Chapter started: August 10, 2009.

Chapter finished: August 11, 2009.

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Author's Note: Well, here you go everyone the last chapter *sigh*. I hope this lives up to your guys expectations and please do read the author's note on the bottom. Lots of love. XOXO

Toodles.

DEDICATION: TO ALL MY LOVELY AND FAITHFUL READERS AND REVIEWERS WHO I LOVE WITH EVERYTHING I AM!


=HSM4: Summer of Friendship, Love, & Loyalty=

-Chapter 14: Summer Nights-

(August 2009.)

"Everyone ready?" Sharpay asked as all ten of them, as they all stood outside of East High School dressed in red and white at night.

"To bask in the most memorable, best, and toughest moments of our lives before our lives truly change forever?" Gabriella asked as she squeezed Troy's hand in silent communication.

Troy turned to her and smiled at her, placing a kiss on her temple before whispering in her ear, "You'll be fine and if you do breakdown, I'll be there to pick up the pieces, promise."

"Let's do this," Chad replied and together they all looped arms and started to walk from the parking lot to the front of the school.

Reaching the fountain, they all stopped and smiled as they remembered their first day of school which was also their last first day of high school:

"Brie-Ella!" Came a squeal that Gabriella knew very well.

"Shar-Bear!" Gabriella squealed back, hugging Sharpay.

"Tay Tay." Gabriella said as she hugged Taylor.

"Marie." Taylor said back with a smile as they embraced.

"Gabster!" Chad said opening his arms with a smile.

"Chadster!" Gabriella squealed before she ran into his open arms and wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his torso, and giggled as he twirled her around. He then let her down and kissed her forehead in a brother sister kind of way.

Soon later, the group all said their heys before they all walked into the gym were all the seniors were having an assembly were they would get their stuff for this year.

(End of Flashback)

"Do you guys remember the time we comforted Gabster who had that bad feeling in the pit of her stomach?" Chad asked them as they all had a flashback to the moment:

After talking for ten minutes, Gabriella went silent with deep thought, that everyone noticed.

"Brie is something wrong?" Troy asked her with a concern showing his is brilliant and loving electric blue eyes as their friends listened to him and were wondering the same thing.

"What?…Oh, sorry! No, nothing's wrong." Gabriella told him, lying to him.

"Gabriella Marie Montez, I know you better than that. Now what is the matter. Come on baby your scaring me." Troy told her with worry and concern both in his eyes and voice.

"Alright, but don't say anything until I'm finished. First of all, don't worry I'm not breaking up with you. Second of all, I just have this….feeling in my stomach that something bad is coming today. I just really don't like this feeling today." Gabriella told him as she began to tear up.

"Oh baby come here." Troy said pulling her into his strong embrace before he rubbed her back, kissed the top of her head and said to her, "I want you to listen and listen good. This feeling might or might not be true, but whatever the case we will get threw it together because I love you so much and I don't want to lose you."

"We love you too, Gabster and we don't want to lose you either." Chad added with a serious smile and look in his eyes.

"We all love you and each other and don't want to lose you or each other. Remember Brie-Ella we are friends forever till the end of time and for much longer… way longer than that." Sharpay told Gabriella.

"Promise?" She asked them all.

"Promise." They all said with a serious smile and look in their eyes.

"GROUP HUG!" Chad hollered and everyone laugh, but did as they were told and all the Wildcats got into a big group hug before they walked into the school and to their lockers before heading off to Ms. Darbus' homeroom.

(End of Flashback)

They all took one last picture together thanks to Denny, who volunteered to use the twenty digital cameras to take pictures on each for them as he was coming out of the school after finishing his shift and to tell them that it was open for them as Mr. Matsui requested it would be when Troy called him pulling in a favor.

"Thanks Denny!" The boys told Denny for themselves and the girls who were taking turns hugging him.

"It's not problem. You guys we're always and always will be my favorite teens here at East," Denny told them as he hugged each girl back and returned the kisses on the cheeks back.

After prying the girls off of Denny, they then bid their goodbyes before walking up the stairs of East High and into the doors and up the other set of stairs that would lead them to the actual school.

"Oh look! It's our lockers," Kelsi told them as they all found their lockers.

"Hey, Brie-Ella, you remember the time you told Collingsworth off?" Sharpay asked Gabriella as they opened their lockers and ran their fingers inside them.

"And how they decorated our lockers for us seeing as it was our volleyball season opening game?" Martha added.

"Mmhm," Gabriella replied to both questions as they all had a flashback to that day:

"So like I was saying, Montez, why don't you ditch your loser of a boyfriend and come have a round in bed with me. What do you say baby? Your hot body and my hot body could be magic in bed" Justin told Gabriella seductively.

"EW! For one, Collingsworth, I HATE YOU. Two, I WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE TROY FOR YOU! EVER! Three, you are disgusting. You DON'T have a hot body AT ALL! And four, get whatever thoughts of me and Troy breaking up and or me EVER being in bed naked with you WHEN THAT ALL WILL NEVER EVER HAPPEN! GOT IT, COLLINGSWORTH!" Gabriella angrily replied as Troy and the other four guys neared the girls, so they were standing behind Justin's back.

"Hey, Collingsworth! You heard MY girlfriend! Now get the hell away from my fucking girlfriend!" Troy told Justin getting in his face seeing as Troy was about five inches taller than Justin, Justin backed off a little bit.

Before Justin could say anything, a voice said, "What's going on here?"

Justin and Troy turned around to see Mr. Bolton there looking at the two.

"Nothing Mr. Bolton. We were just talking." Justin said to Mr. Bolton before he glared at Troy and then turned around and walked away, but not before winking at Gabriella and blowing a kiss in her direction. Troy seeing this started to advance forward along with Chad (who didn't like anyone doing stuff like that to Gabriella besides Troy), but were both pulled back by Zeke, Ryan and Jason.

"Troy, what was going on?" Mr. Bolton asked his son.

"Nothing dad, me and Justin were just having words." Troy told him before he hugged a still angry Gabriella to him tightly as did Zeke, Jason, Chad and Ryan with their girlfriends.

"You guys okay?" Ryan asked the girls.

"We're fine now." Taylor replied.

"But all I have to say is go Brie-Ella for not letting Justin talk to you like that!" Sharpay told Gabriella who giggled before they high fived each other.

"You handled yourself well, baby, I'm proud of you. But if he does something like that again please let me know." Troy said to his girlfriend who smiled and nodded before Troy took her hand and spun her around in a slow spin so he could take a look at her before saying, "You look hot!"

