Tomorrow will be a brighter day

Well, this is a short prequel to ZoE: FoM. There are spoilers for the game, beware.

"Tomorrow will be a brighter day"

Finally, everything was set. His sister was among the Bonaparte III's passengers, the frames were safe in the deck, Lewy would be aboard, too... and Cage didn't suspect anything. Everything was just like another trip on the Bonaparte III...
Ares sighed, tired but satisfied with his job. Anxious with the events to come tomorrow, he sat down and laid on a sofa, as he stared at the wide space that was just a window away from him. The shinning stars made him feel small, even if he was so used to them that he usually paid little to none attention to them. That night, everything was different.
He found it strange to be alone, as he had gotten used to having Cage following him everywhere. Whatever, it was peaceful. Cage wasn't a bad guy, but he could be really dull, heavy and tiring, sometimes. Especially with that lack of self-steem and love for himself that he had, which meant that he, Ares Enduwa for everyone there, would have to go to his rescue every now and then. "It's so proper of a Martian", he thought, bitterly. "He can't do anything on his own, and the others are always to blame for his actions -or lack of actions, which is the same"
But tomorrow... Ahhh, tomorrow...
"Tomorrow will be a brighter day", Ares found himself saying out loudly.
His eyes opened quickly, and he felt cold for a second. That silly, innocent phrase was bringing back to him lots of painful memories, but also the reason that explained why his tomorrow was going to be so special...

* * *

"I'm sick of this place", a young light-haired boy said, annoyed.
"Don't use the word sick, or they'll dispose of you sooner", a gorgeous black-haired girl, around twelve-years-old, just like the boy, said quickly. "The least you call their attention, the better"
"I know, but I just want to leave this place"
"That's what we all want here, Vale, so you aren't being original", the girl said, as something that resembled a smile arose in her face.
Vale sighed, hoping that all that torment would end up really soon. A thing that he had been expecting since... he had already lost the count. It could have been weeks, months or even an entire year since the spaceship he had boarded with his parents and his sister had fallen down and they had been captured by a fat, grey-haired Earthian by the name of Dr Zephyrs. He took all the survivors to his Lab, and then he used them as subjects in experiments. He had changed their name to "Subject n something", and did with them what he pleased. He took the children away from their parents, and placed them in a different sector. He had never seen his parents alive again, and he was sure that they were dead by that moment. He had seen them being taken to Zephyrs' Labs, but he had never seen them coming out from them. Now that he thought about it, he had never seen anybody coming out well from that room. He hadn't actually seen anybody that got out from it, but he had heard many hideous things about the consequences of being there. And considering that he didn't have a good time outside, in his room, with all those odd and terrible physical tests and the strange substances that he got injected in his blood, he didn't find those rumors strange or unreal. All the contrary.
"Hey, where's Pharsti?", the girl asked, looking at him concerned with those strange, yet pretty violet eyes she had.
"She's with the youngsters", Vale said proudly, even if he wasn't much older than the young kids he referred to before. "She enjoys her motherly role so much... I think I'll have a tough time in the future with all the guys that will try to get too close to her...", he said.
He stayed silent. Like always, and like everyone who was trapped there, he projected his future outside the hidden Research Complex. There would be a time where everyone would be living their normal lives once again, with their families and friends. And then, the awful truth struck them, one more time. If they were to live outside the complex, they would have to live something different than what their "previous" life was.
The girl touched Vale's shoulder gently. "Don't worry, Vale. Don't let those bad feelings overcome you", she said, as if she knew what he was thinking. Thing that wasn't really difficult in that place, because everyone kept on thinking about their previous lives, their loved ones, and what they would love to do once they were outside. "Tomorrow will be a brighter day", she said, with a sweet smiled in her lips.
Vale stared at her violet eyes, wondering how she did to have a -to him- supernatural strength. "How can you believe in that, Faith?", he asked her, almost crying. It was in times like that when he thought that her name suited her extremelly well.
"Because it's the only thing that we have left here: to believe", the girl said, as a short, dark shadow made her purple eyes darker.
Vale stared at her. "Believe in what?", he asked, angstly. "You may be able to believe... but I can't believe I'll make it here..."
Faith bit her upper lip, trying to find the correct words to encourage his friend. "If you don't concentrate in something else rather than the great life you would have been leading outside if you hadn't been captured, you won't resist this", she said, strongly. "I know this sucks... and that what I'm asking you is difficult to do, but you have to try it. Take a look at Pharsti, for example. She spends most of her time with the little kids, encouraging them and trying to light up their lives in this Hell... I'm not saying that you have to do the same thing she does, but you have to concentrate in something else... while still waiting for the day we'll be free from this place"
Vale sighed. She had a point there.
"Alright, Faith, in what do you have your faith placed on?", he asked, teasing her with her name.
The black haired girl smiled, and her purple eyes shone cheerfully, even in that Hell they had been thrown into. "I try to convince myself that I'll get out of this place, and I'll re-start my ballet classes"
"You did ballet?", the boy asked, puzzled. He should have imagined it. She was so graceful, just like a doll.
"What? Don't I look like someone who can dance?", she asked, doing some ballet positions to answer his question.
She looked lovely. The way she exposed her hands, and how her entire self seemed so light were enough to convince him.
Vale chuckled. "We are both the artistic type, I guess", he said, smiling lightly.
"Really? What are you into?", she asked, enthusiastically.
"I took some piano classes... not much, but well, I can defend myself if I have to play a piano or something like that"
"Wow, you are right", she said, smiling. "We are the artistic type, then... and that gives me an idea!", she exclaimed, happily. "Let's promise each other that, when we get out from here, we'll resume our studies, and, in the future, you'll compose some classic ballad, or something romantic, for me to dance, okay?"
Vale stared at her astonished. "Faith... how can you be like this?"
"I don't know... and it doesn't really matter. Are you going to accept my offer or not?", she asked, impatiently.
Vale smiled gratefully. It was better that than nothing. "Alright... It's a promise", he said, shaking her hand, closing their agreement.
"Cool! I can't wait for that tomorrow to come, now!", she said, stretching her arms.
Vale smiled. "If only I had a small part of the strength and the faith she has...", he wished, silently, as he stared at her stretching, already believing in a miracle, rather than a dream.

* * *

Pharsti returned to the big cell that was the teenager's room, followed by several little children. She sat down on her bunk, and the kids sat down on the floor, right under her. Pharsti giggled and hugged them, while caressing their soft hairs and kissing some others. Then, she told them to return to their cell, before the soldiers thought they were gone. She promised them that she would visit them soon.
The kids left happily, as they knew that Pharsti kept her promises.
The other youths in the room smiled, proudly. Pharsti let go a long sigh. "I can't believe it... they'll drag all my energy out. I'm dead tired, and it's not even midday!"
"Do you expect to see a kid tired? Then, you'll have to wait... maybe they'll be a little sleepy at bed-time... or maybe not", Satomi, a Japanese teen teased her, smiling.
"You are doomed, girl", Martina, a brown haired Latin girl said, smiling.
"Well, at least they'll enjoy their time here in a way...", Pharsti said, finally catching up her breathing. "That makes me happy enough to be tired every day"
Vale smiled proudly at his sister. He didn't have that charm with kids... they just seemed to avoid each other. Pharsti, on the other side, was really motherly, at the point that the grown-ups called her "the Pharsti hen and her little chickens" whenever they saw her followed by the kids.
"That's nice... and they know it, and they already acknowledge it to you", Faith added. "Or else, they wouldn't be looking for you everyday"
"Well, at least, they have someone who thinks well about them and loves them", said Sven, a Nordic-look alike boy, even if his family had moved to Mars a long time ago, even before his parents had been born.
Sven had started a tough topic: the "how did you end up here?" one. Even if they already knew it, they had the urge to talk about it, some times.
Derek, a Martian for generations, had been handed out by his family to Zephyrs, just like Sven. Only that Derek didn't want to think about it, while Sven still couldn't forgive his parents for his actions.
"Well... I bet your parents thought you would be much better with someone else rather than with them", Faith started saying, trying to cheer him up.
"No, they did it for the money", the blonde boy replied bitterly. "For the money, and because they wanted to get rid of me, the failure, and stay with my brother, the prodigy", he added.
"Well, my situation was different...", Derek said, sighing. "My parents handed me to them for the money, too, but I also think that they may have thought that I was going to have a future... or that I would die too soon to realize what was going on", the copper haired teenager said, sighing once more. "We were such a huge family... too many mouths to feed, and so little money..."
"Well, since it's the revelation time once more, I'll explain my story, again", Satomi said, cracking her fingers. She was the oldest of the group, being almost 17, while the Shatner siblings and Faith were the younger in that group, being 13. And she had also been at the Labs for the most time among them. How she did to survive, it was a mystery. "I'm an orphan, you see? I was taken into adoption, but instead of meeting my new Mom and Dad, I met Zephyrs and his nurse... and arrived here. I think they didn't adopt me at all, even if I was told another thing. Maybe it was because they received so many new orphans and they needed the space... and maybe I was too old and ugly for some caring family to adopt me, that I was given to this people... I'll never know..."
"But you've been here for quite a while, didn't you?", Martina asked, touched.
"Almost two years... maybe it was because I was too old to be adopted, now that I think about it..."
Martina hugged Faith and said, "Well, Faith and I could be siblings... we were caught on the same bus... we didn't know each other until that day... it was a summer school trip... the bus had an accident. We were hurt, and thought that the ambulances would take us to some Hospital... instead... well, you can easily figure out where we ended up being, can't you?"
Faith looked down, her eyelids hidden the sorrowful look in her eyes. Silently, she played with her distinctive plastic blue bracelet, making it spin around her wrist. It was the only thing she had from her previous life.
"And we", said Vale, grabbing Pharsti's hand. "we have been caught in a spaceship crush... on a suppossed accident. All the survivors have been taken to what we thought would be some Hospital, too... We haven't seen our parents since", he said, coldly.
An uncomfortable silence filled the room. It was tought for all of them.
"I wonder how my kids ended up here", Pharsti finally asked, softly. "But I'll never ask them directly... if they tell me, I'll listen... I just want them to be happy..."
Everyone nodded, in agreement.

