Hi guys! This is my first Ryley fanfic, so please review and tell me what you think!
Also, please note that I do not own Glee or any of its characters. (If I did Ryley would be together!)
Hope you enjoy this first chapter!
Lumos-Hermione-Nox
Ryder walked down the busy hallways of McKinley High School on his own.
It had been two weeks since everything had happened. The song. The flowers. The necklace. The kiss… Ryder hadn't spoken to Marley since he kissed her, but she was all that was on his mind. He felt terribly guilty that he kissed his friend's girlfriend, possibly ruining his friendship with Jake as well as his friendship with Marley.
She kissed you back. Maybe you do have a chance was what he would tell himself whenever he thought about it, which was pretty much all the time.
Ryder liked Marley since the first time they talked at her locker. These feelings only grew stronger when they won the lead roles of Danny and Sandy in the school's production of Grease and were working together almost every day. They would hang out after rehearsals and catch a movie or some pizza. Ryder was sure she liked him just as much.
Then, Ryder found out he was dyslexic and had to cancel their date in order to see a specialist. About a week later, Jake confessed to Ryder that he and Marley had been hanging out a few times. While Ryder and Marley were never officially a couple, this still upset Ryder, although he pretended he was cool with it. Ryder was sure Jake had no interest in dating Marley until he and Marley became close friends.
When it came to sectionals, the New Directions were told they would be performing Gangam Style and they were looking for someone to take the lead. Jake told Ryder that he could take the lead if he let him have Marley. Ryder agreed, even though he knew Jake would be better at it. On the night of sectionals, Marley was breaking down. Ryder was worried. He never stopped worrying about her, so he told Jake to take the lead as it would mean a greater chance of the club winning.
So Jake took the lead from Ryder as well, and Ryder acted cool with it because Marley's happiness meant the world to him; Even if it meant she was dating one of his friends despite his still growing love for her. Even if it meant helping Jake win Marley's affections even more on Valentine's Day.
Lost in his thoughts, Ryder accidentally walked into someone.
"Oh…Sorry about that", He said looking up into a pair of beautiful sapphire blue eyes. He looked away quickly, staring anywhere but her.
"No. Don't be…that was entirely my fault", Marley replied, also avoiding eye contact.
The pair stood there awkwardly for a few seconds. Ryder had so much he wanted to say, he just didn't know how.
"Well I should get to class…", Marley stated quickly.
"Oh, yeah. Sure", Ryder said glancing quickly at Marley. She turned around and walked off down the emptying corridor.
Ryder sighed. He knew they would have to talk about what happened eventually. He just didn't know when or how that was going to happen.
With one final look in the direction Marley had walked off in, Ryder turned around and walked towards his next class too. He knew it was pointless though. He wouldn't be able to concentrate now. Not since all he could thing about was her.
Ryder sat alone at a table in the canteen. He was eating a sandwich when Jake sat down at the table.
"Hey, Dude", He said cheerily. "You seen Marley anywhere?", He asked.
"Not since second period", Ryder replied, sighing.
"Oh, because I've set up a pottery session for us to go to now. I feel bad for not coming up with my own ideas on Valentines Day, so this is to make up for that", Jake told Ryder grinning.
Ryder was crushed. He knew Marley liked Jake so much already and after this he would have no chance.
"So what do you think?" Jake asked Ryder.
"I think it's a great idea. Go for it." Ryder lied.
"Thanks dude!", Jake said. "I'm gonna go find her. See you later" And with that, he left.
Ryder was alone again. Alone. The word stuck in his mind. And that's all you'll ever be he told himself.