I present to you, chapter eight. Warning this chapter contains mostly slash, if you really want you could probably skip it and still get the idea of whats going on, it's pretty much just cuddling and ploting. Which was really fun to write, because I love mindless Troy/Ryan fluff. Here you go:

Petting the Mountain Lion

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Cuddling up to Troy, Ryan let out a huge sigh.

The other boy casually placed an arm around his counterpart and raised an eyebrow, "You sighed?"

Nestling deeper into Troy's arms, he sighed again, "Just thinking about the day, you know, the party."

"You two sure know how to throw a party."

"It didn't get that out of hand. I mean, there was no throwing Kelsi in the pool like last time."

"You threw her in the pool? But that's not what I was talking about, I meant the champagne flutes, the ice sculpture of Sharpay, don't you think it was a little over the top?"

"No, our parents let us. They say it's practice for the future." The smaller boy made a face at the thought of carrying on the family corporation.

"Well," Troy grasped the hand of the other boy. "At least they're okay with you having a boyfriend."

"Your parents would be too. All you have to do is tell them."

The taller boy ran a hand through his hair. "You make it sound so easy."

"Maybe because it is that easy." Ryan leaned in close. "You won't know until you try."

Troy just leaned in more to cross the last few inches between them, capturing the other boys mouth in a sweet kiss. He just wanted to stop thinking about it. The pressure was all just a little too much.

Opening his mouth slightly, Ryan began to respond to Troy's advances. Then pulled back slightly, "You can't do this every time you want me to stop talking."

The response was a boyish grin, "I can't?" He pinned Ryan down, holding his wrists parallel to the smaller boys head, and straddled his hips carefully, "Are you sure?"

The blond gazed back at him nervously, "Yeah... Wait no, no you can't, I already have one person stomping on me with her little, silver shoes."

"But I can do things that your sister can't." Troy leaned in touching his nose to Ryan's.

Sighing quietly, Ryan gave the other boy a half smile, then swiftly bucked his hips upward, unseating the athlete out of pure surprise. He fell off the couch with an unmanly squeak. Sitting up, he gasped in shock and awe. "What was that for?"

"To let you know, that I am my own person, and you cannot dominate me." Ryan sniffed to add effect, and turned his head slightly to the side.

"Okay Mister Feminist," He pulled the smaller boy down onto him, "You can be on top."

He smiled, and leaned in to kiss Troy, "Much better."

Troy put a hand on Ryan's chest signaling him to stop, the blond looked at him questioningly, and Troy shook his head, "You are right you know."

"Right about what?"

"Sharpay, she does stomp all over everyone, including you. I'm afraid of what she did to Chad after she dragged him off."

They both shuddered at the thought.

"Wait, you were thinking about THEM this entire time?"

"Only half, and it's Sharpay's fault, she's such an attention whor--."

Ryan placed a finger over the other's lips, "Don't you dare Troy Bolton. And, it's not like, Chad is much better. If he keeps on dropping the 'F-bomb' in regards to Sharpay, she'll wash out his mouth, with her foot."

"That doesn't make any sense."

Ryan paused, thinking. "No it doesn't, but it makes for a good image?"

"More like disgusting. But, it doesn't seem like Sharpay minds me, and I know Chad likes you. The only problem now, is them."

"It's Chad's fault, making fun of her like that, she was really hurt."

"It wasn't just at the party, it's been all week, and sometime before that."

"Yeah, I know," He put his cheek to Troy's. "But what are we going to do about it? I mean as entertaining as it is, we can't let them fight forever."

"I think," Troy paused considering for a moment. "I have a plan." He began to whisper in his ear.

Ryan nodded, "That could work."

Sharpay looked at her twin brother cautiously. "What are you talking about? The woods? Camping? Us?"

"Come on Shar-shar please?" He gave her his best puppy face. "Do it for me? You never know, you might have fun."

"You want me, to go gallivanting into the woods, with your little Troy Toy and the boy that calls me a mountain lion?"

"We just thought it would be fun. We'll make s'mores, and it'll be fun. I already promised Troy I'd go with him sometime, and what a more perfect time than now?"

"So you go have fun with him, and leave me where I am, with my electricity, and toilet paper."

"There's going to toilet paper there, we wont' use leaves... And there's even a bathroom! Well, it's called a throne."

"You expect me to pee in the woods where everyone can see me? Who are you, and what have you done with my brother?"

"It's still me, I'm just trying to adapt, and grow, something you should try too."

"I refuse to go somewhere where I can't bathe for two days."

Ryan smiled evilly. "If you don't, I'll tell mom about the cookies you keep under your bed."

"Don't you dare! Zeke made me those cookies."

"I've got pictures of you eating them in bed, like a PIG."

She gasped in surprise, "You wouldn't!"

"I would."

"You've changed." Ryan opened his mouth to defend himself, but Sharpay cut him off, putting a hand on his shoulder she smiled, "I like it. Time you got a vertebrae."

Ryan smiled back, he new it was a compliment, even though he didn't know what a vertebrae was.

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