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?

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Now, on with the story!

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Shattered Pieces of The Tipton

Chapter Three

London walked into the Tipton hotel and avoided everyone by simply staying in her room. Normally, she would just have to tell someone or she would let it slip or she wouldn't care about keeping a secret because someone needed to know the secret. This time was different, though. Maddie had begged London to keep it a secret so she did. Finally, after London had spent most of the day in her suite, Moseby knocked on the door.

"London? Are you in here?" He called as he stepped into the heiress' room. London stepped out of the bathroom.

"Hi, Moseby!" She faked. She wasn't really in a sweet mood or in a mood to talk to anyone but in this case had no choice.

"London, Maddie is downstairs looking for you." He said.

"Maddie is? Okay. I'm coming." London replied as she followed Moseby down o the lobby. Maddie came around the corner.

"London! I have been looking everywhere for you! Thanks, Moseby!" Maddie smiled at Mr. Moseby and grabbed London's hand, pulling her away from him and into a small room that Carey sometimes sang in. Maddie locked the door and turned to glare at London.

"Hi, Maddie. When did you get back?" London asked.

"Don't you sweet talk me! What were you doing down there?" Maddie exclaimed.

"Well, there is a smartical explanation for all of that." London began. "It's kind of funny, really!" She chuckled.

"I don't see how this is funny! You invaded my private life, London!" Maddie cried.

"Maddie, I'm sorry, okay? I was worried about you. I had seen you go there before and I decided to find out what that place was. I just didn't want anything bad to happen to you."

"I'm sorry, London but last time I checked, you were not my mother! You don't need to worry about me getting in trouble or getting hurt. If I do get hurt, that's my problem. Not yours. But, if you get hurt, that's my problem, too! London, just promise me you will stay away from that place from now on." Maddie exclaimed.

"You know what, Maddie? You're right; I'm not your mother. I'm your friend. And you taught me that friends help each other and friends worry about each other! I just didn't want anything to happen to happen to you, Maddie."

"Look, London. That place is not a place for you to be hanging around. That's why I don't want you there. You'll get hurt."

"Then why are you there, Maddie?" London asked her friend. Maddie stared at her for a long time, not speaking.

"Just stay away from there, London." Maddie whispered. She turned to walk out of the room but London jumped in front of the door.

"You may have been able to walk away and not answer my question at that place but you can't avoid me here. This is my turf and you're not walking away until I get an answer."

"Please, London. I can't explain anything to you. Just understand that I know what I'm doing, all right? I'll be okay. Just please, forget that any of it happened? Please?" Maddie begged. London stared at her.

"Just be careful." London whispered as she stepped aside. "And Maddie?" she said once more before her friend left. "If you need anything, talk to me, okay?" Maddie nodded and walked away. London soon followed and retreated once more to her suite.

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So, that is chapter three! I know it was really short but I just wanted to let Maddie and London talk to each other and get their emotions out a little bit. Also, to those who asked in reviews, yes, this is a Zack/Maddie fic. I will probably add that in the next chapter. Another thing that some people asked is: What is Hanging Monkey? To answer that, Hanging Monkey is a so-called game that people have started playing all over the world. It's where you tie something around your neck and actually hang yourself. People around you watch as you suffocate and then, right before you pass out, they untie you. This gives you a drug-like high and kids die each day from "playing" this "game". It's very dangerous because people begin to think that they can do this by themselves and they can't because they can't untie themselves. It's also extremely dangerous because some people around you may think that it's funny to just leave you hanging and when they finally untie you, you're dead. It's also known as 'Space Monkey' or 'The Choking Gmae'. Many parents have lost their children to Hanging Monkey and it's something that no one should ever do. I only put it in that story to make it more like a tragedy. Please, don't be mean to me because I have Maddie doing it!

Right now, I kind of have Writer's Block. I hope to break through that and maybe post more later today or at least by tomorrow. If anyone has suggestions for my next chapter, I would greatly appreciate them and would probably put them in the story or add them into that story at some point in time. All right, it's review time! So, lick that little button in he corner and let me know what you think!

-Kelsi

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