"Cody!" London hooked her manicured hand around Cody's arm as she passed him in the corridor. "You need to speak to Bailey."

"First of all," Cody began, "ow! And second of all, why? Is she terminally ill? Why hasn't she been speaking to me? Is she ok? I love her."

"Woah!" London put up her hand. "Slow down cowboy. First of all, no, I don't know, yes and kittens. B, Bailey likes you."

Cody spluttered.

"Annnnnddd," London elongated, "She's been totally lazing about in her farmy bed because of some stupid thing she told Rainbow she'd do but she so totally likes you so you have to go and tell her that you like her too!"

"How do you know I like her?" Cody asked, wanting to know if he was that obvious.

"Well, duh," London said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Everyone knows, except her! Now, I'm gonna go find Holden - bye!"

London left Cody in a state of happy surprise, but as she walked, she couldn't help but think that she had forgotten to tell him something …

*

Bailey hid underneath her covers, where no one could see her or her pain. She can't believe that she let herself think that Cody could actually, possibly like her? Her? The Kansas farm girl, forever regaling them all with stories of the animals and her large and loving family. And how could she let herself like him - this wonderful, sweet, caring and intelligent guy, who deserves someone pretty and flirty and funny, like Reina.

There was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" Bailey called.

"It's Reina, can I come in?"

Bailey panicked. She couldn't let Reina see her like this. After jumping out of her bed, haphazardly making it and herself look presentable, she called "Door's open."

"Hey, Bailey," Reina said. She sat down on the bed. "Are you okay?"

Bailey sat down beside her. "Yeah, just not feeling well."

"Well, I hope your feeling better," Reina said, patting her shoulder. "So have you seen Cody lately?" Her voice changed from a low empathic one to a chirpy staccato.

Bailey looked at her weirdly. "Em, no? I've been in bed the past couple of days." She raised her eyebrows to accompany the sentence.

"Oh." Reina's happiness meter dropped. "It's just, I really like him. And I'm just so ready to move on after Danny, you know? I was so upset, I can't believe he treated me that way, you know?"

"Yeah," Bailey commented weakly.

"But, don't bother yourself," Reina said. She stood up quickly and hid her face, as if hiding tears. "Just get better and I'll see you soon."

"Bye."

Bailey collapsed on the bed. How could she say no to that? Resolve set in, and Bailey quickly dressed - time to face the music, and Cody.

*

"Bailey!"

"Cody!"

The two teenagers met in the middle of the corridor. "I've been looking for you!" The words slipped from both mouths at the same time. Two sets of eyes glanced away, embarrassed.

"Um, listen, Cody," Bailey started. She bit her lip and twiddled her fingers. Cody couldn't help but think how … adorable she looked. Adorable.

"No, wait Bailey," Cody reached out his arm to touch her shoulder. "I need to tell you something."

"No, hold up, this is more important." Bailey took a deep breath. "Reina really likes you. She asked me to get you to ask her out on a date. So, um, go find her or something. She likes Chinese, and I hear that's what's on at the buffet tonight."

Bailey walked away as fast as she could. Cody was confused - why was Bailey trying to set him up with Reina if she liked him? Time to find London again, he thought.

Sorry about the late update, busy/stress/homework/other stuff - the usual excuses, right? Made up binary sentence - 01110101 0100110 0110100 1001010 - no idea what it means, maybe I'll translate it ;) TWOMINUTES! ... uLO (with an accent). Moving on swiftly, enjoy! x