Warnings: None

Word Count: 1392

Author's Note: I can't tell all of you how excited I am for today's chapter! I tried out something a little different and I think you're going to get a kick out of it :) Enjoy day six!

*     *     *

"Everyone have your bandanas on?" you asked, looking around at all the girls.

"Aye, aye, captain!" one of them called.

"Ok, everyone get your hands in! On the count of three, we'll do a 'Go Cheetahs!', ok?"

The girls nodded and put their hands in the middle. You nodded to Jenna, who began the countdown.

"Three, two, one..."

"Go Cheetahs!" you all cried in unison, throwing your hands into the air.

"Destroy blue team!" one of the girls added with a scream.

"But in a fun, sportsmanlike way!" Jenna said, giving the girl a pat on the back.

You all dispersed across your side of the field. Josh and Brad were still huddled with the boys in their cabin, probably deciding on a strategy. On the sidelines, the rest of the cabins were patiently waiting for the start of the game or refueling with one of the many snacks that the supervisors had laid out for all of you. Capture the flag was easily one of the biggest events of the week.

"Wrap it up, blue team!" the referee called.

"We're ready!" Josh said as the rest of his team scattered.

"Ready, yellow team?"

"Ready!" you called.

"Ready, blue team?"

"Ready!" Josh answered before locking eyes with you.

"And..."

The whistle blew and people took off in every direction. You had been tasked with leading offense, so you started to move towards the middle of the field, scanning for any openings that would lead you to the opposing team's flag.

It wasn't long before you were presented with your first opportunity to make a run for the flag. While most of the boys were distracted, you made a sprint down the field. By some miracle, you managed to snag the flag and start your way back down the field. People on the sidelines were cheering you on. Your fellow teammates were watching you anxiously. The middle mark was just a few yards in front of you.

"Not so fast!"

You were stopped by someone tagging your shoulder. Of course, given your complete lack of balance, you lost your footing and once again found yourself falling towards the ground. Thankfully, the stranger managed to wrap an arm around your waist and pull you on top of them, making your landing a lot less painful. Of course, this also meant that you were right on top of...

"DJ Spooky," you muttered, glaring down at the brown-eyed boy beneath you.

"You didn't think you were going to win that easily, did you?" he grinned.

"A girl can dream."

Josh's arm was still wrapped tightly around your waist, and for a moment you forgot that you were in the middle of an intense game of capture the flag. Your teammates were still yelling wildly about the flag that was balled up in your hand.

"Y/C/N?"

"Huh?"

"Are you going to get up?"

"Right, sorry."

You used your free hand to push yourself back up to a standing position. Josh did the same and brushed the dirt off the back of his shirt.

"I believe you have something of mine?"

You reluctantly handed over the blue flag. Josh grinned and gave you a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

"Nice try."

You rolled your eyes and jogged back over to your side of the field before one of his other teammates managed to tag you and send you to the jail.

After ten more minutes of running around the field and attempting to sneak the flag back to your side, the blue team emerged victorious. The girls on your team sulked a bit, but were quickly cheered up by offers of fruit juice and delicious snacks. You all took a seat on the sidelines to watch the rest of the tournament.

The blue team eventually emerged champions of the tournament, and Josh wasted no time in gloating. He immediately hoisted up a couple of the boys from his team and paraded them around the field as they chanted a variety of creative rhymes. You had to admit, they had come up with a pretty solid strategy.

Josh eventually caught up to you as you were making your way back to the cafeteria for dinner.

"Hey, Y/C/N," he smiled as he fell into step with you.

"Hey, DJ Spooky. Congrats on the win."

"Thanks, I can't wait to rub this one in Vulture's face."

"I'm sure he'll love that."

"Yeah," he laughed. "Anyway, there's actually something I've been meaning to ask you."

"What is that?"

"Well, you know how we have free time after the bonfire tonight?"

"Sure."

"I was just wondering if you wanted to go stargazing with me?" he shrugged.

"I'm not really sure what I'm going to do yet, but I'll keep your offer in mind," you smiled.

"Great. Now if you excuse me, I better go find Brad before he gets mad at me for being gone too long."

"Later."

*     *     *

The bonfire burned bright in front of your eyes, illuminating the faces of all the camp-goers that sat around it. Jenna was next to you, holding one of the girls from your cabin in her lap. Tyler and Josh had just finished performing a camp song for all of you, and it was getting harder to ignore the fact that camp was coming to an end.

Thankfully, the night was far from over.

Tyler walked over and took a seat next to you. By some miracle, Poppy was currently distracted by a game of blob tag that had started in the nearby field, so she didn't have any comments to make about him coming to sit next to you. He rested his ukulele in his lap and turned to you.

"Hey, Y/C/N."

"Hi," you smiled. "Nice job on your performance."

"You liked it?"

"Was that not obvious?" you laughed.

"Guess not."

You let silence fill the air between you. Sometimes it was just nice to be around people whose company you enjoyed without talking about anything. Of course, silence never seemed to last long at camp.

"I actually have a question for you."

It wasn't the first time you had heard that today.

"What's up?"

"Well, um, would you want to go down to the lake during our free time tonight? I haven't had a chance to go and it would be cool if you came with me."

"I'll consider it," you said, thinking back to Josh's offer. "I haven't decided what I want to do tonight yet."

"Alright, that's fine."

You nodded and turned back to the fire. Tyler shifted a little so that he could lean back on his hands, which conveniently involved resting his arm against yours. Unfortunately, you were hardly able to enjoy the physical contact before your attention was being demanded by one of the girls.

"Y/C/N! Come play blob tag!"

Knowing that refusing the demand would only result in a lecture from one of the supervisors, you turned to Tyler with a frown. "I'm sorry."

"No worries," he said, waving a hand at you. "Just come find me later if you want to take me up on my offer."

"Will do."

*     *     *

You waved to all the kids as they followed the supervisors off towards the other side of camp. The bonfire had finally ended and now they were being taken on a night hike - one of the many traditions of the summer camp. Since the supervisors were watching all the kids, it meant that you and the rest of the counselors finally had some free time.

"Finally," Jenna sighed, showing the first sign of annoyance all week. "I've been needing this break since Tuesday."

"Me too," you laughed.

"Well, I think I'm going to go find Mark and Brad. I've hardly had a chance to talk to them all week and there's lots of catching up to do."

"You do that. I've got my own plans," you grinned.

"Yeah, with your camp crush," Jenna teased, giving you a light jab in the ribs.

"Hey! You said to make the most of our last year here, and that's exactly what I'm doing."

"I'm so proud. Now go find him before you run out of time!"

You took a deep breath and headed towards where he had told you to meet him. Your heart was pounding in your chest, but you were excited.

*     *     *

What will you choose? Stargazing with Josh or The Lake with Tyler?