A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING!

Maybe there was something in the world that could break them up and that something was a divorce.

"Mom I…I can't just leave. What about the guys? What about school?"

"You will make new friends at your new school." Maria said.

"You can't take him away from me." Gabriella whimpered.

"You don't own him Gabriella. You need to grow up and stand on your own two feet and stop clinging to your brother all the time. I think this will be good for all of us."

"NO! NO YOU THINK THIS WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU! IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT US YOU WOULDN'T BE DOING THIS!" Gabriella screamed.

She got up and ran out of the house with tears streaming down her face.

"I hope you two are happy because you just made both your kids miserable." Gabriel said. He got up and ran after Gabriella. He grabbed his cell. He knew where Gabriella was going.,

"Hello?" a voice answered.

"It's me Gabriella is on her way over. She is really upset."

"What happen?"

"I'll explain later just be prepared for Gabriella."

"All right Man I'll see you soon."

"Bye."

Gabriel hung up and continued on his way.

Gabriella was running and running trying to breathe as she cried hysterically. Finally she reached Troy's house and knocked on the door. Mrs. Bolton answered it.

"Gabriella, what is the matter?"

"Where is Troy? I need Troy!" Gabriella cried.

"Troy is…" but she was cut off.

"Right here baby."

Lucille turned around to see Troy standing behind her.

"TROY!" Gabriella cried out. She rushed into his arms crying into his chest and clinging to him as tight as she could.

"Baby what's wrong?" he asked hugging her close and rubbing her back.

"Don't let them take him. Please don't let them take him!" she cried.

"Don't let who take who?" Troy asked.

"Don't let them take him Troy! Don't Troy please!"

"Ok, shhhhh baby shhhh." Troy soothed.

Just as Lucille was about the shut the door they heard someone say "Wait!"

Gabriel came running inside. He had tear stains on his cheek that only Troy noticed. He knew something was very wrong if both Gabriel and Gabriella were upset.

"Let's go into my room and talk." Troy said.

He lifted Gabriella into his arm and walked upstairs to his room. After everyone was in they closed the door and sat down on Troy's bed.

"What's going on? Did someone die?" Troy asked.

"No," Gabriel shook his head. "It's not death. It's divorce."

"What?"

"My parents are splitting up and my mom is moving to Florida and she is taking me with her."

"Gabriella?"

"Is staying here with our dad."

Troy sighed. Now he understood what was going on.

"Troy don't let her take him!" Gabriella cried.

"I don't know how to stop this. Gabriel choked out.

"Maybe you two can just stay here?"

"I doubt it my mom had it all planned out. I'm moving and there is nothing anyone can do about it."

"When are you leaving?" Troy asked.

"Tomorrow after school."

Troy sighed. Gabriella cried harder. She pulled away from Troy and reached out to her brother. Her brother took her into her arms hugging her tight to him. He buried his face in her hair and cried.

Troy left the room to talk with his parents to see if there was any way to help them.

Gabriel was hit with an idea.

"Let's run away."

"What?" Gabriella asked as she looked up from his chest.

"Look, we have just barely 12 hours to spend with each other so let's make them last. We run away tonight and don't come back till tomorrow after school hours."

"What about school?"

"I don't have to be there and you haven't missed one day since you were old enough to go to school. One day won't kill you. We spend the rest of tonight and all morning and afternoon tomorrow at the our favorite spot just you and me."

"But where would we go?"

"To our secret hide out. The one we made when were four."

"You mean the one behind the park that only Troy knows about?"

"Yeah, how about it?"

"Ok let's go."

They both sunk out of the house and headed to the park. They went past a few trees behind the park and came to an old abandon shack. They went inside and turned on their old lantern and the room lit up. It was small and had one couch a tv and just some random toys all over the floor.

"It looks just like we left it."

"Yeah it does. So what should we do first?"

"I don't know."

"Brie listen if we are going to have fun we can't think about tomorrow. We can't worry about what's to come. We have to just focus on the here and now."

