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Sunny never worried about setting up the tent or getting to work, as soon as they got to camp she was in her swimsuit and running toward the lake with Bastian's hand in hers, pulling him along. "Come on Bas!" she giggled as she ran. Every day she spent with him, she felt more and more confident in herself. It was nice for once.

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Bastian had developed a persistent cough since last week when he had accidentally dropped a jar of powdered doxy droppings in his dorm room, but maybe it was the fresh air or the company of the coolest girl on campus, but he was feeling much better.

"Do lakes not carry many parasites that eat your brain?" he called after her, slightly worried as he jogged along side with a grin.

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"Don't worry sniffles," she said reaching up to give him a little kiss on the lips. "If any parasites even look at you I'll scare them right out of the water!" she laughed.

"Are you feeling any better?"

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"Oh yes! I feel much better just spending time with you. I am sorry for all the time spent blowing myself up lately." He looked a little sheepish as he kissed the top of her head and stepped into the water up to his ankles with a grimace. "It's not as cold as I was expecting!"

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"Good!" she tried to ease in a little bit further, snuggling up to his side. "As long as you don't blow yourself up badly," she pouted a little. "I can take care of the little stuff like this but none of this sky high shit okay?" she poked his chest.

"Come on tough guy," she teased. "You can do better than that can't you?!"

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"I will always wear my parachute should there be a risk of a big explosion" Bas joked, grabbing her hand and kissing it before wading into the water with a wrinkled nose.

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"Good," she blushed as he brought her hand to his lips and couldn't help the little giggle that escaped. "You're such a gentleman. How did I get so lucky?" As much as she wanted to fling him into the water she urged herself to be patient, he had gone through his fair share of patience since they had been together. She slowly kept easing him into the water.

"Have you ever gone swimming in a pool?" she asked. "Sometimes people ease in because it's so much colder than the temperature of the air but if you just jump in, you get it over with quick and you don't have to suffer as long because your body gets used to it faster!" she explained.

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Already high and a few drinks in, Apple stumbled out of the wooded area and back into the camp clearing where most of the adults and some of the students were gathered around the fire pit. Apple plunked down on the log near Samir, he knew the older man spent quite a bit of time helping out in the divination unit in the school and his little sister was always going on about how cool Mr. Marciano was. Apple loved getting to know all the adults and since he hadn't spent much time in the divination department, it would be nice to just chat with him on a non-academic based trip.

"Hey man," Apple said looking over at him. "What's going on this side of the fire?" he grinned.

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Unfortunately, being a criminal mastermind meant you absolutely could not arouse any suspicion, which meant when Ichi had asked Samir to come along on the camping trip, he couldn't say no, no matter how much of a nightmare the whole thing was going to be. For one thing, mosquitoes loved him. Perhaps as some twisted karma? Either way, the back of his neck was itching like crazy despite the charm he had used, and he swatted at his arms as the baked kid came and sat next to him.

"Oh, well those girls are making s'mores. Maybe you should join them" he said with a forced smile.

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"Nah bro, s'mores man... I had like eight already. If I eat any more I'm gonna turn into the jet puff motherfucker," he giggled.

"What are you doing man? Enjoying the fire in all it's flaming glory? Must be great man, get to talk to the kids and enjoy the grounds without having to worry about class or tripping over Professor Davies," he laughed.

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Samir raised an eyebrow. "How can you eat eight of those things?" he shook his head and prodded the fire with a stick whilst the kid pretty much held up the conversation alone.

"Flaming... glory?" Samir narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "If you don't want to get busted you should stop that weird hippy talk" he joked, a slight smile cracking. "Its nice to be away from the smell of tea and patchouli" he admitted.

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"I had the munchies man and once you start eating s'mores and beautiful babes start handing them over to you, there's no way you can say no. I wonder if my lady thinks that's cheating. Food cheating... I don't know... she's pretty chill about the sorta stuff," he rambled.

