Chapter One

To say that Kitty Wilde was in a bad mood was a complete understatement. She'd had a stressful school year all things considered; a girl fainting because of her, being caught up in a school shooting that turned out not to be a school shooting, being reminded of one of her deepest darkest secrets, having to keep her relationship with Artie Abrams a secret, a major prom slushy incident, coping with the death of a young man she didn't know very well but liked and respected all the same as well as getting all the way to the National show choir championships only to fall at the final hurdle as well as the Glee club being closed down just as she was beginning to really enjoy it and the people in there. So, needless to say the idea of fifteen weeks Summer vacation (105 days to be exact, she'd counted) was something that Kitty was very much looking forward too. She had had it all planned out; she knew that Artie was staring at the Brooklyn Film Academy in the Fall and so she'd planned that they would spend a lot of time together. Artie had been a bolt from the blue for Kitty, she had never imagined in a million years that she would fall for somebody like Artie. It wasn't the chair, it was the fact he was a stereotypical audio geek who was in Glee club but over the year Kitty had found herself developing a weird and unexpected crush on the kid, and she was very surprised when he felt the same and they ended up dating one another. Of course she'd insisted they kept in secret, social pressures and all, but she and Artie had a great time in the short period they were together

She had been so looking forward to Summer vacation; just some time alone with Artie at last. What she hadn't expected was to be dumped two days after the boys graduation. He wasn't mean or cruel about it, he just explained that with him being in New York and her being in Lima, Ohio there was no real way that they could keep dating and be happy at the same time. She knew what he meant. Artie was bound to feel attracted to other girls, and she was bound to be attracted to other boys and he didn't want the pressure or the guilt of that getting too her. Kitty had argued that they didn't need to break up until the end of Summer however that was when Artie gave her an answer that seemingly ripped the heart out of her chest. He was going to New York, immediately. He and Sam were to bunk with the two "Broadway dweebs" as Kitty liked to refer to them for a few months before Artie moved into student halls. She didn't let him know he broke her heart before he left, she even turned up at the airport to say goodbye to him, but he'd broken her heart nonetheless.

So, here she was. On a train into the middle of the countryside to a place called Camp Fairbourne, a summer camp for children aged between eight and twelve. Kitty had hated the idea at first but her desire to get away from Lima for the Summer, a place now tinged with painful memories and people she was either sick of or getting sick of, was too great and she'd ended up applying for a councillor's job. It wasn't like she was missing much in Lima; with Artie gone she didn't really have anyone she was close too, Marley was okay but she still managed to annoy the hell out of Kitty every now and then whilst Unique and Ryder were no go's and Jake, the person Kitty would have been most willing to hang out with, had gone to visit his brother for a few weeks. Jake had even asked her to tag along, but Kitty had decided her past dalliance with Noah Puckerman probably meant it wasn't a good idea. There was nothing left for her in Lima without Artie, and she wasn't prepared to be one those kids who stays in doors all summer because she had no friends. Besides, how hard could looking after a bunch of kids for the summer be? She'd babysat her niece on plenty of occasions, and she was 3, these kids were much older and more capable of looking after themselves. Kitty had convinced herself that she wouldn't be needed all that much, and as a result she could spend most of her fifty days there just chilling on the beach that overlooked the lake. Paradise.

"So, welcome to camp Fairbourne" a slightly overweight woman who apparently went by the name of Billy said to Kitty in a sweet voice one the 16-year old had arrived at the camp. It wasn't too bad in Kitty's view, a bit run down but there seemed to be no signs of disease or mass starvation. The lake was beautiful though and Kitty wanted more than nothing to just go down there and catch some sun for a few hours but Billy insisted on giving Kitty the full tour. Which involved walking. A lot of walking. Kitty hadn't realized just how vast the camp's space was, it went right into the middle of the neighbouring forest which was conveniently only reachable by a very steep hill. Billy, despite her sweetness, seemed to enjoy the fact that Kitty was outwardly and rather obviously outraged by this.

"I'll leave you to get settled in for a while" Billy said once she'd shown Kitty to her small but pleasant enough cabin "Make yourself at home, I'll be back once I've shown our other councillor around"

Kitty gave the woman a smile as she left, however the smile quickly faded once she had gone as a realisation crept up on Kitty. What exactly had she let herself in for? Would it not have been easier to have just stayed in Lima and been lonely for one summer. Was that better than staying in a nice but fairly run down cabin which was only accessible by a very steep climb that she could barely do. Kitty noticed that her phone was nearly out of battery and scrambled around to find a plug socket for her charger

"No, no, no, no" she said to herself over and over again as she searched every corner of the cabin for a plug socket but to no avail "Oh my god, there's no electricity. There's no electricity"

Then it dawned on Kitty that there really was no electrical appliances present in the cabin. The lights appeared to be candles, there was a small wind up radio and upon further inspection there didn't seem to be a bathroom. Shuddering, Kitty left her cabin and looked around a little more. She eventually found the bathroom. If you could call a very small cabin with one small shower, a toilet and a sink a proper bathroom.

"I am already regretting this" she said to herself as she exited the cabin/toilet. Billy was back, at the doorway of the cabin next door to Kitty's, evidently introducing the next councillor to the hell they'd accidentally let themselves in for. Kitty made her way over, in her head she was making up excuses about why she would suddenly have to leave but then she remembered that her phone didn't have any bars out here so the excuse of an emergency call or text message was out of the question.

"Ah Kitty, there you are" Billy called from the doorway "Come on over, I want you to meet your fellow councillor for the next few months"

Kitty sighed and continued walking over. Billy was smiling at her

"He's very cute" she whispered to Kitty as she arrived at the cabin. That was a plus, at least she wasn't stuck with some ugly dweeb for the next 2 months

"Kitty Wilde, I'd like you to meet Ryder Lynn"