A/N: Hey guys I am so so so sorry for not updating earlier! It's been really busy with schoolwork, as it was the last few weeks of term. But now I'm on holidays so I can write! And yesterday was my birthday! :D ANYWAY, on with the story!


The sound of dead leaves crunching was heard as the 8 Anubis kids and Trudy walked through the forest. Alfie and Jerome were at the front of the group with Trudy, very excited. Mick and Mara were in the middle, and Nina, Fabian and Patricia were towards the back. Amber was very far behind, groaning with every step.

"Hurry up, you lot! We've got a lot of setting up to do and its getting dark!" Trudy called behind to the group.

"But why do we have to go camping out here in the icky bushes! So far I've slipped in mud, wacked into a tree and had a squirrel chase after me! And I don't know if I can carry this bag any longer!" Amber complained. Camping was definitely not her thing.

"Oh, calm down whiney. It won't be that bad" Jerome smirked as Amber glared at him.

"Ah, this spot should be good! Everyone, you can stop walking now" Trudy exclaimed as they walked into a big clearing.

"Oh thank goodness! I am so tired already! Patricia, set up our tent" Amber ordered.

"No way! You're helping me!" Patricia exclaimed. Now she thought sharing a tent with Amber wouldn't be such a good idea. Amber grumbled and went over to help her.

"Nina, want to help me set up our tent?" Mara asked. She was excited to share with Nina, because she didn't know her so well and now was her chance.

"Sure! I went camping heaps of times in America. It's easy setting up tents!" Nina said as she went over to Mara.

"Alright kids, how about our first activity? A competition in setting up tents! The first ones to finish and do it properly won't have to help cook tonight!" Trudy exclaimed. Everyone started to set up their tents. Jerome was sharing with Fabian, Mick was with Alfie, Nina with Mara and Patricia with Amber. Trudy made sure everyone was sharing with someone they didn't know too well, so they could get to know each other better.

So far, Amber and Patricia's tent-setting-up was not going too well.

"Amber, put that peg over there!" Patricia instructed.

"Over where? Wait- WHOA!" Amber exclaimed. She had gotten herself tangled in the tent material and had fallen over.

"Amber what are you doing? Get out of there!" Patricia said as she tried untangling Amber, but ended up getting tangled too. They weren't really going to win the competition.

Meanwhile...

Mara and Nina were flying. They were almost finished; they just needed to put their sleeping bags inside. Jerome was pretty much letting Fabian do all the work, and Alfie and Mick were arguing over how it should look.

"I'm telling you it goes like this!" Mick was saying.

"Oh, come on dude! Why can't we make it look like an alien spaceship? It would be so cool!" Alfie argued.

"But that's not how it's supposed to be set up! Just go with this, ok?" Mick said.

"Fine, have it your way. But spaceships are much cooler!" Alfie said as he picked up some pegs.

Trudy had finished her tent and was walking around, seeing how everybody was doing.

"Good work, Alfie and Mick. You're getting there!" she said to the boys and walked to the next tent.

"Looking good, Fabian! Jerome, are you helping?" Trudy looked at Jerome.

"Oh yes Trudy. See, I did most of the start, and I am much too tired to possibly help anymore. It's Fabian's turn now" he lied with a charming grin. Fabian scoffed and rolled his eyes. Jerome hadn't helped at all, and he was getting away with it.

"Ok then, carry on" Trudy said and moved on to the girls.

"Nina, Mara, your tent looks wonderful! You just might win!" Trudy smiled and walked on.

"Oh, goodness girls! What is going on?" Trudy asked as she came across Amber and Patricia, still tangled in their tent. She rushed over to help them untangle.

"Trudy, it's too hard. I don't like camping, can I go back home?" Amber whined.

"Oh, Amber. The fun has barely started! You'll get used to it" Trudy assured. She finally got the girls out of the tent.

"Come on, I'll help you if you like" Trudy offered. The girls set to work under Trudy's guidance. Soon enough, they were getting the hang of it. Trudy walked away to have a look at everyone else's tents. Sure enough, Mara and Nina won as they were the first done.


*In the tent after dinner*

"So, Mara, we haven't been really close have we?" Nina said.

"No, we haven't. I'd like to get to know you better! What are your hobbies, favourites?" Mara asked.

"Um, I guess writing, reading, favourites... food would be burgers, colour is purple, and animal is a cat. What about you?" Nina said.

"Well, I know it sounds nerdy, but reading, writing and studying, food is Trudy's roast beef and mashed potatoes, colour is purple and green, and animal would be a rabbit" Mara answered.

"Cool!" Nina smiled.

"Hey, um, Nina? Can I have some advice?" Mara asked shyly.

"Yeah, sure! What is it you need?" Nina asked.

"Well... you know how I'm with Mick right?" Mara asked. Nina nodded.

"Lately I've been feeling that... I don't really like him as much as I did before. I think I'm starting to have feelings... for someone else" Mara explained. Nina raised her eyebrows.

"Really? So you need my advice on...?" Nina trailed off.

"On what I should do. Do I ditch Mick and go for J... um, the other guy, or do I stay with Mick? And what if the other guy doesn't like me back?" Mara questioned.

"Hmm. Do you mind if I ask who this 'other guy' is? It's ok if you don't want me to know" Nina asked.

"Well... he is in our house" Mara replied.

"Ok that narrows it down to four, minus Mick that's three. Ok well what I can tell you is this. If it's Alfie, you probably won't have a chance because he's head-over-heels for Amber. If it's Fabian... well no offence or anything but I'm pretty sure he likes me... and if it's Jerome, you will probably have a chance. He's the biggest flirt in the house, and I think he might like you anyway. With Mick, it's up to you. If you really like this guy, then maybe you should dump Mick. If you're not sure, maybe stay with Mick until you're sure the guy likes you back. I'm not so sure because I'm no boy expert! I hope that helps!" Nina advised.

"Thank you so much Nina!" Mara thanked and gave Nina a hug.

"Oh it's cool!" Nina said.

"We should probably get some rest, Trudy will have us doing all sorts of activities tomorrow" Mara said.

"Definitely, goodnight Mara!" Nina said.

"Goodnight" Mara replied, and they lay down to get some sleep.


A/N: So that's chapter 2! Hope it was satisfying because I was a little stuck with this chapter. I'm not so sure if it was good enough but anyway... next chapter there should be a lot more action & romance! I'll update sooner I promise. Please review it means a lot!

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