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The Problem with Ryan
Chapter 11: Practice perfection.
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When Ryan focused, he realized his back was against one of the lockers in the locker room at school and he became acutely aware of a firm body pressed into his own.
'Troy,' Ryan thought, he could recognize this feeling anywhere, his fingers, now more aware, clutched to the back of Troy's shirt, causing the brunet to raise one arm, bracing himself against the locker behind Ryan, leaning into the blond, his eyes held his gaze, bold blues stared into Ryan's light ones.
He kissed him soundly, meshing his lips against the blond's, the brunet's warmth enveloped the blond, radiating off Troy so close to Ryan's body. Ryan couldn't take the heat anymore, his legs felt wobbly, and so he griped Troy tighter.
"Ryan," the brunet moaned into the kiss, his lips brushing against Ryan's, and the blond felt himself weaken at the sound of Troy's voice needy. A thigh made its way between Ryan's legs as he was pressed against the lockers and further into Troy.
Troy kissed down his neck, pausing to suck on his collar bone before going back up, leaving kisses up the plane of his smooth neck. Finally, Troy reached his lips but instead of kissing him he pressed his forehead against Ryan's, staring into Ryan's eyes, and the blond found it hard to break away, bringing his hands up and touching the brunet's face.
Ryan raised his hands slowly, his fingers brushing against Troy's lips. Troy leaned into his pale hands, stark against his tan skin, he closed his eyes slowly, "Ryan," He whispered.
"Ryan," His lips were so close, he could taste them.
"RYAN!" And Ryan awoke, a gasp leaving his lips, he breathed in deeply as the air escaped rapidly from his lungs. 'These dreams are getting intense,' he thought frantically. Suddenly at the sound of a loud thud he quickly sat up on his bed to look at his bedroom door.
"RYAN!" Sharpay's muffled voice came loudly from behind his door, her banging increased in frequency, "Wake up! It's practice time!"
The blond blushed fiercely at the state he was in. Suddenly, his door banged wide open "RYAN!" And Ryan's eyes went wide at the sight of sister.
"S-Sha-arpay!" Ryan quickly bunched the comforter around his hips and over his stomach to cover a certain stiff part of his body, "I'll be ready! Just go!"
"What? And let you drift back into dreamland?" Sharpay stated dramatically, "We have a production to save!"
"Okay! Just leave," Ryan's blush went down his neck, 'Just go, just go, just go,' Ryan repeated mentally.
"FINE!" Sharpay was already dressed and ready to go, "I'll fix my make up, but if I find you back asleep," she warned, "I won't hesitate pouring cold water on your face!" she threatened before storming out.
Ryan stared at the door after Sharpay left, he sighed, looking down into his lap and venturing a look under his covers.
"I could use that cold water," he sighed.
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The music became louder and louder as Ryan walked down the hall to the dance studio. Since it was Thanksgiving break, everyone agreed to practice in the Evans' Estate the day after Thanksgiving.
When Ryan walked in Troy and Sharpay were in the middle of their scene, he watched as Troy looked annoyed while Sharpay looked angry, "You will listen to me!" Sharpay sang, as Troy's face took on a bored expression, "You will listen to me!" She continued, the music blaring into an intense melody, violent and sharp keys of the piano played by Kelsi, "You will see!" Her voice high as she pointed at Troy.
Troy was supposed to play a fifty-year-old professor, while Sharpay played a new and young professor out to change the University. Although Sharpay didn't get the scene written the way she wanted, she relented for a scene with Troy.
The entire play was surrounded around their four characters. Ryan played a young inexperienced professor, Dr. Mathew, who is torn between following how things were run for decades and going with the new and innovative style Sharpay's character, Dr. Laura, brings.
Gabriella played Dr. Kere, the dean of the school, a head strong woman that was placed in her position because she agreed with Troy's character, Dr. Smith. Since it was set in the 70's the costume design had fun designing the girls' costumes while himself and Troy were stuck with stuffy tweed suits.
And suddenly the music stopped.
"Ryan!" Kelsi waved, "I need your help with the dancing," she rushed toward him, "It doesn't seem," she searched for the word, "Um, angry," she said.
Gabriella was on the other side of the studio dancing with the extras, he noticed, he turned to the other side of the studio and saw some of the crew still working on the costumes. 'Well, I guess Mrs. Darbus left it to just us,' he thought.
"I know how to make it," Sharpay leaned into Troy as the brunet in turn leaned away from Sharpay, "Angry," she said huskily.
Troy laughed nervously, "Maybe Ryan has some ideas," he said, walking over to said blond.
Sharpay, her body still leaning toward where Troy once was, looked over at him now next to Ryan, huffed in annoyance, and then straightened up, "Well, Ryan?"
Ryan looked between the two and suddenly felt awkward, Troy stepped closer to the blond, his shoulder brushing against his, "Uh, maybe I should see you guys dance first," he suggested weakly, stepping away from Troy, who looked over at the blond, slightly disappointed at the withdrawal.
Suddenly a crescendo of notes came from the piano, everyone turned to Kelsi in surprise, to which she responded with a slight grin, "Well, let's get to it!"
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"Well, Mr. Smith, I won't have it!" Sharpay's character, Dr. Laura announced, "I will teach what I believe is needed, the times are changing, and the kids need to change with them."
Troy shook his head, beginning to sing, "Fundamentals never change for they build the groundwork for today," he stepped from behind his make shift desk, which was just an empty space in front of his chair.
Kelsi's played the beginning soft keys, tinkering along the higher notes. Gabriella and Ryan sat on the dance floor, watching the scene with interest.
