CHAPTER 18

((Hey everyone…this will be the last chapter…I know…I know…not as long as my first fanfic…but 18 chapters is still a lot…check out the trailer for my next story Courage…the chapter that is there under the title is the trailer…Courage leaves the romance key and shifts to the key of tragedy and drama…romance is only in there to make it sadder…its gonna be a tearjerker…my other fanfics have been all romance and stuff…not tearjerkers…so this will be new to me as I've never written really sad stuff before so we'll see how it turns out…most of you wanted me to do one more chapter so I am…I don't think David and Katie should win but who knows…while I'm writing this chapter I might decided that Troy and Gabriella can't win everything…I'm not sure what's gonna happen this chapter…I'm gonna let my fingers do the typing and see what words they string together…like I always do…R&R…XOXO,CHRISTINE))

Gabriella picked up a vase of flowers on the table by the door and chucked them at David's overlarge head missing by inches. "Bastard!" she screamed at him. "I hate you! Go away! Leave me alone!"

"What is wrong with you!" Katie demanded of David, slapping him. "Play along," she whispered so Gabriella couldn't hear her. "You just ruined Gabi and Troy's relationship. She doesn't love you, man! Get over it!"

"What were you doing out with Troy!" Gabriella snapped at Katie. "You were trying to get him to cheat on me weren't you?"

"No, Gabriella, I swear," Katie denied. "We had a special reason for meeting but that wasn't it."

"What was your 'special reason'?" asked Gabriella.

"I can't tell you."

"Why not?"

"It'll ruin the surprise!" Katie yelled. "I don't wanna ruin the surprise!"

"What surprise!"

"The birthday party Troy and I were planning for you! But now you know about it so it's not exactly the biggest surprise now is it!"

"You're probably lying!" Gabriella accused.

"Gabi, listen, she's not lying," David calmly spoke up.

"Why should I listen to you!" Gabriella screamed at him. "You ruined everything just because you cannot get over the fact that I hate you, and I don't want to be with you, and I never will be with you ever again. Why can't you just accept the fact that it's over!"

"Because I love you, Gabriella!" David yelled. "I really really love you, and you broke my heart!"

"Don't get all dramatic, David!" Gabriella snapped. "I don't have time for this. I've gotta go find Troy!" She stormed out the door.

"Gabriella, wait!" David called after her. She sped away in Taylor's car which she had a set of keys too.

"What do we do now?" he asked Katie.

"We wait," she answered.

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Gabriella had searched for Troy everywhere, downtown, not finding him. She was going to search one more place before giving up and waiting for him back at the house, the park. She parked her car in the parking lot and headed towards her and Troy's spot. Their spot was a secluded area down by the pond under a tree. They had spent lots of time down there together since Gabriella had come to Connecticut. It was their favorite spot to be together. Luckily, she found Troy, miserable, sitting under their tree.

"Troy," she softly called.

"I don't wanna talk to you right now," he snapped. "Just leave me in my misery alone."

"Troy you really don't think that I want to be back with David, do you?" Gabriella asked.

"It sure looks like you do," Troy replied.

"He jumped on me," Gabriella explained. "He tried to convince me that you were cheating on me with Katie, then when he heard you come home, he pinned me to the sofa to make it look like we were making out. I didn't want him to and I shoved him off me."

"Katie and I were…" Troy began to explain.

"I know," Gabriella informed him. "Katie told me."

"Oh, good. Why was David there in the first place? And what was with all the balloons, roses, and candy?"

"He was there when I got home. I thought all the stuff was from you because he was hiding behind the sofa and then he popped up, and was all congratulations! I'm so happy for you."

"I'm sorry I assumed you were cheating on me," Troy apologized. "I should have known you'd never do something like that."

"I'm sorry I thought you were cheating on me with Katie. Are we okay now?" Troy pulled her into a sweet, long kiss. "I'll take that as a yes. So we're still engaged?" Troy kissed her even longer, turning it into a make out, climbing on top of her. "That's definitely a yes."

((And that's all folks…I hope you liked it…Review it please…I know some people might not like how it didn't go on and bust Katie and David…and technically Katie got away without them realizing that she was just as much a prankster as David…but not all parts of the story can completely end perfectly…keep your eyes open for Courage my next fanfic…I'll be starting that possibly even today…I'm gonna try to plan it out more before I write it so im not so unorganized…review…review…review…XOXO, CHRISTINE))

P.S. Chapter 17 was inspired by bluejolteon