"Why thank you." Gabriella said giggling as Troy lead her to her locker which she soon found on the outside decorated with small paper red, white and gold volleyballs, wildcat paws and words like, EAST HIGH, WILDCATS!, VOLLEYBALL, 14 MONTEZ, BUMP, SET, SPIKE, KILL!, and ACE!

"You like it?" Troy asked her.

"I love it. Did you do this?" Gabriella asked turning toward her boyfriend with a shocked look on her face.

"Yeah. The real reason we came early is because we decorated yours, Sharpay's, Taylor's, Martha's and Kelsi's lockers and at lunch we have another couple surprises as a good luck tonight." Troy told her with a soft and loving smile.

(End of flashback)

"That was also the day that I met and heard about Gabriella's brother for the first time," Troy told them as he told them the story while that memory played in Gabriella's head keeping up with Troy's story telling:

Ding…dong

"That must be Jack and Lucille. I'll go answer it!" Inez told the others before she went to open the front doors to reveal Jack and Lucille who gave her a warming smile and hug before they came in and Inez closed the door behind them.

"Hey mom! Hey dad!" Troy said greeting his parents who smiled at him and Gabriella who were cuddled up in the recliner as they watched Scooby-Doo, Gabriella's favorite cartoon.

"Hey Jack! Hey Lucy!" Gabriella greeted them, her eyes still on the TV.

"So momma ready for the game tonight vs. West?" Troy asked his mom.

"Sure am and so are the girls. We've been working really hard for the season opener at West tonight." Lucille answered her son's question.

Ding…Dong…

"I wonder who that could be." Greg stated with a secretive smile before he left to answer the door. Soon later low voices were heard in the foyer that Gabriella recognized very, very well.

"No way!" She whispered to herself before she bolted off of Troy's lap and sprinted into the foyer with the Boltons right behind her. Seeing who it was caused Gabriella to squeal an ear piercing squeal, "BRETT!"

"Hey princess!" A guy with spiky brown hair, green eyes, a 12 pack, about an inch taller than Troy, a tan and toned body, that Gabriella referred to as Brett, Brett Andrew Montez to be exact.

"Brett!" Gabriella squealed again before she threw herself into his waiting arms.

"Miss me?" He asked her hugging her tightly and placing a kiss on her forehead.

"Like crazy!" She replied with tears in her eyes.

"Same here princess, same here." Brett told her holding on her tighter as he did a quick spin causing her to giggle her famous giggle.

"Um, Gabriella who is this?!" Troy asked Gabriella, who Troy was getting mad at the guy for hugging his Gabriella and calling her princess when he didn't know the guy.

Gabriella not hearing his question, just asked Brett a question, "What are you doing here Bretty?"

"Well, I came to see your game here tonight. Duh!" He told her lightly smacking her forehead causing her to giggle.

"You came all the way from Harvard to see me play tonight?" She asked him shocked.

"Of course, you're my princess. Now why don't you introduce me to these people who have both confused and shocked looks on their faces. Especially to the boy behind you glaring at us." Brett said with a smile.

"Huh?…oh sorry!" Gabriella told him before turning toward the Boltons and making the introductions, "Jack Andrew Bolton, Lucille Marie Bolton and Troy Alexander Bolton…meet Brett Andrew Montez. My older brother!"

"Older brother?!" They replied.

"I guess that must of slipped our minds and we must not have told you. Sorry." Greg replied.

(End of Flashback)

"Wow," the eight stated.

"That's what I said," Troy told them as Gabriella smiled at them before they all took pictures and had fun doing so, especially the guys who grabbed Chad and stuffed him in his old locker and closed the door, with them leaning against it as he pounded on it and the girls video taped it and took pictures of it.

After having more fun with the lockers, they headed to their next location, Ms. Darbus' classroom where they shared a lot of homeroom memories in and the one that was probably the most fresh in their mind was their first homeroom of Senior Year, that really told them some things change while others don't:

"Jason." Ms. Darbus asked after she went over her welcome back seniors speech.

"How was your summer, Ms. Darbus?"

Everyone looked at him before rolled their eyes and sighed at him for defiantly not changing over the summer.

"Many summers have past fleetingly Jason." Ms. Darbus told him before she started to go over the papers and that that sat on their desks in front of them before she let them all get up and talk to each other quietly.

"I have prep advanced SAT math first period." Gabriella told the group and watched as they all raised their hands meaning they were all in the same class.

"I have advance physics, second period." Gabriella told them and watched as Taylor, Martha and Ryan raised their hands.

"What class do you guys have?" Sharpay asked the others.

"I have bio-chemistry." Troy said and then watched as Sharpay and the rest of the group (minus the four in advanced physics).

"I have advanced Spanish for third period." Gabriella said and watched as the whole group raised their hands.

"I have prep advanced critical writing for fourth period." Gabriella said as she watched everyone raise their hands.

"I have lunch then a free period after fourth anyone else?" Chad asked them and watched as they all raised their hands.

"I have gym on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and then Health Tuesdays and Thursdays, for fifth period." Gabriella told them she watched as they all raised their hands again.

"I have drama for sixth period." Sharpay said and then watched as Ryan, Kelsi, Gabriella and Troy raised their hands.

"I have advanced Art." Chad said and watched as the rest (minus the ones in drama) raised their hands.

"I have French for seventh period." Ryan said and then watched as Gabriella, Taylor, Kelsi, Sharpay, Ryan and Martha raised their hands.

"For seventh period I have Family and Consumer Science." Jason told them and then watched as Chad, Troy and Zeke raised their hands.

"I have History for my last period." Gabriella told them and then watched as they all raised their hands.

"Well at least we all are in most of all the classes together or at least have the group is with each other." Kelsi told them as they finished reading and comparing their schedule for their periods.

The bell went off and Ms. Darbus said, "Was that a cell phone?"

"No it was the bell for signaling go to the next class." Some one told Ms. Darbus before they all walked out to and joined the crowd of people in the halls of red, white and gold.

(End of Flashback)

After taking pictures of each of them in their old seats, they all took one more together before they headed to their next location, the lunch room.

Reaching the lunch room, they all smiled and walked over to their table and sat down around it like the old days and in the same order -- Taylor, Chad, Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Zeke, Martha, Ryan, Kelsi and Jason -- as the reminisced in their memories.

"I think one of the funniest memories I had in hear was when Gabriella accidentally slipped making her chili and nachos go flying in the air and land on Sharpay who looked about ready to kill her," Jason told them.

Everyone laughed at this including Sharpay and Gabriella who decided to have fun and got up to reenact the scene while the others laughed and enjoyed the show as did someone else who was passing by the cafeteria.

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After taking more pictures in the lunch room, they headed to their next location, the gym where sweat, blood and tears where shed by every one of them.

