TDA Gwen Aftermath

Chapter 2: Love

By William Whisk

Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama Island

Author's Notes: WARNING THIS IS a SPOILER FOR EPISODE 6 AND 7 of TDA. If you haven't seen either episode then you might not want to read this fiction.

To Add Gwen is being put under pressure and is under emotional stress.

This was originally meant to be a one shot, but became too long and now it is a two shot no more.

Now for the story, enjoy.

"Hey Gwen," Trent decided to attempt to chat with her.

Gwen took a seat at the nearest table to her and placed her plate on the table.

"Hey Trent," she then responded to him. Trent took it as a cue that he could sit by her and placed himself right across her table.

"Listen…I wanted to talk to you," Gwen sighed as she lifted her head up slightly so she could look into his eyes. Trent remained silent as he feared that Gwen would lash out at him.

"I'm...sorry for what I did," she told him and Trent's fear disappeared. He now smiled at her as she continued to talk.

"I know what I did wasn't the best choice…but I didn't know…things were becoming awkward," she explained and Trent frowned.

"It's ok Gwen, all I want is us to be back together," Trent said. Others began walking into the cafeteria. Once they saw Trent and Gwen sitting together, they were quick in surrounding the two with out them noticing. The only ones that were absent were Cody, Bridgette, Geoff, and Courtney.

Gwen hesitated for a moment, the idea was tempting. Her feelings for him haven't completely left her, but what about what he did on TDA.

"Oh my god, they are getting back together," Katie and Sadie squealed as they waited for Gwen's response. The others began cheering the two in hopes they would reunite.

"Hey what's going on," Bridgette had finally come for breakfast. It only took her a moment to realize what was occurring as she spotted Gwen and Trent talking to each other. She also noticed Trent's hopeful face as he held Gwen's hands. It didn't take too much after that to know what was occurring. Bridgette noticed one more thing, Gwen's hesitation.

"I…I'm not…," Gwen didn't finish her statement as she saw Trent's puppy dog like eyes.

Geoff, followed by Courtney, had then come into the cafeteria. They both quickly noticed what was happening. Geoff could see the displeased look on Bridgette's face. Bridgette looked at Trent who continued to wait and stare at Gwen for an answer.

"Come on say yes already," Sadie cheered and Trent smiled from the support he was getting. Now all he was waiting for was Gwen who was still hesitant to reply.

Courtney began glaring at Trent herself now. She had thought about everything last night. It had driven her out of her mind how she appealed to his emotions so easily with out looking at the other side of the story. It went against all her C.I.T. training.

Gwen continued to stare at Trent.

"Yes," Gwen finally said. She went with her feelings. She still wanted to be with Trent. She just hoped he would now drop his obsession habits and start trusting her. Almost everyone began to cheer for the two and as Gwen looked towards Bridgette and Geoff she could see disappointment written on their faces. 'Maybe they are still mad at me for what I did to Trent.'

Cody was the last to arrive in the cafeteria. He could hear the cheers from the hallway. As he had a clear view of the room, he could see everyone circling around a table.

"Hey guys, what's up," Cody said as he enjoyed the light atmosphere in the room. As he got closer to the table he began to slightly frown when he saw Gwen and Trent's hands together.

"Me and Gwen are back together," Trent said.

"Isn't it adorable," Katie and Sadie shouted. Cody's eyes wondered to Gwen, she was smiling and it caused Cody to smile. She was happy again, but his smile went away as he felt hurt at the same time. He understood it was jealousy, but he was going to do his best to ignore his feelings.

Soon everyone went to get their own meals. Cody had decided to sit at another table that was further away from Trent and Gwen. He had decided to give them time alone. The others carried the same thoughts as Cody as they began sitting with each other at other tables.

Bridgette and Geoff decided to eat with Cody.

"Hi do you mind if I sit here as well," Courtney came up and asked. Cody said yes with a smile, Geoff and Bridgette nodded.

"Listen…I just want to say I'm sorry," Courtney apologized to Cody. Cody leaned back on his chair with a grin.

"No problem, let's just be frie…ahhh," Cody shouted as he almost fell backwards. The three began to laugh as Cody caught his balance and let the chair fall back onto four legs.

The four began eating their meals and chatting. Cody would find himself saying goofy things causing the little group to laugh and Geoff would chime in with a few jokes of his own. In the end Cody had finished his meal early and excused himself from the table. The three watched as he left and noticed when he paused for a moment to look at Gwen and Trent, before leaving the cafeteria.

"Cody really cares about her," Bridgette was the first to speak after Cody had left.

"Yeah, but Gwen decided to give Trent another try. I feel for the guy, but there's nothing we can do," Geoff said as he wrapped his arm around his girlfriend.

