Name: Transatlantic
Chapter Two: Come Fly With Me
Pairing: Troy/Ryan
Author: xxBoppingAllTheWayxx
Word Count: 1179
Warnings: Slash
Summary: An overseas trip to Britain opens up a whole new world for two very lucky boys.
It didn't take long for all of the passengers to get aboard the aeroplane, and to find their seats. It came as a surprise, however, when Ryan and Troy realised that there were a few empty rows between them and the rest of their friends, but were told by the stewardess that they'd have to remain in their appointed seats.
"Still," started Troy, "more time to talk, right?"
Ryan was surprised by Troy's openness, especially given the jealousy he'd harboured over Ryan's tutoring of Gabriella at the Country Club. Thinking about it, however, Ryan felt that this would allow the pair to start over, and perhaps cultivate a nice friendship between them.
Ryan leant back into the comfortable chair, stretching his legs out slightly into the aisle, to his side he was aware of Troy looking out of the window.
"Troy, you are aware that we haven't taken off yet, right?"
Troy turned his head, grinning to match Ryan's own smile, and rolled his eyes. "Of course, I am! I'm looking for my mom and dad." He returned to looking out of the window, leaving Ryan to his own devices.
"There they are!" Troy shook Ryan's arm to get his attention and pointed at the window. "I can see them! Wave, Ry!"
Rolling his eyes playfully, Ryan leant across Troy and stared through the pane. Sure enough, he could just make out Coach Bolton and a woman that Ryan assumed was Troy's mother, still stood in the terminal waving. The coach stopped waving when he saw Ryan's face, until the woman whispered into his ear, causing him to look sharply at her, then at Ryan once more, waving at the boy with a odd stiffness in his decorum.
"Your folks seem nice," Ryan commented as he returned to his comfy seated position. As he buckled up, the pilot's voice buzzed over the intercom, announcing that the plane was about to take-off. As the intercom buzzed out again, excited chatter began to erupt from their fellow classmates. Troy grinned at Ryan once again, before buckling his own safety belt.
Moments later, the plane began to move and the talking dimmed again as all attention was diverted on the plane's ascent. Ryan noted Troy sitting quite tensely, and alternating between staring out of the window, and staring at his fingers, fidgeting.
"Never flown before?"
"What gave it away?"
Ryan reached over and put his hands over Troy's. "It's a short flight, Troy. Eleven hours, at the very most. If you panic, it's going to seem longer." He could feel Troy's racing pulse under his hands and decided to divert the boy's attention. Reaching into his hand-luggage case, he pulled out a pair of handheld consoles. "Up for a game?"
They played through Ryan's collection of games for around an hour, before the early morning finally took its toll upon the pair of them. As Ryan placed the Nintendo DSes back into his hand-luggage, Troy undid his buckle, and let the seat recline into a sleep-worthy position. In a matter of moments, Ryan had done the same and the pair settled ready for sleep.
Ryan was the first one to succumb to slumber and, in his sleep, he cuddled up to the brunette next to him. Without any feelings of guilt or uncertainty, Troy wrapped an arm around Ryan, and joined him in sleep, a content smile upon his face.
They were awoken, a couple of hours later, by a rather surprised Sharpay. She impatiently shook Ryan's shoulder to try and prise him from his sleep before, failing to walk him in the conventional way, dug her pink, acrylic fingernails into his wrist.
The blonde boy jolted awake, sitting upright with a look of shocked pain upon his face. His sudden movement had also managed to wake Troy, and Sharpay soon found herself being subjected to a double glare from her brother and the basketball team captain.
"You want a snack?"
Despite the death-glares coming from the boys, Sharpay held her ground firm and folded her arms vexatiously. "Do you want a snack?" Her voice sounded almost piercing to the sleep-deprived pair, and the lilt to her voice seemed stronger and more deafening than ever before.
The boys simultaneously looked at one another, then at the girl, before giving a synchronised and forceful "No." As she left, the pair settled back down to sleep, not pausing for thought before resuming the snuggling position that they had been very happily snoozing in. Before they could get back to sleep though, Troy muttered something quietly to himself.
"Jinx, one kiss."
"Beg your pardon?"
Ryan's eyes were wide open now, all traces of tiredness having flown from his body. He sat up and turned to face Troy, eyes incredulous and brow furrowed. He had heard quite clearly what Troy had said, yet the meaning behind it seemed lost upon him.
"It's nothing. Forget it."
"No, Troy. You said 'Jinx, one kiss.' What's that mean?"
Troy sat up, and looked over the top of his chair, spotting Sharpay at the back of the aisle with a sleeping Gabriella resting upon her shoulder. He turned back to face Ryan.
"It's a game that Gabby and I play. Whenever we say the same thing, at the same time, the first person to shout out 'Jinx' wins, and gets to name their prize."
Troy stopped talking. Ryan thought this over in his head for a couple of seconds before realisation dawned upon him. Troy had, without realising it, announced his intended prize. One kiss.
Ryan quickly glanced around to see if anyone was watching them and, satisfied that they were unobserved, quickly leant forward and brushed his lips gently against Troy's, before pulling away and turning his back upon the boy.
The next couple of hours passed in stony silence between the pair and, before either boy was really aware of the time, the pilot's voice buzzed once more over the intercom announcing that the plane would shortly be landing. Glancing briefly at each other, the boys quickly readjusted their chairs back into the seated position, and buckled their safety belts again, ready for landing.
Once landed, the students queued in the aisle, ready to be allowed off the plane and, under the orders of Ms. Darbus, held hands with their buddy. The action brought a fervent blush to the cheeks of both boys as they remembered the earlier kiss, though neither cared to mention it although both noticed the creeping crimson upon their faces. As the dismounted the aeroplane, Ryan felt his buddy hand him a small piece of paper which he quickly unfolded.
No-one said that you had to join in the game, but I'm glad you have. X
Again, Ryan felt the burning blush of his cheeks, and heard a soft chuckle from the brunette next to him. The holidays had only just begun, and it was going to be one that neither boy would ever forget.
So that's Chapter Two done, guys. Hope you enjoyed it. A little reviewing never hurt anyone, either. *hint hint wink wink*
Joey ~x~