A/N: Sorry it took so long. High school all the sudden got more intense. The reviews were amazing, though. You guys are wicked awesome!
Haha. . .if you notice the names of the other people. . .Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, James, and George are all names of former kings and queens of England. I am sure there is a Thomas that was a royal at some point. Ha, Victoria was even a queen. Wow. . .school does have a big impact on things, doesn't it?
Chapter Five
Like Tory said, she was pretty bad at Scrabble. Tory and Daniel managed to easily lose the first round against Jane and Thomas. What made Daniel feel a little better about everything was the fact that Thomas was a writer and had warned them before that he got a perfect 800 on the verbal part of his SAT score. Jane wasn't too horrible at Scrabble herself. She seemed to know the game well, and together, Jane and Thomas made an invincible team. In the end, Jane and Thomas beat Daniel and Tory by a good two-hundred points.
On the other side of the room, there was a close race between Elizabeth and James and Mary and George. In the end, however, Mary and George won with their last word, "Buzz," and that happened to be a triple word score.
In the next round, Mary and George played Jane and Thomas while Tory and Daniel battled with Elizabeth and James.
As they were playing, Lizzie decided that she didn't like Elizabeth. To her, Elizabeth seemed shallow and everything else she hated in other people. At least Lizzie was trying to play the game and participate. Elizabeth, on the other hand, wasn't showing any effort. On screen, it was a battle between the two couples. In Lizzie's mind, however, it was a battle between the two Elizabeth's. Lizzie hated the fact that they shared a name.
James, on the other hand, seemed really nice. The show must have worked really hard to make sure that the couples were complete opposites. For instance, Lizzie thought, her cousin's friend would have hated anyone remotely similar to Gordo and that relation would not last at all. Maybe it was a good thing the real Tory didn't show up. If so, Gordo would be suffering tremendously.
Wait. Did Lizzie just stick up for Gordo?
As they played, Lizzie became more determined than ever. If it meant beating Elizabeth, she wanted the Love hut. She wasn't too crazy about the idea of the trailer in the first place, and this was a bigger reason to win.
Also, she was working with Gordo. It would have to be ignored that they hated each other because they needed to work together. This way, she could prove that she was more than just a girl who wasn't very verbose whose SAT verbal scores ranged from a 390 to a 540. She worked hard to raise her SAT score, and she would have to work hard now. She needed that Love hut.
The game was pretty close the whole time, but in the final words, as their were fewer letters to play, both became stuck. Elizabeth and James had two letters left, and James put them down to complete the word, "ZOOM" Since the Z was on a triple letter score, this was a big move. Lizzie carefully examined their one letter. It was "s." It could be easily added to some of the words to make it plural, and Lizzie suddenly saw an opportunity that would not only make them win, but it would be a slap in their face. Without even consulting Gordo, she put an "s" at the end of "ZOOM" making is "ZOOMS" and since the added s was on a triple word score, this gave Tory and Daniel 102 points, which let them win the game by over sixty points.
The other game wasn't nearly as close and Thomas and Jane easily beat Mary and George.
After this game, it was time to go to dinner in the mansion. Once everyone was seated, Ryan got up and said a few things.
"Good game, everybody, good game. Now we know where everyone sleeps. Thomas and Jane, being the champions, will sleep here in the mansion; Mary and George will reside in the small house; Tory and Daniel will live in the Love Hut while Elizabeth and James will live in the very lovely. . .trailer. That's not all, however. I realize that everyone is still very unclear of the rules to this game, but the way this works is that everything will be explained as it happens. There are no points per say, but in the end, the viewers at home will pick the couple they think deserves the grand prize of a two-week vacation in Europe as well as one million dollars that they will split. Everyday there will be a competition and with all competitions, there will be prizes. There will be hidden prizes as well. For example, tonight, since Tory and Daniel ended up with the word with the highest point value, they will have a camera-free night tonight, meaning while the other three couples will be filmed, Tory and Daniel can enjoy an evening of getting to know each other privately. Enjoy your meal everyone and I will see you tomorrow."
After dinner, everyone took turns with special daily interviews and then they were allowed to get settled in their home.
Lizzie could tell this was going to be a long night for her, as she would be with Gordo. To make everything worse, the hut wasn't exactly big. The bedroom consisted of one full bed and very little floor space. "Great," she thought, "I can't make Gordo sleep on the floor."
