CHAPTER ONE

I don't own these characters, but it would be nice if I did.

Anyways, I do promise to keep them true to themselves.

After the threat of Moseby canceling the 'secret' prom had been avoided by naming him the prom king, the prom was able to continue as normal without having to have a lookout. So, London was able to join her classmates inside and enjoy the festivities. Of course, this didn't stop her from making wisecracks about Moseby and Tut being the king and queen. And it didn't stop her from adding an insult to Bailey either.

"Wow...I take myself out of the running, and you still can't even win. How did I ever lose to you in the beauty pageant?" And with that, London wandered off.

Bailey sighed. "I really went overboard, didn't I?"

Cody smiled at her. "A little bit. But I can completely understand why. Sometimes, when you want something so bad, one can tend to go to extremes..."

"Yeah?"

Cody chuckled. "Does the mulch festival ring a bell?"

Bailey smiled. "Yeah. But your intentions were noble." She paused and frowned. "Mine were not."

"You just wanted to live up to your family tradition."

"I know, but I almost ruined our senior prom.."

Cody smiled again. "The only way it would have been ruined for me is if I couldn't have been here with you. Besides, I have you here in my arms, holding you close and dancing. You'll never hear my complaining about that."

"Me either." Bailey paused. "Is your earlier offer still open?"

"What offer would that be?"

Bailey smiled. "That I can be your queen..."

Cody smiled widely. "Bails, you will always be my queen."

Bailey leaned in and kissed him. "Good. Being prom queen would have lasted for a night. Being your queen will last me for the rest of my life."

"You keep doing that, I'll forever being your humble servant."

Bailey laughed. "Nah...I'd rather you keep on being my Prince Charming."

Cody grinned. "As you wish..."

As they continued dancing, they accidentally bumped into another couple. Cody turned to look behind them and noticed they had run right into Woody and Addison dancing.

Bailey smiled at them. "Are you two having fun?"

Addison smiled. "I am now." She paused. "Oh yeah...Bailey, I forgot to vote for you. Sorry."

Woody cringed. "Yeah, same here...But its my fault! I promised Cody I would, but I forgot."

Bailey smiled again. "Its okay. I got something better than being prom queen anyways..."

Cody smiled at her before turning to Woody and Addison. "So, does this mean you two are now officially an item?"

Addison smiled. "Yeah, we are. I almost let a stupid misunderstanding ruin everything..."

Bailey cringed. "Yeah, we know what that's like..."

Cody wrapped his arm around her. "I'm glad you two were able to overcome yours like we were able to."

Woody nodded. "And Cody, thanks for all of your help. I appreciate it."

Cody smiled. "Not a problem, Woodchuck. I told you it would all work out..."

Addison began laughing. "Yeah, I heard about your idea...or should I call her Hamela?"

Cody paused and looked at Woody. Woody just shrugged. "I told her everything..."

Cody shrugged too. "I figured it would be something Woody would be comfortable with..."

Bailey shook her head in confusion. "Would anyone mind filling me in on what happened?"

Addison sighed. "Well, you remember how I told I overheard Woody romancing another girl in his cabin?"

Bailey nodded. "Yeah..."

"Turns out I was wrong. He was romancing a ham..."

Bailey looked at her incredulously. "Excuse me?"

Woody sighed. "It was Cody's idea..."

Bailey turned to Cody. "Your idea? Is there anything you aren't telling me?"

Woody shook his head. "No. Cody was just helping me, Bailey. You see...I had never kissed a girl before, and I was really nervous about asking Addison to come with me. Cody was just trying to help get my confidence up. When I told him I didn't want to screw up if I got a chance to kiss Addison, Cody told me he would help me."

Bailey gave Cody a look. Cody held up his hands. "Whoa! Not that. These lips are reserved for you."

"Then how did you help him?"

Cody sighed. "I got him a ham with pineapple slices as eyes and a mouth for him to practice on. I thought he would be more at ease with that."

Woody smiled. "And it worked. I was practicing on Hamela when Addison overheard me."

"Hamela?"

Cody spoke up. "Hamela Anderson. She may have some additives and preservatives, but no silicone. The worst you could possibly catch from her is trichinosis, but being precooked, that shouldn't be an issue. And she's a country ham, so she's not a big fan of Motley Crue or Poison."

Bailey laughed. "Okay, that was pretty funny."

Cody pumped his fist. "Yes!"

Addison shook her head. "The only downside is Woody accidentally bit me..."

Cody sighed. "Yeah, I was afraid that might happen."

Bailey paused. "Ummm...Woody...what's up with the duct tape?"

Woody sighed. "Don't ask. Fortunately, Cody was able to tape me up when I literally began falling apart..."

"Okay..."

