Summary: Chase and Zoey get in a fight and then make a deal. CZ in later chapters. Set after the gang finished watching Gender Defenders in Spring Break-up. I suck at summaries. Just read, it's good, I promise!

Disclaimer: Let's sing a song. It's called "I Don't Own Zoey 101". The author of Deal, doesn't own Zoey 101, because if she did, it would be so much more fun!

A/N: Hey! Well…it's the last chapter! Sad…right? Anyway…4 reviews. Eh, not bad. Ok…here they are:

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THE LAST CHAPTER. WHOA. WELL, here ya go!

Previously:It's probably just her saying that we can't be friends anymore. I guessed silently. She's probably too embarrassed to say it to my face! I checked my watch again; 6:34. I decided to head in, not that I was excited to watch this DVD, because there's definitely no way and no hope…right?

Deal

Chapter Ten:

One More Deal

Chase's POV

"Chase…I gave you this DVD because I needed to tell you that…we can't be friends anymore and…I'm going out with Logan…" Zoey said on the screen. Logan came over and bent to kiss Zoey.

"Don't do it, Zoey!" I screamed at the TV. She leaned in closer…

"Ahhhh!" I screamed. I woke up with a start (A/N: Come on, I'm not that evil. Gotcha, though, right?). Michael was shaking me.

"Chase, Chase, wake up, dude!" I sat up, bumping my head on the top of the bunk. I yelped in pain. I fell off the bed, immediately standing up.

"Man, what is up with you?" Michael asked.

"Nothing man," I answered. "Bad dream about Zoey."

"Gotcha," he said, and fell back into bed, falling asleep immediately. I checked the clock; 12:01 AM. I turned around, facing the desk where I had placed the DVD. There it was, right where I had left it about 3 minutes ago. I couldn't sleep, and every time I woke up I moved it to a different spot, hoping it wouldn't intimidate me as much. Psh, yeah right. I stared reluctantly at the blue-cased DVD, hoping it would just go away. Pick it up! A voice in my head told me. Trash it! Another said. I couldn't take it anymore! I had to watch that DVD! I snatched it up and shoved it into my laptop. Then I shoved my headphones into my ears and with slight hesitation, pressed play. Zoey, sitting in the girl's lounge, blinked on the screen. She was so beautiful. Too bad it's over.

"Hi, I'm Zoey Brooks, and if you're not Chase Matthews I suggest you leave…now!" She obviously did not want to embarrass me by dumping our friendship in front of Michael and Logan. She started talking again. "I have something I need to tell you, Chase. I was just afraid I already blew my chance, so if you hate me or anything than feel free to turn off the DVD," Yeah, right. I could never hate Zoey, no matter how stupid hard I tried. She continued. "Um, well, I'm not really sure how to say this, which is weird because usually I'm amazing at speaking my thoughts…now I'm just sort of…speechless?" I nodded, and the DVD continued. "Okay, idea! Once upon a boarding school, there was a girl named Zoey. She was best friends with a very special, wonderful guy named Chase, except she was too blind to realize anything, especially that he loved her."

This is getting confusing, I thought. Why isn't she dumping me as a friend? Why isn't she…?

"Then one day during Spring Break, Chase's best friend Michael sent him a text message telling him to tell Zoey his feelings, but he sent one back saying he would not. Later he realizes that Zoey got the text message, and from then on everything got way complicated."

You got that right, I mumbled in my brain.

"Finally, one day, Zoey found out about what Chase was hiding through the most adorable letter ever…and after the total shock and confusion, she realized that…that…"

Here comes the 'we can't be friends anymore' speech! I thought sadly.

"That there was something knew. Something that actually had always been there, but I was too oblivious too actually figure out what it was. But the second I finally figured it out, it was like a whole weight lifted off my shoulders. I felt kind of invincible, like nothing could ever hurt me. The thing is, Chase…" I held my breath. I couldn't breath.

This is definitely not a friendship dumping DVD, I thought frantically in my head. Could it be…?

"I love you, too!" Did I just hear what I thought I heard? I rewound the tape and watched that last sentence over and over. Then, it hit me!

"She loves me!" I screamed, jumping out of bed, waking up Logan and Michael.

"Man, what is your…" Michael started, but I handed him and Logan the DVD player and they watched, staring in amazement. "Whoa, she loves you! Congrats, dude!"

"Who would've guessed?" Logan said sarcastically. I didn't care, though. I didn't care what anyone had to say anymore! ZOEY LOVED ME! I tried to hold in my excitement.

