a/n- Thank you to EVERYONE who has been reviewing. YOU ROCK!

IMPORTANT:Mediah mentioned that she could see some good slash in this story and, frankly, I've been thinking a lot about it. I could definately see it, too. I have an urge to write it. But, I need to know what YOU think so I don't write something that will lose me reviewers. If you really don't think you could handle slash in here, or you just don't want it, TELL ME! If you want it, tell me! I need to know berfore I write the next chapter.

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Summer In Cameron

also, I added Chris Irvine as a North Carolinian, just to make the story a bit more interesting I also changed some age differences. So, CJ is 14, Matt is 16, Jeff is 15, Shane is 16, Matt is 17, Adam is 16, Jay is 15, and Shannon is 14. Sorry, last chapter I put Matt as 14. ooops!)

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Shane ordered a pizza from the waitress and found a table for them to eat at in the eatery area of the game room. Shannon and Jeff had dragged everyone back to that new movie theatre so they could keep playing that dancing game in the arcade. Adam and Shane had run into another one of Shane's friends by the name of Kevin, who helped out at the local grocery store. He was a tall guy with thick, dark hair cut just to his shoulders and wore camoflauge pants in various shades of green along with a blue wife beater.

"Kevin, this is my friend Adam, he's visiting in from Canada since his parents are gone." Shane introduced.

Kevin hung around for a little while longer before he had to leave. He said goodbye to both of them and left. Shane called for Shannon, Jay, and Jeff over to the table as the pizza they had ordered arrived. Jeff grabbed a handfull of napkins, handing some to Jay and Shannon as they wiped their faces of the sweat since they had been playing the dancing game continuously since they had gotten there.

"That's gross." Shane commentated.

"What do you expect?" Jeff asked grabbing a slice of pizza.

After they ate, Shannon and Jeff dashed off to the dancing game again, Jay resulting to sitting with Shane and Adam. A few minutes into their conversation, Shane looked up at the door as someone walked in and he graoned, rolling his eyes.

"Shit." he mumbled, diverting his eyes back to the table.

"What's wrong?" Adam asked, glancing around, but not noticing anything.

"Nothing, just don't attract any attention to our table."

"What is it?"

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it, just don't draw attention to us." Shane insisted.

"What is it? Should we leave?" Jay asked.

"No, he'll notice us and that'll only make it worse."

Over in the arcade, Jeff and Shannon hadn't noticed the man walk in since they were so focused on beating their game. Shane glanced at them cautiously, noting that their "friend" who had just walked in wasn't to them yet. Suddenly, though, someone took a seat at their table. Shane jumped, tensing immediately when he realize who was sitting next to him.

"Hey there, Helms, long time no see."

"Glen. I thought I saw you. What-"

"No time for talk, Helms, who are your new friends? And where are the littler ones?" Glen replied, cutting Shane off.

Shane looked up at the muscular man with short black hair sitting next to him, debating whether or not to justify with an answer and get them into trouble.

"This is Adam and Jay. They're visiting from Canada." he reluctantly replied.

"Ah, blonde Canadains. Y'know, I always heard that Canadains were pretty. Don't get many round these parts. You guys gonna be here long?" Glen asked, reaching forward to take a strand of Adam's hair in his hand.

Adam tensed, not knowing who this guy was and not getting a good vibe from him either, "Um, we're staying for-"

Adam noticed Shane stiffly shaking his head, "We'll be here for a a week or two."

"Helms, you never answered my other question." Glen replied, seemingly losing interest in the two blondes before him.

"Shannon and Jeff didn't come with us this time."

"Don't fuck with me, Helms. I know you don't go anywhere without those two twinks."

"They aren't twinks, Glen, and you know it."

"Just tell me where they are. I need to have a talk with the little one."

"They've got names, Glen. And I'm tellin' you that they ain't here with us."

"I'm telling you, Helms, don't fuck with me."

"They aren't here, Glen."

Glen slammed his hand on the table, causing it to scoot over an inch or so.

"Fine then!" he growled, getting up from his seat, "Whatever. I know they're here, even if you're lyin' ta me. I'll just wait till I see'em next time."

