Zack looked at the boy staring at the piece of paper and looking around. Zack, who stood behind the juice bar, could plainly see that the boy was lost. He was one of the newbies. One of the first-time Seven Seas High students. Zack handed a customer their drink and walked out of the juice bar.

Zack started walking toward the guy. "Excuse me, but do you need help or something?"

"Yeah. I don't know where this cabin is located," explained the boy. He handed Zack the piece of paper he'd been staring at for the past half hour. Zack found his own cabin number written in Mister Moseby's handwriting on the paper. He smiled. He knew that since Marcus was now starring in a washed-up celebrity reality show that he'd eventually have to have a new roommate.

Zack laughed. "This is my cabin number. We're roomies now. I'm Zack Martin. What's your name?"

"Tyler Knight," answered the guy. He shook Zack's outstretched hand. Tyler smiled. "Uh, nice green polo shirt, dude. You work at the juice bar?"

"Yep. Gets me some extra money. You know how it is. Listen, I'll have someone else take over and I can show you around." Zach walked back to the juice bar after Tyler nodded. Zach walked back a minute later and lead Tyler to their cabin. He slid his shoes off as he entered and jumped onto his bed. Tyler just stood there.

Zach laid with his hands behind his head. He propped his head up on his elbow, looking at Tyler. "What's wrong, Ty? Have a little fun."

Tyler shrugged and jumped onto the other bed in the room. Zack put his head back down on his pillow and spread his arms out, closing his eyes. Tyler didn't do the same. He just stared at Zack, smiling widely. Zack opened his eyes and stood up. "I better be getting a shower. Hold tight and I'll show you around after."

"Okay." Tyler stood up too and nodded. Zack nodded and went into the bathroom. Tyler sighed as he heard the shower start.

Half an hour later, Zack stepped into the bedroom wearing only a towel. Tyler stood up, as he was sitting at Zack's desk before. He cleared his throat. Zack looked at him. "What?"

"You're um, wearing a towel," stated Tyler.

"And...?"

Tyler shook his head. "Um, nothing. Let's just go."

"Okay. Hold on. Close your eyes a sec." Zack opened his underwear drawer and Tyler closed his eyes. Zack dropped the white towel to the floor and slipped on a red pair of plaid boxers. "Okay. You can open your eyes now."

Tyler opened his eyes. "Because boxers are better."

Zack laughed. "At least it's clothes instead of just a giant white piece of cloth. Now, just let me dress fully and we can go."

When Zack was fully dressed, he and Tyler went into the hallway and out to the main deck. Zack spotted a hot girl and glanced at her as she walked away. He hit Tyler's arm. "Hey, Ty, let's follow that girl. She's hot, right?"

Tyler looked at the girl indicated and laughed. "Zack, that's my cousin Ingrid."

"So. I don't really care." Zack scoffed.

"Well I do care. She's my cousin."

"Well she's about to be my girlfriend," commented Zack. He cupped his hands around his mouth. "Hey! Ingrid!"

The tall girl with thick eye make-up and auburn hair turned around. She waved at Tyler and started walking toward her cousin and her "future boyfriend". She smiled. Zack looked her up and down. Ingrid waved a little to him. "Hey, Tyler. Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?"

Tyler sighed angrily. "Ingrid, this is my roomie Zack. Zack, this is my cousin Ingrid."

Ingrid was five feet, ten inches tall. Six and a half inches taller than Zack. Even so, she bent down and hugged him. He looked a little confused but eventually hugged back. Ingrid straightened up, still smiling. Tyler seemed enable to smile for some sudden reason. "Sorry about that Zack. We don't shake hands usually in our family. We're really big on hugging."

Zack looked Ingrid up and down again. "I don't mind."

Tyler rolled his eyes. Ingrid noticed the look on her brunette cousin's face. Her smile disappeared. "Ty, can I talk to you alone for a sec please? You don't mind Zack?"

"Not at all. Please," said Zack.

"Thanks." Ingrid and Tyler walked a little ways away from Zack so he couldn't hear what they were saying. Ingrid looked into her cousin's eyes, since they were the same height. "Ty, what's up with you?"

"You're what's up with me," whispered Tyler. "Zack is my roommate, and I'm working on getting closer to him. He's hot, Ing."

Ingrid sighed. "You don't have to tell me that. I'm really jealous that you have him as a roommate. But Ty, he doesn't seem like the type that can be turned gay. I'm sorry."

"I noticed that too. But how many seemingly straight guys have I turned gay before?" asked Tyler. Ingrid shrugged. Tyler sighed. "Three. Mark, Austin, and Ryan."

"Ryan wasn't already gay?"

"He was questioning, but I made him realize he really was gay," clarified Tyler. He bit his lip. "I'll be so depressed if I can't get Zack."

"Well I'm telling you to back off, cousin. He's too absorbed in girls to even consider guys. To even consider you. Again, I'm sorry for that, but you have to understand that you're never going to get your way with this one. Zack's mine, Tyler."

Tyler glared at his red-headed cousin. "You really want to turn this into a competition?"

Ingrid crossed her arms across her chest. "Damn right I do."

"This. Means. War."

Tyler and Ingrid both smiled and came to either side of Zack again. Zack held out his arm, and Ingrid wrapped her arm around it. Zack smiled. "Everything alright, babe?"

"Perfect, Zack." Ingrid beamed at Tyler.

Tyler rolled his blue eyes.

[Who do you hope wins?]