A/N: This chapter is short on purpose!

Chapter 9-The Note of Explanations Pt.1

Jeremiah shook his head from side to side as if he were clearing the pain. Carey held onto his hand tightly as if letting him go would make him disappear. He whimpered as he held his head in his hands and seemed to be rubbing his forehead as if he had a headache.

"What's wrong with him doctor?" Carey asked in alarm.

"Don't worry, Carey. It's just a headache. He got a pretty bad fever, but it went down. He'll be all right. He will be released tomorrow. Have a good night," he said as he gave her a reassuring smile and left the room. Carey turned to Jeremiah and lightly kissed his forehead. He seemed to relax under her touch and he let out a soft, long sigh; like the pain in his head just suddenly went away. He lay down so peacefully as if he were just relaxing in a warm bathtub.

Zack and Cody suddenly came in, opening the door with a bang. Jeremiah's eyes flew open but they were different. They were a deep blue color, as if they were a solid blue with black pupil. He started muttering words under his breath, "No one cares…everything's poison…going to die…hell hole…don't deserve to live…No one cares! No one cares!" He pointed a trembling finger at Zack and Cody and whispered, "Evil spawns! Be gone!"

"Ok. I think he went nuts," Zack suddenly stated after a minute of silence.

"No. It's his headache getting to him," Cody stated as he took a sip of the smoothie in his hand.

"How'd you know he had a headache? I never told you what was wrong with him," Carey said, her voice full of suspicion.

"I can feel it. He's our brother, right?" Cody continued. "We have a bond now. Like, Zack and I have a stronger bond than Jeremiah and I because we're twins, but I can still feel what's going on with him, even if it is faint. Can you feel it too?"

"You mean the throbbing in my temples?" Zack asked.

"Yes."

"Nope. That's because I'm listening to you."

Cody made a face as Zack started to laugh. His laughter seemed to bring Jeremiah back; his blue eyes softened as he gazed at his brothers. He smiled and leaned back as if exhaustion suddenly over took him.

"What's going on?" He asked in a weak voice.

"You just got a bad fever. But you're fine now," Cody responded with a smile.

"Ok," Jeremiah responded while nodding. His eyes started to stray until he was looking at the front door. "What's that?"

Zack turned and saw a note taped to the front of the door. He crossed the room and pulled it off the door. He read the front then his face paled almost automatically. He handed it to Cody to read and his eyes widened as he let out a silent gasp. He handed it to Carey who took one look at it then put in her purse. Jeremiah was just staring at them all in a mixture of confusion and curiosity.

"Is it for me?"

"Uh…yes. It's a note from…one of Zack's and Cody's friends. It's nothing to worry about," Carey responded.

"So why won't you let me read it?"

"Because…you're too tired and you need your rest. Zack and Cody need to leave."

They left trying to ignore Jeremiah's suspicious stare. From then on he stared at Carey waiting for an explanation. But she never gave him one. All she did was sing to him and squeeze his hand reassuringly and tell him stories about her childhood to make him feel better. He went along with her although he wanted to know about the note badly. He had this odd feeling that the note had something to do with his past.

And he was right…

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Chapter 10-The Note Of Explanations Pt.2