Is this late beyond belief? You better believe it. Do we finally have a clear winner? YES! And I'm so glad it's this pairing! :D Well, onwards I guess! But, here it is and here's the Tenth Chapter Encore Special!

~CoCo Edition~

"What are the five stages of mitosis in chronological order?"

"Um… Interphase… Prophase… M-metaphase…?"

"Yes, keep going."

Cody's robin-egg blue eyes narrowed in concentration, as Courtney's stayed glued to the Biology textbook resting in her lap. Cody still couldn't believe a hot chick was in his house.

In his bedroom.

Sitting next to him, her knee up against his, on his racecar bed.

Boy, the boys in the comic-book club would worship him as their new king!

Courtney, noticing the distant, and slightly unnerving smile painted across Cody's lips, raised a perfectly waxed eyebrow and nudged him with her elbow.

"Are you….are you okay?" She asked.

Cody, pulled out of his mental dance of jubilation, cracked a lop-sided smile and ran a hand through his chestnut brown locks, flashing her a weak thumbs up. "I'm A-okay, heh…" The brunet chuckled nervously. Courtney blinked, her long lashes brushing against her tan freckled cheeks, before shrugging.

"If you say so. Anyways, continue." She prompted.

"What?"

The CIT let out a sigh, scowling slightly before regaining her composure. That was the third time in the past fifteen minutes that they've had to stop because Cody kept losing focus.

"You know, Cody, we can move onto something else if you want…" Courtney offered, her voice gentle. She was kind of hoping he'd say yes, his distant and delayed answers were starting to annoy her.

Cody winced. "Sorry," he apologized, before pushing up the sleeves of his button up shirt and flashing his signature gap-toothed grimace. Courtney couldn't help but smile back.

"Okay, well we've pretty much covered Bio, why don't we move onto optics?" The tan skinned brunette suggested.

Cody, not a huge fan of optics, bit his lip and shrugged halfheartedly, earning a sigh from Courtney.

"Physics?"

"Meh…" Cody frowned childishly. He hated physics even more than optics.

"Chemistry?"

Cody's face lit up with a devilish smirk, and he was surprised the stereotypical Ding! Ding! Ding! when people answered right on quiz shows didn't sound. Courtney raised an eyebrow, as Cody shuffled close to her so their knees were locked together.

"Perfect idea Courtney," said Cody, his voice smooth. His smirk widened as he placed a hand on her thigh. "Why don't we study ours…?"

Courtney was slightly amused by Cody's bravery and clever remark; had this been some creep like Duncan, she would've broken his hand by now. But then again, she was still Courtney, so she sent Cody a weak glare.

"Move the hand, or lose it." She threatened, her voice clipped and shrouded with venom.

Cody, noticing the danger signs took a silent gulp, before meekly smirking, feeling cheeky. He began to slide his hand up and down her thigh, smiling slyly. Courtney's eyes widened slightly at how nice his caress was, before she glared at the pipsqueak again, her cheeks faintly red.

"You horny little twit," she muttered under her breath, shaking her head condescendingly. Cody chuckled nervously, before sighing and removing his hand from Courtney's leg. The two looked away from each other awkwardly, Courtney staring aimlessly at the textbook and Cody at his comic book collection.

The awkward tension was slightly smothering, and Courtney bit her bottom lip as she read the same line about benign tumors for the fifth time. The scent of Cleaver body spray wafted through the room and it made her slightly dizzy. Courtney gnawed on her bottom lip until the flesh threatened to rip beneath her teeth. Lips swollen and bruised, Courtney let out a quiet sigh, trying her best to cope with the awkwardness.

On the other hand, Cody still couldn't believe Courtney was in his bedroom. Alone with him. And not unconscious and tied up to the headboard of his bed, like in many of the wet dreams he's had about this particular situation… The mere thought made him-

Cody's pale face paled considerably making him appear almost ghostly, as he felt his jeans tighten considerably. His blue eyes widened slightly, as he quickly placed his notebook in his lap. Courtney remained oblivious to Cody's struggle and let out a sigh as she tapped her gel pen against the textbook.

Cody bit his lip, trying to mentally bring down his 'excitement'.

