AT nine in the evening, the top 5 couples of the race were gathered up at the front lawn for the special dinner date as the prize: Me-Jasper, Mino-Hannah, Patrick-Nicole, Jiro-Sab and the Devil (I mean, Tristan) and Skye. I wondered how that girl could even stand that devil's presence. But anyway, yes, I was one of those people standing up with Jasper beside me. The stylists made me wear a cream dress that stopped on my knees and some flat ballet shoes (which for heaven's sake, was the most girly thing I've worn my entire life).

"Enjoy your night!" The MC finally said, leaving us there in our respective tables, with the cameramen filming each of us.

"You look..." Jasper paused, looking at me as soon as we settled on our seats.

"Yeah. I know this dress is killing me and they even insisted that I wear those 5-inch heels but I settled with these flats." I said in a fast pace.

"I was supposed to say beautiful." He continued, smiling.

"Argh! Don't ever say that again, Jasper." I frowned at him.

"Why? It's true. You are b-"

Before he could even continue, I stopped him, covering his mouth with my hand. "I said DON'T!"

He chuckled, holding my hand from his mouth and dropping it. "Alright, alright... beautiful." He said, still laughing.

I sighed, grabbing the spoon and fork instead and started to eat the dinner they served. The taste of the meat lingered in my mouth, causing me to freeze for a sec. I have never tasted anything like this before. I felt like I was in heaven.

"Hey, slow down there champ!" Jasper remarked, laughing.

"But this is really... scrumptious." I said, chewing slowly this time, not realizing that something was dripping from the side of my mouth.

I saw Jasper reaching his hand out, touching the side of my mouth and wiping the dripping sauce with his thumb. "You're such a kid." He remarked, laughing.

But deep inside, I was still in shock at his sudden gesture. I blinked a few times at him and gulped hard. I felt a tingling sensation inside me. Even after he dropped his hand, I could still feel it on my skin. What is this damn thing? I have never felt anything like this before.

"Chas, you okay?" He asked me, catching my attention.

I nodded a few times and proceeded to eating, shaking off whatever I was feeling that time.

****

AFTER eating the first course of food (yeap there would be 2nd... I was informed), a slow music suddenly blasted from the speakers set-up on the corners of the lawn. Ah, so that's their use. I glanced to the other couples as they made their way in the middle and danced with their partners. Well, except for the devil and his partner.

"Should we go dance, too?" Jasper suddenly asked me, causing me to laugh.

"Don't even try asking or else-" I was cut off, when the guy started making his way infront of me, bending his knee and asking me for a dance. "Seriously Jasper?"

He nodded, handing his hand out to me. "Come on." He pulled me up, dragging me in the dance floor.

"Ugh! This is so cheesy." I commented, placing both my hands on Jasper's waist.

"Chas, you're really being innocent. Your hands go here." He positioned my hands on top of his shoulders, as he placed his on my waist, startling me. (Again with that tingling sensation.) This was the first time someone ever touched me on that part so you couldn't blame me.

"Oh I'm sorry if I don't attend parties like you." I countered at him, just to break the awkwardness I was feeling inside.

"Oh right. You don't even attend school dances, how would you possibly know?" He said.

While dancing, my eyes caught the devil looking at me with his left hand resting on top of his chin. What was he looking at? Damn! You still owe me for pushing me off the pool, you devil jerk! He broke his gaze at me when his partner started pulling his arm, probably convincing him to dance. But I doubt he'd ever want to.

But I was surprised when he suddenly stood up, and finally dancing with his partner. "Yo, what are you looking at?" Jasper said, catching back my attention.

"N-nothing." I said, stuttering.

"You're lying. Why are you looking at Tristan?"

"You know him?"

"Everyone knows him as the devil inside the villa."

"Oh so that news really spread like wildfire, huh?"

He creased his brows. "What news?"

"The news of him being the devil."

He nodded. "Nicole was the one who named him that. Apparently, she tried befriending him but got pushed away."

"I think he has anger management issues." I said, glancing at the devil again.

Jasper shrugged. "I heard his partner over there is the sister of his ex-girlfriend."

"Really?" Well, that's just... something.

