Anything For You

Chapter 2: Memories Recovered

By William Whisk

Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama Island

Author's note: Hi, I would just like to mention that I am still doing the editing. I hope you enjoy this chapter, it is longer then all the chapters I have ever written for TDI! So enjoy. Please leave any critiques or anything else you would like to say. I do value what you have to say! I will try my best to improve as I write more fictions. My goal is to make a good CodyxGwen fiction that appeal to everyone. I truly think they would have been the best couple in the series!

Total Drama Island was over. The contestants had said their goodbyes and went back to their homes.

Now a year had passed since they had seen each other, with an exception of a few that found their own means to see each other.

Gwen had been one of those few. She and Trent would find ways to meet each other whether it was through bus or when Trent would bring his motorcycle.

Gwen now stood in front of a yacht. She stared in awe as she thought about being able to go inside a boat like this. The last time she had seen one was when the boys had won one of the challenges and were taken off the island until the next challenge. Now she would be able to go on one for her first time.

The yacht had been rented out by Owen after he had won the hundred-thousand on Total Drama Island. It had taken the teen a year wait to reserve the ship in order to have his party that he promised everyone on the show.

Gwen had decided to ware a similar outfit to what she had worn a year ago. She was unsure of what type of cloth to wear for a party. She only hoped she did not have to wear a fancy dress because those types of clothing were still too expensive for her wardrobe. She still did try to put something together but she decided she would just ware what she wanted to.

Now Gwen let a breath escape in worry, this would be the first party that she has ever gone to. Trent had never taken her to one and she was fine with that, but now she was worried about what to do and how to act so she wouldn't feel out of place.

Normally she wouldn't have cared about this, though this time she did have friends that were different from her other friends at home. Some might just stare at her and she didn't want to deal with that tonight. She just wanted to make tonight a special experience for her first party. She wanted this to be a moment in her life to remember.

Gwen then took a breath as she entered the boat. She walked through the narrow passage and followed the sign that guided her to the ballroom where the others would be. It was only a short distance but as she walked she could hear a nice melody being played. It was calm and soothing for her mind as she listened and it entranced her as she stepped into a large room that had an opening that lead to the ballroom.

Gwen took a few more steps towards the entrance allowing her to be able to see the room and her friends. The room contained many circular white tables, each having a vase with white or red roses in the middle. The floor was made of wood which shinned with beauty and the walls were white and gave a sparkle with its smooth texture. Owen must have spent the whole hundred-thousand for all of this!

Gwen walked into the room and as she did so she noticed the other girls wore dresses and the boys wore nice shirts with khaki pants.

"This bites," she spoke as she continued to walk through the room looking for Trent or someone else that she considered sane.

As Gwen walked passed the others, she said her hellos to those she passed by. It did not take long for her eyes to catch a handsome familiar face. She smiled as she saw Trent wearing a green buttoned up shirt.

"Hi Gwen," Trent spoke to her as she walked towards him.

"It's been a while," she spoke and he nodded. Gwen smirked as she looked at Trent from head to toe. He was still as handsome as ever.

The music now grew louder but the melody was still soft and many of the couples began to head to the dance floor.

"May I have this dance," Trent asked her as he reached out his hand for hers. Gwen smiled at him as she brought out her hand and grasped his. Trent then led her to the dance floor where the others began dancing.

Gwen and Trent then began dancing themselves and on occasion they would come near the others and Gwen would be able to see who was dancing with whom. Izzy danced with Owen, Lindsay with Tyler, Courtney with Duncan, Bridgette with Geoff, Leshawna with Harold, Katie with Sadie, and Beth some how convinced Justin to dance with her.

Gwen then turned her head and noticed Heather sitting alone trying her best to ignore Ezekiel who was trying to convince her or Eva to come dance with him.

"Having fun," Trent suddenly spoke. Gwen's head snapped up to look him into the eyes as she blushed.

"Yeah, I was just seeing who was here. Looks like I wasn't the last to arrive," Gwen smirked and Trent let out a small laugh.

"Actually you are the last one to arrive," He told her and she was confused.

"What do you mean, Chris, Chef, and Cody aren't here," Gwen retorted and Trent smiled.

