Pistachio #13 (a decision)
Author: bella
Rating: PG-13
Challenge: Pistachio #13 (a decision)
Toppings/Extras: N/A
Word Count: 719
Story Arc: Missing Melodies
Timeline: May 2009
Title: Hiding
Summary: Ryan is trying to avoid the Jasper Issue at band practice but fails miserably.
A/N: This takes place right after A First Kiss so you should probably read that first.
The texts that Ryan sends Jasper go unanswered though Ryan knows that Jasper reads them. It`s the same thing with any messages Ryan leaves on the ballplayer`s voicemail. Ryan knows that they are listened to but just never returned.
Ryan`s sitting in Sammy`s house, on the floor in front of the couch, fiddling with his cell phone. He wonders briefly if Jasper is ignoring everyone or if the silent treatment is especially reserved for Ryan.
“Everything ok?” Alex asks from his place on the couch burrowed into his boyfriend, Romeo`s, side. Alex is looking directly at Ryan, while Romeo is looking at the tv but most likely listening in on their conversation.
“I`m fine Alex,” it comes out a little harsher then he meant but Ryan can`t bring himself to feel sorry. If Alex hadn`t been bothering on an hourly basis for the past three days then Ryan knew he would have been apologetic.
“You`re not-“Alex starts to say but stops when Romeo glares at him.
"Leave him alone Alex," a female voice says and Ryan turns to see Sammy`s wife, Sarah, enter the room. Ryan sends her a grateful smile that is not returned.
"I`m not saying Alex is wrong Ryan but you look like you`re going to kill him if he says anything else," Sarah continues and the smile quickly melts off Ryan's face, only to be replaced by a glare.
"Play nice kids," Sammy says as he walks into the room, wrapping his arms around his wife's waist and kissing her on the cheek.
"Shut up Sammy," Ryan snaps as he puts the cell phone back into his jean pockets and starts to get up.
"You're not the first person that this has happened to Ry," Alex says quietly.
"I'm not the first one who has had one of their best friends kiss them. I'm not the first person to let that friend leave and let him think that I hate him," Ryan's ranting now, barely breathing and all the words coming out in a rush. "I'm not the first person to have that friend ignore him. I'm not the first person to completely destroy a friendship over something so completely stupid, over something that could have been avoided."
"Well fuck you because all of you are sitting here with your fucking perfect relationships and I'm sorry if I don't believe that you actually understand." Ryan heads for the door, narrowly avoiding Sammy and Sarah.
"Where are you going?" Romeo asks.
"Talon isn't here so we're not going to practice and like hell I'm going to sit here and listen to this," Ryan refuses to turn around to look. He knows that when he sees the pity, the sympathy, in their eyes he won't be able to leave, not without breaking down completely.
Like a five year old in the middle of a temper tantrum he slams the heavy wooden door on the way out. He walks down the driveway, avoiding all the cars in the driveway since he waked to what he thought would have been a practice. Ryan makes it to the road before the silent tears start to roll down his cheeks.
There is a park half way between Sammy's house and Ryan's where Ryan stops. There's a weeping willow tree that Ryan walks over to, not stopping until he's partially hidden under the branches and standing at the trunk. The tears continue as he falls to the ground, slowly sliding down into onto the roots and dirt at the base of the trunk.
Ryan cries silently as the sun dips below the horizon, stopping as the stars start to become visible in the ever darkening sky. He fishes his phone out of his pocket to check the time when he sees the missed alerts and he unlocks the phone, curiosity overriding his want to ignore the world and some tiny distant hope that he'll see Jasper's name on the screen.
The only text is from Romeo, which Ryan hesitantly opens.
Don’t give him up. I did with Alex and I almost lost him forever.
Ryan slowly stands up, walks out of the park and towards his house. He knows what he's doing in the morning.
Rating: PG-13
Challenge: Pistachio #13 (a decision)
Toppings/Extras: N/A
Word Count: 719
Story Arc: Missing Melodies
Timeline: May 2009
Title: Hiding
Summary: Ryan is trying to avoid the Jasper Issue at band practice but fails miserably.
A/N: This takes place right after A First Kiss so you should probably read that first.
The texts that Ryan sends Jasper go unanswered though Ryan knows that Jasper reads them. It`s the same thing with any messages Ryan leaves on the ballplayer`s voicemail. Ryan knows that they are listened to but just never returned.
Ryan`s sitting in Sammy`s house, on the floor in front of the couch, fiddling with his cell phone. He wonders briefly if Jasper is ignoring everyone or if the silent treatment is especially reserved for Ryan.
“Everything ok?” Alex asks from his place on the couch burrowed into his boyfriend, Romeo`s, side. Alex is looking directly at Ryan, while Romeo is looking at the tv but most likely listening in on their conversation.
“I`m fine Alex,” it comes out a little harsher then he meant but Ryan can`t bring himself to feel sorry. If Alex hadn`t been bothering on an hourly basis for the past three days then Ryan knew he would have been apologetic.
“You`re not-“Alex starts to say but stops when Romeo glares at him.
"Leave him alone Alex," a female voice says and Ryan turns to see Sammy`s wife, Sarah, enter the room. Ryan sends her a grateful smile that is not returned.
"I`m not saying Alex is wrong Ryan but you look like you`re going to kill him if he says anything else," Sarah continues and the smile quickly melts off Ryan's face, only to be replaced by a glare.
"Play nice kids," Sammy says as he walks into the room, wrapping his arms around his wife's waist and kissing her on the cheek.
"Shut up Sammy," Ryan snaps as he puts the cell phone back into his jean pockets and starts to get up.
"You're not the first person that this has happened to Ry," Alex says quietly.
"I'm not the first one who has had one of their best friends kiss them. I'm not the first person to let that friend leave and let him think that I hate him," Ryan's ranting now, barely breathing and all the words coming out in a rush. "I'm not the first person to have that friend ignore him. I'm not the first person to completely destroy a friendship over something so completely stupid, over something that could have been avoided."
"Well fuck you because all of you are sitting here with your fucking perfect relationships and I'm sorry if I don't believe that you actually understand." Ryan heads for the door, narrowly avoiding Sammy and Sarah.
"Where are you going?" Romeo asks.
"Talon isn't here so we're not going to practice and like hell I'm going to sit here and listen to this," Ryan refuses to turn around to look. He knows that when he sees the pity, the sympathy, in their eyes he won't be able to leave, not without breaking down completely.
Like a five year old in the middle of a temper tantrum he slams the heavy wooden door on the way out. He walks down the driveway, avoiding all the cars in the driveway since he waked to what he thought would have been a practice. Ryan makes it to the road before the silent tears start to roll down his cheeks.
There is a park half way between Sammy's house and Ryan's where Ryan stops. There's a weeping willow tree that Ryan walks over to, not stopping until he's partially hidden under the branches and standing at the trunk. The tears continue as he falls to the ground, slowly sliding down into onto the roots and dirt at the base of the trunk.
Ryan cries silently as the sun dips below the horizon, stopping as the stars start to become visible in the ever darkening sky. He fishes his phone out of his pocket to check the time when he sees the missed alerts and he unlocks the phone, curiosity overriding his want to ignore the world and some tiny distant hope that he'll see Jasper's name on the screen.
The only text is from Romeo, which Ryan hesitantly opens.
Don’t give him up. I did with Alex and I almost lost him forever.
Ryan slowly stands up, walks out of the park and towards his house. He knows what he's doing in the morning.