Camping

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Danny lowered his gaze and let his eyes trail down to the game piece before him, sighing deeply as he rested his face against his chin and studied the board carefully. In all honesty, the young boy hadn't been paying much attention and he was only just realizing that he was apparently losing.

He and his elder sister had been sitting outside comfortably, playing chess. The day was nice and sunny, and the occasional breeze that continually wafted through the air never failed to cool them down.

"Danny! We've got weenies!" His mother smiled ecstatically as she leaned over the GAV's open trunk. He gently plucked his queen from the back and moved it across the board.

Having made his move, the teenage hybrid now had the opportunity to flash his oblivious mother an irritated frown. "Mom, why are we going on another camping trip? I thought the last time we went on one should've been enough of a warning." He didn't bother to hide his grimace as his mother disagreed.

"I know sweetheart, but you and I both agreed to have some mother-son bonding. We need to have some closure and that last camping trip was loads of fun." She paused and briefly glanced up to see her son. "Even if it was a little dangerous."

Jazz picked up her white knight and knocked over another one of Danny's pieces. She sighed with equal boredom. Danny was hardly competition for her, seeing as how he wasn't even putting the slightest bit of effort. Danny, on the other hand, didn't really care much for winning. Especially since he had much more important things to do like -say- go on a lame camping trip, or worry about Tucker, Sam, and Jazz whom were going to be left alone to protect Amity Park during his departure.

He couldn't help but imagine the worst case scenario despite the fact they were all completely trained and far more equipped to handle ghosts in comparison to their first couple of days as ghost hunters.

He ignored Jazz's disapproving stare as he silently muttered an inappropriate word when his mother shouted for his help in shoving the bags into their vehicle.

"Don't worry, Danny. We'll be fine."Jazz assured him as she began to pack up the game pieces and the chess board. "I may not be that great of a hunter but Tucker and Sam are more than capable of fending off a few minor ghosts." She shrugged, pulling up her red locks into an updo.

Danny briefly glanced at his excited mother as she began to literally kick the last of her stuff into the car in an effort to make it all fit. He wondered if, perhaprs, his mother had just packed just a little more than too many things.

"Well," Danny insisted anxiously, "call me if anything happens. I have the Fenton Phones, and I know you guys have my phone number." He hesitated. "Just…be careful."

He cast his sister a sideways glance as he trudged towards the GAV. Their father, Jack, stormed outside and the family exchanged a few words of goodbye.

His mother climbed into the car and Danny dropped himself onto the leathery chair. The mother gripped the steering wheel and pulled out a map from a hidden compartment in the roof. She gushed about how much fun they would have as they pulled out of the driveway, entering the road that would take them towards their destination.

For some reason, he had a feeling this was going to be another long weekend.

Sorry about the shortness of it. I'm in a rush!

A/N: Nothing to say except, review?