Part Two: Romeo and Juliet

AN: The beginning monologue is from Season 1's Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital in NJ.

New Jersey. Hollywood portrays it as home to the Sopranos, the Toxic Avenger, and the alien invasion in War of the Worlds. But we came for the real deal. Tucked away in the back hills of the northern part of the state sits this abandoned psychiatric hospital. This faultily once housed thousands of patients tormented by mental illness, many of whom died while here. To protect their privacy, we cannot disclose the exact name or location. This is by far the biggest location that we have ever investigated. This abandoned old insane asylum sits on over 90 acres of land. 90 acres of land, and all these buildings that you see are connected by an underground tunnel system that we're gonna get locked down inside later on. And before we get locked inside, we're going to try and find some people with stories to tell, some paranormal encounters, and also of the dark history of the criminal insane and mentally unstable people that lived here; and died here.

That was the first scene from the NJ episode. I had memorized the opening along with some of the comments during the walkthrough. Zak, Nick and Aaron were sleeping in the guest bedrooms in my house before we would drive to New Berlin to have the evidence analyzed later on in the morning after we were back to normal. Emily, Brittany and I were sitting downstairs watching Ghost Adventures reruns. I still couldn't believe the guys that were onscreen were in my house. I sighed as I thought about what had happened in the graveyard.

"Zak kissed me." I said. Emily had to slap a hand over her mouth to quiet. Brittany started choking and finally gagged on the pretzels she was eating.

"Huh? Like what, like, y'know, an 'I love you' or 'you talk too much' kiss?" I smiled, making them think they were right.

"Oh… my… god. How in hell did you manage that?" Emily whispered, her voice wavering from excitement.

"Guys, you have sick minds. I started crying when we got to my Grandpa's grave, the one that'd called me. Zak started acting like a boyfriend, comforting me. Then when I finally stopped crying, he kissed my forehead." I said. Brittany and Emily's faces showed total disappointment.

"Oh. We thought that…" Brittany said, her smile going crooked.

"Yeah, I know what you thought. You're the best sick minded friends I could have asked for!" I said, leveling off the pair's thoughts. After that we retired to sleep.

I was dreaming, but I could hear banging from somewhere in the kitchen. Or so I thought. Then the whispering started. It was soft, like a boyfriend's would be in the early hours of the morning. Boyfriend. Then it hit me. I opened my eyes a bit, still acting like I was asleep. I moaned, turning over. Now I opened my eyes fully. Zak was kneeling by the side of my bed, his hazel-green eyes looking into mine.

"Hey." He murmured gently, ruffling my hair. "I told Nick, Aaron and your friends to keep it quiet while you slept, but y'know. Breakfast?" he asked. And to my surprise, he kissed my forehead before I sat up, stretching out and rubbing my eyes. We headed downstairs into my kitchen. It actually wasn't a complete mess.

Nick and Brittany had poured glasses of orange juice, and Aaron was drinking (of all the things I had inside my fridge) chocolate milk. I walked over to my fridge and grabbed the bagels to pop in the toaster oven, along with cream cheese. I spun around to grab a glass out of my cabinet, and found Zak was right in front of me. He backed me up 'til my back hit the wall; and I found his eyes to be playful, trying to figure out what I was thinking. After all that'd happened last night it didn't surprise me when I knew he'd changed. I think he'd started to develop a crush on me. And maybe it was deep. I'm pretty sure it was, with all of what happened next.

(Aaron's POV)

I've never seen Zak like this. Well, never seen him in love, anyway. And it was obvious. Nick turned to me, shrugging. I laughed. Emily and Brittany, Kenzi's friends, were sitting across from us, each watching Zak and Kenzi with interest. Then Brittany leaned over to me and whispered something in my ear.

"You've gotta be kidding me!" I whispered.

"No joke." Said Emily, turning toward Nick. We heard Kenzi ask what we were whispering about, but then Zak's voice came just as soft, telling her to forget about it. She was in a position where she was cornered. I don't like she minded, though, because this huge grin was plastered to her face. Zak had backed her against wall in the space between the oven and sink, and he had his arms above her shoulders on the wall, trapping her. He leaned forward, and I heard her give a small gasp of surprise as his lips came against hers. I smiled; I just knew that was going to happen eventually. Well, if Zak was going to act on instinct, I'd rather it be sooner than later.

(Nick's POV)

Wow. I just turned to Brittany and Emily, seeing their faces show pure shock. My best friend was kissing this girl he'd met the day before. The day before. Romeo and Juliet much? I knew he felt protective of her, Zak had told me what had happened during the investigation last night. But this was jumping the gun. Well, maybe I'd let him. Kenzi wasn't exactly my type. But Emily and I had started talking during last night, and she seemed like a very nice girl. Oh well. I motioned for the others to follow me downstairs, so we could review, as well as leave the two alone.

(Zak's POV)

This felt good, even though I'd just met her. Her hands were in my hair, and mine were on her sides, just above her hips. I held her tightly, and I could hear the purr of desire that came from the back of her throat. I could hear her heart pounding, and I watched her blue eyes as they never left mine. One of her hands dropped to the place where my tattoo was, and I shivered as I felt her fingers trying to tear the fabric, just to glance at it. I broke the kiss, stifling a laugh.

"If you want to see the other half, you could just ask. No need to end such a beautiful kiss so abruptly like that." I said.

"Oh yeah, Zak? I needed to breath." She laughed along. We headed downstairs to meet the others to gather the gear for analysis in New Berlin. And all that time, I couldn't help thinking, 'She's girlfriend material, for sure. Oh, her birthday!'

"Happy birthday!" I said quickly, as Nick approached me.

"What was that about up there?" he asked with mock concern. I shrugged.
"Birthday kiss." And the guys believed me. I smiled, knowing everything was fine.

I would ask her officially later on. Well, maybe. No. She was the one. I'm sure.