Love Overcomes it All

Chapter: Two

Battlefield.

Summary: Love: Strong affection, unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for others. An emotion so strong, that when put to the test can overcome anything.

Disclaimer: This is simply my imagination at work. I do not own the characters, Disney, or any lyrics.

AN: This chapter is short. It is a filler and it is necessary, but there is not much that I can do with it. I do not want to combine chapters two and three, so this one will just have to be shorter than my normal chapters. Thanks for reading, =).

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Both hands tied behind my back with nothing

These times when we climb so fast to fall again

Why we gotta fall for this now.

She awoke to the blinding white lights of the room. Confused as to where she was, she began searching the room in a panic. Rachel was straining to find a familiar face or hear a familiar voice. Her eye sight was still a bit blurry, and everything seemed foggy. Where was she? How did she get there? Suddenly overwhelmed by discomforted and insecurity, she ripped the sheet off of herself prepared to go search for answers. Luckily she was able to make it to the door, the dizzy spell having calmed down, without falling. When she reached the door she heard the whispering voices of her mother, and another voice that she could not make out. Taking another clear, more concentrated look around the room, she realized where she was. The hospital where her own mother worked. She crept up closer to the door and pressed her ear against it to hear her mother's conversation. The other voice sounded like Doctor Michaels, one of her mother's close friends and co-workers. He had been a part of The Lindon hospital's staff for quite a few years now. Their voices were muffled but she was able to make out what they were saying.

"…….Fainted?"

"Yes, she was calling for me. I got up to her and she fainted. I ran over to catch her, then put her in her room and called 911."

"I see. I know her records Gabriella. She has no history of diabetes. That is usually one of the first things we check for. The signs seem to fit, the weight loss, fatigue, dizziness, but the blood work came back negative.

"I also thought the weight loss was from practicing for basketball tryouts. Now I do not think so…."

"When did this start?"

"As far as I know it all started last night…."

Rachel proceeded to listen to her mom tell the doctor the story. Glad to know that she had not been in the hospital for long. Hopefully the rest of her questions would be answered soon. One of them being what was wrong with her…..

Sensing that the conversation was coming to a close she made her way back over to the bed, not wanting to be caught eavesdropping. It seemed like as soon as she was comfortable in bed the door opened and in walked her mother.

"Hey, you're awake"

"Yeah...just woke up" The small smile that dance on her lips was erased from her face "Mom, what's wrong with me?"

"Honey…we don't know yet. They took blood, and are running test, all we can do is wait it out."

"I know, I'm just…scared..."

In a situation like this it would be completely normal for a child to admit he or she was scared. However Rachel Bolton was always special. Heck, take a look at her parents, basketball superstar Troy Bolton, and einsteinette Gabriella Montez. So something normal like admitting her fear was out of character for the girl. Even Gabriella was stunned at the confession, for a multitude of reasons. Stunned at the fact that her daughter, a girl that was so strong that had the right mind set to get through any hardship…was scared. The fact that was the scariest to Gabriella was that Rachel being afraid meant that something was wrong. No parent wants to sit in a hospital with their child, whether it is an emergency visit or a trip to the doctors during flu season. She did not want to let her mind wander too far...because then she would think of all the possibilities. The list of diseases that matched with Rachel's symptoms seemed to be everlasting. But now, now her thoughts did not matter what mattered was protecting her daughter from their mutual fear of the unknown. With a deep breath she put on a smile and turned to her daughter.

"Whatever it is, no matter what happens, we'll get through it together. I'll be there by your side every step of the way."

"Okay…"

"Okay."

The two women shared a hug, trusting in Gabriella's statement one hundred percent. They knew that the next few days would be tough but they would get through it. The girls pulled apart from their tight embrace when they heard a knock on the door, looking up simultaneously to see Doctor Michaels enter the room.

"Hello ladies, sorry to interrupt." He spoke.

"It's fine." Gabriella spoke and both girls smiled.

Doctor Michaels explained how Rachel would have to undergo many tests to find the problem. Blood work, MRI, and CT scans; and if necessary and ultrasound. They were in for a long day.

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After endless amounts of tests and needle points Rachel was downright cranky.

"I swear if another needle is put in my arm…."

"Rach, calm down" Gabriella said whilst rubbing her arm. "I know it is annoying, trust me I hate them too, but they're just trying to help. We just want to know what is wrong."

"I know mom, I'm so tired and cranky and…"

"I know, baby I know" She soothed.

Finally Doctor Michaels walked in the room, this time accompanied by Doctor Gregory. They were trying to read their faces, hoping they would find the answers. Finally Dr. Gregory spoke up.

"All our tests came out negative. We're still trying to find the diagnosis. It could be something serious or something minor. The only disease we have not tested for is cancer-"

"Cancer, what-"

"It is okay Ms. Montez. We have not run test to see if it is cancer because we do not believe it is something that serious. However, just to be on the safe side we are going to run those tests and we should have our answer in a few days."

"So this is just procedure? You don't really think she has cancer?"

"No, we do not." Dr. Michaels stepped in. "We should have all the answers soon."

"Okay."

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The rest of the tests that Rachel endured were even more tiring. By the end of the week she was exhausted. It was now Friday, exactly a week since she had fainted, and she was in her room with her mom waiting for the Doctors.

Gabriella was putting up a front, on the outside she was holding it together for Rachel, but on the inside she was breaking. She didn't know how she would deal, if the diagnosis was bad. She had to be strong for Rachel, but who would be strong for her? She just needed to take a deep breathe. She was getting way ahead of herself, for all she knew it could nothing.

"I wonder when they're going to come."

"I don't know Rach, They have other patients too."

"I know, I know. I'm just impatient is all."

A half an hour later the Doctors finally walked in. With just one look at their faces Rachel and Gabriella could tell that the news was bad…very bad.