Okay, he thought, dead-puppies-world-war-two-Chris-Mclean-in-drag… Okay, I'm good. Cody finished off his thoughts with a shudder.

As Cody continued to stare off into space with a vacant expression, Courtney stared at him with a weirded out expression. She'd never seen anyone space out so often, except for maybe Geoff in math class. She snapped her fingers in front of Cody's face a tiny scowl on her face as Cody came back to earth.

"Cody! Hello?" She said.

"S-sorry!" The brunet squeaked in reply, blushing. "I'm just… this isn't… I've never… I-I''mreallynervousand-" Cody let out, his mouth going a mile a minute.

"Whoa, whoa!" Courtney cut in, overwhelmed. She blinked her charcoal eyes quickly as she tried to soak in what the sweater vest-adorning boy said. Cody's face reddened even more, as Courtney's gaze locked with his. Her brow furrowed patronizingly and she frowned minutely. "Cody… This whole studying situation is so we can better our friendship…right? Well, start a friendship." She clarified, tapping her chin. "And that's what I value. Our friendship. The bond between two friends, strictly friendly interaction…" Courtney ploughed on.

Cody's blue eyes lowered, downtrodden. The dreaded friend zone… Cody's lips curled down into a small frown, as he thought about how delusional he really was. How could he have thought that he had a chance with Courtney Callahan? She was one of the hottest girls in school! And he was one of the nerdiest.

Noticing his saddened expression, Courtney's frown deepened and she placed a hand on his right knee sympathetically.

"Now come on, let's act professional now; I believe there's a chapter on optics with our name on it." She remarked, rubbing his kneecap with her thumb.

Cody could feel himself starting to get excited again, and he quickly jerked away from her, letting out a small yelp. Courtney raised an eyebrow, while Cody's face turned red.

"U-uh, excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom… Uh, why don't you go down to the kitchen and grab yourself a snack or something." Cody said, his vocal pitch wavering with nervousness.

Courtney skeptically removed her hand and inched towards the edge of the bed, sliding the textbook off of her lap and onto the bedspread. "O…kay…" She said, shrugging. Courtney got up, and started to walk out of the room. Cody waited until he heard her starting to descend down the stairs, before sprinting into the hall and then into the bathroom. He shut and locked the door, before rushing over to the sink. He splashed some cold water into his face before glaring at his reflection in the mirror.

"Ugh, Cody, calm yourself!" He demanded.

Of course, that didn't happen and he could feel the inseam of his jeans become that much tighter and he let out an angry growl before pulling out his old hand-me-down cell phone. Cody had no idea what to do about his situation, so he knew what he had to do. He needed to call the man with all the answers.

He hit speed dial number two, and the phone rang twice before he was greeted with a wheezy "Hello?"

"Harold, I need your help." Cody mumbled.

"Cody? What's up?"

"Courtney and I are in my house alone and despite how much I want her and how she stuck me in the friend zone, I can't stop popping awkward boners around her and it's really embarrassing!" He exclaimed quietly all in one breath, his blush deepening.

"Awkward boners, huh? I know exactly what you need to do. You need to do exactly what I say, is that clear?"

"Yes," said Cody reluctantly.

"Grab some towels, duct tape, and ice cubes." Harold instructed.

Cody raised an eyebrow at the ginger's odd request, before grabbing a towel, pulling a roll of duct tape out from under the counter and biting his lip. "Harold, I'm in the bathroom and Courtney's in the kitchen, I'm going to have to go without ice… It'll look suspicious if I go get ice for no apparent reason." Cody explained.

Harold drew in a breath with a wheeze, before replying. "Cold water might work, but probably not as well… Okay, so turn the tap on and pool cold water into your underpants."

Cody bit his lip, already dreading calling Harold in the first place. "Alright, I'm putting you on speaker." He informed. Cody hit speakerphone, before unzipping his pants and turning on the tap. He pooled cold water into his hands, before shutting his eyes tightly and bracing himself for the inevitable. His breath hitched in the back of his throat as he quickly did the deed, shivering.

Harold, having heard Cody's yelp of discomfort continued his 'Anti-Awkward-Boner' training. "Okay, next; dry yourself as best you can with a towel. Then, put tape across your nether regions to prevent any more… um, for lack of a better word… rising."

