The morning had been undoubtedly a successful one for Aaron. He had woken just after six am and after a short shower he had collected his mountain bike from the garage and headed off into the rising sun. It was a common occurrence for him, especially during the summer. The beauty of the landscape around him would just never cease to amaze and inspire. He liked the way the sun came through the trees and the fact that the wildlife was either rousing from a night of sleep or heading away to slumber so they could keep up their nocturnal ways. Along the trail he stopped at his usual places and took a stop beside one of the hillsides to eat a quick breakfast. He could see the sun growing higher in the sky, given that it had risen over an hour ago and he could just tell it was going to turn out to be a reasonable day which was grand, given that they were heading off on the scheduled trip.

He had packed two days ago, setting aside all the clothes he wanted and making sure that he didn’t delve into them. He had made sure he had all the essentials to ensure that the stress would be minimal come the day they were supposed to leave. The ride home seemed shorter and he stopped to talk to a friend of his mothers who was out walking her dog. By the time he got home it couldn’t have been any later than half past seven. As usual his parents were awake and moving around the kitchen. His father was already dressed in his uniform and was nursing a mug of coffee with ‘Top dad’ scrawled across the front is messy handwriting. It had been his birthday present from Madeline, Aaron’s little sister and the youngest of the Clinton-Hauk family. “Welcome back,” His mother greeted warmly as he set his small rucksack on the side and walked forward to collect the slice of toast she was offering. “Could you go and get Mollie up? Kieran and Maddie are about but Mollie has decided she wants to sleep in and she just gets grumpy when anyone but you goes in there this early. Especially as you’re going away as well,” She requested sweetly and Aaron heard his father laugh and mutter something about a special touch. 

“I’ll see what I can do. Just hope this place doesn’t fall apart without me,” Aaron told them both before grinning and disappearing up to the second floor of the three story home. Half an hour later, all three of his siblings were dressed and polishing off their breakfast at the kitchen table. His father had just collected up his keys and headed out to begin his shift. He’d passed on a few words to Aaron about safety but he knew that Aaron was a smart kid and wouldn’t get himself too far into any messes. Especially as his father was part of the law enforcement around here and he’d have to answer to him if anything got really bad. Minutes ticked by and Aaron made a point of dragging his bag downstairs and checking it, just so he knew that when the time came he wouldn’t have to fret about having forgotten anything. 

He didn't know the exact time that he set off from his home but he knew he arrived at roughly the correct time as he spotted the RV before he spotted anyone he knew. His bag was hefted up onto his back and he had decided to slip a cap onto his head to save from any pressing sun wanting to get into his eyes, despite the fact it was early. He spotted the girls first and cooly, he offered them all a smile and a slow wave before he dumped his bag down on the floor before them. “Mornin’,” He greeted before he became aware of the little scene going on nearby with Ryan trying to assist David out of the bush. The wheels of his bicycle were still spinning. “And to think, this is the guy we expect to create all the action,” He laughed as he wandered across, spotting Scout wandering nearby and he took a moment to offer him a hello before he proceeded to try and detangle the spokes of the bike from the branches and leaves, knowing that David could get himself personally out of his own mess.