A/N: Okay, camp has ended. yea, i know the story wasn't very long, but i wanted to leave with a BANG and this was the perfect chapter to do so. Anyways, in this chapter you won't even guess what the ending will be.
But no worries, there will be a sequel, and i swear it will be much better. Because i will have the chapters written in advance, that way you won't have to deal with my laziness.
Couple things i wanted to point out that i don't think i mentioned in the story. The camp they are in is located in Michigan. I just wanted everyone to know that.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS LINE AND HAVEN'T READ THE ABOVE MESSAGE...GO BACK UP AND READ IT.
Disclaimer: Ch3rry + No Own equals Ch3rry Doesn't Want to Get Sued! ; )
Elle's Pov
Here's a little equation I want you to figure out:
6 Teenagers + 1 car - Amie ?
The answer is: one hell of a time, without any prostitute trying to rape the guys, and give lip to the girls.
Yup, that is the correct answer. Wouldn't you agree?
Anyways, that's just what I think. Well, you try to think of something else when you are in the front seat with Will driving, and two living vacuums sucking each other's faces off, and two radio talk show hosts in the backseat. Okay, that was a little mean, but really! Grier and Lana really need to back off of each other, and Mike and Cammie need to stop talking. I really am happy that they are enjoying the ride, but I NEED ENTERTAINMENT!
I already tried to talk to Will, but he was concentrating on the road. But really, I know he wanted to talk about 'The Lunch Incident.' Yeah, they named the thing. Well, I guess it was because nothing EVER happens at the damn camp, so the whole camp will know about one bit of any gossip story by the time you finish the sentence 'NO! That so did not happen!' Pathetic, I know.
Okay, that is it! I am sitting here, and all I am thinking about is math and gossip!
...MUSIC! Why didn't I think of that before? I really need to get it together. When I was reaching to turn on the radio, the mime next to me finally talks!
"So, what do you plan on doing after camp is over?" Will asks, glancing at me and then averting his gaze back on the road.
I answered without missing a beat, "College, of course, I want to become a pharmacist."
At this, the activities in the back stopped. Oh, so now they want to talk.
"Oh! I want to become a teacher! Hey do you think we'll go to the same college? That would be so awesome if we all were at the same school, don't you think?"
I think that job would suit Lana perfectly. She is actually really good with kids; the kids in her cabin adore her, from what I've seen.
"Yeah, that would be cool. I want to major in either business or law. Whichever I choose, no idea. So Will, what do you want to be?" Whoa, Grier never struck me as the serious type. But he is really good at finding out who is guilty of a situation, and he rocks with money. Well, in the little time that I spent with him of course. But Lana tells me enough.
"I want to major in business. You know, own my own company. I've always been told that I would grow up to be the person in charge. But my old man wants me to go to The Academy close to where I live. The probability of me going to the college of my choice is slim, though, so I don't think I will be seeing any of you after this." That must suck, because I totally see Will being the CEO of his own business. This dad of his must be some stick in the mud.
"Well, I have no idea what I want to be. I still have high school to get over with." Mike said
"Same here," piped up Cammie.
"You know, it's a very likely that we won't see each other, like Will said, so we should exchange e-mails and numbers now. We may not be able to meet each other again, but we can certainly keep in touch." I mean, I want to be able to talk to them. If I could bet a million dollars that everybody in this car will become what they want in the future, then I would do it in a heartbeat. So, they can come in handy to know.
"Definitely! That's a great idea Ellie. We girls need to stick together, and protect each other from the bimbos of the world! And by that I mean Amie." What Lana said had the whole car filled with laughter. Even Will was laughing while he was driving.
"Yeah, we dudes need to stick together too. You know, protect each other from becoming shopping carts for girls." Again, laughter. I think Grier is perfect for Lana.
With that said, we each took out our cell phones and saved each other's numbers in our phone books. And just in time! we passed a sign saying: Welcome to TwinLeaf Township.
It was one of those shopping outlets. You know; shops, boutiques, restaurants, and stuff were all facing a street. And you had to find a parking spot and insert quarters in the meter. But I didn't think it would be this crowded! We circled the area for 30 minutes before we found a parking spot.
