Disclaimer: I do NOT own Kickin' It

AN: I know before I said that I was taking a break from writing, but this story has been saved on my computer for a long time now. It's already written and complete. I had wrote this last year but I deleted it because I changed my mind about the rating. I edited it, removing the sexual stuff. Now it's rated T.

-Emily :)

Extreme Thirst

Chapter One

Kim Crawford was really excited to be visiting Camp Stonybrook this summer! She's been anxiously waiting all year for it to open. It had been closed down since 2010 for maintenance since that tornado crashed right through there, leaving a wake of destruction in its path.

"They have an outdoor karate studio!" Kim smiled, enthusiastically.

"That sounds like a lot of fun for you." Mika replied, "When we get there I'm heading straight for the arts and craft center! Do you want to share a bunk with me? I have to be on the bottom. Haha, you know how I feel about tall heights."

"Heck yeah." Kim grinned, "I love being on top!"

They are seated in the very back of the school bus, enjoying the bumps in the road that send them bouncing wildly up and down. Kim is next to the window and Mika is beside her on the right side.

"Someone is texting me." Kim noticed, looking down at her cell phone in her blue jeans' pocket, "I bet it's that hottie, Brad." Mika leans closer to her best friend and reads the phone screen.

TEXT MESSAGE TO: Kim FROM: Julie SEND.

Can I please share a cabin with you girls?

"Eww, how do you know that nerd?" Mika crinkled up her nose.

"She's Milton's girlfriend. Lately she's been clinging to me since his mysterious disappearance sophomore year. I feel sorry for her, so sometimes I let her tag along with me. Julie really doesn't have that many friends and she's still mourning over the loss of Milton." Kim explained.

"I remember when that happened. It was on the news. Didn't you lose a couple other friends too?" Mika asked.

"Yeah, it's strange. Jerry, Milton, and Eddie all disappeared that night. They were at an One Infection concert in Lafayette with Jerry's older brother. Rico was the driver since they were all underage to drive. They never came home and no one has heard anything from them. The police found Rico's car with the engine on, laying in a ditch not far from here." Kim said, emotionally distraught.

"It's a shame that they're gone." Mika frowned, "I had a crush on Jerry since Eighth grade. I was finally working up the courage to ask him on a date last year, but who knows what happened to them. It's as if they vanished without a trace."

"I regret not going with them that night." Kim replied with a teardrop in her eye, "I could've saved them if it weren't for Baywatch. You see, I was planning on going with them, but Baywatch changed their TV schedule and I really wanted to watch it instead of seeing One Infection."

"Wow, you'd rather see Hasselhoff more than Harry?!" Mika shrieked.

"No, I had a headache that night and the only tickets Eddie could afford were ones in the very back. Milton and Jerry chipped in too, but the good tickets were a hefty price. They each paid a hundred dollars." Kim answered.

TEXT MESSAGE TO: Julie FROM: Kim SEND.

Yep, you're always welcome :)

"So, has that hottie Brad text you yet?" Mika smiled, trying to cheer Kim up by changing the subject.

"Nope. I gave him my phone number Tuesday after he opened the physical science door for me." Kim replied, joyfully, "He was so hot and he had a smile on his face when I told him my number. He even dialed it into his phone book."

"It's been eight days, Kimmy. I don't think he's interested in dating you."

"You know how I hate being called that." Kim glared, playfully tapping Mika's cheek, "I need a boyfriend."

"Well, Camp Stonybrook will be full of boys to choose from. Maybe your prince will be there?" Mika said, "They all can't reject you."

The bus wheels were crackling on the thick, gravel pathway leading into the woods. Kim looked out the window just in time to see a bright, orange sign labeled: Stonybrook. Dreams really do come true. And then, she seen another bus full of boys already parked from Lafayette.

"I don't know about this, Mika. None of them look attractive."

"You never know. There might be a hottie hid in the mix somewhere, Kim." She grinned, "I might pick me out one. The bus from Dimsdale is pulling up behind us too. I don't know about you, but I'm gonna keep my eyes peeled."

The sunshine was bright and a gentle breeze was blowing when Kim and Mika finally step out of the bus. There was a lot of Seaford students and the teacher chaperoning the teens had tons of rules to enforce about not getting hurt and always following the rules.

