A/N: Hello again everyone! Thank you all so much for all the reviews and support…it really means a lot to me, and also drives me to keep writing, so thank you all so much! I hoped you liked the fluff in the last chapter…sorry to say, but there will be a WHOLE lot more fluff in this chapter…aha.

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Chapter 10

"Why do we have to go camping?" Gabriella whined one Saturday morning, as Troy was practically dragging her out of her own house. He grinned as he leaned over to pick up her sleeping bag, and slung it over his shoulder.

"Aw…come on Brie…you said you'd go, and the whole gang is going to be there. So you are going…no questions asked. You'll love it, I promise!" Troy reassured his girlfriend, as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and started walking to his truck.

Gabriella sighed as she snuggled closer to Troy, wrapping an arm around his waist. The mid-November air was pretty cold, and the gust of wind blew into her face as she shivered into her jacket. She buried her face into Troy's torso and murmured, "Troooooy."

"Gaaaabi" Troy mocked back, dragging her name out the same way. "Come on…everyone else is going and can live with it…even Sharpay" Troy pointed out to her, as he opened her side of the car for her. He lifted her up into the seat, and slammed the door shut after her.

He rounded over to his side and got in, casually throwing her sleeping bag into the back seat. Troy started the engine, and they were headed off towards the lake, where they were swimming and putting up a campfire for the weekend. Gabriella sighed as she looked out the window, and watched as the occasional trees ran in and out of her view. Placing her head on the cold glass, she closed her eyes and breathed out softly.

Troy glanced over at her quickly, before turning back to the road. He placed a warm hand onto her upper arm gently, rubbing it back and forth affectionately. "Are you tired, baby?" He asked her, and all he got was a grunt in response. Troy chuckled, "Aw come on…you'll love it, I promise."

Troy was always promising on his word, so Gabriella decided to stick to it, as they rounded near to the perfect spot for the camping trip. The car moved forward in the grass, and the truck came to a halt in front of the rest of the gang, that were waiting patiently for the two.

They both opened their car doors and got out, Gabriella slightly rubbing her eye to get into clear vision again. Troy rounded the corner of the truck and just smiled, when she saw her glancing at him tiredly. "Someone didn't get good sleep last night…" Troy bugged her about it, and she shoved her hand into his shoulder when his presence was made near.

Troy let out a chuckle, and wrapped his arms around her tightly, pulling her to him as he rested his chin atop of her head. Their hug lasted about a minute longer, when they realized everyone staring and rolling their eyes at them. They broke apart to their dismay, and Troy walked over to the back of his truck and started getting out their things.

Gabriella watched him and smiled, before heading over to greet the girls with hugs. "How come it always takes you guys so long to get somewhere?" Sharpay teased her friend, and Gabriella just rolled her eyes to that comment.

Shrugging, she only replied jokingly, "Troy had some trouble kidnapping me."

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It was only a few hours later, and everyone was determined to go for an afternoon swim. Gabriella emerged from her small tent that she had brought herself, in a cute little red polka dotted string bikini that hugged to her curves tightly. She spotted Troy nearby, in the middle of setting up his tent with his swim trunks on, and she decided to go over to him.

"Why hello there handsome" Gabriella greeted him with a wink, and Troy looked up from his project, and nearly dropped all the pieces of the tent he was holding in front of her. His throat seemed to be clogged up, and he was at a loss for words when he just stared her down.

Gabriella giggled suddenly, and that brought him out of his trance. "Wow…" He breathed, raking a hand through his hair, as he stood up from his knees. He walked towards her with a sparkling glint in his eyes, and hugged her around the waist. Leaning towards her ear he whispered, "You're beautiful."

She shivered as she felt his hot breath go into her ear, but she was determined to feel his lips against hers at the very moment…the physical attraction between them was so inevitable…that moment to be ruined by the sound of Chad calling out,

"Hey lovebirds! Quit making out, and come over here and see what we put up!"

Both Troy and Gabriella groaned, but nevertheless Troy laced his hand with hers, and they both walked over to the bay of the lake, and saw a big rope swing hanging off of a tree.

