As soon as the gang had set up tents, decided on who shared with who - Finn and Chop, Izzy and Rae and Archie and Johnny - and settled down, they took no hesitation into cracking open the beers, blasting the tunes and setting up Archie's little portable barbecue - which Johnny was currently manning.
Happy Mondays blasted from a boombox that Chop had brought and echoed throughout the forrest and camp. Speaking of Chop, he was currently speaking to Johnny and Archie; whilst swigging on a beer whilst the three stood by the barbecue. Finn stood by the entrance, put two fingers in his mouth and whistled before calling out, "Chop", And waving Chop over. Chop excused himself and made his way over to Finn, quite a walk as the camp was bigger than expected. Chop gave a head nod as he jogged over to Finn, "Wha's up, mate?" Finn gave a cheeky and devious little smirk and glanced around before turning, wavering for Chop to follow - which he did.
They exited through the gap that cut off the campsite from the actual forrest, climbing over branches, through bushes, etc. Before, finally, reaching the three cars. Finn lead a confused Chop to round the boot of his car, lifting it up and grinning at Chop - who cocked an eyebrow as he looked in the boot before beaming. He then dived on Finn, shaking Finn's shoulders with excitement and booming, "Fuckin' quality! Finn, y' little beauty!" Before kissing the top of Finn's head, causing Finn to laugh. Turns out Finn had bought along a packet that contained eight Es, one packet contained a few acids, one contained weed, one full of coke and a few others Chop couldn't make out - the coke for the others as Finn didn't do that shit.
"Where did y' get the money for all this?" Chop questioned, the two admiring the drugs as if it were porn. Finn shrugged and casually spoke, "Got it for free, gotta love Uncle Keith", "Gotta love Uncle Keith" Chop said before the pair took a swig of beer and stared at the boot. Finn then belted, "So! Chopper, take y' pick! 'ere we have Es, weed, a bit o' coke, Uncle Keith's special blend, shrooms, acid and some shit I'm not quite sure of", He snorted a laugh. Chop then frowned as he thought it over, "Urm, I'll an acid. Save the rest for tomorrow, man as I actually wanna sleep tonight", The pair shared a laugh. Finn reached in for the small see-through packet that contained the little white pills, taking out one for Chop and one for himself before chucking the small packet back into the boot.
"Cheers, Finny boy", The pair playfully clinked their cans together before taking a sip of beer and swallowing their tablets, sharing a smirk. Chop went to walk off when Finn called out, "Chop, go get Rae for us", Chop gave a small salute with two fingers, causing Finn to shake his head and laugh. As Chop walked away, disappearing deeper into the forrest; Finn could feel his fingers begin to tingle and his head grew lighter. The effects of the pill danced all over his skin, causing him to smile. He tilted his head upwards and giggled (Yes, giggled) As the trees blended and warped, the orange and red leaves becoming swirls and blurs - the world suddenly on an axis.
"Someone's 'appy", Spoke a familiar voice, he lazily smiled as he slowly brought his head down - Rae now before him. "Raaaae!" He slurred, she rolled her eyes before asking, "Wha' did y' want?" He said nothing but ducked under the boot, causing her to frown with curiousity into what he was doing. He put his beer down, on the inside of the boot, placed a tablet on the tip of his tongue before moving over to her, he grabbed her face in his hands and smashed his lips against hers. She opened her mouth and gave his tonuge access, he passed over the tablet before pulling away; his hands still on her face. He gave her a smug but lazily smile, his eyes drooped as she swallowed the pill. She then raised her eyebrows, "Wha's this one?" "A present from Uncle Keith", He then pulled away before moving back over to the boot, he took out his beer and closed the hood before winking at her as he walked past and quipped, "Enjoy".
She watched him walk away before tilting her head back and sighing, tonight was going to be a long night and judging by the way how fit Finn looked...
She wasn't going to make it.
Chloe didn't stick around in Rae and Al's the following morning, instead she quietly slipped on her underwear, dress and shoes. She crept out the flat, passing a confused Trevor - Al's best mate - on the way. She left the block of flats and headed for home - well, Finn's. All she needed right now was one of Finn's jumpers, a cup of tea and the first season of FRIENDS on video - and plus a cheeky spliff wouldn't hurt.