"Okay, campers!" smiled a loud, exuberant counselor, "You have two choices today: biking through the fun woods or boating on the fun pond! Hahahaha, I'm Traci and I'll be in charge of biking and this is Stephanie. She's in charge of the boating!"

"Just leave your bags in the shed. We'll get settled after a few hours of relaxing." Stephanie announced.

"Girls, I don't know how to ride a bike or swim in deep water." Julie panicked, removing her glasses and cleaning them on her shirt sleeve.

"You're not going to die." Mika snorted, "I don't care what we do. I'm an outdoors girl."

"Well, we should head to the pond." Kim added, "That way we won't have to put up with Traci's annoying overkill, happiness. Stephanie seems cool."

"Oh, I agree." Mika laughed, "Who spiked her coffee this morning?"

"But, girls!" Julie shrieked, "Me and water is a dangerous combination. At least with biking I won't drown. Honestly, I like Traci's perkiness!"

"You can go with her if you want to, but Mika and I are going the opposite direction." Kim declared, shading her eyes from the intense sunlight overhead.

"No, I want to be with you girls!" Julie nearly cried, "I don't know anybody over there and they're mostly boys. It'd be so embarrassing if they found out that I couldn't ride a bike! I'm not using training wheels again."

"Just come with us." Kim replied reasuringly, placing her hand on Julie's shoulder, "We won't let you drown."

"Look, they have life jackets here." Mika smiled, running ahead to the small crowd of girls by the pond. She retrieved a red lifejacket off the portable rack and hurried back to Julie, "You probably won't need it. We're getting in a canoe."

Julie's face drained white as a ghost at the word canoe. She had never been in a canoe before and definitely never been out on a deep, murky pond either.

Kim and Mika walked side by side down the dirt path, the wind gently blowing their hair sideways with Julie tagging along. There were five silver canoes lined up next to the shore. Four of the five were quickly taken by the other campers.

"We have to hurry!" Kim laughed, taking off running with Mika. Meanwhile, Julie wanted to vomit at the idea of getting inside a wobbly canoe. 'Please don't make it in time.' Julie thought to herself. But they made it and began pushing it into the water. 'Do I really want to do this?!' Kim was in the front and Mika was in the back to balance the canoe.

"Wait for me!" Julie hollered, scurrying to the water's edge. She nervously placed one foot in at a time and sat down in the middle, "Ahhhh! It's going to flip over! Ahhhhh!"

"Calm down." Mika laughed, "People are looking."

"I...I'm sorry!" Julie cried, hugging herself tightly.

"Everything is going to be fine." Kim smiled, turning her head sideways to look at Julie, "It's just a new experience."

"O...okay. I...I can do this." Julie breathed deeply. They paddled out into the middle of the huge pond.

"Did you guys see that?!" Kim gasped.

"No, what was it?" Mika asked.

"I saw Jerry standing over there in the trees with another guy." Kim replied in shock.

"Sweetie, he's been missing for a year." Mika said, "Your brain is playing tricks on you. We were just talking about him on the bus and you seemed very upset. I don't think it was Jerry if anyone is out there."

"I want to paddle there." Kim declared, moving the oar quickly.

"That sounds dangerous!" Julie panicked, "I happened to see a stranger in the woods for a second. Something is telling me that we shouldn't go. Besides the counselor warned us to stay on this side of the pond."

"There's no paths that way, Kim. We could get lost." Mika warned, "Let's just pretend you didn't see anyone."

"Forget paths, we have to get over there!" Kim yelled, "It was Jerry! The police found Rico's car near this place, remember?!"

"I'm not going. I really don't think you should either, Kim."

"I'll be back, Mika." Kim climbed out of the canoe and briskly walked through the thick trees and shrubs until she was completely out of sight.

"Where's she going?!" Julie panicked, "We're on the complete opposite side of the pond! It's deserted out here! We have to tell Stephanie!"

"No, Julie. You'll get Kim in trouble. She told me that she'd be right back and don't forget that she's a black belt." Mika replied, "It would take a lot to bring her down and you know it."

'If I continue going in this general direction, I'm sure to meet them soon.' Kim was thinking as she hurried through the trees and brambles. 'Could that one other guy be Jerry?!'

"You're certainly eager to meet me." Jack grinned, balancing on a large root under an oak tree. He was leaning on his right arm aganist the bark.

To be continued...

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-Emily