Chapter 14

Again, I don't own any of these characters

Bailey is still trying to keep from laughing.

"Bailey..."

"Yes?"

"Why did London just shove a dog treat in to my mouth?"

"(pretending to be busy) I have no idea..."

"Bailey..."

"It's London...Who knows why she does the things she does..."

Cody walks over to Bailey and starts to tickle her ear. "Bailey..."

"(giggling) OK...OK...Stop tickling me and I'll tell you...."

"Alright...explain"

"(sighs) I tried explaining something to London, and she took it the wrong way..."

"Go on..."

"London asked me why I wasn't tired of dating you after almost a year. The only way I could think of getting through to her was to tell her that you were as precious to me as Ivana was to her."

"And that explains why she gave me a dog treat how?"

"(pauses) London thinks that I see you as my dog..."

"Oh..."

"I'm sorry. I should have thought of a better way to explain it to her."

"(smiles) Don't worry about it."

"(surprised) You sure?"

"(grins) Tell you what, take me for my walks, scratch me behind my ears and occasionally rub my belly and we'll call it even."

"(laughs) Deal. Speaking of London, what did you mean by the fact that she used to make fun you and tried to make you dress up?"

"(sighs) I was the original producer of Yay Me! So, as the only other person in the room, I was the one London wanted to try things on or the convenient one to make fun of..."

"How did she make fun of you?"

"(thinking) Let's see...She made fun of my hair, my butt, my clothes and my pasty skin..."

"Ohhhh...(pauses)...She was wrong you know..."

"Yeah?"

"I think your hair is perfect just the way it is...I like the way you dress and you always look good to me...I don't think you have pasty skin at all...and as for your butt...(smiles)"

"(blushing) Yeah?"

"Definitely...Though, she does insult me about the same things."

"Everything you just said about me...it goes double for you."

"(blushing) Even my...?"

Cody just grins.

"(laughing) Okay, what else did she say?"

"(pauses to think) Well, she did say that there was no chance I would ever get a second date after I told her what I thought a good idea for a first date would be."

"What did you say?"

"Well, at the time I said I would want to do something like go to the aquarium to picnic in the glow of the phosphorescent fish..."

"That sounds like so romantic and so much fun!"

"(smiles) So...I could have just done that instead of searching this ship from top to bottom trying to find Hannah Montana tickets?"

"Well...(smiles)...There is one thing I do know (wrapping her arms around Cody's neck)."

"What's that?"

"Either way...(leans in and kisses him)...You would have definitely gotten a second date...(kisses him again) and a third (kisses him again) and so on..."

"(smiles) I think things worked out okay in the end...(sighs) Unfortunately, unless you want to be the guest on the show, I need to go find one..."

"I don't think so...I've already been on Yay Me! enough to last me a lifetime ..."

"Understandable...Wish me luck?"

"(smiles) Break a leg..."

With that, Cody is off to find a last minute guest.

One Hour Later

Still working at One of a Kind, Bailey has opened her laptop and tuned into London's webshow. London's image appears on the screen.

"Welcome to Yay Me! Starring London Tipton! I'm your host and star, London Tipton. I'm coming to you again from the S.S. Tipton because Daddy is making me go to this stupid sea school. Today is a special episode for those of you who have been watching this web show from the very beginning. We have a special guest producer today, the original producer of Yay Me!, Cody Martin."

In a split screen, Cody is seen with a headset on, smiling and giving a small wave.

"Anyways, let's get to our first segment...(thinks)...which is..."

Cody smiles and rolls his eyes. Just like old times he thought. "Its London's mailbag..."

"That's right. London's mailbag...(the computer beeps indicating a new message)...And we have our first one..."

Reading the screen, Cody reads the monitor. "It says...(dryly) There is no way that is the same little blonde nerd as before..."

"(looks in the camera) Trust me, its the same nerd...only a little taller now. He and the farm girl are the resident nerds here at this stupid sea school. Next message."

"It says...I'm making the older version of Cody my new screensaver."

"(confused) Why would you want to do that when you could have me, London Tipton, as your screensaver? Next one, Cody"

"It says...(smiles) Wow, Cody has gotten hot"

"People! We are not here for Cody! This is Yay Me! Starring London Tipton, not Cody Martin! Forget the rest of the mailbag, let's just move on to our guest for today. (pauses) Who is it, Cody?"

"Well, on such short notice, I could only find one person who was actually available..."

"Well, who is it?"

At that time, S.S. Tipton security guard Kirby Morris comes and sits next to London.

"You got Kirby?"

"Like a said...I did the best I could"

"(shrugs) Fine...Now, Kirby, tell us about...being a ship security guard."

"Well, its my job to keep the ship safe from trouble. Mainly, I like to make sure that no fights break out at the buffets...."

"What else do you do on this ship?"

"Well, I make my rounds...you know, I have a beat I walk. It starts at the sandwich shop, down to the pizza parlor, over to the ice cream stand and repeat."

"And what kinds of crime have you actually stopped on board?"

"I once stopped someone from putting gravy on ice cream...Now, that would have been a crime."

"(nodding) I understand. Now, Kirby, when you are protecting the people on this ship, what do you use to help you."

"(patting his belt) I have my taser."

"And what does that do?"

"It sends electricity through someone and they fry like a piece of bacon."

"Ohhhh...let me see it" Kirby hands the taser to London. "Cody, come here..."

Walking over the where London and Kirby are sitting.

"(turning to Cody) Can this kill someone?"

Cody responds "If exposed to it long enough, its possible, but mainly its just going to give a person a shock that temporarily overstimulates their nervous system leaving them incapacitated for a little while."

"Let's see what one looks like." London turns on the taser. "(excited) Look, it's shiny!" London turns and accidentally tases Cody. Cody drops to his knees as the electric jolt courses through his body. Upon seeing this, Bailey runs out of One of a Kind to get back to her room.

To be Continued...