Chapter Two – A Week Long Party

It's 6am on Monday morning and Blaineley's class is boarding the bus that will take them to CampWawanakwa. Surprisingly, most of them had taken it quite well when she'd told them about the camp, and everyone had brought their permission slips back on time. Though she doubts the camp is going to make them get along any better, it might be a nice break from having them cooped up in a classroom.

"What do you think you're doing?" Heather says to Beth who is sitting up the back of the bus.

"Uh… I don't know?" Beth replies, unsure what she's done wrong.

"You can't sit there, that's where we sit." Heather informs her, gesturing to Lindsay, Courtney and Gwen. Lindsay shrugs at Beth apologetically, Gwen looks too tired to care and Courtney is typing something on her iPhone. Heather continues to glare at Beth.

"Okay, sorry," Beth sighs. She gets up from the back seat and goes to sit with Cody, Noah and Owen. "Harold, will you sit next to me?" she asks as Harold boards the bus.

"Sorry, Beth, I already promised Cody." Harold says, taking the seat behind her where Cody is already sitting.

"I can't risk Sierra sitting next to me!" Cody explains. Beth nods sadly. Sierra is the next one of the bus and she bounds over to where Cody is sitting.

"Aw, Codykins, won't you sit with me?" she says with a dramatic pout.

"Sorry, Sierra, I don't want to hurt Harold's feelings!" Cody says. Beth rolls her eyes at Cody's cowardice.

"Okay, I'll just sit here then, that's alright, isn't it Beth?" Sierra asks, indicating the seat next to Beth. Beth glances at Cody who shakes his head pleadingly.

"Sure, that's fine Sierra. It'll be nice to talk to a girl for once." Beth smiles. Cody sighs.

Tyler runs backwards onto the bus, carrying a basketball. He throws it to DJ as DJ walks up the steps to the bus, and trips over his own feet. DJ skilfully catches the ball and walks up to the back of the bus where Tyler has landed at Lindsay's feet. She pulls him up onto the seat between herself and Heather.

"Aw, are you okay babe?" she asks, giving him a kiss on the nose.

"Yeah," he smiles. DJ rolls his eyes and takes the seat in front of the back seat. Eva and Bridgette sit in front of him.

Geoff immediately takes the seat across from Bridgette, sitting on the aisle side, forcing Trent to climb over him.

"This is gonna be awesome dudes! It's gonna be like a week long party with all my best buds!" Geoff says loudly. Alejandro and Justin take the seat behind him.

"I'm just glad we get a week off school. All that thinking hurts my brain!" Justin says. He looks up as Katie and Sadie approach the back of the bus. Heather shakes her head at them and waves them away with her hand. They look disappointed but go back to the front of the bus and sit behind Izzy and Leshawna. Next on the bus is Ezekiel. Everyone tries to make it obvious that he isn't welcome next to them so he just sits in the seat behind the driver. The last person to board the bus is Duncan who for a moment looks like he might walk to the back of the bus to the seat next to DJ but instead he picks a random empty seat in the middle of the bus. Blaineley boards the bus and does a head count before sitting beside Ezekiel and telling the driver he can go.

Half an hour into the trip Izzy starts singing 99 bottles of beer on the wall. Leshawna groans and puts her iPod on, which is promptly confiscated by Blaineley. Once Sierra joins in the singing, Blaineley is forced to tell them to put a sock in it.

Up the back of the bus Lindsay and Tyler have fallen asleep in each others arms and Trent is playing his newest song for Geoff, Alejandro and Justin.

"You know what's great about school camps?" Heather says to Courtney and Gwen.

"What?" Gwen asks.

"It's the perfect time to start new relationships because you get to spend heaps of time with the person with barely any adult supervision!" Heather answers.

"So are you finally going to ask out Alejandro?" Courtney asks.

"What? No! Where would you get that idea? You know I don't date high school boys! I was talking about you two." Heather says defensively. "Justin is definitely into you Courtney."

"Really? I didn't think he was into anyone but himself." Courtney rolls her eyes.

"Well, that may be true, but it's time you got a boyfriend and there are limited choices. The only acceptable boys are the popular boys or the jocks. Tyler is taken obviously, DJ is a huge wimp, Gwen is clearly in love with Trent and just look at Geoff!" Heather nods towards him. Courtney and Gwen look over to see Geoff desperately trying to get Bridgette's attention, but she barely notices his attempts.

"You have a point there…" Courtney says. "But you forgot Alejandro. He's single."