While in the gym, the five girls remembered their home game against West High:

"Ladies and Gentleman. East High fans! Welcome your East High Lady Wildcats Varsity Volleyball team coached by Lucille Bolton!" Jack said into the microphone since he had to do the announcing tonight because he's the athletic director as the lights shut off.

Everyone on the East High side stood up, cheered and jumped up and down as the girls came out which they could tell by the red glow and the dark glow stick jewelry they had on for their run out and as "We Will Rock You" blasted through the speakers in East High Gym. They all then really cheered when they saw glow and the dark volleyballs go up and then being spiked over the net by the girls, everyone from East High trying to guess who was spiking each ball.

The lights stayed off through the singing of the "National Anthem" by Gabriella and Sharpay, the only light that was on was the one on the American Flag hung on the left wall over the red with white and gold lettering banner that read 'Ya Can't Beat That Cuz We Strive To Beat Ya!'.

"And now the starting line up for you East High Wildcats! Number 13- Ava Crossman-Junior, Number 8- Taylor McKessie-Senior, Number 12- Martha Cox-Senior, Number 20- Kelsi Nielsen- Senior, Number 23- Sharpay Evans- Co-Captain and Number 14, your East High Varsity captain, Gabriella Montez-Senior!" Jack said and everyone cheered as they saw each girl who had their glow and the dark warm up jackets with their glow in the dark numbers on the back run on the court and lay in the middle of the court.

"WHOSE HOUSE?!" Gabriella and Sharpay yelled through the dark gym as the starting players laid on the center of the floor, smacking their hands on the gym floor as the others on the team and Coach Bolton did it over by the chairs.

"OUR HOUSE!" The team and the East High side replied back.

"WHOSE HOUSE?!"

"OUR HOUSE!"

"OUR!"

"HOUSE!"

"OUR!"

"HOUSE!"

"LADY WILDCATS ON THREE!" Sharpay and Gabriella yelled.

"ONE, TWO, THREE! LADY WILDCATS!" The team along with Sharpay and Gabriella and the fans screamed as the girls in the middle stood up and took their warm ups off as the lights finally came on revealing each girl. Each team member had their hair in braid low pig tails with red head bands, their uniforms on, red glitter eye shadow on their eyes, clear with gold sparkled lip gloss in it on their lips and on their cheeks on each side were black war marks.

As the ref was checking to make sure each girl on the line up was on the court and in the correct position East High girls started to chant to the crowd and for them to get pumped.

"We're the Wildcats and you know what we got!"

"What do you got?" The East crowd yelled back.

"WE got a team that's hotter than hot!"

"How hot is hot?" East side yelled back.

"Bumps, sets and spiking too!" The team yelled.

"WO! WO! WO! WO!" The East crowd yelled.

"So hit the ball like the rest of us do!" The East girls said.

The ref looked at the ref on the net podium and said, "On East side number 14 is your speaking captain. On West side number 14 is your speaking captain."

The other ref nodded and then said looking at each captain, "Ready? Alright. Let the game begin. Wildcats got serve!"

While Gabriella went to the back line to start her team off for serving the girls on the bench started chanting as well as the girls (minus Gabriella) and the E.H. crowd, "O-V-E-R, Over the net," they clapped twice then said, "Serve it, Serve it. Go Gabriella!"

Gabriella did her routine for her serve and then hit the ball while it did a perfect spin in the air and over hand served it, hard, over the net and down right on the back line. Where the line judge and both refs said, "In!"

East High's volleyball team and fans went up in screams of happiness!

(End of Flashback)

"That had to have been the best game we played all season," Kelsi said.

"It was and I think it was because we knew that once that game was done we were really done with our high school careers in that sport," Gabriella told her before she remembered her championship basketball game which was her last high school game and her senior night:

"And now, please help us honor our last by certainly not least senior who is EAST HIGH SCHOOL'S GIRLS BASKETBALL MOST TREASURED SENIOR. This girl is THE HEART, THE SPIRIT, THE SOULD, and THE GLUE that holds our team together and pulls our team through. This is what the team and I have to say about her: This young women and athlete is an amazing all around American and world basketball player. She's the most amazing young women at this sport and this all has to do with who her godfathers are, who her dad is, but most importantly because of her skill and dedication to the game. It's like watching a goddess do her work in ancient Greece! She is always kind, considerate, helpful, funny and good spirited player which is why she has been the captain of the team for this year.

She's an amazing offensive player and she gives amazing defense. This young lady, can take anything you throw at her, literally. This young lady, has a shot that you don't see in this life time because it's a shot that EVERY basketball player wants MALE OR FEMALE. When I ask for a 100 percent she gives me a million and more percent. She is defiantly the best All American Women's High School Basketball player the world has ever and WILL EVER see. She is defiantly the heart, the spirit, the glue that holds the team together, and the down right spunk and sweetheart of the team.

And I and the team thank this young lady for everything she had done and we wish her the best of luck. We and East High will never ever forget her and neither will many others to come, because she will go down as a legend tonight at East High because she has been the girl to FINALLY lead the girls basketball team to a Championship game, whether we win or lose tonight, we will party because she's the best girls player East High School has EVER SEEN and WILL EVER SEE!" Coach Bolton said before she handed the microphone over to team.

Together they all screamed into the microphone, "PLEASE WELCOME OUR CAPTAIN, THIS YEAR'S MVP, NUMBER 14, GIRLFRIEND OF TROY BOLTON, GABRIELLA MARIE MONTEZ!"

Everyone gave Gabriella a standing applause and screams as she ran out with glossy eyes from what they had said about her. She smiled and hugged Lucille before she pulled Lucille into the group hug the whole team decided to share as people smiled, awed and took pictures while the Wildcats, Wildcat parents, Gabriella's parents, Gabriella's godfathers (Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant) with families, and Gabriella's brother all came down to stand with her.

Gabriella watched as Zeke carried down a massive cake for her that read: Congrats, Gabriella Graduate of the Class of 2009! We love you.

She watched as her mom carried down a heart balloon bouquet, Sharpay carried down a sparkly basketball medal that read: Congrats Brie-Ella! Class of 2009, love Shar-Bear!, she watched as Taylor brought down a massive card that read on the front: Congrats, Gabriella!, Chad brought down two cupcakes for her which made her giggle because of the last moment they had with a cupcake, Jason brought down a basketball shaped pillow with her name on it next to a Wildcat logo, Kelsi and Martha each carried down a wrapped gift, Ryan carried down a hat that read: Congrats, Gabriella, on it that made her giggle. Gabriella smiled brightly at Jack who carried down a personalized hoodie for her, Shaq carry down a vase of lilies with a balloon in the shape of a red G, Kobe and Vanessa each carry down a wrapped present, Michael carry down a handful of balloon each balloon having a letter of her name, her brother bringing her down a stuffed teddy bear with a little East High letterman jacket on it which made Gabriella aw at it, but really got her was when she turned around as the audience awed at something behind her.

