Disclaimer: I do not own The Suite Life of Zack and Cody so please do not sue me.

A/N: This is my first Suite Life story, so go easy on me. Not really certain how many chapters it will have, but I need some honest reviews. I know it's not very long, but I might come back and edit the first chapter. The story is told from Zack's POV btw.

High Tides
Chapter 1: Missing Her

I miss her.

It's just that simple. I miss Maddie Fitzpatrick. I miss her smile, her laugh, the way her eyes lit up when she got a tip, how her hair shined in the glow of the Tipton Hotel lights. So call me a bit mushy, but it's true. She's the only woman who has this effect on me. What? She is a woman! She is in college now, you know. Living out all her dreams to not be like her family, apparently she received many scholarships, she was telling me about it once, but I really wasn't listening to her. I was too busy looking at her eyes...and maybe her figure. Hey, I'm a teenage boy! No, a teenage man! Give me a break! Gosh, what was I even talking about in the first place? What brought me out to the deck anyway? Oh yes, now I remember.

Maddie...

Sure, I'm three years younger than her, but she will always have a place in my heart. She's the first woman I've ever loved. She's my sweet thang! But, she'll never take me seriously, never has anyway. I mean, I've grown up. It's been a while since I was that little kid at the candy counter who desperately wanted her. Now I'm a teenager wishing I was at the candy counter desperately wanting her. Yes, I am aware there is not much difference between the last two sentences...but I'm serious! I have grown up! She probably wouldn't even recognize me, standing here on this cruise ship. I bet she would like to be on a cruise ship.

"Zack?" my younger brother calls out. Oh help us all, he is dressed in his jammies and has blankie in his left hand. Sheesh, he can be any more of a dork? Rolling my eyes, I put an arm over my brother and pull him close to me before he can say anything.

"You do realize what you are wearing, don't you?" I question. Cody merely blinks in response, I can tell he is confused as to what is wrong with his current attire. I sigh heavily before peeling blankie out of his hands. "How old are you now? Do you really need to have blankie? I thought mom told you that you needed to move on?"

"No she didn't!" he retorts. He tries to grasp blankie back out of my hand, but clearly I am too fast for my younger twin brother. After all, I have cat like reflexes! He whines, gosh, I hate it when he whines. Sometimes he doesn't act his age, I mean seriously, we're sixteen now. To say the least, he's acting a bit like a two-year-old. He gives up and crosses his arms over his chest, admitting defeat. "Please, give me blankie."

"Fine, but don't stand next to me. I don't want people to know we're related..." I say inching away from him.

"Yeah, like that's going to work. We're only twin brothers who look alike." he says matter-of-factly. Why does he always have to make me look like I have the intelligence of a rock? Glaring at him, I keep my distance, that is until I realize that he has come out here for some reason.

"What are you doing here anyway?"

"I was going to tell you some good news, but since you defiled poor blankie, I am contemplating not telling you." he points his nose in the air. He always has to use big words that he is convinced I won't understand. I have actually gotten smarter, though, I am not completely sure if I know what defiled means...but I am certain that contemplating is something about food. It's got the word plate in it! Apparently, I must have one of those blank expressions on my face again, because my brother looks at me and rolls his eyes. "At the next stop, we're picking someone up."

I quirk an eyebrow. Yes, quirk. Cody turns on his heel, obviously not willing to express who this someone is. Where are we exactly in this ocean? Any way that we're near Boston? I sure hope so, because Maddie is there. Did I mention she is at Harvard? Gosh, she's so smart. I cross my fingers as I glance at the ocean, we have to be going to Boston, I have to see Maddie.

Please?