Title: Impossible to Love

Author: Evafan89

Disclaimer: I did not create nor do I own any of the characters of Cheetah Girls. I only wish to borrow them for a little while.

Summary: Galleria and Chanel lose each other. Can they find their way back?

Galleria Garibaldi felt her heart break and snap in half as she watched her best friend Chanel walk away with Marisol. She knew it wasn't even the fact that she was madly in love with her best friend that was causing her heart to break. It broke because she realized at that moment that the cheetah girls weren't going to last forever ever. That thought had never passed through her mind before. Not even at their near break up in their freshman year. Galleria had always held this hope that they would last forever. Now she realized that only a diamond would last forever. Galleria looked down at the sheet music in her hand and realized that no matter how hard she tried she couldn't seem to get the others back to the music. Galleria had made a promise to Chanel and now that she didn't care about that promise Galleria decided she didn't care either.

"It's over," Galleria sighed as she walked back to the house.

Her plan had been to call her Father and just get on the next plane to go home. But just as always her plan didn't exactly work out the way it was supposed to. Just as she walked into her room her Mother walked in as well.

"I saw you come in," Dorthea told her daughter, "What's wrong?"

Dorthea sat on Galleria's bed when Galleria didn't say anything and motioned for her to sit down as well.

"What's going on with you?" Dorthea asked again when her daughter failed to say anything.

Galleria sighed and told her Mother what had been going on with the Cheetah Girls and she had realized that they seemed to be over. Dorthea listened as her daughter rambled on about how the others were doing everything but enjoy the music like Galleria herself was. She talked about how Dorinda had found someone who enjoyed dancing as much as she did, how Chanel had found a friend who spoke Spanish as well, and how Aqua had found herself in heaven working on fashion drawings. Dorthea had always been perceptive and she had only enhanced this skill when she had Galleria. She could tell when her daughter was skirting around what was really bothering her. Dorthea knew that right now her daughter was telling her everything but what was really bothering her.

"I know you Galleria," Dorthea told her daughter, "I know that's not all that's bothering you."

Galleria froze. She wondered if her Mother knew how much she loved Chanel. How she couldn't stop thinking about her fellow cheetah? She wondered if her Mom would be shocked and disgusted if she ever found out how Galleria liked Chanel as more then a friend or if she would be happy for Galleria. It wasn't as if anything would ever come from her feelings. Chanel was slipping away as a friend as it was. She had found herself a new Spanish-speaking friend in the form of Marisol. Why did she need Galleria anymore? Galleria chose her words very carefully so that her mom wouldn't discover her true feelings for her best friend.

"I made a promise to Chanel that I would do everything I could to keep the cheetah girls together. Now she has Marisol and it seems as if she doesn't care about us anymore. If Tia does move here when she marries Luc she'll have Marisol and forget all about us," Galleria explained to her Mother quietly.

Dorthea pulled her daughter into her arms. She didn't know what to say to make her daughter feel better. She knew there was more to the story then was being said, but she knew better then to pester Galleria for answers. Galleria would come to her when the time was right. Though Dorthea had a funny feeling she knew the deeper reason for what had Galleria so upset.

"She's your best friend," Dorthea told her daughter after a moment of silence, "You've been best friends since you were divas in diapers. How could she choose someone she met over someone who's almost like her sister?"

"I don't know how," replied Galleria, "But she has."

"It'll be okay," Dorthea, told her daughter, "You'll see."

"I hope you're right Mom," Galleria sighed, "I hope your right."

Dorinda had just gotten back from her lunch date with Joaquin and she needed to find Galleria to talk about what had happened. But when she arrived at Galleria's bedroom door she was just in time to hear Galleria telling her Mom about how she had made a promise to Chanel but Chanel didn't seem to be interested anymore. Dorinda realized that Galleria was afraid that the Cheetah Girls were over. Besides the near scare during their freshman year the Cheetah girls had remained strong. Dorinda knew that if she didn't do something and quick the Cheetah Girls were going to be over. Dorinda first called Aqua and told her she needed to come back to the Vila before she went off in search of Chanel. She wasn't able to get Chanel on her cell phone and soon found it was because Chanel had left her cell phone in the house. It took Dorinda ten minutes before she found Chanel sitting by the fountain singing in Spanish with Marisol.

"Chanel I need to talk to you," Dorinda told her.

