Maddie paced in her room. She probably should have taken Zack's offer to stay with her, because she hated storms, but she knew that it wouldn't be appropriate. But why not? She used to could stay with him.

Thunder rolled and lightening flashed, making her jump. "Maddie…calm down. It's just a small storm. Everything is fine." she told herself, until the ship started to rock violently and her lights flickered. "A very big storm!" she yelled before storming out the door.

She had one place in mind. Zack and Cody's room. Where else could she go? She didn't have any friends on the ship, except the gossiping girls she met earlier and went to the spa with, but they weren't exactly friends. They would probably laugh at her and think her as a poor choice of a chaperone.

She made her way down the hall. The lights flickered and the ship rocked Maddie violently into the walls. Darkness enveloped her as the lights finally died. She continued down the hall, although she couldn't see. What else could she do?

She walked only a few more steps until she hit something…or someone. A scream flew from her mouth as she jumped from the fear of hitting an unknown person in the dark. "Maddie?" a voice called. It was Zack.

"Oh thank god!" she said as she hugged him tightly.

"The ship started rocking and I wanted to make sure you were ok…are you?"

"Yeah."

"Where were you going?"

"To you and Cody's room."

"Couldn't keep away, huh?"

"Shut up! The ship is rocking and I'm not going to be in that room alone." she yelled before pulling him by the collar down the hall.

"Will you chill out! You're doing a number on this shirt and I happen to like it!" he called to her, but she didn't let go she simply dragged him harder, until they both flew to the ground from an movement of the boat. A wave any surfer would be legendary for surfing had definitely just ripped through the ship, Zack thought.

He didn't even realize the position the fall had put him in, until he felt something move beneath him. Through the darkness, he could see her silhouette. His body pressed to hers, her heartbeat flowing rhythmically with him, was almost too much. He found her lips, through the darkness, and wanted nothing more but to kiss her. He leaned in…"Zack, you're crushing me." Maddie gasped.

He jumped almost nearly to the ceiling, realizing what he was about to do. He just hoped she didn't realize. But she did. She spoke to break the concentration of his gaze to her lips and hers to his. She hadn't felt pain or like she was being crushed. She felt whole. She felt his heartbeat fall into rhythm with hers. He felt warm on top of her. He felt right. He felt like…love.

He grasped her hand to pull her up and her gaze never left his tall and slender silhouette. He led her back down the hall, the lights begging to come back on. Every now and then they succeeded a small illuminated glow. Just enough for Zack to see her at his side and for her to see him. Just enough to see his room down the hall.

They reached the room. Each thankful. Maddie because of the safeness she might feel is she spent the night with her two friends. Safeness if she sat down. Safeness if Cody was there. Zack's thankfulness was much like Maddie's last one. He was thankful for Cody. He would be a distraction and a reason not to stare at the blonde goddess, whom he was so close to kissing only moments before.

"Zack?" Cody called.

"Yeah…Maddie too."

"Hey Maddie."

"Hey Cody." Maddie chimed in.

"What do you have in your hand Cody! I can see it even in the dark." Zack yelled.

"What do you have against blankie?" Cody asked.

"I thought I threw it away!"

"That was you!" Cody yelled. "Mom told me she thought she did it by accident!"

"No…"

"Guys!" Maddie yelled to shut them up.

"Sorry." they said in unison.

Cody and Zack plopped down in one of the beds, while Maddie took the other. That didn't matter though, as they all flopped to the floor after a giant wave crushed through the ship, surely sending everyone in the ship down.

"It's ok. Something broke my fall." Maddie sounded.

"Yeah…me." Zack gasped out.

"Ha, look you are good for something." she replied with mirth.

"Yeah well you're still on my head." he replied.

"Sorry." she said still laughing when she got up.

"Guys, a little help." Cody called.

"Where are you?" Maddie asked.

"See the thing is…I'm not sure." he replied. "I'll feel around for you guys…I lost blankie." he replied as he started moving his arms around violently.

"OW!" Zack blurted. "What did you hit me for….and why are you under the bed?" he yelled to Cody.

"Sorry." he replied.

"This is going to be a long night…" Zack said before lifting himself off the floor.

(A/N) Ok...I know it may not be very good. It just shows a little how the storm is going to start. Everyone is still making jokes and such, which is a good thing, because it keeps Maddie's mind off of it. Well people review!