* * *

"Hey, look at Faith!", Derek exclaimed, excited.
Pharsti, Martina and Satomi rushed to their cell, followed shortly by Sven and Vale, who were outside. The group found the pretty black haired girl dancing, with a piece of cloth -a blanket, most probably- around her waist, resembling a below-the-knee lenght skirt. She was already practicing for the day she would dance with the music composed by Vale.
Vale looked proudly at him, and suddenly felt he had to try harder. Not only for Pharsti's sake, but for Faith's. And for himself.
Faith stopped dancing when she noticed her fellow friends. Embarrassed, she looked down, but it was just a moment. She wasn't a girl to be beaten that soon, not even by becoming embarrassed. After all, she hadn't done anything wrong. "Hi, guys!", she said, panting. "Did you like it?", she asked, smiling.
"It was beautiful", the Japanese girl said, touched.
"It was so ethereal...", Pharsti said, wishing she could do something like that. However, she knew her talent wasn't in the art department, but in the motherly side, as all the little kids could show anyone, as they always followed her everywhere.
The others agreed, nodding and congratulating her for her -until then- hidden talent. Only Vale remained silent, staring at her with a strange smile on his lips.
"Didn't you like it, Vale?", the girl asked, staring at him with her deep, purple eyes.
Vale chuckled. "What can I say? You are not from this world, Faith", he said, touched.
Pharsti stared at his brother surprised. She wasn't used at him saying things like that.
Faith smiled, blushing at that kind of compliment. "I have to say that you are quite original when flattering girls"
Vale chuckled. "I don't think so... I just said the truth"
Martina coughed. "It looks like we have a couple in sight", she teased them, grinning.
Faith chuckled. "It's not like that...".
"So, why were you so interested in listening to his opinion?", Derek asked, mischeviously.
"We have a promise to fulfill in the future, out there, and I'm already getting ready for that", she explained, smiling.
"And it'll be better if I start working on it right now... or I'll ruin your future ballet career if you depend on me for the music", Vale said.
They all heard footsteps coming. They must have been doing much noise without realizing.
"Hell, there they come", Sven said, annoyed. "Let's be silent and obedient again, maybe they'll leave soon if we do that".
And that way, the boys and girls sharing that cell returned to their bunks, hoping that the soldiers would leave soon.

* * *

From that day on, Vale concentrated on writing the music in whatever sheet of paper he could find. He also managed to build some sort of electronic keyboard with an old PC, which he got ahold of after convincing a rather friendly guard, who was about to take it to the garbage processing area. Soon, he managed to play a few songs with that rudimentary piano. He started playing most of the functional music that played at the Labs, especially the days when some people were chosen to be part of the experiments.
One of them, a slow, touching ballad, was the first one he could play by heart.
"You are a wiz, kid!", the nice guard complimented him, surprised. "You play it wonderfully! And just by ear!"
The guard couldn't come out from his amazement. He must have thought that all the guys under his care were already handicapped by Zephyrs' experiments, or that they were already disabled.
"Thanks", Vale said, surprised that someone -apart from his friends and fellow "subjects"- recognized a good thing in that place. "By the way, do you know how this piece of music is called?", he inquired, curiously.
The guard rubbed his hair. After some moments, he recalled the name. "It's "Promise of Reunion"", he finally said. "Quite a metaphore, or a cruel irony"
Vale sighed. The guard was right. It was something completely ironic. Such a cruel name to a beautiful song... attached to a wicked event. Because most of the people that left that day, wouldn't come back.
"It's not cynical", Faith protested, after Vale commented her the name of the song. "It's actually a way to enlighten up our spirits, and another proof that we have to believe", she said, determined.
Vale rolled his eyes. "Faith, you can believe in everything, because, from your name to your spirit, you are filled with faith, and not with blood"
"Quite funny", she said, annoyed. "It's not like that. They are trying to calm us down that way, can't you see it?", she asked. As Vale shook his head, she sighed. "Alright... see it that way. We already know we won't see that people again in our lives... in this life, at least. They are telling us that we will be reunited some day... some day, we'll be together again"
Vale thought. He wanted to be together with his family and his friends in this life, not in another.
"I know what you are thinking. But isn't this better, rather than having to think that you won't see anyone loved any more?"
Again, Faith had another point there. Vale sighed, defeated.
Faith smiled triumphally, and her purple eyes shone beautifully. "And... this is another hint that we will fulfill our artistic promise once we get outside of this Hell", she said, smiling. "If we are to be separated, we will find each other someday, again, and I'll dance, while you'll play a proper piano... and we will fulfill both this promise of being reunited again, and the artistic one"
Vale sighed. How could she be so strong and determined?
"Come on... try to think it that way... it helps", she said, softly, staring at him in his eyes.
And Vale couldn't deny anything she asked him, every time she stared at him with those piercing, yet gentle, big, purple eyes.

* * *

The days passed, and the youths grew older, knowing little to nothing of their families. Derek had befriended a guard, and from time to time he learnt things from the outside world or from the adults trapped. Few adults remained in the east cells. Derek knew the details, but he kept them for himself. They were too terrible, so he wouldn't tell the others and screw up their lives. He had no one there, and he already knew he was going to die there, so he didn't mind much. He just told Vale, after his persistance, that his parents had both passed away.
There had been a huge fuss in the outside world, in Jupiter. Many kids had been orphaned in Antilia, during a raid. Satomi couldn't help thinking that the orphanages there, and in the surrounding collonies, must have been crowded with new children. She also wondered if there would be another Zephyrs out there, taking children from orphanages to some sinister Lab, in order to make room for the newcomers.

* * *

Vale was looking for Faith. He hadn't seen her in the morning, and he was fearing that she had been taked to the Labs, from where she wouldn't return, most likely.
The big cell was deserted. His fellow friends were gone. Hopefully, they would be in another cell. They had to be.
He shrugged, trying to think where his black haired friend could be. He was about to go to the small yard they had to catch some little fresh air, where Pharsti was, along the little kids, when he heard something. He made some efforts, and managed to hear something like a sob.
He started walking along the cell, looking from where it came. He ended up standing in front of the only wardrobe they had.
Softly, he opened the door, intrigued. And, finally, he found Faith, who was hiding there, her head buried in her legs.
He found her crying. "They are all gone. Derek, Martina, Sven, Satomi... they are all gone. They'll come for us next", Faith cried, bitterly. "They've come earlier and took them to that Lab... I've managed to hide, and they didn't notice me, thankfully", she explained, in tears.
It had to be the first time that Vale found Faith crying. And as soft and delicate she always looked, staring at her crying would make the strongest man tremble, touched. Only that the people at Zephyrs' Labs didn't know what mercy and pity meant.
"Faith, you have to be strong... this is not like you!", Vale finally said, staring at her wet violet eyes.
Faith sobbed even more. "I can't take it any longer, Vale!", she protested. "One thing was to be separated from the grown-ups, then we started seeing their corpses, then, they started taking the little ones... we are coming next. And I'm not numbed, after seeing so much death here, but desperate! I thought that I would have followed them obediently when my time came, but now... I don't want to die, Vale, I don't want to!", she said, hiding her head in his thin chest.
The light haired boy hugged her, softly. He thought like her. He didn't want to die. Not there, not that way. He hated the fact of having survived the spaceship crush. He would have given anything to have died at that moment.
Slowly, without really realizing it, he started caressing her soft dark hair. He didn't know what to say, but he started touching that beloved head that had helped him so much before. He felt so small, to not be able to calm her down when she was angsty.
However, she seemed to calm down a bit with Vale's silent support. At least, she stopped sobbing. "There are so many things I want to do outside this place", she finally said, a small smile in her lips. "I want to see all the places I can. I've already been in one place for too long, I want to wander through the Universe, if possible. I want to study, I want to become someone. Who knows? Maybe I could become a lawyer and demand Earth for what has done to me and the others...", she said, chuckling.
Vale couldn't reply. He had a knot in his throat. That girl was just a miracle. Just a few seconds ago, she was crying, desperately. Now, she was making plans for an improbable future.
"And I want you to come with me", she added, staring at his eyes. "We've been together in the bad moments, so I want to share the good ones with you, too"
Vale nodded, silently. He wasn't going to loose track on that girl, never in his life.

* * *

Once more, Vale found Faith crying, hidden in the wardrobe. This was getting more and more frequent since most of their friends were gone. Vale grabbed her hand and pulled her out from there, bringing her to the light.
He stared at her, worried. This was not the Faith he once knew. She was cracking, she was letting them to defeat her. The real Faith wouldn't have allowed that.
She stared at him with her wet eyes, defiantly. She didn't like him that he stared at her with pity. "Stop looking at me like that!", she finally protested. "I don't need your pity... as you don't need mine", she said, between sobs.
"It's not pity... It's just that I'm surprised with your current behavior... you weren't like this..."
Faith bit her upper lip. "Vale... I can't go on with this hopeful facade anymore... I mean, I can, but sometimes I'm too tired to go on with it... I'm hopeless. I know that we won't fulfill our promises. I know I'll never get to dance ballet again in my life. I know I won't get out from this place alive... All my dreams will vanish the day I'll be taken to the main Lab..."
Vale hugged her, trying to be strong for both of them. She laid her head over his shoulder. "You were right from the beginning... You showed your disgust from the very first day I met you... I made up a story and tried to cling to it, wishing that it would come true in the future. No, I didn't wish. I hoped, I believed it would become reality. Now, I don't know... or I don't really want to admit that it will not happen"
She sighed, before talking again. "And you... you too, Vale, you too had been trying to prove yourself to be stronger than what you really are. At least, you try to convince Pharsti that you are in a better state than the one you really are. I've seen you several times rubbing your stomach, while you've given her part of your food to her after saying that you were already stuffed, when we all knew that couldn't be, with the... horrible stuff we are given. I've seen you smiling at her so she would calm down, while your fists were tight and tense. I know you... you know me... we are in the same boat"
Vale sighed. There was nothing he could do to hide his feelings from Faith. She now knew him really well, and listening to her description was like watching at his own reflection on a mirror. He, on the other hand, didn't manage to catch her despair. He thought that she was stronger, or just out of that world, with her odd yet positive phylosophy. Now, he also knew her crystal clear.
Faith looked to him, determined. "I just have to ask you one thing", she asked, slightly embarrassed. "Please, when you think about me in the future, recall me strong and positive. That's how I want you to remember me. This is just a temporary depressive outburst, at least I hope it is. Please, remember me strong, Vale"
As a reply, he hugged her tighter, as if he could protect her from anything that way.
In just then, in all her despair, she managed to whisper, "Don't worry, Vale... Tomorrow it'll be a brighter day"
Vale had to close his eyes too tightly to repress his tears.

