-.-. ...-...-...-...-To Zack
"Ohh, Zack..." Cody whispered as he saw the building in front of him. Zack smiled,
"Like it? I know how you love to cook, and I knew it was the restaurant you wanted to go to." It wasn't as famous as the restaurant they went to while in Spain was it? But he knew that Cody would love it just as much. Cody nodded with a smile on his face that Zack just loved.
"Zack, I love it! I didn't expect something like this!" he grabbed Zack and hugged him as tightly as he could, Zack hugged him back and pulled away. He smiled and offered his arm, "Shall we?" he asked. Cody smiled and wrapped his arm around Zack's, "We shall." and with that they walked in.
-.-. ...-...-...-...-To Cody
"Konnichiwa, and welcome to Tokyo's best restaurant, how can I help you?" the waitress greeted as they entered.
"Uh, yeah we have a reservation for two? Under Martin." Cody looked at Zack with a little surprise, Zack got them a reservation? Did he plan this or something?
"Hai. Follow me please." they walked to a long table that are made so they could see their food being made. They sat down next to each other and were given menus.
"When you are ready just tell our chef." she said as she pointed to the guy making food for someone else. He turned, smiled and got back to his cooking, and with a smile the waitress left. Zack turned to Cody to see a little surprise in his face.
He laughed a little, "London got me the reservation, I wasn't planning it for days or anything." Cody looked at his brother and smiled. Zack really knew him. He turned to Zack with a smile, "Well, it's amazing," he leaned over and kissed his brother on the cheek, guessing most people would think it's just brotherly love "and it's more amazing being here with you.". Zack lightly blushed and turned to the menu.
Cody looked around, wow this sure is prettier than the last time I saw it, he thought. After the Japanese company had visited the Tipton and the whole Japanese experience with Kumiko Mora, Cody went online and found the restaurant's website, which had pictures of the restaurant. He had shown it to Zack, who apparently only pretended not to care.
"Hey Cody, I'm sure you'd like this." he pointed to something on Cody's menu. "It's yellow tail. And you liked yellow tail the first time you ate sushi when Kumiko made it for us." Cody smiled, he never knew that Zack actually had paid attention to him. He leaned over and kissed Zack on the cheek. Zack blushed,
"What was that for?" he asked. Cody smiled
"No reason I guess." he leaned over to look at Zack's menu, "What are you going to order?"
"This." he said as he pointed to something on the menu. "Its octopus, it's said to be very chewy and tasty." Cody childishly stuck out his tongue,
"That sounds a little weird." he said in his childish voice. Zack laughed,
"Yeah whatever." they looked up and saw the chef. "Are you ready?"
They gave him their order and watched as he made their food pretty quickly. They talked a lot while they ate, and the more they talked, the more Cody realized how much Zack did pay attention to him. He loved that Zack knew so much about him, not like things a brother would obviously know about. They had ordered ice cream feeling a little bad that they weren't doing anything for a while. Cody was only half way of finishing his when he started to stare at Zack. Zack sure has grown, I wonder why I haven't noticed before. He looks so mature somehow. I know he's my twin had he still looks like me, but he still looks so different. Before he realized that he was staring, Zack turned to him and smiled "Like the view?" he asked. Cody blushed and turned to his half melted ice cream. Zack laughed. Cody casually looked at Zack, I love it when he laughs.
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-.-. ...-...-...-...-To Zack
"Okay Cody, ready to go?" he asked Cody after he finished his ice cream. He looked at Zack, "You mean to the ship?" Zack laughed, "No, I mean to go somewhere else. I have a lot more planned."
"Oh, yeah. I'm ready to go." They got up and Zack went to pay the bill. Cody asked to pay for half but Zack refused.
"How much was bill?" Cody asked as they walked out of the restaurant. Zack grinned, "I'm not telling you." Cody pouted, making Zack laugh a little.
They walked for a few minutes to the train station and rode the train for half an hour. When they got off Cody took Zack's arm. Zack looked at Cody with some confusion. Cody gave him a weak smile and kept walking by his side. Zack worried slightly, he knew that he was always afraid of big crowds, especially somewhere he has never been before.
"So Zack. Where are we going now?"
"You'll see..."
