Chapter three! This is pretty close to how I was thinking in my head XD! I have only a couple specific things in my head that will definitely happen, but most of it I am making up as I go. I wasn't planning on the whole Izzy thing, that was an example of stuff just happening on its own. This is kind of a bittersweet chapter.

Disclaimer: I'm too young to own a TV show, but, hey, a girl can dream!

Kiss of Death Ch. 3

Help From a New Friend

Cody was walking through the woods to find Izzy. She was the only one he could tell. He didn't know if she would keep it a secret, but nobody would believe her if she told someone anyway. He just hoped he could find her, and not get injured in the process. Wow, the first time I'm worrying about myself getting hurt in a while, he thought bitterly. Suddenly, Chris announced that the first challenge would be starting soon.

On top of the cliff, Chris explained that the campers needed to jump off of the 1000 foot tall cliff into the safe zone below. Whichever team had the most jumpers would win. Heh, easy. This will be one of the easiest things I have done in the past couple months. We can so win that hot tub party, Cody thought. Now that Geoff had his hat off, Cody could tell he also had blue eyes. But, of course, they were blue, not teal.

The pretty blonde girl, Bridgette, jumped first, followed by the rest of the Killer Bass. DJ, however, refused to jump. He got a chicken hat and went back down on an escalator. Courtney, a pretty brown-haired Latina, also refused to jump, stating she "had a condition that prevented her from jumping off cliffs" and didn't think enough of the Screaming Gophers would jump to win.

This left Sadie, the "BFFL" Katie, and Izzy. Cody wasn't going to ask Izzy during the challenge for obvious reasons. Sadie didn't want to jump without Katie, so Izzy and Katie switched teams. Cody was relieved that he didn't have to look for Izzy, he could just go talk to her later.

After Katie and Sadie jumped together, it was the Screaming Gophers turn. All in all, only Beth did not jump, so the Gophers won the challenge, earning not only the supplies for a hot tub, but pull carts to carry them in. They ended up getting back to camp long before the Killer Bass, and built a much better hot tub, while the Bass voted Ezekiel out for his sexist comments. After everyone was in bed, Cody snuck outside to go find Izzy.

Cody went deep in the woods, to where he was earlier. Then, after about 10 minutes, he heard something large moving in the trees around him. The "thing" was Izzy, and she almost scared the crap out of Cody when she plummeted down next to him, falling flat on her face. Cody thought that she was hurt, so he rushed to help.

"Oh my god! Izzy, are you okay?" Cody asked, helping her up.

"Oh, Izzy's fine! That was fun!" Izzy chirped.

"Okay, so is there any reason you are out here so late?" Cody asked.

"No, not really. What about you? Aren't you worried that Slenderman will find you alone in the woods?" Izzy joked.

"Uh, Izzy? He doesn't exist." He replied.

"That's right! Izzy defeated him earlier! It was sooo fun!" Izzy said.

"Oh, okay." Cody said, chuckling at Izzy's craziness.

"Cody?" she asked.

"Yeah?"

"You seem different than earlier. Why? You weren't abducted by aliens, were you?" she noticed he was acting different, more normal now. She sat down next to him.

"Well… can I trust you?" Cody asked.

"Of course! Izzy has something to tell you, too!" she said.

"And that is?" suddenly, Izzy kissed him, on the mouth. Cody freaked out and pushed her away.

"What was that Izzy?! You could have gotten yourself killed!" Cody yelled before he realized what he said.

Izzy smiled. "I was right! You are one! I knew it as soon as I saw you!"

"Uh Izzy, w-what are you talking about?" he asked, freaking out.

"Cody, come on." Izzy said, suddenly serious. "I know you're an Amante Mortale. Your eyes were a dead giveaway, and I can tell that you're faking the 'cool' guy routine."

"Ugh. Please tell me I wasn't as obvious as it sounds. Wait, how do you know about Amantes? Your eyes aren't teal." he inquired.

"No, your act is pretty convincing. Don't worry about that. And, actually, my adopted brother is a full-blooded one. I know all about what could have happened when I kissed you, and by the way you were acting beforehand, I knew you were well educated about it. I wouldn't have if I didn't think so. And no, I don't have feelings for you. I actually like Owen. He is so cool!" Izzy said.

"I happen to know that he thinks you are 'sooo smokin'.' I can tell Owen you like him if you want, Iz." He said.

"Nah, it's okay. I can do it myself. So, do you like any girls here, other than Gwen of course?" she inquired.

"No. At least she doesn't like me. I just, I don't want to hurt anyone, Izzy. Not like my parents did." Cody started sniffling. "My first love, and I can't be in love! I don't want her to get hurt! B-but I love her, a-and I can't help it!" Cody started sobbing. "It's just so hard!"

"It's okay, Cody. It'll be okay. I can help you." Izzy consoled him. She was giving him a big hug and rocking him back and forth, like his mom used to when he was little. "You won't hurt anyone, Cody. I know you won't. And hey, if you ever need advice or something, you know where to find me." she added with a small smile.

"Thanks, Izzy. Why do you act so crazy?" Cody asked.

"No reason, really. I just think it's fun to pretend. But think about this, if you pretend to act like something, wouldn't you actually be that something? But if you pretend to act like something, you might not be?" Izzy inquired.

"Ugh, not another thing to keep me up at night. Thanks a bunch, Iz." Cody said jokingly. Izzy smiled, knowing she successfully cheered up her new friend. She cared for him like she would a brother, probably because he reminded her of her own brother. She would help him no matter what. Her brother had accidentally hurt too many people, and she didn't want it to happen again.

Well, another chapter down! Sorry this one was shorter, but I wanted to end it at that. I was going to make Izzy an Amante who wore colored contacts to disguise her eye color, but she made out with Owen before and I kind of wanted Cody to be the only one there. I also thought about making Duncan one, but he kissed Courtney and Gwen several times so I knew that it wouldn't work either. This story is going up fast! Stay tuned for chapter 4!