Student, Teacher Conference; Prolouge.

Paintball

It was a two hour drive into the middle of nowhere to reach the paintball field we had been booked into, I had stayed at Ales'x flat; of course telling my mum I was staying at Sam's. Alex was driving us there in the morning since we had to be there for ten, though Fraser was driving and popped over in the morning so we could follow in the car behind. i was nervous fo meeting the guys again and spending the whole day with them, I was worried I would slip up something about Alex and I's relationship or the fact I was still at school. We told them I was in education still and they took that to be college, of course they knew I was younger but they didn't know there was at least a six year gap...

"Hey" 

I shook my head and my eyes came back into focus, I looked over to see Alex looking at me, I blushed and gave a small smile, he gave me a sympathetic one.

"Stop worrying ok?" 

I nodded and looked out the window to see a turn in the road and in the distance a dark patch in amungst the trees; it was a cabin. I got a shiver down my spine remembering all the horror films Sam and Jo and the gang made me watch. 

"The guys won't talk about work or in your case college with us" He glanced at me again before turning onto the side road that would lead us to the eerie looking cabin.

"We're here for a break away from all that" He winked.

I felt a little more confident as he continued to reassure me. He spoke to me of other times he'd been paintballing and I felt so much better, we pulled into a car park next to the few other cars that were there. I spotted the guys kitted out in camouflage gear and I laughed and tapped Alex's shoulder once he turned off the engine. Glancing over he grinned and we got out of the car, i waved over to them as they did to us and I slammed the door closed. I went to the boot of the car to put my bag inside it when Alex opened it first. It took me a moment to realise what I was looking at that was inside but I laughed and pcked up the plumber suit and raised an eyebrow at him.

"You bought me a camouflage plumber suit?"

I felt my insides melt as he grinned at me once again and he wrapped his arm around me and pulled me to him.

"I wanted you to have the best protection"

I laughed and pushed him off me, shaking my head.

"I can't believe I'm doing this!" 

Alex grinned again and turned, that's when I noticed the crush of the gravel and turned to smile at the guys.

"Now! Melissa I don't mean to be sexist but!" Blair started as he reached into his pocket.

He pulled out a small tray and on that tray there was make-up; army make up.

"With you being a girl an' all, could you do my make-up for me?" He batted his eyelids.

We all laughed and I nodded, taking the paints and drawing lines across his face. Alex slipped into his plumber suit as I finished up with Blair's face paints, then turning to offer to do theirs. everyone was up for it so I did it for them, Alex being last, he then offered to do mine after i got my plumber suit on. I was a little embarrassed but didn't want to see like a spoil sport in front of his friends so I let him draw on my face. I opened my eyes and smiled up at him when he said 'done', though he pouted and gave me a funny look.