Chapter 6 - chapter 6

Sissy walked to the high school. It was five, just after she had eaten dinner, and the school made sure to announce that all students that would be going on the camping trip would stay at the school the night before they left. Sissy walked into the school to be surrounded by other teenagers and quickly scanned for her friends, finding them almost instantly and rushing over to them.

"It sucks that we have to stay at the school, but at least we'll be outta here tomorrow." Cally giggled. The school was well supplied with movies, snacks and video games to keep the teenagers entertained for about six hours.

"Lights out! Girls to the left gym, boys to the right gym." The teachers shouted. The teens groaned but went to their respective gyms and quietly chattered. Sissy made sure to avoid Janet at all costs. Sissy curled into her sleeping bag and went to sleep around one in the morning, along with most of the other girls in the gym.

Monday, 5 a.m. Day 1

The bus was loaded full of drowsy teenagers as the sun started to stain the sky brilliant shades of pink and orange. Sissy was trying to keep her eyes open.

"It'll be a three hour drive from here to Camp Tumbleweed. You may sleep on the way there or you can watch as the scenery passes by." One of the chaperones said. The teenagers stopped listening after the word 'sleep' and quickly fell asleep, leaning against each other as the bus rolled out.

2 ½ hours later

"Sissy, wake up, we're almost there." Leslie said as she shook Sissy awake. Sissy's eyes fluttered open and she blinked a few times before they adjusted to the light. She looked out the window and saw the forest.

"Cool." Sissy said smiling. They reached the camp ahead of schedule and were herded towards the main hall.

"Welcome to Camp Tumbleweed. Now, today you will be getting your cabins and we will go over the safety protocols and the activities you'll be doing for the next thirteen days." The camp coordinator said loudly and clearly. After about two hours of rules, guidelines, and a brief history of the camp before going outside into the warm May air.

"Alright kids, now pick three people to bunk with and I'll assign your cabin." The coordinator said. One of the teachers leaned over and whispered into the coordinators ear.

"Oh, right, ok, I'll keep that under consideration." The coordinator said as the teenagers grouped up. Sissy, Leslie, Beth and Cally walked over to get their cabin.

"You're cabin twelve." The coordinator said as he handed them the keys to their cabin.

"Keep these around your wrist at all times." The coordinator said before they walked off to their cabin.

"This is a cabin? It's more like a two story house!" Leslie exclaimed as they walked inside. It had a small living room and bathroom with a shower/bath and then they went upstairs they saw the four twin beds and the four small dressers. They went back to the small living room and lounged on the couch.

"They said they'd do an announcement when the posted the schedule right?" Sissy asked.

"No, for dinner. The announcement for our activities will be announced in the morning at breakfast, which according to this board that I just found, is at seven." Leslie said.

"Well, at least I get to sleep in an extra thirty minutes." Sissy giggled before a light knock sounded at the door. Sissy walked over and opened the door to Johnny and his friends.

"I think there's a pattern here." Johnny said sarcastically.

"Why do you say that?" Sissy asked, side stepping and letting him and his friends in.

"Ok, you got cabin twelve, we got cabin twelve, Janet and her friends got cabin three, Bumper and his friends got cabin three." Johnny said.

"Coincidence." Sissy said shrugging.

"Maybe." Johnny chuckled, flopping on the couch.

"By the way, this is not a cabin, this is a house." Beth snickered.

"I know right?" Bo laughed.

"Let's go walk around, I'm bored." Chad chuckled.

"Sure why not?" Johnny said, looking towards the girls.

"Let's go girls." Sissy said, seeing all of them jump up and head for the door.

"Come on, let's go explore around the camp." Beth said as they walked out the door, the boys following.

Day 2

Johnny yawned widely as he walked from his cabin to the mess hall with his friends. They got in line for breakfast, which actually looked eatable compared to the slop at school. Once they took their seats with the girls and started to eat, the coordinator walked up and flicked on the microphone.

"Alright kids, today we're going hiking on the mountain trail for the next two days." The coordinator said.

"Pro-quo, I will be partnering you up with someone of opposite sex." The coordinator said. Some of the students smirked.

"Don't think that this is an opportunity to go off in the woods and have sex. The animals that live out here can smell it and will go towards it. So if you want to risk a bear attack go right ahead. Also, there will be checkpoint you will be required to check in at, at certain times. And the check points are only five minutes away from each other if you know where you're going and what you're looking for." The coordinator said, seeing half the students drop the smiles and actually pay attention.

"Seriously, how can some people even focus on getting laid this early in the fucking morning?" Sissy grumbled. The coordinator went in alphabetical order, pairing up people from opposite ends of the alphabet. Since the lowest letter in the group was 'w', it didn't surprise Sissy too much when she was paired up with Johnny.

"Luck." Johnny chuckled as he walked over to Sissy, earning jealous stares from most of the guys in the class.

"No kidding." Sissy snickered as she noticed the stares Johnny was getting. After everyone was paired up the coordinator handed the pairs a map and an entrance number to go to once they finished eating their breakfast, got dressed, and packed up the necessities – water, something to eat, extra clothing for weather changes – they would need for the day. Sissy walked over to where she was meeting up with Johnny at the entrance where three other pairs were. Johnny was leaning idly against a tree; his black flat-bill cap with the toxic symbol on the front covered his eyes as his head tilted down.

"Johnny, you better be awake." Sissy said snapping her fingers in front of his face. His hand shot up and grabbed her wrist.

"I am." Johnny chuckled, looking up. She was wearing a yellow tank-top that did justice to her curves and showed her beautiful porcelain skin on her arms and the visible parts of her chest, and bright blue jeans with black skate shoes on, and on top of her head was a gray army cap with red lightning bolts on it.

"Since when did you wear hats?" Johnny asked, poking the bill with his index finger.

"I don't want to get ticks." Sissy said, rolling her eyes as they started walking into the forest. Johnny looked to the map as they continued walking.

"We should go this way." Johnny said as he pointed his body to the left. Sissy looked at the map and cocked an eyebrow.

"No, I think it's right." Sissy said, pointing to the right.

"Don't be silly Sissy, we go left." Johnny chuckled as he started walking to the left. Sissy grabbed his arm.

"No, we're going right." Sissy said as she dragged him to the right. After about ten minutes of arguing they stopped and Sissy pulled out the directions.

"What are those?" Johnny asked.

"The directions that they gave me when they gave me the map." Sissy said as she read the directions.

"How could they know which way to go?" Johnny asked annoyed.

"Johnny, they've mapped out this place, I'm pretty sure they know how to get to their own camp." Sissy said sarcastically.

"See, we do go right." Sissy said pointing to the directions. Johnny rolled his eyes and followed Sissy before she stopped and started to laugh.

"What is so funny?" Johnny asked.

"I can't believe that just happened." Sissy laughed, clutching her sides.

"What?" Johnny asked confused.

"We just had the typical travel argument about directions." Sissy laughed. Johnny started laughing along with her as they walked to the check point.

"Hmm, this is a medical center too." Johnny said as he looked around as the map received a stamp.

"Kind of important goofball." Sissy said as they walked out of the building right to an out looking cliff. They stopped and stared.

"This is so cool." Johnny said excitedly before he felt a death grip on his arm. He looked to his left to see Sissy gripping his arm, her eyes wide.

"Oh don't tell me you're afraid of heights?" Johnny said jokingly.

"Petrified." Sissy said quietly. Johnny stopped smiling and they walked down the trail slowly, Johnny on the outside closest to the cliff. They rounded a turn in time to see an eagle swoop down and grab a mouse. Sissy and Johnny stopped and stared in awe as the eagle flew off with its prey.

"That was awesome!" Johnny said. Sissy nodded and they continued their hiking.

7 hours later

The sun was starting to set at Camp Tumbleweed as Johnny and Sissy finally returned from the walk.

"And to think, we get to do it all over again tomorrow, only on a different trail." Johnny said sarcastically before gulping down the rest of the water in his water bottle.

"Yay!" Sissy replied just as sarcastically before they went to the mess hall for dinner. They were served a big bowl of spaghetti with garlic bread and milk. They ate and talked intermittently as their friends entered, just as tired and sweaty as they were.

"That was one hell of a workout!" Cally exclaimed before taking a fork-full of spaghetti in her mouth.

"No shit." Sissy chuckled.

"Attention campers, please go to one of the five fire pits." A voice said over the intercom. The campers finished eating and then headed to one of the fire pits. One of the counselors was there and waited till they all took their seats.

"So, you will be with the same partner tomorrow and you get to choose one other set of partner's to go with so you can be a group of four. You will also get a new path that neither pair has traveled." The counselor said. Sissy looked to Cally and Chad who were partnered up and smiled, Cally nodded and smiled. Sissy looked up to the sky and her eye widened. Johnny noticed her awed expression and looked up only to mimic her expression of awe.

"That's a lot of stars." Sissy said still looking up at the millions of twinkling lights.

"Yeah." Johnny said awestruck. The group around the fire all lay down and looked at the stars until the camp coordinator called for lights out at eleven. The teens all went to their respective cabins and changed. The moment Sissy's head hit the pillow she was out like a light.

Day 3

Sissy, Johnny, Cally and Chad all walked through the thick bushes of the forest.

"Leave to the coordinator to give us one of the hardest trails." Cally growled annoyed as she kicked through the thick bushes. When they finally got to a clearing a rattle rang through. All the teenagers stopped and listened to the lightly blowing wind before Johnny looked at the map and directions again.

