Hey there, I'm really sorry it took me soo long to update. Alot has been going on in my life, and too many interruptions. It was supposed to be longer, but it's been too long. Like I said, sorry! So, on with this story!
Abby's POV
I woke up the next morning, my head aching, and still feeling tired from the night before.
I sat up, and yawned loudly, raising my arms to stretch.
To my surprise, it was 11:47 when I glanced at my phone's clock.
I quickly got out of bed, and dressed.
I went out to the Sky Deck to get some breakfast.
I ordered scrambled eggs, Sunny D, and butter toast.
I grabbed my plate and sat down on an empty chair at a vacant table.
I took a couple bites of my eggs, and started wandering off.
Today, all my friends would be coming back, thank goodness.
I missed them all alot.
It's not that I didn't like being with Austin and his friends, it's just that I love being with Zack, Bailey, and Cody the most.
I continued to eat my breakfast until I was full.
When I was done, I returned it to the cook, and left to the ship's dock to wait for my friend's arrival.
I saw a ship coming our way, then it docked upon the S.S Tipton.
I could see it was Zack's and Cody's ship.
I stood waiting for them, then they suddenly appeared with their suitcases.
"Abby!" Zack screamed joyfully, sprinting to tackle me.
He smacked right into me, his arms wrapping around me for a relieved hug.
I giggled at his reaction. Zack would most likely do this.
I returned his happy hug, smiling and laughing.
Cody followed behind, rolling his suitcase, then stopping in front of us.
I pulled away from Zack's embracement, then left to give Cody a hug.
We waited awhile for Bailey's ship to come.
All three of us waited by the dock, sitting on the deck.
Zack sat next to me, I mean next as in his arms brush against mine whenever he makes the slightest move, and Cody on the other side.
We scanned the shimmering seas for Bailey's ship.
The sky was blue, with no clouds in sight, and the sun reflected it's shining rays upon the water, making it sparkle beautifully.
The waves splashed against the S.S. Tipton, dampening us a little.
Zack and Cody told me about their time at the Tipton hotel.
They created a little chaos when riding the carts, as always.
They told me about their friends Esteban, Maddie, and Nia. It sounded like they were all like a family there.
Then, a ship appeared, docking aboard our boat.
It was Bailey's, as it seemed.
People poured out of the opening, running and walking aboard our ship.
We found a happy and excited smiling Bailey making her way towards us behind the crowded people.
"Bailey!" I yelled, scrambling to my feet to embrace Bailey.
I got up and ran to her, putting my arms around her, pulling her in a squeezing hug.
We both giggled at my reaction.
"Bailey!" Cody exclaimed, hugging Bailey tightly and securely.
They both started to talk gushy talk, the language that every couple speaks when they're in love.
You couldn't blame them.
They parted from the hug, and walked to join us.
"Okay, so, what should we do?" Cody asked, looking blank about our next activity.
"I think we should go unpack," Bailey recommended, glancing at her suitcase with a sly grin, brows raised.
We all agreed on it. We would meet Woody and London later. We all separated.
I went with Bailey to help her unpack, then we would all meet up later at the smoothie bar.
"So, how was everyone Bailey?" I asked curiously, watching her take out clothes from her suitcase and put them away into her dresser.
We conversated for about fifteen minutes.
"Okay, let's go to the smoothie bar!" I commanded, pointing to the door with my thumb.
"Yeah, about that..." Bailey trailed off, a sympathetic expression on her face.
"I texted Cody and he wanted me to hang out with him for the rest of the day, just the two of us." She emphasized the last words so I could understand better.
My face became confused. "So, you guys don't want to hang out with me and Zack?" I questioned, looking a little hurt.
She just got back, and she immediately wants to be with Cody? All alone?
"You could get closer to Zack," She reasoned.
"That's not the point," I protested, feeling slightly mad.
She started to give me that sad little puppy dog face, as if she were begging for an umbrella in the cold, dripping rain.
That always used to work when I was thirteen and under, but I figured, only a real puppy could do that.
But then again, Cody and Bailey hadn't really spent much time together.
"Fine," I gave in.
"Oh thank you so much Abby! We'll do something together later, I promise!" Bailey promised, hugging me in gratitude.
I always took her word for it. We left outside her cabin.
"Just hang out with Zack, I'm sure he'll welcome you with open arms," She assured.
Of course he will, why wouldn't he?
"Alright, have fun with your feller," I said, waving at her before I left to the smoothie bar.
I arrived on the Sky Deck, searching for Zack.
Luckily, I found him sitting at the smoothie bar, sipping a raspberry smoothie.
I walked up to the counter, and sat next to him.
"Hey, where's Bailey and Cody?" He asked, turning in his stool, looking around for the couple.
