Disclaimer: What is this? Of course I don't own Zoey 101. I just mess around with it.
A/N: People, I tried to make this all as realistic as possible. No cheesy non-sense…for now. "grins impishly" By the way, I know at the beginning it may seem like a Chase/Zoey fic, but I need this for a dramatic kick later on.
Chapter 1 – Normal Day
It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning at PCA, and Zoey Brooks was waking up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She looked around to find her roommates Lola and Nicole sleeping peacefully. Smiling, she walked over to the bathroom, switched the lights on, and stared at her face in the mirror. She picked up a damp face cloth and began to scrub her face vigorously.
After pulling on a comfortable tee and a pair of shorts she walked out to meet Chase and Michael who she knew were probably already outside. Sure enough, when she got outside she saw the pair sitting casually under a tree.
She walked over and sat down in front of them. "Hey Zoe. Nicole and Lola still asleep?" Chase asked. "Of course." Zoey replied with a smile. "Hey, Michael." She said to his companion. He had a wide grin going, as though he knew something that the other two didn't. "Hey Zoey." he replied. He paused for a moment to glance at Chase. "Oh my goodness, look at the time! I have to…be somewhere else. Somewhere that's not here." With that odd sentence, he cast a meaningful look at Chase and quickly walked the opposite direction.
Chase glared after his friend for a moment then returned his attention to the girl who had gotten up to sit right beside him. "So, where's Logan? With another of his million girlfriends?" Zoey asked with a laugh, only half-joking. "Nope, he's still getting some beauty sleep. The Princess gets monstrous when he doesn't get enough rest." After laughing until they were almost out of breath, Chase turned to look at Zoey, his best friend of two years.
The sun was hitting her in such a way that she seemed to cast off a glow. She had matured from a pretty, sweet girl to a beautiful, graceful, young lady. And Chase had definitely noticed. He shook his head, trying to clear his head of any thoughts that had to do with how beautiful he thought his best friend was.
He was already feeling the intense responsibility a two-month relationship required. Ivy-Marie was kind and understanding, but he knew that she could be demanding when she wanted it to be. And Chase knew that daydreaming about Zoey wouldn't help matters at all.
Unfortunately, all his friends seemed oblivious to the love between him and his girlfriend. They all thought that he was still head over heels when it came to Zoey. He was completely and totally over her. Or at least he hoped so.
He was brought out of his reverie when Zoey asked him to see a movie the following weekend with the others. "Wow, Zoe. I wish I could, but me and Ivy-Marie are gonna head over to Sushi Rox to chow down some of those California Rolls."
Zoey tried unsuccessfully to mask her disappointment. That was the fourth time that week he had turned down her offer to just hang out. She understood that Chase was just being faithful to his girl, but sometimes she wished that things were back to normal. The time she spent with Chase was always limited, and they couldn't be alone without him worrying about where Ivy-Marie was and how she would get the wrong impression from them hanging out like they used to.
When Chase glimpsed the immense look of bleakness on his friend's face, his heart skipped a beat. His first impulse was to hug her and apologize for his lack of attention towards her lately. Instead, he quietly said to her "I could ask her to come and we…" Zoey cut him off with a soft "Don't worry about it Chase. We'll catch a movie some other time." After that, they changed the subject quickly, not wanting to deal with awkward situations and feelings. Soon, it came time for Zoey to leave. She had a feeling that her roomies were most likely looking for her, and she didn't want them to worry too much. As she got up to leave she looked at Chase and smiled, as though reassuring him that there were indeed no hard feelings between them. Then she left, with Chase staring hard at her retreating back.
On the way to her dorm, Zoey suddenly crashed into someone who was all muscles and gelled hair. After hitting the asphalt hard she heard a small chuckle and looked up to see Logan standing over her with a smirk playing on his lips. "Oh woops. Clumsy me." He easily remarked. "Don't you have a girl's mind to go mess with?" Zoey retorted, indignant. Logan's expression abruptly changed from one of amusement to one of complete outrage. "Watch where I'm going." He hissed, and with that he sauntered off. It took all of Zoey's self control to stop herself from running after him and slapping him full across the face.
Zoey was heading towards her dorm, when she felt a stinging pain on her leg. Hesitantly, she looked down and found a fairly large gash situated just above her knee. What more, with every step she took, her wound would smart. Groaning inwardly, she began what now seemed like a very long journey to her dorm.
When Zoey finally arrived at her room, Lola and Nicole were already wide-awake, and apparently, Quinn had joined them. They were just getting ready to go out when they saw their roommate. Nicole cried "Zoey! There you are. We were looking all over—" Her voice trailed off. She had seen the extensive cut on her friend's leg.
The three girls stood gawking at Zoey for a moment, with highly concerned looks on their faces. Quinn broke the silence when she asked in barely audible voice "What happened?" Zoey fidgeted around a little. "I kinda bumped into Logan on the way back, and I guess my leg and the asphalt had a little run-in." Lola raised an eyebrow and asked "Didn't he help you? Act like a human being? Anything?" Zoey snorted and growled "Logan? A human being? He walked away after insulting and threatening me." Lola, Nicole, and Quinn looked at each other before hurriedly walking out of the room, leaving Zoey behind bleeding and with no doubt in her mind that the three were going to have a little chat with Logan . Frowning, she thought to herself, "Why do they have to be such loyal friends?" And with that, she ran out of room 101.
A/N: That was a short chapter, I know. But I'm a very impatient person and I just want to get to the good parts. "grins sheepishly" But I'm trying my best to make realistic chapters okay? "sticks thumbs up" Anyhoo, review if you think its good. Give my motivation a little kick. "smiles"