"Ok, so we need to go this way." Johnny said pointing to his left. Sissy started walking towards the direction Johnny pointed. The rattle went off again, only more viciously than before and before Sissy could stop a deep pain shot up her leg. Johnny, Chad and Cally all rushed over to see a five foot long rattle snake latched onto Sissy's left leg and Sissy trying very hard not to move or even scream, only letting out whimpers of fear and pain. Without hesitation Johnny pulled out his five inch dagger and stabbed the snake, not lethally, just enough to make it let go before Johnny grabbed it and chucked it into the air. As if it was timed a hawk flew down and snatched the snake in midair. Sissy was still trying to stay calm as Johnny pulled up her pants leg to reveal the two puncture wounds. Johnny said nothing as he quickly sliced the dagger across Sissy's skin, just enough to draw blood, not enough to scar. Before Sissy could say anything Johnny leaned down and started sucking on her bleeding leg before spitting out the blood to the side and repeating the process for ten long minutes.

"Cally, I need your scarf." Johnny said as he wiped the blood from his mouth. Cally handed Johnny her scarf and Johnny tied it tightly above where the puncture wounds were before picking up Sissy and carrying her the ten minutes or so to the next check in. Medical staff saw Sissy, saw the blood and puncture wounds and the small cut and immediately took her back.

"What happened?" one of the staff asked Johnny.

"She was bit by a rattle snake. Do you have anti-venom?" Johnny asked as he set Sissy down on the cot.

"Yes." The staff member said before rushing off only to quickly return with a large needle filled with clear fluid.

"This will hurt." The medic said. Sissy nodded and then looked away as they stuck the needle into her vein, emptying the clear fluid in. As one medic injected her another cleaned and wrapped the wounds on her leg.

"She'll be a little groggy so you may have to help her out a little." The medic said to Johnny. Johnny nodded and helped Sissy up before she almost collapsed again. Johnny rolled his eyes and picked her up, smirking at how light she was. Sissy rested her head on his shoulder as they left.

"I owe you don't I?" Sissy said tiredly.

"Eh, kinda, but don't worry about it." Johnny chuckled. The four teens talked idly as they walked through the forest. Sissy felt her eyelids grow heavy and soon fell asleep in Johnny's arms. Cally looked over and giggled quietly.

"What?" Johnny asked confused.

"Johnny, look down." Cally giggled. Johnny looked down and stared at Sissy as she slept peacefully in his arms.

"Well, the medic did say she'd be groggy." Johnny said. How is it someone who is the farthest from delicate can look so delicate? She looks like an angel. Peaceful. Damn it, what is she doing to me? Johnny sighed quietly as his thoughts drifted off.

2 hours later

Sissy woke up and found she was still in Johnny's arms and then she blushed realizing she had fallen asleep.

"Sorry." Sissy said, making the group jump.

"She awakens!" Cally snickered.

"Oh shut up!" Sissy hissed. Johnny set Sissy down, only holding her shoulders to make sure she was stable.

"Have a nice nap?" Johnny asked sarcastically.

"Yes. Sorry again." Sissy said blushing.

"Don't worry about it, you're light." Johnny chuckled before he and Chad started walking. Sissy stretched a little before her and Cally caught up with the boys.

"So what did I miss?" Sissy asked.

"Not much. We're almost half way done." Cally said.

"Cool." Sissy said before she looked at Johnny and blushed again.

"Why so blushy?" Cally giggled.

"You know why Cally." Sissy growled, playfully punching her arm, making Cally laugh more. The boys looked back at the giggling girls and rolled their eyes.

"Girls, it'll take a miracle for us to understand them." Chad laughed.

"Amen!" Johnny agreed.

Day 4

"Ok campers, today is a water activity day. So have fun in the lake!" the coordinator said. Sissy smiled along with her friends at breakfast.

"After we eat we should go change." Cally giggled.

"Agreed." Beth said smiling. After they finished eating they went back to their cabin and changed into their bathing suits, though they knew it wouldn't be till later on for the water to be warm enough, they wanted to save the hassle and time.

Noon

Beth tested the water with her foot, only jumping slightly at the cool water compared to the ninety degree heat wave they were experiencing.

"Clear!" Beth shouted before the mob ran towards the water, splashing it as they ran in. Sissy laughed at the group of people before Tia came up behind her and yanked at her shirt, making Sissy scream in shock.

"Tia! Stop it!" Sissy said as she jumped back.

"Come on girl, let's go swimming, I'm dying!" Tia exclaimed as she stood there in her blue one piece, though it could've been mistaken as a two piece.

"I know you're wearing a bikini, so just peel off the cover clothes and get in the water, it'll be nice." Leslie chided, catching several boys attention. Sissy rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.

"Come on Sissy." Cally urged. Sissy gave up when her friends started to beg, and peeled off her red tank top, revealing her milky midriff and an overly generous view of her voluptuous cleavage. Luckily, her bikini wasn't a string bikini, the fabric actually covered her breasts a good two thirds of it and the ties were wide strip not tiny little strings, same goes for the bottoms she showed her long lithe legs and wide hips all narrowing seamlessly at her waist. Johnny felt his jaw go slack, luckily not open.

"Damn girl!" Tia exclaimed.

"Oh shut up." Sissy said, cocking her hip only adding to her attractiveness. The girls finally got in the water all of them going tentatively except Sissy.

"Are you crazy?" Leslie asked, inching in more. Sissy plunged into the water, vanishing under its surface.

"Sissy? This better not be some trick!" Beth shouted. Sissy gently emerged from under the water's surface next to Johnny.

"Hey." Sissy snickered.

"Damn you can hold your breath." Johnny said, trying not to ogle at her amazing body up close.

"I know." Sissy said smiling. The others finally made it over only to be splashed by Sissy.

"Not cool." Renee said, wiping her eyes from the water.

"The coordinator said to have fun. This is fun, for me." Sissy giggled before diving under the water again.

"What is she, a fish?" Tia exclaimed as they started swimming around for her. Johnny and the others started to help but before anyone could react Johnny was grabbed by Bumper and dunked under the water. Sissy popped out of the water to see Bumper's goons and Bumper all holding Johnny under the water and the splashing Johnny was doing and quickly swam over just as the splashing stopped. Sissy wasn't calm as everyone else was because Bumper was still holding Johnny under the water.

"Oh, did the baby give…" Bumper began before feeling a hard kick to the groin, causing him to release an unconscious, drowning Johnny and double over in pain.

"Fucking psycho path, you're killing him idiot." Sissy shouted before punching him in the ribs and then wiggling around him over to Johnny, who was face down in the water. She flipped him over and pulled him out of the water and placed her hand over his open mouth. No breathing. She plugged his nose and leaned down, pressing her lips to his cold lips and blowing air into his water filled lungs before pushing on his chest. She did this several more times before Johnny bolted upright, water spluttering from his mouth as he inhaled and coughed.

"What the fuck just happened?" Johnny choked before noticing Sissy sitting next to him.

"Dude, Sissy just saved your life." Jace said.

"Bumper thought it would be funny to drown you." Chad explained briefly.

"Sissy snuck up behind him and kicked him in the nuts before pulling you ashore and giving you mouth to mouth." Cally further explained. Johnny looked back to Sissy who was smiling.

"What, I owed you one for yesterday." Sissy giggled before playfully punching his arm. Johnny grabbed her arm and pulled her into a hug.

"Thanks Sissy." Johnny said.

"There are two reasons you're hugging me. One, sincerity. Two, to make every other guy jealous." Sissy said smiling as her arms wrapped around him loosely.

"Precisely." Johnny chuckled before they released each other.

"Come on guys, let's get back in the water, it's hot out here." Tia said as she turned and walked back towards the water. Oh you have no idea Tia. Sissy thought smiling as they went back to the water.

Day 5

It was noon and the campers were lined up on the docks waiting for the coordinator. Sissy saw the canoes and had a good guess as to what today's activity was.

"Ok campers, guess what we're doing today?" the coordinator said loudly as they walked up the dock.

"Canoeing?" Sissy said.

"Correct. So, you remember your partner for the hike, you'll be paired up with them in today's canoe races." The coordinator said. Half the teens groaned in annoyance while the other half smiled eager to go.

"Ok, so who's sitting in back and who's sitting in front?" Sissy asked Johnny.

"You have a better sense of direction and are more agile, and I have more physical upper body strength than you." Johnny said.

"So you're in back providing the power and I'll sit in front providing the direction." Sissy said.

"Yup." Johnny said before they started walking over to their canoe and getting their life vests on and their ores ready. Now all they had to do was wait for the other pairs to stop arguing over who sits in front and who sits in back.

"We're going to be here a while." Sissy said sarcastically. Johnny nodded as they sat in the canoe for the next twenty minutes. When everyone was finally ready to go they paddled to the starting line and waited for the whistle. Once the whistle was blown the campers took off. Sissy steered the canoe effortlessly and dodged most of what the other campers kept getting stuck on, such as logs, rocks, or an opposing current. They rounded a corner and almost collided with Janet and Bumper who glared at them viciously.

"What are you looking at losers?" Janet asked angrily as they tried to get off the log they were stuck on. Sissy snickered as they paddled by them.

"Two idiots stuck on a log." Sissy giggled before she effortlessly angled around the small obstacles. Sissy smiled as they neared the finish line.

"How long have we been paddling?" Johnny asked as they started to just drift with the current, seeing as no one was anywhere near them.

"About an hour or so." Sissy said shrugging.

"You forgot sunscreen." Johnny said poking Sissy's burnt skin, making her wince.

"Ouch. Stop it!" Sissy growled.

"Just pointing it out." Johnny said shrugging as they crossed the finish line.

"Excellent you two, well, since your done with today's activity you're free for the rest of the day." The coordinator said smiling. Sissy and Johnny put the canoe back where the coordinator told them too and went to Sissy's cabin where the burn could be seen for how bad it really was.

"Ow." Sissy said as she wiggled uncomfortably.

"Do you have any after-burn stuff?" Johnny asked.

"There should be some in the bathroom." Sissy said as Johnny stood and walked to the bathroom, returning a few minutes later with the bottle filled with blue gel. He squeezed some on his hands and after asking her to pull her hair to the side he gently rubbed it on her shoulders. Sissy let out a startled gasp at the feeling of the cooling gel on her burned skin before letting out a coo of delight as it began to sink in and work.

