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~ Gwen ~
Fall breezed by, and so did the start of winter. Before I knew it, it was natal Eve, my family was going over to meet Duncan's family and we would spend the holidays together. Of course, my mother was happy as hell, while I was dreading it. And what makes it worse, Richard is coming with us. The only thing about Richard, is that he doesn't really... like me atau my brother as much as he tells us he does. And I can only imagine what his reaction will be to Duncan being my boyfriend.
I was standing in front of my mirror in my room, a bobby pin held between my teeth while I pulled my hair up into a high ponytail. I dyed it completely black for this week because the teal highlights didn't look good with my red dress. My hair had grown since the end of Total Drama, and actually looked nice up. I never thought it did before with my shorter hair. But now that it was longer, it looked nicer up. I finished tying my hair up and then took the bobby pin from my mouth with my right hand, using my left to hold my hair up. I used the bobby pins to keep my hair in place. I did not want to risk looking poorly for Duncan's family. According to him, this was the final test. Passing his family's - mostly father's - approval. And it didn't help that no girl was ever good enough to impress his dad, according to Duncan.
But I thought I had a chance with how nice I looked. I wasn't as gothic as I normally was. I just didn't want that to affect his opinion on me. I wore a crimson long-sleeved dress that landed six inches above my knees with black tights and heels. I finished my hair and then applied my makeup. Eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, and lipstick. I used a shade of red tonight. For holiday spirit... and it looked good with my dress. I stood up and gingerly placed my hands on my hips. I stared at my reflection. I looked... good. Really good. I smiled and grabbed my jacket, purse, and the small stack of gifts that I had bought and wrapped for each member of Duncan's immediate family. Generosity never hurt with girlfriend points.
I walked downstairs and saw my mom, Alex, and Richard all ready. Richard smiled at me. Oh please. anda only smile at me when my mom's around. I thought while I walked towards them. I moved my gaze to Alex, who was tugging at the kerah of his kemeja as if it were choking him. I wouldn't be surprised if Richard tied the dark green tie around his neck.
"You look beautiful, Gwen." Richard said. I forced my eyes back to him and put on a fake smile. Then I looked at my mom. She really looked pretty. Her hair was curled into little ringlets and her white dress contrasted perfectly with her dark hair. She looked gorgeous.
"You really do, honey." She berkata to me. I smiled a real smile this time.
"Thanks." I said.
"Can we just go and meet your boyfriend already?" Alex asked.
"Only if anda help me with these." I said, thrusting the boxes in my hands towards him. I looked back to my mom. "Are our bags in the car?" I asked her. We were spending the night at Duncan's house. He offered and my mom impulsively accepted.
"Yes." She said. I smiled and nodded. We walked out to the car. Alex and I sat in the back while Mom sat in the front with Richard, who was driving. The town was painted white with snow, small flakes floating down from the twilight sky. I stared out the window, not hearing anyone talking to me if they did. My mind was already going a million miles an jam because of my nerves akting up from anxiously wanting to meet Duncan's family.
~ Duncan ~
George and Paul were arguing over what wine to use at makan malam while Ma and Nicole - my sister - made diner. My dad was supervising while finishing the last detik touches on the holiday vibe in the house. I was setting the table. I stood back and counted the places again. Ten. Perfect. I walked into the dapur and heard George and Paul talking about Gwen. I froze while I reached for glasses. What was coming out of their mouthes was... unthinkable. Even for them! I dropped what I was doing and stormed over to them.
"You better not be talking about my Gwen." I growled at them. They were both older and taller than me. George was twenty-three and Paul was twenty-one. Me, being only eighteen, was risking my sanity challenging them.
"So what if we are, kid?" George snarled back while looking down at me, his hazel eyes piercing my teal ones. I wasn't in the mood for a fight. But I had to get the message across that Gwen was the only girl who might pass Dad's test.
"Just don't screw this up for me, okay?" I asked before walking back over to set the glasses at the table. Then Dad stopped me with a hand on my shoulder. I turned to face him.
"I'll keep them in line for tonight." He berkata to me. I nodded with a smile and went back to setting the table. I placed a glass at each seat, casting occasional glances at Nicole and Ma making dinner.
"They'll be here soon!" I called to everyone. They all gave some kind of sign that they heard before I walked into the living room, seeing the tree. The only thing missing was the star. Normally, I would do that. But I wanted Gwen to be part of this family. I'm letting her do that this year. I looked out the window to see a pair of headlights pulling into the driveway. I fixed my dark red dress kemeja and ran to the door, calling to everyone that they were here as I ran. Then I realized something. musik was missing. I whistled for Nicole. That was her cue to set the mood. She ran from the salad she was mixing and quickly turned on some holiday music. I sighed as she ran back to the counter.
