gah uhhhh. it was only one month? errr yeaaah...it might not be worth the wait but uhhhh hahahaha...and some people might get mad at me hhah. but uhhhh hahaha. yeah just read it. cause i can't come up with any plausible excuse lol.

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Chapter 6:

Zack's day seemed to fly by. Why is it that whenever you're dreading something time seems to go so fast and when you're excited by something it seems to go by so slow? Not that he was dreading going home. He just…wasn't quite prepared for whatever Cody decided to spring on him when he arrived there.

But when he did actually arrive at the suite, Cody wasn't doing much of anything. He wasn't screaming or crying or…he was just sitting there watching TV.

"Maybe it was just a one-time deal!" Zack thought smiling gleefully. Feeling much better he flopped on the couch next to his brother. To his great dismay, Cody switched off the TV and grabbed his wrist, almost dragging him into their bedroom.

Cody practically shoved him onto his bed.

"Buddy what's going on?" Zack asked, now confused.

Cody snatched Blankie from where he'd left it, settled nicely on his bed. He was going to need help.

"Zack I…" He started but trailed off. If he'd seemed rough before he'd definitely softened in the past three seconds.

"Zack I need to…to tell you s-something." He started up again, stuttering slightly.

Zack nodded slowly.

"Do you remember…s-six years ago…when…when we went to go see d-dad's band i-in California?"

Again, Zack nodded.

Cody inhaled deeply, wringing Blankie in his hands. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. Maybe he shouldn't tell Zack…maybe…He turned away from his brother, unable to face him at the moment.

"Cody…" Zack spoke up for the first time, confusion littering his face.

Cody turned back around, the tears already making a trail down his face.

"Buddy…what's going on? What about California?"

Cody shook his head, clutching Blankie tighter in his hands.

Zack stood and walked towards his brother, gently placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Zack…" Cody looked up at his twin, deep into his eyes, "Zack, I'm scared."

"Why...wait of what?" Zack asked, puzzled.

Cody twisted Blankie, "Y-you don't remember what h-happened after the t-trip do you?"

The confusion left Zack's face for a brief moment, but returned two seconds later, "That was when you…a-and the airport…and you…"

Cody nodded as Zack stared at him.

"But what…what does that have to do with anything?"

Cody shuddered, "I-I dunno…b-but when M-Moseby was y-yelling at m-me y-yesterday I just got…" he trailed off, unable to think of anything to say.

"Just got…?" Zack questioned, "Cody, you're not making any sense."

Cody twisted Blankie some more. He knew he wasn't making any sense.

"I don't know, Zack. I don't know what's going on. I just want it all to stop!" Cody wiped roughly at his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Buddy…" Zack began, pulling his brother's hand out of the way so he could see his eyes, "Buddy, you're not making sense. First you start talking about California 6 years ago and then you tell me you're scared and then...wait…where does California tie in with all of this?"

Cody swallowed hard, "I…" He stopped and looked up into his brother's face. Zack was confused and they weren't getting anywhere, "You won't understand." He realized almost angrily, "You weren't there. You'll never understand."

"What d'you mean? I wasn't where?"

"You weren't there! You weren't there!" Cody wailed, tears coming faster, "Nobody was there! And nobody'll understand!"

With that, Cody ran out of the room and out of the suite, with Zack running after him.

"CODY! CODY!"

Cody ran, heading for the stairs instead of the elevator. If he took the elevator, Zack was sure to catch him. If he took the stairs, there was at least a 10 less chance.

"CODY! BUDDY TALK TO ME!"

"22…only 21 more floors to go…"

"21…"

"CODY! STOP!"

"20…"

"19…"

"CODYY! COME ON! TALK TO ME!"

"18…"

"17…"

"16…"

"C'MON BUDDY! JUST TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON!"

"15…"

"14…"

They were just reaching the 13th floor, when Cody, being in his stocking feet, slipped and fell hard on the bottom step.

"CODY!" Zack screamed from where he'd stopped a few steps above.

Cody didn't bother standing. He curled himself up on the last step and buried his head in his arms, not even daring to see what Zack's reaction would be.

Zack hurried down the stairs, kneeling next to his brother,

"Cody…you okay?" He asked, sensing a feeling of repetition.

Cody shook his head. They'd been through this before.

Zack pulled Cody into a hug, "I don't understand, Buddy."

"You're not going to, Zack" Cody whispered, "Nobody is."

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gah uhhh review please?

Fig