Hey! New chapter, yay! I'm starting school tomorrow, by the way, but I'll probably update during the long weekend. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own TDI! If I did, NoahxCourtney would be canon, or at least fanon.
This had to be a dream. I mean, I was standing in a meadow full of flowers, and Courtney was standing in front of me, wearing a shining white gown. She was smiling, and she beckoned me to come closer. I don't remember walking, but all of a sudden I was close to her, and she was closing her eyes and leaning in…
BBBBBRRRRRRRIIIIIINNNNNGGGG!!!!!!! All of a sudden, a loud noise pierced my ears, and I sprang up in bed, hitting myself in the head. Great.
I looked down at my watch, and saw that it was 7:00. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't still dreaming.
Walking out of the cabins, my eyes automatically began searching for Courtney. I finally found her, coming out of the girl's cabin. She looked exhausted, and her hair was all messed up. She looked adorable.
I went to stand next to her. "Wonder whose idea it was to give Chris a blow horn? Bet you ten bucks it was Lindsay."
Courtney giggled. "You're so mean," she said, though it didn't sound like she cared. "Who made you so mean?"
"That's the beauty of it." I said. "I made myself mean." Chris interrupted by announcing the challenge. A 20-kilometer run around the island. Sounds easy. If you're a cheetah.
"A 20-k run? Is he insane?" Courtney whispered to me.
"No! How could you say that? How could you think that?" I feigned surprise. Unlike most of the girls I knew, Courtney appreciated my sense of humor.
"Okay runners! On your mark, get set…GO!"
The race had started, so I started walking. Never put more effort into anything than you have to, my friends, and life will treat you well. It didn't surprise me though that Courtney had taken off, full speed ahead. What did surprise me was when she started running backwards and slowing down until she was jogging beside me.
"What are you doing? You have to run faster or we're going to lose!" Courtney said, running slightly faster, as if she wanted me to run with her. I continued my slow pace.
"So you're saying it's completely up to me to win this challenge for our team? Somehow, I don't think that's the case."
Courtney rolled her eyes, then smiled at me. "You know, it could be good for you if you exercised more. You might get really buff."
An image popped into my head of Courtney swooning over a really muscular version of me. I started running faster.
"That's the spirit!" Courtney smiled, before running even faster towards the mess hall, where everyone was supposed to finish the race. There were a few Killer Bass there, but we were the first Screaming Gophers.
As we made our way towards the table, Duncan made his way towards Courtney.
"So Princess," Duncan said, wiggling his eyebrows. "I know we're not on the same team anymore, but you can still make out with me if you want."
"Oh, what a relief. I couldn't get to sleep last night, I was so torn apart wondering." She rolled her eyes. "Just leave me alone!"
"Aw, you don't mean that, babe." He replied, wrapping his arm around her.
"Uh, I think she does!" I yelled at him. "So back off!" Seeing another guy touch Courtney… My Courtney… just made me angrier than I'd ever been. I had no idea what it was. You'd think I'd been jealous before, but I hadn't. Hey, what did I say earlier about assumptions?
"You wanna go at it, dweeb?" Duncan growled. I got ready to attempt to beat him up while he killed me, but Chris intervened.
"Whoa, cool it! This jealousy stuff is good for ratings and all, but I'm not thrilled about being fired if Noah dies. Break it up!"
Duncan glared at me, but returned to his table without a word. Courtney grabbed me by the arm and dragged me towards the other Gophers, who had all arrived by now, even Owen.
"What did you think you were doing!?" She half-whispered, half hissed at me. "I said you could be buff, not that you are! He could have killed you!"
"Yeah. I never thought I'd say it, but thank God for Chris." I said, trying to make her smile. It didn't work. "What's the problem? I was saving you from that creep! You should be thanking me."
She sighed. "I guess you might be right. Thanks, Noah. Just don't provoke him anymore, okay?" She looked sad. "I don't want to see you get hurt."
I was shocked, to say the least. She didn't want me to get hurt? That meant she liked me, to a certain extent. I mean, I knew she liked me as a friend, and she might still but... this was a step forward on Romance Lane. A small one, mind you, but a step nonetheless.
Now, you're probably wondering why I feel this way about a girl I've only known for two days. Well, sit down Waldo, because I don't know either. When you meet someone like Courtney, maybe you'll know, or maybe not. There's a famous quote that goes: The heart has it's own reasons, which reason knows not of. Or something like that.
...
The last Killer Bass, Harold entered the mess hall, saying something about palpitations. I rolled my eyes. Noah wasn't the only reason I had switched teams, if you know what I mean.
