Courtney was standing in the elevator besides Sierra. She looked at her. Sierra was still crying, Courtney could see her tears and the puffiness in her eyes. Courtney felt sorry for her, who wouldn't? Sierra looked a mess! Did Cody really hurt her this bad? Courtney only knew as much as the public did about Sierra and Cody's relationship. Sierra was the obessed, crazy fan-girl and Cody was her innocent victim. Courtney has talked to them both quite a few times, she has comforted Sierra before but she wasn't as hurt as this. No, not even close.

The elevator rang and the door opened. Courtney grabbed the sobbing Sierra and lead her to the 24-hour diner in the lobby.

"Come on Sierra,"

Sierra just replied with sniffling.

Ugh, why am I helping her? Courtney thought, but then she remember her first encounter with Trent that morning, and then she remembered how good it felt to have someone there for her. Someone just to listen, even for a little bit, sure they didn't talk about it much but it felt good to have someone actually care. Not just be sympathetic, but to actully have concern.

Sympathy.

Courtney scoffed at that word in her head. She wasn't stupid, she knew what it meant. She also knew that there was a differance between actually caring and sympathy. And she didn't want to be sympathetic, she wanted to be caring.

Sierra and Courtney walked through the diner and sat at a booth. The diner was empty except for the cook, the waitress, and an old couple sitting a few booths down from them. The waitress handed the girls their menu's and left. The menu's were left untouched.

"Sierra...what's wrong?"

Sierra just kept looking down.

Courtney sighed. "Sierra, what happened with Cody?"

Sierra finally looked up, her face stained with tears and eyes almost unreadable. The look was so familiar. Red puffy eyes, shriveled nose were obvious traces of crying.

Been there, done that.

There was a long moment of silence before either of them spoke. The waitress came over and asked to take their order, but Courtney just looked at her and shook her head no. Once the waitress left Sierra spoke up.

"He...hates me..." Sierra almost choked on her words, as if every time she said a word she was getting a stab wound.

Courtney genuinely felt bad; even though she has never talked to Sierra often, she knew that the happy-go-lucky girl was rarely like this.

"Well, what happened?"

Sierra kept looking down, "Well..."

*FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK

* 2 hours ago

The game room at the hotel was in full effect. A big flat screen TV was located on the right side of the large room. A couch took place across the TV. Sitting on the couch Harold and Cody had game controllers in their hands with their eyes glued on the television. A crowd was surrounding the TV nerds, fascinated with their dedication to the game. Harold and Cody were playing the new game Alien&Zombie Apocalypse 2 (in this game you battled an alien invasion while dealing with a zombie apocalypse, AKA every gamer nerds dream). The game has proven to be harder than expected; it was so rare that people had the opportunity to finish the entire game. So far Cody and Harold were advancing far into the game, they were currently on level 9, which not many players could manage to get to. The two nerds considered this activity a huge accomplishment, a few more levels and they would be able to finish the game. Cody and Harold took pride in their game playing. This was something no one could take away from them. They felt like gaming gods. While this was going on, Sierra was running around the hotel looking for none other than Cody.

"CODY! WHERE ARE YOU?"

Sierra ran past the game room and saw the commotion going on.

"There you are silly! Look what I have for you!"
Sierra went into the room carrying a tray with a huge grin on her face and sat down next to Cody. Cody was obviously uncomfortable but was too preoccupied in his game to say anything. Instead he decided that ignoring her would be the best decision right now, he was talk to her later. Sierra noticed he didn't say anything and tried getting his attention again.

"Cody, look! I brought you some cookies! Sugar, your favorite!"

Again, Cody wasn't saying anything. Sierra leaned up against him putting the tray in front of his face.

"Look!"

"Sierra, not now I'm busy."

Sierra frowned, maybe he couldn't hear her? This time Sierra got up and stood in front of Cody holding the tray in front of his face.

"But look! I made them for you!" She said with a hopeful smile.

Sierra was blocking the screen and Cody couldn't see. He desperately tried to look over it. Now he was started to get annoyed.

"Sierra I'll talk to you later! I need to finish this game, please move."

She frowned again. "But why?"

Cody's nerves were high, "Because! Just because! Please move!"

Sierra sighed and hung her head low. She turned around to go back to her seat on the couch but Sierra didn't notice the game console a couple feet behind her. Sierra's feet hit the front of the console and she tripped over the console.

Sierra let out a cry, "WOAH!"

As Sierra tripped the cords that connected the console to the TV became unplugged. The TV screen turned black. Cody and Harold's mouths hung. Did they really just witness this insanity? Both teenage boys looked as they were about to cry. Hours spent playing wasted away.

Harold dropped to his knees, "NOOOOOOOOO!"

Cody on the other hand was fuming. He could feel his face heating up and people could see his skin go red. He kept a straight face as Sierra shuffled back up and saw what she had done.

"Oh my god, Codykins I'm sor-" But Sierra was cut off by Cody

"Get out! Just get out! Not just out of this room, but out of my life! I mean, I thought we actually established something. Like a compromise, but no you're still the same crazy, obsessed Sierra I met on day one! God Sierra! Just leave me alone! Take the hint, I don't want you!"

Without a single word Sierra walked out of the room head low. Everyone looked at Cody, too stunned to say anything to him.

"Geez Cody, that was a little harsh," Harold scoffed.

Cody still had the emotionless expression on his face "I don't care. Let's just get back to the game."

