The season three final was a day filled with anger, regret, suspense, and other mixed strong emotions.
But with common emotions shared. Hatred for the final two.
No words of encouragement or spite erupted from anyone, only the side conversations that occurred when one or the other was in danger or too close to the finish line. But when Alejandro won, most of the reaction came off negative.
They were excluding the reaction of pure idolization from the girls who swooned over him and the admiration seen in Cody's eyes.
Upon seeing this, Alejandro's eyes focused on the short brunette for longer than he should have after gazing over the other eighteen contestants. Yet before his stare could linger anymore, he was snapped back to reality by the sadistic host firmly placing one hand on his shoulder as he handed him the suitcase.
" Congrats, Al, for winning a million big ones! And since you won, we need you to do a little speech for the audience before we end it here."
" Well... since I won due to my smartness and strength, I'd like to say it was an honor competing with most of you," He said, not paying attention to the glares they gave him as he continued. " Now that I have my winnings, I want to thank someone who helped me along the way, plan some of my tactics, and many other acts, Please come forth"
The confusion on their faces amused Alejandro, but it was even more entertaining as Cody made his way through the crowd. Most of the teen's jaws hung open, others' eyes looking as if they were to pop out of their sockets.
The puzzling looks and blank stares followed, as well as the shocked face of the host, who supposedly knew everything. The young teen continued his short walk until he stood next to Alejandro, with a smile glued to his face.
"Ok, what the hell is going on!" Heather exclaimed.
"What's going on is..." Cody began, " Jandro and I made a deal around the start of the season. I ended up getting along a bit later on. We started planning out most of the acts Alejandro performed." Once he finishing, Alejandro was proud of the brunette who spoke with confidence and life, something he knew Cody lacked before and more so on the show.
Everyone stood in silence, except for Gwen, who pushed through the group, being the only one who could respond.
" Hold up! Cody, what you're telling me, is all the drama he caused and the schemes he pulled. YOU helped him cause All of that! Why, out of all the people on this show to work with, would you choose him? The one who manipulated so many of us! Hell! He could be manipulating you!"
"I must agree with Gothy, Al Knocked you off into shark-infested water! He is a slippery eel that can't change," Noah added as he moved beside her.
"He didn't knock me off. Heather did, she hit one of the loose boards under me, plus I did not help cause all the drama, all I did was help keep supposition off us." Cody scoffed,
" And I still helped him because he was the first and only person who treated me like an equal instead of a liability or an annoying little kid."
"Ok, still, why would Al work with you? Why not someone like Heather or Duncan!"
Whispering Among themselves, Alejandro was known for his manipulating personality and how quickly he could become the main villain of anyone's story. He was not the type of person to care for anyone considered below him, and with them being the complete opposite, he should have said enough. Making the whispering teens think about the possible reason such different people as themselves would work together. Maybe Al was holding Blackmail on Cody? Or was it the other way around?
But as they grew, the more uncomfortable the tooth-gap teen seemed to get, all the confidence he had faded before the Hispanic's very eyes caused a sting in his heart. Having people you consider friends look at you with eyes full of disbelief and disgust toward someone you care about would hurt. Thinking quickly, Alejandro said something so unpredictable, that things would take a turn.
"Why wouldn't I choose my boyfriend to be my partner in crime,"
"BOYFRIEND!?"
" Si mi amigos, now, if you excuse us, we're heading back to the resort," Al huffed, keeping his composure as he turned towards Cody and gently grabbed his hand. He feels satisfied when a light, noticeable shade of pink spreads across his now-announced lover's face.
"Mi amor~"
The newly announced couple then began their journey back to the civilized part of the Hawaiian islands, hand-in-hand, leaving behind the cast and TV crew in such a state of shock that nobody reacted to Sierra's loud cries and shouts.
