(Go read Hello, Hello by Bishop Sasarai if you haven't because this is continuing from it)

Chapter Nine

How could I mess it all up!

I awoke to Geoff looming over my bed and staring at me in shock. What does he want?

"Uh, Dude?" He enquired. Before I could scowl at him I realised what he was looking so aghast for. Cody is next to me, and I'm spooning him again. Fantastic. At least I'm not kissing his ear this time, well not that I am aware of.

Cody is still dozing away buoyantly with his arm over mine. Maybe I can slither my arm out from being tucked under his without him noticing, or maybe he did notice and let it brush off, maybe he's enjoying it…. I feel my mind trail off but I quickly revive.

My heart starts to pound. Now this will defiantly establish an assumption. "Dude, why is Cody in your bed, man? Did you two," Geoff balked, "Do something?" He finished.

I become enraged, how could he suggest something as stupid and foolish as that? He was in the same room as us!

"No! Of course we didn't 'do something!' How imbecilic and naïve can you get!" I bellow. Trying not to move my hand from Cody so he doesn't wake up. Too late. He's already awakened by my shouting and my heart plunges to my stomach.

Cody notices me spooning him and looks at me bewildered. I recoil my arm away from him. Needless to say I was half expecting him to scramble up and leave, but he stayed where he was.

I sit up from the bed and Cody does too. "Uh," Cody became nervous again, I can see the apprehension in his eyes. He glances from Geoff and to me, waiting for an explanation. "It's not what it seems.." I reassure both the people in the room.

I suppose I would be more comfortable if Geoff wasn't in the room with us, he went mute after I scolded him so what was the point of him being there anymore? I presume if he wasn't he'd be already telling everyone about this, but still, they are going to find out anyway.

"Dude, I know you won the competition but this… this will change everyone's mind," He sounds as if he's just sprung an idea. "Can you just leave!" I blurt. "You're not making anything better, and just to get this through your thick head, nothing happened!" I growl, flinging out my arms for dramatism. Geoff finally obliged and left, probably gone to tell everyone. At least I wasn't just wearing underwear, that would've made that moron even more dubious.

I let out a long sigh. "Should I leave, too?' Cody stammered, his hands doing that nervous thing, you know. "Well, if you want, we have that musical performance tonight," I grumble, hoping to change the subject. "Oh, yeah heheh, I should probably, uh, go rehearse," He spoke awkwardly. He rubbed his hand against his neck.

I nodded in response, finding a shirt. He waved as he left the room and I hated to see him leave.

+Later That Day+

I finally managed to let myself go outside, I knew what would await for me.

"Diddid diiid! Again! Hahaha!" I heard Izzy's mockery from behind. I sighed. Izzy bounced around me like some hyperactive squirrel. "Diiid diddid diid did!" She rang out her tunes. I knew that I would be tantalized all over again. " Ooooh! Did you kiss him again hahahahah, I can't believe you spooned him again! Right after you proved you were straight" Izzy mused. "Rub it in why don't you," I retorted sourly. I have yet to get onto the fact that spooning just sounded amiss.

Just before I ruminated that it couldn't get any worse, Justin appeared in front of us, smirking and looking slightly redeemed. "Well, well, Noah, looks like you're not as straight as you presume you are" He remarked. A raised a brow and rolled my eyes, at this point I just wanted to give in and forget this quarrel, but losing to Justin isn't something I was looking forward too.

"Spooning again, taking him into your bed, how can you say that is not perverted?" Justin leaned in, his blue eyes glaring at me irresolutely. "Can you tell me how that is in any way perverted?" I threw the comeback. He looked taken aback and distressed for a moment. Please, if you're going to interrogate someone, at least have your strategies planned.

Justin then smirked, showing off his pearly whites. "Looks like you stole Cody and dragged him into your bed to satisfy your needs, who knows what that could be, who knows what kind of stuff you did,"

"Everything about that is so wrong, you weren't there so how would you know" I hiss. "Then explain why Cody was in your bed" Justin gave the smuggest smirk.

