"So, what's the first stop on the tour?" I asked Max after we woke up in the morning.
"The first stop is in Dublin." Max explained as she began to brush her hair. "We're actually going to be using the S.S. Tipton for all of our sea travels."
"Really? That's going to be interesting. It's been a while since I've seen anyone from the ship. It could be kind of fun." I replied. It would also be a little weird because everyone on the ship knew me differently from the way that I knew them. "So, which of these places have you been?"
"We've actually only been here, London, and we made a brief stop in Paris. So, you've probably been to more places than I have." She replied. I knew that I had been to more places but that wasn't that hard to do. "We leave next week. I'm pretty excited. I get to take my music to thirty cities in eight different countries."
"Yeah, do seem to be a lot more excited than usual." I noted. I never thought that she would be excited about music. It was not the thing that I thought that she would be passionate about, but I was glad that she was showing interest in doing something as a career. I was also pretty sure that Cody would say the same about me. "I think you'll like the S.S. Tipton too. I've never seen from a passenger's standpoint, and I don't know how Esteban runs it but I liked it."
So, a week later, the four of us were all prepared to board the S.S. Tipton. I had retrieved my bags and was glad that I was going to be taking them with me. It turned out that I was going to be sharing a room with Max and the twins would be in the other room. As the ship docked, we all got on board. I think the fans were more excited to see me than were JMJ, which was understandable because most of the passengers on the ship were from the US. I had gotten used to being surrounded by screaming fans, but it was still a little nerve-wracking.
"Hey Esteban." I greeted the cruise director.
"Zoey Martin," Esteban replied. "I'm sorry to inform you that I cannot be with you because I am married."
I had forgotten that Maddie had told me that I had a crush on Esteban. It all sounded a little weird for me.
"That's okay because I'm over you." I told him which was easy for me to say because I had never really into him in the first place. I wanted to make another video when I got back on the ship. I had made one after the show. Jessica and Janice made fun of me a little for doing it, but I wasn't going to let my YouTube fans who couldn't afford to see me perform down.
"Oh, well in that case, welcome aboard." Esteban stated. "Kirby will take you to your room."
The big black security guard broke me free of the sea of fans that surrounded me, the other girls and Esteban. It reminded me of the time that Miley had come aboard as Hannah. I would have to tell her about this at some point, but that would also involve me remembering what time it was in California because I did not want to contact her in the middle of the night. It wasn't the easiest to keep in touch with her.
"It's good to see you again, Kirby." I replied. "Thanks for the help."
"No problem. It's the least I could do after you and Cody helped me graduate high school." Kirby responded.
"That was no big." I remarked like I was Kim Possible for some reason. "Even though Cody did most of the work."
"Yeah, but you're the one who taught how to remember the information." Kirby pointed out as he took me and Max to our room. I supposed things went a little differently in this version of events. "Here we are."
"Do you think you could be my escort as I wander around the ship for nostalgia's stake?" I asked. "I wanna see what the ship is like now."
"Absolutely" Kirby agreed. "But I don't really get paid to do that."
'All I have is pounds." I declared. I wasn't really prepared to give any tips. I had forgotten that was something that passengers did, since I hadn't given any tips when I was on the ship. I occasionally got tips but didn't exactly spend them the best way.
"Pounds of money would work." Kirby declared. I shouldn't have been surprised that he didn't know all of the different types of currency.
"No, it's British currency." I stated with a laugh as I handed him a £50 bill. I was pretty sure that the British called it something else, but I wasn't caught up on the different jargon.
"So how much this worth?" He asked.
"It's about $82." I explained. I turned to Max. "Do you wanna come too?"
"Sure." She agreed as she got off of the bed. "But how about we wait a few minutes to get settled first?"
"Good idea." I replied before I turned to Kirby. "I'll make sure to call you when I'm ready. See you soon."
"So, is this what your suite looked like?" She asked after Kirby left.
"No this is bigger and a lot cleaner." I explained as I looked around the room. "I only went into a passenger suite once and that was only for a few minutes."
'So, what happened there?" She asked. It seemed like she was wondering if I had had sex with the girl. I supposed it did sound like something that I would have done back then.
"It was for this girl named Violet Berg. I went to her room to get her wrap, then came back. In that amount of time that I was gone, I got framed for stealing a diamond." I explained. "But I didn't do it, it was her no good boyfriend that took it. I'm glad that I was nothing like that guy."
"Well, I've never met the guy so I can't compare you." Max answered. "Wait a minute you met Violet Berg of Berg Vinegar? That family is worth a fortune."
"Honestly, I didn't care about their money. I just wanted the girl." I admitted. It would have been nice, but we probably wouldn't have had a future anyway.
"That was very mature of you." She stated. "But you always were the good guy. You may seem like you were only trying to have fun, but you did know how to treat girls right, even if it was only for a short time."
"So would you say that we're all settled now?" I asked as I got up.
"Yeah, I've got everything put away." Max declared as I called to Kirby to assist us.
"So where do you want to go first?" Kirby asked. I had actually thought about this and there was nothing more that I wanted to do at the moment.
"Do you think we could stop by Miss Tutweiller's class?" I requested as Kirby took us to the classroom.
