AN: It's 3:37am and I finished this four minutes ago, so I'm sorry for any mistakes and for it probably being the worst thing I've ever written. I tried.

Also I do not own these characters.

It was dark outside the tent, and even though they knew they'd be tired in the morning both boys had barely managed to stop talking. There was just something about being on a school trip that made staying up late so much more exciting. The conversation had lulled and they were laying in a comfortable silence, though Connor wasn't quite sure Jude was still awake by the time he finally broke it.

"Jude?"

"Yeah?" The smaller of the two turned his head to look over at his friend, smiling as he replied.

Connor hesitated. He hadn't thought this far ahead. "You know that time when you had the party at your house and we were going to – but then your sister walked in?"

"Yeah." Jude nodded, waiting for Connor to continue.

"If she didn't… would you have-?"

Jude hesitated. "Would you?" he countered. He didn't want to say yes if Connor would say no. That would just be awkward.

"I asked you first!" Connor replied, reaching out to swat at Jude with a smile on his face.

"Yeah, I guess." Jude admitted shyly, watching Connor nervously for his reaction.

"So… do you want to? Now?" Connor looked hesitant, so Jude nodded quickly. He didn't want Connor thinking Jude thought he was weird or something.

Connor started to move and Jude realized they should probably both sit up, to make it less awkward, so he followed suit. He'd kissed Maddie in the game, but he didn't really count that. He didn't have a reason why, it just didn't count – but this did. His foot jiggled with nerves as he sat, making Connor laugh at his bouncing. He giggled, realizing he was doing it; and sat still, waiting for Connor to make the first move. This was his idea, after all.

Connor knelt in front of him, biting his lip nervously for a moment before placing one hand against Jude's cheek, and leaning in to press their lips together, hesitant and unsure.

He pulled back and studied Jude's face, blurting out "Was that okay?"

Jude nodded, trying and failing to stop the huge smile spreading over his face. Connor grinned back, before they both flopped back into their own sleeping bags.

They meant to go to sleep then. Really, so they could actually get up in the morning. But every now and again they'd catch each other's eye and burst out giggling, still a little giddy from excitement.

Everyone else seemed to be in similar states of tiredness in the morning. There was just something about school trips that made not staying up late impossible.