Once more, I am starting this at school. Luckily I got the formatting down finally.

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The outside air felt cold compared to the indoor area. I shivered slightly, looking around. Everyone was still here. Many of them were swimming, although a few were out of the pool. Suddenly, I felt myself being lifted in the air and being crushed against something. It took me awhile before I realized it was just Owen hugging me. I couldn't blame the guy; he was pretty strong.

"Hey Owen…" I greeted, still somewhat annoyed with his greeting.

"Hey, put her down," Cody tapped him on the shoulder.

"Sorry," He said, setting me down. "I just didn't get a chance to say hi to her yet," That was how he said hi to a lot of people…

"It's alright," I said, brushing myself off. I saw more people walking towards us.

"Everyone's been wondering where you guys went!" I finally noticed Izzy on his back. Oh boy, the crazy one… I managed to flash a smile, waving.

"And just where have you crazy kids been?" Duncan and Courtney were now in the group.

"You know… Around…" Cody said smoothly, smiling at me. Ducan folded his arms, a small smile on his face.

"Let me guess, movie theatre?" He asked. His smirk widened at our surprised faces.

"But how…?" I began.

"Heather said she saw you guys going in there," Owen cut in. Heather… Oh well, I'll let it slide.

"Well, that's true," I began. "But I doubt she told you the rest of the story…" I said, gripping Cody's hand. I saw him blush slightly when I did.

"Well well… Look who finally won his prize," Duncan laughed slightly. "Now what were you saying earlier Courtney?" He looked at her.

"Oh... Right… Guess I was wrong!" The former CIT said, confusing us.

"Princess here said you should just stop chasing her," Duncan explained. Courtney shrugged, an innocent smile on her face.

"Just thought it was for the best…"

"Told you there's no such thing as too much love," I heard the loud voice of Leshawna as she walked over, with Harold, grinning at us. We both blushed slightly.

"Guys… It's not such a big deal, really…" I said meekly.

"Sure it is… We're all couples here, aren't we?" Duncan joked.

"Hey, don't forget us!" Geoff slid in with Bridgette on his back.

"Seems we missed something," Bridgette said, looking me. "Took my advice, huh…?" I nodded.

"Glad I did…" I said silently, leaning my head against Cody.

"Aww…" The normally-stern Courtney couldn't help herself. We both separated at that.

"Eh, come on, let's leave these lovebirds alone," Duncan said to Courtney, as they walked off.

"Wow…" My eyes narrowed when I heard another voice. "Just when I thought you couldn't be any more of a freak," Like I said before, Heather was taking every opportunity to take stabs at us. "I mean, come on Gwen, you can do better than this… I think…" I couldn't hold back a growl.

"Hey, hey, easy…" Geoff stepped between us, looking at Heather sternly. "We're just here to have a good time. Lay off," Heather rolled her eyes.

"I'm just saying…" She turned to walk off, but stopped. "I knew you had low standards, but wow…"

It took Leshawna and Geoff to hold me back.

"Easy girl…" Leshawna was way too strong for me.

"Don't worry about it, Gwen," Cody said, smiling. "I'm used to being made fun of, and frankly, it's no big deal anymore," He assured me, his cocky smile never leaving his face. The others let me go.

"She's just jealous is all…" Leshawna said. "Heather don't got nobody to love her…"

"Wonder why…" I said, smirking.

"Want me to get a list?" She asked jokingly. Everyone else laughed.

"We shouldn't be bugging you so much… Come on, Geoff," Bridgette walked off with the party man.

"Girl's got the right idea… See you around," Leshawna and Harold left on that note.

"So, now what?" I asked Cody.

"Well, we could just relax here for awhile,"

"Sounds good to me!" I shoved him into the pool, laughing.

"Woah!!" He landed face-first, but surfaced quickly.

"Oh, you…" He was obviously angry, but laughing at the same time. How anyone could do that, I don't know… I guess only Cody can. Suddenly, I felt a wave of cold spread over me as Cody splashed water at me. Oh that little… Oh, who am I kidding…? "Now we're even," Cody said.

"Oh yeah?" I plunged into the water after him, splashing him with water. Our noisy antics seemed to attract attention, as soon we heard other splashes as people entered the pool. Before long, nearly everyone else was in the pool with us.

"Hey Geoff, help me set that net up!" I heard Duncan yell over the others. "Let's get some volleyball going!"

"Sounds good, man," Geoff agreed, as the guys went to fetch the volleyball net. I looked at Cody.

"We'll get some alone time later," He said, shrugging.

"Besides, these are our friends... Well mostly," I said. Some of the others went to the other side of the pool; others stayed on our side. I counted heads. Aside from the ones getting the game set up, the only ones missing were Heather… And Trent… No! I shook my head quickly, dismissing the thoughts. Trent was in the past; worry about it later. For now just enjoy yourself…

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I left for my room as soon as I saw them walk out; I didn't want Gwen to see me. I sighed, putting my guitar case under the bed in the room I had picked, and jumped onto it, looking up at the ceiling. What had I done…?

