They had inserted the disk in the DVD player, and Courtney was nervous. She didn't show it, but if this was anything she hadn't seen, she was scared to see it.

In a flash, her eyes widened. There they were, Duncan and Courtney when they were just sixteen; they were just kids at the time when it came to love.

There was old footage of them walking together with a camera man following them. Duncan kept flipping him off and telling him to "fuck off", but the man was persistent.

Courtney shot him a glare and threatened him, causing her boyfriend to laugh. The way he held her so tight in the video gave her chills. She had never felt like that before.

The camera man kept following them by hiding in the bushes until they didn't notice. Courtney laughed when she saw Duncan get bit by a mosquito and curse 50 times in a row. They were sharing quiet whispers to one another and making each other laugh uncontrollably. Duncan and Courtney were undeniably head over heels for each other.

Then, the video went into static for a little while until the picture was clear again. It showed them during Total Drama Action, which she had guessed by the movie lot in the background. The footage was of them yelling at each other. She couldn't make out the words but all she could see was them waving their hands at eachother and seeing herself walk away from him. His shadow was shown grabbing her wrist before she could leave, and pulling her in for a kiss.

The camera man was with his co worker, and you could hear her 'aww-ing' in the background.

She had given in at the time, but she remembered that what she was doing was wrong. Courtney pulled away and slapped him across the face. She stomped away and Duncan sat down on the bleachers in defeat. He hated that he loved her so much.

Soon after, the camera men jumped out of the bushes and nicely asked Duncan questions. He didn't fight at them this time, he just looked up from his hurt stature and shrugged his shoulders.

"What happened between you and Courtney? You two were so close." The man asked.

Duncan stared at his red Converse shoes and shook his head, "I don't know. But what I do know is she still has feelings for me, but she keeps pushing me away. It sucks ass." He hurtfully snickers.

"Sorry Duncan, she'll come around." The camera-woman pats his back and he just rests his head on the palm of his hand, staring up at the dark sky.

When the camera crew was walking away, you could see the whole cast standing behind a backdrop listening in on the conversation. They walk up to the nosy teenagers and ask them what they think about this.

"Courtney's a bitch. Duncan can do so much better."

Courtney closes her eyes and drops her head at the sound of the words.

"I agree, she doesn't deserve a nice guy like him. I mean, he's not nice but...you know what I mean. Poor guy!"

"She's pushy as hell! Duncan needs to get over himself and find himself a new piece of tail."

The comments kept coming and Courtney covers her forehead with the palm of her hands. She didn't know they felt this way about their rocky relationship.

If only the people watching this show knew what happened behind the scenes.

"She was so nice and loving towards him, but money got in the way." She heard someone say and she cringed. Courtney knew it was true, she just couldn't admit it.

Duncan turns off the video.

"Part of the reason why everyone hated you was because you never gave me a chance when I asked you for one over and over again. I mean, not until later. They were just trying to defend me somehow. All of them could handle you being competitive, trust me. Then, you turned prissy all together." Duncan mumbles at the end of the sentence and bites the nail of his thumb.

Courtney sat there in awe. Nobody ever told her that she was being this way.

"How did you get this?" She croaked.

He rubbed the back of his neck, "I became really chill with the guy with the camera and he gave it to me after I...ranted about you. To make me feel better, and like, not give up on you. He was just supposed to give me the first part of the footage but the second part got put in on accident. I didn't know they said this about you, and it pissed me off. I couldn't confront them though, or else I would get kicked off the show for 'interfering with the staff'" Duncan rolled his eyes. "It got leaked to Sierra last year, how did you not see it?"

"I've been busy, I don't pay much attention to the Total Drama topic anymore, " Courtney sighed, "Thanks. I mean, even though you didn't defend me, the thought still counts."

"I regret not doing it, Court. But I didn't think it was worth getting kicked off for someone who didn't like me as much as I liked her."

They sat in silence again. She wished it could be like how it was years ago, where they could talk about useless junk all night long and not want to fall asleep.

Now, they can barely find anything to talk about.

Courtney stood up and put her beanie over her head, "It was nice catching up with you." She speed walks to the door but Duncan catches up with her.

"Wait, where are you going?" He asks curiously.

"I just remembered I had to do some errands for my boss. I'll text you, alright?" She quickly grabs her purse and twists the door knob.

"Oh, alright. Bye." Duncan gives her a quick hug and she dashes off into the hallway of the apartment building.

Courtney has walked outside and breathes in the cold air of New York.

I can't hurt you again, she thinks to herself.


A/N: To be continued... HAH.

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