DISCLAIMER: I still DO NOT own High School Musical or its various characters. I DO OWN THIS STORYLINE AND CHARACTERS CREATED BY ME!
Thanks for reviews, I taken them into consideration and I will try to fix the problems. (:
Sorry so long to update. My laptop crashed and needs to be completely reprogrammed. I had the entire fourth chapter completed already, I am going to change my story line and this chapter from what it originally was due to things going on with me lately so it is going to have a "dark" ending when its finished with the way I am feeling right now.
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TROY'S POV
"Ryan, I like you a lot. As more than just a friend. I know we don't know each other well, but ever since detention and the car ride I've felt something different inside of me. I never felt this way before about a guy. I don't know why I'm having these feelings now, and I can't control them. I know that you're gay and I thought you could help me out and maybe we could be more then friends."
Troy shook his head as he stared at his bathroom mirror. He had been repeating the speech for over half an hour to make sure it was perfect. He still wasn't sure how to break things off with Gabriella. He didn't know how to tell his friends or family anything. He figured maybe after he confronted Ryan about it, it would just come to him about what to say to everyone. He heard a knock on his door.
"Troy, time for school." It was his mom.
Troy immediately blushed, and worried about whether or not she heard him. He figured he should address her about this now, rather than wait for her to question him later.
"Um…Mom." Troy stuttered the words out in a low husky voice.
"What's wrong?" She walked into his room with concern.
He blinked away the tears. "Mom, I like girls and boys." He was crying now, still stuttering the words.
"That's okay Honey. You can't help that, and me and your father love you unconditionally." She was sitting beside him on his bed, rubbing his back.
The tears continued to fall, and he continued to stutter. "But, I don't want to be like this. I want to be normal." He was choking on his tears.
"Honey, we love you anyways. If a guy makes you happy so be it, but don't let that stop you from being you." She was hugging him. She had a soft smile and loving eyes.
"What am I going to tell Dad?" He was worried more than anything at this point. He just looked down, letting the tears fall down his cheeks.
"Honey, your father knows."
"What?" The tears stopped, he was dumbfounded. How could his father possibly know.
"Yeah, he seen the way you looked at the other guys. We've always known. We were shocked that you and Gabriella had lasted this long." She was chuckling.
"How am I going to break it to her?" He was no longer stuttering. He wiped the tears out of his eyes and off of his face.
"Just tell her, like you told me. Without the tears and dramatics of course. It's not something you can control. Now go wash up, your already going to be late." She walked out of the room with a smile.
"I can do this, I'm ready." He walked into the bathroom to wash his face.
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RYAN'S POV
"Ryan!" The shrieking started once again. Ryan had put up with this morning routine for several years, but he never really been annoyed by it until recently.
"Yes?" He said with a smirk.
"What's your problem?" She was disgusted. Ryan knew she was bitchier than usual, so she must have gotten her monthly visit.
"Shar, I've got a lot on my mind. I really can't deal with helping you right now. I need time for myself!" He was aggravated, and it was obvious.
"I was just going to say that I'm leaving if you're going to ride with me. Otherwise, drive yourself. So calm down and take a pill." She was pissed.
"I'll drive myself then!" He yelled it.
"FINE!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.
Ryan slammed the door in her face. He hated arguing with his sister, but it was to early to deal with her problems, and he had his own problems. He had to tell Troy how he felt, and had to find a way to do it with out getting the snot beat out of him.
Stomps were made down the hall. Sharpay was stomping her way down the stairs and the front door slammed. There was no apology big enough to please her today. Ryan decided to forget about apologizing to her, at least for today.
He put on the nicest thing he could, and made his way to his car.
"Ryan, your father and I are disappointed in you." His mother said walking from the kitchen.
"For what?" Ryan had an edge to his voice.
"For what you did to your sister, so you're grounded for a week." She replied sternly.
"What? For shutting a door!" He was about to yell.
"Don't mouth your mother, and watch your tone!" His father shouted walking down the hall.
"Okay, sorry."
"Just, go to school!"
