Title: Ice Prince
Author: Mrpointyhorns aka Blemery
Author's Email: M
Status: WIP
Part: 2/?
Pairings: Eventually Troy/Ryan, starts with Troy/Gabby and Ryan/OC
Warnings: Slash, Tryan, abusive relationship
Spoilers: None.
Summary: Sharpay and Ryan try out for the figure skating show. Ryan catches the eye of the ice hockey's captain, but is he as really charming as he seems. Troy starts to ask questions when he realizes that he might be jealous.
Beta: Phoenixdreams
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Disney. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
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Chapter 2
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Summer was slowly becoming a distant memory for Troy Bolton. While it was happening it had felt so fresh and everything he did or did not do had been such a big deal. Now that it was mid-October Troy realized that the things he had put importance in seemed so petty to him now. He really wished that he had spent more time having fun with his friends instead of worrying about the future.
He vowed that this year he was going to have fun. He was still going to work hard and try to get into the university, but he knew that there was nothing wrong with going to a community college for a year or two until he had enough money to go to a university. He hoped however that he could go straight to the university.
So far he had been doing a good job about keeping his vow. He was on the golf team this fall. He had a small part-time job. He worked on Saturday and Sunday during the day, but the nights were all his.
He spent his weekend nights usually with Gabby, but sometimes he would get together with the other Wildcats and hang out with the boys. He tried to split his time evenly. Both Gabby and Chad understood when Troy chose to hang out with one of them over the other.
Another friend that Troy never thought he would make was Ryan Evans. He only really hung out with him at school. Ryan was usually too busy to hang out on the weekends, but occasionally he would join the Wildcats at their parties. All the same, he enjoyed his new friend, even if they only spend time together at school.
What bothered him was that he had no idea about Ryan and Sharpay's tryout. He could almost swear that Ryan had told him about it but he could not remember. Luckily for him, Gabby did.
"How was your tryout, Ryan?" Gabby asked at lunch. She was chewing on a carrot stick.
"Oh great. It went really well. I have practice today after school," Ryan smiled at Gabby. The blond was sitting across the table from Troy and Gabby, the rest of their friends all sat around them making small talk.
"Tryout?" Troy frowned. He wished that he knew what they were talking about. He also wished that Gabby and Ryan would not flirt in front of him.
"Yeah, Sharpay and I tried out for the ice skating show yesterday. We ice skated when we were younger. We were a little rusty but we did pretty well." Ryan explained. He smiled proudly.
Chad snorted dropping in on the conversation, "Don't get any ideas Troy. Having you sing was bad enough, but seeing you figure skate that's where I draw the line."
"I wasn't going to tryout, but what's wrong with ice skating," Troy frowned at Chad. He loved his friend but sometimes he was too judgmental.
"Nothing," Chad said with a little shrug, "For Ryan. But you're playing golf this season remember."
Troy nodded although by the looks Chad received he could not believe that Chad had originally meant that. Troy turned back to Ryan, "You'll have to tell us when your show is. We could all go to watch you."
Ryan smiled. He ignored Chad's comments. He maybe stereotypical but this time he was right. He liked singing, dancing, and ice skating, and he was also gay. He had not officially come out, to anyone at school, but he was sure some people could tell, others refused to believe anything until Ryan said so.
"The performance is in December, so not for a while. I'll tell you what day it is when the date is closer." Ryan explained. He let his smile grow and added mostly to Chad, "Jack, the ice hockey team's captain is performing too! I think he might have had the courage to try out for ice skating because Troy tried out for the musical last year."
Chad raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Troy smiled however. He felt so good that someone was able to be true to who they were because Troy had been true to his self. "That's great. I don't even talk to Jack. Was he any good?"
"Not as good as me," Ryan smiled, "But he was pretty good. Today the guys get together to practice our group number, so I get to see him up close. I'm pretty excited. I haven't done something new like this in a long time."
"You and Jack are skating together. Anyone else?" Gabby asked. She did not seem as interested as Troy or Chad but she was trying to be a good friend.
"Yeah, one other guy; most of the skaters are girls. So there are only three guys. He's not from our school," Ryan explained. He then pulled out his math assignment. Ever since he became friends with the rest of them his grades were improving, because he had been checking his work with Gabby's.
Troy was a little disappointed that the conversation had changed. He had done his homework with his girlfriend so he did not need to check his work. He tried tuning into Chad and Jason's conversation, but he could not stop think about what Ryan had said.
Jack had tried out for ice skating, maybe because of him. That was pretty awesome, but something bothered him and Troy could not figure out what it was. He knew what bothered him had to do with how Ryan had answered his question, but he could not put his finger on it.
With a soft sigh he repressed the feeling hoping to think about it later. He finally tuned into Jason who was talking about golf practice. After a few minutes Troy was able to slip in his comments and suggestions.
He kept glancing over at Ryan and Gabby who were working on homework together. He still did not like seeing them act so friendly. He was pretty sure that Ryan did not have feelings for Gabby anymore, if at all, but it still bothered him to see.
Gabby made Ryan smile so much. He had never seen Ryan smile that way for anyone before, not even Ryan's sister. It annoyed Troy. Still he did not say anything, after all they were only working on homework, and he was just being irrational.
He could tell that this year was going to be an interesting year. The mixed emotions he got when he looked at Gabby and Ryan, along with this new feeling he had about Ryan ice skating, and trying to balance his friends and work schedule was going to be tough. He also knew that it was going to be great. For the first year he was going to be who he truly was. The real Troy Bolton. He could not wait.
