A/N: I have to say, this chapter was HARD to write. I really wanted the twins to react in such a way, and didn't really know HOW to make it work. Read like…6 different fics for inspiration. Hopefully my work doesn't go in vain! Enjoy! R&R!


Chapter 10: Judged and Misjudged

"Hey Max." Cody said as she exited the twin's suite. Cody fixed his ruffled hair, trying to make himself presentable.

"Hey Cody…Umm…Why are you so sweaty? And tired? And what is that SMELL? It smells like you walked out of a zoo!" Cody became nervous from the 3rd degree he was getting from her. He did not want ANYONE to know of what he'd done.

"Oh…Well…I ran here from school." Cody swallowed spit, hoping she'd believe him. Max gave him a weird look.

"Oh. Alright…Well take a shower. You smell horrible." She says as she walks away.

"Thanks. You're a great friend, too!" Cody snips as he walks into the suite. "MOM! ZACK! I'M HOME!" Cody tossed his things on the ground and readjusted his pants. He was uncomfortable without his briefs. Zack walks out of their room, book in hand.

"Mom's not home. She has a concert. Dinner in microwave." He says as he plops on the couch. Zack held a slight spiteful tone in his voice. Cody realized it off the bat.

"You okay, Zack? You sound a little tense. Is there anything I-" He was cut off by his brother.

"I'm fine." Zack doesn't give him the satisfaction of being able to look at him. Sadness became anger and it filled Zack to the brim. He didn't want to be mad at his brother, but after what he saw how could he forgive him?

"Okay…So did you have fun with Max?" Cody opens the microwave to find a plate with nothing but crumbs. "And I thought mom left food for us?" He rummages through the fridge for a snack.

"Yea. She did." Zack says as he flips to a new page. "So then…where is it?" Cody asks.

"In my stomach. Where food is supposed to be." Zack says with a sarcastic tone. He almost felt bad, but the image of Cody on London's couch stained his mind.

"Okay…What's wrong, dude? Why are you being so hostile?" He sits next to Zack, who immediately gets up and walks into the room. "Don't worry about it. By the way, did you happen to see a white scarf while you were in London's suite? One moan for yes, two for no." He gives a spiteful smile and slams the door behind him.

"Oh no…" Cody knew what he was talking about. He knew why he was mad. "FUCK!" He screamed. How was Cody gonna explain THAT to him? He rubbed is temples as he walked into the room to see Zack on his bed, reading his book.

"Look Zack. I can explain." Zack puts the book at his side. "No need to explain. I completely understand, little bro." He spitefully smiles at him.

"You do?"

"Of course! I understand that you lied to me. I understand that you didn't trust me. After seeing what you did, I understand everything!" He pulls off the pink pajamas and throws them at Cody. "Here. Maybe you'll look even cuter in these when your fuck buddy comes to play."

Cody stares as the pajamas fall to the floor, leaving Zack in nothing but boxers. Cody looses sense of reality, as he stares at Zack, who picked up his book again. Although Cody knew Zack was mad, there was something about Zack that drove him wild.

"He's hot when he's half naked and mad…"

"STOP Cody. He's your brother and he'd never look at me that way." He thought to himself.

"Look Zack. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Nick. I…just didn't know what you'd think." He sits on the side of Zack's bed. Zack doesn't acknowledge his presence, still into his book. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I was…afraid. I didn't know how you'd react. I'm sorry…" Cody gets up and begins to walk out.

"Wait…" Zack motions for Cody to come back to the bed. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have freaked out on you. I know it's hard for you to talk to anyone about it." Cody smiles and hugs Zack. "Thanks." They embrace for a good while…and Cody finally releases, their faces inches away from each other.

"He's so adorable…" Cody thinks to himself.

"Gosh… He's freakin' cute." Zack ponders.

They stare at each other for what seems to be forever, until Cody does something he didn't expect himself to do.

"HMMRMFFH!" Zack mumbles, his and Cody's lips locked together. Before Zack could stop, his temptations gave in as he swung his arms around Cody. Zack began enjoying Cody's soft, chap stick smothered lips. Cody enjoyed Zack's, as well. The kissed for a good 5 minutes before Zack stuck his hand up Cody's shirt, fiddling with his nipples. Cody let out a small mewl. Zack liked it. They kissed a little bit more before Zack pushed Cody off. Cody looked at Zack surprised.

"What are we doing? We're brothers…" Zack said, wiping his lips. Cody almost got upset, but realized what he was doing. His suspicions were correct. His brother DIDN'T see him in that light.

Zack's impulse made him was kick himself in the face. He regretted pushing his brother off, but he didn't want Cody to think he was weird.

"He doesn't see me in that light…" Cody said, pushing his attraction to the back of his mind. No matter how much he wanted to keep Zack in his arms, he HAD to keep it to himself.

"He might think I'm weird because I was enjoying it…Oh how I was enjoying it…" Zack thought, cursing himself for pushing Cody away.

"Yea…Let's just NEVER talk about that again." Zack laughed. "I'm a fucking idiot." He says under his breath, Cody hearing him slightly. "What was that you said?"

"No, nothing…" Zack twitted his thumbs.

"Oh…Yea sure. Don't talk about it, right." Cody laughed awkwardly, as they both left the room.

Cody dialed Nicks cell number, as he paced up and down the hall, praying he'd answer it. It rang about 5 times, until…

"Hello?" A boy with a slightly feminine voice answered the phone. "Hey, is, uhh…Nick there?" Cody nervously says.

"This is him…Oh wait…Hi, Cody…"

"Hey…Listen…I want to apologize for before. My mind was on other stuff…" He rubs his neck.

"Yea, other stuff. Like another boy?"

