A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT!
"I love to sing, I write all my own songs…" They all spent the rest of the day and afternoon introducing themselves and getting to know each other better. It made Gabriella feel more comfortable, but she was still scared of Tess.
Once the sun started to set, everyone headed over to the other side of the lake.
Everyone was in shock and awe as they climbed off the boats and took in their surroundings. It didn't look anything like a summer camp.
"This isn't a summer Camp it's a resort." Caitlyn said as they followed the rest of the campers.
"You say that like it's a bad thing." Tess laughed.
Gabriella walked hand in hand with Troy, following behind their new friends. Gabriella had gotten more comfortable and relaxed, now that she had Troy and knew Mitchie and her friends.
As they arrived to the destination they all stopped and froze. When they had said bonfire, she expected a fire pit and a million chairs surrounding it. Instead, she got what looked like a concert area. There was a huge stage with lighting and big screens, surrounded with a lot of seats.
Still amazed and shocked they made their way to find some seats and sit down.
"So, I thought this was supposed to be a campfire, you know singing, telling stories… an actual fire." Mitchie spoke.
Gabriella nodded. "Me too."
"Everybody have a seat!" they heard.
As people started to cheer Gabriella froze. She recognized that voice, but it wasn't possible, it couldn't be… could it?"
"I'm Axel Turner, and I'd like to welcome all you rockers and my dear old friend Brown Cesario, to CAMP STAR!"
Gabriella turned white and she felt like she going to throw up. How was this possible? Did her mother know? Is that why she was sent here to begin with? Was it a set up?
"Baby, you ok?" Troy whispered.
"I don't feel good. Can we go back." She whimpered.
"We can't leave without them. But what if we just go wait by the boats?"
"So, does anyone have anything they want to play? Camp Rockers don't be shy."
Gabriella chose that moment to stand up and leave.
"Great! Come on down, kid and show us what you got."
A spot light hit Gabriella blinding her. She put her hands up to cover her eyes.
"I don't believe this." Axel said.
"Oh no." Gabriella whimpered. The spotlight was on her and everyone was staring at her. To make it worse Axel was about to spill her big secret to everyone.
Mitchie could tell Gabriella didn't want to sing so she stood up and said "We'll go."
Everyone clapped and cheered. Mitchie and the girls headed down to the stage, Gabriella used that moment to run as far away from Axel as possible. Troy followed behind her.
They made it back to the boats and Gabriella was shaking. Troy caught up to her, he could still hear Mitchie singing, so they weren't too far.
"Brie, Sweetie, what's wrong?" Troy asked.
"I know him." Gabriella whimpered.
"Know who?"
"Axel Turner."
"Babe, everyone knows of Axel Turner. He owns Star Record and used to be in the band The White Crows. He's very well known."
"No. I mean I know him personally."
"What? How?"
"Troy, Axel Turner is…" Gabriella exhaled a deep breath and inhaled another deep breath. "He's my father."
Troy gasped. "What?"
"My real name is Gabriella Turner. When my parents split up I took my mother's maiden name, Montez."
"I'm going to take a guess and say you didn't have the best relationship with him?"
Gabriella shook her head. "He was physically and mentally abusive."
"Oh my gosh, Brie, I'm so sorry." Troy said. He pulled Gabriella into his arms hugging her tightly.
Gabriella clung to him. "That's why my mom left him. He turned on her and she didn't want to deal with it so she left."
"Wait a second, she only left after the abuse turned to her, not while it was on you?" Troy asked.
Gabriella nodded. "When you say it like that, it sounds so horrible."
"Gabriella, your mother stayed married to a man who physically abused you? Did she know what was going on?"
Gabriella didn't respond and Troy sighed. She was shutting down, but her silence told him everything. He just hugged Gabriella tightly and rubbed her back. What were they going to do now. If Brown and Axel were friends they would be seeing a lot more of each other and Gabriella wouldn't be able to handle it.
Out of no where campers came rushing towards the boats. They didn't look happy. He spotted Mitchie and the girls, minus Tess. When they reached him, he spoke. "What's going on?"
"It's a set up. We need to get out here now." Mitchie said.
Troy didn't ask any questions. He got in the boat with the girls.
"Wait, what about, Tess?" Troy asked.
"She's staying behind." Mitchie said bitterly. She and Caitlyn started to paddle the boat. The ride back was complete silence. Everyone was upset. So far this camp experience wasn't turning out to be fun.
Everyone reached Camp Rock and everyone went right to their cabins, no words were spoken. Troy went with Gabriella back to her cabin with the girls and broke the silence. "What's going on? I'm sure you didn't all leave the same reason Gabriella did? Where is Tess?"
"It was a set up." Mitchie growled. "Brown was right! The only reason he invited us was to steal our staff and our Campers. People left so easily, they didn't even have to think about it!"
"That's horrible. What's going to happen to this place?"
"I don't know. Brown is a smart guy, he'll figure something out. But what happen with Gabriella?" Mitchie asked.
"Uh…" Troy looked to Gabriella, who shook her head. "Her story to tell."
"Ok. Well, we should get to bed. It's late."
"I'll leave you ladies alone. Mitchie will you…"
"I'll take care of Gabriella, don't worry."
"Thanks."
Troy kissed Gabriella. "We will figure out how to deal with this tomorrow. For now just get some sleep. I'll be right across the hall in cabin 152. Come get me if you need me."
"I love you, Troy."
"I love you too."
They shared a kiss and Troy left the cabin. Mitchie went over to a shaking Gabriella. "It's ok. You'll see him in the morning. Come on, I'll show you where you can change, also you can have the bunk below mine, so if you need me just kick the mattress."
Gabriella giggled softly and nodded. She followed Mitchie to the bathroom and got changed before crawling into bed and falling asleep before her head hit the pillow. It had been a very long day and she was exhausted.
It was the middle of the night and everyone was sleeping until they were all woken up due to a loud scream.
"NO! STOP IT! GET AWAY FROM ME! STOP! HELP! PLEASE HELP ME!"
Mitchie sat up with a gasped and quickly bent down on to see Gabriella kicking frantically in her bed as she screamed and cried.
Mitchie jumped down from her bunk as everyone else watched. Mitchie went over to Gabriella and shook her awake.
Gabriella woke up with a scream. As she looked around, she didn't recognize her surroundings or the people gathered around her. She screamed and jumped back hitting the wall. "Get away!"
"Hey, it's ok. We won't hurt you." The one closest to her said.
"No! Go away! Go away, please!" Gabriella screamed.
The same one turned around. "Caitlynn go get Troy, Peggy turn on the lights."
Gabriella's ears perked up. "Troy?" Once the lights flipped on Gabriella could see everyone and knew who they were. She calmed down slightly. "I want Troy."
"He's coming, just hang on." Mitchie soothed.
The Cabin doors opened and Troy rushed over. He pulled Gabriella into his arms. "Hey, Precious." He cooed. "Did you have a scary dream?"
Gabriella nodded and clung to him. "Axel tried to hurt me again. He came across the lake to hurt me."
"Baby he won't touch you. I promise."
"Can you stay until I fall back to sleep."
"Of course."
Troy softly hummed and stroked her hair as Gabriella settled back down to sleep.
"Troy, I have to ask, why her fear of Axel? She barely knows him." Mitchie said.
"She knows him better than you think. That's all I'm going to say. It's her story to tell. Thanks for coming to get me."
"Not a problem."
The girls went back to bed. Once Gabriella was sleeping Troy sunk out and went back to sleep in his own cabin.
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