Total Drama Island (OC x Duncan) ON HIATUS

If You Can't Take The Heat...

Nicky's POV
I rolled over as Duncan woke up and did some push ups on the ground. I watched his back and hid a small smile as I watched.
He took in deep breaths until he jumped back.
Great, Harold's crusty underwear was in front of him.
I grimaced.
DJ, Geoff and I started laughing.
"Not cool, Harold man, not cool" Duncan exclaimed.
"Those aren't mine" Harold argued. "Oh, right. Your always leaving your gitch lying around!" he said as he helped me off of his bunk. "No I'm not, gosh! Maybe you should check and see if it's Nicky's!" he argued. "Dude, I don't wear that" I said as Duncan pulled me to his chest.
"Uh, yeah you are, dude. Plus, Nicky has more class then that, she leaves her clothes on the girls side" Geoff argued.
"You have absolutely no proof" Harold said defiantly.
"No one else wears that kind dude" said Geoff.
"And your mom sewed your name onto the lable" DJ added.
"Whatever. I'm going for a shower" he said, grabbed a towel and walked off. "Hey, don't forget to clean the skid-maker!" Duncan called after him. I gagged in disgust.
"I think Harold needs to be taught a lesson, guys. Who's with me?" asked Duncan.
The guts high fived. I shrugged.
"I'll join in" I offered. Duncan cheered. "Yes! We got ourselves a team!" Geoff cheered.
We got ready, and I walked with the guys to the beach.
"Today's challenge will test your minds, your teamwork, and your skills in the kitchen. You will be cooking a three course meal and serving it to me for tasting. The winners get a reward, the losers will send someone home. Each team will appoint a head chef to create the theme of the meal and oversee cooking. To cook, you need ingredients" Chris explained.
A truck drove out if the water driven my a dolphin.
I pinched myself. Okay, not dreaming. "Every morning, a truck brings us food. Today's task starts there" Chris finished.
Us Bass went first.
"We could do a killer Italian theme" said Geoff. "Hello head chef" said Duncan. "Seriously?" asked Geoff with a smile, and we all nodded.
"Then let's get grabbing" he said and we climbed in.
"Hey Geoff. I know how to make a few drinks since I'm a bit of Italian" I said. "Sweet! Do you need help or will you work by yourself?" he asked.
"By myself" I said.
He nodded and grabbed grapes, soda, chocolate, milk and a few other things. I put them in a box and started walking with the team to the lodge.
We got to the kitchen, and Geoff started leading.
"Okay. We got three courses, and six people. So, everybody pair up" said Geoff.
"But there's seven people" said Sadie. "Nicky is a bit of Italian, and said she knew how to make a few drinks. And she said she wanted to work by herself, so I'm letting her" he said with a shrug.
"So your playing favorites?" exclaimed Courtney. "No. I trust her is all. Now, everyone pair up" he said again.
Duncan looked at me and I walked over.
"Sorry, Duncan. But your always around me so I figured that you ought to work with someone else this time. Plus, the drinks are easy so I'll be done in no time" I said, and kissed his cheek.
"I get it. But, just FYI, I'm probably gonna be stuck with Courtney" he warned and I nodded.
"I trust you" was all I said before going to work.
DJ and Bridget were on pasta and pasta sauce, Harold and Sadie on antipasto, and Duncan and Courtney on desert.
Geoff approached me.
"Okay. So, before you work, go grab most of Harold's pants and underwear, and put it in a bag, and put it in a bush" he said, and I nodded. I winked at Duncan so he knew what I was doing, and he smirked and nodded.
I grabbed a big stick, and used it to pick up Harold's nasty underwear and pants.
I hid it in a nearby bush and gave a thumbs up to DJ.
I walked back in.
"Uh, where to you want the water, Bridge- whoops!" DJ acted, pouring the water all over Harold.
"Smooth move Dorkahauntis!" Harold said angrily.
"Oh, bummer! Better go change, dude!" said Geoff. Once Harold was out of sight, the three of us started laughing and fist bumped.
Bridget looked annoyed, but I don't think even she could hide a smile.
I watched as Geoff leaned against the wall, and nodded to Bridget.
"I think he digs you" said DJ.
My eyes widened. This meant the Geoff was about to flirt, and it won't be pretty.
I shut out everyone, and got back to work. My first drink is gonna be a grape soda.
I put a pitcher of Sprite and a pitcher of Root Beer in the freezer so that it would be flat.
While it was doing that, I then went on to make a red lemonade.
Honestly, I only had to take water, sugar and red dye, then add some grape flavoring, and then some actual grapes and ice.
Easy as pie. Wait, no, because I'm terrible at making pie.
I looked over as Harold entered with no pants, and in this rubber underwear thing. My eyes widened, and since Duncan and Geoff were nearby, they both covered my eyes. But I was scarred for life.
"Okay, who took all my shorts!?" exclaimed Harold.
DJ and Geoff burst out laughing.
Chris walked by, and gagged when he saw what Harold was wearing.
"Ew! Three hours and counting guys!" he said and walked away quickly.
I got to work on the grape soda. I mixed the Root Beer and Sprite together, and I tasted it. It was pretty good. I then added some grape flavoring and it was perfect. I added more ice, and put it in the fridge.
Next was the hot chocolate. Duncan walked over and discreetly handed me hot sauce. He kissed my forehead and I smiled. I walked out, and got some underwear and pants, and put a load of hot sauce in the underwear. I was using gloves of course. I walked back and nodded at DJ, Geoff and Duncan.