"Sure," Chanel said before she told Marisol be back after she talked to Dorinda.

By the time they got back to the house Aqua had just gotten back.

"What's wrong Doe? Why'd you throw up the Cheetah Distress Signal?" Aqua asked.

Dorinda didn't know how to tell them that they had been neglecting their friend and if they didn't change she was going to leave breaking up the Cheetah girls forever. Dorinda told them to sit down before she said anything.

"I know that Barcelona has been an adventure for each of us. But we've forgotten why we came here in the first place," Dorinda told them, "Chanel the only reason we're even here is because Galleria was determined not to let you believe the Cheetah Girls would ever split up. Now you're off with that Marisol girl all the time and ditching Galleria who was only trying to be there for you? I know your scared, but Galleria was here way before Marisol ever was."

A part of Chanel knew that Dorinda was speaking the truth, but the other part was too afraid to face Galleria and deal with her true feelings for her fellow cheetah. She hated the fact that Dorinda was calling her on how bad of a friend she had become when she had already known it. She may not have seen it at the time, but subconsciously she had always known that she was only pushing Galleria away from her every time she hung out with Marisol. Chanel stood and raced for the door.

"Chanel," Dorinda and Aqua yelled after her.

Chanel didn't care as she raced out of the house. She didn't even bother going to find Marisol. Chanel was too angry to deal with Marisol at the moment. Now every time she thought of Marisol she could only feel angry at herself. She hated that she couldn't deal with the fact that she was in love with her best friend. It wasn't like Galleria would run away and freak if she ever found out. Galleria wasn't the type of person to push her friends away for being different. Though it would be a little weird at first if Galleria didn't feel the same way as Chanel, but at least their friendship would be safe. But Chanel couldn't force herself to face this fear of rejection. She had seen so much heartbreak for her own Mother and she didn't want that for herself. It would be even worse if Galleria didn't want her and abandoned her because she was her best friend. Chanel found herself in the garden. She didn't realize that Luc was there until after he cleared his throat.

"Hey Luc," Chanel said as she brought her legs up to her chest.

Luc watched Chanel for a moment before he took a seat next to her on the swing. He had known Chanel for almost two years now and he had learned her different emotions. It wasn't even from her talking to Luc. Luc understood why she never had come to him with problems. He was the new man in her Mother's life and Chanel was just afraid that he would leave like the rest of them. Now it was his change to show Chanel that he wasn't going to abandon them.

"I know that I'm not the best person you would like to speak to right now," Luc began, "But I just thought I'd let you know that you can talk to me whenever you would like to."

Chanel looked up at look and saw that he was concerned for her. It was the first moment throughout her mom's entire relationship with him that she could see he did actually care for them. Or maybe it was just the first time throughout the first two years that she was ready to accept that he could actually care for them. It as also going to be the first time that Chanel was talking to someone that wasn't Galleria or her Mom about problems she had. But since her problem was about Galleria and her Mom was off doing something else she guessed that Luc was the only other option. She was too mad at Dorinda and Aqua to go see them. Even though she knew they were only trying to help.

"I think I lost Galleria," Chanel told Luc quietly.

"Why do you think that? You two are as tight as two cheetahs can be," Luc told her.

"We were," Chanel sighed, "I just was afraid and I pushed her away when she needed me the most. I needed, correction I need her too."

"There's your answer," Luc told her.

Chanel was confused. None of her problems had ever been solved this fast before in the history of Chanel having a life. It couldn't have been that easy or she would have thought of a solution before her talk with Luc.

"What's the answer" Chanel exclaimed not seeing what Luc was trying to get at.

Luc could only smile at his future daughter. It made him so happy that she was going to him for advice over a problem that she was having. For so long he thought that she had hated her, but now he saw that she was just afraid. It was just that Chanel was afraid that Luc would hurt her Mom, but Luc saw that she was afraid to be hurt by him.

"You just said it yourself Chanel. You need Galleria just as much as she needs you. So go to her and tell her that," Luc told her as he urged her off the swing.

Chanel was filled with renewed hope and energy. She almost ran across the garden but stopped just before she left it. It had just occurred to her that Luc had figured out her secret. Chanel could only look at look questioning how he had figured out the secret that she hadn't told anyone. Luc only just smiled knowingly without saying a word.

"Thanks," Chanel told him with a small smile before she ran off.