Chasing Blue

-FOURTEEN-

-JJ's P.O.V-

The group of teenagers stood clutching their bags and suitcases, some with smiles though some others with miserable frowns littering their extensions. The camp adviser stood before them with a welcoming smile on his face, he let out a breath clasping his hands in a solid clasp and rubbing them together. "Right lads, I'm Angelo Smit," He began, his thick Australian accent echoing around the small canteen of the camp sight.
"I'll be your adviser for the next three days, We've gotta bunch of activities lined up." Angelo turned around and picked up a sheet of paper off of a bench that the students would soon be eating off

"Today we're gonna get settled in and do a lil' bit of archery after dinner, then tomorrow morning after breakfast we're going to go map reading and that evening we'll make a campfire and eat marshmallows and all that cliché shit. And finally on Wednesday we will probably have a game or two of capture the flag before you go back," He read quite glumly from the schedule in his hands. It seemed as if he was bored with what he was saying, as if he'd said it 100 times before. He also seemed rather experience when it came to dealing with children, as not once did anyone speak up. He all of a sudden looked to a picture frame on the wall, the frame holding a picture of a beautiful sunset. He studied it for a second before walking over and adjusting the frame so that it stood straight.

The room was silent as he spoke. He doesn't look like the type of guy who you wanna tamper with. He's at least six foot five with a bald head and strong looking build. JJ could've sworn that his arms were the size of a small watermelon.
He turned around once he was done putting his fists on hips before speaking once more. "Our tents hold two people max, so pick your partner and go find a tent that has been set up around the site, don't go too far away. And for ya horny buggers, yes boys and girls can sleep together. But there will be checks so if you do get frisky, make sure you're not caught," He told the campers before turning his back to them and having a private conversation with the two teachers positioned behind him. One of them being the geography teacher.

Everyone started buzzing as they picked their tent buddies. Two excitable girls started jumping and screaming next to JJ. He wanted to tell them to shut up but instead he just put his hand over his ears to block out the noise of their high pitched voices.

"JJ! Let's share a tent," Claire grabbed his forearms and pulled him closer to her. She flashed her pearly white smile of hope at him. He felt bad for rejecting her but he didn't come on this shitty camping trip to share a tent with the girl who'd no doubt force him to spent time with her elsewhere. He came for Blue.

JJ smiled apologetically at his friend. "I'm sorry, I already told someone else I'd share with them."

Claire scoffed. "What? Another girl? You're going to pick another girl over
Me? I've been by your side since we were kids, JJ, and lately you've be treating me like crap!" She shook her head and looked down seeming rather disappointed.

Admittedly, JJ did feel a pang of guilt at her words. Maybe Claire isn't the nicest person but she's always nice and has always been nice to him. "I'm sorry, Claire, you're right, I'll make it up to you, I promise," He apologised.

She sighed. "Okay, thank you," she reached up and planted a gentle platonic kiss on his cheek. JJ didn't grimace as he would've done before as this wasn't the first time she's done something this intimate, and considering how upfront Claire was, if she had an attraction to him she would've said it years ago. He sighed in relief as she sauntered off in search for a new tent buddy.

He tried to distract himself from the girl who thinks she's the damn queen by searching for Blue. He wasn't hard to spot. His blue hair and large smile came to JJ's vision as Blue came over to him. "Ready to find a tent?" Blue asked.