Here's chapter 2! C: I hope you like it! Just FYI I changed the rating from M to T because I think swears don't need to be rated as M. I also don't think I'm gonna have real intense 'scenes' later in this series.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Suite Life.
Enjoy!
"IMPRESS THOSE JUDGES, CODLES!" Barbara bellowed. Cody, who had been adjusting the beaker of Hydrochloric acid, suddenly turned bright red and closed his eyes.
Zack looked towards the chairs. Barbara was standing up, waving madly. "Cody…why is she here?"
"I don't know, Zack," he said with a shrug. "I told her that I had to set up today."
"Well, do you mind telling her to save the cheering for later?" Maya asked. "We're trying to set up, too."
Zack couldn't help but to smile. Maya was the feistiest person he had ever met; he loved it. It must've been from growing up in Manhattan, but it definitely was attractive to him.
Cody glared at them. "Fine." He stormed off to wear Barbara was standing. Bailey watched him walk off. She was ready for what she knew was about to happen: Cody said something to her, looking down. Barbara then stomped her foot, saying something as well. She was such a bitch. Cody merely shrugged. She turned to us for a moment then tossed her hair. Barbara grabbed her bag and gave Cody a sloppy kiss before stiffly walking away. Bailey looked away.
After Cody set up his experiment, he, Barbara, Zack, Maya, Bob and Bailey went to the sky deck for a smoothie.
While at The Easy Squeezy, the six of them sipped their smoothies. The atmosphere in the room was, as usual, cheerful and lovely. It was a beautiful weekend at sea.
Maya giggled, touching Bob's cheek. He ran his fingers through her long brown hair, pecking her lips. Bailey turned to Zack. He was staring deliberately into his cup.
"Yes! This will look so pretty with my new skirt. Don't you think so, Codles?" Barbara asked. She flashed her new purple bracelet in front of his face.
Cody wasn't paying attention. He was staring out to sea. The gaze of his blue eyes seemed so far away from their table. Bailey thought that the intense and somewhat distant look in his eyes made him look enchanting. He was so handsome. She could stare at him forever. She wondered where he was in his head and what he was doing.
"Cody bear, are you listening to me?" Barbara asked rather annoyed. She tapped his arm.
Cody shook his head, blinking several times. He turned to her. "Yeah, sorry, what did you say?"
Barbara sighed. "I asked if you liked my bracelet. I think it will go great with my new skirt."
"Yeah, it's nice," Cody said plainly. Bailey suppressed an eye roll. She hated that Cody had to engage in a such dim conversation and give his opinion on things that he had no clue about nor did he care for. If he was with me, I would talk to him about things that we both were interested. Bailey thought to herself.
"Hey, do you guys want to head over to the gym? It might be fun to play a game of hoops," Bob said.
"Yes, let's go," Cody said, quickly getting up looking like he couldn't wait to leave.
Barbara remained seated. "Why do we have to go there?"
"Because it'll be fun," Bob said.
Barbara flipped her hair. "But that doesn't sound like too much fun. Why would girls want to go play basketball?"
"Sorry but why wouldn't girls want to play? Are you saying that girls don't like sports?" Maya asked angrily.
"No, that can't be it. I mean, you're probably one of the best players in the school," Zack said. Maya turned away from Barbara, looking at him softly. She smiled and Bailey could have sworn that her cheeks went red.
"I agree, Zack. My babe is quite the star, isn't she?" Bob said to Zack.
"This isn't about Maya. I mean…yes, she may like basketball but what about me and Bailey?" Barbara asked.
"Please don't bring me into whatever this is, Barbara," Bailey said trying to sound polite. "I have no problem with going to the gym. I may not play basketball, but I enjoy watching it."
Barbara completely ignored her and turned to Cody. "Codles, I don't want to go." That really bothered Bailey. She can't control where he goes! If he wants to go play basketball, then he should be able too. She doesn't have to go everywhere with him. If I was with him, I'd let him go play basketball, Bailey thought.
"Barbara," he groaned, "We won't be in there all day, I promise. Just do it for me, please?"
Hearing Cody say the word 'please' must have touched Barbara because her features softened. She rubbed his cheek. "All right. For you, I will." She then gently kissed his lips. Bailey looked down again, trying to hide her jealousy.
"Let's get out of here then," Zack said, getting up and leading the group out.
Bailey watched as everyone but Barbara rushed to the gym. Barbara merely kicked at the ground, pouting like a child. She really was selfish. She never thought about Cody. She only thought about herself. She'll never love him like I do, Bailey thought. I would do anything for him. I would die for him. Barbara definitely wouldn't. She really doesn't love him.
"You know, Barbara, Cody enjoys playing basketball, even if he is really into science," Bailey said.
She turned to her. "I know that, Bailey. It's his favorite sport and has been since he was little." She spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, as if the information was new to Bailey.
All Bailey could do was nod. "Yes, and since you know this, it would probably be for the best if you didn't treat basketball like a horrible disease," she said trying to sound as polite as possible.