Then the bel, bell ran. I sighed and steadily opened the door. The first person I saw was Gwen. I saw her red dress and makeup. She looked beautiful. Then I saw Alex, clad in a white dress shirt, dark green tie, black blazer, and pants. Then her mom, Isabelle, wearing a pretty white dress with her hair curled. And then Richard. He was exactly how Gwen described him - tall, bland, and a total slime ball. His hair has lebih product in it than mine did.
I was brought out of my thoughts when Gwen gave me a quick peck on the lips. I smiled at her and her family. "Merry Christmas." I berkata to them while I opened the door wider. They walked in, being greeted oleh the rest of my family, Ma and Nicole still in aprons. I saw George and Paul staring at Gwen, almost undressing her with their eyes. I wrapped my arm around her waist and glared at the two of them who were getting a small flick to the head from Dad. Then Gwen walked over to my dad. I kept my arm around her and looked at him with pleading eyes, begging him to let her be a part of our family. He looked at me for a moment, seeing the desperateness in my eyes. He looked back to Gwen and smiled at her. She smiled back at him.
"Lawrence Scott." He berkata while he held out his hand. "A pleasure to finally meet anda Gwen. Duncan has berkata so much about you."
Gwen took his hand and shook it. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Scott. I've heard a lot about you." She said, conveniently leaving out all the shit that I berkata about him. I smiled. I taught her well. And what's better, she passed. She passed my dad's approval. I retracted my hand from Gwen's waist as she moved to meet Ma and Nicole. I stood to face my dad. "That's your reward for not getting into trouble since anda came back." He berkata to me before walking over to meet Gwen's mom. When everyone's back was to me, I smiled and punched the air.
~ Gwen ~
After meeting Duncan's family, my mom, Duncan's mom, and Nicole went to finish makan malam while Richard and Lawrence talked. George and Paul were talking with Alex about sports. Duncan helped me bring out bags upstairs and then led me into the living room, helping me place the gifts under the tree. He then walked over to an old box. He held it in his hands and opened the box. He showed it to me. Inside was a emas bintang that would normally be on puncak, atas of the tree. He smiled at me and pulled it out, handing it to me. I held it gently in my hands. He dropped the box and placed his hands on my hips. He lifted me up, high enough so I could reach the puncak, atas of the tree. He moved his hands so they were firmly wrapped around my waist while I leaned meneruskan, ke depan as I placed the bintang on puncak, atas of the tree. He brought me down and pressed his lips on mine.
"Hope my family isn't to weird for you." He joked. I smiled.
"Trust me. Mine's weirder once anda get to know them." I retorted while we walked back into the kitchen, seeing Duncan's mom, Nicole, and my mom taking off their aprons while Lawrence and Richard carried plates full of food to the table. George, Paul, and Alex brought empty glasses and Duncan and I grabbed bottles of water and wine. I poured water into the underaged kids' glasses while Duncan poured wine into the adults'.
Everyone sat down at the table. I sat between Duncan and Alex. Paul sat across from me and George sat across from Duncan. I didn't even bother to notice where the adults were sitting.
Then Lawrence stood up and tapped the side of his glass with his knife. "No one's talking, Dad, no need to tap the glass." George groaned, leaning his elbows on the table. Lawrence raised an eyebrow at his son, who sheepishly pulled his elbows off the table.
"Okay. Well, first I would like to welcome Gwen, Alex, Richard, and Isabelle to our family since Gwen somehow found something positive in Duncan." He said. Duncan blushed and looked down. "And now, for the obvious, merry Christmas." He said. Everyone else raised their glasses and then took a sip of whatever was inside.
After about forty minutes, everyone was done. Duncan and I cleared the plates and everyone else walked into the living room. "So what's on the agenda for tonight?" I asked while I placed a pile of plates into the sink.
"Well, we're going to continue with our tradition and everyone opens one present while we watch some old natal movie that isn't gay. And then George and Paul are probably going to drag us outside in the dark and snow, mind you, and play a game of man hunt while hunting us with snowballs." He berkata while he placed his plates into the sink and turning to walk into the living room. I followed. I saw each member of both families tearing open a present. Even the adults. I smiled when Duncan picked up a small box in black wrapping paper. I saw that the small snowflake shaped tag read my name in Duncan's sloppy writing. I reached for it, but it got pulled back. "Ah! Not until anda give me mine." He teased while holding the box above my head.
"I hate you." I joked while I walked over to the pohon and pulled out a gift in red paper. I handed it to him. "Here. Now gimme." I commanded while reaching up for the box.
