Hi everyone!

I have a feeling that there will only be two maybe three tops chapters left. But I need some help, if you guys want three more chapters, I need an idea for what they could do in Hawaii. I mean, one solid idea where I could write a ton on and work with and mess around with.

Also, I'm sorry about being late with my updates. I don't get a lot of work done on the weekends and right now I've developed something. So I'm not gonna be able to update as frequently as I used to. Plus I'm at a writer's block for my other stories. So if you've read my Chaylor, can you help me?

So please, before I finish it off, I'm asking for just one little thing. What would you really like to see them do in Hawaii? Please send in any ideas!

On with the chapter! Where did AJ disappear off to? Most of you guys guessed it!

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CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

"It is now safe to turn on all electronic technology," the pilot then read off some statistics like how high they were and now much time it is until they would reach their destination, "It is also now safe to wander freely along the lengths of the plane. I hope you enjoy the rest of your flight."

Gabriella looked out the window. She could the clouds as if they were a sea of white cotton candy below her. Then off in the distance, she saw a cloud in a very familiar shape. It looked exactly like her puppy, AJ, whenever he bent in his head pleadingly. She turned her head to look at Troy, who was now munching on his complimentary bag of salted peanuts.

"I'm gonna call Sharpay and ask how she's dealing with AJ," Gabriella said, bending down and picking up her purse.

"You know what Gabi?" Troy stated after swallowing the peanuts, "Sometimes it seems that you care more about that dog than you do about me."

Pulling a strand of her hair back behind her ears, Gabriella lifted her bag on her lap. "Troy, you know that I love you more than anything in the world. I've gotten the ring to prove it," Gabriella replied, pointing to her wedding ring on her left finger. "If I cared more about AJ than I did you, I don't think I would've said I do."

"I'm just glad that we didn't take AJ along," he responded, put his arm around her shoulders, "because I'd have to worry about you worry about him. But it's just you and me...and you're all mine."

Gabriella smiled and placed a loving kiss on Troy's hand and then placed one on Troy's lips. She was also glad that they didn't take AJ along too and that they were going to have some time to themselves...that was until she heard a distinct bark emit from her bag.

Troy pulled away, a confused look on his face. "Gabriella, did your purse just bark?"

"Don't be silly Troy. Purses don't bark," she answered, trying to convince herself that she didn't hear it. "It was probably some else's dog. But I should call and check on how Sharpay's doing with him."

"Yeah, you're probably right. AJ's with Sharpay. There's no way that he's on the plane," Troy held onto her hand tightly, also trying to convince himself that he hadn't heard it.

As Gabriella grasped the opening of her purse, another bark could be heard. They looked at each other in worry. AJ was with Sharpay, wasn't he? There was no way that he got on the plane. Another bark was heard and then a head popped out of the opening. It was the same brown and black head of that Yorkshire terrier that Gabriella had rescued from the rain, the same Yorkshire terrier that was supposed to be with Sharpay, the same Yorkshire terrier that wasn't supposed to be on the plane to Hawaii with them.

AJ jumped out of the bag and settled into Gabriella's lap. Troy and Gabriella looked at each other.

"He didn't..." Troy stated in disbelief, looking down that the puppy.

"He did," Gabriella answered, digging in her purse for her cell phone. "Sharpay was supposed to keep watch over him. How could he have gotten on the plane?" she rambled, taking out her cell phone and punching in Sharpay's cell number.

"Gabi, I don't know if pets are allowed on the plane," Troy answered, poking his head into the aisle and looking for any sign of a stewardess. "Maybe we should hide him."

Listening to the other line ring, Gabriella nodded and pulled out the blankets that they supplied her with and draped it over AJ, who didn't put up a fuss. She waited patiently, hearing the line ring about another five times before someone finally picked up.

"Hello?" It was Ryan, not Sharpay.

"Hi Ryan, how are you?"

"I'm good. What about you guys? Having a good trip so far?"

"You could say that there was some unexpected turn of events happening. Listen, where is Sharpay?"

"Oh, she's right here. Lemme get her for you," Ryan stated. Sound of feet shuffling could be heard.

"Hello?" It was Sharpay this time around.

"Hey Shar. How are you?"

"Good," she answered unconvincingly, her voice turning high and slightly squeaky, "How about you?"

"Troy and I are doing fine also," Gabriella said, trying to let her anger get the best of her. "How is my little baby?"

"Ummm...Gabriella, I have something to --" Sharpay started, but she was cut off as Gabriella interrupted.

"Wait, why am I asking you when I could check up on his when he's sitting here on my lap?" Gabriella stated forcefully. "Shar, how could you?"

