Winter Break Worries Part 2
Monty had been the first to wake up the next morning. His Gameboy was propped against his chest, battery dead. He really hoped he had saved. He rolled out of his bed and almost slipped on a pamphlet that advertised the cabin they were staying at. Monty peeled it off the underside of his foot and looked at it. The picture's perspective was from behind the house, overlooking the mountain range in the distance, the scene they had from the upstairs window. He opened it to read a section on special features that the cabin had…including a hot spring that was a little ways up the mountain from the cabin. Monty raised an eyebrow at this as he continued to read the pamphlet as he got dressed. He made his way to the couch, plopping himself down on it. His eyes peeked over the top to check on Clarke and Lexa sleeping on the couch across from him. They hadn't even stirred. He smiled a bit and went back to reading.
He heard some shuffling going on in the beds, but continued to read on, hoping to absorb every word off the pamphlet. A murmur came from one of the girls across from him and he finally rested the pamphlet on his lap to see Lexa flutter her eyes open. Her hair was a wavy, knotted mess and her eyeliner had been smudged from throughout the night. Monty smiled lightly at this. A hand came down onto his shoulder and he looked up to see Jasper, half awake, but dressed, leaning on him.
"Morning," Monty smiled shyly at him.
"Mmm," Jasper grunted in response. He patted Monty's shoulder and made his way over to the kitchen area where he opened up the fridge to find it fully stocked with all kinds of goodies.
"I have an idea of what we can do today," Monty called to him softly.
Irritated grunts came from the beds as Murphy rolled over, pulling the sheets over his head.
"Why don't we start with breakfast, first," Jasper answered.
"Breakfast sounds good," Clarke agreed gleefully, eyes still closed.
Everyone but Murphy was moved to the kitchen to help out with breakfast. Monty manned the eggs, Clarke and Lexa the pancakes, Bellamy the bacon, and Jasper the coffee.
Once breakfast was on the table, most everyone was wide awake (with the exception of Murphy, who was only just rolling out of bed). Monty and Jasper kept joking with one another, threatening to chuck scrambled eggs at one another while giggling like children.
"So what's on the agenda for today?" Clarke asked to group.
"Jasper and I are going to go exploring more up the mountain," Monty stated.
"We are?" Jasper looked at him, more or less excited.
Monty made a face at him to confirm and Jasper smiled, turning sheepish as he retreated from the conversation.
"Do we really need to have an agenda, princess?" Bellamy asked.
"Yeah, we're on vacation for cryin'-ou'-loud. Let's do whatever the hell we want," Murphy added.
"Fine!" Clarke surrendered.
"We can make our own plans for the day after breakfast, how does that sound?" Lexa smiled at Clarke and Clarke thanked her with a quick kiss on the lips.
"Ready to go, Jasper?" Monty asked, swallowing his last bit of bacon.
Jasper nodded and the two stood from the table and made their way to the door.
"You two, be careful!" Bellamy called to them.
"Yes, dad," Jasper called back sarcastically as he and Monty pulled their jackets on. He and Monty laughed as they walked out into the cool morning air. The sun was pleasantly warm while a constant breeze rolled across the mountains with crispness.
"So where exactly are we going?" Jasper asked, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Here," Monty replied, pulling the pamphlet out that he had stuffed into his jacket. He handed it to Jasper and pointed out the hot spring under special features. Jasper's face lit up and Monty could see him blush lightly.
"Hot spring? That's your idea of exploring?" Jasper joked.
"Better than your ideas," Monty retorted.
"I didn't have any ideas."
"Exactly," Monty laughed.
Jasper shoved him playfully against the shoulder and the two continued on up the mountain, looking up the tree trunks that soared above their heads.
"So how far up the mountain do you think it is?" Jasper asked.
"I don't know, but it can't be too far," Monty answered, slightly worried.
As soon as the words came out of Monty's mouth, they could see the steam rising into the air just ahead of them. In a rush of excitement, Jasper took off ahead of Monty and made his way to the stone basin that was filled with natural hot water. Monty caught up to him and joined him as he was looking down into the water. They could feel the heat crash against their faces and the smell of minerals filled their noses.
"We didn't bring bathing suits," Monty frowned.
"You don't wear bathing suits in a hot spring," Jasper laughed.
"You could," Monty suggested, but Jasper already had begun to strip down, causing him to blush furiously. He turned away and began to undress, himself. He heard Jasper slowly make his way into the pool of water, hissing at the heat. Once undressed, Monty turned and made his own way into the hot spring. The water pricked at his skin like a thousand tiny needles, causing him to flinch. Once most of his body was completely submerged, he had gotten used to the heat, though and he began to relax, resting his head on the top of the stone basin. Jasper watched him intently with fascination. Monty's eyes began to close and his muscles relaxed as the hot spring water worked its magic. He felt Jasper moving around in the water as it slapped against the sides and splashed out, onto the ground.
Jasper moved closer to him, slowly and leaned his head over Monty's. In a quick, swift movement, his lips pecked Monty's with the tiniest of kisses. Jasper quickly moved back to the opposite side of the pool as Monty jumped in surprise. Eyes wide, Monty stared at Jasper for a moment to let it sink in. His face relaxed after a few moments while Jasper remained tense, unsure of Monty's reaction of what he had just done, but Monty began to slither closer to him and leaned forward to return the kiss. Jasper loosened up in relief, smiling in his kisses. Monty moved his hand to Jasper's thigh and suddenly realized…the two were both naked.
Monty backed off, embarrassed and stared at Jasper, both blushing hard. To relieve the tension, Jasper began to laugh it off.
"Maybe we should head back, eh Monty? It's getting a little hot in here," Jasper smiled at him.
"Y-yeah…good idea," Monty smiled back at him.
"You first," Jasper smirked devilishly.