Vegas Or Bust!

[Jared Bell]

Jared needed a break from the constant drama that he considered his life. He didn’t care if it was just a couple of days, he was going to take off and have a damn good time. There was only person he intended to take with him this time. He lived with Odion now so there would plenty of time for shenanigans with the redhead. He was going to take his favorite blonde for a trip that he would never forget. He knew that Cameron didn’t exactly party the same way he did, but he had the feeling that it could be arranged. He packed up his suitcase and left a note letting Odion know where he was going to be for the next few days.

Assuming that Odi would be fine on his own for a few days, Jared was officially ready to visit a new part of the world. He had texted Cameron earlier this morning to see if the blonde wanted to go to Vegas with him for a couple days. He was pretty sure that Cam still didn’t believe that Jared actually intended to take him with for free. It wasn’t as if he wouldn’t make his money back at the casinos. Gambling happened to be one of many vices that he had. The city of sin just made itself sound sweeter to him every time he thought about going.

Looking out the window he saw a truck approaching with a very excited looking blonde behind the wheel. Jared smirked and practically ran out the door, his suitcase bouncing around behind him haphazardly as it caught on the front steps. He didn’t give Cameron time to get out of the truck. Instead he just tossed his bag over the side of the box and pulled himself into the passenger seat. He held out his hand for a high five, and reached into his pocket with the other. Cam’s plane ticket was under the blonde’s nose before the high five could even connect. “You’d better be ready to have some fun, mate.” He said gleefully.

As far as he knew Cameron had never been to Las Vegas either, so exploring the many forms of debauchery the place had to offer would be high on Jared’s to do list. “The drinks and anything else you want is on me. Consider it payment for the other night.” Jared said with a smirk. He wasn’t sure, but he vaguely remember being tucked in and kissed goodnight by the blonde. He wasn’t about to ask what happened, but it was one of the nicest things anyone had ever done for him. He was still confused about how he felt about that kiss. It was unexpected but it hadn’t bothered him near as much as he thought getting kissed by a bloke would. His mind wandered for a second as he took in the passing scenery.

They would be at the airport soon, and he could only begin to imagine how much fun it would be to fly with the blonde. It’d be far less boring than the flight he had taken by himself. “You’re not a nervous flyer are you? Because that’d be bloody awful considering you’ve kayaked down a mountain side.” Jared said. He watched Cam’s face contentedly as he waited for their adventure to really begin.

(Cam)

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam didn’t think anyone would ever want to take him on a trip anywhere, so when Jared texted him he was super excited. The blond happily accepted the invitation, and was glad to be doing something really fun with his time. Vegas wasn’t something he had ever considered doing before, but with Jared, yeah, there wasn’t a lot he wouldn’t do. He hadn’t packed much for the trip, and left a lot of room so he could but souvenirs. So long as he had his camera, and at least one nice outfit, he was happy.

Cam gave Jared one of his rare, serious looks. “You’re my friend Jared, I don’t expect payment.” But he took the ticked and shoved it into his jacket pocket. Laughing a little as Jared made a big show out of things, Cam shook his head. “Where do you get the money for this shit though?” Cam hadn’t really given it much thought before, but he decided Jared either had rich parents, or worked hard – or maybe both? Cam sighed, his hands loosely around the steering wheel as they got closer and closer to the airport. Honestly, he had been thinking about Jared in a not so platonic way. Maybe it was selfish, but this weekend would be fun for numerous reasons.

“Pfft, obviously you’ve never seen the video on my YouTube channel where I jump out of a plane?” Cam smirked and patted Jared’s hand. “I ain’t no amateur flyer.” Once they arrived at the airport, Cam parked in the long term parking section and went to the truck bed. “Here ya go,” Cam said, passing Jared his suitcase first before getting his own, which was in shambles. It looked like it was going to explode it was so tattered and worn, but it got the job done. Besides, he didn’t have money to replace it.

Checking in their luggage, Cam flexed his hands and grinned over at Jared. “There, freedom already.” The plane would be boarding in about fifteen minutes, so there was some time to kill. The blond got in line to get some shitty coffee at some shitty little place that would do for now. “What do you want?” Cam asked, nudging Jared slightly. The British dude wouldn’t pass up coffee.