* * *

That evening, Vale was feeling uneasy, as if he was expecting something bad to happen.
He was alone, in his cell-like room, laying on his bed, trying to take a nap. Pharsti was in another cell with the little kids, trying to enlighten their poor spirits, telling them stories and making up games and stories for them. Some of the other teens were with her, and some others had been taken with the guards.
He tried not to think what was happenning to them at that moment, but he couldn't help it. It always happenned to him, to try to imagine what was going on in the Labs while the others waited.
He tried to set his thoughts in something else, in something more productive. He was wasting his time, and he was hurting himself, all in one.
Just then, he heard the sound of a door opening, and some wheels along the corridor. That meant that the Lab practices had to be over. Curiously, he got out from his bed, and approached the cell, having nothing better to do.
He saw the guards carrying a stretcher, with a body covered with a white blanket.
"One less", Vale thought bitterly, as they walked next to his jail room. He was used to that, to the continuous parade of death bodies being carried to who knew what place. It was as if they did it on purpose, carrying the bodies in front of the still alive ones.
However, this time, his blood froze, and his eyes opened wide.
Clinging from the litter, a delicate hand hung, and he managed to see a plastic blue bracelet hanging from that hand.
A blue bracelet.
"Faith...", he mumbled, terrified.
He hadn't seen her around in the last hours. She was the only one wearing a blue bracelet. And the surviving test subjects were fewer and fewer each day. It had to be her the one that was covered by a white blanket.
He followed the guards with his sight, until they turned in a corner and dissappeared, taking Faith with them forever. It was then when he "awoke" from that spell and turned back, looking desperately for her among the survivors. He didn't find her, as he expected. Her things were still in her place, just as she had left them. He checked inside their wardrobe, but she wasn't there.
Vale sat down on her bed, still warm. His fists tightened, his hole body filled with rage. He couldn't move, and what was worse, he couldn't cry. He couldn't say a word. He just stared there, sitting on his beloved friend's bed, hoping that it was just a misunderstanding. She could have given her blue bracelet to someone else. He waited for her to come. He still hoped that she was somewhere else, but alive.
However, she didn't return.

* * *

Just a few days took the guards to pick Vale and Pharsti for a new round of experiments, this time at the main Lab, from almost no one came back alive, and from where no one returned sane. The siblings tried to oppose at first, but after a few hits from the guards, they knew they wouldn't resist much, and followed them obediently.
"So this are the siblings, uh?", Dr Zephyrs asked, once he got into the Lab, after his test subjects had been prepared for the intervention.
"Yeah, the Shatner siblings, a boy and a girl", a nurse said, uninterested. "They are the same age"
"Good, maybe that will come in handy for the outcome of the experiment", the doctor said, checking their faces.
Vale controlled himself and didn't spit that ugly, disgusting man on the face, as he would have wanted to do. Instead, he studied him well. If he was going to get out alive and sane from that Lab, and if he was going to survive, he was going to track him down and give him his deserved punishment.
"So we have a tough guy here, uh?", Zephyrs asked, as Vale didn't lower his head under his gaze, but the contrary. "You'll learn to be obedient... if you survive from this, you know"
Pharsti sobbed, angstly, and afraid at that threatening tone of voice.
"Sis, calm down, everything will be alright", Vale whispered to her, sweetly.
Pharsti stopped sobbing, but she wasn't as positive as he was.
"Well, give them the anesthesia, I'm eager to begin", the doctor said, in a hurry.
Vale tried to keep himself awake, but it was impossible. As he was falling asleep, he wondered if he would be reunited with his family and with Faith in little time.

* * *

He saw a bright light. Maybe he was dead, finally. He was too confused, his head hurt him. He started looking desperately for a familiar face, for some known sound. Everything was silent. He started wondering if he had passed out during the surgery. He was starting to feel relieved when he noticed the lights... they had to be from the operating room.
He had survived, apparently.
He tried moving his head, but he could only do it slowly, as everything spinned around him. It was a hurtful feeling. His head itched and hurt. Slowly, he managed to move his head to where Pharsti was before he lost his consciousness.
He found her looking at him, with some despair in her eyes.
He sighed. They had both survived.
Pharsti was fine, looking puzzled as well. Vale sighed relieved. At least, they were together.
He felt very dizzy, and the world spinned at his eyes again, confusing him even more. Apparently, he was still at the operating theater, shortly after whatever they had done to them.
He managed to see Zephyrs smiling, cracking his hands. "It's been a success!", he said, satisfied.
"Maybe the fact that they are siblings had some effect, after all", the nurse said, approvingly.
"We've never got this result... it's awesome!", Zephyrs said, excited. "We'll let them rest for a while, then we'll see if we got some real results or not", he said, washing his hands before leaving the theater.
Vale moaned. His head hurted, and he was dissappointed at everything. There was more to come, still? Wasn't that enough?

* * *

He didn't know why they were taking them from their cells this time, but they had no other thing to do but to obey the orders given to them.
They had been taken to a new Lab, where some giant structures stood. They look humanoid, but they were giant. On the other hand, they were just skeletons of a bigger machine to come.
A cold chill run through Vale's spine. He didn't want to be there.
"Alright, 478, get into that cockpit", Zephyrs ordered, anxiously.
Vale stood on his place, determined to not do anything he was told.
"Oh, so you are a cocky one, aren't you?", Zephyrs asked, sarcastically. "I'll show you who's the boss here, and who was to obey, no matter what", he said, picking a strange device from his lab coat pocket. Then, he touched something there, and a strange sound appeared.
The chilling sound filled Vale's head. It hurt. Slowly, he felt as his energy left him. His pupils dilated.
"Now, get into that cockpit, 478", Zephyrs repeated.
This time, he did what he was told. He just moved because he had been told to move, not because he wanted it. Once in the cockpit, he felt like a synergy with the strange material found in the cockpit.
A bright light started shinning. He could feel as if that material -Metatron, he would later know that name- flew along his body.
"It's a success, a real success!!!", Zephyrs exclaimed, excited. "This is what I've been looking for my entire life, this... this is a great day in History, even if it's just a couple of people who know this!"
After some time, he was ordered to get down from the cockpit. Zephyrs touched his device once more.
Vale started feeling himself again, but he felt very weak and fainted.

* * *

Shortly after his experiment, the siblings were taken to another room, filled with suppossed garbage. This time, the one who had to be tested was Pharsti.
Ares remained in a room next to the one Pharsti was, with Zephyrs and his assistants. From there, Zephyrs ordered Pharsti to burn everything in the room, using the OF prototype.
Pharsti started crying, shouting that she couldn't do such a thing.
Zephyrs took his device from his pocket, again, and the sound filled the other room. Vale saw how his sister's pupils dilated, and soon, she looked more like a robot than a human being.
Terrified, he saw the light surrounding the prototype, and his sister doing what she had been order before. The entire room set up on flames.
Zephyrs laughed like a madman. "She hasn't the same levels that her brother, but this is awesome, nonetheless! I've been able to perfect the human species! I'm a genius!", he started praising himself.
Soon, his assistants stopped the fire, and Zephyrs asked Myona to get out from the frame. Once outside it, he touched his device once again, and Pharsti regained control of herself, but like Vale did before her, she fainted.
Vale hugged his sister before she fall, and cried bitterly over her unconscious body.

* * *

Many other rounds of experimentation followed those traumatic ones. Vale showed better results than his sister. Other kids couldn't resist them, or died during surgery. The siblings found their parents, after a long time, but what they found was traumatic. There were no real traces of their parents, just parts of them. They had gone under several experiments, and while they kept on living, they weren't themselves anymore. Many cruel things had been done to them. Vale, at heart, was thankful that Derek had told them that they had been dead for a long while before, as those who found where his parents' remnants. However, he would have liked them to die before, so they would have suffered less. Eventually, they died. Only that Vale and Pharsti thought that they should have all died in the spaceship crush.
Their friends were dead from a long time ago. The little kids followed the grown-ups.
Vale wondered why did he survive. He thought about it, but he could never find an answer. Faith deserved to be alive, but considering what he was going through, it was a blessing that she had stopped breathing a good while ago.
His parents suffered a terrible agony. Who knew how much time they were in that cruel state they were when they found them? Months? Maybe years? His heart was filling up with hatred, but he couldn't do anything against Zephyrs. The old man had programmed him and Pharsti well, in a way that they couldn't rebel against him, and could only do whatever he wished. They were just puppets, once the horrible chilling sound appeared.
He tried to cheer his sister up. Pharsti had a slightly better time than what he did. He tried to fill her head with good, possitive things. And in those times, he couldn't help but recalling Faith, who had guessed that aspect of his personality. He had to recall her possitive energy, her liking for life, her hope in the future...
He sighed. He needed her, or someone like her, desperately.
But no one came to his rescue.

