Losing Soul Chapter 12: Disasters of the Beautiful and Brave, a high school musical fanfic

A/N: Okay, here it is, finally up as promised. Sorry if that took a little longer than usual, but hey, its here and ready to rumble!

I have a new story up for those of you who don't know, its called 'Your Pulse is My Heartbeat', and its pretty good if I have to say so myself ;p. So go on little ones, read, flourish, love. I have already written out chapter 2 for that one, so expect it soon.

Anyways, wont waste any more time here,

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Chapter 12: Disasters of the Beautiful and Brave

Dreaming, sleeping, fumbling, sighing,

Losing, hurting, falling, crying,

"Let go of me Steven!" Gabriella cried out as she struggled to leave the car. It was locked. She turned to Steven and glared, "pushing me into your car isn't the smartest thing you could have done"

Steven pushed down on the breaks even harder, as he replied angrily, "Listen you little bitch. Its been going around that I've raped you. Why the fuck are people saying that?"

Gabriella grew quiet and sat back in her seat, clutching the dashboard to support herself against the speed of the car, "maybe because you did" she whispered.

Steven turned to her and glared, "what did you say, bitch?"

Gabriella cried out, "Maybe its because you did!"

Steven turned to her again and grabbed her face while his car slid down the road with increasing speed, "listen, whore, I didn't force you, you were all over me, got that? That's the way people are going to know it went. I don't give a shit what you think. I mean, why would I want to rape you anyways? You aint anything special"

Gabriella sniffed and wiped away her tears, "please stop, please let me out"

Steven shook his head and chuckled, "you know something Montez? I told your little boyfriend that we slept together. You think he gave a fuck? He told me you were a hoe, which is why I went for you in the first place"

Gabriella shook her head, "I don't believe you. Troy would never say something like that!"

Steven laughed again, his cackle sounding evil and harsh, "Please Gabriella, that guy has already been with more girls than I can count since he was 15. 3 years later, do you honestly think he's going to care about Gabriella, the virgin girlfriend? The one that didn't want to give it up? He's got better things to do. Things he's probably doing right now"

Gabriella looked away, her memory propelling her back to the time when Troy showed up on her balcony drunk, pressing her for sex. And he's called her a slut twice in the past few weeks.

Gabriella shook her head again. 'Troy wasn't like that'

Steven glanced at her, "You know Montez, and I don't even know why you want him so bad. He's been with Tiffany Fallon at least twice since you two got together." Gabriella looked at him with wide eyes, and he looked back at her, "yah, once on the basketball team trip, when the cheerleaders joined us for the nationals. They got drunk and did it in her bedroom. The lucky guy, we were all cheering him on"

Gabriella looked at her hands, 'Tiffany Fallon, his ex girlfriend?'

"Now, how about you and I do a little repeat of last week, eh?" Steven said as he slid his hand up her skirt.

Gabriella pushed it away and cried out, "Steven, just stop it, please let me out. Please" she sobbed.

Steven only drove faster, his free hand reaching for the hem of her shirt. Gabriella struggled to pull away turning to the other side. She glanced out the window as a bright light illuminated her side of the car. She squinted to see through the brightness before she heard a loud and constant horn. She screamed and ducked down, her seat belt pulling her back. She could barely hear anything or see anything. Until a heavy force pushed upon her body.

Then everything went black

Chad danced a bit and laughed as he headed towards the drinks table to get refreshments for him and his friend. He felt a cell phone vibrating in his pocket. It was Troy's. He picked it up and looked at the number. It was unknown, so he answered it anyways.

"Hello?" he asked aimlessly as he poured the drink into a plastic cup.

"Troy Bolton?" an older male voice asked.

Chad looked around for Troy and when he couldn't spot him he answered, "uh, yah?"

"We've got you on speed dial for a Ms. Gabriella Montez. You're the first number. We figured you two were probably close"

Chad nodded, wondering what this was about, "Um, yah, Gabriella and I are really close, why, what happened?"

"We cant seem to get in contact with any of her parents. We're hoping you'd give us the number?"

Chad knew Troy had Gabriella's mother's number on his phone from before, when he worried he wouldn't be able to reach Gabriella in the summertime, "yes, I do, but why do you want it?"

The male hesitated before answering, "It's important you remain calm Mr. Bolton. Ms. Montez has been in a car accident and has been taken in to the emergency room for critical condition. It is urgent that you get in contact with either parent and inform them that she is at St. Mary's Hospital."

Chad's eye widened and he could barely answer, "Gabi's in the hospital? Oh god, I gotta get Troy!"

The voice seemed confused, "aren't you-". Before he could finish, Chad shut the phone and ran upstairs. He stopped at a room where Troy stood in the doorway arguing with Sharpay shirtless. He seemed angry and relentless.

"Guys, there's been an accident"

Oceans waves were glistening, gleaming

Figures on the sand were watching, beaming

Chad saw Sharpay turn to look at him and laugh, "God Chad, the last time you said that, you had flattened Gabriella's mom's wooden tables. What did you do this time?"

Chad sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "Gabriella's been in a car accident and is not in the E.R"

Both of them remained speechless. Troy was the first one to move. He grabbed his shirt and ran downstairs. Chad followed in suit. He ran as fast as he could to catch up with Troy.

