"A little jealousy in a relationship is healthy. Its always nice to know someones afraid to lose you. "

Gabby rose the next morning alone. Feeling emptiness in her heart since she found him missing, she looked around to see if he left a note. She gives up and walks to the bathroom to examine the bruise on her cheek. She turns the light on and sees a note and a flower attached. She smiles then grabs it reading it feeling loved.

Gabriella.

I'm sorry I had to leave early but I have work today. I get off around 7 and will come over to pick you up then go to a carnival. The carnival lasts all week so if you don't want to go today, we can see the fireworks. (: I will text you later. Bye.

She smiles and folds it putting it into her drawer and goes off to take a shower.

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Seven o'clock rolled around fast getting Gabby excited and ready to go. Sharpay comes running into her house fullspeed. Gabby in her room is fixing her hair that is curly and cute. She puts up a little bit of her hair ontop and clips it, then proceeds to fixing her bangs. Shes wearing a pink tank top with dark jean shorts and yellow flip flops. Sharpay bursts through her door and looks at her.

"It's a date?" She asks out of breath.

"Mhm. I'm excited!" Sharpay runs up to her and hugs her bestfriend.

"Define date though?" Sharpay sat down.

"Well, we have been sneaking out of the house the past few nights. He took me out to the park and we went mini golfing. He's taking me to a carnival." Sharpay smiles and squeals.

"That is amazing! How did this happen though? Was it random? See. This is what happens when I never come over. Thanks for calling me." Gabby rolled her eyes.

"Sorry. He kicked a soccer ball into my house on accident and just talked." She shrugged. We didn't just talk, sparks flew and I started to fall in love.

"Oh, I see. What are you going to do when your dad comes home?" Gabby stopped doing everything. What was she going to do when her dad came home. He was the only one who checked on her everyhour on the hour. Gabby looks at Shar and screams thinking about all of this.

"This cannot happen! I finally found someone I really like and now when dad comes home, I have to give it up!" She begins to pace and walk around. She looks at the flower and note and walks faster again. "What am I going to tell Troy!" She feels like crying and falls on her bed screaming.

"Oh baby, he will think of something. I mean, it's Troy. He really likes you for who you are!" She pats her back and pulls the hair out of her face and gasps. "What the hell is on your face?" Gabby touched her bruise and sighed.

"Izzie hit me." She rolls over and looks at her bathroom away from Sharpay.

"Are they abusing you?" Sharpay asked angry.

"What do you think they have been doing the past 9 years?" Sharpay gasped again.

"I never thought they would have done that. I mean, I knew about the whole locking you in-Which is Neglect. But, abuse? Like hitting you and beating you." Troy smiled climbing up the vines and reaching her balcony, he was about to knock on the door that was already open.

"Yes hitting and beating me. Gosh, I would have thought by now that all those bruises weren't on accident." She gets up angrily. "And its not my dad doing it. It's Izzie." She walks to her bathroom and slams the door shut. Izzie yells from downstairs.

"STOP HAVING TEENAGE DRAMA AND STOP SLAMMING THE DOORS." Izzie slammed the front door and left.

"Shut the fuck u-p." She looks at Troy standing there awkwardly. "Hi, you must be Troy. I'm Sharpay. Gabby has said alot about you."

"Really? And nice to meet you. Wait...You're name sounds familiar. Do I know you?"

"Do I know you?" He shakes his head.

"Well, sorry about that. I've been getting alot of those lately." He sighs and knocks on her bathroom door. "Hey Gabby. Ready to go out?" Her heart rate speeds up a bit and she smiles opening the door. Wow, she looks beautiful today.

"Yeah, um. If you don't mind. Can we go to the beach today?" He smiles.

"No problem. I was actually going to take you sometime soon." They smile and they sneak out of the balcony and go to his car.

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The beach at night is amazing. The board walks look priceless with lights hanging down from them. She feels great like cutting loose again. With Troy, she feels like he's a drug to her. She has her best moments and shes addicted to him. Gabby takes her shoes off and walks around the beach. Troy chuckles.

"So you like this?" He said.

"I love this. It's great to be out and about with you again." She smirks and looks back at the water and sits down digging her feet in the sand. He joins her staring at the skyline.

"I know..." He smiles looking off again.

"So, about your friends. Why don't you be more open to them?" He sighs and thinks about it.

"Well, because I really don't want to open up to Jason. He's smart, hes very good at basketball, and he's a ladies man and I really don't feel like he cares about my feelings." She looks at him.

"You know you can always talk to me about your issues?"

"I know, but I mean...Sometimes, a guy just needs a close guy friend. Chad is my best guy friend but I mean, he doesn't understand what I'm going through you know?" She nods.

"I love Sharpay. Don't get me wrong but she's a handful. She always tells me, "You wouldn't know." But I do you know, I'm not happy with my family right now. You know what I mean?"

