Chapter 2- Elevators and Snowy Nights
'I'm just star struck' Cody thought as he walked out of their suite the next morning.
'I don't like her' he assured himself.
He pushed the button for the elevator and watched the number displayed go from 25 to 23. The elevator was empty except for a petite, pretty girl with long, brown, slightly curled hair, talking on a cell phone. As Cody walked in she looked up and gave him a big friendly grin. Then put her head back down as if it had been a mistake.
"Yeah Lilly, I'm still here," The girl said into her phone.
Her accent was very Californian but Cody was pretty sure he could here a slight Tennessee wilt on her words.
"Yes Lil', I miss you too. I'll see you tomorrow. Tell Oliver I say Hi. See ya." she finished, snapping her phone closed.
Cody glanced at her sideways, half smiling, then quickly turned his head and instead watched the numbers count down.
18...17…16…CRASH!
The lights went black and the elevator came to a complete stop. Both Cody and the girl were thrown to the ground.
"Oh no!" Cody thought aloud. "The elevators stopped." he continued, stating the obvious.
"Do you know the number for maintenance?" the girl asked,
"I'll ring Mose…the manager," Cody replied, taking the pink phone from the girl's hand.
The screen showed the girl and another blonde girl at the beach. Cody smiled and dialed the number for reception.
"Marion Moseby, how may I help you?" Moseby answered,
"Hey, it's Cody. I'm stuck in elevator 2. It just randomly stopped," Cody told him.
"Oh dear. Is there anyone else with you?" Moseby asked,
"Yeah, just one," Cody answered, glancing up at the girl,
"Ok, Arwin's on his way. And please! Don't do anything to upset the guest," Moseby finished and hung up.
"Looks like we're stuck here for a bit," Cody said, handing back the phone.
"I'm Cody. I live here." he explained,
"Miley" she said, holding out her hand for Cody to shake. "I'm visiting from California,"
"What brings you to Boston?" Cody asked casually,
"Uh...visiting relatives," Miley answered quickly,
"That's cool. So you're not just one of those obsessive Hannah Montana fans who's just snuck into the hotel," Cody laughed,
Miley laughed nervously, "No, no. But I mean she still has talent. Don't ya think?" she asked hopefully,
"Yeah, she's pretty good," Cody agreed. Then for a reason Cody didn't know Miley blushed.
For the next half hour Cody and Miley sat there talking about anything that popped into their heads, from school to annoying brothers. Just as Cody felt like they were really connecting, the lights suddenly came on and they felt the floor beneath them start to move again. They both looked a bit disappointed for two people who had just been rescued from a broken elevator.
'It's now or never,' Cody thought.
"Listen, Miley, if you're not doing anything tonight, I have a spare ticket to the Hannah Montana concert," he said nervously.
Miley's face fell. "I'd really, really love to but…I'm…busy. Family stuff," she said sounding genuinely disappointed.
"Oh, ok, that's fine," Cody tried to hide his embarrassment.
The elevator 'dinged' and they both stepped out into the lobby.
"You know. I wish I had another night here. I had fun!" Miley laughed,
"Well as much fun as someone can have when they're stuck in an elevator," Cody laughed too.
Miley smiled, kissed Cody on the cheek and skipped out the doors.
'Weird' Cody thought. 'She smells like…vanilla?"
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"So you're saying. You met a girl in an elevator. You talked to her and she still seemed to like you?" Zack asked confused,
"Don't sound so surprised," Cody frowned at him,
"And you're sure she wasn't even a bit bored," Zack teased,
"No. We actually seemed to have a lot in common," Cody said,
"So did you ask her to the concert?" Zack asked,
"Yes. But she had family stuff to do," Cody explained,
"Ouch!" Zack laughed,
"Well, the only reason she's in town is to see her family so it kind of makes sense she'd be with them on her last night," Cody defended himself,
"Bummer, you finally find a girl who likes you and all your school junk and she leaves the next day," Zack sighed,
"I know. I hate living in a hotel. No one ever stays in your life for more than a week." Cody said sadly.
"Well then invite someone from school, like…Max," Zack suggested,
"Do you really think she'd be into Hannah Montana?" Cody asked sarcastically,
"It's worth a shot. Somehow I don't think any of your math friends would be interested in a mosh pit," Zack sniggered.
"Fine, but I'm telling her it was your idea," Cody said as he walked to the phone.
"Whatever." Zack answered, jumping on the couch and turning the TV on.
Cody talked on the phone for a bit then joined Zack on the couch.
"She said she'd love to come." Cody said surprised,
"Cool. Speaking of the concert. We're leaving soon. We better get ready." Zack said standing up.
"We have an hour," Cody told him.
"I've got to be ready to wow! Hannah. She's leaving to go back to California tomorrow." Zack explained.
'That's an awfully strange coincidence' Cody found his thoughts drift back to Miley…
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"That was awesome!" Max said as they were piling back into the limo after the concert,
"She's so much better live," Zack stated,
"I wonder what she's doing now?" Maddie wondered, "Maybe we could hang out."
"No, Hannah puts so much into a show that she doesn't really have much energy to party afterwards," London told them.
"Cody, you seem quiet. Didn't you like the show?" Max asked,
"What?" Cody snapped out of his daydream.
"Oh no I thought it was great," he smiled.
He was actually thinking about how much more fun it would've been if Miley had been there. Or maybe he would've had more fun because he wouldn't have been thinking about her the entire time.
'I have to see her before she leaves,' Cody thought.
"So what are you guys doing for New Years?" Max asked,
"Party at my place!" London squealed,
"There's a rooftop party at The Tipton. We're all going," Maddie explained,
"You should come," London suggested,
"Sounds like fun," Max smiled.
After they had dropped Maddie and Max home, the limo headed for the hotel.
"I wonder if Hannah's back yet," Zack said excitedly,
"Don't even think about it," London told him,
"She's going first thing tomorrow anyway so you're not going to get her to fall in love with you anyway." she continued.
Zack struggled to think of a witty retort before Cody interrupted him,
"Hey look it's snowing again!" he said,
"Yay!" London squealed. "I needed an excuse to wear those new snow boots I bought."
When they were out of the limo and on the steps of the hotel, the snowfall was getting heavier and heavier,
"Looks like it's going to be a rough night," Zack stated, looking at the huge amount of snow that had landed on him on the short walk to shelter,
"It better not interfere with my rooftop party," London said, then walked inside. Closely followed by Zack.
'The wind's pretty bad as well, the airport will probably be closed' Cody smiled at his thought,
'Miley's wish came true, she might have another night in Boston after all…'
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A/N- Thank you to everyone for the amazing response to chap.1! I hope I lived up to expectations with this chap. The next one will focus on Miley and her thoughts etc… Please review!