Kitchen

It was around 9:00 in the morning, and Ben, Brandon D, Analisia and Dana had been up all night talking about this week's elimination; needless to say, they deserved the coffee they were sipping. The plan was to get Sami out of the game, then pick off the rest of the house one by one by winning the competitions and voting together. Along the way in this conversation, they also got to know a little bit about each other and talked about themselves. Brandon handed the tired crew a cup of coffee and sat down on the couch with them.

"So the plan is to get Sami out?" Ben asked. Brandon D nodded, taking another sip of his coffee.

"She's gotta go, man. I'll take Zakk's beating over losing one million dollars any day. Besides, if we get Zakk out next, we won't have to endure him for much longer either." The rest of them nodded in agreement, excited for this new friendship and the opportunity to get to the final 4.

"I still feel really dirty about this," Analisia said. "Sami is my friend. I think she'll forgive me, but it'll be hard for a bit without her."

"You know who could also be your friend? A million dollars, which is one thing that we'll all be closer to once we pick off the rest of the house one by one." Brandon D reminded her.

Confession Cam

Analisia: Sami is my friend… the last friend I have in this house. Is it wrong of me to feel bad? I do want the million dollars, but I also want to leave the house being Sami's friend. I hope it'll all be okay…

Boy's Room

Sami, sleeping in Zakk's bed, was wearing nothing but Zakk's old t-shirt and her undergarments, and was wrapped tightly around Zakk's arms – which could only mean one thing: yep, they had sex for the first time. Zakk arranged (well, more like threatened) for Brandon O, Ben and Brandon D to find other sleeping arrangements so the two of them can have the room to themselves. They were nervous at first, since neither of them had ever done it, but once they got the swing of things it ended up being a night they'll never forget. Zakk surprisingly woke up before Sami and reached over to his phone, smiling at his new lock screen of him and Sami before it happened, trying not to wake her up. As Zakk put his phone away, he felt her squirming around, waking up and being handed her glasses. Zakk kissed the top of her head.

"Good morning, gorgeous. How was your night?" Zakk playfully cooed.

"Oh, I had my first time with this weird guy…" Sami joked, smiling at him.

"Weird? I heard he's incredibly handsome. How was his performance?" Zakk teased, playing along.

"Eh… he was all right. Needs a little work." Sami laughed, joking with him and kissing his cheek. Zakk laughed at her comment, and Sami sat up, caressing his knee.

"You know, I really enjoyed myself. I didn't think sex would be so liberating. The old Sami would have never agreed to this, but you've changed me, Zakk. You truly have. I'm bolder, I'm less self-conscious, I'm using my anxiety meds a lot less, and honestly, before I met you I would have never gone for someone like you." Sami looked down, feeling sad about what was going to come for her.

"I love you too Sami, so much. Funny that you mention that, I would have never gone for a chick like you either before this game, but I guess you won me over, babydoll." Zakk played with her long hair.

"I'm going to miss you so much." Zakk looked at her, interlocking his eyes with hers.

"Don't talk like that. You're not going anywhere. We're five to four. We're going to crush the others. No one messes with my girl or our friends." Sami frowned, feeling doubtful and allowing Zakk to hold her in her state. Something could happen in a twist from Chris's end that would impact her friends' plan, and she was worried.

Confession Cam

Sami: I've had such an amazing experience on this show, and I know it's going to open doors to me… but I'm still really sad that it's going to be ending like this. I'm heartbroken. Both Zakk and I have gotten second chances, and I think my luck is running out. I'm afraid Zakk is going to be there with me eliminated next week as well.

Basement

Brandon O had woken up to Neveah visiting him in the basement, while bringing him a muffin for breakfast. Being in mourning, he sometimes forgot that he had to eat, so it was a helpful start for the day. Neveah sat next to him, kissing his cheek.

"How are you doing today?" Neveah asked, watching Brandon O stretching out his back.

"Zakk kicked us out of the room today, so I had to sleep on the couch, which wasn't comfortable. It's making me a little tense."

"I wonder what Zakk and Sami were doing. Maybe they were watching a movie and fell asleep, and Zakk wanted some privacy." Brandon gave a small chuckle at the innocent girl.

