Disclaimer: I do not own Total Drama Island, and I am not making any money off of this story.

Finally, we have reached chapter six. I have to say, I'm impressed by the amount of feedback this story has gotten. Not to mention the reaction to the pairing itself. I didn't expect people to be quite so accepting of the couple. Just so everyone knows, when I post this chapter, I will also have updated the earlier chapters. There haven't been any changes to the plot, but I've improved on little things like grammar, so it should read a little better.

Moving right along though, this chapter is told from several different points of view, so it may take a line or two until you know who is speaking. I've tried to keep everyone in character. And just a reminder, Total Drama Action had not started when I began this story, and it still hasn't aired in America, so ignore any inconsistencies you notice from the season. Now it's time for us to find out what the other campers think of the odd couple. On with the show!

Chapter Six: Romance and Pondering

She had seen them walk in together. She had seen them hold hands and share a kiss. She had seen them together last night out by the pool before dinner had been sent out. And now she was watching them walk down to the pool together.

She had seen it, she just couldn't believe it.

Her friendship with Cody may have had its ups and downs, but she genuinely believed he was a decent person. She couldn't say the same about Courtney though.

The CIT had annoyed her since the first day when she refused to jump off the cliff. And her behavior and attitude since then had done little to change that image. Bossy, rude, manipulative, all in all, Courtney seemed like a slightly more tolerable version of Heather.

"Hey Gwen, you okay?"

Gwen looked at her concerned boyfriend and smiled at him.

"Yeah, I'm just thinking about a few things."

The musician arched an eyebrow in response.

"What kind of things?"

Gwen froze for a moment, wondering how she was going to explain this. It really wasn't any of her business, and she knew her relationship with Trent wasn't what most people would call normal either. But something about the two being together just struck her as wrong.

Maybe Trent would know why she felt this way.

"Mainly about Cody and his new girlfriend, don't you think it's a little weird?"

"What, the two of them being together?"

"Well, yeah."

Trent took a minute to consider the question. Yes, he supposed, it was an odd couple. But the same could be said for the two of them, and some of the other couples on the island. Besides, Cody seemed happy, and Trent hadn't forgotten how he tried to get them together during Total Drama Island. The least he could do was be supportive.

"I guess it is a bit strange," Trent admitted. "But they seem to be happy together. I mean, what else really matters?"

"It's just," Gwen trailed off for a minute. "I don't want to think that Courtney is just using him or something."

"Using him for what?"

"I don't know, to get back at Duncan, so she wouldn't have to show up without a date, maybe he has something she wants."

"That seems," Trent hesitated for a moment, "a little paranoid."

"Maybe, but I still don't like it. During the suitcase hunt she threatened to throw him and the others out of the balloon if they didn't give her the case."

Trent paused for a moment, trying to figure out the best way to respond to that statement. But nothing really came to mind. So he decided to do the next best thing and change the subject.

"You know," Trent began with a smirk. "I got you a gift for Valentines Day."

That got Gwen's attention. "Really, you didn't have to."

"I know," Trent assured her. "But I wanted too."

So the topic of the new couple passed over the musician and his girlfriend. But they weren't the only ones talking about them.

Geoff and his girlfriend were back in the hot tub, but they weren't making out for once. Instead, they were talking about random things, and eventually, the subject of Courtney's new boyfriend had come up.

"I still can't believe she and Duncan split up," Geoff admitted. "I mean, they seemed good for each other."

"I suppose at first," Bridgette agreed reluctantly. "But some people just don't work out."

Though she would never say it to her boyfriend, she was glad that Courtney and Duncan were no longer together. She had never been very fond of the punk, and felt that he was a bad influence on Courtney. She wasn't the type to hold a grudge, but she hadn't totally forgiven him for organizing her and Geoff to be voted off.

"And maybe she and Cody will do better." Bridgette said, with more confidence than she had before. "He seems like a nice enough guy, and maybe that's what Courtney needs." It was an honest answer, Bridgette didn't know Cody very well, but she didn't have anything bad to say about him either.

Geoff looked his girlfriend for a few moments, and Bridgette could practically hear the gears turning in his head.

