This story, as of now, will have about 5-6 chapters, but probably more. I'm still working on how this fic is gonna end. Well, here's...

Chapter Two

I was in the hotel lobby doing my homework on one of the couches that night. This served two purposes- to get away from Cody who couldn't stop talking about Gloria, his girlfriend who apparently gave the best blow jobs ( I guess having an older girl friend pays off), how he got an A on a huge report, and how he even got on the soccer team after all his hard practice, he was actually coordinated (at least in this one sport).

So why am I, Zack- the guy with the same DNA structure as my perfect brother Cody, so depressed? I bet I made myself this way. My fascination with razors will just lead me more into the path to destruction. I paused with my thoughts to watch Maddie at the at the candy counter, staring at her legs (the second reason I was doing homework at the hotel lobby). I watched her look at her watch to see the time, and sigh. I knew that she was waiting for her boyfriend Jake to arrive, but this was the third time he's been late. Here was my chance. I stood up to talk to her.

"Jake's not here. For the third time this week." Maddie looked up at me.

"Yeah...I know. I can't believe that you noticed that. But not only that, my friend Tanya said that she saw him with his ex, but I thought that she was just saying that because she's still mad at me for going out with Jake to begin with since we both liked him. I didn't want to believe her... but.. I don't know now."

It was pretty obvious to me, Jake was cheating on Maddie, and she needed to get over it. "You need to get over it Maddie."

"I'm sorry I'm dumping all my problems on you, it's just that... you're here."

"And I'm willing to listen; you know that I've always liked you. Jake was just using you to get some ass, and (although you do have quite a nice one) I think he got enough and just...is dumping you."

"But- I thought we had something! I thought we had chemistry and genuinely liked me for me!" Her eyes were filling up with tears.

"Come on Maddie, let's go take a walk." I said, but she looked doubtful for a second.

"Well... alright."

We headed out of the hotel into the dark, until a couple blocks later we sat down at a bench lit by a streetlight. Maddie was silent the whole time tears streaming down her face, probably thinking about her beloved Jake.

Suddenly, "Thank you so much for being here Zack. And for understanding my problems."

I shrugged as to say, "I don't mind" but Maddie reached over and gave me a hug, one that she apparently needed.

She looked at my face, and next thing I know, she's leaning in towards me, and her lips touch mine. At first, I'm really surprised, but a few seconds later, I recover, knowing this was my chance to finally be with Maddie- so Fuck off Jake, Maddie Fitzpatrick is all mine now.

We were still kissing a few minutes later, a lot more intensely now, and I start to move my hands from around her waist to more...upwards... before I remember that we're on a damn public bench and we shouldn't be doing that here. But she was now sort of on my lap, so I didn't really complain too much. Finally, when we were both out of breath, she pulled away.

"I really should head home now, thanks again Zack."

I grinned at her, her lip-gloss still all over my lips and said, "No problem."

I watched Maddie hail a taxi, and I turned and headed back to the hotel, knowing that I wouldn't be able to concentrate on homework.

So when I go to the hotel, I grabbed my books from the lobby couch, still grinning, and unlocked the door, to see Cody watching the Discovery channel like the geek he really was. He looked up at me.

"Nice lip-gloss Zack," he said sarcastically.

"Thanks" I said. But then I added with a smirk, "It's Maddie's."

Cody sat up. "Maddie? As in the girl you've lusted after for...years? Maddie Fitzpatrick?"

"The one and only. And I didn't just lust after her, I actually have liked her this entire time. Not just because she's hott."

Cody looked at me strange. "Really... and I thought you would never say that. And actually mean it."

"Well I do."

"Aren't you gonna wipe the lip-gloss off your face?"

"Not until I need to, it still tastes like Maddie" I was grinning again, and headed for the door to our bedroom. I don't even think I would get out my razor myself that night, all thanks to Maddie Fitzpatrick. Maybe my cutting days were over.

A/N: Yes, I know, totally different from the first chapter. But this chapter is supposed to be. Next chapter will be more angsty, I promise. And one of these upcoming chapters... one character will find out about his cuts.

Sorry it's so short, but the next chapter will be longer

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