"That sucks. Like my dad is always on business trips because he's forced to do it and my mom and dad both hate it so. But Jason thinks he's cool because his parents are always gone and since they bought the new house, they haven't slept there once so he's free all the time." Gabby giggles.

"Same with Sharpay. Lucky everyone though. I'm under high security. But its funny that everyone who is supposed to watch out for me don't even know I leave." She shrugs.

"Well I can't wait for you to move out on your 18th birthday." She smiles.

"Ha-ha. Like my dad will ever let me out of the house. I haven't even been to a highschool. By the looks of it on TV, it looks crazy." She laughs and he joins in.

"It's not like it is on TV but.." Gabby looks at her phones clock and takes note it's ten.

"Hey, we should get going." He nods and they walk back to the car.

_sf_

Reaching her house, Gabby and Troy were talking all about bands they enjoy. After accomplishing sneaking up to the balcony, Troy and Gabby sat around eating chips and dip while watching tv and talking about random things. Troy steals the remote and changes the channel. Gabby grunts and tries to take it back.

"Give it back or I will hurt you!"

"Oh really. And what are you going to do about this?" Troy said leaning into her face sticking his tounge out and making a goofy face.

"I don't know." She giggles and looks into his eyes, he looks into hers smirking. They slowly lean in about to kiss when-

"Gabriella. I'm home!" Her heart sank as she heard her dad coming up the steps. They both look at each other freaking out. Troy runs outside to her balcony and shutting the door. She quickly shuts her blinds messily leaving a little open way for Troy to see. Nervous and out of breath she sits on the floor.

"Did you miss me!" He hugged her feeling happy while she wasn't exactly feeling the same. Not really.

"Y-Yeah! How was your business trip?" She asked pulling away.

"It was great! They want to have me back again sometime soon. But I'm glad you were here the whole time. I thought you were actually going to sneak out." He smiles and looks around her room and sees men's sandals and keys right by her bed.

"Do you you have a guest?" He searches around the room looking for some walks to the balcony and opens it up. Gabby squeezes her eyes shut then hears nothing. They relax.

"Wha-What do you mean a g-guest?" She stuttered. Gabby deffinatly knew that he would find out.

"There's guys shoes and keys in here."

"Oh, it's Uh, Stan's. Me, Him, and Isabella were hanging out today." He smiles.

"Sister bonding? Aw! Well, I'll give it to him and you can go back to what you were doing." He grabs it and leaves. Gabby trails behind him waiting at her door to see what Stan does. He hope he doesn't blow the cover.

"Oh thanks man! I forgot where I left them." He smiles.

"Where's Izzie?" My dad asks happily.

"She went to a party with some friends."

"Oh, it's a little late to be out huh?"

"Well shes 21 so she can legally do whatever. Well, good night Mr. Montez." He smiles and her dad leaves. She quickly runs over to him.

"You're lucky that I covered for you." Stan said handing over Troy's stuff.

"I'm so sorry."

"No it's okay, I understand. I was 17 once." He smirks.

"Dude, your 24, not that long ago." She giggles and turns around heading to her room. "Night." She quickly ran over to her room checking to see where Troy disapeared off to. He was sitting on her balcony.

"I love you!" She said walking up to him.

"No problem! Just call me spider man!" She giggles and looks at him.

"Thanks for today. I'm sorry my dad came home. I'll talk to him and see if he can not hold a vigil at my room. Maybe I can have some time to cut loose."

"Sounds good to me." He smiles grabbing his keys and shoes. "I have work tommarow. I'll call you later okay?" He kisses her cheek and leaves. She smiles holding onto that cheek that he just kissed. She lies on her bed staring at the cieling. She decides to grab her guitar and some sheet music. She thinks quickly.

"Today was a fairytale and you were the prince, I used to be a damsel in distress." She smiles writing it then strumming out a chord. "Hmm. You took me by the hand...and you picked me up at seven? no six. Today was a fairytale." She smiles and starts to strum some chords and tried to work out a song. It was a oneshot but it might have worked. She jumps up on her bed and begins to sing and strum sweet chords.

"I can't wait to see Troy." She smiles and sings again sweetly. "I can't wait to seeeeee Troy." She holds the last note down and smiles.

AN: whoo whoo! okay, that was short because I'm going to have a long next chapter and I was running out of ideas for this one and, TODAY'S MY BIRTHDAAY !(: so yeah, gimme a birthday present with a review :D oh and I would like some constructive cristism too if you point out any flaws because I want to know your opinions. thanks guys and I love you all(:

Isabella runs into the room and sees Troy and Gabby.

"Don't shut the door!" They yell. She shuts it.

"Why not?"

"It's locked." They were all locked in a room together, for the rest of the party.