* * *

After many rounds of experiments and hyperalignement, the Shatner siblings were exhausted. Each time, it took it more and more time to recover from a round of experiments. Zephyrs was thinking of getting rid of him and trying to do some new research with new people, but Earth was getting more and more eager of results. Of real results. Zephyrs project was starting to be more troublesome than what it was worth. Especially if only subject 478 -Vale- showed good results in any machine. This couldn't happen to him now, now that he was so close to being able to produce a version of the MindFlow System that could be used in any human, not only on the enhanced ones.
One day, while the siblings were trying to have some rest, but their minds were too troubled to actually catch some sleep, Dr Harris, Zephyrs' assistant, appeared in their cell. With a strange smile, he told them to pick their few things and follow him. He took them to some hangar, and asked them to get into a LEV, as they were going to be transferred to another facility. The kids just did as he said, resigned. They couldn't question anything, because they had never received any kind of answer. They just obbeyed, hyperaligned or not.
They slept through the ride, and when they awoke, they found themselves in a room in another complex. Pharsti stared scared at his brother, but he hugged her, trying to calm her down.
Facing them, Dr Harris and two other people were standing. One was a tiny, teen-alike red haired girl with yellowish eyes. The other was a man in his twenties, with a reptilian face.
"Hi, I'm Lance Jimmer", the raptor-like faced man introduced himself. "We can help you to avenge all your beloved ones killed at those Labs"
The offer was just too tempting to be refused.

* * *

Some long months passed since Pharsti and Vale were recluted to be part of BAHRAM by Jimmer. They got new names and new lives, but the pain was still in its place. They did some research, and found out that an Earthian ship, the Bonaparte III, was smuggling items to Mars for Zephyrs. It's been decided that Vale was going to get there as an infiltrator. And after that, a plan was made to avenge their pain and punish Zephyrs in the same move.

* * *

The following day, Vale was anxious. He recalled Faith's death several times, and that made him uneasy. It helped him to not give up on his revenge, on one hand, but on the other, it was just a torture.
He checked everything once more. He bid Pharsti goodbye the previous night, and now he saw her as she was waiting to get into the Bonaparte III, in the check-in area. The entire Spaceport was a mess, there was so many people. It even looked as if there had been more people than always, but that couldn't be, it was a normal day. It was just his mind playing tricks with him.
He started walking his way to the Bonaparte III, among that sea of people, with his mind somewhere else. However, distracted as he was, he couldn't help listening to some good-byes.
A couple kissed by his side. A lone man checked his passport. A group of girls took photos, smiling broadly at the camera.
"Oh, don't look that sad, I'm not going to die! I'll be back in a couple of weeks!"
"Come on, Tommy, wave goodbye to Mum", a man said, holding a little boy in his arms.
The kid did as he was told, looking for his mother with his eyes, anxiously.
The mother waved at them back, teary eyed. "I'll try to return as soon as I can!", she shouted back, anxiously, throwing kisses to her baby.
"Mom, I'll be alright!", the light-blue haired teenager protested, under her mother's hug.
"I know, dear, but... I don't know, I feel bad about leaving you behind while your father and I go on a business trip", her mother replied back. "I've never left you behind before"
"But I'll be fine! I've already told you!", the girl said, smiling. "I'm not a kid anymore... and you don't need to carry me with you anymore!"
"She's right, you are making too much fuss", her husband said, in behalf of his daughter. "Besides, it's a few days trip"
"The last one", his wife replied. "I'm also sick of this continuous trips, even if we can get way too many traveller's miles to enjoy some great holidays later"
"I want you to come back in one piece!", the tall, well-built teenager said to his thinner sister, who sighed at that comment.
"Stop nagging me, Alen! You are worst than Dad!", the girl replied, annoyed. "Now, kiss me goodbye and don't bug me!"
The boy did as she said, also sighing. "Alright... it's just that I want you back for my next tournament... I'll rock it there!"
"You bet I'll be there!", she said, winking at him before leaving.
Many other noises and good-byes resounded in Vale's head. Kisses, cries, wavings... people shouting each other's names... he barely noticed them. He walked among the people without noticing them, heading to the Bonaparte III. Close to the personel deck, Cage was already waiting for him.
"Oh, here you are, Ares!", the blue haired boy exclaimed, relieved. "I was looking for you!"
"You always are", Vale thougth bitterly, yet he smiled at the boy and asked, "What's the problem, this time?"
"Oh, the luggages!", Cage said, confused. "I have a lady that says that she needs to travel with her parrot, while I have already told her several times that she has to leave it on the deck. She doesn't listen to me at all!"
Ares sighed. "Alright, I'll go with you", he said, following Cage to where the annoying lady was.
"Tomorrow will be a brighter day"... Faith's voice filled Vale's head.
He nodded at that. "Surely, it'll be a much better day", he thought, relieved.

The End

Notes: I was trying to write something short, with a conciser style than Countdown, where I find myself writing neverending paragraphs and scenes. On the other hand, it's like a small gift for taking so long to go on with Countdown, for those who cared. Finally, it's a small "add-on" for what's to come in Countdown.
I hope you enjoyed it... Personally, I'm quite happy with the outcome.

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Tomorrow will be a brighter day by Nilke


The Meaning of Friendship

Wrote these months ago, but seeing that there finally is a section for this show, I needed to upload them to . Enjoy!

Zeke had always relied on Jay. If he made a mistake, Jay would be there to tell him how to fix it. Actually Zeke had difficulties to even remember the time before they met. Back then he had been the friendless type, who got along with everyone and Jay had been alone, reading books. An unlikely friendship, but when their lifes collided it had seemed like a blast and suddenly nothing else mattered anymore. And because Zeke felt that way, he was sure that Jay would, too, and therefore always be there to help him. They simply couldn't live alone.

When the phone was ringing in the middle of the night, Jay wanted to simply put a pillow over his ears and go back to sleep. Zeke was having problems in the night far too often lately. How could somebody even be that careless? How was that even possible?

Zeke had always been like that, intuitively rushing through life, pulling Jay with him. Pulling him away from boredom and lonelyness. And Jay would always want to keep on sleeping, but yet he'd always pick up the phone. Because they were friends. And actually he wouldn't want it any other way.

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The Meaning of Friendship by Luna Quiche


1. Song

**Author's Note:**** First of all, before I get to the story, I wanted to put this song up, because I thought it went well with the story. Mostly from Chase's point of view...**

**Miley Cyrus- I Miss You**

Sha la la la la,
Sha la la la la

You use to call me your angel
Said I was sent straight down from heaven
You'd hold me close in your arms
I loved the way you felt so strong

I never wanted you to leave,
I wanted you to stay here holding me

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear,every once in a while
And even though it's different now,
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go,
And I need you to know,
I miss you
Sha la la la la,
I miss you

You use to call me your dreamer
And now I'm livin' out my dream
Oh how I wish you could see,
Everything that's happenin' for me

I'm thinkin' back on the past,
It's true that time is flying by too fast

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear,every once in a while
[I Miss You lyrics on even though it's different now,
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know,
I miss you
Sha la la la la
I miss you

I know your in a better place(yeah)
But I wish that I could see your face(oh)
I know your where you need to be
Even though it's not here with me

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear,every once in a while
And even though it's different now,
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know,
I miss you
Sha la la la la

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear,every once in a while
And even though it's different now,
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know,
I miss you
Sha la la la la
I miss you

	2. Chapter One

**Author's Note:**** The zoey101 movie, Goodbye Zoey?, really made me sad, I almost cried at some parts. However, it was an amazing movie, with the exception that Zoey might never come back, which I hope she does, even if Jamie Lynn is pregnant. Well anyway, I'm writing **_**my **_**version of the story. It starts after Chase brings Gretchen to the volleyball practice. Enjoy. Next chapter will be up after three reviews. **

"You got anything for cramps?" Gretchen asked after she had missed the volleyball that came right to her.

Lola rolled her eyes. "I don't think so!"

Later on at lunch, they were eating together, and Gretchen, the girl who Chase had befriended, popped her pimple on her arm, and ate half of Quinn's apple, leaving her gum stuck to it. The group of people couldn't eat, but Chase didn't seem to mind. He took Gretchen, who claimed she was bored, to play fooseball in the lounge. That was when Michael decided he and Logan _had _to do something. Later that night, they set up a plan. Chase was soon locked into the room, and Logan told him he wasn't going anywhere until he admitted he missed Zoey. Chase refused to admit it, which caused Logan to rip the head off of a stuffed giraffe that Zoey had gotten Chase. Chase lost control of himself and went after Logan, pushing him into the wall. Michael pried him apart from Logan, and Chase sat down, apologizing. He admitted he missed Zoey.

"You guys are right. Everything you said is true." Michael and Logan said that they knew Chase missed Zoey, and it was okay to miss her. Chase went on. "I don't just miss her, I love her. Ever since she stepped out of her dad's car and I ran into that stupid flagpole. I was in love with her before I hit the ground. And I don't think that feeling will ever change."

Meanwhile, the boys didn't know, but Zoey had heard voices on her computer, and realized that Michael had accidentally turned the webcam on. She had seen and heard the entire thing. Immediately she felt horrible. She knew what she had done was a mistake. But how could she convince her parents to send her back? That didn't matter yet. She had to talk to Chase. She dialed his number, still watching the computer. He was now close to tears. She saw Michael reach for the phone.

"Hello?"

"Is Chase there?"

"Zoey?!" Michael asked excitedly.

"Let me talk to Chase."

Chase was now frantic, he had heard Zoey's name. He reached for the phone, and Zoey saw his excitement and couldn't help but smile.

"Chase?"

"Zoey?! It's really you!"

"It's really me. Listen, I have to talk to you. I think you guys left the webcam on by accident, and I just saw the entire conversation you guys had in your room."

"Oh no. Oh my God. Wait. When did you start seeing it?"

"Um the part before Logan ripped my stuffed animal's head off."

Chase cursed to himself. He was frustrated. Zoey laughed.

"Don't do anything stupid, I can still see you," She teased.

Chase became serious. "Zoey, what I said is true. I miss you. And I thought I'd be saying this in person to you, but I...I love you."

Zoey was speechless. Tears welled in her eyes. Now she was absolutely positive that moving with her parents was a horrible idea. What had she been thinking? What a mess this was. She absolutely had to go back.

**Author's Note:**** Review, tell me how you liked it. Most of it was just playback from the movie, but still, I'm not putting the next chapter up until I get at least three reviews. Oh, and I tried my best on the dialogue from the movie, if I'm not totally accurate, sorry, I just watched the movie like four hours ago, and I had to use just memory. Hope ya liked it! Review please!**

	3. Chapter Two

**Author's Note:**** Thank you to my reviewers, who made putting this next story up possible. Love ya! Hope you all like this next chapter. **

Zoey had hung up with Chase the previous night, too speechless to finish the conversation. She had flopped onto her bed, burried her head in the pillow, and cried herself to sleep. That was where she was now, laying on her bed in her boarding school room in London, England. The place she didn't want to be. She wished it was all just a horrible nightmare. Well, except, of course, the part where Chase had said he loved her.

