Later that day Scott and Dawn sat out on Dawn's balcony just staring at the former contestants below. Izzy had fired up the barbeque; literally, giant flames licked the sky while Izzy laughed maniacally. Everyone else was as far away from the barbeque as possible. Dawn smiled faintly as she inhaled the scent of fried food from the flames. She took in the different colored auras melded together in a wave. Such a pleasant sight. From the corner of her eye she saw Scott watching her. After she had forgiven him they had sat down and talked in the dining room for a while, discussing why Scott had done what he had done. Their discussion hadn't made what he did right but it did help shine a light on the situation. Dawn still had a deep feeling of hurt in her heart but it would heal. When their discussion in the dining room had concluded they had come up to her room and meditated. For the first time in days Dawn finally got back the full relaxation she used to get from her meditation.
"Hey Scott," Dan said softly, still staring below. Ezekiel was still humanizing from last season so he was cuddled in Geoff's lap on a lounge chair sleeping. The party dude didn't appear bothered by his presence; he just smiled fondly and stroked his hair. Bridgette sat beside him smiling as well.
"Hm?" Scott grunted as he used his shark's tooth to carve a branch from one of the lobby plants on the way up here.
"Why do you call me Moonbeam?" Dawn asked, she turned to lock eyes with Scott.
A slow smirk tugged the corner of Scott's lips. His shark tooth smoothly carved away at the stick. "Cause it suits you." He said simply, more wood being carved away.
Dawn smiled. A dusting of pink caressed her porcelain cheeks. Her heartbeat sped up as she and Scott kept their gazes locked. His aura was wide open to her now, not hidden away like it usually was. It was a bright green color with mixes of pink, seeing that stained her cheeks a darker shade of pink. Infatuation. She didn't want to believe it, instead she broke their eye contact and looked back down at the pool deck. Owen looked up their way with a broad smile, such a friendly guy. His aura reflecting a bright orange with splashes of yellow and bright green. A truly happy aura with a genuine nature.
"Dawn, Scott, time for dinner! You guys coming down?" he called.
Dawn's smile widened. "We will be right down Owen." she called back.
Shyly she looked at Scott who was just staring down at everyone bustling on the pool deck, Izzy's fire had died down dramatically and she piled a bunch of steaks on the grill. Vaguely Dawn wondered if he was worried about how everyone would react to him being around Dawn. She hadn't really had time to brief Gwen and Bridgette about her situation with Scott. Slowly Dawn stood up and chewed her lower lip.
"Want to go down?" she asked, Scott tore his gaze from below to look up at her. She shyly held out her hand for him.
Scott was silent. He just looked between her face and her hand, indecisively, clearly judging whether or not to go with her. But as his eyes flicked back up to Dawn's face he couldn't help but take in her shy smile. It made her teal eyes flicker in a way that was almost startling. Then his eyes went back to her hand, so small and delicate like her. He stood up on his own and shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Yeah," he grunted. "Let's go." He stepped into Dawn's room leaving her standing on the balcony watching him leave. Then he stopped at the door, turning to look at her. "You coming or not, Moonbeam?"
With a small nod Dawn jogged to his side. He opened the door, glancing at Dawn from the corner of his eye as he stepped out into the hall. Once they were out he closed the door. Dawn gave him a smile; he rolled his shoulder as they trekked to the elevator. The elevator doors slid open smoothly. The two climbed aboard and while the doors closed Scott glanced at Dawn's dangling hand. He stared ahead at the silver doors of elevator as he slid one of his hands out of his pocket and grasped Dawn's tightly. She gave a soft gasp and looked at him but his gaze remained firm on the door, her cheeks flushed at the warmth of his hand in her own. What had come over Scott? She wondered as she looked away from his face but no before catching sight of Scott's ears that were slightly pink. Smiling softly to herself she calmed her beating heart and gently squeezed at his hand.
The elevator halted, the doors slid open and Dawn and Scott stepped off, fingers still interlaced. When they stepped out onto the pooldeck everyone was already getting good, Dawn caught Gwen and Bridgette looking over at them. Their eyes widened momentarily then softened at the sight of their interlaced hands, twin smiles on both their lips. Scott caught it too but looked off towards the bushes where Izzy was crawling in with a plate of a food and a maniacal look on her face. He did not even want to know. He pulled Dawn towards the barbeque area where he didn't need to look to know that everyone was staring at them, or better yet their interlaced hands. Annoyed he released Dawn's hand and shoved his now free hand in his pocket, hunching his shoulders. Dawn stared at him, her hand feeling empty and cold. Idly she rubbed her hands together to regain the warmth but it wasn't the same. They reached the barbeque area where Owen was piling food onto his plate at a mountainous size while Trent, Beth, and Heather watched in fear. Owen took his love for food a bit far at times. Noah was piling a small amount of salad and a steak with garlic bread on his plate beside Owen, ignoring him completely. As Dawn grabbed a plate she glanced at Scott from the corner of her eye, he just stood with his hands in his pockets watching Lindsay, Katie and Sadie trying to put food on their own plates around Owen's massive frame. Someone grabbed her elbow; she turned to see Gwen and Bridgette eyeing her.
"What happened with Scott? Are you guys like a couple now?" Bridgette asked as she piled a decent amount of salad onto her plate.
A hot flush stained Dawn's face; she could feel it all the way up to her ears. "N-no, nothing like that. We just talked about…what happened." Dawn said eyeing a fruit salad nearby. She scooped some onto her plate. "And I forgave him."
The two looked at her in surprise. "Did he at least apologize before you forgave him?" Gwen asked.