"Hey wait a minute. If they lost, that means we won the challenge!" Gwen, our team's resident goth, pointed out. The team burst into cheering, and i gave Noah a high-five, which is rare for me. But we had just won two challenges in a row, so I let myself go a little loose.
"Whoa there! Hold your horses guys. That wasn't the challenge!" Chris said, grinning at our disappointed faces.
"What did he just say?" I asked in disbelief. How was that not the challenge? Chris loved to torture us, and we had just run around the island!
Chris walked up to a curtain. "Who's hungry?" He pulled back the curtain to reveal a table full of delicious-looking food. I know we've only been here for two days, but the food was absolutely terrible. So when I saw that buffet, I almost cried. So, like everyone else, I fell for Chris's trap and dug in.
Approximately fifteen minutes later, I was holding my stomach, more full than I had ever been in my life.
"Okay, campers! Time for part two of your challenge!" Chris shouted into the megaphone. Excuse me?
"I thought eating was the second part." Owen said. Gwen, who was so full she looked pregnant, added, "What more do you want from us?" Heather agreed in her own way, and I added in, "Haven't we been through enough?"
"Um, let me think about that. No." Chris smirked evilly. "It's time for... the Awake-a-thon!"
"The what-a-thon?" Noah asked, looking slightly worried, something that was strange for him. He still looked cute though... No! Red light, Courtney, Red light! Don't go there!
"Don't worry! This is an easy one." He hopped down from the table. "The team with the last camper standing wins invincibility!"
"So what you're saying is that the 20-k run and the turkey-eating frenzy were all part of your evil plan to make it harder for us to stay awake?" Noah asked.
"That's right, Noah." Chris said gleefully, even though Noah was glaring at him. "Man he's good." he whispered to me. I couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"Move, Move, Move!" Chris yelled. As we shuffled towards the campfire pit, Noah caught up to me. "So, how long do you think it'll be before everyone's out cold?" he asked.
"About an hour, give or take." I replied. I looked at Owen, who was trudging along at a zombie's pace, drool hanging out of his mouth. "Maybe less."
...
We had been sitting at the bonfire for twelve hours before the first camper, Owen, went down. "This is the most boring thing I've ever done in my life." Gwen the goth remarked soon after.
"It could be way worse." Geoff, a guy from the other team who was laid-back and liked to party a lot, said.
"Oh yeah? How?" Gwen asked.
"I could be stuck here without you to talk to."
Gwen smiled and turned away, probably to hide her blush. Ah, young love. And speaking of which...
I knew that Courtney was next to me, but I'd been to tired to talk to her during the last twelve hours. When I looked over, she was standing, moving her feet in place.
"Um, Courtney? What are you doing?" You have to admit, it's a little weird.
"Gotta... keep... moving..." she panted. "If I keep moving, I won't fall asleep."
"Or you'll tire yourself out quicker." I pointed out.
She shrugged. "Maybe. Either way, It's great exercise." She yawned. "Keep talking to me." she said. "It'll keep us both awake."
"Uh... okay. What's our favorite color?" I wasn't going to pass up this perfect opportunity to learn more about her.
"Red." She answered without pausing to think about it. "You?"
"Same." I'm not lying. That is my favorite color.
We continued this little game for the rest of the day. I told her that my favorite band was Radiohead, I cry when watching Titanic, and Mexican food makes me sick. In turn, I learned that Courtney's favorite animal is polar bears, she could eat pizza everyday, and she watched Blue's Clues until she was ten.
After a while though, I found I was getting more and more tired, until finally I closed my eyes and fell asleep almost instantly. I say almost, because I heard Courtney pant, "You... were... right..." before she collapsed next to me and I fell asleep.
...
When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was that it was lighter. Obvious. But the second thing I noticed was a warmth near my chest. I looked down, only to find Courtney snuggled up against me, her head and hand rested on my chest. My arm felt warm, too. I looked further down and saw that my arm was wrapped around her waist. Okay... then it hit me. OH MY GOD!!!!!
I stood up slowly not wanting to wake up Courtney, but then I ran off. Chris yelled at me, but I could barely hear him. I had been sleeping with Courtney. Not sleeping like sleeping sleeping, but this was almost as bad. Well, not really. It had felt nice, and comfortable, and completely right.
It was official. I liked her. I'd known that before, but now it was official. I had a full-blown crush on Courtney. Now I just needed to tell her.
I am so screwed.
Yes, GeoffxGwen will be a side couple. I love GxT and GxB, but this is a cute fanon couple that should be showcased more. And I'm sorry if Duncan seems like the bad guy, because he's not. Even though he and Courtney won't be together, he still thinks she's hot. However, he won't be around much longer...
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