-1A/N: Chapter 3 is HEEEEEEEERE! This one is a line from Not Enough by Our Lady Peace. Awesome song! You should listen to it. I'm not exactly sure what kind of science projects they do in college, but I had to use something. Sorry if it's unrealistic.
Disclaimer: I only own the plot.
Chapter Summary: Something with London's science project goes horribly wrong! Or did it go exactly the way they both wanted?
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"Okay, I'll get some markers, plastic rings, and pipe cleaners. You get the paint, clay and superglue," Cody instructed. London nodded. She went to a drawer to get the hot glue gun, and to her bedroom to retrieve the paint and clay. Minutes later, they were both back in front of the coffee table. They looked over their supplies and decided to begin with the dinosaur body. All students were told to make a realistic dinosaur model out of everyday products.
"You start shaping the body out of clay and I'll work on the limbs," Cody told her. She followed his orders, and actually made a convincing dinosaur torso.
"Why do we need glue?" London asked.
"We're gonna glue the pipe cleaners on and glue the clay pieces together so they stay on," Cody explained. After they'd gotten over the awkwardness of the first five minutes, it actually became fun working together. Cody had shaped the arms and legs out of the brown clay and glued them to the body a few seconds later.
"Okay now for the head," London added. They worked together on the head, sticking on the pipe cleaner teeth, the fake eyes and make the nose. After they finished, London painted the clay nails black. They looked, proudly, over their finished creation. They smiled at each other and high-fived. They both stopped smiling and went to jerk their hands away embarrassedly. Neither one of them received their hands though. They both inspected the problem.
"There wasn't any glue on your hand, was there?" London asked a bewildered Cody.
"Oops."
Meanwhile In the lobby
Maddie, bored, flipped quietly through a magazine. There was barely anyone in the lobby. Only Esteban, Arwin, Mr. Moseby, Zack and a few guests. Zack slyly slid up next to the candy counter.
"Hey, sweet thang," he greeted, flashing her a flirty smile.
"Ugh. Zack, will you get over yourself?" She said, disgusted. His crush on her was so annoying sometimes.
"Myself? No prob. But you? It'll never happen, sweet thang. I'll take a pack of Sugar Stix," he replied. She handed him the candy and he handed her some money.
"Thank you. Don't come again," she joked.
"Don't deny your love," he demanded. Suddenly, London and Cody ran up to them and for some reason, they were holding hands.
"Uh. London?" Maddie gasped.
"Chill Maddie. Our hands got glued together when we were working on my science project. We could use some help," London explained. Zack, on the other hand, was trying to stifle his laughter.
"Shut up, before I hit you with my free hand," Cody threatened, making Zack stop immediately.
"How can we help?" Maddie asked.
"Do you know how to make superglue stop sticking?" London asked hopefully. Maddie shook her head.
"Maybe we could take them to the hospital," Maddie suggested to Zack. Zack agreed.
"Hey, Moseby! Have my limo brought around," London yelled. He looked up and saw Cody and London's hands clasped together. London dragged Cody's hand behind their backs as they smile innocently. Moseby shook his head as if he'd just had a hallucination. The four of them piled into the limo, and waited out the long trip to the hospital.
When they arrived, London pulled Cody through the sliding doors, avoiding odd stares cast in their direction.
"Your lucky this hospital has a clinic," Maddie told them. London marched up to the receptionist.
"My friend and I glued our hands together with superglue," London said, cutting to the chase. The woman looked at her like she was crazy.
"Okay…" London attempted to cross her arms, but soon realized she couldn't do so.
"We'll get you in a room. You'll have to wait for the doctor," she said. A nurse led them to the a small white room with a lonely exam table. They both took a seat, while Maddie and Zack waited in the waiting room. They both shifted their eyes around awkwardly, not daring to look at one another.
"This is weird," giggled London. Cody looked at her oddly.
"What do you mean?" He asked her. She waved their hands in his face. They both burst out laughing.
"That felt good," London interjected.
"What?" Cody asked.
"To laugh like that. I haven't laughed like that in a while," she said. She seemed almost sad to him.
"Why not?" He continued.
"Well, I've been kind of stressed out. I mean, with college and Luke and everything," she stated.
"What happened with Luke?" Cody prodded. London felt a tear roll down her cheek.
"We broke up," she said, not bothering to do anything about stray tear.
"What happened?" Cody inquired.
"I'm not exactly sure. I guess he just didn't feel that I was worth his time anymore," London divulged. Cody felt the urge to hit this guy.
"Jerk. London, don't even think that's true! You deserve so much better. He's the one who isn't worth it. You deserve someone who cares about you no matter what," Cody reassured her. She smiled at him. 'Like me," he thought to himself.
"Thanks Cody," she said simply. They stared at each other for a few seconds, until the doctor walked in and ruined their moment.
"I understand you two glued your hands together. How in the world did that happen?" He asked.
"Well, we were working on a science project…" London began explaining. And she told him the whole story, most of which he laughed at.
"So, a bad day altogether?" He chuckled. 'Not even close,' London thought. 'Farthest thing from the truth,' Cody thought. But they nodded their heads in concord.
"Well, better get those hands apart," he avowed. Cody never realized how soft London's hands were. The process of prying their hands apart only took a few minutes. It was sort of painful. When it was over, the two of them went out to the waiting Zack and Maddie.
"Did it hurt?" Asked Zack, who was disturbingly interested.
"Only a little," London replied, still feeling like crying. Although she was glad to have her hand back, she kind of missed Cody's hand in hers. It felt good to open up to him like that. Right before they left, London pulled Maddie to the side.
"Do you want to have like, a little slumber party tonight?" She asked hopefully.
"Sure. Is something wrong?" Maddie replied. London shrugged.
"I thought it'd be fun to sit around and talk about stuff, give facials and manicures and stuff like that," London explained her reason. Maddie nodded. The ride back to the hotel was a long and quiet one. Barely anything was said. London wasn't sure why, but she just felt disconnected from everything. Her emotions were in an uproar.
A/N: Lol, that was a fun chapter to write. Kind of hard to write, but ah well. Coming up is Just Breathe. Ciao!