Chapter 1: An unexpected surprise

"FINALLY!" I exclaimed to myself. "I've arrived."

It was the Palm Woods, the destination I've been waiting to get to for 3 days. Visiting my sister Jo in New Zealand was SO much fun but it's nice to be back in the states.

For the time being, I'm staying here because my parents won't be back from New Zealand for another 4 months. I've heard many good things about this place from Jo so I'm pretty excited about it.

Entering the lobby, I immediately find the front desk to check in. I ring the little bell that was on the desk (love doing this).

"May I help you?" a man asked.

"Yes hi, my name is Anna Taylor, Jo Taylor's sister. My parents called you and said they arranged for me to stay in Jo's old apartment."

"Oh yes. I remember. Here's your key. Enjoy your stay."

"Thanks Mr.….Bitters."

Well, all checked in. Now I just got to go put my stuff in the apartment and I can walk around. As I'm heading towards the elevator, I notice 4 guys by the pool. One of them looked very familiar.

Finally, I reached the apartment. I struggled getting the door to open, but I finally did. I entered the apartment and it was amazing! It was decorated very nicely. The size was just right. The rooms were amazing. I'm gonna like these next 4 months.

I get back down to the lobby, after I refused to unpack my suitcase, and the first thing I did was check out the famous Palm Woods pool everyone loves. It's WAY nicer than when Jo tried explaining it to me. Those guys that were there earlier weren't there anymore.

As I'm walking by, this girl on one of the chairs notices me and asks "New here?"

"Yeah. How could you tell?" I replied.

"You were looking around, like new people do. Oh, you will love it here. So what's your name?" she asks.

"Anna Taylor."

She gives me a questionable look. "Do you happen to be related to a Jo Taylor? She used to live here."

"Yeah. She's my sister."

"Oh! Well that's nice. My name is Camille by the way."

"Nice to meet you Camille. So are there any places around here that I can take a look around?"

"Yep there is. There's the Palm Woods Park, the Palm Woods Hotel of course, and if you really want to, Rocque Records. It's not far from here."

"Ok, thanks!"

"Yeah no problem."

I started to walk away but she yells "Anna Wait! Come back here." So I go back.

"Yyeesss?" I curiously ask.

"If you see a guy around named Logan, don't take him. He's mine!" she abruptly says.

"Ok? The thing is, I don't know who he is."

"You don't? Ok, well…...oh look, perfect timing! Here he comes."

I looked over to where she was looking and noticed those 4 guys again. They were across the pool area, just entering it.

"Ok, the one with the helmet on is Carlos. The tall one with the dark hair is James. The other tall one with the sandy blonde hair is Kendall. And the other one, that's Logan. They are really great guys once you get to know them."

"I know Kendall! Jo told me about him. Well anyways, thanks again! I'll see you later."

"Ok. See you around!"

Wow. Camille was nice. Interesting, but nice. Well, 2nd thing on my to-do list is go explore the park.

(Camille P.O.V.)

"Hey Camille!" All the guys say.

"Hey guys, what's up?"

"Oh nothing. Just walking around." Kendall said.

"Yea, that really isn't much. So did you hear about the new girl?" Camille asked.

"THERE'S A NEW GIRL!" They all exclaimed.

"What's her name?" Carlos asked.

"Anna Taylor."

"Is she pretty?" James curiously asked.

"You will have to find that out yourself."

"Awwwww." They all groaned.

"Haha. Oh you guys. If you want, you can find her somewhere exploring the Palm Woods." As soon as I said "exploring the Palm Woods", the guys were off.

"Let's check the park first," said Logan.

"Ok," said the rest.

As the boys began to scan the park, they remembered something. "Guys, we don't even know what she looks like," Carlos said, still scanning the park.

"Yea, but we know most of the people in the park so let's find the person we don't know," Logan replied.

"SPLIT UP!" Kendall yelled.

The park seems really nice. It's a place where I can just hang out or just walk around and enjoy the scenery. *PHONE RINGTONE GOES OFF* "Oh!" I look to see who it is. It's Jo. She wants to face chat.

"Hey Jo!"

"Hey sister! What's up?"

"Just exploring the park. What about you?"

"Oh nothing much. Just getting ready to go to bed."

"Ah I see. So anything special happen after I left?" I asked.

"No, not really. We just continued on the movie, that's all. So have you met the guys yet?

"No. The only people I've met since I've arrived were Mr. Bitters and Camille."

"Oh ok. How was Camille?"

"I thought she was nice."

"Yea, she really is. Ok, well I'm gonna go to bed now. Night Anna."