After that, we all piled out of the car and went to the restaurant in front of us, Chili's. About and hour or two later, we were in front of it. We had agreed to go our own ways. All thanks to Lana; she had suggested that we go in pairs, and we would call each other if we need anything. We would meet back here when the sun went down.
So Lana and Grier went to a small theatre. And I bet it was just to be in a dark room and make out...again.
Cammie and Mike…well, Cammie darted to the nearest clothing store, and poor Mike was dragged around.
That left me and Will.
"So...where do you want to go first?" Will asked. Well, if I go shopping i'll go bankrupt so that's out of the question. I looked around. OOH! A bookstore! I don't know why, but my parents always tell me that whenever I'm near books, my eyes start to glow and go all wide like a little innocent kid.
I guess Will noticed that. "You wanna go to the bookstore." he stated, more than asked.
"You wouldn't mind?" I asked, like a little kid trying to be polite.
He chuckled, put his hands in his pockets and started walking towards the store, and I squealed in delight and skipped ahead of him like a five Yeahr old in Candyland, except the candy was books.
When we left, I had bought two books: Thrill Ride by Rachel Hawthorne and the sequel to Avalon High by Meg Cabot. Will paid for the books, by the way. I think I am liking him more and more. But, we won't be able to get together anyways...okay, enough bad thoughts.
The instant I stepped onto the sidewalk again, I shot my arm in the air, my hands fisted so that my pointer finger was up, and said, "To an ice-cream place!"
Despite the people staring at me, and Will trying to keep from laughing at me loudly, I marched defiantly, in search for some place that sells ice-cream. After about 5 minutes of me walking, Will finally says something that kind of annoyed me, "You do know that the Dairy Queen is the other way? We passed it coming into the town!" I didn't miss the fact that his deep blue eyes were glistening with amusement.
But I needed to redeem myself, "And why, pray tell, are you telling me this now?"
"Well, you were putting on such a great marching show for the other people, I just didn't want to disappoint them. It's common courtesy, you know." he laughed. Why that--you know what? Fine!
"Humph, just you wait, I'll get you back." With that, I stalked off with confidence in the right direction to the D. Q.
"Hmmm...there are so many flavors! What should I get? Chocolate is always a winner, but vanilla sounds good to, Oh, and there the matter of toppings too! Okay, I got it, I want a Mint Chocolate Chip with Chocolate sprinkles. What are you going to get? I'll pay this time." I turned to see him at the cash register...yet again paying for me.
"Will," I whined, "You already paid for my books, let me get this. And how the hell did you pay so fast?" Seriously, not a second after I pick out what I want, and he is already at the counter paying for both his and my ice-cream.
"I already picked mine out, and when you were ordering, I paid. Don't worry about it, I don't mind paying. Go pick out a table." he said, as he handed me my ice-cream
I sighed, and went to a window table, "Fine, but at least let me pay you back."
"Really, you don't have to worry. I don't mind paying."
We sat there for 10 minutes in silence. But it wasn't awkward or anything. We were enjoying each other's presence. Then, an idea struck me for payback in the sidewalks. I started chuckling to myself, evilly. When I looked at Will, he was giving me a funny look.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing. Hey, is that a beach? If it is, we should go there. Haven't been to a beach in the longest time." And that would be the perfect place to run to when I have to make my get-a-way from Will after I get my revenge.
Will was finishing the last spoon of his ice-cream, and his face was in perfect angle for my plan.
The perfect chance the execute my plan. I still had one spoon full of mint choclate chip left. I put it in front of Will's face so that when I called his name. He looked up and the ice-cream was now all over his nose. I laughed, and quickly jumped to my feet, stopped at the door and said, "Race ya to the beach!" Then I darted towards the massive blue splotch on the earth.
Will is pretty fast, considering I'm a track star, and he was about three or four feet behind me. I pushed my legs to move faster and I stopped at the waterline to catch my breathe. Man, that was the most fun I had running in my life! But before I could do, say, or even think of anything else, I was tackled into the water by a great force. Arms around my waist signaled me that it was Will.
When I resurfaced, I sputtered a lot of water out of my mouth and opened my eyes to find Will standing in front of me, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "That is what you get when you put green ice-cream on Will Wagner's face."
