'Hey, Zo!' Nicole squealed, as her best friend and room mate sat down next to her at their usual outdoor breakfast table. 'Oh my God, can you believe this is our last week at PCA? Ever?'
'I know, it is kind of weird,' Zoey replied, wrinkling her nose. 'I don't think it's sunk in yet that it's all nearly over. I mean, can you believe it's been, what, six years, right?'
'No – way.' Logan pulled up a chair beside Lola, putting his tray down on the table. 'Guys, we really need to start planning for Muck-Up Day. It's gotta be the best one ever!'
Lola frowned. 'Muck-Up Day?'
Chase nodded. 'Yeah, Muck-Up Day. Remember last year? The seniors left live fish in all the toilets on campus!'
Michael chuckled at the memory. 'Haha! Dude, that was sweet.' He turned to the girls to explain further. 'Every year the seniors try and pull a huge prank on their last day.'
'Yeah,' Logan joined in. 'And ours has to be the best Muck-Up Day ever. The past few seniors' pranks have been so lame. We need to go out with a bang.'
'But… Muck-Up Day's our final day,' said Nicola slowly. 'That's prom night. I don't want to do anything that'll mess up my pretty prom dress! Or ruin our prom!'
'OK, OK!' Logan raised his hands in the air. 'Deal. But you have to help us brainstorm the ultimate prank. Hey, speaking of prom… any of you girls got dates yet?'
Zoey rolled her eyes. 'No, Logan. And none of us are going with you.'
'Whatever,' Logan snorted. 'I already got me a date, of course. This is the Loganator we're talking about here.'
'Six years and I swear you have not changed at all,' Lola shook her head with a laugh. 'So who is she?'
'That's for me to know, and you to find out,' he answered slyly, picking up his empty tray and getting up from the table. 'I've gotta get to basketball practice. You losers meet me at Sushi Rox, seven this evening, and we'll work out our prank, got it?'
'Yeah, later, dude,' Chase said, raising his hand as his roommate strutted off before rubbing his bushy hair. 'Uh, if none of us have dates yet, we could all just go to prom as a group, you know. That would still be cool.'
'Yeah, I guess,' Nicola grinned. 'But I'm hoping the guy in my Math class is going to ask me!' She squealed and baby clapped with her hands like a happy pink seal.
Zoey rolled her eyes good-naturedly. 'Sounds like a plan. Count me in, guys.'
'Me too,' put in Lola. 'But I can tell you now, Quinn won't go for it; her precious Mark del Figallo is taking her.' Everyone laughed. The couple were both so weird, they were meant for each other.
'Hey,' said Chase tentatively. 'That makes four of us, right? Why don't we make it easier and just… double date? Uh, how about, you and me, Zoey, and Lola and Michael?' He sucked in a deep breath of air.
Zoey shrugged. 'Cool. Catch you later, guys.'
'Where you going?' Michael asked.
Nicola wore her usual hyper smile. 'Oh my gosh, we have to go pick out prom dresses from the mall off campus! Ya coming, Lo?'
Lola shook her head. 'I'll join you in minute, guys. Wait for me in the girls' lounge, OK?'
'Sure.' Chatting and laughing, Zoey and Nicole headed back to their dorm. Lola turned on Chase. 'Oh, very smooth.'
Chase blinked innocently. 'What? What have I done?'
Michael gave his friend a high five. 'Nice move, man! You got Zoey to go to prom with you! You know what that means?'
'OK, I have so found you out, Chase Matthews!' Lola cried. 'You totally lied to me in ninth grade. It's not some lame girl from your hometown you love – it's Zoey!' She shook her head, smiling with realisation. 'Oh my gosh, it all makes sense. You're both so stupid.'
'Huh?' Chase looked guilty and abashed.
'You and Zoey! Have you realised the two of you have both stayed single for, what, four years, even though some seriously hot members of both genders have asked you out? Including me!' she finished. 'And Michael, you knew about this?'
'Well, yeah!' he said defensively. 'It's kinda obvious the dude's crazy about her, right?' Chase and Lola glared at him. He looked down at his bacon sandwich and trailed off into inaudible mutters.
Chase winced. 'I'm sorry. You're mad, aren't you?'
'No, no, it's so over,' Lola said, waving a hand. 'But you two seriously need to do something about this. You have one week left, and then you might not see each other again. Ever.'
Chase gulped.
'OK, this is ridiculous,' she snapped. 'I have to do something about this or you'll both be miserable and apathetic for ever.' She got up from the table and marched away.
'Lola! Don't…! Don't…!' Chase squawked desperately. She gave the two boys a sweet wave. 'See you at Sushi Rox. Laters!'
Michael chuckled. 'Man, that girl is feisty! Thanks for setting me up with her, man. What do you think she's gonna do?'
Chase groaned. 'I do not know. But I don't think I'll like it.'
Well, hope you liked it so far! This is my first Zoey 101 fiction and I just wanted to write something and play around with the characters... I have some further plans for this so if you want to know more, you know what to do... r'n'r people - please... Hehe
