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Noah woke up from what seemed like the worst nightmare he's ever had… EVER! He dreamt that somehow, out of COMPLETE randomness Justin, Duncan, AND Cody seemed to have been fighting over him earlier today! He laughed at himself from the stupidity of the idea as he sat up, but as he did he screamed in surprise. Katie, Sadie, Leshawna, and Trent were in his room WATCHING him!
"Dude, he's awake!" alisema Trent, waving in front of Noah's face a little.
"Why're wewe guys in my room? This is something I'd expect from IZZY!" he shouted, completely panicked.
"Boy, wewe need to take a chill pill!" started LeShawna, holding her hand in his face to silence him. "We were just making sure wewe didn't go insane from today's earlier events!"
Today's… earlier… events…? The realization hit Noah like a ton of bricks and his eyes widened as he placed a hand on his head and fell back into his pillow. Katie and Sadie looked at him worriedly while LeShawna shook her head at him. Trent just raised an eyebrow as LeShawna cleared her throat.
"Let me just say, shrimp… that I don't know WHAT to say! I don't think ANYONE does! But we'll figure this out, kay?" she said, placing her hand on his shoulder, causing him to look at her.
He couldn't believe it. He refused to. The siku started out so normal with him going to read, trying to avoid letting his crush on Cody be known, only for Duncan and Justin to jiunge and start FIGHTING… FOR HIM! Noah held his head as if trying to process this information… It was still unbelievable. He was speechless. He didn't even know the other two were gay au bisexual au whatever. He was DEFINITELY shocked to find CODY was bisexual, though, and had to admit he was a little happy to know that he was involved with the argument over him…
What bothered him was that he liked Justin and Duncan fighting over him as well, and that confused him to the highest degree. Luckily, noticing his troubled expression, Trent decided to break some ice in hopes of making Noah feel better. Something had been bothering him as well…
"By the way, dude… What're wewe wearing?" he asked, and everyone looked at him oddly. "No, I mean… wewe smell different…"
With this note, the three girls took a sniff of Noah, which freaked him out again with the feeling of déjà vu, as two boys had been doing that to him earlier today. They looked at each other.
"Whoo! That's a nice smell Noah's got there! What is that?" asked LeShawna.
"How can wewe smell it? I can't, even though my sense of smell sucks, but it says here on the bottle that it's not supposed to be too noticeable!" alisema Noah, grabbing the bottle and noticing something different about it… There was a drop leaking down the side and the bottle and a fingerprint too small to be his… He wasn't stupid. He knew what happened now… But who would have done it? The answer hit him.
"…Izzy…" he growled.
As if on cue, Izzy walked into the room with her usual chipper attitude. She ignored the fact that Noah was glaring daggers at her and that the other four were in the room with him. She swiftly grabbed a chair and sat inayofuata to Noah's bedside, placing her elbow on the mattress as she leaned her head on her palm. He continued to glare daggers at her as she got comfortable.
"So, loving the attention, Noah?" asked Izzy, grinning widely.
"What did wewe put in my cologne?" he snapped.
"Oh, just something to strengthen the smell!" she said, grinning so wide it scared the other four in the room.
"So wewe WERE the reason for that embarrassing scene! So Duncan and Justin really DIDN'T like me! What did wewe put in my cologne!" he shouted, VERY upset with the psycho girl he thought was his friend.
"Hey, the cologne didn't make them like you! It just made them act! Like Duncan said, he liked wewe before Courtney! And Justin was a bit of a shock, but not really!" alisema Izzy.
The people in the room stared at her as if she was crazy, and Katie and Sadie looked like they were going to cry at the thought of Justin, their idol and crush, falling in upendo with their cynical friend, Noah. Noah was still glaring at Izzy.
"And Cody?" he asked, and the others practically fell down in anime style.
"Are wewe kidding me! Dude, that boy's been after wewe for DAYS!" alisema LeShawna.
That was almost like a slap to the face for Noah. It might as well have been. It stunned him, and his face turned red. Suddenly, he smiled at the thought of Cody liking him as much as he did him…
"…Along with Duncan and Justin apparently!" alisema Izzy.
And the smile died. Noah was frowning. Not because he was disappointed, it was just… Something about those two… When they fought over him, Noah liked it… And he didn't know why. He always thought he liked Cody, and was still convinced that he did, but… Then those two came in. Noah looked at his hands and remembered Justin grabbing onto his hand. He felt his shoulder and remembered Duncan grabbing him… He felt warm when he remembered it…
"Noah, you're turning red again!" alisema Katie, and Noah looked into the bathroom mirror, which he could see from his bed, and realized that Katie had been right, as he WAS red… and he wasn't thinking about Cody… He was thinking about Justin. And Duncan. What was happening to him…? He was so sure it was just Cody that he liked. He barely alisema ANYTHING to the other two! Why was this happening!
He placed his heads in both hands… This wasn't possible. He never talked to those two. Barely looked at them. There was nothing about Duncan that attracted Noah in the LEAST! NOTHING! There was no reason for him to have felt his moyo pampu faster when Duncan's face was close to his! Same with Justin! Justin barely TALKED to begin with! Besides, EVERYONE liked Justin! He just looked that good! Plus, why would Justin like him? They were completely opposite of each other! What made Justin come to terms with his feelings to get THIS!
Trent placed a hand on Noah's shoulder, and the know-it-all looked at the guitarist as if asking for advice on how to handle the situation he was in. The look on Trent's face alisema that he didn't know what to do any zaidi than he did, and Noah sighed.
"Aw, come on! Why're wewe so down! You've got three of this show's most maarufu guys head over heels for you!" alisema Izzy, making Noah glare at her.
