— (y/n)'s pov

i threw my backpack off my shoulder onto the sand as jimmy filmed his intro.

"we are going to spend the next 24 hours in the desert!" he practically yelled.

"i hated those words." i joked, earning

small laughs from around the group. after jimmy sat his bag down, he turned to me and wrapped his arms around me.

"im glad you came with us." he said. i smiled softly up at him and pecked his lips. i participated in some of the beast gang videos, but not any intense videos. this one was kind of a stretch. he smiled back at me. the light reflecting off of the sand made him look perfect.

"okay, lovebugs, we have to get work done if we want to sleep." chris said, interrupting our moment. jimmy and i laughed a bit before letting each other go and grabbing the tent.

"im hungry." chandler said. "make me food." he pointed the camera and jimmy, making him smile.

"chris, make him food!" jimmy said. the rest of their conversation was drowned out by the voice in my head reading the directions.

after about an hour, i had the tent half way set up. once i felt a bit accomplished, the entire thing came down, making jimmy erupt into laughter.

"ugh!" i screamed, falling onto my butt. "i hate this!" jimmy came over and patted my head.

"dont worry, i dont know how to do this either." he said. i gave a half smile as i felt like crying out of frustration. chris came over and helped me up. je started to explain how to put it up.

"this here goes into the metal spot here." he connected the two parts. i only nodded along and watched him. by the time he finished talking, he had already put mine and jimmy's tent up. i gave him a side hug and thanked him. he quickly ran off to go start a fire. i looked up to jimmy who was standing there, looking at the cover on the ground.

"you threw that didnt you?" i said in between laughs. he nodded and laughed with me. i walked over to him and helped him attatch it to the top of the tent.

— timeskip to night 🌱

once all the boys had started arguing over food, me and tareq stepped away to film a small interview.

"so, whats your thoughts?" he asked, shining the light so you could see my face in the dark.

"okay, all the boys are arguing right now over food, but im literally saying anything cause," i smiled and held up my box of goldfish. "i brought my own food." we both laughed, but kept it quiet to not sound suspicious.

"no way! can i have some?" he asked. i nodded and gave him a hand full before we walked back to the group. i put some in my hoodie pocket then put the box back in my backpack. i looked at all the faces in the fire light, then found jimmy's. i made my way to him and then say on his lap, wrapping my arm around his shoulders and resting my head on top of his. he wrapped his arms around my waist and leaned his head onto me. i snuck pieces of goldfish into my mouth while fake yawning. i continued to listen to the boys conversation as they finished their food.

while trying to slip some food into my mouth, jimmy grabbed my hand.

"what do you got?" he asked. he tried to open my fingers, but i had a death grip on them, probably crushing most of the poor fish.

"nothing!" i said, holding back laughs. i tried to pull my hand away, but jimmy let go of it, causing me to swing my hand and let go of the goldfish.

"whered you get those!?" chandler yelled, offended that he wasnt offered any.

"no where!" i started laughing.

"so we all fought over food while you had goldfish the entire time!?" jake said. i looked at tareq, who only made me laugh more. jimmy started to tickle my sides, causing me to kick my feet.

"this is what you get for not giving me any!" he said. i could hear the smile in his voice. once he had stopped and i calmed down, my eyes felt heavy. i sank lower into jimmys lap as i slipped into the darkness of sleep. my face snuggled into the collar of my "off-beast" hoodie. not long after, feeling my body being carried into the tent.

—mooorning tiiiime

jimmy and i woke up almost at the same time. i rolled over onto my other side to face him, throwing my arm over his chest. he laughed a little bit, causing me to look up at him in alarm. i smiled and him before rubbing my eyes.

"morning, cookie." he said, kissing my cheek.

"good morning." i replied.

after about a couple hours of sitting, chris, chandler, jimmy, and i decided to walk around. we had walked for about fifteen minutes while joking around. i had already taken off my hoodie and wrapped it around my waist, being glad i wore a tank top under it. jimmy slipped his hand in mine as we continued walking. once we had gotten to the area with all the shrugs, chris stayed behind and filmed us walking up the hill.

"hang on, theres fricking sand spurs." jimmy turned around and looked at me.

"let me carry you." he said with a small smile. i shook my head no and continued tip toeing behind him. he scoffed and scooped me up bridal style once i got closer. he laughed and started walking.

"no!!" i yelled laughing. i did want to be carried but didnt want to seem spoiled on camera. jimmy laughed and sat me down where there wasnt anymore of the plant.

we had finished the trudge up the hill and looked around.

"now what?" i jokingly asked. jimmy laughed as he sat down. he patted the spot next to him, so i sat down next to him. i leaned my head on his shoulder as he sighed.

"im ready to go home." i said.

"me too, baby." he kissed the top of my head as we looked out over miles of sand. it was relaxing.

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APRUPT ENDING BUT STILL SOFT