Do You Love Me? Chapter 32: The New Kid, a zoey 101 fanfic

A/N: I am so sorry I didn't update for sooo long! When did I last update? Let me look. I haven't updated since Sunday! I've been sooo busy this week! I'm in my school's select choir so I had that on Monday. Then I had an audition for a play on Tuesday and callbacks for that play on Wednesday. I didn't get in though. Then I had dance on Thursday. And then I went to see a play today. And now I'm finally posting this chapter! Unfortunately, there's no Dana and Logan in this chapter. I know everyone wants to see what happens now that Dana said they were dating but they're not in this chapter. They'll be back next chapter though! This chapter has a big Nicole focus. Then, after this chapter, there's only 8 chapters left! Wow! We've gone through this story fast! The sequel's going to take a lot longer than this because I had this completely written out, with the exception of the author's notes. The sequel, I only have 10 chapters so far. Actually, I think I'm still working on the 10th but my point is that it'll take me longer to post them because I'll probably have to still write it. The only way that wouldn't happen would be if I took a break inbetween so I could get more chapters written before I posted the sequel. I'm not sure what will happen yet, but I'm going to keep working on the sequel, and maybe start on that new story idea soon. Ok, umm, wow, this author's note is getting long. lol. Onto my oh-so fabulous reviewers!

chichicutie24 – Thanks! It's ok! I know that things can get busy. Yeah, Logan tries to tell her he loves her and first she doesn't hear him, then she won't let him talk. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Ella Ynrihan – Thanks! I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

stardust104 – Thanks! I'm so glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

music4mysoul – I know what you mean. Although Dana did say they were dating, she and Logan never talked about it. And Logan does love her. Unfortunately, that doesn't get to play out just yet. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

youknowyouluvme01 – Thanks! I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

tutorgrl323 – Thanks! I love Dana and Logan too. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

melonbar92 – Unfortunately, I had to take a break from Dana and Logan so the suspense of what's going to happen with them is dragged out longer. This story has 40 chapters. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Happymoose101 – lol. It was shocking. No one, including Logan and even Dana, expected Dana to say they were dating. lol. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Zoey 101 or any of the characters, except Mr. Henson, Mrs. Reedman, Ben Nichols, and Richie Maxwell.

Chapter 32

The four walked down the hall in silence. Finally Nicole blurted out, "Are they really dating?"

"Dana said they were," Chase reasoned.

"Yeah and for Dana to say that, it must be true, right?" Michael commented.

Zoey sighed. "I guess that's true but…" she trailed off and, even though she never finished the sentence, there was an unspoken agreement between the four. It was just weird.

"Now I really want to know what happened yesterday," Nicole remarked. "I mean, for them to be dating now, something must've happened between now and yesterday."

The group silently pondered it. "Do you think Logan hypnotized her?" Michael suggested suddenly. Zoey, Nicole, and Chase gave him weird looks. "Umm, nevermind."

"Mr. Reese and Miss Cruz are still sick, I presume?" Mr. Henson asked, seeming to be glaring down his nose at Zoey and Chase.

"Yes, sir," Zoey fibbed.

"I see. Did you tell them about the project?" Mr. Henson questioned.

"Umm…sort of. We mentioned it but I think they both have the same bug so they're both kind of out of it," Chase lied.

"I see. Well, when they're feeling better, tell them that they should come see me," Mr. Henson instructed.

Chase and Zoey nodded their heads and both replied at the same time, "Yes sir."

I didn't get to see Ben at lunch! Nicole thought sadly. She glanced up at the board to see if she could understand at all what Mrs. Reedman was droning on about. She couldn't, so she went back to thinking about Ben.

Ben Nichols

The door opened. Nicole glanced up and felt her stomach do a little somersault. "Wow," Nicole mumbled to herself.

"Class, we have a new student," Mrs. Reedman announced. "Would you like to introduce yourself?"

"Sure," the boy replied with a shrug. "I'm Richie Maxwell. I'm from New York, I'm 17, I do have a car, and, yes ladies, I'm single."

Suddenly, Richie reminded Nicole a lot of Logan. He's a lot better than Logan though. she gushed in her head.

"Thank you Mr. Maxwell. Now, who here understands the context of this course well enough to be able to help explain it to Richie?" Mrs. Reedman asked.

Without thinking, Nicole's hand shot into the air. Mrs. Reedman was surprised. "Alright, Richie. You can go and sit with Nicole. Nicole, if this gets too much for you, let me know and I can assign someone else to help Richie," she declared.

Nicole was excited, nervous, and slightly confused. She was excited because she'd get to be with Richie. She was nervous because she knew nothing about what was going on. She was a little confused, because she'd been sure she was in love with Ben.

Richie sat down next to her. "So, you're Nicole?" he inquired.

Nicole nodded her head eagerly. "Yup, that's me!" she chirped. "Nicole. Nicole Bristow. And you're Richie. Hi Richie! I'm Nicole! Oh wait, I already said that, didn't I?"

Richie smiled slightly. "You seem like a very…peppy girl," he noted.

"That's what some of my friends say sometimes. My roommate Dana says that a lot when she's being nice. Well, not nice because Dana's not usually all that nice. Well, at least not to me. That's about as nice as it gets. For me at least. Zoey's my other roommate and she always tries to keep the peace between Dana and I. She has to try to stand up to Dana and not back down and stuff. Wait, was that your being nice? Are you like Dana? Oh my gosh, do you hate me? Am I talking too much? I'm so sorry! I talk a lot sometimes. If I ever start talking too much, let me know. I talk too much a lot. Dana always gets mad at me. Zoey's my best friend but I think even she gets kind of annoyed sometimes. Oh my gosh, am I annoying you? I'm so sorry! This is awful! I'm sorry, Richie. I–" Nicole rambled until Richie finally cut her off.

"It's ok, Nicole," Richie assured her. "So, how about I come by your dorm at the end of the day and you can catch me up?"

"Umm, ok! Yeah! Sure! That's great! Ok! Yeah!" Nicole bubbled.

"Great. So, uhh, where's your room?" Richie wondered.

"Oh, right! We're in Butler Hall, Room 101. Do you know where that is? What other classes do you have? If we have the same seventh period class, I could take you there. What do you have next period? If you want, I could probably tell you where it is. I've been at PCA since 8th grade so I know my way around the school," Nicole babbled.

"Next I have…" – Richie checked his schedule – "English. After–" He was interrupted by Nicole's squeal.

"I have English too!" she exclaimed.

"Ok, cool. So we can go there together. Then sixth period I have…French," he read, stopping this time for Nicole's reaction.

"Me too!" she shrieked.

"Then seventh I have…science," he finished.

"Me too! Oh my gosh, we have the rest of our classes together!" she shouted. "What about your first three classes?"

"Umm…history, art, and media," he listed.

"Aww, I have media, art, history, but at least we have art together!" Nicole squealed.

Richie flashed her a smile and Nicole nearly gasped. His teeth were so straight and shiny. His eyes were brown but they looked so amazing. He had brown hair that he styled the same way all the other guys did, but it looked great on him. He was just…amazing.

Nicole sighed dreamily. Suddenly, the bell rang, causing Nicole to jump slightly. She gathered up her stuff and she and Richie walked out of the classroom together.

A/N: Hmm…seems like Nicole likes Richie now. Interesting. Dana and Logan are back next chapter. They're the primary focus I think. I'll post it after I get at least 5 reviews. Thanks! Bye!

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