A Forced Reunion
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Chapter 7 – Ryan please let me in
It had been a few minutes since Ryan had told Sharpay and she was still stood there not moving or saying anything.
"Sharpay?" Ryan said as Troy crept into the room and stood next to Gabriella looking at her confused as she nodded. Troy instantly knew Sharpay knew the truth now.
"Why? Why didn't you tell me earlier when I first saw you or why didn't you call me? Its bad enough I find out my brother has leukaemia but then I find out he is dying. I can't believe this. I need space." Sharpay turned on her heal and ran out of the room as Gabriella and Troy looked at each other worriedly before looking at Ryan's blank and weak face.
"Ryan?" Gabriella moved closer to him as he looked at her.
"She hates me Gabs." Gabriella shook her head as she grabbed his hand. "I ruin everyone's life."
"Ryan don't you ever say that. You haven't ruined anyone's life and I'm sure Sharpay doesn't hate you." Gabriella told him as Troy took over from her.
"Gabi's right, Sharpay probably just needs time to come to terms with this. It's a lot to take in especially when you guys haven't spoken in 10 years." Troy continued.
"Yeah remember when you first told me I hardly spoke to you for a week because I didn't know how to take the news." Ryan smiled weakly squeezing her hand.
"You ended up, when I told you, falling asleep on the balcony outside the apartment because you said you needed some air and time to yourself." Ryan recalled.
"See I was so worried I couldn't even get myself to bed. I'll talk to her if you want?" Gabriella offered as the door opened again to reveal Sharpay.
"Gabs can I talk to Ryan alone?" Gabriella nodded as Troy led her out the room, closing the door behind them.
"Hi." Ryan spoke as Sharpay sat on the edge of his bed next to him. Grabbing his hand, Ryan saw tears falling down her face. "I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too Ryan but I'm so scared. Please let me in Ryan and don't shut me out because I don't think I can just sit back and watch you go through all this." Sharpay told him as he smiled.
"I promise I won't shut you out anymore. Anyway I think I may need your help with something." Sharpay looked at Ryan suspiciously.
"What are you planning?" Sharpay asked.
"Are all the others out there?" Sharpay nodded. "Go fetch all of them but not Troy and Gabi." Ryan instructed as Sharpay got up and left the room.
Ryan lay quietly thinking over everything that has happened in the past few days before he saw Sharpay returning a few minutes later with the others.
"Hey Ryan how you feeling?" Taylor asked as she and Kelsi hugged him.
"I'm ok. Look I know you all know about what's up but I need to tell you something else but please don't run off like Sharpay did." They all nodded. "I was given a few weeks ago 6 months max to live." Ryan looked up as he saw Taylor and Kelsi gasp and the boys look taken aback. "But I need your help before I do though." Ryan smiled.
"I know that smile and that means you are up to something." Sharpay pointed out as he smiled.
"You guys have seen how Troy and Gabriella have been acting recently haven't you?" Everyone nodded. "Well we all know they are destined to be together so I kind of made a promise."
"What kind of promise?" Sharpay asked her brother. Ryan looked down not wanting to look at his sister's face as he spoke.
"My dying wish. I promised myself that before I ... you know, I would find the perfect guy for Gabriella because I need to know she will be protected after I've gone." Sharpay bit her lip trying to stop the tears from falling. Everyone had tears in their eyes even the boys knowing they were losing one of their best friends.
"I promise Ryan I will do everything to make sure your wish comes true." Sharpay told him pulling him into a hug.
"Yeah count us in too. We don't want to have to put up with a depressed Troy again because he has let Gabriella slip from his grasp once again." Chad added.
"Thanks. Look all we need to do is come up with a plan and some ideas. I know Gabi still loves him and Troy has promised he will look out for her but I need them together to know she is truly happy." Ryan explained.
"You have any ideas as to what we can do?" Jason asked.
"No but Troy and Gabriella..." Ryan was cut off by someone else.
"Troy and Gabriella what?" Ryan looked to the door and saw Troy and Gabriella standing there with Gabriella giving him a look.
"Troy and Gabriella should be here is what I was going to say." Ryan lied thankful for all those acting classes he had taken.
"Ok... Well I just came to tell you we all have to leave now since it's so late." Gabriella told all of them as they all stood up and left the room promising they could all get together soon to talk which confused Troy and Gabriella.
"I'll be back tomorrow first thing ok Ryan." Gabriella reassured him as he rolled his eyes.
"Yes Mom. You don't have to worry. I'll be fine it's you I'm worried about." Ryan watched as she smiled.
"I'll be fine."
"What if you aren't? I don't like the idea of you being in that hotel room on your own." Ryan told her.
"I have a solution to that." Sharpay, who was still in the room along with Troy and Zeke. "Why don't Ryan, you come and stay with Zeke and I when you are released and Troy Gabi can come and stay with you can't she since you have room and then the two of you won't have to stay in a hotel while your down here." Sharpay arranged as Troy nodded. "That's settled then. Gabi can get all of your stuff and take it back to Troy's for now and we can get it tomorrow when you're released." Gabriella looked at Troy unsurely which he noticed.
"It's fine Gabs I don't mind." Gabriella smiled and nodded as she kissed Ryan on the cheek before following Troy out.
After getting all her stuff and Ryan's, Gabriella checked the two of them out of the hotel before heading to Troy's. Turns out Sharpay lives opposite Troy so Gabriella knew she wouldn't have to worry about Ryan.
"You ok?" Troy asked as Gabriella turned to him as he led her up to his spare room before leading her back downstairs after dropping hers and Ryan's stuff in the room.
"Yeah I'm fine. It's just I'm worried about Ryan. I've never left him alone since he was diagnosed so it's weird being away from him. Even when he was in hospital before I always stayed in the hospital in the waiting rooms."Gabriella admitted as Troy pulled her into a hug. Pulling away Gabriella did something which surprised both of them. She leaned up and kissed him.
A/N: Hello :p I left a small little cliff hanger there for you since I felt like stopping there :p How will Troy react to that? What about Gabriella? Please Review! Thanks!