"Not yet." He told me with an evil grin. I sighed and crossed my arms. I wasn't in the mood to argue with him that night. Duncan slid my present into his pocket before he ripped the paper off of his gift. He smiled wider when he saw a foto of us back on Total Drama Island. We were sitting on the Dock of Shame. His arm was around my shoulders. I was smiling while Duncan smirked. I e-mailed Geoff a few weeks yang lalu for that picture and he sent it back to me. I printed it out and framed it. I also made an extra copy for myself that I hung in my room. Duncan hugged me and kissed my cheek. "Love you, babe." He whispered to me before setting the picture on the arm of the dipan, sofa selanjutnya to him.
"Now me." I said. He motioned me over. I walked over to him and he pushed me down onto the couch.
"Stay." He ordered me. He turned his head to Nicole. He winked and she smiled. She whistled and everyone stopped what they were doing. Members of both our families sat around us. I glanced around, obviously being the only one who didn't know what was going on.
"What?" I asked before Duncan clamped his hand over my mouth.
"Shush up and maybe I'll tell you." He told me. He kept his hand over my mouth while he knelt down on his right knee in front of me. He reached into his back pocket with his free hand and pulled it back out, miming holding something. He smiled. I raised an eyebrow. He didn't move. Nicole coughed. Duncan looked to her. She moved her eyes down to his hand then back to his face. His eyes moved to his hand and his smile dropped. "Shit." He hissed under his breath while reaching into his other pocket. He quickly pulled out the box, the whole time keeping his hand over my mouth.
"Duncan?" Nicole berkata to him. He looked at her. "I don't think she's going to talk now." She said. He looked back to me and widened his eyes. He quickly pulled his hand away from my mouth.
"Sorry, I was trying to make this moment perfect." He admitted while placing the box on my lap. I stared at it for a moment before pulling off the curled, white string. I dug my nails into the bottom part where it wasn't taped and pulled the paper off. There was a black velvet box.
"It's what I always wanted. A box." I berkata sarcastically. Duncan pulled the box from my lap and held it in his right palm with his left arm leaning on his leg.
"Gwen, about two years ago, I didn't know who anda were. But on that summer hari when Chris had us all go to that island, I met the most amazing girl. Now she wasn't on my team, and she wasn't my immediate cinta interest, but something about her made her get stuck in my mind. Even though for the first few days I couldn't remember her name. Then after I got voted out, I was crushed. Not because I couldn't win, but because I couldn't see her face smiling at me everyday. Then in the selanjutnya season, we became best friends. But I never stopped wanting to be more. That season, I fed off her energy and that drove me to keep fighting. I couldn't get her voice out of my mind telling me to keep going and never stop. Then I won. And after a year, we were still best friends. Until I got the guts to ciuman her on Total Drama World Tour. And we just hit it off. And in case anda haven't figured it out yet, I'm talking about a certain goth who haunts my dreams. In a good way." He quickly added. I smiled at him. Just get to the point, Juvie! It's obvious what anda are asking me! Get to it! I screamed in my head. "And since everyone is getting either bored atau antsy, I'll get to the point." FINALLY! I screamed in my head. I heard Nicole and Alex let out a relieved sigh in unison. George and Paul snickered. "Gwendolyn Scarlet Roth," he paused and opened the box to reveal a purple, round amethyst gem with two small diamonds on each side of the gem on a silver band. I thought he was just going to go with a simple diamond. I pressed my right hand to my mouth while I gasped. I noticed Nicole smiling at me. "Will anda marry me?"
I paused staring at the ring. Everyone leaned in. I smiled and moved my hand away from my mouth. I nodded like an idiot for a few seconds. Duncan raised his eyebrows and looked at me with expectant eyes. "Yes." I finally blurted out. He smiled wider while I flung my arms around him. I kept repeating the word while I cried tears of joy into his shoulder. He held me close and rubbed my back. I heard the box drop to the floor. My only hope was that the ring didn't fall out. Duncan moved his head from my shoulder and crushed his lips into mine.
"I cinta you." He whispered to me in between his sweet kisses.
"Get a room!" George shouted at us. Duncan pulled away from me and leaned his forehead on mine. He reached behind me and pulled up the box. He reopened it and pulled out the ring. He carelessly dropped the box and gingerly held my left hand. He slid the ring onto my ring finger while I smiled.
"I thought anda berkata anda weren't the romantic type." I whispered to him.
"Well I can surprise people, can't I?" he retorted with a raised an eyebrow.
"You sure can." I berkata before Nicole walked over to us.
"Just be glad she didn't see your computer's history." She berkata as she passed.
"What?" we both asked in unison.
"Oh! A few months ago, I used your computer to get some information on high school dropouts for my English essay, I thought it would be helpful to see what they looked up online. I'm just glad that there wasn't any porn." She told us before walking over to Alex.
"I am not a high school drop out!" Duncan screamed after her. Nicole turned around to look at him.
"Oh, sorry. You've just been to Juvie nine times."
"Sixteen." He growled.