Apple laughed and looked at the older man. "Yeah man, I'm on like strike twenty three with Ichirou about this sort of stuff. I aint very good at hiding it when I'm like... feeling real good," he giggled again.

"Davies is crazy about that shit though, huh? I think she's a bigger space cadet than me," he laughed. "Hey! You think she would smoke with me?" he laughed.

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Samir wondered how some weedy teenager managed to have a girlfriend when he couldn't even get the fucking guidance counselor to look at him. "There's no such thing as food cheating" Samir pointed out.

He chuckled at Apple's assessment. "Professor Davies has her moments of brilliance" he lied. If it were up to him she would be long gone. Past her prime. "Maybe you should ask her and find out" he offered jokingly.

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"That's kind of a relief man cause this chick is like..." he grinned and shook his head. "She's like the hottest chick on the planet and she's super funny and she actually likes me man. It's fuckin' weird. You probably get that all the time, right man? Like... why does this hot chick dig me," he leaned back and sighed. "Life is weird."

Apple laughed. "Not a bad idea man," he knew the older man was joking, at least he hoped he was.

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"I have yet to experience anything like ya so eloquently described" he drawled, grinning. "All I got is a secret fan club from some freshmen girls. Not to great" he said, drawing little lines with his stick in the ground. "But yer right about life bein' weird" he agreed.

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"A suave motherfucker like yourself? You've gotta be kiddin' me man. What hope does that leave for the rest of us?" he laughed, patting his s'more filled belly. "For a long time I always though I was the weird one but it's good to know someone else thinks the world is weird," he nodded.

"Few years ago some crazy shit went down and my mom went missing in the woods, some crazy skinwalker shit and I though... that shit's just legend man, like Native American folk stories that my dad used to tell to scare the pants off me and my brother but it was true man. What crazy kind of world is this man?"

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Ellie wasn't even sure how she had convinced Ace to come to the camp out and be social. It had taken a lot of pouting and she even had to promise crazy, nature sex... not she minded. It was nice to finally have a quiet night though and not worry about anything. Ellie was sure that Gemma and her cronies were far off enough that they wouldn't disturb the camp out at all so for once they could just relax.

She snuggled into Ace's side and looked up at him with big eyes. Not so bad, she signed to him. And you were complaining the whole damn time.

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Even though Ace was pretty reluctant to leave Bluebell and the school for so long, he had been dragged along into the wilderness only kicking and screaming a little. He'd never gone camping before, the whole experience was rather alien and he was quite convinced he was too old and battered to be sleeping in a tent, but Ellie was happy and seeing that kind of put him into a goofy state of... relaxation? When was the last time he had relaxed?

"Yeah well, I haven't got poison ivy on my ass yet" he joked, running a hand lazily through her hair.

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She grinned at that. "Well you know I would take damn good care of you... or Adamo could slather some ointment on there, he does have those gentle surgeon's hands," she teased. Ellie couldn't remember a time when she felt happier in the past few years. It was almost normal.

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Ace frowned and rolled ontop of Ellie, tickling her sides with a mischievous look. "Less of the homo-erotic subtext on my vacation" he whined, propping himself up on his elbows. When Ellie had first got home from hospital he had thought moments like this would never happen again, but it was destined. Nothing could pull them apart. If only her sister was out of the picture for good... He tried not to let his thoughts stray to work.

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Ellie made the tiniest of surprised sounds when Ace rolled over on her. She smiled up at him and ran her fingers through his hair, watching him. She never imagined they would be able to have such a blissfully normal moment. It made her heart swell and almost brought tears to her eyes. Gemma had nearly ruined this for them.

She stretched her neck up and pressed a kiss to his lips. "You're right, maybe I should ease up on that," she smirked. "I can be nice to you on your vacation... but you better get that serious look right off your face."

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Ace kissed her back before settling his head into the crook of her neck, pressing his eyes closed and trying to etch this into his memory.

