Lights, Cameras, Action! [Chris McLean x Female Reader][Completed✔]

Chapter 3: First Day Off

I woke up to the sound of a thump. It was very hollow, but very close.

I slowly opened my eyes, only to find the sun shining bright and the cabin completely empty. I looked down at my body, only to find myself still in my swim suit from yesterday, lazily wrapped in what is now a cold and semi-damp towel. As I groggily tossed my legs to the side of the bed with just a little more force than I intended, I heard a "hmph" come from the floor. I started moving my feet around cautiously, too scared to look as see what it was. Then, I saw a head. Lindsay's head. "What? Can't I sleep in a little more?" She asked no one in particular, but mostly me seeing how I was the one who woke her with my feet.

She looked up, confused. "Why am I on the floor?" Then she looked at me and I shrugged. She then got up and left, like nothing happened. O-kay. I then get up and grab the first outfit I see.
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(Like always, you can always change them) [I'm giving 3 options btw 😉]

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After I grabbed an outfit, I made my way down to the communal bathrooms, which was surprisingly empty. Where is everyone? Oh well. They can't be far. I'll take a quick shower, then head out to find them.

As I finished with my shower, I got dressed into the outfit I picked out and headed out to find out where everyone was.

I went back to the cabin 1) To see if anyone stopped by while I was gone and 2) To drop off my swim suit. I found no one in there. The only other place they could be would be the dinning Hall. So, off to the Dinning hall I went. And I'll be damned, I was right. Everyone, just chilling out. Eatting.... Yeah. Just eating. I'm not really sure what it is, but eh. I go up to the island where chef is serving food. He hands me a plate of "that". I just stand there and stare, then I look up. "May I ask what the contents are in this meal?" I asked, making him turn to face me completely. "No you may not! This is food and I serve it three times a day and you will eat it three times a day! Any actual questions?" He hisses, yet I remain completely calm. "Uh, yeah. That didn't answer my 'actual question'. I want to know the contents. But if you're so against sharing your little 'recipe', then I do have a request, if it isn't too much to ask," I say, matter-of-factly, fluttering my eyes at the end. Something I do when I'm being a smart ass or trying to slip out of something. Everyone is paying attention now. Not that I want them to though. I hate attention. He looks at me in anger but before he can speak, I cut him off. "I would love for you to taste it and rate it for me," I reply, looking directly into his eyes.

Chef looked pissed. Not a "I'm gonna kill you" kinda mad. More like "You will suffer" mad. He grabbed a spoonful of the "food" from off of my plate and put it in his mouth. He immediately bent over and spit everything out. I was pleased. Then, being myself, grabbed a spoonful and tasted it, only because I play fair. It was horrid, but I didn't let it show. I just chewed and swallowed the spoonful, then looked chef in the eye and spoke. "Ok. So, you see, here is what we aren't going to do. As someone who aspires to become something, which I won't say due to personal reasons, that involves me having to know how to cook, this hurts my feelings. So, when I see someone hired to "cook" and they serve whatever the hell this is, it really breaks my heart. Especially when you completely butcher the only thing that I've loved that loves me back. That doesn't talk," I said, holding up a finger the entire time so he wouldn't speak. I shift my finger over to the door leading into the kitchen and make my way to it as I continue to speak.

"So, I will show you how to cook PROPER meals. Or maybe just cook all of them. Up to you." As I walk over to chef, he gets mad, but I just ignore his rage, walking over to the pot of "food" and dump it into the waste bin, trying to hold my composure, not wanting to gag while doing so. I walk back to the stove and turn on both front eyes.

I walk over to the fridge to grab the necessary ingredients. Right before I open the door, chef sticks his arm out in front of me. "What do you think you're doi-" he huff's out before I place my finger across his lips.  I step on my tip toes, pulling him closer to me and leaning against his ear. "If you want to be sued and lose your job due to unsanitary food preparation, be my guest. I'm doing this so I don't have to suffer and watch people either starve to death or die from food poisoning. Now, I'm not going to cook up anything gourmet, just simple things. Ok?" I lean back down, patting his shoulder. "And you can stand there, watching and learning." He stands there, frozen, but at least his hand is out of the way. I quickly swoop down into the fridge, grabbing a carton of eggs and a bag of vegetables. I then go back to the stove and prepare the meal, everyone watching my every move.

As I finished, I started serving. I made a veggie omlet. It must have been good seeing how everyone ate it. I turned around giving chef a pat on the shoulder. "If you need my help, you know where to find me." Right before I was about to leave, I caught a glimpse of Chris walking in.

I quickly turned around, making him a plate. He looked over at everyone, expecting groggy teenagers being picky about their food, but got a bunch of breathing humans enjoying breakfast. He slowly started moving his head towards mine and chefs direction as he spoke. "Hey Chef. When did you learn how to-" he paused as he saw me standing there, holding a plate of food. "I guess you could say his inner demon came out to help cook." I herd a soft and quiet chuckle come from chef, but you could tell he was trying to suppress it so Chris wouldn't hear.

Chris looked a little pissed at my snide remark, but quickly gained composure, remembering he was on national TV. "What do you think you're doing back there?" He asked, trying to look as calm as ever. I looked over at chef then back at Chris. "Teaching this mighty man how to cook. He hurt my feelings Chris," I whined as I pretended to pout. Chris didn't look too happy. "Just because you kiss ass doesn't mean he's gonna help you win." Chris said smirking. Oh how I would just love to rip that smirk off his face. How happy I would be. But I refrained from doing such rational things. Or, at least for now. "Actually, no. I can't stand the thought of being poisoned. And if chef even thinks for one second about going easy on me or helping me, I will personally escort myself off this island because what fun is it to be handed down victory." I said, holding my finger up, waving it around as I spoke.

Chris looked dumbfounded. "And besides, I don't feel for chef in that way, so I don't really think I could bring myself to kissing his ass. Sorry if I disappointed anyone." Chef couldn't hold it anymore. He started laughing so hard he was crying, falling in the floors. I looked at him and gave him my famous eye roll. I then stepped over him, grabbing my own plate of breakfast, exiting the kitchen and taking a seat at the dinning table.

"So, why exactly are you here?" Lindsay asked, directing her question towards Chris. "We don't have another challenge, do we?" He looked at her and then all of us, seeing how everyone looked at least a slight bit concerned. He enjoyed our concern for he had a devilish smile plastered in his face. Hmmmm. HE pisses ME off.

"Actually, no. You only have a challenge every three days. Today would basically be your day off." With that, he grabbed his omlet and left the dinning Hall, leaving everyone happy to be free from another challenge so soon.

My only problem with that is that my birthday is on the day of our next challenge. I don't really think it's that important, so I won't say anything. Besides, if Chris found out, who knows what torture he would put me through. I shivered at the thought.
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I feel like I could have done better, but I'm kinda tired because I was up all night just so I could be one of the first people to read a new chapter on a comic I'm reading. 😫 Please forgive me! But thank you so much for reading! Please vote and please comment any thoughts, corrections, or ideas!😉 ~KAT