A/N: Alright everyone, I'm so sorry it's taking me so long to update right now, but I'm still trying to get things straightened out and am frantically looking for a job. So, until everything is settled, my updates are still going to be a little hectic so bear with me. I do have ideas for where the story is going but I don't have as much time as I'd like. Also, the places listed in this chapter will be settings in upcoming chapters so there's something to look forward to.

I own none of these characters.

"What do you mean Bailey and I haven't spoken since that dance?" Cody exclaimed after his shock from Zack's earlier revelation had passed, which took several minutes.

"I mean, you two haven't spoken or even been in the same place, except for class, since that dance." Zack explained slowly while eyeing Cody suspiciously.

"But we were just talking! We were just at the dance!" Cody shouted in a panic while trying to figure out what was going on. "This can't be happening!" Cody began to shout again, until Zack grabbed him by his shoulders and shook him roughly.

"Codester, I thought you were over her dumping you. Why are you freaking out all over again?" Zack asked in a worried tone as he just stared into Cody's eyes.

"She dumped me!" Cody exclaimed before Zack shook him again.

"Yes, she dumped you. Why am I the one who knows more about it than you?" Zack asked in exasperation while Cody just stared at him blankly.

"Why would she break up with me…..?" Cody asked softly, causing Zack to raise his eyebrows questioningly.

"You really don't remember…." Zack began softly while Cody nodded weakly. "Bailey noticed you were acting weird for a while before the dance so she confronted you at it, but you kept dodging the issues and by the end of the night she was so sick of it that she dumped you." Zack explained gently, watching as Cody's eyes widened in horror as he explained what had happened.

"But I was…." Cody began softly before Zack interrupted him.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. We all heard it a million times after she dumped you." Zack began abruptly as he began moving around the room again. "You wanted to jump her but didn't want her to get weirded out." Zack continued as he paused and turned to Cody. "So how'd that work out for you?" Zack asked teasingly and ducked as a pillow came flying over his head.

"Not funny." Cody mumbled sadly as he dropped down onto his bed and buried his head in his pillow.

"True, but you were pretty funny looking after she dumped you." Zack replied quickly while smirking. "Now, get up and get ready! We're supposed to be moving you into Harvard today and I'm running super late for Maya!"

"Harvard?" Cody asked in surprise as he turned his head to look at his twin questioningly.

"I didn't stutter." Zack said bluntly. "Now, hurry up and get dressed, you may have blown it with Bailey, but I will not let you make me blow it with Maya!"

"What's the point?" Cody began softly. "I don't even know what's going on anymore. A few minutes ago I was at the 80's dance, sitting across from Bailey, and now I'm here being told that she dumped me and other things about my life that I don't even remember." Cody continued softly as his gaze fell to the floor.

"You're being serious…?" Zack questioned gently, moving to sit next to Cody once he nodded his head weakly in agreement.

"I practically lost a whole year. I should remember the good times, the bad times, the heartbreak, and the growing, but I don't. It's like suddenly being thrust into someone else's life…." Cody explained softly. "I lost my whole senior year…."

"Eh, you didn't miss much, except for that thing in Japan….. and then there was Italy…. and docking in Paris again was pretty brutal for you….. but other than that you didn't miss much." Zack said cheerfully, trying to get Cody to cheer up only to have his shoulders sag when he was finished.

"I don't even remember losing Bailey again. Even after everything we went through over the summer, I still managed to screw it up! God, I'm so pathetic!" Cody exclaimed miserably as he buried his face in his hands.

"Codester, you're not pathetic." Zack said gently. "You just think too much about things. Maybe you should learn to just go with your gut for your next relationship. I mean, Bailey even said she understood why you were thinking that and she even said she would've still been with you if you were just honest with her from the start."

"I thought I was going with my gut more." Cody confessed softly without moving from his previous position. "How do you even tell the girl of your dreams that you're thinking like that?"

"Simple, Broseph." Zack began casually. "You just sit her down, look her in the eye, hold her hand gently, and tell her the truth."

"Zack that's…. Really practical….. What happened to you?" Cody asked suspiciously.

"Maya." Zack answered simply as he stood back up. "Now can we please go?"

"I don't know Zack…. Maybe I should call Bailey and try to patch things up…." Cody suggested softly, unaware of Zack's eyes going wide suddenly.

"Codes, Bails said she doesn't want anything else to do with you. She said she's happy now…. With Moose." Zack began gently, biting his lip when he finished as he debated whether or not he should continued. "And, you're supposed to meet Barbara tonight after we move you in…."

Cody just froze at Zack's first confession, his eyes widening when he heard the part about Barbara and turned to look at his twin. "I'm dating Barbara?" Cody exclaimed in disbelief.

"Dating, no… more like engaged…." Zack said softly, which caused Cody to jump off the bed.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ENGAGED?" Cody bellowed, which caused Zack to flinch slightly at the sudden outburst.

"Well, after you heard Moose and Bailey were engaged, you decided to pop the question to Barbara. We all still think you did it just to get even with Bailey…." Zack explained softly as Cody's shoulders dropped in defeat.

"How did I manage to screw up my life so much…?" Cody asked softly as Zack just shrugged his shoulders.

"It's that big ol' brain of yours, Codester." Zack began gently. "Now, I'm gonna go call Maya. I'll be back in a little." Zack continued as he left the room, leaving Cody alone where he collapsed back onto his bed.

"I really screwed things up again…. And I thought we were going so well…." Cody said sadly as he hugged his pillow to his face. "Bails…" Cody groaned softly into it.