"Chef is in the back cooking our meals. Owen said he loved Chef's cooking so much that he hired him to make our food and as for Chris. He said he was going to be with Chef for a bit."

"What about Cody," Gwen asked and Trent began looking around himself.

"That's odd, he shouldn't be hard to miss, he just wore regular clothing too," Trent told her as he continued to look around the room.

"He must be outside," Trent reasoned as he gave up in trying spot the other teen.

The dance soon ended and Gwen and Trent broke apart.

"Thanks for the dance Gwen."

"Your welcome," Gwen smiled and then she turned her head as she saw Leshawna approaching them with Harold at her side.

"Oh girl, it's good to see you and Trent again. How have you two been doing," Leshawna asked as Harold went up and shook hands with Trent.

"I've been doing fine, how about you," Gwen asked.

"Same here," Trent said to Leshawna and she smiled.

"This girl here has been doing fine and she is now dating a certain someone," Harold proudly brought out his chest as he knew she was talking about him. Trent smiled as Gwen smirked from Harold's action.

"It looks like you two are still going at it after a whole year," Leshawna smiled. Gwen and Trent looked at each other and blushed.

"No, it's not like that Leshawna…we sort of,"

"Broke up," Gwen finished for Trent.

"What happened," Harold asked.

"We just grew apart but we are still good friends," Trent told the two and Leshawna smiled.

"Hey, well what do you know, Gwen has finally arrived," Chris Maclean now walked up to the four teens who had frowned from hearing his voice.

"Hi Chris," Gwen growled and the others just glared at him.

"Hey, what's with the hostility? We are just regular people now, no cameras and crew. So let's just enjoy ourselves," Chris said as he felt the pressure that came from the four.

"Chris's right, Total Drama Island is over, and that's the past," Trent agreed as he extended his hand out to the former host of the show and they both shook each others hand.

"Why thank you Trent, now let's grab some of those delicious appetizers before Owen gulfs it all down," Chris said and the four could not believe what Chris had wanted to do.

"Uhm…Chris, did you lose it, Chef's cooking all the food for tonight," Leshawna told the man but he just grinned.

"What's wrong with Chef's cooking? I'll have you know the man does wonders in the kitchen," Chris replied.

"Yeah…they're wonders…mostly wonders of crap," Gwen responded as she almost gagged at the idea of eating Chef's food again.

"Hey, just try it. Trust me when Chef is suppose to cook good, his food becomes awesome," Chris explained and the others stared blankly at him.

"Suppose to cook good," Trent asked and Chris nodded.

"Yup, that slop he made was because of his contract. As far as when it came to me on the other hand, man oh man, I just can't wait for the main course," Chris smiled blissfully while the girls glared at him.

"I guess we can try it," Trent sighed. Chris began to lead the group to the table and they gathered some food for their plates and sat at the table.

An hour and a half passed and Chef had come out to announce that the main course would be ready soon.

"Alright, meal time," Owen shouted in excitement and the others watched him in amusement as he salivated over his cloth.

"Owen doesn't seem to have changed one bit," Chris commented and the others agreed. They had been talking for a while now and as much as the teens hated to admit it, it was nice being around Chris for a change.

He began telling stories of things that had happened to him in the past. Then he told stories of many humorous and embarrassing moments that the cameras had caught some of the campers doing that he had decided needed to be cut out to fit the time slot for the show.

Soon the other campers began to surround the group as they heard their names here and there in Chris's stories about them and the embarrassing things they did on the island or at Playa Da Losers.

"I can't believe you caught that," Courtney shouted as they brought the time where she beat up Harold at Playa Da Losers. Duncan could see the blush on her face and he smirked.

"Courtney, you are wonderful babe," Duncan told her which caused the girl's cheeks to further glow a rosy color.

"Yeah, I remember how Leshawna got voted off because we kept saying her name by accident," Beth mentioned and Leshawna glared at Chris.

"Yeah, and Cody was really sunburn that day. It looked so painful," Trent added.

"Where is Cody by the way," Lindsay asked and some of the campers began to look around the room trying to spot him.

"He's probably outside some where, unless he left. I'll go check. Want to come with me princess," Duncan asked Courtney who blushed and quickly followed him.

