A/N: So we found out that 15th episode of season 10 is pretty much Arizona centric and Jessica needed a stunt double because of one of the scenes. Pretty excited to find out. This is my new story. It's short but it's cute. It starts when Arizona and Callie are pretty young but then there's a jump through the time. I'M SORRY BUT IT MIGHT BE A WHILE BEFORE I POST THE NEXT CHAPTER AND WHILE THIS STORY WILL BE SHORT I AM WRITING ANOTHER ONE THAT WILL BE LONGER AND I HOPE THAT IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.
12 year old Arizona waved her final goodbye to her parents and her older brother. It was her first summer camp by herself, which meant she didn't know anyone else. And she was feeling very nervous. The butterflies in her stomach only grew as a woman approached her.
"Arizona Robbins, right?" The little girl only nodded. "I'm Vanessa and I will be your counselor for this summer. If you ever have any kind of problem or a question come to me."
Arizona nodded and held tightly on her luggage. She has never been away from parents for this long. "May I ask you which one is my cabin?" She arrived half an hour earlier than she usually would because her parents had to take her brother to a different camp.
Vanessa smiled at the little girl. "Sure. It's the one in the middle on the right side," she said and pointed to the cabin. "Another girl is here already let me introduce you to her." She helped Arizona with her luggage. "There are usually 4 girls in each cabin. The dining room is the big building and you can get fruits and juice there every time you want through the day." Vanessa was leading them down the curvy path. "Each cabin has it's own bathroom so you don't have to worry about leaving it. Shower schedule is on the bathroom door. The building next to the dining one is called hanging lounge. When you have free time you can always go there and hang with other kids." They stopped walking and stood right in front of a cabin and another girl.
Arizona shyly glanced at the other girl. She was never good at meeting other people. "Hi, I'm Arizona." But her parents did teach her to be polite.
"Calliope," the brunette introduced herself but then quietly corrected her name. "Just Callie, actually."
Vanessa was proud that the girls were able to introduce to each other without her help. She knew all about shy kids or the ones who thought they were better and didn't want to introduce themselves. "You two are sharing the cabin along with two other girls. Meredith and Cristina. The name of your group is on the door."
Both Arizona and Callie skipped up the stairs to read the name. It was written on the yellow paper. Each cabin had it's own color and name. "Yellow sharks," they both read in unison. It was a pretty good name. Strong but girly enough for 12 year old girls.
Vanessa was in the charge of two cabins and noticed another group coming. It was a group of boys. "I'm really sorry but I have to go now. In the cabin you have team t-shirts and whistles. Each team's whistle has a different name so if you need me just use that."
Arizona shrugged and ran back to grab her luggage. Callie's was already in the cabin. "Woah," the blonde said when she stepped in. It was really simple but still very beautiful and elegant. "Did you already pick out the bed?"
Callie nodded and pointed to the one in the corner. She was really thankful it wasn't bunk beds. "I picked this one. But if you want it you can have it. I don't mind."
Arizona glanced around the room. "I will pick that one," she pointed to the one that was nearest to Callie's but Arizona loved it because it was right next to the window. She sat down on it and crossed her legs. "It's beautiful outside," she said, feeling the need to talk about something.
"Mhm," Callie agreed. It really was. "Do you like swimming?" It was a hot summer and the brunette was more than excited to jump in the lake.
Arizona blushed and lowered her head. "I like water but I don't really know how to swim."
Callie smiled. "It's okay. Maybe I can teach you."
Arizona grinned back. "What school do you go to?" Since they were alone and they were still waiting for the other roommates getting to know each other seemed like a great idea.
"Uhm I'm actually going in a private school. You?"
Arizona's jaw dropped. Private school usually meant rich kids and yet Callie seemed nothing like the kids she saw on the streets. She was wearing casual shorts and a regular purple t-shirt. Her luggage didn't seem massive either. "That's awesome. I actually go to Salmon Bay Schoolin Seattle but my brother Tim goes to South Lake High School. He plays football." Arizona was more than just proud of her older brother.
Callie smiled. "I have a sister. But she's younger."
They were interrupted by the cabin door opening and another two girls stepped inside. One was Asian brunette and the other one was a dirty blonde. "Meredith," the blonde introduced herself.
"Cristina," said the brunette awkwardly.
Callie politely shook their hands while Arizona just waved from where she was sitting. "I'm Callio-.. Callie," she said. People often teased her because of her long name so she came up with a short version. "And this is Arizona," she said pointing at the blonde.
Cristina started looking around the cabin and immediately tried out the whistle. It was really loud so other girls had to cover their ears. "Nice. Good stuff. How old are you?" she asked everyone.
