Troy leaned back in his desk chair sending a paper ball soaring through the air and into the waste basket across the room. "And he's still got it!" Troy shouted making fake cheering noises.

"Whatever man," Chad rolled his eyes as he looked back down in his book. "I thought we were going to split up Samson's assignment and get it done before game?"

"Well I bet the Roman's wanted to build Rome in a day but look how well that turned out." Troy said with a sigh as he leaned forward in his chair and picked up his book. "What's eating you anyway, you're normally the first to slack off?" thinking of it Chad entire mood tonight was off. He seemed more quite and off put. Maybe even more cautious.

"I just have other things on my mind alright?" Chad said looking back down at the book. In Chad speak that meant him and Taylor were fighting.

Troy rolled his eye, "Oh come on trouble in paradise?" Troy asked with grin. "Living with her is driving you crazy huh? You must actually have to fold your laundry now."

"She moved back into the dorm with her roommate." Chad said not looking up from the book.

Troy's face fell and he put his book down on the desk. "Seriously, is everything alright?"

Chad looked up at him almost unsure if he wanted to say anything at all. "She wants a break."

"A break?" Troy repeated all too familiar with that word after going through many breaks himself with Sharpay. "That's not a big deal, I mean you guys were just a little suffocated that's all. You got classes and homework to worry about and living in a small space." Troy shrug, "That's bound to make anyone want a bit of space."

"Not this time," Chad said with a frown, "This time I think that's it."

Troy folded his hands in his lap and took a breath. "Come on you guys love each other" Troy as reassuring as he could be, "you can handle all of loves little bumps in the road."Just before Chad could say anything there was a knock on the door. "It's open," Troy called out.

"Hey Troy," Sharpay said in the doorway. Her eyes looked over at Chad then at Troy. "I was kind of hoping we could talk?" she said curling a strand of hair around her finger "Alone." She added motioning for him to step outside.

Troy looked over at Chad with a grim smile. "You gonna be alright man?"

"Yeah man, I'm cool." Chad nodded and brought his attention back to his book.

Troy got up and walked out into the hall leaving the door ajar just a bit. "What's up Pay?"

"Troy, I feel like complete and utter crap," she said let out a dramatic sigh.

"This should be good," Troy muttered under his breath.

"The more and more I think about how things ended and how things use to be the more and more I feel stupid for letting such a good thing go." Sharpay said with small smile. "You and me were always so good together."

"Were," Troy said leaning back on the wall. "Were, until you stomped on it like it was a cockroach," he said leaning his head back and looking at the people down in the commons.

"Troy, I know I broke your heart," Sharpay said placing a hand on his chest. "I'm willing to do anything I can to make it up to you." She added in a suggestive tone.

"You know," Troy winced as he grabbed her hand in his and removed it from his chest lightly. "About three weeks ago I would have entertained that wicked little mind of yours." He said meeting her eyes with his. "Today," he said with a shrug. "I'm simply not that interested."

"What do you mean not that interested?" Sharpay squeaked.

"It means I've moved on."

"Who is she?" Sharpay narrowed her eyes at him.

"There's no one." Troy said with a chuckle. "Have you ever just stopped to think that maybe this time I've had enough, that I don't want to do this back and forth thing."

"There is someone else I knew it!" She said in a harsh whisper. "It's that Gabriella chick isn't it?"

Troy jerk a little at the sound of her name and his eyes looked down either side of the hall. "Who it is, is no longer any of your business." Troy said gently. "And there is nothing going on between Gabriella and I."

"Like I believe that," Sharpay said crossing her arms, "Let me remind you Troy you are a Resident Advisor and any relationship a floor member and RA is prohibited."

"I'm very well aware of that fact, which is why there is nothing going on." Troy said placing both his hands on her shoulders. "Why don't take a deep breath."

"Don't talk to me like I'm some terrified freshmen." she said moving out of his grasp. "There better be nothing going on, because I'd hate to see if word got to resident living board that your involved with a student on your floor."

Silence followed as Troy eyes studied Sharpay carefully, she wasn't kidding, and she was making an empty promise. She meant every word. "You can't be serious?"

"Try me." Sharpay voice a dare riding on the edge of it. The sound of it made Troy a little disgusted.

"Good-bye Sharpay." he said moving back towards the room leaving her alone in the hall.

"You go out with her and it'll be the line in the sand Troy." she said.

Troy spun around a stunned expression across his face. "Wow," he said bringing a hand up to back of his neck. "Then you and I are on two different pages because the line in the sand for me was when you threaten to report me." He said placing his hand now on his chest with an offended expression. "That was pretty line defining for me."

"Troy I-"

"Later Sharpay." he said disappearing into his room and closing the door behind him.

Sharpay walked door to Taylor's door and pushed it open, looking in to see Taylor still sitting at her laptop. "I think he's interested in Gabriella." she said coming in and falling to the bed.

"Well it's your own fault," Taylor let out a sigh as she punctuated her last thought. "You broke up with him and then asked Gabriella to spy for you."

"Well you were busy," Sharpay said laying on her back.

A white hot flash of jealously raged over her as she thought about her own situation that she'd been busy with. The idea that Chad might be sleeping with someone else was becoming more and more evident. At first she picked up on subtle ways he pulled away from her. He became more distant, always going somewhere to do something 'that shouldn't take long' but ended up taking longer than he expected. Taylor grinded her lower teeth a little as she thought about Chad going behind her back and cheating on her. Looking back at Sharpay who was off in her own fuming boyfriend war she let out a sigh and pushed her problem to the side."Do you think Gabriella feels the same way?"

"Are you kidding, have you seen Troy," Sharpay let out a sigh. "Half the student body feels that way," She added. Quietly she looked up at the ceiling trying to focus on one thought at a time. "Unless," she bolted up right and looked over at Gabriella's side of the room.

"Unless what?" Taylor said with a frown.

"I think I'm going to do a little research of my own?" Sharpay said with a raised brow. "In fact, I going to head out to the library, I'll catch up with you later?" Sharpay stood up reached for her purse.

"Pay?" Taylor said raising a brow cautiously.

"Hey I'm just going to sniff and around and see who I'm messing with." Sharpay said with a shrug. "It's harmless."

Taylor rolled her eyes as she turned back to her laptop.