Authors Note: So here is my new story, Wonderwall. I do not own Zoey 101, I just own the idea to the plot, Avery, Dylan, John, and any other characters not recognized from the show. I'd love to get some reviews containing constructive criticism. Thanks!
"But where are you going?" Chase Matthews, one of Logan Reese's roommates, asked him as he was packing his bags.
It was a Friday, and the second week of October. The weather in California was, of course, still quite warm.
"I told you like, seven times. A friend from home is going through a hard time, so I'm going home for a week or so to help her out." Logan told him again. He had two of his suitcases lying on his bed, and was busy piling clothes and other necessities into them.
Logan and his best friend, Avery Taylor Harris, had known each other since they had been just babies. Their fathers went to college together, though not for the same major, and had stayed close since then. Avery and Logan lived across the street from each other, and their families often went on vacations together. Logan and Avery went to the same school, until Logan started going to PCA. Avery of course couldn't go then, because it was an all boy's school. But even when it was a co-ed school, her mother then her step-mother refused to let her go because it 'wasn't the proper environment for her'.
Avery had an older brother, Dylan, who was his first year of college in Florida; so he was only around during holidays and the summer. He was three years older than Avery, making him nineteen. Avery and him talked frequently and were incredibly close with each other. Dylan was also very protective of his younger sister, and made sure it was well known. Dylan was about as straight as a circle, and had no shame in it.
Avery's mom, Maryanne, had never been a good motherly figure. She was always out with her friends, and would often come home drunk or drugged. She would often verbally, and sometimes physically, abuse Avery or Dylan. Dylan, being protective of Avery, would very often force Maryanne to not abuse Avery, but to abuse him. She always told her children that if they told her father what she did, she would do something much worse to them. Their father, John, was normally quite busy with work, being a lawyer for celebrities and was constantly working on a case and whatnot, and knew nothing of what his wife did until finally Avery and Dylan told him. John quickly divorced Maryanne, and had her sent to jail for abusing their children.
The next year, when Avery was 14 and Dylan 17, John had met someone named Tammy. They dated for a while, and then married the next year when Avery was 15 and in her freshman year. Avery and Tammy got along great while John and her were dating, engaged, and through the first year of their marriage.
Tammy had always felt that John loved Avery more than her, and Tammy felt she had to do something about it. As soon as Dylan left for college, she began verbally abusing Avery; telling her that she was worthless, disgusting, and would never amount to anything and everything like that. Tammy figured that with Dylan gone and not able to protect Avery, she could get under her skin; which she did.
Avery didn't let it faze her at first. She ignored it and went on as if nothing had happened. But finally, after about a month of verbal abuse from yet another motherly figure, she broke down. She had slipped into depression, and had stopped eating and had insomnia. She finally told her dad what was happening, and he quickly kicked Tammy out of the house and filed for divorce. But even that didn't seem to help entirely. Avery seemed happier, but not completely back to normal. She no longer had insomnia, though she still wasn't eating right and her personality seemed different: less happy. John decided that it'd be best for Avery to get the two people she was closest to, Dylan and Logan, out of school for about a week, to try and help Avery. With a simple phone call to Malcolm Reese, Logan was out of school for as long as necessary.
Avery was the only person that could get under Logan's skin, but in a good way. She was the one person that could bring out the sensitive and nice side of him; the side that only Avery really got to see. She could get him to talk to her about anything, or do anything for her or someone else. She could also send back his sarcastic comments, whenever she felt the need to.
"Aren't you going to miss us, Logan?" Michael Barret, Logan and Chase's other roommate, asked.
"I'll live." Logan said, shooting Michael an odd look.
"When are you leaving?" James, the fourth roommate, asked.
"In an hour."
"And you're just now packing?"
"You were all standing right next to me when I was on the phone with my dad last night! You know I just found out I was going then. And I obviously couldn't pack earlier, because we had classes." Logan said, obviously annoyed by his roommates.
."Alright, alright. No need to get all testy." James said, putting his hands up in fake surrender, then putting them back down. "So this friend of yours, is she cute?"
"Beautiful."
"Whoa." Michael said, staring oddly at Logan, to which he looked up from packing.
"What?"
"You referred to a girl as beautiful instead of hot or something." Michael said, still looking at Logan oddly.
"And that is very unlike you." Chase added.
"Extremely." James also added.
"Ooh, big deal." Logan replied, going back to packing. A few moments later, Logan zipped up his suitcases, and went on to pack up his laptop and the accessories for it into a backpack. "Alright, I'm done packing and I still have a while until I have to leave. Who's in for Guitar Hero?" Logan asked, back to his normal self.
