Summer was riding in Marissa's car, trying to tune out Julie and Marissa. It seemed like those two couldn't drive five miles without arguing. Right now they were fighting about how to get to the camp. "Mom, it says right here you should take the next turn." Marissa snapped pointing to her Mapquest directions.
"But darling, if we take this one we'll save time. Can't you see, it's much faster." Julie calmly explained.
Marissa crossed her arms. "No, you're going to get lost and we'll miss the check in." She said huffily.
Summer rolled her eyes. She hoped they would get to the camp soon; anything was better than being stuck in the Cooper's car.
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"Are we there yet?" Brook whined. She was sitting in the backseat of Peyton's car, next to Tim Smith. Somehow he had heard about their plan to go to camp and wanted to come along.
Peyton kept her eyes on the road, "Brooke, you ask me that again and I throw you out of the car."
"Here's to that." Nathan agreed from the passenger seat. "Why did I agree to come with you guys again?"
Brooke spoke up, "Because we are going to surprise Lucas and tutor girl. So, we need you to give tutor girl a nice Christmas present."
Tim jumped in, "I love surprises! Hey Nathan, remember that time when-"
Peyton interrupted, "Tim, we don't need to go down memory lane right now. Plus I'm sure no one wants to hear about 'that' time."
Nathan sighed, "Haley I and broke up, Brooke, and I really don't think we're going to get back together. And Christmas isn't even close."
"Well it was worth a try." Brooke said. "Are we there yet?"
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"I can't believe we're actually doing this." Haley smiled at Lucas. "Getting away from Tree Hill and going to camp, just the two of us. I have a feeling it's going to be a lot of fun."
Lucas grinned back. "I know. Do you think we should have told someone? Besides our parents I mean. Won't everyone wonder where we are?"
"Well, they'll find out eventually." Haley answered. "Anyway, what would they do if they find out? Go to camp with us? I mean can you see Brook Davis going to camp?"
Lucas laughed, "No, I honestly can't." He turned serious. "I think you just don't want to see Nathan right?"
Haley sighed, "I don't know. I mean sometimes I miss him and sometimes it's awkward to be around him." She brightened. "But I'm not going to worry about that. This is going to be our summer!"
Lucas smiled, "You can say that again."
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After taking a few wrong turns and after many arguments, Marissa, Summer and Julie finally made it to the camp. Summer eagerly jumped out of the car. "Okay, Coop, are you ready? Now's the time for some serious guy scouting."
Marissa climbed out, "Sure, Sum. But let's check in first, k?"
Summer shrugged, "Okay. Where do we do that?"
Julie pointed, "Over there, see the sign?"
The three of them all headed towards the table where there was a long line to check in. After getting their cabin number (Summer, "Cabins? Eww.") and all their bags out of the car, they started looking for Cabin #5. After one argument between Marissa and Julie, they found a clearing where there was a circle of cabins. "Let's see now." Julie murmured "Three…four… aha! Five, here it is." She announced. Marissa pushed open the door. Inside there were three bunk beds, a total of six beds. Three drawers, and desks. Summer and Marissa stepped in, both looking around and wondering how they were going to survive.
Julie spoke up, "It's not bad." Summer and Marissa turned to stare at her. "What? Well, I'm going to leave the two of you to unpack and get settled in." She gave Marissa a peck on the cheek, "Have fun honey. Bye Summer." She walked out and closed the door."
Marissa broke the silence, "Um, which bed do you want?"
"Uh, I'll take the top I guess. Should we unpack then?" Summer asked uncertainly.
Marissa nodded and both girls set to work taking out clothes and makeup. They had each brought a large suitcase and a duffel bag. Marissa put her clothes in the top half of a drawer, while Summer arranged her makeup on the desk. They were so preoccupied that when someone opened the door, they both jumped. Marissa looked up and was shocked to see none other than Anna Stern standing outside the door. Marissa quickly turned to look at Summer, whose jaw had dropped open. "Um, Anna." Marissa began. "Haven't seen you in a while."
"Yeah." Anna said slowly. "What are you two doing here?"
"Going to camp." Marissa said confused.
"Obviously. Sorry, I just didn't expect to see Summer Roberts or Marissa Cooper at an outdoor camp." Anna explained.
"Neither did I, but here we are. You know my mom, anything she wants she gets. It just so happens that she wants us to go to camp." Marissa smiled, she had always liked Anna and was glad to see her again. "So what about you? What brings you here?"
"I go here every year." Anna answered. "It's pretty far now, but I convinced my parents to take me." She turned to look at Summer, "Hey Summer, how've you been?"
Summer recovered, "Not bad, as good as I can get in Orange County."
Anna shook her head, "I never imagined I'd see both of you here. I've missed you two." She smiled.
Marissa smiled back, "We've missed you too. Orange County just isn't the same without Anna Stern."
Summer laughed, "You can say that again." The three girls all hugged, a little awkwardly for Summer and Anna. "Um, I think we're going to look around, we'll leave you to unpack." Summer grabbed Marissa's arm. "Let's go Coop." Marissa waved and followed Summer.
As soon as Marissa and Summer closed the door, Summer turned around and stared at Marissa. "Anna Stern?"
Marissa nodded, "It's definitely a blast from the past."
"Tell me about it." Summer agreed. "Well, c'mon let's go look around." She turned around. "Not that there's anything worth looking at here." She muttered under her breath.
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"We're here." Peyton announced as she brought the car to a stop.