"Yeah, but Duncan's so… open! It's kinda-" he started.
"-kinky?" Izzy asked.
"IZZY!" shouted everyone else.
"What? Sheesh! Come on, Noah's had NO attention during this entire onyesha since he got voted off so early, and now he's got the attention that mashabiki are practically DYING to have!" she argued.
"It still isn't right…" alisema Katie.
"Totally…" agreed Sadie.
"Look, all I'm saying is don't make your decision too quickly! Just do what any girl in this situation has done before!" alisema Izzy, and everyone stared at her telling her to continue. "Just hang out with all of them and see which one wewe like the best!"
"Oh, yeah, and then deal with the depression of the other two I don't choose" alisema Noah with his monotone voice.
"Boy, don't flatter yourself too much" alisema LeShawna, rolling her eyes.
"Noah, just give them all a chance! wewe know Cody pretty well, so try the other two first and see what wewe think of them!" alisema Izzy.
"But won't the other two try to interfere…?" asked Trent, not really sure why he's talking about gay relationships, but he did know how GIRLS acted when zaidi than one of them liked the same guy… "Don't worry! Leave the other two to me and wewe four!" alisema Izzy, and the rest of them looked at her like she was insane.
"Excuse me? Since when was I dragged onto this train to chaos?" asked LeShawna. "In fact, I don't wanna be riding ANYTHING with wewe ever since that bicycle ride!"
"Oh, come on! We'd be helping him out, LeShawna! He's in need!" alisema Izzy, trying to take advantage of LeShawna's generous nature.
"Hey, I'm not in ne-" started Noah, but Izzy slapped his mouth shut with her hand. LeShawna looked at the two of them, and sighed. She agreed, making Izzy squeal, causing Noah to cover his ears.
"Oh, can we help, too, Izzy?" asked Sadie. Everyone stared at her.
"Wait, I thought wewe both liked Justin. Why would wewe help Noah if he could possibly choose Justin?" asked LeShawna. They looked at each other and smiled.
"Well, we'd be sad…" started Katie.
"But if Noah's who Justin wants, we can't change that. We'll stand behind him no matter what!" alisema Sadie.
"Now that's really cool of you, girls…" alisema Trent, suddenly remembering Cody's sacrifice to help him get with Gwen, which he really appreciated. "You know what? I think I'll help out, too. Count me in"
"So, wewe gonna do it, Noah?" asked Izzy, holding both of Noah's hands in encouragement.
He looked at everyone in the room. They all stared at him with a look that told him to take it. They were all friendly looks, which Noah appreciated very much, no matter how much he didn't onyesha it. He sighed and nodded as Izzy, Katie, and Sadie squealed again, making him cover his ears in pain once again. He somehow felt he was going to regret this. He probably will…
"Good!… But you'll have to deal with all three of them for the time being!" alisema Izzy, and everyone fell in anime style once again.
"WHAT? Why?" shouted LeShawna, getting VERY aggravated with the psychotic teen.
"Well, I'm gonna need time to plan!" started Izzy. "It's not like Noah can just go up to their room doors and ask them to hang out with him! They'll be all over him in, like, nanoseconds! The dakika they see him outside their door they'll probably drag him into their rooms, tie him to the kitanda and-"
"IZZY!" shouted everyone in the room, and she giggled as Noah's face became the shade of a cherry again.
"Oops, sorry!" she giggled, and patted his head gently. "Point being, you'll have to deal for a couple of days, so better get that bat and make sure wewe stay where others can see you, au wewe might just lose something important!"
As she alisema the last comment, she patted Noah's thigh, and with that, he definitely knew he was going to regret this… Heck, he was regretting this ALREADY!
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Looking around and making sure the coast was clear, LeShawna walked Noah to where she was going to chat with Geoff and Bridgette. Although he was sure LeShawna could keep the three boys off of him, he was still looking around nervously. He couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching him, and it wasn't like he could be wrong. He had TWO guys that seemed OBSESSED with him, and another who's too shy (and scared of the other two) to onyesha it.
As they sat down inside the hot tub, which was where Geoff and Bridgette had been, Noah had been a little nervous as to the fact that he'd been shirtless. Deciding to let her kind nature get the better of her, Bridgette had swam over to Noah and patted him on the back.
"I'm not sure what to say, Noah, other than good luck" alisema Bridgette, smiling gently, which reminded Noah of one of his older sisters. "And I wish wewe the best"
"… And that our bet's on Duncan getting you" Geoff muttered, which got Noah's attention.
"WHAT!" he shouted. Bridgette looked at her boyfriend with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, Hun, we didn't want to exactly tell wewe this at first but… The whole scene earlier made everyone place bets on who's gonna 'get' with you…" alisema LeShawna.
"Gee, is there anything else wewe haven't told me?" Noah asked sarcastically.
"Maybe that all three of them are staring at you?" Geoff added. Noah glared.
"Really? How long have wewe withheld this information?" he asked with zaidi sarcasm than before.
"Noah, just take a deep breath. Look, we're all here to make sure nothing happens, okay?" asked Bridgette.
"You're placing BETS on me!" he argued. She flinched in guilt as LeShawna patted his back.
"Dude, nothing's gonna happen! Izzy will find a way to fix this soon!" she said, but faltered at saying Izzy would be the one to fix this.
"That's comforting" he replied, still with the sarcastic tone.
Everyone looked at him, completely Lost as to what to say now. Noah place his head in his hands. This was hopeless. Even if LeShawna could protect him from the three boys bombarding him, what was going to happen when he actually had to talk with them individually? This was going to be brutal… Yet, he couldn't take it, either. He didn't want to be hiding behind LeShawna during the last few weeks he had at the Playa, and therefore, he stood from the hot tub and walked over to the buffet meza, jedwali to grab something to eat.