"Not helping your case." She berkata back with a smirk. Guess it runs in the family. Duncan murmured something under his breath before standing up. I stood up as well.
~ Duncan ~
I can't believe she berkata yes. Gwen actually berkata yes. Paul owes me ten bucks. I can't believe he thought that she wouldn't say yes. But all in all, I'm a fool. I'm a fool in love. And I wouldn't trade that identifier for anything. At least it's better than the delinquent. Well, maybe I'm now half and half.
I gave Gwen one last hug after we stood up. George and Paul stood up. "Who wants to play a game of manhunt?" Paul asked. The adults left the room while all the kids smiled devilishly at each other. "Alright. Alex, you're coming with us to get anda some appropriate threads. Nicole, go change in your room. Duncan, get Gwen some clothes easier to pindah in." He berkata before we all walked up to our rooms. Alex walked with my brothers while Nicole walked into her room. I brought Gwen into my room. I started to dig through my clothes until I found a pair of smaller jeans. I tossed them to her. She smiled and willingly caught them. She slipped out of her heels and tights. She pulled the jeans on under her dress before I threw her a sabuk and old polo. She changed into the polo, making sure that the sleeves weren't covering her hands, then she put on the belt. I changed into a pair of jeans and my trademark skull tee-shirt with a grey undershirt. I pulled two black jackets from my closet and handed the smaller one to Gwen. Note to self: Until we pindah out together, make her keep spare clothes here. I thought while pulling on the jacket. I pulled on my converse while Gwen took out her black sneakers from her duffle bag in my room. She pulled them on and we ran downstairs while she put on the jacket. Nicole, Paul, George, and Alex were already there.
"Alright. Team captains are Paul and me." George berkata while the two older boys smirked. Ah, the Scott Smirk. Even my dad has it. It's a family thing. "I'll pick first." George berkata while scanning the four of us standing in front of him. He pointed to Gwen and whistled. She walked over to him and stood selanjutnya to him. Paul pointed to Alex. He walked over to him in a pair of large jeans, the sabuk making his waist seem tiny. George pointed to Nicole. She walked over to him and smirked a bit. Then I walked over to Paul. I hated being picked last.
"Okay. George, anda and the chicks are hiding first. anda have the forest and the backyard. One minute." Paul said. George and the girls ran outside into the forest. This was gonna be good.
~ Gwen ~
About half an jam into the game, my leg fell asleep. I sighed as I rolled my shoulders back. I was flattened on the ground behind the walls of bushes that gave me just enough cover. The only thing sticking out was my skin. I moved my hands under my chin and let out a silent yawn. I shut my eyes. Then I felt my ring digging into my chin. I inched that hand a bit away from my face.
Before I knew it, someone had moved over me, their body completely blocking out the moon. A pair of strong hands came down on me. One on my back and the other over my mouth to muffle my screams. Whoever was over me picked me up and pulled me into his chest. I widened my eyes and tried to scream. No use. The hand that was on my back was now leading an arm in front of me to block me in. I managed to look at who was holding me - Paul. I easily recognized his dirty blonde skater hair and teal eyes. If he were a girl, I bet he would have been the spitting image of his mom. He pulled me a bit off the ground and started walking out of the trees.
Then I remembered what George told me - "If anda get caught, fight. Don't give up without a fight."
I started kicking my legs and attempting to free my lower jaw to bite his hand. No use. I stared wiggling in his grip. "Jesus, Gwen. Calm down. I'm not going to rape anda atau anything." He muttered. Then I saw a flash of green hair running towards us. Duncan. He snatched me from his brother's grip and tossed me over his right shoulder.
"Later, man." He berkata before running out of the woods. His right arm hooked around my tiny waist to keep me on. I just gave up and folded my arms. Soon, I was back at the house where George and Nicole were sitting with Alex. Both of them looked equally pissed. I just smiled.
At least I wasn't the only one who got caught.
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~ Gwen ~
Fall breezed by, and so did the start of winter. Before I knew it, it was natal Eve, my family was going over to meet Duncan's family and we would spend the holidays together. Of course, my mother was happy as hell, while I was dreading it. And what makes it worse, Richard is coming with us. The only thing about Richard, is that he doesn't really... like me atau my brother as much as he tells us he does. And I can only imagine what his reaction will be to Duncan being my boyfriend.
I was standing in front of my mirror in my room, a bobby pin held between my teeth while I pulled my hair up into a high ponytail. I dyed it completely black for this week because the teal highlights didn't look good with my red dress. My hair had grown since the end of Total Drama, and actually looked nice up. I never thought it did before with my shorter hair. But now that it was longer, it looked nicer up. I finished tying my hair up and then took the bobby pin from my mouth with my right hand, using my left to hold my hair up. I used the bobby pins to keep my hair in place. I did not want to risk looking poorly for Duncan's family. According to him, this was the final test. Passing his family's - mostly father's - approval. And it didn't help that no girl was ever good enough to impress his dad, according to Duncan.
