Cody stepped out of the car and onto Cascadia's grounds.

"Glad to be back again?" Her dad asked, smiling.

"Of course," she smiled, "even if it is just a weekend."

"I'll take these back to the house, sweetheart, you head over to the courts and find you friends, practice should be ending soon. I'll see you tomorrow afternoon," Dr. Myers smiled.

"Thanks dad, have fun at your conference," his daughter said, and ran off towards the main courts.

When she arrived, she noticed they were still practicing, so Cody took a seat in the front row of the bleachers. Surprisingly enough, she remained unnoticed (even by Squib), until Coach Gunnerson told the group to head in.

"Cody!" Tannis gasped, running to the bleachers instead of the changing rooms. The rest of the Top Guns followed suite.

"How long have you been here?" Cameron asked when they reached her. She jumped down from the bleachers and embraced Tannis and Adena, then turned and smiled at the two boys.

"Just a few minutes," she informed them.

"Well, we've just gotta go change, but then we're totally doing something!" Adena exclaimed.

"Okay," Cody laughed. As the group headed toward the changing rooms, Squib turned back and flashed Cody a smile. She stayed still for a moment, shocked, but quickly returned it.

"I vote we watch Saw," said Cameron.

"Me too," Squib supported his friend.

"Oh, come on guys, that one's supposed to be really scary!" Tannis whined.

"Hey, you guys picked last week, this time it's our turn," said Squib.

"I think we should let Cody pick this week," Adena tried.

"I'm okay with Saw," she shrugged, smiling.

"Saw it is!" Cameron cried happily, while Adena and Tannis glared playfully at Cody.

"No! No! Check the closet!" Tannis yelled at the screen.

"Tannis," said Cameron, whose eyes were glues to the move, "they can't hear you. But unfortunately we can. Shut up."

"Oh gosh, oh gosh, oh gosh," Adena muttered.

Cody screamed, "There's something coming out of the closet!" She latched her hands on to the nearest thing, which happened to be Squib's arm.

Squib looked down at her, her face illuminated by whatever small light was given off by the screen. Despite tense mood in the room, and the fear coursing through his veins from the movie (though he'd never admit it), he couldn't help but smile slightly. He didn't even mind her nails digging painfully into his arm. That was gonna leave a mark.

"Oh…my…God," Tannis muttered, as the group watched the credits role. Adena's head was still buried under a pillow, while Cody's hands remained clutched to Squib's arm, where they had been since the closet scene.

"So…." Adena said, finally removing the pillow in favor of breathing, "we need to get back…"

"Walk us Cameron?" Tannis asked quickly.

"Fine," he sighed, smiling, even though he, too, looked a little shaken.

"Oh gosh, I think I may need a walk back, too," Cody admitted to Squib. Laughing, once the others had left.

"You know, I never pegged you as one to get scared so easily," he chuckled.

"Scary movies are my weakness," she admitted.

Squib laughed, "This was nice."

"Yeah. I'm glad we're able to be friends again," Cody told him.

"Yeah…" There were a few moments of only slightly uncomfortable silence. "So, how is he?"

"Who?" Asked Cody.

"You know who, City Girl,"

"He's…great," Cody spoke slowly, "his names Evan. He's really nice. I like him a lot…"

"That's good," said Squib.

"How's Gabby? That is her name, right?"

"Yeah, but she's gone," Squib said.

"What? Why?" asked Cody.

"Oh, we were both really busy with our tennis, and different schools. We never really got to see each other that much," Squib muttered.

"Well, that's too bad," Cody consoled him, wondering if it was wrong that she felt just a little bit happy. A few moments later, Squib spoke again.

"So, you want a walk back?" Squib offered.

"Please," Cody smiled, and the two stood, making their way out of the open. They moved out onto the grounds. Squib saw Cody shiver, and wondered if it was inappropriate to offer his coat to a girl who had a boyfriend. After a moment's thought, he decided to forgo offering, she would just say no to be polite, and instead simply slipped off his coat and placed in on her shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled gratefully.

They arrived at the door to Cody's house, and Squib was about to say good night, when she spoke.

"You wanna come in? I mean, my dad's gone tonight and…"

"Scared of the Saw?" Squib asked.

"A little," Cody admitted, a cute half-smile on her face. Squib nodded and the two stepped inside. They moved to Cody's room, where she slipped of his coat, placing it on her bed. The two teenagers both fell onto the bed, lying on their backs.

