Hi guys! Thanks again so much for the nice reviews! :D It makes me so happy that people like this story! Just FYI I'm gonna make this chapter more about Zack and Maya because they haven't had as many moments as Cody and Bailey yet, so sorry if you don't ship Zaya.

Disclaimer: I don't own Suite Life.

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Zack pulled the letter out of his pocket as they sat down at the table. "Tell Moose to check where he sends his letters next time." Bailey's brown eyes lit up, and she quickly took the letter.

"Oh, who is that from?" Woody asked.

"No one you would know," Bailey mumbled.

"Woody, he's Bailey's old friend from Kettlecorn," Zack teased.

Bailey laughed a bit. "Don't give me that look. We still talk. It's not a big deal."

"Please, I'm sure it is," Marcus said. While Bailey's cheeks turned a faint pink, the table laughed. Zack stopped however when he saw Cody followed by Barbara come to the table. He sat next to Maya. He had a frown on his face.

"Cody, did you know that Bailey is going out with Moose?" Maya asked.

"I am not dating Moose," Bailey answered.

Cody rolled his eyes and poured himself some cereal. "If you two are sending love letters back and forth, then what do you call it?"

Zack quickly glanced at Bailey. She raised an eyebrow. The truth is, she did feel bad about this. All those letters were fake and written by her and Zack. She just wanted Cody to become jealous. She wouldn't tell him though, not yet at least. "They aren't love letters, Cody."

He tapped his spoon on the bowl. "Then what are they? I thought you were finished with Moosey."

"His name is Moose," Hermione said.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to offend your boyfriend," he said sarcastically.

"He's not my boyfriend," she snapped.

Zack didn't know what to say. He didn't want Cody and Bailey fighting in front of everyone. "Um, okay, I thought it over, and I'd like to have some alone time with each player on the team. The game is at the end of the week, and I want to make sure everyone is prepared." He looked to Cody. "You don't have to worry about coming to practice today and you don't either Bob. Maya, I'd like to start with you."

She frowned. "Why me first?"

Zack grinned. "Because I said so." She shook her head slowly and bit her lip.

"How long are these single sessions?" Bob asked.

Zack tore his eyes away from her and looked at him. There was tightness around his mouth. "No more than an hour. It depends on where I think each player is. This will only be before every game. We'll still have group practices."

"This is great, Codles. Now we can spend the whole day together," Barbara said with a giggle. She kissed his cheek.

Cody turned to her and ran a hand through her hair. "That's right," he said softly. He leaned forward and kissed her.

"Oh, please, get a room," Maya said before making gagging noises. However, Cody didn't listen. He deepened the kiss, making Barbara squeak. Bailey turned away. She couldn't watch them. She felt her heart breaking again and tears start to fill up in her eyes.

Cody finally pulled away. His face was red but there was something in his eyes that Bailey couldn't read. She knew Cody so well that she could easily tell by his eyes how he felt. Whatever it was, it wasn't happiness. "I say we start now."

Barbara giggled again. "Okay, Cody Bear."

They got up hand in hand. Cody turned to Zack. "Thanks for this. Let me know when it's my turn."

Barbara continued to giggle and pulled him away from the deck. Zack closed his eyes and mentally kicked himself. He didn't see that coming.

"Well, that was fucking disgusting," Maya said.

"Whatever," Bob said.

"I think it's hilarious. Cody and Barbara Brownstein," Marcus laughed.

"Shut up, Marcus," Zack said. He finally looked at Bailey. She was staring into her cereal as if she was considering drowning herself in it.

"So, when does practice start?" Maya asked.

"What?" Zack asked.

She chuckled. "Practice, Zackary Martin. When do we start?"

He rubbed his eyes. He wanted to comfort Bailey, but he couldn't. "Now, we should start now." He got up from the table and Maya did as well. "Meet me in the gym."

"Okay," Maya said. She kissed Bob gently. "See you later."

Zack rubbed his palms against his jeans and gave Bailey another glance. She was still staring into her bowl. He paced in the gym repeatedly. He was finally going to spend some alone time with Maya.

"Okay Coach Zack," Maya teased, walking in. She had on her basketball uniform. Her long brown hair was in a braid.

"Right, let's get started. With you it's a matter of accuracy with your passing." He dribbled the ball as Maya listened to him intently. The two of them started playing. Zack started dribbling the ball. "Okay, when there are other players on you, you tend to throw the ball without much direction."

"Yeah, I get angry and I just don't want to give up control," she explained.

"It's understandable, but you have to remember to stay calm. You're small so keeping the ball close to your chest like this," Zack demonstrated, "will keep them from stealing it. It's also good to keep low when a lot of players are on you."

He tossed the ball to her, and she caught it easily. "Okay, I can try. I'm not that confident with it, either."

"Just practice for a while. Keep low the ground, dribble, and toss the ball. Get a feel for it," Zack said.

She nodded and took off. He watched her with a smile. Maya Bennett was an excellent player. However, as much as he was enjoying himself, he was worried about Bailey. He hoped that she wasn't thinking about giving up.

Maya ran over to him. The sun's rays stained a bit of red burn on her fair-skinned face. "How was I?"

"Great, I knew you would be," Maya said.

Maya grinned. "Thanks." She passed him back the ball and wiped her forehead. "Cody is really something, isn't he?"

"What?" he said.

She rolled her eyes. "Come on. He was all over Barbara, and it was even more than usual. You don't think it has anything to do with Bailey and Moose, do you?"

"Well, you know Cody…" Zack said.

She gave him a look. "Not as much as you do, Zack. You're his brother. This thing with Barbara drives everyone insane."

Zack wanted to kiss her so badly "Are you not a fan of Barbara?"

