~ Peach's POV ~
"Peach," someone shakes me awake. "Peach. We need to get ready."
"Huh?" I slowly open my eyes to see that the person who woke me up is Toadette.
"Wilderness backpacking today, remember?" she says. I check the time on my phone. It's 5 a.m.
"Why so early?" I whine.
"Well, we only got like six hours of sleep. Maybe you'd feel better if we slept at 9 last night like Daisy," Toadette states.
"Where is the weirdo?" I murmur.
"She went outside a few minutes ago, she's already prepared to leave. I am, too," Toadette replies. "Peach, I really think it's time for you to get ready now." Aww. I was about to fall asleep again. I'm not the kind of girl who wakes up after lunchtime, but I'm not a natural early riser either.
"Fine," I force myself to stand up and get ready to go backpacking.
We were informed of this in advance. Basically we'll all be taking a super long hike, one that's so long that we won't be back until tomorrow afternoon. I know this trip will be exhausting, but everyone is going to be in it.
I manage to stop myself from screaming when the especially cold shower water hits me, fully waking me up.
*later, at lunch*
After walking up a hill, we stop to eat. The provided lunch is pasta salad.
"Peach, is it okay if I stay with Mona for lunch?" Toadette asks me.
"Yeah," I answer. At least she told me first. If she didn't, I might think she's ditching me.
Well since Toadette's gone for now, I just take a seat on the grass. It's better than sitting on the dirt, in my opinion.
It turns out that I don't spend lunch alone. A brunette, grey-eyed girl sits next to me and even though I've never really talked to her before, I know her name is Pauline. We don't speak for a minute or so, focusing on our meals instead.
"Hi," Pauline lifts a hand towards me after awhile. "We've never actually chatted, but I think you know me as Pauline."
"Yeah," I shake hands with her. "And you know me as Peach."
"How are you?" Pauline asks.
"I'm fine, thanks," I answer. "You?"
"Same," Pauline says.
"Do you like this camp?" I question.
"Definitely!" Pauline states. "Do you?"
"Yeah," I tell her. "But, it would be better if my stupid cousin Daisy wasn't around." I think Pauline is really nice AND really pretty. I hope to be good friends with her.
As we continue eating, I notice that she constantly glances at the large group of guys that are several feet away from us.
"You like one of them, don't you?" I speak up.
"What?" Pauline immediately turns to look at me. "Umm... Yeah." Aww, that's cute.
"Would you mind telling me who?" I say.
"You seem trustworthy, so I guess I can tell you," Pauline replies, and then she says a name that I don't really hear.
"Who?" I ask.
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Camp Tanooki
Fanfiction21 young teens, all different from one another. 8 weeks, most definitely action-packed. 1 summer camp, which may not be as ordinary as one would think.
