Troy and Gabriella get married young, while still in college. They are even closer than you can imagine. What will happen when they start to have a family, and can't spend every minute together? Troyella.
A/N Hey guys! This is my new fanfic called "Growing Up". By the way, in this chapter, the gang is in their freshman year of college. So that makes them 18 or 19 years old. Troy and Gabi aren't married yet. Please read and review! Tell me what you think about it!
Disclaimer: I don't own HSMEver since Troy and Gabriella met, back in high school, they have been inseparable. Their love grew even more when they went to college.
"Ok, guys…" Troy said, while waving a hand in front of Chad and Taylor's faces, "guys…hello? Chad…hey, Chad. CHAD!"
"What?" Chad reluctantly broke away from his make out session with Taylor.
"Would you stop kissing Taylor for one second, so I can talk to you?"
"Now, why would I do a thing like that?"
"Because I'm your best friend." Troy said.
"But, Taylor is an infinitely better kisser than you are." Taylor gave him a playful smack on the arm.
"How do you know that, Chad? Have you actually kissed Troy?" Taylor asked.
"Well, I would tell you, but a man never kisses and tells." He said, raising his eyebrows.
"Would you just come with me so I can talk to you?"
"Alright, alright." Chad said. "Tay, I'll be back in a second, alright?"
"Ok…I'll be waiting." She said with a grin on her face.
Troy and Chad started to walk around the campus.
"Now what was so important that we couldn't talk around Taylor?"
Troy waited until they were out of Taylor's earshot to begin speaking.
"Chad, I need your help on something." They had stopped to buy some coffee.
"Sure, no problem, I can pay for your coffee, again."
"No, not that." Troy said, shaking his head.
"Ok, what is it then?"
With Taylor
Taylor got tired of waiting for Chad, and left to go find Gabriella. She went back to the apartment they shared.
"Hey, Gabi. How's it going?"
"I'm alright. Have you seen Troy around?"
"Yeah, Chad just ditched me to go off with him."
"Oh, I haven't seen Troy all day…I really miss him. He's also been acting kind of strange around me."
"Have you tried calling him?"
"Yeah. He's not answering my calls." Gabriella said in a worried voice.
"I didn't see his cell phone with him. It's probably dead, or something."
"Yeah…I'm sure you're right…"
With Troy and Chad
"Are you all right, Troy? You seem nervous." Chad took a sip of his coffee. Troy took a deep breath.
"I think I'm going to ask Gabriella to marry me." Just then Chad spit out all of the coffee out of his mouth.
"What?!"
"Chad, that's sick." Troy said, looking at his newly moistened shoes.
"What did you just say?"
"Man! These are new shoes." Troy was ignoring Chad.
"Troy! What did you just say?"
"Huh? Oh! I think I'm going to ask Gabi to marry me."
"Dude! You're only 19! Gabriella is only 18!" Chad now had Troy's full attention.
"I know, but I love her so much. I want to spend the rest of my life with her."
With Taylor and Gabriella
"Do you want me to call Chad, and see if Troy is still with him?" Taylor was trying to make Gabriella feel better.
"Yes, please." Gabriella had a relieved tone in her voice.
Taylor dialed Chad's cell phone number.
With Troy and Chad
"I think your crazy and-… hold on, Taylor is calling me."
"Do you really think I shouldn't ask her?" Troy said, before Chad answered his phone.
"I think you should wait." Chad said to Troy. "Hey babe, what's up?" Chad asked Taylor.
"Thanks for ditching me!"
"Sorry. Troy just needed to talk to me about…stuff."
"Stuff? You left me waiting out in the cold so you could talk about stuff?" Taylor was pretending to get mad. Gabriella started to giggle in the background.
"Out in the cold? Babe, it's 85 degrees outside. If you don't want to wait for me, then why don't you just go back to your apartment?"
"I already am back home." Taylor returned to her normal tone of voice.
"So why did you yell at me then?"
"I wasn't actually yelling, I was just playing with you." Troy was waving his arm around at Chad, signaling him to wrap up the conversation. Chad noticed Troy's flailing arm.
"Hey babe, I've got to go, Troy needs me."
"Oh, Wait! Troy is still with you?" When Gabriella heard this, a smile spread across her face.
"Yeah, why?"
"I have someone here who wants to talk to him." Taylor handed the phone to Gabriella.
"Here," Chad said, handing his phone to Troy, "Someone wants to talk to you."
"Who?" Troy asked before picking up the phone.
"I don't know. Taylor never said who."
"Hello?" Troy asked, in a worried tone.
"Hey Troy!" Gabriella said in a peppy, excited voice.
"Oh good, it's you." Troy said with a sigh. "Do you need anything, Gabi?"
"No, I just wanted to talk to you. I haven't seen you all day, and I really miss you." Troy let a smile glide across his face.
"I miss you too, Gabi. I promise, as soon as I'm done talking with Chad, I'll come and see you." Both Troy and Gabriella were smiling. Chad was gagging at Troy's 'lovey dovey' talk. Troy saw Chad pretending to gag, and punched him in the arm.
"Ow!" Chad said rather loudly.
"What was that?" Gabriella asked.
"Nothing, I was just disciplining Chad, that's all."
"Ok man, you're wasting my minutes…hurry up!" Chad said in an impatient manner.
"Ok, Gabi, I'll let you go...Chad is hassling me… I love you."
"I love you, too, Troy." Gabriella said with a smile on her face.
"Ok, I'll see you later." Troy closed Chad's phone. "Here you go, Chad. Thanks for letting me use your cell phone."
"You really are 'drop dead' in love with her, aren't you?" Chad said.
"I honestly do love her with all of my heart. I know we are meant to be together…why waste time being apart?"
"It sounds like you're already set in your decision."
"I'm pretty I am. I just needed to talk to someone." Troy said.
"And you're not just doing this so you can 'get in her pants'?" Gabriella was 'saving herself' for Troy.
"Chad! You know I'm not that shallow. Although it sounds like something you would do."
"Gee, thanks."
"I'm only being honest."
"Ok. I guess I knew this day would always come." Chad said.
"Thanks, Chad." Troy said, as he gave Chad a 'man hug'. "Just don't tell Taylor." Troy said seriously.
"Why not?"
"Because if you tell Taylor, then she'll tell Gabriella. I want this to be a surprise."
"Your secret is safe with me."
"Good. Now, I need your help again."
"Man, you always need my help."
Ok, everyone, that was chapter one of "Growing Up." Tell me what you think! I love reading your feedback! Thanks!
