"Ryan, wait up!" Sharpay called. Ryan turned on his heel and smiled at his sister. "Care to join me for lunch?"

"I'd love to but I'm behind in English." Ryan sighed and held up his folder.

"Well I could always help." Sharpay smiled. "Lunch in the library?"

"Sounds nice." Ryan smiled and he made his way to the library with his sister.

"So how's everything?" Sharpay asked.

"Good...well... not so good but definitely getting there." Ryan smiled weakly at his sister.

"I miss you at home." Sharpay said softly.

"I miss being home." Ryan sighed.

"Chad not being a good host?" Sharpay asked curiously.

"I...he's fine."

"Wait I know that face!" Sharpay said, Ryan frowned, he hadn't even realised he had pulled a face.

"What are you talking about?" Ryan laughed.

"Chad, you like him!" Sharpay grinned. "Admit it."

"I... I like him." Ryan sighed. "But you know nothing good will come out of it."

"Probably." Sharpay agreed. "It's sweet. I mean... he's like your hero. And hero's always fall for the victims in the end."

"Great now I'm a victim." Ryan laughed. "Shar... I know what you're doing."

"You do?"

"One of you have been doing it all week." Ryan laughed. "Making sure I'm never alone. I get it, really I do."

"We're just making sure you're okay." Sharpay smiled. "We worry."

"I know and I'm grateful. But I'm still behind in English and if you joined me in the library I'm not going to get any work done. So..."

"I'll get Gabriella." Sharpay smiled. "It's not that we don't trust you..."

"I know you're just worried." Ryan sighed. "So I'll be in the library."

"Okay." Sharpay hugged her brother tightly and watched as he made his way to the library before heading to the cafeteria.

-x-

"Dude you look a little spaced." Troy said looking over at Chad who was staring at the cafeteria doors.

"I'm just..."

"Waiting for Ryan?" Gabriella laughed.

"You've got a crush on him." Taylor laughed. "Oh look Chad's blushing."

"I don't blush." Chad said defending his manhood.

"Just like you don't dance." Jason chuckled.

"Do you?" Troy asked, out of them all he was the only one who wasn't laughing, other than Chad.

"I..."

"Gabriella!" Sharpay's voice called.

"I thought you were with Ryan." Chad said straight away, this caused everyone to laugh.

"Did I miss a joke?" Sharpay asked.

"No." Gabriella smiled. "What is it?"

"Ryan has said I wasn't qualified for his lunch buddy today as he's in the library studying."

"Ah..." Gabriella smiled. "I'll go."

"Thanks." Sharpay grinned. "So why were you all laughing?" She asked once Gabriella had left.

"Chad has the hots for your brother." Zeke grinned.

"No I don't." Chad groaned.

"You don't?" Sharpay asked.

"No...well...no..."

"Oh. Well that's too bad." Sharpay shrugged.

"Why is it too bad?" Kelsi asked.

"Because I just found out that my brother likes you." Sharpay smiled. "But I said nothing of course."

"Wait he likes me?" Chad asked a small smile forming on his lips.

"Yeah, but I think he's scared." Sharpay sighed. "And you do know if I find out one of you have told him any of this I'll kill you myself." They all nodded. "He wont do or say anything about this because he's scared that he'll screw up. I mean he's getting better right... I don't think he wants to feel that low again."

"I get that." Chad nodded.

"But you don't like him it doesn't matter." Sharpay smiled.

"Right." Chad mumbled.

-x-

Ryan sat in the library enjoying a moment of alone time. He knew his friends were only trying to help, but it seemed that Ryan couldn't even pee on his own without one of the boys there. He got that they were worried, but he didn't know how they would find out if he was okay if they didn't give him time to himself.

"I think it's sweet." Ryan jumped at the sound of Trevor's voice.

"What do you want?" Ryan choked out. He was now wishing for one of his body guards to be there.

"You." Trevor smiled. "I miss you."

"I don't miss you." Ryan said defiantly. "Leave me alone."

"Or what?" Trevor smiled again. "Or one of the save Ryan team members will hurt me?" He laughed. "Please. I know you miss me, Ryan."

"You're wrong." Ryan said weakly.

"Am I?" Trevor asked as he ran a finger across Ryan's pale face. "Maybe not me, but you miss getting high." Ryan tried to shake his head but he was frozen. "You miss feeling nothing at all. You want it don't you... to feel free again. No restraints, just you and nothing else...you can have it you know." Trevor leaned forward, and Ryan's senses went into over drive. He could smell it on him and he felt light headed and he wanted to be sick...but Trevor was right...he wanted to feel nothing more than anything else.