Chapter 1

It was very early on a sunny LA morning when I arrived off a 14 hour flight from Australia. This was it. I'd had waited for this moment for years, for the moment when I was in the city of my dreams and the place that held all of my passions. I stepped off the plane and breathed in the smoggy LA air, it was more amazing than I could ever have hoped. I just stood at the top entrance to the plane, taking in the chaos that was LAX, until you realised that there were other passengers waiting behind you to exit the plane. I quickly hurried down the steps mumbling a quiet 'sorry' to the suited man behind me.

'Wow' I whispered to myself as I quickly followed the crowd of people to the baggage collection.

My bag surprisingly came through quickly on the carousel and it was not hard to spot due to the bright pink and red love heart design on the outside. I quietly chuckled to myself, thanking my eccentric choice in luggage. I grabbed my bag and headed outside to grab a taxi.

Thankfully, there was a nearby taxi rank, and I carefully slid into the comfy seat and gave the driver the address to my hotel. I spent the rest of the journey staring out of the window of the taxi. I was only spending only 8 days in LA so I wanted to make the most of my time here. I had made a list of places I wanted to see on my phone, I quickly glanced at the list as the taxi pulled up outside my hotel. I quickly decided that my first stop after the hotel and a Starbucks for coffee would be Hollywood Boulevard. I smiled at my decision, and after paying and tipping the driver I stepped out of the taxi and into the bright morning sunshine. Smiling, I walked up the steps to the hotel and ambled towards the front desk where there was a chipper looking guy in his early 20's.

'Hi' He said as I approached the desk 'How can I help you'?

'Hi' I replied, matching his enthusiasm 'Umm, I just wanted to check in. My name is Siena Foster and I am from Australia'

'Ha-ha, I can tell' he winked 'your accent is great'!

'Thanks' I mumbled looking down at my shoes; I'd never really been comfortable with attention from guys.

'You're Welcome, I have a soft spot for you Aussies' He replied with a charming smile and a fake Australian accent.

He handed me the key card to my room.

'Im Eli and you should come and visit me down here sometime, I'll show you LA if you want, theres a great view from my bedroom' He whispered giving me a sly wink.

'hmmm, maybe' I muttered before grabbing the key card out of his hand and hurrying to the elevator to get to my room. I shook my head when I got in the elevator and stared at my reflection in the unflattering mirror.

'Why'? I whispered but I chuckled to myself thinking that he probably didn't mean the scenery around the city.

I stepped into my room and left my bags at the door, bounding towards the window, ripping open the curtains and stared. As soon as I saw the view outside my window my face fell. I had a great view, of the alleyway. Not exactly a great panorama. I sighed, feeling a little defeated.

'Oh, well' I said to myself as I sat on the bed and shucked off my shoes. I opened my laptop and checked my Face book page. I sent a quick message to my best friend back in Aus and sent her a photo of my view with the tag "my supermegafoxyawesomehot LA view". I smiled at my Starkid reference, I already missed my friends but I knew I still had another 12 months away from them, this both excited and terrified me.

I thought it was about time to go explore, so I slipped into a pair of frayed denim shorts, my floral wedges and a floral tank top. I was ready to hit LA.

I rode the elevator down and tried to slip out of the hotel without Eli noticing me, no such luck; he gave me a wave and a creepy wink as I slipped out the door.

'Eugh' I thought with a shudder. 'What a creep'

I noticed a Starbucks a few blocks down the road, so I set off down there, passing several eccentric characters on my way, including a Santa Claus, despite the summer weather. I chuckled to myself, thinking that LA was totally my place. I wished I could share this with Rachel, I sighed slightly, but my frown disappeared after passing Elmo. I arrived outside the store and the smell of coffee wafted towards me. I smiled and entered the store. There were only a few people waiting in line so I waited behind them and pulled out my phone, trying to pass the time. I felt the door open behind me and a couple of people enter. I glanced behind me and noticed an average sized guy in dark sunnies stand behind me. He looked familiar but I couldn't place him, particularly with their sunnies on. So, I shrugged and turned back around and played on my phone.

I was almost to the front of the line when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to find the guy with the sunnies looking at me through the dark glasses. He had dark curly hair, slightly olive skin and a superhero shirt on, before I could stop myself, I blushed.

'Hi' He said with a smile

'Hi' I replied, shyly glancing at him through my lashes.

'I, uh, don't mean to disturb you, but, umm, I just wanted to say that your sunglasses are awesome' he stuttered pointing to the bright pink Starkid sunnies perched on my head.

'Ha-ha thanks, I love them, they are from my favourite company, it's called Starkid. Have you heard of them'? I asked hopefully, I didn't meet many people who were into Starkid and it would be great to have a chat about them.

'Uh, yeah I have' He replied with a smirk

'Really'? I asked a huge smile plastered on my face, finally a fellow weirdo.

'Haha yep, believe it or not, I'm actually one of them' He replied with an expectant grin.

'WHAT'? 'You mean, um, wait a sec, are you?' I spluttered at him

'Well, my name is Darren, Darren Criss' He smiled