Warnings: None

Word Count: 1834

Author's Note: I'm so excited for this little miniseries! And just to be back to posting again. School is almost over for the summer and I have so many exciting things planned, just you wait! Anyway, in the meantime, enjoy day one of summer camp :)

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"Y/N!"

You spun around at the sound of the familiar voice. A few feet away, Tyler Joseph was stepping off of another bright yellow bus, not unlike the one that you had just grabbed all your stuff from. He held his arms out and you went running over to hug him.

"How have you been?" he asked as he squeezed you tightly.

You stepped away and grabbed your suitcase again, "I've been alright, what about you?"

"Great. Really great."

"Hey, where's Josh?"

As if he had heard your question, Josh Dun came stepping off the bus carrying his own collection of bags. Upon seeing you, he dropped them and opened his arms for a hug as well.

"Y/N!" he cheered. "Long time, no see."

"Only about a year," you laughed as you pulled away.

"That's a long time."

The three of you grabbed your things and started down the hill that led to the camp together. It felt nice to be out in the forest again, enjoying the fresh air and summer breeze. Being a camp counselor for a week during the summer was something that you looked forward to every year.

"Are you guys excited to meet the kids tomorrow?" you asked.

"Are you kidding?" Tyler answered. "That's like my favorite part."

"Have you thought about what camp name you're going to use this year?" Josh chimed in.

"I think I'm going to stick with Y/C/N," you answered. "It's been my name for five years, so why change it now?"

"Yeah, I think I'm going to stick with DJ Spooky," he laughed.

"DJ Spooky," you repeated. "I don't know that I'll ever get used to that."

"What about you, Tyler?"

"Vulture," he answered plainly.

You nodded. It seemed a bit dark for a camp name, but you didn't question it. Ahead of you, the camp was just beginning to come into view. Your eyes landed on a familiar blonde figure standing at the bottom of the hill, surrounded by a couple bags.

"Jen!" you called loudly.

She spun around at the sound of your voice and held her arms out to you. You crashed into her, nearly knocking her to the ground with all the momentum you had gained from your downhill run. She laughed as the two of you spun around, holding tightly onto one another.

"How are you?" she asked, holding you at arm's length.

"Great," you grinned. "So happy to be back."

"Are you ready to have the most kickass cabin this year?"

"You know it."

You and Jenna had been cabin-buddies since you both attended the camp as kids. When you both became old enough to be counselors, there was no question that you two would be partners. Even as teenagers, the two of you were inseparable.

"Hey!" Jenna called to Josh and Tyler, who were about halfway down the hill now. They each waved down to the two of you.

"This is going to be the best year yet, I can feel it," you smiled.

Jenna leaned a little closer to you, "Are you going to finally admit your camp crush this year?"

"No, shh!" you said, swatting at her arm. "He might hear you!"

Every year, the counselors had a tradition of admitting their camp crushes to one another before everyone got on the buses back home. Despite the fact that you had been crushing on the same fellow counselor for almost three straight years now, you had never built up the courage to participate with everyone else.

"It was an innocent question!"

"Maybe," you said, already feeling your cheeks get warm. "I mean, we're going off to college next year, so I might as well, right?"

"Exactly." Jenna elbowed you in the ribs, but your attention was drawn away by Tyler and Josh.

"What cabin are you guys in?" Tyler asked.

"Five," Jenna answered, looking down at a piece of paper that she had no doubt been given by one of the supervisors.

"Isn't that the nice one?" you asked.

"Yeah, I may have done a bit of persuading," she giggled.

"What about you guys?"

"Not sure yet," Tyler answered. "We should probably go find the camp supervisor, Josh."

"Agreed. I need to meet up with Brad and figure out what we're doing."

"See you guys at dinner?" Tyler asked, pointing to you.

"Definitely," you grinned.

The two of them waved and walked off with their stuff. Meanwhile, you and Jenna headed across the camp towards your cabin.

"It smells so nice out here," Jenna commented. "I wish the camp was longer than a week."

"At least we get the added bonus of today without the kids!"

"Yeah, but that's spent setting up."

"Speaking of setting up, what activity are we in charge of this year?" you asked.

"Arts and crafts."

"Really? I haven't been in charge of that one before."

"Prepare to be covered in paint by the end of the day," Jenna laughed.

"You know, I don't think I'll mind."

