Title: Shine

Author: Princessames

Fandom: HSM/QAF: but knowledge of the QAF world is not needed

Pairings: HSM- Ryan/Chad, Troy/Gabriella, minor Zeke/Sharpay mentioned

QAF- Canon with mentions of Hunter/Sharpay

Summary: After the season ends at Lava Springs, Ryan and Sharpay are generally shipped off to relatives before school starts. After the events of HSM2, the Evans twins are sent to Pittsburgh to stay with their cousin Justin, whom they haven't seen in seven years. The events of the summer leave Ryan with a new outlook on life… and a new crush. A love story between Chad Danforth and Ryan Evans as well as a story of friendship and the family you choose and the family you are born with.

A/N: Of course, none of these wonderful worlds belong to me. They are property of Disney and Cowlip. If I owned HSM, "I Don't Dance" would have ended very differently

A/N 2: This fic is the result of an evil plot bunny that over took me a few weeks back. I guess as the result of watching HSM2 then beginning a QAF DVD marathon and wondering what would happen if Ryan and Sharpay were related to Justin. It is CHYAN, of course. After watching HSM2, there is no doubt in my mind that they are meant to be together. Though I am still pondering why they changed clothes after that damn baseball game.

Dedicated to Alyssa, my amazing sister who is probably not even reading this because she doesn't like QAF. Oh well, it's still dedicated to her, my evil sister who addicted me to HSM.

Start of Something New

Justin ran around the loft at a frantic pace. Brian, content on watching his nonconventially committed life partner scramble, sat on the Italian leather sofa and casually smoked a joint, thus making the blonde angry with him.

"Brian, I need you to help me please, I have to go get the twins at the airport soon and the place is just not ready," the younger man almost screamed to his lover.

"Justin, these are seventeen year olds. Why are we even keeping them in the first place? Can't they stay at Daphne's or something?" Brian responded with the patented Brian Kinney pout that he knew Justin couldn't resist.

"Bri, Daphne is starting her first week of medical school. She is not going to be able to keep track of my cousins. It's only for two weeks. Apparently, they had a little trouble at the family resort over the summer and my aunt thought they could use a scene change," Justin patiently explained.

"Then they should have gone to Hawaii or something. They didn't need to invade my life and my loft!"

"I thought you liked seventeen year old house guests," Justin replied with a playful smirk.

Brian threw a pillow at Justin, which his lover quickly replaced on the sofa. "Bri," he started, "I'm serious, these two make you seem fucking low maintenance. I'm just giving you a fair warning okay."

Justin looked at his watch, "shit, I need to get going to the airport, Ryan and Sharpay's flight is coming in soon."

Justin grabbed the keys to Brian's jeep and ran out the door. "What the fuck kind of name is Sharpay?" Brian asked the empty room before taking another hit off his joint.