"Well, it seems to me you're out of touch," Sharpay's high voice sang, she stepped back as Troy advanced, his face becoming angry and annoyed, suddenly, Sharpay stopped backing away abruptly, causing Troy to walk too close and almost into her.
Ryan confused at this change of events turned to Gabriella, who just shook her head.
Troy backed away hastily, his singing slightly off key, "You're about as gentle as a scorpion's sting," he sang, thinking about the irony of the lyrics vaguely, before Sharpay suddenly placed both of her hands on his chest, wiggling her hips.
"You know nothing of me," she sang not as angry but sensually, and abruptly the music stopped. Kelsi folded her arms in annoyance.
Ryan sighed, "Sharpay, you're supposed to be angry," he said tiredly, "Not in heat."
Gabriella covered her giggles with her hand. Troy sighed as well, "Alright, let's do this again," Troy said, narrowing his eyes at Sharpay, "This time, properly."
"I'm sorry," Sharpay pouted at the brunet basketball player, not really sorry at all.
"Take three," Kelsi muttered.
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And all throughout practice, Ryan had the strangest feeling he was being watched. He looked over his shoulder and found Troy eating his sandwich innocently, he sighed as he bit into his own sandwich, 'maybe I'm just being paranoid.'
Gabriella chatted amiably with Kelsi, both sharing a container of Chinese takeout. They all decided to eat in the dance studio floor much to Sharpay's dismay.
A rustling of plastic drifted to Ryan's ear, followed by a soft voice, "Hey," Troy smiled, moving over to sit next to the blond.
Ryan's cheeks tinted slightly pink, much to Ryan's embarrassment, "Hey," Ryan replied shyly.
"So," Troy began, his sandwich finished and its plastic wrapping bunched in a ball in his hands, "Do you think we'll be able to pull this off?" he asked, his interest in Ryan grew, as he noticed Ryan's pink cheeks, "Two weeks behind schedule and we perform in a week," he chuckled.
Ryan shifted in place for a while, looking just ahead of Troy, "Well, I have faith in all of us," he replied.
Troy watched the blond curiously, taking in his flushed cheeks and fidgety behavior, his gaze going down the smooth and slightly sweaty skin of his neck down his exposed collar bone, his thin t-shirt outlining his faint muscles on his quite firm chest, and finally settling on his long and graceful fingers holding his sandwich. He was never this close to the blond to fully study him, Troy thought suddenly.
They both sat Indian style on the floor, Ryan nibbling at his sandwich, while Troy continuing to stare at the blond.
Troy was determined to talk to him, 'I need to let him know, somehow,' Troy bit his lip, 'But I'm so scared.'
He wondered if the charm he used on girls would work on Ryan, but he was too afraid to find out.
Ryan found himself unsettled by Troy's striking blue eyes staring into him, drowning him, engulfing him.
"What?" Ryan let out, he couldn't take it anymore, his heart pounded as Troy smiled, a perfect bright set of teeth stark against his tan skin. Ryan felt a peak of arousal stir within his gut, the heat of Troy's eyes enflaming him.
"Uh, it's just I couldn't help but notice how tired you seem," Troy said casually, leaning back on his hands, "And sweaty," he added innocently. He decided to start small, 'Can't go wrong with stating an observation,' he thought.
Ryan's blush when down his neck at Troy's statement, "W-Well, I was dancing a lot," he said, slightly embarrassed at his stuttering, "And you're no one to talk," he replied with renewed confidence, "Your shirt is soaked."
Troy looked down at his own shirt and chuckled slightly, spots of sweat around his chest, then looking up at Ryan and narrowing his deep blue eyes in amusement, "Why, Ryan, I didn't know you noticed," his lips tugging up into a smirk, "How sweaty I am."
Ryan gulped, but before he could stutter out a response Sharpay's voice boomed from a top a table far into the studio, "Lunch time is over!" she yelled, "Back to practice everyone!" She continued, "Come one people, let's go, let's go!"
Gabriella grumbled as she and Kelsi cleaned up their container and utensils, "It's like we're her cattle or something." Kelsi giggled a little at her remark, Gabriella cracked a smile at Kelsi's reaction.
Troy watched in slight anticipation as Ryan's cherry lips parted slightly, he looked as if he was going to say something to the brunet yet Sharpay yelled from across the studio again, making Ryan turn to regard his sister, "Get over here!" She screamed. Ryan smiled hesitantly at Troy before walking away.
Troy's gaze lingered on Ryan as the blond made his way to his sister. 'I wonder,' Troy thought, 'Does he like me too?' And that possibility made his heart flutter.
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A/N: Well I'm sorry to say school is starting again…sighs…I have to go back to the assholes I go to school with grr they annoy me to death …and so I have to stop going on ffnet because well… last semester I went from A- GPA to a solid B and I haven't quite told my parents heh sooo I'm planning on doing really well this semester to pull it up and that means less updates. But I prepared for that and have been writing A LOT so that I can still post stuff during school but not as frequent.
And as for my other story I'll post the epilogue soon I just realized how many errors it has since I wrote it a long time ago.
In other news, I'm thinking of writing a Chad/Jason because of some drabbles I started writing that started out Troy/Ryan and went to Chad and Jason odd I know but I'm not sure if it's been done before and if people will even like Jason with Chad. It is not a typical relationship and it's not so romantic …anyway tell me if you guys are into it. It'll be set in college since I can get away with a lot more.
And so that's it I guess. I love you guys for reading this so please review and tell me if you liked it or not, I'd appreciate it.