Chapter 5

Ross couldn't believe the sight in front of him. His brother, who only an hour ago was making fun of him for being gay, and the guy he was in love with, were kissing on the bed. Ross couldn't seem to process what was happening. Not even ten minutes ago, Ratliff was declaring that he was straight, and in love with Rydel, but now here he is, swapping spit with Rocky.

He couldn't take it anymore, so he ran back to his room and slammed the door.

Ratliff wasn't quite sure what was happening. One moment Rocky needs to tell him something, and the next he was kissing him?! Was this what he needed to tell him? He had already had one of the Lynch brothers confessing their love for him today, and he definitely did not need another one.

He hadn't pulled away from the kiss yet, not a hundred per cent sure why, but then he had an epiphany. He wasn't in love with Rocky, he knew that, but something about kissing him felt right. He didn't feel this way when he was kissing Rydel, so maybe he was gay…

Then he thought about it a bit harder. There was always the feeling that he had to be with Rydel. There were millions of 'Rydellington' shippers, and he couldn't suddenly break up with her, because then Riker would kick his ass, and he doesn't want to create even more tension in the band. Wasn't Rocky a Rydellington shipper? If so, then why the hell was he making out with him?

With those thoughts, his mind cleared up a bit and he quickly pulled away from the kiss. The two of them just stared at each other in shock.

"I….", Rocky trailed off

"Is that what you needed to tell me?" Ellington asked bluntly.

"Not exactly…."

Ellington just gave him a look, as if telling him to continue.

"I'm gay"

Ellington snorted "Yeah, I figured".

Rocky just glared at him.

"Be a bit more supportive eh? It's hard for me to talk about this stuff…"

"So you just go around kissing people instead?"

Rocky thought about this. He knew that he probably shouldn't have kissed Ellington, but he couldn't think of any way to tell him. He had probably just made things awkward and weird between them.

"I don't like you like that…"

"Really, because it sure seems like it does, I mean you practically threw yourself at me"

"Stop! Ok, I shouldn't have kissed you, that was a mistake, but I just couldn't find a way to tell you-"

"-I'm gay would of been a good start", Ratliff retorted.

Rocky sighed and laid down, facing away from Ellington.

"Get out"

Ratliff scrunched his eyes in confusion.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me, if you're going to be a dick, you can leave"

Ratliff sighed and ran his hands through hair. This day had been so hectic, he couldn't handle anymore drama at the moment. He probably could have been a bit more supportive of Rocky's situation.

"Look I'm sorry, it's just been a long day, and it's only like 1pm. I'm completely fine with you being gay Rocky, and besides, you don't like me anyway, so don't worry, I accept you Rocky"

Rocky smiled at the kind words of his best friend. He sat up and wrapped Ellington tightly in a hug. Rocky wasn't usually one to show affection, besides the kiss from a few minutes ago, so Ellington found it a little weird, but that didn't stop him from returning the hug.

The next day

Ross was lying in bed, which he hadn't left since yesterday. No one had bothered him, because they all thought it was about his argument with Rocky.

A loud bang echoed from his door, and Riker popped his head in.

"Ross get off your lazy ass, and get out of bed, we have two interviews and a photoshoot today so hurry up"

Ross just groaned as his brother left the room. He wasn't in the mood for acting all happy and friendly with the rest of R5. Rocky probably hated him, Ellington was probably scared of him, Rydel thought he was a freak, and as much as he tried to deny it, he could tell that even Riker was getting fed up with him.

He dragged himself out of bed, before putting on some jeans and a clean white shirt, and heading downstairs. He knew that he most likely looked like shit and his hair was sticking out in a million different directions, but at the moment he couldn't care less.

When he reached the kitchen, everyone suddenly went quiet, but they didn't look at him. He quietly grabbed a bowl and poured some cereal and milk into it. He sat at the opposite end of the table, away from where Riker and Rydel sat with Ryland. He didn't know where their parents were, probably at their first venue, setting everything up.

He tried to avoid looking at them, but when he heard footsteps coming into the room, he looked up to see Rocky and Ellington coming into the kitchen.

"Ah, Rockliff are finally here, you guys probably shouldn't sleep in the same room if you can't get up the next morning" Ryland joked, and everyone laughed a bit. Everyone but Ross.

He couldn't quite comprehend what Ryland had said; They shared a room last night. Rocky only had one bed in his room, It was a double bed, so they probably shared it. Tears came to Ross' eyes as thoughts of what they could have been doing came to his mind.

He saw the two of them standing close and as Rocky looked towards Ross, he could see Ellington rubbing his back. He couldn't stand to see them act all couply. How could Rydel not see this? He stood abruptly and stormed out of the kitchen, leaving his bowl of cereal untouched.