Chapter 2: The Long Night Begins
~ Friday the 13th, 2:15 PM ~
Sienna Logan sat on the safety barrier at the archery range and watched as the arrow cut through the air and struck the bullseye on the stationary target at the archery range. Jackson Fuller heard his "girlfriend" clap at his successful shot.
"Ok, Jackson let's see if you can do it holding three arrows in your draw hand," Mike tells his apprentice. Mike has been in charge of the archery range all summer in addition to his normal counselor duties. As a boy scout, Mike has earned his archery, marksmanship, and numerous other merit badges in his time. He was set to be a camp counselor for the Boyscout camp this summer until Mr. Willis came along and offered him quite a bit of money to work at his camp instead. Mike was an accomplished archer even outside of scouts and Jackson spent several hours a day working with Mike to improve his own skills.
Mike had given Jackson several training tips to improve his physical strength which would help improve his shooting skills. The two started including the boys (and any girls) in their physical training during the week and practiced their shooting skills for a while in the evenings and several hours on the weekends. Jackson had just turned over the ribs for the first time and his phone was counting down the time until he had to do so again. Jackson was planning to get in about fifteen more minutes of shooting and then he had promised Sienna some swim time. Holding three arrows in his hand, Jackson loaded an arrow, pulled back the drawstring, and fired. He then loaded his second arrow and fired it and then repeated this for the third time.
Jackson did not hit the bullseye with any of the three arrows but they were all on target. "You're doing better Jackson," Mike says. "You're accuracy is good when you have time to aim. You can now actually hit the target while you are being rushed. You can also do some damage as you have built up muscle mass. Keep practicing and eventually, you will be able to shoot fast using all of your strength and do so accurately." Jackson didn't say anything, he just picked up three more arrows and proceeded to fire at his target.
~ 2:35 PM ~
Sienna and Jackson stood at the end of the dock and dived into Crystal Lake hand in hand. The pair surfaced and upon doing so turned so they were facing up towards the sun. The (faux) couple closed their eyes and lay in the sun enjoying the warmth of the sun's rays on their bodies. Access to the lake when no one else was around was definitely one of the perks of this job. It was not uncommon for the teens to go swimming all weekend unless the weather didn't allow it. Steve and Victoria were currently doing the same thing but further away from everyone else. Sienna suspected that Steve was feeling up his girlfriend bellow the water which was fine, as long as he didn't try to goose her and as long as she didn't have to look at him doing it to Victoria.
Mel and Syd were currently on the raft lying on their stomachs while they are tanning. The two beauties had about twenty minutes before they had to give up the raft to Jackson and Sienna. The rule the counselors came up with concerning the raft was that couples get one hour of sunning time (30 minutes a side) after which they had to make room for the next pair.
Sienna was looking forward to her time on the raft as she was getting a nice golden tan and the short application every weekend was doing wonders for her complexion. The only thing that bothered her was the way Steven always tried to leer at her while she tried to tan without getting tan lines. It was far easier to tan her back and sides than her front. She knew that both Mike and John wouldn't turn down the chance to see her naked front but they were far more subtle than Steven. As for her boyfriend Jackson, he was a red-blooded hormonal teen as well but the difference was that he respected her enough to give her the privacy she wanted. When Steven would try and "accidentally" try and see her naked Jackson was around to make sure that didn't happen.
Mike yelled out to Jackson just before 3 PM that he would flip the ribs for him so he didn't have to. Jackson thanked him and watched him take care of that little item. When the alarm went off on the dock Mel was the first of the two girls up. She covered her front until she could re-tie her bikini top. She then helped Sydney with hers after which the two girls cleared the deck of the raft to make way for Jackson and Sienna. Jackson was the first up the ladder and he helped Sienna up and out of the water. Mike tossed Jackson a waterproof bag that contained two towels and Sienna's sunscreen. Jackson helped Sienna dry off with the towel and when that was done Sienna applied the sunscreen to her front and then put some of the lotions on Jackson's hands so that he could apply it to her shoulders and back. Sienna opted to tan her backside first and undid the strings to limit tan lines. She lay in the sun like that for thirty minutes before Jackson woke her from her nap to turn over.
Sienna held the cups of her bikini top in place while she moved to lie on her back. When she draped the strings just right she dozed right back off as Jackson lay beside her, their arms touching. Sure the contact was minimal but it was far more than the two have had up until this point. When the alarm went off at 4 PM Jackson got up, closed the tie on his bag and tossed it onto the dock, and watched as the bag landed with a soft thud.
"Sienna times up," Jackson says gently nudging the beauty below him.
