Hi, everyone. This story originally was a collaboration between Kaykayz, who is now Foreverkaybree, and myself. Unfortunately there were a few complications and we started a new project. I went back to this story and thought it was worth posting. It's supposed to be a nice story. I hope all of you enjoy it. If you don't then I am very sorry for not doing a better job.

-PSF

It was a warm day in Boston. Zack and Cody returned from the skate park to the Tipton Hotel. So far they were enjoying their summer vacation after they survived their freshmen years. They would be sophomores in the coming school year. But until then, the twin brothers had plenty of time to enjoy their summer vacations.

When Zack and Cody arrived at their family's suite, 2330, they had put away their skate boards before splitting up into their own individual activities: Zack with his video games and Cody with his studying. After a few hours, they heard the phone ring. Zack and Cody looked at the phone and then at each other. Zack just stared at Cody while Cody got the feeling that he would have to answer the phone. He rolled his eyes in annoyance and walked over to the phone to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Cody. It's Gwen. Is Zack there?"

"Oh. Yeah, Gwen. Zack's here."

"Great. Could I talk to him?"

"Sure. Hold on for a bit."

Cody covered the phone with his free hand and looked over at Zack who was busy playing his video game.

"Zack."

Zack paused the game that he was playing and looked over at his nerdy twin brother.

"Yeah, Code Red? What is it?"

"Gwen's on the phone. She wants to talk to you."

Zack eagerly gets off his butt and turns off the TV. He saunters over his brother and takes hold of the phone. He puts the phone up to his ear.

"Hey, Gwen. You called?"

"Hey, Zack. I was just wondering if you'd like hang out with me today."

"I'd love to. Where should we meet?"

"Meet me at Cheever's High."

"Why?"

"Just meet me there."

"Okay. When should we meet?"

"As soon as possible. I should be at the high school around three."

"Okay. That should be enough time for me to get there."

"See you then Zack."

"Bye."

With that Zack hung-up on Gwen. He had a small smile on his face when he turned around to face his brother, Cody.

"Well, bye Cody. I'm going to hang out with Gwen."

"I'll let mom know that you're out."

"Yeah whatever. See ya later."

Zack waved goodbye to Cody and was out the door in a flash. Cody cocked his eyebrow in confusion as to what Zack could do with Gwen but then relaxed his eyebrow when he thought less of the matter. He went back to the table and collected his books. He was thinking that he didn't want to be cooped up in the suite all by himself so he decided to gather a few of his belongings and was ready to leave the suite for the library. Before he left, he made a note for his mom to read in case she got back before him and Zack. With a clear conscious of leaving behind a note for his mom, Cody left the suite.

A few hours had passed by when Carey came back to the family's suite from rehearsals and saw that neither of her sons was to be found. She saw note on the table and picked it up. She read it and felt relieved where her sons where.

Meanwhile at the library, Cody was checking out some books to borrow. When he was ready to leave the establishment with four checked-out books, Cody felt a slight grumble in his stomach. It was four in the afternoon and it wouldn't be another few hours until the dinner would be ready so he decided to get a snack at a café before returning to the Tipton. The intelligent and responsible Martin twin carefully crossed the street to get to the café. He went inside the café and found a vacant spot at a booth. He leafed through a menu that was at the booth's table and found something that would satisfy his small craving for food. He waited to be waited on for a while.

As Cody waited in his booth, he spotted a girl who looked like she was new. She seemed to be working for the café because she was wearing the typical uniform which consisted of a light blue short sleeved shirt that had a white collar and white lining at the bottom of the sleeves with black pants and black shoes. He had been in the café a few times before and never recalled seeing her around before. He was intrigued by her and just started to gaze at her figure. Before he knew it, the new girl had approached him to take his order. He snapped out of his daze as he was called back into reality by a voice. It wasn't just any voice, it was a melodious voice. He looked up at the girl in uniform and recognized her as the new girl. He was happy to know that she would be serving him. She had a confused look on her face as she saw that the blonde haired boy before her had a goofy grin.

"May I take your order?"

Cody took a second or two to remember what he was having and then looked straight into the young waitress' eyes. They were so brown and so beautiful. He could have looked at them forever. Wait… what was he thinking? He had a girlfriend and her name was Barbara. But those girls' eyes enchanted him so. Her eyes went well with her light brown hair that was smooth and silky. Quickly, Cody gave the girl his order as she carefully jotted down his order on a pad of paper. Once she was down, she left to get his order.

