If I Give You My Heart
Chapter 1: Madness on Deck
The sun's scorching rays reached the line of guests who were lying on their beach beds while two male servers were handing out glasses of fruit smoothies. It was three thirty in the afternoon and yet, the ocean's salt water breeze surrounded the deck of the SS Tipton. It was a typical day. But, perhaps, too typical…
"Zack! Give me back that basketball!" Cody yelled after Zack as he chased him around the sky deck, knocking three guests out of the way. "Sorry!"
Mr. Moseby made a nervous face and hurried out from the lobby right after he heard all the screaming. As he stepped on the sky deck, already five guests were lying on the floor. He let out a whimper and helped them out, together with the other staff. He gave each guest a free dessert coupon as an apology. He always kept a couple of these in his blazer in case this kind of "situation" happens.
Cody was still chasing Zack and running towards Mr. Moseby. He was about to grab Zack's shirt, but instead, Zack slipped forward on the floor and ended up knocking Mr. Moseby down with him. The ball from his hand bounced off and landed on top of Melinda's head; the girl working behind the juice bar. She then collapsed on the floor.
Zack managed to stand while Cody helped Mr. Moseby up. Zack had sheepish grin on his face as he played with his fingers. Mr. Moseby let out a small growl and glared straight at the twins.
"Zack? Cody?" he started with a fake smile.
The twins looked at each other.
"It's his fault!" both yelled at the same time, pointing at each other.
They started to bicker, their yelling overlapping against one another. It sounded like two cats, screeching and scratching the hell out of each other whilst fighting over a fish. But, Mr Moseby could tell they were blaming each other.
"QUIET!" he shouted and the twins flinched. "Now, I've had enough of this constant running and injuries and bickering from you two! Your mother sent you here to learn how to become responsible young adults, which I think is an impossible thing for you to do!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Moseby, but Zack –"
"I don't want to hear it!"
"Mr. Moseby," Melinda was standing behind them while holding the basketball.
"Oh, my word. Melinda, are you alright?" Mr. Moseby asked.
"Mr. Moseby, I quit!" she declared.
"What?! Why?!"
"Why?" she repeated then tosses the ball at Zack. It hit him in his guts. "That's why." she stormed off.
"Wait, wait, no." Mr. Moseby followed her. "Is there anything I can do? How about I give you a raise?"
"Unless that raise comes with not seeing those hooligans for the rest of my life, then I'll stay."
Mr. Moseby let out a nervous whimper.
"Just send me my week's notice," she walked away while holding her sore head, meeting Bailey and London on the way.
"Hey, Melinda. You okay?" Bailey asked.
"I quit," she walked past them.
"What?"
"Well, then. Bye, Miranda!" London yelled.
"It's Melinda!" she yelled back and stormed off.
"I wonder what happened." Bailey said as she and London stepped on the sky deck.
"… and as a punishment, you boys are going to run the juice bar until I find a replacement." Mr. Moseby stated.
"No way!" Zack exclaimed. "Last time I worked here, it was -"
"And I'm working on a science project which counts a third of my grade!" Cody said. "I am not gonna let anotherincident by doofus here," he pointed at Zack. "…ruin my project!"
Bailey stepped in. "What's going on? We just walked past Melinda saying that she quit."
"Why don't you ask the project stealer over here," Cody glared at Zack.
"I just want to play a little game with the guys! And you've been working your butt on this project since this morning!" Zack explained.
"Ever heard of something called, 'Education equals accomplishment'?"
"Ever heard of something called 'Getting a life'?"
Cody had enough. He gave his brother a death glare. He was about to pounce on him, but luckily, Bailey grabbed his shirt.
"Alright!" Mr Moseby stood between the twins. "Enough of this! If you two are not gonna act like your age, then perhaps you should be treated like one!"
"Woah! You're not thinking about grounding us, are you?" Zack asked.
"Wait I have an idea!" Bailey exclaimed. "Why don't we ask Maddie to live here?"
"What?! Maddie can't afford to live here," snapped London. "She can't even afford to board here! She's poor. P-U-R."
The others gave London a look.
"Anyway," Bailey slowly started. "I meant Maddie can take over the juice bar. She used to be the candy counter girl at the Tipton Hotel right?"
Mr. Moseby nodded in agreement.
"You can give her a free room as long as she works here. Besides, we know her and she's qualified."
"That is an excellent idea," Mr Moseby nodded again.
"Hello? Maddie is still in school. She can't just leave that for what doofus did here," Cody pointed.
"Will you stop calling me that? And why do always have to ruin everything?" Zack snapped.
"Just give it a shot. She might agree," Bailey said. "What do we have to loose?"
"Okay, then. We can do that first thing tomorrow," Mr. Moseby said then turned his attention to the twins. "And in the meantime, you boys are taking over the juice bar."
"What?!" both yelled at the same time.
"What if Maddie doesn't agree, then?" Zack asked in a frustrated tone.
"Do you want to polish the floors of the entire ship, instead?" Mr. Moseby suggested.
"Oh, dude! Don't make this worse." Cody commanded to Zack. "We'll do it Mr. Moseby."
"Very well then," Mr. Moseby walked off.
"Thanks a lot, McNerdy," Zack said sarcastically.
"Just be happy I don't have a beaker to smack your brainless head with," Cody replied.
A/N: I had this story idea in my head for a couple of months now. So, I decided to write this fanfic story and also to test my writing skills. Hope you guy liked it so far. Please review. Any comments and suggestions for improvements would be much appreciated. Disclaimer: I don't own the Suite Life on Deck and its characters.
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Mae :)