"They wanted time alone," I answered, frowning sadly.
He stared at me, feeling my emotions.
The ship was now docking in the United Kingdom, a wondrous place to explore.
"How about we do something together then?" Zack asked, grinning slyly.
Just then, people were starting to heavily crowd the side of the smoothie bar, choruses of talking muffling every sound.
We both stood up from our seats, and walked over to the crowding of people.
We had to push and shove our way to see what all the fuss was about.
We both could now see the visible sight.
The small tan colored chihuahua shook violently, as if it was about to have a seizure.
It bared it's teeth aggressively, trying to ward off the uncalm people.
It paced itself right and left, furiously growling, trying to find an opening to escape.
I could tell it was a boy.
"Aw, poor thing, he's just scared," I said, looking sadly at the vibrating animal.
Zack glanced at me, looking concerned.
"How did it get here?" He asked, looking and observing its behaviour.
"Someone probably brought it aboard, and they weren't taking care of it," Someone responded behind Zack.
Just then, a fifteen year old looking boy took a step forward, and rose his leg.
"Who cares, it's just a mutt," He muttered irritably, staring at the dog in annoyance ruthlessly.
Why would he hurt the innocent dog?
There's no reason, I love animals, and, well, let's say I have a cool gift involving them.
Zack's POV
Abby was looking at the dog intently, with a sad face.
It looked like she really wanted to help it.
Suddenly a guy stepped up, muttering a bad comment, and rose his leg, readying to kick the dog.
Abby stood up, "Don't hurt him, idiot!"
She shouted angrily, stepping up and defending the pup.
The abundance of people went dead silent.
She backed him away, but he stood there," I'm not going to listen to some girl," He muttered, staying in place.
The dog started barking ferociously at the boy. It snarled madly.
"Get back," Abby demanded, a frightening expression obvious.
"Yeah, and what are you going to do if I don't?" He asked smugly, smirking in amusement.
"Stand back, or you'll regret it," I commanded seriously, taking a step forward with my arms crossed.
Abby glanced at me in surprise, then half-smiled in gratitude.
He glanced at the both of us, then took a step back.
People started whispering to eachother.
The pup still barked, clearly afraid at this point.
Abby kneeled down, inches away from the dog, and smiled kindly to him.
She slowly put her hand out, signaling the pup to sniff her.
It backed away, his barking decreased rapidly, but still growling protectively.
Her eyes were friendly, and her smile was warm and comforting.
She still had her hand reached out, and waited patiently.
The dog completely stopped growling, and glanced up at Abby, a blank and unsure expression on his face. Luckily, he stopped shaking wildly.
"It's okay, nobody will hurt you," She assured him in a soft tone.
He looked back up at her, still afraid of what would happen.
She put her other arm behind her back. "It's alright," She reassured him, still very patient.
He took a step forward, starting to shake a little. He walked forward, up to Abby's hand, and stood there, studying it.
He glanced up at her again, seeing her smile and gentle eyes.
The crowd didn't make any noises at all.
He leaned his head down slowly, but surely, and sniffed her hand, inhaling her scent.
She stood there, as still as a statue, in order for her gesture to work.
The pup sniffed it some more, and before you know it, started licking her hand with its warm, rough tongue.
It wagged its tail happily, knowing that he was safe with her.
I couldn't believe my eyes.
Abby had a gift for animals. They all would trust her. It's like she was some kind of saint.
The pup backed up and started whipping its tail rapidly.
Abby slowly reached for the pup's head.
It looked at her hand, and kept the same expression.
She petted his head, stroking his fur affectionately.
She smiled wider. It ran up to her, begging her to lift him.
She giggled, pleased, and swept him up, carrying him in her arms.
The irritating boy was mortified with the result of Abby's kindness. He stomped away from the scene.
She stood up, catching my eyes on her, and smiled sweetly.
The crowd went "Aww" and clapped their hands.
Abby's POV
The pup was absolutely adorable when I finally absorbed his trust. I was glad I could earn it.
The crowd of people started clapping and cheering for me. I felt proud and happy.
I cooed at the sweet loving chihuahua in my arms.
Zack stared at me in a surprising, happy way.
People started leaving, going back to their businesses.
"Wow Abby, you truly have a gift for animals, and a pure heart," Zack complimented me with that smile that I love.
I blushed at his words, ruffling with the small pup's soft fur.
He barked at Zack, not in a mean way, but a little defensively.
"Did you save that poor dog?" A lady with a suit asked.
She had that uncommon, British accent that we weren't used to.
"Yes, I did," I replied back, showing her the little chihuahua.
"Amazing, to be able to gain trust from a little thrashing and scared pup like that, you must have a gift, and a warm heart," The lady commented, smiling in an impressed way.
