Out
of all the boys, you're not like the others
From the very first
day, I knew we'd be lovers
In my wildest dreams, my darkest
desire
Would I declare to you, your love takes me higher
Just
when we both thought our lives were set in stone
They shone a
light, and brought us together
"Please, can I take the blindfold off now?"
"What part of 'no' don't you understand Princess? Besides, it wouldn't be a surprise if you could see."
Courtney was feeling a little put off. She had been blindfolded for, in her estimation, over an hour and placed on a rickety boat according to the seasickness that had been steadily building up. The sun was beginning to set and she was getting cold in her short, spaghetti strap red dress and heels. Duncan had to practically beg to get her to dress up without telling her where they were going, but in the end she had given in. She always gave in when he was involved.
She felt Duncan's arm wrap around her waist signaling for her to move; while lost in her thoughts the boat had apparently docked.
"Now here's
what's gonna happen. And don't interrupt me," Duncan added as
an afterthought. "You are going to let me lead you to our
destination. You are not going to make any movements to remove the
blindfold until I tell you to. Understand?"
"Ugh. Yes, I'm
not an idiot."
"Of course you're not. You were a CIT." Courtney frowned; she could hear the smirk in his voice.
It's a crazy world,
where everythin's changin'
We
are two in a million
We've got all the luck we could
be given
If the world should stop, we'll still have each other
And
no matter what, we'll be forever as one
One minute your up, and the next thing
you're breakin'
When I lose my way, and the skies they get
heavy
It'll be ok, the moment you're with me
No-one would have
guessed we'd be standing strong today
Solid as a rock, and perfect
in every way
Watching Courtney's reactions while he half-lead half-carried her through the woods was only making Duncan more nervous; he hadn't thought that was possible. When he had come up with this brilliant plan, and it was brilliant if he said so himself, he figured he'd be much calmer than he currently was. The planning itself was remarkably easy. Chris, for being the maniacal, evil genius, egotistical jerk that he is turned out to be ridiculously helpful, but he was probably just waiting to exploit Total Drama Island's most famous couple. On the other hand, Chef turned out to be a total softie willingly helping Duncan with decorations and food. When the couple arrived at their destination, Duncan unconsciously took a deep breath; he had so much riding on this night.
"Okay,"
Duncan whispered in Courntey's ear, "you can take off the
blindfold." He held his breath as she removed it and got the first
glimpse of his surprise. We
are two in a million Forever as one
We've got all the luck we could be given
If
the world should stop, we'll still have each other
And no matter
what, we'll be forever as one
"Oh my God Duncan," Courtney whispered. "This is incredible."
They were at Camp Wawanakwa, where they met on that silly reality show five years prior. The campfire pit, where they now stood, where she had met her untimely end thanks to Harold, hardly resembled her memories of it; the only familiar objects were the campfire and its seats and the hanging paper Mache Chinese lanterns. There was a table for two set up covered in a white silk tablecloth, with a single red rose in a clear slim vase in the center. Courtney's favorite meal was on the most beautiful China she had ever seen, which delicately sat on the table, and there was a bottle of Merlot chilling in an ice bucket off to the side. Soft classical music could be heard throughout the entire camp from the speakers the campers used to be rudely woken up by.
"How did you," Courtney trailed off. Sometime when she was blindfolded Duncan had changed into a tux. It was a rare occurrence that he dressed up, but it never failed to render her breathless. Linking their arms together Duncan smiled down at her, pleased with her reaction.
"Your
table awaits milady." We
are two in a million
We've got all the luck we could be given
If
the world should stop, we'll still have each other
And no matter
what, we'll be forever as one
As
Chef cleared their dessert plates, Courtney sighed. This had been the
most magical night she had ever had. She was not a girl who was
easily impressed, but the amount of preparation and time Duncan put
into this astounded her. No one had ever done anything so thoughtful
for her before.
"Want to dance?"
"I'd love to."
Gently taking her small hand in his larger, Duncan led her to the
makeshift dance floor. Pulling her close they swayed in time to the
music.
"Courtney, I need to ask you something," Duncan murmured. She raised her head from his shoulder, brown eyes locking on blue, and raised her eyebrows questioningly.
"You know I love you, right?" Courtney nodded her head.
"These past five years have been the greatest of my life. You've changed me, made me a better man. It scares me to think of my life without you in it," Duncan pulled away. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a small box and got down on one knee.
"Courtney, Princess, will you let me be your prince for the rest of our lives? Will you marry me?"
"Yes!
Of course yes!," Courtney sobbed, tears coursing down her cheeks as
Duncan slipped the most beautiful diamond ring she had ever seen on
her finger. Pulling him off the floor, she wound her arms around his
neck, while his hands found their way around her waist, lifting her
off the ground and spinning her around in sheer joy. Their lips met
in a passionate kiss. Breaking away Courtney rested her forehead
against his.
"I love you."
"I love you to princess,
forever and always."
We
are two in a million
We've got all the luck we could
be given
If the world should stop, we'll still have each other
And
no matter what, we'll be forever as
No matter what, we'll be
forever as
No matter what, we'll be forever as one
A/N: I'm quite sad to see this story end! I really enjoyed writing it! I need to give special thanks to all my reviewers; without your encouragement the story wouldn't have been what it is: 1000GreenSun, shadowofnothing14, Mogus, Theater for the Mind, mooselover101, CandySox, CourtneyxDuncan, xXLarryLoverXx, Mrs. Weasley the Kataang Luver, and solange1314. Thanks so much you all rock! I have a couple TDI ideas floating around in my head (C/D and B/G), so hopefully I'll get them down on paper! Thanks so much!!