Cody blew out an aggravated breath as he fiddled with the tape, and his eyes narrowed. "Harold, I'm not a freaking soufflé! This isn't working, I-I feel stupid!" The brunet clenched his legs together and placed a palm on his forehead.

"You're going to need ice…"

Cody groaned, contemplating whether or not he should get ice… He decided to go get some, and pulled up his pants, shifting his weight uncomfortably at the feeling of the tape in is pants. "I'll be right back…" He muttered to Harold, before sighing and waddling down the hallway and towards the stairway. He awkwardly headed down the stairs and nervously made his way to the kitchen. He poked his head inside the doorway, and his eyes nearly jumped off of his face and he could feel all his blood rush south and the tape barely restrain himself.

Courtney was staring off into the distance, her eyes lidded and her lips plump, eating strawberries.

Cody quickly aborted his mission, barely able to conceal the whimper he let out involuntarily.

"Oh come on!" He cried quietly as he waddled up the stairs, before marching into the bathroom as shut the door. The door swung on its hinge, but stayed open slightly, but it went unnoticed by Cody. He unzipped his pants and slipped slightly, but regained his balance. It was then that he realized that he had left the tap on and the water had overflowed and down onto the floor. Cody groaned before reaching out for towels and flinging them onto the ground. Harold, having heard his buddy's return spoke.

"Hey! Did you get the ice?" He asked.

"No!" Cody replied, before clenching his jaw and grabbing one end of the strip of duct tape, shutting his eyes tight as he prepared to rip it off. His eyes clenched shut even more as he pulled on the tape, squealing slightly as it didn't budge. Cody's face reddened in frustration as he continued to try and pull the tape off of his boxers. The constant pulling wasn't helping his awkward boner situation at all, in fact; all it did was add fuel to the fire.

Cody shouted out in anger, before ripping open the shower curtain and turning it on, making sure the water would be ice cold. "Maybe I have time for a quick cold shower?" he murmured, before going and shutting off the phone without saying goodbye to Harold and he got ready to pull down is underwear.

Before he could, Cody slipped on the wet tiles, and tripped over a towel and let out a gasp as his eyes flew open. "GAH!" He exclaimed, as he fell butt first into the tub, letting out another cry as cold water instantly soaked him.

Within seconds, Courtney barged into the room, her brow furrowed in confusion and concern. She looked around at the disastrous mess, and Cody's cheeks flared bright red as he desperately wished the floor would swallow him up whole. He averted his eyes and buried his face in his hands, embarrassment radiating off of his drenched body in waves.

Courtney continued to stare down at him confused as to why he was wedged in the bathtub while water rained down on him from the showerhead, with his pants around his pants around his ankles and tape all over his crotch, and why the bathroom was a complete mess.

She kicked the towel to the side, before rushing over and shutting off the tap and sitting on the toilet next to the tub. "Cody, what the hell happened?" She asked.

Cody sighed and slid his hands down his face, and frowned. It's not like he had any more dignity to lose…

"C-Courtney," he muttered, peeking out from between his fingers shyly. "I really, really like you."

Courtney blinked, tucking a few brown strands of hair behind her ear. "Cody, I…" She said, flustered.

Cody let out a bitter chuckle, resting his chin against his knuckle forlornly. "And I am a total idiot and asked for Harold's help on a very… big problem, and it just totally backfired and ruined this entire afternoon for me." Cody paused for a moment, before pinching the bridge of his nose and sighing.

"Cody…" Courtney let out with wide understanding eyes as she slid over to the edge of the tub, not caring about the fact that it was soaking wet and drenched her skirt the moment she sat down.

"And-and not even just that, I probably ruined any chance of you ever liking me, and you probably think I'm just some creepy geek!" The brunet ploughed on, melodramatically.

"Cody…" Courtney said with a bit more emphasis, inching towards him a bit more to him, but Cody remained oblivious.

"Which I'm totally not, and it's all just… why does life… IT'S JUST NOT FAIR AND-"

"CODY!" The brunette exclaimed, slipping down butt first into the tub beside him, instantly getting soaked. She pulled her knees up to her chest and buried her face in them, leaning against him. Cody blinked a few times, his face reddening faintly. He wrapped a tentative arm around her shoulders, totally preparing for the world to spontaneously combust, just to screw with him, but was surprised to find that it didn't, and that Courtney instead snuggled up to him, tucking her head into the croon of his neck.

