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"Oh, this is embarrassing... I thought the date seemed wrong..."

Duncan opened his eyes, barely able to keep them open. He looked over at his girlfriend, who was talking quietly on her phone. They locked eyes, and she immediately sent him an apologetic glance. She mouthed 'I'm sorry', in which he shook his head. He shut his eyes once more, and smiled gently when he felt her hand gently run through his hair.

"I'm sorry about the mix-up... It is good information to know, I agree... Okay, I'll see you next week. Thank you very much."

"What was that about?" Duncan quietly murmured, continuing to keep his eyes shut.

"You know how I thought school started in five days?"

"Mmhmm..."

"It really does start in another month. I misread the dates on the website. I saw that a few certain schools, including the Law school, started in a few days, but I forgot that I'm not eligible for the program yet..."

"You will be soon enough, babe," he quietly said, continuing to smile softly.

Courtney smiled, continuing to stroke her boyfriend's head. She was surprised he hadn't fallen asleep by that point, but knew he would do so any moment now. It was only seven-thirty in the morning, and she had only waken up that early because her mind was plagued with thoughts about college, which, after a phone call, was starting in a month.

A knock at the door brought her out of her small trance. She quietly slipped out of bed and threw on a robe, for she was only wearing a couple of undergarments. She walked to the door and was surprised to find a delivery man upon opening it. She smiled and said, "Good morning."

"Good morning," the delivery man said. He held out two envelopes and said, "I've got two parcels here, for a Duncan Evans and Courtney Richardson..."

"I'm Courtney, and Duncan's currently asleep," she said, taking the envelopes.

He smiled and held out a small device to her. "That's alright, I just need you to sign this as a confirmation of delivery."

"Of course..." Courtney murmured, quickly signing the device. She smiled at him and said, "Thank you."

"You're very welcome. You have a great day."

"You too."

Courtney shut the door and looked at the return address on the envelopes. They were from the Total Drama productions studio in Toronto. She furrowed her eyebrows as she walked back into their bedroom. As she sat down on the bed, she quietly asked, "Do you know why Total Drama would be sending us mail?"

"I dunno," Duncan murmured. "Just...whatever..."

Courtney smiled, reaching over and rubbing Duncan's arm softly and quickly before looking down at her envelope. It was a thin envelope, with maybe only a few pieces of paper inside. She shrugged and opened her envelope. She pulled out the paper, but something fell from inside of it. She furrowed her eyebrows and gasped upon what had fallen out.

It was a plane ticket for a ten-day vacation in Hawaii!

"Oh, my God!" she exclaimed.

"What?" Duncan immediately asked, his eyes opening once more.

"I'm going to Hawaii!"

He blinked his eyes, his sleepiness returning. "What?"

"Open your letter," she murmured, pushing the envelope over to him.

He grunted as he slowly opened the letter. He was incredibly tired and didn't want to be bothered by the Total Drama crew. He was intrigued by this sudden vacation Courtney was going on as well, but he was too tired to even ask her. He pulled out the letter, and his eyes opened at seeing a plane ticket to Hawaii inside of the folded letter. "What," he murmured.

"Did you get one?" she excitedly asked, looking over. She beamed and exclaimed, "We're going to Hawaii!" She gasped and muttered, "I have to call Bridgette..."

Duncan placed the air ticket down before reading the letter, which explained to him that everyone had to go to Hawaii for the last two Aftermath's, and that, with the exception of filming the two shows, they were allowed to do whatever they wanted. The airfare and hotel plus breakfast and dinner each night was provided for everyone. He was shocked, but pleased at the opportunity to visit that vacation spot.

"Hey, Bridge - oh, my God, I just realized it's only four-thirty there. I am so sorry for waking you up!"

"Dumbass," he muttered, smirking when she pushed his shoulder.

"Did you get a letter in the mail from Total Drama recently?" After a pause, she continued, "Me, too! I am so excited about going to Hawaii!"

"Do you think everyone is going to be on the same plane from Vancouver to Honolulu?"

"I think so," Duncan said, pursing his lips as he looked at his bag. "I think there's only one flight per day, so..."

"You're right," Courtney murmured, also looking in her bag. "I feel like I'm forgetting something..."

"Me, too."

She let out a sigh and began muttering to herself the things she knew she had in her luggage. She then gasped and said, "I need my passport!"

He furrowed his eyebrows before feeling his back pocket. He reached inside and was relieved to find their passports. "Here," he said, handing over her passport.

