Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews, alerts, and favorites! I am starting to really really like this story. And the good news is, I am also thinking about starting up 'Manipulate Me Not' again. It is my Alejandro and Heather fanfic, check it out if you get the chance. So I hope you guys are enjoying my fanfiction again! Let's see how you like chapter two!
Special thanks to PimpedOutGreenEars for being the beta reader of this story! You are an awesome help and thank you very much! PimpedOutGreenEars also thought up the new summary. So thank you for that also!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Total Drama, or anything that is used in/from Total Drama that I use in this story.
"Best Friend" Is A Choosy Label
Chapter Two
Sierra let out a sigh as Cody pushed her towards the elevator. He was unsure what to say to her and it was obvious he had offended her or hurt her feelings. He felt stupid now for lying. But her reaction to knowing it was her who caused his fluster, would make everything all the worse. He knew he should have thought of a better lie. He wasn't sure if Sierra wanted him to even take her to her room anymore. Now he was more determined than ever to get her there. He pressed the button for the elevator, tapping his foot impatiently as he waited what seemed like minutes. And as he heard the ding of the elevator, he knew at that moment, if Sierra were to invite him into her room one more time, he would not pass up the offer.
He pushed Sierra into the elevator, pushing the button for the eleventh floor as he sighed quietly. He wasn't sure what he could say to her as he continued to tap his foot impatiently. Sierra let out a dramatic sigh, apparently now wanting to show she was upset about the whole Gwen thing. Cody could have face palmed right there if the doors didn't open to save him. He began to walk her down the hallway when he realized they couldn't even get into their rooms.
"I have to go get the keys to our rooms. I'll be back, okay?" Cody didn't really want to leave her there, but it'd be more awkward to take her with him. Five minutes ago he would have wanted to bring her along, but the silence that had grown between them was becoming deafening. He actually wasn't okay with Sierra being quiet and upset like this.
"Alright Cody." She turned her head to look at him over the back of the wheelchair, only to smile, though he could tell there wasn't real effort behind it. "I'll be waiting for you Cody bunny candy-kins. Don't leave me waiting too long." Her smile looked genuine as she spoke the last sentence. Cody couldn't help but wonder if she was that good at obsessing over him that she could seem like the happiest person in the world, when in reality she was upset. She reached up, patting his hand that was on the wheelchair in a caring manner. She grinned internally as Cody smiled back at her. She felt his thumb run across the closest part of her hand, which still lay on his.
"I won't take long." Cody gave her another small smile before walking the few feet to the elevator. He made his way quickly to the front desk, promptly asking where his and Sierra's rooms were and if he could have the keys. After less than a minute of quick explanation of why she wasn't there to claim her own room key, both keys, which were actually cards that were swiped in the door, were in his hand as he rushed back up to Sierra. As the elevator doors opened to the eleventh floor, he smiled, seeing her in the same spot, waiting for him. She couldn't have been that mad if she was waiting for him. Could she?
"I thought you'd like to know, my room is coincidentally three doors down from yours," he spoke as he held out her card to her room. Cody knew Chris probably set the whole thing up to get to him. He tried to sound how he normally would, a little concerned and worried over what the girl would actually do to him, but he was actually happy that he was next to her room. But he knew he could not let her know this. Sierra took the card happily as she squealed, forcing Cody to cover his ears some.
"O, M, G! I can't wait to get home and update all my blogs!" Her mood seemed to perk up as she realized she'd at least be, technically, spending her last night there 'next' to Cody. Though the thought made her happy, it only momentarily distracted her from what he had said earlier about Gwen. A smile stayed on her face as Cody let out a soft, uncomfortable sounding chuckle.
"Yeah. I bet you can't wait." He rolled his eyes behind her as he started to push the wheelchair towards her room. He didn't like that his information was being put out there for the whole world to know. Sure he expected people to learn some things about him, but thanks to Sierra they were learning more than he had wanted anyone to learn. She had shared private facts about Cody numerous times that he could remember. He just hoped everything wasn't put on television. Knowing Chris, it would.
"Your fan base will be sooo excited to be updated on all the amazing things that I can actually put online before TDWT actually premiers on television!" She did a 180 degree turn to face Cody, shocking him and making him jump back a step. She could tell by the look on his face that he was definitely surprised that she had controlled the wheelchair so well.
