A/N: Hello! This is my first Suite Life fanfiction for I usually write fanfictions for Life with Derek. I'm not exactly sure what inspired me to write this, but I hope you enjoy it.

This was originally a one shot, but I changed my mind into making the story more detailed, etc.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

Introduction
They say that sometimes you can fall in love before your heart even realizes it.

But what they don't tell you is that when that happens, you tend to fall for someone you're not supposed to. Someone who is in love with someone else, loved by another, not interested or extremely too caught up in the world to notice you. No, it doesn't matter what the person looks like in the morning, how they act when they're dancing in front of their mirror, or whether or not they do their own laundry. What matters is that you fell for them, despite the fact that you didn't mean to.

There's a difference between an obvious attraction and hidden affection. Everyone around you notices an obvious attraction. This includes those who take part in this attraction. That is why it is obvious. Those short boyfriend-girlfriend flings in middle school and high school are obvious to all of those around the couple. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out when someone has fallen in love with someone and knows that they have. When you fall in love, it's said to be one of the greatest feelings of all times. They say its like you're floating on clouds and nothing bad can get you. The simplicity of it all is wonderful and it's something that you can't go through life without feeling at least once. But they also say that when you go through it, you can't help but express what you're feeling. That's why it's so obvious. That's why it's not nearly as complicated as hidden affection.

We've already established that hidden affection isn't as simple or as apparent as an obvious attraction because no one realizes it, including those who have fallen into this feeling of hidden affection. What happens is that you know that you care for the person, but it doesn't hit you until later to know that you love them until something odd occurs. They say it's different every single time. A death, heartbreak, reunion. It changes for every situation.

For Cody Martin, his situation was absolutely bizarre. These thoughts of love, attraction and affection were processed through his mind about nearly a million miles per hour as the sun began rising to start off the day. He didn't mean to fall in love. He swore that he didn't mean to.

This bachelor of a businessman was only twenty-five years old with a successful path ahead of him. He was as close to wealthy as one could get and his passion for his career had never been more on fire. Coming home to his lonely flat in New York every night, he set up his table for one and forced himself not to wish for someone to share his dinner with. Life was simple and easier than he could ever dream of.

The rest of his family still lived in the Tipton Hotel in Boston, considering that his mother was still one of the top singers the Tipton had ever heard. Irreplaceable, his mother's career allowed her to continue living in her old suite. His twin brother, Zack, however, stayed with his mother to make sure that she didn't do anything crazy. Plus, when he went to college, they didn't have enough money to pay for his dorm, but that wasn't a problem because, unlike Cody, Zack's college wasn't far from the Tipton. London had left the Tipton to study fashion design overseas with Todd while he continued to study dentistry. Maddie had also left for Chicago to go to college three years before Zack and Cody graduated. When Cody had left for college in New York, he fell in love with the atmosphere. He couldn't make time to visit his family for the holidays, for he was always busy with something to do. Letters, phone calls and e-mails were always circulated, but he hadn't gone back to the hotel in years. There wasn't anything wrong about the Tipton; he just seemed to enjoy New York. Yet, while Cody could fall in love with the crowded city, he had always been upset that he never found a person to fall in love with. At least the loveliness of the downtown lights never ceased to satisfy his loneliness.

Not until she was there, competing with the downtown lights.

There you go. Let me know what you think.

- Lina.