Chapter 4: iNot So Different

Red:

Team Leader: Madison

Skylar

Alexis

Jade

Blue:

Team Leader: Amber

Mary

Carrie

Ashley

Yellow:

Team Leader: Sam

Megan

Shannon

Chelsea

Green:

Team Leader: Emma

Kate

Holly

Hannah

Dear Ladies,

The team that wins will win a group date with me.

Good luck, and have fun!

-Freddie

"Paintball?" Madison whined. She read the team list and frowned. "Doesn't paintball…hurt?"

"Grow up!" Amber rolled her eyes. "I'm excited. I've never played paintball before."

Madison glared at her. "Whoop-dee-freaking doo." She smoothed her perfect blond hair. "It better not ruin my hair."

"It's paintball." I told her. "It won't matter how your hair looks when you get shot."

Madison didn't get mad at me. She just smiled strangely. "You're right, Sam." Something wasn't right…

"I don't know how to play!" Holly, a girl with purple hair shouted angrily. "This is stupid!"

Ashley grinned. "My ex-boyfriend took me once! But he didn't let me shoot anyone, he did it all himself." Everyone stared at her. How did that help us?

I sighed. "I've played Assassin a few times." I confessed. "I've never lost."

"Way to blow your own horn." A red-head named Kate whispered. She knew I could hear her. "That's no fair! Isn't that cheating?"

"No!" Amber shook her head and smiled at me. "The challenges are just for fun!"

Kate groaned. "Shut up, Amber. I'm sick of you talking."

That's when things got ugly.

X

Confession Camera:

"God, I hate Amber Miller!" Kate complained, crossing her arms. "Who does she think she is? Ryan Seacrest? She better watch out, I get ugly when I'm mad. I'm not even kidding!" She blew a kiss at the camera.

"Please, please, please can I push Kate down the stairs?" Amber begged. "Oh, and Madison! She acts all nice to my friend Sam…but she's a witch to everyone else. Why is that? She's planning something…"

"Sam and Amber started the fight!" Kate hissed, the camera switching back to her. "What kind of name is Sam anyway? She thinks she's so great cuz. Well, I'm prettier! God, if she wins I swear I'll *BEEP*

Freddie grinned at the camera. "I hope today goes well. I spent all night making the teams." He laughed. "It was so hard not to write Mumble instead of Sam. I think she hates that nickname more than me!"

X

"Welcome to your first challenge." The host, Nevel said. The girls were all wearing jeans and Penny tees in there team color. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah!" All the girls cheered except for Sam.

An hour later Sam was hiding behind a tree as she aimed her gun. She and some girl called Megan were the last ones on their team. Shannon was a huge target…she'd been hit immediately. Chelsea had accidentally shot herself trying to shoot at another girl.

"What's the plan?" Megan asked, looking determined to win. "The red and green teams are gone! We just have to-"

"Ow!" screamed, grabbing her ankle. "I'm hit! Girl down! Girl down! God, I don't wanna die like this!"

Sam rolled her eyes. Why did she always get the girls who didn't know what a freaking pencil was? "You'll be fine! Just limp back to the mansion." She helped Megan stand up.

"Ouch….ouch…ouch…good luck, Sam…ouch…" Megan waved at her as a nurse handed her an ice pack.

Sam wandered around in the woods until she heard leaves rustling. She closed one eye to aim and pulled the trigger as a girl jumped out from at her. A blob of paint splattered on her cheek.

"Gah!" Ashley from blue team yelled. She pulled off her helmet. "Great, I'm out."

Sam smiled. She might actually win this thing! Even if it meant a whole night with Freddie. Just three more girls to- "Ouch!" She gasped. She'd been shot in the butt.

"God, I'm so sorry!" Amber ran up to her. "I thought my gun was broken…it just went off! I'm so sorry, Sam! I didn't mean to hit you!" She looked really upset.