Zoey Brooks awoke, realized where she was, and what she had to do. She jumped out of bed and changed her clothes. After a three minute shower, the fastest one she had ever taken in her life, she grabbed all of her stuff. In the lobby of the school, she used a phone to call a taxi. Within minutes, a taxi arrived, and she stuffed her belongings into the backseat while she took a seat up front. Without being noticed, the taxi drove her away from the fancy prep school, and a half an hour away, to her parents' new house.

She arrived at the door, and paid the taxi fare. Grabbing her belongings from the back seat, she thanked the cab driver and waved as he left. Mentally crossing her fingers, Zoey knocked on the door. Her father was surprised to see her. She managed a smile, and set down her stuff on the couch. Her mother came down the stairs, and was also shocked to see her.

"Mom, Dad, I'm leaving. If I have to raise the money myself, I will. I used all of my money up on the cab fare to here, but I'm willing to raise it in less than a week, if that's what I have to do. I made a mistake coming here. It's not you, it's not the school, it's me. I don't belong here, I'm sorry. I know where I belong, and it's at PCA."

Her father managed a weak smile. "Well, you're old enough to decide where you belong, and I trust you. Don't worry, I'll pay for a flight back, as long as you're sure this is what you want to do."

Zoey nodded. She hugged her parents. Without telling anyone, not even Chase, she was on a flight back the next morning. All throughout the flight she had butterflies in her stomach. What would her friends think? What would their reactions be? She hoped that they would be as excited to see her as she was to see them again. It had been about three days, and already she missed them. Especially Chase. She sighed, as the plane prepared for landing.

_Well, this is it. I hope they forgive me for leaving, because I can't go back now. _

**Author's Note:**** Short chapter, I know, sorry. I couldn't think of much else to put, but I hope you liked it anyway! Remember, three reviews. That's it. Just three clicks on that little blue button, and up pops a new chapter. **

	4. Chapter Three

**Author's Note:**** And here it is, just like I promised. Chapter three. Thanks for the reviews, guys :)**

Zoey stepped off of the plane and took a deep breath. She walked to the luggage machine, and grabbed her suitcase. Scheduled to meet her in fifteen minutes was her taxi driver. Until then, she decided she would eat some lunch. She decided on a chicken pot pie. It reminded her of how on the day she decided to leave, her friends were eating pot pies. Taking a bite of it almost made her sick. Not because it was gross, but because of the memory. Why had she even done it in the first place? The sadness she had caused so many people guilted her.

Finally, a man holding a sign with her name on it arrived. She spotted him, and dumped her pot pie in the garbage can, too nervous to eat. Pulling her suitcase close by her side, she followed the driver. Within the quickest half hour of Zoey's entire life, she sat in the cab outside of PCA.

"Well, ma'am, don't mean to be rude, but are ya gonna get out or not?"

Zoey thanked the driver, paid her fare, and grabbed her stuff from the trunk of the car. She breathed in a heavy breath. This was it. Time to face all of the people she had loved so dearly, but left so quickly. Zoey made it halfway across the campus before she was spotted. Luckily, it was someone she didn't really know, and she hurried to her dorm room to surprise her best friends.

Outside the dorm room, Zoey trembled nervously. She raised a shaky fist, and knocked on the solid door. A familiar girl opened it, but Zoey was shocked.

"Um, Stacy?" Zoey asked, confused.

It didn't matter, however. Lola and Quinn had heard her voice and were shrieking in the background. Lola almost knocked Stacy over trying to get to her best friend. They shared a group hug. Even though it had been about threee days since Zoey was gone, it had seemed like a lifetime.

"Stacy, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you'll have to move back in with your old roomates. I'm here to stay," Zoey announced.

Stacy made a squealing noise, but quickly got over it. She packed her stuff and left. When she had gone, Lola and Quinn cheered. Zoey joined them once again in a big hug.

"So you ready to go see Chase and Michael?" Lola asked.

"I think I should do this alone. You'll never believe what happened last night. The reason I decided to come back." Her friends were interested and listening. "Chase and Michael accidentally left their webcam on, and to make a long story short, I overheard Chase say he loves me and that it wouldn't ever change. I called him last night, but he doesn't know about me coming back."

Lola and Quinn squealed with delight. They practically shoved Zoey out the door.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Quinn said, urging Zoey forward.

Zoey smiled. "Wish me luck!"

Lola and Quinn held crossed fingers up in response. Zoey smiled. She didn't know why she had ever left them in the first place.

Outside Chase's dorm room, Zoey met Michael. When he saw her, he almost had a heart attack. He jumped at her and hugged her. Then he pointed to his room.

"Chase is in there, alone. He'll be happy to see you."

Zoey smiled, slowly releasing Michael. She opened the door to the room, and softly closed it behind her. Chase looked up. He did a doubletake. His eyes went wide, and he started freaking out in his head.

"Hey," Zoey said nervously.

"H-hey," Chase managed to squeak out.

"So.."

"Y-you're back?"

"I'm here to stay. Chase, when I heard that you loved me..." Zoey couldn't finish her sentence.

**Author's Note:**** Three reviews equals next and possibly final chapter. Things will definitely get interesting. **

	5. Chapter Four

**Author's Note:**** Thanks for reviewing! Enjoy the final chapter... :)**

"When you heard I loved you...what?" Chase asked eagerly.

Zoey could not speak. She opened her mouth, but no words came out. Chase sighed in frustration. Zoey grabbed his chin in her hands and kissed him without realizing what she was doing. Chase definitely did not resist. He held her back and kissed her back with the deep passion and love that had built up inside him from the day he had first met Zoey. This was the day he had looked forward to for the longest time, and he was not about to let go. Chase wanted to keep going on and on forever, but eventually Zoey pulled away for air. He relaxed, but still held her in his arms. He looked down at her, and smiled.

"Wow," Was all he could say.

Zoey smiled. "Chase...I love you."

Chase nearly fainted at the words that he had heard escape from Zoey's tender lips.

"P-pinch me I must be dreaming," Chase stuttered.

"Okay," Zoey teased, and pinched him.

"Ow! Way to totally ruin a moment!"

Zoey laughed. "It won't be the only moment."

She reached up and grabbed Chase's shoulders. Her lips rubbed against Chase's, and they both felt something they had never felt before. It was more than a spark of chemistry. It was more like a burning fire of love. They both knew at that moment that they belonged together. Forever. Zoey tightened her grip on Chase's shoulders, and he grabbed her back once again. Their lips once again connected. Logan burst through the door, but they both ignored him, not caring.

"Hey! That's supposed to be me!" Logan whined at Chase.

Zoey laughed gently, but resumed kissing Chase.

"Chase, I really, really do love you."

"Oh I think I'm gonna be sick!" Logan ran out of the room.

Chase laughed and gently pressed his hands into Zoey's back.

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this," Chase said.

Zoey thought for a second, and smiled, "Um, maybe since you rode your bike into that stupid flagpole?"

Chase laughed. "Or maybe you do."

They began their third kiss in a time period of ten minutes. Lola and Quinn walked in to see how things were going, but saw Zoey and Chase in a romantic liplock, and backed out, unnoticed by the involved couple.

"Zoey, I love you."

"Chase, I love you too."

And their lips reconnected just like that. They were meant to be.

**Author's Note:**** This is somewhat how I want the Zoey101 episode after the movie to be. I want Zoey to come back, to love Chase. It almost made me cry when she realized it was a mistake, when she overheard Chase saying he loved her. I hope the next episode's good. For now, please review my story. Thanks guys:)**

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Goodbye Zoey? by lizwrites


Believing in the UnBelievable

1"Excuse me while I kiss the sky" is the line from a song that makes you really think about life. it makes you wonder why things are the way they are. why can't you kiss the sky? well, who says you can't. you can. and that's what life is all about. believing in the un-believable. I mean, that really is why we're living. A humans will to live is really one of the most amazing things on earth. So why do people have so many problems and waste so much time trying to fix all the things that aren't even going to matter one day after they die? Once your dead, your made, man. People will want to read things you wrote, hear things you said, and feel what you felt. Once your dead your made for life man. I mean if your dying people really listen to you. Not because they need to but because it may be their last chance to really hear what your saying. But if you think about it people really do only want what they know they cant have. People with curly hair wants straight hair, brown eyes and blue or green eyes, and they want the one person they love to love them back as much as they know that's not possible. And that's why Logan wants Zoe. Because he clearly cant have her and its killing him.

Nobody really knows each other they only know as much as the person is willing to share but, that's the beauty it all. It's as simple as this - your dying to live life the right way but your really only living to die. And that's when you realize that you have to take chances and try everything once before you die because that's the point, that fact, we're all going to die one day. And that's why we all want what we can't have because we'll never be satisfied with what we have, we need what we don't need. If that makes any sense at all. Now what does this all have to do with Zoe, Logan, Mike, Lola, Quinn and Chase? Well here it goes...

Zoe woke up realizing that it was already like 3 in the after-noon and that's when she quietly whispered to herself "a good nights sleep always begins the next morning." as she tries to recall the previous nights events..

She went to the most anticipated concert of the year, she attended the Vans Warped Tour. She only went because Chase Mike and Logan wanted to go. None of the girls had a good time because they weren't used to the type of scene it was. Underage drinking, kids smoking pot and snorting methamphetamine in the alleyways. You could get a tattoo for ten dollars and a body piercing without parental consent. However Lola was an aspiring actress, Quinn was a science nerd and Zoe was a goody two-shoes. They saw a side of the guys they've never seen before. Chase wasn't having fun at first because even if he wasn't in a most pit and he was just near one he seemed to get knocked down. Mike wasn't fitting in too well either until Logan explained to him that it was all about the music. The most surprising thing was that Logan fit in. After all, he was an arrogant jock, the kid punk rockers, and scene kids hated. But in spite all of that Logan fit in real well. It was in this past year that Logan developed such feeling for music. After he heard from Dana Cruz and he decided music is what was going to help him forget about her, as horrible as that is.