"It's hard."

"I know it is but it's the only way to spend our last night together having fun."

"Ok I'll try."

They went over to the couch and sat down cuddling close to each other.

"Promise me something Brie." Gabriel said.

"Anything."

"Promise you'll keep this place a secret even after I'm gone. Don't let the others know about it."

"I promise. Promise me something."

"Anything."

"Don't…Don't forget about me."

"Oh Brie I'll never forget you never I'll always remember you always. I'll always remember your smile and your laugh and your…." Gabriel trialed off and smirked as an idea came to him.

"What?" Gabriella asked.

He pushed her backwards on the couch and got on top of her. Then he said "I'll always remember your ticklish spots." He started tickling her underarms making her shriek and burst into giggles.

"Sto-sto-stop it!" she shrieked.

"Nope. I'll always remember your underarms make you shriek the most."

He then moved to her sides and she started squirming.

"And I'll always remember your sides make you squirm the most."

"Gabe sto-sto-sto-stop!"

"No I've got to get everywhere."

He then moved to her ribs making her squeal and jerk.

"Ribs make you jerk and squeal a lot."

"Plea-plea sto-sto-stop!"

He moved to her stomach. She screamed and tried fighting his hands away and her giggled turned into hysterical laughter.

"This spots get you the most. You laugh so much and lastly."

He turned and grabbed her ankle then he tickled her foot. She went silent.

"This is the one spot that can make you go mute with laughter."

He finally stopped and watched as she got her breath back.

"I wish I could make a rule that only you're allowed to tickle me." She muttered.

"Why? I thought you liked it when the others tickled you."

"I did, when you were there too. The Tickle Gabi Game won't be the same without you. I don't want to play it anymore."

"I want you to. You have so much fun playing it. We've been playing it since you were a baby."

"You and I have been playing it since I was a baby not the others."

"I want you to let them do fun things with you Gabriella. I don't care what it is or if we used to do it."

"I don't want to do it without you!"

"So what you're never going to have fun again?"

"Yep."

"Gabriella I don't want that for you. Please promise me you will have fun even after I leave?"

"I promise." She said softly.

He hugged her and kissed her head. She yawned but tried to hide it.

"We should get some sleep."

"But…"

"We can hang out tomorrow. It won't be much fun if we all fall asleep. So let's put on a movie and go to sleep."

Gabriella just nodded. He put on their favorite movie and they cuddled up on the couch. Gabriella was out within minutes. Gabriel turned off the movie when it was over and just laid there awake stroking Gabriella's hair. "I love you Gabriella. I promise I'll never forget you." Gabriel closed his eyes and let the darkness take over.

"Gabriel…Gabriel wake up!"

Gabriel groaned and opened his eyes. Gabriella was sitting on his stomach shaking him.

"Come on we have to be up early if we want time to hang out."

"What time is it?"

"Six the same time we'd be up for school."

"All right I'm up."

They both went out of the shack and over to the park. They chased each other around for a while. They didn't even bother getting breakfast. Gabriel pushed Gabriella on the swings for a little bit before the Gabriella ran up onto the playground.

"Can't get me up here can you?" she teased.

"Nope, so come down."

"No way!"

"Fine then I guess I'll just have to wait till you come down."

He walked away out of sight.

"Gabriel?"

When Gabriella got no answer she smiled. She went over to the twisty slide and went down. As she reached the bottom she squealed. Gabriel was waiting there for her. He grabbed her ankles so she couldn't run away and pulled her back and then tickled her sides making her giggle and squirm.

"Got you!" he teased.

"Stop it!"

He laughed but stopped tickling her.

"Now come on. You can't catch me." Gabriel said.

He took off running and Gabriella ran after him laughing as she did so. They ran around all day laughing and having fun. After running around they sat down on the bench and relaxed. Gabriel took a look at his wrist watch and sighed.

"It's time." He said softly.

"No, just…just a little more time."

