it's now or never. - benrius story ☺️

telling someone - ben's

After returning home, the campers had swore to each other to video call every Friday. They also swore to meet up with each other every 2 months on Mantah Corp island. Mainly because they knew Ben would miss Bumpy once they returned, and it would be like their little getaway from the modern world.

Well, that once every 2 months day was coming up. Every camper was packing for their week long reunion. Sammy and Yaz were still together in Texas, and Kenji and Brooklynn would video call each other every night. Ben and Darius, on the other hand, were still single and hadn't found anyone right for them.

Yaz was finishing up her packing for tomorrow, and then suddenly her phone began to ring. Yaz quickly grabbed her phone and answered it, not even looking at the contact of was ringing her.

"Go for Yasmina. Who's this?" She asked, holding her phone to her ear with one hand and folding clothes and putting them into her and Sammy's suitcase. "Uhh.. hey Yaz.." a voice said from the other side of the phone.

"Ben! Hey, what's up!" the 16 year old questioned more enthusiasticly this time. "Oh... you know nothing much, just packing." the younger boy said, "what about you?" his voice was shaky and he sounded nervous. Something was clearly wrong.

"Yeah.. just packing as well." Yaz responded with hesitation in her voice, "are you okay?" She asked, seemingly worried. "Who me? pfft- I'm ffiinnee..." Ben reassured, chuckling awkwardly to himself. "Uh huh." Yaz said through the line.

Suddenly, Sammy burst through the door covered in hay. "Hey, Yaz.. sorry for not helping much. You know how fussy Bessy can get when she runs out of food and water..." she apologized, sadly rubbing her nape. "It's okay, Sammy. I understand." Yaz smiled and kissed her girlfriend on the cheek.

Sammy looked down at Yaz's phone and curiously raised an eyebrow. "Who ya on the phone with?" she questioned. Yasmina's eyes widen, she had seemed to forgotten she had been on call with Ben. "Oh yeah! Sorry, Ben." Yaz apologized, putting the call on speaker and placing it on the bed next to the suitcases.

The taller girl's eyes widen, "Ben! Hey! Can't wait to see ya'll!" She exclaimed enthusiastically. "Hey Sammy! Can't wait to see you guys, too." Ben said, giggling to himself and smiling. Yaz began to pack again, but Sammy stopped her. "No, I'll do the rest. You've done enough." she smiled warmly and looked at her girlfriend.

"Thank you.." Yaz once again kissed Sammy on the cheek, then grabbed her phone of the bed. "Right.. why did you call me Ben?" She asked as she settled into a chair that was in their room. "Uhm nothing." he said nervously. "Nothing..?" Yaz questioned. In return, all she got was a 'mhm' from the other line. "Ben, you know you can tell us anything, right?" Yaz said, making sure that he knows that whatever he says is safe with them.

A sigh could be heard from the other side. "I-" he stuttered, "I like Darius." he finally stated. Sammy looked at Yaz with wide eyes and smile. She dropped everything she was holding and took Yaz's phone from her hand.

"Really??!!" she shouted excitedly, "That's awesome, Ben! You have to tell him!" she exclaimed supportively. Ben laughed nervously, "I know... that's why I called. I want to confess to him. I can't hold it in anymore. But I don't know how to tell him.." he told them.

Yaz stood up and took her phone back from Sammy. "I'm glad you finally came to your senses." Yaz chuckled. "What do you mean?" Ben asked curiously, generally confused. "Dude, you have liked Darius ever sense you came back from falling off the monorail. I could tell by the way you looked at him." Yaz said in a cocky tone.

Ben scoffed, "No.." Ben chocked. He could feel her glare through the call and sighed. "Okay. Maybe I did! But still.." he confessed. Sammy could be heard squealing in the background, "Yaz, we HAVE to help them get together!!" she giggled.

Yaz smiled at Sammy and turned her attention back to her phone. "You hear that "island boy"? We're gonna get you your man." she smirked. "It's island MAN." Ben said his face covered in pink.

A/N:
I'm not a professional author so my apologies if there are any grammar errors or anything else 🙏😭