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Disclaimer: I do not own Zoey 101, everything but the plot belongs to Nickelodeon!
Zoey was sitting in her dorm room, staring up at the ceiling. To herself she thought I don't know what to do about Chase. I thought I was in love with him, but now I don't know if he is- and if he's not in love with me, then I don't want to waste my time… Suddenly there was a knock on her door, wondering whom it could be she slowly got up and went to answer it.
"Hey Zoey…" Chase said after she opened the door.
She couldn't help but notice that he was slowly wringing his hands, so she casually asked, "What's up?"
"I was just thinking we could--" he began, "hang out… sometime."
"Sure, but you do realize you don't have to ask, we can hang out whenever you want." Zoey said slowly not realizing what Chase was trying to say, "Did you want to hang out now?" She tried to clarify.
"That'd be great!" Chase replied looking relieved.
I wasn't ready to talk to him, yet, but I guess I'm going to have to be, won't I? She thought to herself as she closed the door behind her and followed Chase outside into the beautiful sunshine.
As they casually walked over to their favorite spot under a palm tree, she decided now was the best time to bring up what had been bothering her for the past year-plus, "So, Chase, let's talk."
"Uh-oh. It's never good when a girl says those two words…" Chase tried to joke.
"I don't think this will be a bad conversation. It's just something that needs to happen, I think." She tried to reassure him.
"Okay…" Chase tried to sound confident, but was failing miserably.
"This past year, my emotions have been all over the place," Zoey began, "The first day I came here, you boldly introduced yourself, then you became, what I can only describe as, my best friend." At this, Chase's face seemed to fall, but she continued, "Then, I felt myself start to like you and everyone told me that I had to tell you. Obviously… I didn't. Then, I had boyfriend after boyfriend, while you also dated other girls…" She paused. "Now, I'm not sure if you even like me like that anymore…" She tried to keep her voice from cracking, showing that she was on the verge of tears. With a lot of willpower she succeeded and continued, "And, if you don't like me like that anymore, then I really just need to know. I'm not going to waste my time on you if you don't want what I want." Zoey finished in a big rush before she started crying.
"Zoey…" Chase whispered tentatively. "I feel like I need to explain." He continued, "I only went out with those other girls to make you jealous. What you don't seem to realize is that I was in love with you from the first day that I met you. I don't want to be just your best friend. I want to be your boyfriend, too." He finished feeling relieved.
When Zoey had comprehended what he had just told her, she looked up at him and smiled, the trace of the tears she had cried was gone.
He pulled her into a hug, under their favorite pine tree, and whispered in her ear, "So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love you Zoey. I always have."
"I love you, too, Chase." She whispered back, fresh tears falling down her face, but this time she was crying from happiness.
Chase pulled away from her and wiped the tears off her cheeks with his thumb, and then he pulled her into the best kiss he'd ever received!
A/N: This was my first fanfic, so I hoped you liked it! If there is anything you think I could have done better, or if you just want to tell me what you liked, or if you have ideas for a new story please leave a review!