"Dude. You gotta but some clothes on, man. It's unsanitary to work in something that, ha, small" said Geoff to Harold.
"So give me back my pants then!" Harold yelled out in frustration.
"Harold's right guys! If you go to the cabin, you'll find a clean pair of underwear and shorts waiting" said Duncan.
Harold high tailed it out of there and to the cabin.
I joined them, and we started laughing as we held out the hot sauce. Oh, this is going to be good!
Soon, Harold came back in with cowboy pajamas.
The four of us started slow clapping. "Nice jammies" said Duncan.
"This is all I have left. So if you sickos want to see me butt naked, hit me with your best shot" he said sadly. "Well, stop leaving your butt bags all over the cabin and we'll back off!" said Duncan.
"I told you it wasn't me! Check with Nicky!" he yelled.
"Don't bring me into this! All of my stuff is kept on the girls side, like we said this morning! You can check with Bridget!" I exclaimed as I started the hot chocolate.
"It's true" she said, and we smiled at each other.
"You were brought into this the millisecond you teamed up with these three!" he said.
I nodded.
"Good point. At least I'm on the winning team" I remarked, and I fist bumped DJ.
He groaned and I got back to work. I knew what was coming next, so when Geoff offered sandwiches, I ignored them.
I laughed when Harold realized he just ate a bit of his underwear.
"We'll return all of your shorts and panties when you admit your guilt dude!" he said.
I finished the hot chocolate, and I cheered.
"Done!" I exclaimed an I walked over to Duncan and Courtney.
"your such a slob! They have to have the same amount of custard" Courtney was saying.
"Oh, relax, they're fine!" said Duncan. "Y'know, you'd be a lot more fun without that pole up your butt" I mused.
Woah! Where did this confidence come from!?
Duncan laughed and nodded. She glared at me.
"I'm like, the most easy going person I know!" she exclaimed.
"Oh yeah, your totally laid back" said Duncan and he squirted custard all over her face.
Just for the heck of it, I put a bowl of pastry on his head.
I tasted it and grinned.
"Good desert, guys" I said with a teasing smile.
"Why you little!" he exclaimed and ran after me.
I laughed and ran. But he easily caught me, took off the bowl, and put it on me!
I laughed.
"Now I need to wash my hair again!" I complained but that didn't stop me from smiling.
"Can I join?" he teased.
"In your dreams!" I exclaimed and went to clean up.
Soon, it was time for tasting. I brought the soda out with the appetizer.
"Your antipasto passed the testo! And the soda is amazing. Pass the pasta please!" said Chris as he tasted it.
He tried the past and lemonade and grinned.
"On a scale from one to ten... Fifteen!" he said. "Again, amazing lemonade!" he said and I grinned.
"How will the Gophers respond?" he asked. LaShawna pointed to the door, but no one came out. She walked in and we heard her start yelling.
"Tell me you did not just eat that entire plate of ribs!!" she yelled and Owen came out with a plate of bones with a small chunk of meat.
"It looks like it's uh, been eaten" said Chris.
"Not all of it. I think there's a tiny chunk left on that... bone over there" he said.
"Yeah there" he said as Chris tore off the piece and tried it.
"Eh. I've had worse. Two points! Ooo close Owen. But the Bass still lead fifteen to eleven. Time for desert!" said Chris.
Duncan and Courtney brought out their desert and I brought out the hot chocolate.
He tried it.
"All of it put together? Six" he said. I nodded and we stood by our team.
"The Bass have twenty one. Now, the Gophers need all ten points to tie it up! And I have to say. This desert looks like a winner!" he said, looking at the cake in front of him
When he poked it, it exploded into dust.
He ate it anyway only to start choking. Owen saved him. "What the heck is this!?" Chris exclaimed.
"It's Heather's recipe! Oh my gosh! She's still in the fridge!!" Lindsay rushed to them and Heather walked out. She was bright blue and had drawn giant eyebrows on herself!
"You guys are s-s-s-so dead! Is it over?" she asked.
"It is. The Bass win twenty one to twelve. And it's not because I almost died. The ribs sucked too" he said flatly.
We were too busy cheering to notice what they said next.
Duncan and I hugged and he lifted me off the ground. I laughed and paid attention to what he said.
"And as promised, you guys will receive a reward. A five start dinner under the stars" he said and we cheered some more.
After the dinner and when everyone was asleep, Duncan, Geoff, DJ and I picked up Harold's bed and took it to the dock.
Duncan and I slept on the floor, but it was fine.
Then, early in the morning, I got everyone up.
All of the girls went swimming, and I joined the guys in the canoe boat. I was on Duncan's lap when Harold woke up.
"Good morning Harold!" they all greeted as he stood butt naked. He squealed like a girl, and hid behind a pillow.
"So? Learned your lesson yet?" Duncan called to him.
"Yes! Okay, yes!" he called back. "Woah, we're gonna need more than that, man" said Geoff.
"I'll never leave my crusty underwear out again! I swear!" he yelled as he did the boy scout salute thing.
"Don't you think you should apologize to Nicky?" Duncan asked as I waved at him.
"I'm sorry Nicky! I really am!" he yelled.
"What the heck? I believe him" I said.
Geoff tossed the bag of clothes to him. "Please doing business with you!" Geoff called and we all started laughing.
He then ran to the cabin as we laughed harder.
"That's the most fun I've had in years" I said to Duncan. He smiled. "Good. I'm glad your starting to have fun. Loving the confidence by the way" he said and he kissed my forehead.
I smiled and we continued canoeing for a while, just joking around and having fun.