A/N: Thanks everybody! Let me start but apologizing for not updating over break like I said I would! Sunday night (Christmas Day…well, night at the time) I got sick. I had a fever and I still had it Monday. Luckily, it was gone Tuesday and I went somewhere and came home Wednesday. Then…hmm…what was I doing Thursday? I can't remember. Either I was doing other stuff or I just kept putting it off, then ran out of time. Then Friday my friend came over and we exchanged gifts. Then Saturday was New Years Eve, although I did have some time so I think I must've been putting it off. Or wait. Maybe I wrote more of the sequel instead. I might've. So Sunday another friend came over and we exchanged gifts. Then Monday…I think in most of my spare time I worked on the sequel. Then during the week I've had homework and when I did have spare time, I worked on the sequel some more. But now I'm posting this! Sorry it took me so long though. Alright, anything else? Oh! Yes! I finally made a Zoey 101 forum so go to my profile and check it out! And speaking of my profile, I've starting updating it and putting information on when I plan on updating this and stuff. I can update that much quicker than this so if I do have time and I haven't posted in a while, I'll usually say something there. Ok, this is getting long. lol. Onto my oh-so fabulous reviewers!

Happymoose101 – I completely get the whole school thing. Ugh, it takes up so much time. No Chase and Zoey in this chapter (therefore no insanity…unless them not being there will drive you insane too. lol) but, yes, Dana and Logan are finally back! I have to warn you though: unfortunately, it's somewhat short. There's some interesting stuff in it though. Lately I always end up having these long author's notes with why I haven't been able to post. Even over vacation I was busy. lol. Mostly I'm busy with school and stuff. Although I'm in my school play now so that'll take up some time and I'm in this select choral festival thing my school's in (I'm 1 of 60 kids) and I'm nominated for another even more select festival too. I'm really excited about that. Ok, enough about me. lol. Did you like Harry Potter? I saw it. I thought it was good but, as always, it had a lot of differences from the book, but it has to. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

tutorgrl323 – Thanks! I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Ashlee? – Thanks! Nicole and Richie are in this chapter. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

sarah – Thanks! Just a warning but the Dana and Logan part this chapter is somewhat short. It's not bad though. At least, I don't think so. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Alex44Catgirl – Thanks! I love Logan's character too. And I love Dana and Logan together. Nothing too physical just yet. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Queen Latifah–Missy Elliott14 – Thanks! Well, I did finally make a forum! I still wasn't sure what it should be for, so I decided, "Why not just make it for everything?" So that's what I did. lol. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

stardust104 – Thanks! Dana and Logan are back, but it's somewhat short. I still think it's good though. There's more with Nicole and her little love triangle this chapter too. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Annimouse – Thanks! Wow, all 36 chapters…that must've taken a while. Thank you for reading it though! I hate cliffhangers too, yet I have a lot of them. Well, the Dana and Logan cliffhanger ends here, although the Zoey and Chase cliffhanger continues. I did make a Zoey 101 forum, just before I started working on this, actually. It's called "Everything Zoey 101" so, like the title says, you can talk about anything (and everything) Zoey 101 related. And I won't really mind other stuff too because I'll probably stray off topic myself. lol. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

chichicutie24 – Yeah, I liked that part too. And I liked that Chase heard it. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Kickboxbaby – Thank you so much! Wow, thank you so much! The best? Wow! There's this chapter then 3 more chapters left in this story. Then there'll be the sequel, and I think another one after that. Plus, I have another story idea I'll probably start working on soon. Thanks again! I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Callmemaddy – Thanks! We don't get to find out what Chase does just yet. Actually, we won't find out next chapter either. But Dana and Logan are back for this chapter! It's somewhat short though, but still good in my opinion. I decided to make a forum. And I've looked at Ultimate a few times but I'm not a member there. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

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

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lost.in.lust – Thanks! Dana and Logan are back in this chapter, although there part is somewhat short. I think it's still good though. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Erika – Thanks! Dana and Logan are in this chapter but it's kind of short. It's still good in my opinion though. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

music4mysoul – Thanks! There's more with Michael and Cassandra in this chapter. No Zoey and Chase for this chapter or the next one though. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

melonbar92 – Unfortunately, we don't get to find out what Chase does until chapter 39. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

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

Chapter 37

"These them? Well, half of them?" Michael asked, pulling a sneaker out from under the couch.

"Yes! Thanks Mike!" Sandra exclaimed, grabbing her right shoe and jamming it onto her foot. "One down, one to go," she remarked.

Michael laughed and went back to looking under the couch. There were some pretty nasty things under there, but not Sandy's left shoe. "Got it!" Cass cried, popping up from behind a plant, holding the formerly missing left shoe.

"Two down, none to go," Michael commented, a bit of regret creeping into his voice.

Cassandra stuffed her foot into the shoe. "I'm going for a run, want to come?" she offered.

He ignored the images of him running laps and practically dying in gym class that flashed through his mind. "Sure!" he agreed quickly. "I love to run!" he lied.

