"Is the whole world banding together to destroy my existence." Claudia collapses on her bed, her head narrowly missing Steve's feet. She, Steve, and Fargo were cramming for their finals and Claudia just found out about 2 labs she needed to do in 2 days. Steve was propped up against her bed frame, and Fargo was sitting in Claudia's desk chair, both rolled their eyes at her antics.

"What a calumnious folly-fallen mammet. Who the hell just decides to give a person labs 2 days before finals." Looking up from his computer Fargo stares at her.

"What?" She gestures blindly towards a corner of the room where an English text book laid haphazardly next to a complete works of Shakespeare. Fagro raises his eyebrows then shakes his head.

"Ok, well also we had those labs assigned since November, so it's really just your procrastination." She pushes herself up and whips her head over to look at him.

"Bullshit we never had those assigned. I don't remember that."

"That's because you skipped class because you were hung over from that Smashing Pumpkins concert." She stares up and then nods slowly.

"Ok but I always get my notes from you when I miss a class, didn't you email me?" He nods and flips around the computer to show her that exact email. She lets out a long and whiny ugh as she flops down again. Since Steve hadn't been able to study since Claudia's life ruining moment he decides to intervene.

"Why don't you just make up the labs, go early in the morning, or late at night I'm sure you could get a spot." She turns her head to face him.

"But I still need people to help; they're too big of labs for me to do at one time." Fargo starts packing up his computer into his bag.

"Approximately everyone in the science department adores you Claude, I'm sure you'll find people willing to help. Anyways I have to go and finish my star chart; you know friends don't let other friends take astronomy." She smiles, and Jinks rolls his eyes.

"Either way you've got Fargo." He stops in the doorway as Claudia pushes herself up to sit on the bed.

"How have I "got" Doug?" He turns to face Steve with his eyes wide.

"Yeah how has she "got" me?"

"He's not mine." Fargo tries to nod encouragingly

"No, No I'm not hers." She hops off the bed and rests her elbow on his shoulder.

Steve sighs at the antics he's seen since high school.

"Come on, seriously. It's got to be you two. Oh cut to the song, it's getting old."

Doug's mouth was just hanging there until Claudia swings her head over to him. She gestures a surrendering motion to him, and then wraps her arm around Fargo's shoulder.

"Listen nice thought, but completely impossible." Fargo swallows the instant crestfallen feeling before responding in a shaky tone.

"Yeah, impossible."

"I'd love to, he's gorgeous, he's my favorite guy, but he's you know gay-"

"A friend" Fargo finishes her sentence, hearing what she said he turns to her staring imploringly at her.

"I'm not gay" She gives him an accidentally condescending look.

"Yes you are." His arms fly up.

"No. No I'm not" Steve just stares on smirking, enjoying the show he's been waiting for, for 10 years.

"Of course you are, don't be stupid. In the whole time I've known you, when have you shown the slightest interest in a girl?" Doug rubs his forehead, trying not to get mad. Steve interrupts.

"Penny in the air." The other two are too distracted to notice.

"I mean I've known you for what, ten years? I've seen you practically every day. Name one girl you've paid the slightest bit of attention to." He stares at her, showing every emotion he's felt about her for years.

"Oh My God, Doug." She runs after him through the dorm hall. Steve gathers his stuff and locks Claudia's door for her, all the while smirking.

"And the penny drops."