Lessons
The first time Ryan realised he had feelings for the out-of-control haired, deep-chocolaty-brown eyed, hugely gorgeous Chad, was when Chad accepted Ryan's offer to teach him how to dance.
Chad's soft-yet-not-meaning-to-be-cheeky smile had malted Ryan's insides.
After the baseball games, Ryan was in the changing rooms, looking at his reflection in one of the mirrors. His shirt was filthy, something Ryan didn't really know in his clean world.
Everyone else had left after getting changed. Ryan hadn't accepted them to stay and wait for him. Ryan had never had friends, because most hated him and his sister, Sharpay, mostly because of Sharpay's snootiness and bossiness.
Ryan didn't really blame them; he only went along with his sister's crazy ideas because she was his sister.
But not anymore, not after the way she had treated him. They always song together, but now that she wanted Troy so he was pushed out of the picture.
Ryan had been so enveloped in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed Chad had came up behind him.
"Hey, I've been waiting for you" Chad told Ryan. Ryan looked surprised.
"Really?" he had asked. Chad nodded.
"Yeh, everyone's gone off to the food stall, knowing them, they have the place cleared out by now so we better hurry" he told Ryan, looking at his watch.
Ryan was unsure, he had never been invited anywhere by anyone before, not as a friend anyway.
"I…I'm filthy" Ryan used as an excuse, pointing to his shirt.
Chad looked a little shocked but said,
"No one really cares if your dirty, it's all about the food" He was saying it a joking manner.
However, Ryan still looked unsure. Not just because of his dirtiness, but because of the fact that Ryan felt weird around Chad.
Ryan had known that he was gay for a while now. Sharpay knew it. His Mother knew it. The whole school suspected it. However, Ryan had never had a crush on someone yet. Ryan had only realised that he was sexually attracted to man in general.
Chad was his first official crush and it felt strange.
Seeing Ryan's still unsure-ness, Chad took off his clean shirt. Ryan's mouth fall open in shock as Chad did it.
"Have my shirt" Chad offered, handing it to Ryan.
"What will you wear?" Ryan asked, trying to look Chad in the eye, but his eyes kept wandering over Chad's strong body.
Ryan wished Chad would put his shirt back on to stop it.
Chad thought for a moment before answering,
"Your top, I'm use to filthy things"
Ryan heisted before slowly taking off his shirt to reveal a pale torso.
"Dude, you need a tan" Chad told him as Ryan handed the top to him.
Ryan felt himself blush and quickly pulled Chad's shirt over his head.
"Cool, so now you one of us Wildcats and I'm a Drama King" Chad smiled, striking a pose.
Ryan blushed again and said,
"You need a hat first" he swapped his and Chad's hats so now he was wearing Chad's baseball cap. Ryan tilted it to the side a bit.
"Will, come on now, I'm starving" Chad said, walking off.
Ryan breathed in deeply, exhaling Chad's odour that come from his top. It was a great smell. Chad's sweat mixed in with his cheap deodorant.
Ryan smiled before following Chad out.
That night, Gabnella had invited Ryan over to 'hang out'. At her house, Ryan found himself sitting next to Chad on the sofa, watching a film.
"Whose turn is it to choose the movie?" Taylor asked from the floor. She was making her way though a massive bowl of popcorn.
"Ryan, why don't you pick?" Gabnella offered. She was sitting next to Taylor on the floor.
Ryan was surprised to be offered the option of movie and shook his head.
"Nah, I don't mind what we watch?" he told them.
Taylor chose the movie in the end. It was the 'Brothers Grimm'
"Oh, we've watched this before" Chad complained, slouching down on the sofa.
"Yeh, but it is a good film" Taylor told him, putting the DVD in place.
"Well, you don't mind if I go to sleep then" Chad said, and sure enough, Chad was asleep within ten minuets.
Ryan had been shocked when Chad's head had fallen onto his shoulder. Ryan was so glad that the room was darkened because his face had turned bight red.
It felt comfortable though.
Chad's slow breathing made Ryan's hair blow slightly and tickled his ear.
The film wasn't really Ryan's type and he soon realised he was drafting off to sleep as well.
When he awoke, the DVD had finished and the girls were nowhere in sight.
Chad's head was now in Ryan's lap, his hand nested on Ryan's thigh.
It was a nice feeling, and Ryan couldn't help but smile.
However, Ryan knew this was wrong because Chad would never like Ryan back. Ryan sighed and shook Chad awake.
"Dude, what happened?" Chad asked sleepily.
"You fall asleep" Ryan told him, standing up and stanching.
They found the girls, but all Ryan could think about was Chad's firm hand on his thigh.
That was a couple of weeks ago now. The talent show was over and everything was back to normal.
The dancing lessons had been great. Ryan loved teaching, which is what Ryan now wanted to be, a dance teacher.
Ryan had made friends, grown more independent and above all, Ryan had got to see Chad more often.
Chad was a great dancer; he learnt very fast and was very motivated.
Ryan sometimes lost himself in Chad's deep eyes when they talked. This was embarrassing because he was often brought back to reality by Chad snapping his fingers in front of Ryan's eyes, saying,
"Dude, wake up"
With the ending of the Talent show came the ending of the dance classes. Ryan wished they would continue, he missed them.
He missed the noise of the busy classroom. He missed the people looking at him for advice on their footing. He missed people telling him what a great teacher he was.
But above all, Ryan missed watching Chad, face screwed up in concretion, dancing to the music playing on the stereo and him just being there.
Chad still spoke to him of course. They could often be found having lunch together near the pool, chatting.
Ryan looked forward to these times more then anything else that summer. They would talk about everything and Ryan found talking to Chad more easy then talking to anyone else.
"What are your plans for when we get back to school?" Chad asked Ryan one afternoon, leaning back on his chair.
"Well, I was thinking about trying for the baseball team" Ryan said, causal.
"That's a great idea, you played great" Chad told Ryan. Ryan felt himself blush at the compliment.
"How about you? What are your plans?" Ryan asked.
Chad hesitated, taking a long slip of his drink.
"I was…thinking about…about trying out for dance club" Chad didn't look at Ryan and dared him to laugh.
"That's an excellent idea" Ryan smiled. Chad looked up at him, shocked.
"Seriously, you should really go for it" Ryan told Chad.
"You really think?" Chad asked. Ryan nodded.
Chad then looked down at the floor.
"Can I ask you a favour, Ryan?" Chad asked. Ryan realised he sounded nervous.
"Yeh, anything"
"Could you give me some dance lessons?" Chad asked.
Ryan didn't know what to say, had he even heard Chad right?
"I'll understand if you don't want to" Chad told Ryan.
"No, I do, I would love to" Ryan said, smiling.
Chad looked up at Ryan, grinning.
"Really?"
Ryan nodded. Chad slapped Ryan gently on the back. The touch made Ryan's insides run with electric.
"That's great, thanks a lot, dude" Chad said before returning to his shift.
Hey. Yes another story by me. I saw High School Musical 2 and had to write this. Chad and Ryan are the best two characters in the first one, but they didn't get enough attention. I nearly cried with joy when they got their own song in this movie. I think they should be together. Please review, and there will be more. Flumes welcome, but nothing too cruel.