Summer Camp (Conman/ Kleinphy fic)

Chapter One: Arrival

Jared couldn't believe his parents were making him go to this stupid camp in the middle of no where. Not only was he stuck here for the entirety of his summer, but his cell phone and video games weren't allowed. What the hell was he supposed to do? Crafts? Hiking? Those were on the bottom of Jared's to do list by far, he'd rather spend his summer cooped up in his room playing on his Xbox until 3 am or maybe gouging his eyes out.

Both of those options sounded better than this.

The car finally pulled into a driveway, which was bumpy with potholes and dirt mounds. Jared sunk lower in his seat; he considered refusing to get out of the car. Jared's dad parked in front of the registration office and turned to smile at him.

"Here we are, champ." He grinned, running a hand through his dark hair. It was clear that he was aware Jared didn't want to be here. His mom, however, was oblivious to this.

"Ready for your awesome summer adventure?" She beamed, hopping out of the car.

"Yeah, sure." Jared grumbled, peeling himself off the leather car seat and stepping out into the blinding sun. Jared shielded his eyes, mumbling a string of curse words. His parent's lead him into the registration office, which turned out to also be the cafeteria.

Goody.

There was no line, which  Jared was a bit grateful for. A lady at the desk gestured them over and gave Jared a brief instruction of where everything was, though he was completely tuned out. As soon as his parents began filling out paperwork, he heard the door open again behind him. Turning back, he saw a familiar face.

"Evan?" He almost demanded. Evan gave him a small wave.

"Hi Jared." Evan smiled, taking a small step closer.

"See? Jared's here, so you have a friend." Heidi said excitedly, walking over to Jared's parents to fill out Evan's paperwork.

"Yeah." Evan echoed, fiddling with the strap of his duffel bag. "Jared, I didn't think you really liked outdoor summer camps?"

"Trust me, I'm not here by choice." Jared sighed, crossing his arms.

"Jared." His father glared, warning him. Jared rolled his eyes so his father couldn't see.

"You don't strike me as the camp type either, Ev." Jared shrugged. "I figured you'd be working to save up some money, so why are you here?"

"Well, first off they have the most amazing nature program." Evan's eyes lit up as he pulled a brochure for the camp out of his bag. "Nature hikes, canoeing, horseback riding, there's even going to be a week where we learn about all the different types of trees!"

"Man, that sounds lame." Jared chuckled, snatching the brochure to check it out.

"Jared, come here. They need you to sign some of the papers." His mom called.

After signing what felt like a thousand contracts that made sure the camp wouldn't get sued if he died, his parents left. After his mother had thoroughly kissed every inch of his face of course.

Gross.

So, he was left on his own. Except that he was with Evan. And the rest of the counselors and campers. But that just wasn't dramatic enough for Jared.

"Where's our cabin?" Jared asked, unfolding a map of the campsite.

"Well, uh, the cabins are separated by age and gender so we'd be in this region, I think." Evan gestured to a cluster of cabins on the map. "Um, I think it would be cabin F."