Title: Sparks
Author: Cereal-Killa
Rating: K+
Pairing: Duncan/Courtney
Summary of Chapter: Courtney gets tan, while Duncan gets a little… more than tan.

#8: TAN

Duncan had never questioned it- Courtney was darker than him. Therefore, she was able to get a tan easier than him. Not to say that Duncan couldn't get a little sun every once and a while. The fact was just that, if he stayed out in the sun for too long, it would start to affect him. His skin would start to tingle, the water would feel odd against his skin, and then, finally, Courtney would make a grab for him, and he would howl in pain.

"Dammit, Duncan!" Courtney yelled, placing her hands on her bikini bottom clad waist. "You forgot to put on sunscreen again?"

Yes. Sunburn was quite a bitch, really.

He didn't know why he had a problem with remembering sunscreen- he just did. He had never really been a swimmer, and most of the pool parties he had gone to as a teen were always at night. He never played out in the sun for too long, and when he did, he was wearing a shirt and such, so he never had to worry about it on his chest, at least. Not until now.

See, they had both thought it was a cool idea to buy the house with the huge in-ground pool in the backyard. They were spontaneous like that. Or at least Duncan was. Courtney just agreed that it would look very nice and presentable to have such beautiful scenery in the backyard for neighbors and friends to see. "Yeah, sure," Duncan had muttered, "Because it's not like it'd be nice to maybe swim in it, or something."

Overall, they had both agreed that the idea of a pool was a positive, which was great for them, because it's not like they agreed on much. The pool was a great idea and a good addition to the house.

The only downside was that Duncan found it was impossible to get used to the summer conditions. "Oh, well, I'm so sorry! Now stop grabbing me! It hurts!" Courtney had never had sunburn not once in her life. She had always been one of those girls who loved the sun, who often fell asleep in the hot heat and woke up feeling a hundred times better. She loved summer for the fact that when she got a tan, she got a tan. Her skin wasn't it's usually caramel color, but a dark auburn instead, and she knew that Duncan really enjoyed that look on her.

She had always been one of those girls who hit the pool each and every summer. Courtney couldn't remember a week in the heat of July when she hadn't dipped herself into a large body of water. It was just refreshing.

So why Duncan kept forgetting sunscreen made absolutely no sense to her. He was too old to need someone to remind him about his own hygiene, but, oh well, that's Duncan for you. She had learned that he had many qualities and annoying quirks she had yet to discover. "You are an idiot! Come over here… you don't have sunburn that bad…" He looked at her tensely, his red body shuffling slowly toward her own from the edge of the pool.

Sometimes, Duncan looked exactly like a puppy. Those were the times, like now, that Courtney would simply sigh and give him a weak grin, because those eyes basically broke her. He sat down next to her on a towel while she grabbed something out of her bag (because Courtney was one of those people who brought out a bag to their own pool). "Turn around and face the pool." He turned so he was facing away from Courtney, and then heard her open a cap. He then felt her smoothing some type of lotion on back. Thank god for sunscreen.

"You aren't that cooked, so as long as you don't get any more direct exposure to the sun, this should fix you up…" Courtney's voice was soft, like velvet, and her hands were ticklish on his lower back. "Just… put on sunscreen next time okay? Even I have to put some on sometimes…"

He sighed in contentment, leaning into her pleasuring hands. "This is just the way I tan, babe."

A/N: Dear freaking me. I am so bored. SO BORED… it's the start of Spring Break and my weekend is already blown to hell. And I have so much on this site to update… gosh… but I really don't wanna do it…

One-shot suggestions?

Thanks for reading!

First Draft Finished: 2/3/2011
Final Draft Finished: 2/3/2011
Published: 4/1/11
Fandom: Total Drama series
Disclaimer: Total Drama Island and all its characters are property of their respective owners.
©2011 Cereal-Killa