Title: Ice Prince
Author: Mrpointyhorns aka Blemery
Author's Email: M
Status: WIP
Part: 1/?
Pairings: Eventually Troy/Ryan, starts with Troy/Gabby and Ryan/OC
Warnings: Slash, Tryan, abusive relationship
Spoilers: None.
Summary: Sharpay and Ryan try out for the figure skating show. Ryan catches the eye of the ice hockey's captain, but is he as really charming as he seems. Troy starts to ask questions when he realizes that he might be jealous.
Beta: Phoenixdreams
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Disney. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
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Chapter 1
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Ryan carefully laced up his ice skates. Beside him was his sister and ice skating partner, Sharpay. They were trying out for the ice dancing performance. It was Sharpay's new threat. After last year's musical fiasco she decided that she needed another talent to add to her resume.
She and Ryan had taken ice skating lessons until they started High School. Then it had been all plays and musicals, but not anymore.
Ryan did not mind the new sport. Sharpay allowed him to choreograph their number. He spent the first month and a half of school planning and practicing for the tryouts. He was really excited.
The ice dancing team was an intramural but most of the people trying out went to their school. The team would perform their partner or solo numbers along with several group numbers at the show in December. Also they would be allowed to compete their numbers against other ice skating teens.
The best part about the ice skating team was that Ryan could still spend time with Troy, Gabby, and his other friends he had made over the summer. The show would be in December which meant that he and Sharpay would be able to tryout for the new high school's musical. And come spring, Ryan wanted to tryout for the baseball team.
With all of his activities and his new friends Ryan knewthis year would be very full. He also knew that it would be one of the best years of his life. For the first time in a long time he had true friends, other then his sister. It made him feel extremely grateful that Troy and Gabby tried out for the musical last year.
Sharpay stiffened on the bench beside him. The blond looked up from his skates, shaken from his thoughts. He followed his sister's gaze onto the ice. She was watching the pair trying out before them. It was obvious right away that the two skaters were very good.
The girl was Rebecca and she was the school's best ice skater. The boy was the captain of the ice hockey team, Jack. Ryan had to believe that Jack was only trying out for the ice skating show because Troy had tried out for the high school's musical last year. Normally a guy like Jack would not want to be caught doing something that might be considered girly.
"They're good," Sharpay said. She was sizing up the competition, as always.
"Sharpay, we're not going against them. The tryouts are to make sure we know how to skate. That is it." Ryan reminded her sister even though she probably was not listening to him.
Ryan picked up his microphone clip. It hooked around Ryan's ear and rested at the corner of his mouth. This way he could sing hands free during their dance. He would need his hands for picking up Sharpay. None of the other ice skaters were singing and that was something they held over the competition.
The twins continued to watch the pair though their entire number. Then it was their turn. Ryan thought that they could do better they had. Jack and Rebecca focused most of their number on her skill and his ability to lift her up. Ryan knew that he was a better skater then Jack. He and Sharpay together had to be better then the both of them. Also Ryan believed that their number was more entertaining.
Their number was three minutes long. They had a combination of jumps, spins, and lifts. Ryan was even able to throw Sharpay into a jump which was quite impressive. He could also spin and jump in both a counterclockwise and clockwise direction. He had never known that it was unusual to do this until he was already too used to spinning and jumping in both directions. It was incredibly impressive because he could reverse his spins and jumps to Sharpay's. Ryan showed off at the end by doing a backflip on the ice, and he also did the splits. They set their number to an upbeat song, that they could dance to and have fun with.
When they finally left the ice they were panting and heated from the exertion. There was one more pair trying out after them. The twins watched as they caught their own breath. The new pair was cute but they were not as good as the other two pairs.
Then the coach called the three pairs and the three solo skaters together. "From what I saw all of you did a great job. You're not all amazing but I like the range of level we have. Check your emails for rehearsals. Everyone will perform their number that I just saw at the show. I will also choreograph a number for the boys, for the girls and for the group. The show will take place on the second weekend of December. In November I will allow you to sign up for the Veteran's Day competition. This is not required, but winners will get scholarships so I do encourage you to work hard." Coach Eleanor said. "Practices start tomorrow."
Ryan could see Sharpay's disappointment. She was always competitive and he knew that she was hoping to be crowned the best of them all. He however was not disappointed. He knewwhat the tryouts were for and he was not going to dwell on being the best.
He and his sister headed home in almost silence. He could tell that she was deciding on how to improve her skills. It was a quality that could both serveto further her and to hold her back. She could never move on; she had to dwell on everything unlessshe was the best. Ryan was glad that she was starting to notice that this determination as a fault. Although, she would not consider Troy and the others as good friends, their influence was rubbing off on her as well.
For Ryan the changes in him were just as subtle. He had always considered himself a people person and he was always friendly, but that never changed the fact that he never had any real friends. He had Sharpay and he considered her a good friend, but he always believed it was because they were family.
It was never like he did not want any friends; he just always had trouble making them. He was always over looked. He knew if he tried out for American Idol Simon would likely call him forgettable and it was true. Then when he was noticed it was always because he was doing something abnormal, like playing with girls, or taking an interest in singing and not in sports. Even his own parents would be hard pressed to remember his Little League days.
For this reason it was probably no surprise to anyone when he came out to his family. He almost wished they had reacted badly to his sexuality. But it was just another thing that made him abnormal, but because it was expected it was easily forgotten.
Since the summer, since last year really Ryan was starting to get noticed. At first as an antagonist to a romance that shocked the school, but then as someone who was actually pretty cool. Although he could not say that all of Troy and Gabby's friends were now his, he did know that he had made at least two. Also, instead of being remembered for abnormal things he was now sometimes remembered for his pitching arm, his good nature, and his hat collection - the latter may actually be abnormal.
Even though it was sometimes hard to admit, Ryan was really grateful for the friendships he had gained over the summer. He was hoping they would only grow during his senior year.
Once he arrived home he hurried to check his email about practices for the ice skating performance. All of the pair and solo performers had different time slots to practice their numbers on Saturday. During the week the days would alternate practices for the group numbers. Tomorrow would be the first practice for the boys' routine. As Ryan closed down his computer he felt a little flutter of excitement in his gut. He really felt like this year was going to be the best one ever.