"I'm sorry Gabi. I guess I got distracted. I didn't even know that he'd gotten on the plane until after airport security checked the entire place and the surrounding area. They asked me if it was my dog and I said that I was just pet sitting him for a friend who just got on a flight. The guy told me he probably just followed you and we went over to your terminal, but your plane already took off. There wasn't anything that we could do," Sharpay explained quickly, only taking one breath between all the statements.

"You're lucky that you're back in New York and that I'm on a plane or otherwise I'd --" Gabriella was interrupted when the stewardess arrived and asked if they would've liked something to eat. Gabriella shook her head no and returned to Sharpay. "You're one lucky friend right now."

"I'm sorry Gabi, I don't know why, but I kinda forgot that I had him at the airport," Sharpay quickly said. "Listen I've gotta go. I hope you have a good time on the rest of your honeymoon! Bye!"

"Don't you --" she heard a click on the other line as Sharpay hung up. Gabriella stared at the phone incredulously and stuffed it back in her purse. Lifting up the blanket, she gave AJ a gentle pat on the head. "What are we gonna do with you?"

AJ looked up at her with his black puppy dog eyes. He walked over and nuzzled his head into Gabriella's stomach, causing wrinkles to appear in her shirt.

"What are we gonna do with him?" Troy asked, patting AJ on the head.

Looking back and forth between Troy and AJ, Gabriella let out a sigh. "I guess he'll just have to stay with us for the week."

"What?!" Troy shouted quietly, keeping his voice to a level where only he and Gabriella could hear what he was saying. "But you said that it was just gonna be me and you."

"I know that I said that Troy," Gabriella unbuckled her seatbelt, "But what else could we do with him?"

"Couldn't we find a place for him or something?" Troy answered, also unbuckling his own seat belt. "Like a nice doggy spa or something?"

Gabriella held AJ in her hands defensively. "No way am I letting my little AJ stay with someone I don't know. He's staying with us."

"But Gabriella, our honeymoon, just us, waiting very very long months," Troy said, watching as she got up and walked past him into the aisle. He took a hold of her hand and kissed it tenderly, "You said that we could..."

"I know Troy, but what else could we do? I just don't feel comfortable leaving him alone with people I don't know. You can wait another week, can't you?" Gabriella asked, bending down to his level for he was still sitting. "I'm really sorry Troy."

Troy watched as she walked to the bathroom. She turned and gave him a small apologetic smile before opening the door and heading in. Folding his arms across his chest, Troy looked over and noticed that AJ was scratching at the seat as if he was looking for something. He bent down to the dog's level. "You know this is all your fault, right?"

AJ stopped digging into the leather and looked at Troy, his head tilted to the side.

"Your innocent face," Troy whispered in a semi-menacing tone, "That face won't work on me," he said as if he was talking more to an evil mastermind than a puppy, "I've got my eyes on you."

AJ just barked loudly and did a little hop. Troy looked around himself cautiously, making sure that no one was looking in his direction, and placed the blankets over AJ's head. Gabriella had returned and nudged Troy on the leg, asking him to allow her some room to let her walk to her seat. She picked up AJ (while holding the blanket over him) and placed him on her lap. After making sure that AJ was situated comfortably on her lap, Gabriella leaned over and placed her head on Troy's shoulder. She looked up and saw that he didn't even acknowledge her, his arms folded over her chest.

"I'm sorry Troy, but what else can I do?" Gabriella begged, reaching up and turning Troy toward her. "Don't do this to me. I love you."

Troy shook her off him and turned away. He didn't bother saying anything, even though he did feel a little selfish.

Gabriella stared at Troy, feeling a bit hurt that he was ignoring her. She put her head against the window and let out a sigh, wondering how she was going to get through the rest of this week.

"What's wrong Gabi?" Troy questioned, putting his arm around her and pulling her toward him. "I heard the sigh."

Gabriella looked up hopefully at him. She saw smile on his face. "You're not mad at me?"

"Of course not," Troy answered, placing a kiss on her forehead, "You're my lovely wife that I love. Plus it's not you that I'm angry at."

"You're not mad at AJ, are you?" she asked protectively.

"Nah, it's not his fault that he got on this plane," Troy responded, petting AJ on the head as he appeared from beneath the blanket. "It's all Sharpay's fault."

Gabriella laughed along with Troy as he ran his fingers through her hair. "So, a week from now?" he asked cheekily.

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It was about the evening the next day when Troy and Gabriella walked out of the airport (AJ hidden again in Gabriella's bag) and headed over to a rental car company. They picked up the keys to the car they borrowed for the week and drove down to the beach.

Gabriella thought that they were heading over to a hotel, but was she in for a surprise. Troy had arranged for them to vacation in a beach house away from the city, hidden behind all the trees, but only five minutes from the main city.

