Part One - A Change in Plans

Chapter 1 - Girls

There she is, my Tanya. She's beautiful in every way. From her brunette hair to her amazing figure, she is the best looking girl on the S.S. Tipton, and she is all mine!

I walk up to her, take a seat beside her, and begin to gaze into her eyes with probably the most goofy look I have ever made. How could I help myself? She is flawless after all.

About three seconds into my intense staring, I notice that her eyes begin to concave downward. My facial expression begins to change. Had I done something wrong?

"Hey babe. You're looking awfully cute tonight." I say as I begin to play with her hair. Confidence is the main criteria on a first date. Without keeping a firm head about the girl, she will not have a firm head about dating you.

"Oh please Zack. Cut the crap. I've been sitting here for an hour now while you've been who knows where." She says as she begins to stare me down. Unfortunately, she doesn't know who she's dealing with. I never lose my cool.

"Tonya, Tonya, Tonya. That's a thing of the past. Let's focus on the present. For example, how about discussing how beautiful you look." I reply as a put my arm around her.

"Here's a better idea, let's talk about how cute you look with wet hair." She says, throwing a cup of water at my head.

Tonya then walks away, stomping harder with every step she makes. Whatever. I guess I was bound to get rejected on my first date eventually. I date so many different girls that the odds were against me for this particular night.

As I rise from my seat, I notice Cody who is standing next to me with a towel in his hand.

"You might want this." Cody says, giggling at how bad my hair looks when it is wet.

"Well at least I can get a girl to go with me on a first date. The best you can get is a greeting from Bailey. When are you just going to give up on her and move on? Your six month plan has clearly failed." I say as I snatch the towel from Cody's hand and cover my head in it.

After I finish drying off my hair, I notice that my comeback had apparently hurt Cody.

"I guess you're right Zack. I should just give up and move on. Then again, maybe I should just stop trying to find a girl. Nobody could ever like me."

"Awww come on buddy. I didn't mean it like that. I just meant that maybe you should just ask Bailey out. Stop beating around the bush and just go for it. You've got nothing to lose." I say as I give Cody a reassuring wink. He is my brother, and since I'm better at getting girls than him I have to help him out.

"Wow Zack. You're always right when it comes to dating I guess. I don't know why I didn't listen to you sooner."

"Good. Now tomorrow after school the first thing I want you to do is ask Bailey out on a date with you. If you stand any sort of chance with her then she'll accept. Otherwise, you should really move on and find a different girl."

"I suppose. If she doesn't want to go on a date with me I'll probably just stop searching for girlfriends for the time being."

Stop searching? How? Why? I don't want to make him feel any worse so I will not question him, but why would anyone ever not want to look for a girlfriend? There are so many pretty girls out there to choose from. I guess that's why I can never keep any one girl. There are so many pretty ones that I just can't help myself.

After that discussion, I begin to walk back to my room. It did keep me thinking though. Not dating just because of one rejection? I could never let a pretty girl walk past me without speaking to her, so how could I just stop dating?

As I enter my room I hear Woody farting in the room next to mine. I feel kind of bad that Cody has to live with that stench in his room. Good thing I don't have a roommate. That way I don't have to worry about other people messiness or odors. Any clothing on my floor or smells in my room all come from me and me only.

So without even changing, immediately lay on my bed and, almost as quickly, fall asleep.

I slowly open my eyes, still feeling subconscious to the things around me. Once I regain my senses, I glance over to my clock which reads "9:32 AM".

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… OH NO!

I'm late! School starts at 9:30. First my date and now this. I guess it's kind of different though because this time I actually remember what time I have to be there. Regardless, I have been quite tardy lately.

After throwing myself together as best I could in the five minutes I gave myself, I furiously bolt into my Geography class. As I exit my room though, I find a paper on the floor. I pick it up to find that it has a little note attached to it. The note says, "Thanks for the help, Zack. I can almost guarantee you didn't do your homework so I did it for you as a little thank you present. -Cody". That was awfully nice of him. I guess I should be nice more often.

"Hi Ms. Tutweiller. Sorry I'm late. I kind of overslept."

"Zack, I'm tired of all of your excuses. Just take a seat."

"Don't you want my homework first?" I say as I glance over to Cody who happens to be smiling at me.

"You did your homework? Well then, I guess I won't need to punish your tardiness."

I then quickly hand Ms. Tutweiller and take a seat to avoid changing her mind since it is currently in my favor.

"As I was saying, today we will be docking in New York which many of you should know is located on the northeastern border of the United States."

That's sounds exciting. I've been to New York to see a few Yankee games before, but I've never truly explored it. I am looking even more forward to our trip to France next week though. I heard the babes out there are smoking hot.

But who knows. New York might have some hotties in it as well.

I know this chapter might seem like the story hasn't gone anywhere yet, but it is introducing everything and emphasizing Zack's character. I personally think this will be my best story yet, so please keep reading!

I would also highly appreciate any reviews so that I can know how this is going.