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Chapter 7: A Change of Perspective
A/N: Uh oh. What are you guys in for this time? Some of this will be in chat format, just to let you guys know. That's a fun way to write. London's screenname is Vivalacherry and the other people will be revealed as time rolls on xD. Oh, I will also be sliding the rating up to 'M' eventually. Things will get more...dark as the story progresses. The only POV besides neutral will be Cody's. That's only to show you guys the beginning of his transcendence into insanity.
Note: 555-1087 is NOT a real phone number. So don't bother calling it.
Disclaimer: Marisol and Francis don't appear in this chapter, besides being mentioned. But they'll show up again later. Obviously, I own them, but they're the only ones. I'm not sure if there's anyone in a chatroom with Vivalacherry as their screenname, but in this case I made it up.
Chapter Summary: London's doubts are gone and she's having a great time, but she feels that Cody's upset with her. When she can't sleep, she gets on the computer and goes into a chat room.
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Nothing seems wrong with him...
Then why did London feel some kind of negativity radiating off of Cody? He seemed fine when they were all at the restaurant. Well, until London got back from dancing with...oh! Did he not like Francis for some reason? Francis seemed perfectly nice. London didn't see what kind of problem Cody could have with him. Unless he...no that can't be it. He couldn't possibly like London?
London tried to get her head around that, as she and everyone else walked up in front of the Tipton. Zack was trying to start a conversation with Maddie, but she paid no attention to him.
"Is everything okay, Cody?" London asked him.
"Sure," he said simply, not offering her anything else.
"Are you sure? You seem kind of--" she began.
"I'm fine," he replied before London could finish, walking inside quickly.
"See you tomorrow then," she said sarcastically, crossing her arms. She hugged Carey and everyone goodnight, before also rushing inside. Moseby was going to let her stay in her old suite. He was so upset when she left, that he kept all of her belongings there. Then she went into her "apologize three hundred times" mode.
London thought about going to find Cody to talk to him, but she figured giving him some space would be best.
Cody's POV
I can't believe her. She doesn't even realize what she did. She knew how much time WE wanted to spend with her. She's only gonna be here for a fucking week.
But, no London. You just go hang out with your little boyfriend. Don't even consider that someone else might be in love with you. Like me
Okay, maybe it's not all her fault. It's partially my fault, for not telling her.
But mostly, it's that son of a bitch, Francis' fault. I just want that mother fucker to die.
Wait...what the hell is wrong with me? Why the hell am I suddenly wishing death on someone I barely know?
Because you're fucking in love, dumb ass. Love makes people do stupid things.
Love doesn't make you delusional. And who the hell are you anyway? Some type of voice in my head?
Pretty much. Don't worry. We'll get London one way or another.
As long as she doesn't get hurt.
Well, love isn't always just sunshine and daisies. Sometimes, you have to hurt the people you love in order for them to be yours.
Well, that won't happen here. If the only way to get London is to hurt her, then she's better off without me.
You'll change your tune, eventually...
MEANWHILE
Maddie hugged everyone and told them goodbye, except Zack, that is.
"Where are you going?" Zack asked her, obviously puzzled.
"Home. With my mom," she replied shortly. She was still a little upset with him.
"Well, aren't you going to hug me?" He inquired, perplexed.
"Why don't you get a hug from Marisol?" Maddie shot back, as cold as she meant it. Zack chuckled.
"You're upset about that? I was just dancing with her. I would've asked you, but I didn't think you'd want to," Zack said defensively, wearing a smirk the whole time. She rolled her eyes.
"Why do you even care? It's not like...you like me or something," Zack said, almost hopefully. Even she smiled at that.
"Very funny," she said. She hugged him tightly for a few seconds.
"Happy now?" She asked, when she pulled away.
"Extremely. See you tomorrow?" Zack questioned her cautiously. She nodded with a smile.
"Goodnight," she told him, with a slight wave. He waited there for a second, knowing she would turn around. And, she did. He obviously knew her better than she thought he did.
"That whole Marisol thing was to make me jealous, wasn't it?!" She exclaimed, hands on her hips.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Zack replied, crossing his arms with a smug smile.
"This game is stupid! I know you still like me," Maddie said, looking like she was about to lose her composure.
"Why can't you just admit that you like me too? You wouldn't have cared about me dancing with Marisol if you didn't!" Zack yelled back.
"Ah ha! So you do still like me!" Maddie said, as if she'd found the answer to life's most important question. Zack groaned.
"Okay, okay. Maybe I like you a little," Maddie sighed quietly. Zack arched an eyebrow.
"So, maybe I like you a lot," Maddie corrected herself. Zack gave another disbelieving look.
"Okay! Geez, I love you!" Maddie screamed. A few people walking by looked at her strangely, and sped up down the road. Zack didn't wait for another word, nor did he reply himself. At least...not with words. He simply walked straight to her, wrapped his arms around her waist and captured her faultless lips in a powerful kiss. He'd waited five years for the very moment, and he wasn't about to let it be over so quickly. She leaned into him, almost as if she were melting under the featherlight touch of his fingertips on her cheeks, his lips on her lips. Soon thereafter, Zack pulled away reluctantly for air. 'Damn lungs,' he thought.
"I love you too," he whispered, out of breath.
