They had stopped long enough to get gas and swap drivers, then they were on their way. They came to a small town and drove along the quiet street.
"Talk about backwoods," Faith mummbled.
She turned down a narrow dirt road leading into the woods. Before long they passed a sign that read: Camp Crystal Lake
"We're here," Faith announced.
She parked in the small lot and the three of them got out and went to the main office. A man with short blond hair sat behind a desk going through some papers. He looked up and smiled when they came through the door.
"Hello ladies, can I help you?"
"I'm Buffy Summers, we spoke on the phone."
"Ah yes, you must be some of my new counsellors. My name's Mark. Please have a seat." He gestured to some chairs and they sat down. "You're the first ones to arrive so far. When the rest get here I'll go over some rules and regulations and each of you will be given a schedule for activities. I hope you enjoy yourselves, please feel free to have a look around."
The three of them looked around the camp taking in the beautiful scenery. The camp was on the edge of the lake.
"Wow," Dawn marveled. "Look at that water."
"Yeah this place is great," Faith said. "Who wants to go skinny dipping?"
"Faith," Buffy said sternly. "We're supposed to be role models for the kids."
You're right. I'll wait until dark."
They all laughed. At that moment more cars began pulling into the camp. Teenagers from ages nineteen to twenty-one gathered around a picnic table. Most of them seemed to know each other and greeted one another with a friendly hug or handshake. One girl seemed to stay off to the side by herself. Faith went over and introduced herself.
"Hi I'm Faith."
"Amanda," said the girl.
She had short auburn hair and hazel eyes. She was a little shorter than Faith but had a little muscle build to her. She was dressed in a cut-off shirt and jean shorts. She looked uncomfortable to be there.
"Are you okay?"
"If I were you I'd leave this place while I still had a chance," Amanda told her. "Get out before it's too late."
She turned and walked away leaving Faith puzzled by her words. Buffy and Dawn came up and stood next to her. Faith told them what the strange girl had said.
"What do you think?"
"Maybe she doesn't like summer camp," Dawn stated.
"But she made it sound like this place was dangerous. What if it is?"
Buffy sighed. "Then we'll have to stop whatever baddie comes our way."
The counsellors were called together and given their agendas. Dawn would be teaching arts and crafts while Buffy taught archery and survival techniques. Faith would teach campers lifeguard lessons. Faith seemed happy to be prancing around in front of a group of horny teenaged boys wearing a skimpy bikini. They all got their belongings and went to their cabins. The three of them decided to share a room together. The girl named Amanda was across the hall. No one seemed to want to be near her, let alone share a room with her. Faith decided to ask some of the others about her.
"That's Amanda," one of the girls said. "Stay away from her, she practices that voodoo shit. Claims she can resurrect people from the grave to enact revenge on anyone she wants."
"She said we should get out of here while we still could."
The girl raised an eyebrow. "She still going on about that?"
"What?"
"Back in the early eighties there was this boy named Jason Voorhees who drowned in the lake. Anyway his mother went psycho and killed all the counsellors because to her, they were to busy drinking, smoking pot and fucking to prevent him from dying. She was killed by the only survivor."
Faith's eyes were wide with horror as the girl continued her story.
"A couple years later there were more murders. Some believe Jason returned from the grave to avenge his mother's death. The police searched the lake but they never found his body. The camp was later nicknamed Camp Blood and was closed down for a while."
"Is Jason still around?"
"He's been dead for years."
Faith went back to her room and told the story to Buffy and Dawn and of how it was believed Amanda could possibly resurrect Jason.
"Do you think we should leave?" Dawn asked her sister.
"No. We'll just keep a close eye on this Amanda girl and make sure she doesn't try anything."
"I'll see if I can share the room with her. That would make it easier," Faith suggested.
Buffy nodded in agreement. Faith gathered her things and went across the hall. Amanda answered the door.
"What do you want?"
"Is it okay if I bunk with you?"
"Thought you were staying with your friends?"
"I was but they want to do a little sister bonding over the summer and I'm not the type for family mushiness, it makes me nauseous."
Amanda smiled and opened the door, allowing Faith to pass. "Mi casa es su casa."
"Gracias." Faith didn't know that much spanish, but she could make out most of what was said. She took the remaining bed and shoved her clothes in one of the dressers. She pushed the small trunk of weapons into a corner of the closet and closed the door.
"What's in the trunk?" Amanda asked.
"Just a few things: bondage tape, handcuffs, dildo. I gotta have fun somehow if I'm not able to get a piece of ass."
Amanda looked around nervously. "I don't think you'll have any problems as far as getting you some, but if you need to get your jollies off don't do it while I'm around."
"Deal."
"You're the only one that doesn't treat me like a freak."
"I know what it feels like to be an outsider. Buffy and Dawn are cool too once you get to know them."
"Well don't get too acqainted with the rest of the staff, they'll all be dead before the end of summer."
"What makes you say that?"
"Because Jason will kill them."
"They said he was dead."
"He always comes back. You can't kill something that evil. I tried to warn them but they're too fucking stupid for their own good. By the time they realize I was right it will be too late."
"One of the girls said you could bring him back from the grave."
Amanda barked out a laughed. "Like I would really want to do that! Let me guess, Miranda told you that? That Britney Spears clone is always trying to fuck me over one way or the other. The only voodoo I practice is for protection. I tried one time to bring my parakeet back to life, but all I got was an extra crispy chicken dinner."
Faith smiled in amusement. Amanda seemed okay by her, all that was wrong with her was the fact that she didn't have any friends. Faith made it her goal to be best friends with Amanda before summer ended. Of course according to her, that would be before the week ended. She sat at a table with Buffy and Dawn and ate while some of the others played cards or arm wrestled. Amanda was in one of the other rooms lounging around the pool table.
"You up for a round?" Faith asked her.
"Rack 'em up."
They talked as they played. Each getting to know one another a little better. Amanda was going to be teaching canoeing. Faith laughed when Amanda told her to be careful whenever she played the drowning victim during her lessons. All the guys would be trying to save her at once just to cop a feel. Dawn came up to them.
"Hey, Buffy and I are gonna go exploring, you guys wanna come?"
Faith looked at Amanda who nodded. "Sure."
"I'm only gonna come along to make sure none of you get killed."
"If the boogey man jumps out of the bushes B and I will kick it's ass."