Arabella walked towards her cabin, her hands in her pockets. It would be nice to just get her stuff organized and see a few of her siblings before they had to go to supper and then the fire. With a little sigh, she stepped into cabin, glancing behind her in time to see Ethan slip into his cabin. She smiled a little bit then moved towards her bed.
The cabin was pretty empty, which Arabella didn't really mind. She stood by her bed and opened up her bag, gingerly taking everything out and placing them back inside her trunk. Arabella was happy to be back at camp and she was happy to be spending time with Hunter and Jake again. Sitting with Hunter, talking to him, it was really wonderful. She had been worried that he was going to be mad at her or something. Arabella took her time as she piled her clothes into her cabin. It was peaceful and quiet in the cabin and Arabella loved it. She hummed softly to herself, trying to focus on the good things. She didn't want to get stuck thinking about stuff that upset her or confused her. Like how Jake had thought that she was dating Hunter. When she first realized that he was thinking that, she got an image of her and Hunter. Maybe the desire to be with him was still in there and that scared her. Arabella was with Ethan and she loved him. It should be as simple as that, right? But it wasn't that simple and Hunter was going to be in her heart for a very long time. Arabella knew that she probably never had a chance with him but she knew that he needed to be her friend. She couldn't mess that up again.
Arabella took a deep breath as she pulled out the box of letters that were addressed to Hunter. Gingerly,s eh ran her fingers across the top of the box. The last thing she wanted was for this box to be seen by anyone. It held so many personal thoughts and feelings. Arabella placed it in the bottom of her trunk, placing a pair of Louboutin's on top of it. She just closed her trunk when something ran into her from behind, pushing her onto the bed.
"ARABELLA!"
"Ommph!" Arabella groaned under the weight of her brother. "Good to see you too, Daniel" She muttered. He hugged her tightly before letting go and sitting back on her bed, grinning over at her. Arabella looked over at him for a moment before smiling.
"I missed you!" Daniel squeaked before she could say anything else. It was good to see her brother again. Arabella had grown so close to him while she was at camp and he was always a shoulder that she could lean on. She trusted him probably more than she trusted anyone else at camp.
"You look amazing, Danny." Arabella told him with a little smile. "How was your vacation?" She asked him.
"Ugh, amazing" Daniel sighed happily. "Spain was just...incredible."
"I can see that tan that you got there" Arabella said with a little laugh. Daniel grinned, running his fingers through his blonde hair that had been lightened by the sun.
"Well, I'm so glad that you noticed" Daniel sighed dramatically, he gave his hair a little flip and Arabella giggled. "Tell me about your school year, missy"
"Well, it wasn't very fun since I didn't get to go to Spain in May" Arabella teased. She leaned back against the wall, pulling her pillow into her lap and wrapping her arms around it. "I had a good year. Kind of boring at school..."
"And how's Ethan?" Daniel asked her with a smile.
''He's fine" Arabella shrugged, causing Daniel to giggle.
"Oh, I bet he is" He teased, winking over at her. Arabella looked at him with a slightly stunned look on her face.
"Danny!" She gasped, smacking his leg. Arabella giggled a little bit, blushing and she pushed a piece of hair behind her ear. She cleared her throat and glanced out of the window for a quick moment.
"In all seriousness, have you done...anything with him?" Daniel asked her in a curious voice and Arabella's cheeks changed from pink to red. She thought back to the first time Ethan had tried to sleep with her and she shivered. Arabella had never expected Ethan to do something like that and even though it wasn't as bad as it could have been, it still kind of bothered her. Especially the way he had stormed out. Arabella bit her lip before she finally shook her head.
"No, we haven't...done anything" Arabella confessed in a low voice. She felt guilty about the whole thing, to be honest. Ethan had been such an incredible boyfriend and he was so loyal to her. Arabella worried that he would start to regret his relationship with her if she didn't 'put out' soon. Daniel seemed to understand how she was feeling because he simply nodded, letting the topic drop.
"Well...any plans for tonight?" Daniel asked her and Arabella smiled, starting to feel a bit better.
"Yeah, actually. Well, I'm planning on sitting with Jake and Hunter and Ethan and Marina at the fire tonight" Arabella told him. "You should join us!"
"I'll see what I can do" Daniel told her. He paused for a moment, his eyebrows knitting together then he turned to look at Arabella. "Who is Marina?"
"Hunter's girlfriend"
"Hunter has a girlfriend?!" Daniel gasped, nearly falling off of the bed. Arabella laughed at him as he steadied himself but she tried to see what he was thinking. His face was hard to read and his eyes seemed to be flashing between so many different emotions. After a few moments, he put on his happy face and he grinned. "I can't believe he has a girlfriend!"
"I know, right?" Arabella giggled. "I like...I don't mean that in a bad way. I just...I didn't expect him to want a girlfriend any time soon, not after Brooke"
"Really though..."
"Oh, well. Marina seems like a really nice girl" Arabella said with a shrug. She cleared her throat before rolling off of her bed. "I think it's almost time for supper" She said with a little nod and she opened up her trunk at the foot of her bed. Arabella dug through her clothes until she found a cardigan and she tugged it on, holding it closed in front of her. "I'm going to head out. I'm sure that there will be people that I need to stop and gossip with" She giggled.
"See you at supper" Daniel laughed, waving to her. Arabella gave him a little wave then stepped out of the cabin, taking a deep breath and smiling softly to herself, happy to be home.