After boarding the plane, Cam was happy to note that they were on the side of the plane with only two people per side. Friendly though he was, he wasn’t in the mood to make friends with people he would never see again. He let out a low whistle as he sat down. Cam nodded towards a scantily clad woman walking down the aisle, past them into the back of the plane. “I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...” he said, his eyes trailing after her, his jaw slack. Shaking his head, Cam looked back to Jared, that sleepy look still in his eye. The blond put down the armrest between them dramatically and announced, “You stay on your side and I’ll stay on mine – or else.”

Cam chuckled at his own joke and then sat back in his seat for half a second before something else came to mind. “So where are we staying exactly?” He was too excited for his own good, and his entire body permeated with a soft glow. Some emotions were simply too strong to be contained.

[Jared Bell]

Cam being so generous wasn’t the norm for Jared. He was used to people expecting repayment plus interest, even when it came to favors. “I told you already, I’m a criminal. I rob people for a living. Paid off the price on my head and then had a little extra. Why you worried? I launder it properly.” He said with a chuckle. He knew that the blonde would never believe the truth, but he would keep telling him until it clicked. He was ready to get on the plane. “And for the record, you’re my friend too.” He said. If he didn’t consider Cam a friend then he had no idea why he was taking him to Vegas.

“Well I think it’s fair, we both tend to forget who we’re dealing with.” Jared said. He was out of the truck and before he knew it, Cameron had shoved his bag into his hands. He took a look at the blonde’s suitcase. “We’re going to get you a new one. Unless that has sentimental value.” He said. It looked like it was being held together by two duct tape flaps. There was no way that it would survive being handled by the luggage carriers.

“Double Americano, black… you know what they say about cocks? Well it applies to coffee too.” He said with a chuckle as he followed Cam into the coffee shop. The orders were in there hands in mere seconds. They were on their way to board before he knew it.

“If that’s Vegas, I’ll gladly stay.” Jared said after noting the size of her posterior. He nudged Cam lightly. “Hope you got your shots before this trip, you’re going to be drowning in disease otherwise.” He said with a laugh. He acted aghast. “But I wanted to snuggle! Maybe give you a handy under your sweater.” He whined to Cam as he leaned in and rested his head on the blonde’s shoulder for a moment before he retreated back to his side.

Jared noticed that Cameron somehow looked more attractive than usual when he turned to answer the blonde’s question. “Uh…” He stuttered before he found his thoughts. “The Mandarin Oriental. I got to tell you mate, it looked amazing, and we definitely will have a kick ass room.” He said with a smirk. He knew Cam would appreciate the thought that had gone into selecting the room.

Jared reclined his seat and ignored the safety instructions. He figured that if the plane went down they were all going to die anyway, so why bother worrying about having your head between your legs. “We’re going to wreck that town.” He said giddily. He really wished that he could simply teleport them there, but he was sure they could kill a few hours on a plane together.

The plane was taking off and he had the grin that a child got in a candy store. “Blackjack and hookers mate… on second thought, forget the blackjack.” Hopefully Cam watched Futurama at some point and caught the reference. In his mind Jared was basically Bender.

[Cameron Osiris]

It was never going to click for Cam, everything was a joke between them right? So he just shook his head and chuckled to himself. “Well you must be quite the criminal, since I’ve never heard about you,” he teased. If Jared was really wanted, there would be posters up right? Those kinds of things just didn’t exist in Cam’s world, so why would they exist at all? “Really? I had no idea. I thought you were trying to get into my pants,” Cam said in reply to the friend comment. He thought they were friends a long time ago.

Cam laughed off the comment, his eyes lingering on the suitcase a moment too long for it to be a joking manner. “I uh,” Cam scratched the back of his head, and then he was shaking it no, “it doesn’t have sentimental value.” But he didn’t like it when people bought him things, and he wasn’t going to ask for any hand outs. Oh well if his suitcase fell apart, he’d put everything into a garbage bag before accepting charity. It reminded him too much of Chester.

The blond made a sour face and gestured towards the brunet. “What he said,” he told the cashier. “Doesn’t it taste like tar that way? Not the cocks, the coffee,” Cam said like it was the most normal thing to be talking about. At least this place was fast, nobody wanted to deal with grumpy fliers.

Cam was still staring at the retreating woman as Jared nudged and spoke to him. “I’ll get stuff when we get there...” He was clearly not paying attention to anything Jared was saying, and if he didn’t have a disease by now, chances were he wouldn’t get one. Aside from getting Tak pregnant, he was always prepared. Cam just laughed off Jared’s antics and looked out the window, biting his lip. Jared was going to make this trip harder than necessary.

