Chapter 9

The Ex-Files

Gwen P.O.V.

I woke up the next morning with my head against Duncan's chest. Apparently we fell asleep in the elimination room. He looked so cute while he slept, but I figured that it would be best if we weren't found like this. I ran my fingers through his mohawk and shook him a bit.

"No… go away… must stay… Gwen…stars" he mumbled.

"You're looking at stars?" I whispered into his ear.

"Mhm… Gwen… pretty…"

I let out a small laugh. "The stars are pretty?"

"Gwen… pretty…"

"What about Courtney?"

"Courtney?… ewww…"

"You don't wanna watch the stars with Courtney?"

"Me… cuddle… Gwen…"

"You're cuddling with Gwen?"

"Mhm."

An idea popped into my head. "Are you sure you're cuddling with Gwen?"

"Mhm… Gwen… pretty…"

"Are you sure your not cuddling with Courtney?"

"Courtney… ewww… Gwen… pretty…"

"I think you're cuddling with Courtney. Look again."

His face scrunched up into a look of disgust. "Courtney…star make… go away… Gwen… where?" He continued to try to get dream-Courtney away.

It was pretty entertaining listening to him mumble insults to Courtney, but I had to wake him up. I cleared my throat and whisper-yelled into his ear, in my best Courtney voice, "Wake up you lazy ogre!"

He shot up and looked around. "Courtney?"

"Nope sorry, just me."

"Oh, good. I had this nightmare where I was with you-"

"That sounds like a nightmare."

"And then you were gone and Courtney was there instead."

"What were we doing in your dream?"

He smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Yes I would."

"I was doing something that you would enjoy very much." He wiggled his eyebrows.

"I'm so sure. Let's get back to our teams before someone notices that something's up."

We went our separate ways and when I got back to first class I realized how hungry I was. I was surprised that no one else was up yet. I went to go change and then walked into the dining area and saw that several people woke up after I left to change.

I saw Duncan walk into the room, holding an ice pack to his eye, followed by the rest of his team. I hadn't really noticed how bad the bruise was until this morning. As they were about to sit down Courtney walked in. She walked over to Duncan and then poured a who bowl of spaghetti on his head. Then she dropped to the floor and started throwing a tantrum. She started calling him a jerk-face, and stupid, and other things that probably won't be aired.

"Look I'm sorry," Duncan started to apologize, but then was interrupted when Courtney kicked him in his, what Owen would call, kiwis.

I got him an ice pack for his, um, package, and told him to go clean himself up.

"Attention potential crash victims," Chris's voice over the intercom caused me to look up from my sketchbook, "please remain calm. Our autopilot is testing some equipment. Snacks in the common area if you don't believe me and want a last meal."

I got up from my spot on the couch and made my way out with the other members of my team. When we got there we saw that all of our opponents we there also, except for Duncan.

"Looking especially pasty this morning," I heard from behind me.

"That means so much coming from a Cyclops." We smiled at each other and I added, "I see you got all the spaghetti out of your hair."

"Yeah I took a shower and managed to get the smell of the sauce off of me too. You should've been there to help me."

"Yes, and then we could've made your dream come true."

He looked confused for a moment. "What dream? We didn't- Oh! Yeah, my dream! That's totally what we were doing in my dream. Nothing cutesy, or mushy. Nothing like that at all." He started to rub his neck. If I hadn't have heard him in his sleep, or noticed the nervousness in his voice, him rubbing his neck would've been a dead give away.

"Mhm. Sure, I totally believe you."

"Want me to prove it? I can show you exactly what we were doing," he said in his flirty voice.

"Well…"

"Tyler is super cute." Our attention was turned to a high-pitched voice coming from none other than Courtney. Then we saw her get hit in the face with a shoe, which caused me to bust out laughing. "Ha ha ha, you're so fit and strong, Tyler."

That would've made me laugh even harder if I hadn't seen the look on Duncan's face. I couldn't really tell what the look on his face meant but he looked kinda annoyed. Why would he be annoyed? Before I could analyze him any more the lights went out.

We gasped. Owen passed gas. Then we started to crash, but something happened and we landed relatively safely.

We went outside and Chris told us that we were in Area 52, just outside of the borders of Area 51. Well everyone except Duncan, who got hit with a laser.

Courtney started laughing at him and clinging to Tyler. Duncan didn't look happy.

*Confessional*

Duncan: Flirting with Tyler? I knew she hated me but I had no idea she hated me that much. Wow.

*End Confessional*

Chris told us that for our challenge we had to break into Area 51, and bring back a working alien artifact from the famous Black Box Warehouse. He also warned us against booby traps that are set up. He also tried to freak us out by saying that if we got captured we could get brainwashed and then made a slave or food.

Heather felt something on her leg and we all took of running. It was a lizard and it started chasing after us until it blew up.

"Everyone freeze," I ordered. "We are on a minefield."

"Way to lead, New Heather," Sierra said.

*Confessional*

Gwen: New Heather?

*End Confessional*

I know I kissed Duncan, but comparing me to Heather was low. Trent and I had a healthy relationship forming and Heather only kissed him to spite me. Duncan and Courtney's relationship was far from healthy, and Duncan and I kissed because we're attracted to each other. I am in love with Duncan.

