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Indestructible
Summery: The gang meets again at Harvard, but then something happens between Zack and Maddie which makes her leave and 7 years later Zack rushes into a very special person he never knew about…
This was going to be so much fun! My old friends from Boston/S.S. Tipton are moving to Harvard. Zack, London, Cody, Zack, Bailey, Maya...never met her but anyway…and…Zack.
I wondered if they would remember me. I wondered how they would look like. If the guys had grown. I would know soon, cause I promised I would help them move into their dorms. We would all live in the same hallway, 4th floor, except for London who had the whole 5th floor for herself. It was pretty cool actually; you had to place your hand on a screen so it could recognize your fingerprints if you wanted the elevator to open at hers. Then you just stepped out in her dorm. She hadn't been there yet but I had. She asked me to decorate it for her. I hope she'll like it. I was interrupted in my thought by a knocking on the door. I slowly moved towards it. I felt my legs shake. Why? Why was I nervous? It was just my friends who I'd known for half of my lifetime.
I slowly opened the door and faced a dark-brown-haired girl. She had light brown highlights.
"London!" I exclaimed and jumped on her in a hug. "Maddie!" she screamed in happiness as we fell to the floor. Luckily it was a thick wall-to-wall-carpet in the hallway so she didn't hurt herself as I fell on top of her.
"I've missed you" I said, still on top of her. I had the biggest smile on my face and so she that smile too.
"I've missed you too Maddie! But please, get off me, I can't breathe!" she said. I rolled over to her right side and she gasped with relief. We both laughed. I stopped as I saw the four other faces standing around me; looking down to my face. They didn't look like kids at all, as I expected.
"Maddie!" they exclaimed. One of the twins bent down to drag me up. I've no idea who it was.
"Hey guys, I've missed you so much!" I said as all of them were swarmed around me in a hug.
"We've missed you to!" they said. I laughed still hugging Bailey.
"Wow Bailey, you're a woman now" I said with a smile. I always wanted to be nice and give people confidence.
"And I'm a man now" I heard a cocky voice. When I turned around I found a guy just smiling, the other were also smiling but had also a smirk on his face. That's how I quickly without hesitation could tell them apart.
"Of course you are" I said as I hugged Zack. Since he was so tall, maybe 6.1, and with my tiny 5.2 I ended up buring my face into his chest. I felt the muscles pressed my face and body. Suddenly I felt a strange feeling that was creeping me out. He let go of me so I could hug Cody.
"Cody!" I said as I did the same with him, not really wanting to let go of Zack. Cody didn't have as much muscles as Zack, although they had the same length. I waited to feel the feeling again during the hug with Cody but it never came. What the hell's wrong with me?
"You guys have grown so much" I said looking up to their faces.
"Yeah, the-matter-of-factly we're 6.3" Zack said with a smirk. Oh, I guessed 6.1. Close enough. At that moment I think I gave Zack a little to much of a look. I mean my eyes had started right into his way too long. He moved aside and that's when I first notice her. Maya. I gave her a smile.
"You must be Maya?" I say as I hug her. It's our first meeting so we should probably present ourselves by a handshake but since she's a friend of my friends I hugged her. She was a little taller than me. Luckily I had high heels and she had a UGG's, so I wouldn't have my face into her chest. That would be too embarrassing.
"And you must be Maddie" she said as we let go.
"Ok, enough with the talking! We can have dinner at my suite at 7; cause you have to help me unpack my clothes girls! The crowd here doesn't know how to sorting my clothes!" London said as she took a grip of my wrist and Maya's in her other hand. See ya boys. You come over at 7. We girls will make dinner. Come on Bailey" she said as she pulled us inside the elevator.
As the doors closed I had time to see a small glimpse of Zack. My heart started to pound fast as I thought about him. What was wrong with me?
"London, are you sure we're going to cook? We haven't even seen the kitchen yet" Bailey asked.
"Of course. I wanna have some time with you guys" London said with a grin as she reached for the screen.
"Maddie, I can't reach it! Could you.." she said with a hint. "Oh, yeah. Of course" I said as I placed my hand on the screen. All of us had our fingerprints or maybe I should say handprints programmed. It beeped and then the elevator doors opened. I entered the dorm with the girls behind me following "wow's" from Bailey and Maya.
