Chapter Five: Argument
"Zack, what time time do you want to start searching today?" Cody asked his brother the next morning.
"I'm not. We should take off today and search tomorrow. If we haven't found anything by tomorrow, we have to go back to Boston. We have school." Zack said setting down on his bed.
"Oh." Cody muttered.
"What do you mean 'Oh'?" Zack asked.
"Nothing. Just that we should stay. Mom is more important than school. In my opinion she is anyways." Cody shrugged.
"You didn't." Zack gave a tense laugh.
"What?"
"You little ass! How dare you tell me that I don't care about mom? How dare you!" Zack walked over to Cody and stared into his face.
"I didn't say tha..."
"Yeah, you did! You did say it Cody. What's your damn problem?" Zack asked pushing Cody up against the wall and holding him there.
"Zack your hurting me." Cody tried to wiggle free.
"You deserve to be hurt. You need to be hurt! I hope you know how I've been feeling all this time!" Zack screamed as tears fell down his face.
"I am hurt Zack! Just because I don't say it doesn't mean I don't." Cody retorted, starting to cry himself.
Zack released his brother. Cody ran. Ran from Zack, from the hotel.
"Cody?" Zack yelled behind him in a regretful tone.
Zack ran after him.
In the bushes, someone watched as Zack and Cody ran into the woods behind the hotel. Then, the women walked into the twins' room and closed the door.
"Cody! Stop!" Zack screamed, running faster.
"Leave me alone!" Cody yelled.
"I am sorry Cody." Zack called breathlessly.
The two continued running. Cody soon tripped on a branch and fell. Zack caught up to him.
"I'm sorry." Cody said standing up.
"Me too. We can't fight each other, we have to fight whoever is doing this." Zack hugged him.
The two made their way back to the hotel suite...Slowly. They hadn't noticed that they were so far out. Soon they arrived. The door was opened and the room was ransacked. On the wall was a message written in a slimy red substance.
Cody read aloud. "Your looking in the wrong place. Sometimes the most gruesome crimes take place in your very own home."
"Oh my god." Zack whispered. "The Tipton."
A/N- Sorry for not updating in FOREVER. Lol. I was going to yesterday, but my files got erased somehow. But here it is! Chapter 6 will be up soon. I'm on Christmas break, so... Thanks for reviewing! Please continue!