"How nice?" he mumbled.

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She sighed contentedly and closed her eyes. With her finger tip she traced the words she had been dying to say onto his back; I love you. She let that settle in for a few minutes, wondering if he had even noticed the distinct pattern that her fingers had traced.

"I can be very, very nice to such a handsome man, especially one that smiles that way you do."

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"That tickles" Ace grumbled, laying his head against her chest to hear that familiar beat, he would never get tired of hearing her heart alive and well. Of course he realised what it meant, he felt like he might be able to float.

"You only want me for me body" he joked.

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"You're such a baby," she teased, running a hand through his hair.

Her chest rumbled into silent laughter. "Yes, and don't forget that scruffy, sexy beard of yours," she grinned. "The gruff mountain man has always made me weak in the knees... even if you don't know what you're doing in the mountains."

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Sasha was pretty drunk from the partying. The kids had managed to sneak off every night and crack open a few beers while the staff wasn't paying attention. He had stumbled around the woods for a long time talking to himself about what he was going to do.

"I am going to march up to that camp and I am going to pull her into my arms and I am going to kiss her right on the lips. If that jock asshole can kiss her then I can kiss her too. I am bigger than he is anyways," he grumbled as he smashed through the underbrush.

He finally made it to the camp and walked straight through the crowds of people who were still gathered around the fire but he only had eyes for the blue haired siren. Without a single word, he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to him. He looked down for one brief second before planting a kiss right on her lips.

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Faith had opted out of the shenanigans herself that night, instead chilling around camp with other hungover kids and pussies. She had just given some nerd back his gameboy when there was an almighty crash and Sasha bulldozed his way out of the woods. Before she could even ask him why his hair was full of leaves he had her tightly and was kissing her and her eyes shot open. Whether it was instinct or not, Faith wasted no time in dealing Sasha the hardest slap to the face she could muster when they finally broke free. The camp was deathly quiet as Faith stormed off into the woods at full speed.

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Sasha shouldn't have been surprised when she slapped him hard across the face but for some reason it still caught him off guard. Faith had never been a fan of public affection, what would make him think that had changed because he was drunk. It certainly didn't stop him from chasing after her into the woods.

"Faith! Wait!" he stumbled over himself as they crashed through the woods. He almost reached her when he tripped on a root and crashed to the ground. He fell hard and laid there for a few seconds. "Fuck," he grumbled from the dirt. "Faith I am sorry I just..." he couldn't even finish his sentence because he had no idea what he was trying to accomplish. "I am sorry," he grumbled, not even sure if she was still around to hear him. "I am a big ugly oaf with no social graces."

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When he had fallen she had stopped stomping and watched the sorry mess unfold. She made her way over to him, arms crossed over her chest tightly and looking down at him, tangled in the tree roots.

"You're a fucking idiot. But you're not ugly" she sniffed, coming out of the shadows to kneel by his head. "You're a stupid fuck" she reprimanded him, shoving his chest before ducking down and kissing him chastely on the lips. "Fuck you!" she yelled, confused, before kissing him again, this time more forcefully.

What a situation. She was mad at him, but he had finally made a move and stopped being a pussy about it. But he was drunk, so did it even count?

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He was relieved when she stooped down next to him and almost lost his breath when she kissed him. He forced himself off the ground into sitting position and pulled her into his lap, still kissing her. He should have kissed her sober, a grossly late realization.

He pulled his lips away from hers and pushed her hair behind her ears, framing her face with his big hands, "I am an idiot," he said nodding. "I have sat back for too long and now I am drunk and trying to kiss you," he shook his head and looked at her with his big brown eyes. "I suppose it is fitting that I mess this up too."