"So, New York?" Asked Squib, "Everything you dreamed it would be?"

"Yeah," said Cody slowly, smiling, "it's cool. And I've made friends, so…Not that I'm replacing you guys!" Cody said quickly.

Squib laughed, "Don't worry, Cody, you're allowed to have friends," he assured her.

"Well, what about things here? Anything new?" She asked.

"Not really," he sighed, "practices, matches, the odd tournament."

"Ah yes, the life of a tennis star," she smiled.

"We've really missed you," said Squib, suddenly turning serious and sitting up.

"I've really missed you guys, too," she admitted, following his lead.

"Things haven't been the same without you,"

"It's different without you guys, too. A lot quieter," the two laughed, "but really. It's weird not seeing you four everyday."

"It's weird not hearing the snap of your camera in the stands during a match," Squib chuckled, "I never really even noticed it until it wasn't there anymore."

Cody smiled, "Remember the T-shirts?" She asked, the memory coming to her suddenly.

"Oh, yes," said Squib, knowing exactly what she was talking about, "I was kind of a pig, wasn't I?"

"Yes, you were," she agreed.

"But, hey, Adena licked Jimmy Kane's arm, so it was worth it," the two broke into laughter.

"Definitely," said Cody.

"Wasn't as good as the night we got locked in the gym, though," Squib spoke.

"Yeah," Cody said quietly, "that was a good night."

"You ever miss them?" Squib asked.

Cody knew who we was talking about, "Yeah, sometimes," she admitted, "I'll think of them at the weirdest times. Like we'll be joking around, and suddenly, I can almost hear Meghan's laugh."

"I know what you mean," Squib confided, "I'll be sitting in my room, when Cameron will say something, and for just a moment, I could swear I heard Seb speaking."

" Is it wrong," asked Cody, "that I'm starting to think of them less and less? I mean, I used to think about them everyday. And now…"

"No," Squib assured her, "we're not forgetting them, we'll never forget them, we're just moving on with our lives. It's what they'd want."

"Yeah…" Cody said very faintly, after another moment, she spoke, "We did have fun, didn't we?" She said, almost sadly.

"Yeah, but you'll have fun in New York," Squib told her.

"We saw a band called the Raging Lemurs," Cody said suddenly, chuckling.

Squib's eyes widened at the name, "Any good?"

"No," she laughed, "they sucked. But we had an okay time…"

"Good,"

"He tried to take me on a boat, you know,"

"Who?" Asked Squib, very confused.

"Evan. For our one-month anniversary, he set up this little boat, and he wanted to take me out. He even mentioned there was a monster in the lake," Cody explained.

"Well what do you mean tried to take you out?"

"I couldn't do it," Cody confessed quietly.

"No?" Asked Squib.

"No," she confirmed. "I dunno, suddenly I just thought about us on the lake and…It just didn't seem right to go out there with him. I told him I didn't like boats."

"You should have gone," said Squib, knowing it wasn't how he felt, but what he was supposed to say.

"No, I couldn't" Cody repeated. She looked up at him, "I'm glad we're friends again."

"You said that already," he smiled.

"I know. But I just felt the need to repeat it," she said, the both of them subconsciously moving closer, "I missed you."

"I missed you, too," Squib said softly. "I wish you'd never left."

"Sometimes, so do I," they were now speaking in whispers.

"Cody," he breathed as they moved continually closer.

"Squib, I have a boyfriend," she said, not really because she wanted to, but she knew she was closer than a girl with a boyfriend should be to another guy.

"I know," he answered.

"Okay," she nodded, the two of them never breaking eye contact. Now their noses were touching.

"Okay," he repeated.

"Okay," she said again, barely audible. She moved closer, and slowly closed her eyes.

The next moment, their lips met in a long-overdue kiss.

I didn't come this far for you to make this hard for me.
And now you want to ask me "how?"
It's like - how does your heart beat, and why do you breathe?
How does your heart beat, and why do you breathe?

Why did you come here?
You weren't invited.
And you're on the outside - stay on the outside.
And now you want to ask me "why?"
It's like - why does your heart beat, and how do you cry?
How does your heart beat?

And there are some things that I'd like to figure out.
There are some things that I can do without -
Like you and your letters that go on forever,
And you, and the people that were never friends.

With all the things that you could be,
You never could learn how to be me.
And now you want to ask me "how?"
It's like - how does your heart beat, and why do you breathe?
How does you heart beat, and why do you breathe?

-Lisa Loeb 'How'