A/N: hey guys- sorry if i left some info unattended to in the last chapter (thank you jister1983 for correcting me) so here it is:

1: This takes place BEFORE Courtney gets voted off

2: I realize that the sides are unfair, but hey- who ever said a little competition was unhealthy?

3: There will probably be other pairings in this fic other than DuncanxCourtney and GwenxTrent. They are coming. Maybe not in this chapter, but they are coming.

Anything else (should/will) be explained in the course of the story. Anything that is not, please tell me and I shall fix it in the next chapter, bringing with me a full plate of apology cookies.

Previously: The campers are challenged to a dance off. The winner gets immunity for the team, AND a romantic dinner for two. Now, the two teams are left to choose their dance partners...

"All right," Heather (a.k.a Ice Queen of the Island), began as she gathered the Gophers "the first thing we have to do is decide who is dancing with who. I'll be picking my partner; anyone who objects to my decision WILL regret it,"

"Hold up, Queenie," Leshawna interjected angrily "what about the rest of us?"

"Yea," Gwen said, crossing her arms "shouldn't we ALL get to decide on the couples? I mean, the only guys left on the team are Trent and Owen…" Heather smiled evilly at the two.

"Well of course you can decide who you want to go to the dance with- but only after I've made my decision. And my choice shall be… Trent!"

"Huh?" Trent gaped at her, and then dared to steal a quick glance at Gwen whose mouth hung open, her expression frozen for the slightest of seconds before melting into a look of fiery hatred.

"Whatever," the Goth hissed angrily.

"OO- OO! Who goes with me?" Owen asked, hopping up and down with excitement. Heather looked to Lindsey, Leshawna, and Gwen, raising her penciled- on eyebrows expectantly.

"Well…" Heather said after a few moments of silence, "Since no one's volounteering, I think Gwen should go with Owen," she winked evilly at the poor goth, whose skin turned paler than usual.

"What?" she croaked, disbelief coloring her features.

"Sweet! Gwen, this is gonna be awesome!" Owen shouted exuberantly, pumping his large fists into the air. "Uh… Gwen?" he turned and looked to catch a last glimpse of the Goth girl stalking off into the woods.

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Meanwhile with the Killer Bass…

"Okay, so… does anyone know who they want to choose for partners?" Courtney asked the group. Everyone in the group looked around, half expecting someone to say who they would be dancing with. After a rather awkward moment, Geoff said:

"Hey Bridge- wanna dance with me?" Beaming with pleasure, the surfer girl nodded and said:

"Sure! Sounds like fun!"

"Okay, so that's one group for our team…" Courtney muttered, putting a finger to her lip in concentration. "How about you, DJ? Who would you want to dance with?"

DJ smiled at her then at the group, and then held up his pet rabbit.

"Sorry guys, but I promised to save the dances for bunny," the group smiled and rolled their eyes incredulously.

"Well, Chris never said the partner had to be human…" Bridgette muttered to Geoff who grinned crookedly at her. Harold (who had finally gotten all of the applesauce rinsed out of his underwear), now joined the group and quickly caught on to what the challenge was.

"Well, Courtney's the only girl left, so either Duncan or Harold have to choose," DJ stated, grinning at Duncan. Elbowing his way past the carrot top, he linked the CIT's arm with his and said:

"I got this one, Harold. You ready to dance, princess?" Narrowed eyes and a ferocious kick later, Duncan found himself kneeling on the shameful dock, eyes watering in pain.

"Dude… she totally digs you," Geoff said to the delinquent once Courtney turned and walked away angrily to the clothes rack where she began sorting through dresses with unneeded force.

A/N: since you all have been so sweet to me in ur reviews, i just wanted to give everyone a personalized thanks (if i miss anyone, i'm SO sorry, and you shall recieve MANY an apology cookie)

Raven Black and Jinx Loather: i do try very hard to keep the characters... in character haha. thanks for the review!!
Jster1983: Yea... sorry- i hope the info at the top cleared everything up. once again, i'm so sorry. thanks for the review!!
lovestruckbaba243: thankies! i hope you liked the update!!
Hgirl1884: thanks so much! ur so kind!!
Bubbles986: i hope this chapter sufficed as far as length goes, and i'm really happy you like the story!!
Iron-Mantis: funniness is one of my main goals in writing this haha.
Warlord-Xana: All i'm gonna say on THAT subject is that i am in favor of that pairing, so be sure to look for it in future chapters :D
dddynamite: thank you! i'm so glad!!
totaldramaislandlover: hey- i'll keep that in mind; i'm not really sure WHO i want to win at this point, but there will be lots of mushy gooshy lovey duncanxcourtney in the chapters to come.
There's a Light on in Chicago: thanks! i hope you like the other chapters!!
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