Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical

A/N: I'm finally getting chapter 2 out. I was waiting to finish 'A Better Kiss, A Hotter Touch' which by the way I'm still sad about. Anyway, I'm at a stand still right now for 'Keeping Us A Secret' but I'm working on it.

Taking Over Me

by: LunarEclipse360

Zwei

Gabriella jumped out of the car and ran towards the park entrance. She stopped when she got to the gate and turned back. Troy smiled as he walked towards her. She stood there with her hands on her hips, a smirk on her lips.

"You're such a slow poke." she said and he chuckled. "Hurry up." she whined. He sighed and ran up to her.

"You're so mean."

"It's not my fault you're slow." he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and they walked into the park. They stopped at the small merry-go-round and took a seat. "So how has your life been?"

"Same as always. I just wish the weekend could last forever. I really don't want to go to school on Monday. I don't want to have to deal with Sharpay and the rest of the girls in my 'fan club'. They scare me enough already." Gabriella giggled softly and played with the hem of her shirt. Her giggle died down and she just continued to play with her shirt. Troy looked over at her and saw that the smile he loved so much wasn't on her face. He looked around and got an idea. "Hey Gabi do you want to go for a ride?"

"Where?"

"Here." he said and pushed the merry-go-round.

"Troy." she screamed as it went around in circles. "Oh my God you're so evil." she said as she laughed.

"You know it." he said and she leaned her head back. Troy watched her with a smile on his face. He moved towards her and leaned his head against hers.

"You know you're my best friend right?"

"Of course."

"I don't know what I would do without you."

"You would live your life that's what you would do." she looked at him, his eyes were facing the sky. "Promise me that if anything ever happens to me...you will live your life." she didn't answer and he turned his head towards her. "Gabi...promise me." she sighed and nodded.

"I promise Troy." he smiled and stood up.

"Come on. I'll take you home." he outstretched his hand and she took it. He helped her up and they walked back to his car.


I did keep that promise. I am living my life but not the way I used to. Guys aren't even a factor in my life. I can't move on, not when I know I never had a chance to be truly happy with him. Not when I know he's still alive.

The bus stopped outside of East High and everyone filed out onto the concrete. I walked slowly out of the bus, not really in the mood to join the rest of my peers for another school day. School had become second priority since the accident. I still keep my grades up but I really could care less about school.

"Gabi." I heard and turned my head to where the voice was calling.

"Hey Taylor." I said and she smiled.

"How was your night?"

"Okay...I-I had that dream again."

"Again?" I nodded and she groaned. "Gabriella you've been thinking about him too much. Let him go."

"I can't Tay. I won't."

"Gabi..."

"Just drop it Tay." I said and walked inside the school building. I walked straight to my locker, not paying any attention to the people around me. Even after three years, they all still pity me. I wish they would stop and it didn't help that today was the anniversary of his supposed death. They can believe whatever they want, I refused to believe he's dead. I opened my locker and took out my books.

Gabi

I turned my head, searching for the person who said my name but there was no one. I turned back to my locker, unsure if I was going crazy.

Gabi

There it was again. I know I'm not going crazy. Someone is calling my name and I don't know who. I turned back to my locker and sighed, a picture of me and Troy catching my eye. I picked it up slowly and stared at it. My lips curled into a smile as I dragged a finger over the picture.

"Hey Gabriella." I turned around and saw my friend Kelsi standing beside me.

"Hey Kelsi." I said with a forced smile. "What's up?"

"Taylor told me you had the dream again."

"Don't tell me you're going to tell me to get over him too."

"No I'm not. I actually wanted to ask you if you would help me with this song I'm working on. I want to know what it sounds like so I need a singer."

"Why not just ask Sharpay?"

"Because it's more of a sad song and I need someone who can relate to it. Sharpay has never went through what you have been through. Besides with Graduation coming up soon, Sharpay is more concentrated on getting on the best dress list of the year book for the last time." I nodded and closed my locker.

"Okay. Where should I meet you?"

"The auditorium after school."

"Then I'll see you then." Kelsi smiled and walked away. I watched her walk away before heading to homeroom.

"Hey you ready to face Darbus?" Troy said as he leaned against the locker next to mine.

"No. Are you?"

"Nope." I closed my locker and looked at him.

"When are we ever ready?"

"I don't know. Never I guess." he said, his blue eyes sparkling with his smile. "Come on. Let's face Darbus together." he held out his hand and I took it. We walked to homeroom in a small but comfortable silence.

Those were the days that I missed. Walking to homeroom with him was always comfortable even if most of them were silent walks.

I walked into homeroom, sympathy sent my way at full force. I didn't look at any of them. Sympathy was the last thing I needed. I took my seat in the back of the room and took out my notebook. This wasn't any notebook, it was a notebook full of songs. All of these songs were written after the accident. They were my way of saying that I still believed Troy was alive.

"Gabriella." I looked up and saw Chad, Troy's other best friend, standing over me.

"Um...hi."

"Hey. Look we both know what today is."

"Yeah and?"

"And well I was wondering if you would go with me to the cemetery to...you know."

"I know what you mean but no thanks."

"You're supposed to be his friend and you're refusing to visit his grave."

"That's because unlike everyone else I don't believe he's dead. I don't believe that that's his body in that coffin that they buried."

"We both saw when they lowered the coffin in the ground. We both saw them bury it."

"True we did but it was a closed coffin funeral."

"That's because they said that his face was destroyed. They didn't want anyone to see it."

"So says them. How do we really know he was in there? I doubt there was even a body in there."

"It was heavy."

"Probably a bunch of bricks."

"You know what? Whatever. You don't have to go. I guess you never really was his friend." he walked away and I felt tears well up in my eyes. To say that I was never his friend was saying that I never really cared about him. That's not true. I did care about him. More than anyone could ever know.


Gabriella walked into East High, head down, eyes lowered with a confused Troy following behind her.

"Gabriella what's wrong?"

"Nothing Troy." he grabbed her arm and walked in front of her, making her stop walking.

"Gabriella you know you can tell me anything." he put his finger under her chin and lifted her head to make her look at him. "Gabi..." she looked into his blue eyes, wanting to tell him everything but she was too afraid to. She shook her head and broke out of his grip. She walked away and he stared at the spot she once stood in.

Gabriella quickly hurried to her locker and grabbed her books. As she turned to walk away from her locker, she was stopped by two strong arms.

"Troy please."

"I just want to know what's going on with you." he said and removed his arms from hers. "You always tell me what's wrong. What's so different this time?"

"I just don't wanna tell you. Is that so wrong?" she yelled and walked away. He stared after her, not understanding what was wrong with his best friend.

'What's wrong with you Gabriella? And why won't you tell me?'