Glen stormed from the arcade/eatery in a huff. Shane sighed in relief.

"Who was that?" Adam asked once Glen was out of sight.

"It's no one. Well, no one important. Let's go before he decides to come back. I know he will. Shannon, Jeff, come on, we're leaving."

Shane put the money for their pizza on the table and urgently waved the two blondes in teh arcade over.

Shannon and Jeff quickly finished their game and followed the others to the car. "What's up? Why we leaving so suddenly?" Jeff asked.

"It's getting late." Shane replied, starting up the engine and driving off back to the house.

"What time is it? Don't seem so late to me." Shannon replied, trying to check his watch in the dark.

"It's nearly eleven thirty." Shane replied, lighting upt he dashboard clock.

Shane parked in The Hardy's driveway some fifteen minutes to let Jeff out. Jeff hobbled back into his house, his feet extremely worn from all the dancing he had done in the past few hours or so. Shane pulled into his driveway a few minutes later and hastily put his keys back on the rack before they all headed downstairs. Shannon plopped down on the couch, immediately falling asleep.

"Didn't know he was that tired!" Jay joked.

"Can never tell with him. Are y'all gonna crash down here tonight or head back upstairs? I can get you the air matresses if you want." Shane asked.

"I can sleep in this chair, Jay can take the air matress. We'll crash down here for the night." Adam said, rubbing his eyes tiredly, jet lag setting in once more even through the second day.

Shane helped them set up the matress, and covered up Shannon with a light blanket. He gave them blankets and everything before trodding off to his bedroom. "Y'all can watch t.v or whatever. I'll be back here if you need anything." he called before kicking his door shut tiredly.

Jay turned the television on to some movie channel. "Interesting day." he stated, settling on the matress he had just blown up.

"Yeah. Yeah it was."

"I wonder what mom and dad are doing right now."

"Dunno. Maybe they'll write us soon." Adam murmured.

"I hope so." Jay replied.

"Don't stay up thinking about it. Get some sleep, you don't wanna be tired on our trip here." Adam yawned.

Jay settled into his bag. "Night."

Adam and Jay fell asleep, Shannon Moore sitting up tiredly a few minutes later for no apparent reason. He glanced around and noticed that they were sleeping on the floor. He slowly slipped off the couch, planning on not waking them up as he went to get a drink of water from the fridge. Shannon grabbed his glass that he had put in the freezer the other day and filled it with tap water, taking a seat at the table that was in the kitchen table.

Shannon looked up suddenly as the refridgeratior door was opened again. This time, it was by Jay. Jay smiled and grabbed a water bottle that he had put into here that morning.

"I didn't wake you up, did I?" Shannon asked, spinning his glass a little bit to make the water spin in a hurricane-type fashion.

"No. I couldn't really get to sleep." Jay replied, taking a seat across from the younger blonde.

"Oh. Do you wanna take my couch? I wouldn't mind sleeping on the floor. Or in the bedroom with Shane if your brother wants the matress."

"No, that's alright. I'm fine where I am. I think it's just cause this is a different place for me. I've never been outside of Canada before."

"I see. I haven't been too far outside of North Carolina. I've been to South Carolina and Virginia. Then, one time I went to Florida with the Hardys. But other than that, I'm basically stuck here."

Jay nodded in agreement, slowly sipping at his water. "You've lived here all your life?"

"I was born in Asheborro. My mom moved us here when I was five for a job she got at the newspaper." Shannon explained.

He finished off his glass of water and put it in the sink. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and turned back to Jay, who was putting his bottle back in the fridge.

"Well, I'm gonna get back to bed. You sure you don't want my couch?"

"I'm sure. You keep it." Jay said, following Shannon out to the living room and climbing into the bed he was made.

"Alright. If you change your mind and can't get to sleep down there, you can wake me up. I might get a little pissy, but I really don't mind cause I'm just tired. I'd go sleep with Shane."

"I'll keep that in mind." Jay yawned, as well.

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Ain't too long or anything, but I've gotta know about the Important Note before I write any more! R&R