I was really bored last night, there wasn't much on the television so I
decided to write some more. So here it is. There isn't much talking in this
chapter... I tried to write a little bit more about the feelings of Rory and
Jess. Hope you like it!
Please R and R! :D
Love, Mayke
~Part 5~ Blue water
The first thing Jess heard when he woke up was the loud snoring sound that came from Michael. Jess groaned and dug his face deep in his pillow. It was too early to stand up, but yet he didn't feel tired.
Jess unzipped the tent and stuck his head out. There was a cool breeze that was weeping around him. Nobody was outside; it wasn't so strange because it was only 7 AM in the morning. He grabbed a towel and walked over to the douche cabins. The birds were singing and even though it was still early the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Jess enjoyed every minute of the silent that was all over the camp. As he passed the tents he could clearly hear people snoring or talking.
His thoughts drifted back to the night before, his heart sunk when he thought of the hard words of Rory. He knew Rory was right, but he just wouldn't give in. He was only here for one day and he already screwed things up, normally he wouldn't mind, but now he really did.
Jess arrived at the douche cabins; he hung his towel on a hook and turned a shower on. He didn't even feel the need to undress himself. He stuck his head under the cold and harsh rays of water. He finally woke up a little. It was as if his thoughts drifted away with the water, every peace of guilt and anger was flowing away, it literally cleared his mind.
He dried his face and walked back to his tent. When he opened the tent he found that Michael was still sleeping. He reached for his bag and saw Rory's book, he looked at it, but couldn't decide whether to read it or not. He shook his head, turned the book around and stuffed it deep back into his bag. He laid back on his air mattress with his arms under his head, he wasn't planning to go sleeping again, but what else did he had to do.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The first week was over, and Rory was actually having a good time. She tried to avoid Jess for over a week now, she saw him glancing her way sometimes, but she did the same to him, so she didn't got a big deal out of it. The avoiding had actually worked...until now...
When Rory arrived at the bridge she saw Jess sitting on it, just staring at the calm water. The rays of the sun were flickering on the clear blue water. Rory was sure that Jess heard her but still he didn't look up.
Rory didn't know if she should walk away or just sit next to him and read her book. Before she could decide jess looked up and stared at her. Rory looked away and decided to sit on the bridge; she wasn't planning to let him send her away.
She opened up her book and didn't try to think of the fact that Jess was staring at her.
"You're eyes are just as blue as the water, did you know that?" Jess said.
"Sorry?" Rory looked up and met his hazel eyes, and again they were as cold as stone.
"You heard me." Jess said as he stood up.
Rory looked at him all the while with a questioning look on her face. "Your eyes...they are just as beautiful as the lake." He said over his shoulder as he walked away.
Rory didn't know what to think of it, Jess was messing with her mind, and he knew it all too well, he was even taking advantage of it. She sighed; she didn't know what to think anymore.
Suddenly she felt her bracelet that she got from Dean lingering on her arm; she unlocked it and held it in her hand palm. She missed Dean, but she wasn't sure if she missed him because she didn't saw him for one week or maybe she missed him because she felt all these feelings towards Jess, and maybe if Dean was with her, she wouldn't have had them. She didn't even know Jess' last name but there was something about him that Rory just couldn't resist. Maybe it was his bad boy attitude that she found irresistible or the mysterious eyes that held so much pain. All she knew was that she couldn't stop thinking about him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Do you have any idea what we are going to do today?" Lane asked in the second week at breakfast.
Rory swallowed her last bite; she really was craving for some coffee. She now knew that she really was a coffee addict, even though she always said she wasn't. "I have no idea." She said answering Lane's question.
They all looked up as they saw Mr. Smith entering the small wooden breakfast house. But as soon as they looked up, so soon were they again talking.
"I hope you all slept well, because the next week is going to be hard" he shouted.
He got their attention and everybody was whispering, hoping that someone knew what he was talking about.
A door went open and shut with a loud bang. Jess walked in, everybody stared at him.
"Well, well, Mr. Mariano, I'm glad you decided to show up." Mr. Smith said. Jess took the nearest seat the he found and looked uninterested around.
"So, back to what I was saying, I want you all to pack your bags and meet us back here, one tip...don't pack too much." He said laughing evilly. Even more whispers went trough the building.
"Be back in 15 minutes." Mr. Smith's voice went over the crowd.
