A/N: Thanks everyone! I've realized that the info about Dana and Richie's past was revealed so long ago, I should probably recap it. So, all we know at the present about Dana and Richie's past is what Logan told us in "Do You Love Me?" which was: "You broke up with your boyfriend because he was pissed that you were coming here. His name was Rich. He gave you your first kiss." However, we will learn more about their past. Oh and a reminder – the italics are a dream. Onto my oh-so fabulous reviewers!

xx Zinaalla is ME xx – There is quite a bit of drama going on right now. This chapter isn't quite as dramatic, but everything's definitely not fine just yet. I'd love to read your story! I still have a lot of stories to catch up on at the moment but I'll be sure to check it out! I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

girliegurl – Glad you liked the wall thing. I love that part. lol. There's not quite as much drama in this chapter, but the troubles aren't over yet. So far, all we know about Richie and Dana's past together is what Logan was able to recall way back in Do You Love Me? which I recapped in my author's note above since your comment made me realize that it was a while back so it probably is hard to remember. That's all that's known at the moment, but there will be more details later on. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

caligrl497 – Thanks! I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Forgotton Angel – Thank you! All we know of Dana and Richie's past at the moment is what Logan recalled Dana saying which he told her way back in Do You Love Me? so I've recapped it in my author's note above. There's not too much detail there though so there will be more details on that to come. I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Hopeless Romantic 86 – Angry Dana is great – entertaining to read and write. Richie will definitely be adding some complications to everything. I tend to forget about Dustin at times too which presents a bit of a problem. Since I had such a long gap between posting the chapters, everyone probably is having some difficulties remembering what exactly is going on, especially with so many stories out there. I'll sometimes have trouble remembering what's already happened and what's going to happen. I'm loving Discovering Us and as I've already said a few times, I can't wait for more! I'm glad you're liking the story! Thanks for reviewing!

Disclaimer: I don't own Zoey 101 or any of the characters, except Mr. Henson, Richie Maxwell, Ben Nichols, Mrs. Reedman, Mrs. Brenham, and Cass.

Chapter 12

"Mr. Henson?" Zoey questioned timidly.

Mr. Henson tried to act perfectly normal. "Yes Miss Brooks?" he replied.

"Umm…Chase and I were wondering if maybe we could try to go find Dana and Logan and make sure everything's alright. They are our friends, after all," she explained.

"Yes, yes, that's true," Mr. Henson agreed as he thought it over. He really had nothing better planned seeing as he didn't want to turn them into the dean just yet. Their punishments would probably be pretty severe and, although he appeared cruel and coldhearted at times, he wanted to give them a second chance before shipping them off to meet their fate. "Alright, I will allow you two to go search for them, but I expect you back at least 5 minutes before the end of class – with or without Dana and Logan. Understood?"

"Yes sir," Zoey and Chase agreed.

Logan walked into the clearing and looked around. Dana wasn't there. He felt his heart sink dramatically. Was she really that mad at him? Logan tried to think of a possible explanation other than that of why she wasn't there. Finally he realized, She probably went the other way! She's probably just not here yet!

Feeling a tiny bit better, Logan decided to just sit and wait. So he did. For quite some time too. Finally, he knew that she should've been there by now. Logan got up and began to follow back the path he assumed Dana must've taken, in hopes that he'd find her, or some hint as to where she went.

Zoey and Chase walked out of the building and began to look around. After about 5 minutes of looking for Dana, Zoey stopped. "Chase, can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked.

Chase stopped and turned to face Zoey. "Sure. What's up?" he quizzed.

Zoey took a deep breath, then began. "About last night…" She hesitated, unable to look him in the eye. Finally, she looked up and spoke, "Are you mad at me?"

Chase smiled at her, and Zoey felt warmth spread from her head all the way down to her toes. "Of course not Zo. You're my best friend. I'm sorry about last night. Let's just forget all of it," he suggested.

"Yes…and no," she told him.

"Yes…" he repeated slowly as Zoey nodded, "…and no?"

"And no," Zoey confirmed.

