I am so sorry for the long wait but I think this is a pretty good chapter and I have two new Ideas I'm working to see if it's possible. My internet was working last night but it wouldn't let me post anything or review anything. So I'm sorry, I even hacked on to one of my neighbors internet and it still didn't work.

Gabriella stood waiting for Sharpay to finish checking out to leave. Taylor was standing next to her telling Sharpay to stop asking questions. They had been shopping for six hours.

"Okay, let's go," Sharpay said in her usual cheery voice.

"Do you guys know what the guys are doing," Taylor asked them walking out the car and trying to fit all of their bags in.

"I think they're at Zeke's, something about taste testers," Gabriella said. "Why? Looking for Chad?" Gabriella nudged her friend in the side making her squirm and blush.

"Maybe." Taylor looked at the two girls trying to figure out how to get the attention off of her. "At least I don't act completely different when I'm around him," She said.

"What?" Gabriella asked seeing the looks on her friends faces. Sharpay raised her eyebrows at her question.

"Come on, we all know that Troy is totally different when he's around you. It's so obvious," Taylor said. Gabriella shook her head.

Friday night beneath the stars,
in a field behind your yard,
you and I are paintin' pictures in the sky.
sometimes we don't say a thing;
just listen to the crickets sing.
Everything I need is right here by my side.
And I know everything about you
I don't wanna live without you.

"That's not true, Troy is always the same unless he gets angry." Gabriella said. "but that's true with everyone." The other to girls shook their heads.

"no remember that time when he got in a fight with the West High captain?" Sharpay asked trying to prove their point.

Flashback

"Oh look, it's the East high wimps." The West High basketball team walked up to Chad, Zeke, Jason and Troy in the local gym.

"What are you doing here, Davis," Troy asked. The four boys walked up to the team, Troy in the front.

"We're just hanging out in the gym, is that a problem," Corey Davis asked. His team snickered behind him.

"We're practicing, waiting for our girlfriends. You know," Chad said.

"Oh wait you wouldn't, none of you have girlfriends," Zeke finished walking up beside Chad who was standing by Troy.

"We have girlfriends. And ours aren't sluts who sleep with every guy they meet," One of the players sneered. All four clenched their teeth and kept from punching them.

"At least our aren't using us just to be popular," Troy said. Corey glared at him.

"Yeah well, we're leaving but, Troy, have fun with that little slut of yours. Word is that she's the easiest one." That comment was what made something in Troy snap.

In a minute Troy was on top of him punching at him every chance he got. The other boys started throwing punches even though their odds of winning were low.

At the same time the girls were walking down the hallway to meet with the boys to go and see a movie. "What's all the noise," Kelsi asked having the best ears.

"I don't know, but it doesn't sound good. Let's go see," Taylor said. They kept on walking towards the gym that the guys were supposed to be in and found that was where the noise was coming from.

They walked in and saw a group of boys throwing punches and kicking. They ran over trying to find their boyfriends. Gabriella found Troy right away, he and Corey were off to the side.

"TROY!" Everyone stopped and looked at her.

"Oh look, it's the slut," Corey said. Troy looked down and punched him again. Gabriella rushed over and pulled him off with difficultly.

I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
It's like no matter what I do.
Well you drive me crazy half the time;
the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true.
And I'm only me when I'm with you.

"What are you doing," she asked. The other four had found their boyfriends and were asking them the same thing.

"they came in here and started insulting you and then he said that you ere the easiest and I just snapped," Troy said glaring at Corey. His eye was already turning a dark purple color and blood was running out of the side of his cheek.

"It's okay, their jerks." She said. He nodded and wrapped his arms around her as best as he could.

"How sweet," Corey spat spitting out blood.

"Shut up," Troy said trying to control his temper. Out of all of them West High was the most damaged because there was only four against about ten the other five that couldn't hit the four East High boys, they were hitting each other, by accident of course.

"Why don't you just go home and cry to your mommy," He said. Troy would have jumped on him again right then and there but instead he put his arm around Gabriella's waist and led her out followed by the rest.

End flashback


Just a small town boy and girl
livin' in a crazy world.
Tryin' to figure out what is and isn't true.
And I don't try to hide my tears.
The secrets are my deepest fears.
Through it all nobody gets me like you do.
And you know everything about me.
You say you can't live without me.

"Troy would have killed him if you weren't there," Taylor said.

"No he wouldn't have. He was just angry," Gabriella said. "Here did you guys get this crazy idea from anyways," She asked.

"Remember that night when you were sick and couldn't come to that sleepover at Kelsi's," Taylor asked. Gabriella nodded remembering two weeks ago when she was so sick she couldn't get out of bed but made Troy go anyways.

"That is when we decided that Troy had two personalities, one when you're not around and one when you are around. They're completely different. When you're not around Troy can get mad really easily." Sharpay finished.