He has a deeper understanding of the world now and all the beauty it secretly holds. He realized that nothing in this world is perfect and its never going to be but he also realized that if you don't live your life the way you want to, its just going to pass you by, and you won't even know what you missed. Of course, it was no surprise he fit in with all the shirtless, drunk/high, illegally marked adolescents. That's just what he had turned into. And frankly, it wasn't so bad. But he kept up his rep at school as kind of like a hard-core kid. He had that jock look and that "fuck you" punk mentality. He was perfect. Well on the outside, nobody, not even him, knew what was going on in that over-sized head of his.

And here is where our story begins...

It was a Friday night and the gang was ready for a full out night of partying after a week of exams. It was junior year and Logan, Zoe, and Chase could drive. The others however would have to wait another year due to late birthdays. They were going to go partying on the beach that's off campus. After the party it was one of those "drunken confessions" night. When you're so drunk you just admit to everything and say exactly what you don't want to say.

That's when it all started.

After the party they decided to sleep in the lounge which was tricky because of the DA but by now they were pro's at sneaking out and it was no problem. It was dark and the were all drunk. Logan was the one who started this conversation. Before anybody even said anything he said "I don't why, I really don't"

now, you would expect everyone to be confused but they were far from it. They understood him perfectly. After a long meaningful conversation everyone fell asleep except Logan. The girls got the couches and chairs and the guys slept on the floor. Logan however had an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach and he dreaded it, but he knew exactly what it was. He liked Zoe. I mean he really liked her. He wouldn't say love because that word gets thrown around way too much, and he wasn't going to say it till he was sure he meant it. Forget that he wasn't even sure why he liked Zoe. He needed some air so he went for a walk. It was obvious the lounge doors would be locked so he went up to room 101 and used the window. Outside it was raining but he didn't care because rain made him feel good. Like he wasn't just one person on this pathetically cliche earth. Like he was where he needed to be. Thoughts of Zoe rushed into his head. And this is what he was thinking.

" _I wonder why I like her. She's made for Chase. She's perfect she wouldn't want anything to do with a guy like me anyway."_

then it came to him. He liked her because she was everything he couldn't be. She believed in god, she believed in true love, but the one thing she was lacking was true understanding. It was ironic how this reminded him of a line in a movie.

" Without suffering there would be no compassion." and the reply to that statement was "Yeah, well tell that to those who suffer." that strangely reminded him of him and Zoe. She was so...sure. Of everything. Logan could be a lot of things but sure of the world and his inner surroundings was not one of them. Then he realized.

" _I know why I like her. Its because I want to be the one who shows her what She's been missing, I mean she is everything I was before I realized that things just can't be how they used to be. Like when you were 10 and you jumped on your bed and everything was okay. Well it's not like that anymore. I wish it was. I wish falling off the bed I was carelessly jumping on was the biggest of my problems. But the truth is, its not even close."_

He wanted to be with someone who was as pure and innocent as she was. Maybe she could show him the way, how to be the person he really longed to be.

"**I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down.**

**I'm a million different people from one day to the next."**

He felt a hand on his shoulder and he spun around to find the infamous Zoe Brooks. He smiles, not happy. But one to keep him from crying. He couldn't do this anymore. He needed to go for a drive to clear his mind. So he asked Zoe to join him.

" Zoe I don't know what your doing out in the pouring rain at 2:30 in the morning but im going for a drive and your welcome to come, if your not busy that is."

Zoe went along with Logan with lack of something better to do. Logan drove a dark green and black Mustang convertible. As soon as she sat down she felt right at home. Like this is where she needed to be. And although the car smelt of pot, booze, cigarettes and scoll chewing tobacco - it was delicious. I guess she felt like she belonged here and felt more comfortable here than in his dorm because this was the real Logan. He had vinyl records laying on the back seat, a basket ball, an I pod, and a notebook. And with that he drove down the long road into the star lit night before them. This was going to be a long night. Logan proceeded down the road only to end up driving to a meadow type environment, not like the ones on T.V. but a real one, a wild one. With beautiful flowers lit only by the moon, and a beautiful little pond and a weeping willow tree caressed by the star light, it was beautiful. It was almost magical. Logan and Zoe exited the car only to get the haunting felling that this was the kind of place you dreamed of. This was the paradise you thought up when you needed to escape and now right before their eyes all those lost feelings, were coming to life.

Neither of them needed to say a word, the feelings were all embraced in the silence. It wasn't an awkward one though - it was more of a "I know what your thinking, and im thinking it to" kind of silence, and it was quite nice. That's when they realized that it didn't need to be broken with word but would only be more peaceful with the linking of their thoughts.

Logan began to realize that this - this was exactly what he wanted. A paradise where he could go just to escape the alternate, swirling, painful reality that had become his life.

"_Like all lost balloons lets disappear into the atmosphere."_

Was all that Zoe could say at that point in time. And Logan gave her an un-easy look. But he understood. He understood that she mean that

"_all she wanted to do was run-away and fade out. She wanted what he wanted. Only she was better at hiding it, this only made him think higher of her, probably the last thing he needed was to like the one girl he couldn't have more."_

Logandidn't know what to do so he gently took her hands and turned her so she was facing him and he lightly pressed his lips against hers and for a brief moment he knew what real love and perfection felt like. But a moment is all that you can expect from perfection, because its not a real feeling. Its what people think up when they can't think of any other word to describe the situation they're in. Because for that one split second you did what you wanted, and your not going to regret it because for that moment, time stopped and the world around you froze - and you felt that feeling - perfect.

I mean it was a state of bliss. It was so beautiful it made you wanna cry. Both of them tried to seize the moment - hold onto it because they knew once it was gone, they'd never ever feel like this again. But it had to end sometime and it ended with the wind grazing their tear stained faces. They both let out breathe's they weren't aware they were holding. And with that they returned to his car and drove into the sunrise. As they returned to PCA it was nearing 5:00 in the morning. They went in through 101's window and returned to sleep in the lounge.

And it wasn't till 3:00 in the afternoon that Zoe woke up and remembered what she never wanted to forget. And it was that night that Logan was forever changed, he now knew that he wasn't going to have to go through life wondering, he knew what he needed to know, and that was to be content.

And you know what Logan's going to do now? He's going to kiss the sky. Know why? Because people say that you can't. Because kissing the sky is considered to be crazy. But as Jimi Hendrix said "You have to go on and be crazy, because craziness is like heaven." And with that Logan went and did what everyone said he would never do. Logan lived life against everyone else's wishes and did as he pleased.

"_**Never do anything unless your hearts in it ; And live by the phrase the sky's the limit."**_

PLEASE REVIEW. This was kind of rushed...I hope it turns out okay.

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Believing in the UnBelievable by chemsky


Apology

**Disclaimer : I do not own Zoey 101 or any of its charcters.**

**I wasn't originally going to make a story with Zoey and Chase because I personally like Dana and Logan more but I got a Review on one of my stories and they asked if maybe I could make one for Zoey and Chase so here I am writing a story for Zoey and Chase from Request. Here we go...**

Zoey walked slowly to class. Dana had left a few nights before and Nicole was gone to visit her great great grandma in the hospital before she passed away. Today was not going to be a very happy one.

Chase walked quickly to class. It was amazing !! Logan was bieng nice and caring. Micheal stopped eating potato chips and there was FINALLY peace in their dorm. Today was going to be fantastic !!

"Heyy Zoe !!" Chase said happily as he took his seat next to Zoey.

"Heyy Chase.." Zoey said quietly lying her head down on her desk. It was English class, her least favourite subject.

"Whats wrong Zoe ??" Chase asked

"Nothing, Im just tired I guess" She lied

"Riiiiight" He said, voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Uhg!! Just shut up and leave me alone!!" She screamed and stormed out of the classroom.

"Okay Class listen up!! Your homwork tonight is to write an apology or apologies to be read out infront of the entire class... Dismissed"

Chase immediatly ran back to his dorm and began. He finished within an hour and decided to see if Zoey was okay. Walking towards her dorm he counted the dorms..

"98,99,100" He let out a sigh "101"

_knock knock knock_

Zoey answered the door with red, puffy eyes and a tissue in her hand. _'oh god its chase'_ she thought hurridly.

"Oh My god Zoe!! are you okay, why are you crying, what happened, wheres nicole and dana ?? im not good at the whole advice thing" Chase blabbed quicker than nicole if that was possible.

"SHUT UP!!!" Zoey yelled "You wanna know whats wrong ??!! huh huh !! i'll tell you whats wrong, Dana left us a few nights ago without much of a goodbye we'll never see ehr again !! you dipwad !! Nicloe left with teary eyes yesterdya morning to visit her dieing grandma in the hospital, IM ALL ALONE your such an idiot for 10 seconds i forgot about my problems and now you come and make it worse !! uhg!! your so self centered just leave me alone !!" Zoey snapped. it was official.

"Zoe, im sorry, I just thought---" Chase started

"I dont care what you thought !! just leave me alone !! I HATE YOU !!" Zoey screamed and slammed the door in his face. Chase just stood there with nothing to say. He heard Zoey start crying again. "Zoey" Chase whispered to himslef "Im sorry" and then walked back to him dorm to re-write his english paper.

"Chase Matthews your up"

Chase walked up to the front of class and stood there confidently. Zoey watched him carefully. She felt bad about everything she said yesterday, she didnt mean it. She couldnt tell chase that though, becuase he sat on the other side of the room today.

"I have a few people that I want to apologise to." Chase started

"First of all I want to apoligise to both my room mates, Logna and Micheal for being to hard headed and taking to long to say what im about to say, cause they've bugged me about it long enough. Id like to apologise to Zoey for not always being there for her, even though we're supossed to be best friends, Id like to apologise for making her angry at times and being a dimwit. id also like to apologise for waiting so long to tell her that I am absolutly, positivly and 100 totally in-love with her. and now after saying that i'd like to apologise for making her feel any kind of horrible emotions that may be going through her right now. Thank you." After chase's sudden announcement he walked out of the classroom, having the guts to look at zoey in the eyes and mouth 'Im sorry' before walking out.