Sienna reluctantly gets up but as she sits up the string falls and gets caught between two boards. Sienna sits and the string goes taut and pulls the bikini top from where it is supposed to be. Sienna yelps at the cold breeze coming off the water as it comes into contact with exposed skin. Steve almost catches a glimpse of her front when the tie snagged on the raft and pulled when she didn't expect it to. Jackson called Steven out as Sienna fumbled to cover herself. Jackson then moved between Sienna and Steven's line of sight and concealed Sienna until she managed to untangle the string and re-tie it. Sienna then kissed Jackson for being such a gentleman (looking away while concealing her from Steve) and turned her back to Steve and Victoria. Victoria actually smacks her boyfriend's back as he was being so crass.
~ 5:00 PM ~
Jackson Fuller had the grill's lid wide open as he held a plate in his left hand and a long set of tongs in his right. The baked potatoes were done and he was putting them on the plate for whoever wanted one to get one. The last items currently on the grill were the ears of corn that were just about finished. He knew everyone would want at least one of those. Sienna was once more adorned in her shorts and his shirt and she gave him a quick peck on the cheek before she took the potatoes and traded him for the empty plate. Jackson began removing the corn one after another until the grill was bare. Walking over to the table he pulled out the foil-covered ribs and after opening the foil allowed the steam to vent before he put the ribs back on the grill. Spraying the ribs with water, Jackson quickly applies some barbecue sauce and then flips the ribs so that the flames will quickly sear the sauce onto the ribs. He then applies more sauce to the back of the ribs and once he is satisfied enough time has past flips the ribs again for the same amount of time. As soon as enough time has past Jackson pulls the rack of ribs off puts it on the cookie sheet Sienna had ready for him. Mike then goes about cutting the ribs into equal portions while Jackson places the next rack of ribs on the grill for its final seer. After the third and final rack has been completed and Mike has cut them up everyone takes a serving and digs in.
"Has anyone seen my idiot brother?" Mel asks in between bites. It took her this long to realize it was too quiet and that he was not here.
"You know how he gets when he's trying to upstage me." Mike reminds Mel.
"I'll make sure to save him a portion of everything," Jackson says as the only person not sitting down. Jackson takes a piece of foil and wraps a serving of the ribs up. He then puts a potato and an ear of corn in foil and places them in the cooler.
As the teens eat they don't realize that they are being watched once more from the woods. The figure watches as the seven counselors eat, drink and enjoy their meal... their last supper if you will.
"Syd and Mel have dishes tonight." Jackson reminds the group.
As Sienna and Jackson were on cooking detail the last thing they have to attend to is cleaning the grill. Sienna is already on her way to get a bucket of water to quickly cool the few coals then never ashed out. Using the spatula Jackson pushes everything into the ash holder and disconnects it from the grill. "Sienna, why don't you just take that over to the firepit," Mike tells her. It's supposed to rain tonight so save the water and put the coals in the pit. If it rains it will do the work for us. If it doesn't, when it will start the campfire."
Sienna thanks Mike and taking his suggestion heads over to the firepit. The rocks surrounding the logs set up in the morning keep the fire from "potentially" escaping the pit. Sienna pours the ash and the few remaining charcoal briquette into the center of the logs. Tapping the ash holder onto the log, Sienna suddenly feels odd, like she's being watched. Looking up she peers into the woods but doesn't see anything. Looking to the left she comes eye to eye with Steven as he watches her beat forward. If she weren't wearing her swimsuit under the shirt he would have a perfect view of her breasts as they hung down. Sienna straightens up and makes her way back to Jackson not paying any attention to the older boy.
"Mike, you help us with our cleanup and we will help you with yours as John still isn't back," Sydney says to the odd man out. Mike quickly figures out that if he doesn't agree to Syd's terms he has to move the table, collect all the garbage, and bring the dishes to the girls all by himself. With three of them doing that and the dishes they will get done in record time.
"Deal," Mike replies.
"We're going to head out for a little nature hike," Steve tells the five counselors. Not even waiting to hear Victoria's thoughts on the matter, Steve takes her hand and heads down the path towards the archery range.
"What makes you think I want to go for a walk?" Victoria asks.
"If we don't then someone will come up with a chore for us. This way we can say we were looking for new sights of our groups and we don't have to work." Steven replies. Victoria has no counter for that and follows her boyfriend down the path. The only thing that really worries her is that the clouds rolling in from behind them look wickedly dark. She wonders how heavy the rain will be if the sky opens up.
~ 7:10 PM ~
Steven and Victoria darted for the boy's cabin at the far edge of the camp as it was the closest one that they could reach before the heavy raindrops completely soaked their clothes. Once the heavy rain stopped the two counselors could make their way to Steve's cabin where Victoria was going to be spending the weekend anyways. As soon as the door is closed Victoria moves to the linen closest and retrieves two sets of sheets. Steve in the meantime has shed his t-shirt and is in the process of taking off his swim trunks.
