Greetings, fellow TDI nerds! What's crackalackin'? …Enjoy my use of lame 90's slang? I am ever so skilled. :3 Hehe, anyway, sorry for the lack of updates lately, I've been busy with this stupid pamphlet we have to do. Blah. Soooo, now I shall attempt to try and update more because I don't have much homework. Besides this stupid pamphlet. -_- Oh! And I have recently found a new love for CodyxCourtney, thanks to StrixMoonwings 'Candy For Your Thoughts?' fic. I AM IN LOVE WITH THE PAIRING NOW. Expect more of it from me, they're up to number two now. ;P A slight heads up; this is going to be slightly out of character.

Next Pairing: CodyxCourtney

"…And beavers and rats just can't be in the same mammal family. Why? Well, for one, their bone structures are COMPLETELY different-" Harold wheezed, as he leaned closer to his best friend to show him the labeled diagrams of the skeletal systems of both the beaver and the rat. But Cody wasn't listening. His bright blue eyes were transfixed on a brunette girl, with a tanned and freckled complexion. She was fishing around in her locker for her necessities for the next class, which happened to be Biology with him. Cody could feel all his surroundings start to fade away, the only vivid thing remaining being the brown haired beauty.

Her hair was as smooth as silk, and her hands were always soft. Even when they were balled up into fists when she was angry. She wore these clothes that were always designer, and elegant, framing her nice figure. The only bad thing about her that Cody could think of was that she had a temper that was as deadly as a tornado, when aggravated.

Harold, noticing that Cody had zoned out yet again, staring aimlessly at the hotheaded girl of his dreams, stopped mid sentence. He constantly questioned Cody's sanity, for chasing after such a lethal woman; one that threatened his own life routinely, yet oddly enough, never once did so to Cody. Then again, the boy did have delusional crushes almost annually.

In freshman year, he had followed the buxom blonde Junior Lindsay Watson around like a lost puppy; although, who wouldn't? The girl had graduated surprisingly enough, with grants for fashion design. She occasionally appears in the gossip Magazine 'Star Stalker' in tanning oil ads. Despite her looks, Lindsay was the dumbest girl both of them had ever met. She never did learn their names. ("Harry and Caleb, is it?")

The following year, his affections landed on the secretive Goth loner who went by the name of Gwen. She didn't really have anything going for her, except for alluring eyes, and a great personality once you got to know her. She had made it clear to Cody that they would never be together. Ever. But Cody ignored it, and continued to follow her around. It was only until she had proclaimed her love for Trent Smith at semi formal in front of everyone, and threatened to take out a restraining order against Cody if he didn't leave them be, did he get the message. ("Seriously, Cody! You are like an annoying little brother! A very annoying little brother! So anything you try on me would be classified as incest.")

And now, he was crushing madly on Courtney "Winters" Callahan. Many called her Courtney "Winters" due to her frigid tone, and how nasty she could be, like frostbite. She was extremely attractive; everyone knew that. But the one teensy, tiny thing Harold couldn't wrap his brain around was why Cody liked her. She was the meanest girl Harold had ever met, next to Heather. But even then, at least Heather admitted that she was mean. Courtney just pretended she was innocent of any crime, which was what pissed off a lot of the school population. ("Vote for Courtney! …Or suffer social suicide, your choice; care for a 'Noah is Gay' cupcake?")

Cody's eyes stayed glued on Courtney as she continued to collect her things for the next class, totally unaware that he was creepily staring at her as if he was Gollum and she was the ring. He could feel his lips spread into a large, dreamy, buck-toothed smile as a blush crept onto his cheeks when he saw Courtney pull out a tube of lip gloss and begin to apply it to her puckering lips.

"Cody, droolage alert." Harold pointed out, to his entranced friend.

Cody shook his head and snapped out of his trance, and quickly wiped the back of his mouth with the back of his hand, blushing madly.

"H-how long was I out for?" He questioned, meekly.

"Nearly three minutes; that's a new record! Gosh Cody, you didn't even stare at Gwen this much." Harold exclaimed, raising his eyebrows. Cody blushed an even darker shade of red. Harold and Cody both turned their attention back to Courtney, and watched as she shut her locker with a clang. She began to walk down the hall with her head held high, and to Cody's pleasure, she was heading in their direction.

