Summary;

Some people are born to do great things in their life. Some people are born to be known worldwide. Some people are born with everything they could ever need handed them on a platter. Some people are born lucky. Courtney Beauregard is one of these people.

Truth or Dare

Chapter 9; Deals With The Devil

Courtney stared at the phone number Duncan had punched in, wondering if that meant anything. He'd said just in case she was bored. What would he do?

Courtney was bored now, and had been since Monday. Her usual non-stop life was put out of motion when she had lost everything. Well, everything except her virginity. Only by losing the one thing that separated her from the rest of her peers. Courtney was still pondering the concept in her mind. She didn't want to do it; she had made a promise to herself when she was very young that she would wait until she was in love. But that promise meant nothing right then.

Bridgette would be out with Geoff, and there was no way Courtney was going to text Duncan. She refused to succumb to whatever he was planning. She was stuck. Courtney had no idea what to do but lie in her bed and wonder. She had to talk with Alejandro tomorrow, and that was not something Courtney wanted to do. He was going to say no; that she knew.

Courtney did no fall asleep happily that night. Without anyone there beside her, there wasn't a lot to be happy about. Plus, it was Friday, which meant one less day she had until Monday. Now there was going to be an even harder time trying to find a boy to sleep with.

By the time morning rose, the teenage girl was a wreck. She had barely slept through the whole night, waking up constantly before falling back into a dreamless sleep. Courtney knew she was going to have to do some serious make-up reconstruction on her face to hide what she had been doing to herself.

Heather's deep stares into the back of Courtney's head did help her one bit as she tried to concentrate on whatever subject she was supposed to be learning. If there was one thing Courtney could still do, it was getting a good education. Though, she was finding it rather difficult at that moment. Courtney was usually quite a smart girl, but her life had been so chaotic this week, she felt as if she never set foot in a classroom in her life. She needed to be reminded of the simplest of things, and Courtney could hear Heather and her cronies laughing behind her. She tried to pay no attention, but even that was proving difficult.

There was nothing Courtney wanted more than to be sat there with her friends, laughing at some pathetic student on the other side of the classroom. Of course, it was her choice in that regard, but it was not her choice to feel that way. It was the only life Courtney knew how to live. She had always been rich, always been popular. Coming down off just one of those highs was life threatening for her. She was so lost and confused, not knowing which was up and which way was down, which was right and which way was left. It was all just one big jumble inside Courtney's head.

She barely heard the bell ringing on the wall behind her as her thoughts overwhelmed her mind. But Courtney got to her feet, scrambling to pick up her notebook and pen. It was now or never. Alejandro didn't have the same class as Courtney at that moment, so she needed to get to his classroom before he could meet up with Heather. There was no way Courtney was going to ask Alejandro to be her dinner date with Heather around.

"Hey!" Courtney called out as the other tanned teen walked straight past her. Not even a glance in her direction.

"Sup, Court?" Alejandro sighed as he turned towards his ex-girlfriend. Neither of them wanted to be talking to the other. He was a jerk and she did nothing for his reputation.

"I need to ask you something." It didn't take Alejandro by surprise as far as Courtney could tell. But she hadn't expected it to. Ever since her parents had told her the dreaded news of a dinner, and her mother had forced her into inviting Alejandro, she had wondered what he would act like. And it was never surprised. Alejandro and Courtney knew each other well enough to know the others reactions for every little thing. Every time Courtney played it out in her head, Alejandro sat there and accepted what she had to say before walking away and saying no way would he be her dinner date.

The Latino stood there, waiting for the question. But Courtney was nervous, almost shaking.

"I need a dinner date for my father's work function thing tonight, and my mother told me that I needed to bring you. So, will you be my dinner date for tonight?" It came out in a blur of letters and sounds and Courtney wasn't even sure he had understood any of it, but he wasn't looking as if he needed it to be repeated to him. Alejandro was just standing there, his casual manner as he stared deep into her eyes.

"Okay."