Cassie glanced down at his feet then, deeming his shoe appropriate enough for running, began to stretch. Michael followed suit. After a minute or two of stretching, Sandra led the way to the door. They stepped outside and Sandy stood in a lunge position, ready to take off. "On three we'll start," she announced. "One…two…three!"

Cass took off, leaving Michael in the dust. Michael took off sprinting, trying hard just to catch up to her. He managed that, but keeping up with her was a whole different story. After what seemed like hours of running miles, he had to stop. "Ca…ca…can…we…stop?" he panted.

Cassandra stopped and laughed. "You love to run, huh?" she teased. "It hasn't even been five minutes."

Michael's face flushed with embarrassment. "OK, so maybe I exaggerated a little when I said that I love to run," he admitted.

Cassie raised her eyebrows at him. "Exaggerated a little?" she repeated, her voice displaying the evident doubt in that statement.

"OK, so I lied a lot," he confessed.

Sandra laughed. "Why didn't you tell me the truth? That you despise running with every fiber of your being and that 10 minutes of running could be the death of you," she mocked.

"I thought you said we only ran for five minutes," he pointed out.

"We did. You're not dead yet," she noted with a grin. Michael grinned as well. "So, you still didn't answer my question. Why didn't you tell me the truth?"

Michael tried to think of a good excuse. "I felt bad that you'd have to run all by yourself. I thought you deserved some company," he fibbed.

Sandy didn't buy it. "Uh huh, sure," she replied sarcastically. She looked him straight in the eyes and questioned, "What's the real reason why you lied and told me that you love running when you really can't stand it? What could possibly drive you to do that?"

Michael gulped. Their faces were extremely close together. Cass was hardly even blinking. "You," he answered.

"Me? Explain," she instructed, not moving away.

Michael blinked rapidly. Damn this girl is something. he thought. "Michael," she said in a singsong voice, "you're going to have to tell me at some point."

Michael knew that statement was true. He was confident that she'd find some way to get it out of him.

"Are they dating or something?" Richie asked once Zoey was out of earshot.

"Zoey and Chase? No, they're just friends. But everyone – except Zoey, of course – knows that Chase likes her," Nicole explained.

"Well if you ask me, she likes him too," Richie remarked.

"Yeah, but just as a friend…right?" Nicole questioned, suddenly starting to doubt herself.

"I wouldn't be so sure," Richie commented.

"Nikki!"

Nicole turned around and was extremely happy to see Ben coming towards them. She hurried over to greet him. "Hey Ben!" she chirped.

Ben gave her a hug. "Hey Nikki! Good to see you again!" he exclaimed.

Nicole was extremely shocked that he hugged her, but also extremely pleased. "Your done with work?" she inquired.

"Yup, free to spend the rest of the day with you!" he told her. "Unless you don't want me to."

"Of course I want you too!" Nicole squealed. "We were going to head down to the beach with Zoey and Chase but they both ended up leaving. The three of us could still go down there now though."

Ben smiled. "Sounds great. I don't have my suit though," Ben pointed out.

"Neither do we. We don't have to swim. We could just sit on the beach and stuff," Nicole announced.

"Ok, lets go!" Ben agreed, putting his arm around Nicole.

Nicole felt her heartbeat quicken. She knew her smile must've been a mile wide. She saw Richie scowling out of the corner of her eye, but she paid it no mind. In her opinion, having Ben's arm around her was bliss.

"Dana, I love you."

Dana was very taken aback. She let go of Logan's hands, almost as if they were on fire, and took a step back. "W-what?" she stammered.

Logan looked at the ground. "Nevermind. We can just forget this ever happened," he told her.

Dana frowned. She cautiously took a step forward and tilted his head up. They gazed at each other until Dana turned away. She couldn't help looking away. She felt like Logan could see right through her. She'd built up a wall around herself and he broke it down, all by looking into her eyes. None of her secrets were safe. She couldn't take that. She couldn't handle it. She needed that protection. She wrapped her arms around herself and turned away from Logan.

Logan sighed. Look what you've done, you idiot! he scolded himself. Logan began to rub Dana's arms like he would if she was cold and he didn't have a jacket to give her. Dana shivered at his touch, but soon relaxed into his arms. Suddenly she did something very unlike her. She began to cry.

Logan was shocked at first, but quickly got over it. He held her in his arms and she just cried. She wasn't even sure now why she was crying, but she couldn't stop. Logan didn't try to ask her what was wrong. He didn't try to tell her whatever it was would be fine. All he did was let her cry and be there for her. And that was all she needed right now.

A/N: Aww. That's so sweet. Jeez, I wish I had a guy like that after me! lol. Only 3 chapters left! Next chapter is shorter and it's all Nicole and her two boys. So, unfortunately, again no Logan and Dana or Zoey and Chase. And also no Michael and Cassandra. Next chapter's pretty good though. But I don't want to give anything away. I'll post it after I get at least 5 reviews! Thanks! Bye!

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