"Dude! She-she's coming this way! What do I say?" Cody whispered feverishly to Harold, not taking his eyes off of Courtney. Harold rolled his eyes and sighed, before grabbing both of Cody's scrawny shoulders, forcing him to stare into his eyes. Harold withdrew his left hand, before slapping Cody square in the face. His head snapped to the side, his jaw dropped, and his eyes widened in alarm. Cody stared back at Harold in utter disbelief, as he blinked stupidly and rubbed his tender cheek.

"What the heck was that for!" He cried.

"I learned it at Therapist Steve's Therapy class," Harold replied, factually. "But that's not the point. The point is, is that you've been crushing on Courtney ever since Gwen flaked you off in front of everyone at semi formal in sophomore year. And I'm sick of watching you stare Courtney her all the time! If she was your girlfriend, at least it wouldn't be as creepy." He shuddered. "Anyway, you are going to go ask her to be lab partners for Biology before someone else asks her. Just picture it! That's probably how most marriages started out! Being project partners. Before long, you'll fly her down to the Caribbean and make wild, passionate, love to her, then die a hot, sexy, naked, death!"

Cody gave Harold a weirded out expression as his face flushed. Courtney was drawing nearer, and nearer. He looked back for a quick second, getting a thumbs up from Harold, before he swallowed the large lump in his throat. He shakily walked up to Courtney, his heart dropping to the pit of his stomach. Courtney rose both her eyebrows as she stared down into Cody's rounded eyes.

"Uh, Cody, is it?" She asked.

Cody nodded vigorously, his cheeks flashing red. He opened his mouth, before shutting it as nothing more than a squeak came out. Normally, if this were Gwen, he'd be laying on the Codemeister charm. But Courtney wasn't Gwen.

"Uhm…uh… I uh… Courtney… I was uh, wondering if… Biology… um…" Cody stammered, nervously.

"Ah yes, Biology, we have that next period, right?" She quipped, allowing a small smile. Cody nearly wet his pants.

"Yes," he squeaked. He nervously rubbed the back of his neck. "And I was wondering…uh…if you'd be… my… lab partner?" He mumbled, barely audible over the chatter in the crowded hallway.

Courtney furrowed her brow, thrown off by his request, but she was too polite to recline. Also, if she played her cards right, she might have his vote, and be able to get the techno-geek to make her some new fliers for her campaign for a cheap price.

"Sure Cody, that'd be wonderful. Now, is that it?" Courtney replied, in the sweetest voice she could muster.

"Uh…" Cody trailed off, meeting Harold's encouraging eyes and smile. "I was also…kinda…sorta…wondering, if you'd um… Want to… uh…"

"Hot. Wild. Sex, Cody! Caribbean sex!" Harold whispered frantically, only so the two of them could hear.

"Courtney I…" He muttered, keeping his eyes on the floor to avoid Courtney's eyes burning into his forehead. She was starting to get a bit annoyed now.

"Okay, spit it out, I have to get to class. Courtney Callahan is never tardy!" She said frostily, a scowl painted across her face.

"I-I… I…" Cody stuttered, beginning to sweat. He looked up and saw the scowling face of the brunette, and winced noticeably.

Courtney's eyes narrowed as she pursed her lips. "Spit it out!"

"I… I WANT TO HAVE HOT, CARIBBEAN STUDY WITH YOU!" Cody yelled, grabbing the attention of not only Courtney and Harold, but the rest of the people in the hallways too.

Courtney blinked a few times. Harold face palmed. Cody nearly wet his pants for the second time. The other people in the hall burst out in a chorus of laughter, close to wetting themselves as well from all the laughing. Courtney's tanned face turned bright red, from embarrassment or rage, one couldn't tell, as she bit down hard on her bottom lip and squeezed her eyes shut. Cody didn't dare look at her, as he blushed as well.

After a few moments, Courtney glared ferociously; but not at Cody. She clenched her jaw and turned towards the crowded hallway.

"Alright, alright, keep it moving! Nothing to see, here!" She shouted, throwing her hands up in the air. The crowd slowly dispersed, murmuring between themselves as Courtney lowered her arms, hunched over, frowned, and blew her bangs out of her dark eyes.

Cody was still in shock from his outburst, and the fact that Courtney had defended him. He stared at her bewildered as she stared at him inquisitively.

