Summary: CrossFic Zoey 101 x The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Zoey, Chase, Dana, Logan, Nicole and Michael form a band and are invited to The Battle of the Bands at the Tipton Hotel. What happens when they meet all the people at the Tipton? What friendships and romances will be formed? Which ones will be broken? They'd better look out, because Zack and Cody are double trouble! I'll let the pairings be a surprise!
Disclaimer: Don't own either of the shows, or any songs. I own Split Elbow's song, though. LOL.
IMPORTANT: This story takes place for Zoey 101 in the middle of season 1, and has no relation to my other stories. It takes place after the episode Quinn's Date, so everything that happened before that did occur. And for The Suite Life, it takes place when they are thirteen, a year after the episode Band in Boston, okay? And everything that happened in all that time on the show happened in this story, okay? Okay…
Double Trouble
Chapter 11:
Why Don't You Tell Her?
Dana's POV
"So, he just left?" Nicole asked again. Ugh, how many times do I need to tell Little Miss Peppy the same thing? Yes! He left, just like that.
"Yeah," I told her, resting my head in my hands. It was late when we both got back from our dates, and now we were sitting on our beds talking. I was too angry and confused to sleep anyway.
Did I really talk about to egomaniac that much? Well, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. He was just so annoying, you couldn't not talk about him. Right?
Say 'right' or I'll punch your face off.
"That's soooo mean." She commented. "You were all upset, and he just left you there." Patrick also made me pay the bill, but I decided to leave that out. My rep was already shattered enough, thank you very much.
"Face it, Nicole." I told her. "Wherever I go, whatever I do, Logan's there, destroying it."
"But why?" she questioned. "Why is he always there?" I bit my lip. I didn't know. Or maybe I did. But that didn't mean I was going to say anything. So, whatever, Nicole, go away. Suddenly, she gasped. "I GOT IT!"
I sighed. "Humor me."
She gave me a knowing look. "You love him, don't you?" I started laughing hysterically.
Me, Dana Cruz, being in love with…Logan?
"Good one, Nicole, I never knew you were that funny." I laughed, laying back in bed.
"I'm serious." She told me. "Think about it. Why else would he be on your mind so much? Even on a date with another guy. Face it, D. You love him so much you can't handle it, so you deny it!" She seemed excited with her discovery.
"That's kinda ridiculous…" I said, but –stupid mind- I couldn't help but think about what she said.
And that maybe…
She was right…
This thought scared the hell out of me, and I closed my eyes tightly. All I could see was Logan's face, Logan's smirk. Logan.
Why is he everywhere? I screamed in my mind. Why does he get to me like no one else does? Why?
The realization hit me like a speeding car. Nicole was right. She was right.
I love Logan.
Oh, crap.
Logan's POV
I couldn't go through with it.
Yeah, I know. I was Logan Reese. I never backed down or gave in. But I couldn't do it.
Which is ridiculous.
Never in my life had I not gone through with a date. Ever. Seriously. That nerd Miles from PCA recorded all of it.
What made this date different? Gwen was hot, sexy, nice…
Dana kept being brought into my mind. When I was walking with her, when I met her at her door…I just couldn't go through with it. It wasn't fair.
When did I become so weak?
I knew the answer, but come on, there was no way. It was the only answer, but it couldn't be true, so whatever, not believing it.
I asked my roomies what they thought. Here was what they said:
Michael: "Dude, you're freakishly in love with her. Now, go away, you woke me up from a dream about potato chip land!"
Chase: "No offense, but I've got my own problems. Talk to me when ya know how to make Zoey forgive me."
Tapeworm: "Did you know that socks can also double as refrigerators?" (That one I'm not so sure about…)
Maybe I do love her, though.
Whoa, what was I thinking? Of course I did not.
Okay. Then think of another reason why you'd scream, 'I can't do this,' to a hot girl and run away, Dana on your mind?
I groaned, wishing my conscience would shut up.
The next day…COMPETITION DAY…
Normal POV
Almost no one wanted to get up and face the day.
The last thing Zoey wanted to do was face Chase. That fight really messed everything up, and it really was her fault for dating Zack in the first place. Plus, what if Max was right? How would Chase ever forgive her?
Dana knew now. She couldn't live in denial anymore, or it would tear her apart. She was afraid to face him now, afraid to tell him the reason she couldn't go on any of her dates was him. Which was mind blowing. Dana Cruz never got scared.