"But, what about when I leave? What then?" She asked, her voice cracking. That was pretty much what was on both their minds.
"I'll call you everyday and I'll come see you every weekend. And you can come home during the summer," Zack replied, running a hand through her soft blonde hair, as she leaned her head against his chest.
"Okay. I guess we could do that. But I'll still miss you when I'm not with you," Maddie said, giggling slightly.
"Well, at least we stopped stumbling around each other and actually admitted what we felt," Zack said, holding her tight.
"True. That game was so stupid. It's time we started acting like adults," she chuckled into his shoulder.
"I'll race you inside," Zack said in a low voice.
"You're on!" Maddie laughed, jumping back, away from him. As soon as he turned around to start running, she jumped on his back and he carried her inside. Life was getting sweet again...at least for them it was.
MEANWHILE
London flopped down on her old couch, not feeling very at home in her old suite. She felt as if there was an ominous feeling looming over her shoulder. She always felt this way when she knew someone was mad at her. In this case, it was Cody. She didn't quite know why he hated Francis so, but she intended to find out. She got up after pondering the situation for a moment, making herself some hot chocolate. She spotted her old laptop computer on the kitchen copunter, and she picked it up almost instantly. There was no way she'd be able to sleep knowing Cody was angry with her. She lifted the screen and up popped her favorite chat room. She signed in, said hi to some people but then went into a sub room where she saw only one person.
Vivalacherry enters the room 11:08 est.
trance says: Hey, what's up?
Vivalacherry says: Eh, nothing. I couldn't really sleep, so I thought I'd jump on here to make myself tired.
trance says: Oh, I see. Something on your mind?
Vivalacherry says: Well...you could say that. But I don't know if I should go into detail with a complete stranger, lol.
trance says: Come on. It's not like I'm some psycho advice-giver. Lol.
Vivalacherry says: How do I know that?
trance says: You've got a point. You don't have to be really specific. Just give me an overview of the situation.
Vivalacherry says: Well, I guess it can't hurt. Umm, one of my friends is mad at me. I think it might be because he likes me and me, him and some other people went out to dinner earlier, and I danced with this other guy.
trance says: Wow. That's funny, I danced with this beautiful girl at dinner tonight. I've been wishing that I'd gotten to know her better.
Vivalacherry says: Haha, what a coincidence. What was her name?
trance says: London. Gorgeous, right?
At this, London spit out the hot chocolate she had in her mouth in a misty formation, trying hard not to get any on the computer screen.
Vivalacherry says: This didn't happen to take place at the Boston Purple Lobster, did it?
trance says: Actually, yes. How in the world did you know that?
London didn't type for a few seconds. What should she say? She knew it had to be Francis...but should she tell him who she was? She was in deep enough with Cody already. Did she really want to get him even more mad at her? She decided it was her choice to make...not Cody's.
trance says: Are you there?
Vivalacherry says: Uh, yeah. Your name is Francis, isn't it?
trance says: Wow, you're starting to creep me out...
Vivalacherry says: Haha, it's me, London...
trance says: OMG, are you serious? I'm so happy to be talking to you again!
Vivalacherry says: Same here!
colossal enters the room 11:16 est.
trance says: So London, I'm having dinner at a great restaurant on 5th Street tomorrow night. I'd like if you could come with me.
colossal says: London?
Vivalacherry says: Cody???
trance says: ...so?
Vivalacherry says: Um, I'll get back to you...
trance says: Lol, alright then...I'll talk to you later then, London.
Vivalacherry says: You can call me tomorrow...okay? 555-1087
trance says: Will do. See you later, beautiful.
trance leaves the room 11:19 est.
colossal says: Who was that? And why are you still awake, London?
Vivalacherry says: It was Francis. And I couldn't sleep because someone decided to get mad at me...
colossal says: Yeah...sorry about that.
Vivalacherry says: Well, why did you get so mad?
colossal says: Well, we haven't seen you in a year, London. You're only here for a week, and we just want to spend as much time with you as possible before you go back to New York. And I thought that if Francis spent time with you, then that would take away from our time with you.
Vivalacherry says: Oh...I didn't even realize what I was doing...I'm so sorry!
colossal says: It's okay. I guess I did kind of overreact.
Vivalacherry says: No, no you didn't. I completely see your point. I just won't go out with him tomorrow.
colossal says: No, you can if you want. It's not up to me.
Vivalacherry says: Are you sure?
colossal says: Yeah. It wouldn't be fair for me to keep you from having fun.
Vivalacherry says: Wow, didn't expect you to have this sudden change of perspective. Haha.
colossal says: Well, you have fun tomorrow. And get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow.
Vivalacherry says: You had better go to bed too. Or I will come down there :-P
colossal says: Lol, bye.
Vivalacherry says: See ya.
colossal leaves the room 11:24 est.
Vivalacherry leaves the room 11:24 est.
London perked up a bit. Concerning this trip, things were looking up.
Cody's POV
Why are you letting her go on that date? You're a complete idiot.
Shut up. I'll be tagging along. I'm gonna make sure that son of a bitch doesn't screw things up.
Ah. A plan. I like it. But what if London catches you?
Oh she won't. I'll be well hidden.
Well hidden? You don't even know where the hell they're going...
I'll find out. Some how...
A/N: Hehe. Next chapter should be interesting. Love you all!!! Ciao!
