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Chapter Five: Gone Bananas

"They are driving me too, too crazy," Nicole said, folding her arms across her chest. "I mean, ever since last night when Chase saved her from drowning, they've both been acting so… in love! I mean, seriously. Can't they just like give it a rest?"

"Uh huh, yeah, rest," Dana murmured, looking distracted. She kept glancing at her watch and looking around nervously.

"What?" Nicole peered over the edge of her top bunk to stare down at Dana who was sitting on the mattress of the bottom bunk, biting her nails.

"What?" Dana said, looking at Nicole with raised eyebrows.

"Why are you so nervous?" Nicole asked, looking suspicious.

"None of your business," Dana grumbled, hitting Nicole in the face with a pillow. She got up and dusted her clean hands on her jeans. "I'm going to go… uh… yeah. Bye." She quickly left the room, slamming the door behind her and leaving Nicole and her thoughts all alone.

"Great," Nicole yelled to herself. "Dana is being all mysterious and Zoey is off somewhere with Chase. Chase, Chase, Chase! I'm getting so tired of hearing the name-"

The door opened again and a bushy haired head popped in.

"CHASE!" Nicole yelped and fell off the top bunk.

"That's gotta hurt," Chase said, wincing as Nicole struggled up to her feet.

"Chase!" Nicole straightened up and brushed some dust off her pants. "Chase. Hi. Uh, what are you doing here?"

"I came to pick up Zoey's textbook for next class," Chase said. He held up Zoey's key. "She lent me this."

"Why doesn't she just get it herself?" Nicole asked, rubbing the newly forming bruise on her elbow and grimacing.

"Something about going to buy something at the school store during break or…" Chase looked around the room and spotted Zoey's textbook poking out from under her bed. He walked over and pulled it out. Dust bunnies fled from it as he blew on the cover.

"What's this doing here?" He held the book up for Nicole to see.

Nicole shrugged. "Don't know…" She folded her arms across her chest. "Why don't you ask Zoey?"

Chase raised his eyebrows. "I guess I will…"

"Why, Chase?" Nicole exclaimed. "I mean, seriously. HOW could you do that?"

"What?" Chase cried, leaping backwards a little. "What are you talking about?"

"You stole Zoey," Nicole complained. "She's like OBSESSED with you because of stupid Quinn's potion. And I mean, she won't even make me my dress for tonight. And she PROMISED! Zoey never breaks promises. She has been way too busy making HER dress." She pointed at a blue fabric sticking out from under Zoey's blankets.

Chase leaned over and pulled out her dress. For lack of better words, it was beautiful. His eyes widened as he imagined Zoey wearing it.

"Wow."

"Yeah!" Nicole cried. "Wow is right! You have no idea how long she's been working on that stupid dress. She could have been keeping her promise to me!"

Chase sighed and dropped the dress. "I… I have to go… give her something."

"Give her what?" Nicole said, waving her arms in the air like a lunatic. "Another kiss? Or another way to ruin my life perhaps?"

"Hey!" Chase cried, defending himself. "It's not my fault that she drank the potion. It's Quinn's fault! And if Zoey just did what I did-"

"What?" Nicole looked at Chase with a new gleam in her eye.

"Huh?" Chase said stupidly.

"What did you do that Zoey should have done?" Nicole prodded.

"Nothing," Chase said hastily. "I've got to go." He ran out of the room, Zoey's textbook in hand. He went straight to the cafeteria and emptied his pockets for change. He paid for what he wanted and bolted to the school store where he found Zoey looking at some pencils.

"Zo!" Chase cried. "Here's your textbook. And here's-"

"Ta dah!" Zoey reached into her bag and pulled out a little white box. Chase hesitantly opened it and revealed a cupcake with the words 'Thank You Chase! I Love You' on it. Chase gulped.

"Wow," he said. "Thanks Zoey. Where did you get this?"

"Bought it," Zoey said. "Cafeteria sells cupcakes now. I had them specially put these words on! Isn't it cool?"

"Mm, yeah!" Chase grinned. "And you know what would go good with this cupcake?"

Zoey shrugged her shoulders and shook her head.

"A banana!" Chase pulled out the banana he had bought at the cafeteria.

Zoey laughed. "Cupcakes and bananas? Chase, you're so silly."

"Good point," Chase said. "So you eat the banana and I'll eat the cupcake. That way we'll be even. You eat what I give you and I eat what you give me. Does that sound fair? I think it sounds fair."

The door of the store opened and bells jingled. Quinn rushed in and quickly ran over to Chase and Zoey. She had her tape recorder in hand.

"They are now exchanging gifts!" she gasped into the recorder.

The bell rang in the distance and Zoey took the textbook from Chase. "So I'll see you tonight, right?" she said.

"Take this," Chase said, stuffing the banana into Zoey's free hand. "It's nutritious. And you need your nutrition."

"Chase is now acting more fatherly," Quinn reported. "Could this be a sign that they will get married and have many children together?"

"Why is Quinn taping us?" Zoey said, crinkling her nose. She turned back to Chase and dropped the banana into his hand. "Sorry, Chase, I'll be late. I'll see you tonight for the dance." With a wave and a kiss on the cheek she quickly left the store.

"The banana!" Chase called after her.

Quinn frowned. "Subject two has gone insane. Slight drawback to the potion?"

Chase glared at Quinn. "There's more then a slight drawback, Quinn."

Quinn gaped at him. "Huh? You aren't supposed to know anything about… I thought…"

"For once you're stumped and are in loss for words," Chase grumbled. He stared at the cupcake Zoey had given him. She has no idea, he thought to himself. He stuffed the cupcake into his mouth and left the store.