Chapter 4

It was still thundering and lightening outside. Zack and Kristi were still asleep on the couch in the Martins' apartment. It was really windy and creepy outside. Cody was asleep for hours and the same for their mother.

Suddenly the thunder boomed loudly and Zack woke up. He remembered watching 'Halloween' and then realized that he must have fallen asleep. Then he noticed that Kristi was right next to him and he remembered that she must've fallen asleep as well. It was really cold in the living room, where they were, so Zack tried to pull the blanket over him and Kristi more to keep them warm. But then Kristi woke up. She realized what happened, too.

"Sh, it's ok. We fell asleep," he whispered softly, just to make sure she wouldn't scream again.

"Ok, but what time is it? I think I have to be home."

"It's 3 A.M." he told her.

"Oh my God! I have to go!" she told him. She was about to get up when the thunder roared again and she jumped and layed back down. "I hate thunder..."she told him.

"So do I. My mom must've come home already, so she probably took care of everything. Just stay..." he told her.

"I just don't want my parents to be worried...after all it is my first night in Boston! But, I don't want to leave..." she told him.

"Just stay...everything will be fine...I promise," he told her sweetly.

"Ok," she said. She figured that if her parents didn't know by now, that she would already be in trouble. She rested her head back on Zack. They layed there for a few minutes.

"I can't sleep," Zack told her.

"Me either..."

"Let me guess...the thunder?" he asked.

"Surprisingly, no. I don't know, I guess I feel safe with you." She smiled at him.

"I really like you, Kristi," he said to her.

"I really like you, too, Zack," she said back to him. Then he kissed her. When his lips touched hers it felt like everything in the world didn't matter to him but her. It was a long kiss, too. When it was finally over, Kristi just looked at him. She was in shock! She really liked Zack, too, but she totally didn't see that one coming!

"Sorry," he told her innocently. "I couldn't help myself." She smiled.

"What are you sorry about?" she asked him as she smiled. Then she kissed him back.

They heard a sound like foot steps coming closer from the closet. They were getting louder than they saw a really tall, black figure. They were so scared. They hugged each other and both of them were shaking. Neither of them had been so scared before in their lives! The thing got closer and closer. Kristi tried to scream but she couldn't. Nothing would come out of her mouth. Zack then screamed really loud, like a girl. The tall black creature starting laughing at the way Zack screamed. Then Zack's mother came in and turned on the light. She lifted the black sheet off the mysterious figure and saw Cody standing on her really high heeled shoes. He was laughing hysterically until he saw his mom.

"OH MY GOD YOU LOSER!" Zack yelled at Cody. "YOU SCARED US HALF TO DEATH!" Zack was really mad. Kristi just sat there, still kind of in shock. Carey (their mother) was very mad at Cody.

"Cody! Why did you do this? It isn't funny!" she yelled at him.

"Sorry..." Cody just looked at the ground.

"Go to your room and go to sleep! Zack and Kristi, I'm sorry just go back to sleep."

So Zack layed down and Kristi layed next to him.

"Oh my God, that scared me so much..." she told him. "I'm still shaking!"

"Yeah me too. He is such a loser! I can't believe him." Then he kissed her and put his arm around her. Sometimes, I wish I wasn't a twin," he told her.

Little did Zack know that in the next room, Cody heard everything he said. That made Cody feel really bad. He knew he scared them and that he most likely shouldn't have, but it was just a harmless joke. Ever since he fell in love with her, he's been a real jerk to me! Cody thought. I have to get them to break up! He started to think up and evil little scheme and then fell asleep.

"Yeah but you are also so lucky," Kristi told Zack back in the living room. "You always have someone to hang out with and to talk to. My older sister isn't around much, so it's mostly like I'm an only child and I wish it was different."

She then rested her head on Zack and went to sleep. He kissed her forehead and fell asleep, too.

The next morning, Zack was the first one to wake up. And since Kristi was leaning against him, he couldn't actually get up. Then Cody walked into the room.

"Where's Mom?" Zack asked.

"Practicing for a wedding or something," Cody told him.

"Oh...that was really mean of what you did last night. You scared us really bad! I was so mad!"

"Yeah, well it was just a joke," Cody told him as he started to get angry. "But then you had to go telling Kristi that you wish you weren't a twin!" He was almost shouting.

Kristi woke up.

"What's going on?" Kristi asked in a sleepy voice.

"Nothing," Zack assured her.

"Yeah, nothing," Cody added in. "I'm going out be back later."

"What was going on before I woke up?" Kristi asked Zack. "I know you two were fighting, weren't you?"

"Yeah...kind of. But that's ok, who needs him. C'mon let's go downstairs and get something to eat," Zack said.

Meanwhile, Cody was downstairs and he spotted Shannon sitting in a chair in the lobby. He walked up to her and sat down next to her.

"Oh, hi Cody," she said. Her voice sounded disappointed to see him.

"Hi, what's up?" he asked her curiously, since he could tell something was wrong.

"Look, Cody, you're a great guy and all, but..." her sentence trailed off. She wouldn't look him in the eye.

"But what?" Cody knew what was coming next.

"I...I don't think we should see each other anymore."

"Well, that might be kind of hard, since we live in the same hotel," he said jokingly, even though on the inside he was hurting.

"Cody, I'm serious. I'm moving out of the hotel. I'm moving back to New Jersey. Turns out that my mom's job offer didn't work out and we are going back. I'm sorry. I really liked you, too, but there is no way it would work when I'm all the way in NJ."

Cody was really upset. But he didn't want to show it.

"Ok, then I guess this is goodbye," he said sadly.

"Bye, Cody. I'll never forget you," Shannon said. She kissed him one more time and then got up and left. Cody felt like someone had punched him in the stomach. He went upstairs and into his room and layed down on his bed. Then, even though he was trying not to, he cried.

I know this one was a little short! Sorry but please review and enjoy! Love, Boop