Zoey sat there awestuck. _'He loves me ?? Oh my god I have to find him!!' _

"Can I be excused??" She asked

"Certainly Zoey"

"Chase" Zoey yelled down the hall. Chase stopped walking and turned around ready to get a talk about how she just wants to be his friend.

"Chase. Were you serious??" Zoey asked.

"Yeah, Of course. Why would I say that infront of the class if i didnt, do you think im an idiot ??!!" He almost screamed. Zoey did the last thing he expected. She kissed him, full on the lips. actually she wasnt even expecting to do that. She just did.

"Why did you do that ??" Chase asked.

"Becuase I wanted to" Zoey explained. "and becuase I love you too"

Chase leaned down and kissed Zoey

"Be mine" Chase asked.

"Always and forever" She answered.

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**I think, that is the worst story I've ever written :S... its easier with Dana and Logna cause their fiesty like me so I can think of things MUCH easier. But chase is a shy guy and Zoey is Ms.Perfect. So its harder for me. Sorry if you dont like it. cause I didnt like it much either.. I'll jsut stick to writting Logan and Dana fics... Sorry if this story is a dissapointment. Remember. YOU DONT HAVE TO REVIEW.. im writing for the fun of it not for the reviews everyone always says REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW. i thought people were supossed to write casue they like to write not for puplicity.. well g2g ttyl Bye.**

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Apology by Jiade-103


1. You Cheater

**Zoey 101**

"**Good-Bye"**

**Zoey Brooks walked into her computer class. Right when she walked in, her eyes feel on Chase Mathews. Chase was Zoey's boyfriend. They had been dating for over three months.**

**Zoey walked over to where Chase was sitting and sat down. "Hi." She said. Chase kissed Zoey on the cheek as she got out her pink laptop. Mr. Benson, the computer teacher walked into the room and closed the door. "Good morning class." He said. "Today we are going to be learning about the different parts of a computer." Zoey wasn't listening. She was texting Chase on her laptop. She had typed: "Dinner tonight at Sushi Rocks?" Chase typed back: "No, I can't." Zoey saw this and typed back: "Why?" Chase didn't answer. Because at that time, computer class was over. Zoey got up and put her laptop away and left. She was wondering what Chase was doing tonight. **

**Chase walked into his dorm. He picked up his cellphone. He dialed a number. A girl answered. "Hello?" Chase asked. "Is this Abigail?" "Yea. Hi Chase." The girl said. "Dinner tonight?" "Yea." Chase said and hung up.**

**Meanwhile at Zoey's dorm, Quinn was working a potion. Lola walked in the room. "Hi Quinn, what are you doing?" Lola asked. "I'm trying to come up with a cure for my pet squirrel." Quinn said. She pointed at a cage with a squirrel inside it. Lola screamed and she ran out of the room. Zoey was just walking into the room when Lola came running out. "Hi Quinn, what's the matter with Lola? I saw her running out of the room." Zoey said. "She's just afraid of my pet squirrel." Quinn said. Zoey saw the squirrel in its cage. "Eww!" She said. Zoey didn't leave. She just closed her eyes. "I'm going over to see Chase." She said. Then Zoey left.**

**Zoey knocked on the door. Logan opened the door. "Hi Zoey. Come on in." Michael was on the computer. He turned and noticed Zoey. "Hey Zoey." He said. "Where's Chase?" Zoey asked. "Sushi Rocks. He said he was going to meet you there." Logan said. "In computer, he said that he couldn't go out. I wonder what he's doing." Zoey said. She left the room and walked to Sushi Rocks.**

**When Zoey finally got to Sushi Rocks, it was almost dark. She walked in and saw Chase------ with another girl! Zoey walked over to Chase. He saw her. "Zoey, it's not what it looks like." He said. "No, I understand! I never want to see you again!" Zoey yelled. She saw a big platter of Sushi on a table and picked it up. Then she poured it all over Chase's head. Then Zoey left, heartbroken. **

	2. Forgetting Chase

**Zoey 101 **

"**Good-Bye" **

**Zoey walked into her room and started to cry. Quinn and Lola where inside watching TV at the moment. "What's the matter?" Lola asked. "Chase is dating another girl." Zoey kept crying. "That jerk!" Quinn said. Lola walked over to Zoey. "It's going to be all right." Lola said. "I hope your right." Zoey said.**

**The next day Zoey walked into Math class. She didn't look at Chase. In fact she didn't even sit near Chase. Chase sat in the back so Zoey sat in the front. Later that day at Lunch, Zoey sat with Quinn and Lola far away from Chase. "You know you can't avoid him forever." Lola said. "I know. But I told him I never want to see him again." Zoey said.**

**That night Zoey went to bed with a lot on her mind. Why would Chase do that to her? Did he really like her all the time they were dating? Would they ever get back together? Just then Zoey heard a scream. She jumped up and got out of bed. Lola and Quinn were up to. They walked out into the hall. Down the hall, a girl was shaking at flowers. Zoey remembered that girl. She was the one dating Chase. Zoey started to fun the down the hall, but Lola and Quinn stopped her. "You need rest." Quinn said. They dragged her back into the dorm. "Go to bed." They said. "How can I?" Zoey said as she climbed in bed.**

**The next morning, Zoey walked up to the bulletin board in the lounge. A piece of paper was staple on the board. It was about the spring play. The play was "Romeo and Juliet." "That would be fun." Zoey said to herself. She signed up for Juliet. Then left for her first class. Then Chase walked up to the bulletin board and signed up for Romeo.**

	3. Good and Bad News

**Zoey 101**

"**Good-Bye"**

**Zoey walked into the auditorium. She was going to audition for Juliet. She took a seat and waited to audition. Chase walked in the auditorium. He took a seat far away from Zoey. What is he doing here? Zoey thought. Chase saw Zoey. What is she doing here? He thought. A man stood on the stage. "People audioning for Juliet, please come forth!" Zoey stood up and went to the stage. "Hi, my name is Zoey Brooks." Zoey told the man. "Hello Zoey. We need you to sing the first two bars of "Love Story" for us." The man left the stage. Zoey knew this song perfectly. She started to sing "We were both young when I first saw you, I close my eyes and the flashbacks start. I'm standing there, on a balcony in summer air." Zoey stopped singing. The man was sitting on one of the chairs. "Perfect! I don't need a castlist for Juliet! You've got the part!" The man said. "Thank you!" Zoey said. She got off the stage and went to her dorm. The man went back onto the stage. "People auditioning for Romeo, please come forth."**

**Zoey ran into her dorm. She was so happy! "Hey guys! You know the play that I said I was auditioning for? Well I got the part!" "Good for you!" Lola said. Meanwhile at Chase's dorm, Logan looked at himself in a mirror and Michael was studying. Chase just walked into the room. "Hey guys, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I got the part in the play. The bad news is that I have to kiss Zoey." Chase said. "I thought you and Zoey were dating." Logan said. "We were, but I dumped her." Chase explained. Before Logan could say anything, Chase left the room. **

	4. Here Comes Romeo

**Zoey 101**

"**Good-Bye"**

**Zoey put on her dress backstage. Tonight was the big play. A woman came backstage. "Five minute till start!" She said. Zoey started putting her dress on faster. **

**Five minutes later Zoey was standing on a balcony. Then she started to sing out the song:**

We were both young when I first saw you
I closed my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say hello
Little did I know

**Chase started to come toward the balcony. Zoey kept singing.**

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, please don't go
And I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes

So, I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

Oh oh
Cause you were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"
But you were my everything to me
I was begging you, please don't go
And I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes

**Zoey was getting nervous. But she kept on singing.**

Romeo, save me
They try to tell me how I feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes

Oh oh

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town
And I said

Romeo, save me
I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head
I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said

**Chase came up to the balcony and knelt on a knee. And Zoey kept on singing:**

Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad
Go pick out a white dress
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

'Cause we were both young when I first saw young

**Then Chase came closer to Zoey and kissed her. Then he whispered into her ear. "I'm so sorry about what I did. I thought I liked Abigail. But now I don't. I want to be with you. Could you ever forgive me?" "Yes." Zoey said. Then after the play, Chase came over to Zoey. "So dinner tonight at Sushi Rocks?" He grinned. "Let me think. Yes!" Zoey ran over to Chase and gave him a big hug.**

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GoodBye by letter00


If he only knew

1**Disclaimer: I own nothing. Duh.**

As she walked up to the stage, I realized that this would be the last time that I would see her. She was going to LSU and I was going to Northwestern. Walking up there she looked at me, shook her head, and smiled. I have liked her for so long but she never knew. We fought sometimes. But I really liked her. I was sitting there wondering what is she thinking?

As I walked on stage, I wanted to know what was going to happen to us. Would we stay friends? Not talk anymore? I was hoping that we would be able to be together. I smiled, and thought what was he thinking at this very moment?

_Wow, she is really pretty. We may fight sometimes but I don't want us to be torn apart because of that. I really like her. Her hair is just so pretty. I know that many guys tell her that and she likes it, she is sometimes the tough one but she always has a good perky additude_ _when we need help. She was always around, but why did I never tell her how I felt? I should have. Maybe instead of me sitting here wondering about us, there could be an us. _

_Man, if only he knew how much I care about him. He was always there for me. We got into some really "interesting" situations when we were together. But that is what happens. I remember the first time I met him, it made me always remember him. In a good way. _

I have to tell her tonight. It will be my last chance for anything. I just need to let her know. If she doesn't feel the same way then I guess that is okay, I will still feel the same way. Nothing will ever change how I feel. I am just going to walk up to her and say

"I love you Zoey Brooks."

I am going to tell him how I feel. I just know that I have to. I am just going to walk right up to him and say

" I love you Chase Matthews"

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If he only knew by TSBlondeBabe


1. Chapter 1

Surprise

Surprise

Hey guys this is the second time I've written on fanfic.

Zoey and James were sitting talking when she realized that the end of the semester was coming up which meant that Chase would be coming back soon.