"I am just surprised he is taking it so well," Bridgette said as she thought about how Cody smiled every time he saw Trent and Gwen together.

"He isn't," Courtney finally spoke, almost startling the two. Courtney sighed as she looked at Trent and Gwen.

"Every time he smiles, it is because he likes seeing Gwen happy. Other wise he is always covering up the real pain as he smiles. He just wants her to be happy…to be honest I'm sort of jealous. I wish Duncan was more like Cody and Geoff," Courtney said and Bridgette smiled.

"You know Duncan keeps a picture of you under his pillow as he sleeps," Bridgette said and Courtney blushed.

"Yeah, Duncan totally cares about you, even if he tries to hide it," Geoff told her and Courtney sighed.

"Hmm, he better be or else," Courtney smirked and they all smiled.

Gwen's heart was fluttering once more as she and Trent talked. They were discussing about why they had broken up in the first place. It had just seemed stupid to both of them as they thought about it.

"I guess it was kind of silly. Most girls would probably be happy to have their boyfriends obsessing over them," Gwen smiled at him and Trent blushed.

"Well you are a great girl and I love you," Trent told her. Gwen blushed from his words and Trent continued to hold her hands.

"Just promise me you won't hang around Duncan anymore," he said and Gwen frowned.

"He is just a friend," Gwen spoke to him and Trent glared.

"He is one of the reasons why we broke up in the first place," Trent agitatedly spoke to her. Gwen felt her frustrated as they continued to talk.

"No he wasn't. Plus he is my friend. I'll hang out with him if I want. Don't you trust me," she asked.

"No," Trent replied quickly with out thinking, but right after those words came out his eyes widened. He knew he picked the wrong word.

Gwen gritted her teeth as her body shot up and her right hand was in the air. Everyone heard Gwen's chair move away from her with a short screech. Time seemed to stand still as they all watched Gwen's hand come down and smacking Trent on the face.

"I thought you would learn…that you were different from other guys," she shouted as tears began to poor from her eyes.

"I guess I was wrong," she said as she turned around and slowly began to walk towards the hallway. Trent was left shocked as he watched Gwen leave.

"What's wrong with you," Bridgette was quick to move towards Trent with rage in her eyes.

"What did I do," Trent asked. He knew that he should have said it in another way, but he didn't understand how hurtful his jealousy was.

"Dude, you just said you didn't trust her. Do you even have any reasons not to trust her," Geoff asked and Trent opened his mouth quickly but stopped as he saw that Bridgette was not going to take his first answer of Gwen betraying him after they had broken up.

"No…" Trent said after thinking about it. Gwen had always shown that she would choose him over Duncan. She had never given him a reason to doubt her, but he kept letting his jealousy hurt their relationship and what still could have been a good friendship.

Bridgette sighed as she looked at Trent who had realized what he had been doing.

"Crap, how could I have messed up so bad," he asked and Bridgette frowned.

"You kept trying to hard when you already had her. You stopped being yourself," Bridgette told him and Trent sighed as he agreed with her words.

"Trent, you need to apologize to her and at least try to be a friend," Bridgette said and Trent smiled.

"Yeah, you're right," he said and then thanked her.

"Maybe you should join me in my C.I.T. group next year," Courtney smiled as she stood next to Bridgette.

"Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea. It will be fun," Bridgette smiled as she thought about doing things with her friend after they had finished with TDA.

Gwen walked through the hallway. Her legs felt weak and heavy with each step she took to get back to her room. Her fingers curved into her palm making fists. Her nails began digging into her skin with pressure. Her eyes held tears, but they also showed her anger

Gwen's mouth slightly parted as she let a sob out. After that she tried to hold it in. She didn't want anyone to hear her, especially Cody. She knew the moment he heard her he would come running. She just wanted to be left alone in times like this. 'Why couldn't Cody understand it?'

Cody however did hear her sob as he walked around the hallway in his own thoughts. He had decided to walk around a bit before heading to his room to relax or play on one of his portable systems. When he heard the soft sob for a moment his ears perked up recognizing Gwen's voice. He was confused, just a moment ago Gwen was smiling and was back together with Trent.

Out of curiosity Cody quickly paced through the hall to see if his mind was just playing a trick on him or if it was really Gwen. He only hoped it was his mind playing a trick on him. When he made it near Gwen's room he saw her. For a moment both stopped and looked at each other. Cody felt as if his heart was painfully being pulled out of his body.

"Gwen," he called her name but she lowered her head and quickly went into her room. Cody knew that she was hurt once again. 'What in the hell happened!' Cody was furious. Why did these things always have to happen to Gwen? He couldn't understand it. 'She was great, no, she is amazing.'

Cody quickly sprinted towards the door as Gwen walked in. Before she could slam the door shut, Cody stretched out his right hand and it went in between the door as Gwen tried to slam it shut. Cody gritted his teeth as he tried to hold himself from yelling.