"Okay?" Courtney took a step back, staring up at her ex-boyfriend as if he had grown a third eye.

"Okay. I'll be your dinner date." That had not been what Courtney was expecting. That was not like her ex-boyfriend at all. He was a manipulative jerk. Only doing things for himself and no one else. "For a price." There it was! The silver lining Courtney had been waiting for. Alejandro wanted something in return.

"Name your price, Burromuerto." But Alejandro stood his ground, a smirk plastered on his face. It was a wonder what his small mind was creating. Whatever devious plan he had going on, Courtney knew she was going to have to comply to. She was a woman of her word.

"Come eat lunch with me." He motioned his head towards the cafeteria entrance at the end of the hallway, but Courtney didn't budge.

"That's your price?" She asked, not at all convinced.

"No. That is not my price." He assured, a small laugh escaping his lips with the words. "My price is a little more...Complex. But we can get to that later. Come eat lunch with me." Alejandro was adamant and Courtney was not a fool. She wasn't sure what this jerks angle was, but she wasn't going to be fooled into anything. Courtney was determined to show that she was doing fine without him in her life. "The girls won't be there, if you've forgotten. No Katie or Beth or Lindsay Not even Heather. All at cheer practice, remember?" Of course Courtney remembered. Now that Alejandro had brought it up, of course. There had been so much on her mind recently that Courtney had completely forgotten that Friday lunch was used for the girls Cheerleader practice. Naturally, Heather had booted Courtney from the team during her isolation. "Besides, your lunch buddy isn't in today."

That took the teenager back. Duncan wasn't in today? He hadn't texted her and said anything. But why would he? Courtney tried to shake that thought from her head. Duncan had given her his number out of pure spite. There was nothing between them. They weren't even friends. Just two people who got on each other's nerves during lunch for four days.

Courtney gave in. She walked with-Slightly behind-Alejandro to the cafeteria where he had offered to buy her lunch, but she refused. A lot of eyes were on them already, she didn't need to make it any more obvious that they were on 'friendly' terms. The attention was something Courtney was used to. It was something she had been craving the past week. But her eyes couldn't help but wander over to the table she'd been at all week. It was occupied by other people today, noticing that Duncan really wasn't there at school.

Sitting back at the popular table made Courtney feel at home. And home was an uncomfortable place at the best of times. Courtney had forgotten that Cheer practice included her best friend Bridgette too. She was stuck with mostly the guys, with two girls who just kept glaring at her between bites of their lunch. Courtney did make a mental note to remember that it was Friday. Girls were allowed to eat lunch on Friday, almost like a special treat.

Everyone knew that Courtney was a virgin. Everyone knew that she was in no rush to lose it. What she didn't plan on was the table knowing about her and Heather's deal. Courtney could get her popularity back by Monday if he played it right. Alejandro defended her, though. When the guys were staring at her like some prize to be won and the girls were glaring because their boyfriends were paying her a lot more attention, Alejandro said he found it stupid. He was kinder to Courtney then than he had ever been during their relationship.

By the end of lunch and by the end of the day, Courtney had not been happier to go home. Facing her parents seemed like a good thing compared to the hardship that school brought her. She left the parking lot with a promise that Alejandro would be at her house by 8 sharp. He had been oddly...Nice? It only made the brunette curious and wary about what he was up to. There never a moment where Alejandro didn't have a trick up his sleeve.

The hairstylist that her parents had brought in was done by 7:45, giving Courtney very little time to fit into her dress. With Dianna's help, they managed to maneuver the teenager into the appropriate clothing without harming her well sculpted up-do. In Courtney's opinion, the thing looked sluttier on than off.

Just like he said he would, Alejandro showed up just on time. Mrs Beauregard ushered him inside, gushing over how handsome he looked in his tuxedo. And even Courtney had to admit he was very beautiful man in his monkey suit. When he presented her with a carnation, something Courtney couldn't even put a name to as it was just as foreign as Alejandro's kindness, she was taken back. It was not an expected thing from him at all.

