Sometime in late summer. Anna (High School Years)

"I don't know if I can stand another minute of this."

"Buck up, soldier."

"I'm gonna die!"

"It's been one day!" I laughed, closing my book.

Chrom was taking to band camp as well as any new marcher would. We've been at the camp for a day and a half and he was already 110% done. I hoped to find some quiet during our rec time by reading beneath a tree, but Chrom found me within minutes.

He slouched against me, his head lulling onto my shoulder. "I knew that band camp would be intense, but not this much!" he groaned.

I gave him a dismissive hum, patting his sweaty blue hair. "You'll get used to it." I giggled as I peaked at him out of the corner of my eye. "If you're so tired, do back to your cabin! Your bed is much more comfortable than a tree."

He let out a short breath, adjusting himself to get more comfortable. "It's always rowdy in there, I wouldn't be able to fall asleep if I tried!" he sighed. "Besides, I'd much rather spend time with you."

My lips quirked into a smile. "You're such a dork!" I almost hated him for making me feel even warmer by his words. It was almost 90 degrees, for Naga's sake! 

"A very tired and sore dork, yes." He adjusted himself one more time and allowed his eyes to close. "Wake me up when it's time to do stuff."

"Chrom, I'm not going to be your pillow!"

My words were lost to him as he started to drift off.

"Chrom!" I seethed. "Fine, we'll do this the hard way." I picked up my water bottle and splashed it on his head.

He sputtered at the cool liquid dripped down his already sweat-drenched face. "Anna, what the hell?!"

My stomach ached as I laughed. "I'm sorry! But your reaction was priceless!"

"Why you... Fine. Two can play at this game!" He shook his wet hair like a dog, splattering me with water.

I shrieked, falling backward. "Gah! You jerk!" I went to dump the rest of my water on him, but he quickly grabbed my wrist, making the water splash on both of us.

We sat there in silence for a few moments. Then, we laughed.

"I still think you're a dork." I wiped some water out of my eyes.

"Yeah, I know," he chuckled. "I'm glad you're here. This would have been a thousand times more unbearable without you."

"I feel the same way," I smiled, standing up. "C'mon, let's dry off. I should probably refill my water bottle, anyway." I offered him my hand.

He took it and hoisted himself up. "Right, let's go!"

This time last year, I felt so alone. I had no friends and I shut everyone out. Now, I have this amazing dork in my life.

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Band camp sucks the life out of you and that's tiring. XD Anyway, I wanted the high school dorks to do something, so why not band camp? That's it for my July Prompts! I want to thank you all so much for reading and showing your support. It truly means the world to me. If you want to know what my next plans are, go to the next chapter and you'll find out! Once again, thank you. I cannot say that enough. Thank you so much for reading and look forward to the future!