Enemies Closer
Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical.
Chapter 1: Broken Tears
Gabriella stood in the middle of the cafeteria breathlessly. She could hardly believe what she was hearing. "You left me for who?" She snapped, trying to stay quiet.
"Sharpay," he replied, guiltily.
She didn't want to dare attention. But what the hell, everyone was already looking. "Troy Bolton! You are stupid, manipulative jackass and I never want to speak to you ever again!" She screamed, tears pouring down her face. Using the heel of her boot, she stomped on Troy's foot, leaving him in pain as she stormed out of the room.
Ryan watched with intense eyes as the scene unfolded before him.
Sharpay let out a malicious laugh as Ryan turned to face her. "Please," she hissed, "like she had any chance with Troy to begin with. You know he's liked me since forever."
"Whatever you say, Sis," he replied, staring at his food.
"I mean, they're too different, not like us," Sharpay continued.
"Yeah, I think I'm done, I'll meet you in the drama room later," Ryan said, standing up.
"Whatever." Sharpay looked at the others around her and continued talking about how perfect she and Troy were for each other.
Ryan walked down the hallway, going nowhere in particular. He stopped outside the music room as he heard a sad voice singing. He opened the door and crept in quietly, not wanting to disturb whoever it was.
Gabriella had tears rolling down her cheeks as she sang to herself.
I
can't believe that Cause I
liked the view
I could be so blind
It's like you were
floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind
Thought you felt it too
When there was me and
you
"Don't stop," Ryan said, coming up behind her, "it was beautiful."
She spun around quickly, falling off the piano bench. "What are you doing here?" She asked.
Ryan held out a hand to help her up, pulling her face-to-face with him. "Tired of listening to Sharpay rant…"
Her face fell at Sharpay's name. "I would be too. I know she's your sister but I hate her."
He could see how depressed she was about Troy leaving her for Sharpay. She was beautiful and Ryan could tell that Troy had never appreciated that about her. He was too blind, trying to be the school's big man on campus and looking for the perfect girl to hang on his arm. But what he didn't see was that the right girl had been with him since new year's eve.
Gabriella took a step back, giving more space between their faces. "Look, you don't have to be so nice to me. I know that Sharpay doesn't like me, so you probably don't either."
"Despite what people seem to think around here, I don't do everything that Sharpay tells me. I actually have a mind of my own."
"I figured that Sharpay just never wanted that revealed. I always knew you were too good to be Sharpay's twin."
"Thanks for the compliment."
She smiled at him. Her smile made him go weak in the knees. He liked it when she seemed happy.
The bell rang abruptly overhead, signaling class was about to start.
Gabriella took a few steps backwards and knelt down to pick up her backpack, looking at Ryan the whole time. "So, I guess I'll see you around," she said, a little nervously.
"Yeah, see you around," he replied, giving a half smile.
She backed out of the classroom, her eyes still fixated on Ryan.
AN: So, I actually like the Ryella pairing. I just haven't seen that many fics with them as a pair. This fic was inspired by my friends. For our school talent show, we were going to sing We're All in this Together for our auditions. I sang Gabriella's part, my exboyfriend sang Troy's part, my friend sang Sharpay's part, and my current boyfriend sang Ryan's part. When we started dating, we would joke about how I left Troy for Ryan, inspiring this story. Okay, enough of my rambling. This is my first HSM fic, so go a little easy. Please R&R!