"Night Jo." *click*

Right when the conversation ended, I turned around and BAAM! Someone collided with me. I immediately fall to the ground. "Owww," I say in agony.

"Oh my god, are you ok?" a male voice asks. He sticks out his hand to help me up.

"Yea. I should be ok. Thanks."

"You're welcome." As soon as I get up, he notices me and yells "Hey guys! I think I found her!" I stared at him."What?" I look around and see 3 other guys come running towards us. "What is going on?"

Just when I'm about to leave, confused, all 4 of those guys surround me.

"Wohh!"

"You're the new girl!"

"We've been trying to find you!"

"Why? I'm confused."

"Because we were talking to Camille and she said there was a new girl and SO, we just had to find you."

I looked around at them and notice that they are the guys Camille told me about. "That explains things."

"Anyways, I'm Carlos. This is Logan, Kendall, and the person that ran into you is James."

"You don't need to tell me your names. I know who you are."

"How?" Logan asked.

"Camille told me your names (pointing at James, Logan, and Carlos) and then I know Kendall because Jo told me about him." Right when I said Jo, they all looked at each other.

"You know Jo?" Kendall said, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Yeah. She's my sister."

"SISTER?"

"Yeah."

"The new girl….is Jo's sister!" Kendall exclaimed. He fell down.

"Oh boy." I said.

"Come on buddy, get up." James said. All the guys helped him get up. Kendall was still a little off when he got up .

"How come it's a shock to you?"

"We never really knew Jo had siblings, let alone a sister." Kendall answered.

"Of course. She didn't tell you because she wanted to keep me protected."

"Why?" Logan asked.

"The last time I got involved with guys, it didn't end too well."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Well anyways I'm gonna go head back up to my apartment and rest for a bit. See you guys around!"

"See ya!" They all said.

James sighed, "Wow! She is really pretty!"

"Yeah. Very pretty." The rest agreed.

"So, now what?" Carlos asked.

"I don't really know." Kendall replied.

*RING RING RING RING* It's coming from Kendall's phone. "Hello." "Kendall! You and the rest of the dogs need to come to the studio now!" "Why Gustavo?" "Because I want to hear this song that I wrote and see if it fits or not." "Do we have to?" Kendall groans. "Yes, otherwise I'll have Freight Train come get you!" *click* "I guess we're heading to the studio now guys."

Interesting 1st day at the Palm Woods. Met some new people which was good. But I'm really tired from the plane ride and walking around. NAP TIME!

When I got back to the apartment, I headed to the bathroom to take my contacts out, then to my bedroom, well Jo's bedroom. I laid out on the bed, slowly falling asleep.

I woke up a couple of hours later and find that I have a text message. It was from Jo, saying that Kendall and the guys texted her saying they want my number. I texted her back saying "Why? They really could've just asked me." Wow, do they really want to know me, or just know me because I'm Jo's sister. Hmmm. Couple minutes later, Jo texts back. She says "Yea they probably could've. And I told Kendall that and he was like "geesh, we're stupid." Oh, and they think your pretty. Awwwww. Haha. Well anyways, I didn't give it to them." "Thanks Jo for not giving it out. Plus, I really don't know them all that well so yea" I replied. Wow guys.

I leave the bedroom to go put my contacts back in and to make sure I look decent. Just after my contacts are in and I'm heading back to the bedroom to get my phone, I hear a knock at the door. I grab my phone and then go see who knocked. I open the door and see the guys standing there with smiles on their faces, and waving at me.

"Hey Anna!" They all said.

"Hi guys. How'd you know I was staying in Jo's old apartment?"

"We asked Jo. She sent a text to you about us knowing." Sure enough, the text I JUST got from Jo said "Your welcome. And they also wondered where you're staying so….I told them!" Thanks Jo.

"Lovely. So what do you guys want?"

"We just came back from the studio trying out a new song and decided to come here and invite you to our next concert. We'd be giving you VIP tickets and access to our little party afterwards." Logan told me.

"When is it?

"This Friday at 7." Carlos replied.

"Seeing how I have nothing to do then, sure why not!"

"Yes!" They all exclaimed. I just laughed.

"Well we're glad you're coming. James…..." James hits Kendall (he was speaking).

"Ok? Did you invite anyone else?"

"Camille, the Jennifer's, Mrs. Knight, and Katie." Logan answered.

"You girls can have some bonding time." Kendall said.

"Well that should be interesting, yet fun. Ok! Oh wait! What time are you guys leaving?"

"Well we have to be there early for sound check and other joyous stuff, but the others will be leaving about 5. I'd say meet them down in the lobby about then." Kendall said.

"Ok. Well thanks for inviting me. See you Friday!"

"See ya!" They all said.