Cam’s brow shot up at the name of the hotel. “That sounds like a brothel,” he said, only slightly worried. Cam buckled in and his foot tapped away, an excited tic he had. “Pretty sure Vegas is a city,” smartass Cam said. And then the blond burst out laughing, wiping at his eyes. “Oh my god, I love that show,” he said, shaking his head. Jared was a riot. “Oh shit! I actually have it on my phone, wanna watch?” Cam asked. Any excuse to sit closer to Jared.

Once the pilot announced the weather in Vegas, Cam leaned closer to the window as they passed the Grand Canyon. “I gotta jump that thing man,” he said, glancing back at Jared with a grin. He looked back out the window, He was gonna take on the world after graduation. Cam was standing as soon as the seatbelt sign was off, and he stretched up towards the ceiling of the plane, palms flat against it as he leaned over Jared. “Still time for that handy,” he offered with a wink and a smile.

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[Jared Bell]

“Well then we’re going to get you a new one once we land. I don’t think that one will survive a round trip. Besides, you’ll need something to hold all of the cash we’re bringing back.” Jared said with a laugh. He was sure that the pair of them would be able to clean up in the casinos after he gave Cameron a lesson or two. It wasn’t that hard, so long as you had a head for numbers. All that Jared was going to provide would be a little capital to begin their adventure. He would rather blow it on something fun than sticking around and saving it for a rainy day.

Shrugging and taking a sip of his coffee he started out of the coffee shop. “It’s not so bad once you’re used to it. A lot of people wreck it with cream and sugar but eventually you start to taste the different flavors and intricacies a good coffee has. Think of it like wine and you’ll be fine.” Jared said. However this wasn’t exactly high quality coffee, but Jared had never been one to complain about anything free.

“You’re really going to trust some shady doctor with your balls?” Jared asked, somewhat surprised that Cam hadn’t thought that far ahead. He would probably just have to keep a closer eye on the blonde. Not that he imagined Cameron would cause much trouble, but he was pretty sure he could find a cure for that. If it involved a little slight of hand, Cam would be none the wiser. He noted the expression on Cam’s face. An attempt at a poker face; he would let it go for now. He didn’t want to make the flight too hard on the blonde.

“It’s an excellent establishment. Just you wait and see.” Jared said. He smacked Cam lightly. He knew damn well what Jared meant. “Hell yeah, anything to make the next few hours more entertaining without getting ourselves detained will be great!” He said, leaning right up against Cam immediately. Cartoons were always a good time. He should have been smart and uploaded some shows to his phone but entertainment of that sort had never been high on his list.

Jared knew immediately what Cam was talking about. “If you do it you’d better have a shitload of fireworks mate. If you’re going to do something you’d best do it right.” Sure Cam could do the jump like a true American stuntman wearing the stars and stripes, but he had the feeling that the blonde wasn’t quite that traditional. They sat and enjoyed the last of their show and before they knew it they were back on the ground. He waggled his eyebrows. “Well if you want it…” He reached out and cupped Cam’s manhood in his hand. He gave it a little rub back and forth before he let go and started gathering his things. He gave Cam a grin and motioned over his shoulder at an older woman who was giving them a disgusted look. “Don’t want to get arrested before we leave the airport.” He said with a shrug.

They made their way to the baggage claim and grabbed their bags. Jared led the way. He had actually taken time to plan this trip, and Cam had no idea what was all coming. As they walked to the pickup area he saw what he was looking for. “Coming?” He said as he motioned to a limo with a hot tub in the back. This was going to be an experience. He nudged Cam and led the way to their driver. “Jared Bell and Cam Osiris. You’re our driver?” He worked out the travel details to the hotel with the driver and dumped his bags in the passenger section. He got down to his boxers and hopped in the hot tub. He motioned for the blonde to do the same. “Told you that we were going to wreck this city.” He said, emphasizing the last word as he nudged Cam.

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam just laughed at Jared’s statement about all the cash they would bring back. They were in high school, well, he was anyways and Jared couldn’t be that much older than him – what, were they going to win the big bucks in gambling? He put a hand on Jared’s shoulder. “I’ve never played cards before,” he said, “so if you gotta bring anything back, it’ll be in your suitcase.” He added, nodding at Jared’s pristine luggage. Cam was starting to wonder if the only people he could really get close to, were on opposite ends of the social world from him.