Maya laughed and clapped her hands together. "I mean if she makes Cody happy, then I have to put up with it. I mean he is my friend, I want him to be happy."

The smile vanished. Maya stared at him. Zack was lost in her large chocolate eyes. "I know what you mean," he said softly.

She nodded and moved closer to him. He could smell her natural sweetness and a bit of sweat on her skin. He had to bite his lip to keep from kissing her. "Is that why you're getting back together with Janice? Are you're tired of being alone?" she asked.

"It's hard seeing everyone with someone. I never really gave it a chance. I was too scared last time," he whispered.

Maya frowned. "What do you have to be afraid of?"

Zack gripped the ball in his hands. He never had the strength to put up his wall around her. He always wanted to express himself. "Losing people…because of something I've done." She put her hand on his leg. His heart started racing. Even more red stained her face, but Zack was sure that it was from the heat.

"Zack, you should be more afraid of losing people because of the things you don't do." She gave his leg a squeeze before letting go.

Zack's entire body was sweaty. "I-I think we're finished."

She nodded. "Right." She flew away without another word.

Zack stayed in the air a bit longer and tried to clear his mind. After leaving the gym, he took a long, cold shower. He let the freezing water sting his body. It wasn't cold enough. Maya's words wouldn't leave him. He couldn't understand what she meant. Girl cryptic was a mystery to him. After changing, he went into his cabin. Barbara was at the other side when he opened the door.

"Oh, hi, Zack," she said cheery.

He tried his best to smile. "Hey."

"Cody bear's in here," she said with a giggle. She opened the door wider. Cody was in his bed tossing a pillow repeatedly in his hands. "See you later, Codles," Barbara said.

"Bye, babe," he breathed. She waved to Zack before walking out of the room. He walked over and sat on his bed. Cody had a vacant expression once again.

"How was practice?" he asked.

Zack sighed. "Cody, about breakfast…"

He sat up. Zack could see a small, red, blotchy mark on his collarbone. "What about it? Sorry I didn't stay longer."

"It's not about that at all and you know it. Bailey isn't dating Moose…at least, I don't think that they are right now," Zack said, trying not to look at the hickey.

"So, I don't care," Cody said.

"Well, you sure seemed like you did when you snapped at her," he said.

Cody ran a hand through his hair. "Okay, I'll apologize. I didn't mean to act that way, and I don't want to upset her. I really just don't care about her with Moose, and I'm tired of hearing about him."

"Okay," Zack said.

Cody stared at him. "So, how was practice?" he asked again.

"It was fine," he mumbled.

"When is my turn?" Cody asked.

Zack shook his head. "I don't know yet."

"But you knew that Maya's had to be today?" he asked.

Zack frowned. "What are you saying?"

Cody raised an eyebrow. "Nothing, but this is the first time that I've ever heard of you wanting to do single practices."

"It was a last minute thing. I was talking to Janice, and she brought it up. I think it's a great idea. Do you have a problem with it?" Zack tried to control the slight annoyance that he felt.

Cody crossed his arms over his chest. "Hmm, I see, and why not have Maya go first, right?"

"Why the fuck does it matter, Cody?" Zack asked.

Cody took a deep breath. "Zack, last year, more than ever Maya was out of sorts. We all knew that. You…you really hurt her."

Zack knew this. Hearing it from himself was bad. Hearing it from Bailey was worse, but hearing Cody say it, killed him. "I know, okay?" Zack whispered.

"She liked you for ages and for whatever reason you just weren't into her. That's fine, Zack. It's none of my business, but it hurt her. I hated how-"

"When is your point coming, Cody?" Zack interrupted. He felt sick, and his throat was tight.

Cody walked over and joined him on the bed. Zack didn't want to look at him, but he did. "Zack, she's with Bob now and she's happy. If you're just playing some game to mess with her, then stop it."

Zack couldn't believe Cody's words. "How well do you know me, Cody? We're twin brothers. I would never do that."

Cody turned away. "I just know how you've been with other girls and I think Bob seems to be making her happy."

"Oh, so now you're on his side? You like Maya with him?" Zack asked.

Cody let out a shaky breath. "I don't know yet."

They were silent. Zack didn't know what to say. It was times like these when he truly realized the complication of his situation. He hated that Cody didn't think it was a good idea for him to be near Maya. "Where is this coming from, Cody? I haven't done anything."

"I just think that it's time we all moved on," he answered.

Zack snorted. "Oh, like you did? You're so much better and wiser now that you're with Barbara?"

"You know what Zack? I'm so sick of you and everyone giving me such a hard time about her. I have a right to do whatever I want to just like Bailey does," he said.

Zack rolled his eyes. "I thought you said that we should move on. This isn't supposed to be about Bailey. Maybe before you start giving advice, you should look in the mirror. For fuck sake Cody, why are you acting like this?"

Cody rubbed his eyes. "Because it's time to let go. You need to let go…and so do I."

"What does that mean?" Zack asked.

He turned away from him and rubbed his eyes harder. "People never get what they really want. Sometimes, you should just take what you can."

"If you're saying that we should settle, then forget it. Codes, about Bailey-"

Code shot up from the bed. "I have to go, Zack."

He didn't even have a chance to stop him. Cody was out of the room before he could get another word in.

Zack fell on his bed and ran a hand through his hair. There was too much to think about at one time.

Thanks for reading! :) This was an interesting chapter to write. I wanted to make a chapter where Zack and Maya have a moment. Just fyi in case you didn't get it, Zack and Bailey are forging the letters from Moose just to make Cody jealous; so they really aren't from him. This is one of the first chapters where Cody almost openly says that he has feelings for Bailey, but unfortunately not to her. Sorry guys! You're still gonna have to wait. We're not quite there yet! Please keep on reviewing! It keeps me motivated to continue this story! Chapter 6 will be up ASAP!