"So London, what do you think?" I said turning around with a gesture with my hands.
"Maddie, this is fantastic" she answered as she moved to one of the couches softly placing her hand on it. The couches were red and really big. They stood in a kind of group with a table in the middle. Beside the group there was a fireplace. The room had four doors, if you wouldn't count the elevator. One to the bathroom, one to her bedroom, one to the kitchen, one to the closet; which by the way was huge! London we're the only one of all of us who had a kitchen and a diningroom. She had told me we could always eat every meal at hers. It was nice of her. On the ground-floor there's a restaurant, which's isn't expensive for us since we live in the same building. We get discount. But it's actually a really expensive dormitory. Well, at least for those who aren't friends of London as we are. Mr Tipton bought the whole dormitory and Harvard cause London couldn't get in.
"Come on girls" she said as she walked into the closet. In the middle there was around 50 big Louis Vuitton suitecases.
"Please, don't say we have to unpack all of them…" Maya said tired. "Please, please" Bailey pleaded. I didn't mind. It would be fun spending every single minute with London! I've missed her so much!
"Ms Tipton, here's comes your other 154 bags" I heard a voice behind me. We all turned around seeing men with uniforms bringing just as big bags as those who already were in the closet.
"Goodie" London answered. "No, you're going to help me with all of the 204 bags girls" she said as she tripped away to the bags.
I think I spoke to soon. I knew this would take a while. Maya and Bailey groaned as they followed her and so did I.
3 hours had just flied away. We had talked about everything. About how Todd proposed to London, and she was going to visit him in two weeks. She would bring a teacher who could homeschool her though during the weeks she would be gone. He was still in Zurich but would graduate this spring.
Bailey told me about Cody, they had also plans for an engagement. But they had decided to be engaged at 22 years old so they had to wait three years, but that didn't bother them. When I heard them I felt so lonely.
"So Maya, why don't you tell me about Zackanator" I said turning around to her with a smile.
"Zackanator?" she giggled. "What a wonderful nickname"
"He got it when we at the Tipton found out he's a bowling-master" I said with a smile.
"Well, we're not engaged as these two" she said pointing towards Bailey and London. "But we have it great. We love each other very much. He such a romanticist, so gentle, handsome, hot and so sweet" she said dreamily. I couldn't help myself but feeling jealous. He used to be mine. But that doesn't matter- cause I don't like him in that way. It was great he was over me and had a serious relationship with this wonderful chick.
"Gentle" Bailey scoffed. "Why don't you just say as always; that he's so fantastic amazing in-"
"We're here" I heard Cody shout.
"Oh, we're in here!" London yelled. It took like 2 seconds before Zack and his brother entered the room. "The dinner's ready?"
"Oh, crap! I totally forgot!" London exclaimed in panic.
"What? I'm starving. I haven't eaten since breakfast at the airport!" Zack exclaimed but laughed a little. "Women"
I laughed at this. He was so cute… and in that white t-shirt, in blue jeans, his dark-blonde hair a little…fluffy… and his deep blue-green-gray eyes…Wait what? Zack cute? Zack deep blue..? Stop it Maddie!
"We're just going to unpack some dresses, then we'll start with it" London said as she started unzipping the 137th bag.
"No way. I can't wait" Cody said pleadingly looking at Bailey. Bailey just laughed. London didn't seem to care; her little babies were her dresses.
I watched Zack walking to her grabbing her arms, easily lifting her up from the floor were we sat. "Woman. Dinner. Now" he said. Not in an angry voice. In a stubborn, pleadingly, hot, impatient voice. Oh no, now I was doing this again.
"Zack put me down!" she demanded. I looked amazed how he had lifted her up. He must be so strong. It didn't seem hard to him lifting her up.
"If I'm gonna put you down here you'll just continue unpacking your dresses" he said. Maya laughed.
"That's right. Take her to the kitchen" Maya said.
"Maya!" London yelled as Zack bent down picking up Maya too and held her over his left shoulder while holding London on her right. He smacked Maya on her butt with his hand, but quickly took it back to London's back so she wouldn't fall down from this giant. When he did that I felt like something broke inside me.
"What're you doing Zack?" Maya yelled as he walked out of the room. "I'm taking you to the kitchen. You're gonna make me dinner. And I'll watch this door so London- don't even think about getting back to the closet. You'll have time tomorrow" I heard Zack say. But then they were so far away in another room, probably the kitchen; I could only hear them speak, but not about what.