"Why no?" Chase inquired.

"I want to forget the fighting and being mad at each other stuff but the rest…the rest was good, and I don't want to forget it," she explained.

Chase smiled at Zoey and she smiled back. They locked eyes. Chase felt his stomach flip and his cheeks begin to burn red but he held his gaze, as did Zoey.

"Chase! Zoey!"

They both turned at the same time to see Logan coming towards them. "Oh Logan, there you are! What happened? Where were you? Where's Dana?" Zoey exclaimed.

"You know what happened," Logan snapped. Zoey stopped and Chase shot Logan a look. Logan sighed and put his hand up to his head. "Sorry," he muttered. "But, also, where the hell do you think I was? I was looking for Dana! And do you see her? No! So do you think I know where the hell she is? Well I don't!" he shouted. Chase glared at him again. "I apologized once, that's all you're getting from me!" he replied stubbornly.

Chase sighed, but Zoey shook her head, telling him it was ok. "Have you checked the dorms yet?" she questioned.

Logan shook his head. "Not yet," he answered.

Zoey gave his a quizzical glance but decided it would be better not to question him. "Then lets go look there," she declared.

Nicole couldn't take it anymore. She discreetly took out her cell phone and typed up a text message to Richie.

where r u?

She sent it, then decided to send one to Ben as well, to ease her conscious.

hey hun. miss u

She sent that one as well, then tried to understand what Mrs. Reedman was saying. She couldn't. She decided she'd ask Richie later. After all, she did need to understand what was going on in math class. Now bored once again, she checked her cell phone for a response from either boy, only to find that she had responses from both. The first message was from Ben.

hey nikki. miss u 2 babe

Nicole smiled. She loved how he called her "Nikki." Suddenly she remembered that she had yet to tell him about their double date with Zoey and Richie. She quickly text messaged him back.

need 2 talk 2 u. meet afta classes?

She sent it, then continued on to read Richie's response.

not feeling great this morning. feel better. c ya 4 5th

Nicole looked up at the clock. Class was almost over! She put away her phone then began to put the rest of her stuff away, hoping Mrs. Reedman wouldn't notice. She couldn't wait to see Richie…to make sure he was feeling ok, since he was her friend. Nicole closed her eyes. This was going to give her a headache.

Richie walked away from Dana, turning the corner. He heard her yelling something after him but he didn't care. He just kept walking. Suddenly he felt his phone vibrating. He took it out and saw that he had a text message from Nicole, asking where he was. He quickly planned out what to tell her, then sent her a reply.

not feeling great this morning. feel better. c ya 4 5th

He knew he had to get to Nicole and Zoey before Dana did. After sending his message to Nicole, he sent another one to Zoey.

missed u this morning. wasn't feeling great. feel better. meet b4 5th?

He sent the message and hoped she'd get it. He needed to talk to her before Dana did.

Zoey, Chase, and Logan made their way towards Butler Hall. He wasn't going to admit it, but Logan was extremely worried. Why hadn't she been at the clearing? She has to forgive me. She just has to! he thought.

Zoey heard a faint ringing sound. After listening to it for a few seconds, she realized it was her cell phone. "Hang on guys," she instructed, as she took it out, hoping it was Dana. It wasn't. But it was a text message from Richie.

missed u this morning. wasn't feeling great. feel better. meet b4 5th?

Zoey couldn't help but smile. She quickly text messaged him back.

sure. where r u now?

She thought about asking him if he'd seen Dana, but then she remembered that they hadn't met yet. Sighing, she sent the message and focused at the task at hand. They had to find Dana.

Michael tried to listen to Mrs. Brenham's lecture about…something in history. He was trying, but he wasn't succeeding. Of course, that was the biggest of his problems as he sat in history, blissfully unaware of all the drama going on with all of his friends. His thoughts wandered off to Sandy. They'd eaten breakfast together, then he walked her to her first class. Unfortunately, they didn't have any classes together, but Michael was planning on meeting up with her at the end of the day.

