Hey guys this is a new story I thought of! So tell me what you think.
It will be in almost everyone's POV.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters.
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APOV
It was the first day of summer and my mom signed me and my brothers up to go to camp. Camp Hale, to be exact. I looked down at my watch. It was 9:45. The buses leave in 10 minutes.
"Do you know where you're going?" my mom asked us.
"Yes, mom" my brother, Edward, says, rolling his eyes "we know how to read. We're all on the same bus. The sign says 'Girls & Boys 15 thru 19,' and since that's all of us, that's where we're going. Unfortunately."
Edward is not happy about being shipped off to Camp Hale in Forks, Washington for eight weeks. He'd much rather stay in the city, free to spend the summer as he pleases, playing his piano. Unfortunately for him, he can't play the piano when he is being sent to a summer camp filled with spoiled rich kids, just like us. Except for spoiled. His words, not mine. I'm perfectly happy to spend the summer with spoiled rich kids. No, wait, that didn't come out right. What I mean is I'm perfectly happy to be going to camp, because I'm perfectly happy doing anything these days. Jumping-on-couches-like-they're-trampolines happy.
Even if Jasper doesn't fall in love with me this summer-yes, Jasper Hale, the hottest guy I know and, I should mention the love of my life, is going to be at Camp Hale, since they own it-so what? It will be his loss.
Where is he anyway? I thought. I step up on my tiptoes and look into the busy street. The six waiting buses are supposed to be picking up all the camps. Unfortunately Jasper and his sister, Rosalie, don't seem to be one of them. I know they're going to camp. He told me to sign up.
My dad grabs me in a hug "you three are going to sit together, right?"
"Yes, dad, we'll sit together" I say from under his arm. I grab my bag and stand by my brothers. My dad smiles and turns to my mom. I quickly turn away so I don't see them.
"Ugh" Emmett says "can you please stop smooching in public? It's going to make me carsick"
"Bus sick" I correct him, and cringe.
My mother turns to us "Edward, Emmett" she says "you'll keep an eye on your sister this summer, right?"
"Hey!" is it normal that my mom is asking them to look out for me? I think not.
"I want them to make sure you're okay" she tells me
Whatev.
"Have fun guys" dad says, giving us one more hug.
"Take care" I say while tugging on Edward and Emmett's wrist. "Let's go"
"Have fun and remember to write home"
"We will!" I sing as I get closer to the bus. Time to get this party on the road.
My moms face starts to sadden "bye guys. Love you"
"Love you!" we all say before giving her one more hug.
"I'll miss you" my mom says, her voice cracking.
Aw. Oh, no. Itchy eyes! Itchy eyes! Don't, don't…
"We'll miss you, too" Emmett says, as I burst into tears.
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"Name?" asks the gum chewing girl standing in front of my way to the bus door. She's chewing like a cow eating grass in the meadow.
"Alice Cullen"
Chomp. Chomp. "How old are you?"
"17" I tell her
"You're an oldest Lion, then"
Rawr? "Alrighty"
She sighs and ticks off my name. "I'm Victoria, your unit head"
What the heck is a unit head? I wonder. "Hello, Unit head Victoria" I say bubbly.
She studies her clipboard and sighs yet again "you're going to be in bunk fourteen. And who are you?" she asks Emmett.
As Emmett and Edward introduce themselves, I skip up three steps into the hot bus. The backseats are filled with sweating and chatter teenagers, all of them who abruptly stop talking the second the see me. They look me up and down-I have no clue why, since every girl has the same assigned light blue Camp Hale cotton T-shirts and matching shorts- and resume their conversations.
Of course, at first I wouldn't wear any kind of uniform, but these aren't too bad. A little boring, but not awful. Scratch that, they kind of are hideous. The shirt says Camp Hale written in logs and underneath there's a drawing of a girl and boy in a canoe. The Welcome to Camp brochure explained that we'd have to wear it only today and during any out-of-camp trips.
Some of the seats in the middle are empty. I look for a place where we all can sit together. Thank goodness they're on the same bus. Just as I'm about to sit down, a brunette sitting three rows back stops talking to the two girls behind her, turns her head and waves at me.