"Dude, where're wewe going?" called LeShawna. "Look, I appreciate what you're all doing for me, I really do" he said, and they couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic au not. "But this is ridiculous, already. I may be small and weak, but I have a way with words that can cut wewe to the bone. If anything happens, I'll get out of it. I always do"
With this, he continued to grab some chokoleti covered strawberries and headed over to the kiburudisho bar in the middle of the pool. Looking around to make sure no one was heading over to him, he grabbed a strawberry and took a bite out of it. He had continued to think through his thoughts about the other three… What was he going to do? What was he going to say? What would he do if Duncan got a little too close to him again?
He looked around and noticed that Justin kept swimming past him, smiling at him like he did to all the girls. He must've been trying to get his attention. He also noticed Katie and Sadie swooning at him, but gave Noah thumbs up and pointed to Justin. Noah could only assume that they were telling him to pick Justin instead of the other two… He rolled his eyes and looked away to continue thinking. With this, he didn't notice the other presence that sat itself inayofuata to him.
"Hey, Noah"
He looked to his side and saw none other than Cody. His good friend and crush Cody. He looked over to LeShawna, who gave him a thumbs up, seeing as how Cody wouldn't do anything to bother him. He turned back to Cody and swallowed the chewed strawberry in his mouth with a big gulp. He looked nervously back at Cody.
"Um… Hey, Cody…" he replied, trying to hide the blush on his face.
"Dude, your face is as red as those strawberries!" he said, grinning, which made Noah melt on the inside.
"Oh… Must be the heat" replied Noah, taking another bite of the strawberry he was eating. Cody laughed.
"Aw, come on, Noah! wewe never have to be nervous around me! I'm your friend, aren't I?" he asked.
Noah looked at his face with a questionable look. Friends, huh? Cody must've thought he didn't have a chance against Duncan and Justin. Not that Noah could blame him. He would feel the same… And yet, even though Cody must've felt so, Noah couldn't help but think that Cody was still trying… And if Cody was still trying, then he must've liked him, right…?
"Y-Yeah…" he replied, smiling. Yes, smiling.
Without him knowing it, Noah's smile was making Cody warm on the inside. They both smiled at the lovely moment they were sharing. Finally, forgetting about the whole Duncan and Justin thing, Noah had started the conversation with videogames again, which made Cody feel zaidi confident that Noah would choose him rather than the other two. They didn't notice Justin and Duncan glaring at Cody.
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With a huff of aggravation, Duncan started planning. He wasn't going to let Cody get Noah THAT easily. Cody had it easier than he and Justin did, after all. He actually got kissed kwa Noah before he was kicked off! The thought burned Duncan on the inside, and he knew that somehow, he had to avoid letting Noah see Cody after this… He had to get Noah alone so they could talk. If not, Noah was as good as Cody's, and Duncan couldn't stand the thought.
He noticed that the two stood up and headed towards the building, which gave Duncan an idea. Making sure that no one was looking, he snuck over behind the bushes and ran to the building, assuring himself that he'd get there before they did. His intentions? Unknown for now…
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As Noah and Cody walked into the building, they were chatting like they had used to before this whole mess had happened. Talking about videogames, their favorites, their characters, and even their strategies. Yeah… This was the way of Playa Des Losers that Noah was used to… Just being with Cody was good enough for him. They had walked over to the elevators, and as they reached Noah's floor, Cody stayed in and looked at him worriedly.
"You sure wewe can get to your room safely?" asked Cody. Noah found it cute that Cody thought about him, but decided not to onyesha it.
"Yeah, I've got my most powerful weapon" he replied, pointing to his head. Cody laughed.
"Well, if you're sure…" he replied. Truthfully, Cody wanted nothing zaidi than to follow Noah, but he didn't want to come off too strong. Besides, there wasn't really any way for anyone to take Noah away on this floor since neither Justin nor Duncan had their rooms on this floor, and decided to just let it go, no matter how much he wanted Noah to stay with him.
However, once the elevator doors closed and Noah was about to turn towards his room, something had grabbed his hand and yanked him into a janitor closet. Trying to process whatever the hell was happening, Noah looked around to see Duncan locking the door behind him and lean against it with his arms crossed. Noah began to panic. He was in a closet alone with DUNCAN. Red flags were going all over his brain at this point! Noticing the panicked look on Noah's face, Duncan laughed, which made Noah glare at him.
"Dude, what's wrong with you?" he asked.
"Me? What's wrong with YOU!" Noah snapped. "You dragged me into a CLOSET!"
"I just wanted to talk. I don't know where your mind's going, but I wouldn't mind finding out" he alisema silkily, making shivers go up Noah's spine.
"Hmph, what-ever. Don't compare my superior mind to yours" he said, knowing that Duncan would be offended. However, he wasn't.
"Man, wewe need to chill. You're shaking like a leaf" he said, moving towards Noah, who backed away.
"Leaves don't shake without the help of the wind" he replied, backing away into the ukuta behind him. The closet was definitely not that big, which was probably why Duncan chose it.
"Then I guess I must be your wind" he said, with the same silky voice as before, placing his hand against the ukuta to trap Noah as he looked into the shorter boys' eyes. He blew against Noah's face, turning the boy red as he pushed himself as far into the ukuta as possible.
"That was lame" alisema Noah. "Your pick-up lines are almost as bad as Cody's when he flirted with Gwen"
"Almost" replied Duncan. "But wewe must be liking it"
With this, he rubbed his free hands' thumb against Noah's cheek, referring to the smaller boy's blush. Noah glared at him, but half-heartedly. Duncan was just as egotistic and self-loving as most of the people here at Playa Des Losers… But… Somehow, the boy still had this effect on him… But Noah still wasn't giving in that easily!
