A/N: Final chapter! Noooo... I had so much fun writing this, cause it's cute and fluffy. Also, this chapter was going to be fairly short, cause there's not much of a story really, but it just kept coming, so now it's sort of average. And I apologise for the cliches. I'm really bad at avoiding them. But, anyway, I hope you enjoy it :)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Mighty Boosh, although in my head I do...
It had been a month since the garden party, and Vince and Howard were crammed into the Boosh van with their friends. Jada had invited them on a camping trip near the beach, along with four other friends. However, Danny, who was going to drive them, had pulled out, so now Howard sat at the steering wheel, laughing along with the others. Vince sat in the front passenger seat, and Jada, her boyfriend Ben, Keeley and Leo sat in the back. They were headed for a very secluded beach that Jada said would be empty and quiet, giving them peace to do what they wanted. So far they had been travelling for two and a half hours, with Howard stopping in a lay-by every so often to consult either Jada or a map. Eventually, however, they drove over a hill to see a blue haze in the distance.
"I can see the sea!" Vince crowed.
"Oh, it looks so pretty." Keeley sighed.
"It's even better up close." Jada assured her.
"So how far have we got to go now?" Leo asked.
"Not far. Twenty minutes or so?" Howard guessed.
"Good. I'm actually quite excited now." Ben smiled.
Sure enough, twenty minutes later, they pulled up in a sandy car park. They unloaded the tents and sleeping bags from the back of the van and locked it. Vince looked up.
"Why is there a forest near a beach?" He asked.
"I'm not sure, Vince." Jada said. "It's really pretty, though. Come on." She led the way around the car park and into the trees. The sun dappled through huge pine trees, casting shadows on their faces as they ventured on like explorers in the rainforest. The path to the beach was highlighted with raised wooden walkways winding around the trees. However, Jada said:
"I know a better place for us to pitch our tents." She hopped off the walkway and waited for the others to copy before heading off into the woods. Vince and Howard hung back a little way, still following, but far enough back that they could talk privately.
"So, what do you think?" Vince asked.
"About what?" Howard replied.
"This place. It's amazin', isn't it?"
"It's beautiful. And we haven't even gotten to the beach yet."
"I know. I'd like to live somewhere like this one day. I mean, the city's alright, but… it's so quiet here. I like it."
"I know what you mean. I wouldn't mind living here." Vince smiled up at him and Howard wrapped an arm around the smaller man's shoulders.
"Howard?" Vince said quietly.
"Yeah?"
"Where have they all gone?" They looked around, realising they had gotten a bit too far behind and lost the others.
"Oh… balls." Vince laughed.
"C'mon, we'd better find them." He pulled Howard along, searching for their friends. Eventually, Jada came to their rescue after finally realising they were missing.
"You two are so quiet, we didn't notice you were gone."
"We aren't usually so quiet. You're lucky we ain't causin' a commotion."
"Yeah, well. Come on, come and see what we found." She led them back to the others. They sat in a large clearing that would be invisible from outside the forest. In the centre was a huge fire pit, currently empty of all but ashes, and three benches around it seemingly carved from the pine trees.
"Whoa." Vince grinned like a child, eyes lighting up at this new sight. Howard was in a similar state of awe.
"How did you know this was here?" He asked Jada.
"When I was younger, I came here with my parents, and this is where we camped then."
"It's… I don't know. I can't even describe it." Vince said.
"I know. I love it here." She smiled. "Listen, the boys want to go and explore. Shall we all go?"
"Yeah, why not?" Howard said. They left their tents in the clearing ("Don't worry, no one ever comes here anymore." Jada said), and headed for the path again. When they reached it, they began to follow it to the beach. The sun had gone in, but the day was still hot, and it wasn't long before Vince took off his shirt. They could see the soil getting sandier as they got near the beach, and Jada led them to the very top of a sand dune. They looked over the sea and the sand in awed silence, captivated by the view. Jada laughed at the looks on their faces and ran down the dune. Howard and Vince followed suit, as did the others. Vince slipped and went most of the way down on his bum. Howard laughed and helped him up when he reached the bottom.
"Ugh, I've got sand in my jeans." Vince said. He jumped up and down, trying to dislodge it, but gave up when it didn't help.
"So, what's next?" Keeley asked.
"Well, why don't we split up for a bit?" Howard said. "We can go and look around where we want to then."
"Yeah, good idea, Howard." Jada said. "I'll go with Ben, I guess you'll go with Vince, and Keeley and Leo can go together." Keeley blushed and ducked her head, but happily walked off with Leo.
"They've fancied each other for a while; hopefully now they can sort it out between them." Jada said.
"You're a matchmaker, aren't you?" Howard said.
"Yeah, well. Keeley moons after him a lot. I thought it was only fair. Anyway, we're going back that way-" She pointed. "-so we'll meet you back here later, okay?"
"Yeah, alright." She and Ben wandered off and Vince and Howard were left standing on the beach, looking out at the distant sea.
"You said that so we could be on our own, didn't you?" Vince asked.
"Yes." Howard replied.
"Thanks for that."
"My pleasure, little man." He turned towards Vince and they kissed. They didn't really know where to go now, so they just wandered for a while, Vince's arm tight around Howard's waist. They walked towards the sand dunes again, a little further up the beach this time. Vince looked up at the sky. The sun was now obscured with grey clouds. After looking up for a few seconds, he winced.
"What's up, little man?" Howard said worriedly.
"It just rained in my eye." Vince muttered.
Sure enough, droplets began to fall from the sky, faster and faster. Vince put his t-shirt back on, and they began to walk up the nearest sand dune, as though being higher up would benefit them. It began to pour down, changing the day quickly. But instead of heading for the shelter of the trees, they sat down on top of the dune and watched the rain fall.
"Aren't you worried about your hair?" Howard asked.
"I'm not worried about anything anymore." Vince said, leaning on Howard's shoulder. "Howard, you ought to know something. I worried about how I looked so much because of you. You were always there and I always wanted to look good so you liked me. And then I realised you liked me anyway, and I liked to look nice. The hair thing though, that was always you. I mean, I still look after it, but if it gets rained on: No big deal."
"Oh. That was really what it was?"
"That was what it was."
"Oh. Thank you."
"Howard?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Aww. Still a bit cliched though. Ah well. Reviews would be colossally brilliant :)
Oh, and next update should be either Return of the Boosh or the end of Lost Souls. Byee!