Happy Campers
Chapter 14- Danger Mouse
"Why did you run away?" I asked, getting straight to the point. I'm too confused to mess about with subtly.
"Umm well I technically I-I didn't run, I was m-more of a fast walk" Spencer replied leaving my question unanswered, which meant I was left unsatisfied, and that just doesn't sit well with me.
"Don't dodge the question Spencer. Why did you kiss me and then leave?" I know the kiss was mutual, but she did start it.
"I-I...I don't know Ashley, I'm sorry. I just...I just got scared okay" Spencer looked down at the woods floor as we walked in deeper through the trees. I'll admit I forgive her for running away like she did, but I'm going to need a bit more than her being scared as a reason; I mean why is she scared? I know why I'm scared, but why is she?
"I was scared too Spence, and to be honest I'm scared right now, but I didn't run out on you. What is it you're scared of exactly?" Normally when the situation gets all serious like this, I would start cracking jokes, but I really don't think it's appropriate right now. Spencer took a deep breath before answering.
"It's you. I'm scared of you" She says so quietly that I hardly heard what she said, all I heard was 'It's you'. At least now I know that we are both scared of each other. It's natural instinct, to be wary of something that brings out your most vulnerable emotions, right? For me in three short days Spencer has bought out my most vulnerable side for the world to see. I have spent years bottling those emotions away and she's already popped the cork, so to speak.
As we walk further in the area surrounding us gets darker; the trees have blocked out most of the sun light, only the odd streams of light get through the small gaps in between the leaves. I stop walking to look down at the list:
1. 1 Healthy Pinecone
2. 3 Different type's of leaves
3. Poison Ivy (collect with caution)
4. 2 Species of Mushroom
5. 1 Acorn
6. Fox print (draw on paper)
I looked around for anything that I had read on the list. I looked over at Spencer who was looking at a stump of a fallen tree to my left. I followed her eyes and saw a bright yellow mushroom sprouting from the ground. I smirked. She was helping me without even realising it, or maybe that's what she wants me to think?
Oh by the way, I've taken it upon myself to forget the kiss happened altogether. Unless it happens again, if it happens again I'm going to make sure she doesn't leave. So from here on out the kiss was apart of my many pleasant dreams. Its better this way, trust me. Less heartache for all, and when I say all I mean me.
So anyway, I practically skip over to the tree stump where the yellow mushroom sat. I slipped on my glove, and plucked it from the ground in one clean sweep. Smiling widely as I bagged my first find and Spencer's if you wish to get fussy in who actually found it. Plagiarism means jack to me, well on things like this...sneaky huh.
Spencer smiles and pats me gently on the back. I smile back and then start walking around looking for the various items.
3 Hours later...
I was leaning against a moss covered tree wiping the beads of sweat forming on the back of my neck away. I've have successfully managed to find the pinecone, 2 species of mushroom, 3 leaves and the fox print. And for the record I did it all on my own, as Spencer was more careful with where she looked since the mushroom incident.
All I had left to find was the Poison Ivy and the Acorn.
I was still searching the grounds for the acorn; every time I think I've struck gold it turns out I've found a miniature pinecone. While I was still searching for that blasted acorn, I started to hear quiet crunching sounds. My first reaction was to look at Spencer, but she was still busy inspecting some tree...don't ask.
My eyes darted around looking for the noise, when I focused my eyes on the tree stump where I found the yellow mushroom; I saw a little brown mouse. And that little brown mouse was munching on my acorn. I bet the little shit stole it from right under my nose.
Now normally I would have walked away and left the little guy to his dinner, but not this time. No this time I walked closer because I needed that acorn, I'm sure he could find another acorn easier than I could.
I walked as slowly and quietly as I could towards the mouse and my acorn. I figured that if I just scared the little guy, he would simply run away leaving me to collect my reward. Ha-ha like I'm that lucky.
It wasn't long before Spencer caught on to what I was planning on doing and attempted to convince me to leave the rodent to his meal, but I needed that acorn!
