SUNDAY

Tino, Lor, Carver, and Tish were eating pizza at the usual place. This time it was called Pizza of the Jungle. The waiters were dressed up like Tarzan and swinging from vines. The tables and chairs looked like stumps, and there was jungle sounds playing in the background. Heck, there were even parrots there in cages.

"I wonder how they got the parrots here?" Carver asked.

"Rented them from the zoo?" Tino guessed dryly.

"I hope they return the parrots to their rightful habitat after they're done with this theme." Tish said.

"I'm sure they will." Lor smiled.

"So where were you two yesterday? Tish and I were looking all over for you." Carver said.

"We were at the old wilderness hangout." Lor said casually before taking a sip of soda.

Tish and Carver dropped their mouths open.

"Yeah I went there to have some quiet time and Lor saw me and followed me there." Tino chuckled.

He and Lor then took turns describing the place and about Sport. They left out Sport playing matchmaker though, for obvious reasons. Tish and Carver fell silent and slowly started to remember the place. Not very well though, but they did remember Sport and that he didn't like them very much. However, Lor had already explained why to them back when they were little so they weren't offended by the memory. It was too late to head back to the old hangout that day so they decided to take a trip next weekend. As for today, they were going to do the usual, starting with a round of pool.

SATURDAY

After packing a lunch each they met up and walked towards the old hangout. When they arrived Tish and Carver dropped their mouths open again.

"I forgot how picturesque this place was." Tish said, awed.

"Wow, now I'm really starting to remember hanging out here." Carver smiled. "Hey Tino, bet I can beat ya in rock-skipping again!"

"No way!" Tino laughed.

The two raced off to see who could win at rock-skipping this time. Tish and Lor walked around the edge continuing to admire the scenery. When they got back Carver was frowning and Tino was cheering. No guesses who won.

"Yeah! My practicing horseshoes must've improved my rock-skipping skills!" Tino leapt joyfully.

"Geez, some things don't change and some things really do change." Carver remarked, still disappointed but not a sore loser.

"Way to go Tino!" Lor pumped a fist.

"You always take Tino's side huh?" Tish smirked.

"Yeah, well, he's clever and loves nature like I do." Lor retorted good-naturedly. "So what? You always take Carver's side."

"Er, well, he has a flair for fashion and a cool attitude." Tish flustered a little. "Oh!"

Startled, Tino, Carver, and Lor turned to where Tish was staring and saw Sport standing at the edge of the woods. Sport jerked his head into the woods.

"Huh, I guess Sport wants Lor and I to follow him." Tino shrugged.

"No problem, I just remembered that there was a spot Tish and I liked to hang out at, we'll meet you back here later." Carver waved.

"Cool, see ya later!" Lor waved.

Tish waved back with a smiled.

Lor and Tino followed Sport into the woods. Now and then Sport would slow down to make sure that Tino and Lor were still on his tail before taking off again. After a few minutes they saw Sport standing still in front of a cluster of leaves and looking at them. As they got closer, Sport pulled back some of the leaves with his antlers to reveal a beautiful sight: a waterfall in a little flower-filled area! The waterfall was smaller than the main one, but still beautiful, and the flowers were of all shapes and sizes. At the bottom of the waterfall was a small pond that slowly flowed into the larger pond outside the woods, due to a pile of rocks blocking most of the flow. This allowed various small fish to live in the pond. Tino and Lor smiled at the sight, but their smiles turned to a looks confusion when they realized that Sport had gone. Since they didn't know the woods very well, due to not exploring it often when they were little, they decided to sit on a large rock near the pond and wait for him. While they were waiting they started talking, just random subjects. Suddenly, the sound of birds singing filled the air.

"What the...?" Tino looked around, not seeing any birds.

What he and Lor didn't know was that Violet had asked the birds to sing a sweet song for them while staying hidden in the trees.

"Wow, I hope developers never find this place." Lor smiled. "This is cool."

"Yeah...maybe we can find out who owns this section of the mountains and try to buy it or something." Tino suggested.

Lor looked at him, surprised.

"Really? You think we could?" She asked.

"Well if all four of us work together...of course."

Lor suddenly hugged him.

"I'm glad you care about nature as much as I do." She said happily.

"Well, I may be scared of insects but I do know they're important..." Tino chuckled awkwardly. "Oh heck, of course I care about nature. Nature provides many good things, and isn't bad to look at either." He hugged her back.

They stayed in that hug for a while. When they parted a little they found themselves looking in each other's eyes. That's when they got a big shock: they were starting to re-feel the feelings they had for their previous crushes! Only this time, their feelings felt stronger than usual.

"Wha...what's happening?" Lor said, a little nervous.

"I think Sport tricked us into..." Tino couldn't bring himself to say it.

They stayed like that, frozen, until their feelings became too strong. Lor ended up finishing Tino's sentence:

"Falling in love."

At that, they kissed. They couldn't believe, the feelings they felt for their previous crushes were now being felt for each other but stronger. As they got used to it they realized that what they felt for each other was too strong and pure to not be true.

It took a few minutes, but they eventually broke free. No words were needed, they knew that they were meant to be. The only thing was: how were Carver and Tish going to react?

"Now what?" Lor asked.

"I think we should talk to Carver and Tish about this." Tino sighed.

They reluctantly left...and saw that Sport had returned. It may have been their imagination, but they thought they saw a smirk on his face. Either way, it was obvious that Sport was thinking 'I told you so'.

"Thank you Sport, you were right." Lor hugged him.

"You are a good sport, Sport." Tino chuckled. "Thanks for not gloating."

Lor gave Tino a half-amused/half-annoyed look. Sport seemed a little amused too.

Sport then led them out of the woods, back to Carver and Tish. There they got a big surprise: Carver and Tish were kissing! Tino and Lor dropped their mouths open.

"Guys!" Tino gasped.

Startled, Carver and Tish broke free and turned to Tino and Lor, blushing. Suddenly, Tino and Lor started laughing.

"What's so funny?" Tish asked, sounding hurt.

"It's just...Tino and I kissed just a few minutes ago." Lor explained, still laughing.

Carver and Tish now dropped their mouths open, shocked, and then they started laughing too. Soon all four of them were on the ground laughing hard.

"So...I guess...none of us needs to worry about...telling the other about becoming a couple. We're all cool with it." Carver said, calming down.

"Yeah, this works out great." Tish smiled. "We can still hang out together as a group, even on Valentine's Day."

"So...what led to you two becoming a couple?" Lor asked.

Tish and Carver took turns explaining, and then asked Tino and Lor the same thing. Tino and Lor explained, and included what Sport did the prior weekend. Afterward, it was getting late so they decided to head home. Their families found out and supported their children. As for other characters, well, they either shrugged it off or were supportive of it. Neither Tino or his friends ever had to worry about dealing with a jealous person.

A.N. Now, the thing about Carver and Tish's relationship is that I became entirely stumped about how to portray it. Like the worse case of writers' block. So, I was thinking that fans of The Weekenders could do their own interpretations of what Carver and Tish were doing and talking about while Tino and Lor were in the woods, what they were doing when Tino and Lor were recovering from heartbreak, and what they were doing when Tino and Lor were at the hangout the prior weekend. Anyone is welcome to type up their own version, as long as it stays true to my story (like mentioning Sport or at least the hangout). Oh, and it must be kid friendly. No T or M rated details, but K+ is perfectly okay.