A few minutes passed and the new girl was back with Cody's order of French fries. When she placed his fries in front of him, he caught a glimpse of her name tag which was carefully placed above her left breast. The name tag read Ba-. Cody couldn't see the rest of the name because the girl left so quickly. He knew that she called by the woman behind the bar of the café. Cody recalled hearing her name but it sounded a bit fuzzy and quick. Cody frowned as he couldn't figure out the mystery girl's name. At that moment as he reached for a French fry, he made it his personal mission to find out the girl's name. For some reason, he was very interested in her…not in a romantic sense or else that would be bad because he has a girlfriend.

Cody shook his head in disbelieve of himself, doubting his feelings for Barbara and just enjoyed a simple plate of some French fries. Once he was done with his snack, Cody called for the bill so he could pay and leave the café. The mystery girl came up to his booth and gave him the bill. He was able to see her name tag better as she had to pick up the empty plate. Cody read her name tag again but only got one more letter. Now all he knew of her name was that it had the letters B,A, and I. He looked at the bill and paid with exact change. He left the café and walked back to the Tipton. As he walked, he tried to think of B names for girls.

Later on that day, Cody had gotten back to the suite. He was greeted by his mom, Carey. She smiled at him, happy to see that he came back in one piece at a reasonable time. Cody was a bit distracted by the mystery girl at the café but nonetheless greeted his mom back with equal cheer. Carey noticed that her youngest son was a bit distracted as she saw how he sat himself down on the couch with a dazed looked in his eyes. Carey walked over to her son and sat down next to him. She looked carefully at his face.

"Cody. What's wrong?"

Cody snapped out of his daze and looked over at his mom.

"Mom, I have a problem."

"What's that, Cody?"

"I know that I have Barbara as my girlfriend and we have stayed faithful to each other but I can't but help but think of this girl I saw in the café across the street from the library."

"What were you doing there?"

"I felt a little puckish so I decided to get a snack."

"Ah."

"When I got inside and found a spot, I noticed a new girl working there. I don't know what it's about her but I seemed to be interested in her. I reminded myself that there is no way that I would think of her in a romantic way because I have Barbara."

Carey placed a gentle hand on Cody's back. She looked straight in his eyes.

"Well, maybe you're just interested in getting to know her and become friends with her. Since she's new to you, she might be new to the city. Maybe she's looking for some friends and you want to be her friend. Why not find out a few things about her and be her friend?"

Cody thought for a while and then thought that maybe his mom was right. Maybe he was just internally shocked by the presence of a new face. The intelligent twin then smiled to himself and then at his mom.

"You know what, you're probably right, mom. Maybe the girl I saw at the café will end up at Cheever's High this school year. I could befriend her and show her around."

"That would be nice of you to do that, Cody. I'm sure she would appreciate having a new friend. If she is new here then she would definitely want new friends to feel more at home."

"I'll do that. The next time at the café, I'll try to talk to her."

Carey smiled at Cody and patted his back before standing up from the couch.

"That's the spirit, Cody!"

Cody stood up from the couch and smiled at his mom. Carey then looked around the suite and didn't see Zack.

"Where could your brother be?"

As soon as Carey asked Cody the whereabouts of his twin brother, Zack came marching in the suite.

"Hey, mom. Hey, Cody."

"Zack, where were you?"

"I was hanging out with Gwen at Cheever's High."

"What were you doing there?"

"Nothing. Gwen and I just walked around telling jokes to each other. We also shot some hoops."

"Is that all?"

"Yeah, mom. So what's for dinner?"

"I don't know. I was thinking maybe no peek chicken?"

"Sounds great, mom."

Zack casually walks over to the couch and resumes his video game where he left off. Cody shrugs his shoulders and goes to his and Zack's bedroom to start reading the books that he borrowed from the library. Carey has a flat line for a mouth before she starts cooking dinner.

When the dinner was ready, it was around 7 o'clock. Carey had called Zack and Cody to the table and they came. During dinner, Cody would eat every once and a while because he was thinking of the mystery girl. Carey noticed Cody's behavior but didn't want to bother him so she let him go on as he did. Zack and Carey carried on finishing up their dinner while Cody was half way done with his dinner. As soon as Zack and Carey left the table, Cody picked up his speed and stopped thinking about the mystery girl. Once Cody was done with his dinner, he took his plate to the sink. Carey walked over to him and ruffled his hair. She went over to the sink to wash the dishes, she told him to go get for bed and he obeyed.

By the time Zack and Cody were ready for bed, Cody sat on his bed devising of a plan to get to know the girl at the café better. Zack was huddled underneath his covers and was snoring. Cody couldn't think clearly with his brother snoring. He decided that he would devise a plan later. He turned off the light and went to bed.

To Be Continued…