A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! Also I heard about the Zanessa split. I was really upset too. My theory is maybe Zanessa made up the rumor themselves so their relationship could be more private and personal. That's just what I think. I have no prove of that. Don't lose faith guys and please don't stop writing we need to keep the Troyella love going.

The next morning Gabriella stirred and opened her eyes. She smiled at Troy who was sleeping next to her. She looked to her other side on the clock sitting on the night stand. It was 9:00 in the morning. She gasped. They had missed school. Now his parents would be mad at her. They are going to punish her. She whimpered. She felt Troy tighten his arms around her.

"Troy wake up," she whimpered.

"I'm up Baby, just resting my eyes what wrong?"

"Troy please wake up we're going to be so much trouble."

Troy opened his eyes and sat up. "Baby what's the matter?"

"You're late for school. You're parents are going to be so mad and beat me. Please don't let them hurt me."

Troy pulled her into his chest. "Baby no one is going to beat you ever again. My parents know we're skipping school today. They said as long as we go back tomorrow and we get our work from the others they don't care. They aren't going to hurt you."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes Angel I'm 100% sure."

"Ok then you can go back to sleep if you want."

"Nah I'm up now anyway. Are you hungry?"

"Yes."

"Let's go make some breakfast then."

She nodded. He stood up and turned his back to her.

"Hop on."

She climbed onto his back as they headed into the kitchen. He set her down on the counter and looked inside the fridge.

"Hmm we got eggs…eggs…or….eggs."

Gabriella giggled. "I don't know. I pick eggs."

Troy grabbed the carton and put it down. He went into the cabinet and grabbed pan. He put the pan down on the stove and turned it on. He looked at Gabriella who had grabbed some eggs. He grabbed them back from her.

"Ah, ah, ah. You are not lift a finger. Today I am cooking for you."

"But Troy…" she whined.

"No buts Brie. You've been making breakfast for other people for too long. It's my turn to cook for you."

"Fine." She pouted.

"You are so lucky right now because if there wasn't a rule against it I'd so tickle you."

Gabriella stuck her tongue out at him. Troy just laughed and nodded. "Ok, if that's how you want to play. Just keep in mind I'm going to get you back for all this once you're healed and the more stuff you do the longer the tickles will have to last."

"I'm not worried."

"You're not? You do remember that you are by far the most ticklish person on this whole earth?"

"I know. Gabe will be back by then and he will save me."

"Nah, he'd help us."

"If he's back…"

"Baby, don't worry. Gabriel will be home soon enough I promise."

"No, he doesn't love me anymore. He doesn't want to come home."

"That's not true."

"I feel like it is."

"The only reason he isn't here now is because of the bad weather. He will get here as soon as he can."

"You should start on the eggs I'm hungry."

Troy kissed her forehead. "Your brother loves you Gabriella. Do not forget that."

Troy turned and started to cook the eggs. Once they eggs are ready Troy set them down onto the table and then turned and grabbed Gabriella from the counter and set her down on one of the chairs. He sat next to her started to eat. Gabriella looked down at her food.

"Baby, you need to eat. You haven't eaten anything in….how long?" Troy asked.

She shrugged. She honestly couldn't remember the last time she ate something.

"Come baby girl. We don't want you to get sick. You need to eat something."

Gabriella sighed put some eggs onto her forks and put it to her lips, but then sighed and set her fork back down. Troy pushed his char back a little further and opened his arms. "Come here sweetie." Gabriella stood herself up and leaned on the table and limped over and climbed into Troy's lap.

"You need to eat sweetie. You need to get your energy back to normal and eating will help you. Come one, please?"

Again she shook her head. She just cuddled further into Troy. He kissed her forehead. He put the fork onto his eggs the put the fork to her lips.

"Come on sweetie. Please eat something."

She buried her face in the crook of his neck. "No," she whimpered.

"Please Brie. You have to eat."

"No."