"I don't do that," Barbara said. "I'm just not keen on watching basketball all day when I could be spending time alone with my Cody bear." She put emphasis on the 'my.' She stepped closer to Bailey. "Wouldn't you agree?" she said and giving her a knowing look.
Bailey felt heat on her neck. She had never really been a violent person, but at the moment, nothing seemed more appealing than slapping Barbara in the face.
"Yeah, that's what I thought," Barbara said, stepping back, satisfied. "Do us both a favor and keep the relationship advice to yourself, okay? I seem to have the upper hand here." With that, she gave her a little wave and ran up to the group.
Bailey stayed completely still, telling herself not to explode. What did he see in that girl?
Bailey spent the rest of the afternoon fuming, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get what Barbara said out of her mind. Everything about her eyes, tone, and body language just made Bailey want to-
"Are you okay?"
Bailey looked up. Cody was standing right in front of her. She felt the butterflies in her stomach. "Yeah, I'm fine," she quickly said.
He didn't seem convinced. "Oh really? Well, I've been watching you for a bit and you don't see okay to me. You've been standing here and staring off with that look on your face."
Bailey gave herself a moment to react to the fact that Cody had been watching her. She nervously started playing with her hair. "What 'look' would that be?"
Cody grinned handsomely, shrugging. Her heart melted. "I don't know - like someone threatened to burn down the farm or something."
She chuckled, shaking her head. "Oh no, it's nothing that extreme. I just...I guess I haven't been having a really good day."
"Yeah, I know what you mean." He looked away. She became curious.
Bailey touched his arm lightly. "Are you okay?" Cody turned back to her, causing her to melt a little again. His blue eyes were striking, and his lips were incredibly lush. Cody was such a gorgeous person; all she wanted to do was kiss him. "C-Cody, are you okay?" she repeated.
Cody bit his lip, slightly shaking his head. It was barely a head movement, but Bailey was positive that he had shaken his head.
Before she could ask any other questions, Barbara came over. She put a hand on Cody's shoulder. "We're ready to go if you two are." Her tone was sharp but Bailey didn't care. Barbara was glaring at her again. Bailey kept her focus on Cody.
"I'm ready," he said, turning away from her and smiling at Barbara.
"I guess I am too," Bailey said. She walked away from them and to the door. Zack was peering out of the door. "Do you want to go back?" she asked him.
Zack's face was a bit tired and his expression was vacant of anything. "They want to hang out a little bit longer," he said, gesturing to Maya and Bob - they were chatting with each other - "But why not? I doubt that she'll even notice if we leave. Come on." He sounded disappointed.
The two slipped out of the shop; Bailey didn't even look back. She didn't want to see Barbara with Cody for another second. She was experiencing enough heartbreak as it was.
Bailey and Zack walked in silence around the boat. There was a lot to say but both were too bitter to speak. They both knew how the other felt.
"Today sucked," Zack said after a long silence.
"I agree. I can't believe this is happening," Bailey added.
I'm sorry, Bailey."
"For what?" she asked confused.
Zack sighed. "I just feel like I should apologize."
She leaned against the rails. "It's not your fault, Zack. We're both miserable."
"Yeah, but didn't we say that we were going to do something about it?"
"I think you and I both know that it was all talk," she said. "There's nothing that we can do. It's not as if Cody and Maya are dating them for no reason. They're doing it because…they want to." Bailey looked down at her feet and did her best to swallow the lump that was in her throat and blink back the tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
"I screwed up, didn't I? I could've had her, Bailey. I was too stupid," Zack said.
"You weren't stupid, Zack, and at least you had a chance," - she paused -"Cody never liked me."
"That's bullshit," Zack said. She gave him a curious look. "Cody is a lot of things on the surface," he continued with, "but inside the guy likes you. I think he's just intimidated by Moose."
"Moose?!" Bailey asked, feeling shocked. "Oh, seriously, he doesn't mean anything to me. I probably should have told Cody that a long time ago."
"Or I could've said something for you. I could have talked to Cody," Zack said.
"And I could've told Maya to wait just a bit longer. I guess we both had things we 'could have' done." Bailey turned away from him.
"What are you two up to?" a voice asked.
Bailey looked up; Woody and Addison were close by.
"Nothing," Bailey and Zack said together.
Addison smiled. "Where are Cody and Maya?"
"Don't know. We lost track of them," Zack muttered.
Woody and Addison exchanged glances. It made Bailey grin. Woody and Addison were Seven Seas High's most interesting couple and probably the sweetest as well. "It's a beautiful day, you shouldn't waste it, unless you're going to find food," Woody said.
"Woody's right. The sun is always shining - you just have to really look beyond the clouds at times," Addison spoke quickly.
Woody chuckled, kissing the top of her head silencing her. "Have fun you two." He and Addison walked off and down the hallway.
"Was that supposed to have some sort of hidden meaning?" Zack asked.
"Knowing Addison, I think it did. She does have a point though," Bailey said.
"And what is it? I guess I missed it through all of the sorrow," Zack said.
Bailey gave him an intense look. "Zack, do you love Maya?"
He gave her a look. "Is that a serious question, Bailey? Of course I do."
"Do you think she's truly happy with Bob?" Bailey asked.