"Yeah, can we talk about that?" He spoke hesitantly. He didn't want to make her mad, he just wanted some of his own business to be his own. Especially if the stuff she was putting out there wasn't in the show already. If she knew it, wasn't that enough? She didn't want there to be another 'Cody-fan' as obsessed as herself anyways.
"We can talk about this in my room!" She sounded even more excited as she pulled Cody down onto her lap, turning the wheelchair back around to face the door. She swiped her card through the key card slot so fast that if Cody would have blinked he would have missed it. She quickly wheeled their way into the room, pushing the door shut awkwardly with her arm.
Cody wanted to jump off her lap from the moment he touched it. But if this was the easiest way to get into her room without actually saying yes, he was going to go along with things and see where they went.
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It took Heather almost an hour to get Alejandro in his bed, trying the best she could to not hurt him further, though he was harder to move than she expected. This did cause several bumps to his pained body with her elbows, and knee once. She also lowered his torso and head onto the bed too quickly, by accident, causing him to wince loudly in pain and curse at her in Spanish. She had no idea what he was saying, but it wasn't hard to tell it wasn't nice.
"Ow, perra estúpida. Sólo me deje caer, el culo," he moaned in pain as he closed his eyes. He could hear Heather shuffling around but didn't bother to open his eyes to look. His arms and legs were still contorted awkwardly thanks to Chris and Chef not getting him proper medical care, and not giving a rat's ass if Alejandro healed correctly. "I can't believe they didn't even put casts on my legs and arms. They just put me in that stupid ass machine." He frowned as he looked over to The Drama Machine, sadness showing in his expression.
"I'm going to see if I can find something I can straighten your arms and legs out on. You need a stint of some kind. At least they have a chance of healing somewhat normal that way," she spoke with her normal 'cool' attitude as he heard her footsteps retreat towards the door. "Relax." She tried to speak gently but quickly closed the door behind her, knowing he was still probably angry at her.
She quickly made her way around the random hotel, searching for planks of wood and ace bandages. In her search she was happy to be able to find some ibuprofen and a little bit of burn ointment. Though it wouldn't do too much, she shrugged and took it with her, making her way back to Alejandro's room. She didn't want to seem as though she was doing this for him to accept her apology. She also didn't want to seem like she cared too much. But she hoped he wouldn't ask questions and would just take the help he was receiving. He wouldn't get it anywhere else.
The only place he could get help, other than herself, was from Courtney. And the thought made Heather's blood boil. She wanted little miss C.I.T as far away from Alejandro as physically possible. With this in mind she quickened her pace, making it back to the room within twenty minutes of leaving. When she opened the door she sensed no movement, but didn't expect to. She closed the door quietly, locking it behind herself, before making her way to the bed.
"I was able to find some stuff for the stint, and I managed to grab some ibuprofen and burn ointment too." She looked around, seeing a cup on the dresser where the television and coffee maker were. She quickly went to the bathroom to fill it with water, taking it back to him with the medicine. She plopped them in his mouth, holding the water so he was able to drink from it. It was then the guilt of it all really hit her. He was so hurt that he couldn't even take medicine or get a drink himself.
"Gracias, chica," he spoke softly as he gently leaned his head the few inches back to the pillow. He was shocked Heather was doing this much for him. She would never put the effort in for anyone else. So maybe she truly did love him as she had said? And maybe she was truly sorry for this all? He grinned inwardly as he looked over at her. She was preparing the stints, and he knew that would be the most painful thing of all.
"Now, I'm no doctor, but I know these have to be straight and this will hurt. So bite on a pillow or whatever and try to stay still." She reached over his still body that was at the edge of the bed, going for the pillow he wasn't using. She purposely made sure her breasts hovered close to his face. She could see from her peripheral vision that Alejandro was indeed looking at them. A small smirk formed on her face as she slowly straightened herself up. She placed the pillow by his mouth, her smirk growing bigger.
"Try not to be too loud. It's almost midnight." He was about to respond to what she said, but was cut off as she placed the pillow on his mouth so he could bite it. She could tell by the look in his eyes that he was worried and scared. She couldn't blame him. Now after all this she'd just have to figure out what to do about that bald head of his...
He gave her a small nod, confirming that he was ready as she got the wood and ace bandages ready. And through many painful minutes, Heather slowly positioned Alejandro's legs and arms as correct as she possibly could, though he was near tears from the pain. She knew anyone would be, so she tried not to focus on it. She sat on the bed next to him as she finished, reaching to pull the pillow away from his face. When she pulled it away, Alejandro let out a long sigh and moan of pain.