"Bailey, you want me to carry you too? And what about you Maddie?" Cody asked. I wondered if he even was strong enough to carry one of us!
"No thanks" we said in unison. He laughed as the three of us went out to the livingroom or hall, whatever it's called. I saw the mirror in the corner of the room.
"Mirror" I exclaimed as I ran to the mirror. I stood in front of the mirror. "How do I look?"
"Long time no see" the mirror answered. "You look…dear I say it. Good"
I smiled. That's the biggest compliment I ever could've got from it. "Thank you" I said as I turned around to Bailey.
"Wow, that mirror only says bad things to me!" Bailey said jealously. I laughed. "That mirror is pure evil" I answered.
"Why don't you come over here? I haven't talked to you in years" Zack's voice… where was he… Oh, the couch, sitting in a sofa and Cody's lying down in the big one. There was an armchair but it was crowded with London's purses. The only seat was next to Zack, and if I would take that seat I would touch him cause he took so much space! I can't sit so close to him.
"Bailey, Maddie! Are you coming or what?" London yelled from the kitchen.
"Gotta help the girls" I said, squeezing out a smile and pulled Bailey with me into the kitchen.
"Bailey, fix the vegetables. Maya, you're doing the potatoes and I want them crunchy. Maddie, you'll fix the meat and I'll lay the table, fix something to drink and make the dessert" London said as she put something in the oven.
"Oh, what are we having?" Maya asked enthusiastic as she peeled the potatoes.
"Soufflé" London said simply.
"What London! Do I know you?" I was so taken aback from what she just said.
"I have someone to cook for. Todd loves when I cook myself. So I always do it myself when I'm with him. Or we actually do it together" she said and I see her smiling of the thought of Todd. I was so happy for her. London and Todd were meant to be, as much as Cody and Bailey were, and Zack and Maya? I didn't know about them.
"Knock, knock, is the food ready yet?" Zack asked standing in the doorway.
"Give us 2 minutes" London said without giving him a look running around in the kitchen trying to find some pepper.
I glanced at him, expecting him to look at me, like he used to; but he doesn't. He looks at Maya and slowly hug her from behind, placing his hands on her hips and kissing her neck. Yes, they are also meant to be.
I don't get it! Why are my eyes starting to be watery? They shouldn't! I don't like him, so why do I care? I try to focus on how it looked when I cut the meat and put it on the plate. Tried to make it look better, but it was already perfect. Suddenly I hear someone whisper in my ear "You look great". I shudder; I know exactly who that was. I glance to the door, right in time to see Zack pass it back till the livingroom. Whatever he said, he didn't mean he thought I'm hot. Besides, he loves Maya. I mean, I couldn't have had a better view of them. He loves her, not me; he's so over me. I felt a tear slowly fall down along my cheek. I don't know why I was so close to burst out in a cry. But in anyway I didn't want anyone to know, so I quickly wiped it away. Thank God I did it so fast, cause in the next second Maya stood in front of me taking the plate smiling.
"We're all done. The dinners ready" she said in a relief still smiling. I smiled back.
We walked in a row. Bailey, Me, Maya and London. Before I knew it there was only one seat left which was empty. And it happened to be in front of Zack. On his left side he had Maya, of course, and I had London next to me. I had Bailey next to meon the other side who sat in the corner. Cody sat on the other side of the table.
"Eventually, we're here with food…" Cody said in an impatient voice as he grabbed the salad.
The evening wasn't as I expected. I don't know why… I never got in the conversation. I just pretended to be so in the conversation, but in fact I was only watching Zack and Maya make out and thinking about how much I needed to get a boyfriend myself. I could start dating Jason. Yeah, that's the only good idea I had today!
"So, Maddie, I thought about something…" London said as we sat in the livingroom with Bailey. Maya, Zack and Cody were still left in the diningroom.
"Yeah, I thought about that too" Bailey said turning the lights off. The moonlight, the street lamps and the little lamp London had in the corner of the room was the only kind of light we used.
I wondered what they talked about.
"You never told us about your life here! I mean your new friends, all your boyfriends, and not to talk about how you seemed bothered and distracted during the whole dinner. Was something wrong hun?" London asked.
