Chapter Twenty-three
[Ben POV]
We've been traveling for a few minutes now, and everyone's pants have slowly become normal breathing.
Y/N leans on me, her eyes closed in weariness, and I lay my head on hers.
"It's over." Darius sighs. "Guys, we did it. We're going home."
There's a momentary stunned silence, as if we're all still waiting for it to sink in, then Y/N opens her eyes and gives a weak cheer.
"Woo hoo!" Sammy jumps up and pumps her fist.
Bumpy squeals happily.
"Yeah! Whoo!" Darius whoops
"Yes!" Brooklyn beams.
I kick back my legs and raise my arms. "Yeah!"
Darius walks over to Kenji and puts a hand on his shoulder. "It's cool, man. We're good. We'll be at the main dock soon."
"This calls for a celebration." Brooklyn says with a smile.
I smirk slightly, although it feels weird to do it since I don't do that much.
"I might be able to help with that."
I carefully unzip my fanny pack as to not damage it and pull out 6 carob bars. "Stashed a few for the road."
"Ooh! Sweet!"
"I'm starving!"
"Our little Ben is so useful."
Everyone grabs one each from my hands, only leaving one for me and
Y/N.
"Here you go N/N." I hand her the chocolate bar. "You need it more than I do."
She smiles at me. "You're so thoughtful, Ben! But we can just share, you know."
I rip open the wrapper, and Y/N takes a bite. Just when I'm about to bite too, the both of us hear a retching noise come from Sammy.
Brooklyn, Darius, Kenji, and Yaz are also spitting and retching in disgust.
"What's the problem with them?" Y/N frowns in confusion.
"This is nasty."
"Get it off, get it off!"
"Ben, someone stole your candy bars and put dirt in them." Sammy says.
Y/N chuckles at what she'd said. "It's not dirt. Ben, you explain." She says, closing her eyes and leaning back.
"They're carob bars. They pair perfectly with--"
Darius cuts me off with a juice box in his hand. "--carob juice. Great.."
"Carob is nature's chocolate. Just as delicious, with none of the sugar or caffeine." I explain patiently.
"What's wrong with sugar and caffeine?" Brooklyn says. "First thing I'm gonna do when I get home is hug my espresso machine. I may never even let go."
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Sunrise ~ Ben Pincus x Reader ~ Camp Cretaceous
FanfictionY/N's mind had always been more complex and orderly than all the other people, even if she has a rare condition called Histrionic Personality Disorder. But when she sees her best friend, Ben, again, the system gets overrided with a bright yellow lig...
