Present 9: DUNCAN
He had to admire the amount of detail. The trademark hairstyle, the various piercings, the spiked collar and the hands clasped tightly in front of him. The only thing that was truly out of place was the bright red Santa hat decorating the skull symbol.
With a sudden flash of pearly white teeth, the head was gone. With one final swallow the man in blue nodded his head. "It's all clear Joe!" As the parcel was taken away the security guard had to shake his head with amazement. "The lengths some people will go to just to decorate a cookie."
The brown package decorated with carefully inked green trees had arrived early that afternoon. As with everything sent to an occupant of the juvenile detention hall, the box had been sent through the scanners before being opened. The carefully wrapped present in green tissue paper had been ripped opened and the metal cookie cutter had been confiscated.
Only when the clear wrap had been removed from the plates of sweets were they able to see the cutter was meant merely as a gift instead of an attempted weapon. The red note from one of Duncan's teammates on the show had repeatedly mentioned it.
To doubly make sure the wrong impression had not been given, the other teen had also included a highly detailed recipe list of every item on the plate. The plate of sweets had gone in front of the guard dogs and then finally each had been tasted.
That had finally decided things. Instead of being destroyed, the cookie cutter would be placed with Duncan's belongings, though the teen wouldn't be receiving it. Not until he left juvi.
It was an afterthought from Duncan's parole officer that a photograph of the cookie cutter had been taken. It was a gift after all and besides the teen had been on a good behavior streak lately, though the sole reason had yet to arrive.
It had taken a lot of work. Letters from the boy's parents, a few of the campers and the host of the reality show had been written. There had even been a very detailed letter from the reason herself. However it had been Duncan himself who turned the tide.
Since Duncan's time on Total Drama Island the rebellious teen had greatly improved in attitude, though anyone who suggested such a thing quickly found themselves on the wrong end of a fist.
His parole officer as an incentive had even hinted on the possibility of having Courtney being able to visit the center. The rules at Juvi stated quite clearly family only was allowed to visit, but there were very few exceptions to the rule.
To say the least Duncan had been on his extreme best behavior. The idea of having his favorite "Princess" come by for a short visit had been one the teen had not been willing to pass up.
As Duncan tapped his fingers impatiently against the hard table, a box was placed in front of him. Raising his eyebrow he reached his hands into the open box pulling out two plates filled with wrapped sweets and a red note.
Three plates. One foor the police to check over, one foor the person I met on the island and the other to share with friends and family eh.
Happy Holidays, Duncan
Ezekiel
"Oh yeah…that guy is homeschooled." Duncan scoffed as he remembered what happened the day after his arrival at Playa des Losers.
It had been at breakfast time when it happened. As Ezekiel started to approach Bridgette and Courtney at the table they had acted. The prairie boy's eyes went wide with shock as he was pulled away from the dining hall and slammed against the wall. The surprise on his face turned to annoyance and he glared at the taller trio. "Wot was that foor eh!"
"For trying to hit on our girls!"
The horrified look on Ezekiel's face, made DJ shake his head before explaining. "What Geoff means is your trying to attempt to date a girl who is already taken, not hurt them physically."
"Ooh okay then eh." Ezekiel stated calmly with a smile before his mood changed abruptly. "Foor the last time eh! I doon't…. like… either of thoose girls like that! I like someone else!"
The declaration had multiple effects. Duncan let the shorter teen go and Ezekiel had quickly taken advantage of it and had moved out of the reach only to bump into the now smirking Geoff. The annoyance of the situation had faded some by the homeschooled teen's outburst.
"Okay then Homeschool….who do you like then?" The brunette's face burned red and he shook his head in defiance. Duncan grinned wickedly at Geoff and DJ before continuing. "So you are crushing on our girls then."
As Duncan had anticipated the prairie teen took the bait. "I am not! The girl I like is really cute and pretty and….." Ezekiel trailed off as he noticed the dark glares had returned to Geoff and Duncan's faces.
"I know you're not saying that Bridge or Courtney is ugly right?" The humorless tone of Geoff's voice and the cracking of Duncan's knuckles caused Ezekiel to pale. Quickly the farm raised boy tried to remedy the situation.
"No! I just said I liked a pretty girl…not that Bridgette and Courtney isn't pretty! It's joost that she's prettier and cuter and……OH SHOOT!!!!"
Ezekiel realized his error and fearing the threat to his life, he instantly bolts away from the group of enraged boys running full speed to the elevator. The homeschooled teen had gotten lucky. Noah had just vacated the elevator and the boy managed to just slip inside just before the elevator doors closed and then proceeded to climb upwards.
In remembrance, Duncan slammed his hand against the table. Paying a visit to Ezekiel's room had proved fruitless. As much as he hated to admit it, the other teen was extremely elusive when he chose to be. Growling in annoyance he looked up to see Courtney's smiling face.
"Princess!" The smile had disappeared off the CIT's face as the delinquent raced over and picked her up spinning her in circles. "Duncan! I'm getting dizzy!" The tan skinned female complained.
The moment Courtney was let down she staggered towards the table and her eyes widened in shock as she noticed a familiar package on the table. Duncan frowned. "Oh just some package Country boy sent me."
"You know Duncan; you should be nicer to him." As expected the punk's eyes widened in shock. "Am I hearing this right? PRINCESS…. telling ME to be nice to teen sexist?" In response the CIT unwrapped the plate and removed a yellow tree sprinkled with powdered sugar.
"You're not the only one to receive that package." The girl smiled as she took a bite out of the lemon tree. "And mom says you can't visit me unless you bring a batch of these with you. There her favorite. Mine too." Courtney takes another bite of the treat.
It would be several hours later that Duncan's shock over the whole thing wore off. It would be a day later that he finally picked up the pen and started to write. For Courtney he would do almost anything…even ask the most clueless teen he had ever met for a cooking recipe.
My name is Backyardigans101 Im from Canada my fave characters are Courtney, Duncan,
Izzy, Gwen Bridgette, trent Geoff & Leshawna! and my wish is that everyone has
a very merry christmas/Hawnaka or Kwansa (sorry if its speled wrong) and a
happy new year and all there wishes come true! thank-you! =)
Imagi's Ramblings: Research is finished, Camper 9 is now finished! :D Thanks for the reviews, I'll try to catch up tomorrow and now I'm going to bed! :)
Imagi