"What he came," Chris asked in surprise.

"Yeah, he came but he didn't stay in this room for too long. I think I saw him head towards the other side of the yacht. I wonder why he didn't just stay and join us," Trent told them.

"I think we should go help look to see if he's still here," Bridgette told Geoff who just agreed with her without any thought and followed the girl.

When Chris watched the other couple leave his smile grew into a sinister grin and the others quickly noticed.

"Now, what would you guys like to know about those who just left the room, those stories are really good," Chris began and the others were eager to listen.

Not to long after Courtney and Duncan went outside did it take for them to start pressing their lips together. Duncan's intention to begin with was not to find Cody but to have some time alone with Courtney.

Cody sat on the railing of the ship as he watched the sunset. He was not dressed for the event but he didn't care about that anymore. It had been a year, he was done with trying to be popular, and it didn't matter try to try to act cool now anyways. This was because Gwen was no longer available. She had found someone else and he was a great guy.

Cody smiled as he thought about how happy she was when he set the two of them together. It made his heart warm but at times he could feel his chest tighten and it would hurt.

Cody ignored those moments and kept smiling. No matter what had ever happened he would try his best to keep smiling. But now it didn't take to long for him to frown as he thought about how this would likely be the last time he would see Gwen. There was no longer a point for him to be in her life. The spot in her heart he wanted to fill was taken by another.

He now began remembering when he saw her the first time on Total Drama Island. That day was filled his heart with joy. To see her again was like a dream for him.

Though that day, when he did first see her, he didn't instantly recognize her but he was still awed by her beauty. His heart would skip a couple beats and his mind yelled at him to go after her.

When he did decide to approach her he stopped and he began noticing she looked familiar.

"What's your name," he asked her that day and she just glared as she muttered her name to him. His eyes widened in surprise and then he grinned. It was Gwen!

He quickly told her his name and looked into her eyes for a response. She is going to be so surprised to see me.

But she wasn't surprised to see him. In fact she didn't care or know who he was.

It had hurt him slightly as he realized she did not remember him. No matter, I still can still win her heart.

That had not worked out though, she instead fell for Trent. It had hurt Cody at first but he kept trying, refusing to give up. Gwen was his dream girl. Everything about her was amazing to him with one exception. She didn't smile often. Each day he would see her displeasured look. He would see her usually frowning, even at times when she was drawing, she looked relaxed and comfortable but she still would barely smile.

Cody sighed, yeah…to make her happy and see her smile, I would have done anything.

Then one day Chris talked about the canoe challenge. That was his chance to try everything he could to win her heart, but in the end he failed. There was nothing left to do but to accept it after her constant rejections. He then understood he was not what she wanted. He forced himself to accept that Trent was the guy she wanted to be with and Cody decided that he would help her.

After that day he had seen Gwen smile. It had warmed his heart, but if anyone truly looked into his eyes, they could see sadness in them as he continued to smile. In truth he was both happy and sad. The next day he would spend his time alone. That day there would be times he would see Gwen and Trent together and he couldn't help to smile each time she blushed and smiled.

To see her smile, it made her perfect. It made everything about her so perfect that he barely could take it anymore. Then things began to hurt inside his chest. He wanted her more then ever but she was now with Trent and he made her smile. Her happiness was important to him and he decided he would just endure the pain.

Cody remembered that day very well. Every day since that day, he would have to take his wallet out and pull out the picture of him and Gwen when they were children. The day she had left, that pain was similar to the pain he had felt now, but when he looked at the picture, things felt better as he thought, I'll one day find her.

Cody pulled out the picture once more and stared at the photo but he could still feel some pain. Now that he had found her and that she was with someone else, he wondered what was there for him. In truth, the picture was all that was left now for him now. This would be all he had left. His memories of her and him, was the only thing now that made the pain he felt in his chest lesson. These memories would keep him happy as well as her happiness. They were all that he had left when it would come to Gwen.

He had thought about what he had done for her now and how it made her happy. His heart soared with feelings that made the pain completely go away. Yeah, making her happy, it made him happy and that is what he will do.