"You have a one-track mind," Victoria announces looking at the horny teen with mild disgust. "The least you could do is help me out. Or do you not want to see me naked?"
Steve stops disrobing getting her meaning. The teens take the bottom sheet and make the bottom bunk on the bed closest to the wall. Taking another bottom sheet, they put the sheet on the bunk beside the wall bunk. Steve then proceeds to push the second farthest bunk against the one closest to the wall. With the bunks now pushed together, Victoria collects a blanket, top sheet, and two pillows and sets them on the bed. Once their makeshift full-sized bed is ready Steve slides out of his swim trunks and under the covers. Victoria just sighs and begins removing her clothes. If Steve wasn't such a horn dog Victoria might actually consider it a compliment that he was so eager to get into bed with her. However, the fact that technically she was his last choice does not make her feel very special in that regard.
Steven does not vocally compare Victoria to any of the girls at camp, or any that he has been with for that matter, but when Steve isn't aware that she is present she does catch him ogling her roommate, Sienna Logan. Earlier today when he didn't think that she was looking Victoria saw him staring lustfully at Sienna when she was on the raft tanning her front. Victoria was about to hit him when Jackson called his roommate on it. Steve just played dumb (not a stretch by any means) and went back to swimming.
As Victoria slid naked under the sheets and into her lover's embrace she couldn't help but zone out. Steve was a decent lover but his stamina was not Olympic caliber, to say the least. They were about the start the fifth session and Victoria was seriously contemplating breaking off their summer relationship. As Steve moved on top of her and slid his shaft into her folds Victoria closed her eyes and once more pretended that this wasn't Steve on top of her. Of all the guys here there were only two that truly caught her fancy. Mike was nice, good-looking, and seemed like the kind of guy she might want to get to know but not as a summer fling. Then there was Jackson Fuller. Oh MY GOD... Victoria thought. He was that cute boy next door that was super nice, very considerate, and just so real that it made her want to eat him up, he was just that sweet.
The first time she saw him on orientation day she wanted to get to know him right away. Steve was already trying to turn her head at this point and she wasn't really giving him any attention. Unfortunately, she learned at dinner from Steve that Jackson was taken. Not only was he taken, but his girlfriend was her roommate. It seems that the two live in the same city and even go to the same high school. So with that settled she decided on the mentally challenged beefcake. Still, from time to time she would pull out her skimpiest bikini and when Steve thinks she is showing herself off for him gives Jackson a look at her 36-24-35 inch figure. However, unlike Steven, she notices that Jackson will look at her once and then returns his focus to Sienna.
Nothing annoys Victoria more than the fact that the blonde girl who is the same height as her but only has a 32-inch chest, the same size waist, and almost the same sized hips has captivated Jackson's attention so thoroughly. Victoria has never met a guy so... loyal in her life. It's probably why she wants him so bad. Victoria lifts her legs higher as she can feel Steven picking up his pace. This is his sign that he is already nearing his climax. Victoria fake moans to give him a sense of accomplishment as he grunts then empties his load into her. Victoria went to her doctor before school ended and had a birth control implant installed so she didn't have to worry about pills while she was at camp.
"You are amazing..." Victoria tells Steve. She is using every bit of her drama class skills to pull this off.
Steve is grinning from ear to ear believing that he has truly sated his summertime lover. Victoria looks so amazing after their sessions. As Steve rolls off of his girlfriend he stares up at the ceiling and tries to remember the image he had conjured of Sienna. While Victoria's figure was perfect and her fiery red hair turned him on there was something about the blonde that excited him more. Maybe it was love at first sight... no, he didn't believe in love. Lust, at first sight, sounded better. Steven was sure he could wear down Sienna until her boyfriend showed up. Jackson didn't seem like her type but as he watched the two of them together over the last month the two had a very strong relationship. After striking out with Sienna he moved on to Melinda and got shot down faster than he did with Sienna. Next was Sydney and while she seemed to be into him for a bit Steve got the cold shoulder again by diner time. It wouldn't be until week 3 was done that he learned why neither of those two was interested in him, they played for the same team. Fortunately, that was when Victoria showed up. He laid it on think once more and Victoria bought what he was selling.
"Mmmm..." Steven manages to mumble. As he lies beside Victoria he notices for the first time that the rain has slowed down considerably. Opening his eyes he looks up and can't see any raindrops save for the few falling from the roof and trees.
"I'm going to go get cleaned up. You might as well stay here until I come back." Steve says. Victoria doesn't even pay any further attention to him as Steve slides out of the bed. As attractive as she finds him Victoria has had her fill with his Neanderthal-like ways for one day.
