Okay, new chapter! Let's get back to talking about Mike. Thanks for reviewing, What'dIMiss, yeezynight14, OmniPlanckInstant, TheProtecterOfHim, CLake, PokemonFTW (well, I'm not sure I want it now that it's something completely different), gogeta3694, Bloodylilcorpse and the guest reviewer.

Sammy didn't get to see her new friends that often. They lived too far away to meet up much, plus Zoey and Mike were in their last year of school and were studying often. It wasn't even that easy for them to meet up as a couple, much less with Sammy along too.

But somehow, they made time to meet up. About a fortnight after the reunion special aired, Mike texted Sammy, saying Wanna come over this Saturday? It's just kind of a fun thing – Zoey and Cameron are both coming, and if Amy wants to come, you can bring her. Let me know.

Sammy immediately texted back Count me in! See you soon.

She did ask Amy. The older twin tossed her head and said "Well, I guess I have nothing better to do, but your loser friends better be nice to me."

Sammy shrugged. "If you're nice to them and don't put me down in front of them, chances are they'll be nice to you. You've seen the show – I mean, yeah, I don't know much about Cameron off-camera, but Zoey tells me he's just as sweet and eager to make as many friends as possible as he was on the show."

So on that Saturday, five teenagers were sitting out by a pool, most of them letting their legs dangle. Only Amy still had her high-heeled sandals on.

In fact, she was looking as if she felt a bit left out. Sammy was laughing and chatting with the other three as if they'd all been on the same season together. Most of them paid very little attention to the other twin.

After a few minutes of this, Zoey finally seemed to realize she was there. "So, Amy," she said kindly, "Sammy was telling us you're up for cheer captain at your school soon."

Amy came to life. "Oh, yeah, I am." she said, her green eyes lighting up as she spoke. "Our last cheer captain is graduating at the end of the semester. If I get it, I'll be the first junior in, like, fifty years to be captain!"

"That's one of the reasons I quit." Sammy remarked. "Our cheer instructor wanted me to try out for captain, but I know I couldn't possibly win – practically the whole squad insisted Amy be up for it. I'd rather be captain of my own team, say in netball or something."

"That reminds me of when I was in middle school." Mike said, his face slightly wistful. "I was really desperate to get a role in one of the plays our school did, but I got really nervous every time I auditioned, so I kept screwing up. Once, I think I was so mad at myself for being nervous, and yet I couldn't keep my nerves down, that I think it became frustration, so I didn't even get to audition." (All of them knew that in Mike, frustration equalled Chester).

"You know, speaking of teams and roles, did you know the captain of the football team at my school tried to ask me out, just after Revenge of the Island was on TV?" Zoey asked. "I couldn't believe it, because he said he'd watched Total Drama. I got the feeling he was only interested in me because I was on TV."

"Well, if he'd seen it, wouldn't he already know that you were taken?" Cameron asked, looking confused.

"Oh, he knew I was with Mike." Zoey scowled. "I wanted to punch him for some of the things he said."

"Did you punch him?" Amy asked, interested. "And did he already have a girlfriend who he wanted to dump for you?"

Sammy managed a chuckle. "If there was a catfight, Amy just has to know about it. She loves gossip."

Zoey managed a smile. "Actually, yes, he did have a girlfriend. He wanted to date me on the side, like, you know, he wanted to boast to the rest of the team that he scored with the girl who got furthest on the last season of the new reality show. He didn't tell me that, but I got it all right after his girlfriend told me. I think she wanted me to fight her, because it was kind of a status thing – that I wouldn't be able to get the better of her, that I couldn't get the guy we supposedly both wanted."

Sammy rolled her eyes. "Did she even see you in Episode 11?"

Zoey laughed. "I couldn't help thinking about all the traps I set at that point, too. But I just told her 'He asked me, I said no. End of story'. She left me alone once she realized not having him wasn't getting to me." She exchanged a soft smile with Mike, and that's when Sammy felt it.

There was a pang as she saw the couple looking at each other, looking for all the world like they belonged together.

Sammy didn't understand. She'd always felt happy for the two of them when she saw Total Drama. Now that they sometimes hung out, she enjoyed seeing them – they were just such a cute couple.

"Then why," she asked herself, "Do I suddenly feel like it's wrong?"

Sammy pushed that feeling down and kept talking, but the easy mood was gone. It was still pleasant, both in weather and in manner, but it didn't feel the same way. At least, not for Sammy. Amy still seemed to be enjoying herself, and Cameron didn't seem to have noticed the shift, but Sammy noticed that there was something guarded about the way Zoey acted afterwards, and Mike got a slight look of anxiety on his face.

Still, all in all, it was a fun day. Amy said as much when Sammy was driving them both home. "Considering those friends of yours are still losers, they seem cooler than I thought." she said, which was almost a compliment, coming from her.

Sammy kept her eyes on the road. "You seemed pretty friendly with them, considering that you think they're losers."

Amy shrugged. "Well...Cameron's still a nerdy little creature. And I don't get what the appeal with Mike is, although I get why you don't think he's a mental case." (He'd stayed Mike the whole day, since none of his triggers showed up). "But Zoey's actually got some cool skills, and she's a pretty neat person. Even if her taste in music and clothes are hopeless."

Sammy gave a sigh. Maybe her sister was getting a little better with time. But that was around friends. At home, she was still the bossy queen-of-the-home she had been for a long time.

I know, I know, I took ages with this chapter. It's just people seemed so excited about this story and I couldn't think of anything to write! So here's a short chapter. Come on, guys, give me some ideas about what should come next!