As soon as she entered the flat, the horribly quiet and still flat, she headed straight for the kitchen; chucking Finn's mail onto the table. She saw he'd left a note for her on the fridge, his poorly written scrawl making her gigggle, it read, "Chlo, I've left but I'll be back for two on Sunday. Ope ya feel better soon, babe. Love ya x x x"
She rolled her eyes, Finn's lack of spelling often made Chloe wonder how Finn was such a brilliant poet and how he passed his O-levels. She then made her way through the flat, heading for Finn's bedroom. She headed for his wardrobe and scanned for a jumper, when one caught her eye on his bed - her favourite jumper of Finn's. She peeled off her own dress, stripping down to her underwear. She scrunched up her dress into a ball and chucked it on the bed, Finn's room already a tip. She threw on his jumper, inhaling the scent - CK1 and faded fabric softner. The jumper was long enough to cover her thighs and reached just above her knee, cashmire fabric and cream-coloured.
She pulled the sleeves down, covering her hands before huffing as she looked around - feeling a sudden wave of boredom. She knew she should've gone on the camping trip, but she knew her and Finn would end up arguing, he'd make up with Rae and then he'd run off to Rae, then the whole trip would be ruined. So, Chloe decided staying home was best. Once Chloe had turned on the heating, made a cup of tea and put FRIENDS into the video player; she snuggled down on the couch. She put her mug of tea onto the coffee table and felt underneath the couch, smiling smugly as she pulled out the small box; also known as Finn's weed stash where his grinder, papers and weed were always put.
She placed the box onto her knee and began to build a spliff, then rolled it - this being learnt from young when her dad taught her, so she could roll one if he were too drunk and couldn't do so. One built, rolled and lit, she took a drag and exhaled as she sunk into the couch - the effects of the spliff didn't take long to kick in. Chloe lazily giggled at an old re-run of Friends on the TV, Friends one of her favourite programs in the entire world. It was the episode where Ross said Rachel instead of Emily and it couldn't help but remind Chloe of a time where Finn accidentally called Chloe Rae in a fight; which hurt Chloe more than it should've. But she was in love with Al, so she'd be a hypocrite to say anything.
Now, when Chloe woke this morning; she thought she was going to hate herself for sleeping with him - but her numbness took over and she felt nothing. Actually she did feel one thing; smugness. Pure smugness, she had another thing over Rae - she had Al's affection. Sure, Rae had Finn's but Rae loved Al. Chloe was a bitch to Rae, but Rae was just as bad - hence why they were such good friends. Speaking of Rae and Finn, Chloe couldn't help but wonder what they were doing right now. She glanced at the clock and saw it was 9:48 AM and if they had taken anything last night, no way would they be awake now...
Speaking of Rae, once more, she woke up with a bitch of a hangover - the after-effects of acid and many shots of everything making her feel like death warmed up. She blinked a few times as she woke herself up, huffing before letting out a groan as a wave of motion sickness hitting her; she wanted to vomit everywhere. She took in her surroundings, noticing she was in her tent. She then felt someone's heat against her bones beside her and guessed it to be Izzy as they were tent buddies, after all. She then frowned as she noticed a very familiar black T-shirt at the bottom of her sleeping bag... A very familar black t-shirt that had Oasis written upon it. Then she noticed the jeans and socks... Then the boxers. Her eyes widened before she sharply turned and saw Finn beside her, who was now just as awake as she. Her mouth parted before she then croaked, "Oh fu...ck", Which caused his eyes to widen. She then asked, "Di... Did we...?" He then felt for something underneath his own sleeping bag before growing pale and pulling out a condom, a very much used condom and looking back at Rae, grimicing, "More than once by the looks of it".
After an awkward tension fell between them, the pair decided to get dressed and climb out the tent; the pair wincing at the daylight. They glanced around the campsight to see Archie and Johnny, a fire that was still sizzling which meant it must've burnt out naturally and scattered beer cans and bottles everywhere. Johnny was cooking sausages and bacon on the barbecue, Archie had already made himself a bacon butty and was chomping away. He smiled at Rae and Finn, mouth full of red sauce and bread, "Wonder when y' two were gonna wake up".
Rae mustered an awkward smile as where Finn asked, "Where's the other two?" Izzy then piped up, from her tent, "I'm in 'ere! Just gettin' dressed", "Is Chop with y'?" Finn asked, there was a pause before Izzy then spoke, "No! I think he went for a wee", Finn shrugged it off and walked over to Johnny, a sausage sandwich smothered in brown sauce the occupant of his mind. Rae then made her way over to one of the long, retangular shaped logs that the boys had set up as a seat; she glanced over at Finn, who was currently laughing at something at Johnny said. She then thought last night over, trying to piece everything together - but came back empty handed. When a thought then crossed her mind, Chloe was on the pill... So, what the hell was Finn doing with condoms in the first place?
