Hey all! I decided to write another story on Gilligan, since it has so much material. This one is going to actually be a story, not a one-shot, so I will try my best to post chapters as quickly as possible. (If I receive reviews of course) :). This is a professor/ Mary Ann fic, with a little skipper/ginger. Takes place just after the Miss Castaway episode. Dedicated to my favorite professor Russell Johnson. Also, to all those who reviewed my other story, this one's for you.

Mary Ann stormed into her hut, shaking her head in disbelief. "I can't believe I lost out to a monkey!" She yelled, quickly changing into her normal clothing. Of all the things Gilligan had to do, he had to throw a wrench into the competition yet again. Even as she fumed over the unfairness of it all, she did have to laugh at the memory of Ginger's face when she found out she had lost to the primate. As she calmed down, she realized that Gilligan was right. The poor boy would have thrown himself under the bus if he had selected one of the girls. Mary Ann sighed. She probably would have lost anyway. Even Mr. Howell would have eventually agreed that Ginger was the most beautiful on the island. "At least the Professor thinks I'm beautiful," she thought as she sat down on the edge of her bunk.

The Professor. Just thinking his name made Mary Ann feel tingly all over. She had harbored a huge crush on him since the early days on the island, but had always thought it was Ginger he was interested in. "After all," he would always say, "The most handsome man and most beautiful girl tend to deserve each other." But it didn't take her long to realize that there was more to the Professor than just looks and brains. He was funny, and kind, and rather shy and quiet. He was far from the glamorous, attention grabbing, pigheaded stud that Ginger would probably fall for. Mary Ann had truly found a great friend in the Professor.

Then came the contest. Once again Mary Ann thought that the Professor would agree with the Skipper and say that Ginger was the most beautiful. But once again, he was proven wrong. The Professor went deeper than just physical beauty. He was a man who put great value in beauty on the inside as well as the out. Mary Ann had been ecstatic to find that the man she loved thought she could win this competition. But of course, no winner was actually found.

Mary Ann leaned back against the wall, reveling in the thought of the Professor. With his big blue eyes, and his kind smile, and his slightly unruly hair... And of course his knowledge and his comforting spirit. "But he only thinks of me as a friend." Mary Ann thought remorsefully. "He doesn't actually love me back." Whatever Mary Ann was going to say was interrupted by the door being opened. At first, she thought it was Ginger, getting ready for the vent on tonight's events that were sure to come. But she was surprised when she saw the Professor, standing timidly at the door. "Oh, uh Mary Ann," he stuttered in a most un-professor like manner, "I was um... Just checking to see if uh... You were... Alright."

Ominous music in background... Evil laugh. :). Yes, I decided to leave the first chapter on a cliffhanger. Please review if you want to see what happens to our dear Professor, and rather bewildered Mary Ann. Oh, and by the way, if someone could tell me how I post a new chapter without having to repost the whole story, that would be greatly appreciated. Do I just select new chapter, and it does it for me? I'm new at this, so please let me know! Thank you guys, will post more soon!