Chapter 2 Shannon's Take On Things
After Ben left Sammi ran into her room to try on clothes that she thought would get her noticed by Ben at a dance the camp was throwing tonight as her Sister Shannon trudged up the stairs muddy.
"Why can't we be normal teens for once sis?, you know crushing on guys, hanging with the girls, shopping at the mall, you know normal teenage girl things.
"Whatever Shan that's all I can say is whatever, I have an outfit to find and I'm going to need your help" Sammi said as Shannon looked her sister up and down.
"Somebody has a sweetie, somebody has a sweetie ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, so who is it Brad, Josh, Sean Michael, Gordy the pig?" Shannon asked smiling as Sammi just stared out over the farm.
"Nope Ben Tennyson the proud owner of my heart and he has a great singing voice too, I mean come on who wouldn't want a boy with a good singing voice?".
"Oh come on sis Ben's a loner everybody knows that, he goes for the first thing that bats their pretty little eyelashes at him".
"Prove it Shan if he's attracted to you I'll stop outfit hopping and settle down with whoever you think is my type".
"I smell a bet sis and if I win I'll get to date Ben while you date Gordy the pig Sammi" Shannon said grinning and dashing off to find Ben hoping to tempt him a little bit.
"She'll see Ben is an upstanding kind of guy he's not your everyday, average flirter and she's setting herself up for a fall" Sammi said twirling in the mirror seeing a sparkly jean skirt with a white top that said sweetness in red glitter in the middle and smiled.
"Hi Ben do you like my outfit I tried a million of them on, but this one screamed Ben Tennyson or at least I thought so".
Sammi slumped on her bed tired from a full days of farming and trying outfits on as her father's voice came from the bottom of the stairs.
"Sammi Madison Beaumont come down here please Id like a word with you, and make it quick I still have plowing to do and a whole mess of animals to feed dinner to" Sammi's dad said as Sammi heard her middle name and knew it couldn't be good.
"What's up papa I really need to get ready for this dance we're having at the camp tonight, and there's a boy I'm hoping to impress when I get there" Sammi said as Jerry Beaumont could just nod his head at her.
"I know your growing up sweetie your mom told me about this Ben boy that keeps poking up when your working, I just want you to know that I found a replacement for you while you act like a kid at Summer camp" Jerry said as Sammi just sighed lovingly and hugged her father.
"Daddy you're the best daddy in the world you know that?, I mean if there is anything I can do for you just name it and I'm there" Sammi said as Jerry nodded and lifted his daughter onto his shoulders smiling up at her.
"Wait until your sister finds out that you get out of chore duty forever and she still has to do them, I bet you would love to share the face she has for ever and ever so I'll take pictures".
"So who did you get to replace me anyway papa?, I mean she isn't scrawny is she?, because if she is she's going to have to bulk up to move the hay and to lift those huge bags of groceries mom always brings home".
"You know her I think at least she said you did, her names Gwen and she's Ben's sister and I have to admit your right about the bulking up because she's going to need it for the moving hay and the bags of groceries, but also for the manual labor you do" Jerry said as Sammi's mom pulled up.
"You let me handle the groceries you just handle looking pretty for Ben because I want him to see what I see when you look in the mirror sweetie".
Sammi pecked her fathers cheek and ran up the stairs to find her makeup case and some perfume as her father smiled.
"That's my girl your mother was the same way at your age and look at her now holding down a family and a farm".
Meanwhile Shannon is stopped at the Rustbucket and pounded on the door as Gwen answered it and got one look to know that Shannon was related to Sammi.
"May I help you farm girl or are you also here for my dweeby cousin?, Because if you are I'll go get him and watch as he falls for you like he fell for your sister hard" Gwen said as Ben walked to the front door and saw Shannon smiling at him.
"Hey Ben right?, I'm Shannon Sammi's little sister and I was wondering if maybe you weren't doing anything later we could catch a movie tonight" Shannon said batting her eyes at Ben as he just shoved past her.
