A/N- This might be the last chapter for a little while, cuz we have a new computer and I'm not sure if the word program (it's not Microsoft Word) will be formatted so that I can post it online. Fear not though fanfiction lovers! We re getting Microsoft Word sometime next week I think!
Slash- I really do like band camp… unless I'm there…
Drama-Queen- Thanks!
Mondie- Mrs. D would totally do that! 'I have to pee… I love Newsies!' 'I'm a cowboy and you're a pansy!'
Holiday- If all we did at band camp was flirt I would REALLY love band camp!
Olive- I'm a perc too, but we already had our band camp.
Snuggles- Ick! We start school in two days…
Morning Dew- Poor Spot L And you need to update your stories more often… (waits impatiently for a new chapter)
Slick- I wish our band was the best in the state!
Megan-Actually having band camp at a camp is REALLY fun!
Chapter 4
Finally at 3 pm the Van Mary band exited the buses and we greeted by the surroundings of Camp Russel. They sat down for a speech by the directors.
"Welcome to Camp Russel!" Mr. S. beamed. "This year we are going to do things a little differently. You will be put into cabins by sections." Everyone started chatting thinking of sharing a cabin with the opposite sex. "No you will not be sharing with the opposite sex." Everyone groaned. "The boys cabin will share a porch with the girls cabin if they play the same instruments. The counselors will keep a strict eye on all of you though. Listen for you cabin number and then you can get your bag and head down to your cabin. Percussion- Girls cabin 9. Guys cabin 10.
Slowly all 20 percussionist got up and rummaged through the gigantic bag pile for their bags, and they then headed down to their cabin. Kim and Mandy weren't sure where they were supposed to go, so they followed the guys down a hill and to the cabin area. Their cabin was easy to spot since Mrs. Teaker had decorated it with brightly colored streamers and a banner that said 'Percussion Family.'
"I have a feeling that this Mrs. Teaker is a bit… eccentric." Kim told Mandy, trying not to laugh.
"Yeah… she is…" Racetrack told them, turning around.
"Here we are… cabin 10!" Spot said pushing the cabin door open and walking in. The rest of the boys followed, so Kim and Mandy went into the cabin next to it, since it said 'nine' on the door. The frowned when they looked around. The cabin had 10 bunk beds and then two beds for the counselors. The mattresses looked to be about 20 years old, and the place was filthy. They went into the bathroom, which they discovered were even more disgusting. It had three stalls, which didn't look like they had ever been cleaned. It had two sinks, which had rust stains. Finally they saw the showers, which were three shower nozzles that had nothing separating them.
"This is the grosses thing I've ever seen in my life!" Mandy exclaimed.
"I completely agree!" Kim said with disgust.
"Come on… let's go pick our beds." Mandy said trying to be cheerful.
"Ok…" Kim agreed. The two then proceeded to plop their enormous bags onto the two closest beds they could find.
"Hi girls!" Mrs. Teaker exclaimed walking into the room. "I'm going to be your counselor! It'll be just the three of us!"
"Great!" Kim said with enthusiasm.
"I'm going to go get the boys so we can have a percussion meeting!" Mrs. Teaker told them leaving the cabin.
"Think that was enough sucking up in one day?" Kim asked Mandy.
"Definitely." Mandy agreed.
At that moment all of the boys started piling into the cabin.
"Ok everyone! We are gonna work hard this year aren't we?" Mrs. Teaker smiled.
"Yeah…" Everyone said unenthused.
"Well then I want to see all of you becoming a Percussion Family, just like the banner said! Now I am the percussion mother, and you are all my percussion children, and my husband, who's going to be down here in just a few hours, is the boys' counselor! He's going to be the percussion father, because he knows how to fix percussion equipment! His name is Steve!" Mrs. Teaker said vibrantly. "Now I want all of my 'children' to unpack their things and meet up in the pavilion in 20 minutes!" With that Mrs. Teaker bounced out the door, with all of the percussionist staring after her. The boys slowly headed back over to their cabin.
"One big family… those girls could never be in our 'family'" Spot said shaking his head at the thought.
"I know! And what is Mrs. Teaker on? She's even more bouncy and demented then usual!" Jack agreed.
"It's probably the fact that for once she has girls in her section. That's never happened before." Dave pointed out.
"I bet she's gonna baby them!" Jake fumed.
"Oh don't worry, we'll make sure that by the time they leave band camp they won't even want to be in the band." Spot said with an evil grin on his face.
"KIM! What are you doing in here?" Racetrack exclaimed. Spot turned around to see Kim standing in the doorway, with her mouth open in shock. I second later she regained composure.
"I was just wondering where the pavilion is…" She said quietly.
"Up the hill and to the left. It's where the band truck is park." Mush told her softly. With that she spun around with tears in her eyes and ran back towards her cabin.