Disclaimer: I do not own the Airline speeches. I found them off the internet although I added a few of my own touches to them and changed the airline name. I also do not own US Airways, High School Musical

December; such a beautiful time of the year.

Winter is just starting and the snow falls, covering the cold, hard ground layer by layer. Trees lose their leaves and snow replaces them as it gently lies on the branches. Young kids are playing outside, bundled in their snow gear and building snowmen or having snowball fights. Couples, young and old, sit by the fire drinking hot chocolate while snuggled under a warm blanket. And Christmas; it sneaks up fast. The houses are decorated with Christmas lights and reefs. Some have blow up Santa's and light up reindeer on the front lawns. Christmas trees are set up in windows, beautifully decorated with lights, glass balls, and family ornaments.

You got to love December.

It's finally December for the gang and Winter break is practically here. Their parents have surprised their kids with a trip to Colorado to a ski resort. They all were beyond ecstatic. It is currently the last day of school before break and the atmosphere was buzzing with gossip of what people were doing during vacation. It's free period with the gang and they are in the senior lounge.

"Dude, seriously, you've never skied?" Chad asked for the tenth time.

"Dude, seriously, stop asking me that. I've told you no. I only snowboard. Brie and I took lessons when we were younger." Troy answered.

"Wow. I can't believe you've never skied." Chad said.

"Let it go!" Troy and Gabriella yelled unison. Everyone laughed.

"You guys do that all the time," Sharpay told the couple before adding, "It's so cute!"

Gabriella blushed and hid her face in Troy's chest. Troy just chuckled and kissed Gabriella's hair.

"Has anyone's parents told them the room assignments?" Taylor asked.

"Brie and I are sharing a suite. And her parents have their own and mine have their own." Troy told everyone while pulling Gabriella on his lap from her current position beside him with her face still in his chest. She moved her head from his chest to her favorite spot between his neck and his shoulder. Troy could tell from the dead, although still light, weight that she was falling asleep. They didn't get a lot of sleep the night before.

"You guys are so lucky you get to share a room. My parents have their own suite and then me and Ryan have around own separately." Sharpay said.

"Troy's my husband. And it's not like they don't know we have sex." Came the sleepy and muffled voice of Gabriella. Her head hadn't moved so that was the reason it was muffled.

"My parents planned for Kels, Tay and I for sharing a room. My sisters are sharing with my parents." Jessica stated.

"My parents also have their own with my brothers." Kelsi said.

"And my parents have their own." Taylor told.

"Chad, Jason and I are sharing." Zeke said. "My parents have their own with my sister and brother."

Everyone was silent for a moment before Sharpay spoke up.

"Okay, here's the plan. Zeke, you'll come in my room, and Jessica will go into Ryan's. Troy and G are obviously set. Then Chad, you will go into Taylors room which leaves Jason in a room by himself. Kelsi can go in there. Then Chad and Taylor will have her room to themselves. Just make sure you're parents don't find out. Everyone good with that?"

"Huh?" Jason and Chad asked at the same time.

"Jason you just go to Kelsi's room and Chad you go to Taylors. Okay?" Sharpay said irritated.

"Yes, Ma'am." They said.

The warning bell rang. They have 5 minutes to be in class.

"Baby, you got to wake up. We have to get to class." Troy softly said. She moved but didn't quite wake up.

"Come on, baby. Please wake up." Troy pleaded.

"No." Gabriella whimpered and clung tighter to Troy, nuzzling her head into his neck. Something was wrong.

"Gabriella, sweetie what's wrong?" Troy asked worriedly. She moaned and Troy felt her forhead. She was warm.

"Shit, how didn't I notice this before." Troy scolded himself.

"Stop." Gabriella uttered. "Not your fault."

"Come on." He lifted her. "Let's get you home."

"No. Need School." She said, too tired to complete her sentence.

"We will stop at each class to get our work, okay?" He asked. She nodded.

