Zuri's POV:

Emma, Ravi, and I were entering Camp Kikiwaka to get signed in. Of course, Emma had to overpack! She stopped in front of a woman and asked, "Excuse me, sir. Can you have these delivered to my room?" .

The woman replied exasperated, "Geez! You don't shave your legs for one month and suddenly you're a 'sir'," .

Emma hasn't even looked at her legs yet, but she did not like what she saw when she did.

"Ravi Ross, a pleasure. You must be Ms. Gladys the proprietor. Thank you for letting Mrs. Kipling come to camp. I assure you, the odds of her eating any campers are very remote," Ravi said, reassuring Gladys.

"I would still hide the bite size kids," I interjected as a precaution.

"Aren't there supposed to be four of you?" Gladys asked holding four fingers.

I explained, "Our brother, Luke, got stuck in summer school. Probably because he can't spell either of those words,"

"Check cleared, don't care. Sign in my niece. Hazel, these are the Rosses," Gladys said, introducing us to a girl with a blonde bobcut. "I met your parents right here when we were sixteen. Your dad was a stone-cold fox. (growls)," she growled.

I recoiled in disgust and commented, "Could've gone my whole life without hearing that,"

"My aunt's always talking about your mom. She hates her," Hazel bluntly stated, much to our shock.

Gladys said, "With every bone in my body, including my artificial hip. I loved your father, but your mom stole him from me. Plus the title of Best Counselor and any chance I ever had at having a happy life!"

"No offense, but you guys are the worst welcoming committee ever! Note to self: Start digging escape tunnel tonight!" My older sister said as she typed on her cellphone.

"By the way, phones aren't allowed at camp. Hand it over," Gladys instructed Emma holding her hand out.

"(scoffs) No! Back off, mister!" Emma protested as she wrestled with Gladys and Hazel for her phone.

In our cabin, there was an Asian-American girl surrounded by books. From what I've gathered from her records, her name is Stephanie Chen, daughter of world renowned scientist Prof. Chen. Nicknamed Tiffany.

"Shhhhhh!!!! I'm studying for Ultra National Spelling Bee. If I don't win, my mom won't let me come home. My brother lost last year, and I haven't seen him in ten months," Tiffany lamented, much to our surprise.

Another girl came out of the bathroom and said her name was Lou and she was our camp counselor.

"Welcome! I'm Lou, camp counselor and head Woodchuck in charge. (chitters)" Lou introduced and gave Emma a bone crushing hug.

"I'm Emma. I'd hug you back but you just separated my shoulder," Emma groaned holding her shoulder.

"Oops, my bad. We'll make you a sling in arts and crafts. So, you're my new counselor in training? Let the training begin. SIT!!!" Lou yelled, scaring Emma . "JK! No, seriously. Sit or you're going in the crate. JK again! I'm all about the JKs,"

" LOL. OMG! " Emma nervously said as Lou sat on her bed.

"So, how many years of camp experience do you have?"

" None, "

"But you like kids, right?"

"Not really. They're sticky, "

"Hello! Am I a sticky child to you, Emma Evangeline Ross? Because in case you forgot, I'm your kid sister!" I interjected placing a hand on my hip.

"Sorry, Zuri,"

" So, why do you want to be a camp counselor? "

"Oh, I don't. But my mom thought it would be good for me. I guess she was some sort of super counselor so now she expects me to live up to that,"

" Good luck! Christina Ross is a legend around here. They say she could assemble a s'more in two seconds flat and her dream catchers actually caught dreams! " Lou said, fangirling over our mother's teenage accomplishments.

"She caught mine!" Gladys called as she walked by the window.

Where did she come from?

"And mine! I should be in Milan for Fashion Week but instead I'm stuck here picking bugs out of my teeth," Emma complained.

"Nature's popcorn! Speaking of fashion, I hate to brag but, I'm a cover girl,"

"Really?" Emma asked Lou curiously.

" Yep. 4-H Digest, the big fall flea and tick issue, ". As soon as she said that, Lou started doing weird poses, creeping me out.

" If we run fast enough, we might be able to catch the limousine, " I whispered to Emma.

That night at the campfire, I bumped into the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my whole life. She had black and blonde hair, hazel eyes that had golden flecks, blue eyeshadow, and a golden headband with an emerald flower in the middle. I immediately felt a hot blush rise to my face as I helped her up.

"I'm so sorry about that. I didn't see you there. I'm Zurianna Ross, but just call me Zuri. What's your name?" I asked hiding my blushing face.

"My name is Solara. Princess Solara, daughter of the Empress of China. Just call me Solara. Nice to meet you, Zuri," the now named Solara introduced.

"Nice to meet you too, Solara. Is it alright if I call you Sunrise? Your hair and eyes remind me of the sunrises I saw as a child," I explained as the blush on my face cooled down.

"Sunrise, I like it. Then, I'll call you Cocoa because your skin reminds me of hot chocolate on cold winter days," Sunrise replied. I like the nickname Cocoa, because it feels sweet like her voice.

"Want to sit next to me around the campfire?" I asked nervously. To my surprise, she smiled brightly and we found seats on one of the logs.

The next morning was the obstacle course. But, Emma almost got shot with an arrow. I turned around and saw Hazel was behind it.

Later, Hazel threw a ball at Emma and made her fall into te mud. Everyone was laughing at her!

"Shut up! Because it's not funny! You wouldn't be laughing if one of you were the person who fell in the mud! This camp is supposed to be about friendship and trust! How can Emma trust anyone of you or want to be your friend if you're using her misfortune for your own personal amusement?!" I snapped defending my sister, and getting everyone to apologize to her.

"Thanks, Zuri. And Xander, I'm better than those worms I just fell on," Emma answered Xander as he wiped her face.

Lou turned to Hazel and teased, "A pretty girl covered in mud and you thought he wasn't going to like that?! What's next, you hand her a tray of hot wings and have her turn on football?"

Hazel walked away pouting, and Emma came back to the cabin to properly clean herself up.

"I can't believe there's still mud in my ears!" Emma complained as she walked out the bathroom and sat on her bed.

"Lucky you! At least have don't have to listen to Tiffany's violin. Give it a rest!" I screamed at my bunkmate.

"Stop screaming at Violet! She's very high strung!" Tiffany explained from her book fortress.

"Today was a disaster. Instead of being a super counselor like Mom, I'm the lamest CIT ever," Emma groaned as she dropped her towel .

Lou walked over to her and said, "You are not. You're much better than my last CIT, Tammy. She took the kids to let the hibernating bears,"

"Bears don't hibernate in the summer," Emma retorted.

"Exactly. It was a lot of paperwork," Lou cringed.

"Okay? But I was humiliated in front of the whole camp. Plus, Hazel's never going to let Xander near me," she explained.

"At least not while you're still breathing! Sorry, that sounded much more supportive in my head," Lou apologized , after seeing the face Emma gave her. Then, a paper airplane flew threw the window and onto Emma's bed.