"Ugh, what are we going to do?" I was seriously trying to figure out a way to escape without having the majority of us winding up dead.

"Why don't you make out with the minefield's boyfriend?" If Courtney wasn't so far away I'd smack her.

"We're wasting time. Someone do something!" Heather said.

Then we heard that damn bell. "Ugh, anything but that!" I seriously didn't want to do this right now.

"Okay, I'll give you a choice. What would you rather do? Sing a song or tap dance in a minefield?" Chris asked while hovering above us wearing a jetpack.

"Alright Chris you want a song? I got a song for you!" I yelled.

A laser exploded and a TV screen appeared as the music started.

"I'm in the business of misery,
Let's take it from the top."

A picture of Courtney appeared on the screen.

"She's got a body like an hourglass
it's ticking like a clock,
It's a matter of time before we all run out,
When I thought he was mine she caught him by the mouth."

The picture of her exploded and then it showed the footage of Duncan and Courtney making out in the bus during the Celebrity Manhunt Special.

"I waited twelve long weeks,
He finally realized that she,
Didn't really want him, so then he kissed me."

It showed footage of when we revealed that we caught Duncan in England and then us kissing in the confessional.

"Two days and we caught on fire,
She's got it out for me,
But I wear the biggest smile."

I just smirked at her and then walked up to her for the next part.

"Whoa, I never meant to bragBut I got him where I want him now,
Whoa it was never my intention to brag,
To steal it all away from you now,
But God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him now,
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good.

"Second chances they don't ever matter, people never change,
Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change."

On the screen we saw the camel race back in Egypt and how Alejandro insulted Duncan while she said nothing about it.

"And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged.
I'm sorry honey, but I pass up, now look this way."

As we looked at the TV , and I sang the next few lines we saw footage from TDA.

"Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you."

It showed a picture of Heather.

"Looking as innocent as possible to get to who,
They want and what they like it's easy if you do it right,
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!"

It showed the challenge where she was the "princess" and she was flirting with Justin just to get his vote. And then she pushed him off the castle.

"Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now,
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag,
To steal it all away from you now,
But, God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him right now
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so,It just feels so good."

"I watched his wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving you."

It showed them kissing when Duncan won TDA with her scribbled out. He wasn't with her then, and he didn't need her to win. He won the game on his own.

"Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving…

"Whoa, I never meant to brag,
But I got him where I want him now.

"Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now,
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag,
To steal it all away from you now,
But, God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good."

I ended the song and we were still stuck. But then Cody sacrificed his candy to get us out of there. We made it into Area 51. "Wicked! We beat Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot here!

"Think again Pasty." Duncan and the rest of his Team, minus Owen, came in.

I told my team to split up and look for a working artifact. I went off a different way and ran into Duncan.

"We gotta stop meeting like this," he said with a smile.

"Look we need to talk." He waited for me to continue. I sighed, "The kiss was awesome! But I know that Courtney flirting with Tyler has been bugging you, so if you changed your mind, and just want to just forget the kiss-"

I was cut off by the feeling of his lips on mine. I was surprised but quickly melted into the kiss. It was as amazing as the first one. I felt the butterflies in my stomach fluttering again. All to soon he pulled away.

"Was that just to shut me up?" I asked.

"Partly." He smiled and I started to melt all over again.

"Why don't we just let things happen? No plans. No pressure. No 'pookums'."

"See, that's why I like you." He turned away and started to run but I tripped him.

I took off running and yelled back, "Try not to get eliminated!"

"Same to you," I heard him yell back.

It took a while but I eventually found a working artifact and my team. We ran back to Area 52 but the guys had already beaten us there, Owen back with them. Then I tripped and the artifact flew out of my hand, luckily Chris caught it. We were the winners because the guys broke their artifact.

Tyler ended up getting voted off, and Courtney was the one to push- well more like throw- him off of the plane. She was pissed that it wasn't Duncan who was going to leave. She them started stomping around and blabbing about how she' get rid of me and Duncan if it was the last thing she did.

Once she stomped back to first class I walked over to Duncan.

"You wanna hang out here again Sweetheart?"

"Actually I was hoping we could go somewhere we could cuddle and watch the stars," I teased.

He looked horrified. "You know?"

"Did you know that you talk in your sleep?"

"Ugh," He placed his head in his hands and sat back down.

"Don't worry Stud, I dream about you too." I sat down next to him and played with his mohawk.

"Really? What about me?"

"Oh nothing really."

"Tell me."

"No."

"Tell me."

"Make me."

He grabbed my arms and pinned my down against the bench/bleacher/seats that we were on. He moved his mouth next to my ear. "Tell me." His breath next to my ear made my shiver.

I kissed him and he began kissing back. He moved his hands off of my arms and allowing me to wrap them around his neck. We were back to sitting up again. As he was about to put his on my waist, I pulled away. I grabbed his arms and pinned him down.

"You have to catch me first," I whispered and gave him one last peck before taking off running.

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A/N: Yeah, two chapters in one night! The song Gwen sang is Misery Business by Paramore. I do not own. I just changed a few lyrics. Thanks for reading and please review!

Goodbye for now my loves.