This is my side of the story to Nathanluvr4evr's "My Hawaiian Romance." Check hers out to see her version (not as good as mine though) . Here's a little background history before we get this show on the road. Kaytlyn has been dating Nathan for 6 months and they still haven't kissed! I recently started dating this guy named Daniel, so funny because my name is Danielle. We all go to the same church and we all go to youth group, which is where most of our friends are. Daniel and Nathan are good friends, and Kaytlyn and I are besties. It's the summer going into senior year. Alrighty, here we go!

Oh. My. God. I can't believe this is happening!

"We're going to Hawaii?!" Kaytlyn screamed, pulling me off the couch and jumping up and down while Kate our youth group leader explained that they did some huge fundraising to get the money to go there.

I've been getting used to Kaytlyn's girly squealing and I've learned to join in. It's quite fun, actually.

We walked down the stairs to the gym, talking excitedly and noticing Daniel and Nathan whispering discreetly. Whenever they did that you knew they were planning. Something stupid, I'm sure.

"OMJ, this is gonna rock my socks!" Kaytlyn told me, leaning up against the gym wall and sliding down so she was sitting.

"Do you think Daniel will kiss me?" I couldn't help asking. I joined her, sitting down and watched while everyone else got in groups to talk about the trip. Daniel, Nathan, and two other people from our youth group, Brandon and Cory, were playing a two-on-two basketball game. Daniel looked over at me and smiled. I blushed and looked down.

"Well, Hawaii is, like, a very romantic place, so, he better!" Kaytlyn said, answering my question. I laughed. Daniel and I had only been going out for a couple weeks and I didn't get to see him very much; so, consequently, we hadn't gotten the chance to share our first kiss.

"And Nathan will so have to kiss you. I mean. It's been, like, 5 months!" actually six, but who's counting? She needed some assurance. And it's not like Nathan doesn't want to kiss her, he just thinks the moment should be special. Well, what's more special than Hawaii?

"I know! I'm getting anxious. But I mean, you and Daniel have been going out as long as me and Nathan have. I just hope they kiss us," she said determinedly.

Okay, technically, this is not true. I met Daniel when Nathan and Kaytlyn started going out and Kaytlyn likes to count that as dating, but whatever.

We started chatting about seating arrangements on the airplane, swimsuit and clothes shopping the next day, and a sleepover that night. We sighed at the same time and I leaned my head against the wall, thinking of Hawaii.

A little while later, we walked over to Nathan and Daniel, who were taking a break from their game and talking secretly again. When they saw us approaching them, they stopped talking abruptly. Nice way to show it has nothing to do with us, guys.

"You guys are going right?" Kaytlyn asked anxiously.

"No duh!" was Nathan's reply. "I'm not gonna miss out on a chance to go to Hawaii with a gorgeous girl like you." Kaytlyn stared at him with those admiring eyes she always seems to have around Nathan.

Daniel looked at me and smiled. "Ditto," he agreed. I giggled and immediately wondered who turned on my girly switch.

"Cool. We're gonna have a blast!" Kaytlyn choked out, interrupting my thoughts. I looked at her and realized she had had a hard enough time interrupting her own just to say that.

"We are so spending the whole week together. We will not split of like always!" I demanded. On all the youth trips we've been on, the boys and girls have always seemed to group up and a barrier always formed between the two. Which sucked. On ice.

"I totally agree," Kaytlyn said. The boys nodded and then Kaytlyn, seeing that our ride was here, added, "Alright. We gotta go. We'll see you guys later!"

I hugged Daniel goodbye in a sort of awkward way because he whispered to me, "Can't wait to see you in that bikini," and I froze in horror, thinking of me in…that. Kaytlyn saw the tension and probably guessed it was Daniel getting embarrassed that people were watching us, like my last boyfriend did.

Michael always seemed embarrassed that I was his girlfriend and, in the end, I told him we needed to break up. He was fine with it, and we stayed good friends. He was even going on the trip to Hawaii, which still would be kind of awkward.

I waited for Kaytlyn to finish her exceptionally long hug with Nathan. They were spending a week in Hawaii together, after all. But it was still cute to watch.

Kate caught Kaytlyn and me on the way out and asked if we'd like to plan the itinerary and flight arrangements for the trip. We happily obliged, climbing into my mom's car and practically screaming to Mom all that had happened.

In two weeks, we were going to be on out way to those romantic islands! Ah, I couldn't wait!!

That night, after Kaytlyn called and asked her mom if she could sleep over, the two of us took our laptops and went outside, getting a WiFi connection. Even though we could've gotten a connection inside, it was warm out on the patio and my parents probably wouldn't appreciate all of our "Eek"-ing at midnight.

