Jodie had beads of sweat sliding down his forehead like a waterfall. He had never been so nervous before in his life.

What if we get hurt? Or see any bugs? Or get lost? Or see any bugs!?

Reo on the other hand was excited. Although he had slept outside many times, he had never done it in a tent. The two puffs continued walking through the woods, observing nature's beauty around them. The sun was close to settling behind the dark purple, orange mountains. A small breeze fluttered about, helping the two boys stay cool.

"'Kay, this is a pretty good spot." He turned to face the latter. "Right Jojo?"

Jodie shook away the seat that covered his face and grinned.

"Heh, of course Reo! Perfect…j-just perfect…"

Reo sighed. "If you wanna go back home, I understand. You don't seem all happy about this."

Jodie's smile disappeared with a wild headshake.

"N-no, no, no, no! I'm fine, Reo! Besides, camping with you is something we can add to our scrapbook!"

Reo tilted his head, a puzzled look on his face. "Our…scrapbook?"

Jodie planted his nub on his face. "Uh…m-my scrapbook, but that's not the point! Let's just get this tent up before it gets dark."

Without another word, Reo dropped his bag, opened it, and carefully removed the tent from it. The two boys set up their mini campsite with a tent, a small fire, and a log to sit on.

"So, should we do what all the others do?" Reo asked, his tongue sticking out.

"What do ya mean?" The latter questioned.

"I mean tell spooky stories, dummy."

"Oh! Yeah, you goff flirsst." He responded, stuffing a roasted marshmallow in his mouth.

Reo made a sly grin before nodding.

"Alright, but just so you're not scared…" He scooted closer to the latter. "There!"

"Now, most puffs say that in these very woods is a hidden, dark cave. They look for these caves cos they're filled with treasure, but whenever they enter, they never, ever, COME OUT!"

Jodie rolled his eyes before eating another roasted marshmallow. "Stof bein' dramafic."

Reo laughed, curling his tail around Jodie. "I'm just trying to make things more interesting…where was I? Oh, right!"

"So the puffs who enter these caves never come out alive. Why? Because of the queen's nest."

Jodie cringed at the words 'queen's nest'.

"The queen is a gigantic, spider! She has many other smaller spiders who act as her servants."

Spiders.

"They help her guard the treasure everyone so desperately wants to take! Puffs don't know for sure, but they say that she ends up tying her victims in such tight knots with webs that they suffocate and blood circulation stops. Then-"

He stopped as he watched Jodie take off, screaming like a frightened little girl. He had left Reo rolling around laughing. The laughing soon stopped, and Reo broke off into a run desperately searching for his lover.

"Don't e-ever do that again…" Jodie said, his voice quivering.

The two puffs had gotten completely lost from their campsite. Without a tent, fire, or sleeping bags, they were forced to sleep in the now harsh, bitter cold of the night.

"Don't worry, I certainly won't now that you've gotten us lost."

Jodie's eye slightly twitched.

"We wouldn't have gotten lost if you hadn't told that stupid bug story!"

"But you're the one who ran away to nowhere!"

"Because you scared me!"

"I warned you about how scary it was!"

"No you didn't!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes I did!"

"No, you did not!"

Reo let out a sigh. Bickering wasn't going to help at all. He curled his tail around his lover again, softly stroking his back.

"You're right. I'm sorry Jodie. Let's try to stay warm for the night, 'kay?"

Jodie stared at him for a bit. Reo was just teasing. Besides! How could he ever stay mad at his lover forever? He moved closer to the latter, hugging him for warmth.

"Sounds good to me, babe."