Just then, they heard Moseby announce the last dance as curfew was soon approaching.

Addison smiled. "See you two later...Come on, Woody...Let's dance!" Woody and Addison headed off.

Cody turned to Bailey and smiled. "May I have this final dance?"

Bailey smiled back. "I thought you'd never ask."

Cody and Bailey followed everyone else onto the dance floor, and Cody immediately pulled Bailey back into his arms. Bailey looked up at him and grinned.

"That was very sweet everything you did to help Woody."

Cody grinned back. "Well, I know what he was going through all to well..."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah. When you want to impress the girl of your dreams, you worry that you will screw it up. Fortunately for both Woody and I, we both are now holding those ladies in our arms..."

Bailey smiled. "I must admit...the ham was a good idea."

"Yeah. I really should have foresaw the biting part..."

Bailey laughed. "How did you help him with that?"

Cody paused. "Well...ummm...I kind of sort of had to show him what to do..."

"You did, huh?" She giggled. "I'm sure with pineapple lips, it must have been a real sweet kiss..."

Cody laughed too. "Maybe a little." Then he got serious. "But nowhere near as sweet and juicy as your kisses are. Besides, Hamela is long gone..."

"Yeah?"

Cody winced. "Yeah...Woody got nervous, and when he gets nervous, he gets hungry, and well, you get the picture."

Bailey laughed. "Poor Hamela. Do I need to worry about any other lunch meats in your room?"

Cody shook his head. "Well, I'm sure Woody has a secret stash, but I wouldn't touch those if you paid me." He smiled. "Besides, the only thing country that I have eyes for is you..."

Bailey smiled and leaned her head on Cody's shoulder. "Good. I only have eyes for a city boy I know..."

Cody held her closer. "Yeah? Do I know this guy?"

"Uh huh...He's smart and kind and sweet...and he can even be funny at times."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, and he's a great dancer. I love it when he holds me in his arms."

Cody kissed the top of her head. "I know for a fact he loves it as much as you do."

For the next several minutes, everyone held on close to their dates and danced slowly to the music. Finally, the song ended, and Moseby spoke up.

"I know you all don't want to hear this, but it is curfew. I don't enjoy saying it because I'm having as much fun as all of you are. But, the rules are the rules."

Everyone began complaining.

"Look, I want the night to last to0, but we have to end it now. Tell you what though. To show that I do understand, I'll stretch curfew to allow the gentlemen...and Zack to walk their dates back to their cabins so they can say goodnight. But I'm only giving you thirty minutes. So, no funny business!"

Everyone was grumbling, but that was better than everyone just leaving and going their own ways. So, they all grabbed their disguises and began filing out of the room in couples in a very Noah's Ark sort of way. Cody and Bailey took their time in making their way back up to Bailey's cabin, wanting to enjoy every spare minute they could with each other. But time was not on their side, and before either wanted it, their time was up.

Bailey smiled. "I had a great time tonight. I'm sorry I almost ruined it."

Cody smiled back. "No worries. I had a great time too." He paused. "I just wish it wasn't our final high school dance..."

"Me too. I just keep thinking of all the ones we wasted...I just wish..."

"I know, but that's the past. We have the present and the future to look forward too. And I was able to spend my final dance with the woman I love. I could never ask for more than that."

"I couldn't agree more. Getting to dance the night away with the man I love was pretty special. And we might not have formal dances in college next year, but we'll still be able to dance together anytime we want..."

Cody smiled. "I look forward to that...though, if you look even a fraction of how beautiful you looked tonight, I'm not sure the old ticker will be able to handle it..."

Bailey smiled. "Well, I guess I'll just have to get good at mouth to mouth to be able to revive you..."

"You know...I do feel my heart beginning to race now..."

"Well, let me see what I can do for that..." Cody and Bailey both leaned in towards each other, and their lips were a few millimeters from touching when they were interrupted by a noise.

Cody closed his eyes and groaned. "Whoever just called me may have to be killed..."

Bailey laughed. "See who it is and get rid of them..."

Cody grinned. "Consider it done!"

Cody pulled out his phone and checked his caller ID. "Of course, it would be my Mom..." Cody answered his phone. "Hi Mom...Can I call you back in a..." "Huh?" "Slow down and say that again!" Cody paused. "Yeah, we are...we're west of Hawaii and are supposed to dock in Honolulu in a couple of days..." Cody swallowed. "Mom, let me check this out, and I'll call you back!"

Bailey looked at Cody with concern. "Is everything okay?"

Cody was a little pale. "I don't know. Mom said the news just interrupted, and said a large earthquake had hit Japan..."

Bailey gasped. "Oh no!"

"Really big...an 8.9 on the Richter Scale...and supposedly it created a tsunami...that's coming right for us!"

To be Continued...