Author's Note: I'll put the votes for each couple to the right of their names, and an "X" for them being voted off on the left.
X-Izzy and Owen-3
X-Heather and Justin-42
X-Lindsay and Tyler-0
X-LeShawna and Harold-4
X-Beth and Cody-4
X-Eva and Ezekiel-0
-Bridgette and Geoff-67
-Gwen and Trent-114
-Courtney and Duncan-165
X-Sadie and DJ-2
X-Katie and Noah-72
Duncan crawls through the metal air shaft until he gets to another metal covering. Slits of light shine through the grate. Duncan lays on his back in the air vent and he kicks the metal grate off. The metal flies off the wall of the broadcasting room, into the grass. Duncan hops out of the air vent and lands on the dewy grass. The full moon was shining, and Duncan starts to run for Courtney's cabin.
He runs to the back of the cabin and jumps up. He grabs the windowsill and hoists himself up. Duncan opens the window and hops into the room. Katie was sleeping in her bunk. Bridgette, Gwen, and Courtney were sprawled out on Gwen's bed, with red faces and puffy eyes. They were crying?
Duncan quietly steps over to the bed and clamps his hand over Courtney's mouth. Her cheeks were sticky with tears, and her under-eyes were covered with runny mascara. Courtney's eyes shoot open and she muffle-screams into Duncan's hand. She relaxes, though, once she sees it's Duncan. He removes his hand and Courtney stands up.
Duncan motions for her to follow him, and he jumps out the window. Courtney slowly lowers herself out the window too. Duncan just stares at her, and Courtney leans against the back of the cabin.
"Why'd you kiss Josh?" Duncan asks flatly, with his hands in his pockets.
"Josh kissed me first," Courtney whispers, frowning.
"You kissed him back, did you not?" Duncan accuses. Courtney's eyes start to water and she blinks back her tears.
"I-It was just that we w-were talking about college, and I got homesick just thinking about it--"
"So you kissed him?"
"SHUT UP!" Courtney screams, starting to cry. "Let me finish! …I started feeling really homesick a-and when he was twirling my hair, I just kinda remembered…stuff." Duncan's eyes squinted.
"Go on," he says in monotone.
"And when Josh kissed me, it was like when we used to be going out. I-I wasn't thinking. I grabbed his collar, and all of a sudden it was like I was zapped. I pulled away from him, and he called you an asshole. I ran--"
"Oh, I'm the asshole?" Duncan shouts, throwing his hands up. "If I ever get a hold on that stupid, preppy--"
"Duncan!" Courtney exclaims.
"WHAT! He kissed you! He can't just go around kissing--"
"Duncan!" Courtney exclaims again.
"What!" Duncan exclaims, stopping his pacing. Courtney looks up at him.
"Gwen told us that Xavier told her that Chris told him that we broke up! Chris has been saying that to all the exes," Courtney explains.
"I should've known Chris was behind this," Duncan mumbles, fists clenching. Then he shakes his head. "I gotta go."
"Where?" Courtney asks. Duncan shrugs.
"It doesn't matter," he replies, helping Courtney back through the window. Once she's back in her cabin, she turns around and leans out the window.
"Wait, Duncan. Am I still your girlfriend?" she asks, biting her lip. Duncan shrugs.
"Do you still like me?"
"Yes!"
"Then yeah, I still wanna be your boyfriend," Duncan says, finally smiling.
"Kay. Night," Courtney whispers. Duncan nods and Courtney reaches up to close the window.
"Hey, Courtney, do you know where Josh is staying?" Duncan asks.
"Uh, yeah, I think he's staying in that green tent next to the hospital."
"Thanks, Princess," Duncan says, winking at her. Courtney shuts the window and lays back on Gwen's bed. She sighs happily, glad that Duncan wasn't mad at her. She was even strangely glad that he had called her 'Princess', since that usually bugs her.
But then Courtney gasps and jumps off the bed. Duncan asked where Josh slept! He's probably going to beat him up now! She runs over to the window and tries to open it. But it wouldn't budge. A stick was holding it shut, propped between the window half and the top of the window from outside. Duncan gives a small wave from below and runs off.
Courtney runs over to the front door and opens it. She tries to open the screen door too, but somehow a chair had gotten propped up against the door handle. She jiggles the knob. Locked.
"DUNCAN!"
Duncan jogs up to the tent and walks in. Josh was laying on his cot, in his white Hollister tank top and red plaid boxers. Duncan flips the covers off Josh and he wakes up. Duncan pushes him to the floor.
"Wha…?" Josh mumbles. Then he sees Duncan.
"Dude, why'd you kiss my girlfriend?" Duncan says harshly.
"She's not your girlfriend. You guys broke up, remember?" Josh snaps, standing up and trying to look tough in his underwear.
"I never broke up with Courtney. Chris just told you that to stir up some shitty drama," Duncan explains.
"Whatever. Your just saying that so I won't flirt with Courtney so you can get her back and break her heart again," Josh accuses.
Duncan throws his hands in the air. "I did not break up with her!"
"Mm-hmm, I bet," Josh says sarcastically. "She kissed me, so how can I believe you two are still going out?"