"You did all this because you can't get enough of me." He did his best to smirk at her as he spoke, but Heather could have sworn there was a sincere smile underneath. She smiled but quickly changed her expression back to normal.
"You wish." She spoke with attitude. "I only did this cause Courtney would have found out and would have been in here and up your ass eventually if I didn't. I had no other choice." She smirked at him as the words left her mouth, though Alejandro could sense the genuine smile behind it. This made Alejandro grin to the woman he loved, causing her to return an even bigger playful smirk.
"No other choice?" A short 'hah' left his mouth before he continued. "You wouldn't want any other choice. For I know I am your only choice mi amour." Alejandro wished he could move at that moment. Reach out and touch her cheek tenderly, stroke it and tell her how beautiful she was. He was able to reach out with his stinted arm, placing his hand awkwardly upon her leg. He tried his best to stroke it gently and seductively, though it was near impossible in his condition.
"Psh please. I just don't want her all over you." Her smirk fell to a small smile as she leaned down to hover over his lips. "Only I'm allowed to do that." Heather's classic devious grin formed on her face as she leaned down to softly kiss Alejandro. He returned it with such a tenderness it made Heather's heart skip a beat. She smiled as she leaned in further, causing her lips to be more firm against Alejandro's. She felt his hand awkwardly trace a line from her knee, up the inner part of her thigh, as far as he could make his hand go. He repeated the process several times, though this only made Heather blush. When she finally pulled away, she was pleased to see a blush on Alejandro's face as well, though it was a bit difficult to tell.
"You took the words from my mouth you know." He spoke softly, looking at her seductively. He knew he wasn't in any real condition to seduce someone, but he didn't think it would be such a problem to seduce Heather in this condition. So far he was proving right.
"Quit using those cheesy lines." She tried to sound irritated, but to no avail. She loved when he used those lines on her. He romanced her. That was something she didn't think she'd find anywhere else. He also had no reason to fake feelings for her anymore, so she was one million percent positive everything between them was real and true. She felt giddy inside as she tried not to grin like an idiot.
"I know you love the lines I use on you. If I didn't say them, you'd get angrier and more irritated 'til I gave you that attention. You need it. You crave it," he grinned. Though it was nearly impossible and painful, he forced himself to sit up, much to Heather's surprise. He placed his arm across Heather's stomach, which he hoped she took as him holding her. He wished he could really wrap his arms around her. "And you are the only woman I want to give it to." He leaned in, placing his lips full onto hers, going straight in for a deep kiss. Heather happily obliged as he moved his tongue into her mouth, kissing her for as long as she would allow.
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Sierra laughed and giggled wildly as she rolled them towards the bed in the room, stopping within a few feet of the bed. She placed her hands obsessively on Cody's sides, trying to hold him in the same position. She knew he might want to try to run for the door, but she was hoping she could convince him to focus his attention on her and not Gwen. She made a disgusted face at the thought of the goth girl as she tapped Cody's sides.
"So what do you want to talk about Cody?" She could tell how excited she sounded, and she didn't mind one bit. Cody was in her room! Not because he had to, but he was actually staying in there! Her heart pounded a million miles an hour as she wondered if Cody would try to escape as quickly as he possibly could. But she was even more surprised when all he did was gently grab her wrists, move her arms, and stand from her lap.
"Sierra look..." Cody began to speak as he turned to face her. "It bothers me that you already know as much as you do about me. I don't think anyone knows that much about me." He began growing nervous as he saw her smile slowly fall. "And honestly, I don't want anyone to know that much about me. I mean, it's okay since you already do, but you don't have to tell people that stuff. Think about it. The more things you tell people, the better chance I have of getting another fan like you." The distress in his voice was obvious. "You don't want that, do you?" He hoped he was playing the right cards, but only her reaction could tell.
"Of course I wouldn't want you to have another fan that loves you as much as I do. But I doubt that'll happen Cody or you would have had another 'fan like me.' over the past few years. And I know what you mean by 'fan like me; and all the things you are saying." Her tone became sad as the last sentence left her mouth. She turned her head to partially face away from Cody. "I thought you were starting to enjoy the way I am." Her voice almost cracked as she spoke. "I told myself not to cry!" She half yelled at herself as she held back tears.
