Well, all there really is to say, is FINALLY! Man. When SB1 and I first started chatting back in September, one of the first things we discussed was how amazing and crazy and sparkly it would be for the Vampires to go to Sin City ;)

For any of you old-timers who was around in the good ol' days (like, pre-TVF1) you might remember a story called Vampires In Vegas, which was one of the many inspirations I had for TVF... Vampires taking trips to exotic locations, what could be better? Of course Vampires In Vegas was far better than my early TVF scribblings, but Im thinking it's since been deleted because I can't find it anywhere! The original author's name escapes me, but if you're reading this, we mean no ripoff!

If you haven't read Banana Wrappers (you should) the end of that sorta leads up into this.

As you may know, this story will have real insight from a real live Vegas inhabitant, StayBeautiful1 :D

The title is the genius of SB1. Summary is mine :)

This is a quick little prologue, to get started. Enjoyy :D

11:59 pm.

Kade lay in her dark room, staring at the softly glowing screen of her red Blackberry, displaying a countdown app.

DAYS UNTIL: VEGAS !
00:00:01:00

Across the hall in her own bed, Ronnie shivered in unbearable delight, staring at her iPhone which depicted an identical countdown. One minute...wait, 59 seconds left till the day she and her best friend Kade departed for Las Vegas with none other than Darren Shan and Arrow.

55 seconds.

What would Vegas be like, Kade wondered. Would it be anything like The Hangover? She certainly hoped so. Only minus getting stuck on a roof. That could be done without.

47 seconds.

Ronnie couldn't recall being so excited for anything in her entire life. She flashed back to her birthday - definitley the best she'd ever had. The tickets had been a gift from Darren... her Dare-Bear. Hidden in the bottom of a ring box. She smiled just thinking about it.

40 seconds.

Kade stared unblinkingly at the neon pink letters and numbers on her phone screen over the LV skyline background. Ronn had told her all about it, of course. She ate, slept and breathed LV - the city ran through her veins. Kade wasn't much of a city girl, but if Sin City was as sparkly as Ronnie described, then a visit was certainly in order!

34 seconds.

Having the entire Vampire gang burst in on her birthday dinner had been incredible, Ronnie reflected. She loved them all so much - Kurda's glammyness. Paris's nerd-isms. Mika's badassery. Harkat's sweetness. Seba's dementia. Larten's well-disguised fatherliness. She couldn't live without them; Kade agreed. But it would be nice to have this one vacation where the only Vampires they needed to babysit were the macho, manly, and mature Darren and Arrow.

29 seconds.

What would they do first? Kade pondered, eyes still fixed on the countdown (25). There was so much to do, it would be overwhelming. In a good way - like hitting the mall on boxing day. She supposed they'd rent their car first, since they were flying in. Once they had perfect wheels, it would be off to the hotel. Darren had made reservations (all by himself!) at The Palms. It would be truly grand.

20 seconds.

Ahh, hotels! Ronnie loved them. So much fun. When she was a little girl, she'd spend hours in the pool. Nowadays, she still liked the pool, but she also liked the first-class gym, the flatscreen TVs, the fine dining - can you say sushi galore? She hadn't stayed in a hotel for ages... but in 24 hours that would all change!

13 seconds.

What Kade couldn't wait for was the flight. It had been so long since she'd been on a plane, but she never forgot the exhilirating speed as the tin can shot up, up, up into the clouds. And the free food... yahoo!

10 seconds.

Ronnie on the other hand, could wait for the flight. Planes were just not her thing, she preferred the solid ground. She'd be a nervous wreck... but then again... there was going to be a very handsome young Vampire Prince in the seat next to her. If that wouldn't be more effective than Xanax, then she didn't know what was.

6 seconds.

It was so close Kade could almost taste it. The drinks, the food, the casino, the glitter... the drinks...

5 seconds.

"I'm going home!" Ronnie breathed excitedly, not waking the slumbering Darren beside her.

4 seconds.

"Watch the hell out, Vegas." Kade muttered happily.

3 seconds.

It was so close, SO CLOSE. How could Darren sleep at a time like this?

2 seconds.

Maybe she'd wake Arrow up gently. But what fun would that be?

1 second.

Vegas. Vegas. Vegas. VEGAS.

0 seconds.

"IT'S VEEEGAAASSS DAAAAAAY!"

The screams were perfectly symmetrical and sychronized, coming from opposite sides of a hall in the Prince's corridoor. But it wasn't only the Princes whose slumber had been shattered, each in their seperate rooms.

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"WE'RE BEING ATTACKED!" Seba screeched, lurching out of bed with a vengeance.

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"I was dreaming of the boxing day sale at Coach Leatherware!" Kurda whimpered, burying his face in his feather pillow.

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"That decibel of shrieking is dangerous to one's eardrums." Paris muttered, rolling over.

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"This is why we have the Bros Before Nice Ladies rule." Mika groaned sleepily. "Females shouldn't be in this mountain..."

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"...Vacation...?" Harkat yelped, panicking. Until he remembered he wasn't going, therefore he didn't have to face the strenuous task of piloting an Escalade full of screaming Vampires.

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"Whaadaawhat happened?" Darren gulped.

"Vegas, Dar!" Ronnie hollered in his ear. "VEGAS!"

"Oh, right." the boy Vampire sighed.

"UP, UP, UP!" Ronnie demanded, rolling him out of bed.

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"It's...really...early..." Arrow croaked pitifully, face in pillow.

"It's. VEGAS. Day. In case you didn't hear me." Kade clarified, prodding his muscular back until he stumbled out of bed.

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Ronn, Dar, Arr, and Kade met in the narrow hallway between their rooms.

"Why're we here?" Darren yawned.

"So... Early." was all Arrow managed to get out.

Ronnie and Kade were frusturated.

"Because" Kade exasperated.

"Vegas!" Ronnie added.

"Right.. I remember you mentioning something about that." said Darren.

"Once or twice..." said Arrow.

"...A minute..." Darren contributed.

"For the past 4 months." Arrow concluded.

"So yeah, we know. It's Vegas day." Darren summarized. He and Arrow were starting to finish each others sentences like Ronnie and Kade. Only they didn't realize it yet.

"Exactly. Vegas day!" Ronnie squealed.

"So what's the problem?" Kade inquired shrewdly.

"Well... the thing is..." Darren began, shifting from one foot to another.

"IT'S 12:03! AM! WE'RE NOT LEAVING FOR ANOTHER 5 HOURS AND 57 MINUTES!" Arrow wailed, running back to his room and crashing on his bed.

"Agreed. See you at a less ungodly hour." Darren adjourned the little meeting and padded back to his bed.

Ronnie and Kade looked at each other.

"Wimps."

"Babies."

"Pansypusses."

"Sparklepansies."

"Cullens."

"I heard that!" Darren and Arrow roared simultaneously.

Kade shrugged, and commented;

"Um... Ronnie. I'm having an FML moment."

"Is that so?" the blonde replied with an arched eyebrow.

"Yeahhh... the thing is, I haven't packed yet." Kade admitted conversationally.

"KADEY, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?"

"I work well under pressure!"

"Good, because we only have 6 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES TO PREPARE YOUR VEGAS WARDROBE AND NARROW DOWN YOUR ACESSORY COLLECTION! AND THE SHOES, OH THE SHOES!"

"Okay. Time for battle mode." Kade directed. "Let's GO GO GO GO GO!"

If you've read this far, drop a review. It's only polite :) we'll update when we can! Soon, my friends. Soon for OFL and SNS too!

RXP & SB1