Chad could tell that Ryan was scared, all day they two had been together Chad wanting to put an arm around him but never did. "If he touches you or even talks to you I'll kill him." Chad kept on saying.

"Kill who?" Troy asked from behind them.

"Trevor." Ryan sighed.

"Why what's happened?" Troy asked with wide eyes.

"You know this morning when Billy wanted me," Ryan sighed and Troy nodded, "He said Trevor has been bragging about doing something, and well Chad's feeling a little protective." Ryan smiled.

"How can you make jokes about this?" Chad groaned. "I'm your friend, Ryan. Of course I'm being protective. If you go back to him we all know what will happen and none of us want that."

"But I'm not going back to him, am I!" Ryan shouted. "Thanks for the faith Chad." Ryan sighed and went to walk away but Chad stopped him.

"You're not going any where on your own!" Chad said loudly and a few people who were in the corridor turned to look at him.

"I'm not your little toy to use to play hero, Chad." Ryan said pulling away. "I'm not a kid either."

"Then stop acting like it." Chad said. "Come on, let's go get some lunch or something."

"Why don't you go get some lunch." Ryan snapped. "I'm going to the library." With that Ryan walked away.

"I'll go with him." Troy offered. "I'll look after him, go to the gym or something, take your mind of this." Chad nodded and walked away.

Troy ran to keep up with Ryan and was surprised at how fast Ryan could walk. "He means well." Troy sighed.

"I know, but..."

"But what?" Troy asked.

"But what if me being at his house is just too much for him?" Ryan asked. "I mean, we weren't exactly friends before and now I feel like he's changing because of me, and he's all angry and I don't know what I did to upset him."

"You haven't done anything." Troy promised. "Chad he cares about you a lot, and if he's changing it's for the better. And Chad acting all protective isn't a bad thing, especially if what Billie's heard is true, you could do with Chad's muscles." This made Ryan blush and he looked to the floor. "How about you stay at mine tonight?"

"I wouldn't want to cause any trouble."

"You wont. My parents are away for the weekend, and I think it will be good for you and Chad to get out of each others hair just for a night or something."

"Give him some time to get back to being Chad again?" Ryan smiled.

"Yeah." Troy grinned. "So at mine tonight yeah?"

"Yeah thanks, Troy."

-x-

Chad sat at the lunch table with everyone but Troy and Ryan, he had told everyone what Billie had said to Ryan. "So you want to protect Ryan." Sharpay smiled.

"You really like him huh."

"I think you should tell him." Kelsi smiled.

"This has nothing to do with that!" Chad groaned, he wasn't even too sure what that was. "I just... we can't let Trevor hurt him."

"Oh don't worry." Sharpay said as she stood up. "We wont." Confused, everyone followed her and was surprised when she stormed over to the lunch table where Trevor was sat.

"Well if it isn't the little princess." Trevor grinned. "Come to prove what twin was better in bed? Because let me tell you, you're brother is an animal." The people around them started to laugh. Chad made a noise in the back of his throat and Trevor looked up at him, a dark look in his eye. "Well if it isn't Ryan's new boyfriend." Trevor smiled at Chad. "Oh wait you're not. It must kill you to know that I've had him and you want him so much."

"Shut up." Jason said from next to Chad, Trevor paid him no attention.

"Did he tell you about the joint I gave him?" Trevor smirked. "Did he tell you how when he saw me he breathed me in like I was his favourite drug."

"You're pathetic." Sharpay snapped. "If you come near my brother again I'm going to get your creepy ass expelled do you hear me? I've enough dirt on you to make you disappear for a very long time."

"Like what princess?"

"Forcing my brother to do drugs, for one. Or how about sleeping with him when he was high that was practically rape."

"Oh believe me you're brother wanted it. The way he begged me. He was moaning like a whore, something I bet he's done before."

"Ryan wouldn't want drugs!" Sharpay said.

"Oh he did. He wanted to forget all about the fucked up world he lived in before, and I guess it worked."

"Stay away from him, what ever you're planning just stop. You wont get him back." Gabriella said, his last comment had stunned Sharpay into silence.

"I don't want him back, but he is going to pay." Trevor smiled.

-x-

Chad was in a bad mood for the rest of the day, his head ached and all he could think about was what Trevor had said about how Ryan was in bed and he couldn't help but think that he was right; Chad was jealous that Trevor had got to Ryan in that way.

"Hey man what's up?" Troy asked as he walked down the corridor, Chad was just sorting out his books for the weekend. He smiled briefly allowing his mind to accept that it was in deed the weekend.

"Headache." Chad groaned. "Be glad when today's over."

"Feel better man." Troy patted him on the back. "Ryan's staying at mine tonight."

"What?" Chad asked loudly.

"I think you two just... you need a little space."

"He's mad at me?" Chad mumbled softly. Ryan turned the corner with Gabriella. Taylor and Kelsi he was laughing about something.

"So... ready?" Troy asked awkwardly.

"Yeah." Ryan said.

"Ryan... can we... talk?" Chad mumbled nervously. Ryan nodded and followed Chad further down the corridor.

"Are you okay?" Ryan asked softly.

"Are you mad at me?" Chad asked a little louder then he had asked Troy.

"No, I'm not mad at you. I can't be mad at you, not really."

"What do you mean?"

"Well you've been so nice to me this past few weeks, and... I owe you so much."

"Then why are you staying with him?" Chad wasn't sure why 'him' had come out so harsh and bitter.

"Because I think you need some time to get back to being Chad." Ryan said simply. "If you don't want me to... I wont."

"No, I... you're right." Chad sighed. "I could do with some alone time."

"Thanks." Ryan smiled gently. "You sure you're okay you look a little..."

"I'm fine, you should go. I'll....erm... text me if you need me or something." Chad groaned inwardly at how awkward he was making this.

"I will." Ryan promised.