Hello readers, I have come up with yet another idea for a story. I know, I know, I have too many already. Well get over it because there are probably going to be many more in the future! Muahahahaha! Anyway I hope you all enjoy this story and please leave a review telling me what you thought and I shall see you all in the next chapter!
Summer camp.
Those two terrible words echoed through my head as I stared out the backseat window of my mom's silver tundra truck on the way to the airport. Only a few days after school had officially ended for the year, my parents dropped the bomb that I would be spending my summer vacation in the middle of North Dakota at some place called Camp Pangaea. I would have been excited… if only I hadn't already planned out my entire summer with my friends. The only upside was that I got my hair re-dyed to a gorgeous burgundy color and that my friends threw me going away party, since I wouldn't be able to do any of the things we'd all had planned.
"Kassie!" My mom's yelling barely reached my ears through my headphones. I shot a look to her and took out one ear bud. "Yeah mom?" I asked, noticing that we were parked and ready to head into the enormous building. "We're here, now get out of the car and get your bags."
I dropped out of the truck and jumped into the bed of the vehicle to retrieve my two suitcases, one of which had Hatsune Miku and the rest of the Vocaloid group on it, while the other sported the Walking Dead cast and various zombies, because they were something that every sixteen year old needed. Needless to say, those suitcases were only one of the many bribes it took to get me to leave without kicking and screaming the whole ride.
As we walked through the airport to the terminal, my dad spoke up, "Oh, Kassie, we almost forgot to mention, the Jones family's son is going to be attending camp with you, and he's meeting us at the gate."
I stopped dead in my tracks and my light brown eyes widened in disbelief. "Please don't tell me you're talking about that one kid from when I was in elementary."
"Yup! That exact same one!" My mom smiled.
Immediately, I dropped my luggage and booked it back the way we came, only to be captured not even ten feet into my escape and thrown mercilessly over my father's shoulder. "Put me down! I'm not going anywhere that jerk is!" I yelled, wiggling and flailing as I desperately tried to escape his grip, but to no avail.
Mom picked up my suitcases and pulled them along while Dad continued to carry me against my will until we got to the baggage claim and had to go through security. He put me down at last and we passed through security with ease before heading to one of the many airport shops to stock up on snacks for the flight.
"So, Kassie, why don't you like Alfred? He's grown up, and he's probably really cute." My mom asked, giving me a wink with the last part.
"I don't care how attractive he may have become, I still don't like him."
"But why?"
"Because he's a narcissistic ass who constantly teased me. He was the most annoying kid in my class and I had to deal with him for five years! I thought I had finally gotten rid of him when we moved, but now I have to deal with him yet again!"
"How was he narcissistic?"
"He constantly talked about no one but 'me, me, me,' and he even called himself 'the hero'." I said with a disgusted growl, taking another angry bite from my Taco Bell quesarito.
"Well, maybe he's changed over the years? Maybe now he's a quiet little bookworm who enjoys the opera." My dad suggested with a grin.
"PFT, I doubt it! People don't really change like that, Dad."
"And just how do you know that, hmm?"
"Because…" I finished my lunch and got up to throw the trash away, "Frozen said so."
It was now only a half hour before my flight to North Dakota took off, so it was time to head to the boarding gate; I thought about my friends here in California and all the fun they would be having without me as I trudged towards the gate with my carry-on. Suddenly, I heard someone scream my name, and as my head shot up, I spotted a tall boy who looked to be around seventeen. He had blonde hair with a cowlick and glasses that sat in front of gorgeous blue eyes.
He ran over to me and my parents with a large smile on his face, and I was just seconds away from booking it in the other direction before he picked me up in a hug and spun me around. "Dudette! I haven't seen you since elementary!" He yelled happily.
"If you don't put me down you won't be seeing anything ever again!"
He quickly put me down and I stumbled into my dad from dizziness. "So how have you guys been over the years? Kassie seems to have changed a bit from the last time I saw her." He asked my parents as he playfully ruffled my hair.
I glared at him as I fixed my hair and stood next to Dad while Alfred and my parents talked. "Oh, Kassie, our flight leaves in ten minutes! We better get on the plane."
