Hi everybody! As I promised, a Noah/Courtney story, with maybe some other minor pairings. Basically it's TDI with NC instead of DC. Before you start flaming me, I'd like to say that I love DC, but there are so many stories of them, we need variety. Plus this is a cute couple that needs more love.

Disclaimer: I own Nothing!

Stepping onto the Dock of Shame for the first time, I can honestly say I wasn't expecting much. I mean, I had an idea: The host would have shiny white teeth and basically be an asshole, and I would be voted off first for actually having a... wait for it... BRAIN! Gasp.

Right from the get-go, I knew I would be an outsider. Lazy bookworms with a dry sense of humor don't fare well in high school, why should Total Drama Island be any different? In Hindsight, I probably shouldn't have made so many blind assumptions, but I was a cynical, bitter teenager. Sue me.

"Our next contestant is… Noah!" Chris Mclean said. He seemed to be in pain. Oh no. I could see that I was right about the shiny white teeth. I'm starting to see spots. Now to test the asshole part.

"Did you get my memo my life threatening allergies?" Might as well let the others know what's in store. Besides, who what disease-carrying vermin are slinking around this crappy island?

"Sure someone did!" Sometimes I hate always being right.

"Good. Is this where we're staying?"

"No, it's your mother's house. And we're throwing a party!" A green-haired kid with multiple piercings said. Great. I knew there'd be a guy like him here. He probably thought he was original and unique, but there were a million guys like him back at school. I promptly told him so, and he grabbed my lip and offered to pierce it. I made a mental note to avoid him at all costs. We better not be on the same team.

After my arrival, the next few kids to arrive passed by in a daze. There was a large African-Canadian girl,then two girls dressed alike, though one was tan and skinny, and one was pale and fat. Then a nerdy looking boy, and scary girl with a unibrow, and weird-looking boy who was apparently home-schooled. The next to arrive was a large blond boy, and then… her.

As I looked to see the next contestant, I felt my heart squeeze a little. She had tan skin and shoulder-length brown hair. She had big black eyes, with a few freckles between them that made her look even more adorable. Now I'm not big on showing emotions, in case you haven't noticed, but seeing her, I couldn't help but smile a little.

As her boat got closer, I heard Chris introduce her as Courtney.

Courtney… that's a nice name.

As her boat approached the dock, she smiled and gave a small wave. Chris took her hand and helped her off the boat. "Thank you." She replied. Even her voice her voice was beautiful.

"Hi, you must be the other contestants. It's really nice to meet you all." She shook hands with Owen, the aforementioned large boy. She walked past the others to me. She stopped when she saw the book peeking out of my book bag, she stopped.

"You like Shakespeare?" she asked, motioning to my copy of Hamlet, which I had been reading on the boat ride over here.

"Yeah well, the bookstore was all out of Stephanie Meyer." She laughed, and I couldn't help but smile.

"Why, do you like Shakespeare?"

"Of course! Though I must say, I don't agree at all the misogynistic views he demonstrated in Taming of the Shrew. Are you okay?"

Crap. I was usually so subtle when I was staring at a girl with my mouth wide open. But could you blame me? Here I had thought that every girl here would be slutty and dumb, like that girl Lindsay I had seen earlier. But here was a girl who was not only gorgeous, but also knew Shakespeare and could carry an intelligent conversation. Plus, a girl like this was actually talking to him. Has my heart ever loved until now?

I quickly regained my composure. "Yeah. It's just.. I completely agree." She smiled at me. Just then, Chris called for everyone to come to the end of the dock for a group photo. I chose to stand in the middle. To my surprise, Courtney stood next to me. We stood back to back, like two spies. However, the moment Chris snapped the picture, the dock collapsed. As everyone flailed around in the water, Chris told us to dry off and meet at some campfire pit.

…

Everyone had dried off, which was a shame, since Noah's hair was really cute when it was wet. No Courtney! Don't think like that! You came here to win, not to fall for guys! But although I told myself that, I had a feeling that was easier said than done. After all, Noah was the only guy I'd ever met who had agreed with me about Taming of the Shrew. Most guys had muttered something about "feminist crap," and stormed off.

Here at the campfire pit, Noah sat down on the log next to mine. He gave me a small smile, which made my heart melt a little, but I only gave him a small smile in return before I turned to hear what Chris was saying.

"Here's the deal. We're going to split you into two teams. If I call your name, go stand over there."

Alright, I'll admit it, I was a little nervous. It's not like I'm bad at making friends… okay I am! Noah was the only person here I knew on a first name basis, and even though we'd barely known each other for half an hour, he was the closest thing to a friend here that I had, and I didn't want to compete against him. Just then, Chris started calling names, and I paid close attention.

"Gwen, Trent, Heather, Cody, Lindsay, Beth, Katie, Owen, LeShawna, Justin, and Noah."

I gasped, and looked over at Noah. He looked upset, but he gave me a small smile that was probably supposed to be reassuring, but just looked sad. He left to go stand with his team, the Screaming Gophers.

I didn't bother to listen as Chris called out the rest of the names; I already knew I was one of them. With a sigh, I stood up to join my team: the Killer Bass.

While everyone else was looking at our banner, I looked over at the Gophers, namely Noah, only to find he was looking at me. I quickly turned away, and I could fear my face turning red. But that was impossible! I'd just met him! I couldn't have a crush on him… could I?

…

After our teams were announced, everyone went to the cabins to unpack. After I was done, I sat by a tree, flipping through Hamlet while I waited for everyone else to finish. However, I couldn't focus on the familiar story. I was thinking Courtney. Big Shock, you must be thinking. Well, shut it, smart-ass.

The phrase "Speak of the Devil," came to mind when I looked up to see Courtney standing over me.

"Hey," she said, a little nervously. "It sucks that we're not on the same team."

"Yeah," I said, standing up. "But hey, I guess I can always discuss Shakespeare with Lindsay. I'm sure she's a witty conversationalist." Courtney laughed. I was really starting to like the sound of her laugh.

"Well, I just wanted to say, that I can be a little… competitive." Courtney said. "So, guess I wanted to warn you. But I'll try to curb that, because I want to be friends with you, even though we're on different teams." Courtney rushed to get the words out, and was out of breath when she finished.

"Me too. And who knows, maybe we'll be like Romeo and Juliet!"

Courtney raised an eyebrow at me, and I realized what I had said. "I mean, Romeo and Juliet if they were friends!" I stuttered. Courtney still looked skeptical.

"Um… yeah. See ya, Noah." And with that, she turned and walked away.

"Yeah, later!" I called, then I smacked myself in the face. "Stupid, Stupid!" What was wrong with him!? What was it about this girl that made him act like a bigger geek than normal?

…

I sat at the table with my fellow Gophers, staring at my plate of brown slop. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, and I looked up to see Courtney staring at me with her head resting on her hand, and a distant look on her face.

"What's wrong, Princess? Missing civilization already?" The green-haired punk, whose name I'd learned was Duncan, smirked at her. She turned to him and glared, then retorted, "Yes I do, because there's no you there." I smiled, then turned to Katie, who was asking DJ what he thought Chris would make them do.

"It's our first challenge, how hard can it be?" he replied with a smile.

A few minutes later, I remembered him saying that as I stood in my bathing suit on a cliff, 100 feet above the lake I was supposed to jump into. I couldn't help but smirk at The Jamaican brick house when he realized how hard it was.

"Oh shi-"

So? I tried really hard to keep everyon in character, so if Courtney seemed to nice, remember she was nice in the first episode, though being with Noah will probably make her less bossy. Let me now when you want them to get together, cause neither of them are getting voted off until they become a couple. Anyway, review!