"Thanks." Sissy said.

"No problem." Johnny said smiling.

Day 6

The sun was high noon, the heat beating down on all the campers as they ate their lunches. Sissy was eating an apple as her friends went to get their food. Just as she started to take a big bite of the apple and chew it someone snuck up behind her, scaring her and causing her to start choking.

"Ha, you deserve it you little bitch." Janet laughed before noticing Sissy's lack on breathing and her face growing red. Janet panicked and fled only to draw Johnny's attention to the situation. He rushed over to Sissy and out of pure instinct started to give her the Heimlich maneuver. After three times the chunk of apple finally dislodged from her throat and Sissy inhaled deeply, shaking from the scare.

"Are you ok?" Johnny asked, still holding her up. Sissy shook her head and hid in Johnny's chest, she didn't know why she felt better hiding in his chest.

"Where's Janet?" Sissy hissed five minutes later.

"Over with her friends." Johnny said, letting out his own breath of relief before Sissy untangled herself from his grasp and stomped over to Janet.

"Are you fucking crazy? I almost died because of your stupid antics you stupid slut!" Sissy yelled before slapping Janet hard enough to make her spin off kilter. Janet for once didn't have a comeback or a counterattack she just sat there, shocked and in awe before Sissy turned on her heel and walked back over to her table where her friends were.

"For once, the bitch is speechless." Chad said shocked.

"I'm shocked." Jace said smirking.

"I think her seeing my face turn red and realizing she almost killed me scared her shitless." Sissy said quietly.

"Let's just hope the rest of the day isn't as frantic." Renee said as everyone nodded in agreement.

Day 7

Sissy woke up groggy that morning. She was still shaken up from the preceding day but she had just a week left away from school and wasn't going to waste it. Her friends finally woke up, got dressed and joined her down in the small living room before leaving the cabin for the mess hall where the activity would be announced at breakfast. As they ate the waffles that were served for breakfast and talked idly Sissy was eager to start the activity. She needed a distraction from yesterday.

"Ok campers, listen up, today you will be learning and participating in archery." The coordinator said. It was silent, but both Sissy and Johnny were smiling widely.

"So, once you've finished eating meet back here in an hour and then I will take you to the archery range." The coordinator said before getting off the stage.

"I love archery!" Sissy said happily, making Johnny smile. Compared to yesterday and seeing her upset, it's nice to see her smiling and eager to do something, especially since she's great at archery. Johnny thought, remembering all the times Sissy would come over and play William Tell archery, always using him as the target. After they ate and went back to their cabins for the remaining hour before going back to the mess hall and meeting up with the coordinator before he took them to the range, where a large assortment of bows and the matching arrows. The coordinator went over how to draw back the string and all the other safety precautions before allowing them to choose their bow. Sissy picked up a longbow, her favorite, and carefully put the string in its place. Sissy looked over and saw Johnny setting up his bow as well. Once everyone finally managed to get their bows strung, which took about an hour for some people, the coordinator demonstrated how to set the arrow and draw back the bow.

"So, like this?" Sissy asked placing the arrow correctly, drawing back the string perfectly and releasing the arrow, landing a dead bull's-eye. The coordinators jaw dropped, along with almost everyone else.

"Or like this?" Johnny asked, performing the exact same fluid motions as Sissy had. A moment of silence passed before the silence was broken.

"Yes, exactly like that." The coordinator said, before letting the teens loose, keeping a close eye on them.

That evening

Sissy smiled brightly as she watched the sun set that evening.

"Today was fun." Sissy whispered to herself silently. She was eager for the next day's events, leaving yesterday behind and moving forward.

Day 8

"Alright campers today you will be running an obstacle course with your cabin mates." The coordinator said as slips of paper were passed around the mess hall. Once they finished breakfast they all went to the start of the obstacle course and were eventually pitted against another cabin. Sissy and her friends were put against Janet and her friends.

"This'll be too easy." Cally snorted.

"Yeah, just like them." Beth snickered, getting an angry glare from the girls in return.

2 hours later

Sissy was getting anxious and restless. She wanted to do the course already but the waiting was killing her, and the heat wasn't helping much either. They stepped up to the starting line. Finally! Sissy thought happily. Ten minutes passed before the whistle blew, sending them on their way. First was the wall climb which Sissy and her friends conquered easily until they got to the top, seeing a zip line. Sissy hated heights but knew that she would be strapped in and safe, and continued on, getting to the rope swinging and the pedestal jump. They stopped on their pedestals, secured to cables of course, and looked back to see their opponents just now getting to the zip line. Sissy giggled before they took off again, getting to the log swing and soon after water rock jump across the stream that had set up and then the finish line.

"Nice time, it only took you guys thirty minutes to do that whole course, you can either do it again or have the rest of the day to yourselves." The camp counselor said at the finish line.

"We'll just enjoy the rest of our day." Beth said as they walked back to the camp, a little tired but happy.

"Let's just sun bathe for a while." Leslie suggested, earning nods of approval from her friends as they headed back to the cabin to change before going down to the water front, lay down their towels and then lay down themselves.

Johnny and his friends had finished the course in forty minutes, not as fast as the girls but still they beat their opponents and decided to go down to the water. Just as they finished changing and arrived Johnny's mouth went dry. Damn hormones. Johnny thought angrily as he couldn't help himself from ogling Sissy's body as the sun shimmered off her porcelain skin. Bo walked over to Beth, smiling widely.

"Hey babe." Bo said as he sat down next to her.

"Hey, you guys finish the course?" Beth asked.

"Yup. We beat Bumper and his group." Bo chuckled.

"Nice." Beth said smiling up at her boyfriend. Sissy looked up at Johnny, who was standing five feet away, and smiled at him.

"I don't bite Johnny." Sissy said sarcastically. Johnny rolled his eyes but walked over and sat down on her towel.

"Only five days left." Sissy said.

"I thought there were six?" Johnny said confused.

"No, today doesn't count since it started already." Sissy said.

"Ok, point." Johnny said before silence fell over them. A light breeze passed through the camp, carrying the scent of the wild flowers that surrounded the camp grounds. Sissy let out a light hearted sigh and smiled gently, and unknown to her Johnny was staring at her overall beauty. When she smiled like that everything in comparison seems to fade. Johnny thought before realizing it. Ok, that settles it; I need to ask Sissy out. Johnny thought smiling.

Day 9

The teens were once again put with their partner and sent on a wild life spotting expedition, with a given list of animals and allowed to have up to six other people with them. As Sissy, Johnny, and their group of friends traipsed through the woods they checked off what they had found so far, which was an eagle and a hawk.

"We've been walking for at least two hours and have only spotted two animals. I'm honestly surprised that we haven't seen a squirrel yet." Chad said annoyed.

"Patience." Cally snickered. Chad grumbled inaudible as they continued walking through the forest. Sissy stopped dead in her tracks, causing everyone else to stop.

"Why did we…" Jace started before Leslie slapped her hand over his mouth and pointed to what had Sissy and Johnny wide eyed. Thirty feet away from them was a mother black bear and her two cubs. Everyone held perfectly still as the mother bear looked up and tilted her head at the group of teenagers. The teenagers quietly sat down and remained silent as the bear observed them. The cubs looked up and took a few bounds over, getting within fifteen feet of the teenagers, who remained perfectly still. They didn't make any motion towards the cubs, fearing they would provoke the mother. The cubs lost interest and went back to their mother and soon enough went on their way. The group waited until the bears were out of sight before letting out the breath they were all holding.

"Holy shit. Mark that down and circle where." Bo said. Sissy quickly did so and they continued on, being very cautious and alert of their surroundings. Another hour passed and they had spotted a few more animals, identified some plants and rock formations.

"Ugh, it's already three and we have just one or two more animals left. A coyote and a wolf." Beth said tiredly.

"Let's take a break." Johnny suggested getting nods of agreement from the group. Thirty minutes passed before the teenagers started walking again.

"Isn't this how most horror movies start out?" Chad asked making all the girls freeze on the spot.

"Yup." Jace said in a bored tone.

"Chad, you're an asshole." Sissy growled as the girls clasped onto the boy next to them. Chad started laughing once he realized what he had done.

"Oh come on, it's not even dark yet." Chad laughed. Cally smacked him as they entered a meadow. Just as they entered the sound of running thundered through the opposite side of where they were and was getting closer, barking and panting told them it was canines, but it wasn't until they came into sight that they knew what the sound was. A pack of at least fifteen wolves stormed through the trees, stopping the teenagers dead in their tracks. The wolves eyed the teens briefly before turning and taking off again, leaving the teens stunned.

"I'm marking it down." Sissy said before Bo could even speak.

"That was epic!" Leslie exclaimed before a loud howl rang out.

"No, that was epic!" Johnny said smiling. Sissy rolled her eyes before they started walking back. Just before they got to the camp a coyote ran in front of them. Sissy quickly marked it down and then they finally returned to camp in enough time to have dinner and relax before going to bed. Sissy lay in her bed that night, the half-moon shining through the window, smiling as she looked to the sky. And just before sleep took her she heard the howling of a wolf off in the distance.

Day 10

The moon was high in the dark eight o clock sky; the stars shimmered bright as the campers and coordinators sat around the multiple fire pits on the sight. Something about the whole situation made Johnny's stomach tighten up with anxiousness. Sissy was sitting next to him, the red-orange glow flickering across her skin and dancing in her blue eyes. Johnny stood and stretched, catching Sissy's attention.

"Walk with me?" Johnny asked. Sissy nodded and they started to walk a little ways before Johnny could feel his heart pounding a mile a minute. Well, it's now or never. Johnny thought seeing as how they had managed to get some privacy. Somehow they wound up at the dock and sat on the edge, their legs crossed instead of hanging over the edge. Johnny took a deep breath.