Behind her was Troy with a dozen imported white lighting grandiflora rose that was known for its strong beautiful fragrance and vigorous growth and the wave like petals, along with a dozen Love rose that was known for its striking blooming of claret red and reversed silvery white on the compact bush, the All-American Award winner rose and a big gift bag and a small gift bag with the writing 'Tiffany & Co.' on the front of it.

"Oh. My. God! Troy!" Gabriella said as she started to cry causing everyone to smile as they watched the romantic scene play out in front of them.

"Congratulations, Brie," Troy whispered to her as he handed he handed her mom the roses after she motioned for them so Gabriella didn't want to smash them as she jumped up on Troy and wrapped her arms around his neck and his legs around her waist which she did after the roses and gift bags were in her parents hands.

Smiling and not caring about the audience they shared a passionate kiss as everyone clapped and woof whistled loudly for the couple.

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(End of the Game!)

"Thank you, my husband and I, are up here to give this…" Lucille said before she motioned to the game ball that had writing on it that read:

GABRIELLA MONTEZ

CAPTAIN, NUMBER 14

EAST HIGH WILDCATS

2,000 POINTS

02-09-09

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

"This for all of you that are wondering is the game ball that will be awarded to

"Thanks Coach Bolton, Coach Bolton," Gabriella said as she walked up to them and hugged them before she asked for the microphone. Smiling, Gabriella said, "Thank you all for coming out tonight to watch our last home game which was for the New Mexico girls' championship game, the team and I greatly appreciate it and it will never be forgotten.

Coach Bolton, Lucille, the team and I want to thank from the bottom of our hearts for getting us to be the best of the best, you're the mother of the team and we loved how you always cooked up team meals with Zeke. But most importantly for those of you that don't know, Coach Bolton has been teaching her for about 15 years and today she achieved her 200th win out of her coaching career. So congrats coach and we give you this from all of us!"

Lucille cried as the team all brought out a cake that Zeke had baked in the shape of a 200 and then watched as they each brought her a big card congratulating her and a massive gift bag.

(End of Flashback)

And as Gabriella was remembering her Senior Night, the guys and Martha were remembering their Senior Night, that would defiantly go down in East High history thanks to a little surprise that that night held and all the hard work it took for them to earn the title for the second time in a row, New Mexico Boys Basketball Champions 2008-2009:

"Thank you and welcome to East High School's Senior Night Boys' Varsity basketball game against the West High Knights!

Tonight's game is a special game and not just because tonight's winner will win the New Mexico Boys' basketball championship, but because it is going to mean more to the seniors on this team than to anyone else. So please help me give our five seniors a round of applause as we honor them tonight for all of their hard work, spirit, and commitment to East High and to the sports they love.

Tonight's first senior to honored is not on the basketball team, but she IS a cheerleader, the cheer captain to be exact who goes by the name of Martha Cox. This is what her team had to say about their departing captain: Martha, Captain, Captain M, Cheer sis, what to say? What to say? Well, this is what we're going to say: We are going to miss you more than anything because you put the pep in peppiness, the team in teamwork, the love in the squad, and the moves in the squad that's caused us to do great things. We will miss you so much and we will never forget what we learned from you, you're an amazing cheerleader, dancer, and most importantly leader and friend. We wish you all of the luck in the future to come with your dream college and we hope that you stay close with your friends and stay together forever with Ryan. We love you Martha, and don't forget to remember us! Love, your 2008-2009 cheer squad at E.H.S!

Martha's future plans are to attend college with her friends, stay close to her friends and family no matter what, marry the man of her dreams, have kids with him, own a dog, and age as well as her beautiful mom.

Ladies and Gentleman, East High's Cheer Captain, Martha Cox!" Jack said into the microphone with a smile.

Everyone cheered as Martha ran out to stand beside him dressed in her cheerleading uniform all pepped up for the game and tonight. Martha smiled and hugged Jack before she turned to watch as her mom came down the stairs bearing a stuff tiger, her favorite; her dad came down bearing chocolate; Ryan's parents coming down each baring three gift bags in their hands; and Ryan coming down baring daisies, her favorite. She also watched as Sharpay, Taylor, Kelsi, Gabriella and her cheer team mates each carry out a handful of balloons to her to from her first, middle and last name.

Martha smiled and tearfully hugged her parents, Ryan (and kissed Ryan's cheek), her cheer mates, Ryan's parents, and then tightly pulled her four best girlfriends into a tight embrace as the newspaper and yearbook photographers took pictures of the whole thing, just like they did for the girls' senior night.

"Our next senior IS on the basketball team and he IS one of our starting five basketball players. He's THE CLUELESSNESS of the team and where's a jersey with the number 23. He wants to graduate out of high school, get accepted into college, graduate college, marry the girl of his dreams, and grow old and gray with her.

Ladies and Gentlemen number 23, Jason Cross!" Jack said and everyone watched as Jason ran out of the locker room smiling proudly as he hugged Jack, Martha, and the girls, before he turned to watch as his parents and Kelsi's parents came down the from the stands baring balloon and gift bags, he watched as Kelsi came over to him and handed him a three heart shaped balloon and each heart had a word on them to form I LOVE YOU. Smiling Jason, kissed the top of Kelsi's head and wrapped his arm around her.

"Our next senior is THE BAKER of all of the team meals and sweets, and he's mean in the kitchen AND on the court. Zeke Baylor is one of the starting five basketball players. He hopes to go to the college of his choice for the thing of his choosing, marry his beautiful girlfriend, hang out and love his friends and family forever, live a full and happy life and just bake for the rest of his life.

Ladies and Gentlemen, number 32 Zeke Baylor!"

Everyone cheered as Zeke came out and laughed and smiled as he had on his chef's hat on his head. Zeke hugged Jack and the rest of everyone that was already down standing there before turning to see his parents coming baring cupcakes and balloons, Sharpay's parents baring balloons and gift bags, and Sharpay baring six gift bags and big pink heart balloon that read in gold and silver glitter: I LOVE YOU ZEKEY!

"Our next senior is also one of the starting five basketball players. He's the co-captain and he's THE LAUGH of the team because we love to laugh and pick on him when he has his stupid moments. He hopes to go to the college of his choice with a basketball scholarship, hopes to play the best years of basketball in college, possibly get into the NBA. He hopes to live happy, marry the girl of his dreams, raise a family and live life to the fullest. And stay best friends slash brothers with the captain of the team and the rest of his friends.