"What good would liking a delinquent do me?" he said, looking straight into Duncan's eyes.
"How about learning a little something called… fun?" Duncan asked. "You're class president, aren't you? A child genius? Tell me something, dude, what do wewe do for fun?"
"Videogames. What's the deal? Most boys do that" alisema Noah, not getting his point.
"Yeah, but I'm talking about regular boy fun… Have wewe never broken any rules? Tried anything new?" he asked, leaning closer to Noah.
"I signed up for this stupid reality show, didn't I? Isn't that considered new?" Noah asked, crossing his arms.
"I guess, but you've still missed out on a lot of things" he said.
"Like going to court, I suppose?" Noah asked, and Duncan chuckled.
"Sure, but wewe can't say I don't live my life to the fullest" he said.
This conversation was getting Noah doubtful… Living his life to the fullest… There's nothing wrong with that, he supposed… Wait a minute, what was he saying! There was EVERYTHING wrong with taking risks! Noah wasn't one to like pain, and taking risks were definitely something that lead to pain!
"Yeah, I also can't say wewe haven't been injured with that" alisema Noah, and Duncan looked at him for a minute.
"Is that what wewe think?" he asked, and Noah looked at him. "You think that kwa trying, you'll get hurt?"
"I'm saying that kwa trying, you'll fail in some way" alisema Noah. Duncan kept staring at him, and it was making Noah nervous. Well, zaidi than he was already.
"How can wewe say that when wewe haven't even tried?" he asked. Noah glared at him.
"How do wewe know I haven't?" he asked, and Duncan raised an eyebrow. "I am a boy, after all… I've tried sports… Not only did I get hurt with every attempt, my older siblings would laugh at me about it, and have never let me live it down…""You have siblings?" "Eight of them. All older…"
Duncan raised his eyebrow again, letting Noah have a little zaidi room. It was no wonder how Noah became the person he was. With people like that in a house, including his parents, he can see where Noah got such an attitude. Noah had been looking away from him, and Duncan knew he should say something.
"Hmm… Can't say I completely understand, but… I know what it's like when no one pays attention…" he said, and Noah looked at him again. "That's a problem of your's, isn't it? Being in a big family, with no one to pay attention?"Noah looked down. What was he going to say now? Should he tell the juvenile delinquent the things on his mind that he hasn't even told Cody? That he's never told ANYONE? Could he trust him? They seemed to be on alright terms… So far… Knowing Duncan wouldn't let him go without an answer, he nodded.
"Can't say my family's as big as your's, dude… But I know how it feels to try and get other's attention… I know my parents never paid my attention to me, and look what I am now…" alisema Duncan. Noah stared at him in sympathy. SYMPATHY! Duncan really had some effect on Noah…
"But…" he said, getting Noah's attention. "That doesn't mean I'm gonna let my life go down the drain without experiencing things… And wewe shouldn't let your family au fears get in the way of that, either…"
He noticed that there had been a look in Noah's eyes that he would call hurt au troubled.
"Does that mean I'm just another one of those experiences…?" Noah asked. Duncan smirked.
"It's an experience that many wouldn't do… Being with another guy… But if it's with you, I'll take the risk… And wewe make it sound like I wouldn't enjoy it" he said, leaning back mbele to Noah's face again. With the closeness, Noah felt like melting, as Duncan's face was only inches from his.
"Question is… Would wewe like to try the experience with me?"
Noah's breath was caught in his throat. He couldn't breath. There were butterflies in his stomach. He wanted to faint. He didn't know Duncan could have this type of effect on people, and he liked it… He used to wonder why Courtney liked Duncan, but… Now it was no question… Duncan was spontaneous. He was dangerous, yet exciting. He could help but lean closer to Duncan…
…But as their lips nearly met…
"NOAH! wewe here?" …Izzy…
"Noah! Where ARE you!"
Her voice was traveling towards his room, and Duncan looked back at Noah again, but Noah could still see that Duncan was a little aggravated kwa the interruption.
"You… wewe should go. She's looking for you" he said.
"No kidding" Noah replied, smirking. Duncan returned the smirk.
"You go first. I'll leave later"
With this Duncan moved away from Noah, letting him pass the delinquent. As Noah took hold of the doorknob, he looked back at Duncan, who was still smirking at him, yet, with a caring look in his eye. Noah could help but smirk back, as he opened the door and closed it behind him to look for the crazy girl that was looking for him. He sighed as he leaned against the door.
…This choice just got harder to make…
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Confession Cam
Noah: "Duncan… Whoa… I can't believe I'm saying this, but… I think I'm actually going to give him a chance" *Holds cheeks, remembering Duncan's breath on his face, then looks at the camera and stops*
Duncan: "There were definitely some things that I didn't know about Noah at first, but… Now, I'm just even zaidi interested than I was before! Talking with him is definitely something interesting in itself. I'm in this game now, so I can't lose!"
Cody: "It was nice just talking to Noah normally after that big fight scene earlier. I'm definitely gonna be the one he chooses! Oh yeah, the Codemeister's in the hiz-house!" *Air guitars*
Justin: "I don't know what Duncan did when he ran into that building, but it probably wasn't good. If this keeps up, I'll have no chance whatsoever! Looks like I'm gonna have to go the lowest I could ever think of… I'll have… To think like Heather"
Izzy: *Looks around* "My Izzy senses are tingling! And I think something interesting just happened… AND I MISSED IT! ARGH! I'm gonna have to pay zaidi attention to Noah from now ON!"