Rae's thoughts were interuppted when the gang heard bushes rustling and footsteps, a moment or two passed when Chop then staggered into the camp - Izzy had even popped her head from the tent to have peak. He had bits of tree in his hair and was wearing nothing but boxers and white socks, he then groaned and croaked, "Anyone else cold or is it just me?" Which caused the gang to double over in laughter.
Once the gang were all more awake, fed and changed - Chop now fully clothed - they got the tunes flowing and were planning what to do today. Finn and Izzy were sat together as Finn eyed Archie and Rae with jealousy, Archie had obvious cracked a joke as he grinned at Rae cheekily and she laughed as if it were the funniest thing in the world. Finn felt a nudge against his shoulder and came back to reality, the nudge belonging to Izzy, "Wha' y' keep starin' at?" She asked, her little Izzy smile upon her face. He shook his head and frowned, "Nowt, why?" She rolled her eyes, "Finn, y've been frownin' and glarin' at summat for the past ten minutes and I..." She then followed his gaze as he'd began staring again and saw it led to Archie and Rae, before clicking on "Ohhh... Y'know Finn, green isn't y' colour".
He caught what she said and sharply turned to her, "Y' wha'? Me? Jealous? The fuck did tha' come from?" She gave him a look before scoffing, "God, y' are such a boy sometimes", He then gave her a look before getting her in a head lock, causing her to squeal, "Finn! Y' messin' up me 'air!" "Take it back then!" "Oh piss off!" He gave her a really hard noogie, which caused her to smack him before he playfully sung, "Take it ba-aa-aa-ck", In which she mocked back, "Piss oo-oo-ff".
Rae watched them, a smile upon her lips - she loved how playful they were. See, the difference between Rae and Finn was, was that it was rare occurance that Rae got jealous over Finn being around girls as he was around that many. As where Finn saw red every time a lad flirted with Rae - he was even like that when lads were like that over Izzy. It was his "Older brother" Instincts kicking in, well, it's what he pegged it down to, "So, I'm guessin' y' and Finn are alright now", Archie asked, in which Rae nodded, "Yeh, we are. Thank God", Archie gave a grin and an eyeroll, "Y' worse than 'im and Chloe sometimes", She gave him a look which he retaliated with, "Ok, maybe that were a bit extreme..." In which the pair burst into a fit of giggles.
Chop then clapped, "Right, if I 'ave y' attention please. Johnny's just told me that there's a fair up the road and it's free. Which means, kiddos, time to hit the road".
Chloe hadn't realised that she'd fell asleep, until she heard a knock on the front door and woke with a startle. She frowned, wondering how someone had got into the block of flats without her buzzing them in. She swung her legs off the couch and made her way through the flat and to the front door, she unhinged the chain and swung open the door; to reveal Nelly. Chloe felt something kick at her chest, causing her to hide halfway behind the door; covering her bare legs, "Oh, hi, Nelly. Wha' are y' doin' 'ere?" Nelly smiled at her, eyes hungry, "Just came t' see me lad, he 'ome?" "No, sorry. He's on a campin' trip till Suday", Nelly sighed, faux disappointment within his voice, "Well tha's a shame. Mind if I come in?" Not waiting for her answer, he headed inside. In which she spoke to thin air, "Oh why won't y' come in?" Before closing the door, an uneasy feeling wavering in her stomach.
The gang had decided to be on the safeside and pack all their tents and stuff into the cars, just in case. They were soon packed up, given directions and on the road. An awkward silence fell between Rae and Finn as they drove, unsure of whether to turn the radio on or to leave it - they chose the latter.
"Finn, about last ni-" She was cut off by the walkie talkie crackling from the dashboard then Archie's voice, "Johnny, about last night-" Johnny snapped, "Leave it, Archie. It's been and done", Archie then huffed, "But it hasn't just been and done, look. I don't care wha' anyone else thinks, alright? So, wha'. We've slept together an-" "Archie, I said leave it as it doesn't matter, now. Alright!?" There was a pause, Archie or Johnny must've been sitting on the talk button. Rae and Finn shared a frown before Archie then sighed and snapped, "Weren't sayin' tha' last week though were y'?" Johnny then huffed, "Don't, Archie", Archie then scoffed, "So, wha' y' sayin' tha', tha' night didn't matter? Well y'know wha', I don't care who knows. Ok? I love y', Johnny and I know y' love me".
Which caused Rae and Finn's mouths to drop into an 'O' and suddenly, their situation didn't seem to matter anymore.