Hey, thanks heaps for all your reviews- I'm glad you all enjoyed it (I thought it was about time for some fluff after what I did in the previous chapters). Anyway, here is part two of the camping. I actually like this chapter a lot more than part one. I look forward to hearing what you guys think.
irionelissa: Craig is actually a small character from Alias. I think we first saw him in episode 5, season 2- The Indicator. He is the agent who comes into the JTF, with the guy that Jack hired to set up Irina (planting bombs in the house in Madagascar). There's a really small, funny scene between him and Vaughn, with the two of them talking about playing a game of basketball. I hope this helps in the way you picture him, cos he is definately not from Degrassi:P
LilAussieAliasChick: I hate to disappoint, but Craig won't really be seen after this chapter- after all he doesn't live the near the rest of them. However, and I hope this makes up for this, I will be introducing a new character in a few chapters time, and they will be playing a large role in the story.
"Awww, would you look at that?" Francie whispered Saturday morning as she came out of her tent.
"What?" Will asked, coming out behind her.
"That." She pointed towords the fire, which had gone out during the night. Beside it, curled up underneath the same blanket was Sydney and Vaughn, both fast asleep in each other's arms.
"Do you think they spent the night there?" Will said, yawning and stretching out his arms.
"Looks like it."
"Can't have been too comfortable- sleeping on hard ground." Will mused, thinking that his thin camping mattress was bad enough.
"They look comfortable." Francie smiled. A slight rustling behind made them turn around to see Weiss crawling out of his tent.
"What are you guys talking about?"
"Our little lovebirds over there." Francie replied and Weiss followed her gaze.
"Un-freaking-believable," he muttered, attempting to flatten his unruly hair. "Bloody typical."
"What are you on about?" Will asked.
"We spent about an hour yesterday pitching their tent and they decide to spend the night out here!"
"What's wrong now, Weiss?" Vaughn asked, somewhat groggily as he sat up.
"You and Sydney not appreciating our hard work." Weiss shot back.
Vaughn looked down at Sydney. "He doesn't sound very happy."
"So." Sydney grinned as she sat up. "What's he gonna do about it?" she called out.
"You just wait Sydney and then you'll see." Weiss replied, wagging his finger, and Sydney couldn't help but laugh.
"AAAGGGHHH!" Sydney's scream rang through theair early Saturday afternoon. After lunch the group had decided it was time for a swim and all six of them had gone down to the lake that was about twenty metres from the campsite However, before Sydney could strip down to her bathing suit, Weiss had picked her up and thrown her into the water- fully clothed.
"Are you insane?" Will hissed to Weiss as Sydney dragged herself out of the water, dripping wet and glaring
"I think I might be" Weiss replied, seeing the look on Sydney's face. Vaughn and Craig stood nearby with deadly serious faces- a classic sign they were trying very hard not to laugh.
"You're gonna get it now." Will said as Sydney got closer. But instead she walked straight past them and to Francie. The two spoke quietly as Sydney stripped off her wet clothes, glancing occasionally at Weiss.
"Uh, I think I should get in the water now." Weiss said, taking a step towards the lake. "Before they do anything." He headed towards the water's edge.
"Uh, Weiss." He turned, hearing Vaughn's voice. "Run."
Looking Weiss saw Sydney and Francie barrelling towards him. Quickly he ran to the water- right where Sydney and Francie wanted him. They dived in after him, jumping on him and dunking him under.
"5,4,3,2,1," they counted and then let Weiss up for a breath. A second later he was under the water again.
Vaughn and Will stood on the edge of the lake, cracking up at the sight of Weiss struggling against the two girls. That was until Craig came up behind them.
"So you two are ok with the fact that your girlfriends are all over Weiss?" he said with a sly grin. "Becasue with what I know about him, he's absolutely loving this."
Vaughn and Will glanced at each other and then jumped into the water. Why should Weiss have all the fun?
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer." Weiss warbled, standing unsteadily by the campfire late that night. "Had a very shiny nose."
'Like a light bulb." Will chimed in.
"Ssh- this is my solo." Weiss pointed at his chest and puffed it out. "And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glowed." He continued singing, accompanying the song with dramatic arm flourishes and what could only be suspected as dance movements.
After eating dinner Saturday night, the group had gotten stuck into the large amount of alcohol that Weiss had so thoughtfully packed. As a result the campsite was a lot more rowdier than the night before and Weiss's impromptu concert would be a source of teasing for many months to come.
"Then how the reindeer loved him, and they shouted out with glee- Yippee! Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in historeeeeeeeee." Weiss held the note as long as possible before cracking himself up and falling to the ground.
Sydney had been laughing so hard during Weiss's performance that her stomach ached. Vaughn, sitting beside her was pretty much the same condition.
Francie who was sitting opposite them, suddenly clapped her hands. "Let's play a game!"
On the ground Weiss sat up. "Yeah a game!" he said, in a high pitched girly voice, imitating Francie clapping. Automatically Vaughn, Craig and Will were doing the same thing. "Yeah, let's play a game!" they squealed and clapped.
Francie looked at Sydney. "Are they mocking me?"
Sydney was still laughing and couldn't speak. Instead she just shook her head, recieving a tongue poke from Francie as a result.
"Guys, I'm serious. What else can we do?" Francie asked, turning back to the guys.
"Well I haven't finished my concert yet." Weiss pointed out. "I've covered Christmas carols, but I still have TV themes and show tunes to go."
"And what show tunes do you know Weiss?" Sydney asked.