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Noah woke up from what seemed like the worst nightmare he's ever had… EVER! He dreamt that somehow, out of COMPLETE randomness Justin, Duncan, AND Cody seemed to have been fighting over him earlier today! He laughed at himself from the stupidity of the idea as he sat up, but as he did he screamed in surprise. Katie, Sadie, Leshawna, and Trent were in his room WATCHING him!
"Dude, he's awake!" alisema Trent, waving in front of Noah's face a little.
"Why're wewe guys in my room? This is something I'd expect from IZZY!" he shouted, completely panicked.
"Boy, wewe need to take a chill pill!" started LeShawna, holding her hand in his face to silence him. "We were just making sure wewe didn't go insane from today's earlier events!"
Today's… earlier… events…? The realization hit Noah like a ton of bricks and his eyes widened as he placed a hand on his head and fell back into his pillow. Katie and Sadie looked at him worriedly while LeShawna shook her head at him. Trent just raised an eyebrow as LeShawna cleared her throat.
"Let me just say, shrimp… that I don't know WHAT to say! I don't think ANYONE does! But we'll figure this out, kay?" she said, placing her hand on his shoulder, causing him to look at her.
He couldn't believe it. He refused to. The siku started out so normal with him going to read, trying to avoid letting his crush on Cody be known, only for Duncan and Justin to jiunge and start FIGHTING… FOR HIM! Noah held his head as if trying to process this information… It was still unbelievable. He was speechless. He didn't even know the other two were gay au bisexual au whatever. He was DEFINITELY shocked to find CODY was bisexual, though, and had to admit he was a little happy to know that he was involved with the argument over him…
What bothered him was that he liked Justin and Duncan fighting over him as well, and that confused him to the highest degree. Luckily, noticing his troubled expression, Trent decided to break some ice in hopes of making Noah feel better. Something had been bothering him as well…
"By the way, dude… What're wewe wearing?" he asked, and everyone looked at him oddly. "No, I mean… wewe smell different…"
With this note, the three girls took a sniff of Noah, which freaked him out again with the feeling of déjà vu, as two boys had been doing that to him earlier today. They looked at each other.
"Whoo! That's a nice smell Noah's got there! What is that?" asked LeShawna.
"How can wewe smell it? I can't, even though my sense of smell sucks, but it says here on the bottle that it's not supposed to be too noticeable!" alisema Noah, grabbing the bottle and noticing something different about it… There was a drop leaking down the side and the bottle and a fingerprint too small to be his… He wasn't stupid. He knew what happened now… But who would have done it? The answer hit him.
"…Izzy…" he growled.
As if on cue, Izzy walked into the room with her usual chipper attitude. She ignored the fact that Noah was glaring daggers at her and that the other four were in the room with him. She swiftly grabbed a chair and sat inayofuata to Noah's bedside, placing her elbow on the mattress as she leaned her head on her palm. He continued to glare daggers at her as she got comfortable.
"So, loving the attention, Noah?" asked Izzy, grinning widely.
"What did wewe put in my cologne?" he snapped.
"Oh, just something to strengthen the smell!" she said, grinning so wide it scared the other four in the room.
"So wewe WERE the reason for that embarrassing scene! So Duncan and Justin really DIDN'T like me! What did wewe put in my cologne!" he shouted, VERY upset with the psycho girl he thought was his friend.
"Hey, the cologne didn't make them like you! It just made them act! Like Duncan said, he liked wewe before Courtney! And Justin was a bit of a shock, but not really!" alisema Izzy.
The people in the room stared at her as if she was crazy, and Katie and Sadie looked like they were going to cry at the thought of Justin, their idol and crush, falling in upendo with their cynical friend, Noah. Noah was still glaring at Izzy.
"And Cody?" he asked, and the others practically fell down in anime style.
"Are wewe kidding me! Dude, that boy's been after wewe for DAYS!" alisema LeShawna.
That was almost like a slap to the face for Noah. It might as well have been. It stunned him, and his face turned red. Suddenly, he smiled at the thought of Cody liking him as much as he did him…
"…Along with Duncan and Justin apparently!" alisema Izzy.
And the smile died. Noah was frowning. Not because he was disappointed, it was just… Something about those two… When they fought over him, Noah liked it… And he didn't know why. He always thought he liked Cody, and was still convinced that he did, but… Then those two came in. Noah looked at his hands and remembered Justin grabbing onto his hand. He felt his shoulder and remembered Duncan grabbing him… He felt warm when he remembered it…
"Noah, you're turning red again!" alisema Katie, and Noah looked into the bathroom mirror, which he could see from his bed, and realized that Katie had been right, as he WAS red… and he wasn't thinking about Cody… He was thinking about Justin. And Duncan. What was happening to him…? He was so sure it was just Cody that he liked. He barely alisema ANYTHING to the other two! Why was this happening!
He placed his heads in both hands… This wasn't possible. He never talked to those two. Barely looked at them. There was nothing about Duncan that attracted Noah in the LEAST! NOTHING! There was no reason for him to have felt his moyo pampu faster when Duncan's face was close to his! Same with Justin! Justin barely TALKED to begin with! Besides, EVERYONE liked Justin! He just looked that good! Plus, why would Justin like him? They were completely opposite of each other! What made Justin come to terms with his feelings to get THIS!
Trent placed a hand on Noah's shoulder, and the know-it-all looked at the guitarist as if asking for advice on how to handle the situation he was in. The look on Trent's face alisema that he didn't know what to do any zaidi than he did, and Noah sighed.
"Aw, come on! Why're wewe so down! You've got three of this show's most maarufu guys head over heels for you!" alisema Izzy, making Noah glare at her.
