Drake and Josh characters belong to their proper owners. I did create some characters for this fanfiction. "Measure of a Man" is sung by Clay Aiken. It was written by Steve Morales, Cathy Dennis, and David Seige. Any other songs mentioned also belong to their proper owners. Because you all know how much I love sticking lyrics in these things.

Glad you guys like the story. Let me know if the characters start falling out of character. I'm worried Drake will start to fall out of character. I try to keep them in character, but it can get hard.

Okay, they're all getting ready to go on vacation now. They're going to have fun. Megan's going to pull some pranks, the guys are going to freak out and tick everyone off. There's some good times coming up in the next couple chapters.

Cassandra was busy packing on Thursday night. She wanted to make sure she had everything. She decided to take a last minute trip to the mall the next day if she needed anything. She was very excited about the next three weeks. She tried on her bathing suit and realized she needed a new one. She dialed Mindy's number.

"Hello?" came Mindy's voice on the other line.

"Hi, it's Cassandra. Want to help me find a bathing suit tomorrow?"

"Sure," replied Mindy. "I've got a few other things to get too."

"Great. See you tomorrow."

Mindy and Cassandra walked through the mall until Cassandra found the bathing suit she wanted. They also stopped to pick up a few extra things. Like, snacks and books in case they wanted them in the cabin at night. They also picked up a couple girl board games like Mall Madness. They'd be in a cabin with Megan and thought she might enjoy playing them with them. They ran into Alexa at the food court and were eating lunch when they were approached by Christopher.

"What do you want?" asked Mindy.

"Haven't you done enough?" asked Alexa. Alexa was the one Drake went to when he made his last attempt to get Cassandra back. Somehow Alexa had convinced her to come to his gig, even though Christopher had just broken up with her.

"Well," said Christopher. "I think if she's willing to give the school player a second chance, then she should be willing to give me one too."

"I don't think so," said Cassandra, her eyes narrowing. "Drake is not a player either."

"Come on Cassie," he responded.

"Don't call me that!" she hollered.

Christopher shot her a look. He walked away. She'd be spending three weeks with that guy. Who knew what would happen?

"Hi Chris," said a voice.

"Hey Sam," he replied.

"Sounds like you have trouble. You can fix it you know. You said so yourself. He's a player. Think her parents know him that well yet?" She walked away. Sam had dated Drake before he was with Cassandra. Then, she was the reason Drake lost her. He dated her again, but he broke up with her because he cared about Cassandra more.

Christopher smiled. He knew what Sam meant.

"This is going to be awesome," said Josh, getting ready for bed.

"Yeah it is," replied Drake. "Of course, no T.V., but what ever."

"Yeah. You know what the best part is? If Megan's in a cabin with our girlfriends, she won't get to plot against us."

"You're right. This'll be so cool."

"So, the girls are coming by tomorrow?" asked Josh.

"Yep, I can't wait. I get to spend the next three weeks with Cassie," said Drake.

"What about your family?"

"Oh yeah, you guys too. Hey, don't tell me you don't want to spend the next three weeks with Mindy."

"Got me there. Hey Drake, have you and Cassandra, you know..."

"Come on Josh, we're all old enough, you can say it."

"I just wondered..."

"No."

"Really?"

"Of course not. We're only seventeen. Besides, Cassie said something about waiting until marriage. Because it sounds right, and she thinks it's more romantic. I guess it's a good idea."

"No, the making out is enough for you right now isn't it?"

"Yeah."

"Because, you know, Mindy and I, we aren't planning on it either, but the making out..."

"I don't want to hear it Josh!"

They arrived at the cabins on Saturday night. It was a bit late already, so they got some pizza in town and headed into the cabins to go right to sleep. Audrey and Walter were in one cabin. Megan, Mindy and Cassandra were in another cabin. Drake and Josh were in the last cabin.

Early the next morning, Drake woke up to Josh's screaming.

"What's the matter?" yelled Drake.

"Spi-spi-spider!" yelled Josh.

Drake looked, and sure enough there was a giant spider on Josh's face. Drake ran out of the cabin as Josh shot out of bed and ran out the door, the spider still in their cabin. Megan stood outside.

"Morning boobs."

"Megan, did you put that spider on my face?" asked Josh.

"No," she replied.

"Good," said Josh.

"I put it on your hand, and it crawled onto your face," she said.

"Oh great," said Drake. "Now we have to de-spider the cabin."

"Oh, I'll go get it," said Megan. "It's not poisonous anyway." With that, she went inside and returned with the spider in a box.

"Megan," said Drake. "If you pull anymore pranks like that again, I swear I'll tell Mom and Dad."

"Oh really?" she asked. "Who are they gonna believe, you or me?" She skipped back to her cabin to put her "friend" away. Drake and Josh went inside to get changed. Then, they headed back outside to eat breakfast. Walter was frying bacon in a pan over the small camp stove. A pot of coffee sat on the other burner.

"Wow," said Audrey. "Drake, you're up already? Guess that's what the great outdoors does to you."

"Yeah," said Drake. "The great outdoors."

The girls came down from their cabin and sat down to eat.

"Well," said Walter. "Who wants to go for a hike this morning?"

"Oh, I'll go," said Audrey.

"Me too," said Megan.

"What about you four?" asked Walter, referring to the teenagers.

"I don't think so," said Josh looking around. "We're all kinda tired from the trip out. Maybe we'll go swimming."

"Okay," said Walter, getting up to leave. "Just be careful."

"See ya Dad," said Josh. "Well, anyone up for swimming?"

"Sure," said Cassandra and Mindy. They all headed back to their cabins to change into their swimsuits. Cassandra felt slightly at unease in her bathing suit.

"What's the matter?" Mindy asked.

"I've never worn a bikini before," Cassandra replied.

"Oh, you look really good in it though. Didn't you use to dance? I guess that would explain it."

"Oh, yeah. I was on the dance team at my old school. Then we moved. I kind of miss it."

"Maybe you can try out this summer for the fall," suggested Mindy.

"Yeah, that'll be fun."

The two girls left the cabin in their bathing suits. Drake and Josh met them by the lake. Drake stared at Cassandra a bit longer than he intended.

"What?" she asked, suddenly feeling very self conscious.

"Nothing," he said. "You just, uh, you look really good."

"Oh," she smiled. "You don't look too bad yourself."

"Hey," yelled Josh. "Would you two get in the water?"

Drake and Cassandra turned around. Drake flashed Cassandra a grin and dove into the water. She followed him and let out a shriek. It was freezing!

"I guess the water hasn't heated very much since last night," said Mindy.

"Apparently not," said Cassandra.

They swam around and relaxed in the water most of the morning. The fresh water felt so nice. They barely noticed when Drake and Josh's parents came back with Megan.

"Hey guys," said Walter. "Who wants some lunch?"