A/N: Sorry for another somewhat long wait. Still messing around with the small deadline I have for Wednesday. But now I can update... so here it is.

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Hey Frog Disease: Don't ruin it for the people! o.O Cuz...that's where the story was headed. Heh... good guess then.

Disclaimer: See chapter 1

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"So...where exactly are we going?" Chase asked once they got outside.

"Nowhere... Just walking around campus." Michael told him, though it was only half true. Chase didn't respond to him. He just craned his neck downward slightly, and watched the ground as they walked. Logan and Michael kept quiet the rest of the walk, as Chase just followed them. Chase kept his eyes on the ground, so he didn't notice the three of them approach the girl's dormitory.

Michael opened the door and held it open for Chase and Logan to walk inside. He was curious as to why Chase hadn't made any remark as to why they went to the girl's dorm, but then he noticed Chase with his head still down. No one was in the lounge except them. It was a little odd, but since it was Saturday, not that surprising. Logan ran off ahead, while Michael walked behind Chase, and grabbed his shoulders. He looked up at this, and jumped slightly. Chase was shocked to find he was at the girl's lounge.

"Uh...why are we here?" Chase asked Michael.

"To help you." he said, and pushed him forward. Logan opened up a door ahead of him.

"Hey! Let me out of here! You guys!" Chase yelled, after Logan shut the door. He pounded his fists on the door, and called out for help, hoping someone passing by would give him a hand. But his cries went to no avail, and eventually he gave up, and sat down on the closet floor. Chase started to wonder why his friends would lock him in a closet.

"Alright, now we just need to wait for the girls to come out here." Michael says to Logan, checking his watch.

"Okay... but I still don't see what your planning here." Logan told him.

"Just wait, and you'll see." Michael assured him.

"I don't like waiting..." he whined. Michael rolled his eyes, and leaned against the door. The minutes rolled by as they stood there. Eventually it was 5:35.

Zoey, Nicole, and Lola entered the room from the hallway. Both Nicole and Lola saw Michael and Logan standing on the other side of the room, while Zoey wasn't paying attention. She was walking, but she still had her head in the clouds. Nicole was the first to speak. "Oh, look guys. It's Logan and Michael."

"Oh yeah, let's go say hi. Come on Zoey." Lola said cheerfully, pulling Zoey's arm.

Zoey looked nervous as the three of them walked over to the two boys.

"Hey girls, how's it going?" Michael asked, as the three approached them.

"We were going to Sushi Rox, you guys wanna come?" Nicole asked.

"Nah, I'm fine. Not that hungry..." Michael answered her, starting to worry that Nicole might have forgotten the plan. "You doing okay Zoey?" He then whispered something to Logan as Zoey lightly responded to Michael's question. Logan made his way next to the door handle, as Michael walked around Zoey. "Well that's good. And I'm sure you'll feel a lot better...after THIS!" He gently pushed Zoey forward as Logan opened the door, and then closing it again once Zoey was inside.

"Hey! What are you doing? Let her out right now!" Nicole started to yell, but Lola quickly shut her up.

"Nicole! Don't you remember the plan Michael told us he had? That must have been it. Wasn't it?" Lola asked him.

Michael nodded. "Yes, and Chase was already inside, so now they are stuck in their together, and will hopefully work it all out."

"Oh...well, that was a good idea then. Let's go to Sushi Rox and get some food. We can come back later to check on them."

All four of them left the lounge, and headed to get their dinner. Both Nicole and Michael turned around and looked back at the supply closet door. Both felt a little regret to their best friends, but they knew it was for the best.

Inside the Closet

Zoey was still banging on the door, calling out for help. When no one would come, she finally stopped shouting, and let out a sigh. But then a voice startled her.

"Zoey...if your done shouting now...could uh...you please get off of me?"

She looked down, and saw she was standing on top of Chase. "Oh...sorry." she apologized, stepping off of him. Zoey kneeled down next to the wall, and sat. She wasn't looking at Chase, while Chase wasn't looking at her.

Finally, Chase decided to be the first to speak. "So...they locked you in here too I see." Zoey nodded slightly, still not looking at him. "Look...Zoey...I'm sorry if it freaked you out. That's why I didn't want to tell you... I wanted to be able to stay friends with you." Zoey now looked at him, but still did not speak to him, but in her mind, she did.

Chase...I do too...it's just...that was too much. I didn't know what to do... she thought, while Chase continued to talk.

"I can understand if you never want to speak to me again..." he said to her, looking away.

Zoey then finally decided to communicate back to him. "No...Chase, I do..." Chase was still looking away. She let out a sigh. Okay...I'm ready now. "Okay...Can I ask some questions?" she asked him.

Chase swallowed slightly, and nodded.

"Since when?" Zoey asked him. "Since when have you...you know..."

Chase knew this wasn't going to be easy, but he tried his best to answer. "The first day I met you...after the flagpole incident."

That long ago? How could I have not seen it after so long? "But why? How could you...I just don't understand it."

Chase now turned to look at her. "Zoey...it's simple. Your beautiful, your smart. You always know how to help everyone. A lot has happened in the, almost two years I've known you. And I know all of this has probably freaked you out, which I am sorry for. I didn't want that to happen. But I guess it's just time that you had found out...the truth. I love you Zoey. Ever since that first day... then, when I found out you got the text message that was meant for Michael, I flipped out. I didn't want you to know, because I figured it would ruin the best friendship I have ever had. And I didn't want that... I was scared of what you would think if you read it. That's why I took your tekmate. I know I shouldn't have, but I wasn't thinking straight. And...well...I can understand if you never want to talk to me again."

Zoey remained silent, thinking to herself. It was a lot to take in, she wasn't sure what to say. Wow...that's how Chase feels about me? And all those times... How he came up with the idea to pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend. How excited he was to kiss me for that girl Trisha. How Chase would sometimes get nervous around me. The disappointed look on his face when I brought Nicole and Dana to the movies with us. And...how he wanted to see the time capsule DVD so badly... I'm sorry Chase... "Chase?" she asked him.

"Yeah?" Chase responded, expecting to hear Zoey say how she doesn't want to see him anymore.

"I...love you too!" Zoey said excitedly.

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A/N: Aww... how sweet. :) Was kinda hard to write this chapter...so that's why it's a little short. And you guys want to know my opinion on the best Zoey101 story I've read on here so far? It's called Hanging By a Moment. If you haven't read it yet, go to my profile and look at my favorite stories to see it. It's SOOOO good. If the author of that story is reading this, UPDATE ASAP please! Okay...review now.