Rory and Lane stood up and got back to their tent, they really didn't know what they were about to do. But maybe they should be a little more prepared....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Most of the kids had already gathered in the breakfast house, but there were still a few more to come. Rory felt like a little kid, waiting for her presents on a Christmas night, she was exited, even though she didn't know what they were about to do. She took Mr. Smith's advice and didn't pack much, only a few clothes and 2 books. Lane on the other hand only packed 1 sweater, her Discman and 5 cd's.
The last kids walked in and Mr. Smith stood in front of the crowd.
"So, here's what we are going to do: You all split up in couples of 4 and you are all going to explore the woods for one whole week. The meaning of this game is that you have to learn to work together. We of course will be in the woods too. We'll give you a route and that route you all have to follow; there will be a few posts in the woods where you can get drinks and food, but other then that...you're all alone." Mr. Smith said smirking.
Rory looked at Lane, she wasn't sure what to think of it, but she felt some excitement coming up. She really liked the idea of being alone in the woods with Lane for one whole week. Now all they had to do was to find 2 other people to share this week with.
"Who do you think we should ask?" Lane said as they both looked around.
"Rory?" April asked Rory, Rory spun around and faced April. She had always liked her and maybe they could go with her.
Then Jessica stood behind April and asked her if she wanted to be in her group, and of course April took the opportunity. "Sorry!" April said. Rory nodded a 'don't worry about it' and looked further trough the crowd.
Almost everyone was already paired up, but Lane and Rory weren't still.
"I don't know who we can ask anymore." Lane said disappointed.
Mr. Smith walked over to them and asked them if they had their group. They shook their heads. "Well, let's look for one then!" Mr. Smith dragged them to...Michael and Jess.
Michael was desperately looking for a group, while Jess was sitting on the ground against a wall reading a book.
"Uh, uh...I'm not going with them." Rory said as she already tried to walk away. Lane grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
"Be reasonable Rory, they are the only one that is left. And besides I'm sure they know how to survive in the woods." Lane explained.
Rory knew that Lane was right, but only the thought of spending a whole week with Jess in the woods made her stomach turn around. Finally she gave in, and she could see on Michael's face that he was relieved that he did find another couple.
"Jess, we have a group." Michael said exited. Jess looked up, and his eyes lit up when he saw Lane and Rory standing before him.
"Come on, we have to get our route." Lane said.
Jess stood up and waited for them to walk. "Don't even try to make a comment." Rory said threatening.
"Or what?" He said laughing.
Rory couldn't think of anything so she just walked ahead without giving Jess a second look.
Love, Mayke
~Part 5~ Blue water
The first thing Jess heard when he woke up was the loud snoring sound that came from Michael. Jess groaned and dug his face deep in his pillow. It was too early to stand up, but yet he didn't feel tired.
Jess unzipped the tent and stuck his head out. There was a cool breeze that was weeping around him. Nobody was outside; it wasn't so strange because it was only 7 AM in the morning. He grabbed a towel and walked over to the douche cabins. The birds were singing and even though it was still early the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Jess enjoyed every minute of the silent that was all over the camp. As he passed the tents he could clearly hear people snoring or talking.
His thoughts drifted back to the night before, his heart sunk when he thought of the hard words of Rory. He knew Rory was right, but he just wouldn't give in. He was only here for one day and he already screwed things up, normally he wouldn't mind, but now he really did.
Jess arrived at the douche cabins; he hung his towel on a hook and turned a shower on. He didn't even feel the need to undress himself. He stuck his head under the cold and harsh rays of water. He finally woke up a little. It was as if his thoughts drifted away with the water, every peace of guilt and anger was flowing away, it literally cleared his mind.
He dried his face and walked back to his tent. When he opened the tent he found that Michael was still sleeping. He reached for his bag and saw Rory's book, he looked at it, but couldn't decide whether to read it or not. He shook his head, turned the book around and stuffed it deep back into his bag. He laid back on his air mattress with his arms under his head, he wasn't planning to go sleeping again, but what else did he had to do.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The first week was over, and Rory was actually having a good time. She tried to avoid Jess for over a week now, she saw him glancing her way sometimes, but she did the same to him, so she didn't got a big deal out of it. The avoiding had actually worked...until now...
When Rory arrived at the bridge she saw Jess sitting on it, just staring at the calm water. The rays of the sun were flickering on the clear blue water. Rory was sure that Jess heard her but still he didn't look up.
Rory didn't know if she should walk away or just sit next to him and read her book. Before she could decide jess looked up and stared at her. Rory looked away and decided to sit on the bridge; she wasn't planning to let him send her away.
She opened up her book and didn't try to think of the fact that Jess was staring at her.