Jenna pulled out the cabin key as the two of you neared the little wooden building. The door took a bit of work to get open, but with a bit of teamwork you managed to get inside. The decorations were simple, mostly just bunk beds with a small sitting area, but there was a little bathroom which was a nice added bonus. There was nothing worse than trying to find your way across camp in the middle of the night.

"This is nice," Jenna said as she set her stuff down next to one of the bunks. "Better than last year, that's for sure."

"Definitely. My legs were covered in mosquito bites by the end of that week."

"Oh, right! I had totally forgotten about that."

"What beds do you think we should take?"

"I was thinking these two. They're by the door and low to the ground, in case one of the kids needs us in the middle of the night."

"Good call."

You threw your stuff onto one of the lower bunks and took a moment to sit down and rest your legs. The rest of your day would be spent carrying equipment all over the place and getting everything ready for the kids' arrival tomorrow, so you would take any moment of peace that you could get.

"Alright, what do you say we get out there and see what they need help with?" Jenna asked.

You sighed and stood back up, "Let's do this."

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By the time that you and Jenna arrived to the cafeteria for dinner, your hair was plastered to your forehead with sweat and you felt like you might collapse at any moment. You piled your tray high with food and waited for Jenna to finish doing the same.

"Where should we sit?" she asked, looking out over the sea of counselors sitting at tables.

You took a moment to scan everyone, "Wait, there's the boys."

Jenna bumped your arm with her elbow as you two walked towards them. You simply shot her a look as a silent way of telling her not to say a word about your feelings.

"My lips are sealed," she whispered.

"Hey!" Josh smiled as the two of you sat down across from them. "I haven't seen you two all day."

"That's how the first day of camp goes," you laughed as you took a seat next to Tyler. "All work, no play."

"At least the rest of the week is basically goofing off," Jenna chimed in.

You took a long sip of water to alleviate your dry throat. It was nice to finally sit down and rest your legs, even though there was still more to be done after dinner.

"So," Josh began. "I have to ask..."

"Don't tell me we're talking about college already," you sighed.

"I just want to know what your plans are!"

"I'm starting culinary school in the fall," Jenna answered. "Figured I might as well make a career out of what I already love doing."

Tyler and Josh nodded thoughtfully for a moment before turning to you.

"What about you, Y/N?"

"Just community college," you shrugged. "I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do."

"What about you two?"

"We're just going to focus on music and hope it goes somewhere," Tyler laughed.

"Are you working on an album?" you asked.

"Yeah, we have something in the works," Josh smiled.

"Any more details?"

"Nope, that's all you get."

You laughed and tossed a fry at Josh. It hit him in the nose and fell onto his tray, but he still picked it up and ate it.

"Let me know when I can actually hear it," you said.

"Will do," Tyler answered.

You sighed and took a bite of your food.

"Jenna, I never asked, what's your camp name this year?" Josh asked.

"Still going with Daisy," she answered before taking a sip of water.

"Daisy, DJ Spooky, Y/C/N, and Vulture. The ultimate team," Tyler said.

"Speaking of teams, why aren't you two running the same cabin?" you asked.

Josh and Tyler shared a look before Josh spoke, "You can't compete if you're on the same team."

Jenna shook her head and laughed, "I can't believe you two."

"We're competitive people, what can we say?"

There was a pause as the four of you sipped on your drinks or took a bite of food. The conversations at other tables created a nice hum of noise to keep the silence from feeling too awkward.

"I can't believe this might be the last year we're counselors," Jenna said.

"It's just an excuse to make this the best year yet, right?" Josh added.

"I guess so."

"And our cabin is going to dominate at the end-of-week capture the flag match," Tyler chimed in.

"In your dreams, Joseph!" you said.

He turned to you and raised an eyebrow, but you simply narrowed your eyes in challenge. It only took a few seconds of eye contact for him to break and smile.

One of the supervisors walked over and placed a hand on your table, "Hey, y'all. Ten more minutes of dinner and then we have to get moving. There's still a lot to do and not much daylight left."

"Aye, aye, captain," Josh said.

The supervisor nodded at him before walking off to the next table. Ten minutes wasn't much time to finish your dinner and have a nice conversation with the boys and Jenna.

Dinner eventually ended and the four of you started to walk out of the cafeteria after dropping your dishes off. Just as you and Jenna were about to walk off in your own direction, one of the boys caught your eye. He smiled at you and gave you a little wave before turning and falling into step with his friend. Your stomach filled with butterflies and it was hard to keep the smile off your face.

Maybe they were right, this summer could be the best one yet.