"Cody," Gwen shouted in shock. She quickly opened the door and Cody walked into the room holding his right arm in pain as he seethed.

"Are you alright," Cody quickly asked, causing Gwen to be dumbfounded. She had just slammed a door onto his arm and he was asking if she was alright. Her tears stopped as new emotions began to mix inside of her.

"Are you an idiot, I just slammed a door onto your arm. I should be the one asking if you are alright," she shouted at him and Cody smiled at her.

"You're hot when you get heated up like that," he grinned and Gwen blushed.

"What do you want," she asked while trying to shake away the blush. Cody took a breath to help him control the pain in his arm.

"I wanted to know what I can do for you," he said, his smile never disappearing from his face.

"Cody," Gwen said his name softy. She appreciated what he was trying to do, but she wasn't sure what to say to him. Why did he always try to do things for her, what was so special about her to him.

"Gwen, I want you tell me what happened, get it off your chest," Cody said as he took a seat on the chair by the desk. Gwen sighed as she took a seat across from him on her bed.

"Why do you care so much," she decided to ask him.

"Because, I like you," he said, Gwen just stared at him. Cody just sat on the chair waiting for her to talk to him. She could feel the pressure on herself, but after thinking and taking a few breaths she decided to talk.

Gwen began telling Cody everything, how she felt and what her thoughts were when she was with Trent. She really liked Trent, but his jealousy, obsession, and lack of trust in her strained the relationship. Cody silently listened to her as he continued to let her talk. At times he would chime in asking her questions or giving his thoughts.

When Gwen had finished talking to him, she felt the pressure that was built inside her disappear. Cody had listened to her. She knew it for a fact by the way he kept responding to her.

"Thank you Cody." Gwen's eyes began to water. Cody wrapped his arms around her and she let her tears loose. All the pressure and emotions that have been inside her since Trent had left TDA were now leaving her body. Cody held her gently as she continued to let out the last bits of built up emotions.

When Gwen was no longer crying, Cody found her comfortably sleeping in his arms. He blushed as he looked at her beautiful face. His body relaxed as he held her. It was the most peaceful comfortable experience of his life.

Gwen was warm and soft. Her body pressed against his made his heart happily thump against his chest. Just for a moment he decided to be selfish and hold her a little longer. For that moment nothing else but Gwen mattered to Cody. He didn't care about being cool. He didn't care what anyone thought about him. He just wanted to enjoy the moment.

As he held Gwen for a bit longer, Cody sighed. He began lifting Gwen up with all his strength. Even with his weak muscles, she was light to him. 'Like an angel with wings' he thought as he placed Gwen into her bed and wrapped her under the beds cover.

Before leaving, Cody stared at her for a moment longer, he just wanted to linger as much as he could, but he knew he should let her rest. She had a tough time ever since she came here.

When Cody left Gwen's room he yawned and decided taking a nap himself would be nice. He smiled as he could still feel and remember Gwen's warmth as he held her. When Cody did take a nap, he only dreamt about the moment when he was holding Gwen.

Bridgette had seen Cody when he left Gwen's room. She watched him as he happily walked to his own room that was nearby.

A couple to a few hours had passed by since Gwen had fallen asleep. She woke up comfortably in her bed. The first thing she had noticed was that she was tucked into her bed. She blushed as she began remembering talking to Cody before falling asleep on his chest.

Gwen's cheeks began to heat up as she thought about what had happened between the two of them. She was surprised that Cody did not try to take advantage of her. Instead he tried to be her friend. The one thing she needed more then anything at the time.

Gwen got up from her bed and headed to her door and opened it. She decided she wanted to walk around a bit, maybe even go outside to get some fresh air.

As Gwen was heading towards the entrance of the building, someone had grabbed her arm and pulled her into another room.

"Hey Gwen, can we talk," Bridgette asked and Gwen was silent for a moment. Bridgette and Courtney were the toughest on her since she had joined them. Gwen wondered what Bridgette wanted to talk about.

"Look, I know you guys feel sorry for Trent, but I have my reasons," Gwen explained and Bridgette gave a warm smile.

"I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I should have known you had your reasons, I was being unfair," Bridgette said and Gwen was surprised for a moment. Bridgette walked to blue sofa and began signaling for Gwen to take a seat with her.

"What did you want to talk about," Gwen asked and Bridgette sighed as she made a silent prayer in her head.

"I was hoping you would forgive me," Bridgette said as she looked into Gwen's eyes. Gwen could see the honest hopeful look in Bridgette's eyes.

"I'm not one to hold grudges," Gwen smiled and Bridgette quickly hugged her.

"Thank you," Bridgette happily spoke and Gwen felt relief when Bridgette let her go.

