Camp Universe (Pearlmethyst AU)

(Pearl) Outhouse

I walk pass Amethyst, making sure I don't look her in the eyes. What am I doing? Why am I upset... I start thinking to myself, trying to find an explanation. I was the one that hurt Amethysts feelings in the first place, and now I'm treating her like...like trash? I'm such a bitch.

I turn around to look at her once more. She's standing by the dumpster and looking at me. She looks sad. I turn back around. Why do I always do this to people?! Angry thoughts invade my head. I sprint down the path, then I pass the picnic tables everyone in camp sits at when they eat outside, and then I run onto a narrow path. No one sees me, thankfully it's still too early. This is the path to the outhouse. I slow down to a heavyish jog and then to a light jog and then all the way down to my normal walk. I stare a the dirt path passing beneath my feet. I don't feel conscious of walking anymore, it's like I'm floating, or like someone else is in control of my body. My head hurts, all these thoughts. UGH. As I walk I pass a boulder on the right side of the path, it's not in the open, it's hidden a bit in the brush. I walk up to it. "YOU BITCH!" And I kick it. Hard. "OWWWW!" I fall on my butt, getting dirt all over my shorts and thighs. I hold my foot, cradling it. I hear a light jingle right under me, probably just the key in my pocket. I haven't had an outburst like this in forever...Before I know what's happening, a wave of sobbing hits me. I roll over onto my side, my mind scanning everything that's happened this summer at camp. Amethyst has been trying for me, but I'm being such a bitch to her. She doesn't deserve this. She's so wonderful...

My face touches the dirt, it sticks to the tears on my face, I don't care. My foot is throbbing. My head is throbbing and my heart...my heart is throbbing too. I pull myself together and get back on my feet, I continue walking down the trail. I push away the pain that surrounds my foot. Seconds later I see the outhouse. Sunbeams make their way through the nearby trees, casting themselves on the outhouse, it looks more beautiful than it actually is. I stare at this random beauty; it's as if the pains inside of me dissipates. I sigh in relief. This moment is so beautiful, everything is so- I begin to think but just then a squirrel leaps from a tree next to me and dashes away. I hear a rustling in the shrubs and grasses from the direction where the squirrel came from. It wasn't a part of the path. Whatever it is, it can't be anyone from camp. My heart starts racing and I dart into the outhouse. The smell is horrible, as expected. I stare through a small hole in the door, I stare at the area I just hear the sound come from. What if this is how I die? I go to get the trash from the outhouse and I'm eaten by a hungry bear. Am I over-reacting? Oh god... I feel tears dripping down my face again, I touch them in confusion. I didn't think I was crying. I'm going to die here; my foot aching in pain which is my OWN damn fault. I'm going to die with a beautiful girl thinking I hate her... I grab the garbage bag in the outhouse, blindly. It's full, that's why I came here. My hand touches something thin and plastic. I groan in disgust. I tie the garbage bag shut and place it to my left. I take out a bag to replace it and I place it in the trash can, where it belongs. I stare through the hole in the door and I can tell the shrubs are hiding something. Maybe a wolf, a coyote, a baby bear?!! I calm my thoughts. I take a deep breath, trying to imagine the air is clean. It's not. It's putrid. I grab the full garbage bag with one hand and I hold the handle of the door with the other. I slowly creak it open and exit the outhouse. I scream at the top of my lungs, holding the garbage bag in front of me like it's armor. "Go away! FUCK OFF!" So much profanity, so much adrenaline pumping through my veins. My eyes are sealed shut, I shoot one eye open, preparing to become somethings breakfast. I swing the garbage bag in front of me using it as my defense. I open both my eyes. Out from the shrubs hops a mangey looking fox. It was going after the squirrel first but now it's got its eyes on me. It growls and its face tightens showing off its teeth. I don't know what to do. It looks like it has rabies. If that can drive animals insane and then kill them, could it do the same to me? I freeze, my mouth sealed shut. "Fuck off of my friend, you mangy mutt!!!" A voice yells from the path. Both me and the fox look. It's Amethyst. No NO No! Now it's going to get her! Quickly I throw the bag of garbage at the fox while it isn't looking. The fox yipes; pushes the bag off of itself and proceeds to darts into the woods, the same direction I saw the squirrel go earlier. We both stare in that direction, me and Amethyst. The sound of the fox running fades away.

 Finally, I take a deep breath. Have I forgotten to breathe this whole time? Amethyst runs over to me and hugs me softly. "P, we're always supposed to have a buddy when we travel on the paths," She pulled away to look me in the eyes. "Remember?".

"Yes. Amethyst, I remember" 

I leaned in and kissed her on her lips. Her lips are so soft. I pulled away and hugged her again. Tears streaming down my face and cleaning off previous dirt. "Thank you." I hugged her tighter and she hugged back.