Chapter Two

The Disdain

Weeks passed like months as he avoided her. She tried to talk to him, but Logan was just as hard headed as when Dana left, if not more. All she wanted was five minutes of his time but he wouldn't give her the time of day.

"Dude, what is it with chicks?" Logan asked Chase as he raised an eyebrow. "I mean, one minute, they're like 'You're like so cute!' then they're all 'This won't work.' then they're trying to get back with it. What the hell, man?"

"This doesn't have anything to do with a brown haired, fiery tempered co-ed, who happens to live with the love of Chase's life, does it?" Michael asked putting down his magazine.

"You could have just said Dana." Chase said.

"No, it's not her." Logan retured to the conversation "It's just girls in general. They're so hot and cold. I wish I could figure it out."

"Don't we all?" Chase asked, rhetorically.

"No, not really." Michael said, receiving odd looks from his roommates. "The mind of a teenage girl is frightening territory. I don't even want to know how they think."

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"Zoe, do fish go to heaven?" Nicole asked, genuinely.

"I don't know, but is that your truth?" Zoey asked. A few of the girls, Zoey, Dana, Nicole, Lola, Quinn and Sammy, were playing Truth-Or-Dare in the girls' lounge. Sammy was Lola and Quinn's new roommate.

"No!" Nicole screamed, defensively. "Hmm, let me think."

"This could take a while." Dana said.

"I got it!" Nicole said, ignoring Dana's comment. "I'm surprised this has never come up in Truth-Or-Dare before. Honestly, do you like Chase?"

"Guys, you already know the answer to that." Zoey said. "Yes. I like him, but there's no way he likes me."

"Are you blind?" Lola asked. "He follows you around like a little puppy. He's totally into you."

"You really think so?"

"Yes, she thinks so." Dana said annoyed, "We all think so. Let's move on."

"Okay, Dana." Zoey eyed her. "Truth or dare?

"Truth"

"Do you like Logan?"

"Dare."

"You can't change it!" Nicole said. "It's in the rules. Isn't it in the rules Zoey? It's got to be in the rules."

"Nicole, it's just a game. Let her change it." Zoey said. She turned back to Dana. "Tell Logan how you feel."

Dana stood up. "This game is stupid! I'm going to sleep."

"Dana, it's 7:30."

"Yeah, well, I'm not feeling to hot. Goodnight." Dana walked down the hall and into her room. She plopped down on her bed and breathed a deep sigh. There was a knock on the door. "Who is it?"

"Zoey." the voice answered. It was obviously not Zoey, but a voice disguising himself as Zoey.

"Go away." She answered, pulling her hood over her head.

"Okay, Dana. It's Chase." He said. "Can I just stay in your room a while?"

Dana got up and opened the door. "Why?"

"Logan's all depressed and Michael's trying to figure out the meaning of life and when it begins or something. I can't take their crazy babbling."

"Funny," Dana moved aside, letting him in. He sat on her bed and Dana sat next to him. "You're usually the one babbling."

"Haha." Chase said, then changed his tone. "You know, he's totally in love with you. He'll probably always be."

"Chase, I... I don't love him" Dana said as she pressed her lips to Chase's.

"You don't love me either." Chase said when their lips separated.

"I'm sorry, Chase. You're right. Maybe I should just get some sleep. Stay as long as you'd like." she said, laying down. She was out within seconds.

"I'll probably leave soon. It's getting late, and I'm sure they're tired." Chase said yawning.

Soon the both of them were asleep on Dana's bed. About an hour later, the door opened and there were gasps all around.