"Yeah, but Duncan's so… open! It's kinda-" he started.
"-kinky?" Izzy asked.
"IZZY!" shouted everyone else.
"What? Sheesh! Come on, Noah's had NO attention during this entire onyesha since he got voted off so early, and now he's got the attention that mashabiki are practically DYING to have!" she argued.
"It still isn't right…" alisema Katie.
"Totally…" agreed Sadie.
"Look, all I'm saying is don't make your decision too quickly! Just do what any girl in this situation has done before!" alisema Izzy, and everyone stared at her telling her to continue. "Just hang out with all of them and see which one wewe like the best!"
"Oh, yeah, and then deal with the depression of the other two I don't choose" alisema Noah with his monotone voice.
"Boy, don't flatter yourself too much" alisema LeShawna, rolling her eyes.
"Noah, just give them all a chance! wewe know Cody pretty well, so try the other two first and see what wewe think of them!" alisema Izzy.
"But won't the other two try to interfere…?" asked Trent, not really sure why he's talking about gay relationships, but he did know how GIRLS acted when zaidi than one of them liked the same guy… "Don't worry! Leave the other two to me and wewe four!" alisema Izzy, and the rest of them looked at her like she was insane.
"Excuse me? Since when was I dragged onto this train to chaos?" asked LeShawna. "In fact, I don't wanna be riding ANYTHING with wewe ever since that bicycle ride!"
"Oh, come on! We'd be helping him out, LeShawna! He's in need!" alisema Izzy, trying to take advantage of LeShawna's generous nature.
"Hey, I'm not in ne-" started Noah, but Izzy slapped his mouth shut with her hand. LeShawna looked at the two of them, and sighed. She agreed, making Izzy squeal, causing Noah to cover his ears.
"Oh, can we help, too, Izzy?" asked Sadie. Everyone stared at her.
"Wait, I thought wewe both liked Justin. Why would wewe help Noah if he could possibly choose Justin?" asked LeShawna. They looked at each other and smiled.
"Well, we'd be sad…" started Katie.
"But if Noah's who Justin wants, we can't change that. We'll stand behind him no matter what!" alisema Sadie.
"Now that's really cool of you, girls…" alisema Trent, suddenly remembering Cody's sacrifice to help him get with Gwen, which he really appreciated. "You know what? I think I'll help out, too. Count me in"
"So, wewe gonna do it, Noah?" asked Izzy, holding both of Noah's hands in encouragement.
He looked at everyone in the room. They all stared at him with a look that told him to take it. They were all friendly looks, which Noah appreciated very much, no matter how much he didn't onyesha it. He sighed and nodded as Izzy, Katie, and Sadie squealed again, making him cover his ears in pain once again. He somehow felt he was going to regret this. He probably will…
"Good!… But you'll have to deal with all three of them for the time being!" alisema Izzy, and everyone fell in anime style once again.
"WHAT? Why?" shouted LeShawna, getting VERY aggravated with the psychotic teen.
"Well, I'm gonna need time to plan!" started Izzy. "It's not like Noah can just go up to their room doors and ask them to hang out with him! They'll be all over him in, like, nanoseconds! The dakika they see him outside their door they'll probably drag him into their rooms, tie him to the kitanda and-"
"IZZY!" shouted everyone in the room, and she giggled as Noah's face became the shade of a cherry again.
"Oops, sorry!" she giggled, and patted his head gently. "Point being, you'll have to deal for a couple of days, so better get that bat and make sure wewe stay where others can see you, au wewe might just lose something important!"
As she alisema the last comment, she patted Noah's thigh, and with that, he definitely knew he was going to regret this… Heck, he was regretting this ALREADY!
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Looking around and making sure the coast was clear, LeShawna walked Noah to where she was going to chat with Geoff and Bridgette. Although he was sure LeShawna could keep the three boys off of him, he was still looking around nervously. He couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching him, and it wasn't like he could be wrong. He had TWO guys that seemed OBSESSED with him, and another who's too shy (and scared of the other two) to onyesha it.
As they sat down inside the hot tub, which was where Geoff and Bridgette had been, Noah had been a little nervous as to the fact that he'd been shirtless. Deciding to let her kind nature get the better of her, Bridgette had swam over to Noah and patted him on the back.
"I'm not sure what to say, Noah, other than good luck" alisema Bridgette, smiling gently, which reminded Noah of one of his older sisters. "And I wish wewe the best"
"… And that our bet's on Duncan getting you" Geoff muttered, which got Noah's attention.
"WHAT!" he shouted. Bridgette looked at her boyfriend with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, Hun, we didn't want to exactly tell wewe this at first but… The whole scene earlier made everyone place bets on who's gonna 'get' with you…" alisema LeShawna.
"Gee, is there anything else wewe haven't told me?" Noah asked sarcastically.
"Maybe that all three of them are staring at you?" Geoff added. Noah glared.
"Really? How long have wewe withheld this information?" he asked with zaidi sarcasm than before.
"Noah, just take a deep breath. Look, we're all here to make sure nothing happens, okay?" asked Bridgette.
"You're placing BETS on me!" he argued. She flinched in guilt as LeShawna patted his back.
"Dude, nothing's gonna happen! Izzy will find a way to fix this soon!" she said, but faltered at saying Izzy would be the one to fix this.
"That's comforting" he replied, still with the sarcastic tone.
Everyone looked at him, completely Lost as to what to say now. Noah place his head in his hands. This was hopeless. Even if LeShawna could protect him from the three boys bombarding him, what was going to happen when he actually had to talk with them individually? This was going to be brutal… Yet, he couldn't take it, either. He didn't want to be hiding behind LeShawna during the last few weeks he had at the Playa, and therefore, he stood from the hot tub and walked over to the buffet meza, jedwali to grab something to eat.
