After finally finding his bag, Calum made his way back through the group of students. Once through the crowd, he let out a slight huff and glanced around. Best to take it all in now, they'd be here and start 'activities' as soon as possible.
While he scanned over the crowd, he got multiple "Hello"s from different students and camp counselors. Though he only nodded in return. He was still quite irked, and wasn't ready for conversation. Though that mood began to shift ever so slightly as he made his way to his cabin. Even amongst the little bit of noise everyone was making trying to get their things, he felt more relaxed. As if he couldn't stay mad. There was no rhyme or reason to it, he just did. Even if he still wasn't happy, he wasn't mad anymore. Coming up to his cabin, he pushed the door open and sighed softly.
Four beds. Right, so he had to 'make friends' with four new people. Shouldn't be a big deal, he'd most likely never see them again. Picking the bed closest to the door, he dropped his bags on it and sighed a little.
"Eight weeks… I can get through that."
Cassidy found her cabin without issue. She carefully arranged her belongings on the bed in the far right corner, Her actions seemed methodical, she was clearly accustomed to being neat and tidy.
She finished quickly enough then sat on the porch of the cabin playing a simple tune, that sounded suspiciously like "Concerning Hobbits" softly from the front step.
(Sorry It's short, I'm not really sure what to do until Calum notice's her)
(It's all good! I'll make that happen, in two seconds.)
When Callum heard the door open, he knew he would want to leave. He wasn't ready to meet these new people. He didn't want to hate them on the first day. So as soon as the door walked out, no matter how rude it was, he walked out briskly without another word. Not even bothering to apologize for his disruptive behavior, he continued down the steps of his cabin with a light sigh.
He had to admit, it was nice here. The grounds seemed to be pretty empty currently, as people were trying to get settled in their new 'homes'. So now was the best time to try and take a walk alone.
Slowly he walked in silence, listening to whatever sounds were made. Natural or unnatural, including the soft whistle he was hearing. He was drawn to the sound, trying to figure out it's whereabouts, and after a little bit of looking, he found it. Or- her, actually.
A pretty girl, sitting on the porch of her cabin. She was currently alone, and the only one around the few surrounding cabins. It had to be her making the sound, as it got louder as he approached. Though he didn't want to get too close, she might think he was weird… or creepy. And he really, really didn't want that. There was something different about her, that he couldn't shake. And he definitely wanted to get closer to her.
Cassidy Didn't notice the boy at first, lost in her own little world of music.
As the wind picked up she stopped to brush hair out of her face, noticing the boy. She felt her self blushing slightly as she gave him a friendly wave and a smile.
"Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to disturb any one by playing."
When the girl spoke to him, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He knew he shouldn't have been staring. Dropping his head to look at his shoes, he kicked at the dirt just a little bit.
"You weren't bothering me… I was just trying to find out who was making it." Calum admitted, his voice in quite a soft tone. "I didn't mean to stare. I just need to mind my own business- I hope I didn't bug you."
Typically Calum didn't blush, and wasn't now. Yes, he felt a little embarrassed she had caught him, but wasn't flustered because of it. Though he was freaking out mentally. She was cute- incredibly cute in fact. Now he couldn't keep from glancing up at her, just to see her. "What is wrong with me?" He scolded himself, lifting his head up fully with a soft sigh. "I apologize if I did."
Cassidy shook her head giggling softly, "No you're not a bother!"
She smiled, "Really you don't need to apologize, I've actually never been to this camp before," Cassidy's accent was obvious as she spoke, is grew stronger when ever she was flustered, "Have you?"
Come on Cas keep it together, It's just a cute boy, no need to fall apart She thought as she stood up sticking the whistle back in her pocket. "I'm not sure what we're supposed to do now."
Calum lifted his head, giving her a surprised look. He really had thought he would bug her. Yet it turns out, that wasn't the case. "I- I've never been either." He admitted, his tone still soft. As he stood there, he tried to figure out what kind of accent she had.
It wasn't one he had heard before, so it would be a lot harder to figure out on his own. He didn't want to just ask her.
"I think we have free time, to roam the grounds until dinner. Or unpack, whichever you feel like doing first." Calum offered his opinion with a little shrug. He was trying to ignore how cute he found her, and it was working alright. "Or both if you have the time. I'm pretty sure they call everyone in for dinner, over to that big building over there."
Cassidy walked over to the boy and stood on her tip toes trying to get a better view of the building he was talking about.
"I guess I was a bit spaced out when finding my way over here I didn't even notice the building." She said softly, slightly embarrassed that she hadn't realized it was there. She stood contemplating for a moment before, "Would you like to go explore then?" She looked down at her feet realizing how forward she was being. "That is, if you wouldn't mind, I can always, you know." She trailed off giving up on the messy spattering of words that had escaped her mouth.
Calum glanced back at her, smiling a little when she started trying to explain herself.
"I'd love to, if you really want to." He replied, knowing he should have worded it better. But what was said, was said. With a little smile, he offered her a hand of greeting. "I'm Calum, by the way. Though I'll go by whatever you feel like calling me. I don't typically care."
Waiting for her to take his hand, he half studied her face to remember it. Once he was given a name, he was going to be sure he remembered it. For sure he wanted to get close to her, even from the past two minutes he already knew that.
Cassidy took his hand and gave him a firm hand shake before pulling away, "I wouldn't tell me that if I were you, I can think of some pretty embarrassing nicknames, I'm Cassidy."
