Ok this is a really really long chapter lol! I didn't realize it was so long. Anyways since the Introduction stinks here's what has basically happened since Part 1:

As stated here:

"How long have you been here?" Martha inquires.

"Almost a month."

Zack was in the hospital for one month before he slipped into a coma. That would have been April.

Now it is the beginning of May and Zack has been home from the hospitalfor two weeks, as is mentioned in this chapter.

Part 2: Love

Introduction:

Zack is finally able to go home, after being hospitalized for about two months. Cody is overjoyed at this, but soon realizes his brother isn't the same…at all.

Chapter 17:

"AHHHHHHHH!" Zack wakes up screaming. Sweat beads his forehead as he stares around the dark room. Someone taps him and he screams in terror again.

"Zack!" Zack turns to his left where Cody is standing there. Concern is clearly planted all over his face.

"What's up?" He asks, sitting down beside Zack on the bed.

"It…it came again…" His voice shakes when he finally speaks. An instant frown creases Cody's face. Not the dream again. No, rephrase that. Not the nightmare again. It had haunted Zack ever since his release from the hospital just two weeks before. Actually, when he thought about it, it'd haunted his brother before his release.

Zack buries his head in the covers.

"You, you want me to get Mom?" Cody asks, yet he knows the answer before the first word's out of his mouth.

"No!" Zack snaps at him. Cody isn't surprised. He expected this.

They sit that way, not uttering a sound, until Zack falls back asleep and Cody creeps to his own bed.

The following morning the twins wake up to the scent of French toast wafting out from the kitchen. They crawl lazily out of bed. Zack's feet feel like lead as he drags himself to the table. Cody digs right in, but Zack picks at his a lot and only eats a little.

"So…how'd you guys sleep?" Carey asks suspiciously.

"Well Zack.." Cody begins when Zack elbows him sharply in the ribs, "and I slept fine, Mom." He hated lying. The words felt like acid as they seeped from his mouth. Zack nods quickly in agreement. Puzzlement and suspicion would describe Carey's expression.

As the two walk to Rebecca's suite after breakfast, Cody questions his brother on his strange behavior.

"Why don't you wanna tell Mom about this?"

"She has enough to worry about…she doesn't have to worry about me anymore." Cody doesn't fully understand, but he does understand that something's on his brother's mind and he doesn't want to upset him any more. They don't speak again until they're at Rebecca's.

She was already outside waiting for them.

"What took so long?" She asks indignantly. Zack looks uneasy. He hadn't been as fast or agile as he had before…well before two months ago. Rebecca quickly rewords her sentence:

"I mean…hi guys!"

"Hi Rebecca" Cody greets her. Zack's silent. They head towards the elevator. Rebecca starts up a conversation about homework or something with Zack murmuring "Uh-huh." Or "Yeah" every so often. Cody doesn't pay attention. He's too engrossed in his own thoughts.

"Why won't he tell anyone? It's not like it's anything to be ashamed of. Well, maybe it is. I dunno. Mom would understand, though. Or…maybe she wouldn't. Maybe he's afraid she'll throw him into therapy. She did that with me already. Should I tell her? Nah. He'd kill me…if, if he could. Maybe.." (A/N: These are Cody's thoughts)

"Cody! Watch where you're going!" Rebecca's shout snaps him to attention.

"Whoa!" He realizes he was about to collide with the wall. He whirls around. Rebecca and Zack stand behind him. Rebecca has a smirk on her face, but Zack's face looks unemotional. They continue to the elevator, Rebecca laughing about Cody's collision with the wall.

By the time they arrive at Raine's apartment building, Zack's coughing severely. Cody pats his back and Rebecca watches.

"Creeeeaaakk." The steel door to the building opens. Raine steps out and quickly takes in the scene in front of her.

"Hey Raine." Rebecca says, trying to sound as casual as possible. Raine gives a small wave and then digs her hand into her pocket. Zack couldn't possibly walk the 5 more blocks to school like this. Their only option was a cab. When she was sure she had enough cash, she hailed one. They climb in: Rebecca, Zack, Cody, and Raine.

Half-way to the school, Zack's coughing fit subsides. He lays his head back and closes his eyes. Coughing fits wear him out, a lot. He didn't feel right and he knew what was coming. He made it as far as the school yard.

"You ok?" Cody asks his brother.

Zack turns and opens his mouth to tell Cody he's fine, but throws up all over his shoes instead.

"I'll take that as a 'no.'" He says feeling a little nauseated himself, "I'll take him home." He volunteers, noticing the way Zack's holding his head and the sick, pale look on his face. The girls nod quickly as Cody leads Zack away.

Raine and Rebecca glance at each other, both thinking: "Not again." The same thing had happened twice, in the two weeks Zack had been home.

Meanwhile…

Cody walks Zack back to the Tipton. When they arrive Carey's in the shower. Cody informs her on what happened. She says she'll be out in a minute.

When she does, Cody's changed his shoes and is sitting in a chair, while Zack lays on the couch giving off small moans of pain. Carey checks him out before giving Cody a lift back to school.

And even though Cody's seen his brother like this one million times before, it eats him up inside. He doesn't show it though during the slow ride that seems to take forever.

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