"12," Arizona replied proudly.
"Same," Meredith said while deciding between the two beds left.
"I'm 13," Callie said. She loved the idea of being the oldest. "You?"
Cristina on the other hand hated it. She wanted to be the oldest. "12. But I will turn 13 in exactly 4 months." She's been marking her calendar on when she would be having her next teenage birthday.
Meredith sat down on the bed that was the closest to the door. She preferred knowing she would be the first one out if something happened to their cabin. "Does anyone have a watch?"
Callie pulled out her cellphone making all the girls look at her in awe. Sure they had mobile phones too but Callie's looked much prettier. It was a pink flip phone. "We should probably go. Vanessa said we have to be there at 11 and we still have to change in t-shirts."
Arizona yanked her tank top off and threw the yellow team t-shirt over her blue bra. She pouted at her breasts that seemed none existing. She took a quick look at the girls around her and her eyes nearly popped open when she saw Callie's lacy bra. Now she understood the talks her friends had in class. She wished her breasts were as big. They got changed just in time for the first sound of camp music blasting through the speaker hanging from their cabin.
They ran to the square where a flag was going to be raised. Arizona happily sang the camping song and almost laughed at Cristina's mumbling of the lyrics. She went camping before but it was either with her friends or was completely new.
Then the campers were ordered to sign up for their favorite activities. Arizona's stomach rumbled. Practically from the nervous and a little bit from the hunger she was feeling since she was too anxious to eat breakfast. The main leader of the camp walked on the outdoor stage. "Campers, I have a long list of summer activities. Each of you go to your counselor and they will write it down for you." The papers were being passed around so each camper got one.
Arizona searched for her roommates and was glad to see Meredith standing right next to her so she didn't have to run around searching for Vanessa.
"Do you know for what will you sign?" Meredith asked her nervously. She wasn't good at making friends.
Arizona looked at the list. "I like basketball." She was short but she was good at it. "And soccer." Arizona loved games that involved balls and running. "Not sure what else. You?"
Meredith shrugged. Nothing seemed very appealing to her. "The drama club sounds interesting."
Arizona and Meredith heard their names being called and sprinted to Vanessa. "I have to make a list of the activities each of you want to do. Don't worry if you're not all interested in the same thing, there will be plenty of time to make new friends and if you don't like the current activity you can always switch. You have to pick four though." She looked at the first name on the list. "Meredith Grey."
Meredith wasn't sure. "Drama," she said and looked through the list. "Kayaking, dance and basketball." She wasn't too happy with her choice but after a while she realized it wasn't that bad either.
"Arizona Robbins," Vanessa called after she wrote down Meredith's activities. She was glad that at least one of the girls picked something else than rough sports.
Arizona smiled. She knew exactly what she wanted. "Basketball, tennis, soccer and drawing." It was an odd choice but Arizona was a tomboy at a heart.
"Callie Torres," was the next name on the list.
Callie took a long look at the activity list. "I pick tennis, canoing, graffiti painting and horse riding." Arizona frowned. She wanted to do horse riding too but apparently didn't see it on the bottom of the list.
Vanessa wrote it down and looked at Cristina. She was the only one left so she didn't have to say her name. "Archery, dodge ball, lacrosse and dance."
"Okay so we have it all. Does anyone want to make a change?"
Arizona glanced shyly at Vanessa. "Can I change basketball for horse riding?" She didn't want to give up on soccer so she decided to trade basketball.
Vanessa nodded and wrote it down. "Anyone else?" When all the girls shook their heads no she folded the paper. "I have another news. At the end of the camp there will be a hiking trip. Which means a night in the forest. Don't worry and don't worry your parents because there will always be someone around you. We will sleep in tents. But until then you still have three weeks. Now you have half an hour before dinner. You can take a walk around but don't go near the lake."
Cristina went back to the cabin, avoiding the outsides as much as possible. Meredith wasn't sure where to go and neither were Arizona or Callie. "How about we just explore?" Callie suggested. Since she was the oldest they simply followed her around until it was announced through the speakers that it was dinner time.
As being the only ones who knew each other Yellow Sharks sat together, Cristina joining them as well. They ate a surprisingly good meal, since it was known that campers' food was suppose to suck. After that they were told to go to their cabins and unpack their things in the closets.
Two had to share one closet and since Arizona's bed was the closest to Callie's she shared it with her. They were lazily placing their belongings in the closest. They finished just in time when they were called to to the hanging room. The first night met introducing night.