"James you know how before you moved in with Michael and Logan that Chase lived with them?" Zoey asked.

"Ya, Why?" James asked.

"Well you see my parents were moving to England so I went with them and then I overheard Chase said he was in love with me and so I came back to PCA to discover that he was now in England and that he would be back at the end of the semester."

"Your not breaking up with me are you?" James asked nervously.

"No I'm really happy and I actually I'm in love with you." Zoey says nervously.

"I love you too Zoey." James replies.

They lean in and kiss. When they break away James asks, "Then why are you telling me about Chase?"

"I'm telling you this because the semester is coming to an end and I know that Chase's school semester is already over which means he will be back in soon." Zoey says.

"Oh." James states.

"I have to tell him that I have a boyfriend that I am very happy with and love and that I think we are better off as friends." Zoey says.

"Ok" James replies.

A few days later Logan gets a call while making out with Quinn. (They have told everyone about their relationship.)

Quinn and Logan break apart and he looks at the caller id and it's Chase.

"It's Chase, I better take this." Logan states.

"Go ahead." Quinn says.

"Hey Chase what's up?" Logan asks.

"Hey Logan I'm just calling to let you know that I'll be at PCA tomorrow morning and please don't tell Zoey, I want to surprise her, okay." Chase tells Logan.

"Okay Chase see you tomorrow." Logan replies and hangs up.

"What was that about?" Quinn asks.

"Chase is going to be back tomorrow." Logan tells her.

"We have to tell Zoey because she is going out with James and Chase doesn't know that." Quinn says.

"Here let's call everyone and get them to come over right now and tell them."

A few minutes later Lola, Michael, Zoey and James are all in the boys dorm room.

"What's up Logan?" James asks.

"Chase is going to be back in the morning." Quinn states and Logan nods.

Everyone is quiet for a minute. Zoey then says, "Now I have to tell him that I have a boyfriend."

"Let's do it together babe." James says.

"Well all be their." Lola says.

"Okay everyone meet here tomorrow after classes and then well call Chase and get him to come over." Michael says.

"Ya." They all say.

They next morning Chase is getting out of a cab at PCA and goes to the housing office to find out he will be in a single room because Logan and Michael got a new roommate. He goes to his room to unpack because everyone is still in classes and won't be out for a few hours.

It's after school and Zoey and James are walking hand in hand to his dorm room to meet up with everyone else to call Chase and get him to come over.

They are all in the dorm room reviewing the plan. "Okay so everyone know what to do." Zoey asks.

"Yep." Everyone replies.

Logan then pulls out his phone and calls Chase to get him to come over.

A few minutes later there is a knock at the door.

Logan gets up to answer it. Everyone else just stays seated and just says hi so then Chase is a little confused. "Guys aren't you happy to see me."

Everyone nods and tells him sit down. James is sitting next too Zoey on his bed. Quinn and Logan are sitting next to each other on the couch beside Lola and Michael is sitting on his bed. Chase walks over and sits down beside Lola on the couch.

"So what's up guys." Chase asks.

"We just thought we'd fill you in on everything that is going on at PCA that you missed." Lola says.

"First off, I'm James, Logan and Michael's new roommate." James says.

"Quinn and Mark are no longer dating." Logan says.

Quinn then says, "Me and Logan are dating."

Chase is sitting their in shock.

"Vince Blake is back and PCA, but his attitude is way better." Michael says.

"I'm dating Vince." Lola states.

"That's everything isn't." Logan asks.

"Wait a minute if you all had something to tell me then I'm sure Zoey does too?" Chase asks and turns to Zoey.

"Can you just give me a minute in the hall with James, Lola and Quinn?"

"Ya sure, Zo." Chase replies.

They walk into the hall and Zoey starts freaking out. They get her to calm down and tell her it's going to be okay and that he deserves to now that she is dating James.

Lola and Quinn go back in the room.

"Where are Zoey and James?" Chase asks.

"Their just talking for a minute." Lola replies to Chase's question.

**Meanwhile in the hallway. **

"Zoey relax it's going to be okay and remember I love you." James tell her.

James leans in and kisses Zoey on the lips.

"Okay, I ready." Zoey says.

They walk back in and sit on James's bed.

"Okay look Chase remember when we said we'd try and get together when you got back." Zoey asks.

Chase replies, "Ya."

"And you asked what happened if we were seeing other people and I said that we would come to that if it happened." Zoey asks.

"Ya, but I don't get where this is going." Chase asks really confused.

"You see, I have a boyfriend." Zoey says "and it's James."

**That is the end of the first chapter of Surprise. The next chapter should be up tomorrow or later today. **

	2. Chapter 2

Surprise

Surprise

**Hey guys this is second chapter in my twoshot Surprise. **

_Last Time:_

"_Okay look Chase remember when we said we'd try and get together when you got back." Zoey asks._

_Chase replies, "Ya." _

_"And you asked what happened if we were seeing other people and I said that we would come to that if it happened." Zoey asks._

_"Ya, but I don't get where this is going." Chase asks really confused. _

_"You see, I have a boyfriend." Zoey says "and it's James."_

Everyone just sits their quiet and not sure what to say and Chase is just trying to absorb what Zoey just said.

"Chase are you okay." Zoey asks.

"So what is going to happen now?" Chase asks.

"What do you mean?" Zoey asks a little annoyed at his answer.

"Are you going to break up with him so we can be together?" Chase asks.

Everyone is shocked at Chase's question.

"No I'm not because I love him and he loves me and I'm very happy with him." Zoey says.

"Oh, Okay then. Can we still be friends?" Chase says a little hurt but no one notices

"Of course." Zoey says.

"You guys we better get to bed we have to get up early tomorrow to go shopping for our tuxes and dresses tomorrow for prom.." Logan says.

"What am I suppose to do tomorrow if you guys are all gone." Chase asks annoyed that his friends weren't going to be around to hang out with him because they already made plans.

"I don't know you could go see some other friends and see if you couldn't fine yourself a date considering that everyone here already has one." Lola says.

"Okay, I'll see you guys Saturday then." (It's Thursday to let you know and it's a long weekend.) Chase asks.

"Actually were all going to Logan's for the weekend after we get our dresses and tuxes." Michael says.

"I guess I'll go hang out with Vince then." Chase says.

"Actually he's coming with us." Lola says.

"Sorry dude we didn't know you would be back so we all made plans for the weekend and we won't be back until late Monday night." Logan says.

The next day the gang is in Beverley Hills (after shopping) at Logan's house swimming and having a great time and forgot all about Chase.

**Meanwhile at PCA. **

Chase is bored out of his mind and doesn't have anything to do.

It is now Monday night and Chase is looking forward to it because his friends are coming back. It's 7:30pm and Chase is waiting for everyone to get back when his phone rings. He answers it.

"Hello."

"Hey Chase, It's Logan look where not going to be back till 11:00pm because we got a little side tracked so you don't have to wait for us." Logan tells him.

"Oh ok." Chase answers a little sad and hangs up the phone.

It's Tuesday morning and Chase is walking up to Michael, Logan and James's room and knocks on the door. No one answers so he figures they must be in the girl's dorm. He walks to the girls dorm and no one is their either. He is staring to think where everyone is.

** Meanwhile with everyone else. **

They are just finishing up breakfast and are about to go to their first class.

It's Friday night (the night of the prom) and Chase hasn't seen any of his friends all week. He decides to get ready and go meet the guys in their room.

**Meanwhile the guys have already left. **

The guys are all on their way to pick up their dates. The guys get to the girl's dorm and knock on the door.

Zoey answers the door and says "Come on in."

The guys are all speechless at what their girlfriends are wearing.

**Meanwhile back with Chase.**

He is on his way to the girl's dorm to meet up with his friends but they have already left to go to the dance. When he gets to the girls dorm they aren't their so he makes his way to the dance where he knows they will be. When he gets to the dance he sees everyone dancing and having a good time and decides to go back to his dorm because his friends seem to be having fun without him.

A few years later they are all at graduation and Chase did get back to hanging out with his friends. Everyone is still dating who they were a few years ago and Chase is still single.

It is right at the end of the graduation when James gets called up to the podium.

Everyone is really confused. "I would to like Zoey Brooks to please come up here."

Zoey walks over to James and James turns to her, "Zoey I have loved you ever since I first saw you and I love you with all my heart."

"Oh James that is so sweet." Zoey says.

"I'm not done."

James gets down on one knee. "Zoey Maria Brooks, Will you marry me?" He asks as he pulls out the ring.

Zoey is crying but manages to get out a yes. He puts the ring on her finger and stands up and kisses her.

Now 15 years later Chase still single and watching the love of his life raise 3 beautiful kids with her husband James of 13 years. He lost her all because he went England to tell her how he felt and she came back to find him gone.

**I know it's a crappy ending but I didn't know how to end it. **

	3. Author's Note

Hey I'm going to write a new story called New Student- James and was wondering how you guys wanted it to end so review and tell me

Hey I'm going to write a new story called New Student- James and was wondering how you guys wanted it to end so review and tell me.

Polkadotts15

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Surprise by polkadotts15


How I Stayed Sane

**How I Stayed Sane**

Drabble 1 Hands

*Logan's POV*

Sometimes I wonder why Quinn and I keep our relationship a secret. It's really hard to stay sane when you've been Quinn-deprived for four hours.

Then, I remember, oh yeah, people would practically shun us from society. Revealing our secret would be social suicide. But little things help me keep my cool, like today at lunch.

"Hey, Quinn," I said, just being friendly, of course.

"Ew," she said with a wink, sitting down next to me.

"Could you sit over there, by Zoey?" She smiled slightly, and grasped my hand under the table, moving her thumb across my palm.

"I could, but now that I know that it bothers you, I'll be fine here." I love that smirk, spreading across her face, and squeezed her hand slightly. Oh, yeah. That's how I stay sane.

**Yeah, I just decided to do a series of drabbles about Quinn and Logan 'staying sane' during long hours apart. Whatever. Please review! Also, check out Inevitable and Photoshop while you're at it!**

**Grey Eyed**

**PS I don't own Zoey 101, I just use the characters however I please. **

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How I Stayed Sane by Velosarahptor