This one's for Loveangelmusicbaby as thanks for being my beta :D

Chapter 2 - Burning up

Afterwards everything seemed to happen in super-speed. Within a few second Alex was lying on the ground with a black eye, Nate was released from the ground, and Brown came running out of his cabin, yelling at the new-comer, and Alex. "What the bloody 'ell is goin' on 'ere?" he said with his thick accent changing every word. The boy who had helped them shrugged.

"I just saw them beating up this kid for no reason, so I thought I'd help".

"Help? You'd help?" Brown threw his hands in the air, looking like he was ready to kill someone. "This!" he said, pointing at one of the goons lying on the ground crying. "This isn't helping, helping is getting' an adult, mate!" The boy just smiled

"I was going to, after I'd stopped the fight" Brown seemed to have given up at this point, putting his hand on the boys shoulder he said sternly:

"Listen to me mate, if you beat up one more kid, I'm gonna send ya home alright? Even if you did it out of good will!"

"But uncle.."

"No buts Shane! Now go inside and finish ya dinner, I'm gonna hav' a talk with these guys now." Shane stuffed his hands in his pockets, and went inside again. Turning to Nate, Brown sighed once more. "You there!" Nate nodded.

"Take this boy to the nurse, and report to me afterwards."

"Yes sir!" Nate quickly ran over to Jason who was sitting on the ground sniffling quietly.

"It's aright" he whispered when he swung Jason's arm around his shoulder. It was surprisingly easy to carry him. The boy didn't eat enough, must be because he talked to much to be able to eat.

When they arrived at the nurse's cabin, she immediately fussed over Jason, who seemed to be just fine after she gave him a lollipop.

"You gonna be okay dude?" Jason nodded, happily sucking on his lollipop.

"Yeah!" He smiled "Thank you Natie!" Nate's face turned red when Jason yet again enfolded him in a bear hug. "But I'm sorry you didn't get a lollipop too" he pouted.

"Nah, that's okay dude, no harm done." Smiling at Jason he walked towards the door.

"Wait Nate!" He turned around to see two big hazel coloured eyes looking worriedly at him. "You're not mad at me, are you?"

Shaking his head Nate smiled, "Of course not man, I just need to go sort something out with Brown, alright?" Jason nodded, and smiled around his lollipop. "I'll meet you at my cabin afterwards" Nate said, leaving the room, walking towards Browns cabin with a small smile on his face.

The talk with Brown hadn't been as bad as he had feared. In the middle of his talk that Shane dude had stormed into the room, yelling about it not being Nate's fault, and those 'bastards' should be sent home, which had almost gotten him sent home. Alex and his goons were given kitchen duty for the rest of the trip, and Brown gave them a warning saying that if they so much as looked at Nate and Jason the wrong way, he would sent them home from the camp.

Walking back to his cabin, Nate smiled at the thought of seeing Jason again. Most of the meeting had been boring, and he really needed to have some fun, and with Jason – he always did.

"Hi Jason" he said, walking into the cabin. Jason waved at him, sitting on one of the cabin's empty beds.

"Did you have fun?!" Jason asked smiling brightly at him, shaking his head Nate laughed.

"Not really, did you?" Jason nodded happily and showed Nate his arm.

"I got these cool stitches! And I got us a lollipop each!"

Reaching down his pocket, Jason pulled out two pink lollipops, gave Nate one of them, and immediately started sucking on his own.

Feeling a sudden tingling in his stomach, Nate looked away. He didn't know why, but the sight of Jason sucking on that lollipop made him get this weird feeling in his stomach, like nothing he'd ever felt.

"Natie?" Jason said suddenly, looking a bit uneasy.

"Yes?" he answered, ignoring the strange feeling. Shifting awkwardly on the bed, Jason leaned forward.

"Can I try something?"

Nate nodded his answer, and Jason's face lit up as a Christmas tree.

"Close your eyes."

Nate did as told and waited for Jason to do whatever it was he wanted. He heard Jason moving closer to him, and felt him place his hands on each side of Nate's head.

"You ready?" he sounded nervous.

Nodding Nate braced himself for whatever was to come as he heard Jason leaning forward and felt his candy breath on his lips.

He felt awkward lips touch his, still, almost as if waiting. Something inside him told him to move his lips and he did, kissing his new friend back. All too soon Jason let go again, now smiling more than ever.

"That was fun!" he said, once again putting the lollipop in his mouth.

Breathing heavily, Nate looked back at Jason in confusion.

"Why did you do that?"

Jason shrugged. "I asked my mommy why she kissed daddy and she said it was because she liked him" he smiled brightly "And I like you, so I kissed you!"