Looking over, Troy noticed that AJ was again in Gabriella's arms and that she was looking out the window at the palm trees that had lined the road.

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"Close your eyes," Troy called as they approached their destination.

"Why?"

"Just do it."

"Is it a surprise?"

"You can say that. Now close your eyes or you'll have to wear the blindfold," Troy scolded.

"Okay, I'll close my eyes," Gabriella answered, doing so.

"No peeking, okay?"

Gabriella nodded and they rode the last minute or so of the ride in silence.

"Okay, don't open your eyes yet, but we're here." Troy got out of the car and headed over to Gabriella's side, opening to door for her. He took her hand and guided her onto her feet and then covered her eyes with his own hands.

"Hey! Troy, what's going on? What's so special about this hotel?"

"You'll see. Come on, let's go."

With one hand over her eyes, Troy took a hold of Gabriella's hand with his free one. Gabriella could feel the sand shift beneath her feet underneath her sandals. She could also feel water spraying against the bare skin of her shoulders as the breeze blew through her hair.

"Troy, we're not at a hotel, are we?" The only answer she received as Troy pulling her along at a faster pace. "Troy, answer me!"

"Okay, okay," Troy replied, stopping her while keeping his one hand over her eyes, "Welcome to vacation home a la Bolton!"

When Troy removed his hand, Gabriella's mouth dropped in amazement. Apparently vacation home a la Bolton was beachfront vacation house. The dark navy blue exterior contrasted against the green of the trees surrounding the area. The red tiling reflected the beauty in the evening sky as the sun dropped from its place in the sky.

"No way," Gabriella cried in a hush tone, "No way...no way...no way!" She shouted at the top of her lungs, running over to her husband, nearly choking him to death. "Troy! A beach house! No way!"

Troy received his ecstatic wife and held her close. "It was nothing really. The hardest thing was keeping it a secret from you and convincing you let me take care of the hotel details."

Gabriella was still speechless. She ran into the home, the door slamming behind her. Troy grinned, glad that at least he pleased his wife in one way. He followed Gabriella in and found her sprawled out on the bed. Climbing in beside her, Troy reached over and pulled her beside him.

"You like?" he asked, his lips brushing against her cheek, causing her to giggle.

"Yeah, I approve," Gabriella answered, placing butterfly kisses along Troy's cheeks.

"I'm glad that it meets your approval. Isn't this better than staying in a stuffy hotel room where there are other people in the rooms next to us?" he replied, leaving a trail of tender kisses along her arms running up to her neck. He placed a loving kiss on her lips, which she returned gladly.

Gabriella let out a little giggle as Troy's tongue asked for entrance. She opened her mouth slightly and allowed him to play with her for a little bit, getting lost in the intimate kiss. Her fingers ran through his hair as his fingers skated along the lengths of her sides, sliding below her shirt and massaging her firm stomach. A soft moan escaped Gabriella's lips as Troy's lips returned to hers and his hand ventured further up her shirt.

A quiet bark could be heard from outside and there was faint scratching on the walls of the house.

"Troy," Gabriella called softly, her hand pushing against his chest, "We can't now..."

"Gabi," Troy answered, wrapping his arms around her tighter and pulling her closer to him, "Please, just for one moment, can it just be us?"

AJ howled from outside and the scratching became louder and louder.

"I so want it to be just the two of us right now," she replied between kisses, pushing him harder, "but it isn't. We can't leave him out there alone. Someone could take him from me."

"But he's taking you from me," he said, his voice shaky as he released her. "I thought that it was just gonna be you and me here in Hawaii. I know that it isn't your fault that AJ got on the plane, but for an hour, not even an hour, can't it just be the two of us? In this room?"

The whimpering from outside got louder. Gabriella got up off from the bed and walked over to the door. "I'm sorry Troy, but I can't leave him alone since he's with us. I don't feel comfortable leaving him with people I don't even know," she opened the door, "I really wish that it was just the two of us right now, but it isn't. I'm so sorry Troy."

Troy watched as she left the room and walked down the stairs to the front door and picked up AJ, bringing him inside. He got up and walked over to the window, the sky turning into a pale orange was the sun neared its end for the day. He let out a deep sigh and climbed on the edge of the window frame, his feet dangling from the window. Off in the distance, he saw a couple riding their boat, sharing a kiss in the sunlight. "That was supposed to be us." He looked back and saw that Gabriella had returned with AJ in her hands, setting him on their bed.

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Is the honeymoon ruined? All because of AJ, well actually Sharpay?

Please send in an idea that I could work with and mess around with! Any and all help is appreciated!

Lotta love,
Kat