Duncan's stomach turned to jelly. He clenched his fists. "Josh, after you kissed me, I told you Duncan was still my boyfriend." Duncan spins around to see Courtney standing in the doorway of the tent.
"Princess? How'd you get out of your cabin?" Duncan asked.
"You locked her in the cabin?" Josh asks, but Duncan ignores him. Courtney shrugs.
"I cut the screen open on the door," she replies. "But come on, Duncan, let's go." Courtney tries to pull Duncan out of the tent, but his feet are planted firmly on the ground. That is, before Josh tackled him. Courtney shrieks and jumps backward.
Duncan kicks Josh off of him and Josh crashes into his cot. He jumps up and lunges at Duncan. "Watch out, Josh is on the wrestling team!" Courtney warns. Josh wraps his arm around Duncan's neck and they fall to the floor.
"Josh! Stop it!" Courtney yells, trying to pull Josh's arm from around Duncan's neck. But Josh uses his spare arm to push her aside, and she sprawls on the floor. All of a sudden, Duncan's body goes limp, and Josh stands up. "Duncan!"
His eyes immediately open, he smirks, and his foot whips out to trip Josh. Duncan jumps onto Josh and pins him down. "Nobody pushes Princess around," Duncan threatens, punching Josh in the nose.
Josh wriggles out from under Duncan and he knees him in the balls. Duncan doubles over and Josh kicks him in the stomach. Duncan falls back. Josh leans over Duncan and punches him in the jaw.
"Stop!" Courtney screams.
Somehow Duncan hops up and hooks his arm around Josh's neck. Josh hunches over, and Duncan repeatedly punches him in the stomach until Josh falls on the ground. Duncan steps on his back and gives Josh a wedgie. Duncan helps Courtney off the ground and they walk out of the tent where Josh was groaning.
"Duncan, your jaw is starting to swell," Courtney says, gently stroking his jaw. Duncan sighs at the touch of her cool hand. "Come on, we need to get you some ice."
She leads Duncan towards the mess hall and Duncan slaps her butt on their way up the stairs. She glares at him over her shoulder. "What? You were wearing those loose pajama bottoms -- I couldn't resist," Duncan says with a smirk. Courtney rolls her eyes, blushes, and leads him into the kitchen.
Duncan hops up on the counter while Courtney digs around in the freezer. "There's some really gross stuff in here…" she murmurs. Finally, she retrieves an ice pack and heads over to Duncan.
Courtney places the ice pack on his jaw and he snaps back. "Ouch, Princess! A little gentler, please," Duncan says, smiling. Courtney blushes and gently replaces the ice pack on his jaw. He sighs. "Much better." Courtney blushes harder.
Soon Duncan starts to pull away. Courtney leans closer, trying to keep the ice pack on his jaw. "Duncan, stop trying to get away!"
"It's too cold! My jaw is getting numb!" he protests, leaning almost horizontally on the counter. Courtney keeps leaning closer.
"That means it's working!"
Duncan falls on the counter and Courtney catches herself with her hand on his stomach. Duncan winces and quickly sits up. "Ah!"
"Ohmigosh, Duncan, are you okay?" Courtney exclaims. He nods and lifts his shirt, revealing a big purple bruise. Courtney lets out a small gasp. "I'm sorry!"
Duncan chuckles. "It's alright, Princess. Maybe we should get some ice for this one, too?"
Courtney nods and digs in the freezer for another ice pack. She comes back and Duncan is holding an ice pack to his jaw. Courtney slowly approaches Duncan's bare stomach and places her ice pack on it. Of course Duncan would rather ME hold the ice pack to his stomach… His rock-hard stomach…His rock-hard stomach with six-pack abs…His rock-hard stomach with HUGE six--
"You're staring," Duncan says with a smirk on his face. Courtney snaps her gaze from his stomach to his eyes. She blushes again.
"Why do you do it?" she asks.
"Do what, darling?" Duncan asks.
"Beat up every guy that flirts with me."
Duncan stares at Courtney for a second before answering, "I'm your boyfriend." Courtney rolls her eyes.
"I know, Duncan."
"Fine," Duncan says, sighing, "I guess I'm a little over-protective sometimes." Courtney smiles.
"A little?"
"Josh kissed you!"
Courtney shrugs. "He thought we had broken up."
"If he thought we had broken up, he still shouldn't have made a move on you had just 'broken up' with me," Duncan grumbles. He pulls Courtney into his lap and he kisses her.
"Duncan, this isn't exactly romantic," Courtney protests.
"I think it is. We snuck into psycho Chef's kitchen in the middle of the night, and we're making out on the counter," Duncan explains. Courtney blushes and kisses him again.
(Author's Note: I said I know it may seem unfair that Noah and Katie were voted off, because they got the most votes, but when I narrowed it down to just them and Geoff and Bridgette, Geoff and Bridgette won. I know Chris said that the couples could not be voted off by losing the competition, only by having the least votes, but Chris is all about breaking the rules. Lol. Anyway, sorry I didn't get to it, but I'll have Noah and Katie go on the Boat of Losers the next chapter. This one got kinda long, and I'm tired.)