"I know all the songs from Little Shop of Horrors," he announced, proudly.
"How?" Sydney inquired, as Vaughn leapt up and attempted to cover Weiss's mouth with his hand.
"Ah, you don't want to hear this story, Syd." Vaughn said over the top of Weiss's muffled voice.
"Yes, she does!" Weiss ripped Vaughn's hand from his mouth. "I know the songs because it was the musical Vaughn and I did in high school."
Silence suddenly fell on the campsite and everybody's eyes were on Weiss and Vaughn. Sydney sat and took a deep breath before speaking.
"You guys did a musical in high school?"
"Yeah, in the ninth grade." Weiss replied. That was it. The image of Vaughn and Weiss singing and dancing on stage was just too funny and everyone cracked up.
"Why?" Will managed to ask. None of them could believe it. Well, they could believe Weiss getting up on stage and strutting his stuff- but Vaughn? No way.
"Bridget Saxton." Vaughn replied.
"Who?" Sydney asked.
"Mike's year nine crush and a Little Miss Drama Queen to boot." Weiss informed them.
"Oh that's adorable." Francie cooed. "Embarrassing yourself on stage for a girl."
"Who said we embarrassed ourselves?" Vaughn asked, feining indignation.
"Uh, I saw it Mike. It was pretty ugly." Craig said, bluntly.
"You want us to prove you wrong?" Vaughn stood up, with Weiss following gleefully.
"No, no. That's ok." Will held up his hands, as if he was pleading with Vaughn.
"That's it!" Francie suddenly exclaimed, causing everyone to jump.
"What's it?" Will asked.
"What a better way to spend a drunken night than exchanging our embarrassing moments?"
"Uh, I can think of a few." Weiss piped up. "Would you like me to elaborate, or perhaps one of the lovely ladies could join me for a demonstration?"
"No!" Everybody yelled at once, and then Sydney turned to Francie.
"I don't know Fran. Swapping stories like this can only lead to trouble."
"You don't want to do this because you're scared Francie will tell the snot bubble story." Will said, smirking.
"Will!" Sydney buried her face in her hands.
"Snot bubble?" Vaughn sat back down next to Sydney, nudging her slightly. "Do tell." Sydney shook her head. There was no way she was telling this story.
"I'll tell it." Francie offered, not worrying about the piles of ammo Sydney had against her. Her boyfriend already knew all her horror stories- or so Francie thought. "In the ninth grade Sydney had the biggest crush on this guy in the year above us- Daniel Hecht was his name. Anyway after months of pining she finally gets the guts to speak to him- only to blow a massive snot bubble seconds into the conversation."
Vaughn burst out laughing, as did everyone else. Everyone else but Sydney who instead smiled knowingly at Francie.
"Hey Fran. Did you ever tell Will what happened when you went for your drivers licence?"
The smile suddenly dropped from Francie's face.
"What are you talking about Syd? She passed first time." Will said, looking confused.
"I guess that is true." Sydney said. "If you replace 'first' with 'fourth.'"
"What!" Will burst out. "You failed your driver's test three times?"
"I was really nervous." Francie protested.
"I have to say that is much worse than a giant snot bubble anyday." Will said snickering.
"Don't get too cocky, Will." Sydney interjected, catching Francie's eye. The two girls smiled, knowing exactly what to say.
"Yes William." Francie grinned. "I believe the graduation party at Aidan Fairfield's was extremely eventful."
"No." Will's eyes widened in fear. There was no way he wanted Vaughn, Weiss and Craig to hear this story.
"What happened?" Craig asked.
"Well first of all, let me state that he was completely sober. There is no way he can blame this on alcohol." Francie said.
"Blame what?" Vaughn was just glad that the attention was off his musical skills.
"The world's most embarrassing strip show." Sydney informed them. "On a diving board and to the tune of 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.'"
"Did he get all his gear off?" Weiss asked, over everyone's laughter.
"No. He slipped on a patch of water on the board, hit his head while falling and ended up in hospital getting stitches." Francie answered, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Ok, ok." Will said. "I think we have had enough of this. We've all been embarrassed- mission accomplished."
"Craig hasn't." Weiss pointed out.
"And now Craig is going to bed. Good night." He got up and disappeared into his tent. He'd only just met these people and didn't need Vaughn or Weiss influencing their opinions of him.
"That sounds like a good idea." Vaughn agreed. "I'm buggered."
"Tell me about it. It'll be a struggle to make it to the tent." Sydney said, yawning.
"Uh uh. No way." Weiss stood up. "You two in there now! We pitched it- you are going to damn well sleep in it."
"Aye aye captain." Vaughn saluted him as he and Sydney stood and headed towards the tent.
"And stay in there!" Weiss yelled."
Half an hour later, in their tent, Vaughn suddenly started chuckling.
"What?" Sydney asked.
"I was just thinking about you blowing a snot bubble."
"Shut up." Sydney punched him lightly in the chest. "That was probably the most important snot bubble of my life."
"And how did you reach that conclusion?"
"Well, if I hadn't have blown it, then Danny and I would have fallen madly in love and spent the rest of lives together. Then I wouldn't have met you."
"So you're saying the reason we are together is because of your inability to blow your nose before speaking to someone?"
"I guess I am."
Vaughn let out a laugh and kissed the top of Sydney's head. "You're a dag."
"I know." Sydney tilted her head so she could look at Vaughn's eyes. "But at least I'm your dag."
A/N: Sydney's snot bubble story is actually based on true events- it really happened to a friend of mine!