I knocked on the door. I didn't quite know what to expect or who would be in it. It was possible that literally no one that I knew would be there and I would look weird for coming there.
Miss Tutweiller smiled when she saw me. She motioned for me to come to the center of the room. I felt like I was being put on show, but I could tell that she was very happy to see me.
"Class, this is Zoey Martin, a former student of mine." She introduced as I waved. I recognized a few people. "As most of you may, she is the top pop star in the US right now. This is what happens when you do well in my class. You become successful high school graduates."
"Actually, I never graduated." I corrected. "My brother Cody did though, he's currently raising his daughter."
"Okay then but graduating high school is still important. It means that you get to go to college and make lots of money. Most people won't get this kind of opportunity" Miss Tutweiller stated. It seemed like I had completely thrown her point off. I could tell that Max was amused from watching. "Yes Woody?"
I gasped when she called on him. Woody had lost weight. He actually looked kind of hot. He probably still wasn't someone that I would date, but he was a little bit hot. I couldn't help but wonder what Cody would think when he saw the picture of him.
"So, what exactly are you trying to tell us?" Woody asked. "Should we follow our dreams, or should we finish high school?"
"You should finish school so you'll have something to fall back on in case your dreams don't work out and you should try to go to college." Miss Tutweiller explained as the bell rang. She seemed like she knew from experience. "Oh, would you look at that, class is over. I guess I'll go eat my lunch alone."
Suddenly the class crowded me. I wasn't expecting something like to happen. I didn't know why I wasn't expecting it. I just thought that they would be better behaved than that. I was glad that I brought Kirby with me. It would suck if he wasn't around.
"People if you want to talk to Zoey, you can do it one at a time." Kirby responded. "Who do you wish to speak to right now?"
"Woody." I stated. I mean he was the one that I knew the best.
"Everyone who is not named Woody please vacant the room." Kirby ordered.
The rest of the class left the room, leaving only me, Woody, Kirby, and Max.
"You've lost weight." I declared as I looked him.
"You look prettier than before." Woody said. I knew that I was different from when I had first changed. I had grown two inches, and my chest was a full C-cup. I supposed Max was right about me not being done with puberty. I actually didn't mind it.
"Thank you." I declared with a blush. "This is Max. My best friend."
"Hi." She replied. It was then that I realized that I should have called her my girlfriend and I also noticed that she didn't seem happy that I did not.
"Hey, you can't come in here." Kirby stated as we all looked to the door. I looked to Addison.
"Let her in, Kirby." I instructed as he stepped aside.
"I actually came here to see Woody. We're supposed to eat lunch together." Addison replied. Addison had matured a little too. It was like everyone I knew from school was different. I supposed it shouldn't have been too much of a surprise. It had been almost two years since I had seen any of them.
"You know what I'm feeling hungry too." I replied as Kirby took us to the Sky Deck.
When we got there, I saw someone that if I had actually been a girl at Seven Seas High, I probably would have been nervous to see. I was still nervous though because he was the person that took my virginity, even though that hadn't actually happened.
"Hi Holden." I stammered.
"Hey Zoey, it's good to see you again." Holden greeted me. Max coughed and I realized that I should introduce her.
"This is my girlfriend Max." I said without thinking. I had meant to just say friend.
"Hey, aren't you part of that British singing group JMJ?" Holden asked.
"Yeah, I'm the M." Max replied. "But Zoey's right. I am her girlfriend."
Max then kissed me on the lips. That was when I realized that she was jealous of Holden. He was quite good looking.
"Oh, you meant girlfriend as in girlfriend." He responded. I blushed even though there weren't a lot of meanings for it. "I didn't expect that."
"I'm sorry Holden. I hope you weren't expecting us to get back together and for us to live happily ever after. I've already found my happily ever after with Max. You'll have to find yours with someone else." I declared as I looked into his eyes and realized how I could have fallen with him.
"Well, that kind of sucks." Holden admitted as he walked away. Had he really loved me?
The next day we arrived in Dublin. That night we started the concert. My set went pretty well. I apparently was very big in Ireland for some reason. I had no idea why. I didn't have an ounce of Irish blood in me. I also hated both corned beef and cabbage and wasn't a big fan of beer either. I guess there were some things that just couldn't be explained.
2 weeks later, the four of us were in a tour bus on the backgrounds somewhere in Germany. We were on our way to Berlin, and we opted to take the scenic route as opposed to the Autobahns.
"This road is really bumpy." Jessica stated. She didn't need to say that. I was pretty sure that sure that we could all feel it.
"Really really bumpy." Janice added. I was surprised that she was still doing that. I thought that she would have grown out of it by now. I was a bit nervous, but I couldn't lose my cool.
"We'll be fine." I assured them. "Our driver knows what he's doing."
At least I hoped he knew what he was doing. That was why we had hired him. I wondered if I could just stick to the jet next time I went on tour.
Suddenly we felt the bus go off the road. I don't know if any of us were prepared for it tipping over.
So we got to see some of the S.S. Tipton people and they were also in a bus crash? Is everyone going to be alright? Please don't forget to review.