Ok, last MC (mini chapter) until Thursday, how sad

Ok, last MC (mini chapter) until Thursday, how sad! I hope you like this; it was very fun to write. In this one, Cody totally stalks Gwen, and only Trent, a Popsicle, and a quick scheme can help get her out of his annoying capture! Enjoy!

Dedicated to LoonyLaughingLunaLovegood for making me her favorite story AND author! I'm very flattered, thanks so much! I hope you like this chapter, Luna!

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It was a bright, sunny afternoon on the island- but what sounds like what would be a great day to be outdoors was unquestionably not. It was blistering hot outside, reaching a near 105 degrees. Not to mention that Chris made today a mini challenge—he purposefully turned off all the air conditioning in the cabins.

So, it was quite understandable why Gwen was fuming right now.

Granted, it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact it was 105 degrees outside. It certainly had no attribute to the fact she was parched and had nothing to drink so far that day. It also had nothing to do with the fact she still had on her normal black attire, this roadblock freak standing in front of her preventing her from getting her swimsuit.

No, the reason she was fuming was an annoying little freak named Cody.

Gwen's quest to find Trent or at least Leshawna after breakfast had been greatly interrupted by her psychopath stalker Cody. And while she may have thought this wording may have been too dramatic before, she surely didn't now.

When she had been walking through the woods to take a shadier route to the cabins, lover boy (AKA Cody) had popped out of nowhere, determined to talk to Gwen and make her fall in love with him. Every time she tried to escape, he'd grab her arm and launch himself into another one of his reasons why he was so much cooler than Trent was.

"…I really don't get it. I would make a MUCH better boyfriend than that stupid Trent guy. My parents are loaded! I could get you anything you would ever want!"

Gwen glared at him with a look that could kill (or so she hoped). "I don't need your money, thank you very much. I'm not into that sort of thing, in case you've never noticed. And I'm certainly not into you." Turning around and beginning to walk the other way, Gwen desperately hoped Cody would accept her harsh words and go cry somewhere else.

"Wait!" Cody jumped right in front of her blocking her means of escaping.

"But I've won the robotics competition three years in a row! Can your precious TRENT do that? Does Trent know how to make artificial intelligence on wheels using only the most mundane scraps of metal in a time-pressuring competition? I DON"T THINK SO! I am obviously way cooler than him!"

Gwen sniffed and rolled her eyes skyward. If there is a God, please, please rescue me from here! I'll do anything, please…

"If I wanted to date a loser, I would go to an arcade and pass around my number. Obviously I'm not doing that, so please, step aside, Cody."

Instead of looking down at this remark, Cody just grinned. Does this guy ever give up? Gwen thought.

"I see, playing a little hard to get there, eh Gwen? I like that kind of ferociousness in a girl." Gwen just slapped herself in the face groaning.

"Hey guys! I was wondering were you wandered off to." Trent said as he emerged from the brush.

"Oh," Cody said, "It's just you."

"Ha-ha, yup. I was actually coming here for Gwen. Chefs taking pity on us and handing out popsicles to cool us off. I thought you might like one." He handed a Grape one to Gwen, who wondered how he knew it was her favorite.

Trent stared intently into Gwen's eyes as if trying to tell her something. "I'm sorry, Gwen. I only just realized how much you hate the grape ones." Trent said, his voice getting louder and sounding a little off.

"Actually, I love—" Gwen stopped midsentence, the look in Trent's eye as he glanced at Cody finally portraying some meaning. "I mean…gosh you're right, Trent. I really DO hate the grape ones. If only somebody could go get me an orange one, they would be my lifesaver…"

You could practically hear the light bulb spring to life above Cody's head. "I'm right on it!!" he said, dashing into the woods. "Ha! I KNEW orange was your favorite" he called before disappearing.

Trent and Gwen laughed for a good five minutes before they began back toward the cabin. "You are amazing. I can't thank you enough."

"It wasn't that big of a deal, I mean Chef was passing them out and I just grabbed two—" Gwen cut him off.

"Not just the popsicle, silly. For getting me out of that creeper's hellhole!" They came to a stop outside the cabin, and she stood up on her tippy toes and kissed him on the cheek. "I really can't thank you enough. I'll be right back, I'm just going to change." As she ran inside, a bright blush emerged on Trent's cheeks, as he immensely liked what had just happened.

In the woods behind him, a dejected Cody stood, his head hanging and orange Popsicle dripping down his hand.

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Aww, poor Cody :( how sad…I'm so evil!

Well, again, thanks for all the reviews guys, this is the last update till Thursday, so until then….

!love and hugs!

kurtle