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While the contestants were waiting for the next challenge in the sloppy excuse they call a plane that isn’t even run by a pilot,but the cook;the contestants just seem to wait for wherever Chris decides to take them next. As Team Amazon were sitting in victory class with all their pride,The other team sulked in lower class as their pride was filled with disappointment..kind of.
Most were careless,chit chatting with each other. But one of them seemed to try and stay on the sidelines for a change despite always having some type of spotlight on him,Alejandro. He kept thinking about a strategy for next challenge. With his team that he views very.. VERY lowly,he was honestly surprised that most of them weren’t eliminated. But at the same time:HE’S on the team,He’s perfect after all! Well,Anyways.. He snooted off to the side,groaning due to the commotion of his team as he brainstormed.
Although he got side tracked,Since usually there would be a monotonous voice usually going after the “obnoxious” one,That he didn’t notice. He wanted to get a quick glance so he turns his head. Noah was in his own business,Reading some type of book. Where did he get it from? He just decided to assume Noah brought it with him or something. Honestly,he wasn’t sure.
As much as he’s analysed everyone in the competition;Noah wasn’t exactly as talkative or obvious as the others. He was well.. a “know it all.” He was definitely smarter than the average contestant and Alejandro was aware. Yet even outside of strategy he was curious,He thought to himself as he raised his neck up,squinting. People like him try to show off,Like Heather or Harold or whoever really. But Noah just kept to himself.. He’d tilt his head,sounding out a “Hm..” as a thoughtful pause. MAYBE if he got Noah on his side he could gain the team’s trust,He was somewhat well-liked anyways,Might as well take the shot then staying curious.
He’d silently get up to go to the end of the benches where Noah was deep into a book,He sat next to him,but keeping a fair distance. He’d slouch down,a bit surprised Noah hasn’t noticed him yet. He looked down at the book and looked back up to Noah.
“Hm,What’re you up to?”
He asked,looking back at the book. Noah seemed to get startled,Tensing up as he squared his shoulders as he turned to Al,More so confused than surprised. Taking multiple looks before fully turning to Him. With that usual unamused expression.. what’re you up to????? As if it wasn’t obvious enough.
“I’m staring blankly into paper. Want to take a guess?”
He’d raise an eyebrow,Backing up a bit as he almost cramped himself into the wall.. almost. He was a fan of his personal space,And the moment Owen was off his back Mr.EelFace wanted to get in his business? Whatever. Alejandro noticed the slight discomfort and got himself back up,Despite being bothered by the sarcasm a bit. He wasn’t used to being back talked like that,although he did know Noah was like that,it still bothered him for some reason.
“..Reading?”
His tone made him sound like he was guessing hesitantly,which wasn’t really the intention. He “asked” whilst raising an eyebrow.
“DingDingDing,You got it right. Congratulations,Al’.”
He glanced back at the book,Setting a bookmark on the page before swapping the book to his right hand,the side that was on the other side that Alejandro WASN’T on. Alejandro already seemed to regret trying to start a conversation. He shuddered at the nickname,pursing his lips and scoffing quietly to himself. Although he seemed..no,he WAS stubborn to try and “befriend” the other.
“What’s it about anyways? It isn’t usual for you to not be around Owen. What’s the occasion?”
He leaned slightly backward,his eyes widening slightly. Despite them having a similar neutral expression,there were subtle differences between them;Noah’s expression more skeptical. Confused on the sudden approach,but really he didn’t care all that much. He turned his attention to Alejandro.
“I’m still starting on it,Some type of murder mystery. Reminds me of here honestly.”
He’d shrug. Alejandro let out a genuine snicker. with how demented Chris is,It seemed accurate with the amount of injuries on this show,it’s more surprising nobody DIED. He had to admit,Noah’s comments WERE witty,He almost admired him for it.
“I’ll admit,it isn’t too far from the truth.”
He nodded with a more impressed look on his face.
“Es como un asesino que se dirige a los adolescentes.”
He’d mumble under his breath,Noah could hear it but he doesn’t understand Spanish. So..
“Yeah,You’re lucky that you didn’t witness the first season of this hellhole.”
He’d roll his eyes,annoyed even having to think about that douchebag.