"What if I make you a deal. If you eat half of these eggs I'll take you to the shack after we eat and we can go get your brother's things?"

She nodded softly and took a bite of the eggs. Troy kissed her head. "Good girl."

Gabriella and Troy continued to eat until Gabriella finally set her fork down. More than half the plate was gone.

"Good girl baby. I'm proud of you."

"Can we go to the shack now?"

Troy laughed. "Let's shower and get dressed then we can go. I don't think you want to go in your pjs."

"I can't get my bandages wet though….can I?"

"I didn't think about that. Let me call real quick and ask."

"Troy wait."

"What?"

"If I can shower I…I don't want to."

"Why not?"

"Troy I can't even walk on my own yet. How can I shower by myself. Your mom is at work and well you and I just…just got together I don't know if I…"

"Easy Brie, if you're not comfortable showering with me that's perfectly ok. You just take one before bed tonight once my mom comes home ok?"

"Ok."

"You still have to wait for me to shower before we can leave though."

"Well then hurry up slow poke." Gabriella teased.

Troy laughed. He stood up taking Gabriella back into his bedroom and set her down on the bed.

"Stay here. I'll be out soon."

Troy headed into the bathroom. Gabriella sighed. She didn't like being alone but she couldn't stop Troy from showering just because she was a baby. Just then her cell phone rang. She reached out and grabbed it. She smiled as she saw who it was.

"Hey you." She greeted.

"You? Have I really been gone long enough for you to forget my name?"

Gabriella giggled. "No, Gabriel."

"That's better. What's going on baby sister?"

"Nothing Troy is in the shower and I'm waiting for him to get out."

"What do you guys have planned for today?"

"Going to the shack and get your things."

"How did my things get over there?"

"I took them there. Daddy said a guy was coming to take yours and mommy things so I hid them."

Gabriel laughed.

"What's so funny?"

"Gabriella, that guys coming was going to ship the rest of our stuff out here. Not throw it away or anything. I was wondering why mom got her stuff and I never got mine."

"Oh…opps." Gabriella giggled.

"Yeah opps. Thanks Sis."

Gabriella suddenly stopped laughing and frowned. "Are you mad at me?"

"No, I actually find it really funny."

"Do you hate me now?"

"What? No of course not. Gabriella listen to me. Nothing I repeat Nothing you do will make me hate you. You are my baby sister and I love you. "

"Then why won't you come home?" Gabriella whimpered.

Gabriel sighed. "I would if I could. Mom doesn't want to drive in this storm and the all stations are closed. I promise I'll be there as soon as I can."

"I miss you."

"I miss you too, so, so, much but I promise we will see each other again soon."

"Promise?"

"I promise and I've never broken a promise to before in my life."

"Ok. I love you."

"I love you too baby sister. Hang in there."

Just then Troy walked out of the bathroom fully dressed.

"Troy just got out of the shower. Want to say hi?"

"Sure."

Gabriella handed him the phone. "It's Gabe."

Troy took it. "Hey Bro."

"Hey Man, what's going on?"

"Not much, just getting ready to head out."

"I meant with Gabriella she sounded fine on the phone the other night, what happen?"

Troy sighed. "Greg showed up here and made his way into the house."

"How?"

"I have no idea but Gabriella was really upset by it and I think she is still in a little bit of a shock."

"Did he touch her?"

"No, my father made sure he didn't get close to her. Then the police came and arrested him."

"Poor Gabi. I wish I could be there but this storm won't let up."

"Don't worry Bro. Gabriella will be fine. You're no good to her if you get hurt from driving or flying in bad weather."

"I know, but I also know that the longer it takes for me to get there the more Gabriella believes our father and that I don't love or care about her anymore."

"I've trying to prevent that. Trust me I am."

"Thanks Bro. Listen I've got to go. We lost power and this is the only thing I have left to communicate with so I need to save power. "

"Of course Bro. I'll talk to you later."

Troy hung up and looked at Gabriella.

"Can we go now?" she asked.

