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Chapter One

Zack walked down the hallway of Bayside High, whistling a tune that sounded vaguely familiar, but one that he was not aware of the reasoning behind. Today he was going to make sure that he asked Lisa out on a real date. So far they had only had a couple of phone conversations and of course the kisses that had led to this. He spotted Lisa at the lockers with Slater and Jessie and immediately joined them.

"Hey gorgeous," Zack greeted as he slid by them to open his own locker. Lisa greeted him with a smile, while Jessie rolled her eyes. Slater was the only one who responded to him.

"I told you to not to call me that while Jessie was around," Slater batted his eyelashes at Zack in a goofy manner. Jessie shoved her elbow into Slater, in a loving fashion of course. Slater just laughed at her, as Zack and Lisa joined in as well.

A few seconds later and Kelly and Screech had joined them as well. Zack had really been looking for some alone time with Lisa, and only knew of one way to get it.

"Why don't I walk you to home room Lisa?" Zack asked innocently, not bringing up his real reason for stealing her away.

"I'll walk with you!" Screech declared, oblivious to what Zack's intentions were. Slater slapped him in the back of the head and rooted him to his spot so that he could not follow after them.

"He wants to talk to her alone," Kelly informed him. Slater seemed to be the only one who noticed her tone of voice, for Jessie was watching Screech's forlorn expression on his face. The couple sighed inwardly about their unhappy friends.

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Slater waited for Kelly to be done with volleyball practice before pouncing on her about the information he seemed to be gathering. He hoped with the adrenaline that she felt from volleyball practice that she would not be angry with him for what he had to say to her. Normally he would talk to Zack about things like these, but Zack seemed to be the source of the problem, especially since only a few days ago Kelly had been as happy as ever.

"And what would your girlfriend think if she saw you waiting for another woman?" Kelly bemusedly said as she joined him on the bleachers. Slater gave her a half smile, so she continued with, "What gives? You have been giving me odd looks all day."

"I have been giving you odd looks? You have not stopped staring at Lisa and Zack since that fashion show at the Max," Slater bluntly said.

"Is it really that obvious?" Kelly asked, a frightened look appearing on her face. She had tried her best to hide it from the rest of the group.

"Yes, but I am the only one who has noticed so far," Slater said confidently, "They are all too wrapped up in other things. So, are you still in love with Zack?"

"No!" Kelly exclaimed, "I don't think so anyways, I think I just always imagined that we would end back up together … and well now it is looking more impossible than ever."

Slater just gave the sad girl a hug. He hated to see his normally perky friend like this.

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Jessie knew that Screech had said it was all right if Zack and Lisa dated, but the look on his face suggested otherwise. Since the last time that she had tried to cheer him up, he had tried to hit on her she was more reluctant to try again. However, she could not stand seeing the boy with a heart of a lion get said heart stomped on without saying anything. So, she waited for him outside of the classroom his insect club meeting was in.

"What are you doing?" Screech asked Jessie with surprise. The two were friends, yes, but never really had much communication outside of the group of friends.

"I was just thinking about how rough this much still be on you," Jessie said, slowly, "And I want you to know that I am here for you no matter what. I am a good listener."

"You are better friends with both Zack and Lisa," Screech pointed out.

"I am still friends with you," Jessie pointedly said, "Sometimes the old friends are not the ones who need someone."

"Thanks Jessie," Screech said, but did not say anything else on the subject.

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Zack had been blindsided in the morning by Mr. Belding before having a chance to ask Lisa out, so he decided to do it before math class. He quickly stole into her home economics class, and hugged her from behind.

"So, gorgeous, what do you say we go out this Friday?" he whispered in her ear. Lisa turned around and smiled at him.

"I guess I could go for that," Lisa smiled. But, even before she answered she was going through outfits she could wear in her mind. Suddenly, it occurred to her that she would have to buy a whole new outfit because Zack had seen almost all of the clothes she owned.

"Good," he gave her a quick peck on the lips, "I will pick you up at seven."

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Lisa ran up to the table at the Max where Kelly and Jessie were sitting and plopped herself down, in somewhat of a frenzy. Jessie and Kelly looked at her, amused.

"Zack asked me out for Friday! I am freaking out!" she exclaimed as fast as she could.

"Did you not expect that?" Jessie asked, "You guys have been pining after each other, after all."

"That part I expected," Lisa rolled her eyes, "But we have to make a trip to the mall today because I have no outfit that Zack has not seen me in before!"

"And?" Kelly asked, amused, even if her heart dropped a little with the conversation.

"I want our first date to go well, and how will that happen if he keeps thinking about the fact that he has already seen what I am wearing?" Lisa continued.

"Okay, okay, we will help you," Kelly laughed a little, but at this Jessie gave her a funny look. Jessie thought there was something off about the way that Kelly had laughed.

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"Kelly, can I ask you a question really quickly?" Lisa quietly said later at the mall. Jessie had gone to the restroom, leaving the two girls alone for a few moments. Kelly just looked at her expectantly, not really giving her an answer. If Lisa had not been so caught up with finding an outfit she would have noticed that Kelly was a lot cooler towards her than her usual self.

"I know that you and Zack broke up so long ago, but I don't want to feel like I am just taking your guy," Lisa blurted out, "I know you are not supposed to date your best friend's ex's, but it just kind of happened."

"I don't think I caught the question," Kelly gave a nervous laugh.

"Are you okay with me going out with him?" Lisa asked, rather bravely, "I don't really know if I could just stop it now anyways, but if you are not okay with it, I definitely would try to stop liking him for your sake."

"Lisa," Kelly swung an arm around her, "You can have Zack. What happened between us was so long ago that it seems almost forever. Obviously, we were not meant to last. Maybe you will have better luck."

"Thanks Kelly," Lisa said, relieved that the girl had not been mad at her. She really should have asked sooner, but with the whole Screech drama, she had not even really thought of how Kelly would feel about the whole situation.

When Jessie came out of the bathroom she noticed the two girls laughing and talking together. However, she noticed that Kelly's smile seemed more strained than she had ever seen it. Jessie had a feeling that this Zack and Lisa relationship was going to take a toll on more than anyone was letting on right now.

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"I have to plan the perfect date for Lisa," Zack complained to Slater later as the two were shooting hoops in the gym, "she is a girl who likes expensive things, and I need to know where you take girls like that."

"Stacy Carosi had expensive taste," Slater reminded him, "where did you take her?"

"We spent most of our time on the beach," Zack admitted, "but Lisa is different than any other girl I have ever dated. She deserves the absolute best that I can give her."

"You say every girl is different;" Slater casually said, and even more casually added, "Remember how much you were in love with Kelly? Can you really say that you feel more for Lisa than you did with Kelly? Or Stacy?"

"They are all different," Zack insisted, "Lisa is the girl for me. I am sure of it this time. Lisa has always been there for me. Kelly was kind of a fantasy that when I got what I wanted, it did not exactly work out as planned."

"And yet you still loved her when you were with her," Slater reminded him, "So, your feelings for Lisa could change just as easily."

Zack looked confused at Slater's statement, knowing in his heart that what Slater said was true. But what did that mean for him and Lisa?