Meant To Last

An- I'm back. At some point, I think I'll have to take a break from writing. A short one though. This is the sequel to 'Summer Love'. Trivia will be done as well as some other stuff I think of.

Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical

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Chapter 1

"Dude! Just stop getting so hyper! She'll be here soon." My best friend Chad Danforth tells me. He was referring to Gabriella Montez. The girl I fell in love with 5 years ago. I guess you're wondering what happened to us. Let me explain. When she left, we were together. We would talk whenever we had free time. Then, things got to be too much for us to handle. With classes and such. We decided to end it. The break-up was mutual and there is no hard feelings between us. We made a pact, that if we still loved each other, and we weren't involed with anyone, that we'd give it another try. Now, I'm out of college and 23 years old. The last time I saw her was Christmas Break two years ago. She still had her long chocolate brown curls. "Troy! Wipe the drool off your face!" Chad yells, snapping me out of my trance. "Look, why don't you just go take a shower so we can go over there."

"Why do I have to shower?" I mean, I look gorgeous in sweat.

"You've been playing basketball in the hot sun for two hours, you're covered in sweat, and you'll want to look good if she's there." He's got some pretty good points. I think college actually made him smarter. Why that couldn't happen in high school, I don't know.

"I'll meet you there." I headed into the house and up to my bathroom. Time for me to freshen up a bit. I shower, and just as I finish, the doorbell sounds. It's probably Chad. I wrap a towel around my waist and head toward the door. I try to look through the peep-hole, but it was covered with someone's hand. Sighing, I open the door and prepare to scold Chad.

"Chad, would you stop-" What a sight for sore eyes. Gabriella Joy Montez is at my door, and just like the first time we met, I , Troy Anthony Bolton, am shirtless. Talk about Deja Vu. "Gabi. Wow. You look...amazing." I tell her. She really did. She'd cut her hair, and straightened it(Say Ok style). It took her a while to realize that my face was not my muscular chest. "Gabi?" It was exactly how we first met.

"Troy Anthony Bolton, do you always answer the door shirtless when I'm around?" She joked. I let her into the house.

"Technically, I'm shirtless and in a towel." She giggles and I smile. I missed hearing her laugh. "What are you doing here?" She shot me an 'are you serious?' look.

"Do you really think that I would come back to town and not visit my best friend?" I smiled and gave her a huge hug.

"I missed you so much Gabi." She smelled just like bananas.

"I missed you too. Everyone's coming to my house for dinner. Do you want to?" She asked pulling away. Did she really have to ask?

"Duh! I'd never miss it. So far, the only person I've seen is Chad. He's actually smarter than when we left." She giggled. For some reason, it makes me smile everytime.

"Awesome! I've got a something to tell everyone." What could she be talking about? "Be there in...30 minutes." She decided after looking at her watch. "Oh, and put on some pants and a shirt." She smirked, as I glared playfully. She left out of the house and I leaned against the door. It was nice seeing her again. I can't wait to see everyone else though. I shook my head and went to my room to get ready.

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I walk up to the doorstep and ring the bell. A few seconds later, I hear a faint 'who is it?' coming from behind the door. "It's Troy." I reply. The door swings open, and there stands a slightly older Ms. Montez. I grinned. She still had her sweet smile.

"Troy! It's been so long!" She gushed. I smiled. "It so good to see you again. You look even more handsom than before. You must have the girls stalking you." I laugh and give her a small kiss on the cheek.

"It's good to see you too. I hope you've been well."

"I've been good. The landscaping business is really booming thanks to Gabriella's advertisements." She advertises? "Come on in. Everyone's waiting for Gabriella to tell everyone the news." I bet they were. I follow her out to the back yard, where I'm greeted by all of our friends. It was weird how my parents left me and came here on their own. I shrugged it off and struck up a conversation with Zeke. He'd been to a Culinary Arts School in New York. He was planning to open up a bakery with the help of Sharpay, who'd become an interior decorater. When the topic came up about my profession, I grinned. Everyone expected me to be somewhere in the NBA. Nope. I was just a publisist. They all asked what happened, and I told them what it was. I'd lost the passion for playing. All I wanted was to get out of the spotlight, and in a way I did. They were all proud.

"Gabriella, what's the news?" Chad asked, while jumping up and down Clearly, my best friend was too excited...or he had to many sodas and needed to use the bathroom. I think I'm gonna go with the first one.

"Well, there's two surprises. The first one has to get here, and then I'll tell you all the news." What could it be? Gabriella had the huge smile plastered on her face. Maybe, if I pressed the subject, she'd tell me.