Cam took one sip of the Americano and promptly shoved it in Jared’s face. “Have it. Have it or it’s going in the trash.” He laughed, wiping at the excess on his lips. “I thought I hated wine before, now I definitely know I do.” What was the point of having it if it didn’t taste like heaven?

“Oh yes,” Cam said, extending his hand and making a circular motion, like he was already holding a glass of find cognac, “I’m sure it is a fine establishment, my good chum.” Yes, he was mocking Jared, British accent and everything. It was a lighter moment compared to how close Jared was getting to Cam. Normally the blond would say something about it, but he really liked Jared, so he kept his mouth shut and did his best to focus on the cartoon. But since he had seen all ten seasons about five times, Cam took greater interest in stealing glances at Jared while he laughed.

“Yeah, I’ll light up that mofo!” Cam said, a bunch of different ideas swarming his mind when it came to how he was going to take on the Grand Canyon. He had never been a stars and stripes kind of guy. Especially with his sexuality being what it was. Speaking of, Jared wasn’t exactly helping with that. “Tease,” Cam said with a wide grin, a spark in his eye. “You know I’m into that, right?” Clearly, it was right in Jared’s face now. If Jared was willing to cross certain lines, he should at least know where Cam stood on the subject, and that was definitely at attention.

Walking it off, Cam followed after Jared with a grin on his face. “Yeah man, I’m coming,” he said. The blond stopped short at the limo, giving Jared a skeptical look. “No way...” Cam said, putting his, er, luggage down on the pavement. But as Jared went in, Cam realized all of this was for real. “No way! Oh my god!” Cam ran his hands through his hair, his hands behind his head in a relaxed position. He pumped his fist up like he had just won the lottery, and snatched his bag back up, practically jumping into the limo.

It was a good thing Cam was actually wearing boxers, and not his ratty tighty whiteys that matched his luggage’s ghetto look. As soon as Cam was in the hot water, a little drawer opened up and therein lay some champagne. “No way,” Cam said, beginning to sound like a broken record. He’d never opened one of these before, but how bad could it be? Struggling at first, Cam eventually got the cap to loosen and before he knew what was happening, the top flew off and shattered the overhead light, making him wince. “Oh shit! Sorry!” Cam said over to their driver. He looked back at Jared. “I can pay for that.” No, he couldn’t, but he would anyways.

When they did finally stop, Cam couldn’t believe his eyes. The building was spectacular to say the least, and the lights were beautiful. He couldn’t help but stare out the window of the limo. “Damn, I never wanna go back...” He glanced around, looking for a towel or something but instead found he was smiling over at Jared. Really, he didn’t want to leave Jared. Cam shook his head, even though his hair wasn’t wet, and lifted himself out of the tub. “Come on hot stuff, we’ve got a town to wreck,” Cam said, splashing water at Jared’s face.

[Jared Bell]

Jared quickly snatched the Americano from Cameron’s hand. Next time you should try a caramel macchiato or something like that mate. That’d probably be more your speed.” Jared said with a laugh. Now he was double fisting coffee in an airport. Not exactly normal behaviour so he downed one cup as quickly as he could. “As for wine, you just haven’t had the good stuff yet. Trust me, I used to hate it too, then I found the stuff that was basically juice for adults.”


“Fuck off.” Jared said as he gave Cameron’s arm a light punch. Plane seats were notoriously uncomfortable, and he had never seen the point in paying more to have about six more inches of room. So him and Cameron were packed quite tightly when they started viewing the show. He settled in quite comfortable after he decided to rest his head on Cam’s shoulder. It was better than having it hang way off to the side. This way he wouldn’t end up with a kink in his neck that couldn’t be fixed. He was sure they could get a massage in Vegas, but that would just be a waste of time.


“Perfect, I’ll film it for you.” He replied. He hadn’t thought twice about groping Cameron in public, and even with the blondes warning he really couldn’t be bothered. “Course I do. I believe it was you who was going to teach me to love all parts equally?” He said with a laugh as he let his hand fall back into his own space. He knew that Cam wouldn’t try anything without consent, so he wasn’t terribly worried. They’d figure their way out of whatever mess they got in. Getting out of sticky situations happened to be one of Jared’s specialties.