Max was the bravest of the girls. She knew that she had to face Zack and the band at some point. She had classes with all of them. But deep down, she was terrified. Deep down, a part of Maxine really was there. Which was what forced Max to wear girly clothes and makeup today, too.
Nicole was afraid for all her friends, and felt oh, so lucky to not have boy troubles like they did.
Chase just wanted to go back in time and fix all of this. Zoey thought he had a girlfriend. He was going to sing the most mushy song ever to her today. He finally had a plan to finally tell her what he wanted to tell her since the day he met her. The only question was, would he go through with it?
Logan was about to have is ego majorly bruised. Why? He had to tell Dana he couldn't go through with any of his dates. He would be forever ridiculed and he knew it. But maybe Michael was right. Maybe he did love her. And maybe it was worth it. Or maybe he needed more hair gel…
Tapeworm had no fears. Just people who feared him.
Zack was lost in a wave of confusion. Why did Maxine run away like that? He thought they were getting along great. Surprise took him over as he remembered that Maxine was Max. Why did he keep forgetting that? What scared him was that…if he liked Maxine…did that mean he loved Max too?
Cody had a peaceful sleep, as well as Michael.
But they all knew something big was going to happen today.
"Good morning, Tipton, and welcome to the 3rd Annual Battle Of The Bands competition! My name is Carey Martin, and I'll be MCing this year! Isn't that going to be oodles of fun?" Everyone clapped.
"Dude, isn't that your mom?" Tapeworm asked Zack.
"Um, no." Zack shrugged. "No idea who that woman is!" Carey introduced the first band, Split Elbow, and walked offstage.
"Aww, look, it's my little men, all ready for their little rock performance!" she cooed, then they stared. "Oh, Sorry, sorry! Didn't mean to embarrass you." She headed away.
Cody sat back and listened to Split Elbow's lyrics
"I got a split elbow
Don't know how
Split elbow
Someone save me now…"
"That's just a tad creepy," Cody turned to his girlfriend Nicole.
"Yeah," she scrunched up her nose. "I don't even want to know what they mean by a split elbow…"
"They sound pretty good," Dana commented. "Besides the lyrics. You sure we have it down?" She directed this direction towards Chase. "Chase?"
"Chase is on Neptune." Michael told Dana. She nodded and smiled in understanding. Logan suddenly rushed in.
"Sorry I'm late, people, I – " He stopped when he saw Dana, and looked like he was about the say something but didn't.
"Um, how'd your…date go?" Dana asked, pretending she didn't care.
"Oh, um." He tried to think of an excuse fast. "I, uh, felt bad for playing them so I, uh, cancelled…them. You?"
Dana was utterly shocked. Why would Logan cancel a date? That's kinda weird. But he is Loga. So he's weird. God, now I sound like Nicole! "Oh, s-same here." She put on her best confident face.
"So, the bet's off?" he asked.
"Um…yeah, ok." Dana answered. They was an awkward pause until Carey Martin's voice broke through it.
"Next up is a band that really knows how to rock out!" Zack and Cody groaned as their mom said this. "They are the winners of last year's battle and will be performing their signature song, School's Out! Give it up for Rock Squared!"
Zack's POV
"That's us! That's us!: Tapeworm cried, picking up his drumsticks.
"I heard!" I argued. "Come on, Cody!" Cody jumped up, startled, and grabbed his keyboard and they ran on stage. He was probably occupied by his little girlfriend or something. Who knew? Who cared?
I walked onstage and the bright light immediately took over my vision. As my eyes adjusted, I was able to see almost all the audience. The cheering continued as we started to play. I started singing, of course.
"I missed the bus as it came around,
And durin' gym class, my pants fell down
Looked in my locker, couldn't find my books.
And now all the teachers give me dirty looks.
Came around with my backpack on.
Then hittin' the books till the crack of dawn…"
I looked at all the people in the audience. They were cheering and looked like they liked the song. Maybe we did have a shot. Forget The Logans. We –
Wait. Was that Max? In the audience?
Panic swept through me. She was watching! Calm down Zack…just chill. It's no big deal…
"I stare at the…the" What are those words?! Think think! "Clock and wait…wait for…" Cody and Tapeworm were mouthing things to me, but I couldn't see. All I could see or think of was Max, watching me, angry, maybe hating it…
The mic squeaked and everyone started talking at once. Tapeworm suddenly started singing, probably trying to fix my massive mistake.
