{Feb.12,2 Days Before Valentine's Day}

Mariam, Mariah, Salima, Emily and Hilary climbed out of the crowded taxi to find themselves staring up at the Marmont Hotel.

"This.. Is.. Gonna.. Be awesome!" Mariah forced out. They chuckled and all nodded and began to carry their bags inside the fabulous spectacle of a building. Inside it looked about 100 times bigger! The girls quickly clambered inside, holding their hair to avoid the harsh wind messing it up.

Once they got inside and dropped their bags by the baggage carts, they looked up in awe.

"Holy shit, right?" Jemma said, appearing out of a corridor which they guessed led to the rooms.

"...Yeah..." They got out. The Marmont Hotel was decked out in the rafters above by white-tiled angels, surrounded by banisters of gold and an enchanting carpet of deep red. All the staff fluttering about them were dressed in red and gold to match the decor, and were very polite.

"So Jemma, did you book our rooms?" Emily asked.

"Yupp." Jemma said, taking out a folded napkin. "This place has rooms in quadruple digits... We're in room...2342." The girls 'ahh'ed. Such majesty. "But I didn't get the keycards or anything yet. I haven't even managed to find our room!" The girls chuckled.

"That's our Jemma. Stupid. As always." Jemma pouted playfully at Mariam's comment,but the two girls soon hugged and skipped over to the counter of the lobby.

"Hello. You must be our VIP guests." The man said. He wasn't wearing a nametag, but the girls could care less. "As you asked, the whole hotel is empty per your usage." They looked at eachother and grinned. "Now, there is a balcony upstairs just a corridor down from your 5-Star suite. You can't miss it. There are phones downstairs and upstairs for your use, all charge on the hotel. If you ladies request new bedsheets, the laundry room is a corridor down from the kitchen. And frankly, you can't miss the kitchen. Follow your noses." They all nodded. Neither of them could wait to get their hands on those cardkeys. "Ahhh yes; Your keys." Their smiles grew. "There is a key for each one of you. And if you happen to misplace or lose one, we have plenty extras here in the lobby. Now, enjoy your stay at Marmont Hotel. And Happy Valentine's Day."

When the 6 of them pocketed their keys and opened the door to their room, their spirits soared. It was amazing. 6 beds, plush red carpet, Golden and white walls, and 2 big screen tvs! They thought it was too good to be true. Nope.

Salima let out a squeal of happiness as she flung herself onto the bed she had so generously called hers'.

"This is the life girls!!!!" She exclaimed. They chuckled, and piled their bags into the humongous closet. Jemma quickly pulled out her pajamas and

pulled them on, falling back on her own bed. Mariam was singing a song under her breath,and rearranging her hair.

"Stupid wind..." She mumbled. Emily, who was too hyper to sit still, was running back and forth. With a quick swipe she pulled the hairbrush out of Mariam's hand and began to brush Mariam's hair herself, wriggling her hips and doing a little jig all the while. Mariam couldn't help but laugh at the girl's foolish antics. Mariah was brushing her teeth, and took two steps out of the bathroom before tumbling over a suitcase. More laughter filled the hollow institution.

"That was SO not funny!" She muffled, white dripping from her lip as she scrambled to regain her posture.

"It SO was." Hilary corrected her. The brunette was lounging on her own bed, lying on her stomach while scimming through the channels. "Oooooooh porno!"

They all laughed.

"GOD I am so happy we did this." Jemma said.

"Same! All that nonsense about Kai was killing me!" Salima said. The two laughed.

"But you're right Salima. I mean, ....Part of me can't believe he'd do that...... Right before Valentine's, too..." Jemma zoned out.

"Honestly; What an ASS!" Mariam said. They chuckled and nodded.

"But I loved him so much.... I would have done anything for him! I would've killed for him!" Jemma said, looking down glumly. Hilary patted her shoulder.

"I know Jem, me too. I would have died for him and more. But we can't change the past. Only hope for the future..... Still........ I wasn't in love with Tyson ...I was devoted ...I was!" Mariah nodded her head.

"We all were. How could he say I was too clingy?! I was NOT too clingy!" Jemma began to chuckle.

"Well, you did hang off him alot." Mariah huffed. "Just kidding!" The pinkette smiled.

"I know. But really. I wasn't!" Emily looked down.

"Am I pretty?" She looked at the faces of all her friends.

"YES!" They replied in unison.

"Don't let some dick like Kai get to you Emery!! He's full of shit. You have the most beautiful eyes ever!" Jemma mused, taking Emily's hand. The AllStar smiled.

"No, you do. Your eyes look like they were made from pure ice." Jemma blushed pale pink against her snow white skin.

"See see, there she goes flattering me again!" They laughed. All the girls moves to lie on one bed, which was Hilary's. "But seriously Emily; I love your eyes. It's like they're so devious... Like people can never tell when you're lying." Jemma smiled. This time Emily blushed.

"Ahhhh shucks." The atmosphere in the room was a calm, friendly and peaceful one. The one of independence. Salima smiled at it, and fell back with her hands behind her head.

"Hey... You guys don't think I'm too stuck up do you?... Just cause I wouldn't fuck him......" Salima looked to the side with embarrassed and shy eyes.

"Not at all."

"Nope."

"You have a right to your own privacy Salima. And if he broke it off with you just cuz you wouldn't go down on him, that's his loss." They all agreed with Hilary's words of wisdom.

"And what the hell does 'coldness' mean to him?! IT'S FUCKING KAI HIWATARI!!! HE'S THE KING OF COLD!" Mariam blared, crossing her arms in a pissed off manner. More nodding heads.

"And I would NEVER say such cruel things about you guys!"

"We know you wouldn't Jem." Salima reassured. Jemma smiled as her thanks.

"But I know something I would do." The ice-eyed girl said, smirking evilly. The others looked at her, growing weary of the smirk. "......PILLOW FIGHT!"

Jemma leapt off the bed with pillow in hand and in seconds, Mariah got a face full of feathers. She screamed.

"You're SO DEAD!" They all laughed as they got ready for war.

Little did they know, a bigger one would start the next day.