"I'm going to bring her to the nurse, then go to our classes, and tell my dad we are leaving. We will see you tomorrow at the airport." Troy told everyone. Everyone gave Gabriella a hug and kiss on the cheek or forehead and Troy made his way to the nurse.

"Mrs. Newman?" Troy asked the nurse who was sitting at her desk looking over papers.

"Yes?" She asked looking up. She caught sight of Gabriella. "Oh dear, come and put her on the bed."

Troy tried to set her down but she clung to him and whimpered his name.

"Sweetie, I'm going to be right here. It's okay." He told her, trying to get her grip off him.

"No." She whimpered again. A few tears got through her closed eyes and fell down her cheeks. Troy saw them.

"Sh, don't cry, I'm staying right here. Come on Baby Girl. I got you." Troy said. He picked her back up and sat down on the bed with her and placed her between his legs. "There you go. All better?"

She nodded, "I love you."

"I love you too baby."

Mrs. Newman smiled at the sight of them. "Okay, so what is going on with her?"

"Well she fell asleep on me during free period and when she woke she was just so tired. So I felt her forehead and it was warm. We were up all night also." Troy answered.

"Well, let's start off with taking her temp." Troy slipped the thermometer between Gabriella's lips and under her tongue. It read 101.4 degrees.

"Oh, wow. She definitely has a fever-" Mrs. Newman was cut off by Gabriella,

"Troy." She moaned, opening her eyes. She fidgeted in his grip, turning her head, nuzzling further into Troy or holding her stomach.

"Shit, got a trash can or bucket?" Troy asked the nurse.

She got a bucket and handed it to her. Gabriella leaned over Troy and the side of the bed and threw up, over and over. Troy took the elastic from her wrist and tied her hair back and then rubbed her back.

"Go get me a wet face cloth, cold or just a paper towel if you don't have that. Get me a glass of water and another paper towel to wipe her mouth. Could you also reach in my bag and get a piece of gum. She hates the taste of throw up." Troy ordered. She returned with all things. Luckily they have face clothes.

"Troy, make it stop." She cried as she dry heaved. Troy patted the cold face cloth along her face and neck. Tears were swiftly falling from her eyes and down her face.

"Baby, I wish I could. It's almost over." Troy told her in a pained voice. Finally her stomach calmed and she fell back against Troy while he continued with the face cloth.

"Bring her home and make a doctor's appointment to make sure it's not the swine flu or anything serious. My guess is that it is a 24 hour flu bug or something. Lots of rest and orange juice. Pamper her, okay?" She told him.

"I always do. I believe you're suppose to pamper your wife twenty four seven, no matter the circumstances." Troy said smiling.

Mrs. Newman was shocked when he said wife. She should have put it together though. Hello, they both have Bolton as a last name and it is obvious they aren't brother and sister. "Well, you seem like a good husband."

"The best." An exhausted Gabriella said.

"All I do is love her. She deserves better than me." Came Troy's modest reply.

"Shut up." Gabriella demanded weakly. She added an I love you before sleep took over her fragile body.

"I love you too, Beautiful." And he kissed her forehead.

Once they left the nurses, Troy carried Gabriella to all the classes they haven't had and got the work they would miss. After, Troy walked to his dad's office to tell them they'd be leaving.

"Hey dad. Could you call us out?" Troy asked when he walked in.

"Troy. Oh! Gabriella, is she alright?" Jack asked concerned.

"She's sick. Her temp. is 101.4 and she just threw up in the nurses so I'm bringing her home and calling the doctor." Troy explained.

"Alright. I'll run to the office now. Take her home. Pamper her. Well, you already do but –" Jack rambled but Troy cut him off.

"I got it dad. But I really want to get to home to bed. We'll be at ours, k? Bye."

"Okay. Bye."

As Troy was leaving, obviously still carrying a sleeping Gabriella, people stopped him saying "hello" or "what's up". He would quickly reply with "going home" and then start walking about. Suddenly a blonde girl stepped in front of him. He thought he recognized her as a cheerleading, a very "air heady" ones.

