I'm sorry about that last chapter, it's just that I'm so used to my stories getting either bad reviews or not being read or reviewed at all that I kind of had a mini panic attack. I'll continue this story, just probably not as often since its hitting 100 degrees and over here in NY, and I'm not used to this kind of heat.

Mark

"Do you realize what time it is?" I ask Reiki as she stumbles to the couch and sits down. She almost glares at me before replying.

"It's 1:30 in the morning, on May 21st. Why?"

"Because we left the concert at 11:00 last night. Where were you between then and now? Do you know what could have happened to you?"

"Yes, I know, and I was with Diamond. I was getting an early birthday present from him."

"When's your birthday?" Now I was confused. I knew she was with Diamond, but getting an early birthday present? Whey didn't she tell us her birthday was coming up?

"It's tomorrow. I didn't tell you because I knew you and Roger would be freaking out to find me a birthday present."

"But we have to get you a present! Do you want anything special?" She thought for a moment, and then looked at me.

"I want you to tell Roger how you feel about him. I don't want to ask for a puppy, so this is the next best thing. Oh, and tomorrow, the band and Diamond are throwing a party for me, so I won't be home most of the day."

"Why are they throwing you a party?"

"Because I'm the youngest member of the group. Even before the band started three years ago I always got the party. The youngest always gets a party."

"I thought that Kiela was younger than you."

"No, she's Keifie's twin sister, and they're 18. Diamond is 17, Beanie is 19, and Jo-Jo is 17, turning 18, and his birthday is tomorrow. This is another reason why we're having a big party."

"How long have you all known each other?"

"Beanie and I have known each other since he was 3 and I was 1, we met Keifie and Kiela when they were 4, Jo-Jo when he was 6, and Diamond when I was 8."

"So you knew everyone except Diamond before second grade."

"Yeah, and then when I was 13, we decided to start a band. We had a lot of backup singers, but they never stayed because they didn't have as good of a connection with the rest of the band." Reiki yawned then, I could tell how tired she was. I nodded to her so that she could go to bed, and wished her goodnight.

Roger

I walked out of my room on Sunday morning and saw Mark sleeping on the couch, while Reiki was sitting at the window drinking coffee. She looked at me and smiled, and I smiled back.

"Why is Mark sleeping on the couch? He hasn't done that since I went out with Mimi, and he was waiting for me to come home. Mark was a light sleeper, so the minute he heard the door open, he woke up."

"To make sure I don't leave. You want me to wake him up? He needs to eat something."

"No, I'll wake him up a little bit later. What's up?"

"Nothing. I'm waiting for my friends to pick me up, and you know Mimi?"

"Yeah, she's my ex-girlfriend." She looked at me and realization crossed her face.

"Oh, so you're the hot rocker that she told me about."

"You know Mimi?" Now I was confused. Mimi never told me about knowing another rocker who was the lead singer of a popular band.

"Yeah, we've known each other since the band started. She wet to our first concert and asked me for my autograph afterward, so she would have it when I became famous. We've been friends ever since."

"Oh." I was speechless, to say the least. I looked at Reiki and she smiled and walked over to Mark. She started poking him, and he shifted slightly, still sleeping. I could tell she was getting kind of pissed, so I offered to wake Mark up. She said no, that she wanted to do it herself. She straddled Mark's waist, and yelled in his ear.

"MARKY! WAKE UP! I'M GOING TO LEAVE TO GO TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY SOON!" That woke him up. He screamed and shot up, dropping Reiki to the floor. I run over to see if Reiki was okay, while Mark was looking around confused.

"What the fuck?" Reiki laughed at Mark, who was glaring at her. I turned around at the sound of the door opening.

"What happened? I heard screams, then a thud, and…Reiki?" Mimi was standing at the door in an oversized T-shirt and jeans.

"Hi Mimi, it's been a while hasn't it?" Reiki smiled at Mimi, and Mimi looked as if she was about to kill Reiki.

"What are you doing here, and why haven't you told me if you knew I lived here?"

"She's been avoiding everyone, and going through withdrawal. You know how bad withdrawal was for you. It was worse for her, considering how young she is." I spoke up. This is the first time I'd seen Mimi in a few months, she had just distanced herself from the group after we broke up.

"I wasn't talking to you Roger, I was talking to Reiki." Mimi was being a bitch. She used to never be like this, was she using again?

"You don't have to talk to him like that Mimi. He's right. I was going through withdrawal, I couldn't exactly knock on your door and say 'Hey Mimi, I'm in town and living with your ex-boyfriend and his best friend' now could I? You used to never act like this. Also, how can you have gone through withdrawal, and have started using again? That's messed up. From what I've heard from everyone, Roger and Mark worked damn hard to get you off of smack and what happens? The minute something goes wrong in your life you go back to it? I used to look up to you Mimi. But now, I don't think I do anymore. I have to go." Reiki ran out of the loft, and Mimi glared at me, and then stormed out. I just looked at the door, and looked at Mark.

"Today's Reiki's birthday, you know."

"Yeah, I know. This is starting to be a pretty bad birthday for her. Did she say where she was going, and what she wanted for her birthday?"

"Yeah, she told me last night that the band is throwing her and Jo-Jo a big party, since their birthdays are on the same day. She also said something about being the youngest in the band, therefore being the only one getting a party."

"Okay, but you didn't answer my other question. What does she want for her birthday?"

"Well… she asked me to do something for her and she said she wanted a puppy, but probably wasn't going to get one."

"What did she want you to do for her?" Mark just smiled mysteriously and said.

"I'll tell you later." I was confused, but I decided not to press the matter.

"So then let's go get her a puppy, because she obviously wanted one."

"Okay." Mark smiled and me, and we left the loft, when I remembered something.

"Don't we have to get dressed first?"

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Reiki told Mimi off. I decided I should put the reason why Mimi wasn't in the story when everyone else was. I feel bad though, because I LOVE Mimi.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, you were my inspiration to write this chapter, and thanks especially to Amberli Raven, who chained me to a chair in front of my laptop.

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