But I thought I had a chance with how nice I looked. I wasn't as gothic as I normally was. I just didn't want that to affect his opinion on me. I wore a crimson long-sleeved dress that landed six inches above my knees with black tights and heels. I finished my hair and then applied my makeup. Eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, and lipstick. I used a shade of red tonight. For holiday spirit... and it looked good with my dress. I stood up and gingerly placed my hands on my hips. I stared at my reflection. I looked... good. Really good. I smiled and grabbed my jacket, purse, and the small stack of gifts that I had bought and wrapped for each member of Duncan's immediate family. Generosity never hurt with girlfriend points.
I walked downstairs and saw my mom, Alex, and Richard all ready. Richard smiled at me. Oh please. anda only smile at me when my mom's around. I thought while I walked towards them. I moved my gaze to Alex, who was tugging at the kerah of his kemeja as if it were choking him. I wouldn't be surprised if Richard tied the dark green tie around his neck.
"You look beautiful, Gwen." Richard said. I forced my eyes back to him and put on a fake smile. Then I looked at my mom. She really looked pretty. Her hair was curled into little ringlets and her white dress contrasted perfectly with her dark hair. She looked gorgeous.
"You really do, honey." She berkata to me. I smiled a real smile this time.
"Thanks." I said.
"Can we just go and meet your boyfriend already?" Alex asked.
"Only if anda help me with these." I said, thrusting the boxes in my hands towards him. I looked back to my mom. "Are our bags in the car?" I asked her. We were spending the night at Duncan's house. He offered and my mom impulsively accepted.
"Yes." She said. I smiled and nodded. We walked out to the car. Alex and I sat in the back while Mom sat in the front with Richard, who was driving. The town was painted white with snow, small flakes floating down from the twilight sky. I stared out the window, not hearing anyone talking to me if they did. My mind was already going a million miles an jam because of my nerves akting up from anxiously wanting to meet Duncan's family.
~ Duncan ~
George and Paul were arguing over what wine to use at makan malam while Ma and Nicole - my sister - made diner. My dad was supervising while finishing the last detik touches on the holiday vibe in the house. I was setting the table. I stood back and counted the places again. Ten. Perfect. I walked into the dapur and heard George and Paul talking about Gwen. I froze while I reached for glasses. What was coming out of their mouthes was... unthinkable. Even for them! I dropped what I was doing and stormed over to them.
"You better not be talking about my Gwen." I growled at them. They were both older and taller than me. George was twenty-three and Paul was twenty-one. Me, being only eighteen, was risking my sanity challenging them.
"So what if we are, kid?" George snarled back while looking down at me, his hazel eyes piercing my teal ones. I wasn't in the mood for a fight. But I had to get the message across that Gwen was the only girl who might pass Dad's test.
"Just don't screw this up for me, okay?" I asked before walking back over to set the glasses at the table. Then Dad stopped me with a hand on my shoulder. I turned to face him.
"I'll keep them in line for tonight." He berkata to me. I nodded with a smile and went back to setting the table. I placed a glass at each seat, casting occasional glances at Nicole and Ma making dinner.
"They'll be here soon!" I called to everyone. They all gave some kind of sign that they heard before I walked into the living room, seeing the tree. The only thing missing was the star. Normally, I would do that. But I wanted Gwen to be part of this family. I'm letting her do that this year. I looked out the window to see a pair of headlights pulling into the driveway. I fixed my dark red dress kemeja and ran to the door, calling to everyone that they were here as I ran. Then I realized something. musik was missing. I whistled for Nicole. That was her cue to set the mood. She ran from the salad she was mixing and quickly turned on some holiday music. I sighed as she ran back to the counter.
Then the bel, bell ran. I sighed and steadily opened the door. The first person I saw was Gwen. I saw her red dress and makeup. She looked beautiful. Then I saw Alex, clad in a white dress shirt, dark green tie, black blazer, and pants. Then her mom, Isabelle, wearing a pretty white dress with her hair curled. And then Richard. He was exactly how Gwen described him - tall, bland, and a total slime ball. His hair has lebih product in it than mine did.
I was brought out of my thoughts when Gwen gave me a quick peck on the lips. I smiled at her and her family. "Merry Christmas." I berkata to them while I opened the door wider. They walked in, being greeted oleh the rest of my family, Ma and Nicole still in aprons. I saw George and Paul staring at Gwen, almost undressing her with their eyes. I wrapped my arm around her waist and glared at the two of them who were getting a small flick to the head from Dad. Then Gwen walked over to my dad. I kept my arm around her and looked at him with pleading eyes, begging him to let her be a part of our family. He looked at me for a moment, seeing the desperateness in my eyes. He looked back to Gwen and smiled at her. She smiled back at him.