"So… what are we going to study next?" Cody asked, resting his head against Courtney's as his eyes fluttered shut.

Courtney let out a quiet hum as her eyes drifted closed too, her fingers brushing against Cody's cold and wet ones. They tangled together. "Chemistry." The brunette deduced, her voice quiet.

Neither of them got up, staying like that a while.

Courtney turned her head, a smile gracing her lips as she laughed quietly. "You look absolutely ridiculous," she pointed out.

Cody smiled weakly, blushing. "I know…" He murmured.

"But…" The brunette continued, "absolutely adorable too."

Cody grinned softly, and pulled her closer to him. "Thank you," he murmured.

"You're wel-"

"No," he cut in, smiling at her gratefully. "Not for that. For giving me a chance, it really means a lot," he said bashfully.

Courtney also reddened slightly, touched by his words. She didn't know how much she meant to him, and it made her feel special. She leaned in to kiss him and just as their lips brushed and Cody tangled his fingers through her hair, the door was slammed open and a short, skinny woman with short, wavy chestnut brown hair barged in with a man of about the same height with equally pale skin, a cleanly shaven face and straight brown hair with glasses at her side.

Courtney and Cody quickly jumped away from each other, each turning a bright shade of red.

"M-Mom! D-Dad!" Cody stuttered nervously.

His parents stared down at them, both with shocked expressions on their face. The awkward silence was extremely uncomfortable, and Courtney wished she could just disappear.

"My goodness…" Mrs. Anderson let out, placing a hand on her chest. She broke out into a relieved looking smile. "Looks like my son is as straight as a floorboard after all!"

Cody's eyes widened as his face flared red with embarrassment.

Ignoring her son's embarrassment, Mrs. Anderson nudged her husband in the ribs. "Carl, go get the camera!" She whispered loudly, defeating the point of whispering. Cody buried his face in his hands as Courtney continued to blush madly. With a kindhearted smile, the older woman turned to Courtney.

"So sweetie, what's your name?"

"C-Courtney," the tan skinned brunette let out meekly.

"You got a nice set of legs, make sure you don't crush my Cody's little hips with those kickers. The name's Cindy, by the way." Cindy grinned.

"You seem like a woman who takes charge," remarked Carl, having returned with the camera, which turned out to be an outdated Polaroid camera. "I don't know for sure whether or not this foreplay was your idea, but I approve!" He grinned snapping a picture of the duo.

Cody tugged at his hair, burying his face in his arms while Courtney looked as if she was a deer in the headlights of a monster truck.

Slipping her hand into her husbands both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson started to head out. "Be safe you two, there are condoms in the bottom left drawer!" Cindy called over her shoulder.

The door was shut with a soft click, and the two teens sat in awkward silence, taking shy glances at each other out of the corners of their eyes.

"S-Sorry about them," Cody apologized, smiling meekly. "They're a little… easily excitable…"

Courtney smiled, letting out a quiet laugh. "It's okay, Cody. At least now, I know where you get it from…"

Cody froze, his face turning even redder (if even possible) and eyed the brunette quizzically. "Wait… y-you knew…?"

Courtney rolled her eyes smiling, before raising a challenging eyebrow. "Cody, I dated Duncan for months and you do not want to know how many hard ons he got, whenever I wore leggings… It's just puberty." She said.

Feeling a bit better, Cody grinned impishly and chuckled. Courtney joined in with a few quiet giggles, until both their laughter started to get louder and louder until they were full out laughing.

So Cody and Courtney learned two lessons that day.

One: Anything is possible.

And Two…?

Harold gives terrible advice.

AGH… SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG! I got stuck on the end and just ended up ending it… meh-ly…

OMG... you had no idea how awkward it was to write this, because for I am a girl and have no clue about boners... Ah well, I hope you enjoyed it.

Anyway, I hope you liked the Tenth Chapter Encore Special and I look forward (hopefully) to more regular updates for this!

Please review!

~Alexex