Camping

"Students." Ms. Yoshida, the English teacher, stood at the front of the room trying to speak with her students. "Listen up." She spoke once more but it was not to her avail. "QUIET! She yelled at the top of her lungs and caused the students to flinch and sit straight up like dogs. Clearing her throat, Ms. Yoshida began to speak. "As you all know it is up to the student council to choose a senior trip every year." She paused a moment while the students groaned. "Yes, yes, I know that they don't come up with the best ideas but I think you'll like this one." She gleamed. "Camping!" She clasped her hands together and looked around at the teen's uncertain expressions. "For a week." She concluded and the teens immediately took to the idea; they began to talk amongst themselves as Ms. Yoshida walked back to her desk.

"Wow, we're going to miss a week of school!" Tai gasped and Sora rolled her eyes.

"You know Sora." Matt scooted his desk over to the red-head's. "You never explained what Jun saw that night."

Sora tensed up and looked at Tai. "I told you Matt." He responded for her. "Jun saw me and Sora kissing."

Matt glared at Tai. "Is it true Sora?" He spoke without taking his eyes off the brunette.

Sora, however, didn't answer. Instead, she put on her ear phones and turned on her mp3 player to avoid answering the question. Tai merely smiled and wiggled his eyebrows and in return, Matt punched him on the arm. Meanwhile, in the back, Izzy peered over his lap top and chuckled at the trio. His eyes then wandered over to the brunette sitting next to him as she wrote something in a pink notebook.

"Mimi." He called and she quickly dropped her pen and shut the notebook.

She sheepishly smiled at his bemused expression. "Sorry...it's my diary." She explained and he nodded.

"Mimi, about yesterday." His voice was shaky. "You know...about what Jun said..." She stared at him blankly. "Are you a lesbian?" He nervously breathed out.

Mimi furrowed her eyebrows. "No." She meekly responded.

Izzy visibly relaxed. "Ok." He kissed her cheek and returned to his laptop.

Mimi put on a fake smile and picked up her pen while looking over at Sora. 'No, I'm not a lesbian; I'm just in love with a girl.' She sighed and began to write once more in her diary.

Friday...

A massive clump of seniors stood at the front of the school; their presence made even more crowded by each piece of luggage sitting next to them. Mingling, they entertained themselves by mocking the unfortunate students that had to go to school while they waited for their bus to arrive.

"Sora I need to talk to you." Tai pulled his friend out of the crowd.

"What is it Tai?" She bundled up her blue coat as a breeze passed.

"I need to know where we stand."

"Where we stand?"

"Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about."

"Tai." She sighed. "What do you want me to say?"

"Say yes!" He exclaimed. "Be my girlfriend." He cupped her gloved hands with his.

Glancing to her side she peered at Mimi huddling with Izzy for warmth.

"Don't tell me you actually like her!" Tai snapped.

Sora glared at him. "No." She hissed and roughly pulled her hands away.

"Then what is it?"

"Hey guys." Matt greeted while setting his own case of luggage down.

Sora warmly smiled at him and Tai squinted. "Hey." He mumbled and left them to join some members of the soccer team that where chatting under the oak tree on the side of the school.

"What's wrong with him?" Matt rubbed his hands for warmth.

Sora shrugged. "I don't know." She lied.

"Didn't get what he wanted, huh." He stated and she slowly nodded while averting his gaze. "Will I?" He asked.

Sora snapped her vision to him and didn't respond. Matt sighed and picked his things up. "Come on, the bus is almost here."

After three long hours on the road, the bus reached it's destination on the outskirts of Odaiba.

"Ok everyone!" The bus driver announced. "We're here, get your things, and get out of my bus!" He playfully exclaimed. The students did as they were told and lined up in front of a large cabin.

"This isn't quite what I had in mind." Tai observed the house-like building.

"What did you expect?" Izzy zipped up his green jacket. He saw that his friend carried a sleeping bag and chuckled. "Don't tell me you actually thought we were literately camping!"

Tai pouted. "It could happen!"

"Not in this weather." Matt shivered.

"It's freezing!" Sora added.

"Let's go inside." Mimi whined and the others agreed. The boys walked ahead while she and Sora walked in the back, lightly bumping into each other due to the close proximity that they walked trying to hide the link between their hands.