*ENDFLASHBACK

Sierra cried even harder when she finished re-telling the event while Courtney just frowned. No one deserved to be hurt by someone they care about, even if they are a psychotic fan. Plus, in Sierra's defense she was just trying to make Cody happy.

Courtney grabbed Sierra's hand and looked her straight in the eye.

"Sierra, have you ever thought that maybe...Cody isn't the one for you?"

Courtney was nervous as she said that, she knew how defensive Sierra could be and Sierra was scary when she got defensive.

Sierra calmed down a bit and listened to what Courtney said, "I...I don't know Courtney."

Courtney sighed, "What do you even see in Cody anyways? I mean, no offense or anything but compared to all the other Total Drama boys Cody isn't that attractive. I mean common, have you seen the gap in his teeth? Plus Noah and Harold are just as smart as him, maybe even smarter, so his intelligence isn't something special. Actually, in my opinion I don't even find him that smart!"

At this point Sierra stopped crying and began to explain herself, "I don't really know. I guess, it started out during the first season. All the other guys got so much attention. Geoff was always shown with Bridgette. DJ easily became a fan favorite because of his kindness. All the girls loved Trent and his "sensitive guitar guy" image. The audience loved seeing Tyler making a fool out of himself. Owen was the humorous affect and Duncan was the bad guy everyone hated to love. Heck, even Harold gained audience respect for the stint he pulled when he switched the ballot boxes!"

Courtney cringed at the mention of Duncan's name. Courtney let the last sentence Sierra said slide, she knew how blunt Sierra could be.

Sierra kept talking, "Anyways I guess that I noticed Cody. I noticed him in the background, and honestly I thought it was cute. I liked how he just seemed so sweet. The show didn't expose him as much as it did to the other boys. But the parts of Cody they did show were cute and sweet. Like the way he took that dodge ball for Gwen, or the time he helped Gwen with Trent. Total Drama showed the sweet side of Cody, yet there was so much of Cody we audience still didn't know. I think that's why I fell for him, the audience only saw him as the caring nerd with a cute face to match. The show didn't expose his flaws like it did with everyone else."

As Courtney listened she realized what Sierra said actually made sense. It was true that Total Drama have exposed sides of each cast member that wasn't the best. Everyone was made to look bad, well almost everyone. There was more to her stalker-habits than it turned out to be. When Sierra was done explaining herself Courtney did something she hasn't done for a long time. Courtney got up from her seat, went to Sierra's side and hugged her. There are always more then one side to a story and since the beginning of the season Courtney's been seeing only Cody's side, but now Courtney's heard Sierra's side. And hearing her side made the whole situation a lot clearer to Courtney. In this moment shared between the two girls Courtney could find herself relating to Sierra in so many different ways. Looking at her predicament and looking at Sierra's predicament was like looking in a mirror. Maybe Courtney wasn't as alone as she thought she was. Courtney let go of Sierra.

"Sierra, you don't deserve what Cody said to you. If you ask me, I think you're better off without him. I mean, think about it! Instead of following Cody around you'll have more time to do the things you want."

Sierra looked at Courtney with big innocent eyes, "But the thing I want to do is follow Cody around."

Courtney sighed, "Don't you have any other hobbies?"

Sierra thought for a moment. "Define hobby?"

"Anything that doesn't involve following/researching/interviewing any of the Total Drama Cast."

Sierra shook her head no.

Courtney thought for a moment, "Well then how about this? Tomorrow you and me will spend the day trying to find you a hobby! Heck we don't even have to look for a hobby, we could just have a girls day out. Trust me Sierra, no guy is worth your tears. Especially a skinny geek like Cody. If he doesn't want you, you shouldn't want him back! Show him, show EVERYONE how much better you are without him."

Sierra started to smile, "You know what? You're right! If Codykins can't appreciate all I do then I guess I'll find someone who will!"

"Err, that's not exactly what I was saying but sure Sierra."

Sierra squealed and gave Courtney a tight hug. "Oh thank you so much Courtney! I can't wait to spend the day with you!"

"No...problem...now please...let...me...go...can't...breath..."

Sierra released Courtney and giggled. "Sorry!"

"It's fine, well it's getting kind of late. Let's go to bed"

Sierra and Courtney got up and left the diner. While in the elevator Sierra brought something up.

"By the way Courtney, what were you doing in Trent's room?"

Courtney was caught off guard. "How do you know I was in Trent's room?"

"When I was in the hall I glanced and saw you leaving."

Courtney shrugged. "Just hanging out I guess. I was trying to help him play the violin."

A sly smile came across Sierra's face, and Courtney knew exactly what she was thinking.

"Oh no! No no no no no no no! Me and Trent are NOT involved in ANY way of ANY kind. I mean, I guess we're friends but nothing more. Maybe we're not even friends, we just started talking earlier today."

Sierra rolled her eyes, "Exactly! and in less than 24 hours of your meeting you managed to spend time with him ALONE in his room."

Courtney scoffed. "We are just friends."

The elevator stopped on Sierra's floor and she started to get off. But before she got off she looked back.

"You know Courtney, coming from Total Drama's number one fan, I think you and Trent would actually be a great couple. Heck, I think you guys would end-up being a big fan favorite. Probably even a better couple than you and Duncan ever were. You know, the two heart broken exes. The fandom would love that couple story!"

The elevator door shut as Sierra walked away.

Probably even a better couple than you and Duncan ever were.

That specific part ran through Courtney's head over and over. Finally, Courtney cracked a devious smile and realized that Sierra may have just helped her come up with the greatest plan ever.