A/N: Okay, this is not my first fanfic but it is my first SLZC fanfic so please be nice! Also, if anyone has any suggestions for future chapters, I am more than happy to accept them and may put them in the story! Thoughts will be in Italics.

Summary: Maddie is harboring a dark secret and it is threatening her life. Who will be there to help her? Cody runs away and no one knows why. Can the twins find each other again? Will the people inside the Tipton Hotel ever be the same?

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Shattered Pieces of The Tipton

Chapter Two

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Recap:

"Maddie, what happened to your arm?"

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Maddie quickly pulled her arm away and tugged her sleeve down. "Nothing, Zack. Did you want M&M's or something else?" She asked, nonchalantly.

"Maddie, don't change the subject! Something happened to your arm. What's wrong?" Zack insisted.

"I told you, nothing is wrong! Just drop it, okay?" Maddie snipped. Zack had a hurt expression. "I'm sorry, Zack. I didn't mean to snap at you. Let's not talk about that, okay?" She said sweetly. Zack just nodded. "Did you want M&M's?" Maddie asked again, pointing at the yellow bag on the counter. Zack nodded again, grabbed the bag and walked away silently.

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What made Maddie act like that? What happened to her arm? Zack pondered to himself. She had never spoken to him in such a harsh tone and she had never had any injuries that she refused to explain. Zack decided that he would keep a close eye on her for the next few days, just in case.

"Cody?" Zack called as he entered his room. He had not seen Cody all day and that was very odd. Lots of odd things are going on today.

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Flashback:

Maddie walked down the long alley to the abandoned warehouse at the end. She looked around cautiously and stepped into the building. As she walked down the long hallway, she came to a door. She opened it and went downstairs to a party. In the party, there was a room, reserved for special people. That was where the real party was. Maddie walked over to the man guarding the door. He looked at her and nodded, stepping aside to allow her entrance.

"Alexis!" Someone cried out as Maddie entered the room. She had not told them her real name. To them, she was Alexis.

"Hi, Rae." Alexis replied simply. She walked over to the group of girls and guys and sat down. "What are we playing today?" Alexis asked as she looked into Rae's eyes.

"Today," Rae began darkly, "We are playing Hanging Monkey."

End of Flashback

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London walked to the candy counter for the second time and found that Maddie was gone. "Moseby! Have you seen Maddie?" London called to the manager of the Hotel.

"She was here a minute ago. Perhaps she is taking a break. Bathroom, maybe?" Moseby suggested. London smiled and walked away but knew that Maddie wasn't just going to the bathroom or taking a short break. London knew that Maddie had gone somewhere else, somewhere outside of the Tipton.

"Zack, have you seen Maddie?" London asked as she came across the blonde boy in the hallway.

"No. Have you seen Cody?" He replied. London shook her head and continued walking. She quickly turned around and headed for the front door. She had followed Maddie once, to an old warehouse. London hadn't gone in but she remembered where it was. So, she now walked back to that place, hoping Maddie would be there.

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London stepped into the old warehouse and walked to the door at the end. She went down some stairs and found herself in a party. After awhile of searching for Maddie and not finding her, London noticed the door at the far end that was guarded. She walked towards it but was stopped. "You can't go in there, miss. It's for VIP's only." The man said roughly.

"I'm looking for my friend. Her name is Maddie." London said to him.

"I don't know anyone named Maddie in this room. If she's not out in the main room, she's not here. Sorry." He replied, expressionless. London tried again.

"She has blonde hair and brown eyes. No sense of style. Please, is she here?" London asked.

"I have seen someone like that but her name's not Maddie."

"Please, she has to be in there. Could you get that girl you have seen and let me talk to her? I just need to see if she's the person I'm looking for." London begged. The man gave in.

"I'll get her but you have to step aside. What happens in this room is secret." He told London. She stepped away and leaned against a wall as the man disappeared behind the door. Suddenly, the door opened again and the man stepped out, Maddie walking behind him. He pointed to London and Maddie stopped in her tracks. She walked over to London and stared in disbelief.

"What are you doing here, London?" Maddie asked.

"What are you doing here, Maddie?" London retorted. Maddie put a hand over London's mouth.

"You have to get out of here. You shouldn't be here, London. Please, just leave. You can get in trouble in a place like this." Maddie whispered.

"Well, why are you here then?" London asked again.

"Please, just leave. I don't want you to get hurt. Go back to the Tipton and forget you ever came here, forget you saw me here. Please, London?" Maddie pleaded. London sighed.

"Tell me what you're doing here." London begged her friend.

Maddie refused to answer London's question. "Please leave, London. I'm going to go back to that room. Don't be here when I come out." Maddie begged her friend and she turned to walk away.

London stood alone as Maddie walked into the room again. She didn't want to leave her friend there but she had no choice. London walked back to the Tipton in silence. How could she not tell anyone? How could she not tell Zack or Cody or Moseby? She just would have to keep her mouth shut. She had promised Maddie that she would. She had to forget it so she did.

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Okay, that's chapter two. Thanks to all who reviewed chapter one and I hope everyone likes chapter two. Did anyone predict what's going on with Maddie? Does anyone know why? As always, if you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me. I know that Maddie seems way out of character, please don't be mean to me in Reviews! I promise, it will all make sense later on. Anyway, please review! Click that button and make me happy!