Chapter 1

Notice Me Chris

It's taken all my courage to approach you, not to mention all my stamina to follow you across the hills and deserts...Okay. I'm getting ahead of myself.

Okay so first off, a little background information. I was a part time airport-worker for a while until one day..he showed up. Chris McClean. I had been a big fan of his for a few good years now and...well, I lost my cool. I fainted. Yeah, not my best move. But shortly afterwards I was offered to be an intern for the next season of Total Drama. I didn't care that it was an unpaying internship, I took it anyway. I saw it as a great opportunity. So I packed my bags (or bag) and headed off for my first day as an intern.

So basically, you could say I was just a no one only yesterday, then he showed up and showed me something more..Anyway, me and the other few interns (the ones that hadn't been seriously injured) stayed in a small room next to Chris's pad. We performed various tasks to improve the quality of the show..at least that's what they told us. I mainly tended to the winning teams. They would end up in first class while I would serve snacks, pick up after the teenagers, and somewhat serve as a waitress, you could say. It wasn't exciting, but hey, better than an airport attendant.

Of course, along with the contestants, we did get to travel around the world. Well, somewhat anyway. Most of the time we had to stay on the plane, but we occassionally got to go out to set up challenges. I was kind of different than the other interns because I actually loved doing it. The internship is UNPAID so why else would they do it than to travel around and have a good time? Oh well, I guess my ambition has taken over me.

After the work day was done, we would just sit in our room for a while, socialize, listen to music, have a few snacks, I'd catch up on my art, you get it. We weren't allowed in first class, and we certainly weren't allowed to hang in Chris's room. He could care less about the interns..especially me..

I guess since his place is next to ours, you could consider us "neighbors". Well, he goes on hosting and being a big star while I hide behind the facade of his odd little next-door neighbor.

Anyway, on one certain day, Team Amazon won the challenge, again might I add, they win a lot of challenges, and I was just casually handing out snacks to the girls while they sat in semi-luxury. It was just an average day, tend to the winners until we reached the next destination. I passed by Cody who had set up a net with a bunch of bells to keep Sierra away. I didn't even give it a second glance. I was used to it.

But, of course, something had to happen. It wasn't the bell, that set me off. I had just come back with a tray of coffee for Gwen and Heather right when Sierra was sticking her thumb in his mouth...or something. They started screaming and it shocked me.

And guess what happened next. Seriously. Guess.

I let go of the coffee cups, one dropped to the floor, the other just so happened to land on Chris, when he had just walked in to check on the team.

Just. my. freaking. luck.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" I panicked. Why did this have to happen? He barely paid any attention to me, and the first time he does, I spill steaming coffee on him.

"Agh!" he yelled, but it was more in pain and shock than in anger. "It's cool. It's cool." he said. "Just coffee..I can handle it." he said, and then left.

I am an idiot. But I was suprised that he took it the way he did. I was expecting some sort of scolding or penalty from him. He was probably just trying to act cool..he's so..cute.

That night, me and the three other interns were hanging in our room as usual. I was still super emberassed about the coffee incident. I was just doodling in my sketchpad, blasting Owl City on my iPod, and eating a bag of chips. I was the only girl there, so I didn't really have problems staying secluded, for a while anyway.

"Hey Emily." one of the interns, Billy, said to me. "We heard about what happened today with the coffee."

I was so emberassed. Why do they torture me? I didn't even know what to say. But then another intern, Kevin, added "Chris was totally cool with it."

"Huh?" I asked, taking out my headphones. What did he mean?

"Come on Emily." said Billy. "If any of us spilled hot coffee all over him, who knows what Chris would do to us."

"Well..maybe he was just in a good mood." I said.

"If he was, he'd yell more, put him in an even better mood." Kevin objected.

"Well, I don't think it means anything." I said truthfully. Why would it anyway?

"We know you like him." said Billy.

"What? I do not." I lied.

"Then what are you always drawing?" he teased.

"Whatever I feel like drawing." Why couldn't they leave me alone? I was somewhat friends with these guys!

"Chris." they all said in unison.

"I don't like Chris. He's just my boss that's all." I said. "That's all he ever will be."

"Well, if it helps, we think he digs you too." they said.

I rolled my eyes. "That's stupid."

"Why else we he be so cool when YOU spilled coffee all over him?" said Kevin.

"Can we stop bringing that up?" I said. "Whatever. I'm tired, I'm going to bed."

I know I sound like a total dud, but I will not give up hope. I was hooked from the start..whatever. It's not gonna happen. I just have to face the facts.