"Sorry baby girl. We need to get back."

Gabriella just nodded. They both stood up and walked home. They got there and stopped at the front door.

"Gabe hold me." Gabriella whimpered.

He pulled her into his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck taking his shirt into her fists clinging to him tightly and buried her face in the crook of his neck. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.

Gabriel walked inside. He was surprised to see Troy standing there.

"What are you doing here?"

"Came to say goodbye. The others are on their way." Troy looked at Gabriella and back at Gabriel. "How is she?"

"Petrified, I'm glad you will be here for her when I have to leave."

Gabriella whimpered and clung tighter to him.

"Where is my mom?"

"Packing up any last minute things."

"Promise me you'll take care of Gabi?"

"I promise."

Gabriel sighed. He looked at Troy then to Gabriella. He knew what she was thinking. If she hung onto him long enough he wouldn't have to leave. But he knew things would get worse when she was pried off him by everyone while his mother was dragging him to the car. He kissed Gabriella's cheek.

"I've got to go grab some last minute things, why don't you let Troy hold you?"

"No." Gabriella answered.

"Come on sweetie."

"No."

She clung even tighter to him.

"Come on Brie. Let me hold you." Troy said rubbing her back.

"No, no." she cried.

The guys just shared a look. This was not going to end well.

Just then the others arrived and went over to Gabriella rubbing her back.

"How is she?" Chad asked.

Gabriel just shook his head.

"She won't let him go." Troy answered.

"If I don't get her off now she'll be pried off later." Gabriel explained. "I tried just letting her go to Troy but she won't even do that."

"That's cause she likes me better." Chad teased.

"Come on Gabster come to Chadster I'll make it all better."

"No!" Gabriella cried out clinging even tighter. "No! No! go away! Go away!"

All the guys sighed. Maria and Greg came into the room.

"You ready?" Maria asked.

"Not really."

"Gabriella get off your brother." Maria ordered.

"No!"

"Come on baby girl you have to let me go. Troy will hold you. He will take care of you."

"No."

"Come on baby Brie. Please." Troy said softly.

"No, no, no, no." Gabriella muttered shaking her head.

"Mom can we have some time alone." Gabriel asked.

Maria and Greg went outside. Gabriel kissed his sister on the head.

"I've got a present for you but you have to let me go to get it."

"No."

"At least drop your legs so I can let you go and you won't fall."

"No!"

Gabriel sighed and removed his arms from her. He couldn't help but laugh. She was hanging there on her own like a monkey.

"I think we should start calling you Monkey Montez." Chad teased and poked her side only this time she just whimpered.

Gabriel took off his wrist watch. "Baby can you give me one of your hands for a second."

Gabriella let one of hands go from his shirt and gave it to him. She looked up when she felt something cold touch her skin. His wrist watch was now on her wrist.

"I want you to keep this and remember me ok?"

"Ok."

"Will you go to Troy now? Now that you still have a little piece of me."

"No."

She quickly reburied her face and went to grab his shirt again but Troy grabbed her hand before she could.

"Come on sweetie. Please. Everything will be ok."

He rubbed his thumb over her hand.

Gabriella looked up at Troy then to her brother. "Can you carry me out to the car then give me to Troy?"

"Ok."

Everyone walked outside. Gabriella hugged her brother tightly "I love you." She whimpered.

"I love you too."

Gabriella finally let her brother go. Troy and Gabriel hugged and then Troy took Gabriella into his arms. Gabriel said goodbye to the others and got into the car. Maria gave Gabriella and hug and a kiss before getting into the car and driving away. Gabriella turned and buried her face in Troy's chest crying. Gabriella had learned a lot in her life some stuff she had to learn the hard way and this was one of those things. She learned that sometimes saying goodbye could be the most painful thing in the whole world.

A/NI know it's a sad chapter but it's long. Next chapter Gabriella's life continues to go downhill as she faces her first night without her brother and goes back to school without her brother. Can she handle it?