Jasper nodded.

After a moment of silence, someone suddenly came approaching us. It was Mino. "Uh... excuse me." He was looking at Jasper. "Can we exchange partners for a while?"

I was stunned when I heard that. I saw Mino's partner, Nicole smiling beside him. I could still remember what she said last night about Jasper being cute so I guess she also wanted to dance with him.

Jasper looked at me then turned back to Mino. "I'm sorry. But we can't."

"Uh sure, why not?" I said, elbowing Jasper on my side.

Mino smiled. "Great. This is my partner Nicole. She also wanted to dance with you, dude." He handed Nicole's hand to Jasper, as he grabbed my hand.

"Thank you for agreeing to dance with me." Mino said, as soon as we started dancing.

"No problem. Besides, you saved me last night." I said.

"I gotta ask... you and that guy... are you two really a couple?"

I raised a brow. "No. Oh God."

Mino chuckled at my expression. "Then why did the MC said that it's your monthsary?"

"He just told that to get us a discount for the couple's item."

"Ah, so you two aren't really a thing. That's a relief." He said, nodding his head. "By the way, you look really pretty tonight." He commented.

"Uh... sorry but i... really don't want hearing people say that to me."

He looked surprised. Well who wouldn't be? "Why?"

"You see... I'm not like other girls..." I said, almost whispering.

He nodded. "Yeah. I can see that. That's why you're even more interesting for me."

"Please stop. I don't wanna be awkward to you after this."

He laughed. "You're really different, huh? Girls usually love hearing that."

"I already told you I'm not one of them."

"You're making me fall for you, Chastity."

"Mino, please... let's just forget what you've said, alright? I really really just wanna be friends with you. No awkwardness whatsoever."

He smiled. "Alright, alright. But still, I like you."

I sighed. No one was supposed to like me. I wasn't even trying. Argh! This is not the way I wanted it to be.

****

THE next day, we were lined up in the front lawn again for another set of pairings. The girls were given the chance to pick their partners this time and so without much hesitation, I went to Mino. There was this girl named Kimmy who also picked him, but Mino chose me. Oh well.

"Okay so now that you've got your new partners, time to announce our activity for today. We're gonna have a beach party!" The MC said.

We all exchanged glances. How are we supposed to have a beach party here on this grassy lawn? And on cue, fifteen Hummers came into view from the driveway. "Cool!" I blurted out.

"I know." Mino reacted beside me.

"You know how to drive that thing?" I asked him.

"Well I know how to drive, so I guess it's not that different driving that."

"Okay couples, go grab your hummers and we're heading to the beach." The MC announced.

"There's actually a beach here?" I asked.

But Mino already grabbed my hand, leading me into one of the hummers. "Hop on!" He said, grabbing me by the waist, helping me to step in the seat.

"T-thanks." I mumbled, still feeling weird after that gesture he made. Yeah, I guess I will never get used to guys (other than dad) touching me like that.

There was a van infront of us which was driven by the staff so we could follow them on our way to the beach. We were like having a Hummer parade in the middle of the street as we all drove in one lane. "This is so embarrassing."

Mino chuckled. "But it's cool anyway."

The sun was shining so bright at that time so my eyes we hurting a bit. I rubbed it lightly while blinking several times. When Mino noticed this, he turned to me. "Wanna use my shades?"

"Uh... no I mean it's yours and you're driving..."

"Aye! Just use it Chastity." He said, removing it from his eyes and handing it to me.

"Thanks." I said, placing it over my eyes.

"Wow it suits you." He remarked.

"Again, no compliments."

"Oh right. Sorry. But really..." He stopped when I raised my palm on his face. "Okay I'll stop now."

****

FEW minutes later, we finally reached a beach resort near the far end of the town. I guess they rented the whole place 'cause I saw no other vehicles on the parking lot apart from our Hummers and vans of the staff. The sea was so clear and I could almost hear the waves crashing from where we were situated. After the hummers were parked, we all proceeded to our respective cottages. Thankfully, there weren't any cameras inside the cottage now.

