"Bailey what's wrong?" London said as she sat next to her.

Bailey handed her the note.

"Wow, this is awful." London said. "What happened?"

Bailey sat up, "I… I don't know, I… miss him."

"Hey, Bailey, don't worry about that… mean jerk." London said trying to comfort her.

Bailey only cried more. London put her arm around her. "Hey you cant keep crying like this, you need to go out and do something to get your mind off it."

"But… I… I really liked him… he was… I thought… why?" Bailey cried.

"Lets go, we are getting a smoothie." London picked Bailey up by the arm and they walked towards the sky deck.

***

London asked for a couple smoothies. Bailey pouted but tried not to let others see it.

Cody walked onto the sky deck, London noticed him walking her way. "Bailey I got to get something, please make sure you don't cry to much, think about the smoothie."

Cody said hi to one of his friends, when he saw Bailey crying he ran over to her.

He hugged her and asked, "Hey what's wrong…" She threw him off.

Bailey started at him, "What is wrong with you? You… son of a…"

"Whoa, whoa, Bailey, are you alright. Is this about the other day when I threw the smoothie in your face?" Cody asked.

"Oh, you are a jerk, pretending like you don't know." Bailey walked to the middle of the sky deck, "HEY EVERYONE, LOOK OVER THERE AT THAT CODY MARTIN, HE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE BIGGEST JERK IN THE WORLD. HE DUMPED ME, CALLED ME A JERK, TOLD ME HE NEVER WANTED TO SEE ME AGAIN, THEN TRIES TO COME ON TO ME."

Everyone looked at him as though he just committed a murder. One girl walked by him and said, "Wow, what a jerk, I'm telling all my friends about you."

"What did I do?" Cody said.

Bailey walked up to him turned her ring to face her palm and slapped him, leaving a scar across his cheek. She ran off.

Cody stood there like a lost dog, everyone staring at him in disgust. He ran to his room.

***

Zack was sitting on his bed listening to his I-pod. Woody ran into the room.

"You would not believe what just happened." Woody said.

"What?" Zack said as he pulled off his headphones.

"Actually I don't know, but something has made Cody crying on his bed saying… I miss Bailey." Woody said trying to imitate Cody.

"Oh no. I will go check on him" Zack left the room.

***

The next day at school Cody sat in the back corner where his scar was on the side people couldn't see. Zack sat in his usual spot, and Bailey sat on the complete opposite side of Cody.

"Alright class, so… Cody why do you sit all the way back there?" Ms. Tutweiller asked.

Bailey decided to answer for him, "He didn't want to be slapped for being the world's biggest jerk."

"Now Bailey, I think that is uncalled for, Cody as long as you pay attention in class sit where you want." She said.

When Ms. Tutweiller turned to the board, everyone but Zack and London threw stuff at him.

Cody stood up and left the room and put a note on Bailey's desk.

She glared at him and picked up the note. It had three words on it.

I loved you.

London raised her hand.

"Yes London." Ms. Tutweiller said.

"Can I use the restroom?" London asked.

"Sure, not like you were going to listen anyway." She said.

London found Cody and turned him around. "Hey, I know that you have been going through some tough times, but you always have me."

"No, I cant, I am not ready." Cody said.

"But you need somebody." London said.

"No, leave me alone." Cody ran to his bedroom. London stood there by herself.

***

Bailey knocked on Cody's door. Woody answered.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh! Don't hurt me." Woody ran out the door and Bailey stood there looking at Cody.

"Bailey, I don't know what I did, but I meant it when I said I loved you. But now, after this, I just want to know you will be ok. Even if we don't make up, even if we hate each other for ever, even if you slapped me and kicked me and yelled at me, all I want right now, is to know you are ok." Cody said.

"Answer me this, you wrote me a note and slid it under my door, and now you act like you don't know what I am talking about, why?" Bailey said.

"The only note I ever wrote was just now saying I love you." Cody said.

"Really, then who wrote this note?" Bailey pulled out the note and handed it to him.