I remember it clearly… We were at the mall, and Gwen went to get some food. I waited for her, when SHE came along… Heather… I should've avoided her, but I couldn't… I thought maybe she was nicer, so I went to talk to her… By the time I realized she was just as manipulative and cruel as ever, it was too late. I don't exactly remember what happened, but soon we were in the bathroom making out. I wanted to stop myself, but my body just wouldn't let me… I'd gone farther than I'd ever gone with Gwen with a person that tried to ruin my relationship a few weeks ago…

Then she opened the door. That was the end of it.

I never got the chance to even explain; I never got the chance to apologize… I couldn't bear to face her. I had broken her heart; cheated on her while we were practically on a date… I knew I deserved it.

But I found myself smiling slightly.

Gwen had found someone else; I knew Cody, and he was a lot more committed than I was… I knew he'd never hurt Gwen. But… I had to apologize, at the very least. I sighed.

Tomorrow… I'll take care of it then…

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"It's so beautiful…" Gwen sighed happily, leaning against my side. My arm was around her waist as we both sat out on a bench on a balcony in the hotel, staring at the twinkling sky. The moon was a giant, pale sphere; the stars danced like billions of Christmas lights on a massive tree…

"…Yeah…" I said absent-mindedly. We were finally dressed for once; the pool had closed down a couple hours ago. Now we were just sitting out here, enjoying the warm summer night air in peace. I rested my head on hers, relaxing myself. To be honest, we weren't REALLY dressed; we were both in pajamas right now. It was 1 in the morning, but neither of us had wanted to sleep yet… So, we found ourselves out here, talking the night away…

"Oh hey…" She said a little sleepily. "A shooting star…"

"Oh yeah, you're right," There was a pause.

"So…?"

"So?" She sighed.

"Did you make a wish or not?"

"Of course I did…" I sighed happily. "I wish that we could stay cuddling like this forever…" I said, nuzzling her a little.

"I do to…" She said. "But that wasn't my wish…" She added. I didn't see it, but she had shut her eyes.

"Hm?"

"I wish… That I had given you a chance sooner…" she said, smiling warmly. Oh, Gwen… We sat in silence for a few minutes.

"Well, what's important is that we're here now…" I finally said quietly.

No answer.

"…Gwen…?" I looked at her, and sighed a bit. She was asleep, or at least I thought she was. "Great…" I didn't want to wake her, but I had to do something… I slowly rose, trying to keep her in the position she was in. Being as slow and careful as possible, I put one hand under her legs, and one behind her back, and lifted her up so she was being cradled like a baby. Crap, she was heavier than I thought… Heh, I'll tease her about it tomorrow. Now, where was her room…

Oh crap.

She never told me… And there 15 floors in this hotel! What to do… Then the idea came to me. My room was right down the hall… I didn't have much of a choice anyways. I carried her all the way to my room, and then managed to open the unlocked door and bring her in. Slowly, I set her down on the double bed, and breathed. That was a lot harder than I thought it would be… I looked around. Nowhere else to sleep on… Oh well… I grabbed one of the pillows off the bed, and set it on the ground. Figured I should just sleep on the floor tonight…

"…What are you doing…?" The voice startled me so much I jumped. Gwen got up, yawning while stretching her arms.

"Oh… H-Hey Gwen…"

"I don't want you hurting yourself…" She said. "You already carried me here…" Had she been awake?

"Wait, so you were…" She smirked, nodding.

"I swear, some people will do anything for a free ride…" I said, grinning.

"Get off the floor, Cody," She said rather sternly.

"But… There's nowhere else I can sleep,"

"The bed's a double bed, isn't it?" My face turned bright. "What…?" She asked with an innocent smile on her face. I knew she was anything but that, course.

"Uh… I don't think we should be sharing a bed…" I said nervously. Part of me wanted to, but the gentleman in me stopped my urges.

"Oh come on, loosen up…" she said, lying back. "It's not like we're doing anything… Just snuggling…"

"Well… I do like snuggling…" The gentleman was losing, and I got up.

I pulled the covers over the two of us, sighing as I turned to Gwen. She smiled as cutely as she could as I wrapped my arms around her body.

"Now don't try anything…" She said a bit more seriously.

"I won't…" I said as she pulled close to her. I yawned. "Let's just get some rest…" I said, my head lying against hers on the pillow.

"Sounds good…" she said sleepily. The combination of exhaustion and Gwen cuddling me was really working fast.

"Good night…" I said quietly. Within a few minutes, we were both asleep, smiling in each other's arms.

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I have a small case of writer's block, so this chapter may not seem as well done as the others. I may need awhile to think…