DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING BUT THE PLOT!

Hey guys! This is a story a decided to write. It will be 10 chapters! I hope you enjoy.

Melody *

No One But You
Chapter 1 - An Innocent Little Prank

Vanessa closed her computer a little too hard. While her boyfriend was in Australia promoting his new movie "17 again", she had to keep herself updated on what he was doing.
She'd just read what he had said about his co-star Leslie Mann: "She's awesome and beautiful and I've had a crush on her since I was 10 years old."

Vanessa was really tired of Zac talking about other women like that. She knew he loved her, but still, he could calm his compliments a little.

Looking at the clock, she realized that she had to go. She was meeting Corbin for dinner in 30 minutes. She got her purse, and headed out the door. She walked quickly to her car, not answering any of the questions the paparazzi threw her, or caring to pose. She really wasn't in the mood.

As she arrived outside the restaurant, she thanked God that the paparazzi weren't allowed inside.
Vanessa walked into the restaurant and spotted Corbin right away.
"Hey Ness!" he greeted.
"Hey Corbin!" she hugged him.
While doing that she suddenly got an idea, and the hug lasted a little longer than intentionally.
"Ness, you okay?" Corbin asked.
"I could've been better," Vanessa admitted. "And I just found away for you to help me with that!"
"Okay, what's going on?" Corbin asked, looking quite confused. Vanessa sat back on the chair opposite from Corbin.
"You have to pretend to be my boyfriend," Vanessa said.
"WHAT!?" Corbin asked, shocked.
"Okay, I'll start from the beginning. I'm getting really tired of Zac doing stuff with other women. You know, like when he made out with Nikki, remember?" Vanessa said.
"How can I forget..?"
"I know it's selfish, but I just wish he would talk about me a little more."
"Didn't you two agree on keeping your personal life private?" Corbin asked.
"Yes, but you know, if he just mentions me every now and then."
"And now he says that Leslie Mann is beautiful and that he's had a crush on her since he was 10 years old! Excuse me, but where does that leave me?" Vanessa was getting upset now that she finally got to spill all her feelings on someone.
"Uh, his girlfriend for four years?" Corbin said. "Duh."
"This is no time for sarcasm, Corbin, honestly. I know it makes me look like a jealous girlfriend, but I told him when we got together that I was the type who would get jealous. I even said it in an interview. I want to be his only one, Corbin!" Vanessa said, teary-eyed at the last sentence.

"You know he loves you, Vanessa. What he says to the world is one thing, but what he says to his friends when he's with them is another."
"He talks about me to his friends?" Vanessa looked up at Corbin.
Right then the waiter came to take their orders. Vanessa quickly ordered something, because she wanted to hear Corbin's answer.
"Yeah, he talks about you a lot," Corbin assured her with a smile, when the waiter disappeared again.
"What does he say?"
Corbin burst out laughing suddenly.
"What?" Vanessa asked.
"I'm going to tell you a story," Corbin said, still laughing. "Once, a few months ago, me, Zac and a couple of his friends, Shane and Bubba to be exact, were in his apartment just talking, and Zac was online with his computer. The desktop wallpaper is you and him by the way," Corbin said.
"I know," Vanessa giggled.

Flashback:

A very tired Vanessa walked downstairs in her boyfriend's apartment in her pajamas, after spending another night there. As she walked into the living room she saw Zac, and 4 of his best friends, Taylor, Shane, Conner and Chris, sitting there. Vanessa knew all of them and threw herself on the sofa beside Zac and closed her eyes again, a yawn escaping her lips.
"Well, good morning to you too Vanessa," Conner said sarcastically.
"God, what time is it?" Vanessa asked, not caring to even open her eyes.
"It's 2 pm. God, Zac, what did you two do last night that caused her to be this tired?" Chris asked.
Shane, Taylor and Conner laughed.
"Shut up," Zac said, and pulled his girlfriend onto his lap gently, wrapping his arms around her waist. Her tired body was soft and warm against his own.
Burying his face in her beautiful hair, he whispered in her ear. "Thanks for last night."
"Shh," she giggled. "Don't let them hear that."
Zac smiled, but didn't remove his face. "I love you, Baby V," he whispered.
Vanessa smiled to herself. "I love you too," she said, resting against his muscular chest.
Zac tilted her head upwards and his own downwards to plant a light kiss on her lips.
Vanessa smiled and snuggled deeper into his chest like a baby, but Zac just smiled and tightened his grip around her waist.
As he kissed the top of her head, Vanessa was sound asleep again.

