Disclaimer: I don't own HSM only the plot of this story. I also do not own the song used in this chapter.

A/N: I'm finally getting Chapter 3 out. I think I may have to put this in every chapter.

1.Italics-dreams or short flashbacks. (All in Gabi's POV)

2. Regular font-Long flashbacks and regular POV(a.k.a Gabi's POV)

3.Long lines-the beginning and end of a long flashback unless noted

4. If a chapter ends with a flashback, the next chapter will begin in the flashback.

Taking Over Me

by: LunarEclipse360

Drei

Gabriella stood at her locker, taking out her books for her last four periods. She knew she should just tell Troy how she feels but she was just too afraid of getting shot down.

"That's it Gabriella. I want you to tell me what's wrong." Troy said and she turned around to face him. She looked into his eyes and swallowed up all her courage.

"I love you." he looked at her, taken aback.

"What?" she laughed inwardly and shook her head.

"Nevermind." she closed her locker and walked away from him.

She tried to fight back the tears that welled up in her eyes but they were threatening to fall. She ran into the nearest girls' bathroom and locked herself inside a stall, tears falling from her eyes in violent streams.

'I should have known he wouldn't have the same feelings. Stupid, stupid me.'


"Gabriella." I opened my eyes and saw Taylor standing over me, a frown on her face. I looked around and saw that everyone but me and her were gone. "You okay?" I nodded and stood up.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Let's get to class." I walked out the classroom with her behind me. I knew by the looks on people's faces that this was going to be a long day.

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"Excuse me" I looked up from my tray of food and saw a guy standing on the other side of the table. "Is it okay if I sit here?"

"It's a free table so knock yourself out." I said dully and he took the seat in front of me.

"I'm Alex by the way." he said and held out his hand.

"Flattered." he pulled back his hand when he figured I wasn't going to shake it.

"So do you have a name?"

"I do but it's private business."

"Well from what I've heard, your name is Gabriella."

"If you knew my name then why did you ask?"

"I just wanted to see if what I heard was right."

"Look Alex, I don't know what you plan to achieve by talking to me but I'm telling you right now it's not going to work."

"I just wanted to talk to you."

"That's what all guys say." I stood up and left the table. I knew I was rude talking to him like that but I knew he had a hidden agenda somewhere. Like I said before, guys are not important to me anymore. The guys that I thought were my friends were only friends with me because of Troy. After the accident, they just stopped talking to me.

I emptied out my tray and headed towards the back of the cafeteria. My feet led me up a familiar flight of stairs and out into the open air of the garden. This was our place. No one else knew about it, only us. I glided my hand over the railing and thought back to the time when Troy had first shone me this place.

"Come on Gabi. I wanna show you something." Troy said as he took my hand

"What is it?"

"You'll see." he led me up the stairs and into the open air. I couldn't believe the sight in front of me, it was incredible.

"How did you find this place?"

"I call it a gift from the science club." I smiled and went further up the staircase.

"It's beautiful up here."

"I know. And it's all for us." I looked at him, his blue eyes gleaming.

"So it's like our own place?" he nodded and looked out into the open.

"Our own little space when we need to think."

"And only you and I know about it?"

"Yep. It's our little secret." I giggled and leaned against him. He wrapped his arm around me and I leaned further into him.

I wish there were more days like that. Days where I could spend it with him and not have to worry about the world. But those days were gone. Torn away from me because of some stupid drunk.

"I want you back Troy." I cried softly "I need you." the bell rung a few seconds later and I walked downstairs to my locker.

"Hey." Taylor said as she leant against the locker next to mine.

"Hey. What's up?"

"Well a certain guy named Alex told me that you were being rude to him."

"He shouldn't have tried to talk to me."

"Gabriella you need to stop. You need to move on with your life."

"No Taylor you need to stop." I said and turned to her. "I don't want to move on...ever." I closed my locker and walked away from her.

No one understood what I was going through. They couldn't possibly see how much Troy meant to me and that forgetting him would be forgetting what we had.

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The end of the school day came faster than I expect, which was a good thing for me since I was sick and tired of everyone giving me sympathetic looks. They could kiss my ass for all I care, I just hate when they look at me like I've got the entire world on my shoulders.

I went straight to my locker, packed my books and went straight for the auditorium. When I arrived, I put my stuff in the first seat and walked on stage. Kelsi came from backstage a few seconds later and smiled at me.

"Hey Gabriella. You ready?" I shrugged and walked over to the piano.

"I guess so." she handed me the music sheet and she started playing the first few notes.

Lost in the darkness

Hoping for a sign

Instead there's only silence

Can't you hear my screams?

Never stop hoping

Need to know where you are

One things for sure

You're always in my heart

I'll find you somewhere

I'll keep on trying

Until my dying day

I just need to know

Whatever has happened

The truth will free my soul

Lost in the darkness

Try to find your way home

I want to embrace you

And never let you

Almost hope your in heaven

So no one can hurt your soul

Living in agony

Cause I just don't know

Where you are

I'll find you somewhere

I'll keep on trying

Until my dying day

I just need to know

Whatever has happened

The truth will free my soul

Wherever you are

I won't stop searching

Whatever it takes me to know

I'll find you somewhere

I'll keep on trying

Until my dying day

I just need to know

Whatever has happened

The truth will free my soul

As the notes faded out, everything I had been feeling for the past three years had been sung through this song. It was my life in the past three years summed up into one song. I looked at Kelsi, a sad smile on her lips.

"Why did you write this?"

"Because I knew that you would relate to this song in every way. I know how you've been feeling about this whole 'Troy is dead' issue and I can truthfully say that I believe you. I don't believe that Troy is dead."

"But...why? Why do you believe that? No one else does."

"Because I've seen the bond that you and Troy have. I know how strong it is and if your heart is telling you that he's still alive somewhere then...I say that your heart is right. Just because he's not in front of us, doesn't mean that he's dead." I stared at my light brown-haired friend before wrapping my arms around her.

"Thank you Kelsi. Thank you so much." she hugged me back and patted my back.

"It's nothing. You'll find him one day Gabriella. I know you will."

I was so glad that I wasn't in this alone. Someone believed me. Someone knew how much I love Troy. The bond between us was strong enough for me to know that he wasn't buried in that false grave they had given him. Until I knew for sure that he was dead, I wasn't going to believe the lies they feed to me.

A/N: the song is called 'Somewhere' and it's by Within Temptation