Chapter One: Meeting
"La la la la la la la la," I sang in tune to pachabel's canon in D. It was currently playing on my mp3 player which I had plugged in, while I was cleaning up one of the room in the hotel. A tall long haired brunette, with Arabic style features and skin, was dusting, while a shorter short haired red head was in the bathroom cleaning.
"Oh my gosh please change it Marni. I'm so tired of classical, it's all my uncle Rex ever plays," Susie Mustafa, the Arabic girl said.
"I agree with Susie, on this one sorry," Autumn Cornwall said sticking her head out of the bathroom door.
"Fine. What would the queens of pop suggest?" I answered back mockingly. I saw Susie contemplate what she wanted to listen to before running over to the stereo and switching my mp3 player to a new song. She put on Big Time Rush, before stepping in beat to the song beck to her duster. While she dusted she was in step to the song. "You're obsessed."
"No I just happen to thing James is hot," she said with a shrug. Autumn came out of the bathroom pushing the cart.
"Hey would one of you help me put the sheets on here please," I said looking at Susie then Autumn, who was the one who ended up helping. She pulled on the left side of the bed while I pulled them over the right side.
"It would rock if they were having a concert here soon," she said with a heavy sigh.
"Don't they have a concert here in Tampa tomorrow?" Autumn asked looking at Susie, as we folded the blanket down to reveal the pillows.
"I meant a concert we could actually go to," she responded plopping down on the bed. Autumn and I sat down on either side of her.
"What's wrong with tomorrow?" I asked looking at her a little confused.
"A we work tomorrow night, and B we don't even have tickets, plus since when do either of us make enough in one day to buy tickets to the hottest pop group around," she said pointing out some very good points.
"We could do it. We could trade Sarah, Claire, and Peggy for their shift tonight and they could have our shift tomorrow," I suggested looking at the two.
"They're waitresses, not maids, and they probably wouldn't go for it any ways," she responded falling onto her back on the bed. "Oh don't be a party pooper maybe they'll agree. Give me a minute," I said standing up and going out in the hall with my cell phone. As the dial tone rang across my receiver I heard a small click and then Sarah's high pitched voice rang out.
"What do you want squirt?" she spat out and I could hear the roll of her eyes in her voice.
"What would you say if Autumn, Susie and I took over your shift tonight?" I asked in my most enthusiastic voice.
"I'd say what's the catch?" she answered in an annoyed tone.
"Well now that you ment-" I said but was hit by a passer by on accident.
"I'm so sorry," he said handing me the phone that had dropped on the floor.
"No it's ok. It was my fault," I said looking at the four of them that were covered in trench coats, sunglasses, and hats.
"Squirt? SQUIRT?!!!" I heard yell from my receiver. I looked down at the phone.
"Right um…" I said into the speaker and watched as the boys went into the room we were cleaning. "Oh yeah, we were wondering if you would take our shifts tomorrow night?" I said shyly and there was a long pause on the other end before her voice came over again.
"Alright, whatever, we'll take you're shifts," she said and the dial tone came across the phone as she hung up.
"Ok I got the ok, I told you-"I said stepping back in the room and freezing the instant I turned around from shutting the door. Before me were the members of Big Time Rush. "Please tell me I did not just suck up to Sarah for nothing," I said taking steps towards my purse which was on top of the cart of cleaning supplies.
"Oh no, because we still needed someone to cover our shifts tomorrow," Susie answered from next to James.
"Of course," I sighed as Autumn appeared at my side and whispered in my ear.
"Question. Why is Big Time Rush in the room were cleaning?" she asked pulling back and giving me a confused look. I opened my mouth to say something and when nothing came out I just shrugged and held my hands up in surrender. "At that, where are we getting these waitress uniforms?" she asked looking at both me and Susie. "Am I the only one who thinks about these things?" she asked. I looked at Susie before we both answered in synchronization.
"Yes," we both said giving her the look we always give her when we want to slightly annoy her.
"Rude," she said grabbing her bag from the ground. "We'll get out of your way," she said placing the bag on the cart and pushing it to the door.
"Susie!" I yelled from the doorway and I saw her come at an almost run towards me.
"He's even hotter in person," she sighed after the door was shut. I extended my hand out for her to place my mp3 player in but it remained empty and I stopped about four doors away from the beginning. "It's still in the room," she answered cringing a bit.
"Cool go make an annoyance of myself, why not?!" I said sarcastically walking back to the door and knocking. The tall blonde one which I had came to know as Kendall Knight answered the door. He gave a confused look before I answered it. "Susie left my mp3 player connected to your stereo." He gave me an oh look and turned around.
"Hey James toss me the mp3 player hooked up to the stereo," he called into the room. I heard an ok come from somewhere around the mini bar. A second later Kendall was handing me the tiny black square.
"Fair be warned, they scam you on the nuts," I said before turning on a heel and walking back towards where Susie and Autumn had the cart.