"Thank you," she murmured. "You've got your license, right?"

He nodded. "Got my entire wallet."

"Are you bringing cash?"

"No," he said, shaking his head. "If I need some cash, I'll just find an ATM."

She nodded. She walked over to him, smiling happily. "I can't believe we're going to Hawaii."

"Well, it's not like it's just a vacation for the two of us," he said, smirking. "But I agree. I never would have believed that Total Drama would actually pay for us to go to Hawaii."

"Exactly," she said, reaching forward and grabbing his hands. "And I bet you're glad to have your arm cast off, too."

"Eh, pretty much," he said, smiling. "I gotta wear this tight brace, though."

"I know I'd be happy even with a brace," she said, smiling. "You get to go swimming and actually put your brace in the shower..."

"Taking a shower has been nicer with this brace," he murmured, grinning.

She rolled her eyes despite the small blush that emerged on her cheeks. "So, my parents will be here any moment now..."

"I'm surprised they're picking you up..." he murmured, closing his bag.

"Why?" she asked, looking over at her boyfriend.

He shrugged and explained, "Are they okay with you going to Hawaii?"

"I guess," she said, shrugging. "They haven't said anything negative about it... Oh, that's probably them at the door now," she said before walking out of the room due to a knocking at their door. She opened the front door and smiled at her Mom. "Hey."

"Hello, darling," Mrs. Richardson said, walking into the apartment. "When does your flight leave again?"

"At ten," Courtney explained.

Mrs. Richardson glanced at her watch and said, "It's 8:15 now... If we can, let's head out in a few minutes, okay?"

Courtney nodded, smiling. "Let me go get Duncan and we can be on our way." She walked away from her Mom and back into her bedroom, where she found Duncan talking on his phone.

"We're about to go now," Duncan muttered, rolling his eyes. He looked at Courtney and shook his head. "I'll call you before I leave and when I get to Vancouver, Ma... No, Ma, I won't call you when we get to Honolulu." He let out a sigh and muttered, "I was being sarcastic, Ma... Yes... Ma, we have to go. Courtney's Mom is here." He groaned and said, "I will, now I have to go!" He paused before saying, "I love you, too. Bye."

"Are you ready?" Courtney asked.

"I was born ready," Duncan said, smirking.

She smiled and grabbed her bag off the bed and rolled it down the hallway with Duncan following behind her. She smiled at her Mom and said, "We're ready!"

After a decent thirty-five minute drive to the airport and an easy check-in, Duncan and Courtney found themselves over an hour early for their flight. of course, the boarding process would begin twenty minutes before their flight, so they had forty-five minutes to browse the area around their gate.

"I need some coffee," Courtney decided. "I need some strong coffee, too, to keep me up this entire day..."

"Oh, God, we are staying up all day," Duncan murmured, sighing. "We'll land in Hawaii around six or seven, so that will be... oh, that'll only be eleven or midnight here. Not too bad."

Courtney thought about it for a moment before nodding. "You're right..." she murmured. "But I still need some coffee. Do you want some, sweetie?"

"Nope," Duncan said, shaking his head. "I will be drinking on the plane. Both plane rides, actually."

She smirked. "Are you going to get drunk on the plane ride?"

"Oh, no. Just relaxed."

"Actually, you may not be able to drink on the ride from Vancouver to Hawaii... You have to be twenty-one to drink in America..."

"Hmm..." Duncan shrugged. "We'll see. I can charm my way into getting a drink..." He smirked at her glare towards him. "Jealous, babe?"

"Oh, honey, I can charm my way into anything just like you," Courtney explained, smirking. "I've got the assets to do so..."

He continued smirking at his girlfriend. He nodded his head towards the Starbucks across from them and said, "I bet you can't charm the dude at the counter."

She turned around and studied the young man. He looked maybe seventeen or eighteen years old, so right around their age. He had shaggy blonde hair, and a face with fair skin and a bit of acne. She smirked as he seemingly stuttered his words and became easily embarrassed around an older, attractive woman. She turned around and said, "You're on."

As they shook hands on it, she couldn't help but set her eyes on a woman behind a cashier at a little store across from them. She was in her young twenties, also had a blonde hair, and was a little heavyset. She was a cute woman, sure, but she wasn't someone Duncan would flirt with. Her smirk grew as she nodded her head towards the store. "You have to charm that girl."

He turned around and let out a few laughs. "Alright, babe. You've got yourself a challenge."