I nodded my head, "Yes, I've been told, and I want to go to UC Davis for college," I responded, glancing at Zack with a smile from the corner of my eye.
"Well, how would you like to volunteer at the United Kingdom Animal Shelter tomorrow around noon? We'll put good notes on your record, and donate some money for college," the lady offered with a hopeful expression.
Good notes on my record? hell yeah! That'll be great help getting loans and scholarships.
I smiled surprisingly, "Oh, that'll be great, but I won't need the money," I replied, feeling like dancing around and jumping up and down, feeling like going crazy.
"Okay, we'll be expecting your arrival around noon, and by the way, my name is Alexxis Parker," She answered, stating her name and offering her hand out as a greeting.
I shook it, and replied, "My name is Abby Garcia, nice to meet you, ma'am."
"Alrighty then, I will be late for an appointment, I'll see you then!" She walked off to her destination.
I stood there, mentally screaming 'Eeeek!'
My smile took up 99 percent of my face.
"So, you're going to the shelter tomorrow?" Zack asked, bringing my attention back to him. I turned to see his sad gaze.
"Of course, I could get good scholarships if I do it," I replied, trying to reason with his stubbornness. He looked down at his shoes.
"You wanna come and help?" I asked, feeling that melancholyness of his rub off me.
I didn't want to leave him alone, Bailey and Cody will probably be somewhere else making out or writing sappy poetry to eachother.
"Uhh, I don't know."
"Come on, it'll be fun, we can spend time with eachother."
"But I'm not too good with animals."
"But you're with me, so you can learn, come on! Please?"
He studied my begging face.
He gave out a big sigh, smiled with bright blue eyes, and gave in, "Oh alright, but it's only for you."
"It'll be fun, I promise you," I exclaimed happily, wanting to wrap him in a bear hug, but remembering I had the pup in my arms still.
Questions suddenly popped into my head; what will I do about him? Should I name him? Should I keep him? Should I take him to the animal shelter?
Zack also was confused about what should happen to the pup.
"What should we do with him?" I asked, gently digging my hands through his fur, gazing at the pup.
Zack glanced at the small dog in my arms, his expression blank and puzzled.
We both thought for a moment.
"Well, we can't just let him roam around the ship," Zack reasoned.
That was sort of a dumb question to ask, but I'm too soft to say anything.
"Well, how about we keep him for the night, then take him with us to the shelter tomorrow?" I wondered, looking at Zack for his approval.
He still looked a little undecided. "Yeah, I guess we could, but we can't let him out of our sight," He stated, looking more confident about the suggestion.
"Okay, so what do we name him? He doesn't have any tags." "Hmm..."
We both thought about the question.
We analyzed all the pup's features; he's a tough guy, but caring and very loving, and his tan fur, he has large ears, and the breed came from Mexico...
We both glanced at eachother with the same look.
"Amigo," We stated simultaneously.
Amigo barked at his name happily, glad with what we chose.
"There you have it! You will now be Amigo." Zack said, reaching for the pup's fur.
Amigo glanced at Zack's hand, and kept the same face.
Zack ran his hand through his fur, feeling the texture. We both laughed, and petted the dog some more.
"He's probably hungry," I wondered, glancing at Zack for his opinion.
"He probably is, what should we feed him? I don't think the ship's cook carries dog food." Zack asked.
We both looked up into the sky to find an answer.
"Well, maybe we can give Amigo fresh water and some meat," I recommended. That was the only thing that popped into my head.
Zack nodded at my idea. He probably didn't know how to take care of a pup. Has he and Cody ever had pets before?
Amigo was now snoozing contently in my arms as I affectionately ran my fingers through his ruffled fur.
It was now 7:30, and time for dinner. Perfect, I could get the food now.
I held out my arms for Zack to hold the pup while I snatch the food.
Unfortunately, Amigo slowly flickered his big, round eyes opened, and as Zack was holding him in his arms, Amigo angrily snapped at him, and jumped down.
Zack gave me a questioning look. "I guess he prefers you."
Amigo trotted to me and stood on his back legs, begging me to hold him. I guess he just wasn't used to Zack, nor he doesn't know him.
I gentely lifted the pup in my arms, and he snuggled to get comfortable.
"Alright then, I'll get the food, just wait in your cabin until I come," Zack commanded.
I gave a quick nod, and walked to my room with Amigo in my arms.
I hope it was worth the wait. Oh, and to those who are waiting to see when Zack finds out about Austin, you'll see in the upcoming chapter. I'll try to update as soon as possible, that is, unless school doesn't cram into my schedule, or anything surprising happens. Please review, I would really love to hear your thoughts on it, and it's what keeps me writing!:]