1Suite Life On Deck

Bailey Belle

I DO NOT OWN SLOD OR ANY CHARACTERS

The next night finally approached and this was when all the hecticness and chaos made an entrance. This was when things got uncontrollable and nobody will be able to fix any of it. There was no conclusion to this problem. Not everything has a solution. Cody was observing himself in the mirror wearing his newest black suit. He adjusted the jacket and tightened his tie.

"I look pretty good." Cody said cheerfully as he looked in the mirror. The least thing he craved to do was go to the ball, but he had to, to please his darling. All he was going to do was spend the night away with Bailey he wanted nothing to do with London Tipton or any of the Tipton relatives.

"Yeah, but you are missing one thing, a mask." Zacharry said putting on his shoes in Cody's room. He was dressing similar to his brother and he made sure he "accidentally" got the same mask. Of course Cody was not aware of this. Why didn't he? Because if he did Cody would probably exchange his mask in for something else and an hour before the ball there was no chance he would waste precious time so he was stuck in a sticky situation.

"You're right. I got a black and white half mask. It looks pretty customary, but it's not like I'm going to use it again any time." Zacharry just smiled as Cody walked over to his bedside table and picked up his mask and put it on. Cody was sure handsome as ever and could make jaws drop. Girls would be chasing after him, but there was only one woman he had his eyes targeting, that was Bailey.

"Wow, we got the same edition of masks. That sucks, now I'm going to look like you the whole night. A bloody wreck!" Zacharry said disappointed. All part of his plans. He will be the one reaching sweet victory this time around.

" And I am going to look like a slacker. I guess neither of us will be having an acceptable night." Cody said shooting back at his brother's insult. Cody had the courage to stand up for himself now. He knew what he believed in and nothing would be able to tear him down. He then made an exit to the room and Zacharry decided not to place his mask on yet. If he did Bailey would be wondering the whole night which ones which and asking. That was something he intended to avoid. He didn't need anything disruptive in his plans.

Cody walked down stairs and as he made it to the last step he saw no one other than Ms. Pickett and his eyes started to bulge out of his sockets. He was going to drool any second. The dress framed her body perfectly. She was wearing a purple off shoulder satin gown with lace. She had a belt that went accordingly with it and she had white gloves. Her hair fell down over her shoulders in small curls. Her mask was also a half mask, but it was even more elegant than his. It was silver and white with some crystals forming a design. She was one sight to see. He was unable to speak of anything because he was so taken away by her beauty. Words could not describe how much in trance he was. He was under her spell.

"Cody, you look handsome...I'm one luck woman to be on the arm of such a charming sweet man as you." Bailey said and still Cody had no words. He tried to form a sentence, but failed miserably. Bailey noticed that he was still not saying anything and this caused her to worry. "Are you okay, Cody? Is something wrong?" Bailey said concern starting to develop. Cody just shook his head informing her there was nothing that was wrong.

"You look...um...I think I just discovered the definition of beauty." Bailey giggled at hearing those words. He had such a way with his words and he could make anyone feel special, but when it came to her, his words were undeniably truthful.

" Thank you... I think you're going to have some trouble tonight because if you keep saying things like that, I wont be able to keep my hands off of you."

"I think I should say things like that more often then. And each one I say I would absolutely mean it." Bailey was in a giggling fit now. He was such a sweet talker with a caring heart.

" Nice try, sweetheart, we should start going." Bailey said avoiding the temptation to kiss him. She was going to tease him a bit. Try and make him work for it...

"I agree." Cody ran to the door before she got to it and held it open for her. Such a gentlemen. "After you, my little Bailey Bunny."

"Thank you, Cody kitten." Cody and Bailey made it outside and it was a beautiful night. The stars were out and there was a full moon. The Tipton's ball was an inside and outside gathering so it wasn't shocking they would pick a night like this. They always were ones to get attention.

"Hey! Aren't you forgetting someone?" They stopped walking down the stairs to the house porch and Zacharry exited the house.