"Yay!" Brooke bounced in her seat. "This is so exciting! I can't wait to see the look on tutor girl's face."
Nathan shook his head and stepped out of the car. Brooke and Tim both bounded out and they all followed Peyton to the check in desk. They all got checked in and split up to find their respective cabins.
Peyton turned around and watched Brooke try to drag a huge suitcase to their cabin. She tried not to laugh. "This isn't funny!" Brooke called.
"Need a hand?" Came a voice behind her.
Brooke whirled around. Standing behind her was a tall blonde guy. His wavy blonde hair hung in his eyes and she could see he had a broad chest. Wow, she thought, this guy is serious hunk material. She straitened up, "That would be great, thank you. I'm Brooke Davis by the way." She said holding out her hand.
He shook it, Brooke noticed his firm grip. "Luke Ward, nice to meet you."
"Now, about my suitcase." Brooke continued.
He laughed, "Yeah, here, I'll get it." With Luke's help, they were able to drag it to where Peyton was standing looking around. She turned and noticed Luke.
"Peyton, Luke. Luke, Peyton." Brooke introduced.
"I'd shake your hand, but I don't think I can." Luke said.
Peyton laughed. "That's okay, we'll just say you owe me a handshake."
He nodded. "Agreed."
The three of them eventually got to the front of the cabin. "Number five." Peyton announced triumphantly.
"Well, this is where I leave you ladies." Luke said. "It was a pleasure to meet the both of you. I hope to see you around."
"Oh, you will." Brooke said.
Luke flashed her a grin and walked off. As soon as he was gone, Brooke looked at Peyton and squealed. "Oh my god! He is so hot! Is he not hot?"
Peyton laughed, "Trust Brooke Davis to walk into camp and get a guy five minutes later."
"I try." Brooke smiled, "Let's go in shall we?"
"We shall." Peyton said in a British accent. They both pushed open the door and found a girl with short blonde hair unpacking. She stood up, "Hi, I'm Anna Stern."
"Peyton Sawyer. And this is Brooke Davis." Peyton gestured to a Brooke struggling to heave her suitcase into the room."
"Oh, let me help you." Anna said to Brooke. The three of them got Brooke's suitcase into the room. "Wow, that's heavy. Let me guess, your suitcase is full of clothes and makeup right?" Anna asked.
"Pretty much." Brooke answered. "Howdya know?"
"The other two girls." Anna gestured to their unpacked surroundings, "Summer, Marissa and me are from Orange County. It's in our upbringing."
"Wow, Orange County. Nice." Brooke said.
Anna nodded, "So where are you two from?"
"Tree Hill." Peyton answered. "It's a pretty small town."
"I haven't heard of it."
"Most people haven't." Peyton nodded.
Brooke looked around and said to Peyton, "Guess tutor girl's not here yet."
Anna looked confused, "Tutor girl?"
Peyton laughed, "Her name's Haley." She said to Brooke who rolled her eyes, and then to Anna, "She's also coming to this camp, Haley's one of our friends from Tree Hill. She doesn't know we're here though, we're planning to surprise her."
"I'm sure she'll be very surprised." Anna said.
Brooke nodded, "That's the plan."
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Summer and Marissa had walked around nearly the whole camp area. It was apparent that they were unimpressed. Summer turned around, "Coop, how are we going to survive here? Did you see those bathrooms?"
"Those aren't even like real bathrooms," Marissa agreed.
They continued walking along a trail, nearing the check in desk. Suddenly Summer stopped dead in her tracks. Marissa nearly walked into her, but caught herself in time. "Sum?" She asked confused.
"Oh my god." Summer gasped. "Please tell me I'm hallucinating." She pointed over to where two guys were standing. One was very muscular and had a broody look to him. The other had dark hair and looked like a geek. They were without a doubt Ryan Atwood and Seth Cohen.
"Oh my god." Marissa echoed, at a loss for words.
Seth glanced over in their direction and caught sight of the two girls. He waved and motioned for them to come over.
Summer looked at Marissa, "Um, should we go over there?"
"I suppose…" Marissa trailed off.
They both walked over to where Seth and Ryan were waiting. Ryan stared at Marissa, who stared right back. Summer suddenly broke the silence, "What are you two doing here?"
Seth looked confused, "Well you see, my mom got a call from Marissa's mom telling us to keep Marissa company at her camp. So next thing I know, I'm on my way to here and-"
"I can't believe my mom did that." Marissa said disbelieving.
"You mean you didn't know we were coming?" Ryan asked.
"I guess my mom just 'happened' to forget to mention it to me." Marissa said sarcastically.
Summer looked sick, "I can't handle this many surprises."
"What do you mean?" Seth asked.
"We're sharing a dorm with Anna Stern." Marissa explained.
"Anna?" Ryan mused.
"Oh my god." Seth muttered. "Of all people…Anna."
"Crazy huh?" Marissa smiled.
"You have no idea." Summer said.
Ryan shook his head, "Well I think we're going to go find our cabins." He waved, "I'll see you two later."
"Bye." Summer echoed.
The two guys started off, leaving the two girls standing at the check in.
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Seth and Ryan found their cabin easily, stepped in and noticed two other guys. They put down their stuff and introduced themselves, "Hey I'm Ryan Atwood and this is Seth Cohen." Ryan said indicating Seth.
"Nathan Scott." Nathan shook their hands. "That's Tim Smith." Tim nodded from where he was sitting at the desk.
Ryan and Seth set to work unpacking, making small talk and getting to know their new camp mates.
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