Dawn nodded; she glanced over towards Scott again. Now he was piling some food onto his plate because Owen had finally finished filling his own. A fluttering feeling in Dawn's stomach kept her gaze on him for a little longer than she was comfortable with but she couldn't help it. Scott's strong demeanor and powerful aura grabbed her attention. Scott must've felt he was being watched because he glanced over at her. Cheeks flushed Dawn looked away and scooped potato salad onto her plate and shuffled away from the food area with Bridgette and Gwen in tow.
The three girls seated themselves on a row of lounge chairs beside Noah and Cody, Cody was feeding Noah who looked reluctant but didn't stop him. Dawn spotted a very angry aura behind them, flaming red with angry shots of orange. It was Sierra glaring at Noah who had all of Cody's attention and affection. It was no secret that Sierra was angry about Cody and Noah's relationship. His constant rejection never affected her, but after they two announced their relationship she had instant hatred towards Noah. Much like she had had against Gwen when she thought that Gwen wanted a relationship with him. Dawn felt sad for her; love was hard to find for some people.
She then turned her attention back to Gwen and Bridgette and told them the story of what had happened with her and Scott. The two eagerly listened, while eating their food. By the end of the story Dawn looked away just in time to see Scott tromping over with his plate of food. He gave the other two girls a bland look and plopped beside Dawn on the lounge chair. Bridgette and Gwen exchanged a look and stood up; they gave Dawn supportive smiles and walked off to give the two of them some privacy. Dawn gave Scott a small smile; he just stared at her and took a bite out of his hotdog.
"What did they want?" Scott asked rudely. Dawn narrowed her eyes and looked at her own plate of food.
"They just wanted to talk, about what happened between us. And if we worked things out." Dawn said idly poking at a piece of potato salad with her fork.
Scott didn't respond, he just took another bite of his hotdog. Of course they asked what had happened. Dawn had been here longer than him so she likely shared things with some of them which was probably why Duncan and Gwen had even him the third degree the other day. He kept taking bites of his hotdog till it was all gone. From the corner of his eye he looked at Dawn, she was silently taking bites of her potato salad. With a sigh he thought back to the island. The times he had come out while she was meditating, when he had come out during one to see she was gone and had went looking for her only to discover that she had fallen asleep under a tree, and when she had gone missing in the woods after Beverly had been voted off. His head ducked, remembering cleaning the mud from her face and how she had kissed his cheek as a thank you. It was the most normal thing he had ever seen her do, her lips were so soft. Her cheeks flushed so deeply. Scott couldn't pretend that it wasn't cute. Even now, with Dawn awkwardly eating her food she had a faint flush that made Scott's stomach knot up and eyes linger. A few strands of golden blonde hair fell in her face; Scoot couldn't help but reach over to tuck it behind her ear. She visibly jumped, her eyes turning to him with a startled look, searching his own for answers. Scott just turned back to his food, though he could feel Dawn's confused eyes on him. When she finally looked away, pink up to her ears Scott glanced at her again. Her hair falling to shield her face as she ate. So cute, he thought.
He was staring at Dawn when she looked up and smiled widely at someone, raising her tiny hand to wave. With a furrowed brow Scott looked to where she was waving and narrowed his eyes angrily. She was waving at Beverly! He gave an annoyed snort as Bev approached. Why did she wave at him? Scott wondered, trying to bite back an audible snarl as Beverly silently sat across from them where Gwen and Bridgette had been seated earlier. Not thinking Scott's arm shot out and wrapped around Dawn's waist, possessively. She let out a soft gasp and looked at him, but he was sending a deadly look towards B who was just calmly eating his food, one of his brows arched as if to ask 'what is your deal?' Scott's hand was strong on her waist; Dawn swore it was almost trembling to maintain his already barely-there composure.
"Scott," Dawn said in an almost hushed tone. She put her plate to the side and put a hand on his strong chest. Scott's eyes snapped over to look at her. "What's wrong?"
What was wrong? Scott found himself wondering, he studied Dawn's face which reflected clear confusion. He actually felt jealous of Beverly! With a scoff he looked away, towards the food area where Owen was once again filling his plate with food while Izzy sat perched on his shoulders like a monkey making tribal noises.
"Nothing," Scott murmured, he went back to eating with his arm still around Dawn's waist.
Her face was hot as she took in Scott aura; a slightly jealous orange with tinges of pink. His ears were pin as well, almost as if he was embarrassed. Dawn's big teal eyes looked to B who was just giving her a supportive smile. She felt Scott's hand clutch at her waist when he apparently saw her looking at B. Biting her lip Dawn took a chance, she put one of her small hands on his larger one around her waist. Its grip loosened at her touch, she smiled gently and looked at him, her hair curtaining her face in such a way that looked mystical in the lights coming from the pool torches. Scott found himself entranced in such a way that he hadn't ever been when looking at any girl. Her eyes reflected her strange nature yet still held femininity. His food forgotten Scott leant forward and pressed his lips firmly to Dawn's surprisingly soft ones. She gasped into the kiss, her first kiss! Her heart was hammering with a mix of excitement and fright, this was all new to her. She just followed Scott's movements and hoped she wasn't a bad kisser. His lips were slightly chapped but not in a bad or uncomfortable way. Around them catcalls and cheers rang out, but both of them lost the world and just focused on each other. Dawn raised her slender arms to wrap them around Scott's neck while he wrapped his other arm around her waist. B sat watching the two, only a little uncomfortable, but smiling. He was happy that the two were expressing their feelings for each other now. Maybe now Scott would stop acting like he was the enemy.