"Sissy, I think I like you more than a friend and was wondering if maybe when we get back to town if you'd wanna go on a date?" Johnny asked as calmly as he could. Johnny was still trying to figure out why things were so different with Sissy. Sissy looked over to him smiling shyly.

"I feel the same way. Yes, I would like that." Sissy said quietly before resting her head on his shoulder. Johnny's eyes flicked down to her content face; he couldn't help himself as he gently brought his hand up to cup her face and brought her to a chaste kiss. He felt her lips curl into a smile as she returned the kiss before they broke apart smiling.

"We should get back to the group before they get worried." Sissy said. Johnny nodded and stood, holding his hand out to her. Sissy took his hand and they walked back to the fire pit, holding hands and smiling.

Day 11

The coordinator had split up the boys and the girls, not telling them why until they were completely separate.

"So, are you all wondering why we have separated you?" the coordinator asked as the teens nodded.

"Well, we're going to play capture the flag. Boys versus girls." The coordinator chuckled. He handed the girls a red flag, making them the red team, and the boys a blue flag, making them the blue team.

"Who will be the team captains?" Janet asked smugly.

"Sissy will be captain of the red team while Johnny is captain of the blue team." The coordinator said.

"What! Why?" Janet protested.

"Sissy and her group of friends were the fastest girls to complete the obstacle course. Obviously they have better athletics than you and your friends. So, does that explain why?" the coordinator said. Janet huffed and stomped off. The coordinator blew the whistle, giving the teams thirty minutes to hide their flag. The team gathered and came up with a plan; hide the flag in a tree. The boys decided to hide their flag in a bush. Sissy climbed up a tree until reaching its middle and found a spot to hide it, where the only way their opponents could see it was if they were right under the tree.

"Janet and cabin friends you stay near the tree." Sissy said.

"What makes you think we will listen to you?" Janet snarled. Before she could react Sissy grabbed her arm and twisted it back at an awkward angle while pinching a pressure point on her arm, making Janet fall to her knees in pain.

"Ok, ok, I give." Janet whimpered before Sissy released her. Janet and her cabin buddies stayed there, not really watching for anyone, as the others left to meet up at the border lines. Once there the coordinator pulled out his flare gun, starting the game. The teams darted past each other, while trying to hinder each other all at once. Once the dust had settled, the area was clear, only the shuffles of feet filled the air. No one, not even the red team, knew that Sissy and her friends had taken to the trees, jumping from tree to tree, managing to duck out of sight for most of the way there and stay out of combat. Johnny and his friends also were stealthy, but they remained on the ground as they made their way through the woods.

Johnny and his friends were ambushed once by a group of girls who pushed them back almost half the distance before other blue team boys came and backed them up. One of the girls ran and told Janet to hide so the boys wouldn't know where the flag was. Janet almost refused but decided to agree.

Sissy and her group of friends were fairing much better than Johnny, not being stopped once. And since they hadn't been seen, no one could warn the boys guarding the flag of the girls approach. Leslie jumped down as bait and the boys took it, chasing her off, but there were still two more there. Cally jumped down, ran around once and then came into sigh, drawing one boy away, leaving only one. Beth then jumped down and walked over, making it look like she stumbled upon it, only to be chased off by the last boy, leaving Sissy to have a little time to find the flag. She combed through the tall bush and eventually found the blue flag, climbing back into the tree and sending out a bird call that her friends recognized as their cue to get back into the tree. The boys heard this and something told Johnny that they had been deceived. They began to rush back to the base until they saw a shadow pass over them. Looking up, Chad saw that it was Sissy and that she was holding onto the blue flag.

"Sissy has the flag." Chad said to Johnny.

"How do you know that?" Johnny asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"I just saw her jumping through the trees with it." Chad said as he pointed her direction.

"The trees. Fuck!" Johnny growled turning back around towards the girls' base.

"Johnny, what's up?" Bo said as he kept pace with his friend.

"Don't you get it? They hid their flag in the tree. I don't know which one, but if we go the direction they go, and beat them there, then we should get the flag." Johnny said as he ran.

"Johnny, by the time we get there we'll be too late." Jace said before Leslie, Beth and Cally all jumped down from the trees and stood in front of them.

"Well, Johnny, you are right about where our flag is hidden, but if you can get past us, you won't make it in time." Leslie giggled.

"There are three of you and four of us." Chad pointed out. Renee and Tia hopped down from the trees.

"I should've known." Jace hissed until suddenly a flare went off.

"Red team is the winner." The coordinator's voice sounded over the megaphone.

"Damn. Gotta hand it to Sissy though, she's great at strategy." Chad chuckled.

"No kidding." Johnny laughed as they made their way back to the coordinator and eventually back to the camp. They hadn't realized how late it had gotten since they were in the shady forest, seeing how the sun was setting already. Sissy walked up behind Johnny and grabbed his hand as they went to the mess hall for dinner.

Day 12

The coordinator had announced at breakfast that for the remaining days at camp there would be no more events and that the teenagers were free to a multitude of activities. Eventually they found the game room, which was well supplied on video games and other sorts of games.

"No wonder they didn't want us to know about this, half the kids would've skipped on the events just to be here." Chad chuckled.

"No kidding." Robby replied as he made his shot on the pool table. Sissy and her friends were playing on the XBOX that was available to them. The day was peaceful, none of their mutual enemies felt like picking a fight with them, but something told them that it would change once they got back to school. It had spread like wildfire that Johnny and Sissy were dating now, and with that now known to every sophomore that was present – which was most of them – soon Porkbelly High would know about it. Not that it really concerned the two teens; they just didn't want to deal with all the slack they'd get from the remaining three classes. They played their games until it was time for lights out. Johnny walked with Sissy to her cabin before kissing her goodnight and retreating back to his own cabin.

Day 13

The coordinator asked them to write down some things they remembered that stuck out in their minds, telling them that they had the whole day to do so. All that time however was unneeded for Sissy; she had her list down in ten minutes as her friends sat there in their cabin trying to figure out their memories. Sissy lay on the couch bored.

"How did you get all yours done already?" Cally asked annoyed.

"Simple, I picked significant events." Sissy replied.

"Such as?" Beth asked.

"The snake bite I got on the nature walk. When I saved Johnny's life, and again when he saved mine. Archery day, when it might as well have been an all-out war between Johnny and me. When we saw those bears, the pack of wolves and the coyotes along with the other things. When Johnny asked me out. Capture the flag. The fun stuff." Sissy replied.

"Hmm, most of those memories involve Johnny." Leslie snickered.

"I'm aware of that, but they also involve my friends." Sissy said smiling. That seemed to help her friends drastically because soon enough they too finished their lists of memories and began to share them with each other.

Day 14

"Well campers, today is our last day. The bus will be here in one hour and you'll be off to home and then back to school tomorrow. I'm happy to say that none of you broke the rules too often, and those who did were punished accordingly. I excuse you all early as to go pack and get ready to leave for home." The coordinator said smiling. Sissy had already pack all her things that morning before she even went to breakfast and was eager to get home to her nice bed, her parents, her dog, and more importantly, her date with Johnny. As the teens all left the cafeteria, calm settled over them as they returned to their cabins to pack. While they all liked spending time with their friends, they despised being anywhere near their current enemies. Both Sissy and Johnny could definitely go without seeing Bumper or Janet for a while.

The hour passed quickly and soon the teens were boarding the buses to return home. Sissy and Johnny sat next to each other, holding hands innocently and talking casually as the bus engines growled to a start before finally going.

"Only two weeks left before summer break." Chad chuckled.

"And something tells me those two weeks will be crazy." Cally giggled. Deep down, Sissy knew Cally was right.

3 days later

Sissy's gut was right, for the first day they got back in school it was already spreading that her and Johnny had started dating. Yet somehow that didn't seem to deter the boys that were already chasing her, much to her and Johnny's annoyance. As Sissy got out of Johnny's car that morning the stares of jealousy and anger continued. Janet smirked evilly, for she was the one to tell everyone about it. Granted Janet couldn't lie about the circumstances of how they started dating, because half the class would call her on it, but she got the word out to all those that didn't like them.

"I hate people." Sissy grumbled as they walked in, holding hands.

"Same." Johnny agreed. They went to their first classes, dropped the very light back packs off, and continued walking around the school with their friends until the five minute bell rang. Johnny walked Sissy to her class, planted a light kiss on her lips, and then went to his class. Sissy didn't care who saw, as far as she was concerned, it was completely innocent compared to some people she saw in the hall.

By the time lunch rolled around the stares had finally died down. But like most good things, it was cut short by the sound of whirring engines. Johnny looked up, annoyed at the sound and who it was.

"Yoo-hoo! Sissy! It is I, Bling-Bling Boy, and I have come to make you mine." Eugene said in a dreamy tone making Sissy gag and Johnny roll his eyes. Eugene hopped off his hovercraft and walked over to Sissy, smiling arrogantly.

"So, what do you say to a dinner date Friday?" Eugene asked.

"How about I'm already busy." Sissy said smirking.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Eugene asked, taken aback by her answer.

"Johnny already beat you to it idiot." Renee laughed. Eugene stumbled back, confused and blown away by her response before straightening up.

"You're bluffing." Eugene said before he noticed Johnny's arms wrapped around Sissy's waist. He glared angrily at Johnny.

"Test! Take your hands off of her!" Eugene shouted.

"Why should I?" Johnny asked sarcastically.

"Well, uh…" Eugene stammered.

"She's my girlfriend after all, so why should I listen to you?" Johnny chuckled. Angry and defeated, Eugene turned back to his hovercraft.

"You haven't seen the last of me Johnny Test!" Eugene threatened as he left.

"What a prima-Dona." Tia giggled.