I look behind me to see if she's motioning to some else. Nope, just me. Unless she's a nutcase who waves arbitrarily.
"Hi, there" the girls says "you can sit with me if you want."
The girl is smily and not at all loserish-looking. Her straight hair is tied into a low ponytail. "Sure" I say, sitting myself down next to her on the sticky leather seat, my bad at my feet. Perfect! Edward and Emmett can sit in the two empty sits across the aisle. It will be like we're sitting together…except not.
"I'm Isabella, but you can call me Bella" she says
"Mary Alice, but just call me Alice" I tell her
"Jessica and Angela" she says motioning to the two girls.
"Hi" I say "what bunk are you guys in?"
"Fifteen" Jessica and Angela both say "you?"
"Fourteen"
"Me too" Bella says with a big smile.
"Alice!" Edward calls "I got us a place up here."
I turn to see Edward and Emmett claiming the front row "Edward, I'm sitting back here. Come join us" I say pointing to the empty row next to me.
Instead of coming over to me, my brother glares my way "I'd rather stay in front in case Em gets sick. It's less bumpy"
There is no way I'm moving from this spot "all right, but I'm right back here if you need me. My brothers" I explain.
"So" I began "is this your first-"
I'm interrupted by the Head Unit Victoria, who has motioned to the driver to close the door and is now looking nervously around the bus "you're all here right?" Victoria then points at each of us while silently counting "all right, you all seem to be here. Everyone ready?"
"We're ready" announces Jessica
Victoria smiles "ready to start the summer?"
The girls and boys around me all holler and applaud.
"Then let's get this bus rolling"
As the bus pulls onto the street, the girls cheer "yay!" I pipe in.
I lift my knees into the fetal position and place the soles of my white sneakers against the back of the seat in front of me "is this your first time?" I ask Bella.
"No way" Bella says "my third"
"Wow"
"I know. I started going when I was 14. My friend had been going to Camp Hale for years, and I begged my dad to let me come."
I nod
She gives me a big smile "so how did you hear about Camp Hale?"
"Through someone at school" I answer "is your friend still at camp?"
She shakes her head "not anymore. He's twenty-one" she explains "it sucks that he's not here actually. He was head staff. Hey, one of your brothers is motioning to you" Bella informs me.
I look up, and indeed Edward is frantically waving.
"Whats wrong?" I call to him.
Come here, he mouths.
Five minutes, I mouth, holding up five fingers, then turn back to Bella "sorry"
"Well, it was great when he was here. Our bunk never got in trouble for anything. Last year we were raiding the kitchen, and Leah, the head of Monkeys, caught us, but my friend begged her not to rat us out."
"Lucky. They must've been good friends for here not doing that."
She laughs "actually they hated each other. I don't know why. But a year later he started to like her and asked her out. They've been going out every since."
I smile "what was your friend head of?"
"Swimming and hiking" she says "your brother is trying to get your attention again. Is he okay?"
"I'll be right back" I tell Bella, then carefully maneuver my way down to the center of the bus and into the seat between Emmett and Edward.
Emmett is an alarming shade of green "I don't fell well. I think I might-"
And that's when he throws up all over himself, the seat, and me.
"Em…" I wined
Suddenly the whole bus is silent.
"You okay?" I ask
He nods then looks down at the ground.
"Oh, no" Victoria says "we have a puker. Stop the bus" she orders the driver. The driver turns off the highway and pulls into a gas station.
We mope our way into the gas stations bathroom, Edward right behind us. Once we lock the door, Emmett takes of his shirt and carries it over to the sink.
"Is it coming out?" I ask, stripping off my own shirt and wiping it under the faucet. Thank God for under shirts.
"God that was embarrassing" he tells me. I smile. This happened last year on our way to our grandparent's house. Emmett got sick and, of course, Edward and I had to sit right by him. I shudder at the memory.
He sighed "it's not coming out"
"Well, on the bright side, mine is" I say. He looks over at me and glares "sorry" I mumble.
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When we return to the bus, Victoria has already wiped up the mess and now looks more nervous that ever.
Emmett and Edward take their new seats in the second row "You staying?" Edward asks. I nod then take my seat next to Edward and rest my head on his shoulder.
And we're off again. Off to a not-so-good start.