After waking up from his perfect dream, Van had woken up to see Cody standing above him giving him an angry stare.
"What? Can't you see I'm napping?" angrily asked Van
"One week" said Cody
"Yeah that's how long you have to break up with Lani" wisecracked Van
"No, you have one week to get out of here" said Cody
"Or what?" challenged Van
"You'll see" replied Cody as he went back to the water to go surfing with Lani
Van just brushed Cody off because Van didn't feel threatened by Cody, Van felt that he was superior to Cody in the fact that he had more history with Lani and that would be the play maker right there. Van just felt that Cody was trying to scare him into leaving but it wouldn't work, but what Cody didn't know was Van had a few tricks up his sleeve...the upcoming luau, Van was gonna relive old times and try to swoon Lani by singing "Kokomo" just like he had successfully done before, but Cody also had a plan up his sleeve...a plan that will be explained in another chapter. After two hours had went by, Cody and Lani had exited the water and were pretty much done for the day and Lani had approached Van as he was waking up yet again;
"Hey sleepyhead" chuckled Lani
"Nothing like a warm sun and a little nap to really refresh the mind and spirit" said Van as he stretched
"Oh puh-leese" Cody thought to himself
"So did anyone hear of the upcoming luau?" asked Van
"There's gonna be a luau?" asked Cody
"Yeah, I heard a few of the locals talking about it before I took my nap" said Van
"Wow...a luau, haven't been to one of those in a while" said Lani
"I was thinking I could get my band mates back together for one last gig" said Van
Lani had gotten excited at the idea because she hadn't heard Van sing in a long time
"Van, that would be awesome!" squealed Lani
"Awesomely awful" Cody thought to himself
"Phase one...complete" Van thought to himself
"Yeah, I've been thinking of some other songs aside from Kokomo, but I gotta get in contact with them" said Van
"I can't wait!" exclaimed Lani
"Hey guys...I just remembered I gotta go do something I'll be a while" said Cody
"May I ask what it is?" asked Lani
"Something for the luau...you'll see" replied Cody as he headed off
"Idiot, never leave your current girlfriend with her ex" Van thought to himself
"Oh...alright well I do like surprises" said Lani
Cody had went off to go do what he was going to do, and Van figured he could work his magic on Lani and she'd be putty in his hands!
"Um...Van, there's something I gotta get off my chest" said Lani nervously
"Sure, tell me" replied Van
"Well...it's about you" said Lani
"You don't think I'm imposing or anything like that?" asked Van
"No it's not that...it's just...well...I still have feelings for you" said Lani as she was finally able to spit it out
"Hook...line...and sinker, and I didn't even have to do anything!" Van thought to himself even though he showed a shocked expression on his face
"Wow...are you serious?" asked Van
"Yeah, it's just that...I miss being with you, I mean Cody's really great but now you're back in my life and all" said Lani as she began to tear up a little bit
"Well Lani...I'll be frank, I still have feelings for you too but I don't think Cody would like it if I moved in on your relationship" replied Van
"That's the thing...I may break it off with him but I wanna let him down gently" said Lani tearing a little more
"This is going better than I expected!" Van devilishly thought to himself
"Well...let's sit down and talk" said Van
"You were always a great listener" said Lani as she gave Van a hug
"Thanks Lani" said Van grinning from ear to ear unknown to Lani
They had sat down on the beach and began to talk and Van was so satisfied that he didn't even have to
work his so called "magic" on her.
"I mean, I don't know how I'd do it" said Lani
"How about after the luau?" suggested Van
"Why after the luau?" asked Lani
"Well...what have you got to lose? I mean we're all going to be partying that night so you can tell him the next day" replied Van
Lani was about to cry because she didn't want to hurt Cody but she knew he'd be hurt anyways but she still had feelings for Van;
"Lani, listen...how about I tell him? I mean we're cool" said Van, obviously lying
"I don't know how he'd take it" said Lani wiping a tear from her eye
"Don't worry, I'll break it to him gently" replied Van, obviously lying yet again
"Thanks Van, I'm so glad I could count on you" said Lani as she gave Van a hug and a kiss on his cheek
"Man Cody is such an idiot" Van devilishly thought to himself
So a few hours went by and Van was out searching for Cody to boast at the fact Lani was gonna dump him for her ex, now Cody should have understood the cardinal rule that you never ever leave your girlfriend with her ex because there's a pretty big chance she may get back with him, now mind you I'm not saying it's a gargantuan odd but it is pretty big. After searching, Van finally found Cody walking back on the beach;
"Hey Cody!" exclaimed Van
"What do you want?" asked Cody
"Just wanted to let you know that Lani's dumping your sorry ass, can't say I blame her" taunted Van
"Wait, what? You're lying!" exclaimed a dumbfounded Cody
"She told me herself, she wants me back! I knew it, I knew Lani would come CRAWLING back to me!" taunted Van
Cody was getting angry and rightfully so because he thought Van was just trying to get under his skin, but little did he know...Van was right. Then out of the corner of his eye he saw Lani talking to a friend of hers and this really gave him ample opportunity to do something sneaky that would really nail the lid on the coffin that is Cody and Lani's breakup.
"OW CODY YOU SON OF A-" exclaimed Van as he fell to the ground clutching his gut and Lani saw Van on the ground, now Van was faking it because Cody never touched him but Lani didn't know that. Lani ran up and she looked ticked off;
"Cody what the hell did you do?" exclaimed Lani
"I didn't do anything he's faking!" Cody retaliated
"You liar...Lani I told him how you were breaking up with him then he went berserk and slugged me in the gut!" exclaimed Van as he pretended to catch his breath, now it was no Oscar winning performance but he sure as hell had Lani fooled!
"Cody, I can't believe you'd act so childish and punch him like that!" exclaimed Lani
"I never touched him!" exclaimed Cody trying to plead his case but Lani wasn't having it
"Whatever, come on Van let's go!" exclaimed Lani as the two walked off together
Van looked back and sneered at Cody as if to say "I won" but little did Van realize...Cody had an ace up his sleeve!
(A/N) There's the long awaited chapter 3! I hope you thought it was good, so what's Cody's ace up his sleeve? Even though he doesn't have sleeves but you know what I mean! Well...I'll update soon and you'll find out all about Cody's plan.