Cody thought Duncan was hot. He just didn't get it.

Did anyone else know that Cody had these thoughts? No. Of course they didn't. Not even Sierra knew of his sexuality.

Cody didn't get it, he was into girls right? He was also into Gwen, wasn't he? So why was he suddenly falling for this juvenile punk that all of his friends hated?

Courtney and Gwen may have turned into a bunch of mush when they were around Duncan, but he was not like them. He was strong, he was the Codemister, he didn't bend so easily. Duncan was the type of guy that Cody would be envious of and be disgusted by. He wouldn't just fall for some punk. That's why they were rivals and that's how Cody liked it. Cody wouldn't dare let himself be distracted by his snake-like smirk, or his seductive blue eyes, or his perfectly trimmed mohawk and…

GAH! What was he DOING?! Why was he getting all worked up over that menace?!

Whatever, his team was going to elimination today. He needed to figure out who he was going to vote off. His options were between Courtney, Heather, and Sierra. Gwen had already been kicked out long ago after she was caught admitting to her crush on Duncan in the confessional. He had every reason to want all of them gone. Courtney sent his friend/crush out of jealous rage, Sierra was stalking him endlessly and Heather… okay, maybe she didn't need to leave as badly as the other two.

"Yeah… I don't think making Gwen's face as our raft really helped my team today." Cody chuckled nervously in the confessional, "I keep having these… strange feelings about Duncan and I needed to distract myself somehow, and Gwen's always good at distracting me… uh, no offense Gwen. But… I don't know, it just isn't working as well as it used to. My mind still keeps going on to Duncan."

"Look… I'm in love with Gwen and all, but something about Duncan is driving me crazy. I just can't explain it…" Cody suddenly vented before realizing exactly what he said, "It's… probably just hatred. Yeah, that's it."

"Oh, I don't think it's hatred, Pipsqueak." A familiar sly voice was heard from the door and Cody was horrified when it opened to see Duncan smirking at him.

"Did I not lock the door?!" Cody's eyes widened in horror.

"Afraid not. I saw you through a crack. I doubt you could've done anything though even if you checked. The lock was busted." Duncan continued smirking.

"Oh…" Cody chuckled nervously before saying, "Well… thanks for letting me know that. I was done venting anyway and-"

"I heard you venting about me." Duncan said bluntly which made Cody blush in embarrassment and fright. Oh crap, how much had Duncan heard?

"About stuff like how you can't get me off your mind, how I drive you crazy, and that not even Gwen can distract you from it." Duncan continued listing off with that same smug look on his face. Why? Why? Why did he have to hear all that?!

"You're better than Princess when it comes to being in-tune with your feelings but it's clear I have to spell this out for you. You clearly want me." Duncan rolled his eyes in amusement.

No, no, no. That's exactly what Cody was afraid of. He did not want to feel that way about Duncan whatsoever. He was a jerk, bully, and a slime and worst of all, Cody didn't want anyone else finding out he was bisexual. Only Noah knew and that was good enough for him.

Duncan saw Cody shaking and trembling and immediately grappled the geek's arms to steady him.

"Whoa Pipsqueak, relax. I'm not a homophobe." Duncan chuckled, "Though I do have something in mind for you?"

Cody raised an eyebrow at the notion, what could Duncan possibly want from him?

"Look, me and Princess aren't exactly on the best of terms right now and I need somebody to make her jealous while she's out there trying to use Justin 2.0 as a way to make me jealous." Duncan explained in annoyance.

"And you want to use ME for that?! I'm not someone you can just use for your selfish gain. Besides, I have feelings for Gwen too, y'know." Cody glared at the delinquent furiously.

"Oh really? Well I think there's this incentive you might want to consider." Duncan smirked before pulling Cody towards him and pressing his lips on the geek's. Cody's eyes widened at this, he imagined his first kiss would be with Gwen or another girl, not Duncan of all people. However, he couldn't complain as Duncan continued kissing him and it felt so good. He let himself kiss Duncan, it felt so wrong but at the same time he enjoyed it so much.

When they finally pulled away, Cody had gasped for breath but was upset that it had ended.

"Why'd you stop?" Cody asked without thinking.

"Simple. You haven't helped me out yet. You get Courtney all jealous so I can throw her off her game and you get more of that." Duncan shrugged uncaringly before giving Cody a seductive smile, "So… what's it gonna be?"

Every instinct was telling Cody that he shouldn't do this. It was wrong to play with Courtney's feelings, it was wrong to give into affections that were only gained through shallow means, and it was wrong to let Duncan use him when he would likely ditch him anyway.

But he needed Duncan, he needed him so much. And for some reason, he felt there might actually be something there between them.

"F-Fine. I'll do it." Cody lowered his head so he wouldn't have to look at Duncan's eyes.

"You made a good choice, man." Duncan patted Cody's head before walking off with a smirk, "By the way, for the vote, I'm gonna need you to boot off Sierra. She's probably gonna ruin everything. Heather and Courtney probably won't be too hard to convince with Sierra likely needing medical help after today."

Cody just nodded his head solemnly, and Duncan was pleased when Sierra had ended up being eliminated from the competition. It earned him another make-out session from the delinquent and Cody hated to say it but he enjoyed it. Gwen had no longer been a thought of his mind when he was with Duncan, because despite how much Cody tried to convince himself otherwise, he needed Duncan, because if without the punk, who else would show him this much love?

Author's Note: Tis the season for seasonal angst. I have no idea why I force Cody into these situations but it makes for such good story telling.