Sam just shrugged. "It's fine. I'm used to paintball bruises." She sighed. "I won't be able to sit down for a few days…but I'm glad I'm out. I'm bored and hungry."

"Why are you always hungry?"

"That's just me."

Amber helped Sam walk back to the mansion. All the girls and Freddie were waiting for them.

"Who won?" Madison asked, angry that she wouldn't get the date with Freddie.

Sam turned around to show them the paint on her pants. Blue team cheered and surrounded Amber in a group hug.

"It was an accident." Amber explained. "Sam would have killed me."

Sam wasn't listening. She was staring at Freddie. It was almost like he was disappointed…no way. That was just his face. It hadn't happened.

X

"That Madison is hiding something!" Carly said, lying on the couch with Melanie and Spencer. "And why is Sam still acting like that?"

"She angry at us." Melanie shrugged and threw a piece of popcorn in her mouth. "We forced her to do this."

Carly sighed. "But Freddie wants to know her!" She pointed at the TV screen. "She won't even give him a chance!"

"He won't eliminate her tomorrow." Melanie whispered. "There's something between them…"

Spencer laughed. "Yeah…you can just feel the hate."

Carly rolled her eyes. "Sam's just hiding her feelings. I just wish she would try. What if Freddie does eliminate her? This will all be for nothing!"

X

"Well, look who it is…" Freddie smiled as he walked into the kitchen. "Mumble."

"Stop calling me that." I hissed, rolling my eyes at him. "And shouldn't you be getting ready for your date?"

Freddie shrugged. "I just wanted to see what Mumble was doing."

"Eating." I held up the plate of ham I was cutting. "They tried to give me broccoli for dinner." I shuddered. "It was the worst experience of my life."

"Cute." Freddie whispered. His eyes stared into mine for a second. I'd never noticed his eyes before. They were like melted chocolate… "So how's your butt?"

"Dude…"

"What? You got hit, didn't you?" He smirked at me while I blushed. "It looked painful. I watched the whole thing on tape. You jumped fifty feet in the air when it hit you."

"Well, when you get hit in the butt by a paintball, let me know. We'll see how you like it." She looked at the clock on the wall. "Seriously, you should go."

"Mumble…" Freddie stepped closer to me. I stepped back. "Some might say you're trying to get rid of me."

"What if I am?" I didn't dare look up at him.

"Well, that hurts, Mumble."

"Stop calling me that!" I shouted, finally looking up. "I don't mumble so you can't call me that!"

"Yes, Mumble, I can." He leaned dangerously close to my face. "But I like that about you."

"You don't even know me." I whispered as he stared at my lips. "How can you know what you like about me?"

"I know enough, Mumble. And I'm going to learn more about you even though you say you don't want me to."

"I don't say, Mr. Reality. I mean it."

"Are you trying to convince me…" He stepped closer, trapping me against the counter. "Or yourself?"

"You…you don't know me." God, why did my voice sound so girly? He was gonna think I liked him! Oh, God, no! "I'm serious. I'm not playing this game. I don't want to be here. This isn't how I want to fall in love."

"You think this is how I want to?" I wished I wasn't backed against the counter so I could get away from him. "It's not."

I stared down at the floor. When I looked up in his eyes, I felt…something. I don't know what. I don't like it, and Freddie made it happen. God, he was so annoying! Why couldn't he leave me alone?

"Mumble…" He leaned closer and whispered into my ear. "We're not so different."

A/N: Whoa, longest chapter so far! So do you guys like longer or shorter chapters best? I'll try and make it the length most of you want. Next chapter will be elimination night! AND A HUGE SEDDIE FIGHT!

SEDDIE HAPPENED HERE! Hope you guys enjoyed it. They're so cute together! I even gave them nicknames for each other…Mr. Reality and Mumble (:

OOOOOMMMMMGGGG! I can't believe iLMM premieres today! I've been waiting for forever! Seddie WILL happen! It's tonight at 7! Mark your foreheads!