"Dude, where're wewe going?" called LeShawna. "Look, I appreciate what you're all doing for me, I really do" he said, and they couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic au not. "But this is ridiculous, already. I may be small and weak, but I have a way with words that can cut wewe to the bone. If anything happens, I'll get out of it. I always do"
With this, he continued to grab some chokoleti covered strawberries and headed over to the kiburudisho bar in the middle of the pool. Looking around to make sure no one was heading over to him, he grabbed a strawberry and took a bite out of it. He had continued to think through his thoughts about the other three… What was he going to do? What was he going to say? What would he do if Duncan got a little too close to him again?
He looked around and noticed that Justin kept swimming past him, smiling at him like he did to all the girls. He must've been trying to get his attention. He also noticed Katie and Sadie swooning at him, but gave Noah thumbs up and pointed to Justin. Noah could only assume that they were telling him to pick Justin instead of the other two… He rolled his eyes and looked away to continue thinking. With this, he didn't notice the other presence that sat itself inayofuata to him.
"Hey, Noah"
He looked to his side and saw none other than Cody. His good friend and crush Cody. He looked over to LeShawna, who gave him a thumbs up, seeing as how Cody wouldn't do anything to bother him. He turned back to Cody and swallowed the chewed strawberry in his mouth with a big gulp. He looked nervously back at Cody.
"Um… Hey, Cody…" he replied, trying to hide the blush on his face.
"Dude, your face is as red as those strawberries!" he said, grinning, which made Noah melt on the inside.
"Oh… Must be the heat" replied Noah, taking another bite of the strawberry he was eating. Cody laughed.
"Aw, come on, Noah! wewe never have to be nervous around me! I'm your friend, aren't I?" he asked.
Noah looked at his face with a questionable look. Friends, huh? Cody must've thought he didn't have a chance against Duncan and Justin. Not that Noah could blame him. He would feel the same… And yet, even though Cody must've felt so, Noah couldn't help but think that Cody was still trying… And if Cody was still trying, then he must've liked him, right…?
"Y-Yeah…" he replied, smiling. Yes, smiling.
Without him knowing it, Noah's smile was making Cody warm on the inside. They both smiled at the lovely moment they were sharing. Finally, forgetting about the whole Duncan and Justin thing, Noah had started the conversation with videogames again, which made Cody feel zaidi confident that Noah would choose him rather than the other two. They didn't notice Justin and Duncan glaring at Cody.
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With a huff of aggravation, Duncan started planning. He wasn't going to let Cody get Noah THAT easily. Cody had it easier than he and Justin did, after all. He actually got kissed kwa Noah before he was kicked off! The thought burned Duncan on the inside, and he knew that somehow, he had to avoid letting Noah see Cody after this… He had to get Noah alone so they could talk. If not, Noah was as good as Cody's, and Duncan couldn't stand the thought.
He noticed that the two stood up and headed towards the building, which gave Duncan an idea. Making sure that no one was looking, he snuck over behind the bushes and ran to the building, assuring himself that he'd get there before they did. His intentions? Unknown for now…
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As Noah and Cody walked into the building, they were chatting like they had used to before this whole mess had happened. Talking about videogames, their favorites, their characters, and even their strategies. Yeah… This was the way of Playa Des Losers that Noah was used to… Just being with Cody was good enough for him. They had walked over to the elevators, and as they reached Noah's floor, Cody stayed in and looked at him worriedly.
"You sure wewe can get to your room safely?" asked Cody. Noah found it cute that Cody thought about him, but decided not to onyesha it.
"Yeah, I've got my most powerful weapon" he replied, pointing to his head. Cody laughed.
"Well, if you're sure…" he replied. Truthfully, Cody wanted nothing zaidi than to follow Noah, but he didn't want to come off too strong. Besides, there wasn't really any way for anyone to take Noah away on this floor since neither Justin nor Duncan had their rooms on this floor, and decided to just let it go, no matter how much he wanted Noah to stay with him.
However, once the elevator doors closed and Noah was about to turn towards his room, something had grabbed his hand and yanked him into a janitor closet. Trying to process whatever the hell was happening, Noah looked around to see Duncan locking the door behind him and lean against it with his arms crossed. Noah began to panic. He was in a closet alone with DUNCAN. Red flags were going all over his brain at this point! Noticing the panicked look on Noah's face, Duncan laughed, which made Noah glare at him.
"Dude, what's wrong with you?" he asked.
"Me? What's wrong with YOU!" Noah snapped. "You dragged me into a CLOSET!"
"I just wanted to talk. I don't know where your mind's going, but I wouldn't mind finding out" he alisema silkily, making shivers go up Noah's spine.
"Hmph, what-ever. Don't compare my superior mind to yours" he said, knowing that Duncan would be offended. However, he wasn't.
"Man, wewe need to chill. You're shaking like a leaf" he said, moving towards Noah, who backed away.
"Leaves don't shake without the help of the wind" he replied, backing away into the ukuta behind him. The closet was definitely not that big, which was probably why Duncan chose it.
"Then I guess I must be your wind" he said, with the same silky voice as before, placing his hand against the ukuta to trap Noah as he looked into the shorter boys' eyes. He blew against Noah's face, turning the boy red as he pushed himself as far into the ukuta as possible.
"That was lame" alisema Noah. "Your pick-up lines are almost as bad as Cody's when he flirted with Gwen"
"Almost" replied Duncan. "But wewe must be liking it"
With this, he rubbed his free hands' thumb against Noah's cheek, referring to the smaller boy's blush. Noah glared at him, but half-heartedly. Duncan was just as egotistic and self-loving as most of the people here at Playa Des Losers… But… Somehow, the boy still had this effect on him… But Noah still wasn't giving in that easily!