Zack looked down for a moment. "Even if she is, there's no way that he loves her more than I do."
Bailey knew that Zack's words were true. She could both feel and hear his intensity. "Then maybe we really should do something. I'm in love with Cody, and there was a time when I thought he had feelings for me too. It seems as if he wants to say something to me sometimes but Barbara keeps him away from me."
"But what can we honestly do, Bailey?" Zack asked.
"I don't know," she said impatiently. "I guess we...have to make them see that we're the ones that they should be with."
"And how do we do that without just telling them? It can get fucked up if we do that."
Bailey nodded frantically, searching the ground as if it would provide answers. "I know. I know. Maybe…maybe it would be better…if I talked to Maya and you talked to Cody. It might be easier that way. Barbara doesn't let me anywhere near Cody these days."
"Yeah, and I can't even look at Bob without wanting to strangle him. What am I supposed to say?" Zack asked.
Bailey was getting frustrated with all of Zack's questions. She didn't have everything figured out yet but the pressure was making her brainstorm at an accelerating rate.
"I don't know, Zack!" she yelled. "I'm not sure what to do at all. Um, what I think is important is that Cody and Maya first realize how they really feel about Barbara and Bob. I think Cody is unhappy for some reason. He won't tell me but I know he'll talk to you about it. You're his brother after all; he probably tells you everything. So try and figure out what's going on; I'll do the same with Maya."
Zack slowly shook his head. "This sounds a lot harder than you're making it seem."
"I'm not saying this will happen overnight but we have to start somewhere!" Bailey snapped. "Do you have any better ideas?" She put her hands on her hips.
Zack shrugged. "No, but what if all this does is confirm how happy they are? Maya looks like she really cares for Bob."
Bailey touched his shoulder. "Zack, I know that Maya loves you. Feelings likes hers just don't go away."
"Maybe it's Bob that I should get rid of," Zack breathed.
"Yeah, and I can get rid of Barbara," Bailey added.
He smiled at her. "That may not be such a bad idea. She's already stupid. You could drive her over the edge."
"That sounds good," she said.
Zack laughed, leaning against the railing. "Okay, so, I'll talk to Cody. He should know that…Moose 'accidentally' sent your letters to me. Mail overseas can be a pain in the ass."
Bailey frowned at him. Zack was smirking. After a few moments, things made sense to her. "Yes, I believe it can be a pain. Well, as you know, London and I are friends. Sometimes she tells me things…like about how Janice still has a lot to say about you. Maybe I should forward the news to Maya."
Zack's excitement only seemed to grow at her words. "This is bad, Bailey."
"This is smart," she corrected. "If there's one thing that the Cody can't stand, it's competition. We can't let this get us down anymore. What do you think, Zack?"
He merely looked at her in silence for a few moments. "I think…this is the best shot we have right now. I do have to say this though, Bailey, I love you…but as my sister…even as my nagging mom sometimes." (A/N: AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A ZAILEY STORY IT IS A CAILEY STORY WITH SOME ZAYA IN IT, TOO! ZACK AND BAILEY ARE BEST FRIENDS, BUT NOTHING MORE.)
She rolled her eyes. "Well, if you didn't act like such a kid, I wouldn't have to act like your mom. You're like the brother I never had."
"Good because I have no intentions on making them jealous by creating something between you and me."
"Of course. That's past jealously, Zack – it's simply wrong," Bailey teased. She ruffled his hair.
"Hey, why did you two leave?" Maya asked as she, Bob, Cody, and Barbara walked over to them.
"We just wanted some air," Zack said.
"I'm actually ready to go back to my cabin now. I've done enough walking today," Bailey said wanting to get away from Barbara as soon as possible.
"Me too. I'm hungry," Cody said. Bailey's stomach fluttered again.
"You just ate, Cody bear," Barbara said.
"I have a strong appetite."
"I'm hungry too. Food on the Sky Deck sounds awesome!" Bailey said. He smiled at her and she returned the smile.
Barbara flipped her hair. "Well, let's go then. I don't want my love to starve." She grabbed Cody's hands, leading them to the Sky Deck. Bailey's heart sank. Maya gave Zack a look but quickly turned and followed as well.
Bailey and Zack lagged in the back.
"So, are we sure about this?" Zack asked.
"The sooner 'Cody bear' and Barbara are over, the better," Bailey whispered faintly.
They gave each other a quick nod in agreement before catching up with the group.
Let the games begin.
Thanks for reading! I love Cody and Bailey's relationship so much! ^.^ If you haven't noticed already, most of my stories are written in Bailey's P.O.V. for 2 reasons; 1.) I'm a girl and it's easier to write in a girl's perspective because I know how they think when it comes to guys. And 2.) The show itself is usually more of Cody's P.O.V. so I like writing about how Bailey feels about him c: Unfortunately, it will be a while before Bailey and Cody get together :c Sorry, but I have to do that! I'm still thinking of how I'm going to get Zack and Maya together, but I have some ideas! Well anyways! Thanks for reading! Please keep up with the reviews! I love getting them! Chapter 3 will be up soon!