Hey guys! So, once again I'm very sorry for the late reply to all of you, this time I've been sick! And it doesn't really help that we started this one pretty late as well.
I just wanted to say I know a lot of you have been struggling with this round, I respect that, and like I said at the start of this, we'll get couples that some or none of us might not like, but we'll give it a try, that's why I'm sticking to one couple a time, so that we can't worm our ways out of the hard ones, so I'm really proud with the five that took this round by the horns and wrote some really talented drabbles and stories.
So well done to the five:
Gwendolyn D
PurpleFunkyTown
CharmOriginalProductions
EgoistaSince94
TheSocialLoner
It really means a lot to me that you guys worked through this struggle and did it well to, next time I won't make it as hard, I promise! :D
Anyway, this is my entry for the finale of this round, next up is round 5, and well…let's just say it's going to be pretty big!
I hope you all enjoy!
Strength
Eva slammed her fists into the punching bag a few times before looking back up behind it, "You want me to what?" She unintentionally growled at the boy in front of her.
"I-I want you to help me get stronger" Ezekiel mumbled, his voice trembling with every word, "You're really strong, Eh! And I want you to help me out".
Eva sighed and took a look at the boy in front of her, he was very scrawny, pale, he looked if anything anaemic, she knew he wasn't, maybe it was the fact that he was home schooled all his life, maybe that had set his skin tone that pale to rival that of a vampire.
At the moment, it was just the two of them at the resort after they had been kicked off, she had forgotten that he would be there when she arrived herself, heck she forgot about him and his sexist comment all together.
She had been training in the hotel gym, it had just been her alone, working to get stronger but there had been someone watching her that she had only just noticed, Ezekiel had been watching her for ages until Eva finally noticed and grabbed a dumbbell and threw it across the room at him.
He managed to dodge it, but this little act of rage had made him step out into the open, forcing him to come clean about why he had been watching her.
She could have punched him square in the face, her fist kept twitching as if it was ready to grow its own mind and take charge itself, yet it didn't and she listened to the boy's request.
"And you want me to help you with this?" Eva asked.
Ezekiel nodded, "Yeah…I mean, I want to get stronger, like…I don't know I think girls like that kind of stuff".
Eva growled under her breath, "I didn't think you liked girls, from what I remember you thought we were weak".
"Well I do think that" Ezekiel said, Eva clenched her fists again, "But not when I saw you…and when you lifted me like…two feet into the air it made me see that girls really can be strong, especially if they are like you I mean…I don't know what I was on about, I mean, girls should be like you".
Eva paused and leant against the punching bag, "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean…when I said guys were stronger than girls I meant it because our team was pretty weak, that's why we didn't win, heck if you had been leading our team then maybe we would have won and…I like girls like you" Ezekiel explained while he rubbed his forearm gently.
Eva nodded as she leant off the punching bag, "That's true; I would have dominated everyone on that team, man we would have won".
"That's why I want your help" Ezekiel piped up again, "I want to get as strong as you, so I can be a winner…and attract girls. Even though we both lost the first couple of eliminations, we're still strong, right?"
"Well I am" Eva mumbled, "You're a scrawny little freak".
Ezekiel blushed at the little comment, but that didn't stop Eva walking towards him and pulling him towards the punching bag, "Come on then, show me what you've got?"
Ezekiel nodded, and with a weak attempt, he punched the bag, it rippled slightly and moved about an inch, but that was it.
Eva blinked, that was it? He went on about how men were stronger and he couldn't even punch this that far, she snarled angrily and grabbed hold of his arms.
"No, no, no!" She snapped, "You're doing it all wrong, you're meant to be punching like this".
She angled his arm into the position it should be and she jabbed at the top of his arm, "Here's where the punch should be coming from, not your wrist".
Ezekiel blushed slightly at the feel of Eva's body against his, she was strong, he could feel her toned abdomen against his waist, and it also surprised him that the fact that she had been working out for a while, she still smelt like a woman.
"You smell pretty" Ezekiel mumbled.
This comment made Eva blush furiously, she shook her head quickly, trying to shake the blush off, thankfully Ezekiel hadn't caught on so he knew none the wiser.
"If you think that comment is going to make me go easier on you then you're wrong" Eva mumbled, "No do it again".
End.
Well…so that was really hard wasn't it? But I digress, we all tried right?
Anyway, its time to announce the random winner for this round!
*Drum roll*
PURPLEFUNKYTOWN!
Well done to you! You get a One-Shot of your choice! I will get started on these soon I promise! I have a few more that I owe people to complete and I will be on it!
Right, round 5!
I have planned to make this one big! And this entire thing comes from a conversation that I had with Cereal-Killa, when she sent me a PM saying that why don't I include more that one couple in this so people had the option.
I wanted to do this, but when I started out I had told myself it would be easier to manage if we all did the same One-Shot each, that way no ones choosing their favourites (as appealing as that sounds) and everyone is doing the same thing, this is about unity after all.
But that night I had a thought, how good would it be for every five challenges we get a fun round, where we have a grand total of 10 random couples to select from, then getting to choose from 10 different scenarios/songs/places/topics to base their One-Shot on!
So, here we go, this is the Wild Card round, Number 5! And here are your choices.
You must choose one from both lists. And in your review tell me what choices you are going to use.
This is going to be so fun! And the choices are as follows.
Geoff X Ezekiel
Duncan X Katie
Bridgette X Gwen
Owen X Beth
Trent X Gwen
Beth X Harold
Heather X Alejandro
Noah X Trent
Harold X Izzy
Bridgette X Geoff
Right! That is the list of couples that are permitted in this round! Fufufu, I know which one I'm going to do!
Well, I'll try and think outside the box and do someone different, actually I will do! I hope that you do the same, I broke them all down and got my list that I'm using for my story 'Born This Way to choose the couples, so there we go!
Now, onto the 10 scenarios/songs/places/topics, these will be totally random off the top of my head and you have to choose one from this list too!
On we go again:
Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart (Song by Alicia Keys)
A Broadway Show of your choice.
At a Karaoke Bar
Circus (Song by Britney Spears)
The last day of School.
Lean On Me (Song Cover by the Glee Cast)
A TV show of your choice
Mamma Mia (Song by ABBA)
Feeling alone
Desire
Do with that what you will!
So that's it! This is our challenge for the month! And I can't wait to see what you guys come up with!
The due date for this will be:
THE 1st OF JUNE! (Nine days before my birthday!)
So make sure all of your entries are in before then and that's fine!
Also, a quick note before I send you on your way, people keep asking me if its too late to join, no it isn't! You can join whenever you like! This is a come and go thing, if you don't enter one round you're more than welcome to try your hand at the next one, I don't mind!
Anyway, carry on, write some awesome stories and unless I'm asked to I'll update with my own piece on the 1st of June!
Good luck and have fun!
Over and out
Sakura Blossom Storm.