Cody then stared at the picture again and sighed.

"I won't tell her, she doesn't need to know. It's just pointless," he smiled as he decided to never remind Gwen about him being her childhood friend. He was no longer important, he filled his part in making her happy and now Trent would have to have the honor to keep doing so.

He now got off the rail of the yacht and began to walk around the boat as he looked at the picture.

Yeah, today would be the last time I see Gwen. It would be the last time he would see her beauty, it would the last time to hear her voice, and it would be the last time he would interfere with her life, because he was afraid. Cody was afraid of his emotions and if he would take that smile away from her because of his feelings for her.

Cody loved Gwen with all his heart and he no carried no doubts about it. This meant that meant her happiness would always come first.

He now sighed as he looked at his picture once more.

"I'm sorry I couldn't keep our other promise," he spoke to it and then smiled as he began to put his picture away, but then he had bumped into someone before he could put the photo back into his wallet.

"Hey watch it," Duncan grumbled as he turned his head to see who had bumped into him.

"Oh, sorry Duncan dude," Cody smiled as he forgot about his picture for a moment.

"Hey do you know if Gwen came yet," Cody asked the other teen raised a brow.

"Hey you know she's with Trent now, you can't just go and start hitting on her," Duncan smirked and Cody just smiled.

"Anyways, yeah she did, she is in the ballroom with the others," Duncan told Cody but then he noticed the picture Cody held in his right hand.

"Thanks, I'll see you two latter," Cody grinned as he began to walk off towards the ballroom.

"Let's head back too," Courtney now spoke and Duncan turned his head to her with a large grin on his face.

"What," Courtney asked knowing that Duncan was up to something.

"I swiped this from him when he wasn't looking." Duncan now looked at the picture and smiled.

"Looks like Cody had a childhood girlfriend," he smirked.

"Duncan, that's so juvenile. You shouldn't look into his private stuff,"

"Well yeah princess, but you're trying to take a little peak at the picture yourself," Duncan spoke and she blushed.

"Hey, I'm still curious," she now looked at the picture.

"Wow, he's adorable," Courtney awed as she and Duncan continued to stare at the photo.

"Hey, doesn't this girl look familiar to you," Duncan then asked. His eyes were glued on the young girl with brown hair that was next to Cody. Courtney now began to look at the girl herself and felt something familiar about the girl as well.

"Yeah she does actually," she responded to him and the two just stared at the picture as they tried to think about who the girl had reminded them of.

It only took a few minutes before Courtney had become frustrated in trying to figure who the girl reminded her of. She just seemed too familiar to the both of them that their curiosity was captured.

"Duncan forget it, let's go ask Cody," she told her boyfriend who sighed in agreement.

The two headed back to the ballroom but had stopped when they found Geoff and Bridgette together lost in each other's arms.

"Way to go Geoff," Duncan smirked and Courtney rolled her eyes.

"Hey you two, I think you need a break." Courtney said and Geoff and Bridgette broke apart to take a breath.

"Huh, Duncan, Courtney when did you two get here," Geoff asked and Bridgette blushed as she tried to refill her lungs with air.

"We were on our way back to the ballroom to ask Cody a question," Duncan told them.

"Cool dude," Geoff smiled and Bridgette had now become curious.

"What do you guys need to ask him," she asked.

"We want to know who this girl is in this picture," Courtney said as she snagged the photo away from Duncan and handed it to Bridgette. Geoff went behind Bridgette and looked over her shoulder.

"Hey that guy looks like Cody," Geoff said.

"That's because it is Cody," Duncan told them.

"He's a cute kid," Bridgette awed and then she looked at the girl who stood next to Cody.

"This girl looks familiar," Bridgette spoke.

"Yeah she does," Geoff agreed with his girlfriend as they continued to look at the young girl in the photo. Duncan corked an eyebrow and Courtney's curiosity had grown more intense as she snatched the picture away from Bridgette and began to attempt to figure out who the girl was once again.

"We thought so too and that's why we want to go ask Cody who she is," Duncan explained.

"Alright then, let's get going and find out dude," Geoff smiled as he put right arm around Bridgette's waist and the four went to the ballroom.

