Day Twelve
Kiki and I finally get a chance to go for water together, and therefore a chance to be alone and discuss strategy. We lost another reward challenge yesterday, bringing Miti Matai's losing streak to three in a row. Fortunately, the reward was for a combination shower stall and rain collector, so it really wasn't important to us. We can hop down to our water hole and rinse off in the waterfall. Fetia Rai was so excited, I'm guessing they only have a stretch of river for their water source. Since tonight is another immunity challenge, I'm definitely going to use magic to try and keep the tribes even.
After filling our water jugs, Kiki and I leave them on the shore and swim to the far end of the pool. We hop out on the rocks and sun ourselves, keeping a clear view of the path from camp.
"Well, what do you make of the other tribe?" I'd asked her to look them over, on the pretense of checking out their strengths and weaknesses.
"They seem really together. They have great teamwork."
"Does anyone stand out to you? Really weak, really strong?" I'm fishing, and I know it.
"Hmm, that really hairy guy seemed to be in charge, he was directing the others a lot. Oh, and that blond fellow is really good looking! Did you see him?"
Fish caught, reeling fish in! "I'm not sure, a blond guy?"
"Oh, yeah! Nice tan, nice eyes...nice everything, actually. I think his name's David, or something with a 'D'. Gorgeous smile. Definitely give him a look."
"I'll have to check him out today at the challenge," I smile. Let her think she's brought him to my attention, so I can scrutinize him without arousing her suspicion. Excellent. "Now, how about our Pete? The third member of our 'alliance'?"
Kiki makes a sour face. "Well, he's obviously a disgusting pig, but the others seem to like him. I don't see any harm in stringing him along, being nice, until we hit the merge. Then we can maybe convince the other tribe that he's a really strong threat, and they'll get rid of him for us." This girl is devious, and I love it.
We swim back over and return to camp with our water. After a quick lunch of rice and rice, it's time to go challenge for immunity again. Fetia Rai sits out a player, making a six-on-six challenge. Kiki makes eye contact with me, then flicks a glance toward Malfoy, encouraging me to "give him a look." By now, Malfoy and I almost have a system down. Eye contact, lecherous leering, body inspection, winking, raised eyebrows, smirking. His tan keeps getting deeper, which makes his blond hair seem to glow. I notice that while the other men on his tribe have several days' growth of beard, Malfoy's chin is clean-shaven. I hope that his luxury item is a razor, since I'd really have to hate him a lot more if he's risking discovery by vainly using magic on his face. Granted, I performed a no-hair spell on my legs before I came to Unknown Island, but many Muggle women have wax treatments that can keep the leg hair away for weeks at a time, too. I doubt Malfoy could cover up by telling his teammates he'd had a face wax.
My time to leer is limited, however. We have to elect one team member to be our "eyes," and Geoff is selected to climb a short tower in the middle of the challenge area along with the very hairy fellow from Fetia Rai. Our lightest member, Kiki, is put on a stretcher. The other four of us are blindfolded, and now have to carry Kiki through an obstacle course with Geoff shouting directions. I'm given my blindfold, and as the production assistant walks away, I whisper a transparency spell at the cloth. When I put it around my eyes, I can see through it perfectly. I stand at my corner of the stretcher, waiting for the start of the contest. I look over at the Fetia Rai team, and see Malfoy at his corner of his stretcher, blindfolded, but with his face pointed directly at me. As a test, I make kissy lips at him. He grins and sticks out his tongue at me. I check around to make sure the cameras are far enough away, then whisper Malfoy's name and an opacity spell. Marcus yells at us to begin just as Malfoy's blindfold goes opaque. The shock on his face sends a thrill through me.
Even though I'm sure Malfoy re-casts his spell, I still have a slight head start on him. As Geoff shouts out directions, I can also see where we're going, and lean or pull on my corner of the stretcher to get my team going the right way. After much staggering and surreptitious shoving, we make it across the finish line about five seconds ahead of Fetia Rai, and hear Marcus announcing us as the winners as we pull off our blindfolds and have a hearty group hug. I look past my teammates and find Malfoy, as usual, watching me.
I grin and blow him another kiss. Distance mocking is beginning to grow on me. A shame we only have seven more days until we merge, and I have to start hating him again.