"Lawrence Scott." He berkata while he held out his hand. "A pleasure to finally meet anda Gwen. Duncan has berkata so much about you."
Gwen took his hand and shook it. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Scott. I've heard a lot about you." She said, conveniently leaving out all the shit that I berkata about him. I smiled. I taught her well. And what's better, she passed. She passed my dad's approval. I retracted my hand from Gwen's waist as she moved to meet Ma and Nicole. I stood to face my dad. "That's your reward for not getting into trouble since anda came back." He berkata to me before walking over to meet Gwen's mom. When everyone's back was to me, I smiled and punched the air.
~ Gwen ~
After meeting Duncan's family, my mom, Duncan's mom, and Nicole went to finish makan malam while Richard and Lawrence talked. George and Paul were talking with Alex about sports. Duncan helped me bring out bags upstairs and then led me into the living room, helping me place the gifts under the tree. He then walked over to an old box. He held it in his hands and opened the box. He showed it to me. Inside was a emas bintang that would normally be on puncak, atas of the tree. He smiled at me and pulled it out, handing it to me. I held it gently in my hands. He dropped the box and placed his hands on my hips. He lifted me up, high enough so I could reach the puncak, atas of the tree. He moved his hands so they were firmly wrapped around my waist while I leaned meneruskan, ke depan as I placed the bintang on puncak, atas of the tree. He brought me down and pressed his lips on mine.
"Hope my family isn't to weird for you." He joked. I smiled.
"Trust me. Mine's weirder once anda get to know them." I retorted while we walked back into the kitchen, seeing Duncan's mom, Nicole, and my mom taking off their aprons while Lawrence and Richard carried plates full of food to the table. George, Paul, and Alex brought empty glasses and Duncan and I grabbed bottles of water and wine. I poured water into the underaged kids' glasses while Duncan poured wine into the adults'.
Everyone sat down at the table. I sat between Duncan and Alex. Paul sat across from me and George sat across from Duncan. I didn't even bother to notice where the adults were sitting.
Then Lawrence stood up and tapped the side of his glass with his knife. "No one's talking, Dad, no need to tap the glass." George groaned, leaning his elbows on the table. Lawrence raised an eyebrow at his son, who sheepishly pulled his elbows off the table.
"Okay. Well, first I would like to welcome Gwen, Alex, Richard, and Isabelle to our family since Gwen somehow found something positive in Duncan." He said. Duncan blushed and looked down. "And now, for the obvious, merry Christmas." He said. Everyone else raised their glasses and then took a sip of whatever was inside.
After about forty minutes, everyone was done. Duncan and I cleared the plates and everyone else walked into the living room. "So what's on the agenda for tonight?" I asked while I placed a pile of plates into the sink.
"Well, we're going to continue with our tradition and everyone opens one present while we watch some old natal movie that isn't gay. And then George and Paul are probably going to drag us outside in the dark and snow, mind you, and play a game of man hunt while hunting us with snowballs." He berkata while he placed his plates into the sink and turning to walk into the living room. I followed. I saw each member of both families tearing open a present. Even the adults. I smiled when Duncan picked up a small box in black wrapping paper. I saw that the small snowflake shaped tag read my name in Duncan's sloppy writing. I reached for it, but it got pulled back. "Ah! Not until anda give me mine." He teased while holding the box above my head.
"I hate you." I joked while I walked over to the pohon and pulled out a gift in red paper. I handed it to him. "Here. Now gimme." I commanded while reaching up for the box.
"Not yet." He told me with an evil grin. I sighed and crossed my arms. I wasn't in the mood to argue with him that night. Duncan slid my present into his pocket before he ripped the paper off of his gift. He smiled wider when he saw a foto of us back on Total Drama Island. We were sitting on the Dock of Shame. His arm was around my shoulders. I was smiling while Duncan smirked. I e-mailed Geoff a few weeks yang lalu for that picture and he sent it back to me. I printed it out and framed it. I also made an extra copy for myself that I hung in my room. Duncan hugged me and kissed my cheek. "Love you, babe." He whispered to me before setting the picture on the arm of the dipan, sofa selanjutnya to him.
"Now me." I said. He motioned me over. I walked over to him and he pushed me down onto the couch.
"Stay." He ordered me. He turned his head to Nicole. He winked and she smiled. She whistled and everyone stopped what they were doing. Members of both our families sat around us. I glanced around, obviously being the only one who didn't know what was going on.
"What?" I asked before Duncan clamped his hand over my mouth.
