"Troy!" Mrs. Bolton called from the kitchen "I have a surprise for you! Gabriella is here!"

Troy felt like he could just turn and bolt, never looking back.

"I see mom. Why?" Troy choked out.

"Well I saw how miserable you were, so I invited her out." She replied coming in to hand Gabriella a glass of water.

"Troy! Aren't you so happy she invited me?" Gabriella smiled getting up to hug Troy. She wrapped her arms around him, but Troy wouldn't hug her back. "Thanks again Mrs. B."

Troy shook his head. What was he getting himself into.

"Hey Troy I have to run to the supermarket, why don't you and Gabriella go in the bay?" Mrs. Bolton suggested as he went back to the kitchen to grab her bag. "See you in a bit kids." She smiled as she exited the house.

"So Troy have you missed me?" Gabriella smirked.

"Not really." Troy replied as he started to make his way up the stairs. "I will be back down in a bit."

Troy got to his room, and collapsed on his bed. What was he supposed to do? If Sharpay saw Gabriella, she would get the wrong idea. How was he supposed to hide a person for a whole week? Troy grumbled to himself as he realized he was in deep trouble.

Later that day, Troy looked at his phone and saw he had five missed calls from Sharpay, and seven text messages. He felt bad about ignoring her, but didn't know how to tell her about Gabriella. They had just started getting to know each other and know she was here to mess it all up.

"Come on Troy! I want to do something..." Gabriella whined. Boy did he hate that voice, Troy thought to himself. "I am tired of watching movies. I want to go outside."

"We will. I just want to see the end." Troy responded, but he was really trying to think of a way to sneak Gabriella around until he got a chance to break the news to Sharpay.

Troy successfully got Gabriella out of the house and took her to the furthest beach from their house. They did the same thing for the next two days. Both days he spent aloof, trying to put together his speech for Sharpay. Finally Gabriella had enough of it, and demanded they go back to the house, She was sick of being ignored.

"Troy, I'm done. Let's just go back. You haven't been having any fun." She complained.

"Yes I have." He replied, realizing she was still there.

"Come on. I am tired of being ignored. Lets go back, and then go to dinner." She whined.

Troy sighed, but got up and started packing up their things.

When they got back to the house. Troy stopped the car and got out.

"Go ahead Gabriella, I will get the stuff from the car. Wait for me in the garage." Troy suggested, opening the garage door and leading her in.

When he saw she was in safely, he went to the car and got the first bag when he heard footsteps.

"Troy? Where have you been?"

When Troy turned, he saw Sharpay and his heart dropped.

"Oh hey Sharpay..."

"All I get is an 'Oh hey'? Really Troy? Why have you been ignoring me these last few days? DId I do something wrong?" She asked, her eyes staring into his.

"Non, no you didn't. I just have to tell you something..." Troy started, but was cut off.

"Troy! Come on! I want to get a shower before we go to dinner." Both Sharpay and Troy turned to Gabriella standing in the driveway.

"Gabriella?" Sharpay questioned. Turning back to Troy and raising her eyebrow.

"Sharpay! Hi! What are you doing here?" She shrieked walking towards Troy and Sharpay.

"I was about to ask you the same thing." Sharpay snapped.

"Visiting Troy of course! He wasn't having any fun out here in Jersey, so I came out to keep him company!" Gabriella smiled. Se walked up to Troy and slid her arm around him.

Troy could feel Sharpay's eyes on him.

"Oh really...?" Sharpay questioned. "Well Troy I see why you have been ignoring me the past few days. You led me on and told me you had all these feelings when you were just lying! How could you?" Sharpay choked out, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Is the Ice Queen really crying? Wow! Can't wait to tell everyone she has feelings!" Gabriella giggled.

Troy glared at her, silencing her giggles.

"No Sharpay, its not like that." Troy urged, begging her to listen with his eyes.

Sharpay shook her head and laughed a dry laugh. "No Troy, you are wrong. Its exactly like that. You played me, and I fell for it." Sharpay said, as tears ran down her face.

"Sharpay..." Troy pleaded.

"Don't." She said, putting her hand up. "Goodbye Troy. I hope you two are happy together..." Sharpay then turned and walked to her aunt's house. Troy could hear her sniffing as took each step.

Troy watched in disbelief, his words for Sharpay hanging on his lips.

"Troy..." Gabriella started,

"I don't want to hear it." Troy snapped, grabbing the rest of the bags and walking into the garage.

The rest of the week Gabriella was in Jersey, Troy moped around the house, refusing to leave. No one could get a full sentence out of him, but he stared out the window most of the day.

"I'm so sorry he is acting like this, Gabriella." Mrs. Bolton said as she helped Gabriella get ready to head back home.

"Its okay." Gabriella smiled sadly. "Bye Troy, see you when you get home." She walked over extending her arms for a hug.

"Bye." Troy grumbled, before getting up and walking past Gabriella's open arms to his room.

Two days later Troy was still dragging himself around the house.

"Troy, you need to talk to me honey. What is the matter?" Mrs. Bolton asked, worried about her son. She sat next to him on his bed, as he looked out the window.

"I messed up mom." He replied, gloomily. Mrs. Bolton followed his gaze, and saw a blonde out on the deck of the house next door.

"Messed up what?" She asked, facing Troy once again.

