Alternate Ending

"Playground school bell rings again

Rain clouds come to play again"

April 19th, 2010-5 a.m.

Before she could fall, before she would meet her doom, Troy rushed forward. The IVs painfully ripped out of his arm as he left the stand. He caught her arms by leaning around the bars.

Pain ripped through his back where they sewed up the bullet wound and he felt it tear and he felt the blood soak through the back of his gown.

He didn't care. Nothing except for Gabriella mattered. Even though he was weak, with his adrenaline pumping, and her life on the line, somehow he managed to pull her up around the small space that there weren't bars and into his arms.

"I love you." He murmured into her hair as he held her petite frame against him.

"I love you too." She whispered, and he felt her shoulders shake and he knew that she was crying.

He looked down at her and tilted her face up to his by placing his finger under her chin and pushing it up.

She was as beautiful as she was in his dreams. Memories of her suddenly rushed him. Closed in on him like an avalanche.

Her small hand in him, their first official date, performing in musicals together, eating chocolate covered strawberries, him moving inside her as she moaned out an "I love you". The way her eyes sparkled in the sun, the way she sang, the close relationship she had with her mother, the way she loved and protected everyone, the way she loved science, the way she loved animals, everything about her.

Their kiss became passionate and everything faded away except for the two of them.

December 31st, 2013- 9 a.m.

Gabriella stretched as she woke up, a smile on her face. She looked over to her sleeping husband and grinned deviously.

"Wake up sleepy head." She whispered into his ear.

Troy had always been a little sleeper and he stirred. "Mmmm." He groaned sleepily and Gabriella kissed his cheek.

He opened his eyes and smiled at her. "I was dreaming of you." He confessed, a blush heating up his face.

She smiled widely and kissed his lips, hitching her leg over his hips.

Troy smirked. Gabriella was always frisky in the morning.

Troy rolled so that he was hovering over Gabriella. He kissed her deeply and began to kiss down her neck. He stopped to suck on her pulse and continued kissing down until he reached her breasts.

Just then there was a cry from the crib in the room.

"Oh Aimee, Daddy wanted some too!" Troy fake complained.

"TROY!" Gabriella squealed, swatting at his arm as she untangled their bodies.

She got up and walked to the crib and picked up their daughter and began to feed him.

Troy starred at her, and all of the beauty, and he smiled. He had the love of his life and he was happy.

"Sharpay and Chad will be over soon." Gabriella reminded him as she caught him starring.

"Ugh the usual New Year's Eve brunch, then pregame, and a party tonight. I can't believe we let them talk us into this again" Troy complained, flopping back on the bed.

"They do it every time. We have to build us resistance to their charm and adorable son." Gabriella agreed.

"I hope their son dates out daughter." Troy said. Gabriella looked at him, shocked by his random statement. "I was just thinking the same thing." Gabriella said and smiled at him.

"They're going to be like two years apart though." Troy reminded, "And if he messes with her I'm going to kick his ass." Troy nodded, as if agreeing with himself.

Gabriella laughed. "Go take a shower, you're stinky." She commented, wrinkling up her nose.

He laughed and left the room, throwing a smile over his shoulder at his beautiful wife and their beautiful child.

Later that day, Sharpay and Chad came over, their toddler son in tow. He played with Aimee, who was resting in Gabriella's arms. The two children were going to be close no whether they liked it or not with Sharpay's insistence.

The day passed in good conversation and laughter and talk about children.

Everyone was content, no more than content, and happy with their lives. That night when the couples got all dressed and went out to party, Troy had the best night of his life with his beautiful wife beside his side.

He loved her more than anything and his family was perfect.

He would honor the loved ones and all of the people lost during the East High massacre, hold them in his heart forever.

And Troy would hold his wife in his arms and their daughter forever as well.

A/N: THE END! I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED! I love you all, and thank you so much for sticking with me through this long story that I stopped and started numerous times. Thank you so much. I even cried writing it and I hope it touched ya'll. That was the point of it. Thank you all again, so much. MWAH! *blows kisses*