He thought back to what good fortune it was that he had met her. That she had lost her sneakers. That he'd happened to be in Butler Hall, watching TV while everyone else was paired off with someone. We must be meant for each other. he declared.

"Michael Barrett – are you paying attention?" Mrs. Brenham's shill voice exclaimed, snapping Michael out of his daydream.

"Umm, sort of?" he offered feebly.

Mrs. Brenham sighed, but it was no use. The bell would be ringing any second. Michael breathed a sigh of relief. He was saved! Unfortunately, he'd have to leave history, and instead go suffer through science with Mr. Henson, another class without any of his friends. Due to that and the fact that Mr. Henson was very strict about being on time, he wouldn't get to talk to any of his friends and find out what had happened with Dana and Logan. Also, Mr. Henson was certainly going to act like nothing happened, and hope to himself that nothing even remotely resembling that would arise again. Therefore, Michael continued his day, blissfully unaware of the drama at hand, and filled only with worries of getting caught daydreaming again.

Dana walked along the sidewalk towards the gates of PCA. Suddenly a hand reached out and grabbed her. Dana was panicked. "Don't leave me, Dana!" Rich begged her.

Before she could react, Logan appeared and took her other arm. "Let's go make out, Dana," he tried to persuade her.

"Who do you choose, Dana?" Rich asked.

"I-I don't know," Dana stammered.

Suddenly, Logan slapped her, then he disappeared. Dana looked around, only to discover she was now at the old park by her house. "I hate you, Dana!" Rich yelled at her.

Dana tried to respond but no words came out. Rich continued to yell and scream at her until he, like Logan, suddenly disappeared.

She was now in a new location. In the distance, she could make out a figure on the ground. Dana walked towards it, only to discover it was herself. Dana watched herself sitting on the floor, crying. Logan suddenly reappeared and swept her up in his arms. "I love you, Dana," he told her.

Before either Dana could react though, Zoey suddenly appeared. The Dana that Dana had seen crying on the floor had mysteriously vanished, as had Logan. Zoey grabbed her arm and began pulling her away. "You have to stay in the room, Dana! The world's not safe out there!" Zoey exclaimed.

Nicole appeared out of nowhere, screaming. Her mouth was moving so fast but no words were coming out. Dana realized Zoey was no longer holding her arm and turned to see Zoey and Chase kissing. All of a sudden, Richie appeared and knocked out Chase. Dana tried to scream but no sound came out. Michael came out of a nearby room and just walked by the unconscious Chase. Nicole also gave Chase one more glance before just turning and walking away. Dana looked back at Zoey, only to find her kissing Richie.

Dana looked back at the floor, and Chase was gone. In his place was Logan. Zoey too had suddenly vanished. Richie stood above Logan, an evil gleam in his eyes. Dana wanted to run, she wanted to scream, she wanted to do something…but she didn't. She just stood there.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw someone approaching. It was her. She took Richie's arm and they walked off. Logan was still lying on the floor. Dana finally was able to do something and she made her way towards him. She went to go kneel down next to him, only to find herself beginning to fall through the floor. She was falling through a pit of blackness, and she was alone. All alone.

Voices. Dana could hear voices, quietly at first, but gradually louder so the sound was soon echoing in her mind. She heard her grandmother, her father, her mother. They were all yelling at her for something she had done wrong or something she hadn't done. Dana wanted to put her hands over the ears and block out the noise but all she could do was continue falling. Falling towards the voices, it seemed.

Then, much to Dana's relief, the voices began to slowly fade out. But new voices were taking their place. "Dana! Dana!" the voices chanted. She was falling still. She looked down. The once pitched black bottom now shone a blinding light in her face. A burst of flames shot up towards her and she screamed, wondering what fate awaited her.

A/N: Poor Dana, with that dream and everything. A lot happens in this chapter and the next two after it. When I was writing it I ended up just writing and then I had to go in a break it up later and one chapter became three. lol. I love the part with Michael. And poor Nicole is getting herself all confused. And poor Logan's now so worried that Dana's wicked mad at him. I'll post the next chapter after 5 reviews! Thanks! Bye!

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