“I wasn’t in for too long but he kept us awake for a whole night after running some type of marathon and eating a ton. He tried making us insomniacs.”
Alejandro rapidly blinked as his pupils shrunk,He admit he didn’t watch season 1 and only a bit of season 2,so he didn’t know too much. All nighter after all that? He’d break his routine and cuss in the confessionals like what he did over his team,except he would probably go on for a whole hour.
“Energúmeno..”
Alejandro murmured under his breath,And it wasn’t acting either. He was genuinely invested in what Noah had to say..He didn’t think about why much at the moment.
“So he’s always been this crazy?!”
He asked as his tone shifted to that of shock,tensing up.
“I’d say so,He’s as much of a nut job as Izzy is.”
He’d chuckle as he rolled his eyes,loosening up a bit.
Alejandro was..taken aback. And he wishes he could say “almost” but if he even said fully taken aback that would be an under exaggeration. Yes,on the outside really only his eyes widened. But he could hear his heart skip 10 different beats ringing in his ears like an annoying fly. It was new for him to see Noah have some type of put on snark filled smirk on his face but seeing him let out a chuckle that didn’t sound sarcastic surprised him. He could feel blood rush as if it’s running a marathon and his hands as sweaty as how they were in the desert as he clasped them together to maintain his patience.
Alejandro doesn’t like thinking about his orientation,not in the way he’ll “love who he loves.” But in a way that if he had some type of imperfection it’ll be like everytime he looks at a mirror,it’ll shatter with the echoes of his brother laughing at him creep up on him when he’s off guard. So one part of his brain is beating itself up for this and the other is scrambling a jumbled puzzle in a panic to solve it. What got more confusing is that he HAS something for Heather. So why not stick on ONE? He felt disgusting.
Although as much as he’d want to squeal like a little girl,he needed to keep his image up. If Heather found out he was going to twirl in a tutu over a boy shorter than him She’d use that to her advantage to humiliate the “not so perfect fraud.”
“Hehh,That’s one way to describe it.”
The snicker he intended to sound more confident came out awkward and nervous,trailing off. Noah surely noticed it as he seemed to pinch the book a bit,not fully closing it but closed enough for it to be difficult to read.
“What,scared she’ll jump on you from the vents? I would be too.”
He jokingly asked,not actually curious for an answer,it was more of a remark if anything. He’d tilt his head downwards but he kept the eye contact. Alejandro simply cleared his throat and shook his head.
“No,luckily. I’d be able to dodge on time.”
He’d boast as he flapped a hand up and down as a sign of confidence.
“I’m more so worried about the strategy of our team. As much as I do believe the Amazons do deserve their spot because of how well they’ve truly been doing,It’ll end up with us losing more members than they have..”
He set a hand on the bleachers or whatever they were,putting a hand on his chest.
“and I’d preferably not take the risk.”
He gripped on the collar of his shirt with irritation. Despite his face staying the same,furrowed eyebrows with closed eyes as his face seemed to be full of pity;His tone was harsh,a bit threatening even.
Truth be told:It was embarrassing for someone as “perfect” as Alejandro to lose this many amount of times due to team AMAZON out of anyone. Sure they had Heather;but the other members were a freak show running wild into society in his eyes. Knowing his family could be watching this right now is squishing his ego like a stress ball about to pop.
“Oookaaay,Good luck with that.”
Noah wasn’t exactly sure HOW to respond. He wasn’t much of a strategist himself. He was a bit weirded out by the overly fancy way Alejandro seems to talk,But it has a certain charm to it.
“Just hope we win the next challenge or something,beats me.”
He shrugged,trying to go back to his book.
As Alejandro tried to think about some other conversation starter,The intercom was turned on for Chris to announce everyone to meet at the main area for the next challenge. He felt weirdly disappointed,rolling his eyes the moment he heard Chris’s voice who he found almost deafening.
During the explanation,something else was on his mind but he tried to keep his head in the game within the challenge explanation. Something he could probably never see,but how would he know? It was a sense of guilt holding him back from fully enjoying whatever the feeling was. It was maybe just admiration,but he can’t pinpoint why admiration felt like this. Whatever,his main focus is the million anyways. This shouldn’t be something he thinks about too much.