"See that beautiful girl out there mom? Thats Sharpay Evans. I have had a crush on her forever. Somehow fate dropped us into New Jersey, and made us neighbors. She told me she liked me, and we had an amazing two days together, then I messed everything up." He sighed turning to look at his Mrs. Bolton. "I lost her, and I have no idea what to do next. All I know is I need her in my life."

Mrs. Bolton smiled sadly, and hugged her son. She hated seeing him in pain.

"Troy, all I know is that if she means that much to you, you have to show her."

Troy looked at his mom, and shook his head. "How mom?"

"You have to fight for her. Show her you want her, need her. Prove that you don't want anyone else but her. The rest you have to figure out." She smiled, and stood up. Before she left, she kissed Troy on the forehead. "I know you Troy. I know you have that beautiful heart. Show her." Then she left.

Troy watched his mom go, then looked out the window. He had a lot to do, and no idea on how to do it.

At ten that night Troy walked out his front door, not caring that it was raining. He walked over to Sharpay's aunt's yard. He reached into the flower garden, and pulled out mini rocks. He looked up and found Sharpay's dimly lit window. Already soaking wet, he stepped back and threw the first rock at her window. After the fifth rock, Troy figured Sharpay must of been in another room when he saw a blonde head appear in front of the window. He saw Sharpay frown while looking at him. She looked at him for a few seconds before opening her window.

"What do you want Troy?" She yelled down to him, with anger evident in her voice.

"You! I need to talk to you!" He screamed back, dropping the few rocks he had left.

"Why? I have nothing to say to you!" She replied, looking away from him.

"Fine, then just listen to me!" Troy saw Sharpay consider the option, and decided to start before she changed her mind

"Sharpay, You are the most beautiful girl I have ever met! I remember meeting you for the first time, and thinking 'Wow'. You have that effect. You still have it on me today. Just one look at you and I am lost. Being around you makes my heart race, and brain go blank. Your smile melts my heart, but your eyes make me want to stare into them forever. When I think of who I want by my side, I think of you. Sure we might be young, but you are perfect in every way. Getting to know you those two days were the best days I have had in awhile. I was truly happy, and it was because of you. Each time you smiled, I wanted to take a picture to keep forever. You are perfection, and you mean so much to me!"

"What about Gabriella?" Sharpay questioned, her eyes still glued to Troy. He could hear the waiver in her voice.

"What about her?" He asked. "We aren't together, We are just friends!"

"Then why was she here?" Sharpay yelled back, angry.

"My mom invited her because she felt bad that I was alone. I had no idea she was coming" Troy explained.

"You weren't alone, you had me!" Sharpay said, Troy could barely hear what she had said. "Then why did you stop talking to me once she got here? Were you embarrassed to be seen around me? Because Troy, I don't want that. If you can't be with me in public, I don't want you in private. I deserve better than that."

"I agree Sharpay, you do deserve better than that! I admit it! I screwed up! I was wrong! I should of told you she was here. I just got scared, and thought if you saw her you would think I didn't like you. I was going to tell you I just didn't know how to" Troy reasoned.

"You should of been honest Troy!" Sharpay replied.

"I know! Okay, I know! But you have to believe me I am sorry!" Troy yelled, his voice breaking.

"Troy go back to your house. You are going to get sick..." Sharpay was saying when Troy interrupted her.

"No! I am going to stay out here until you forgive me. Even if I am here all summer. Sharpay me and Gabriella are done! I don't feel anything when I see her. But when I see you my whole world spins. I see things differently, like beauty in the smallest things. I smile all the time, and laugh at dumb things. I always just want to hold you in my arms, and kiss you. These last few days have been horrible without you. All I want to do is talk to you, but I know I hurt you. And I regret it more than anything! Please forgive me, and give me one more chance! I promise I won't screw it up this time! I will protect your heart, and treat you like the princess you are! You mean the world to me, and I will make sure I show you that each and every day!"

Troy could see Sharpay crying, and he didn;t know if it was good or bad.

"What I am trying to say is, Sharpay I love you. You are my world. Without you I would be nothing. Please forgive me, I promise you will not regret it. I love, love, love you Sharpay. I could say love until the sun rises, and it still wouldn't capture my feelings for you." Troy threw his hands in the air, "I LOVE SHARPAY EVANS!"

Troy saw a small smile cross her lips, before more tears followed. "So what do you have to say? Should I go on?" Troy asked. Sharpay looked at Troy for another minute before she closed the window and disappeared from view. Troy sighed and kicked the air. She hated him, and he deserved it. He looked towards her window one more time and sighed. He was too busy looking at her window to hear the front door open.

"I am an idiot." Troy angrily yelled at himself.

"I agree." Troy looked up and say Sharpay on the front door step. He ran to her.

"Sharpay, I love you! Please forgive me, I swear I will make it up to you everyday." Troy begged.

"You better." Sharpay said, smiling. Troy looked at her, and smiled. "I love you Troy Bolton." SHarpay said wrapping her arms around Troy's neck.

"I love you more, Sharpay Evans. And I will never let go of you." Troy replied wrapping his arms around her waist. He picked her up and twirled her. When he stopped he kissed her with everything he had, showing her how much he loved her.

"I missed you so much Sharpay." He smiled looking down at her, while she was still in his arms.

"I missed you too." She giggled, giving him another kiss.

"Come on. lets go get you dry." Troy said carrying her back into her aunt's house.

"Gladly Mr. Bolton, but only if you warm me up." Sharpay laughed, shutting the door with her foot as Troy carried her.

"I couldn't think of anything I rather do!"