"Okay, bye Mom, bye Dad. I'll see you at the end of summer." I hugged my parent's goodbye and Alfred spoke up to them, "And don't worry Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, I, the hero, shall keep your daughter safe from harm!" Alfred yelled as he grabbed my wrist.
"Oh and Kassie, the best part about this ride is that we get to sit next to each other!"
"What?!"
And with that, he pulled me along into the plane and to our seats. Thankfully he let me have the window seat so I could look out the window during the ride. After a couple of minutes the plane took off and the long three hour flight began.
-3 HOURS LATER-
After three long, excruciating hours of hearing Alfred talk about himself, our plane had finally landed in North Dakota. Alfred had quickly exited the plane and I lazily followed behind him. We got our bags and waited outside for a shuttle to come pick us up and take us up into the mountains. It took about fifteen minutes of waiting for the shuttle, but once it arrived the driver put our bags in the back and we were off and up into the mountains.
During the drive I listened to my music and texted Mom and Dad that we had landed safely and were now on our way to the campsite. Thankfully we were allowed to keep our phones so I could update my parents about once a week and tell my friends about things that happened. That is, if I was lucky enough to find service.
After about an hour of driving, we finally arrived at the campsite. Alfred jumped out of the shuttle almost as soon as it stopped and our driver got our bags for us. I thanked him and followed Alfred up a small hill, catching sight of a beautiful lake along the way, and the crimson rays of the sun shining down on the clear water just made it the perfect picture.
Alfred had noticed that I'd stopped and yelled for me to keep moving; I looked at him and grunted in irritation, but continued to follow him without punching him. When we reached the top of the hill I saw a large amount of campers and to my dismay they all looked right at Alfred and I when he yelled at the top of his lungs that 'the hero had arrived'.
"Shut up you git, nobody cares!" I heard someone yell, and it sounded like they had a British accent. I looked at Alfred and tried to keep in my laughter; unfortunately I failed and let out a snort. Alfred looked at me I pursed my lips together in another attempt to keep my laughter in. He asked if something was wrong when my face had turned all red, and once that happened I burst like a bubble and laughed.
Alfred looked down at me, a tiny bit of shock on his face and a faint hint of pink in his cheeks. After about a minute of laughing I had finally calmed down, and soon after we heard the shrill cry of an air horn. A booming voice rang through the air and everyone turned towards what looked like the mess hall only to see a tall, muscular man with short, scruffy brown hair. He spoke with what sounded like an Italian accent through a blow horn and looked out at the campers.
"Hello campers! My name is Julius, and I am the director of this camp! This man next to me is Torvald, and he is the assistant director. Now, before you go off and find your cabins, we need to go over some rules. One, no smoking or drinking of any kind, naturally. You're all too young for that, anyways. Two, no boys allowed in the girls cabins and vice versa, just on the decks. Three, no one is allowed outside of their cabins after midnight. Four, if any of these rules are broken you will be sent home. And lastly, for god sakes, have fun! Now, the cabin assignment sheets are posted on the windows of the mess hall. Boys are one through six and girls are seven through twelve! Now go find your cabins and get ready for dinner!"
Julius sent us off and everyone went flocking towards the mess hall. I waited until it cleared out a bit and looked for my name on the sheet. I was in cabin eight; thankfully there was a map of the camp next to the cabin sheets so it wasn't hard for me to find. I made my way up to my cabin and found it after about ten minutes of walking; I walked onto the deck and opened the door to go inside.
The cabin was one large room with three bunk beds, each in its own corner and then a connected bathroom with a shower. When I walked in I was met with five other faces. One bounced up to me and smiled. She had shoulder length blonde hair and bright green eyes. "Hi, my name is Bella. And those four over there are Natalia, Lili, Elizabeta, and Michelle. What might your name be?"
"My name's Kassie, it's nice to meet you all." I said with a smile
Elizabeta stood and fixed the dress she was wearing. "There's a top bunk open if you want it."
"Okay, I'm cool with the top bunk."
I tossed my suitcases onto the top bunk that was closest to the back and was next to a window. I unpacked and chatted with my cabin mates until dinner, and then we all walked down together. Just as we were entering the mess hall I felt someone grab my wrist and start to pull me. I looked at my captor and met a pair of blue eyes "What do you want, Alfred?" I asked with a bored tone.