Zack led Cody all the way to their next destination. Zack didn't ask Cody to close his eyes this time. "Here we are Cody. I was sure you would love this."
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-.-. ...-...-...-...-To Cody
He looked up at the building in front of them. "A... museum?" Cody loved museums but, he thought Zack would be taking him somewhere romantic. Zack frowned, "I thought you would like this." Cody looked up at Zack and saw that he looked disappointed at his reaction to the museum.
"No, no. I love it! Really, I do." Zack smiled, "Good, cause I wouldn't want to bring you somewhere you don't want to go." Cody smiled, he loved how he cared about him. "So, shall we go in?"
"Yeah, let's go." they walked in and went to the booth to pay. Zack paid quickly before Cody offered to pay a part.
"Come on Cody, the tour starts in a few minutes." Cody took his hand, Zack turned to look at Cody. He blushed and looked away. "Come on, let's go."
The tour was about an hour long, but Cody kept thinking about Zack. He didn't know why, he was always around Zack, but this time he couldn't keep his eyes off his, or his mind. Cody tried to think back to all the moments Zack had cared for him, the time in wood shop when he gave him the clock, the time he tried to get the French girl back for him, that time during the dance when he made that guy that liked Bailey puke. During the dance, that was like only seven months ago, and London said that he liked me for more than a year. Then why did he help me with Bailey? He was about to ask Zack when he realized that this wasn't really the place. Before he realized he was staring at Zack he turned around to look at Cody.
"Second time I've caught you staring Cody." he said with a grin. Cody blushed, Zack laughed.
"Let's go to the gift shop, since the tours over." The tour's over? How long was I staring at him? Cody thought. "Sure."
The gift shop was pretty big. It had a lot of ancient Japanese artifacts, not real ones of course. "Hey, look over here Cody. It's a summer kimono, worn by traditional Geisha." Cody looked at what Zack was talking about, it was a very light pink kimono with pink cherry blossoms, the obi sash was a beautiful light red and the belt was a rose pink. "It's really pretty, much nicer than the ones we wore." Zack laughed, "Yeah, I remember that."
They took a while to find the souvenirs they wanted. Cody got a lot tiny souvenirs, worrying not to spend too much money. When they got out Cody grabbed Zack's hand again and placed his head on Zack's shoulder.
"Hey Zack, what time is it?" Zack looked down at his watch,
"Its 4:10. Well, looks like we have some time for some touring of Japan."
Cody smiled, "Then its back to ship?" he said with a disappointed tone.
"No actually, I told you, I have the whole day planned."
"You mean there's more?" Could this mean he does have something romantic planned? I wonder what he does have planned...
"What do you mean, you want to go back to the ship?"
"What, no, no, I'm just wondering how much exactly you have planned."
Zack smiled and put his arm around his waist. "I have a lot planned for you and I."
Cody smiled, "Good, cause I.. I really like spending time with you." he said as he faced Zack. Zack blushed, "Well, come on. We should get going. We won't be able to tour Japan tomorrow." Cody nodded and let Zack lead the way.
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-.-. ...-...-...-...-To Zack
Zack looked down to his watch. 5:40, I think this is a good time..
"Ready to go Cody?" they had stopped at this small café to get some sweet tea. Cody looked up at Zack,
"Yeah I'm done. Just have to pay and we can go to our next destination." he said with a large childish grin. Zack smiled, He's adorable.. Cody went up to the counter to pay for the tea, after persuading Zack he should at least pay for his own tea.
They left the café and went to the train. They were on for about 22 minutes until Zack told Cody that it was their stop. He stopped by a store and came out with a picnic basket.
"Zack, what's the basket for?" Zack smiled,
"Its dinner, somewhere you'll love." They only walked for a few minutes before they reached their destination. "Like it?" Zack asked as he leaned over to speak in his ear. Cody nodded. The site was beautiful, the breath taking view of the Sea of Japan. Zack took his hand and lead him to a spot he thought was good. He laid down the blanket and the picnic basket. They sat down next to each other. Cody looked toward the distance.
"This is so beautiful." he looked at how the sun touched the ocean, with the clouds around turning yellow, orange and pink.
"Not as beautiful as what I'm looking at." Cody turned to see that Zack was looking at him. "Zack, that's so sweet." he leaned over and gave him a quick kiss before asking what they were eating.