"Sorry but no Sammi is the girl I want and she invited me to a camp dance tonight, also I have about a million things to do to become a CIT for her" Ben said looking over a big red folder.
"Oh come on Ben just one movie and Sammi doesn't even have to know about it, did I mention Buckets Of Blood was playing at the multiplex at midnight?" Shannon asked as Ben closed his folder and stared at her.
"I'm thinking you don't hear no much do you?, so let me again say no, no, no, and hell no I'm going out with Sammi and I think you should get your eye fixed you keep blinking, is there gunk in it or something?" Ben asked once again opening his red folder.
"Oh please your just her flavor of the week until she feels bored and puts you on the backburner for another boy" Shannon said as Sammi skipped up the trail to the Rustbucket watching Shannon fail miserably.
"Afternoon all so what's going on Shan did he ask you out yet?, or are you going to trust me when I say that I'm the girl of his dreams?" Sammi asked as Shannon held a stout and Gwen screamed in fear from inside the Rustbucket.
"You can't be serious Grandpa I'm not a farm girl, I won't be able to wake up when the rooster crows, I can't milk a cow, I can't handle being around pigs, and I can't move bales of hay if you asked me to" Gwen said slamming open the Rustbucket's door as Sammi just grinned at her.
"You forgot carrying groceries, helping my mom pick vegetables, shuck the corn, feeding Willie the family pup, leaving cream out for princess my kitten, she only drinks fresh cream not that day after stuff most kitties drink, and helping mom fix dinner for my brother and father when they come in from a hard days work" Sammi said as Gwen looked like she was about to faint.
"No worries I'll be there bright and early Tomorrow morning to brief you on the rest of the chores I do around the farm, and if you refuse to wake up to the rooster he'll just peck you until you brush him away or angrily kick your blankets off and wake up".
"Great Ben get's Summer camp and I get Pecky the rooster to wake me up, now how will I tell my friends how my Summer went?" Gwen asked as Ben laughed at her and Sammi joined in.
"Easy just tell them you were a farm girl and made friends with a rooster named Lazlo not Pecky but Lazlo, it would do you some good to learn his name" Sammi said as Gwen just moaned angrily and looked at Ben.
"This is all your fault Ben Tennyson if you didn't start a watergun fight I never would have met Sammi and this whole farm girl business would be behind us".
"Actually Sammi's parents talked to me about a new farm girl last night because Sammi's growing into a young woman and getting interested in boys" Max said as Gwen stared open mouthed at Max.
"And just when were you thinking on telling me about the farming Grandpa?, I mean I could have had a chance to say no last night" Gwen said as a sleeping bag, a pillow, sheets, and a blanket were thrown to her.
"You're going to start living like Sammi tonight Gwen, the sleeping bag is for the bed if you don't want to use the blankets, and that's why I didn't tell you last night because you would have a chance to say no".
Down the dirt trail we hear an envious scream as Shannon came running out of the house and got as far as the front porch before her father stopped her.
"She's growing into a teenager Shannon, we gave you the chance to do that and you decided to keep farming" Jerry said as the mother guarded the front door.
"Young lady your father's right it was 2000 and you said you'd rather be a farm girl than a teen, now it's Sammi's turn to chose either Farming or the life of a teenager" Miranda Beaumont said as Shannon held a stout and looked up the dirt trail.
"If I knew that being a teen would get me out of doing chores I would have said great to the teen life and left the farming behind" Shannon said grumpily as Jerry handed her some metal pails.
"Off you go Missy those cow's aren't going to milk themselves, and then you'll get to meet replacement Sammi, her name's Gwen and she could do with some muscle" Jerry said as Shannon slumped off to the barn to milk the cows.
"We gave her a chance to be a teen right?, I mean it's not our fault she chose to be a farm girl Randy, She should have chose to be a teen when she had the chance".
"Yes Jerry we gave her that chance and she found that she was unwelcome by her peers and that's why she came back to farming, and the same thing will happen to Sammi, let's just hope she learns how to ignore it" Miranda said hoping that at least one of her daughters would be a normal girl and not a farm girl.