"Come on Sierra. Don't be like that." Cody reached out to place his hand on her shoulder, hoping to comfort the former purple haired girl in some way. "I like having you around. I think things wouldn't be the same if you weren't around being, well, you." He gave her a soft smile, trying to be hopeful that he could diffuse the potentially bad situation.
"You really mean that?" Her eyes lit up as she looked at Cody. She looked as happy as if Cody had told her he liked her. And he was beginning to worry she was taking it that way. She still couldn't know. But at least she wasn't bringing up the Gwen thing.
"Yeah, I mean it." He gave her a small firm nod before continuing. "But you can't keep putting more personal things about me online. Don't add things to the blog that people can't already find somewhere else. Okay?" He smiled as he spoke, knowing she wouldn't take it harshly.
"But they have a right to know! Cody fans around the world would be disappointed in me if I didn't update my blog with new things about you!" She tried to reason with him. Tried to get him to let her update her blog with all the new information she had learned. Cody could only sigh in an irritated manner as his response.
"If you do that, I'll leave your room." He threatened halfheartedly. He still didn't really want to leave. And maybe he could use it to manipulate her.
"NO!" She reached out, grabbing his arms, holding him in place. Cody grinned inwardly.
"If you promise not to put any new things up about me, I'll sit in your room with you till I go to bed." His eyes were locked onto hers, seeing her eyes glow with indefinite joy.
"YES! AH!" She squealed so happily it barely came out of her mouth at all. She pushed Cody lightly to sit on the bed, turning her wheelchair quickly to face him. "I promise I won't put anything new up online Cody-kins." She grinned. "This is going to be the best night EVER!" She leaned in closer to him, caressing down his cheek with her pointer finger.
She traced her way to his bottom lip, playfully flicking down it. Sierra let out one of the girliest giggles he had ever heard. Her finger didn't stop as it made it's way down his neck softly, barely brushing the skin. She hooked the tip of her finger in the collar of his shirt, giving it a light tug.
"You're going to have a fun night." She grinned as she let her hand fall to her own lap. With what strength she could muster up, she pushed herself to stand out of the wheelchair, and plop her bottom down on the bed next to Cody. Cody would be lying if he said he wasn't creeped out by her strong advances. But he knew he shouldn't have expected any less from Sierra.
"Sierra, I don't feel comfortable with this." Cody tried to lean back a little to subtly deny her advances. He wanted to lean in and kiss her, to touch her, to caress her. If he were to do this though. things would be ruined between them, and things would probably get even weirder between them. These were things he was just not prepared for. He liked how they had gotten closer, had a real friendship between the two of them now. It wasn't only her being obsessed anymore.
"Why are you so comfortable with 'Gwen' and not with me?" She spoke Gwen's name mockingly, angrily, and she couldn't control herself as the words left her mouth. She had been thinking about whether she should even bring up the whole scenario, though she didn't think it'd be the smartest idea. But Cody had offended her by moving away. She hadn't expected him to do so. She fought back her anger as she looked at Cody, a glare directed at him and Gwen though she wasn't there, on her face.
Cody wasn't sure how he should answer or respond to her question. It wasn't what he expected. He wanted to try to avoid this at all costs. But now it was inevitable. He was shocked she was so upset in the first place if this was the norm.
"What are you even talking about Sierra?" He knew asking her a question in return was a dumb decision. She would only get more upset and start ranting, but he had no choice. What was he to do, blurt out the truth?
"What am I talking about? Did you notice you were all flustered at the thought of her in her bikini?" Her voice was getting louder, annoyance in the way she spoke, and how she flailed her arms dramatically. "What's so great about her Cody? She will never love you like I love you!" She placed her hands on Cody's shoulders, shaking him a little rougher than intended. "You're supposed to love me, not her." She frowned, pulling Cody into a bone crushing hold with a deep sad sigh. After mere seconds she let go, looking away from him, crossing her arms.
Cody looked away. He didn't have many options for this one. It was either break the girls heart, make her happy for a while and break her heart, or make her happy. He let out a deep breath as his thoughts collected more rationally. After a few more seconds of silence, he looked over to Sierra, reaching his hand out to place it on hers. He knew there was no going back with his decision.
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Gwen's loud laughter could be heard from Courtney's open hotel room window on the eleventh floor. Luckily, each room was granted the privilege of having their own balcony. Courtney took this to her advantage as she stepped outside, quietly sliding the door open like the goth girl could hear her. And she knew only one person could be with Gwen if she was laughing like that.
