Title: Back Where We Belong

Summary: Trevor's back. He and Maddie are just friends. But why is Corrie avoiding him? Trevor/Corrie pair-up.

Disclaimer: Not mine.

A/N: First Suite Life fanfic. Please go easy.

Chapter 1:
The Lobby Encounter

"Oh Madeline." Moseby called in a sing-song voice as he headed his way towards the candy counter.

"Yes Mr. Moseby?" Maddie said in her sweet voice.

"I would like to discuss a matter with you."

"I didn't do it! It was the twins, I swear!" Maddie said out of reflex.

Moseby looked at her suspiciously. "Did what?"

Realizing that it wasn't anything that got her in trouble, Maddie smiled sweetly. "Nothing." she chuckled. "What was it you wanted to discuss?"

"Ah yes." remembering his hidden agenda. "You remember when we had that Merit Scholar convention here at the Tipton Hotel?" Maddie nodded in remembrance. "And remember that young lad who captured yours and London's heart?"

"You mean the know-it-all, anti-environment, conceited, jerk named Trevor?" she asked without missing a beat.

Moseby stared at her. "Yes." he said, a smile plastered on his face.

"What about him?" she asked, keeping up with the sweet voice pre-tense.

"Well, it has come to my concern that he is staying here at the Tipton for a week or two." he waited for a moment to see if she would blow up.

Maddie kept with the act, as if it didn't concern her. "Uh-huh?"

"Well I just wanted to make sure that there wouldn't be a problem between you two while he's here." he went. "I understand that something happened between the two of you while he stayed here last time, and I just hope that there were no hard feelings."

"Oh don't worry, we're fine. It didn't work out between us anyway." she assured. "He was too much of a jerk for me. As long as he stays clear from any subject concerning Global Warming or the tree population that's reducing, then we're good."

"Good." he smiled. "Now I hope that there wont be any complaints from our guests if ever the two of you bicker?"

"Don't worry Mr. Moseby. That wont happen."

"Excellent." with a triumphant smile on his face, he walked away from the candy counter.

Maddie sighed, propping her elbows on the counter and resting her head on her hand. To be honest, she wasn't that nervous nor excited to see Trevor. Their fling last year was nothing really. Sure they shared some heated kisses, and that was probably the only thing in their relationship, if you could call it that. The only good thing about him was that he was attractive and a good kisser. Anything else, was just down the drainpipes from there. Which was why there were no hard feelings when he left to go back to Connecticut.

"Maddie!" came another obnoxious voice. Maddie snapped out of her daze and saw her best friend, though she didn't know why, London, walk down the stairs towards her, carrying a stack of books in her hand. London grunted when she arrived at the counter and dumped the stack of books on it. "Tell me again why I needed to bring down these heavy things?" she asked with a whimper.

"Because we need them for our history project."

London stared at her blankly. "Our what?"

"The project we're working on today." Maddie elaborated. London continued to stare at her blankly. "With Mary-Margaret and Corrie? The History project? London you forgot?!"

"Forgot what?" she continued to stare at her blankly.

Maddie growled in frustration. "Thank god Mary-Margaret and Corrie are in our group, that way I wont be the only one to deal with you alone."

"Wait, Mary-Margaret and Corrie are in our group?" London continued to ask, genuinely confused. "We have a group? What group?" then she gasped. "Are we in an all girl band?" London started dancing excitedly.

Maddie felt as if she was going to cry, but instead, she hit her head repeatedly on the stack of books. As Maddie continued to ask why she was brought into this life with London, and London continuing to dance, Mary-Margaret and Corrie arrived in the Tipton. Mary-Margaret somewhat dreading this meeting due to having to be with London again, but Corrie excited for the meeting and having a bounce in her step as she entered.

"Hi London!" Corrie greeted in her usual high-pitched voice, wide grin, and adoring eyes, to the heiress.

"What's airhead doing now?" Mary-Margaret asked Madi, noticing London dancing before.

"Uh, excuse me, but it's heir-ess." London corrected. To Maddie, "And they call me dumb." Maddie rolled her eyes. Then London turned her attention back to the girls. "So? Are we ready to rehearse for our all girl group?"

"For the last time, it's a study group for our history project!" Maddie said, emphasizing every word.

London looked at her, still not comprehending what she said. "So…we're not ready yet?"

Maddie tried not to leap across the counter and strangle her. "No." she said with a false sweet voice. "Not yet. First, we have to read these books and then make a poster about the 13 colonies and write an essay, and then we'll be ready to rehearse."

"Oh. Yay." London said, excitedly clapping her hands, though the only thing she understood was that there is an all girls band. Mary-Margaret and Maddie exchanged looks that said they both wanted to strangle her.

As the girls chatted about the history project, Zack walked down the stairs and walked over to the candy counter.

"Hey there, sweet thangs." Zack winked at the girls. "Hey toots." he said to Corrie. "Looking good." then gave her a personal wink. Corrie giggled and blushed slightly as Zack walked away.