"You're sitting with me and some of my friends whether you like it or not." He looked up and spoke to my cabin mates, "Sorry, ladies, but I'll be stealing her for the evening; you can have her back when it's light out."
Alfred pulled me away from my new friends and to a table that had four other guys sitting at it. He sat me down in a chair between him and a blonde man with green eyes and oddly large eyebrows. "Dudes, this is Kassie. Kassie, this is Matthew, Antonio, Francis, and Arthur."
"Hi, it's nice to meet you all." I said with a small smile.
"Ohonhonhon bonjour Mon Cheri, might I say you are as beautiful as the sunset over a white sandy beach." Francis said to me with a wink.
"Oh um…thank you I guess."
"Be quiet frog, no one wants to hear anything that comes out of your mouth." Arthur replied with an agitated look.
"You're just jealous because she likes me better you brainless Brit!"
"Who would like you? You're a perverted frog that tries to molest anyone he sees!"
Arthur and Francis continued to argue and Antonio looked over to me with a smile. "Sorry about them chica, they always act like that."
"So Kassie, how do you and Alfred know each other?" Matthew asked.
"The dudette and I went to the same elementary school!" Alfred interrupted.
"He wasn't asking you, you git!"
"Yes, Alfred and I did go to the same elementary school. We were in the same class from kindergarten to fifth grade but then my family and I moved to California for my dad's work." I finished.
As time passed, we all had gotten our dinner and we all chatted until it was time to go get changed for the nightly campfire. I walked back to my cabin and changed into blue jeans and a red long sleeve shirt with white shoes.
I looked into the bathroom mirror and brushed my hair to make my look perfect, and as I finished fixing myself up I heard creaking coming from the floorboards. I hadn't moved and I would have noticed if someone had come into the cabin. I looked into the bunk room and it was black except for the small hint of light from the moon.
I looked at the bunk that was under mine and thought I saw something, I inched closer and continued to look. Suddenly I heard a quick scream and someone jumped up and shined a flashlight under their face; I screamed and clutched my chest, my breath hitched.
I then heard laughing and someone spoke, "I hope you guys saw that reaction, I've been waiting all day to get that on video!" I looked at the person with realization, I knew that voice! I ran to the light switch and flipped it on. "Ashley?! What the hell are you doing here and scaring the absolute shit out of me?!"
Ashley grinned and turned off the camera she was holding. "Hi there baby sister, did you miss me?"
"Again, what the hell?!"
Suddenly someone burst through the door and I noticed that it was Arthur. "Kassie are you alright?! I heard screaming!"
He stopped dead in his tracks and looked at Ashley. "Kassie, you look different."
"That's because you're looking at my older sister, not me." I responded and walked next to Ashley. Arthur looked at me and then at her and then back at me. "Are you two twins or something?" He asked.
"No, considering the fact that she's three years older than me." It was true that Ashley and I looked a lot alike but she had a redder color in her hair and blue eyes, and I was a couple centimeters taller than her. "Yet we got that a lot before she graduated and became a famous YouTuber. Now will you please tell me why you're here?" I looked at her and she finally answered.
"Well, I needed to take a break from making videos, so I came up here and now I'm a camp counselor!"
"You're a camp counselor? That's awesome! Ever since you moved to Florida I never get to see you."
"Yup, and now you're stuck with me for the whole summer. Also, I'll be vlogging the whole time while we're here."
"Alright, loves, let's get down to the campfire, everyone is probably wondering where we are." Arthur said with a small smile. Ashley and I agreed and the three of us left the cabin to go down to the camp fire and roast marshmallows.
The campfire ended when the clock struck ten and everyone headed back to their cabins. I bid my sister farewell and went back with my five new friends. I got ready for bed and climbed onto the top bunk, staring at the ceiling I thought to myself, 'First I get to be reunited with a guy I can't stand and now I find out my sister is a camp counselor. What's next? I get kidnapped and forced into a princess dress?'
I sighed and rolled onto my side. 'This is definitely going to be an interesting summer.'