Finally, he spoke. "You really don't like Duncan, do you?"

Bridgette looked away with a sigh; this was an awkward topic for the two of them. Geoff knew that Bridgette didn't like Duncan, but he still considered him one of his friends, Bridgette didn't believe Duncan was a real friend. Neither of them had ever managed to convince the other.

"He's really mean," Bridgette began. "And it seems like he's dragging everyone around him down too."

She cut off her boyfriend before he could offer a rebuttal. "But let's not worry about them right now, were here on vacation after all."

With that, the couple resumed making out. For that moment, all thoughts of their friends left their minds; all that mattered was each other.

Courtney was excited when she dragged her boyfriend out of the restaurant. Due to certain circumstances that she preferred not to dwell on, she wasn't able to take full advantage of the resort the first time she was here, but that was all about to change. She and Cody were going to try out everything the resort had to offer.

First on her list was the pool. For all the time that she had spent lounging around it, she only went for a swim once, and it was ruined when Harold tried to do the same thing.

But none of that mattered now, she was going to have a good time and nothing was going to get in her way.

She had quickly gone and gotten changed into her gray two-piece suit that she had brought on her first trip to camp Wawanakwa. She had drawn her hair back into a short ponytail so that it wouldn't get in her eyes when she swam. There was a covered section near the end of the pool that had towels and sunscreen, so she didn't concern herself with that. Cody was waiting for her in a simple blue pair of swim trunks.

Cody watched Courtney's approach with a wide smile. He had enough tact not to say it out loud, but she looked hot in a bikini, and he liked seeing her with her hair pulled back.

Courtney approached the pool with a spring in her step. Swimming was one of the more relaxing things she had been taught to do, even when she was teaching younger kids in camp, being in the water put her at ease.

She also had a soft spot for diving. Another thing she had learned as a camp councilor. The high dive was something that gave her quite a thrill, this board wasn't as high up as some of the others she had used, but it would still be nice.

Cody watched her climb up with a confused expression, he wasn't aware that she dived; it seemed a little too risky for Courtney's cautious nature. He had always been somewhat intimidated by heights. But watching her stand on the board and prepare to jump, he wandered if Courtney would be willing to teach him too.

Courtney watched the pool spread out before her, her height allowed a bird's eye view of the resort. This was nothing like the cliff diving challenge, where they fell a thousand feet then got eaten by sharks if they missed the safe zone. Sharks had always terrified her, ever since she saw the movie jaws as a child; she had never been very fond of beaches either.

But she never had any trouble with pools; they were a safer, more controlled environment. With that in mind, she got herself into position.

Cody watched her silently from the side of the pool. He had never seen someone dive like this before, and he nervously wondered if the water was really deep enough for something like this. His girlfriend jumped, and time stood still, then the moment passed and Courtney lanced gracefully into the water.

Courtney rose out of the water to her boyfriend's applause. The CIT smiled at him as he approached the edge of the pool, more than a little impressed by the display.

"Where did you learn to do that?" He asked her when she came to meet him at the edge of the pool.

"My first summer as a CIT, one of the older counselors use to be a professional diver so he taught some of us."

"That was incredible," he told her sincerely. Courtney blushed slightly at the high praise; it really hadn't been that impressive.

"Do you think you could teach me?"

Courtney considered the question for a moment. "Sure, but you should probably get in the water first."

She didn't even have time to get out of the way before his abrupt entrance splashed her with a fresh wave of cold water.

Cody smiled sheepishly at his girlfriends annoyed expression, but she smiled after a moment as well, and then began to inform him on the basics of diving.

It was a wonder that the couple didn't know just how many people were gossiping about them.

Of course, some had a more personal stake in the new relationship.

Beth had watched the two with mixed feelings. She was happy for them, she really was. But a small part of her wished that she and Cody were the ones who walking in together.

She had been disappointed when their short relationship had abruptly ended, and a bit hurt, but she understood why Cody did it, though it would be generous to say that she was in any way happy about it.

Still, she didn't hold it against him. And while she had certainly never considered him and Courtney compatible, she decided to be happy for them. After all, Courtney had never been rude to her before, and she and Cody got together well after they had broken up, so there was really no reason for her to be upset.