"No…like my brother. Zack is my brother, and…well…" Cody HAD to lie. If Nick found out he was attracted to his brother, everything would go downhill. "I was just feeling bad that I was keeping you a secret from him…I'm sorry. Maybe…we can try this again?" Silence begot the phone for a while, and Cody was afraid he'd might hang up…

"Sure…Just DON'T let it happen again, Codykins. I don't wanna have to beat anyone up to win you." Cody giggles over the phone. "So Nick…Can you stop by? I really want you to meet him."

"Meet who?"

"ZACK! He's a really great guy. Gay, too. You'll love him!"

"Sure. I'll be there in an hour, lovely. TTYL!" Nick blows a kiss over the phone and hangs up. Cody loved it when he spoke in IM language. He closed his phone and ran up to the door to hear Zack practicing his singing.

"Oh…He's singing." He stood there, listening by the door, enjoying every note that escaped from his mouth.

"Con te…Partiro…

Su navi per mari
Che io lo so
No no non nesisto non piu
It's time to say goodbye.

Quando sei lontana
Sogno all'orizzonte
E mancan le parole…"

Cody was melting at how he sounded. He never knew Zack could sing so well, and when he did, it was magic…

"He's so talented. He could act. He could sing. Everything." Cody began thinking of how Zack had been treating him lately, and about how he smiled and talked. "Gosh. I'm so lucky to have him…I love him so…."

Cody's eyes bulged out of his head after thinking what he just thought. Instead of pushing his attraction back to his mind…he brought it more forward and now…it was growing…

"I can't…I just…He's my BROTHER!" But before he could think anymore, the high notes of his brother's singing rang in his ears, and instantly, he became putty all over again…

"But…He's my brother… How can I love him?"


"Zack! This is Nick. My boyfriend!" He says as they walk into the suite. Zack walks up to the new boy and shakes his hand. "Nice to meet you, I'm Zack." He puts on a fake smile, and continues to read his book. Zack wanted so bad to kick him in the face, but he knew he had to be nice…for Cody.

"So Zack. What do you think?" Cody says, his arms wrapped around Nicks waist.

"He's…nice." Zack hated him. Very much. He never thought of himself of the jealous type, but he was furious.

"Awesome! You guys get to know each other. I'm gonna go get us something to eat." He runs out the door, leaving Nick and Zack alone.

"So…Cody's a really great guy…" Nick says, trying to break the silence.

"He really is. Sweetest guy I know." Zack says, paying to mind to the boy.

"I think me and him hit it off really well. I can see us being together for a long time." When Zack hears this, his mind snaps.

"Look, Nick. Just because we're in the same room, doesn't mean we have to talk to each other." Zack snips.

"What's your problem Zack? I was just trying to-" Zack stands up and cuts him off.

"Just because my brother likes you, doesn't mean I have to. As far as I'm concerned, you are my brothers boyfriend. I'll be nice because Cody wishes it so and I love my brother, but that's ALL that will happen. Nothing more."

"Dude. There's NO reason to be treating me this way." Nick defends.

"I have my reasons." Zack says as he sits back down. Nick's face is contorted with confusion.

"Well if my suspicions are correct, I'd say you were jealous…" Zack drops his book to the ground, shocked by Nicks remark. "It only makes sense. Cody gets a boyfriend, you wig out on not only your brother, but me as well. I'm beginning to think that this "brotherly love" you have has more meaning to it than I OR Cody knows…"

Zack begins to see white as anger flows through his veins. He finally snaps and runs toward Nick, grabbing him by the shirt and slamming him against the wall.

"Look here NICK. My feelings toward my brother are MY business, and I suggest you stay the FUCK out of it." Zack's blood was boiling. He couldn't believe this guy was calling him out.

"I knew it. I knew there was a reason you were like this. It's because you have some sick attraction to your brother. We can't all be normal, I suppose." Zack finally snaps and lays a strong right hook to Nicks jaw, knocking the breath out of him and sending him to the floor.

"Don't you even DARE fucking antagonize me. I swear to God if Cody didn't have an interest in you, I'd make you eat those words faster than you'd eat a dick. You're LUCKY." Zack screams. Nick remains on the floor, disoriented and blood trickling from his lip from the blow. "And if you so much as mention ONE thing to Cody about this, it won't even matter if he likes you." Just as Zack finishes threatening Nick, Cody walks in the door, food cart in hand.

"NICK! What happened here, Zack?" He ran over to Nick, helping him up.

"He fell." Zack said. "I was just making sure he was alright. Right Nick?" He looked at him with a cold look. Nick knew he wasn't playing games.

"Yea…I lost my footing when I was getting off the couch. I'll be fine." Cody sits him on the couch and grabs a tissue and some ice. "Here, baby. You should feel better in no time." Zack looked on, disgust in his heart. Even though he was proud that he was able to destroy Nick, he still hated the fact that he was with Cody. He despised Nick.

"Well, I got us some pretty good stuff from Chef Paolo. So dig in! You be careful with your lip."

"I'll be fine, Codykins. Don't worry about me." Nick says with a smile. Nick didn't even want to look at Zack, in fear he might retaliate.

Zack hated that he was so jealous. He wished he could've been more civil, but his anger and jealousy got the best of him.

"On the bright side, I've got him shaking in his boots." Zack laughed to himself.

A/N: Well? How's that for some good old jealousy? I think Nick WAS sort of a prick, though. What do you think? Was Zack wrong for nearly knocking Nick's teeth out? Or do you think Zack should've murdered the kid? XD And how about that steamy mini make out session between Z&C? There's a reason I broke it up…You'll see. And a little songfic for those of you who like that stuff! Thanks for reading! Rate and Review!!