Author's Note: My first multi-chapter D&J. I'm a little nervous. This will probably be really long and rather angsty.

There will be appearances from: Craig&Eric, Mindy, Thorton, Megan, Crazy Steve, and probably more.

Disclaimer: As much as would love to own these boys, I don't know. I own nothing at all.

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It's been a lazy Sunday, the kind of day Josh has come to love. It's the kind of day when noon becomes midnight before he's really had a chance to get anything done. It's the kind of day that wasn't possible before Josh caved into senioritis, and Drake's constant pouting. It's still a little weird to not spend the day outlining chapters and proofreading essays, but Josh has to admit there's something appealing about just lounging around all day. There's something weirdly peaceful about watching his DVRed Oprah episodes while Drake finds cords on his guitar and jots down lyrics, humming to himself as he does.

The most exciting thing he's done all day is lost to Drake in 'Guitar Champion-' twelve times. Although, ducking the water-balloon-booby trap Megan had set up in their bathroom had been exciting too, in an irritating sort of way. That was a few hours ago and now it's approaching midnight and they're sitting on the couch, just talking. They're still wide-awake, and with all the candy and soda they're consuming, they may never get to sleep. Josh doesn't really mind, in fact sometimes it still amazes him. If you had told him, three years ago that he and Drake would be close enough to do this, to stay up all night talking and laughing and just being this comfortable around each other, he probably would have turned eight shades of red and possibly even cried. He would have been a spazzy, dorky little mess. Which, would have set back the whole, 'be friends with Drake thing' he was so desperate for in those days. So he takes another gummy worm and starts another story, grinning at Drake the whole time.

"So then I told dad I was never going back to Computer Camp again!" Josh finishes, taking a sip of his drink- half Mountain Fizz, half root beer.

"Computer Camp?" Drake asks raising an eyebrow and popping a gummy worm into his mouth.

"I started this story like three minutes ago- that's all you got out of it?" Josh asks rolling his eyes.

"No I heard you, something about eye strain? Whatever." Drake says.

"I said nothing about-" Josh starts, but Drake cuts him off.

"But ok, dude seriously how many camps have you gone to?" Drake asks, taking a sip of his drink.

"What?" Josh asks, thrown by the question.

"Ok there was like, canoe camp, and bird camp and improve comedy camp and that camp with the scary counselors, and now computer camp? That's like a billion camps." Drake says.

"Actually that's five." Josh says, rolling his eyes.

"Oh whatever. You get my point." Drake says, arching an eyebrow.

"I went to camp every summer for like all of elementary school and junior high, I guess it adds up." Josh says.

"Why?" Drake asks, looking vaguely appalled and reaching for another gummy worm.

"Didn't you ever go to camp?" Josh asks, slightly annoyed.

"No." Drake says.

"Never?" Josh asks grabbing the bag of gummy worms out of Drake's hand.

"No. Never." Drake says, "Camp is like school, only in the summer. Gross."

"Camp is an enriching way for young people to spend their summers!" Josh shoots back.

"Yeah, young dorky people." Drake says.

"I will have you know there were some very cool people at canoe camp!" Josh snaps, throwing a gummy worm at Drake's head. Drake swerves his head and catches the worm in his mouth, grinning.

"Sure there were," He says, sucking the gummy worm into his mouth and making Josh's stomach jump a little, in what he'd like to think is disgust.

"There were!" Josh insists, and Drake laughs.

"Whatever dude." Drake says getting up off the couch for more soda, "so you really just like camps huh?"

"I guess." Josh says, finishing the last of his drink so they can refill, "plus I mean, in the summer my dad had to work, and I couldn't stay alone, after you know-" Josh trails off, and Drake nods slowly, and put a comforting hand on Josh's shoulder for just a minute before sitting back down on the couch.

"So you've never just like, spent the summer chilling?" Drake asks, pouring himself a half glass of Mountain Fizz.

"I guess not," Josh says shrugging and holding up his cup, "Is that what you did in the summers? When you were a kid? Chilled?"

"Yeah. Mostly. Chilled, taught myself to play guitar, started a band, wrote songs, dated girls." Drake says. "Ready?" he asks holding out his glass.

"Ready." Josh affirms, grinning as they mix their drinks, they clink their glasses in a toast, instinctively, and Josh's grin grows broader. "Isn't that what you do all year round?" he asks, taking a sip.

