Title: Looks Can Be Deceiving

Pairing: Troy/Ryan

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I don't own high school musical.

Troy just couldn't wait for the end of school, after he had made the decision that today was to be the day. Tired of not doing anything and waiting for everything to just happen by itself he was ready to take some action. As soon as class was over he was going to do it. Naturally today's English class seemed to keep going on forever. Troy was ignoring the essay he was supposed to be proofreading while thinking about a certain blond.

Gabriela had broken up with Troy after she realized that although she cared for Troy they were better of as friends. They just didn't have the same chemistry they used to when they first met. Once everyone found out Troy had every girl after him once again, but he didn't want any of them. First he thought it was because he still loved Gabriela, but the more he taught about it the more he started to realize about himself. Gabriela was his closest friend besides Chad, so it was her who he talked it all out with. After sometime Troy finally was able to come to terms with the fact that he was gay, and there was one guy who he was particularly attracted to.

After 20 excruciating minutes of Troy waiting impatiently, the bell finally rung. He was out the door before it finished ringing, and hurried to his locker. After tossing everything he was carrying inside he closed it shut ignoring all the homework he had assigned. He hurried towards Ryan's locker which was located next to Sharpay's on the first floor.

He walked as fast as he could trough the crowded halls, trying to avoid bumping into anyone. As soon as Troy laid eyes on Ryan he stopped and took a deep breath. In Troy's eyes Ryan was perfect, and the moment he saw him the nerves started to kick in. Doubt started to overtake him, should he really be doing this. He knew there was no way he could back out now. He started walking again before he thought about it too much.

"Hey Ryan, Sharpay." said Troy.

"Hey Troy what's up." Sharpay replied in her typical flirty way.

"Yeah nothing much I just wanted to talk to Ryan." Troy said looking straight at Ryan.

"Fine I have to go find Zeke anyways, I'll wait for you in the car." She said, before turning around and walking away.

Troy turned towards Ryan and took a deep breath before starting to talk.

"So Ryan I need to tell you something," Troy started looking around to see that there was a bunch of people in the hall.

"How about if we go to the auditorium?"

He waited for Ryan to nod, and than started to walk silently next to him.

The moment they entered the deserted auditorium Ryan began to talk.

"So Troy What's up?"

Troy took another deep breath and just let it all out.

"I don't know how to say this I mean I've been thinking about this for a long time and I thought it was time for me to do something so yeah you know during the musical we got to know each other a lot better and I realized that… " Troy looked straight at Ryan for the first time since they had entered and he lost his train of thought everything he had planned to say was erased from his mind. Not that it was coming out they way he had planned.

"Troy what are you saying just spit it out."

He didn't know what to say anymore, so he just went for it and kissed him. It wasn't long or passionate or anything just lips touching lips. Still it was something Troy had wanted for a few months. He could feel his heart beat speeding up it felt wonderful, that was until he felt Ryan's hand pushing him away.

"What was that for?" Ryan looked shocked, and a little grossed out as he asked.

"Well I've liked you for a while, and I thought you might like me too."

"I'm sorry Troy, I don't like you that way." Troy was hurt, they'd never been the best of friends, but he felt he deserved at least a chance.

"Come on Ryan we can go out just once, can't we?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not gay."

Troy was shocked, not gay. It had always been obvious to everyone that Ryan was gay. He never officially came out, but there were obvious clues.

"Are you lying to me just because you don't want to go out, you don't have to you know I understand." He said turning around feeling hurt that Ryan would lie, to get out of a date with him.

"No Troy wait, I'm not lying, I'm not gay why would you think that?" Ryan asked taking a hold of Troy's arm.

"Ryan look at you I mean look at the way you dress, besides you like musical, and you've never had a girlfriend." Ryan blushed at this last statement, but still replied firmly.

"Troy just because I dress this way doesn't mean I'm gay, there's many straight guys in musicals, and yeah I've never had a girlfriend, but that's not because I don't like girls."

"So you're not gay than."

He shook his head.

"Ok than we'll be friends I'll see you later." Troy said before turning and walking out the door.

Troy was amazed it seemed unbelievable to him that Ryan wasn't gay, although he had never said he had always been sure he was. It felt awful knowing that Ryan would never like him. If he had just disliked Troy it would have been different, but knowing that he wasn't gay meant there's no chance.

With out noticing Troy was already at his car, he got inside and he turned on the radio full blast. He just wanted to forget. Once he finally got home he went directly upstairs to his room and laid down waiting for night to come so he could finally fall asleep.