"I have never seen this note before." Cody said.

"Someone had to of wrote it. Why would anyone ever try to break us up like that?" Bailey said still glaring at Cody.

"I don't know, but I could have my brother ask around, I would but nobody on this ship likes me anymore." Cody said.

"Oh, sorry about that, I lost my temper. But I am still mad and am still going to keep on being mad until I know the absolute truth." Bailey said.

"Don't worry, this was all a mistake. So, I had an idea about the musical. But it involves us not being apart of it. Would you be ok with that?" Cody said.

Bailey folded her arms, still mad at him and walked to the other side of the room said, "Maybe. But Cody can I ask you a question? Does London usually help other people if she doesn't get anything out of it, or would she help someone like me when I was upset?"

"I have never seen her do something like that, but maybe special circumstances made her think nicely about it." Cody said.

London ran into the room not noticing Bailey at first said, "Cody I really really really love…" She then noticed Bailey there, "pickles. I really love pickles."

"London wait." Bailey said. "Why did you come in here to tell Cody you love pickles? Last time I saw you eat a pickle you spit it out and made a guest clean it up."

"Well I changed my mind I like them now." London said.

"No. Bailey, London for some time has had this thing for me, I don't know how long but she confronted me about it…" Cody stopped to think than slowly continued, "right before the incident with the smoothies. And Bailey was London in the room when you got the letter?"

"No. And right before I screamed at you on the sky deck, she all of a suddenly had to leave after comforting me, she never came back to check on me." Bailey said.

"So, what does this mean?" London asked.

"It means that you tried to break me and Cody up, and now he has a scar on his face because of me… oh my goodness, my baby. I am so sorry." Bailey ran over to Cody and kissed him where she slapped him.

Cody smiled and said, "I think that the ring hit my lip to it hurts." And Bailey proceeded to kiss him all over his cheeks and lips.

London looked down at her feet. Bailey put her arm around her and walked her back to there room after saying by to Cody.

Cody stood there smiling, then remembered he didn't get to tell Bailey about the plan he had for the musical. He ran out of the room. About five minutes later Woody walked in with a tub of ice cream and cake.

***

Zack sat down with Maddie for lunch. She was still upset, but Zack managed to cheer her up.

"Maddie, I know that your upset, and I am sure that things will work out… just a sec I got a text."

Zack read the text. It was from Cody.

"Cody just text me, apparently he talked to Bailey and she decided to drop out of the play." Zack said.

"Really, oh my gosh, I cant believe it. Thank you Zack thank you so much." Maddie smiled and gave him a hug.

"So does this mean were on for Saturday?" Zack asked.

"No. Zack listen this will never work out between us. I cant and wont date you. We can be friends but please stop." Maddie said.

"I see." Zack looked down at his feet.

Maddie stood up and walked away leaving Zack alone by himself. A girl who looked around seventeen sat down next to him. She had long brown hair, brown eyes, and looked beautiful. She was his height to, maybe a little taller but close enough.

"Hello, I couldn't help but notice you… looking a little sad." She said.

"Yeah, I kind of had this thing for a girl who is three years older than me, but I don't know if it will ever work out. She keeps turning me down and still wants to be great friends but… wait, why am I telling this to you? Do I know you?" Zack said a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I am so sorry, my name is Kathleen. I am new here cause I was a little late signing up so I just got onboard the other day. I was hoping to find somebody to show me around." Kathleen said.

"Oh, I can help you." Zack said.

"Thank you, and just to let you know, I am single." She stood up, handed him a paper with her number on it and walked away.

"Wow, she gave me her number and I have only known her for 5 minutes." Zack turned the paper over to see if it said anything else. It read on the back. My birthday is this Friday, don't forget."

Zack leaned back in his chair and smiled. "Kathleen."

So, I like this chapter. But what is to become of London, will she still be friends with everybody, will she try to win Cody over, and what is Cody's plan with Bailey, and I know that some people might not like this Kathleen, but I like this character so please review and tell me what you think. Thank you.