"School's out! Let's Rock and roll! School's out! Gonna lose con – " They started booing. He sounded like a donkey! I felt like I was about to kill myself. I screwed us up!
I quickly ran off the stage and out the door before anyone could ask my anything.
On my way out, I passed by Max, who didn't even look my way.
Normal POV
Carey quickly made her way on stage and screamed into the mic quickly. "That was great, next up is The Logans, they're newcomers, bye!" She ran off and tried to exit to find Zack but Max stopped her.
"May I?' Max asked her.
Carey stepped back. "Of course, I'm sure you'll be better at it anyway." Carey said to her. "By the way, you look very pretty!"
"Thanks, Ms. Martin." Max thanked her, and ran out the door.
The Logans entered the stage and the crowd cheered wildly.
Chase scanned the audience for a familiar blonde hairstyle and brown eyes. Sure enough, there was Zoey close to the back, but still visible. She quickly looked at him, then looked away. He gulped. This is it, Chase…This is it. Just pretend you're talking to her.
The intro began to play. It contained soft, guitar strumming, coming from him and Dana. Then, Chase began to sing. (A/N: In this song, the parenthesis are Dana, Michael and Nicole singing)
"We're the best of friends
And we share our secrets
She knows everything, that is on my mind, ohh"
Zoey was confused. Wait a sec…who is this about? It can't be Max…who's this 'best friend' I've never heard of? And what does she know that I don't?
"Lately something's changed
As I lie awake in my bed
A voice here inside my head
Softly says"
Lately? Zoey asked herself. Who has he seen lately? Does he actually like Max? Was she lying?
"Why don't you kiss her
Why don't you tell her
Why don't you let her see
The feelings that you hide
'Cause she'll never know
If you never show
The way you feel inside"
Okay…wait a minute…Hidden feelings? If he had feelings for Max, they weren't hidden. So who…?
"Oh I'm so afraid to make that first move
Just a touch and we
Could cross the line"
First move? But…he…and…but…then who…? Realization hit Zoey like lightning. The song wasn't about Max. It wasn't about some girl.
It was about her.
So, Chase loves me? She was so excited, but also afraid. That maybe he wrote this song a while ago, and it no longer applied to the present.
Maybe she had messed up everything…
"Everytime she's near
I wanna never let her go
Confess to her what my heart knows
Hold her close"
Wow. I can't believe it.
"Why don't you kiss her
Why don't you tell her
Why don't you let her see
The feelings that you hide
'Cause she'll never know
If you never show
The way you feel inside
What would you say
I wonder would she just turn away
Or would she promise me
That she's here to stay
It hurts me to wait
I keep asking myself"
To Zoey, everyone else disappeared. The audience, her other friends in the band, everyone. Her eyes connected with Chase's as she watched in amazement.
Chase inwardly took a deep breath. This was it. The song was almost over. The dream or nightmare was almost a reality.
"Why don't you kiss her (tell her you love her)
Why don't u tell her (tell her you need her)
Why don't you let her see
The feelings that you hide
'Cause she'll never know
If you never show
The way you feel inside...
Why don't you kiss her?"
Chase couldn't looked at Zoey anymore. Her expression was unreadable from the stage. But he could tell she understood. Or at least he thought so. Everyone started cheering wildly again, but Chase wasn't paying attention to any of it as Zoey redirected her eyes.
Michael patted Chase on the shoulder. "You did good, man. You did good."
And before he knew it, he was backstage. The gang sat in almost silence, listening to their competition.
Finally, all 10 bands had played, and it was time for the results. Carey appeared back on stage, a slip of paper in hand.
"You all did great, but I'm afraid that in competition, there's only one winner." She began. "And this year, that winner is…"…
Zack found himself outside in the back of The Tipton where he's never been before. In a garden. Usually he thought gardens were girly, but he didn't really care right now. He walked along the cobbled stoned path and found a bench and sat down.
What's wrong with you? He scolded himself. You screwed up the entire band! We'll never win now and it's all your fault! What happened? I'm such an idiot. How could I freeze up like that? Why did I?
Suddenly, he heard someone walking up the path from behind him. "Um, hey."
He froze as the answer flew through his mind.
Max.
A/N: There's one more chapter after this! Wow, right? Anyway, hope you liked this one. It rained a lot where I live today and there were floods, so school was closed. Yay! –crosses fingers for another Rain Day-. Review please!
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Oh, and if you haven't heard the song Chase sang, you should. It fits his situation SO well. It's Why Don't You Kiss Her, by Jesse McCartney.