Jared nudged Cam lightly. “Good thing you didn’t get a cavity search from airport security hey?” He said with a laugh. There was definitely slightly more bulging going on than he was used to, but he knew that the swelling would go down in a bit. “Yeah man, I came into a good chunk of money recently, and I figured what better way to use it than go all out. This is for real!” He laughed as he watched the blonde’s face grow more and more excited.


Jared reached for the champagne flutes and held them out, ready for Cam to fill them. He hadn’t expected the blonde to let go of the cork so when glass rained down he flinched. He couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t worry about it, I’m sure they deal with worse all the time, not everyone behaves themselves as well as we will.” Jared assured Cam. Besides, it wasn’t as if he didn’t plan on making a profit on this trip. He had an agenda, but having fun was at the top of the list. Now he just had to teach Cam a little bit more about statistics and probability. Gently taking the bottle from Cam’s hand and filling the flutes he handed one to Cam. “Here’s to the best weekend I’ll be having in years!” He exclaimed, clinking his glass against Cameron’s. He’d never been a big champagne fan but it was an appropriate way for them to spend their maiden voyage.


Jared smiled back at Cameron. “Nobody says we have to. Hell, we could runaway together and nobody would be the wiser.” He said with a wink. He had taken time to plan this trip properly, he couldn’t wait to see what the light manipulator would think of the room he had booked. He hadn’t known what it was called when he phoned in the reservation so he just asked for the room with all the cool lights, but the front desk had been extremely helpful. He laughed and began the search for a towel, but not before he spashed Cameron’s face as well. He was never one to leave the score unsettled.

Jared tossed a towel to Cam and quickly dried himself and grabbed his clothes. He walked up to the driver and gave him a sizeable tip as well as what he thought would be enough to get the dome light replaced. “Thanks mate, I hope to do business again.” He said as he walked back to Cameron and their luggage. “Let’s do this.” He said simply as he walked in.

Jared approached the front desk with Cameron in tow. “Reservation for Jared Bell.” He said simply. The receptionist looked up and smiled knowingly at the two young men. “Honeymooners hey?” Jared’s face stared back at her blankly. “Not as far as I know… I just asked for the room with all the cool lights.” The receptionist laughed and handed him the keys and told him how to get there. As he walked away from the desk he turned to Cameron. “Not a fucking word mate.” He said.

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam smirked. “Is that supposed to be a joke because I always bring my camera everywhere?” At this point, it didn’t matter what they talked about as long as it didn’t involve erections. Or groping, or really anything remotely sexually at all. No bananas, no cucumbers, and then he’d be fine, just fine! “I’d teach you if you were even a little be attracted to me,” Cam said sadly, but it could’ve been fake and Cam wasn’t going to confirm or deny anything.

Feeling honestly bad about breaking the dome light, Cam looked at Jared and sighed. “Well, it’s just a light right?” And Jared was right, they could do much worse than that, and this was an accident! Taking the flute from Jared, the blond clinked their glasses together and then took a sip. “See, this is probably better than wine,” Cam said, taking small sips in order to finish what was in the flute. He wasn’t a big drinker and was easily affected by the stuff.

Giving a wistful sigh, Cam wondered when he should tell Jared that he was planning on going to Princeton after graduation. Now didn’t seem like the time or place. “Let’s see how we handle each other for a whole weekend before we become butt buddies, mkay?” Cam smirked and set the flute down. This weekend was going to be fun! They were going to make new memories and nobody was holding him back from having a good time. He really had no idea what he as in for.

Cam was glancing around the hotel with his mouth in a large o the entire time. “Wow…” He couldn’t get over how colorful and pretty everything was. Standing directly behind Jared, the light manipulator’s eyebrows went up, glancing between Jared and the receptionist. “Cool lights?” Yup, that was the only part Cam was really interested in. He grinned and wondered if Jared had picked it because of him – he was a bigger sweetheart than Cam thought.

“I don’t live by labels,” Cam said, giving Jared a parting smile before taking a running start and jumping on the brunet’s back. “We’re honeymooners!” The blond yelled at the top of his lungs, receiving some stares but also some smiles and thumbs up. He was really starting to like this place already. He leaned over and quickly kissed the top of Jared’s head. “Maybe we’ll get some free stuff for being together,” he added with a shrug.

Pointing to the room number the receptionist had written on the key card, Cam jumped off of Jared’s back, smiling from ear to ear. “Thanks for the ride,” he said with a wink, “now let’s see what this room looks like!” If it was anything like the rest of the hotel, Cam was going to put on a very special light show for Jared.