"Gabi, can I talk to you." She nods and leads me to a quieter spot.

"What's up?" Let's put this plan into action.

"If if guess what the suprise is, will you tell me?" She thought for a moment before smiling.

"Okay. Go ahead. I bet you'll never get it." Pshh, she must be crazy.

"Does it have to do with advertiseing?"

"Nope."

"What about the family business?"

"Nope." She was not making this easy. I pouted as she giggled. Once again, I smiled

"Give me one hint." She was about to shake her head when something got her attention. She tore her eyes away from me and stared.

"It's here." I whipped around to see nothing. Just as I was about to ask Gabriella what she was talking about, she was gone. She darted towards a guy who I didn't even see before. What I saw next shocked me. My Gabriella was locking lips with that man. Who in the hell did he think he was? Swaping spit with my Gabriella. Wait...my Gabriella? Where did that come from? I shook the thoughts as the two broke apart. "Everyone, this is Jason Cross. My fiance." For some reason...her words kept buzzing around in my head. They were repeated over and over again. I noticed that everyone was staring at me. Including the engaged couple. My throat wouldn't let me speak. I needed to find my voice, otherwise things would be suspicious. Deep breath. And...speak!

"Gabi, that's awesome!" I exclaim. Success! Too bad every bit of this is fake, but I need it too seem real. "Congradulations!" She smiles and gives me hug.

"I'm Jason. Gabriella's told me a lot about you. She hardly ever stopped when we first dated." I smiled and shook his hand. I was happy to know that she talked about me. "It seemed like you were an ex-boyfriend or something." He laughed and I chuckled while shooting Gabi a look. She gestured for me not to tell him. I nodded.

"Well, why don't we go say hi to my mom. You haven't met her yet." She wisked him away toward her mother, but not before mouthing 'we'll talk later' to me. I'll be waiting to hear her reasoning. "Mom, this is Jason."

"Nice to meet you Ms. Montez."

"It's nice to meet you too. Although Gabriella has never said a word about you." She eyed Gabi when she spoke. I felt sorta bad.

"Moving on...This is my brother Ricky and his Wife Alex." The two of them waved happily. I wondered how Johnny would take it. "This is my awesome brother Johnny and his girlfriend Leslie." She was trying to butter him up.

"Nice to meet you Leslie." Leslie spoke quietly. Johnny removed his arm from around her and spoke too.

"How long have you been dating my sister? Are you serious? Do you have a job? How many kids do you want? You're hesitating, I don't think you're sure about the answer to any question." I've never been so happy to hear Johnny talk. Jason didn't answer a single question. It only made Johnny doubt him more. Gabriella on the other hand seemed completely embarrassed.

"Jason, why don't you go mingle with some of my friends. I need a break." He nodded and made his way over to Chad. Gabriella came rushing towards me. She yanked me away from everyone and into the kitchen. "This is a disaster! God, what is wrong with my family. Why can't they be happy for me like you were?" I feel guilty for lieing. On the upside, my acting has gotten better.

"Gabi, just give them some time. This is big news. Huge news. I'm talking white house big news."

"I get it Troy!" She snapped. Maybe I was pushing things a bit. "You're probably wondering why I didn't tell him we dated." Maybe just a little. "I didn't want him to stop dating me. I really like him. It seemed like whenever I told him anything about you he got jealous. If I told him that we were together, we'd be through. I love him Troy." Those words. They stayed longer then her last.

"I'm sure he loves you too." I embrace her as Jason walks in.

"Am I interuppting something?" He sounds a bit angry.

"Nope. Gabi and I were just talking. She's a keeper." I winked in Gabi's direction. He grins at Gabriella. I swear he glared at me. I walked away, but no so far that I couldn't hear their conversation.

"What was that?"

"Nothing. He's my best friend. I was just saying hi. We haven't seen each other in years." She explained.

"Well, why did he wink? I don't like him already. Are you sure nothing ever happened between you too?"

"I'm sure. Let's just focus on the plans forour perfect summer wedding." There was a silence. I'm guessing because they were...kissing. Ick! I scurry when I hear footsteps. I plop down next to Johnny in a lawn chair.

"Hear anything good?" Shit. He saw me?

"Nope. Just talk about the wedding and making out."

"I'm gonna need you help." With what? This could be interesting.

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An- There it is. The first chapter. Believe me, it will get better. I have a lot planned for Troyella. Don't hate Jason. You'll like him in the end.

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#1- What time was Chad and Taylor's plan to break up Troyella out into action?