Chapter Three;
Maura had been at camp for almost a week and a half, and things with the other girls in the bunk hadn't eased up on her yet. She was still the butt of their pranks and they made fun of her still too. Rizzoli was always there to rescue her though. No matter where the other girls pranked Maura; the shower block, the bunk, the softball field, Jane was always there to ward them off, and prevent them from making another attack on the newest camper in their bunk.
On this particular day, the girls in her bunk had been trying to find out information about Maura by playing Truth Or Dare with her. It was after lights out in camp and the girls were all sat in a circle, and had invited Maura to join in with them, she had accepted to try and become part of their crowd or at least to stop from them playing more pranks on her. They'd even invited Jane to play with them, though she accepted, she sat on her bed and was discreetly writing a letter to her mother, letting her know she was looking out for Frankie around camp.
"So Maura...it's your turn now. Truth or Dare?" Jessie asked Maura with a coy smirk across her face.
Jane looked curiously over to the blonde sitting in the ring with the other girls, holding torches and in tiny clothing masquerading as pajamas. She was wondering what Maura would choose. Jane thought Maura would be more of a Truth kinda girl, but she awaited the blonde's response with some excitement.
"Well, actually I've never played before." Maura responded to Jessie and looked around at the other seven girls in the circle.
"You've never played before? Where did you grow up, Maura? Mars!" Kelly asked Maura and snorted before the other girls joined in, all but Jane who glared over at the ring of girls.
"Well, actually I went to boarding school." Maura replied, taking their questions so literally, "In Paris." she added.
This shut the girls up and they looked to Maura in awe, "You went to school in Paris? Like the Paris?" Hannah questioned, her mouth gaping a little.
"Yes, it was small but very prestigious." the blonde replied.
"Do you get to meet Coco Chanel?" one of the other girls piped up and snuggled her teddy bear, looking to Maura with excitement almost pouring from her.
"No. But I have some of her clothing. From her summer line." Maura responded.
"Hear that Rizzoli?" Robin fired over her shoulder, "You should take note of Isles' style...maybe employ it to yourself."
"Apply, Robin. It's apply." Maura corrected the girl sitting opposite her, with a gentle smile.
Jane could have snorted with laughter at the sight of Robin's expression upon Maura correcting her, but she didn't. The frizzy brunette just shook her head and bit her lip so as not to burst out laughing with some of the conversations she heard between these ditzy girls. Jane only hoped Maura would not turn into one of them.
"So, how do we play this game of...Truth or Dare?" Maura asked the girls.
"Well, if you choose Dare, we club together to think of something to dare you to do." Lorraine nodded and smirked.
"It could be run around the outside of the bunk with your panties on your head. Or it could be you have to flash the teen boys..." Kelly nodded.
"And you have to do it, Maura." Jessie jumped in again, "Otherwise you get a forfeit, and that is sometimes worse than the dare." she smirked to the reserved blonde next to her.
"Flash? Flash what?" Maura blinked, her eyes were wide as she looked between the other girls in the bunk.
Suddenly Jane piped up from her bed, "Your tits, Maura." she replied, dead-pan to the blonde.
"Why would I do that?" she asked and raised both her brows to the girls around the circle.
"To get them interested in you." Kimberly told Maura.
"Yeah, they love it when we do it." Jessie smirked before she nodded and a few of the others joined in, agreeing with her.
"I want them interested in me?" Maura tilted her head a little.
Yes, she was aware of urges and sexuality, of course, she was interested in the body and how it worked. Though, Maura didn't really feel she was comfortable with guys getting to know her, let alone even be around her. The boarding school she had been to was an all girls school, and the closest she had been to boys throughout her childhood was when she would come home for the holidays; summer, Christmas and Easter and she would spend her days in the library or at the park, reading her books. Being around the opposite sex just wasn't something Maura was used to. At all...
Of course now though, she was at a mixed gender summer camp, and boys were everywhere.
"Jeez, Maura!" Jessie rolled her eyes, "What planet are you from? Mars?"
"No, it actually hasn't been proven that there is yet intelligent life, living on any other planet in our universe." the blond replied.
Jane just lay on her bed, writing her letter as she listened into the conversation. She felt instantly embarrassed at Maura's literal response to Jessie's question and she sighed, wanting to jump into the conversation but knew she couldn't.
Kimberly rolled her eyes and she blinked a little, "No, you're such a freak, Maura." she said and giggled before the other girls joined in and they began to shun the scientifically gifted blonde. They closed the circle on Maura, and pushed her out before Kimberly spoke up again, loud enough for Maura to hear, "I bet she's never even kissed a boy." to which the other girls seemingly creased up and shot pathetic sneers at the newest camper.
Jane realised that the other girls in the circle had cut Maura out from their game when they all stood and the blonde didn't. The other girls all clamored together to go on outside so they could watch Hannah do her dare. When they left the bunk, Jane looked down to Maura who was still sitting in the same position as she had been during the game and she bit her lip momentarily before she spoke up, "Hey, don't pay any attention to them. They're just a bunch of bimbos." Jane smirked a bit.
"They're right though, I've never had a first kiss with a boy." Maura replied, her voice small and hurt.
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