Counselors set the campers in a large circle. There were girls on the one side and boys on the either side. Everyone seemed nervous and tense. The lead counselor stood up and stepped in the middle. "We are going to play a few games right now to get to know each other." She spun around to take a look at each camper. "Who knows any?"
Mostly it was boys who raised their hands. They were braver and wanted to make themselves look cool. "'My name is and I like to' game," one boy announced.
"Okay. Since you suggested it I will start on this side," the counselor replied teasingly starting with the girls so boys would have more work.
Arizona tried to keep up with all the names and informations. She was 13th so there was a lot to remember but there were at least 50 campers in that room and junior campers already went to bed. A girl on Arizona's left side was talking. She repeated every name and interest and added her own. "I'm Izzie Stevens and I like One Direction."
Arizona cringed. The girl was dressed in all pink and even had a purse. She hated those girls. Arizona took a deep breath and repeated everything that's been said before her before adding her own. "I'm Arizona Robbins and I like to play soccer." Callie was sitting next to her and it was her turn.
Callie like everyone else repeated what's already been said and added her own name and interest. "I'm Callie Torres and I like to swim."
Cristina was next. "I'm Cristina Yang and I like to sleep." Everyone laughed at the statement which was absolutely accurate for all the teens in the room.
It was Meredith's turn. "I'm Meredith Grey and I like to act." At first she wanted to say that she loved watching her mom perform surgeries but thought it would be too strange to say it in front of everyone.
The game continued until it was the last camper's turn. The counselor was pleasantly surprised to see that even the last kid remembered most of the names and interests.
"Congratulations. The next game is called Hide The Fruit. I have bunch of fruits here and I am going to pass out one to the group. But first I need a volunteer."
Izzie immediately raised her hand. She wanted to be the one to do it so everyone could know how popular she was. Arizona simply rolled her eyes. Izzie was told to close her eyes and the rest of the campers each passed an apple and each had to take a bite off it until the music stopped and Izzie had to figure out who had it. It took four fruits for Izzie to get her answer right.
"Okay, very good." The counselor was obviously payed to praise. "This is the last game for tonight. Izzie you may sit back on your seat." She waited for the girl to get back to her place. "It's called a Group knot. We will put you in four groups and you will have to untagle each other while holding hands."
Arizona was bummed to see that she wasn't grouped with any of her cabin roommates but she was grouped with a girl who seemed nice, another girl who's name she couldn't remember and three cocky boys.
"I'm Theodora. But I prefer Teddy," the girl said nervously and stuck her clammy hand for Arizona to shake it. She's been pretty nervous. "I'm sorry, I just.. I've never went camping before."
Arizona found the nervousness quite cute. "I'm Arizona." She awkwardly shook Teddy's offered hand and grinned. They were each placed by a counselor as a puzzle and had to untangle themselves without breaking the hand contact. The boys were rather proud of themselves just for holding their hands while Arizona and Teddy did most of the thinking.
They were the second group to finish. When each group has found their way of the puzzle they were placed in it was called bed time.
Vanessa lead her girl group and boy group to the cabins since they were next to each others. "You have showering schedule on the bathroom door. Lights must be out by 9-30." They had nearly an hour but Vanessa knew how long bathroom time took especially with taking turns. "You will be waked up at 7:30 by the loud music you will hear through the speakers. Dress warmly and comfortable. The raising flags is next. I will wait for you in front of the cabin. Don't be late."
The girls took turns showering and brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed. All the campers were tired from the first day nerves. They turned off the lights but each had a flashlight turned on that created enough light so it was seen through the room but it wasn't seen to counselors checking for the campers that refused to sleep.
"Is anyone else afraid of the dark?" Meredith asked in the silence. They could hear leafs shuffling and gentle wind blowing which was quite terrifying in the darkness.
"Just a bit," Arizona replied and turned on her side. She saw Callie holding a book and a pencil. "Are you writing a diary?"
Callie turned her head and laughed. "No. I like to sketch before I go to sleep. It helps me relax." She took her sketch book everywhere.
"Can we see?" Cristina asked. She didn't care but she was curious. And maybe if Callie was terrible at drawing she could make fun of it.
"No," Callie simply replied and closed the book. She placed it under the pillow and put the pencil down on the desk between her bed and Arizona's.
They were interrupted by Vanessa opening the cabin door. "Girls, lights out. Try to get some sleep. Tomorrow's gonna wore you out." She waited until each flashlight was turned off and then disappeared from their sight. Meredith was thinking about home, Cristina was hoping something exciting would happen tomorrow, Arizona was wishing a good night to her parents and brother in her head and Callie was glad that the first day has passed. Each of them slowly fell asleep.