"The best birthday of your life."

Gabriella was speechless as she stared at the giant banner with "HAPPY BIRTHDAY GABBY!!!" written all over it. There were pink and purple balloons taped to the walls. There was also posters of her hung everywhere, even posters of her and Troy.

She was wearing a look of awe as she was led inside the club, Troy whispering in her ear "You think that's surprising? Wait 'till you see the inside."

Gabriella braced herself. If the outside was pretty, the inside was sure to be...

Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted as Troy and everyone else exploded into screams when everyone walked through the silver curtains.

Gabriella could've sworn she was about to pass out as she stared at the lights that lit the room just enough so that you can see where you were walking. There were tables and tables of things filling them like food, presents, gathering tables, ect. In the middle of the tables, there was a humungous cake with chocolate and drinks surrounding it. There were decorations hanging from the ceiling that were shaped like the pi symbol. Right in the middle of it all was a dance floor, with a DJ on the other side of the room.

Gabriella's breath was caught in her throught as she stared at her party. She felt Troy shaking her, but she didn't respond.

Troy sounded worried as he said "So? You like it? Is it too much? 'Cause if it is, you know, I could just-"

He was cut off by an annoyed Gabriella kissing him, well, more like shutting him up.

She pulled away and whispered "Troy. This...this is...this is just..."

Troy looked at the floor looking hurt.

He had worked so hard and he thought that Gabriella was going to say "This is way too much. It's not my type." But his chin was lifted by her hand.

They stared at each other before Gabriella said "This is just perfect. It's the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me. I can't believe you did this all for me. What did I do to deserve this?"

Troy spun her around and said "What didn't you do? I hurt you, you forgave me, you made me a better person."

He pulled her closer and said softly "You let me in your heart."

Gabriella smiled and just as they were about to kiss, Chad ran up to them and shouted "So? What do you think of your party Gabby? Pretty sick huh?"

Gabriella glared at him and said "Well, it would've been perfect if I got to kiss my boyfriend without getting interrupted!"

Chad looked insulted and backed up saying "Fine, whatever. See you later. Don't make out too much."

Troy and Gabriella laughed.

Troy decided "You know what? Let's save that kiss for later."

Gabriella smiled and agreed "Yeah. When no one's around. Especially a certain someone." she said nodding towards Chad.

They both laughed until Troy held out his hand saying "May I have this dance?"

Gabriella smiled and said "I would love to."

They made their way out to the dance floor and danced the night away.

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A few hours later, everyone was called outside for a huge surprise. Gabriella was suspicious again. Did Troy have something else planned for her?

She slowly made her way outside and stood there, looking left and right for her surprise.

Suddenly, a loud honk filled the ears of the teens. They spun around and screamed.

Sharpay was driving a dark blue BMW with a huge silver bow one the roof of it. Gabriella was even more surprised then when she saw her party.

Sharpay exited the vehicle and shouted "Tada!!! What do you think?"

Gabriella felt dizzy but chose to ignore it. She felt the world around her spinning. She blinked a few times to lighten the feeling, which worked. But she still couldn't breath. She took several deep breaths and tried to figure out her speech problem. She tried to speak multiple times, but nothing came out.

Sharpay knew what was going on and said "Don't worry. The look on your face is thanks enough!"

She ran towards Gabriella and hugged her. Gabriella finally found her voice and said "Thank you ssoooooooooooo much Sharpay! This is beyond awesome!! I just...wow! You've really outdone yourself this time! Where'd you get the cash?"

Sharpay raised an eyebrow. She was right. We were talking about SHARPAY EVANS here. The richest girl in town.

Gabriella said "Never mind. I love it! One of the best presents I've ever gotten!"

She walked over to her brand new car and ran her fingers over it, feeling the smooth paint touch her hand.

She looked back at everyone and shouted "Guys, I got a new car!"

Everyone cheered and screamed, even Troy. He had no hard feelings towards Sharpay. She had done it to say sorry for everything that she's done. She knew that it was Gabriella's dream car and to her it was cheap. It wasn't a competition to anyone, just a token of their love for her. She meant so much to so many people and they could never show how much that actually was. All they could do was try. And according to Gabriella, they were doing one heck of a job.

She hopped in and drove it to the parking lot. Then she ran back and shouted "Ok people! What kind of a party is this? No music? DJ, turn it on and turn it up!"

Everyone screamed as "Umbrella" started to play.

Gabriella danced with Troy and said "Troy, you know your party and Sharpay's car are on the same level right?"

Troy nodded and said "Of course I do! We just want to show how much we love you Gabby."

She hugged him tightly and said "I love you more than you could ever know Troy."

He hugged her back and replied "I love you more than life itself Gabby."

They pulled apart when they heard Sharpay's voice in a microphone saying "Well guys, I have to be honest with you. I've done some pretty harsh things to Troy and Gabby, mostly her. And I don't think the car showed how sorry I am. So Gabriella, I wrote a song specially for you. It's about you and Troy and no matter what anyone says, you can always lean on each other and your friends for support. This is for you."

She sat down on a stool and signaled the band start playing. They started to play the pretty music as everyone started to slow dance. Sharpay started to sing:

I'm not alone

Even when we're apart I feel you

In the air, yeah

I'm not afraid

I know what you're thinkin'

I can hear you everywhere

Some people say it'll never happen

And we're just wasting time

But good things come when you least expect them

So I don't really mind

We'll be together come whatever

Not just staring at the stars

Just remember

That no one else could tell us who we are

We'll be together so don't ever

Stop listening to your heart

Cause I can't turn mine off

Oohhh yeah, yeah ohhh

I can't pretend

This is a rehearsal for the real thing

Because it's not

And I know we're young

I can't help feeling what I'm feeling

And I won't stop

Some things are meant to be and will be there

When the time is right

Even though I know that

I swear I wish you were tonight

We'll be together come whatever

Not just staring at the stars

Just remember

That no one else could tell us who we are

We'll be together so don't ever

Stop listening to your heart

Cause I can't turn mine off

Ooooh yeah

I like what's happening to me

Ooooh yeah

Nothing else to say

Oh, Ooooh yeah

Somebody finally got to me

Carry me away

We'll be together come whatever

Not just staring at the stars

Just remember

That no one else could tell us who we are

We'll be together so don't ever

Stop listening to your heart

Cause I can't turn mine off

Oohhh oh yeah, yeah

We'll be together come whatever, come whatever, come whatever, come whatever

Ahh ohhh

I'm not alone

Even when we're apart I feel you

When Sharpay finally finished singing, most of the teens had tears in their eyes. But Gabriella had passed tears a while ago. She was now buried in Troy's chest, crying her eyes out. She had no idea that Sharpay would sing, let alone write, something that beautiful in her life. And she did it for Gabriella and Troy.

Troy was stroking Gabriella's hair and he mouthed "Thank you" to Sharpay.

She responded with a smile.

Gabriella finally lifted her head from Troy's now soaked shoulder and whispered "I've barely ever heard anything so sweet in my entire life. I can't believe she did that for us."

Troy smiled and said "I can. We have to admit that Sharpay's changed so much over the summer. She's become the person everyone wants to be friends with. And the dream girlfriend of Zeke."

Gabriella nodded and continued to slow dance with Troy thinking "I have got to be the happiest person ever alive. That song was right. I'm so glad Troy got to me and I have to let him carry me away. I love you Troy."

In about another hour, the main gang plus Zeke, Kelsi, and Jason were inside the club talking about the performances.

Taylor said "Wow! I still can't believe Troy and Gabriella's performance! I mean, lift?! That was priceless!"

Gabriella blushed and Troy smiled.

Jason said "Yeah, and then you kissed her?! That really wowed the crowd!"

Gabriella blushed even more. Troy just rolled his eyes. Their friends nagged them with some more questions and comments until they got sick of it.

Troy said "Guys! You're all sleeping over tonight, right?"

Everyone nodded.

Troy continued "Then ask me the questions there! Not here when we're all having a great time! Speaking of good times, Gabby?"

He hugged her waist from behind and Gabriella said "Yes?"

Troy went on "You know our song? Well, there's a special reason I chose it. What do you think about..."

Gabriella said "Troy? What are you up to?"

Troy said "Oh nothing. Just, what do you think about, a road trip?"

Gabriella's jaw dropped to the floor.

Everyone said "Ohhh snap!"

Gabriella finally found her voice and said "A what trip?"

Troy answered "A road trip. Leave Friday come back Monday. Not leaving Albuquerque of course."

Again, Gabriella was speechless.

She said "Troy. I want to, but I don't know if my mom will allow it."

Troy pulled her closer and said "Don't worry. Your mom helped me get the idea. She said that we had a very rocky summer and that we needed time alone."

Everyone "Awww"ed and Gabriella smiled.

She whispered "In that case, I'd love to go."

Troy smiled and now hugged her from the front. He then took her hand and led her outside to the dance floor.

Everyone smiled and Taylor said "Awww! Troy is so sweet! I'm so jealous of Gabby."

Chad cleared his throught loudly, getting her attention.

Taylor turned to him, wrapped her hands around his neck and said "Of course, you never hurt me."

Chad smiled and said "Thank you." matter of fact-ly. She rolled her eyes and gave him a peck on the lips. Everyone then walked out to the dance floor and started dancing with their boy/girlfriend, thinking that they were joining Troy and Gabriella. They weren't in sight.

Zeke looked around confused and asked "Where are they?"

Taylor grinned as something caught her eye.

She answered "Oh, they're... some place."

She smiled as she watched Troy and Gabriella laugh about something over by the 18th hole, their foreheads touching. They then looked serious as they leaned closer, until they closed the space in between them. Troy had his hand on the back of her head and around her waist, while she had hers around his neck, playing with his hair. She didn't notice it, but Gabriella's necklace lay on the ground facing the sun. There, it twinkled beautifully, as night took over the perfect day, the perfect kiss, and the perfect love, Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez.

Nothing more, nothing else.

Troyella forever.

Rachel

P.S: I'll be continuing with Slammed and Crushed, Cheated, Come to Me, Bring Me to Life, and the other stories I'm planning to start. I'll put the summeries up on my profile. PM me and tell me what u think about 'em. Please????? I really need to know what you think about them! You're the ones reading them anyways. lol! Seriously, tell me what u think! And I'll be gone from Friday to Monday. So I won't be able to update then. Srry :( . But I'll write chapters and start the other stories. Yay! lol:) . Again, I love you guys! Bye:)

BlackBeauty613 (Rachel)