"Do you like it? You can go off it by yourself into the water, or go with another person!" Taylor squealed with excitement, as she steadily hoisted herself around the swing. Holding tightly to the rope, Chad pushed her forward, and for a moment she swung back and forth, before diving into the depths of the water. Taylor's head bobbed back to the top, and she let out a whoop.

Troy looked at Gabriella, and raised his eyebrows. "No…no way. Absolutely not!" Gabriella stomped her foot into the ground. "There's no way I am doing this! It's got to be freezing in there!" She shrieked, pointing to Taylor who was shivering as she swam in the water.

Chuckling, he pulled Gabriella towards the rope. "Aw…come on Montez…haven't you ever heard of having fun?" Troy poked his tongue out at her as he turned her to face the rope. She had her arms crossed around her chest, still not giving in. Troy suddenly touched her hips, and Gabriella jolted upward. "Would it help if I went in with you?"

Gabriella sighed, knowing that he wasn't going to give up; he already had a firm control over her. Troy knew there was more to it then the freezing air…and he also knew this must be one of her fears. She nodded hesitantly, and Troy kissed her hair lightly muttering a, "That's my girl", before hoisting her body up onto the rope.

Shrieking as Troy let go of her for a moment, she clutched tightly to the rope with all her might. It started moving forward and backwards softly from the wind, and Gabriella grew even more nervous. A second later, Gabriella felt Troy shift behind her, as he too wrapped his legs around the rope. He held onto it with one hand, and used the other to hold around Gabriella's waist. It was only a moment later that they felt someone push them forward and out above the water, and Troy squeezed her waist tightly.

"You can do this…trust me" Troy whispered in her ear when he felt her start to tremble and gently kissed her head once more as they gently swung back and forth. "On the count of three…one…two…three!" Troy shouted, and Gabriella took a deep breath as she felt herself let go of the rope, and plunge deep into the water.

It was immediately after they disappeared under the water, that Troy's hands found Gabriella's and he pulled her to him. He captured her lips into a passionate kiss, and they both found themselves kissing under water, as their heads bobbed back up towards the open. They emerged from underwater still kissing and holding onto each other, and they distinctively heard the cat calls and wolf whistles from the gang, but they seemed to not be listening.

They both broke apart breathlessly, and stared deep into the others eyes. "I'm so proud of you" Troy told her meaningfully, and Gabriella only grinned slightly, before dipping his head down for another kiss.

"Alright you two, break it up!" Taylor called out as she swam towards them in the water, splashing them lightly. Gabriella squealed as their lips parted again, and they both turned to glare at Taylor.

Gabriella felt herself relaxing a bit in the water, knowing it wasn't as cold as she had protested only moments ago. She broke free from Troy's arms, and dipped her head back into the water while floating on her back. She sighed as she looked up to the sky, and saw the sun beginning to set in.

Troy watched her every move with amazement, and did not know how she seemed to be so breath taking every moment of her life. Every little thing that she did drove him crazy. Breaking his gaze off her, he looked around and saw his friends sharing a secretive smile at him, and he knew he had been caught staring.

But he simply did not care.

"Ah…alright, I'm getting out" Gabriella concluded after a moment in silence, and made her way past Troy, and out of the water onto the bay. Gabriella shivered in the cold, wrapping her arms around herself, desperately looking around for a towel. Groaning loudly in realization, she figured out that she forgot to bring one out from her tent. "Crap…"

"What's wrong, Montez?" Troy said from behind, and Gabriella turned around to see Troy ducking below her. Before she could protest, he started shaking all of the water out of his hair, and it flicked all over Gabriella's body.

"Ah! Troy stop it…you are such a jerk!" Gabriella screamed, as she felt even colder than before. She glared up at Troy's mischievous smile, and turned her back on him. She decided that she had to go back up to her tent to go grab a towel, but before she could move, she felt something warm drape over her shoulders.

Gabriella sighed, as she felt a white towel hang around her, and she pulled it even closer and closer to her to keep her all snuggled and warm. She felt relaxed when Troy's chest pressed against her back, and he rested his face into her wet hair. "Am I a jerk still?" He asked her softly.

Smiling to herself, realizing he was apologizing, she spun around in his arms and hugged him tight while kissing his jaw softly. "Nah…you were never a jerk."

