InkAndLilly: I'm loving your story! Everybody is really in character which is actually surprisingly hard to do, so I give you props for that! My friend was at the same Three Days Grace concert as you and said it was amazing, so naturally I'm jealous! Keep up with the awesome story!
Heehee, thank you! Ahhh, I hope your friend had better seats than I did! I waited till last second, and got pretty bad seats. But I didn't care, they sounded amazing!
Sunshine-Midnight123: It was really great. Trent and Gwen should brake up now. And Gwen should break up with him through a text, and be with Duncan. lol. That would be mean/funny/sad.
Thank you! And don't worry, the time for Gwen and Trent to continue being together is running short! :D
awsmninja: bleh trent :P but still a good chappie! lol i love alex already XD wish i had a brother like that, mines 23 and lives like a yankee way up north and when he comes down, he beats my to the ground with a stick (seriously hes done that but i still love em) cant wait for the meeting of duncan! GO UPDATE LIKE THE WIND!
Haha, aww, that's nice that you have an older brother! I'm the oldest sibling, so I have noone D: though I do love my sister! And eeeepppp. Sorry this update took a while! Lost internet last night, cause my dad was playing around with the power. Otherwise this would have been up yesterday!
**Disclaimer : I don't own Total Drama or any of the characters**
My heart was pounding in my chest. I was really nervous that my mom wouldn't like Duncan. I felt my hands shaking. Alex grabbed one and pulled me behind.
"What's up?" he whispered, concern in his voice.
"I'm afraid Mom won't like Duncan."
"So? It's not like he's your boyfriend."
"He was the first guy to talk to me. And we hang out a lot. He's my best friend."
Alex looked at me seriously. "Then I'm sure Mom will just be happy for you. And anyway, there's really nothing she can do."
I gripped his hand lightly and smiled. He was really an amazing little brother. And he was right, I had nothing to worry about. I let go of his hand, and texted Duncan that we would be at the lobby in five minutes, and to meet us there.
"Kids, walk a little faster, would you? I'm the old one, I'm supposed to be slow!" my mom said, urging us to go faster. We sped up to catch up with her.
We reached the boys building. When we entered the lobby, I immediately saw Duncan and smiled.
"Hey, Gwen." he said with a grin. He wasn't dressed up for family day, he was just wearing tattered jeans and a black Escape The Fate tee.
"Duncan, hi!" I replied, looking at his parents. His mother had short, blonde hair. She looked like a older Bridgette. She was wearing a pair of nice, light blue jeans, and a red sweater. His father looked like he was wearing fake hair, but it was hard to tell since it was still grey. He had the same facial structure as Duncan, but he seemed really strict. He was also wearing light blue jeans, and a matching sweater, but in green. Duncan's parents seemed completely different than Duncan. I wonder how Duncan turned out the way he did, when his parents seem like they wouldn't allow their child to become a criminal.
My mother looked Duncan up and down. He stared straight back at her, giving her his full attention. I felt his parents staring at me, but I couldn't bring myself to look back at them. Alex looked from Mom, to Duncan, to Duncan's parents, and then to me with his mouth wide open. Obviously the tension was high enough for even Alex to notice.
"So, Mom, this is Duncan…"I trailed off. My mother was still glaring at him. I felt my heart racing in my chest. Then, her expression softened and she held out her hand.
"Hello, Duncan. It's nice to meet you. I'm Gwen's mother, Marisa." she said with a smile. Duncan took her hand and shook it gently.
"Nice to meet you, Ms. Gray." he smiled. Then he took Alex's hand. "And you are..?" he asked.
"Alex." he replied. He was trying to keep a straight face, but it was obvious there was a hidden emotion going on. Was he afraid of Duncan?
Then Duncan turned to his parents. "Mom, Dad, this is Gwen."
His dad nodded his head at me once. "Pleasure to meet you, Gwen. I'm Richard."
"And I'm Laurie!" his mother said, grabbing my hand and shaking it excitedly. "Oh, it's so good to finally meet you!" she smiled. Finally meet me..? What? "Honestly, thank you for all that you've done" she said, pulling me into a hug.
"I-I'm sorry, but what?" I said, pulling out of the hug. "I didn't do anything?"
"Yes, you did! Ever since Duncan went to that party and met you, he hasn't gotten into any trouble!" She smiled. How did she know about the party? I was going to have to question Duncan later. "You've changed him. You inspired him to be good!"
"Yeah, okay, whatever Mom. I'm hungry, and I'm thinking that the kid is, too." he said, pointing to Alex. Alex nodded.
"Well, why don't we all get lunch together?" my mother suggested.
Duncan's mom smiled. "That sounds great!" and they started discussing where to eat. I pulled Duncan aside.
"You already told your mom about me?" I whispered.
"Yeah, well why not?" he looked confused. "I mean, by law, I have to write to her every week and tell her what I've done. Then a parole officer checks it over and makes sure I don't lie. The judge decided to add that fun along with the time is spent in juvie. Mom loves it, she gets to keep up with that I'm doing…"
"So you wrote about me? And the party?"
He looked at me seriously. "Gwen, meeting you at the party was honestly one of the best things that has ever happened to me. You're an amazing person, and a terrific friend. I needed to share that with my parents."
My heart was pounding in my chest. I stared at Duncan, and he stared back. Looking into his eyes was like swimming in a pool. He opened his mouth to say something.
"Duncan, Gwen, let's go!" my annoying mother interrupted. Duncan quickly shut his mouth. "We're going to a sushi bar!"
I got up reluctantly. I still wanted to know what Duncan was going to say. He got up, too. But he wasn't making eye contact with me. We walked with Alex in silence, as our parents chattered. Alex tugged on my hand.
"You guys okay? You seem pretty quiet."
I was about to answer, when Duncan took over. "No prob, dude. We're fine. I'm just thinking about that sushi. Man, I haven't had that crap in a while!"
Alex grinned. "Yeah, me too! It's so expensive, so we hardly ever get it! Mom must really like you and your family."
Duncan grinned. "Good, she better." he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. "'Cause I ain't going anywhere. Gwenny here is my best friend, and no parents can change that."
"Amen to that, bro. Fight the power!" Alex cheered, waving his fist in the air.
"Excuse me, what?" my mother said, turning around and glaring at Alex.
Alex turned red. "Nothing, Mom." he mumbled.
"That's what I thought!"
Duncan and I both laughed. Alex, happy that we weren't making fun of him, grinned widely, and we continued our walk to the sushi bar.
Sorry the update took a while! I was going to post last night, but my dad was playing around with the electric wires and the breaker leading to the computer room was out, so wifi was out, too! And I don't have the story saved on my desktop, and had no way of emailing it! :C blahh!
Hope you enjoyed it! It was short-ish, but I have the next chapter almost finished! :D