"You're eyes are just as blue as the water, did you know that?" Jess said.
"Sorry?" Rory looked up and met his hazel eyes, and again they were as cold as stone.
"You heard me." Jess said as he stood up.
Rory looked at him all the while with a questioning look on her face. "Your eyes...they are just as beautiful as the lake." He said over his shoulder as he walked away.
Rory didn't know what to think of it, Jess was messing with her mind, and he knew it all too well, he was even taking advantage of it. She sighed; she didn't know what to think anymore.
Suddenly she felt her bracelet that she got from Dean lingering on her arm; she unlocked it and held it in her hand palm. She missed Dean, but she wasn't sure if she missed him because she didn't saw him for one week or maybe she missed him because she felt all these feelings towards Jess, and maybe if Dean was with her, she wouldn't have had them. She didn't even know Jess' last name but there was something about him that Rory just couldn't resist. Maybe it was his bad boy attitude that she found irresistible or the mysterious eyes that held so much pain. All she knew was that she couldn't stop thinking about him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Do you have any idea what we are going to do today?" Lane asked in the second week at breakfast.
Rory swallowed her last bite; she really was craving for some coffee. She now knew that she really was a coffee addict, even though she always said she wasn't. "I have no idea." She said answering Lane's question.
They all looked up as they saw Mr. Smith entering the small wooden breakfast house. But as soon as they looked up, so soon were they again talking.
"I hope you all slept well, because the next week is going to be hard" he shouted.
He got their attention and everybody was whispering, hoping that someone knew what he was talking about.
A door went open and shut with a loud bang. Jess walked in, everybody stared at him.
"Well, well, Mr. Mariano, I'm glad you decided to show up." Mr. Smith said. Jess took the nearest seat the he found and looked uninterested around.
"So, back to what I was saying, I want you all to pack your bags and meet us back here, one tip...don't pack too much." He said laughing evilly. Even more whispers went trough the building.
"Be back in 15 minutes." Mr. Smith's voice went over the crowd.
Rory and Lane stood up and got back to their tent, they really didn't know what they were about to do. But maybe they should be a little more prepared....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Most of the kids had already gathered in the breakfast house, but there were still a few more to come. Rory felt like a little kid, waiting for her presents on a Christmas night, she was exited, even though she didn't know what they were about to do. She took Mr. Smith's advice and didn't pack much, only a few clothes and 2 books. Lane on the other hand only packed 1 sweater, her Discman and 5 cd's.
The last kids walked in and Mr. Smith stood in front of the crowd.
"So, here's what we are going to do: You all split up in couples of 4 and you are all going to explore the woods for one whole week. The meaning of this game is that you have to learn to work together. We of course will be in the woods too. We'll give you a route and that route you all have to follow; there will be a few posts in the woods where you can get drinks and food, but other then that...you're all alone." Mr. Smith said smirking.
Rory looked at Lane, she wasn't sure what to think of it, but she felt some excitement coming up. She really liked the idea of being alone in the woods with Lane for one whole week. Now all they had to do was to find 2 other people to share this week with.
"Who do you think we should ask?" Lane said as they both looked around.
"Rory?" April asked Rory, Rory spun around and faced April. She had always liked her and maybe they could go with her.
Then Jessica stood behind April and asked her if she wanted to be in her group, and of course April took the opportunity. "Sorry!" April said. Rory nodded a 'don't worry about it' and looked further trough the crowd.
Almost everyone was already paired up, but Lane and Rory weren't still.
"I don't know who we can ask anymore." Lane said disappointed.
Mr. Smith walked over to them and asked them if they had their group. They shook their heads. "Well, let's look for one then!" Mr. Smith dragged them to...Michael and Jess.
Michael was desperately looking for a group, while Jess was sitting on the ground against a wall reading a book.
"Uh, uh...I'm not going with them." Rory said as she already tried to walk away. Lane grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
"Be reasonable Rory, they are the only one that is left. And besides I'm sure they know how to survive in the woods." Lane explained.
Rory knew that Lane was right, but only the thought of spending a whole week with Jess in the woods made her stomach turn around. Finally she gave in, and she could see on Michael's face that he was relieved that he did find another couple.
"Jess, we have a group." Michael said exited. Jess looked up, and his eyes lit up when he saw Lane and Rory standing before him.
"Come on, we have to get our route." Lane said.
Jess stood up and waited for them to walk. "Don't even try to make a comment." Rory said threatening.
"Or what?" He said laughing.
Rory couldn't think of anything so she just walked ahead without giving Jess a second look.