"I'm going for a walk," I stated excitedly, walking out the door. I didn't care that it was 12:20, and way past curfew. ZOEY LOVED ME! It was an amazing feeling! It was like everything I'd done, the text message, the play, the time capsule DVD, it was all worth it in the end. Zoey loves Chase, Chase loves Zoey. It just all fit so perfectly, like destiny. I kept walking, the whole time smiling to myself, until I got to the beach. I couldn't even picture myself sitting there a few hours ago feeling depressed. What was the definition of the word depressed again? Oh yeah. Not me! Because Zoey loved me!

Zoey's POV

"…and so then, Greg just walks up to me and is like 'you are so pretty' and I was like, 'thanks,' and he's like…" Nicole babbled, then stopped. "Zoe, are you even listening to me?" It was 12:00 AM and all I could think about was whether or not Chase saw the DVD yet. I snapped up.

"Oh, yeah, sure, Greg," I mumbled, and Nicole continued.

"So, as I was saying, he says…" I got lost in thought again. What if he's watching it right at this very second? What if he's over me? Oh, my gosh, what if he lost the DVD? What if… "Hello? Earth to Zoey!" I snapped up. Nicole sighed. "Something's up." I shook my head.

"No, I'm fine, continue your story!" I reassured. She didn't buy it. She thought for a moment.

"It's about that letter, isn't it?" Nicole asked, suddenly interested. I decided to give in and tell her.

"Kind of…" I trailed off. Then I told her about how I found out that Chase loved me. For once, Nicole sat there, wide-eyed and silent as I finished. Then, as if her energy erupted out of a volcano, she screamed. "Shh, Nicole, it's late…"

"Oh my gosh! He told you! That was so sweet! I so knew he loves you! Like, oh, my gosh! This- " I cut her off.

"There's more." I explained. Nicole went silent again. "I love him back!" Nicole went ballistic, causing the DA, Coco, to rush in.

"Be quiet, girls!" she screamed. "I'm watching Leno!" She then slammed the door. Nivole was bouncing up and down.

"This is so great! I can't even tell you how great this is! Are you going out yet?" I then told her about the DVD I made. "Did he watch it yet?" As I explained that I didn't know, Lola walked in.

"Hey, roomies," she whispered.

"Hey," I said. "Where were you?"

"Oh, I was just fi- "

"Chase loves Zoey and she loves him back!" Nicole suddenly screamed. Lola stared wide-eyed.

"How did this happen?" she asked me, interested. I sighed. I really didn't want to repeat the story.

"Nicole will tell you," I answered. "I'm going for a walk." I didn't really care if it was outrageously past curfew. I just needed to think. I walked down to the beach.

I can't believe that all of this has happened to me in one Spring Break! Honestly, I was wiped out from Spring Break. I couldn't even imagine the last time everything was normal. When everything made sense. Chase was my best guy friend, Nicole was my best girl friend, Logan was the jerk, Lola was the drama queen, Michael was the potato chip monster, Quinn was the mad scientist. Now that everything got switched around, it felt like many puzzle poeces were replaced with others that wouldn't fit. It was weird, but I liked it. After a few minutes I spotted a busy-hair figure in the distance.

"Chase?" I called. He quickly turned around, and when he saw me, he smiled.

"Hey, Zoe!" He walked towards each other a little, then stopped and just stared. It's now or never, Zoey. I persuaded myself. He loves you, you love him. It's not very complicated. But you need to do something. But what if it doesn't work out? What if it wasn't meant to be? Well, there was only one way to find out.

"Hey, Chase?" I questioned, inching closer. He looked a little confused, but inched forward, too.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"I have one more deal for you," I stated, inching closer. He started to get what I was doing.

"Oh yeah?" he said, inching closer yet again.

"Yeah," I said confidently, inching even more closer to him.

"Well, let's hear it!" he said, also inching closer.

"Okay," I said. There was about half a foot between us now. "I'll kiss you, if you kiss me back." Chase's smile grew wider. I put my arms around his neck. "Deal?" I asked him, smiling.

"Deal," Chase agreed, smiling, and closed the space between us.

The End.

A/N: (Sobs) I'm gonna miss writing this story! Good news is I'm not done writing fanfics (insert various cheers!) I'm heading off to camp in 2 days from July 22-August 11! When I come back, I expect lots of reviews! It would make me very happy! Oh, and I might get one or two chapters in of a new story I'm working on. Be on the lookout! It's called Reawakening The Past! Anyway…REVIEW!

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