When Cody had entered the ballroom himself it did not take him long to find Gwen and Trent who were sitting next to each other with Chris at the same small round table with them. The others had now taken their own seats at the other tables and were chatting amongst themselves.

Cody smiled as he approached the girl of his dreams and when he reached the table everyone smiled at him.

"At least I'm not the only one who came in regular cloth," Gwen smiled at him, causing him to blush.

"Yeah, it's my first time coming to a party," he smiled back at her.

"Ah Cody, we were just talking about you and how you fainted when you saw Gwen's panties in the eleventh episode of Total Drama Island," Chris smirked and Cody blushed.

"Hey, what can I say, I'm a guy," Cody smiled and they shared a laugh. They then began chatting and telling stories about what happened after the island.

Soon though Duncan, Geoff, Courtney, and Bridgette came to the table that Cody sat at and they surrounded him. Bridgette with a curious smile on her face stood next to the left side of Cody. Geoff stood next to her left side and Courtney stood behind Cody's right shoulder with Duncan to her right.

"Hey Cody," Duncan smirked as he caused the other boy to turn his head.

"Hey Duncan, Courtney, Bridgette, Geoff, how's it going," Cody asked his smile still on his face as they began taking seats and pulling some chairs to the table.

"Listen Cody, we want to know who this girl is," Courtney said as she put the photo in front of Cody's face.

Cody was surprised to see what Courtney had. His mind quickly went into denial as he took his wallet out and began looking for the same photo that was placed front of him.

"When, how," Cody asked and Duncan smirked.

"I grabbed it when you were walking away. Now are you going to tell us who she is," Duncan asked but Cody quickly grabbed a side of the photo and began to pull.

"Hey wait," Courtney said as she reacted and began to pull on the photo herself. The picture then ripped in half and Cody fell off his chair while holding the other half of the photo.

"Hey Courtney, what's the big deal, if he doesn't want to tell us? Just give him back the picture," Trent said and Gwen agreed. Chris just watched in amusement as Courtney was stubborn to find out who the girl was.

"No, this girl looks way to familiar to us and we want to know who she is," she said. Courtney had the half of the photo with the young girl and she put it down on the table for the others to see.

"Yeah she does look familiar dude," Chris said as his curiosity picked up. Trent and Gwen began looking at the picture as well.

"Where did you get this picture Cody," Gwen asked in confusion as she picked up the photo.

"Do you know her Gwen," Courtney excitedly asked as Gwen began to walk towards Cody who now was back on his feet.

Cody now stared at Gwen. His smile never left his face.

Yeah, I might as well tell her, it shouldn't make any difference now. The other campers now had become interested to see what was occurring with Gwen as they began to slowly walk towards the table.

"Hey, wait, didn't you have a similar picture with you on TDI as well Cody," Chris curiously asked as he looked at the picture from Gwen's side.

Gwen just stared at Cody now demanding an explanation of why he carried a picture of her when she was a child.

"Did you take this from me from one my scrap books during the show," Gwen was now becoming enraged after what she heard what Chris said.

"What, no that's mine let me show you," Cody said as he figured the best way to explain things was to show her the whole picture first, but then she slapped him.

"What do you mean yours? This is a picture of me when I was a kid, why would you have one," Gwen shouted at him as she held onto the picture tightly. Cody froze for a moment his head now hung down, his hands opened up letting his half of the photo fall to the ground, and he began gathering his thoughts about what had just occurred as he felt the sting on his cheek.

Yeah…today is the last time I see her. She doesn't need to know. It's pointless for me to be here anymore. He thought and he then raised his head and smiled at her.

"It was good seeing you again Gwen," Cody said as he held his tears as hard as he could. He refused to let her see him cry. He wanted to carry his smile for her to see till the end.

Cody then began to walk away and Gwen glared at him. The others remained silent as they watched him leave.

"Harsh," Geoff finally spoke as he watched Cody leave.

"But…that was his photo," Courtney said, her voice was filled with sympathy for the boy and Gwen glared at her.

"How does a picture of me belong to him, that's just creepy and stalkerish," Gwen told her and Duncan's eyes caught the other half of the photo on the ground.

