Disclaimer- I do not own anything that has to do with High School Musical, especially the characters Ryan and Troy.

Warning- This is a Slash fic, meaning sexual relations between two boys.

Summary- AU. Perfection could describe Troy Bolton's life, but is it all worth losing just for his one true desire… he thought so. Tryan.

A/N: Wow, again thanks for reviewing. I like hearing everyone's opinion and input. I am utterly and truly sorry for not updating sooner. I tried to but things kept hindering my chances of updating. Well I managed to find time so here is the next chapter. This one, again is pretty short, so I apologize for that. I just felt that I should write something just to let people know I have not forgotten about this story. Hopefully you guys will like it, so here it is!

Frenetic Desires

Chapter 4: Take The Plunge

Ryan plopped himself onto his comfortable bed, staring up at the ceiling. Ryan's day had been peculiar to say the least. Entering "Troy Bolton's world" Ryan did not know what to expect. As soon as his butt landed on the cafeteria, he was attacked with questions from his new teammates as well as the cheerleaders. Sharpay, though, asked the most out of all of them. She asked if he had a girlfriend, which he answered with a 'no.' Then she asked about Gabriella, who sat there, slightly timid. Ryan answered her question with 'she is just my friend.' Next she asked why he did not have a girlfriend, so he answered, 'I haven't find the right person yet.' Sharpay continued to ask questions, making Ryan feel as if he was be interviewed for something. In a way, he was.

After lunch, he noticed that many of the students kept staring at him and stealing a few glances at him during classes. Troy seemed to notice too for when he passed Ryan in a hallway, he whispered, "Welcome to my world."

Ryan wondered, was he ready to be a part of it. Sure, now he would be part of Troy's posse, he would have many students adore him, but was he ready for it?

All his life Ryan was comfortable with being average. He liked being able to count on his friends with his fingers and toes. He enjoyed walking into East High without being mobbed by female students for being too popular or being placed in a trash bin and thrown down a staircase for being too geeky. He knew that now gossip would be started that would mention his name or would be about him. Ryan continued to question, was it really worth it…

As Ryan pondered he heard a knock on the door. "The door is open." Ryan called, still gazing up upon the ceiling. Ryan heard the door opened and noticed the brunette who was entering the room.

"Hey Gabi."

"Hi Ryan." Gabriella replied in her soft voice. "Can I join you."

"Of course you can." Ryan grinned, patting a spot next to him on the bed, signaling for her to join him. As she took a spot next to him, she too took a glance up at the ceiling.

"Why are you staring up at the ceiling." Gabriella asked, furrowing her eyebrows. "Is there a fly up there?"

"No." Ryan chuckled. "I am just thinking about the stuff that happened today."

"Oh, why what's wrong?"

I don't know." Ryan replied as he let out an exasperated sigh. "I mean, it was just… different."

"You mean different in a bad way or different in a good way?" Gabriella inquired.

"I haven't decided yet." Ryan said in an almost inaudible tone, now sitting up. Gabriella lightly placed her delicate hand on Ryan's shoulder.

"I think it will end up being different in a good way." Gabriella chimed in.

"Why? Is it because now you are able to drool over Troy at a much closer proximity to him." Ryan teased, while Gabriella turned a beet red.

"No, I mean this is a chance to experience something new. I mean you will get to meet new people, be included in a variety of social gathering, be popular." Gabriella explained.

"What about you?"

"What about me?"

"Well if I am gonna be popular, I want you to be there with me." Ryan told her.

"Don't worry. I'll be there." Gabriella grinned, the two intertwining their fingers upon one another.

"You are the best friend a person can ask for." Ryan let out.

"You too." Gabriella said, her smile as bright as before.

"So Gabi, what brought you here to my house." Ryan asked. "I know you did not just come here to listen to my problems."

"I don't think I need a reason to go and see my best friend, now do I?" Gabriella counteracted.

"Touché." Ryan mumbled, earning a giggle from Gabriella.

"Well, I should get going." Gabriella announced, getting off from the bed and straightened her fleece sweater.

"I'll walk you." Ryan said, grabbing a sweater from his closet.

"You don't have to." Gabriella replied. "I only live like 3 weeks away."

"I know, but I want to." Ryan insisted. Gabriella placed one of her long slender fingers in her hair as she blushed a light shade of pink.

"Okay." Gabriella muttered as the two headed downstairs and towards Gabriella's home, Ryan thoughts still lingering on his predicament.