She grinned and began walking towards the Building, Admiring the green tree's, Using all of her self control to not climb them.
"Is there an Initiation of some sort?"
"I'll expect the worse, then." He hummed with a light laugh.
"Though about the Initiation, I'm not sure. Probably tonight at dinner." Calum hummed a little, leading her on down the path. "We could always ask a counselor, if we find one while we walk."
Pursing his lips up into a small smile, he glanced down at her. She seemed so excited, and he thought she looked pretty cute.
Cassidy glanced over at Calum right as he did the same, She quickly flicked her eye's back to the nature around them.
She Sighed lightly, looking at a particularly good climbing tree.
"Go you climb Tree's Sir Calum? She asked suddenly looking over at him once more.
He had gone a little numb for a moment, so when she spoke it brought him back. Though his brain hadn't seemed to pick up what she had said. Not right away, at least.
"Trees? I mean, I haven't in awhile. But that might be due to the fact that I don't live around very many." Calum explained, looking down at her. "Why do you ask?" Asking in a soft tone, he watched and waited for her response.
Cassidy sighed once more as they passed the good climbing tree.
"No reason, I was merely curious."
Silence over took them as Cassidy had run out of things to say.
Hearing her sigh, Calum gave her a little frown. "You're sure? You seem… depressed, I guess."
Calum glanced back to where they had just walked, noting the trees. That must have been what brought her interest in climbing them.
"I'll stop bugging you, if it's really nothing."
Cassidy Scrunched up her face for a moment contemplating before, "I'll be right back."
She sprinted back to the tree's and began pulling her self up into the branches. Once she was a solid height above the ground she hooked her legs around a branch and dangled upside down from it. She couldn't help but laugh, both from the silliness of it all and at herself for her behavior.
(I'm so sorry My terminology keeps switching up I've just started reading Pride and Prejudiced and it's rubbing off on me)
(It's alright, ahah.)
When she ran off, Calum became confused. Turning around, he watched her climb the tree, and smiled when she hung upside down.
"I would have stopped if that's what you wanted." He insisted, jogging up to her. "It's not like we were really going anywhere." Adding on, he shrugged a little as he came to the base of the tree.
"Is there enough room for me to climb up there, too?"
Cassidy giggled swinging back and forth slightly, smiling at him as he approached "Of course there's room."
She righted herself looking down at him, "The real question is can you get up here."
"As a matter of fact," Calum hummed, starting to pull himself up. "I can get up there."
Once he was fully up, and stable, he gave her a satisfied smirk and crossed his arms over his chest. He was mighty proud of himself, for making it up the tree. "Told you so."
Cassidy walked along the branch towards him, "It would appear so." She commented as she reached him. They were quite close together now.
Cassidy smirked reaching up to grab hold of a branch just above them, " But just how High up can you get?" She asked a mischievous look in her eye.
With that she hoisted her self up onto the next branch up and began to climb higher.
Calum glanced up at her, his smile fading a little. "You sure that's a good idea?"
He didn't seem so sure, considering he was significantly larger than her. Both in height and weight, and both of those were clear from just looking between the two. He didn't want to pull up on a weak branch, and have it snap with both of them on it. For his and her sake, he didn't move yet. There was the chance, and he wasn't sure he was willing to take it.
"I don't want either of us getting hurt. I've fallen from a few feet off the ground, and the after effects aren't really fun."
Cassidy pouted, looking down at him from her position in the tree's. She situated her self much like a cat, laying on an upper branch looking down.
"I suppose you're right, That automatically declares me as the winner of this tree climb." She said with a winning smiled before making her way back down to the branch he was on.
"Sorry I can get a bit competitive at times, I didn't mean anything by it." She sat down on the branch swinging her feet back and forth gently. It was then she noticed the view from where they were, The sun brushing the horizon sending a golden glow over the tree tops. Cabins speckled the area with Campers milling about. She seemed almost entranced by it for a moment, "Woah, Look at the view from here."
Watching her, he kept up a little smile when she sat down besides him.
"No need to be sorry…" He told her in a quiet tone, looking back out to the view she had mentioned. His smile only pulled up, and he nodded his agreement. It really was gorgeous, and he couldn't deny it. Shifting his gaze from the golden hills, to her face highlighted by the same light, he felt a tight knot grow in his chest.
It was strange, the way he was feeling around her. So what, if she was super cute, and sweet? Anyone could tell that, from bumping in to her. He had convinced himself that much, at least. But now, his immediate response was- 'She's attractive.' He couldn't get it out of his head.
Noting he had been starring at her, he flicked his gaze back out on the view. "You- it's gorgeous."
"It really is, Oh Look!" Cassidy pointed out a large bird in the sky, " What do you think it is?" She questioned. Did he say I was Gorgeous and then try to cover it up? or was that one of those times when you start saying something but then Switch what you're going to say after you start talking or…
Her hand lightly brushed against Calum's as she brought it back to rest on the Branch.
'I swear… I need to be a little less careless with my words…' Sighing softly, he looked up to try and answer her question. Not knowing much about birds, he gave a little shrug. "Not sure…"
His voice had started to trail, and his mind focused on the soft touch of her hand. The knot in his throat was growing, and it was getting harder to stay relaxed. Whatever this feeling was, he would have appreciated it, if it would go away. He didn't need this, falling in love with a girl at a summer camp- if that's what it was. Not now. He was suppose to be having a miserable time.
"What kind of birds… are normally up in the mountains?"