A staff called us from our rooms to gather up on the beach to play beach volleyball. Makes sense. I wasn't really good in volleyball but I wasn't that bad either. I was teamed up with Nicole, Leighton, Skye and Chelsea. Great, they were the most unlikely people in the bunch to play sports judging by their looks.

The game started with our team as the server. I was the only one hitting the ball everytime it hit our side. They all ran away and screamed as the ball came over. I sighed. Our team was behind 5 points. I was already getting exhausted from running and tossing. I gave up.

After 2 rounds, our team lost. The guys came in next. I sat on the sand to watch them play, ignoring the sun's rays hitting my face. The other girls were all busy putting on sunscreen on their faces and body while I just watched the guys play. Suddenly, Sab came sitting next to me. "So Chastity Gomez, have you chosen your match yet?"

"What?"

"Oh come on. I heard Mino is hitting on you. He's so hot you know."

"Oh you mean like the sun?"

"Yeah. Even hotter than the sun. See his tanned skin and those muscles... ah... I could look at him all day." Sab said, giggling. "Don't tell me you don't think he's hot."

"Nope."

She tapped my forehead. "Oh Chas! When will you ever learn?"

"Ouch! I will never get whatever you're talking about, Sab."

"Have you seen Jasper?" She asked.

"No. Probably hanging out with his partner."

"Who? Nicole?"

I nodded. Just then, something round and hard hit my head. My body fell on the sand, as I tried to regain my senses back. "Sorry. Are you alright?" Someone asked, helping me to sit back up.

I rubbed my temple which got hit and nodded. "I'm good."

"Are you sure?"

"Chas, are you okay?" Mino said, running towards me.

I nodded at him. "Just continue playing."

"Alright then. I'm sorry again." The guy who hit my head apologized before proceeding back to the game area together with Mino.

"Patrick's really so sweet." Sab commented beside me.

"Who's Patrick?" I asked.

"The guy who just hit you. He was my partner yesterday. Don't you know him?"

I shook my head. "Should I know him? Does he have a moniker too like 'the devil'?"

"Oh no silly. He's a musician. He's practically like a celebrity."

"Oh." I just said.

****

WHEN evening came, we had a bonfire near the beach area. We were all seated in one circle with our partners beside us. Someone suggested that we play the most cliché game ever, Truth or Dare, but instead of doing the dare, we'll just have to drink a glass of liquor so it's either we answer the questions or drink.

I was sitting next to Jasper, not caring about the whole game. Instead, I busied myself classifying my fellow participants. You could say this was my way of memorizing (or dissing) them. My roommates, Hannah and Kimmy were practically the Too Good To Be True (TGTBT) girls because they were both so silent and plainly nice. And then there's Emily, Chelsea and Leighton, The Fake Wannabes, just because they have fake lashes and personalities (and probably even boobs). Skye and Nicole both belong to the group which I'd like to call, The Rivals since they both compete in terms of looks and sass. And of course, there's me and Sab, The Utterly Undefeated Bestfriends. The others were like wallflowers just trying to blend in with the show. And no, don't ask what I think about the guys because I don't even want to know them.

The game finally caught my attention when the bottle stopped and pointed at Sab. She chose Truth so she had to answer the question, "Which part of Jiro (her partner)'s face is the most appealing to you and why?"

"Uhm..." Sab paused, looking at her partner intently. "His eyes. I think they're charming." And when she said that, Jiro started winking at her causing her to giggle.

The game continued with a few people answering the questions and the majority chose the dare since they all were into liquor. When the bottle stopped at Jasper, I was so sure he'd picked Truth since he's weak in alcohol. His question went like this: "What is your reaction to Chas saying that you two aren't really a couple and you just invented that monthsary thing to gain public attention?"

"I never said anything like that."I muttered in protest, causing them to look my way.

Jasper instantly turned to me. "It's true that we aren't really a couple but I never said that to gain public attention. But I just want to say the truth that... I said that because I really want us to be a real couple."

I heard gasps from the people around us. Meanwhile, my eyes almost popped out of its sockets when he said that. Jasper, why are you saying this again?

ooOOOoo

A/N: Okay, so what do you think about this chap? Anyone shipping Sab and Jiro? Or Chastity and Mino? Keke~

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