2 days later, Friday, date night

While Johnny hadn't asked her to dress formally, Sissy did take it upon herself to dress nice. Sissy couldn't help but giggle at the strange turn her life had taken, how only four years ago she and Johnny were rivals only now to be going on a date. She examined herself for the third time in the mirror. Her wavy hair was down, she wore a low cut red shirt with a black lacey shirt under it, a blue denim skirt that came to just above her knees, and black Converse, since she didn't feel too compelled to wear her three inch heels. A knock on the door told her Johnny was here. She walked down the stairs to see her father open the door to her date.

"Hello Mister Blakely, I'm picking up Sissy for our date." Johnny said smiling.

"Have her home by ten or else." Her father said half serious half humorously.

"Dad, be nice." Sissy said as she walked over to the door.

"Hey gorgeous." Johnny said smiling, making Sissy flush a little before she left.

"You know your earning major kudos points from my dad right for that comment." Sissy said as she got into his car.

"Really, I didn't know that." Johnny said sarcastically as he started up the car. Johnny drove them to a nice restaurant for dinner. As they ate they talked casually and laughed occasionally. By the time they finished dinner it was eight.

"Hey, let's go see a movie." Sissy suggested as they left the restaurant.

"Your dad wants you home by ten." Johnny reminded.

"I'll call once we pick out a movie to watch." Sissy said.

"I don't know Sissy." Johnny said. Sissy wrapped her arms around him, pressing herself against him and looked up with big pleading eyes.

"Please?" Sissy said.

"I really hope I don't piss off your dad for this." Johnny groaned in defeat. Sissy smiled and leaned up on her tip toes to kiss him on the cheek.

"I'll take the blame; after all, it is my idea." Sissy giggled as she laced her fingers with his before getting to the car.

11:00 p.m.

Johnny drove Sissy home and apologized to her father about the lateness. He excused it because Sissy did forewarn him about it. Once her father turned away and left the room Sissy walked over, leaned up and kissed Johnny on the lips. Johnny replied by wrapping his arms around her and bringing her closer to him. Just as it had started suddenly, it ended.

"See you tomorrow?" Sissy asked.

"Yeah." Johnny said, leaning down and kissing her briefly on the lips before turning back to his car.

4 days later, 3 days before summer vacation

Sissy sat anxiously in her sixth class. Everyone had been getting jumpy since summer break was almost here, and the nice weather outside only proved it. Things hadn't lightened up for Sissy and Johnny with the constant annoyances around the school, but they hoped that would end soon. The moment the bell rang the kids in the class bolted and just as Sissy and her friends got outside a fight started up between two groups of teenage boys, Bumper and his goons against Johnny and his friends. It was an all-out war between them, and the only question was what it was over.

Bumper threw punches at Johnny like a wild deranged nut case, his friends doing the same thing to Johnny's friends. The boys punched and kicked and soon only Johnny and Bumper were left standing. Bruised, battered and bleeding they continued on, and what surprised Sissy the most was that the school wasn't getting involved.

"Why aren't school officials getting involved?" Sissy asked quietly.

"There's only three days before summer break, they don't care." Renee replied. Sissy looked back to the two boys fighting just in time to see Johnny land a powerful punch to Bumper's gut, following through with a second punch to his jaw, knocking him out. The group scattered shortly after, leaving the five unconscious boys on the ground.

"It's a good thing we have the day off." Sissy said as she got into the car with Johnny.

"I'm fine." Johnny said casually.

"I know, but still, I want to help with those cuts." Sissy said firmly. Johnny rolled his eyes at his girlfriend but humored her and went back to his house, letting her tend to his cuts and scrapes.

Last day of school

Sissy sat impatiently for her lest class of the last day to get out. She was twitchy and felt like her legs were sprung into a tight coil waiting for the pressure to release. She looked at the clock, seeing the minute hand on the eleven as the hour hand was right at the end of the two. She looked back to the front of her class and desperately tried to listen to the teacher ramble on about how they had been such a great class, blah blah blah. Ok, at least four minutes have passed by now. Sissy thought angrily as her eye flicked back to the clock, only to see that one minute had passed.

"So, as a special treat, I'm letting you all go now. Have a lovely summer." The art teacher said. The class practically stampeded out the door. Sissy went over to Johnny's car and waited for him for the last three minutes of the day. The moment the bell rang the students ran from the building.

"Summer Vacation here we come!" Johnny said as he and Sissy drove away from the school.

2 weeks later, June

Johnny was with Sissy in his air conditioned house playing video games. They hadn't done all that much, two dates so far, work, and a few times hanging out with friends. Other than the dates, they hadn't had much private time, which they enjoyed a lot.

"Ha! I win again!" Sissy chanted happily, sticking her tongue out at her boyfriend. Johnny chuckled, turned off the game and pounced on her, kissing her fiercely. Sissy responded as Johnny had hoped and kissed him back with the same intensity. As they lay there, kissing heatedly rational thoughts began to slip away, and Johnny's hands began to slide up Sissy's lithe body, eventually landing just beneath her breasts. Johnny wanted so badly to touch them he didn't care if they were bare or covered. His hand inched up to be stopped by Sissy, who flipped them over so that she was straddling him.

"Not yet Johnny." Sissy chided as she broke the kiss. Johnny groaned in a needy tone as she leaned down and kissed his neck.

"You're not helping." Johnny growled seductively.

"Isn't that my job?" Sissy replied just as seductively as she continued kissing his neck. Before she knew it they somehow managed to get to his bed and he was on top of her again.

"Tease." Johnny chuckled before starting his own sweet torture of kissing her neck down to her exposed collar bone.

"You're one to talk. Now get off me." Sissy groaned.

"Not believing that." Johnny chuckled into her collar bone. Sissy sat up, pushing Johnny off her and snickered.

"Not yet Johnny, I mean it." Sissy said firmly but smiling.

"Alright." Johnny said defeated.

"Don't worry Johnny; I'll let you go there soon." Sissy said as she kissed his cheek gently.

3 days later

Sissy and her friends Tia, Renee, Cally, Megan and Trisha all walked down to the beach, they were going to meet up with Leslie, Angelica, Beth and Zoe to play volley ball.

"So Sissy how's life and your boyfriend treating you?" Megan asked.

"Good." Sissy smiled. Johnny had been treating her well, which shocked her at first. Upon reaching the beach the hot sand poured into Sissy's sandals, making her and her friends yelp in surprise.

"Hot!" Trish yelped as they scurried over to the volley ball court where their barefoot friends were waiting.

"About time you guys got here." Beth shouted happily.

"Shut up. Give us a few; we need to adjust to the hot sand." Tia replied sarcastically as she and the others took off their sandals. Once ten minutes had passed and the girls' feet were used to the burning sand they started up their game. They ignored the perverse stares of any of the men that were watching as they played. Little did they know that Johnny and his friends were there as well, enjoying some guy time in the sun. They walked around the beach, laughing at jokes and idly talking, mostly just harassing each other about their romantic life until they notice a small crowd of people gathering around a volley ball court. Curiosity peaked, they go over and see their friends playing, and by the looks of it, Sissy's team is winning.

Johnny and his friends stood and watched; impressed by some of the tactics the girls were using. It was Cally, who was on Sissy's team, who made the final point and won the game for them.

"Damn Sissy, have you ever thought about joining the military? You're like a master strategist." Beth chuckled as she wiped the sweat off her forehead.

"Nah. But thanks for the complement." Sissy snickered before noticing Johnny and his friends.

"Girls, we have visitors." Sissy cooed to her friends. Sissy smiled and walked over to Johnny, wrapping her arms around his toned stomach.

"What are you guys doing here?" Sissy asked flirtatiously.

"Not much, just walking around the beach." Johnny chuckled as he draped his arm over Sissy's exposed shoulders.

"Mind if I join you?" Sissy asked.

"I was hoping you'd ask that. See ya guys." Johnny said as he and Sissy walked off, leaving their friends chuckling.

"Behave you two!" Trisha called jokingly to the two teens. Sissy giggled and Johnny tried to hide his horrible blush. Easier said than done. Johnny thought.

July

Sissy waited at the front door for Johnny to come pick her up. They weren't planning anything huge, just some hang out time at his house, but that didn't settle the unease in her stomach, the excitement she felt for him. She was growing to care a lot about him, and with that her hormones were acting up, and a strong desire for physical pleasure began to rear its head. A knock sounded at the door, startling Sissy out of her thoughts before she steadied herself and answered the door.

"Hey babe." Johnny said smiling. Sissy rolled her eyes as she locked the door before leaving. The drive to Johnny's house was short and quiet. Sissy however thought it was loud, or maybe that was her heart beating. She felt like she and Johnny could go just a bit farther in their relationship than just making out and began to feel herself blush, catching Johnny's attention.

"Something on your mind Sissy?" Johnny asked as he parked the car.

"Uh…kinda, but I'll tell you once we get inside the house." Sissy said nervously. Johnny nodded before opening his door and getting out of his car. Sissy followed him, her heart beating faster as she got closer to the door. Calm down. Sissy told herself. Sissy could feel her stomach tighten with anxiousness as they went up the stairs to his room, since no one else was home except Dukey who was sleeping peacefully. Sissy sat on his bed, Johnny sat next to her.

"So, what's on your mind?" Johnny asked before Sissy tackled him, pinning him down and straddling him, managing to kiss him. Everything suddenly clicked in Johnny's mind and he responded to her heated kiss just as passionately. Johnny quickly flipped them so he was over her, still managing to keep their lips locked in a passionate dance. One of his hands kept him balanced so he wouldn't crush her while the other began to lovingly stroke her thighs. Sissy smiled in the kiss and broke free from it, allowing them to breathe.

"I take it this was on your mind?" Johnny asked after managing to control his breathing.

"Partially." Sissy cooed before kissing his neck. It wasn't anything he wasn't used to, but seeing how the situation was a bit different caused excitement to course through him.

"You're being frisky aren't you?" Johnny chuckled as he leaned down to kiss her neck.