When Vanessa had woken again, Taylor had taken a picture of them with Zac's built in web-cam on his computer. Just for fun, Taylor had made it the desktop wallpaper too. And Zac hadn't removed it, so it was still there.

End of flashback.

"Reality check, VHud!?" Corbin said, waving his hand in front of her.
"Oh, sorry. I just had a little flashback." As Vanessa thought about this memory, she knew that Zac loved her, she'd never doubted that, but she still wanted him just to taste some of his own medicine.
"So, we were all sitting in his apartment and talking, but it wasn't long before we realized that Zac wasn't paying attention. So Bubba got up behind him to look what he was doing on the computer, and he didn't notice of course, because he was too busy," Corbin said.
"Too busy with what?"
"With looking at pictures of you. Did you know he had a folder named 'Baby V'?" Corbin asked.
"No, he has?"
"Uh-huh, with like a billion pictures of you. And he was like looking through them all, and sighing. It was creepy at first, until he noticed that all of us were sitting behind him, and looking at what he was doing. Shane told him he was whipped, and Zac said he was. And then he said something about that you were too perfect for him, and all that crazy stuff that guys say when they're whipped."
"Aww, really?" Vanessa said.
"Yeah, Zac loves you Nessa. So do I still have to be your boyfriend?" Corbin asked.
"Yeah! I know Zac loves me, and I mean no harm with this, I just want him to feel like I do," Vanessa said. "So will you please help me, Corbin?" she gave him the puppy-stare.
"Fine!" Corbin gave in.
"Great! But just so you know, you don't have to kiss me. Just hold my hand, and hug me. It won't be a problem, you've done it all before," Vanessa smiled pleased.
"I wouldn't have kissed you anyway, Zac would seriously have killed me!"

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After finishing their meal, Corbin and Vanessa went outside. Just before the cameras started flashing again, Corbin grabbed Vanessa's hand. And she couldn't help but smile, 'cause it was going to be so great!
"Vanessa! Vanessa! Are you and Zac broken up!?" "Are you dating Corbin!?" "Why are you holding hands!?" "Vanessa, answer!"
Vanessa and Corbin got into Vanessa's car, and they drove off. The paparazzi followed, and when she dropped him off at his place she told him to hug her.
"What?" Corbin asked.
"Hug me! Come on!" Vanessa whispered.
Corbin leant over and gave Vanessa warm hug, and she grinned when they pulled apart.
"This is so going to work!" Vanessa said.
"I can't believe we're actually doing this!" Corbin said as he got ready to leave.
"Thanks, Corbin. I really do appreciate it," Vanessa said.
The paparazzi were still taking pictures.

"Bye, Nessa. And good luck!" Corbin said as he got out of the car, and Vanessa heard him being bombarded with questions.
She really loved Corbin right now.

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A few hours later, a new text message beeped in.

Corbin!? What the hell, V? What's going on?
Ash.

Vanessa laughed to herself. That was probably the fastest things about her had gotten out in the media.

A little later, it beeped in two new messages, from Miley and Brittany Snow, and Dylan called.
"Hello?" Vanessa picked up her phone.
"What's going on, Vanessa?" Dylan asked.
"If I tell you, you can't tell anyone else, okay?" Vanessa giggled.
"Okay. Why is this funny?"
"You know how Zac always talks about other women, and when he kissed his Hairspray co-star?"
"Yep."
"I'm trying to make him realize how it feels, you know," Vanessa explained.
"Oh my God, hahahahaha. Great thought, Vanessa!" Dylan said.
"So you won't tell him?"
"Never! Haha, this is great, I love when people does this kind of stuff to my brother!" Dylan laughed.
"So you think it's going to work?" Vanessa asked.
"Hell yeah! He hates when you are hanging out with guys without him. Once, he said something like: 'I'm not jealous, I'm just afraid of losing her.'" Dylan laughed.
"Aw, he said that?" Vanessa asked.
"Uh, yeah. But don't back off from your plan!"
"I won't."
"Great, Vanessa! I love you for this!" Dylan said, a little too excited.
"Haha, Dylan."

While Vanessa laughed about all this, she had no idea that this joke, or attempt to get her boyfriend into realize how she sometimes felt, was about to turn into the worst nightmare she would ever experience in her life…