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Gemma had delightful plans for the summer, she was working on overdrive to make sure the kids had a nice welcome home present when they returned from summer break. The camping trip was all a part of it though, she could spy, sneak around easily, and even do a little groundwork for recruiting. It would be easy if she fit in. It had taken a while to finally decide who was perfect for the taking but when she narrowed down her options it was easy; big, sweaty Teo or sweet, doe-eyed Jenny Hough. There was no competition. She put Jenny under a sleeping spell the day before and gave Eddy the task of watching after her and knocking her out if she came to. The spell she used was powerful so she was confident that it would last the whole two weeks. A little polyjuice potion and some memory modification and the girl wouldn't even know something was wrong.

Being helpful around camp and setting up was an easy task but it was the damned cheerfulness that killed her. She felt like her face was going to melt off from all the smiling and helpfulness. She even had to talk to a few students about problems they encountered over the summer. She had to restrain herself form taking care of the problem by throwing themselves off a cliff by biting her tongue and nodding. Finally when the students had been sent off to their own tents and fire places, Gemma sidled up next to Samir with a big grin on her face and leaned her head against his shoulder. She looked up at him pouting. "How you been settling in darlin'?" she teased.

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At first, Samir had been against the idea of Gemma using Jenny or Teo, considering they were people he actually enjoyed the company of. Not that he had ever had the company of Jenny, but he had been nursing a crush on her something awful since last year. He had told Eddy in no uncertain terms that if he came back and saw one scratch on Jenny there would be hell to pay, but he still didn't think anyone would listen to him.

When Gemma came up to him he frowned and pushed her away discreetly. "Y'all wanna make everyone talk?" he said grumpily. He wasn't really adjusting to his boss being in sweet Jenny's body. It kind of gave him the creeps. He ushered her behind a cluster of bushes and took out a cigarette. "This was a bad idea. Fuckin' kids everywhere, sleepin' in tents... There aint no escape" he groused.

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Gemma couldn't help but laugh at Samir's reaction. "Yer awful cranky," she said following him behind the bushes. SHe took a seat on a log, lighting up her own cigarette and grinned at him. "Oh but we can add it to her memory modification," she said. "A steamy night with the school's most eligible bachelor?" she teased. "I'm just fuckin' with ya Samir," she laughed. "Precious Jenny's integrity will stay intact while I'm borrowing her look," she ran a hand through her hair. "I do like her hair though, maybe I'll borrow that from time to time," she mused.

"This," she said gesturing around them. "This was fuckin' brilliant. There are things I can learn with the sweet Miss Hough's face. Things I can get in on while we're out here that I wouldn't have a chance to learn otherwise. Just today I swept the boarder of the school and the woods and found where dear Ichi is keeping little spells that tell him who is coming and going. He's got little wards everywhere that are damn near impossible to pass if you don't have the right DNA. I don't know how he did it but the man... as much as I fuckin' hate him, he's brilliant. We just gotta be smarter alright?"

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"Course I'm cranky!" he defended himself, sitting next to her. "I'm covered in goddamn bug bites, I gotta sing songs every night and all I've eaten for three days is fuckin' smores" he continued, kicking a rock away with his foot. Gemma was right though, Jenny had lovely hair. "Well it aint fun if we never actually did it. I aint no eligible bachelor either. I'm a loner," he corrected her with a small smile.

He listened to her speak and she had caught his curiosity. "What'cha found out? That the hippy fucked some girl and gave her warts?" He wouldn't put it past the little freak. "Or that someone thinks they might be fuckin' pregnant. Aint it a thankless job, listening to all these kids problems?" he smirked and concentrated on his cigarette. It really was weird to talk to Gemma in someone else's body.

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"Awww, poor baby," she pouted. "If y'all spent more time out in the cabin with the recruits y'all wouldn't have no trouble with the bugs," she grinned. "They aint botherin' me!" she shook her head at Samir's summation. "That's true but ya aint gonna bag her with your sullen charms ya fool," she smirked. "Oh," she put her hand over her heart. "Sorry for the misused nomenclature," she teased, ashing her cigarette. "My lone wolf," she poked him in the side.