"More than you know." Sissy said as she craned her neck up to nip his ear. His hand, which was placed on her thigh, slid up to her stomach where he stopped. Last time this had happened she told him to wait. That ache to touch her was acting up again, but this time Sissy reached down, grabbed his hand, guiding it down to the hem of her shirt and sliding it under. Johnny could feel the blood rush to his face but managed to calm down just enough to slide his hand up her smooth stomach to just beneath her breasts. Unknown to Johnny, Sissy's hands had traveled under his shirt and she had begun to peel it up Johnny's torso. Johnny smiled upon realizing this and sat up for a moment, pull his shirt off the rest of the way.

"One condition, you do the same." Johnny chuckled at Sissy's traveling eyes. Sissy nodded and nervously peeled off her shirt, revealing her black bra with white lace near the top. Johnny's mouth went dry before she locked him into another kiss, pulling him down on top of her. Johnny pulled from the kiss only to start a trail of kisses down her neck eventually landing at her chest. His hands snaked their way up to her breasts and her body arched to the touch. Johnny began to kiss the soft, heated flesh as Sissy's fingers stroked through his hair as she let out delighted coos. Sissy let out a gasp as she felt something warm on her nipple; she looked down and saw Johnny had slide his hand under her bra. She almost slapped him before her began to rub it gently, making her mind go blank and her body arch.

"Can I please take off this damn thing?" Johnny asked between kissing her breasts and tugging on her bra. Their eyes locked for a moment before Sissy nodded. Johnny smirked as his hand carefully snaked its way around to her back. He fumbled for a moment with the clasp before finally managing to get it off and reveal her perfect mounds. Before Sissy had time to cover them Johnny pinned her hands.

"Don't." Johnny said quietly. Sissy nodded before he released her hands and started placing light kisses on her breasts, going completely around her erect nipple before kissing it lightly too, making Sissy let out a gasp of want. He treated its twin the same before his hands came up and began to fondle them. Quiet moans escaped Sissy's lips as he treated her breasts with such gentle care. Johnny flicked her nipples with his thumbs, causing a jolt of pleasure to course through her and making her moan louder. Johnny started kissing her breast again as one hand steadied him and the other continued its ministrations on her other breast. He took her perky pink nipple in his mouth, his tongue gliding over it, making Sissy arch her back again and groan in need. Her nails started to claw into his back, causing him to shiver and let out growls of pleasure.

"Johnny…" Sissy sighed content, bringing every ounce of male pride to Johnny. Before he knew it she quickly flipped them, making him release her breast and lay flat on his back. He couldn't argue though, the view was better.

"My turn." Sissy said seductively as she leaned down and kissed his neck, nipping it as well. Johnny groaned as her nails gently scratched at his bare flesh, sending jolts of pleasure up his body, and the feeling of their bare torsos added to the euphoria. His hands glided over her ass to her hips to hold them as she continued her sweet torture. Sissy reached his chest, kissing and nipping the whole way, before deciding to test something. Ever so gently she clawed her nails over his nipple. A hiss escaped from Johnny's lips as Sissy did this, making her smile and then continue kissing down his torso before reaching the hem of his pants and then licking back up, making Johnny let out a needy groan.

"We should stop now." Sissy said before planting a heated kiss on Johnny's lips. Once they released each other from the kiss Johnny nodded, though the look in his eyes said otherwise he knew not to push her too far, she had given so much already. They quickly put on their tops and went back downstairs to see Dukey still sleeping just as peacefully as he had been when they got to the house.

2 weeks later

Johnny, Sissy, and his family all went to the beach along with Gil and Tony. School would be starting up again in a month or so and they wanted to get as much beach time as they could before they were hitting the books again. Sissy lay on her stomach on her towel, content and enjoying the last warmth of summer. Mary and Susan lay with her, lounging in the sun as well.

"So, Sissy, you excited to start your junior year?" Mary asked.

"Get back to me in a year." Sissy replied sarcastically, making Mary and Susan burst into giggles.

"I take that as a no." Susan replied.

"Correct, from what I hear, senior year flies by." Sissy said before turning her head to the side.

"I wouldn't know, since I was in college at thirteen." Both Mary and Susan replied.

"I know, but still." Sissy said. Johnny, Gil and Tony had gone to get something for everyone to eat real quickly and would return shortly, so the girls lay and enjoy the warmth the sun brought.

"Well, what do we have here? Could it be some art by the gods themselves?" an annoying voice said in what should have been a suave tone but came out more in a creepy tone. Sissy could feel bile grow in her throat at the aspect of looking, but the voice alone told her who it was.

"What do you want Eugene?" Susan asked annoyed.

"If it isn't my old love Susan Test. are you sure you don't want to leave that imbecile and be mine forever my sweet?" Eugene asked, leaning closer to Susan, who immediately pushed him away.

"Gross! I would never dump Gil to be with a creep like you." Susan hissed.

"Still as stubborn as ever, which is why I fell for you to begin with, you make it such a fun game. And what about you Sissy my lovely, are you sure you'd stay with that moron Test than with a genius and handsome man such as me." Eugene said pointing to himself.

"First of all, Johnny isn't a moron. I care about him for more than just his looks, which is none of your business." Sissy growled before she turned over and sat up to look him in the eye.

"You truly are a goddess. Please, leave that unworthy waste of time for me." Eugene said as he gawked at her body.

"The only person who I see as a waste of my time is you Eugene." Sissy shouted. Johnny, Gil and Tony all ran over at the sound of Sissy shouting.

"What's going on dudettes?" Gil asked in his casual smooth voice.

"Ah the lunkheads have arrived. I have a proposition for you Johnny Test." Eugene said smirking arrogantly.

"What's this proposition?" Johnny asked annoyed.

"A fight for her." Eugene said pointing to Sissy.

"Say what?" Sissy shrieked angrily.

"Yes, and when I win the fight Sissy will be mine, but if you win Johnny, then you can keep her." Eugene said. Johnny looked at Eugene dead on, his stance tense and shoulders squared, but in his eyes Sissy could see him thinking things through.

"Eugene, I won't fight you for my girlfriend, not because I'm afraid of losing, because I'm not, but because I know that if I lost Sissy wouldn't date you. Also, Sissy's not an object to be fought over; she's a human being, so you're being an idiot to think I would fight you like two children fighting over a toy." Johnny said in a confident tone. Eugene glared in anger at Johnny before reaching out to try and grab Sissy. Sissy dodged and went behind Johnny. Eugene again tried to launch himself at Sissy only to go head on with Johnny's fist.

"I said I wouldn't fight you for her; don't think that doesn't mean I won't defend her." Johnny growled as Eugene landed on his back.

"So, on with the fight." Eugene chuckled.

"Sure, now stand up." Johnny replied, rolling his eyes. Eugene managed to stand and began to throw wild punches, only to walk into an onslaught of punches and kicks by Johnny, instantly knocking him back on his back and exhausting him.

"See, Eugene, there are a few things that separate us. Obvious age and weight, but I'm more mature than you. So you're not worth the effort." Johnny said coldly.

"I'm better than you at everything!" Eugene shouted.

"Really, then why did it take me only ten seconds to knock you flat on our back?" Johnny asked. Eugene remained silent.

"I have more money, so I can provide for her!" Eugene said.

"News flash, I'm not for sale!" Sissy growled.

"Come on Sissy. I'm rich, the choice should be easy." Eugene said.

"You're right, the choice is easy. Johnny lets go swimming." Sissy said grabbing Johnny's hand and walking off. Johnny smirked back at Eugene before walking off with Sissy, leaving a stunned Eugene.

"News flash Eugene, Sissy is just as stubborn and brutally honest as Johnny." Mary snickered.

"I will have her." Eugene growled.

"In your dreams snob." Susan replied before standing and walking over to Gil.

"Come on, I don't wanna stick around here anymore." Susan said.

"Ok babe, wanna go get some ice cream?" Gil asked.

"Yeah." Susan said. As they walked off Mary and Tony took off to the soda stand nearby, leaving Eugene alone and brewing.

September

Sissy waited for Johnny to pick her up that cloudy September morning. She didn't exactly know how to feel about starting her junior year of high school. Sissy looked her schedule over another time before she heard a honk, indicating Johnny had arrived. She bid her parents goodbye and walked outside and hopped in her boyfriend's car.

"Morning." Johnny said.

"Morning. So what class did you say you had first?" Sissy asked.

"American History. And you?" Johnny replied.

"I have European History." Sissy said.

"Well look at you being all smart." Johnny chuckled.

"Shut up, you know you could switch right?" Sissy asked.

"I know, but I wanted to take American History first." Johnny said shrugging. Sissy rolled her eyes as they pulled into the parking lot. The school grounds were littered with student, some lounging against the wall while others walked around aimlessly or with lost expressions on their faces.

"Freshmen." Johnny chuckled. Sissy rolled her eyes and got out of his car, followed by Johnny. As they walked to the building the received hateful stares and glares from some of their peers.

"I'm not surprised." Sissy sighed as they walked into the building.

"Yo! Sissy! Johnny! Wait up!" Tia's voice called out, making them both stop and turn around to see their friends running up to them.

"Happy first day of junior year!" Renee snickered.

"Yay only two years left. Can't wait!" Sissy said sarcastically.

"Smart ass." Johnny chuckled, wrapping his arms around her slender waist.

"Hands to yourself!" the annoying voice of Janet called out. Sissy rolled her eyes.

"And you're one to talk." Sissy replied. Janet stomped off, followed by her group of friends.

"Well, this year will be fun." Trisha said sarcastically. Sissy snickered as she and her friends all started walking around, finding their home rooms before the day even started. The bell rang, signaling that class was to start in five minutes. Johnny walked Sissy to her class, since his was just down the hall, kissed her lightly and then went to his own class. Sissy walked into the classroom smiling a little.

