A/N: Yeah, I know...I am terrible at updating. Sorry to keep you guys waiting, I really do hope this chapter is enjoyable for you.
Special thanks to Nix who pretty much wrote this damn thing. XD I love you, Nix!
Disclaimer: I has no ownership of TDI or the characters. :C
Eva and Tyler surprised her, the day after coming to Player de Losers, by dumping offending green gelatin on her person. The substance was so cold…so disgusting…
Green gelatin was such an evil, evil thing in her mind.
"How d'you like that?" Eva laughed.
"Yeah! Who has a dumb phobia now?" Tyler asked before joining in laughing at her.
She wanted to scream but she was too scared to even twitch or squeak.
Oh, God why?
The bodybuilder and jock left her standing completely still, covered in gelatin.
What did I do to deserve this?
That was when the tears came.
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Cody was minding his own business, flipping some burgers on the grill when he saw the two laughing athletes walk by.
"Hey guys, what's so funny?"
Tyler tried to answer but he just continued to crack up.
Eva sobered enough to say, "Oh, just getting a little revenge."
"Oh."
Eva getting revenge worried him. He hoped nobody was hurt by the bodybuilder's actions. Maybe he ought to make sure?
"Hey, are these burgers ready yet?"
Cody looked at the meat he was cooking. "Yeah, they are."
He served some to the two athletes and put the rest of the meat on a plate before walking in the direction of where the two came from.
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She was still crying as she tried her hardest to get rid of the jiggly substance off of her.
"Courtney?"
She stopped and turned around to see Cody, an ex-Screaming Gopher, before her. No words came out of her mouth just quiet hiccups and sniffles. He just stood there and stared at her, which made her feel worse.
Please, just go away…
"Here, let me help you."
He was next to her, brushing away the remaining gelatin off. She wiped away her tears, surprised by his kindness.
He isn't laughing at me…
"T-thanks," she tried laughing it off. "Sorry you had to see me like this…just, I guess people were jealous I got farther in the game so they resorted to something so…so…"
"Juvenile?"
"Yes! Juvenile."
He smiled as he batted some globs of green off the back of her head. "No, problem…though," he paused as he flung gelatin off his hands. "Why are you so scared of this stuff anyway?"
She froze.
"Courtney?"
She backed away from him. "Y-you wouldn't understand, okay? Thanks for helping me…I'm going to go and take a shower now."
He looked ashamed of himself and she wished he didn't. "Look," she hugged herself. "It's nothing, I'm just…I don't like it."
He nodded. "Yeah, you're scared of it."
More than you know.
"But you shouldn't be embarrassed about it, everybody has their own phobias. Yours just happen to be green gelatin." He grinned at her.
She swallowed, shocked. "I know but it's just…a normal person should not be scared of something you eat! It's ridiculous!"
No one could take her seriously now. She hated how everyone knew what scared her. She was someone people went to for advice and help but now people would have doubts about her.
"Well, so are Celine Dion music store standees." Cody winked at her, as she looked up at mention of Duncan's phobia. "But you just have to accept that part of yourself and don't let that fear control you."
I guess that makes sense…
She felt herself smile. "You're right, I'm going to conquer my fear!"
Cody looked at her bemused. "I'd say conquered part of it, I mean you are covered in it."
Her eyes widened. "I'm still covered in green gelatin…and I'm not in tears anymore!"
"Nope!"
She was so happy she surprised herself and Cody when she pulled him into a hug.
"Whoa!"
She giggled. "Sorry! It's just…this is the first step! Once I've completely gotten over this jelly thing, I can move on with my life!"
Cody chuckled at her sudden excitement. "I'm happy for you."
She let him go and looked quite apologetic. "Sorry about that…just…yeah…"
He nodded, understanding. "It's okay, probably the stickiest hug I ever had but not a bad thing."
Cody licked his fingers. "Mmm! Lime!"
Courtney couldn't help but laugh.
Green gelatin isn't so bad when you have a guy like Cody around...
End Notes: I do believe Tyler and Eva are justified in dumping jello on Courtney...but that's just me, I guess. XD
Um, I hope Courtney was IC. Sorry, if you were expecting me to explain her fear of gelatin...but I couldn't really think of a good reason myself, so use your imaginations like I couldn't. Also, sorry if it wasn't as shippy or whatever. XD
Again, I hoped you guys liked it and it was worth the wait.
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