"Well yeah, but see, in the summer? No one yells at me for it, or tries to make me- do work," Drake says, shuddering.

"I like work." Josh says, grinning and eating another gummy worm.

"I know," Drake says, grimacing, "But you're getting better."

"Getting better?" Josh asks.

"Well yeah, now I can get you to send a whole Sunday sitting around with me, not running around all spazzy doing homework." Drake says.

"It's April of senior year. My classes are pretty much done. I have time to just sit around with you. Although I should probably be doing something useful." Josh says.

"But you're not" Drake says in a singsong tone, snatching a gummy worm.

"No. I'm not." Josh admits.

"That's cause I'm irresistible." Drake says, waggling an eyebrow suggestively.

"Oh yeah. That's it," Josh says, rolling his eyes.

"Besides anytime spent with me isn't wasted. It makes you cooler." Drake says, grinning.

"What? By osmosis?" Josh asks and Drake blinks at him scowls a little, "You have no idea what osmosis means do you?" Josh asks.

"No." Drake says, pouting.

"It means-" Josh starts, but Drake cuts him off.

"Yeah. Don't care." Drake says.

"Right. Wouldn't want you to learn something on a day off." Josh says, rolling his eyes.

"Exactly," Drake says, either missing or ignoring Josh's sarcasm. Josh sighs, "What?" Drake asks taking another sip.

"Nothing," Josh says affectionately, shaking his head. Drake smirks.

"Seriously dude, you should try it." He says.

"Try what? Coolness via osmosis?" Josh asks.

"No-" Drake starts, glaring at him, "I don't think so anyway. I meant spending a summer chilling."

"How am I going to do that?" Josh asks.

"You could do it this summer, no creative writing classes, no camps, you could just have fun. We could have fun!" Drake says, sitting up taller, eyes lighting up in excitement.

"What?" Josh asks.

"You and me, we should spend the summer just doing nothing. We can hang out, play video games, maybe take some road trips. Just us." Drake says, practically bouncing with excitement.

"But I have to-" Josh starts, and Drake cuts him off again.

"No you don't. Think about it Josh, you're leaving for college the fall, don't you want a summer to like... recharge?" He asks, grinning.

"Well ok yeah but I promised Mindy-" He begins, and Drake snorts, "What?" He asks, narrowing his eyes.

"Mindy," Drake says, his tone hovering between amusement and disgust.

"She is my girlfriend! I have to spend time with her Drake. You know I really wish you wouldn't talk about her like that!" Josh says and he's winding up to yell, but Drake puts a hand on his mouth to shush him.

"Chill." He says, smirking slightly, "I know. 'Mindy is awesome'" He says mockingly, "I know, and whatever, but why does that matter?" he asks.

"She wanted us to take classes together." Josh says, slightly mollified, although it's probably more from the tingle Drake's hand has left on Josh's mouth than from what Drake actually said. Which can't be at all healthy, but Josh is no mood to linger on that.

"Classes?" Drake says, sounding horrified, "why?"

"Fun classes!" Josh says.

"No such thing." Drake says rolling his eyes, "No seriously dude, we should spend the summer being young and irresponsible."

"That's how you spend everyday." Josh says.

"I know, but it's more fun if you do it with me." Drake says, pouting up at Josh, eyes huge under his hair.

"Drake-" Josh starts, feeling his resolve weaken already. Sometimes he's not sure why he even bothers to fight with Drake, he always loses in the end.

"Come on! You know you want to." Drake says.

"I have to work, I'm assistant manager!" Josh protests.

"When you're not a work, and you make the schedule now, you can take long weekends for road trips. Dude- when are we ever going to have a chance like this again?" Drake asks, putting a hand on Josh's knee for emphasis.

"I guess I could, maybe," Josh says, rambling a little, and Drake beams.

"Awesome!" He says throwing his hands in the air.

"But Drake, not everyday ok? I mean I do have to get things done and I-" Josh begins.

"Uh huh," Drake cuts him off, "So I'm thinking we can spend a couple days in LA, and then maybe we can down to Mexico, and Trevor says there's this hotel out in desert that everyone should see. Oh and my band has some gigs but you were going to come to those anyway right?" Drake says, words coming out in an excited steam totally ignoring Josh's weak protests.

"Of course," Josh says sighing, maybe one day he'd learn to say no Drake, but for today he's happy just to smile and get caught up in Drake' excitement.