No, if she was jealous it wasn't because Courtney had Cody, it was because they had each other.

Still, she mused to herself as she watched Justin lounge around the pool, soaking up the sun, there was no telling what tomorrow would hold.

Valentines Day was the holiday of love, after all.

A real beauty and the geek theme, Duncan thought to himself, laying in front of one of the hotels large televisions.

But his attention wasn't focused on the program. No, his thoughts were focused on Courtney and their little debate a while ago. Not to mention the little scene they had made at the pool just a little while ago.

She does fill out the suit better than she did last year. Duncan thought to himself with a smirk. Courtney had always been a pleasant sight, now even more so than last year.

Courtney, damn that girl frustrated him! If it wasn't one thing it was another. Do this, don't do that, put that back before you get caught. It just seemed to go on and on.

As for Cody, well, he didn't have much of an opinion of the dork. They had been on separate teams and had never really interacted. The only prominent memory he had of the guy was when he had been mauled by the bear and placed in a wheelchair.

And now he was dating Courtney.

He didn't get it, he honestly didn't. How could those two end up together? Courtney had never mentioned him while they were dating. Though to be fair, talking hadn't been a major factor in their relationship. But he was sure he would have known if they had been speaking to each other or something.

He wasn't jealous. Not of the overly controlling CIT and her nerdy boyfriend. That was not a couple worth getting jealous about.

These thoughts continued to pester him while he flipped through the channels, growing steadily more agitated.

Harold was lost in thought, which in and of itself wasn't so odd. But that fact that Leshawna was speaking to him made it rather odd, especially considering how respectful Harold normally was of his girlfriend.

Of course, the confrontation with Courtney the night before was the cause.

He had expected her to still be upset with him. But he had held a little hope that Courtney would have let go of the past and forgive him.

He admitted to himself that she was somewhat justified in her rage. It hadn't been right to vote her off just so that he could spite Duncan. That went against nearly everything that he had been raised to believe. But he let his anger get the better of him and voted her off.

Still, she had been a bit calmer when she had seen him last night. And nothing had been thrown at him, so that was an improvement.

Was that a result of time passing, or her new relationship with Cody? He had no idea, but he was leaning towards the later.

Maybe he should talk to Cody, he he might be able to convince Courtney to let him apologize.

Harold's mussing was interrupted when Leshawna realized she was being ignored and smacked him over the head.

"Hey, sweetie, you okay in there?"

"Yeah, sorry honey, I'm just thinking about something."

"Bout what?" The city girl inquired curiously.

By the time Harold finished outlying his plan, Leshawna was scowling at him. Something that intimidated most people that she knew.

"You do not owe that girl an apology. Understand!"

And in Leshawna's mind, he didn't. That skinny little white girl had brought in on herself. If she hadn't been so self absorbed, she might have been able to actually get her team to work together. After everything she and her jail bait boyfriend had put Harold through, he owed her nothing.

Her opinion of Duncan was even lower, the delinquent seemed to go out of his way to make everyone around him as miserable as possible. As if the simmer hadn't been bad enough with that stupid competition.

As for Cody, well, she supposed he was alright. He had done her girl Gwen and Trent a favor, so he didn't seem like a bad guy, and he certainly didn't deserve a girlfriend like Courtney. That wasn't going to lead anywhere but grief for the poor kid.

Maybe she would talk to him later, then she could find out exactly what he was thinking.

Wow, this has taken a while. Sorry, but I am in desperate need of a job and I don't half nearly as much free time as I'd like until I find one. Oh well, this chapter turned out fairly well, in my opinion at least. A little more anti Courtney than I really intended, but it just worked out that way somehow. I tried to include all the major couples who had relevant opinions and the new couples former partners. I hope that I managed to keep everyone in character.

So, please, leave a review, and tell me what you thought. What you liked, what you disliked and anything else you would like me to know. And just encase anyone missed the earlier message, I have gone through and redone the earlier chapters. No plot changes, just some grammar and spelling upgrades. Tell me what you think of those too.