Chapter 10: Favors

(A/N) Sorry its kinda short, also I only own my own OCs

Zack's body seemed to sink deeper and deeper into the soft cushions as his mind drifted further from reality. Soon he was in a deep sleep. Cody glanced over at him, smiling slightly. Get some sleep Zack, he thought to himself. You need it. As Cody watched his brother sleep, he hugged his knees up to himself and sighed.

A moment later, Cody's stomach growled, causing him to realize how little he had eaten in the past few days. He got up, walked over to the kitchen and made himself a sandwich and snack. As Cody ate, his thoughts turned back to Matthew. He thought about how Matthew hadn't always been evil, how at one time he was just like Cody.

But he's not like that anymore. Cody reminded himself. Now he's just cold hearted and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. The thought caused Cody to shiver in his seat. What does he want? When Cody finished, he went to get up to take his plate to the sink. Suddenly it felt like the ground was moving, and it was almost impossible to stand straight. As fast as it came though, the feeling passed and Cody was back to normal. I thought that was supposed to stop by now! He thought angrily. He threw the plate into the sink, which landed with a loud clang. Zack however seemed unaffected by the noise.

He stormed back through the living room and into his bedroom, where he plopped himself down on his bed. He shoved his pillow into his mouth as he yelled as hard as he could. "WHY ME?? LEAVE ME ALONE! LEAVE ME ALOOONE!" The pillow however muffled the noise so Cody was the only one who heard his scream. Cody breathed heavily as he slowly pulled the pillow away. He put the pillow behind his head before putting his hands his face and wiping them off in disgust. He continued to stare at the ceiling as his mind replayed everything that had happened since Cody had first met Matthew. All of his dreams, the funeral, Matthew taking over him, and Matthew's recent deeds, everything played out as his mind projected the events onto the ceiling like a movie projector would onto a movie screen.

Suddenly Cody's cell phone brought him back to reality, as it wrung loudly and vibrated in his pocket. "H-Hello?" Cody said as he tried to calm his breathing down.

"Hey Cody," A voice came from the other end.

"Hey Arwin," Cody replied. "What's up?" Arwin was the hotel's maintenance man. He had been friends with Zack and Cody ever since they moved into the Tipton and also had a crush on their mother.

"Hey I was wondering if you weren't too busy could you help me re-tape some of the wires? I need someone to hold the flashlight for me." Arwin said.

"Um..." Cody began.

"Please?" Arwin asked pleadingly. "It'll only take a few minutes."

"Uh," Cody responded. "But I thought Zack likes doing that stuff."

"I tried him," Arwin said. "Wouldn't pick up. Please Cody?"

"Oh, oh yea he's taking a nap,"

"But you aren't," Arwn continued to plea. "Come on."

"Fine, yea ok I'll be right down." Cody said. "You want me to meet you in your office?"

"That works," Arwin said. "Thanks little buddy."

"No problem." Cody replied as he hung up the phone. Besides, Arwin loves to talk while he works. Maybe this will take my mind off everything that's been happening. I hope it does.

As Cody walked out of the room, he didn't notice a figure standing by the closet. It followed him into the living room. Cody glanced over at Zack, who was still fast asleep. "Bye Zack, I'll see you in a little while." Cody said softly as he opened the door and disappeared into the hallway. As he did, the figure smiled to itself and disappeared.

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