Ladies and Gentlemen your co-captain, number 8, Chad Danforth, the man with the for!" Jack said as everyone clapped and cheered when Chad came out. Everyone burst out laughing at when Chad tried to run over to them and ended up tripping over his own two feet. After that came the time a lot of people were waiting for. Jack smiled and began to talk, "And now, please help us honor our last by certainly not least senior who is EAST HIGH SCHOOL'S BOYS' BASKETBALL MOST TREASURED SENIOR. This guy is THE HEART, THE SPIRIT, THE SOUL, and THE GLUE that holds our team together and pulls our team through. This is what the team had to say about him: This young man and athlete is an amazing all around American and world basketball player because we've seen it with our own eyes and so have you. He's the most amazing young man playing this sport and this all has to do with who his father is, our Coach, Coach Bolton, because they both share the love and dedication for the game, they BOTH love. It's like watching a god do his work in ancient Greece!

He is always kind, considerate, helpful, funny and a good spirited player which is why he has been the captain of this team since his freshman year.

He's an amazing offensive player and he gives amazing defense. This young guy, can take anything you throw at him, literally! When Coach asks for a 100 percent he gives his dad a million and more percent because he knows that even though his dad's coach at practice, Coach is still his dad. He is defiantly the best All American Men's High School Basketball player the world has ever and WILL EVER see. He is defiantly the heart, the spirit, the glue that holds the team together, and the down right amazingness of this team.

And we the team and the Coach thank this Senior for everything he has done and we wish him the best of luck.

We and East High will never ever forget him and neither will many others to come, because he will go down as a legend tonight at East High because he's one of the best players E.H has ever seen, whether we win or lose tonight, we will party because he's the best guys' player East High School has EVER SEEN and WILL EVER SEE!" Coach Bolton said before he handed the microphone over to team.

Together they all screamed into the microphone like the girls did on their senior night, "PLEASE WELCOME OUR CAPTAIN, THIS YEAR'S MVP, NUMBER 14, BOYFRIEND OF GABRIELLA MONTEZ, TROY BOLTON!"

Everyone that had been at the girls' senior night, all watched on as Troy received the same things that Gabriella did. And they all watched as Gabriella handed Troy a large teddy bear that had 'I love you my 1 wildcat' on its tummy that was in the shape of a heart along with a bunch of balloons and gift bags.

After receiving everything, Troy smiled and took the microphone from Chad who smiled encouragingly at him.

"Hey, how are you all doing tonight?!" Troy asked everyone in the stands as he spoke into the microphone.

Everyone cheered causing Troy to laugh before he started to speak again, "So tonight is a very special night here at East High and not just because I'm about to do something that will hopefully change mine and this lovely ladies life for the better."

"What are you doing, Troy?" Gabriella asked him with confusion in her eyes.

"This," Troy said into the microphone as he locked his eyes with hers before he got down on one knee causing everyone to gasp minus the guys basketball team, the wildcat dads, Gabriella's godfathers and brother.

"Wh…what are you doing?" Gabriella stuttered, shocked and confused, really hoping she wasn't dreaming.

"Gabriella, Baby Brie, Baby, Brie, something brought us both to karaoke at the lodge in Colorado. It wasn't just by coincidence that we met at East High afterwards or that we got the parts in Twinkle Towne and broke free.

Someone somewhere knew that we are meant to be. Even though our friends saw that, they tried to break us up, and they did for a little bit until they apologized and told us the truth, making us stand even stronger. And then with everything that happened at Lava Springs this summer, I lost you because I lost myself because I was blinded by what Sharpay was offering. And that night that you came back to Lava Springs to sing in the talent show to surprise sing with me, I was not ready for it to be your voice I heard instead of Sharpay's, but I was SO happy that it was your voice and you that I got to share the summer moment with. And I was ecstatic when you forgave me after we talked everything through and after we talked to Sharpay and she then instantly became like a littler sister to me and the others, but a really close adoptive big sister to YOU, which was surprising for all of us.

And then later, our friends especially Chad and Sharpay, tried to get us to tell each other to say I love you and because of that, they brought us even closer together and because of them we started something new.

I don't know if there is really such a thing as soul-mates or star crossed lovers, but I think there is something or someone big up there that helps you find out who you are meant to be with. But I DO I think there is some higher power that helps you find like, your match, the person who just fits with you because brought me to you. And for me, that's you Gabriella Marie Montez. So on this day in front of a billion people, our fans, our number one supporters, our families and our friends I ask you. Will you make me the happiest man in the world and become Mrs. Gabriella Marie BOLTON. Will you marry me and spend the rest of our lives together?"

Gabrielle smiled brightly through the waterfall of tears and got on her knees in front of him despite her dress and passionately kissed him.

"Is that a yes?" Troy asked her in a whisper with hope in his voice.

"It's a hell yes!" Gabriella whispered back to him before Troy smiled brightly back and then opened up a box that you could clearly see that was from Tiffany & Co. and watched as he pulled out the ring of any girls DREAMS. The ring was a ring that any girl anywhere around the world would know, it was Tiffany & Co.'s legendary The Tiffany Setting ring that has been the world's favorite engagement ring since its creation over a century ago. The ring of rings, as people liked to call it (especially girls), was the most brilliant ring ever and it was the most beautiful, everyone knew it.

Smiling after slipping the ring on her left ring finger, he leaned his head down and passionately kissed her as he raised to his feet, he kept her tightly in his arms as he picked her up and spun her around slowly as the cheering E.H. fans, some W.H. fans, and everyone else (minus the haters from West High) cheered for the couple and as Lucille and Inez held each other crying happily as did the girls as Zeke, Jason, Ryan, and Chad just rolled their eyes, but with bright happy smiles for the couple.

141414141414

Jack walked in and watched sadly as his son wrapped his fingers with the tape. Troy's head shot up sadly as his slammed his clip board down on the empty bench and pointed out to the outside of the locker room and they all listened as he said, "Alright, no more X's and O's, okay. Forget the scoreboard. Because here's a number that matters...sixteen. There's sixteen minutes left in this game guys. There's only sixteen minutes left in the SEASON. And for the seniors on this squad," Jacks eyes then traveled to Troy, then to Zeke's, then to Chad's and then lastly to Jason's before he continued, "Guys, you've only got sixteen minutes left in a Wildcats uniform. So make em count. Sixteen minutes, be a team." And the team watched and heard as Jack turned the corner to walk back out of the locker room, "Captains."

The team all stood up, and threw their towels over their shoulders and looked at Chad and Troy.