"What good would liking a delinquent do me?" he said, looking straight into Duncan's eyes.
"How about learning a little something called… fun?" Duncan asked. "You're class president, aren't you? A child genius? Tell me something, dude, what do wewe do for fun?"
"Videogames. What's the deal? Most boys do that" alisema Noah, not getting his point.
"Yeah, but I'm talking about regular boy fun… Have wewe never broken any rules? Tried anything new?" he asked, leaning closer to Noah.
"I signed up for this stupid reality show, didn't I? Isn't that considered new?" Noah asked, crossing his arms.
"I guess, but you've still missed out on a lot of things" he said.
"Like going to court, I suppose?" Noah asked, and Duncan chuckled.
"Sure, but wewe can't say I don't live my life to the fullest" he said.
This conversation was getting Noah doubtful… Living his life to the fullest… There's nothing wrong with that, he supposed… Wait a minute, what was he saying! There was EVERYTHING wrong with taking risks! Noah wasn't one to like pain, and taking risks were definitely something that lead to pain!
"Yeah, I also can't say wewe haven't been injured with that" alisema Noah, and Duncan looked at him for a minute.
"Is that what wewe think?" he asked, and Noah looked at him. "You think that kwa trying, you'll get hurt?"
"I'm saying that kwa trying, you'll fail in some way" alisema Noah. Duncan kept staring at him, and it was making Noah nervous. Well, zaidi than he was already.
"How can wewe say that when wewe haven't even tried?" he asked. Noah glared at him.
"How do wewe know I haven't?" he asked, and Duncan raised an eyebrow. "I am a boy, after all… I've tried sports… Not only did I get hurt with every attempt, my older siblings would laugh at me about it, and have never let me live it down…""You have siblings?" "Eight of them. All older…"
Duncan raised his eyebrow again, letting Noah have a little zaidi room. It was no wonder how Noah became the person he was. With people like that in a house, including his parents, he can see where Noah got such an attitude. Noah had been looking away from him, and Duncan knew he should say something.
"Hmm… Can't say I completely understand, but… I know what it's like when no one pays attention…" he said, and Noah looked at him again. "That's a problem of your's, isn't it? Being in a big family, with no one to pay attention?"Noah looked down. What was he going to say now? Should he tell the juvenile delinquent the things on his mind that he hasn't even told Cody? That he's never told ANYONE? Could he trust him? They seemed to be on alright terms… So far… Knowing Duncan wouldn't let him go without an answer, he nodded.
"Can't say my family's as big as your's, dude… But I know how it feels to try and get other's attention… I know my parents never paid my attention to me, and look what I am now…" alisema Duncan. Noah stared at him in sympathy. SYMPATHY! Duncan really had some effect on Noah…
"But…" he said, getting Noah's attention. "That doesn't mean I'm gonna let my life go down the drain without experiencing things… And wewe shouldn't let your family au fears get in the way of that, either…"
He noticed that there had been a look in Noah's eyes that he would call hurt au troubled.
"Does that mean I'm just another one of those experiences…?" Noah asked. Duncan smirked.
"It's an experience that many wouldn't do… Being with another guy… But if it's with you, I'll take the risk… And wewe make it sound like I wouldn't enjoy it" he said, leaning back mbele to Noah's face again. With the closeness, Noah felt like melting, as Duncan's face was only inches from his.
"Question is… Would wewe like to try the experience with me?"
Noah's breath was caught in his throat. He couldn't breath. There were butterflies in his stomach. He wanted to faint. He didn't know Duncan could have this type of effect on people, and he liked it… He used to wonder why Courtney liked Duncan, but… Now it was no question… Duncan was spontaneous. He was dangerous, yet exciting. He could help but lean closer to Duncan…
…But as their lips nearly met…
"NOAH! wewe here?" …Izzy…
"Noah! Where ARE you!"
Her voice was traveling towards his room, and Duncan looked back at Noah again, but Noah could still see that Duncan was a little aggravated kwa the interruption.
"You… wewe should go. She's looking for you" he said.
"No kidding" Noah replied, smirking. Duncan returned the smirk.
"You go first. I'll leave later"
With this Duncan moved away from Noah, letting him pass the delinquent. As Noah took hold of the doorknob, he looked back at Duncan, who was still smirking at him, yet, with a caring look in his eye. Noah could help but smirk back, as he opened the door and closed it behind him to look for the crazy girl that was looking for him. He sighed as he leaned against the door.
…This choice just got harder to make…
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Confession Cam
Noah: "Duncan… Whoa… I can't believe I'm saying this, but… I think I'm actually going to give him a chance" *Holds cheeks, remembering Duncan's breath on his face, then looks at the camera and stops*
Duncan: "There were definitely some things that I didn't know about Noah at first, but… Now, I'm just even zaidi interested than I was before! Talking with him is definitely something interesting in itself. I'm in this game now, so I can't lose!"
Cody: "It was nice just talking to Noah normally after that big fight scene earlier. I'm definitely gonna be the one he chooses! Oh yeah, the Codemeister's in the hiz-house!" *Air guitars*
Justin: "I don't know what Duncan did when he ran into that building, but it probably wasn't good. If this keeps up, I'll have no chance whatsoever! Looks like I'm gonna have to go the lowest I could ever think of… I'll have… To think like Heather"
Izzy: *Looks around* "My Izzy senses are tingling! And I think something interesting just happened… AND I MISSED IT! ARGH! I'm gonna have to pay zaidi attention to Noah from now ON!"