"Shush up and maybe I'll tell you." He told me. He kept his hand over my mouth while he knelt down on his right knee in front of me. He reached into his back pocket with his free hand and pulled it back out, miming holding something. He smiled. I raised an eyebrow. He didn't move. Nicole coughed. Duncan looked to her. She moved her eyes down to his hand then back to his face. His eyes moved to his hand and his smile dropped. "Shit." He hissed under his breath while reaching into his other pocket. He quickly pulled out the box, the whole time keeping his hand over my mouth.
"Duncan?" Nicole berkata to him. He looked at her. "I don't think she's going to talk now." She said. He looked back to me and widened his eyes. He quickly pulled his hand away from my mouth.
"Sorry, I was trying to make this moment perfect." He admitted while placing the box on my lap. I stared at it for a moment before pulling off the curled, white string. I dug my nails into the bottom part where it wasn't taped and pulled the paper off. There was a black velvet box.
"It's what I always wanted. A box." I berkata sarcastically. Duncan pulled the box from my lap and held it in his right palm with his left arm leaning on his leg.
"Gwen, about two years ago, I didn't know who anda were. But on that summer hari when Chris had us all go to that island, I met the most amazing girl. Now she wasn't on my team, and she wasn't my immediate cinta interest, but something about her made her get stuck in my mind. Even though for the first few days I couldn't remember her name. Then after I got voted out, I was crushed. Not because I couldn't win, but because I couldn't see her face smiling at me everyday. Then in the selanjutnya season, we became best friends. But I never stopped wanting to be more. That season, I fed off her energy and that drove me to keep fighting. I couldn't get her voice out of my mind telling me to keep going and never stop. Then I won. And after a year, we were still best friends. Until I got the guts to ciuman her on Total Drama World Tour. And we just hit it off. And in case anda haven't figured it out yet, I'm talking about a certain goth who haunts my dreams. In a good way." He quickly added. I smiled at him. Just get to the point, Juvie! It's obvious what anda are asking me! Get to it! I screamed in my head. "And since everyone is getting either bored atau antsy, I'll get to the point." FINALLY! I screamed in my head. I heard Nicole and Alex let out a relieved sigh in unison. George and Paul snickered. "Gwendolyn Scarlet Roth," he paused and opened the box to reveal a purple, round amethyst gem with two small diamonds on each side of the gem on a silver band. I thought he was just going to go with a simple diamond. I pressed my right hand to my mouth while I gasped. I noticed Nicole smiling at me. "Will anda marry me?"
I paused staring at the ring. Everyone leaned in. I smiled and moved my hand away from my mouth. I nodded like an idiot for a few seconds. Duncan raised his eyebrows and looked at me with expectant eyes. "Yes." I finally blurted out. He smiled wider while I flung my arms around him. I kept repeating the word while I cried tears of joy into his shoulder. He held me close and rubbed my back. I heard the box drop to the floor. My only hope was that the ring didn't fall out. Duncan moved his head from my shoulder and crushed his lips into mine.
"I cinta you." He whispered to me in between his sweet kisses.
"Get a room!" George shouted at us. Duncan pulled away from me and leaned his forehead on mine. He reached behind me and pulled up the box. He reopened it and pulled out the ring. He carelessly dropped the box and gingerly held my left hand. He slid the ring onto my ring finger while I smiled.
"I thought anda berkata anda weren't the romantic type." I whispered to him.
"Well I can surprise people, can't I?" he retorted with a raised an eyebrow.
"You sure can." I berkata before Nicole walked over to us.
"Just be glad she didn't see your computer's history." She berkata as she passed.
"What?" we both asked in unison.
"Oh! A few months ago, I used your computer to get some information on high school dropouts for my English essay, I thought it would be helpful to see what they looked up online. I'm just glad that there wasn't any porn." She told us before walking over to Alex.
"I am not a high school drop out!" Duncan screamed after her. Nicole turned around to look at him.
"Oh, sorry. You've just been to Juvie nine times."
"Sixteen." He growled.
"Not helping your case." She berkata back with a smirk. Guess it runs in the family. Duncan murmured something under his breath before standing up. I stood up as well.
~ Duncan ~
I can't believe she berkata yes. Gwen actually berkata yes. Paul owes me ten bucks. I can't believe he thought that she wouldn't say yes. But all in all, I'm a fool. I'm a fool in love. And I wouldn't trade that identifier for anything. At least it's better than the delinquent. Well, maybe I'm now half and half.