"Oh no. Nothing's wrong with me. I'm good. I'm dating the rich guy Jason, remember him London? You dated his best friend Kyle? We all four went to the Usher concert? Anyway, he lives just a few doors away" I said smiling. Although I was just pretending. That smile was actually coming from a soul which was completely broken.
"Wow, he's rich" was all London could say, but she was amazed.
"I've never met him, but I'm sure he's a great man. You deserve that. I actually thought you would end up together with Zack but I guess you two don't have feelings for each other" Bailey said and I could tell she shared a glance with London for a few seconds. I didn't know if that was a statement or a question, cause she seemed to wait for me to reply. I panicked. Maddie! Madeline Margaret Genevieve Miranda Catherine Fitzpatrick! Say something. I opened my mouth "I-"
"So here you are" Cody said plopping down next to Bailey, lifting her like a baby so he could hold her. They really looked cute. Since I sat alone in the two-seat-couch Zack plopped down there with Maya placing her on his lap.
I felt how it became like the dinner. I couldn't get into the conversation. It was impossible. Zack used to be mine. He was so sweet to me, he said he loved me, he wanted a future with me, he was so gentle, he was my dream-man despite he was three and a half years younger, which he still is, but it's different now, and he's so hot, I almost need to tie myself not to throw myself around him, but he has a girlfriend and he's so, so, so, so over me. "He haven't even called me Sweet Thang". I guess I had a confused look on my face cause suddenly everybody turned to face me. I smiled. "What" I asked.
"Sweet Thang?" Bailey repeated. Oh…Dear…God…please don't say I said that out load.
"He haven't even called me Sweet Thang" Cody repeated. Now I really panicked. I guess I could take a little of my story and soft it down, if that was possible.
"Aw, I was just thinking about old times back at the Tipton when you had that stupid crush on me and called me Sweet Thang. I just thought you haven't called me that" I said and looked at a confused Zack. He wasn't the only confused. All of them were, and so was I.
"But since you don't call me that, it's a sign you've grown so much Zackary" I said with the biggest fake-smile I ever had.
Maya looked at me.
"Oh, sweetheart! You had a crush on her? She's over three years older than you" Maya said as she gave him a passionate kiss.
I couldn't take it anymore.
"Well, it's been a long day- but funny though. We're going to have more of these, and maybe you'll meet Jason next time, but I have a math-test tomorrow. Sunday today… School tomorrow, you guys should go back to your dorms too" I said giving London and Bailey a hug. Maya made out with Zack so I couldn't reach Cody.
"God night, see ya" I said as I took the elevator one floor down. I had to go to Jason's dorm before I go to sleep today.
I dragged my legs. I felt how I really didn't want this… But before I would turn back to my dorm I knocked.
"Come on in" I heard him say. I slowly opened the door and stepped in. He quickly jumped off his bed.
"Maddie? What a wonderful surprise!" He said with a smile and gave me a huge hug. More than a friendly one. I knew he wanted so much more.
"Well, I've been thinking lately…"
"You finally wanna go out with me?" He said with a huge grin on his face. I nodded and faked a smile.
"I do"
"Well, what about tomorrow? I'll take to the nicest restaurant in town, so wear a nice dress! I know you have plenty of them!" He said with a smirk. "Or if you want, I'll buy you one"
"Thanks Jason, but I'm okay. Which time will you pick me up?"
"What do you say about…7?"
"Sounds good to me" I said giving him a kiss on his cheek. Jason was nice to me. I've turned him down so many times. Not as many as Zack; Jason haven't asked me out so many times, but still enough for me. He looked handsome too, although he couldn't be compared with Zack. Jason would lose so quickly in that game…Wait, why was I thinking about Zack again?
I stopped in the hallway as I heard someone giggle. I moved myself along the wall crept to the corner to see who it was. I saw Maya, pinned up against the wall, Zack drooling over her; kissing her. I felt how my heart was ripped out. There was nothing left inside me. I turned around, once again towards Jason's dorm.
I haven't decided yet how many chapters there will be. I have another Zaddie story (Breakaway) and you can read that one if you want to. I'm going to update both of my stories as soon as possible.
If you have an idea I would love you to comment or send me an email to my inbox. Even if you only have a complaint I'm glad to know what I have to do better.