"Aside from the damn petty problems; the possible teen pregnancies, and the suicidal thoughts..." she said raising an eyebrow. "Some of the kids are onto us. They're questioning the safety of the school just like I thought they would and they're wondering why no one is doing anything about it. Some of the kids are still reeling over the fact that Amelia Bedelia is dead," she grinned. "They'll fall right into our hands when we attack. We can offer them strength and freedom, power. What can Ichirou offer them? Wards," she laughed.

"These kids are fuckin' terrified. It's almost too easy."

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"Bugs just like me" he sighed, slapping at his arm. "Guess I got tasty blood or somethin'" he grinned, but quickly his expression turned gloomy again. "I aint gonna bag her at all! I'm gonna woo her, one day. I just gotta find out what she likes. Maybe y'all can give me a flavour, on account of you havin' her body and all." He looked up eagerly, squirming from her poke. She was the only one who could get away with that, and he wasn't even sure who he meant at that moment.

Samir's smile grew wide. "Just like you said they would, sugar. They aint willful anyway, if they resist it'd be easy to break 'em."

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"Y'all got sweet blood," she snorted. "This little crush is so..." she laughed. "I don't even know Samir," she shook her head but decided to throw him a bone. "She seems to like sweets," she frowned. "Damn sweet tooth. I peeked in her office before we came down and she's got a damn bowl of sugary stuff that I'm assuming she hands out to the kids when they have problems." Gemma on the other hand did not have a sweet tooth, she preferred a heartier diet. "Try something vanilla scented or a big box of truffles," she suggested.

"Yer so right there. Aint willful at all. They're pliable and fragile. They watch too much damn television and let muggle ideas seep into their heads," she shook her own head. "It makes 'em weak."

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Samir bristled, he'd been nursing this crush for a while but he was a pretty intense person, he couldn't help falling hard, he guessed. "I aint makin' or buyin' no truffles or vanilla" he said, drawing a line in the air. "I'll just.. keep doin' what I'm doin'" he decided. "We aint got time for no distractions anyway" he told himself out loud, even if sitting here with that lace was a distracting unto itself.

"Their brains are like mush, have ya seen them kids in aurora trainin'? They don't know their assholes from their elbows" he snorted as he watched the end of his cigarette grow brighter as it grew darker around them. "How much longer we got left on this trip?"

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"Yeah cause that's workin' so well right?" she laughed, a bit cruel even for her. "Yer right though. We aint got time for no distractions. Even I admit that Ellie is dead weight for me," she said taking a long drag on her cigarette. She had been trying to slowly inch away from her sister but it was never easy to chop that one out of her life especially after all the guilt she felt concerning her little sister.

She snorted. "That's so true. That asshole Ace has got his damn hands full with them idiots. They're almost makin' it too easy," she grinned.

"Like a damn week and a half," she sighed. "Just enough time to figure out those wards Ichirou set up."

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"That laugh don't suit yer new face" Samir grumbled. "I just need to talk to her without Teo tryin' to help and stickin' his nose in" he mumbled quietly. Samir supposed he was lucky to have no family to bring him down. Everyone had their weaknesses though.

"I catch 'em out pukin' in the woods more than I see them learnin' shit. Not that that fucker is a good auror anyways. He aint stopped nothin' on campus but he's always there, like a bad smell."

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"Bitch just wishes she could be as fierce as me," she laughed. "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to call her a bitch," she grinned. "I think Teo has a thing for Ellie. Maybe you should try to distract him with her. It might give you a window of opportunity," she suggested idly. It was odd talking about these sort of things to Samir, she had to wonder if it was because she had Jenny's face. Usually it was strategy and murder or teasing him about Jenny but this... this was entirely new. "I need to get out of this body, I think it's having adverse effects on my psyche," she laughed.

"That man... is like god damn herpes. Aint good for nothin' and ya can't get rid of him," she growled. "The world is gonna be a better place once I get rid of him for good."

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