The girl's cabin...

"Great." Sora gritted her teeth. "Out of all the cabins we have to get the one with Jun 'The Mouth' Motomiya." She slumped her bags next to the bunks.

"She's not that bad." Mimi climbed up on the top bunk. "Just stay out of her way and she won't bug you."

"Yes, Mimi she is that bad." Sora glared at the spiky-haired girl from across the room. "And who said you get top bunk, huh?" She pulled Mimi's foot who in return wiggled out of her grasp and giggled. "This is going to be a long week." She said while climbing to the top and sitting next to the brunette. Mimi nodded and placed her head on Sora's shoulder.

With the guys...

"The lake is frozen?" Tai shook Izzy by the collar. Matt rolled his eyes.

"That's not what I said Tai." He pulled away and fixed his shirt. "I merely stated that the water was too cold to swim in."

"Maybe it'll get warmer tomorrow." Matt suggested as he climbed a thick branch of a peach tree outside their cabin.

"I hope so." Tai sighed. "First of all; we're not actually camping and then the lake is too cold to swim in!" He complained. "What CAN we do here?" He kicked a rock into the water.

"Calm down Tai." Izzy patted him on the back. "I'm pretty sure you're going get to see Sora in a bathing suit." His comment made his friend smile.

"Thanks Izzy, I needed that."

"What?" Matt jumped down. "A mental picture of Sora half naked?" He quirked his head. "Whatever you're thinking; it's not going to happen."

Tai hissed. "Fuck you."

Matt smiled and walked in the cabin. Izzy shook his head and entered as well; leaving Tai alone staring at the water.

With the girls...

"Ok ladies, gather around!" Amanda the camp instructor announced. "I know you were expecting to do a lot of fun activities here and you will!...But not today." The girls frowned. "I've been informed of a storm headed our way. It's already begun to rain and I was instructed to keep you girls in the cabin and we'll resume our activities tomorrow." The girls nodded and went back to their cots.

"Great!" Sora flopped down on her bed. "I really wanted to take a swim in the lake."

Mimi smirked. "And give Tai the pleasure of seeing you half naked?" She raised a perfectly arched eyebrow.

Sora sat up. "That's not going to happen." She changed her mind and Mimi chuckled.

"So what CAN we do here?" Mimi inquired.

"I don't know." Sora mumbled. She scanned the room and observed how the other girls chatted and giggled amongst each other. She looked at Mimi who stared at the ground. "Do you wanna talk?" She offered.

Mimi lazily smiled. "No." She lay down next to her. "I know you don't like to do girly things."

Sora smiled and closed her eyes. "Let's just go to sleep."

The sun shone bright the next morning as the storm had passed. At 9 o' clock in the morning everyone was already up and about. All except Sora and Mimi. They were left behind in the cabin while the others had breakfast.

"Pssst!" Mimi lowered her head. "Sora!"

"Hmm?" Sora mumbled.

"Wake up!"

"Huh?"

"They left us behind." Mimi climbed down the little latter that connected the top bunk with the bottom.

Sora automatically sat up and looked around. "Where is everybody?"

"I don't know." Mimi slithered under the covers.

"Do you want to go find them?"

"Nah. Let's stay here for a while." She wrapped her arms around the red-head.

Sora obliged to the gesture and laid back down. They held each other and pressed their bodies against one another. They began with a light kiss; both unsure of what they were doing, neither of them had experienced anything like this before. But it felt right and they relaxed in each other's arms and the kiss deepened.

"I think I love you." Mimi caressed Sora's cheek who smiled and kissed her once more. They wiggled in the tiny bed and removed their garments for better comfort. Stroking each other; they tasted each other with more passion.

"Sora! Mimi!" Jun burst in the cabin with four other girls behind her. "They're serving blueberry panca..." They stopped in their tracks in shock of what they witnessed.

Sora frantically got up and put her pajamas back on. "It's not what it looks like!" The girls numbly stared at her. "She came on to me." She accusingly pointed at Mimi.

The girls looked at Mimi and without a word they exited the cabin. Mimi stared at Sora in bewilderment.

"Why did you do that?"

"I'm sorry!" Sora put her shoes on and ran out.

TBC