Courtney's parents had the limo brought around and Alejandro was the perfect gentleman as he opened the door up for his date. While they were seated comfortably in the back, he whispered into her ear, "You're so breath taking." And it made Courtney feel more uncomfortable than flattered. The emotions just weren't there for her to blush, or do anything other than thank him for the compliment.

The dinner was boring, as Courtney had suspected. It was a night filled with greeting people she had never met before, and having perfect strangers tell her what a cute couple her and Alejandro made. The dinner was delicious, there was no denying that, but it was mostly consisted of foods not even Courtney had heard of. And she had heard of a lot from her chefs at home. The dancing part of the evening was a lot harder when after twelve dances with Alejandro, many other teenage boys asked for their permission to take her for a 'spin'. Treating her as if she was a borrowed car. It was not pleasant. And, at the end of it, she was returned back to her dinner date. That made it all the while worse for Courtney.

At the end of the night, Mr. and Mrs Beauregard insisted that the teenagers take the limo back themselves. They were going to stick around for a few more drinks (even though Mrs Beauregard couldn't stand on her own two legs as it was) and catch a limo back with Mr. Robertson, a friendly co-worker, and his date for the evening, who wasn't his wife.

They sat in silence for most of it. But by the time they pulled up to Courtney's house and they both got out, waiting for the driver to pull the limo into the garage, she did manage words of thanks. It was the least she could have done for him being such a good sport.

"Thank you." Courtney mumbled, her lips barely moving. They stayed in almost a perfect line on her face.

"No problem." Alejandro shrugged; treating it like it was no big deal. "But I do believe I was offered a price in return." He took a step towards Courtney, who had her back almost pressed into the iron gate that was locked up tightly. He took her hand in his and used it to pull her closer to him, practically toppling Courtney on top of him. But Alejandro stood steady on the ground. Even more so as he pressed their lips together, creating Courtney's wide eyes. She pushed him away. "I want you."

"Al-" But he kissed her again.

"I want to be your first." Their lips met for a third time, but Courtney was no seeing what his plan had been. He wanted to be the one to claim her virginity. All the guys at school had looked at her like it was a prize to be won, and now she knew why.

"I thought you said it was stupid." Courtney tried her best to not say it through gritted teeth.

"I lied." He mumbled in reply, rubbing his lips into the crook of Courtney's neck. She did everything she could to push him away, but it was no use. Alejandro was much stronger than she was, and he wanted this so badly. He wanted her so badly.

"Hey." That voice. Courtney could see a hand tapping the jerks shoulder in the darkness, but couldn't see anything else. Alejandro moved away from Courtney and turned to face the disruptor, whose hand was now balled into a fist and made perfect contact with his square jaw. "Back away from her." Alejandro stumbled backwards into the adjacent wall to the front gate. Courtney placed a hand over her mouth as she watched the two boys battle it out before her. She would have easily run to safety in her house, but her feet were cemented to the spot. It was almost impossible for her to move.

Alejandro was tossed onto the street, falling to the floor in a heap. He spat some blood from his mouth and reached into his pocket to pull out his car keys. "YOU'RE NOT WORTH IT!" He had yelled as he clambered into his vehicle that was parked across the way from the house.

As the engine noise faded into the distance, Courtney's feet came unglued as she broke into a run. She threw herself at her hero, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck and crying into his shoulder. The plans Alejandro had in mind were not plans Courtney had wanted to follow through with, especially with him.

"Thank you." She sobbed. "Thank you so much, Duncan."

"No biggie." He whispered into her ear, his hands holding her close to him. But Courtney insisted on pulling apart, wiping her eyes dry as Duncan's hands dropped to her waist. She stared up at his eyes, watching them drink her in.

"Do you want to come in?" She asked. And he was not going to turn down that offer.

A/N: That was a pretty bad ending...But I'm getting cranky now...

Whaddya know...Some DxC fluffiness!

And some jerky Alejandro! Mwahahaha!

I started writing this on June 22nd...It has taken me this long to write the whole thing!

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