Steve puts on his flip-flops and makes his way to the guy's shower. The stalls are all clean save for two that were most likely used by Mike and Jackson after they cleaned up from swimming. John never went swimming today so unless he really felt the need probably didn't take one. Turning on the water in the stall closest to the window Steve sets up his towel and lays out his new clothes. Tossing his dirty clothes in his laundry bag, Steve puts his hand in the water and tests the temperature. As he does so he fails to notice that the door to the shower room opens and closes behind him.
Stepping into the water Steve allows it to flow through his dark hair and down his muscular body. He decides to shampoo his hair first and putting a generous amount of shampoo in his left-hand steps back and puts it in his air and begins lathering up. Once he had thoroughly applied the shampoo Steve steps back into the water and begins rinsing out his hair as he does so he hears what sounds like something being scraped on the floor for a few seconds.
"Victoria... are you joining me?" Steve asks aloud. He figures it isn't one of the guys as they are usually much louder by this time.
Steven doesn't hear anything so he turns back around and returns to rinsing out his hair. All of a sudden just as his hair is almost entirely rinsed out he feels something on his shoulders. Before he can say anything he feels the item constrict around his neck and starts to lift him up. Whoever is doing this is obviously not strong enough to lift him off the ground but has enough weight and strength that Steve is on his tiptoes. He spins about as he flails around trying to get a footing and as he pulls the curtain back he is greeted by a dark form and as he tries to speak watches as the person lifts a bow and with several arrows in hand begins firing at Steven. The trapped teen moves about as best he can and avoids one arrow, and then a second. It is while the shadowy figure is loading their bow again that Steve slips on the soapy floor and loses his footing. Unable to get his footing back the third arrow strikes him in the heart. The attack watches as Steve tries to pull the arrow from his chest but the killer has more arrows and fires one, then another, and a final one. The arrows strike Steve in each lung before the final one splits the first and punches through Steve's heart and through his back. Steve's lifeless body slumps down, still strung up by the rope. The figure walks over, checks Steve's pulse, and then turns off the water to the shower before closing the curtain and leaving the way they came in.
Victoria has just finished dressing as she is tired of waiting for her idiot boyfriend. Steven is the only guy she knows that takes longer than most girls to shower and get ready for bed. In the time that Steven has been gone Victoria managed to give herself an orgasm thinking of Jackson Fuller, strip the bedding, put it in the laundry hamper to be sent out for cleaning, dressed, and waited for Steven to return. Fed up with his attitude and tardiness Victoria plans to return to her cabin for the weekend. Jackson will just have to be content with the time that he has already spent with Sienna. Victoria thinks to herself in a huff.
All of a sudden she hears something that sounds like a knocking coming from the camper's closet. That is odd as John checked the closet and said everything was cleared out. Realizing that it is probably one of his jokes, Victoria walks over to the door. "Geeze... I wonder what that noise could be?" Victoria says sarcastically.
Victoria readies herself for something to pop out of the closet the second she opens the door. Flinging the closet door open she is greeted by... nothing. The only thing in the closet is the string that controls the closet light. Victoria pulls on the string but it feels stuck. She looks above her to make sure nothing is rigged to fall on her and when she sees that the coast is clear she takes a half step back and pulls down hard on the string. She feels something give after pulling on the string and something roundish drops from in the closet. Attached to the string is something shaped like a head. It dangles from the rope it's attached to for a second and Victoria just groans in annoyance.
"Ohhh... so scary," Victoria says as she is unimpressed by the prop head. She moves up to it and yells, "It doesn't even look real." To Mike or John, whichever one of them is trying to scare her.
Victoria walks over to look at the head and sees the fake blood on the center of the head. Its eyes are rolled up inside its head, brown hair down in front of its phony face. Victoria parts the hair and takes a good look at the face. "Wow, this looks just like you John."
It is only after she says this that Victoria sees red leaking from the neck. The fake blood from the wound seeps down the front of the face. Victoria touches the cheek of the fake head with her right index finger and notes that the fake flesh feels cold. She pushes in on the cheek and touches the bone. Victoria screams as she realizes that this is not a fake head of John, it is John's head. This is not some practical joke, it is real. Screaming again she races for the cabin door. Victoria doesn't even think as she just plans to run for the main hall. Pushing the cabin door open she takes a step and as her foot touches the ground she stops instantly as something hits her between her 36-inch breasts. Victoria gasps for air as she looks at the gloved hand holding a knife in the reverse position. The knife is a large bowie knife, very sharp, and is protruding out of her back. The attack was so quick that Victoria never even felt it enter her body. Victoria's yellow shirt is now covered in blood as her heart continues to try and pump blood throughout her body despite the fact that the large blade has just about cleaved her heart in two. She looks down at the knife and then towards her attacker and looking the person in the eyes feels the blade twist ninety degrees and then everything goes white. The last thing victoria thinks of is the last thing she says as her body collapses, "Jackson..."
The dark figure then drags Victoria back into the cabin.
To Be Continued