"Good morning class, today will be a bit boring since it's well the first day of class. We will be getting out text book for the year soon and then I will hand out the syllabus and go over it." The teacher said.

"Anyway, welcome to European history. I am Misses Gavelle, you teacher obviously." She said excitedly. Five minutes passed before the book room called them down to get their books. Walking out of the class in a single-file line down the hall to the book room Sissy could see that the American History class was returning from getting their books. After going through the line and typical text book receiving protocols they returned to class to listen to the teacher go over the syllabus. The bell rang for their second class, and Sissy wasn't exactly looking forward to what may await her in her physics class. She walked down the hall, only to jump when she felt someone grip her arm.

"Don't punch, it's me." Johnny said, calming Sissy for a moment.

"Next time, call out my name before doing that." Sissy breathed before her fingers were laced with his.

"Sorry. So, what's your next class?" Johnny asked.

"Physics with Mister Flell." Sissy said tiredly.

"Really, same here." Johnny chuckled. Sissy smiled as they walked into their physics class and took a seat near the middle of the class. As the students entered Sissy and Johnny were both on the lookout for friends or foes, and luckily, most of their friends had this class, along with a few acquaintances and total strangers, but they were just relieved that none of their most hated class mates entered. It was the same routine for their physics class; only the teacher seemed a little more hyper than normal.

"Is he on medication or did he have just a bit too much coffee?" Sissy murmured to Johnny.

"From what I've heard, Mister Flell is always like this. Yes he has medication, but sometimes he forgets to take it." Johnny chuckled.

"I already like this class." Sissy snickered as the bell went off. Again, Johnny and Sissy had the next class, Pre-Calculus, together. The moment they stepped foot into the class room they could tell the teacher was a total bitch. The glare she sent all of her students only justified that matter. After they got their book she went over the syllabus, only her tone was more of a yappy Chihuahua than a calm teacher as she barked orders and her high expectations. If it weren't for her annoying voice I would've nodded off by now. Sissy mentally groaned as she felt someone gently clutch her hand and stroke her small knuckles. Johnny always knew how to calm Sissy down and likewise Sissy knew how to reign in Johnny's temper. The bell let out for lunch and Sissy had never been happier.

"God she was a bitch." Sissy sighed as they entered the cafeteria.

"No kidding. Just yapping away." Johnny chuckled as he got his food and waited for Sissy.

"She added like seven extra things on the syllabus specifically for her, even though they weren't technically on the fucking paper." Sissy growled angrily.

"Relax babe." Johnny chuckled as they took their seats. Lunch went normally for them and soon enough it too was over.

"What are your next three classes?" Johnny asked as they threw out the remainders on their trays.

"Cooking class, Spanish two, and English. You?" Sissy asked.

"English, Spanish two and Computer Programming." Johnny replied as he walked Sissy to her cooking class, even though his English class was on the next floor up.

"Ok, see you in Spanish." Sissy said as they stood outside the class.

"Yup." Johnny said before leaning down and kissing her gently on the lips. Even though they had kissed plenty of time in public, Sissy still blushed when Johnny kissed her, and her heart still went crazy when they kissed. After they parted Johnny bolted off to his English class as Sissy walked into her cooking class. She was glad that Beth, Renee and Zoe had this class, but wasn't too enthused to see Janet and two of her five goons with her. Sissy walked over to the square table her friends sat at and smiled before the teacher walked in with a big grin on her features.

"Afternoon class, I'm Misses Ginger." Said the gray haired small woman. She was maybe Sissy's height, and didn't look much heavier than Sissy; her voice was soft and kind, as was her heart shaped face. Her gray hair didn't look grimy like Miss Luun's did, but it was well kept and back in a bun.

"Now, as I'm sure you all know, I have to go over the syllabus with you, but I would like some assistance handing them out. You dear, with the red streak in your hair, could you come assist me?" Misses Ginger asked gently. Sissy stood and walked over, taking the stack of papers and handing them out to the students. Sissy was thankful that Misses Ginger handed the syllabuses to Janet, or else things may have gotten ugly. Misses Ginger went over the syllabus and finished with five minutes left of class. She walked over to Sissy smiling.

"Thank you very much young lady for helping me today. What's your name?" Misses Ginger asked.

"Sissy Blakely." Sissy said kindly.

"Charmed to meet you dearie. Anyway, the bell is about to ring for your fifth class. Tomorrow we'll be going over the basics, and by Monday next week I want you all to be prepared to cook." Misses Ginger said just before the bell went off. Sissy started walking to her Spanish class.

"Sissy." Johnny's voice called out making her stop and wait.

"You remembered." Sissy snickered before grabbing his hand.

"Yup." Johnny chuckled. They entered their Spanish class just long enough to turn around, go back down the stairs and get their books.

"I hate the first day of school." Sissy groaned as she and Johnny went back up the stairs after getting their books.

"Same, but now all we have to do is just listen to Mister Golo." Johnny chuckled.

"Why is he always so fucking happy? I swear he must drink like seven cups of coffee in the morning." Sissy exclaimed before they returned to the class room and took their seats. Soon the rest of the class returned and Mister Golo began to excitedly go over the syllabus. The bell for the last class went off, and Johnny walked Sissy to her English class before taking off to his computer programming class. Sissy walked into the class and saw three of her friends, but the rest of the kids were either people she didn't know or people she wished she didn't know. She took a seat near her friends before the teacher walked in. she was young, but she had that air about her that just screamed arrogance.

"Ok, line up, we're going to the book room to get your books." She said in a dominant tone. After the typical book run they all returned to the class.

"Welcome class, I'm your English teacher Miss Gray." The young teacher said. The tone of her voice did not give off the vibe of young passionate English teacher that wanted to teach them, it gave off more the vibe of a parole officer or warden that wanted to lock them up and laugh. As she continued on with her boring speech Sissy noticed that the boys were acting up, throwing things or being loud and obnoxious, she didn't seem to care. A girl Sissy didn't know glanced at the clock and let out a quiet yet heavy sigh.

"Is there a problem?" Miss Gray said venomously.

"I was just checking the time." The girl said.

"Do not interrupt my class!" Miss Gray growled.

"Pardon me, but what do you call what those morons are doing up there?" Tia asked.

"Do not call people rude names. They weren't doing anything; you guys were the ones being disruptive." Miss Gray sneered. Sissy couldn't believe her ears and eyes; this teacher was sexist against women, or she just didn't like them. The bell went off to release the class and Sissy had never been more grateful. She met up with Johnny in the parking lot.

"Who's your English teacher?" Sissy asked.

"Miss Gray. Why?" Johnny asked.

"She hates girls. Bumper and a few other guys were throwing shit around like fucking freshmen and she just ignored it, but I swear the moment one girl looked at the clock, it was suddenly all the girls' faults and they were the ones being disruptive." Sissy ranted.

"I noticed that she does favor boys more. Maybe she's letting the rumors about young teenage boys wanting to fuck her go to her head." Johnny said as they got in the car.

"That's just sick and wrong." Sissy replied shuddering.

"Agreed." Johnny replied as the headed for work.

October 31st

Sissy waited patiently for Johnny to show up to take her to the dance. She was excited to go; she had never been to a school dance before, mainly because her ex-boyfriends didn't want to go because they thought dances were stupid. Sissy especially liked that the dance was Halloween themed, more like masquerade themed. She was rather pleased with her dress and mask and hair. Over all, Sissy was quite giddy about it all. A knock sounded at the door and Sissy's father answered it.

"Evening Mister Blakely." Johnny said politely.

"Johnny, how many times have I told you, you can call me Jason." Mister Blakeley chuckled.

"I know. Is Sissy ready?" Johnny asked before hearing the clicking of heels. Both Johnny and Jason turned towards the sound and smiled as Sissy rounded the slight corner. She wore a red and black ball dress; the bodice was strapless and fit her perfectly with a sweetheart neckline with dark plum lace. The dress plummeted to the ground but was pulled up just enough in the front so she wouldn't trip, making ruffles and adding another dimension to the dress, along with the black and purple lace accents that contributed to the dress. She had her mask, which just covered her eyes, on and it was made to match the dress.

"Honey your beautiful." Jason said smiling to his daughter, who rolled her eyes and smiled back.

"Of course you'd say that dad, you're supposed to. But thank you anyway." Sissy snickered.

"I agree with him." Johnny chuckled.

"Thanks." Sissy replied quietly. Sissy's mom quickly rushed over, had them pose for a few pictures before they left to go to the dance. Johnny was wearing a black tux with a red tie and plum dress shirt to match with Sissy's color theme. They were quiet on their way to the dance, Sissy mainly from nerves and Johnny because he couldn't really think of anything to say. As Johnny pulled into the cramped parking lot the lights from the building emitted a dull glow. They got out of the car and walked up to the building the cold air pricked Sissy's bare shoulders, making her shiver and move closer to Johnny for some of the warmth that radiated off his body.

"Please pull up your masks and show your student ID." The teacher at the door said. Johnny and Sissy lifted their masks and showed them their ID's and tickets before being allowed to enter the gym. Everywhere in the gym fake floating pumpkins and rubber bats hung from the ceiling, orange and purple streamers decorated the area as well, yet somehow the decorating committee managed to add the essential bits of a true masquerade into the décor. The music that played also managed to incorporate both Halloween and masquerade as well.

"Why hello there." Beth said in a smooth voice. Sissy giggled at her friend before hugging her.

"You look great." Sissy said.

"So do you. Now, you ready to get freaky?" Beth snickered. Her mask, a cat, fit her personality well for how she was acting.

"Hell yeah!" Sissy laughed before they grabbed the boys and found the remainder of their friends who were scattered about the gym. The hours ricked by as they danced and snacked and before they knew it the teachers and parent chaperones were ushering the teens out at eleven o'clock. The night air was even colder than it had been before as Sissy and Johnny walked swiftly to his car.