"Hey Troy." She spoke in her high-pitch voice and she giggled an unbelievingly annoying giggle.

"Damn it! Can't people see that my wife is sick and I'm trying to get her home?" He all but yelled. Gabriella stirred.

"Sh. Calm down baby." Her voice was thick with sleep.

"Shit. I'm so sorry sweetie. Go back to sleep okay." He apologized. She nodded.

Troy walked around the blonde who now had a shocked face on and knocking her with his shoulder though not purposefully. Once home, he carried her to his- technically their- bedroom and laid her gently on the bed. Troy stripped her of her clothes and replaced them with one of his t-shirts and boxers. He covered her with the blankets and then set off to get some things for her. He got a wet face cloth, a bucket, a thermometer, some water and orange juice- her favorite, and some mouthwash. Returning to her, he set them next to him and lay down next to her. He took her in his arms and fell asleep.

The next morning, Lucille came in to wake them at 4:30 a.m. Their flight was at 6:15 a.m. which meant they have to be there by 5:15 a.m. The night had been rough for them both. Troy took her to the doctors and she had said that it was most likely twenty-four to forty-eight hour flu. After both showering at about 6, they both fell back to sleep at about 7. Between throwing up and Gabriella having a hard time sleeping do to plainly not feeling well, neither got much sleep. That made waking up this morning not easy for both of them. Although Gabriella was still not feeling well, she was feeling a bit better than the previous day. She was exhausted, though. Troy let her sleep in until five minutes before they needed to leave. Once Troy and Jack got all the luggage into the car, Troy went up to wake his wife.

"Hey, Pretty Girl." Troy cooed while rubbing her back.

"mmf." Gabriella's eyes fluttered. Troy chuckled. He helped her get up and get dressed into some jeans, one of his shirts and his sweatshirt. Troy quickly grabbed some medicines including Nyquil, a trash bag, a face cloth with a cold bottled water and put them in a small bag. He then went back to Gabriella and picked her up, seeing as she had fallen back to sleep. Then, Troy went to the car and they left to the airport.

"US Airways Flight 363 nonstop to Denver, Colorado is now boarding those with wheelchairs and young children." A peppy female voice called over the intercom.

"Everyone get your stuff together, we are next." Jack told the kids.

"Now boarding all first class." The Bolton, Montez, Danforth, Mckessie, and Evan families stood, plus Zeke and Jessica. Sharpay and Ryans parents had insisted that they would get them first class tickets so their kids could be with their boy/girl friend. They had all gotten first class where as everyone else had gotten the standard business class.

Once everyone was on the aircraft, the Captain decided to start his usual speech.

"Hello ladies and gentleman. Welcome aboard to US Airways. We are departing from Albuquerque, NM and arriving in Denver, Colorado. I am your Captain, Joseph Baltmore. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more. Your seat cushions can be used for flotation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments. Smoking in the lavatories is prohibited. Any person caught smoking in
the lavatories will be asked to leave the plane immediately. We have eight emergency exits, two in the front, four in the middle, two in the back. Again, they are for emergencies ONLY, not for free fall skydiving. Moving on, we will be arriving at our destination at 7:31 a.m. The current temperature in Denver is 10 degrees. Those of you staying there, I'd say you're crazy but I will keep my thoughts to myself. We will be approaching the runway momentarily so please buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than US Airways." Passengers of the aircraft were hysterically laughing, Troy and Gabriella especially because of their lack of sleep.

"Gum?" Troy asked Gabriella while holding a piece out.

"Thank you." She took it.

"Come here, baby. Lean on me. Go to sleep." She obeyed and was sleeping in minutes.

About a half hour later, the captain came back over the speaker,

"Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land... it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern."

Troy laid both of their seats back into a flat position. He readjusted them both, putting her half on top of him just like she likes. He took a pillow and placed it behind his head and placed it over them both. Nuzzling his face into her sweet-smelling hair, he fell asleep.