She couldn't help but feel a bit nervous as she walked towards the coffee establishment. She looked down at her outfit, which included a white-button up shirt, a pair of jeans, and a black undershirt. Once she got in line and made sure no one was looking, she unbuttoned a few of the buttons of her shirt and pulled down her undershirt, exposing more cleavage. She smiled to herself, thankful that the bra she was wearing was a push-up type.

She smiled at the young cashier when she got up to the counter. She couldn't help but smirk slightly as she noticed how big his eyes got, and how he couldn't help but look back and forth quickly between her face and chest. Normally, she would have been revolted by the act and would have snapped at whoever was doing so, but this was a challenge against Duncan, one she would win.

"H-h-g-good morning," the cashier squeaked out, his face now bright red.

"Good morning," she sweetly said.

"W-what can I get f-for you?"

Instead of looking up to find out what drink she wanted, she noticed that there were a few options on a mat on the counter below her. She leaned down slightly, already feeling that her breasts were becoming more exposed. She pointed at one drink, one of her favorites, and quietly and seductively asked, "How does this taste?"

"It...it...it's, uh..." He sighed before letting out a few nervous chuckles. "You-you're really pretty," he muttered, his face turning incredibly read.

She smiled, yet inside she was cheering. "Thanks," she said. "You're not so bad looking yourself."

"Can you hurry it up?" someone exclaimed from farther back in line.

Courtney continued to smile, but inside she was fuming. If she weren't so caught up in flirting with this man, she would have yelled at the guy. "I'll have a grande one of those," she said.

The man quickly nodded. After a few seconds of pressing a few buttons, he quietly said, "Your total is two forty-three."

Courtney smirked. She did it! She charmed the young boy into giving her what she wanted. It wasn't free, but she wasn't expecting a free drink, either. A half-off discount was good enough. She handed him three dollars and winked at him. "Keep the change, sweetie."

"Th-thanks," he stuttered, his face staying bright red.

She sauntered off, pleased with herself. Normally she didn't flirt with other guys, for she was dating Duncan and just wasn't that type of girl to do so. She quietly waited for her drink, checking her phone to see if Duncan or anyone else had tried to call and or text her. She smiled when she felt a familiar pair of arms wrapped around her. She looked up and smiled at her boyfriend. "So how did it go?" she asked.

Duncan shrugged, smirking. "I would have gotten it if her boyfriend hadn't come out to join her."

Courtney giggled. She reached for her drink and said, "Half off."

He smirked and said, "That's my girl." He patted her sides and said, "Let's walk around and see if we recognize anyone here."

As they walked back towards the gate, neither could deny the person sitting on the floor across from their gate, the person with the bright pink shirt and the cowboy-hat.

"Ay, Geoff!" Duncan exclaimed as they walked towards the party guy.

Geoff immediately looked up, and a grin broke out on the young man's face. "Dudes!" he exclaimed, hopping off the floor. "What's up?"

"Nothing much, man," Duncan said, bumping fists with his friend. "You live here?"

"Nah, dude," Geoff said, shaking his head. "Layover number-one. I'm from Thunder Bay."

"Sweet," Duncan said, nodding his head impressively. "How long have you been here?"

"Uhh..." Geoff thought about that for a moment before replying, "For an hour, I think. You two didn't fly here, did you?"

"No," Courtney said, shaking her head. "My Mom dropped us off."

"Nice," Geoff said, nodding. He then broke out into a sheepish grin and muttered, "You guys, I'm so happy to see Bridgette..."

Courtney and Duncan smiled at each other, tightening their grip on each other.

"Hey, dude," Duncan said, interrupting the peaceful moment. "Do you know the schedule for when we're there?"

"Uhh, kinda," Geoff said, reaching into his back pocket and taking out a sheet of paper. "I called Chris, who told me to call the production studios... let's see... Okay, so, tomorrow, we're gonna film the next Aftermath, and that'll air tomorrow night here in Canada. The next episode will air Friday night, and well... Okay, so we've got this banquet room or whatever set up for us, for breakfast, dinner, and the viewing of Friday's episode. I think it's so cool we've got a room like that. It's super nice, I looked it up online-"

"Where are we staying?" Duncan asked.

"The Hyatt on Waikiki Beach!" Geoff happily said.

Both Duncan and Courtney's mouth's dropped open. Courtney happily asked, "Really?"

Geoff nodded, continuing to grin. "Yeah, girl! So, anyway... We've got, like, loads of time off. We have to get back together the next Thursday or Friday, they aren't sure yet, to film the finale and after-show. Then we leave next Saturday."

