A/N;; Haha. I found a way to start typing my story before we get DSL back. Anways, I hurt my foot yesterday, cause I was running up the stairs and tripped. Go figure. So, now I've basically been confined to sitting down. In fact, I was supposed to go to work today but I had to call out sick because I can't walk.

Disclaimer;; I own nothing. Get that through your heads.

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Zack's POV

"Come on, buddy. Come back to me!"

"It looks like he's coming too."

I opened my eyes, but closed them right away because the fluorescent lighting was blinding me. I tried to speak but all that came out was,"whamae?" The doctor and mom looked at me quizzically but Cody said,"Buddy, you're in the hospital. You collapsed in the bathroom and came here. We thought.." and could not finish his sentence. He looked away with tears coming to his eyes. I saw the pain and despair in my brother's eyes and felt my tears silently surfacing.

"It's ok, Code. I'm fine now. Don't be sad," I whispered hoarsely.

"Uh, sweetie? That's Zack. You're Cody," mom said to me and looked slightly worried. I widened my eyes and realized my mistake.

"Mrs. Martin, Cody has a slight concussion and amnesia is not an uncommon side effect. There is no reason to be alarmed if he doesn't seem to know some things he normally would. It should wear off in a day or so," the doctor said calmly to her. I was silently relieved. Now, I had an excuse so she won't realize anything's up with us. Cody had moved to the chair across the room and looked deep in thought...

Cody's POV -- Begin flashback

I was on my way to Zack's 6th period class and I was feeling exuberated. All of a sudden, I had a weird feling inside and I knew something was wrong. Then, Zack ran right by me, crying. I jogged a bit to catch up with him, because something bad had happened and I figured he would talk to me. He had ran into the bathroom a minute before I realized that was where he had gone. I walked in and dropped all my books with a gasp. Zack was lying on the ground, unconsious. I ran over to him and started to cry, "Zack!"

Max and Tapeworm must have seen the commotion and followed us. They kept level heads, seeing my brother lying on the ground and ran to get help. All the time, I had my head on his chest and cried my heart out. He seemed so helpless..

End flashback

I realized I had started crying again and everyone was looking at me. I tried my hardest to smile, and act like I was fine. But, inside I was secretly feeling guilty. It was my fault that Zack had passed out. He was in my body and whatever had happened to him had happened while in my body. If he had died... I don't know what I would have done.

Normal POV

"Can I talk to Cody for a minute alone?" Cody asked the doctor and Carey.

"Sure thing, sweetie," Carey said and kissed Zack on the forehead. Then, she walked over to Cody and did the same before walking out of the room.

"You can. But make it as quick as possible because your brother needs to rest," the doctor said, before following Carey.

"Hey, Codeman. What's on your mind?" Zack asked, as Cody walked over.

"We need to fix this. You almost died today and it was all my fault! We need to get back in our own bodies before we have another incident like this one."

"Dude, what are you talking about? It's definitely not your fault. You've never done something to hurt me. It was my fault. I let that girl bother me."

"Who, Kasie?"

"Yeah, man. She likes you. Not me. It bothered me a lot."

"Oh. The doctor did say you had passed out from overwhelming stress. But, I honestly didn't expect it to be from a girl."

"Well, it was partly that. Also, partly because I've gotten picked on all day and did even worse in class then usual, and I just never realized what you go through. And, it also bothers me that now I know what you go through every day and you don't deserve it. I do. But, you don't. I totally get why she likes you and not me."

"Zackster. Brother. My best friend. You're totally wrong. Man, neither of us deserve to get treated badly. Life isn't always fair. But, about Kasie. You are so off. She does like you. It may have been my body she was talking to, but it was your mind and your personality. She might think she likes me, but she doesn't."

"Yeah.. I guess, you're right."

"I am. And I have a plan."

"So, I guess we're not going back today."

"Guess not. We'll figure it out. Don't worry. Right now let's just worry about your problem with Kasie."

They talked over Cody's plan and decided to initiate it the next day.

"Ok, buddy. I'm gonna go now so you can sleep. I'll see you later though. I love you, bro."

"I love you too man."

Cody left but Zack didn't falla sleep right away. He was thinking about how Cody hadn't learned Zack's secret today but he wopuld tomorrow because they would still be in each other's bodies. He hoped with all his being that they would switch before it happened. After that, Zack fell into a dreamless sleep, only due to the drugs administered before to keep him from going into any more stress overloads.

3 hours later...

Zack's POV

I suddenly shot up out of bed, with a weird feeling. As I opened my eyes, I saw my mom, Cody and the doctor watching me.

"Dude. Could you guys not stare at me? You're freaking me out!" I said to them, irritably.

"Sorry, Cody. We're just here to take you home. Let's go."

We walked out of the hotel and called a cab since our mom doesn't own a car. I was thinking over Cody's plan and wondering if it would work. Cody was so sure that it would, but I wasn't. We got in the cab and went home. When we arrived at the hotel, we walked in and the whole staff came rushing at us and bombarding me with questions and hugs.

"Are you ok?"

"How do you feel, Cody?"

"What happened?"

"Guys, can you stop with all the questions? My head hurts," I complained to them. They all apologized and walked away. Except Maddie.

"So, Cody. I heard you passed out in school. Do you know what caused it?" she asked me, very concerned. We started walking while my mom and Cody went upstairs.

"Stress. I had so much on my mind and it was too much for me," I replied, feeling kind of stupid.

"Oh, wow. That sucks big time. What was all on your mind?"

"I dunno. Schoolwork, people teasing me, I bombed like all my tests and this girl likes my brother instead of me. Maddie, am I not likable?"

"Of course you are, Cody. You're smart, nice, caring, funny. Your brother is just more... outgoing. I think maybe you should talk to this girl and get to know her. She will probably start to like you. Alright?"

"Thanks, Maddie. I gotta go," I replied, with a smile. I ran up the stairs and went to bed. I couldn't sleep though because I was excited about the next day.

The next day, in school...

"Hey, Kasie. Could I talk to you for a minute?" I said, walking over to her.

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Ok, I finished this chapter finally. It took me about 3 hours to finish. I would have finished earlier but my best friend came over. What do you guys think so far? I'll start on chapter 6 tomorrow because right now I'm going to go watch War of the Worlds. Secrets and Cody's crush are not revealed yet. Next chapter will mainly deal with Zack's plan. Please review