"We can even prove it," Taylor said getting out her cell phone and dialing Chad's number.

"Hello?" Taylor put it on speaker phone.

"Hey babe, we were wondering which Troy is with you right now," Taylor asked her phone. Gabriella rolled her eyes.

"Why?"

"It's fine Chad, you don't have to answer," Gabriella said.

"No, it's okay, of course it's easily angry Troy. Are we all still going to the mall tonight?" Gabriella's mouth hung open a little.

"Yeah. I have to go, bye."

"Bye Chad," the other two chorused. Taylor got out when Sharpay pulled into her driveway.

"Think about what we said and I'll see you tonight."

"Sure," Gabriella said unbelievingly. Taylor shook her head and walked inside her house.

"You know she's right. Troy is really different when you're around." Sharpay ignored the look Gabriella was shooting her and continued, "Before you came he was never as happy, he would get into fights almost every two weeks." Gabriella didn't say anything. "You must be surprised."

"I heard, but I never thought it was true. It may just be because he's not being bugged by his dad anymore." She knew this wasn't true and so did Sharpay.

"Sureeee," Sharpay said. "I'll see you tonight."

"Whatever. I'll see you later," Gabriella said getting out of Sharpay's car and walking up to her house

I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
It's like no matter what I do.
Well you drive me crazy half the time;
the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true.
And I'm only me when I'm with you.

When I'm with anybody else it's so hard to be myself.
Only you can tell.

"Hey," Troy said pecking his girlfriend on the lips before walking with her to the car and opening to door.

"Thank you," She said getting in. He ran around to the other side and got in. "Our friends are crazy, you know that right." He looked at her before pulling out of the driveway.

"Yes, that was random, where did that come from," he asked.

"This afternoon when Taylor Sharpay and I were shopping they told me that you had two different personalities," Gabriella said. Troy faked a laugh shaking his head. They said they would tell her about that.

"Wow, I remember when they came up with that. What do you think, do I have two different personalities?" He asked but even if she said no he knew the answer.

It was true, he was different around her. It was like someone totally different but they both loved her so much. He knew it but he didn't know I she did.

"I don't know. I mean the girls said that one of them is when I'm with you and one hen I'm not around so I guess I don't really know. They used that time when you ere in the gym fighting with the Knights.

"Well, maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong." Troy said. They pulled up in front of the mall and got out. Their friends waved them over, not like they couldn't see them before with Chad's hair and Sharpay's pink, well everything.

"Where were you guys, we've been waiting forever!" They all laughed at the way Sharpay could turn something so simple into so dramatic.

"We were talking about Troy's personalities," Gabriella said.

"I told you. He has two different personalities."

"we never actually decided," Troy said cutting in.

"But you do," Kelsi said. Troy rolled his eyes.

"Let's just go," Chad said walking towards the doors. Everyone else followed. Gabriella started walking when Troy caught her arm and brought her into his arms.

"What are you doing?" He leaned down and kissed her. "Maybe you are different when I'm around," she said. He leaned down once again and captured her lips with his.

"Only when I'm with you," He mumbled in between kisses.


That I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
It's like no matter what I do.
Well you drive me crazy half the time;
the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true.
And I'm only me
Who I wanna be
Well, I'm only me when I'm with you
With you
Uh huh
Yeah

"Hey lovebirds! Get in here! You're going to freeze!" They laughed and walking into the mall to their waiting friends.

Gabriella closed the notebook in her lap as she heard her husband walk in. "Whatcha looking at," he asked sitting down next to her. She let him take the book out of her hands and set it on his lap.

"I'll take that little one," She said, grabbing the five month old girl sitting in his arms. She smiled seeing her mother. Shannon looked just like her mother, dark hair and dark eyes to match.

"I remember these," He said flipping through them.

"Yeah I know. I told you about them." She said. "Right after we got married." He leaned over and kissed her. They were interrupted by a little cry from upstairs. "I'll go get her," She said handing him Shannon and walking up the stairs.

The two year old stood over her crib crying out. She was exactly the opposite, she look like her father. Same hair and eyes. "Hey there," Gabriella cooed at the little girl. Kayla stopped her crying when she heard her mother.

"You okay," he said walking into the room with Shannon still on his hip. She nodded rocking the little girl to sleep. When both children were asleep they laid them in their own cribs and watched.

"They're perfect," Gabriella whispered.

"I love you Gabriella."

"I love you too Troy."

Okay, if you didn't get it then the whole thing was one big flashback. Well everything but the last part. Please review and tell me what you think.

The songs, in order were, Invisible, A Perfectly Good Heart, and I'm Only Me When I'm With You. They're all by Taylor Swift. I'm so sad it's over!

Amanda!