"Uh, right but… he's just so… muscular. It's disgusting." Heather says. Gwen and Courtney smirk at each other. "Ugh. Anyway, what do you think about Justin? Do you think you'll go for it?"

"I don't know. I'll think about it." Courtney shrugs.

"What about you Gwen?" Heather asks.

"Courtney can have him," Gwen says. Heather sighs exasperatedly.

"No, I mean Trent!"

"Oh… he's okay I guess." Gwen says nonchalantly.

"Gwen, I've read your diary, I know how much you like him," Heather says.

"You've read my diary?" Gwen says, outraged.

"Any good friend would! You never tell me anything. So will you ask him out?" Heather asks.

"I don't know… I don't know if he even likes me…" Gwen says.

"I can find out for you!" Heather suggests. Gwen looks at her dubiously.

"Okay…" she concedes. "But do it subtly!"

"I can ask for you if you like," Alejandro pops his head over the seat.

"Ugh! Mind your own business!" Heather snaps.

"I'm just trying to do a favour for a friend," he says.

"Sure you are. I don't believe a word out of your mouth!" Heather folds her arms.

"Gwen would you like me to find out?" Alejandro asks Gwen.

"Yeah, okay." Gwen smiles. Alejandro nods.

"So, Heather. You think I'm muscular?" he smirks.

"Gross, no! Get away from me!" Heather protests.

"Were you listening to our entire conversation?" Courtney asks. Alejandro nods.

"But fear not, Justin is asleep and Trent is playing his guitar too loudly to hear. Your secrets are safe with me." He winks and turns back towards the front of the bus.

"You and me, blue as the sea, but not as one…" Trent sings. Geoff looks over at Bridgette who is listening to the song intently.

"That's a great song, Trent, did you write it?" Bridgette asks.

"Sure did!" Trent says proudly.

"What's it about?"

"Uh, just… a girl…" Trent blushes.

"Aww, that's so cute!" Bridgette gushes. "Don't you think, Eva?" she elbows Eva. Eva glares at her. "Clearly not! Well I think you're really talented. Whoever it is is a lucky girl." Bridgette smiles.

"Aw come on! It can't be that hard! Give me a go!" Geoff takes the guitar from Trent. He strums the guitar horribly. "Hey girl, I think you're really hot. We should party together, or maybe not. We could do something else instead…" Geoff sings. His singing isn't that bad but he clearly has no idea how to play guitar. He looks up and Blaineley is standing over him.

"That's quite enough, Geoff, give me the guitar." She demands. Geoff hands over the guitar reluctantly. Trent gives him a dirty look and the other around him just look relieved.

"My boyfriend Brady loves animals. He has three dogs, two are named Steve and one is named Ursula. He also has a cat." Beth says to Sierra.

"My boyfriend Cody loves animals too!" Sierra says excitedly.

"I'm not your boyfriend, Sierra!" Cody interjects.

"Not yet you're not!" Sierra grins. Cody sighs and turns to Harold.

"What do I have to do to get her to leave me alone?!" Cody asks desperately. Harold thinks for a moment.

"You could try getting a girlfriend, she might get the message then." Harold suggests.

"Don't you think if I could have a girlfriend by now I would?" Cody points out, glancing down the bus at Gwen. Harold notices his gaze and shakes his head sadly.

"It's a shame Gwen can't see what a great guy you are. I too am having trouble winning over my lady love." Harold gestures towards Leshawna. "But this camp may be a great way for you two to get to know each other better, and you can show her how much you really mean to her."

"You're right Harold! This camp is going to be great!"

"Ms. O'Halloran, would it be okay if I sat somewhere else?" Ezekiel asks Blaineley.

"Please do!" she replies, moving to let him out. Zeke stands in the aisle and glances around the bus. He really wants to find someone to talk to and try and make some friends. That was the whole point of being sent to school after all, to meet new people. The only spare seats next to anyone are DJ and Duncan. Zeke had witnessed Katie and Sadie be dismissed by Heather when they tried to sit up the back, so Zeke decides to try Duncan. He has his sunglasses on and it leaning against the window with his feet across the seat but Zeke walks up to him anyway.

"Hey, Duncan?" Zeke says.

"What do you want?" Duncan asks, peering over his sunglasses.

"I just thought, since I'm new here, I should try to make some friends, eh? It's kinda lonely up there with Ms. O'Halloran." Zeke shrugs.

"Maybe you should have thought of that before you switched schools halfway through the year, dumbass." Duncan responds.

"I didn't switch schools, I used to be homeschooled." Zeke sits in the seat behind Duncan as Duncan still hasn't moved his feet.