Ryan turned and walked out the door. He didn't know why his father was such a jerk to him. HE never really treated him the same since he came out. He was meaner to Ryan, and favored Sharpay. His mother, on the other hand, got closer with him.
He pulled into the school parking lot. Everyone was standing around waiting for school to start. He looked around and seen everyone in their normal clichés. He finally found the guy that had been on his mind for several days.
Troy was standing with Gabriella. They were alone, and whatever they talked about looked pretty intense. She seemed mad about something, and he looked crushed. Ryan couldn't figure out what they were talking about, and it drove him nuts.
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TROY'S POV
"Gabbi, we need to talk." Troy was nervous. After his talk with his mother, he was sure he knew that the next person to talk to was Gabriella. She deserved to know, because this was going to affect her as well. They had been together for several months, and this was going to be devastating.
"Sure Troy." She had a warm smile. Troy knew that she had no clue about what was coming next.
"Gabbi, I think that we need to break up." He had his head facing the ground, and he was looking up through his chocolate brown bangs.
"Why? Is it something I did?" She looked confused and crushed at the same time.
Troy swallowed hard. "No. Your beautiful and amazing. Any guy would be lucky to have you." He was choking on his words again.
"Then what's the problem Troy? If any guy is lucky to have me, why are you breaking up with me?" She had an edge to her voice. Her confusion grew, and she had a bit of anger in her voice. She wasn't taking it well.
"There's just a lot going on in my head," he swallowed hard again so he didn't stutter.
"Who is she?" Gabriella wasn't the jealous type, and she never got mad. Troy made her mad a few times, but she didn't look this mean and this hurt.
"What?" He knew what she was thinking, and she would've been correct other than the fact that the she that Gabriella is referring to is actually a he.
"You know what Troy? Is she prettier than me? Smarter than me? Will she go all the way?" She shook her head. "This is because I'm not ready to have sex with you isn't it."
"What? No! Gabbi it's not like that! It has nothing to do with it!" Troy felt his heart breaking, as he watched Gabriella's heart disintegrate in front of him.
"Don't call me Gabbi! My name is Gabriella! If it's not about sex then what is it about Troy? There's no other reason!" She was yelling, and tears were forming in her eyes.
"Gabbi, Gabriella. It's not about sex, it's about the person that I am, that I'm becoming." He blinked away tears.
"What kind of person are you Troy? Is it college? The team?" She quieted back down, but the tears still fell down her cheeks.
"Gabriella, we can't be together because I don't love you. I can't love you." He felt a tear begin to fall down his cheek.
"Why? What's so wrong with me, that we can't be together?" She never looked so crushed before.
"Gabriella, I've recently discovered who I truly am. I don't like." He was choking on his words.
"You don't like what?" She was demanding. She needed an explanation and soon.
"I don't like," Troy began to stutter. "I don't like. I…I…I don't like girls! I'm gay, and I am interested in guys. I'm sorry but there's no chemistry between us. I thought there was, but there wasn't and I can't control it."
She shook her head, and handed him his class ring. "Fine then. I understand, have fun with the guy your drooling over. Stupid faggot!" She ran toward the building squalling.
Troy never felt so torn before, never hurt so bad. Not by the break up, but by the word Gabriella used. Faggot. It rang in his head over and over. He was relieved and panicked at the same time. There was definitely no turning back now. He decided he'd go straight to Ryan during lunch, pull him aside and tell him everything.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
Okay so this chapter was short. Only four pages, but I decided to devote it to Troy's coming out. Still moving fast, but oh well. I'll just keep going and I plan on writing from Gabriella's POV in the next couple chapter. Please re-read the description. I have modified it, to change the way the story is going to be. Also Troy coming out to his mom is a personal moment. I took the dialogue from a conversation a friend's mother and him had. He told me exactly what they said, and I modified it slightly to fit Troy's situation. So please REVIEW! Also, thanks to all of the fans of the story.
If you like witches, my next fan fiction is for you. It is a battle of black magic and white magic between the Evan's Twins. So watch for the first chapter of that coming out soon! (:
~CRC2010