"Neveah, that's what I love about you. You're so innocent. I'm here to crush your innocence by telling you they were definitely having sex." Neveah gasped, thinking that Sami would never agree to it. There was nothing wrong with it if she did agree, but she'd just be surprised. "I got a glance at Zakk before leaving and he was changing into something more… revealing, if you know what I mean." Neveah smiled at the thought of her friend's happiness, but was also worried that this would be her last day with her. If it all went well, Brandon D would be going home, but with Chris, you never know what would happen.

Auditorium

The teens filed up one by one, noticeably divided – Brandon D, Analisia, Dana and Ben all together, and Scarletta, Sami, Brandon O, Zakk, and Neveah all together. Sami held Zakk's hand, putting her head on his shoulder. After crying about it for a bit and being consoled by Zakk and friends, she knew that this would go smoothly and someone from the other side would be going home tonight. Unfortunately for Scarletta, that could very well eventually mean Ben, which made her sad to think about. She didn't think that Ben would actually go for their proposal, and now seeing the room clearly divided and Ben sitting right next to Brandon D, it was furthered confirmed that Ben would be attempting to get Scarletta out eventually. Chris came on stage with Lindsay and Courtney, who handed each of them their ballots, Sami and Brandon D's fate at the moment.

"Well, folks… This is the moment we've been waiting for. Now go ahead and vote, and let's get this show over with already! This is EXHAUSTING!" Chris scoffed, watching the contestants make their choices. He knew it would be clear at this point who'd be going home. Lindsay and Courtney collected the ballots, and the teens on their respecting sides looked at each other, all confident they're going to get their way.

"Neveah, Brandon O, Zakk, and Analisia… You are all safe." The four of them sighed with relief, but worrying about their person who was at risk of going home.

"Dana and Ben are also safe, which only leads to one more person being safe…" Brandon O looked at them, confused.

"I thought we were getting Dana out." Brandon O whispered. Neveah's heart started beating, and she looked at him.

"Are you telling me that you didn't—" Neveah tried speaking up to Brandon O, but was interrupted by Chris's final words.

"Brandon D, you are safe, which leads to Sami going home this week." Sami wiped a tear off her eye, sad that she was going, but glad she had the experience. Brandon O went over to Sami, confused.

"I'm so sorry, Sami, this is all my fault. With everything going on I really had the impression that Dana was going home." Sami smiled, hugging her friend.

"It's okay, Brandon. I forgive you. It was an honest mistake. Take care of yourself, okay?" Sami walked over to Scarletta and Neveah, more tears forming the longer they hugged. These girls were her first friends, and they have helped each other out a lot during the course of the game.

"When this competition is over, we're still going to talk like normal, and it'll all be okay." Sami said, hugging them both. "We're going to Disneyland like we promised, and we are going to have fun." Sami, with ease, went over to Analisia, who was heavily crying, feeling bad for her friend.

"I'm so sorry." She said between sobs.

"I'm a good player. It's okay. I know that we would have done the same thing to each other. Don't worry about me. Just, take care, okay? We'll keep in touch. I wish you so much luck with your new life." Analisia smiled, glad that she forgave her, but still feeling guilty about getting her out. Finally, Sami walked over to Zakk, the tough guy who has been trying his hardest not to shed a tear after the announcement, though it was bound to happen eventually.

"Zakk… My soulmate. My first time. Win it. For us. And please, stay out of trouble. There's nothing wrong with me going home." Sami smiled, crying even more as she embraced him. Brandon O whispered an "I told you so" to Neveah, being right about his assumptions. Sami looked over to her friends, Zakk rubbing her shoulder.

"Promise me we'll never forget each other… No matter what." The friends nodded as they embraced in a group hug, and with Chris getting impatient, he grabbed her wrist, her hand being released from Zakk's, and waved goodbye as the doors closed and Sami was put into the limo, leaving the game and leaving her friends to a sad rest of the competition. With Sami gone, it put their numbers evenly to Brandon D's side, so they really had to fight to defend themselves, and hope that they weren't the next group of people going home. Zakk, getting more angry than sad, attempted to storm over to Brandon D to give him a piece of his mind, but was stopped by Neveah, who assured him that this is going to be okay.

