Let It Snow
Chapter One: Unexpected Visitor
"What a shocking surprise." The cunning smirk in his voice was so obvious, aside from the fact that I was standing right in front of him and could therefore see it. He hadn't changed much from the two years I hadn't seen him. His hair, although no longer in his infamous mohawk, had a grown out green layer over top the black, and his faded blue eyes were still wild and dancing. After Total Drama Island, friendships and relationships (some) seemed to wither and not many people kept in touch, which wasn't the care for my best friend Bridgette and I.
Duncan was still taunting me, no matter how long it had been. To be honest, I was so embarrassed to be standing there outside of him door on Christmas Eve, snow all around, and holding a gift bag: a present for him. I hadn't even known if he had a girlfriend after we...drifted.
"Are you just going to let me freeze out here, or are you going to invite me in?" I asked a bit coyly.
After the Island, after I met Duncan, I really let loose a bit. Figuratively speaking, I let my hair down, although it always normally was in the literal sense.
My former summer interest welcomed me graciously in to his home, a sofa propped in front of a large flat screen. On the coffee table in between the sofa and television sat a mug of hot cocoa and a plate of fresh baked gingerbread cookies.
"A baker?" I teased, clutching the bag to my snow coated winder jacket. I jerked my head to the side, motioning to the gingerbread.
Chuckling softly, he shook his head and ran his fingers through his hair. "Nah," he replied. "My mom made then before her and the old man went to some party."
"I see." Sitting down on the sofa, I twirled the string from the gift bag around my index finger on my left hand. It felt a little weird being there in his home, but it was nice knowing he wasn't in prison or something. He sure cleaned up his act, I guess.
"How'd you find me anyway, Princess?" Duncan took a seat beside me, turning the volume on the TV down. "Stalking me?"
"As if. Same old Duncan, still flattering yourself. I talk to Bridgette still, who's dating Geoff, who talks to DJ and they both talk to you." I explained in a matter-of-fact tone. "I'm giving gifts to whoever from TDI I can get in touch with, or whoever I liked."
"I'm touched." He put his hand to his heart and gaped his mouth while batting his eyes, which made me roll my eyes.
"Consider yourself lucky." I said holding the gift bag out to him. "Although I haven't seen you for a while, I was sure you hadn't changed too much so I thought 'Think like Duncan' when I was picking it out. I remember you saying something about them so...Merry Christmas."
He looked shocked, but took the present and began pulling out the decorative tissue paper and also the only wrapped content out of the two from the bag. Unwrapping it, his eyes lit up, showing more emotion than he wanted to let on. He held up the band brand hoodie that I bought from my local mall's Hot Topic and grinned.
"Wow Courtney, I can't even imagine seeing the little Princess walking within five feet of a store like this." He held the tag which read: Hot Topic, in that crazy lettering. My prefect Christmas Eve, being taunted by Duncan, just like two summers before. Great. I could've been over my grandmother's house with my family at the little party, but I chose tonight to bring to gifts to my TDI old friends, good thing Duncan was the last stop.
"Well, if you're going to sit here and make fun of me, I really should be go-"
"Wait." Mid sentence, just as I was standing up, he cut me off and grabbed my wrist. That's when i noticed he was still dressed the same as he did back then on the Island. "I thought you'd forgotten about me." It was weird because the delinquent's voice sounded almost sad.
How could I forget about Duncan? He changed my life, and that was something I could barely admit to myself. I would always love him...
"There's more. I pointed to the bag, breaking the awkward tone. "It's nothing much. Not as good as yours."
He pulled out the only other remaining item from the bag out and couldn't even try to refrain himself from laughing out loud. It was a hand-carved wooden Princess crown, in my non-artistic attempt to mimic his ever-so famous carved skull.
"I have no artistic abilities but," I pulled the carved skull he made for me and gave to me when I was voted off Total Drama Island. "I wanted you to have a keepsake of me."
His jaw dropped. "Y-you kept that?" he asked, pointing to the carved skull.
It was almost weird how we could let our guard down with each other, even after two years.
Holding it close to my heart, I nodded. "It stays on my night-side table as I sleep." I explained, blushing a bit. "Kind of like a dream catcher."
Smiling, he slid about closer to me. "You know, I never stopped thinking of you. I always asked Geoff to get from Bridgette how you were doing'." he said a bit...sheepishly?
I blushed a deeper red. Duncan was a total softie underneath that hardcore-bad-boy exterior. I was seemingly the only one he was ever himself around. Except maybe his parents, but I was even skeptical on that option.
"wait here." Duncan ordered, jumping over the couch and running to the stairs adjacent to the couch. "Help yourself to the table."
Confusion swept over me, but I turned to the coffee table and lifted the mug of hot chocolate to my lips and felt around to where Duncan had drunk from and took as sip. The last time him and I shared a kiss was when we departed for what seemed like forever. I smiled at the thought, then squirmed around to face the staircase, wondering what in the world Duncan was up to.
A/N: I don't own TDI, but I love the pairing DuncanxCourtney. If you review I'll try my best to update. I have a lot planned out and I just need to type it from my copybook. Constructive Criticism is much appreciated and I hope you liked it!