Courtney POV
Courtney stared at her stinging fist, that had just punched Duncan in the face. She was pretty sure that it had hurt her more then it had hurt Duncan, because he was pretending to cradle his face and had a fake shocked look on his face, like he couldn't believe Courtney had just hit him.
"Duncan!" Gwen rushed over to Duncan's side, cradling his head in her arms. "What is your problem Courtney? Just get the fuck over that Duncan dumped you for me, and move on with your life!" Gwen was glaring at Courtney, acting like Courtney was the bad guy, like GWEN hadn't been the one to sneak around with Courtney's boyfriend. Gwen was blaming this all on her, like somehow now that Courtney had a boyfriend, everything was now her fault.
And it fucking wasn't.
Courtney took 3 slow, deep breaths, and then turned to Gwen. She could have Heather go all bitch on her, or Mark intimidate her, but Courtney could fight her own battles.
She stepped closer to Gwen, and stared the girl down. Somewhere in the background Tyler whispered "Chick fight," but Courtney ignored him. She and Gwen were about the same height, but face to face, Courtney was taller.
"You know what Courtney? If you hadn't been such a bitch-" Courtney cut Gwen off by slapping her across the face.
"That was for calling me a bitch."
Courtney slapped Gwen again.
"That was for saying I haven't moved on from Duncan."
She slapped Gwen one final time.
"And that was for kissing my ex-boyfriend." Courtney smiled sweetly at Gwen's shocked red face, and then stormed off into the woods.
Duncan POV
Holy fuck. Duncan thought. Just holy fuck. Courtney had punched him. Him! Never mind that it hadn't hurt at all, but girls are not supposed to hit guys! This was so going to mess up his bad boy image. And then she had slapped Gwen. His Gwen, 3 times! There was no way in hell Courtney was going to get away with this.
Heather was hysterically laughing in the background, and Alejandro was snickering. They really were made for each other, he thought bitterly. Duncan walked to Gwen and put his arm around her trembling frame. He was worried that she was hurt, or scared, but then he saw the anger glinting in Gwen's eyes. She was pissed off. He thought she was madder even then when Heather read her diary out loud in Season 1.
"Hey babe, are you OK?" He asked her, even though she knew she was.
"I'm gonna go...talk to the princess, and explain our reactions to her outburst." He grinned wickedly. "Later we'll talk about making more intense revenge plans." Gwenv smiled.
Trent rushed over to Gwen, his green eyes full of worry. Duncan knew that Trent wasn't over Gwen, which made Duncan angry.
"Whats it to you?" Duncan walked over to Trent, menacingly leaning over him. "As I recall, I'M her boyfriend now."
Trent starigtneed his back and looked right back at Duncan. "As I recall, that doesn't give you the right to tell who can't be worried about her."
"What's the big deal? Gwen got what she deserves. Am I the only one that remembers Gwen fucking kissed Courtney's boyfriend? I did that, but its not like me and Gwen were friends, or like I really liked Trent and went out with him. Which, Gwen did end up going out with Duncan, FWI." Heather said nonchalantly.
"Oh, go suck it." Gwen snapped at Heather.
"Ok, guys, this has been very amusing, but we are LIVE on international TV, so Duncan go find Courtney, and everyone else get back with their couples." Chris snapped.
"Mark is gone!" cried a shrill voice. Duncan turned around and stared at Blainley. "He was right here, and then I turned away for a second and now he's gone!"
"Ok, since we're running out of time, I'm changing the first challenge. Whatever couple finds Courtney and Mark first; assuming they are together in the woods, wins immunity!" Chris said.
"That's not fair!" Blainley whined. "I'm by myself. Me and Duncan should get to team up to find Courtney and Mark."
"No thanks." Duncan said quickly. Even though Blainley was hot, she was annoying. And whiny. And cheaty.
"I agree with Duncan!" Chris announces. "Blainley, you may not team up with the bad boy over there. And just to make this a little more interesting, in the woods are bears, and killer Sasquatches."
Duncan moaned. The challenges would be so much easier if there were no evil monsters Chris threw at them.
"Ready, set, go!" All the couples took off running.
"Ok Tyler, lets go find Candy and Clark!" Lindsay giggled and grabbed Tyler's hand.
"Its Courtney and Mark!" Tyler told his amnesiac girlfriend.
"No, silly! It Candy and Clark!" She ruffled Tyler's hair.
"We are going this way!" Heather tugs on Alejandro's wrist.
"No chica, that is the wrong way. I saw Courtney go this way!" Alejandro pulled Heather the opposite way.
Duncan heard Heather and Alejandro arguing just a few feet away from him. Its time for a little payback, Heather. Duncan grinned. He took a rope he always had stashed in his shirt, and quickly formed a loop with a slip not. Then, without warning, he leapt on the two and thre threw the rope around the feet. Before they had time to react, Duncan pulled the rope taught, and they fell to the ground. Alejandro spouted a fountain of Spanish words.
Duncan grinned.
"Gotcha!" Duncan grinned and then bolted.
"Campers, you have 3 more minutes!" The loudspeaker announced. He had managed to tie up Cody and Sierra, Lindsay and Tyler, and Blainley in the style he had done to Heather and Alejandro. He had the perfect opportunity to tie up Gwen and Trent, but decided he didn't want them to get anymore close and personal. Just then he heard Bridgette and Geoff.
"On Season 1, Courtney brought me to this spot in the woods, and I just remembered where that is! I bet that is where she is!" Bridgette exclaims.
"Oh babe, you're so smart!" Geoff hugged his girlfriend and then Bridgette started walking down right. Duncan decided to follow them. Bridgette was pretty good friends with Courtney, so her hunch might be right. Duncan prepared a rope. If they found Courtney, Duncan would tie them up and grab her. And Mark, if she was with him.
Secretly, Duncan hoped they weren't together, maybe that had got in a fight and broke up. Then she could go back to being her normal, fiery self. Even though slapping Gwen and punching him was fiery, it wasn't the normal Courtney fiery. This new fiery was tinged with sadness and anger, real anger, not fake anger.
"There she is!" Bridgette pointed to a spot where there was an outline of a girl and a guy. Duncan smiled, and then swung into action. He tossed the rope onto their feet and pulled it tight.
"What the?!" Geoff swung around and saw him. "Oooh, nice one, my man."
At that moment, Courtney heard something and swung around. Seeing Bridgette and Geoff tied up, and Duncan standing above them she groaned. Duncan expected her to start mouthing him off, but instead she pressed her lips together like she was trying not to cry, and then she bolted.
"Courtney, wait!" Both Mark and Duncan called after her. Then they turned and glared at each other.
"Look what you did!" Mark yelled at him. "I had just got her done crying and feeling better, and you appear!"
Courtney was crying? Courtney never cried.
Duncan was confused.
"Are you sure she was crying? Maybe she was just sweating."
Mark glared at him, muttered something that sounded like idiot, and was just about to chase Courtney when, a tanned arm grabbed Mark.
"Gotacha, amigo." Alejandro held up Mark's hand like a trophy. And then Alejandro picked up Mark and ran back towards the camp.