"So I was wondering that after your basketball practice and my cheerleading practice, we should head back to my house and practice for out tryouts next week." Sharpay stated, draping a pink robe over her slim naked body. Meanwhile, Troy lying on Sharpay bed, her covers covering parts of his naked form.

"Isn't that what we were supposed to do today?" Troy grinned, placing his hands over his head. Sharpay turned around, and sauntered towards Troy. She made her way to Troy, and hovered herself over him, her foot, playing with his thigh.

"Well it is not like what we did do was so bad either." Sharpay whispered in a soft low voice, lightly nibbling on his ear. Troy let out deep breaths as Sharpay did this.

"Nope, it wasn't." Troy managed to say. "In fact, I think we should do it again." Sharpay smiled sweetly, her fingers drawing little designs on Troy's chest. She placed her lips on top of Troy in a light, heavenly kiss and muttered, "We can't." With that she immediately got off of Troy.

"What!" Troy exclaimed, feeling irritated and slightly hot and bothered.

"Troy, my parents will be here any minute now, so you better get dressed and get the hell out." Sharpay said, flinging Troy's garments on the bed.

"You can truly ruin a moment, you know that." Troy remarked, grabbing his underwear from the small pile and putting them on.

"I know." Sharpay headed off into her bathroom while Troy finished getting dressed. Troy could hear the shower faucets turn on, and he merely shook his head.

"You sure you don't want me to join you?" Troy teased, leaning on the door frame of the bathroom door, adjacent to Sharpay's bedroom.

"No. Now leave through the window. I will see you tomorrow." she replied in an as a matter-of-fact tone. Before Troy could comprehend what happened, he found himself climbing the large tree that stood right across from Sharpay's bedroom. Troy wondered how Sharpay managed to get him out of that room in a matter of a nanosecond. As Troy found himself climbing off the tree, he turned back at Sharpay's window to see her waving bye at him. He smiled and headed off along the sidewalk, now two houses away from his girlfriend. Troy found it very convenient to live in such close proximity to Sharpay, seeing as if he ever had a problem that needed to be fixed, he just had to walk a mere two blocks to get his problem fixed.

As Troy continued to walk onwards to his house, he noticed a figure walking towards him. As Troy walked forward, he noticed the figure had blond hair, and charcoal-colored eyes. Eyes that were filled with thought and confusion, yet were graceful piercing. Before Troy could think, he muttered "Ryan?"

As Ryan and Gabriella leisurely advanced there way to Gabriella's house, Ryan briefly closed his eyes, taking in the fresh air breeze.

"So, have you decided if you are gonna stay with the team?" Gabriella asked, lightly tugging on her pink sweater.

"I don't. I mean I want to, but it's just so new to me. I mean all these years I have always thought of them as the rulers of East High, and now I can possibly part of that." Ryan admitted. "It just scares me." He turned to face Gabriella, who he half-expected for her to laugh or tease him for his insecurity issues. Instead, she just had a small smile on her face that said "it's okay, I understand."

"Well whatever you choose, I will support you." she said in a soft voice. Ryan could not help but grin, it seemed that Gabriella, with her sweet innocent voice, would have that effect on anyone with a heart.

Ryan graciously led Gabriella to her front door. "So now we are here at you lovely abode."

"Yeah, we are." Gabriella chuckled.

"So I will pick you up tomorrow, kay?"

"Kay." Gabriella fumbled through her purse, finding her set of keys. She successfully found them and opened the door.

"So see ya tomorrow." Gabriella said.

"Yep, see ya." As Gabriella was about to close the door, she said, "Hey Ryan."

"Yeah?"

"If I were in your shoes, I would take the plunge." With that, Gabriella closed the door, and Ryan began to walk towards his home, Gabriella's words still fresh in his mind.

"If I were in your shoes, I would take the plunge." those words continued to bother him like a mosquito bite. How could such a simple statement send someone to such confusion. Part of him felt that taking a plunge would only cause unnecessary drama, but the other part told him to do it, try and test waters. But which side to choose.

Take the plunge…

As Ryan had his head down, he did not notice the person advancing towards him. Still dealing with his troubled thoughts, he heard someone call his name. "Ryan." As Ryan raised his head, his eyes came into contact with bright blue orbs that were starting to become too familiar. For some peculiar reason, Ryan felt something inside himself flutter. Ryan replied, "Troy?"

A/N: Well, there you have it. I know it is not much, but it is something. Hopefully next chapter will have plenty of Tryan moments to come like a walk in the night and other surprises that I will throw in. I also hope to update quicker, hopefully I can. So stay tuned for this and my other stories. Reviews are appreciated!