When Troy got to his car, Chad ran up to him and got into the passenger's seat, "They took her to St. Mary's. It's a little far from here. You need to call her mom and tell her Troy"

Troy didn't look at him, he grabbed the phone from Chad and dialed a number he seemed to know by heart,

"Ms. Montez, its Troy. Gabriella's been in a car accident and she's been taken to St. Mary's"

Chad heard frantic crying on the other line and from what he understood, she was just as shocked. Troy shut the phone and concentrated on driving.

They got to the hospital and were told to wait by the secretary on the seats that were made comfy. It seemed that Gabriella's mother had already gotten there before them and was talking to the doctor. He wasn't telling her much.

Troy had disappeared to the bathroom 15 minutes ago and hadn't returned. Chad made his way down the corridor, past the off-white walls and the depressing rooms, to the men's bathroom. He pushed the doors open and found his friend on the ground by the wall, looking off to the side.

"Troy?" Chad asked and Troy didn't move, "say something" Chad pressed worried about his best friend as well as the other.

Troy sighed and laughed, "What's there to say Chad? I accuse Gabriella of being a slut because she slept with Steven. Then Sharpay tells me that…that…he forced her. He made her. And being Gabriella. My Gabriella. She was pushed" Troy forced his knuckles into a fist.

"Troy-"

"Its all my fault, Chad!" Troy yelled out. He stood up in front of Chad, anger blazing his eyes, "if I hadn't been stupid like this. If I hadn't tried to hurt her. Hurt her because I loved her. What an idiot" Troy ran a hand through his hair and laughed, "I thought I was doing the right thing"

Chad shook his head, "its not your fault man. None of this is your fault"

Troy looked into Chad's eyes, his own blue seemed filled with tears, "if I had been with her Chad, none of this would have happened. We would have danced together, laughed, had a good time. Steven would have never touched her. She would have never gone home alone. She would have never ended up here."

Chad put his hand on Troy's shoulder, "look Troy, sorry if this may come as a surprise, but the world doesn't revolve around you." He joked and Troy half smiled, brushing away a tear before it slipped, "the accident was the driver's fault. You couldn't have stopped that. No one could have."

Troy looked at Chad curiously, Chad grew confused at his expression, "what?"

Troy shrugged, "Who drove? Was Gabriella at the wheel?"

Chad shook his head, "I have no idea"

Troy nodded and followed his friend out to the main hallway.

Salted my soul and drenched my heart

Washed me weary and tore me apart

Brought me back,

In pieces, soulless and cold

"Friends and family of Gabriella Montez?" the doctor asked as he walked into the dimly lit hallway. Six heads looks up at him with anxious eyes. A few nodded and the rest whispered impatient yes's.

"We've managed to get her breathing again. She seems pretty stable, but we cant really be sure if everything's functioning right until the drugs wear off. Our guess is that she has a 50-50 chance of coming out fine"

Gabriella's mother cried out loudly, "a 50 chance? That's all my Gabi has?"

The doctor shook his head, "she was very lucky Ms. Montez. Sometimes just a bit of chance is all she would need. You need to have hope. Talk to her now. She might not respond properly since her organs are a bit unstable. Just give it your best shot. Its always better to know you have loved ones around to bring you back."

Ms. Montez nodded and wiped away her tears, "can we go see her now?"

The doctor bit his lip and looked around at the people waiting, "why don't you try it one by one? Ms. Montez, you can go first, take as long as you need. Then decided who goes in next. We don't want to overcrowd her room just yet"

Ms. Montez got up from her seat and slowly walked to her daughter's room with her hand on her chest, whispering lightly, "God, please bring me back my Gabi. Don't make me see her like this. I don't think im ready"

All ten pairs of eyes looked away from each other and managed to settle on various spots in the hallway, such as the ceiling, couch or floor.

Troy sat back and waited for the time to pass. Each hand on the clock ticking for what seemed like hours or days. He couldn't let him think of what might have happened if he had been there for her that would just makes things worse.

He saw Ms. Montez leave and stood up. He walked over to her and she put a hand on his chest just as he was getting into the room. He could see Gabriella through the doorway.

"Troy, she hasn't said anything to me, I don't think she'll talk to you either"

Troy nodded and replied, "its alright. I just want to see her"

Ms. Montez nodded and let him through.

Found me an angel to love and to hold

Lost her, killed her, soiled in a hole

He got into the room when Gabriella averted her eyes to his. They seemed to widen in fear and she cried out loudly, covering her hands over her ears.

Troy moved to her side, "Gabi, what are you doing?" he asked worriedly.

"help!" she cried out, "help me!"

A few nurses rushed in and Troy seemed to be pushed out. He could still hear her screams. Her cries. He could feel her hurt. And his guilt. It was too much

This wasn't supposed to happen. His life was broken and he brought Gabriella down with him. He should have cut her lose harder. He should have made it clear, but he kept bringing her back with little gestures.

And now this.

Troy slid onto the wall and cried into his hands.

It was too much.

Help me Mom. Please don't leave me empty.

Help me, save me,

I'm Losing Soul

A/N: okay, so I don't know what you guys thought of that chapter, I really need your feedback. Im not kidding. I'm getting a little lost with this story and I want to know if you guys are too. It really is important to me, so please.

Also, if you guys piece together all the words in italics, you'd get this, the official Losing soul Poem of chapter 12, curtsey of yours truly: