Hey! Thanks for being so patient. So, here it is, the final EVER chapter of Take A Chance! So sorry for the long wait! By the way, no offence to Blondes or the dead. I'm blonde myself! Xx

Disclaimer: For the final time this story, no I don't own HSM.

Last Time:

"I love you, Troy Bolton," She replied softly before leaning in once more and kissing him lovingly, "So here's to the future," She said raising her glass.

"No," Troy shook his head, "Here's to right now," He clinked her glass and kissed her one final time. For once, there was no drama, no arguments…no deaths, no abductions. It was simply him and Gabriella with their children, living a normal life. No more interruptions, just them taking that chance with each other and hoping for the best. Because that's what all couple's really need to do, isn't it? Take a chance and hope for the best…

Epilogue:

"Mum, where are we going?" Seventeen year old Caitlyn Bolton asked her Mum, Gabriella, "I was supposed to go out with Natalie and Geneva today," She whined.

"I'm sure you weren't," Gabriella snapped.

"What's going on?" Caitlyn asked, "Why wouldn't they come out with me?" She added.

"Because I'm sure their parents will want them with them today," Troy answered for his harassed looking wife who was searching high and low for something; presumably her keys, "Gabs, your keys are in your hand," Troy told her.

She looked down and saw her husband was right, "Oh right, thanks Troy," She mentally cursed herself for being so forgetful, "Are you ready?" She asked her husband.

"Yeah, just waiting for the twins and the little one to move their butts," He smiled.

"Noah, Alyssa and Alfie Bolton, hurry up please!" Gabriella called to her other three children. Alfie Bolton was born three years after the twins which makes Caitlyn 17, Noah and Alyssa 13 and Alfie 10.

"We're here Mum," Alyssa spoke up from the doorway, "Shouldn't we get going?" She asked.

"Where are we going?" Caitlyn practically screeched, trying to get an answer out of someone.

"Caitlyn Bolton, don't tell me you forgot!" Troy said furiously.

"Forgot wh-" She began furiously before her face fell as she realized what she was supposed to be remembering, "Oh God," She swallowed nervously.

"Can we go now that our moron sister has finally caught up?" Noah spoke up.

"I'm not a moron!" Caitlyn protested.

"Oh sure, of course you aren't," He snorted, "Maybe if you tore your Barbie-like self away from the mirror once in a while then you'd see that the whole world doesn't revolve around you," He sniped bitterly.

Caitlyn gasped loudly, "Are you calling me a dumb blonde?" She asked incredulously.

Noah rolled his eyes, 'Well it's not exactly what I said but she proved her own point,' he thought viciously, "No, I'm calling you a self centered, egotistical, brat-like Barbie doll who just so happens to be a dumb blonde," He corrected her with a smirk.

Caitlyn's eyes rose and the rage rose from within her like a bull, "How dare you? You little twerp!" She swung for him.

"ENOUGH!" Surprisingly, it was not one of their parents who shouted it, but their sister, Alyssa, "For God's sake, we're supposed to be going to a graveyard and if you two don't stop it then I'll make sure Mom and Dad reserve a plot for both of you while we're there. Right next to each other," Her eyes narrowed dangerously, "How would you like that? To spend all of eternity lying right next to each other, hmm?" She put her hands on her hips and looked at them both with her best 'Mom' look and they both backed off from each other.

"Sorry Mom," Caitlyn muttered.

"You're four years older than me, Cate," Alyssa smirked, "Act like it," She growled at her before grabbing her brother's arm and pulling him out of the door after their parents who were waiting in the car, "Come on Alfie, lets leave the children to it," She stormed out with her brother in tow.

"Loser," Caitlyn sniped as she too made her way out of the door.

"Bimbo," Noah muttered as they jumped into the car.

"Done with your sniping I see?" Troy mumbled at his two children.

"Not quite," Noah answered his Father.

"Make sure we're not around when you start it. We've had enough of it to last a lifetime," Gabriella sighed.

"How's Auntie Sharpay?" Alyssa wondered.

"She'll be quite upset I expect, but it'll cheer her up seeing everyone today," Troy answered.

"I wish I could remember Uncle Zeke," Noah spoke softly. Troy and Gabriella nodded.

"You were too young just like Savannah," Caitlyn spoke softly, "I remember him. Not much, just small things and I remember him always having a huge smile on his face," She reflected solemnly.

"We're here," Gabriella spoke up, and all six of the Bolton's climbed out of the car, flowers in hand and walked up to their friends and family all gathered round Zeke Baylor's graveside.

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"Well that was depressing. What a waste of a good afternoon," Caitlyn sniped as she, her family and all of her parent's friends families all piled into the Bolton Mansion.

"Caitlyn, don't be so rude," Troy snapped at her.

"I'm just stating the real," She shrugged, "Whatever, if you guys want to walk around all solemn and totally un-ra-ra then fine, be that way. I, however will be in my room trying to strangle myself with my pillow case. Call me when you all get a life would you?" She flipped her long blonde curls over her shoulder and climbed the stairs.

"You can stay there for the rest of the night if you want to act so childish Caitlyn Bolton!" Troy yelled up after her.

"She's just being a teenager Troy," Gabriella spoke softly.

"She's just being disrespectful," Troy corrected her, "I wish she wouldn't act this way, why won't she just grow up? Why can't she be more like Alyssa?"

"Alyssa will most likely get just like her when she's Caitlyn's age," Gabriella replied.

"Not bloody likely," Alyssa snorted from behind her parents, "The day I become anything like that self obsessed Barbie doll is the day pigs fly,"

"Glad you agree with me, Sis," Noah said smugly from beside his sister.

"And the day I become like this miserable twerp is the day I die," Alyssa amended herself.

"Kids," Troy groaned, "Who would have them?" He buried his face in his hands.

"You did," Chad told him cheerily.

"We all did," Sharpay corrected.

"We must have been on crack or something when we decided to have children," Jason agreed.

"Well I for one think children are a gift," Sharpay smiled.

"Not our kids," Troy narrowed his eyes, thinking of his children.

"Oh come on, Troy. Where would we be without them? I probably would have self destructed without Savannah and Zeke Jr," Sharpay smiled fondly at her two children, both of whom were pretty damn perfect.

"Talking about us, Mum?" Savannah smiled.

"I was just saying how much you and Zeke have helped me," Sharpay hugged her daughter, "I don't say this enough sweetie, but I am so proud of you,"

"And I'm proud of you Mum," Savannah told her honestly.

"For what?" Sharpay asked in confusion.

"Just for always being strong for us, and for being there for us. You have managed so well and I'm really proud of you," She hugged her mum and walked away.

"You wouldn't think that she was only 14 would you?" Chad spoke up.

"She's above her years," Gabriella agreed.

"Right! I think that's enough talk. Let's celebrate," Sharpay grinned.

"Celebrate what?" Jason asked in confusion.

"Just celebrate us all being here together where we belong," Sharpay answered simply.

"I'll drink to that," Chad grinned.

"You'll drink to anything, Chad," Taylor replied sharply.

"Nothing wrong with that," Chad whispered to Troy who smirked and nodded. They all moved into the living room and began their yearly celebration of life.

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"Finally out of your mood, I see?" Troy asked his daughter who had returned to the festivities.

"Yeah, well," She shrugged and didn't offer any more of an explanation, "What's everyone talking about?"

"Geneva was just telling us about speaking to her career's advisor at school," Gabriella replied.

"What did he say to you, Geve?" Caitlyn asked considerately.

"Well he-" Geneva started but was cut off by Alyssa.

"Is it me or did she just ask about someone other than herself?" Alyssa wondered.

"She did," Noah replied, horrified, "I think she must have had a personality transplant up there," His Father glared at him and Noah immediately shut up.

"You were saying?" Troy asked Geneva.

"Well, he says that I would be well suited to some kind of child care, just like Mum, but I want to be a Doctor so I asked him what he thinks of being a Pediatrician,"

"A what?" Chad asked, confused.

"A children's Doctor," Taylor told him.

"And he said that would be brilliant and with my grades, I should be able to become one. As long as I put in some really hard work and can get the grades for medical school," She shrugged and blushed, "I don't know, do you think he's right?" She was getting seriously embarrassed.

"I think he's right Geneva, you'd be great as a Pediatrician," Gabriella said encouragingly.

"Princess, what did the careers advisor say to you?" Troy asked Caitlyn.

Caitlyn beamed at the unexpected attention on her and spoke happily, "He said I'd make a great Detective Investigator! How great is that?" She looked ecstatic.

"NOOOOOOO!" All of the adults chorused.

"What?" She asked confused as hell.

"Just no! There is no way you could ever be a DI, no chance no way," Troy rambled, obviously remembering Gabriella's experience with the job, "I won't allow it," He said forcefully.

"God I hate you, Dad! You ruin everything!" She wailed before stomping away from the room.

"It's for her own good," Troy insisted.

"No matter how much she hates us," Troy looked at Gabriella pointedly, "Okay, you," He nodded, "It really is for her own good," Gabriella shrugged.

"You can say that again," Everyone chorused.

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Fin

Hey guys, I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of the great reviews and I am so sorry that it took me so long to post this epilogue. I'm still not sure if I will make another sequel, but if I do, this leaves it open for another story.

Thanks again for all of your support, I really appreciate it and please review one last time, for old time's sake?

Thank you! Stacey xxxxxx