"Not my problem," Duncan replies. "Now, beat it, Homeschool."

"Ha, good one. I've always wanted a cool nickname, eh?" Zeke says.

"Leave me alone or I'll be forced to beat you to a pulp!" Duncan threatens.

"Cool, I heard that's what friends do to each other at high school, eh?" Zeke grins. Duncan sighs, he gets up and looks around the bus. "Where are you going, eh?" Ezekiel asks. Duncan ignores him and heads towards the empty seat next to DJ. The knowledge that he isn't welcome there doesn't deter him, and he keeps a look of smug defiance on his face as he approaches the back of the bus, despite the fact that he feels strangely nervous.

"What is he doing?" Courtney is the first one to notice Duncan coming towards them. Heather and Gwen look up and stare in horror as Duncan gets closer.

"He wouldn't dare!" Heather says. "DJ, whatever you do, don't let Duncan sit there, okay?"

"But that guy scares me! He carries a knife around!" DJ protests.

"He's not going to stab you on a school bus!" Heather snaps. DJ nods nervously. Duncan finally reaches the back and stands before DJ.

"DJ, mind if I sit down?" Duncan asks. DJ gulps.

"Naw, go for it man!" he squeaks, pressing himself up against the window, as far away from Duncan as possible. Heather rolls her eyes.

"Pathetic!" she says under her breath. Duncan sits next to DJ, his feet in the aisle and his back to DJ.

"What do you think you're doing Duncan?" Courtney purses her lips.

"I believe I'm sitting on a bus," he replies.

"You can't just sit there, you know that." Courtney tells him.

"My friend DJ here disagrees, don't you DJ?" Duncan says. DJ nods.

"Ugh, why are you here? I know you hate us as much as we hate you!"

"Turns out I don't hate you as much as I hate Homeschool up there. That kid is irritating." Duncan says.

"So are you, so would you kindly leave us alone?" Courtney says, not kindly at all.

"Sorry, Princess, I'm here to stay. You can leave though, if you like." Duncan smirks. He gets out his pocket knife and flicks it open, causing DJ to flinch. Duncan starts carving his name into the seat in front of him.

"I'm going to get Ms O'Halloran to get rid of you." Courtney stands up.

"Seriously? God, you're such a princess!" Duncan folds his arms.

"So you've said!" Courtney snaps. She goes to stalk up to the front of the bus but Duncan grabs her wrist and pulls her onto his lap. She gasps in surprise, throwing her free hand out to steady herself, only to find it making contact with Duncan's chest. She quickly snatches her hands away, her skin tingling where Duncan had hold of her wrist.

"You're so easy to wind up!" he laughs. "Why don't you chill out for once?" he has to force himself to look up at her face, since her large breasts are at eye level. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't enjoying the view though, and the feel of her ass in his lap. He's surprised she is still sitting there actually, is it possible she isn't as repulsed by him as she makes out?

"Why don't you act like a human being for once?" Courtney retorts.

"You've got me all wrong toots, I just want to have a good time!"

"Um, Courtney…" Gwen starts.

"What?" Courtney snaps. Gwen points behind her. Courtney and Duncan both look up to see Blaineley standing there. Courtney quickly stands up.

"Ms. O'Halloran…" she begins to explain.

"Really Courtney, I would have expected better from you. School camp really isn't the time to be making out with boys." Blaineley scolds.

"We weren't…" Courtney protests, blushing, but Blaineley cuts her off.

"Duncan, I can't say I'm surprised at you. You can come and sit up the front with me."

"But…"

"Don't argue with me!" Blaineley walks back up the front and Duncan sighs and follows her. Courtney sits back down on the back seat, shaking her wrist as if to try and rid herself of Duncan's touch.

"What was that?" Heather asks.

"What was what?" Courtney responds.

"Do you have a thing for Duncan?" Heather accuses.

"No! Why would you think that?" Courtney says defensively.

"You were sitting in his lap for a lot longer than necessary…" Gwen points out.

"It's not like I enjoyed it!" Courtney scoffs.

"I don't believe you. If only you could prove it somehow!" Heather smirks and nods her head at Justin.

Note - Hey people! Ok so here's the deal with this fanfic, I've written most of it and so far it has 12 chapters with a couple more to go I think. The chapters are pretty long however. I am thinking of updating like every second day?

Also I may have to change the rating to M, I'm not really sure what warrants an M rating but just to be on the safe side.

Please review if you enjoy or even if you don't enjoy it, just let me know what you think! Thanks to the people who reviewed chapter one!