Camping (locked to Joe, backdated to Sept 29th)

[echolls_cursed]

Seeing as how he and Neil had been fighting about damn near everything all week, Logan had been more than a little eager to go camping with Joe by the time Saturday morning rolled around. So eager, in fact, that he'd already been to the compound to find a sleeping bag in the clothes box (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle themed no less), and had packed his make-shift bag before Joe had even come to find him.

For once Logan was ahead of the game, knocking on Joe's door to see if he was ready.

God, he'd never thought he'd be so eager to stare at trees for nearly forty-something hours.

"Hey, you ready?" he asked, knocking once and then pushing the door open a crack. "I grabbed some food for us to take or whatever... so, uh, I'm ready to go when you are man."

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[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Fuck you, I don't have a dishonest bone in my body," Joe said with a laugh, grinning over at Logan. "Never lied in my entire life."

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"Fucking liar," Logan laughed, reaching over and pinching Joe's arm before giving him a playful shove.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Jesus Christ," Joe said, laughing as he tugged his arm away from Logan. "What the fuck is it with you and pinching, man? I had bruises the last time you did it."

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"Less violent than punching, more violent than hugging," Logan answered simply, as if that explained everything.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

Joe snorted, examining his arm and then looked over at Logan and said, "Fine, but you have to explain the bruises to Dale next time."

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"Just tell him I have violent tendencies," Logan snorted. "He was a fed, right? I'm sure he's heard all about those."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Yeah? Can I used that excuse for pinching you back?" Joe asked, reaching over and pinching Logan's shoulder with a grin.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"Ow, asshole, you're supposed to be the adult here, man," Logan laughed, giving Joe another light shove before scrambling over to try and knock him to the ground.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"I'm supposed to be the fucking adult?" Joe asked with a laugh, batting at Logan as he was knocked over. "Who the fuck told you that?"

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"You tell me that all the damn time!" Logan laughed, practically straddling Joe's chest as he raised his arms up in victory. "That and you wrestle like an old man."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"I am an old man and you're probably breaking my aged and brittle bones," Joe replied, still laughing as he tried to push Logan off of him.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"How the hell are you gonna defend me when the boars come, man?" Logan asked, letting Joe shove him away and settling back down on his bag. "Remind me not to hide behind your feeble ass next time I'm five."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"When you're five you'll forget I'm feeble 'cause I'll be so much bigger than you," Joe pointed out, smirking a little and staying right where he was, sprawled out on his back.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, probably," Logan admitted, picking up a twig and poking at the fire.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Unless I turned into a kid, too," Joe said thoughtfully. He wouldn't mind that so much, to be honest. "That'd be fucking weird."

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

Logan seemed to consider that for a moment, and then nodded. "I'd have to find someone else to hide behind though. Cutter's tall, I figure I could duck behind him."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

Joe snorted and said, "You think he'd let us both hide behind him?" Probably not, since he and Joe didn't really talk at all anymore.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"Probably wouldn't even notice us," Logan laughed, starting to dig through his bag.

He hadn't been sure he should when he'd first grabbed it, but in the end he'd packed a few joints from his and Neil's stash. He hesitated a little before pulling one out, moving closer to the fire so he could light it.

He figured if Joe wanted him to put it out or get rid of it, he'd say so.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Might notice me if I kicked him in the fucking shins," Joe pointed out with a smirk. Not that he'd really have any reason to do such a thing, but he figured if he was a kid, he'd be allowed to.

He saw the joint, but didn't say anything about it. If Logan wanted to smoke, that was fine. He'd just have to resist it himself.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't risk starting anything with Cutter," Logan said, pausing to take a long hit. "Guy's built like a fucking wall. I've taken a hit from him, wouldn't do it again."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"So've I," Joe replied, grinning a little at the memory. "Did a little damage of my own." That had been a long ago, though. Before losing Billy, before losing Stewie, before the second withdrawal and Bucky. Before Joe had almost entirely lost his appetite. He'd been bigger at the time, bulkier, stronger.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"Yeah?" Logan laughed, stretching out on his back again, joint still in hand. "I can't picture that man. You guys fighting... seems weird. Didn't you used to be close?"

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. We were then, when we were fighting," Joe explained. "I was detoxing and flipped my shit at him. Y'know why he stopped coming around? Stopped talking to me? He told me once. Said it was because he thought I'd wanna kick his ass for what happened with you."

Which he sort of had, but it bothered him that Cutter had given up so easily.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

The stab of guilt that spiked through him was enough to make Logan look away. He didn't like the idea that he'd fucked things up for Cutter and Joe. That he'd ruined their friendship with his stupid crush. Still, instead of offering an apology, Logan was instantly on the defense.

"I dunno why he'd think that, I don't need protecting or you looking out for my damn virtue."

He knew he was being unfair though, and after a moment he sighed. "It shouldn't even be an issue now, me and Cutter are fine. He's like the older brother I never wanted. ...Well, an older brother that I've been known to have sex dreams about anyway."

Taking another hit, he rolled onto his side and looked over at Joe. "You ever do that? Dream about people who weren't Dale or whatever? It's weird, man... and it's never the sort of people you want to think about getting naked and sweaty with. Hell, I once had one about Jack, and I hate that guy."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I don't know why the fuck he'd think that. I mean, sure, it pissed me off that whole thing, but you're fucking capable of taking care of yourself, you're not a fucking kid," Joe said with a shrug. "Mostly it pissed me off that he just fucking gave up. Didn't bother saying a damn thing about it."

A moment later, he smirked over at Logan and nodded. "Of course, man. You stop having dreams about other people, I figure something's wrong."