"Did you have fun?" Johnny asked as her turned on his car and waited for it to warm up enough to turn on the heat, and also waiting for the idiots to get out of his way.

"Yeah, and I'm glad that Janet didn't try anything stupid." Sissy said as she rubbed her arms. Johnny smiled, wiggled off his jacket and placed it on her shoulders.

"Thanks." Sissy said as she pulled the jacket closer to her shivering body.

"No problem, I don't want you getting sick." Johnny said, leaning over to kiss her gently. In the time they had spent together – end of May, five months – they had gotten only somewhat intimate, never going much farther than frisking each other up and touching; they enjoyed their simply gentle touches. They broke from the kiss and noticed that the amount of people had cleared out and the car was warmed up. Johnny turned on the heat and began to drive. Sissy noticed a few little kids still out trick-or-treating.

"I remember that." Sissy said quietly.

"Yeah, trying to milk every last moment and every last house for as much candy as humanly possible. Ah, good times." Johnny chuckled.

"I felt so bad for my parents." Sissy snickered as they stopped at a light.

"My dad never took me, and mom had to work early. And since my sisters liked to trick-or-treat just as much as I did, we always came home late, but dad would still get mad at us. I felt bad later, when I was tired but never at the moment." Johnny said.

"My dad always went with me until he got a promotion, then it was moms turn. They always looked so tired but never complained." Sissy said.

"That's cool." Johnny said smiling.

"Yeah, kinda makes me wonder what that'll be like." Sissy said without thinking, though Johnny didn't catch on. He pulled up to her house, the living room light still on. After cutting the engine, Johnny walked Sissy up to her door and pulled her into a gentle hug, planting a kissin her lips before she returned his jacket and went inside away from the cold. Johnny got back into his car and started the engine.

"I should've told her then." Johnny growled to himself as he drove home.

December, day before winter break

Sissy held her coat tight to her chest as she and Johnny waited outside the school for the doors to open and let them in. The snow was falling lightly, but it was the wind that was making her skin tingle. The doors opened ten minutes later and the students rushed in as quick as they could, showing ID's and tickets in a flash just to get to the warmth of the gym. Sissy finally took off her coat to reveal the full glory of her dress. The tops was a dark, midnight blue that elegantly shaded down to near white at the bottom of the dress with jewels glittering the whole way down in an uneven manner yet still giving the dress body. There was a halter strap, but otherwise the dress had a sweetheart neckline. Johnny smiled at her as the entered the gym.

"As always, you're beautiful." Johnny said before kissing her forehead.

"Thanks." Sissy giggled as they searched the large crowd for their friends.

"There you guys are!" Sissy exclaimed as they finally found their friends. They all turned around and smiled at them.

"About time you guys found us." Trisha giggled.

"Sorry, we were near the back of the line." Sissy said, elbowing Johnny playfully. As the night raged on with silly dances or fast paced dances the teachers finally intervened and demanded at least three slow songs. A slow song started up, not a cheesy old song one would usually hear in some fifties movie, but it was elegant and graceful in its tune. Johnny took Sissy's hand and pulled her into a waltz. Content, Sissy rested her head on his chest for a moment as they danced.

"Reminds me of the last dance we went to." Sissy giggled pulling her head back to look up at him.

"Yeah." Johnny replied, smiling before he spun her. They hadn't noticed that everyone had stopped dancing and formed a circle around them. Once the song ended and they stopped dancing did they notice the people surrounding them; it was silent for just the briefest moment before a sudden applause broke out throughout the crowd. Sissy flushed and buried her head into Johnny's chest as he chuckled. Should I tell her now? Johnny thought before they managed to pry from the circle of people over to a quiet spot. He mentally argued with himself about when he should tell her and then finally concluded to a special date.

"What's on your mind?" Sissy asked concerned.

"Nothing you need to worry yourself over." Johnny said, a reassuring smile gracing his face. Sissy returned the smile as they sat and ate some snacks that were available while their friends danced.

2 hours later

Johnny and Sissy rushed out to Johnny's car, the cold wind nipping at their face and skin as they reached the sanctuary of the car. Hopping inside, Sissy began to rub her arms to stimulate some warmth. Johnny turned on his car and waited for it to warm up enough before turning on the heat to melt some of the snow and ice off the car. Once a sufficient amount of snow and ice melted off and was wiped off with the wipers Johnny began to back out of the parking lot and drive Sissy home.

"So glad that winter break is tomorrow." Sissy said as her teeth stopped chattering.

"No kidding." Johnny said, though Sissy could tell by the tone in his voice that he was in thought.

"What's on your mind?" Sissy asked. Johnny flinched just slightly before smiling.

"Nothing to worry about Sissy." Johnny said, and though Sissy could see right through him, she let it drop, knowing that whatever was on his mind he'd eventually bring up. By the time Johnny dropped off Sissy and arrived home his head was spinning from the confusion he had.

"Why couldn't I tell her?" Johnny muttered to himself as he undressed and got into his pajamas. He lay in bed, restless and confused.

"I will tell her over break. It's driving me crazy." Johnny mumbled to himself before finally forcing himself to sleep.

3 days before Christmas

Johnny and his friends roamed the mall looking for their gifts to give out. Johnny knew what Sissy liked, and he also knew he could afford it, but there were so many things on his mind that he could feel the dull beginnings of a headache start up.

"Dude, quit stressing." Chad chuckled.

"I'm not." Johnny said.

"Sure you're not." Jace snickered as they continued to look for presents. Johnny started to think too much again, his head growing numb.

"Dude, whatever you gotta say, jus say it and get it done with." Zack chuckled. Johnny looked up to his smirking friends and smiled back at them.

"Thanks, I will." Johnny chuckled, finally letting his mind rest and continued to wonder with his friends on their search.

2 days later, Christmas Eve

Johnny spent the whole of his day wrapping presents for his family and girlfriend.

"So, are you going to tell her?" Dukey asked as he lay lazily on Johnny's bed.

"Yes." Johnny said smiling.

"Tomorrow?" Dukey asked again as he rolled over.

"Yes." Johnny chuckled.

"Good, it's about time you did, 'cause I can't take anymore of you contemplative crap." Dukey chuckled playfully to his master.

"Shut up dog and hand me the scissors." Johnny chuckled at his dog. Dukey reached over and grabbed the scissors and handed them to Johnny.

"So, what did ya get me?" Dukey asked.

"If I told, what would be the point in wrapping it?" Johnny asked as he cut the paper for the next present.

"I can act surprised. Watch!" Dukey said as he turned away. Johnny stopped cutting and looked over to his ridiculous dog.

"Oh Johnny, you shouldn't have! This is the best quarter house steak I have ever seen!" Dukey said in a surprised tone. Johnny rolled his eyes as his dog prepared for another act.

"Bacon? For me? Oh, well if you insist." Dukey said in mock surprise.

"I'm not telling you." Johnny snickered.

"Dang! You're too good you know that right?" Dukey chuckled as he lay back down.

"I know." Johnny replied casually.

"And modest." Dukey replied sarcastically. Johnny rolled his eyes and continued wrapping the presents.

Christmas

Sissy pulled on her coat and started to walk over to Johnny's house. She had already had Christmas breakfast with her family and had opened her presents, but now she wanted to go over to Johnny's to have dinner and exchange gifts with him. She was eager to get her gift and nervous about giving him his. She walked up to the house and knocked lightly. Johnny answered and smiled.

"Come in." Johnny said smiling. Sissy entered the home, blasted by the warmth it projected on her as she entered from the cold outside. She took off her coat and hung it up and soon enough she and Johnny were in Johnny's room, without any resistance from his parents. That struck Sissy as odd, it was Christmas, a time of family and friends getting together, and yet his parents allowed them to be alone.

"I have something important to say to you, that's why we're alone." Johnny said as if reading Sissy's mind. Though, this did not calm Sissy down, now if anything she was even more concerned.

"Try to relax Sissy." Johnny said as he took a seat on his bed, reaching down and grabbing a colorfully wrapped present. Sissy's heart was still beating a mile a minutes but she sat down next to him.

"Ladies first." Johnny chuckled. Sissy nervously handed her present over to Johnny who beamed at her and unwrapped it. Johnny smiled even wider seeing that Sissy got him a hat with the bio-hazard sign on it.

"Thanks babe." Johnny said, leaning over and kissing her cheek.

"You're welcome; I heard that you wanted it." Sissy giggled, trying to hide her nervousness. Johnny smiled and handed Sissy the small box he held that was wrapped in red and green paper. Sissy unwrapped to see that it was a jewelry box. Lifting the lid she saw a necklace, with a glass heart and in the heart was what looked like a blown – glass flame. It was hanging on a thin silver chain. Sissy's jaw gaped a little before she managed to lean over and kiss Johnny lightly on the lips.

"Thanks, I love it." Sissy said.

"That's not all though. I want to tell you something." Johnny said, nervousness now leaking into his voice. Sissy could hear Johnny's nervousness and felt her own heart accelerate. Johnny wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him, making him and her both feel a bit better.

"Sissy, I've been thinking about it for a while now and it was just recently that I finally figured out what it is I've been feeling for you." Johnny said. Sissy leaned back a bit to look up at him, her blue eyes glimmering with nervousness and anticipation. Johnny smiled and kissed her forehead lightly.

"I love you Sissy." Johnny managed to say without stuttering and choking up. Sissy's heart beat wildly before finally her brain digested what Johnny had just said before leaning up and kissing him passionately on the lips.

"I love you too Johnny." Sissy replied before nuzzling into Johnny's shoulder. They stayed like that in pure silence, letting the words set the atmosphere of the room creating a calm and tranquil feeling that settled over them.

"Kids! Dinner!" Hugh shouted from downstairs.

"I hope it's not meatloaf." Johnny said as he and Sissy stood up. Sissy quickly clasped the necklace on and then took Johnny's hand down to the dinner room.