"Sorry, Zacharry. I thought you were coming later. Apparently my dearest will now have two escorts rather than the one she was supposed to be attending only with." Cody shot at his brother. He would rather just accompany Bailey on his own and that was obvious to Zacharry as well, but it was his duty to drive Cody crazy.

" Love you two, brother. I wouldn't miss this occasion for the world." Cody groaned and started walking ahead with Bailey on his arm the whole time. They were talking about a medley of topics about science and Zacharry kept butting in acting like he knew everything. He was definitely the rain on Cody's and Bailey's parade...

They finally made it into the ball room and Zacharry swiftly made his way into the crowd of people chattering up everyone. Zacharry, being Zacharry,of course flirted with some girls...They were so easy to use for his benefits. He was just planning out the time when he was going to make his strike. This will be a unforgettable night.

Cody and Bailey on the other hand had different plans of their owns. Bailey and Cody started heading to the dance floor, but Bailey needed to somehow get Cody near London. They needed to communicate with each other. They needed to at least have some kind of conversation even if it's extremely short.

"Bailey, would you do me the pleasure of taking my hand in this dance." Cody said putting his hand out. Bailey couldn't allow herself to take his hand just yet. She had to support London in becoming friends with Cody again. London would never have the guts to apologize to him for real.

"I would love to, but I'm pretty parched right now. I'm going to go get a drink, would you like one?"

"No, allow me to." Cody said offering. Another wrench was thrown at her, but she knew exactly how to avoid it.

"Did I say drink? I meant I needed to head to the little ladies room. I will be back shortly. When I return I will be expecting a dance though..." Cody nodded and kissed her on the cheek before she went off. Bailey smiled and started heading towards to where London and her agreed to meet. She walked over to the staircase and London was standing at it.

"London, Cody's on the dance floor, are you prepared to do this?" Bailey said worrying about the situation for not only Cody, but for London. She knew how devastated London really was no matter how much she denied it.

" Not really, I never really apologized to someone and meant it...especially when I didn't do anything at all."

"You apologized to me before when we first met, don't you remember?"

"Exactly! Not meaning it!" Bailey found that a little bit hurtful, but she wasn't going to let it hurt her. She was going to ignore it all and take care of the problem at hand.

"London, you can do this, I know it's hard, but you can do this, I believe in you." She needed to help London gain that bravery that was inside of her. Give her that encouragement. London then nodded still unsure of how everything would turn out and she made her way over to Cody. She smiled hoping she would get somewhere.

" Why aren't you dancing with your prince charming? The white knight?" Bailey turned to her side and saw Zacharry not wearing his mask. He was pretty relaxed about everything. Bailey just felt relieved. She hoped their friendship with each other would be reformed.

" Trying to help people...You should try it?" Bailey said smiling to herself. Her and Zacharry had something she considered a brother and sister relationship. They could be nice to each other, but they have previously have had some scuffles.

"Aw, Bailey, that hurts me deeply. Makes me wonder if you know me at all. London actually asked me if you could get something out of the closet for the party. I think she said it was a box filled with party supplies."

" Oh, okay, I'll check to see if they are in there. Tell me how things are going." Bailey then headed off turning around walking down the hall to the closet. Zacharry watched her walk down and approached the closet another way. He was smiling to himself and could not keep it inside. All the pieces were in order. Zacharry saw her open the door and walk in the dusty crowded room. He closed the door and then locked it with the keys. She was trapped and you could hear her yells from the closet. Zacharry then walked away. Zacharry will be the one to save her from the room while Cody would be the one distracted and not noticing.

On the other hand things with Cody and London weren't working out that well. Things were getting more complicated and heated as they kept talking. Cody was still steamed. This made London feel horrible inside. Cody would refuse her. London couldn't figure out a way to get his attention.

"London, just go away, I am here for Bailey, not for you." Cody said through his teeth every word that left his mouth stung London. She was crushed inside. She did not want things to turn out like this.

"Cody, we both are f-f-friends with Bailey, why don't we just go back to how things were in the past." Cody and London went on and on with this over and over again. Minutes passed and things between them just got worse and worse. Things turned bad pretty fast and bad turned to ugly.