what will happen to Ryan might affect them?" Troy asked turning the conversation serious.
"We've tried to explain it to Sofia and Kayla and they seem to understand a little but I don't think they will really get it till it happens and they start asking about him." Zeke answered.
"We've all done the same but apart from Micah I don't think any of them understand what exactly will happen." Jason added as Gabriella looked at her watch and noticed Ryan had been gone for a while.
"I think I'm just going to go check on Ryan because he's been a while." Gabriella placed the glass she had in her hands on the table before getting up and moving quickly upstairs.
Once Gabriella got to Ryan's door she knocked before opening it after hearing no response or movement.
"Ryan?" Gabriella opened the door and looked around confused before gasping. "RYAN!" Gabriella quickly ran over to him seeing him collapsed on the floor. "Come on Ryan don't do this to me now! Ryan wake up!" Gabriella frantically tried to find a pulse, eventually finding a very weak one. "TROY! SHARPAY!" Gabriella yelled as she cried in fear of what was happening.
Troy and the others were talking about the wedding earlier.
"You know I don't think I've seen you so happy in a long time Troy. Not since before Gabriella came back." Jason commented as Troy smiled.
"I guess I didn't realize it before because I had my job and all you guys how much I missed her and how much I need her in my life." Troy told them.
"TROY! SHARPAY!" The two looked at each other before running upstairs hearing Gabriella's cry. Bursting through the door they both paled instantly at the sight.
"His pulse is weakening. Troy call an ambulance." Troy pulled out his cell and called for help as the Sofia and Kayla walked out of the room. Troy quickly stopped them from going in to Ryan's room while he spoke to the operator.
"Gabi they will be here in a minute. Don't open the door." Troy called as he picked the two six year olds up.
"Uncle Troy why is everyone shouting?" Kayla asked tiredly.
"Umm Uncle Ryan isn't well so mommy and Gabi and looking after him while we wait for the doctors." Troy explained as carefully as he could to them.
"Oh. Can we see him because he always said that our cuddles made him feel better so maybe we can make him feel better." Sofia suggested innocently as Troy tried not to cry in front of them.
"I'm not sure even your magic cuddles can make him better this time." Troy told them, his voice cracking as he spoke. Sofia and Kayla both looked like they were about to cry. "Look why don't we go find daddy so uncle Troy can come and help mommy and Gabi." The two nodded as Troy carried them downstairs meeting the paramedics and Zeke on their way up.
"Take them down to the main room and I'll be back in a minute." Troy nodded as he handed Kayla of to Taylor and Sofia to Kelsi, who tried to comfort the twins while Troy went back upstairs to help.
Everyone was sitting around the hospital silently. Gabriella was wrapped tightly in Troy's arms while all the others were holding onto each other, every single one of them crying and now caring who saw. Ryan had been rushed through to his doctor. Chad had called Troy's parents who lived the closet to look after the kids.
"Gabriella?" Gabriella looked up and saw Ryan's doctor standing in front of her. "It's happening." Gabriella knew exactly what he meant. "You can see him now. I'll be back in a bit to check on him." Gabriella nodded as he walked off.
"Gabi what did he mean 'it's happening'?" Sharpay asked scared as Gabriella looked at her sadly.
"He's dying and only has hours to live."
A/N: Please don't kill me for doing that. I know its so sad that he has to die but it's part of the story. The next chapter will be about his last few hours. Please review! Thanks!
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