I went online, searching for cheap airline tickets, hotels that were nice but within the budget, and tourist activities to do there.

Kaytlyn was looking for cute swimsuits for us to wear, but gave up quickly when she decided that shopping for real tomorrow would be much more successful, and then started helping me.

I quickly found a good airline and reserved an estimated 30 seats for us.

Since the flight costs weren't included in the budget, we needed to raise 15,000 dollars!

My parents donated ten grand! Yet, they won't get me an Ipod Touch. Oh, well.

Kaytlyn's parents donated a generous three thousand and our pastor's family donated fifteen hundred. We decided to have a carwash and raise five-hundred there.

We made plans for the carwash and then started working on the itinerary. There was a lot to plan in a week and we were so hyped up that we got through the first three days. Kaytlyn suggested just winging it the rest of the trip and she fell asleep shortly afterward.

I was too nervous to wing it for four days, so, while she was sleeping, I made dinner arrangements for the rest of the week and made it so we had two and a half days for doing whatever we wanted, which I thought was reasonable; especially considering the free time we would have in between our activities the first four, or so, days.

I went to bed shortly after I made the plans, thinking about me and Daniel on the beach……………with me wearing a bikini. Way to turn a dream into a nightmare.

We woke up early the next morning. My mom agreed to take us shopping but had to go to a meeting, so she dropped us off at a strip of stores with her debit card. Score!

Kaytlyn and I went to Kohl's first, to get our, gulp, bikinis. Kay tried on a bright pink halter top with a lime green string bottom. I gave her a thumbs-up, picturing Nathan's eyes pop out when he saw her in that.

Kaytlyn forced me to try on a red and white striped strapless bikini with a white, belted, boy-short bottom. I slowly turned around to face the mirror and gasped. "Does it look bad?" Kaytlyn asked. I opened the door and she said, "Dang!" I looked good. I pictured Daniel's eyes popping out of his head when he saw me. Hey, a girl can hope.

We bought the swimsuits and headed to Old Navy. There, we got short shorts (don't where those much, either), tanks, a few cute sundresses, and a cover up for each of us; hers was blue and mine was black. We went over to Payless, too, to get some matching flip-flops (the kind that don't hurt).

On the eve of our trip, Daniel called me and I told him about my purchase at Kohl's. He seemed excited. I loved talking to him and pictured his curly hair and dark brown eyes in Hawaii.

I went over to Kaytlyn's and she was ready to go. I handed her a list I wrote of the twenty-four people who were coming to Hawaii:

1. Kaytlyn

2. Danielle

3. Nathan

4. Daniel

5. Kate (youth leader)

6. Kevin (youth leader)

7. Taelor

8. Sam (Kaytlyn's cousin)

9. Hannah

10. Blake

11. Brandon (my stalker)

12. Cassidy

13. John (Kay used to like him too…)

14. Miranda

15. Luke

16. Trace (Nathan wouldn't like that… he was Kaytlyn's old boyfriend…)

17. Logan

18. Erica

19. Eddie

20. Michael (Daniel didn't like him coming)

21. Jonathan

22. Kaylee

23. Trevor (Nathan's brother)

24. Colin (HOT)

Kaytlyn and I drove to the O'Hare Airport together in my dad's car. Outside the terminal, I said goodbye to my parents and met Kate and Kevin outside the luggage check. We were the first ones there and when Nathan arrived, Kaytlyn left me to greet him.

Daniel was the next one to get there and I ran over to hug him hello. He was so much taller than me and I just wanted to keep hugging him until we were in Hawaii. I did let go, though, and we started talking about the trip. Trace walked in and I waved to him while Nathan turned Kaytlyn so her back was to Trace.

When Michael walked in Daniel gave him a look and I was quick to refocus his attention back to me.

Then, when everyone was present, we headed down to gate G7, boarding the plane a little while later.

I don't know where everyone else sat but the plane was big with four seats in the middle and two on each side. Nathan, Kaytlyn, me, and Daniel were in the middle column, in that order.

I squeezed Daniel's hand as we took off. He smiled at my small fear for take-offs, holding my hand tight.

In the air, I gossiped with Kaytlyn for awhile and then leaned over to Daniel.

"I can't believe we're going to Hawaii!" I exclaimed.

"Especially since I'm going with you," he told me. My heart melted and I sighed, looking at my watch. 'I probably should catch some Z's' I thought. I leaned back in my seat and thought about sandy beaches, salty waves, and Daniel. I smiled as I drifted to sleep.

I woke up a few hours later to find my head on Daniel's shoulder and his head leaning on mine.

"Okay, on the fourth night," is what Daniel texted to Nathan and I could hear Nate laughing to himself. I was too tired to be suspicious about what was happening on the fourth night and I quickly slipped into unconsciousness….

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