Calmly Troy said, "Alright, hey guys. Now you heard coach we're all going to remember the next sixteen minutes for a long time after we leave East High, so its now or never. Chad?"

Chad nodded his head and said his famous line, "WHAT TEAM?!"

"WILDCATS!" They replied as they gathered their stuff and started to exit the locker room.

"WHAT TEAM?!"

"WILDCATS!"

"WHAT TEAM?!"

"WILDCATS!"

"WILDCATS?!"

"GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!"

"Whoa guys hold up!" Troy said as they reached the wildcat head at the end of the hall of their locker room. Turning to his team he asked something after realizing it, "Who washed their lucky socks? Our lucky socks that we've worn for three straight play-off games," he hit his shoe before adding, "Games that we WON!"

"Mine never left my locker all season!" Chad replied.

"Jason?" Troy asked.

Jason shrugged and replied, "I keep mine in my lunch bag."

"Zeke?" Troy asked.

"I vacuum pack mine," Zeke replied.

Smiling proudly Troy said, "There's my team!"

And with that they an out of their locker room and into the red, white and gold gym as their fans, friends, lovers, and family cheered them on and kept cheering them on as they pushed and pushed hard to get a victory out of that game. A game they were defiantly we're proud of and not just because they won because they worked for it.

(End of Flashback)

Troy smiled as he remembered another little part of his Senior Night:

Everyone did as they were told except for the W.H. people who were leaving sadly as Jack started to speak into the microphone, "Tonight, we would like to give the boys MVP trophy to my son, the captain, Senior, number 14, Troy Bolton!"

Troy came up to his dad and accepted the award as he hugged his dad tightly.

"And we would like to award this the game ball to Mr. Bolton for scoring his 2000 points during this game! Congrats, Mr. Bolton!" Principal Matsui said.

Everyone looked as the game ball was handed to him and it read:

TROY BOLTON

CAPTAIN, NUMBER 24

EAST HIGH WILDCATS

2,000 POINTS

02-12-09

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

"And Jack we would like to congratulate you on your 200th win tonight! Congrats!" Mr. Matsui said he handed him an envelope.

(End of Flashback)

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And finally it was time to go the next location where they had to admit they all shared their best memories, the theatre.

And as they walked through those doubles doors a million thoughts came all at once, all of them sharing some while Kelsi, Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, and Sharpay shared some together….

…the day Troy and Gabriella helped Kelsi pick up her music sheets when she fell after everyone had left the theatre….them singing the real version of "What I've Been Looking For" in the same day along with getting a callback from Ms. Darbus…Gabriella's first dentition that she had with Sharpay, Ryan, Troy, Chad, and Taylor because of the cell phones in homeroom on Gabriella's first day…Chad falling asleep in the "tree" while Troy used a paper leaf to tickle his nose as he slept…the callbacks…"Breaking Free"… Gabriella and Sharpay coming into the theatre on the third day of school and singing Hannah Montana's song "Nobody's Perfect"… Troy and Gabriella singing Right Here, Right Now not knowing that they were auditioning for the Spring Musical…Sharpay and Gabriella singing a song Gabriella wrote called "Fifteen"…all of the times Ms. Darbus thought the bell was a cell phone…Chad's dentitions with her… and lastly, but certainly not least…the Spring Musical where Sharpay and Gabriella surprised them by coming back from L.A. without them knowing it until they sang.

"Basking in endless memories of life is always a good way to cleanses the soul," Came a voice they knew well.

"But I thought theater cleanses the soul, Ms. D?" Chad asked confused as they all looked at Ms. Darbus who was sitting on the stage, her feet crossed and dangling off the edge of it.

"Well, I see that you actually listened to me Mr. Danforth," Ms. Darbus told him impressed as the others just laughed. Smiling, she said, "Come on down, sit and talk with me unless you have some where's else to be.

They all smiled and walked down to sit in the very front row of seats that were by Ms. Darbus who kept her seat on the stage.

"What are you doing here Ms. D?" Jason asked her.

"Just trying to figure out how I'm going to do my theater next year when my five star students sadly won't be here," Ms. Darbus replied as she cast a smile at the five she was talking about -- Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, and Kelsi.

"Well, I'll tell you right now Ms. D, I'm going to miss it and you," Ryan told her as his twin nodded her head in agreement.

"I know I'll defiantly miss it…this stage has brought me so much in the little time that I was here," Gabriella told Ms. Darbus who smiled at her.

"I'll miss it too," Troy added in.

"Well, I'm glad. So, tell me how has your summer been?" Ms. Darbus told them as she leaned back so she was leaning backwards on her palms as she smiled at them.

They all smiled, some in shock and some in happiness, at how Ms. Darbus looked just like a causal person instead of a teacher with how she was sitting and how she was right now because they never saw her like that in all their years of knowing her.

"It's been eventful and fun," Taylor said just using those five words to defiantly sum up their summer.

"How about you Ms. D?" Jason asked.

"It's been…quiet eventful and relaxing for me," Ms. Darbus replied before she asked them, "So when do you all leave for college?"

"Well, Sharpay, Taylor and I have to leave on the 20th so were in L.A. for conditioning on the 22nd, then Troy, Chad, and Zeke are suppose to join us out there on the 21st because on the 23rd we have orientation and then on the 25th we have our first day of classes," Gabriella explained to her.

"I see, and what about you four?" Ms. Darbus asked Kelsi, Jason, Ryan, and Martha.

"Ryan and I leave on the 21st for Julliard," Martha replied.

"I don't know about Jas, but I leave for NYU on the 21st too," Kelsi replied.

"Yeah, that's the day I leave too," Jason told everyone.

"So you're all going to be out of here in about two weeks. You all will be greatly missed for that I am positive…especially by me," Ms. Darbus told them.

"By you?!" Chad asked shocked.

"Are you surprised Mr. Danforth?" Ms. Darbus asked him with a chuckle.

"Um, yeah I am," Chad told her.

"Mr. Danforth just because I was though on you in high school does not mean that I won't miss you…all of you and I'll tell you why right now what will always stick with me about each and everyone of you extraordinary teens who will set out into the world with a true sense of wonder, love, and uniqueness; and where I see you in the future based on what I've seen through your eyes, hearts, and souls," Ms. Darbus told him and everyone before she started on the right side of the line and worked her way to the other side, "Mr. Cross, I'll start with you. What will stick with me is your carefree spirit and the ability to not believe in oneself when others believe in him. And I see you as a elementary teacher in the future because of the way you handled Ms. Nielsen's sister when she was here during one of our many musical rehearsals.