"Psh, figures the two freaks would be out there together!" She whispered angrily to herself as she spotted Duncan playfully splashing Gwen. She watched as the goth girl tried to swim away at no avail as she was whisked up in Duncan's arms and thrown into the water. Courtney watched Gwen stand in the water, spitting the water directly in Duncan's face. At that moment she wished she could do the same thing, but for totally different reasons.
She scoffed to herself as she made her way back into her hotel room. Her mind was already made up that she would go down there to try to get Duncan's attention. Good thing it was only around 7:30 in the evening, and it was still sunny outside. There was an excuse for sunbathing! She quickly dressed into her bikini, placing her sandals on her feet as she rushed to the door. With one quick glance back she left the room, a smirk on her face as the plan formed brilliantly. She would get back at that goth if it was the last thing she did. Trying to use Tyler and Alejandro to make Duncan jealous failed. And she wasn't even sure where Alejandro was. But one thing she did know, she was going to get Duncan to leave Gwen in the dust.
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Gwen laughed at Duncan as he growled at her 'angrily' for spitting the water in his face. He stepped closer, hands in the air like claws, ready to pounce. She 'tried' to turn around and escape, but was quickly under water with the weight of her boyfriend over her. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her to stand on her feet.
"I totally won that." He grinned as he leaned down, placing soft kisses along her neck.
"I didn't know there was a competition going on." She chuckled lightly as she turned around to be face to face with the green fohawked delinquent. She wrapped her arms around his neck, looking at him adoringly. He smirked down at her alluringly, causing them both to move in for a kiss that they shared for a few moments. They had only found the capability of pulling away when they heard metal sliding against concrete.
Both their eyes shot over to see who had decided to interrupt them. Duncan couldn't help but roll his eyes as he saw his ex moving a lawn chair into the sun. Gwen let out an irritated sigh as she glared over at the bitchy C.I.T, who had wanted to cause her nothing but harm. She looked over at Duncan, only to see that he was still staring at Courtney.
She opened her mouth, ready to say something as she saw what she could only describe as a sparkle in Duncan's eye. She followed his vision to see Courtney 'laying' her towel over the lawn chair she was about to occupy. Her bottom stuck tauntingly in the air, as if she had done it directly in Duncan's line of vision. Gwen was barely able to hear the tune that Courtney was humming to herself, as if in an upbeat mood, bouncing her hips lightly with the 'music' she was creating. Duncan's eyes were locked onto Courtney's body and he had totally forgotten that Gwen was even standing next to him. She could have sworn he was drooling from the left side of his mouth.
"Uh, hello?" Gwen's voice sounded frustrated as she waved her hand in front of Duncan's face. "Earth to Duncan. What are you looking at?" She smirked at him, though in an angry and knowing manner. She rolled her eyes as he looked away from her with a 'deer in headlights' expression on his face.
"I wasn't looking at anything babe. I was just thinking about you." He tried to cover it up with cheesy lines as he looked over to Gwen. He tried to lean in to kiss her, though was met with her cheek as she had turned her face. He sighed, knowing he had been caught in the act of staring at Courtney. He only wondered why she had been down at the pool and not off looking for Alejandro. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Courtney's sunglasses fall from her head. This caused her to bend over even farther to retrieve them. Duncan tried to cough a few times to cover up the "Damn" that was able to slip from his mouth in a whisper.
"See?" Gwen glared at him more. She didn't want to be one of 'those' kind of girls. She especially didn't want to be like Courtney, but she didn't want to lose Duncan almost as soon as she got him. "Let's go somewhere more private." Gwen suggested as she walked to stand in front of Duncan's view to be eye to eye. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close. "I don't exactly feel that great with her being around anyways. She totally hates me and wants me dead or something." Gwen looked at him with a serious face, hoping he would understand where she was coming from. It was not long ago he felt the same way.
"Don't worry about it Gwen. I'm not even looking at her. Plus this'll just piss her off." He smirked as he caressed his hands down Gwen's back, over her bottom to her thighs. He picked up her legs with no warning, wrapping them around his own waist. He hands quickly returned to her bottom to support her better as he gave her a peck on the lips.
