AN: wow I am so pleased that I have chapter two already for you, anyway hope you guys like it and comments are always welcome. On another note I am going to be bringing in a hand full of OCs as it being at College I can't bring back all the cast from the first three films as it wouldn't make sense but they will all appear in at least one chapter.

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Suddenly

Chapter two – Roommates and new friends

"Ryan?"

"Tory!"

Troy couldn't believe it, standing in front of him was no one other then Ryan Evans, sporting one of his trademark hats with a matching baby blue shirt and beige trousers, everything he was wearing screamed Ryan Evans, and if Ryan was honest with himself it made everything going on a bit easier knowing that he wasn't alone, even though he was confused of why Ryan was here.

"What are you doing here?" Troy asked, as Ryan walked further into the room and placed two baby blue bags into the corner of the room and then flashing one of his award winning smiles at Troy.

"I thought you got accepted to…"

"Yea I did, but it really wasn't for me" Ryan explained sitting in the seat which Troy had been sitting in a few moments ago, "After two weeks of induction, I just wanted to scream, so I got my parents to pay for a transfer and this was the only college left which had a place!"

"OH," Troy replied as he sat down on the bottom buck joining his hands together, "How is Kelsi getting on?"

"She loves it, it's everything she wants," the blonde teenager smiled, before they entered a world of silence. Both sitting in their own thoughts and eyeing up their room mate. Even though Ryan knew that Troy was going to be at this College, he really didn't think he would be sharing a room with the Wild Cat king and the boy he had, had a crush on since he first sang on stage, and now he would be living with the Troy Bolton.

"Sharpay's not here is she?" Troy asked suddenly breaking the silence and looking up at Ryan from his hands, noticing for the first time how his hat and shirt brought out his blue eyes and made them look like they were sparking.

"No, my sister isn't here," Ryan said bluntly which made Troy realise that even though she was the ice queen, she was still Ryan's twin sister, but then a small smile started to creep over Ryan's lips, "Thank god,"

"Is that all you brought?" Troy asked casting a look to the two blue bags in the corner of the room, causing Ryan to break out into a fit of laughter.

"God no," he replied, "But the lift is broken and I really can't be bothered to go and down those stairs again"

"Well how about, I give you a hand then we go explore the campus?" Troy offered, pushing himself up from the bottom bunk, "Oh and I've already claimed the top bunk if that's ok with you,"

After four quick trips up and down the stairs the two boys had managed to get all of Ryan's bags into their room, without the help of Carmella who insisted she would of helped if they asked but because they didn't ask she was to busy doing her nails to offer to help. With their small room now full of unpacked bags, the boys left their room and set of to explore their new home.

The two old school friends walked around the campus, talking about school, their prom, their friends, anything and everything that popped into their heads. Ryan explained how he had spent most of his summer holiday at Lava springs with his sister before he set off for college and how Sharpay had thrown him a huge going away party but had forgotten to invite anyone from East High except for Kelsi of course, he then told Troy that his parents had brought him a new sports car but for some reason he had left it at his old college, when Troy questioned him about it, Ryan quickly changed the subject to Gabriella.

"Have you heard from her?" Troy asked as they both sat down on a low wall which surrounded the courtyard in the centre of the campus. Ryan gave the other guy a small shrug before turning away from him.

"I got an email last week, just saying how she is loving College but missing everyone…mostly you Troy," the blonde teenager told the other boy, "and that she is planning to see Taylor in a couple of weeks but that was all,"

"More then what I've heard," Troy replied with a bit of resentment in his voice, before Ryan is able to reply to Troy's comment, a boy around the same age of them storms past, he is of a small built but the tight white T-shirt he is wearing shows off his arm muscles and well defined chest. He has medium length messy light brown hair and dark eyes. A few seconds later a taller guy who was bigger built with well defined muscles which was plan to see as he was wearing a tight fitting black vest and dark jeans which showed off his toned legs came running after.

"What up Alex," He called out, "if it really means that much to you, you can have the top bunk but…" he suddenly broke off when he realises that he was being watched. Turning his attention to Troy and Ryan he gave the two boys a huge smile which made his bright blue eyes shine even more then they already were.

"Hey," he smiled, closing the small gap between him and the two boys sitting on the wall, before he extended his hand to Ryan, "names Nathan!"

"Ryan," the blonde teenage replied standing up and accepting Nathan's hand while his checks turned a sudden shade of crimson.

"Troy," Troy then added, standing up and holding his hand out for Nathan. He was hit with a feeling he had never felt before and he didn't understand it but something shouted out that he shouldn't let Ryan to close to his guy, that he should protect Ryan from him.

"Nice to meet you," he grinned before turning back to Ryan, "So I'm planning a freshman party at my parents place down by the coast, its bout an hour drive from here and your more then welcome to come…Ryan."

"Umm thanks," the blonde replied not being able to say anything else as he found himself getting lost into the brightest blue eyes he had ever seen.

"Shouldn't you be getting back to your friend," Troy spoke up, "he seemed pretty annoyed,"

"He'll get over it," Nathan laughed, "but then again I better make it up to him before he sets his boyfriend on me!"

With that, he pulls a small card from his back pocket and hands it over to Ryan, giving him a small wink and then running after the guy known as Alex. Ryan couldn't help but stare at him as he ran around the corner.

"He seemed nice," Ryan whispered more to himself then Troy, who simply rolled his eyes.

"If you say so," Troy replied grabbing Ryan by the arm "come on lets get some food!"

"Uh huh!" the blonde replied still in a daze.