"Th-thanks, Courtney." He mumbled, blushing profusely.

Courtney nodded awkwardly and cleared her throat she she waved him off, "No problem. Now… Uhm… What?" She replied, with a light chuckle.

"I was wondering if maybe…after school…we could like, study or something?" He asked, bashfully.

Courtney blinked again, shocked by his proposal, yet somewhat flattered. He was adorable, that was for sure. He was so naïve and innocent, and his eyes and gap toothed smile made him look like a cute little kid.

"You mean like hang out?" She questioned. Cody nodded. Courtney felt a small smile twitch on her lips. "…Huh. I've never legitimately 'hung out' before. Maybe it's because I'm so busy with cheerleading, student council, choir, volleyball, consort band, not to mention the Competitive Arts Committee…" She listed, before trailing off when she saw the look on Cody's face. Her smile softened as she pulled out her PDA, and sent out a quick email. "But…I guess I could skip. Just this once."

Cody's face lit up like the first of July. He grinned a large, gap-toothed grin and gasped excitedly. "R-really? You mean it?" He asked excitedly. Courtney nodded.

"Mhmm," she hummed, "now where does one usually go when wanting to… 'hang out'?" Courtney questioned, using air quotes. Cody's eager grin didn't waver, as he swung his arm around the brunette, leaning upwards to get to her level. Courtney raised an eyebrow, but the smile still lingered on her lips as they started to head down the hall towards the Biology lab.

"Oh, heh, anywhere really. At the library, at the park, at the mall… In my room… You know, I've got this sweet crash pad, it's perfect for make out sessions." He smirked, holding up his free hand, inviting Courtney to visualize with him. Courtney rolled her eyes playfully, as the smile on her face dropped a little.

"Don't push it." She warned, lightheartedly.

"Right." Cody gulped, smiling nervously.

"So, tell me more about this 'hanging out' concept…" Courtney requested, changing the subject before it got too awkward. Her eyes stared off into the distance thoughtfully.

"Oh, it's really fun! We could play video games…" He offered, before wincing nervously when he noticed the expression she sent him. "Or-or…not! We could, heh, um… Just talk?"

Courtney clicked her tongue off the roof of her mouth in amazement as she smiled. "And…this is the sort of things…friends do?"

"Uh-huh."

Courtney's eyes lowered, and she pursed her lips. "Hmm, I've never really had an actual friend before."

Cody felt a pang in his heart as his brow furrowed. "Well that's strange. I consider us…friends." He blushed.

Courtney smiled genuinely, before she leaned down and placed a hand under Cody's chin, lifting it upwards so she could kiss his pale cheek. She slid out from under his lanky arm, and smirked lightly as he stared at her, totally dazed.

"I'll save you a seat…friend." She grinned, before slowly continuing down the hall, giggling quietly.

Cody gaped after her, his eyes the size of dinner plates, and his face crimson red. He smiled goofily as his hand gingerly touched the place where she'd kissed him. He could still feel it tingling. Cody waited a few seconds, still in shock, before breaking out into a wild happy dance. He jumped up and down and waved his arms randomly, shutting his eyes in concentration as his grin broadened.

"YES! YES! YES! YES! YESSSS!" He cheered, pumping a fist in the air.

"You know… I'm still here."

Cody froze as his eyes shot open, and his face blanked. His eyes met Courtney's and watched as she suppressed an oncoming fit of amused and flattered giggles. Cody blushed even redder than before, and lowered his arms as he sent her a meek smile.

"I-I… I'll catch up with you in a sec." He squeaked.

"I'll be waiting…" Courtney called. She sent him a wink, before turning on her heel and strutting down the length of the hall, her hips swaying the entire way.

Cody blinked a few times, frozen to his spot. Courtney… had winked… at him.

If he weren't so shocked and about to die of happiness, he definitely would've peed his pants.

Well, here's my first attempt at CoCo. And how fitting as I sip a cup of hot chocolate! :) Like it? Hate it? PLEASE EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTS IN A REVIEW! It'd make me pee my pants! …Not really, I'm potty trained like a big girl. ;)

Just a heads up: For those participating in my OC fic, I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! Ugh, I didn't mean to. But, it IS being worked on, do not fret!

So, once again, please review! Peace out!

~Alexex