"Do you want to get something to eat, I just woke up and I'm starting to feel hungry," Gwen said and the Bridgette grinned.

"I know where they keep the good snacks, let's go," she slyly spoke. Gwen grinned and the two girls began heading towards the cafeteria. As they went through the halls Bridgette had spotted Courtney and began dragging her along as well.

When the three girls reached the cafeteria, they ate and then had desert that filled up their chocolate desires.

Gwen was enjoying all of it. For the first time since she had come here, she was able to have fun with her friends.

After the three finished eating, the room grew a little tense. Courtney was preparing herself to apologize to Gwen, but was stopped.

"Apology accepted, let's just forget about it and have some fun," Gwen said and the short tense atmosphere disappeared as the girls once again started chatting.

"So are you and Cody seeing each other now," Bridgette asked and Courtney corked an eyebrow in interest as Gwen was stunned from the sudden question.

"What are you talking about," Gwen asked her friend who slyly smiled at her.

"I saw Cody come out of your today. What went on between you two," Bridgette continued to interrogate Gwen whose face began to have a red tint.

"Nothing, he just wanted to make sure I was alright," Gwen said as the red tint on her face began to grow brighter.

"You know, he was always on your side since Trent came back," Courtney added to the conversation as she thought about Cody.

"He still really likes you," Bridgette continued to slyly speak.

"I…he is just a friend," Gwen spoke and Courtney began to grin as well.

"One who is in love with you," Courtney told her. Gwen felt her heart race as they continued to talk about Cody.

"I…don't know if I want to go out with him…what if he turns up like Trent," Gwen asked and the two girls smiled at her slyly.

"So you actually considered the idea of going out with him," Bridgette asked and Gwen's heart raced.

"I…uh," Gwen stammered unsure what to say.

"Didn't he set you and Trent up together? I don't think he will be like Trent…well he is a nerd if you care about that," Courtney explained and Gwen laughed a bit.

"He is sweet…maybe I should give him a shot," Gwen said and the two girls smiled.

The three girls then heard a couple of footsteps heading towards the cafeteria. As they turned their heads, they saw a smiling Geoff and the intern from TDA.

"Hey Courtney, I got a surprise for you," Geoff called as he and the nervous intern walked up to the three girls.

"What's going on," Courtney asked and the intern looked at his clipboard.

"Chris said you are now welcomed to join TDA. Sometime soon you will be making your appearance," he explained and Courtney grinned.

"I knew I would get to that twisted host," Courtney shouted with pride. Courtney would later find that Chris had planned to pit her against Duncan and would realize Chris would always find a way to get his way.

"Congratulations Courtney," Geoff, Bridgette, and Gwen told her. The girl stuck her chest out with pride and her friends snickered.

"Also babe, the producer gave us a couple tickets to see a movie for tonight, want to go," Geoff asked Bridgette and she quickly agreed.

"Chris said he wants you to also join his talk show before making your début to TDA next week," the intern quickly added and with out another word Courtney dashed off to her room to pack.

"Well I guess I should get going," Bridgette told Gwen. Geoff smiled at Gwen as he was happy to see her in a good mood.

"Hey, maybe we can find some time and have a party around this place. Even if we are the losers, we still should have some fun," Geoff said and Gwen grinned.

"Sounds good," Gwen replied.

"Oh and uh Gwen," Geoff was silent for a moment, "I am sorry I wasn't more of a help," he said and Gwen smiled.

"Don't worry about it. You two go have some fun. I have to go do something anyways," Gwen told them and Bridgette slyly smiled at Gwen who winked at her.

When everyone including the intern left the cafeteria, Gwen thought about what she wanted to do next.

"I'll just wing it," she spoke to herself as she left the cafeteria. As she walked through the halls, her pace began to increase as she neared her destination.

Cody had woken up and was leaving his room. He was considering if he should go check up on Gwen to make sure she was feeling better. As he closed his door he turned around to have his view being covered with a mix of green and teal color. Then something warm and soft pressed against his lips. His heart began to melt as his sense of touch was being stimulated.

When Gwen took a couple steps back Cody was dumb struck.

"Gwen," he asked, confused in what had just happened.

"It was my way of saying thank you for being there for me since the start," Gwen said to him with her own sly grin.

"You know, you look really hot when you grin like that," Cody told her as he gave his own grin.

"Look whose talking," Gwen said as she kissed him once more.

When they broke the kiss, Gwen smiled as she loved seeing the blush on Cody's face.

"Let's go out tonight. Just me and you," Gwen told him and gave him a quick kiss before leaving. Cody grinned as he went to his room to think about what he could do for their date.

'His lips felt really good,' Gwen thought as she walked into her room and decided to pick out what she would want to wear her date tonight.