ok, so heres chapter three. first off, thanx sooooooooo much 4 all the reviews! i appreciate them a lot! enjoy!

Chapter 3

Finally

Cody's POV

I was in mine and Zack's room cleaning by myself (no surprise there) when the phone rang.

"I'll get it," Mom said in the kitchen. Not like me or Zack were going to get it anyway.

Anyway, then Zack bursts into our room, "Jeez, Zack, you're gonna break the door down again," I say, fixing my bed.

"Cody, did you send Christa a birthday card?" Zack asked, ignoring my comment.

Dammit. I forgot. "Shit! Christa's gonna think we forgot now," I say, aggitated.

"Well, duh, we did forget," Zack said.

I stopped fixing my bed and looked at Zack, "We could send her one now and have her think it got lost in the mail. After all, she lives almost halfway across the world," I say.

Zack nods, "Yeah, I know. I just feel bad that we...forgot. I mean, she's fourteen now," Zack said.

"Yeah I know. That's weird to think, you know? Anyway, we should've sent the card a couple days ago so that she would get it today. It's always better to get something on your real birthday," I say.

Zack and I stay silent, trying to figure out what to do. I mean, Christa's our little sister, and we never get to see her. She's never forgotten our birthdays, and now...well, I feel like a pretty crappy older brother.

"Hey!" Zack said suddenly, making me jump, "Why don't we call her? Today's her birthday, so it wouldn't be, like, belated or anything," Zack says.

I smile, "Okay, you call her," he said.

"No, you call her," Zack said.

I roll my eyes, "We'll put her on speaker phone," I say, heading over to the kithcen. Truthfully, I don't want to call Christa because I have no idea what to say to her except for 'Happy Birthday' which seems incredibly lame to just call for that.

Well, Zack and I walked into the kitchen and Mom was still on the phone, "Okay, Kurt. Oh wait, hold on, Zack and Cody just walked in, I'll tell them now," Mom said into the phone.

"What are you going to tell us now? Is that Dad on the phone?" I asked.

Mom put her hand over the bottom of the phone, "Yes, it is your dad, and he has some news," Mom said.

"Are you going to tell us?" Zack said impatiently.

"Your father got a promotion, and he has to move here. To Boston. He already has a house and it's just a block away," Mom said.

This surprised me. In a good way, definitely, because I never get to see my dad. He's so awesome, even though he's not in a band anymore. Christa's so lucky.

"That's great!" I say, excitedly.

Mom smiles, "Yeah, I know. It'll be great to have Christa here. I miss her so much," Mom says.

"Hey, Mom, before you hang up with Dad, tell him to put Christa on," Zack says.Oh yeah. I almost forgot.

Mom nodded, "Kurt? Yeah, I told the boys. Yes, of course they're thrilled, they can't wait to see you and their sister," Mom says, "By the way, they want to talk to her. Put her on," Mom says.

"Thanks, Mom," I say, taking the phone and hitting the speaker phone button.

"Hello?" said a girl's voice on the other line.

"Happy Birthday, little sis!" Zack and I say in unison.

"Thanks guys!" Christa says cheerily. It's like I can hear her smile. I love that kid, "I thought you would forget."

"What? How could we forget our favorite little sister's fourteenth birthday. What kind of brothers do you think we are, Chris?" Zack says.

Christa laughs, "I'm your only sister," she says.

"That you know of," Zack answers.

Christa laughs again and it makes Zack and me smile; she's usually so quiet or distant when we see her or talk to her. I like this side of Christa a lot better, "Well, I have to do my homework, and I'm going to start packing soon!" she says excitedly.

"Alright, bye Christa," Zack says.

"Yeah, bye. Love you, Christa," I say.

"Love you guys, too. See you in a week!" she says, before hanging up.

I clicked the end button, and put the phone back on the reciever, "Wow, she sounds...different," I said to Zack.

Zack nodded, "Yeah she actually sounded happy," he said.

"I can't believe she's fourteen. I don't know how we're going to live with her when she moves here," I say, sort of jokingly, but really meaning it.

"Seriously," Zack says.

Right then, I hear the song 'Thnks Fr Th Mmrs', "Uh, Zack, your pants are singing," I say.

Zack rolls his eyes and takes his cell phone out of his pocket. Upon seeing the caller id, he smiles, "Hey, Keira, what's up," Zack says to his girlfriend. I roll my eyes back, and he punches me in the arm. So, I just go back to our room and continue cleaning.

Christa's POV

"Love you guys, too. See you in a week!" I say to my brothers before hanging up the phone. I couldn't seem to get the smile off my face. I was so excited, and hearing from Zack and Cody only made me happier.

As I went upstairs to do my homework, I thought about everything that was happening; moving wasn't actually the biggest thing, and I'm so excited to move. I have no friends here, and moving gives me a chance to start over and actually make friends. Now that Dad will actually allow me to have friends. That's the biggest thing for me; Dad's changes. No more drinking, no more yelling, and mo more abuse. I'm finally going to be with my entire family. I'm going to seee my brothers and Mom everyday, and Dad is going to be a dad for me. Everything's so perfect. Finally.

sry about this chapter, i no, i no, its not very good. its kind of just a default chapter of zack and cody and their relationship with their sister, dad, and how they feel about christa and their dad moving, yada yada yada. so, yea! haha, please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!