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The ding in the elevator signaled that Trevor had arrived in the Tipton's lobby. He couldn't believe he was back in this hotel again, in this city again. This time for good. The doors opened, revealing the lobby of the Tipton hotel. As he walked out, he heard something that made him stop. That giggle. He thought. He heard a familiar giggle from somewhere in the hotel, that same giggle that always made his heart skip a beat and made him feel like he could melt. That giggle that he will never forget.

Searching through the lobby, his eyes landed on a petite girl by the candy counter. Though her back was to him, he could recognize that back anywhere. Those long curly brown hair, the curvy shape of her body, and the way she shook as she giggled. Trevor felt as if his heart has been captured again.

"Corrie?" he called.

Corrie turned to glance at the person who called her, as well as her friends. Once Corrie saw who it was, she immediately turned around, her back facing his again. Mary-Margaret and Maddie looked at her with a questioning look, due to the fact that Corrie now wore a shocked expression.

"Corrie." Trevor called again, knowing without a doubt it really is her.

Corrie immediately ducked down and hid in front of Mary-Margaret and London, covering herself from Trevor. Trevor, not giving up, walked down the stairs, towards the group of girls hiding Corrie. Corrie must have heard his foot-steps because she now crawled behind the counter, next to Maddie's feet. Maddie looked down at her questioningly, but before she could ask, Trevor walked up to the counter.

"Hey Maddie." Trevor said with a plastered smile upon seeing her.

"Trevor." she said, also plastered smile.

"Excuse me, have we met before?" London asked, trying to remember him form somewhere.

"London." he greeted. "Glad to know you haven't changed." he said. London just stared at him blankly. "Yup, haven't changed at all." he muttered. Then turned back to Maddie. "Hi again. So, how are you?"

"Still a tree hugger if that's what you're implying." she said, though still kept up with the sweet, innocent act.

"Right." he muttered. "Listen, can I please speak to Corrie?"

Maddie was about to answer him when she felt someone pull on her ankle. "Excuse me." She looked down and saw Corrie, hunched into a ball, shaking her head no, while slashing a hand across her throat, indicating she didn't want to talk to him. Maddie looked back up to Trevor and placed on another smile, trying to hide her confusion.

"Corrie who?" she asked, acting confused.

Trevor rolled his eyes. "You know who I'm talking about." Maddie just shrugged. He rolled his eyes again. "Corrie? The girl who just crawled behind this counter and hiding behind it right now? The one that just told you to tell me that she wasn't there even though we all know she's behind there." he said the last part a bit louder, intending for Corrie to hear.

"Ooh! She got you girl!" London said. Mary-Margaret just nudged her to shut up and cast her an exasperated look. But Maddie just stared at Trevor blankly that would give London a run for her money.

"Not ringing any bell." Maddie said dumbly.

Trevor sighed tiredly. "Corrie? Petite, brunette. She had ribbons in her hair, and she has brown eyes that sometimes twinkle whenever she's smiling, or just happy in general. And she also has that giggle that's so soft but always so contagious, and you just want to hear it again and again…" he drifted off, a dreamy smile and a wistful expression plastered on his face as he thought about Corrie.

Maddie and Mary-Margaret looked at each other, then at him with a raised brow.

"Do you think he's having a seizure right now?" Mary-Margaret asked rhetorically.

London gasped. "Oh no, we should save him." she said in a genuine worried voice. Mary-Margaret rolled her eyes at her.

"Trevor!" Maddie snapped her fingers in front of him which brought him back form his daze.

"Huh? What?" he looked at Maddie questioningly.

"You're drooling." Maddie said.

"Oh." realizing he had. He then felt something in his pocket. He took out his cell phone and saw that he received a message from his mom beckoning for him. "Listen, I have to go. But will you please tell Corrie that I would really like to talk to her. I'm in room 405. Ask her if she'd like to get together sometimes."

"I'll be sure to give that message to any Corrie's I meet."

"Thanks." he gave her and the girls one last smile, before he went back towards the elevators.

"He's gone." Maddie said, once she saw the elevator doors closing in on Trevor.

Corrie sighed in relief and stood up from behind the counter.

"What was that all about?" Mary-Margaret asked, crossing her arms.

"Yeah?" Maddie asked her as well. "How does he know you and why were you avoiding him?"

"Oh would you look at the time." Corrie said, looking at her imaginary watch. "I better get going." she rushed out from behind the counter and picked up her backpack that she had dropped upon trying to hide from Trevor. "I wouldn't want to be late."

"Late for what?" Mary-Margaret asked.

"Late for um…" Corrie tried to think up of something. "Late for school!"

Maddie narrowed her eyes at her. "It's Saturday."

"Well I want to get there early then. I'll see ya, buh-bye." she waved goodbye to them, then rushed out of the hotel.

"Something's going on with that girl." Mary-Margaret said to Maddie.

"Yeah, and whatever it is, it has something to do with Trevor."

"What were we talking about?" London looked at the two blankly. "Hey, where's Corrie?" Mary-Margaret and Madi rolled their eyes at her.