Confession Cam

Zakk: I don't get like this at all… Every sad day of my life, I've always bounced back. But this is different. Sami is gone. She had so much potential, hell, she probably would have beat me in a final 2 challenge. But, we don't even get a final 2 together. Man, if Sami didn't tell me to cool it down, I'm sure Brandon would be missing some teeth right about now.

Scarletta quietly walked over to Ben, sad about her friend, but feeling betrayed that Ben would even consider going out to Brandon D's side. Scarletta tapped his shoulder and he smiled at her, acting like nothing major just happened.

"I can't believe you did that." Ben was confused. He tried to think about what he forgot, but he was drawing a blank.

"Did what?" Scarletta couldn't believe what he just said.

"You're teaming up with Brandon D and you got Sami out. You do know that Brandon D wants me out, right?" Ben looked at her, weirded out that she was actually upset over this game move. He didn't really give it any thought when Brandon D offered an alliance with him that this could upset Scarletta's feelings. Ben put his hand on Scarletta's shoulder.

"Look, it's a game, Scar. I'm sure you would have gotten me out if you had the chance." Ben looked down. "And it looks like you guys just might get me out now that i'm on the other side again."

"You're my boyfriend, we're supposed to be there for each other. We're-" Scarletta started to tear up, offended that Ben isn't understanding any of her logic. "We're supposed to go to final 2 together. I thought we were in this together." Ben secretly rolled her eyes at her, not annoyed at her but annoyed at the logic that he can't get a big threat out like Sami just because his girlfriend is best friends with her.

"I was never even on your team in the first place, Sami and your friends were never really my friends. Quite frankly, I really only have you as someone to talk to. This is a game move and you know that I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to win, and soon you'll learn that getting Sami out will be the closest to the million we'll ever get."

Scarletta looked at Ben some more, getting even more offended at these words. Scarletta had always had problems bonding with other people and with feelings like these, because of her family life, it's kind of broken her. She shouldn't be getting this worked up about Ben making a game move, but she couldn't help it - she's broken. After hearing all this from Ben of all people, she didn't even want to look at him for the next few days, and sat over with Neveah, hoping that she'll get these irrational thoughts out of her head soon.

Chris walked up to the podium, annoyed at all the feelings that were going on at the moment. He wasn't a very fond guy, and most eliminations didn't take this long, so he just wanted to announce the next challenge and get the day over with.

"So our producers are seeing a dropping in ratings, complaining that this has become more of a regular reality show than an arts competition… Seeing as we want to keep this going as long as we can," Chris said, pretending like he wanted to continue this with these teens. "we have to beef up our ratings and have more drama. Every challenge from now on will be judged by a group of panelists, and there will be a winner claimed at every challenge. Additionally, the viewing audience will be able to have their own vote. The majority of votes for one person will be counted against that person, which will definitely make things interesting." The group looked at each other, worried this would throw off their plan. "Your next challenge will be a test of your endurance… We will be sitting in a room filled with unpleasant music, the last one to be in the room, awake and alert, will win invincibility, and the viewers will not be able to cast a Viewer's Vote onto you. Now, any questions?" Neveah raised her hand, but Chris pretended like he didn't see her and went on with the show and looked to the camera.

"We will see you next time on Total Drama Arts!"

A/N: I may or may not have been crying writing this… one because it was written terribly, and two because SAMI IS GONE! I've been working on perfecting the character of Sami for about 5 or 6 years now, and it was PAINFUL to see her go. She's gone in other OC stories, but not in my own, so it's really weird.

OC owners who are still around, please be sure to review thoughts of the chapter, and how you think your character will be around "unpleasant music", and what an unpleasant song would be to them. If I have any non-OC owners around who would like to cast a Viewer's Vote, I will be taking votes after the next chapter, which hopefully I will have up by the end of the week. I'm not sure who here is in the Big Brother fandom, but I centered it on America's Vote from Big Brother Over the Top. Say that Brandon O was the majority amount of votes for an additional vote against him, and he already had 3 votes against him, he would then have 4 votes against him, if that makes sense.

As always, please PM me for any questions, and I hope to see you all (the small but amazinglot of you all) next chapter!

~Sami