Troy laughed. "As soon as you get dressed.

"Ok, ok, can you help me up?"

"Can you stand on your own?"

"I think so…"

Troy helped her off the bed.

"I think I got it."

Gabriella was able to dress herself but then her legs gave out. Troy caught her and put her onto his back holding onto her legs as she wrapped her arms around his neck. They made their way out of the house and too the park. Hey arrived at the shack.

"Wow, if I didn't know any better I'd swear I just walked into your brother's room."

Gabriella giggled and blushed. "I thought they were going to take his stuff away so I kept it safe."

"They were going to send it to him."

"I know that now."

Troy laughed. "Well we can't take it all back to my house so just get a few things." He let Gabriella slid off his back and onto the floor. Gabriella grabbed a few of Gabriel's shirts and some pictures. "Ok I'm ready. Thank you for taking me here."

"Anytime baby girl. Come on let's get you home."

Troy and Gabriella headed back home. When they got there the guys were outside about to knock on the door.

"Hey Guys." Troy said.

The guys turned around.

"Hey, where were you?"

"Just grabbing some stuff for Gabriella's stay."

"How are you Gabi?" Chad asked.

"A little better. I'm still sore but I'm getting better."

"Good, so in no time we'll be tickling you to death." Chad teased.

Gabriella just rolled her eyes.

"Did you get your watch?" Zeke asked.

"What watch?"

"The one Gabriel gave you. I thought your father took it from you."

"He did."

"You didn't get it back?"

Gabriella just shook her head.

"Why not?"

"I don't know."

"Would you like to?"

Gabriella nodded.

"So let's go get it. Greg is in jail now right?"

Again Gabriella nodded.

"Ok, so…"

"You up for one more trip baby girl?" Troy asked.

"Yeah, let's go."

Everyone started walking until they reached Gabriella's house. They went inside.

"Where do you think it is?"

"His room. I saw it the other day but I was too scared to go get it."

Everyone walked into Greg's rom. Gabriella took one look at his bed and froze.

"We have to leave we can't be here." She whimpered.

Flashback

Greg grabbed her and pinned her down to the bed. He reached up Gabriella's shirt she screamed and started to squirm. She knew what was going to happen and she scared to death.

"Dad please don't do this!" she cried.

Greg slapped her. "I SAID TO ALWAYS CALL ME MASTER!"

"Please Master! Please anything but this!"

"Sorry Gabriella but it's time you learn how to be a real women."

"No! No! this is wrong! Mom said it's wrong!" Gabriella cried.

Tears were streaming down her face.

"Mom isn't here and neither is your sweet Gabriel. How do you think he will feel when he leans you slept with your father?"

Gabriella cried feeling so helpless and defenseless. She knew begging wouldn't do any good. She let out a scream when her father reached down to undo her jeans…..

End flashback

"We have to leave. Troy please."

All the guys turned to look at her. She was staring at the bed shaking.

"You guys take her into another room. I'll find the watch." Troy said.

The guys took Gabriella and went into Gabriel's room. She went over to the bed and laid down on it falling asleep.

"That was easy." Chad chuckled.

"I can't wait for Gabe to come back just so Gabriella will smile again. It's been months since she last smiled." Zeke said.

"Yeah, when Gabriel was here Gabriella was also happy and laughing. Now she'd just like…depressed." Jason said.

"It will be even worse if she loses trust in her brother." Troy said from the door, the watch in his hand.

"What? Why would she do that?" Chad asked.

"Her father always told Gabriella that Gabe left because he didn't love her anymore or that he'd find a new girlfriend while in Florida and forget about her. The longer Gabe is gone the more she starts to believe it." Troy said as he walked over and put the watch on Gabriella's wrist.

"Well when I Gabe coming home?"

"I have no idea, and that's what worries me. If Gabriella loses faith in her brother, she'll lose faith in all of us and she'll never trust again."

A/N next chapter Gabriella's fears increase of losing Gabriel will they come true?