"I don't think it's the best idea, but I'm not complaining." She grinned as she tightened the grip of her legs and arms on Duncan. She leaned her forehead against his, letting him pull her around the pool as so for many minutes. When she felt it time to do so, she finally lay her head down onto Duncan's shoulder.
Duncan didn't mind the comfortable silence between Gwen and himself. He also didn't mind that she decided to lay her head on his shoulder. This also gave him the opportunity to look over at Courtney and see what she was doing. He began to lightly caress Gwen's covered bottom with his thumbs as he watched Courtney slowly apply tanning lotion to herself. Courtney was so damn hot, and it was one thing that had helped him put up with her obsessive controlling.
He knew they had eye contact through her sunglasses and he watched the smirk form on her face. He looked back down to her body at that point, wondering if she was doing this on purpose. But he didn't care for any other thought as he watched Courtney tauntingly rub the tanning lotion across her lower stomach. He tried to swallow but his mouth was dry. He quickly spun around, throwing Gwen off guard.
"Whoa!" Gwen yelled in surprise as Duncan quickly swirled them around. She lifted her head, looking at him curiously. "What was that for?" She looked at him as though he were acting strange, as he was in her eyes. Why would he do that all of a sudden? It'd be different if he was doing it to be a jackass and throw her from his arms, or dunk her, or something. It just seemed weird to the goth.
"I think we should go somewhere more private." Duncan placed his hands on her thighs, patting them lightly. "I'm starting to get that awkward vibe you had before." He shrugged before leaning in to kiss her. "It's better to be alone anyways. It's so rare we get the chance." He smirked as he playfully tugged on her bottom lip with his teeth.
They got out of the pool, wrapping their towels around themselves. They held hands as they made their way off onto the beach. There was much more privacy there, though Duncan's only goal at this point was to get away from Gwen slyly, and try to figure out what Courtney was up to.
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"Let me finish what I have to say before you flip out. Okay?" Cody looked at Sierra expectantly, hoping she could actually agree to it.
"Well, it depends. But I promise." She gave him a small nod, though looking rather un-pleased with the conversation. She pouted as she looked at him expectantly to continue speaking. She could easily tell he was growing uncomfortable under her gaze.
"Good... Now, where should I even start?" He asked himself with a confused sigh. He stood, knowing with what he was about to say, it was good to put distance between Sierra and himself. He took a few steps away, turning to look at Sierra. He clamped his hands together nervously.
"It's not that Gwen makes me comfortable and you don't. Well, a lot of the time you don't make me feel comfortable, but that's not the point." Sierra glared daggers into him, as if telling him to get to his point. Cody let out a nervous chuckle, glad that Sierra was keeping her promise and not interrupting him.
"It's just that, I like Gwen a lot, so I'm more comfortable around her than I am with you. Plus she doesn't know things about me that other people shouldn't know, and she doesn't stalk me." Cody gave her a sympathetic look, noticing that she seemed as though she was getting more and more upset as he continued. "But if you didn't do a lot of the things you do, you wouldn't be you. I would feel weird if you weren't doing all the things you normally do to me on a day to day basis."
At this, Sierra's ears perked. He had said something along the lines of this to her before during the actual season, but this time it seemed different, it seemed much more sincere. Her mind began to race. She tried to control her breathing, worried she may hyperventilate if she didn't try. She could only imagine what else would come out of Cody's mouth. The conversation didn't start good at first, but it seemed to being changing direction. She noticed the smile slowly growing bigger and bigger on her face, but that was something she just couldn't prevent.
"And some of those things that you do, I might actually like. It's a little confusing to explain this all." He laughed nervously again, scratching the back of his head, wondering if he was now saying the wrong things. The smile that was growing on Sierra's face was really starting to scare him. She looked like she was excited, too excited... He then changed his mind, knowing then that he should never tell Sierra that he might have feelings for her. But friends could be attracted to friends with no feelings between them, couldn't they? He could just tell her there was an attraction. He sighed.
"I was flustered about Gwen in her bikini, but I was also flustered because your clothes were clinging to your body and I saw your cleavage." He blushed as he practically whispered the sentence out. This was so embarrassing that he wanted to leave the room. "But I want to make it clear that we still are and will only remain friends." He watched her mixed emotions flash over her face before quickly correcting himself. "Only remain best friends." He took another step back, scared of how Sierra would react.