"H-he came to my room-"I cut off my sentence knowing that it would sound completely different to what it was. Besides, I couldn't tell them about Cody wanting my help about Gwen.

"You know what, why am I even bothering? You're not going to believe me anyway!" I storm off back to my cabin, where I can be alone.

+About 15 Minutes Later+

I sat on my bed, pondering about how today would pan out. The scene with Justin seemed abominable. Now I can't even think straight seeing that Cody doesn't want to see me, he didn't show his face outside, not even to smother Gwen.

I gazed at the script in enmity. Re-reading the kissing scene with Justin but being instantly reminded of when he practiced it with Cody. I read the ending where we die together, despite the whole thing being absolutely appalling; this scene seemed pretty nice, or at least doable.

I heard a knock on the door and it opening slightly. It was Cody. "Can I come in?" He asked shyly. "You may enter" I respond dryly.

He settles himself next to me. "I see you're reading the script" He smiled. "Yeah, kind of have to memorise it by today"

Cody stays silent. I can tell he wants to say something, he has that face. "So what did you want to say?" I ask, turning to look at him. He squinted his eyes in a confused manner. "What do you mean?" He rubbed his elbow. "I can't tell when you want to say something but you don't, thought I'd save you the trouble," I shrug. "Oh, heheh, nothing, I-I just wanted to see how you are?" He turned his blue-green eyes away.

"You know you're a bad liar" I find myself laughing and smiling at him. He looks at me and smiles, showing off his gap, it's pretty cute. "heheh," He trailed off and soon his expression faded into a frown. He has that face again, he wants to say something. "Soo" He begun, looking for words. "Everyone's talking about it," He brought up the subject. "Yeah, I know.." I slightly feel ashamed, I didn't want to put Cody through this trouble. "I'm sorry" I added. Cody gazed at me, "No, no, don't be, it's okay, really." He smiled again. How can he be so fine with it?

"Sooo, uh," He begun again. "Why do always spoon me when I'm asleep next to you?" He asked gently. At first I thought he was trying to play it off as a joke but it seems he's more serious. I hesitate for a while, indecisive about what to say. "'Nervous' habit I guess," I smirked at him. Cody went back to rubbing his elbow, "heheh"

We both sat there in silence for a while. "Why didn't you wake me up?" Cody broke the silence. Is he trying to wheeze the truth out of me? "I was going to, but I was drowsy too, I guess I just fell asleep" I wasn't exactly lying. Cody stared at the ground. I wasn't sure if he was upset or dismayed, I couldn't tell what he was feeling. Is he angry at me for ruining any chance he has with a girl?

He gave me a troubled yet meaningful look. A look that I was still indecisive on whether it said 'why did you have to do that, now no girl will ever be interested in me.' I turn away from him, ashamed. "Sorry.." I utter.

"What for?" He asked, flummoxed. How can he not know what? Again, the luxury of being stupid. I sigh, "For spooning you?" I remind him. "Oh, that, don't be, it's fine, it's not the first time it happened, heheh" He awkwardly smiled at me. I didn't know how to feel about that, I know he wanted to lighten the mood but it made me feel, kind of, bad. I suppose this is what it was like to be a Cody.

"You didn't kiss me, did you?" He still held his smile. "No, not that I'm aware of." I respond with a sour tone. He obviously noticed my bitterness by the new expression he displayed. He put his hand on my knee, alleviating me slightly. "Hey, thanks for cheering me up last night" He attempted to assist. I managed to weakly smile at him. "Not a problem, someone will love you," I reassured him, meaning something far more to his knowledge.

"So did you wanna rehearse together? The Musical is on tonight," Cody stood up and grabbed my script. "Alright," I shrugged, lifting myself up to join him, we both went over our lines and acting them out.

Will Be Continuing

Concept/Story belong to Bishop Sasarai