"Are you and Bridgette planning on doing anything?" Courtney asked.

Geoff shrugged. "We talked about going to North Shore. She's excited about surfing in Hawaii and really wants to go there. What about you two?"

Courtney and Duncan looked at each other before shrugging. "I dunno," Duncan softly said.

"I guess we'll decide when we get there," Courtney said, smiling softly.

"Where are you two sitting at on the plane?" Geoff asked, pulling out his plane ticket.

"Uhh..." Duncan looked at his plane ticket and said, "30D and E."

Geoff gasped. "I'm right next to y'all! I'm at 30F!"

"Sweet!" Duncan said, high-fiving the other guy.

"We're almost there...!"

Duncan and Courtney softly smiled at Geoff. The party dude was so excited to see his girlfriend, who lived near Vancouver. Courtney remained curled up against Duncan the entire flight. He didn't mind, as he kept an arm wrapped around her the entire time. Duncan and Geoff mostly chatted, while she sat there, watching some in-flight movies and television, listened to music, or even chatted slightly with the two guys.

"Have you ever visited Bridgette in Vancouver?" Courtney softly asked, looking over at Geoff.

Geoff nodded. "A couple of times. I visited her graduation in December, and then I saw her for a couple of weeks during the summer."

"Bridgette graduated early?" Duncan asked.

"I told you that," Courtney mumbled, rolling her eyes.

Geoff chuckled. "Yeah, dude." He kept smiling as he looked out a window. "Vancouver is so pretty..."

Courtney and Duncan smiled at each other. 'I love you' Courtney mouthed. Duncan also mouthed 'I love you' before leaning down and kissing her. They didn't realize the time they spent kissing, for they jolted at the plane touching down on the ground. She let out a few giggles, her face turning pink. He just smirked, leaning back in his seat.

They had to travel across the airport, up one level and through customs, before finding their gate. Geoff immediately abandoned Courtney and Duncan upon seeing his girlfriend. She softly smiled at them and said, "They love each other so much... It's kind of sad that they live so far apart..."

"Who knows," he said, shrugging. "Maybe they'll live together soon."

Courtney nodded, smiling when Bridgette dragged Geoff back towards them. She waved at her friend and said, "Hey, Bridgette!"

"Courtney!" Bridgette exclaimed, engulfing her friend in a hug upon meeting. Courtney couldn't help but return the tight hug. The blonde-haired girl said, "You look so pretty!"

"That's what the guy at Starbucks said," Duncan muttered, smirking.

"What?" Bridgette asked, staring at Duncan with a confused expression.

Duncan smirked. He looked at his girlfriend and said, "You wanna tell her...?"

Courtney sighed and explained the story to Geoff and Bridgette. Re-telling the experience was a bit embarassing, and she felt a bit whore-ish for acting the way she did. Geoff and Bridgette thought the story was pretty funny, though. Even Duncan chuckled at the story, unseemingly phased at how much of a slut Courtney considered herself at the moment.

Despite his laughter, Duncan could tell Courtney wasn't feeling so thrilled about her actions. He could see right past her facade. He was happy when Geoff and Bridgette wanted to spend some alone time together, for he wanted to talk to Courtney. Once they were alone, he quietly said, "Follow me real quick." He took her hand in his and led her towards a quiet part of the hall. Once they were standing against a wall, he turned towards her. He remained silent for a moment before quietly saying, "You know I'm not mad at you, babe. I don't think you're a whore or whatever."

Courtney let out a laugh before letting out a sigh. "I know," she quietly said. "But I-"

"Don't be so hard on yourself, Court."

"I can't help it," she quietly seethed, glaring at him slightly. "You know that."

"Well, stop." His stare was strangely both intense and calm. "I challenged you to do it. Yes, you made yourself even sexier, but that was part of the challenge I presented. You did this to win this challenge, because you're a competitive person. Just be glad you got your overpriced coffee half off, 'kay?"

She sighed and nodded. She smiled and said, "I'll try, though the coffee's long gone..."

"Oh, you know what I mean."

A/N: Journey to 100,000 words! And 30 chapters! I meant to mention this a LONG time ago, but this is my longest story by far... and I'm glad everyone's seemingly enjoying it! I had no clue what to write for this chapter until two days ago, when this idea just hit me suddenly. It took a lot of research to write this chapter, but it was worth it. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I'll write a few more chapters for their vacation in Hawaii, and then onto the serious part of the story ;) If you have any ideas, please write them in your reviews! Thanks!