Ms. Nielsen, what will stick with me forever are your musical productions and the beautiful songs you wrote that really brought the world of love, encouragement and amazement into them. And I see you as a famous composer of the musical world and as a hopeful teacher at East High School who will take over for Mrs. Gerner when she retires from the music department.

Mr. Evans what will always stick with me besides you being a drama co-president with your sister is the way you dance and through your dancing your not afraid to be yourself and show all the amazing skill you've got. And I believe I'll see you on Broadway one of these days.

Ms. Cox the same thing could be said about you that I said to Ryan about his dancing, but I'm also going to add how you broke free from the status quo and instead of being known as one of the smarter students you were also known as an extraordinary dancer and an amazing cheerleading captain. I also believe to see you along side Mr. Evans one day on Broadway.

Mr. Danforth, you have been a true question mark to me for quiet sometime that I must admit, but in senior year you really shined to me, I, for the first time, got to see your true self and that was wonderful. Mr. Danforth, what I saw was your different personalities, the goofy side, the clueless side, the…dare I say it…smart side, the basketball side, and most importantly the gentlemen side of you. And in the near future I see you shooting baskets in the NBA and or doing something in the sports category.

Ms. McKessie, you young lady I know will most likely become the first African America woman president not to mention the first female president. But I also see you being a loving mother, a supporting friend, and a beautiful woman because all I've seen from you is a caring side, a loving side, a smart side, a friend side, and a brave side for sticking with Mr. Danforth as long as you have."

"Thank you…hey!" Chad said.

"Nice to see that hasn't changed, Mr. Danforth," Ms. Darbus stated as the others laughed before she moved onto the next person, "Mr. Baylor, what will always stick with me is the love you had for food and the way your food tasted and smelled delicious. And in the future, I do see you becoming a charming young man with an amazing cooking career ahead of him.

Ms. Evans, the true diva of the drama department. Ms. Evans, I don't only see you as a use-to-be co-president of the drama department, I also see you as a changed person. A person who has gone from ice and fire to warm and caring towards people and their feelings. And the way you don't judge them anymore by the price tags on their cloths or how they look, walk, or talk. I also see a person who has come along way and has become so close to let Mr. Baylor and Ms. Montez into your heart and that is always good. Sharpay, in the future I see you doing amazing things, I could give you many things I see you doing, but none of them are more important than being a beautiful and extraordinary woman.

Ah, Ms. Montez and Mr. Bolton, the two that encouraged the school to break free from the status quo by breaking free from your cliques and auditioning together for Twinkle Towne. You both have showed me many things to last in this lifetime and the next, but none of them can compare to the love I see between you two. And that love is shown through the way you guys move around each other, the way you two act on and off stage with each other, the way you sing to each other, the way you always know what the other is thinking or feeling, and the way you know every little bit about each other. But most importantly how you conquer everything and everyone that dares to stand against you two. And I'm proud to say, that I had you two as my students....and I'm also expecting a wedding invitation.

Mr. Bolton, in the future I see you graduated, married, having a successful career in the job of your choosing with Ms. Montez backing you up and supporting you a hundred and fourteen percent, having beautiful children, and most importantly still having that sparkling personality that matches those sparkling blues.

Ms. Montez, in the future I see you graduated from college also, along with being married to Mr. Bolton, having a successful career in the job of your choosing with Mr. Bolton backing you up a hundred and fourteen percent, having beautiful children, and most importantly still being the beautiful, strong, courageous and free spirited young woman that I see before me now."

They all smiled at Ms. Darbus and at Gabriella who got up and hugged her which Ms. Darbus returned before the young woman returned to her seat only to have Troy pull her onto his lap so he could whip away her tears.

"But most importantly I see you all being friends to the very end because friendships like yours and a love like Troy's and Gabriella's is hard to come by and so with that I leave you and bid you good luck in the future to come," Ms. Darbus told them as she got up and began to walk away.

"Hey Ms. D?" Chad said.

"Yes, Mr. Danforth?" Ms. Darbus replied as she turned around and smiled at him.

"Thank you," all ten of them whispered to her as they jumped up onto the stage and put her in the middle of a group hug.

After hugging, Ms. Darbus and each taking a picture with her, they all looked at Kelsi who read their minds and walked over to the piano and began to play as they all sang their final farewell to East High School:

Oh, happy days at East High!

How swiftly you are passing by.

You're gliding by like birds that fly,

Across the sky at East High.

But these fair days at East High,

Will never from our lives pass by.

They'll shine as bright as stars on high,

That shed their light on East High.

Then may God bless you, East High.

Help you to give as days go by,

A new desire to sill aspire,

To things yet higher, oh East High!//


(Lava Springs- 7PM)

//Ha ha ha ha ha

It's summer nights, babe!

Woo! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Come on ladies, it's time to pop that top

And fellas, I know you're ready to rock

We went crazy cooped all winter long

And school is out, so let's get it on

Flip flop tans and some white sand, I know the perfect spot//

"Cute bikini Brie-Ella," Sharpay told Gabriella who was dressed in the same one as her, but in pink as they took off their tops, but left their shirts on seeing as it was getting to hot around the bonfire.

"Well, I'm ready to rock. How about you guys?" Chad asked the four males who all agreed.

"Oh my gosh!" Martha exclaimed.

"What?" They all asked.

"I got a flip flop tan!" She told them with a giggle as they all joined her in laughter.

"And you guys were ready this is the perfect spot to par-tay," Gabriella told them.

"I think that's because this is where we partied after we graduated," Taylor told Gabriella who giggled while everyone else joined her in laughter.

//Well, the sunset better set soon

So we can get in the mood

Things start getting all heated up

When it starts getting cool, yeah//

"Come on sun, set," Gabriella said causing everyone to look at her.

"Why?" Martha asked her.

"Because I always thought Summer nights were always the best ways to celebrate and appreciate summer because that's when everything just seems to be more eventful," Gabriella replied.

//Summer nights, everybody, are you with me?

Let that Igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Summer nights, everybody's feeling sexy

Holler if you're ready for some summer nights

A-come on, oh yeah, yeah//

"What is it about Summer nights that just makes everyone feel…sexy?" Gabriella asked Sharpay as they all danced to Low from the movie Step Up 2: The Streets.

"I don't know, but I'm not complaining because my man looks fine," Sharpay told Gabriella causing them both to giggle.

"And mine looks scrumptious," Gabriella stated as she looked at Troy who had just come back with the rest of the guys who got the alcoholic drinks from Troy's truck.

"Come and get 'em," Chad stated as he opened up each bottle of Bud for the guys while Troy popped the tops on the girls' B&J Flavored Malt Coolers-- a Melon Splash for Martha, a Sangria one for Kelsi, an Exotic Berry one for Taylor, and two Blue Hawaiian flavored ones, one for Sharpay and one for Gabriella.