"Well, if I had known that I would get tackled into the beach, then, I probably wouldn't have done it, Mr. Will Wagner." I said with amusement. Then I splashed him, and that triggered a water war.
By the time we got to shore, we were soaked to the bones. We were laughing and exhausted. Will sat down on the warm sand, and I plopped down next to him. The sun was just setting, it was beautiful, the beach setting just adding to its splendor. All of the colors, the peacefulness you feel. It's serene. The pink contrasted with the orange and purple, the yellow of the sun mixed with it. It was like a wordless lullaby.
I leaned my head against Will's shoulder, and spoke in whisper," Will? Do you really think that we won't ever see each other again after we leave?"
Will shifted a little so that I was sort of leaning on him, and he answered in the same soft voice, "I don't really know, the world is pretty small."
I raised my head a little to look at him. His curly brown hair, taking on the just-woke-up hair style, some covering his never-endless deep blue eyes. His face, as if carved by the Gods themselves. He was really handsome.
How did I, Plain-Jane Ellie Harrison, end up on a beach, looking at the sunset with Will Wagner? It was as if I was in a dream. Suddenly, I was staring into those beautiful blue eyes. He stared at me just as heatedly.
It was as if by just looking into each other's eyes, we were able to communicate without words. It was just eye contact, saying that we both knew we wanted to be with the other. Slowly our faces were inching closer and closer.
When our lips finally connected, you could literally see the fireworks light up the now black sky. Shooting stars whizzing back and forth. It was amazing. His soft lips maneuvered expertly over mine. His body now shifted so he was facing me. One of his hands was wrapped around my waist, and the other half on my neck and face, his thumb softly caressing my cheek.
My arms were draped over his shoulders, hands tousling his soft hair. This was the most amazing kiss ever.
It was our first kiss together, so I didn't want to go any farther than lips, and he understood that. When we stopped because of lack of oxygen, we just stared into each other's eyes again.
I leaned against him once more and just lay there, eyes closed in contentment. He moved so that he was behind me, and I was sitting between his legs, so that my back was leaning on his front. I felt like I could fly, seriously. We were in the most clichéd position ever. But I didn't care.
Then, my stupid phone had to ring and ruin the moment. I groaned, and Will chuckled, and I felt the deep rumble on his chest. I reluctantly stood up to get my phone out the back pocket of my jeans. Will just sat there staring at me.
"Hello?" I said.
A few minutes later
"Will...I need to get to an airport...NOW." I said hurriedly. Then I started running towards the car.
"Elle? Are you alright? Who was that?" Now Will was running beside me. I didn't answer. I couldn't even think, much less form a sentence right now.
When we reached the car, everyone was there waiting, looking impatient.
Lana was the first to speak up, "Finally! Where were you two? We have been waiting here for an hour! An-" She stopped short. She saw that my eyes were glassy. I was trying to hold in the tears that were about to burst out of my eyes. "Ellie? What's wrong, what happened? Did Will do something?" She looked at him angrily. Will just stepped back and held up his hands in defense.
"I-It wasn't Will. My M-Mom called. She said th-that my bro-brother is in Mercy Hospital. It was a c-c-c-car accident." I choked on the last few words, and I finally broke down sobbing. I don't really remember anything else. I blacked out.
All I remember is everyone hustling to get into the car, Will speeding back to camp, and, somehow, everyone; Will, Grier, Lana, Mike, and Cammie were at the hospital in Maine that my brother was in. I don't know how, and I really don't care. I needed all the people I cared about most around me.
And I was praying to God that Geoff was okay. He was my big brother, and I needed him. He was supposed to be all protective of me when I get a boyfriend and annoy me to no end, and we were suppose to be each other's support system.
He can't die on me now, he just can't…
BANG! didn't expect that did ya? I wanted to mention Jeoff, i don't hate him if that's what you are thinking right now, i just needed a twist, and this will lead ya into the sequel.
Mercy Hospital is a real hospital too, i think, i looked it up. It's in Maine, the hospital Jeoff was checked into.
THANK YOU ALL FOR READING!
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coming soon the FanFiction nearest you.
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