AU: Crack Pairing - CourtneyxTopher
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The first time she met him, all she could think was 'Chris-wannabe', and he was very quickly sorted into her ever growing list of people not to associate with.
The first time he talked to her, all she could was think was 'narcisstic', and she decided right then to avoid him at all costs.
The first time she talked to him, she was telling (though he always claimed it was begging) him to vote for Sky, the biggest threat in a game that he seemed to be steadily losing interest in.
The first time she truly acknowledged his existance, Chris had been making fun of him. Something about being a cheap knock off of the original, 'oh so perfect' host. She came to his defense less because she felt bad for him, and more because she simply enjoyed knocking Chris down a notch.
He followed her around after that.
The first time she kissed him, she felt nothing. For her, it was simply a way to distract the enemy, and to gain an alliance. For her, it was just playing the game.
But for him, it was something that he had never felt before. It wasn't pride, which he felt for himself. It wasn't obsession or admiration, which he felt for Chris.
But it was... something. It was warm and new and incredibly enticing. He didn't know what it was, but he knew that he wanted more of it. Of the strange, uncomfortably comfortable feeling in his stomach, of the heat in his cheeks.
After that, the only time he left her side was when he absolutely had to.
The first person who acknowledged this was Heather, who very quickly started scheming to get rid of one of them, her main target was Courtney, who was possibly her biggest competetion.
The first time Topher felt true fear was when Courtney was in the bottom two that night.
The first time he kissed her, she felt something. But it wasn't the desired effect.
His cheek was definitely warm that night, and the bruise there served as a reminded that Courtney did not like surprises.
The first time she saw him, truly saw him, was when she overheard him arguing with Scott about how the manipulative redhead had lost 'probably the most amazing thing a farm boy like you could ever have'.
He had another bruise that night, but this time, she helped him treat it.
The first time she felt true fear, was when both of them were in the bottom two. There were only five people in the game left, and she was fully expecting to be in the final two.
And though she'd never admit it, she expected him to be there too.
The first time she feels saddness for him, is when she receives the marshmallow, and he is sent home.
The second time they kiss, tears are welling up in her eyes and her arms are wrapped so tightly around him even Chef can't pull her off without help from several interns.
The second time they kiss she feels something.
The next time she saw him, she did a very out of character squeal and threw herself into his arms.
The third time they kiss, she has one arm draped around his shoulders, and the other tightly grasping a briefcase with a million dollars in it.
The third time they kiss, she feels nothing but happiness and love.
AN:
/They might be out of character, but Topher didn't get much development, so I was mainly basing this around how Courtney would probably ignore his feelings towards her for majority of the show.