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A/N: I know it's slow but please review. I'll try to update within the next few days.
Haha. . .if you notice the names of the other people. . .Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, James, and George are all names of former kings and queens of England. I am sure there is a Thomas that was a royal at some point. Ha, Victoria was even a queen. Wow. . .school does have a big impact on things, doesn't it?
Chapter Five
Like Tory said, she was pretty bad at Scrabble. Tory and Daniel managed to easily lose the first round against Jane and Thomas. What made Daniel feel a little better about everything was the fact that Thomas was a writer and had warned them before that he got a perfect 800 on the verbal part of his SAT score. Jane wasn't too horrible at Scrabble herself. She seemed to know the game well, and together, Jane and Thomas made an invincible team. In the end, Jane and Thomas beat Daniel and Tory by a good two-hundred points.
On the other side of the room, there was a close race between Elizabeth and James and Mary and George. In the end, however, Mary and George won with their last word, "Buzz," and that happened to be a triple word score.
In the next round, Mary and George played Jane and Thomas while Tory and Daniel battled with Elizabeth and James.
As they were playing, Lizzie decided that she didn't like Elizabeth. To her, Elizabeth seemed shallow and everything else she hated in other people. At least Lizzie was trying to play the game and participate. Elizabeth, on the other hand, wasn't showing any effort. On screen, it was a battle between the two couples. In Lizzie's mind, however, it was a battle between the two Elizabeth's. Lizzie hated the fact that they shared a name.
James, on the other hand, seemed really nice. The show must have worked really hard to make sure that the couples were complete opposites. For instance, Lizzie thought, her cousin's friend would have hated anyone remotely similar to Gordo and that relation would not last at all. Maybe it was a good thing the real Tory didn't show up. If so, Gordo would be suffering tremendously.
Wait. Did Lizzie just stick up for Gordo?
As they played, Lizzie became more determined than ever. If it meant beating Elizabeth, she wanted the Love hut. She wasn't too crazy about the idea of the trailer in the first place, and this was a bigger reason to win.
Also, she was working with Gordo. It would have to be ignored that they hated each other because they needed to work together. This way, she could prove that she was more than just a girl who wasn't very verbose whose SAT verbal scores ranged from a 390 to a 540. She worked hard to raise her SAT score, and she would have to work hard now. She needed that Love hut.
The game was pretty close the whole time, but in the final words, as their were fewer letters to play, both became stuck. Elizabeth and James had two letters left, and James put them down to complete the word, "ZOOM" Since the Z was on a triple letter score, this was a big move. Lizzie carefully examined their one letter. It was "s." It could be easily added to some of the words to make it plural, and Lizzie suddenly saw an opportunity that would not only make them win, but it would be a slap in their face. Without even consulting Gordo, she put an "s" at the end of "ZOOM" making is "ZOOMS" and since the added s was on a triple word score, this gave Tory and Daniel 102 points, which let them win the game by over sixty points.
The other game wasn't nearly as close and Thomas and Jane easily beat Mary and George.
After this game, it was time to go to dinner in the mansion. Once everyone was seated, Ryan got up and said a few things.
"Good game, everybody, good game. Now we know where everyone sleeps. Thomas and Jane, being the champions, will sleep here in the mansion; Mary and George will reside in the small house; Tory and Daniel will live in the Love Hut while Elizabeth and James will live in the very lovely. . .trailer. That's not all, however. I realize that everyone is still very unclear of the rules to this game, but the way this works is that everything will be explained as it happens. There are no points per say, but in the end, the viewers at home will pick the couple they think deserves the grand prize of a two-week vacation in Europe as well as one million dollars that they will split. Everyday there will be a competition and with all competitions, there will be prizes. There will be hidden prizes as well. For example, tonight, since Tory and Daniel ended up with the word with the highest point value, they will have a camera-free night tonight, meaning while the other three couples will be filmed, Tory and Daniel can enjoy an evening of getting to know each other privately. Enjoy your meal everyone and I will see you tomorrow."
After dinner, everyone took turns with special daily interviews and then they were allowed to get settled in their home.
Lizzie could tell this was going to be a long night for her, as she would be with Gordo. To make everything worse, the hut wasn't exactly big. The bedroom consisted of one full bed and very little floor space. "Great," she thought, "I can't make Gordo sleep on the floor."
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A/N: I know it's slow but please review. I'll try to update within the next few days.