Gwen hastily picked up her sleeping bag, pillow, blanket, and sheet as Max gave her a hug and smiled down at her.
"It's not all that bad Gwen I mean I'll be looking in on you, and Sammi's family seems like the type that would take people like you in" Max said as Gwen forced a smile on her face and Ben dashed from the Rustbucket with flowers in his hands.
"Have fun Ben and remember the Wolf Cub cabin is where you'll go get your training as a counselor or CIT'd".
Max knew that Ben was in just as much of a problem as Gwen seeing the Wolf Cub cabin was full of a bunch of preteen'd girls with the counselor being Sammi.
"Well I guess this is goodbye for awhile huh dweeb?, I just want you to know that I will do everything in my power to break you and Sammi up" Gwen said angrily stomping down the trail to the Beaumont's house where cows were mooing and chickens were clucking.
"Well I'm off Grandpa wish me luck, I'll be around to see you sometime tomorrow after lunch and I have a free moment" Ben said as he was talking to air seeing no Max anywhere.
Max was chasing Sammi as she stopped by the mess hall and he was panting and sweating.
"Boy for a girl you sure are fast Sammi, what's the rush anyway your cabin should be already at the dance right?" Max asked as Sammi nodded and handed him a can of soda.
"Here you can use this more than me Mr. Tennyson, now what's the reason your flagging me down for?" Sammi asked as Max looked into her eyes.
"Ben's going to be a junior counselor in your cabin with you for his CIT, and I want you to make sure that he helps as much as he can".
"Funny I thought you just said you were putting Ben in a cabin full of preteen girls but you wouldn't be that mean would you Mr. T?".
"It was the only cabin without a training counselor Sammi, and I think it could help Ben get in touch with his softer side if you ask me" Max said as Sammi leaned against the mess hall wall staring at him.
"Mr. Tennyson I know you don't believe that, and neither do I you wanted Ben in this cabin so me and him could grow closer together" Sammi said as Max handed her a cabin layout.
"Look here Sammi every cabin has a training counselor but yours, now make sure he knows where to put his stuff and lead him tom his cot".
"Mr. Tennyson I would be glad to help Ben, but does he even know what your putting him through all Summer?".
"If I told him he was going to be stuck with a bunch of girls he never would have agreed to help you in the cabin" Max said as Sammi just nodded her head and saw Ben running up the trail.
"Well here goes nothing Mr. T, and if he never speaks to you again you can't blame me because I tried to warn you that he's not going to be able to handle being the only boy in a pack full of girls" Sammi said as Max ran off as Ben reached the mess hall.
"Hey sweetie here I got you some flowers and some candy, now let's get this dance started shall we or would you rather stand out here all night?" Ben asked as Sammi smiled and pecked lips.
"Actually your rooming with me in my cabin, and I'm the head counselor in the cabin so I guess you could figure the rest out".
Ben didn't have a care in the world at this point but Sammi knew that it was all going to come crashing down soon enough.
"There's a few things you should know before your thrown into the cabin, like rule one ten o clock curfew for the campers, rule two if they start goofing off after lights out it's fine until somebody get's hurt, and rule three your going to be pushed into a cabin filled with preteen girls" Sammi said a guilty smile on her face.
"Oh my God you're a hoot Sammi, because I thought you just said my Grandpa the director of this camp put me in a cabin with girls" Ben said cracking up but stopped when he saw how serious Sammi looked.
"Are you completely kidding me Sammi?, I don't think I have the willpower to handle preteen girls all Summer".
"Actually their not so bad once get used to Lizzie's pets, Margoux's depressed role, Lilly's constant pop tuning, Amy's camp spirit, Natasha's constant bickering with Margoux, and my constant screaming my head off" Sammi said as Ben had no idea what he was getting himself into.
Well that's it for now and I'm sorry if the chaps are too long but I have so much I want to do with this ff so my imagination wanders from time to time, and thanks for letting me use you for my story Sammi.