A New Beginning

Chapter Four

"OH MY GOD ROMANOV! YOU'RE PREGNANT?!" Joann screeched as she ran into the cabin where Anastasia was calmly reading before a certain someone came flying in, only to disturb. Romanov's head whipped up from her book. She narrowed her eyes.

"Where in the heavens did you hear that?" she asked with a confused look plastered on her face.

"Um..everywhere? Honestly, I don't know how you didn't hear the rumors; it's all around the camp." Joann frowned as she skimmed the magazine on Julia's unmade bed.

No reply from Anastasia; Joann glanced to see her in thinking mode. She got up and wave a hand in front of Anastasia's face. Anastasia slapped it away, "I was just wondering how that got around, I'm not even dating anyone at the moment!" she sighed.

"Ah, it's alright! It'll die down. Most likely. I mean--of course it will! You have no idea what the last rumor about me said..." Joann winced, biting her lip. Anastasia put away her book without another word.

"Alright, I believe you but I want to know who started this mess," she finally replied, as she laced up her boots. Joann popped up and saluted Anastasia. "You can count on me to find the culprit!" Romanov chuckled and walked out the door to embrace the rest of the day with a smile. As the door shut behind her, Joann laid down on her bed and looked up to the ceiling. "Well, I guess I have work to do..." she whispered to herself.

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"Hey Whiting! Over here!" Julia yelled out across the mess hall. Joann grinned and picked up her pace as she walked over to the table with her tray in hand. Nodding a greeting to Romanov who was deeply interested in tonight's french fries, she plopped right down next to Elizabeth, making her jump a bit. "Pass the ketchup, pleaseeeeee," Joann asked Julia, stretching out the 'please'. The girls ate in silence until Matthew came along with some other guy. Joann glanced up and dropped the fries that were about to enter her hole of food consuming. "Oh my god. He's hot," she muttered under her breath. "Hmm?" Romanov curiously looked up. Joann had a point (this guy was incredibly handsome).

From the top, his light brown hair was just sitting on his head like a star on a Christmas tree, covering his eyes. His jawline was well set making it seem like he had a serious, determined look on his face. But when he flipped his hair, his dark brown, fudge eyes said otherwise. He was a bit taller than Matthew, who was about 5' 10".

Like his friend, this stranger was built and wore a light-gray, long sleeve shirt that hugged his sides and fit him nicely. Despite the autumn weather, he wore cargo shorts and black nike's. He had both hands in his pocket, but took one out when Matthew greeted the girls and indicated that he was a new camper.

"Hey, I'm Chad," he flipped his hair and Romanov heard Joann squirm in her seat. "Hey, I'm Julia. That's Anastasia, and in front of her is Elizabeth, and the one that looks like she's about to have a heart attack is Joann," Julia introduced them and grinned. Chad shook hands with everyone, even Joann, who looked like she preferred to just hold hands in general. "Well, I better give the tour, I would ask for help but I see ya'll are in the middle of dinner," Matthew sounded disappointed but managed a smile. Joann was about to argue when the boys got called away. They waved to the girls and raced out the mess hall to meet with the unknown caller. Joann started whimpering and Anastasia smirked. "Let's go, you guys," Bond yawned, "I'm tired--we should hit the hay." Joann laughed, "Alright, roll out autobots!" She quoted from 'Transformers'. The foursome strolled back to their cabin.

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"You know, he wasn't THAT cute,"Julia argued with Joann while pulling out a braid.