Kiki and I finally get a chance to go for water together, and therefore a chance to be alone and discuss strategy. We lost another reward challenge yesterday, bringing Miti Matai's losing streak to three in a row. Fortunately, the reward was for a combination shower stall and rain collector, so it really wasn't important to us. We can hop down to our water hole and rinse off in the waterfall. Fetia Rai was so excited, I'm guessing they only have a stretch of river for their water source. Since tonight is another immunity challenge, I'm definitely going to use magic to try and keep the tribes even.
After filling our water jugs, Kiki and I leave them on the shore and swim to the far end of the pool. We hop out on the rocks and sun ourselves, keeping a clear view of the path from camp.
"Well, what do you make of the other tribe?" I'd asked her to look them over, on the pretense of checking out their strengths and weaknesses.
"They seem really together. They have great teamwork."
"Does anyone stand out to you? Really weak, really strong?" I'm fishing, and I know it.
"Hmm, that really hairy guy seemed to be in charge, he was directing the others a lot. Oh, and that blond fellow is really good looking! Did you see him?"
Fish caught, reeling fish in! "I'm not sure, a blond guy?"
"Oh, yeah! Nice tan, nice eyes...nice everything, actually. I think his name's David, or something with a 'D'. Gorgeous smile. Definitely give him a look."
"I'll have to check him out today at the challenge," I smile. Let her think she's brought him to my attention, so I can scrutinize him without arousing her suspicion. Excellent. "Now, how about our Pete? The third member of our 'alliance'?"
Kiki makes a sour face. "Well, he's obviously a disgusting pig, but the others seem to like him. I don't see any harm in stringing him along, being nice, until we hit the merge. Then we can maybe convince the other tribe that he's a really strong threat, and they'll get rid of him for us." This girl is devious, and I love it.
We swim back over and return to camp with our water. After a quick lunch of rice and rice, it's time to go challenge for immunity again. Fetia Rai sits out a player, making a six-on-six challenge. Kiki makes eye contact with me, then flicks a glance toward Malfoy, encouraging me to "give him a look." By now, Malfoy and I almost have a system down. Eye contact, lecherous leering, body inspection, winking, raised eyebrows, smirking. His tan keeps getting deeper, which makes his blond hair seem to glow. I notice that while the other men on his tribe have several days' growth of beard, Malfoy's chin is clean-shaven. I hope that his luxury item is a razor, since I'd really have to hate him a lot more if he's risking discovery by vainly using magic on his face. Granted, I performed a no-hair spell on my legs before I came to Unknown Island, but many Muggle women have wax treatments that can keep the leg hair away for weeks at a time, too. I doubt Malfoy could cover up by telling his teammates he'd had a face wax.
My time to leer is limited, however. We have to elect one team member to be our "eyes," and Geoff is selected to climb a short tower in the middle of the challenge area along with the very hairy fellow from Fetia Rai. Our lightest member, Kiki, is put on a stretcher. The other four of us are blindfolded, and now have to carry Kiki through an obstacle course with Geoff shouting directions. I'm given my blindfold, and as the production assistant walks away, I whisper a transparency spell at the cloth. When I put it around my eyes, I can see through it perfectly. I stand at my corner of the stretcher, waiting for the start of the contest. I look over at the Fetia Rai team, and see Malfoy at his corner of his stretcher, blindfolded, but with his face pointed directly at me. As a test, I make kissy lips at him. He grins and sticks out his tongue at me. I check around to make sure the cameras are far enough away, then whisper Malfoy's name and an opacity spell. Marcus yells at us to begin just as Malfoy's blindfold goes opaque. The shock on his face sends a thrill through me.
Even though I'm sure Malfoy re-casts his spell, I still have a slight head start on him. As Geoff shouts out directions, I can also see where we're going, and lean or pull on my corner of the stretcher to get my team going the right way. After much staggering and surreptitious shoving, we make it across the finish line about five seconds ahead of Fetia Rai, and hear Marcus announcing us as the winners as we pull off our blindfolds and have a hearty group hug. I look past my teammates and find Malfoy, as usual, watching me.
I grin and blow him another kiss. Distance mocking is beginning to grow on me. A shame we only have seven more days until we merge, and I have to start hating him again.