Lost, But Not Alone

CHAPTER 1: The Challenge

Duncan POV

I sat on the bench waiting for Chris to give us the order to start the challenge. We were supposed to go play some stupid game of 'extreme' hide and go seek. Ugh! This whole thing blows.

I lean forward and rest my chin in my hands. I see a blur of green go past my face. I look over to see Courtney. "Hey, Princess!" I yell. She turns and glares at me, then returns talking to Bridgette. I smile to myself. "Alright campers! Are you ready to get this started!"

Courtney POV

I quickly brush my hair and pull my shoes on. How can I be the last camper to be ready for today's challenges? I tie my shoes and hurry out the front door and down the steps. Being late is not an attribute that a true leader should possess.

I see everyone down by the beach waiting. I see Bridgette standing there waiting for me to arrive. I quickly walk over to them and stand by her side.

"Well good morning sleeping beauty!" she says.

"Shut up!" I say jokily.

"Hey, Princess!" the voice sounds all too familiar for me. I turn around to see Duncan slouching on the bench smirking at me. I flash him a mean face and turn back to Bridgette.

"Alright campers! Are you ready to get this started!" Chris says. "Today you will be playing…EXTREME HIDE AND GO SEEK!" Everyone groans. "Just go hide in the woods. It's that simple. Oh yeah, and Me and Chef will be hunting you down with our high-powered water guns. If you get shot, you're out. Now go!"

We all take off into the woods to hide. I decide it would help my chances of winning if I go off by myself. So while no one was looking, I snuck off.

I followed the stream and took a left into the woods by a big red rock. I could faintly here the stream behind me when all of a sudden someone tackled me and we both fell to the ground. Oh no! I thought. I'm out! Chef got me already!

Duncan POV

We all headed off towards the woods to hide from the two psychopaths with water guns.

Everyone was scrambling around thinking about where to go hide.

"Hey man! I know a place where we can totally go crash. Chris will never find us there bro." Without even hearing what Geoff said I spotting hot, tan, and sexy walking off all by herself into the woods.

"Catch yah later man." I said to Geoff as I walked around him towards Courtney.

Why are you following her? She hates you. "She doesn't hate me, she wants me" I say to myself.

I follow her along the little stream. She makes a left turn at some big red rock.

I'm surprised she hasn't heard me yet.

I start to quicken my pace to catch up with her. Without thinking I jump on her. We both fall to the ground and she screams. I start to laugh and she sits up to face me.

"You asshole!" she yells. "Why the hell did you do that? I thought you were Chef, or a bear or something!"

I laugh some more.

"Calm down. I was just having a little fun."

"That wasn't fun for me!" she snaps.

"Okay, fine. I'm sorry." I say with a smirk.

She stands up and looks around with her arms crossed on her chest. I stay on the ground for a second. Damn she has some nice legs. I think to myself.

"Well, we better get back to the challenge at hand." she says while making a fist and smacking her open palm with it.

"Whatever." I get up and dist myself off.

"Do you know where we could hide?" I ask her.

"I know where I can hide." She says while looking off into the woods.

"Oh c'mon Princess. Please." I say while pouting.

She just rolls her eyes and starts walking in the direction she was going when I jumped her.

Courtney POV

I started to walk in what I think is the direction I was going before Duncan attacked me. I heard footsteps and turned around to seem him following me.

"Are you going to stalk me all day?"

"Just if you want me to." He says with a smirk.

"Duncan! If you follow me we will be at a higher risk of being found! So just go follow someone else because I actually want to win!"

"I don't think so babe. I'm with you all the way." He winked at me, which made me blush, which made him smile, which made me even more embarrassed, which made me blush even more.

I quickly turned around and started to walk again so I could hide my red face.

I was walking (and well aware he was still right behind me) when I felt his hands wrap around my waist and hoist me up into the air.

"Duncan, put me down!" I yell while laughing at the same time.

He just spun me around faster.

"PUT ME DOWN!" I scream.

He placed me gently down on the ground.

"This isn't a game Duncan."

"Yes it is." he says.

"You know what I mean!" I snap back.

"So quit messing with me!"

Duncan just smirked until we heard something rustle in the bushes.