//Now fellas, you better watch you step

Don't let them teeny French bikinis make you lose your breath

Back to the ladies, y'all keep doing y'alls thang

'Cause everything about you makes me wanna scream//

"Holy fuck, when did you girls change into bikini tops?" Chad asked them as the five males tried not to lose their breaths due to seeing their love in a bikini.

"Um, we've been like this for awhile," Sharpay told him with a roll of his eyes.

"Oh," Chad said as his mouth formed a big 'O' while the other four's mouth formed a mini 'o' while the girls just giggled at them.

"Well, anyways, don't go getting any ideas," Taylor warned them as the five females just kept doing their thing…dancing seductively.

"Damn it," the four males mumbled really wanting to scream due to them all getting really bad ideas after just getting forbidden not too.

//The sun is getting low, there it goes

Here we go, here comes the moon, yeah

Things start getting all heated up

When it starts getting cool, yeah//

"Look! Look, the sun went down and now the moons out!" Gabriella exclaimed as she jumped up and down.

"Okay, I think you've had a little bit to much of this Brie," Troy told Gabriella as he took her wine cooler away from her.

"I have not! And that's only my first one!" Gabriella told him as she grabbed it back from him.

"She's not, don't worry Troy. She's just excited because when the sun goes down and as it starts getting cool, things really start getting heated up," Sharpay told Troy who nodded his head in understanding.

//Summer nights, everybody, are you with me?

Let that Igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Summer nights, everybody's feeling sexy

Holler if you're ready for some summer nights//

"Hey dude! Grab me another!" Chad told Troy who was going for his second Bud.

Troy nodded and opened the Igloo cooler and pulled out two Budweiseres, popping the tops and handing one to his best friend as he watched his fiancée go into the other Igloo cooler that contained the girls' wine coolers and watched as she pulled out a third round of drinks for the five females.

"Looks, like we're going to taking care of them tonight," Zeke told them.

"Yeah, and if they don't have a hang over or get sick, it'll be amazing," Ryan stated as he finished the last of his first Bud up.

"Yep," the other four agreed as they watched their girls toast to something to do with shoes?!

"Well, I don't know about you four, but my fiancée's looking sexy so I'm going to go dance with her…while trying to distract her from those wine coolers," Troy told the other four before he sat his drink down in the cup holder in his and Gabriella's fold up chair before traveling over to his fiancée and wrapping his arms around her, both swaying their hips together.

"I think I'm going to follow Troy's example," Chad said before he too headed over to his love with the other three following behind him, all agreeing their girls looked sexy too.

//It's a party down in Padre

Big bonfire on the beach

It's Coronas in Daytona y'all

Where it's wild and it's free//

"You know we should have stayed in Florida a little longer," Chad told them.

"Why?" was chorused around the bonfire.

"Because we could've gone down to Daytona, have a big bonfire on the beach while having Coronas where it's wild and free," Chad replied.

"Good point, dude," Zeke told Chad who smiled at him before the went back to dancing with their girls.

//Summer nights, everybody, are you with me?

Let that Igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Holler if you're ready for some summer nights

A-come on//

"You guys this really was the summer I imagined so thank you," Gabriella told them as they laid together away from the bonfire a little so, they could lay on the blankets and pillows they brought to gaze up at the stars.

"Brie-Ella, you do realize that you gave us the summer we always wanted too, right?" Sharpay told Gabriella as the others nodded their heads in agreement, while Gabriella just looked at them in amazement.

"I don't get how this summer could've been the summer you guys always wanted. I get why mine is and it's because we moved around a lot that I never got to stay in the same place for as long as have here. And being here as long as I have, I've made friends that'll last a lifetime or at least I hope and pray," Gabriella told them.

"Okay, one you don't have to hope and pray because we're gonna be here for a lifetime and longer for you as friends…no FAMILY," Taylor told her.

"And second, you have gave us the summer we always wanted. Gabriella, if you didn't come I wouldn't have had a boyfriend like the one beside me because I most likely would still be after your fiancée, and I would still be bossing my brother around, being the Ice Queen Witch Bitch I am…was. And not to mention I most likely wouldn't have the friends I do know, that love me for me and not my money like me old ones did. And so for that I thank you for the summer I always wanted, Brie-Ella and I love you," Sharpay told her bestie.

"And I don't know about you guys, but I always wanted to spend a summer away with friends at theme parks," Chad told her as the others agreed.

"Exactly, Gabriella you gave us the summer we always wanted and we gave you the summer you always wanted, so we're all even. Okay?" Kelsi told her.

"Okay," Gabriella told them as Troy smiled and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Aw, she's crying…" Martha stated.

"Well, then I say this calls for a GROUP HUG!" Chad exclaimed and everyone laughed as they all got into their massive group hug as Chad asked, "WHAT TEAM?!"

"WILDCATS!"

"WHAT TEAM?!"

"WILDCATS!"

"WHAT TEAM?!"

"WILDCATS!"

"WILDCATS?!"

"FOREVER!" They all screamed together.

//Summer nights, everybody, are you with me?

Let that Igloo cooler mark your piece of paradise

Summer nights, everybody's feeling sexy

Holler if you're ready for some summer nights

Yeah, oh, are you ready?

Are you ready? Are you ready?

For some summer nights

Yeah baby

Summer nights!

It's summer nights

Come on!//

*sniffle* The End! *sniffle*


Wow, I guess this was it. And wow it most likely didn't stand up to your guys expectations for an ending! I suck massively and it shows in this chapter, doesn't it? And be brutally honest, it sucked didn't it?! Should I maybe not do HSM5: Happily Ever After now?

Trivia: Well, those questions in that above author's note is your trivia…or more of a feedback to me.

Song: Summer Nights - Rascal Flatts (I love them and this song! Absolutely love and adore them and the song!)

And well you all know! This was for all of you!

I guess I'm going to close this with a heartfelt cry, I can't believe it's finished!

HOPE TO HAVE HSM5: HAPPILY EVER AFTER UP SOON and if anybody's got a better title feel free to pass it my way! NOT TO MENTION A NEW STORY SHOULD BE COMING OUT!

Thanks && have an ah-mazing summer oh-nine no matter how much of it you have left! Much love as always. XOXO

Toodles.

--Jessica 3

"Thank you all-- for always being nice to me and staying by my side, supporting me. For helping me fix my problems and never leaving me behind. For accepting my thoughts, feelings and flaws, though you do not understand. && for never giving up on me and being my best friends, my family." --Me.