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Gabriella let out a long breath, as she gazed up to the top of her tent. Every one else around her was sound asleep, but she couldn't seem to go herself. Troy was right; she was having the time of her life…just being with people she loved. She had never been camping before because she always had lived in the city, but she just now noticed there was more beauty to the country side than she imagined.

Turning her head, she knew Troy's tent was only a few feet away from her and she held her breath. She was desperate to be held in his arms, to just talk to him, but she knew he was probably already asleep. Deciding she would take the risk, she climbed out from under her sleeping bag, and gently moved to unzip her tent.

Placing her feet onto the cold, soggy grass, she quietly crept over to the tent next to hers. It was completely dark inside as she unzipped it gently, but as she climbed inside, a bright flash of light succumbed the tent and she saw Troy squinting his eyes at her holding a flashlight.

"Gabriella?" He asked sleepily, motioning for her that it was okay to move forward and over to him. Gabriella felt herself crawling on her knees over to her boyfriend, and when she reached him she buried herself into his open arms. He held her for a moment, before whispering quietly, careful not to disturb any of the others,

"What are you doing in here?"

Gabriella shrugged to herself, and lifted her head off of his chest to look him in the eye. "Couldn't sleep…just thinking about some things…" Gabriella spoke truthfully, and Troy just nodded understandingly.

Gabriella was amazed at how he knew she wanted to talk, as he gently lowered them both back onto his pillow, and she tucked herself inside the sleeping bag with him. Once they got situated in the bag, Gabriella dropped her head to rest on her side of the pillow, as he did the same facing her. "What's going on?" He murmured, reaching out to take her hand.

"It's just…" Gabriella paused, trying to find the right words to explain it to him and he patiently waited. "My life has seemed to be going so fast…and ever since my dad…" Gabriella stopped again, knowing she had never mentioned her dad in front of Troy. He expected that this was coming; he knew there was no father figure in the house, but he never wanted to question her on it unless she told him herself.

"Ever since he passed when I was ten, my life has been all in a rush. A blur it almost seems like…" Gabriella managed to pour out. She was amazed at how easily she could talk to Troy. She had never told anyone about her feelings before, and Troy did the best thing a person could do…he just listened. "It's been crazy just living with my mother…and life most definitely hasn't been easy on us. And with me going away for college next year…"

Gabriella felt herself pausing again. She knew she heard Troy's breath hitch into his throat. Oh god; she hadn't told him of her dream plans to attend NYU…even though it didn't really seem as flattering right now.

The next time she looked his way, he was sitting up from his spot, and gazing towards the entrance of the tent. Gabriella knew he was thinking about this; her going away would mean there would only be 6 or 7 more months to spend with each other…unless they tried the long distance relationship. She felt like crying for thinking about that. How could she have been so stupid and forget all about her plans? And what would she do now that Troy knew about them?

Deciding to herself she knew now wasn't the time to be talking or thinking about this. They should be enjoying life…not worrying about the future. She knew she wanted nothing more than to be with him, and by the way she saw the look in his eye, she could tell he wanted the same thing.

Gabriella sat up herself, and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind. Sighing to herself, she gently placed her head onto Troy's shoulder, and just stared off as well. Troy glanced towards her as he felt her touch, and just pulled her closer to him. Troy knew that girl he held in his arms, would have to be apart of his definite plans for his future.

And he was going to, somehow no matter what it took, make that happen.

Keeping her still in his arms, he moved gently back onto the pillow, pulling Gabriella down along with him. He turned and their noses touch for a brief moment, as he leaned in to catch her lips in a simple, yet pure loving kiss. When they broke apart, Gabriella snuggled closer in Troy's arms, burying her face into his chest as she drifted off to sleep.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this! I needed to write this chapter before the climax for the next chapter…well just because I had to. You'll find out later. :-)

Deciding that it was the right time…I added a Troy/Gabriella sleepover. Haha. But just to remind you all, this is a T-rated fic and will remain a T-rated fic. In my personal opinion, I do not believe in anything in that sort before marriage…so I'm writing Troyella to believe the same thing I do. I hope you all understand.

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