A/N: Thank you so much to everyone who read this story. Now for my reviewers:

hopefully – Zoey's perfection annoys me too, which is why I gave her this whole problem of feeling responsible for Dustin's death. She'll have more problems later on too, but I don't want to give anything more away. Thanks for reviewing! Hope you like this next chapter!

TheTearsOnMyCheeks – I'm glad you like it! Thanks for reviewing! Hope you like this next chapter!

Beautiful x Deadly – Yeah, I love Dana and Logan together. And Dustin's dying really has shaken Zoey up. Thanks for reviewing! Hope you like this next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Zoey 101 or any of the characters, but I do own Mr. Henson.

Chapter 2

"Hey Zo!" Nicole chirped, putting her lunch tray down on the table.

"Hey Nicole!" Zoey replied, with as much cheerfulness as she could muster.

Nicole hesitated. "Zoey? Can I ask you a question?" she asked.

"About this morning? I woke up during the middle of the night and couldn't fall back to sleep so I just went outside to get some fresh air but then I fell asleep," Zoey explained.

Nicole bit her lip, unsure whether to continue questioning her. Before she could make up her mind though, Dana sat down. "Hey guys," she said.

"Hey Dana," they replied.

"Zoey, can I borrow your English notes tonight?" Dana questioned.

"Why? What's wrong with your notes?" Zoey responded.

"Nothing except for the fact that they don't exist," Dana retorted.

Zoey sighed. "Yeah, sure. But mine aren't that great either," she answered.

"You're notes are always great Zoey!" Nicole commented.

"Not really," Zoey mumbled.

Nicole shot Dana a worried glance. Dana just shrugged – she didn't want to get involved.

"Hey!" Chase and Michael came over and sat down. "What's up?" Chase asked.

No one answered. "Hello?" Michael looked at them quizzically.

"Lets try that again. What's up?" Chase repeated.

"Nothing," Zoey muttered.

Chase's face fell. "Ok," he replied.

"Umm…hey! What were you and Nicole doing outside in your pajamas this morning?" Michael inquired.

"What's it to you?" Dana snapped.

Zoey was grateful that Dana had saved her from answering. She really didn't want to talk about it. It was so painful for her…remembering Dustin's death. It was over a year ago but it still made chills run up her spine. She gave an involuntary shiver.

"Are you cold Zoey?" Chase asked, noticing the shiver.

"Umm…yeah, a little," Zoey lied.

"Do you want to borrow my jacket?" Chase suggested

"No, I'm fine," she responded, focusing on her food.

Chase sighed. Zoey had been really distant lately. Michael was right, it was really getting to him.

"Hey everyone." Logan interrupted the silence and sat down between Dana and Michael.

Everyone felt like groaning, but held it in. Everyone except Dana, who made it known that she wasn't thrilled that he was here by groaning loudly.

Logan just smiled. "Good to see you too Dana," he said, attempting to put his arm around her.

Dana grabbed his arm and twisted around behind his back. "Don't touch me, jerk!" she shouted. She let go of his arm.

Logan massaged his arm. "Just trying to be friendly," he retorted.

"Yeah, well don't," Dana snarled.

Logan grinned. "No problem," he shot back.

Dana glared at Logan, who just continued to smile. Nicole tried desperately to think of something to talk about. "Hey, umm, oh! I have an idea! Lets all go see that new movie tonight!" she suggested eagerly. When no one said anything she replied, "Oh come on! It'll be fun! Please?"

Zoey sighed. "I'll go," she announced.

"Me too," Chase declared.

"Ok," Michael decided.

"Yeah, alright," Dana gave in.

"Sure," Logan answered.

Nicole smiled. "Great!" she exclaimed. "How about you guys stop by our dorm around 6?"

The guys all looked at each other, nodded, and answered with "Sure.", "Yeah.", and "OK." variations.

Nicole looked so proud that she'd arranged this whole outing. "Great! It'll be tons of fun! Right Zo?" she prompted.

"Yeah," Zoey said weakly.

"Cool! See ya!" she shouted happily as she headed off to class.

"I better get going too. Bye guys," Michael called.

"The rest of us should get to class too. Mr. Henson hates it when we're late," Chase pointed out.

They all agreed and headed off for class, although no one's mind was really on the task at hand. Chase was worried about Zoey, because she'd been acting so strange for a while now. Zoey wasn't paying much attention at all. She'd been out of it ever since Dustin died. Everyone knew she was out of it but they weren't exactly sure why. While these thoughts were gloomy ones, Dana and Logan's thoughts were on a happier note. Dana couldn't help but notice that Logan seemed to be flirting with her a lot more, and all the other girls at PCA a lot less. Although she didn't want to notice, she did. Another thing she noticed was how this knowledge made her feel, but that was something she chose to ignore. Logan was confident that Dana liked him. Well, at least that's what he told himself. He thought about how she basically told him not to play nice. He smiled. He would most definitely take advantage of that offer.

They walked on, absorbed in their own thoughts, some good, some bad, but all thought provoking.

A/N: This chapter isn't all that exciting either. It gets better. The next chapter is when things start to get good I think. I'll post chapter 3 tomorrow, or maybe today if I get a lot of reviews. Bye!

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