"But it did belong to him, that's just half the photo," Bridgette quickly told Gwen who was now becoming frustrated and confused.

"Here," Duncan said as he handed her the other half of the photo. Gwen swiped the other half away from Duncan's hand and began looking at the photo.

The other half was a young Cody with a large smile on his face. Gwen then put both of the pieces of the photo on the table and put them next to each other.

Tears now began to come from her eyes.

"This…it can't be…," Gwen said as she continued to stare at the picture and her memories of her childhood started flashing before her eyes.

"What is it Gwen," Trent quickly moved towards her.

"Cody…he was…," she began but then stopped as her head shot up and towards the direction that Cody went to.

"I'll be right back," she shouted as she ran.

"Gwen, wait," Trent shouted but Duncan held his shoulder.

"Listen, I know she is your girlfriend, but maybe it's better to let them both talk amongst themselves," Duncan said and Trent sighed.

"Me and Gwen broke up, but you're right," he told Duncan who was surprised with the rest of their friends to hear the news.

"But your right, they should talk about it to themselves," Trent said with a smile as he hoped Gwen and Cody would work things out.

Cody walked slowly as he continued to go through the hallway to the exit of the yacht. His heart ached with pain. He now only had his memories to remind him of Gwen. The photo was gone and Gwen would never want to see him again. He knew she would live on and forget about him once again and have a happy life with Trent.

Cody smiled, yeah, she will be happy. That is all that mattered because if she is happy, he is happy, but then why was he crying. Was he truly happy? Deep down inside his heart and mind Cody knew he wasn't, but it was for Gwen and he would do anything for her even if it meant being eaten alive by a shark to save her.

Cody now made it outside. He could feel the warm air blew against his face. It felt good. It was now the only good feeling that he could feel right now.

"Cody, wait," Gwen's voice shouted from behind him and Cody turned his head and smiled at her.

Gwen finally caught up to him. Cody was still smiling and it confused her. How could he still smile after what she had did to him? Then as she moved closer to him, she could see tears in his eyes. Even though he held a smile on his face, Cody was still crying.

"I'm sorry," Gwen said to him and Cody grinned at her. That grin, at first she hated it, it kept reminding her of the days when her dad had died but at the same time it gave her a warm feeling. It had confused her so much that it made her want to avoid him, but now things were different. It now felt great to see that grin on his face. It looked perfect on him.

"Cody…why didn't you tell me," she asked. Gwen now remembered her childhood friend and memories kept flooding her mind one after another of how they were together as children.

Cody approached her, his grin still on his face and he looked her right into her eyes and smiled.

"I made a promise to you. One day I would find you and make you happy. I never forgot," he told her and her eyes watered as she smiled at him.

"Is that why you helped me with Trent," she asked him and he smiled.

"Of course! I would have done anything for you." Gwen smiled at him.

"Would you do one more thing for me then," Gwen asked and he nodded his head. Gwen smiled as she wrapped her arms around his head and kissed him.

"Gwen," Cody huffed her name after she had broken the kiss.

"Me and Trent broke up, now let's go back to the others," she said with a smile.

"Wait, there's something I want to ask you then," Cody asked, his heart raced while he grinned at her.

Gwen smiled at him and when he opened his mouth to ask his question she answered before he could utter a word.

"Yes, I'll go out with you," she said as she kissed him again and he this time kissed her back as they shared a moment together.

A flash of light then appeared as their lips locked together and it caused them to break their kiss. Cody and Gwen then turned their heads towards where the flash of light had come from. They saw Chris smiling as he held his digital camera.

"Chris," Gwen growled and Cody smirked.

"Hey, I know I said no camera's but let's just say I couldn't resist and I'll give you both a copy, I promise," Chris smiled at them and Gwen just smiled back in defeat.

"Thank you Chris," Gwen smiled as she hugged the older man and then began to walk back to the ballroom.

"Cody, are you coming," she said as she had a suspicion that the boy was still stunned from the kiss.

"Yes mam," Cody shouted as he quickly walked next to her and she took his arm and wrapped around her waist and then set her head on his shoulder. Cody smiled as his heart raced. His dream was coming true. Maybe he could have a permanent place in her heart and make her always happy.