"Ashley I seriously think that you should leave that mouse's acorn alone. Honestly Ash they get really temperamental about food around this time of year. Just walk away Ashley." Spencer was walking backwards as she spoke, but I carried on walking forward. Of course I totally ignored Spencer's warning. That acorn was as good as mine.
The second I was close enough, I lunged forward at the mouse, but it would appear that the little bugger had anticipated what I was going to do and lunged back at me. So Naturally I started screaming as the squeaky daemon rodent attacked me. I was running around flailing my arms, trying to fling the beast off of me.
I had my eyes shut tight; so the crazed rodent couldn't scratch my eyes out, and that meant I had no clue as to where Spencer was. And as fate has it I ended up running straight into her. The force of my ploughing into her, made her topple over backwards; taking me with her of course. When we fell backwards we began rolling down a steep bank.
Now I wasn't the only one screaming, Spencer's girlish scream had joined mine. I would have laughed at it all, but I kind of preoccupied with my own screaming.
It felt like we were rolling for ages and to be honest I was starting to get motion sickness. Well that was before we came to a sudden halt in some weird plant patch. Spencer was lying on top of me, when we finally flopped to a stop.
She was looking down at me; our eyes locked together with an intense heat. My hands balled into tight fists as I tried to stop myself from leaning up and kissing her. Although as it turns out my self control was not needed because soon enough Spencer had leant down and placed her lips upon mine. The kiss was soft and sweet.
As the time went by we got more into the kiss. Spencer was the one controlling everything, as I didn't want to risk scaring her away by moving to fast or being too forward. It didn't matter that I wasn't in control because I was happy to follow her lead.
Soon her hands were running freely through my brown locks, when they moved down and cupped my slightly pink cheeks my lips parted instinctively. She didn't waste any time putting her tongue in my mouth, searching it thoroughly.
Our tongues wrestled for a good few minutes, till I was taken over by this unbearable urge to scratch my back and arms. I tried to relieve the itching as subtly as possible, but the itchy feeling only got worse. I was then frantically scratching at my arms.
Getting annoyed by my constant wriggling Spencer pulled back from my lips and looked down at me her face etched with wonder. She too was panting and her cheeks were tainted a slight pink similar to mine.
"Ashley what on earth has you wriggling so much?" She asked. I was watching her closely as her eyes widened, that's when I started to panic because she immediately jumped up from her position on top of me.
"What?" What the heck could have happened to have caused that kind of reaction? I bloody hope that, that mouse isn't back for more; little bugger was flipping mental. My god this itching is getting worse every second.
"Ashley I think you've found the last item on your list" What the hell is she talk...Oh shit! Well that explains the itching huh? If it's poison Ivy then why is Spencer not scratching...oh yeah she was topping me when we landed.
Damn why is it that when ever something good happens in life something bad happens soon after. I mean first I was speeding through my tasks, and then to counter my good fortune I was attacked by pissing Danger Mouse. Then I was finally making-out with Spencer, and again to counter my good luck I happen to be making-out with the girl of my dreams in a bloody Poison Ivy patch. If this is the way the world is kept in balance then I don't want to be here at all.
Jesus H Christ! My skin is burning with irritation. Without my noticing Spencer had plucked me up from the Ivy; careful not to touch it herself.
We started walking back to the camp. When we reached the woods edge Spencer told me to head straight to the infirmary to get treated. As I was walking away I turned back around to see Spencer watching me, I started smirking, which made her blush. Then she turned around to face the woods and blew hard on her whistle signalling to the remaining girls that the hunt was over and that they were to return to the cabin immediately.
I had been sitting in the Infirmary for 20 minutes in my pants and bra; before Spencer had to be called in because I was refusing the let the nurse's male assistant put the lotion on my body. It wasn't that I didn't want the relief because believe me I wanted nothing more than for the itching to stop, but I was not having some strange male nurse rub lotion on my body.
When Spencer finally arrived in the treatment room, she very quickly became nervous about being in the same room as the assistant nurse and practically naked me. I noticed Spencer eyes quickly look me up and down appreciatively, which made me smile. Then she turned to the male nurse with a fake happy face.
"What seems to be the problem Aiden?" Spencer asked.
Yeah my smile dropped in an instant as well.