Several minutes of silence passed between the two of them as they studied each other. Cody wasn't sure who would break the silence first, but he knew he wouldn't be the one. He had practically given her a speech. He was relieved when Sierra opened her mouth, ready to speak.
"I'm not even sure how to react Cody." She looked down, trying to collect her thoughts. Did Cody feel something for her or was she just over thinking his words? She was sure she probably was and frowned briefly at the thought. "I am so happy that you want me to be the way I am. Ecstatic actually!" She grinned at him. "And I am flattered that I did make you all flustered. I didn't think I'd ever be able to do that to you. That alone is good enough for me!" She knew if she focused on the positive, things between her and Cody could only get better. There was no use in being mad if she was still making progress in Operation GCTLM, also known as Operation 'Get Cody To Love Me.'
"Good." He gave a sigh of relief but wasn't off guard yet. Who knew what the girl would do to him now that she could figure out he had some sort of physical attraction for her. He then remembered that he couldn't leave her room due to the promise she had made, and he was now at her mercy. He could always secretly enjoy whatever would happen.
"But, and I just want to make something clear, I will never ever stop trying to win your heart Cody." She smiled at him genuinely, reaching out as far as she could, barely able to grab his hand. She knew he could have easily moved it if he was trying to avoid her; he could have moved the inch away if he didn't want to be touched. She lightly tugged him back to the bed, making it so he would plop down thigh against thigh, next to her. "I know that one day, I will."
The way she would have normally smiled after saying something like that, Cody would have taken as weird or creepy. This time was different though. She didn't seem to have the crazy stalker-ish motivation in her tone, it was much more normal, sane even. She truly believed the words she was saying. Cody was starting to wonder himself if it was true. Just because he was almost sure he had feelings for the girl, didn't mean she had his heart. Sierra only had eyes for Cody. Cody had eyes for only Gwen and Sierra.
"If it doesn't happen, I hope you know you'll always have a best friend in me Sierra." He tried to let her down lightly, placing his hand gently on her knee. He felt her place her hand over his own, lacing her fingers with his. Their eyes were locked as Sierra decided to speak again.
"I know you'll always be there Cody, and I'll always be there for you! Always." Her voice started to sound more excited. She was concerned it would scare Cody off, but was happy when his reaction was to lean in a little and let out a happy chuckle.
"It's actually nice to know that I'll always have someone there who remembers my birthday. You go completely out of your way to do things for me. If it wasn't for you I never would have made it to the final three, let alone Hawaii. Thanks Sierra." The happy grin stayed on his face as he watched Sierra giggle ecstatically to his response to her.
"You're amazing Cody." She said only after her small giggle fit ended. Her voice sounded calm as she spoke in a light tone. It sent a chill through Cody's body for a reason he couldn't explain. Sierra was quick to notice and took this as her opportunity to crash her lips against Cody's. She wrapped her arms around his neck, hoping he wouldn't move away.
Cody wasn't sure how to react. His eyes were open with shock as he felt Sierra's lips against his own. He knew he should try to push her away, but for once he didn't feel the urgency to do so as he had every other time she had tried to kiss him. After multiple seconds of internal debate, Cody decided against logic and began kissing his 'best friend' back. He hesitantly reached out, placing his hands nervously on her hips. She was curvacious, and Cody was now able to appreciate it a bit.
Sierra made a small noise into the kiss, surprised Cody was reciprocating to it. She deepened the kiss, trying to urge him to make out with her. After several failed attempts, Cody again gave in, letting her tongue venture into his mouth. Her heart skipped a beat as the kiss of her dreams was actually happening. His tongue moved against hers for almost a minute before pulling away. He stood abruptly, taking a few steps away, not turning to face her.
"Cody...?" Sierra sounded confused and concerned. She couldn't understand why he would just stop and why he stood up so quickly, as if not wanting the kiss anymore. Her heart beat loudly against her chest as she waited anxiously for him to say something, do something. This couldn't possibly ruin the progress she had made between her and Cody, could it?
A/N: And there you have the second chapter. Please start reviewing the story or adding it to your alert list so I know that there are interested readers out there. I hope you all enjoyed it! Anxious for the next chapter? What will happen? Cliffhangers, cliffhangers... Haha. Thanks for reading!
P.S. - Google translate had told me that these following sentences in Spanish, that were spoken by Alejandro in this story, are translated as the following: Ow, perra estúpida. Sólo me deje caer, el culo. Ow, stupid bitch. Just drop me, ass.