I gave Gwen one last hug after we stood up. George and Paul stood up. "Who wants to play a game of manhunt?" Paul asked. The adults left the room while all the kids smiled devilishly at each other. "Alright. Alex, you're coming with us to get anda some appropriate threads. Nicole, go change in your room. Duncan, get Gwen some clothes easier to pindah in." He berkata before we all walked up to our rooms. Alex walked with my brothers while Nicole walked into her room. I brought Gwen into my room. I started to dig through my clothes until I found a pair of smaller jeans. I tossed them to her. She smiled and willingly caught them. She slipped out of her heels and tights. She pulled the jeans on under her dress before I threw her a sabuk and old polo. She changed into the polo, making sure that the sleeves weren't covering her hands, then she put on the belt. I changed into a pair of jeans and my trademark skull tee-shirt with a grey undershirt. I pulled two black jackets from my closet and handed the smaller one to Gwen. Note to self: Until we pindah out together, make her keep spare clothes here. I thought while pulling on the jacket. I pulled on my converse while Gwen took out her black sneakers from her duffle bag in my room. She pulled them on and we ran downstairs while she put on the jacket. Nicole, Paul, George, and Alex were already there.
"Alright. Team captains are Paul and me." George berkata while the two older boys smirked. Ah, the Scott Smirk. Even my dad has it. It's a family thing. "I'll pick first." George berkata while scanning the four of us standing in front of him. He pointed to Gwen and whistled. She walked over to him and stood selanjutnya to him. Paul pointed to Alex. He walked over to him in a pair of large jeans, the sabuk making his waist seem tiny. George pointed to Nicole. She walked over to him and smirked a bit. Then I walked over to Paul. I hated being picked last.
"Okay. George, anda and the chicks are hiding first. anda have the forest and the backyard. One minute." Paul said. George and the girls ran outside into the forest. This was gonna be good.
~ Gwen ~
About half an jam into the game, my leg fell asleep. I sighed as I rolled my shoulders back. I was flattened on the ground behind the walls of bushes that gave me just enough cover. The only thing sticking out was my skin. I moved my hands under my chin and let out a silent yawn. I shut my eyes. Then I felt my ring digging into my chin. I inched that hand a bit away from my face.
Before I knew it, someone had moved over me, their body completely blocking out the moon. A pair of strong hands came down on me. One on my back and the other over my mouth to muffle my screams. Whoever was over me picked me up and pulled me into his chest. I widened my eyes and tried to scream. No use. The hand that was on my back was now leading an arm in front of me to block me in. I managed to look at who was holding me - Paul. I easily recognized his dirty blonde skater hair and teal eyes. If he were a girl, I bet he would have been the spitting image of his mom. He pulled me a bit off the ground and started walking out of the trees.
Then I remembered what George told me - "If anda get caught, fight. Don't give up without a fight."
I started kicking my legs and attempting to free my lower jaw to bite his hand. No use. I stared wiggling in his grip. "Jesus, Gwen. Calm down. I'm not going to rape anda atau anything." He muttered. Then I saw a flash of green hair running towards us. Duncan. He snatched me from his brother's grip and tossed me over his right shoulder.
"Later, man." He berkata before running out of the woods. His right arm hooked around my tiny waist to keep me on. I just gave up and folded my arms. Soon, I was back at the house where George and Nicole were sitting with Alex. Both of them looked equally pissed. I just smiled.
At least I wasn't the only one who got caught.
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ok so i was at camp ths morning and i saw those 2 peopel names briget and jef. thay wer makin out agen so i berkata 'geta room1""now way' jef stoped paking out 2 say thn he went bak 2 kisin briget. i roled mai is and wauked ova to te mes hal. 'hay evryone.' i st down on a seet. oh mai gawkd, it's duncan. he is so hot. 'ehy, persn.' he sed, wnking at me. he are so hot. 'dis 4 u. thx for cumfertin me lst nite.' he haneded mi a roase. i blushed. 'aww thx u duncan.' 'ur welcum.' he kised me on te cheek. 'u no, u look butiful 2day.' he sed. 'i luv u nd i hav eva since u got on te iland, babe.' 'aw, reely?' 'ya.' 'i luv u 2.' i kised him and walked away. he are the cutest little punk i ever seen.
Short and terrible, yes? I've been wanting to do this! XD
komentar and tell me what anda think.
ok so i was at camp ths morning and i saw those 2 peopel names briget and jef. thay wer makin out agen so i berkata 'geta room1""now way' jef stoped paking out 2 say thn he went bak 2 kisin briget. i roled mai is and wauked ova to te mes hal. 'hay evryone.' i st down on a seet. oh mai gawkd, it's duncan. he is so hot. 'ehy, persn.' he sed, wnking at me. he are so hot. 'dis 4 u. thx for cumfertin me lst nite.' he haneded mi a roase. i blushed. 'aww thx u duncan.' 'ur welcum.' he kised me on te cheek. 'u no, u look butiful 2day.' he sed. 'i luv u nd i hav eva since u got on te iland, babe.' 'aw, reely?' 'ya.' 'i luv u 2.' i kised him and walked away. he are the cutest little punk i ever seen.
Short and terrible, yes? I've been wanting to do this! XD
komentar and tell me what anda think.