Sorry I didn't update yesterday, I had lotsa stuff to do.
Mandy the O: 'Hi pervert!' HAHA! Funny. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And sure, you can be in it. Cyberhug for the description! (hugs)
SummerSong: O.O You're right, I wasn't born yet. But two years later, I was all, "HI!" And the world was never the same. No piccy though…(is sad) Do photos show up on reviews? (apparently not) Congrats anyway! And tell your husband that he needn't worry – Erik doesn't seem to feel like really getting with anyone right now. Heehee.
LoneGunGirl88: You don't attack and you're not insane. (writes it down for future reference) Got it.
Kojinka: Okay. I'm going to use real (or realistic) names wherever possible.
Han Futsu, Anti Normal: That is a turn on. But quickly, tell me this…(feels stupid for asking) …Are you a girl? DON'T HURT ME!
FaithoftheForsaken: Oh, good, I thought I was going overboard with the 'talkative.' It was just so funny!
Softiful: Glad you liked it! (munch)
FaithoftheForsaken's friend: You can be in it. (I like black clothes too!) Cyberhug for the description! (hugs)
Phantomraver: Sure, you can be in it. I'm popular! (is happy)
Danica Enjolras: I was just going into my e-mail to look for your desc! Weird! Anyway, a cyberhug waits for you upon your return. And it's too bad you're going on a trip now, of all times, if you know what I mean. (wink)
MortRouge: Wow. That is officially the longest desc ever. Cyberhug! (hugs) Look for yourself in some future chappie.
Kianra: Make your reviews as long as you like, I love them. They make me HAPPY! I'm glad you liked the steak bit. I myself thought that was really funny. I'M A FAVORITE FIC!!! Yay!
Eat-drums: Yay! You can be in it, yes.
Wow. That took up a whole page in my Word program. New chapter! And now we venture out of the hotel! Dun dun DUN!
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Erik woke in the morning feeling rather rested. To his surprise, he was met by a large round table squeezed between the beds, covered in plates and dishes.
"Room service!" called Aislin happily. "You'll need to eat for today, because you're not staying in the hotel anymore."
"Imagine that." Erik pulled the cover off a plate of eggs and bacon and started to stuff his face. Then, without waiting for Aislin's directions or shove, he went straight to the oh-so-familiar bathroom to wash and change.
"Where are we going today?"
"Today," began Aislin, "we have a bit of a drive to our date destination, so we're bringing three girls with us, and you'll date them all in one place."
"I'm dating THREE girls at once?!" And he thought things couldn't get any worse.
"No, no, you're dating three girls today. Only one at a time. The other two will wait with me until it's their turn. Erik sighed with relief.
"Now come on, they're waiting downstairs. We've got a rental car…er – van. Um…you can have the front seat." She smiled sheepishly. "I'm not going to make you squeeze into a backseat with three phangirls." Erik smiled thankfully, and started downstairs with Aislin. "Are you coming?"
"Yup. I need to monitor what's going on from a relatively close range. And we're technically going to another city."
Erik raised an eyebrow. "What city?"
Aislin smiled a little slyly. "Hollywood."
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Waiting in the lobby were three girls all talking together excitedly. One had wild, curly, blond Medusa hair with pale, rather glowy skin, and looked about Aislin's age. The second girl was about two inches shorter, but looked a little older, with strawberry blond hair and twinkling blue-gray eyes. The third girl (who I have no idea what she looks like, as I have no desc) stood beside the others, with semi-long brown hair, looking a good deal calmer than the other two, but excited all the same. Aislin led Erik up to them, and they all started to cheer.
Aislin shushed them. "Erik, this is Danica Enjolras, Jessica Dwyer, and…LoneGunGirl88, who also signed up over the Internet and therefore, has no real name in my notebook. However, as I had the good sense to check her userlookup on FanFiction, I know her name is Kimberly." She pointed proudly to each of the girls, who waved as they were introduced.
Erik looked at Danica for a while. "Enjolras? Isn't he that leader guy from Les Misérables? Doesn't that technically make you married? How can you date me and have his last name at the same time?"
Danica pushed her blond hair back and replied, "Experienced fangirls can be in love with all sorts of characters at the same time. Besides, you don't have a last name."
"I'm not married, Erik!" piped Jessica, her eyes flashing happily. Kimberly, however, remained silent. Judging from her name and her attitude at the moment, Erik thought she seemed kind of dangerous. He didn't think this was one to fling a potato at him, though.
Aislin clapped her hands. "Everyone into the van outside! It's waiting!" And the girls rushed to the doors, with Erik and Aislin following at a slower pace. Aislin sat in the middle seat with Kimberly, while Danica and Jessica took the backseat. Erik got his shotgun.
The drive to Hollywood lasted a couple of hours, spent singing loudly to the driver's irritation. The odd thing was that Erik began to enjoy himself. So far these girls seemed sane enough. After an hour's drive, the four girls had him singing along with them. Aislin had brought along her Phantom CD, and Erik sang along with it, to great cheers from the girls, who, incidentally, were completely silent during Music of the Night, but all sang Christine's parts as loud as possible.
"THE PHAAAAANTOM OF THE OPERA IS THEEEERE…INSIDE OUR MINDS!"
"WOULD YOU ALL SHUT UP?!" The driver of the van jerked around and screamed for silence, as he was trying to drive. He nearly hit a ten-year-old boy on a skateboard when he turned around.
There were ten minutes of sheepish silence.
"POINT OF NO RETURN!" cried Jessica.
And the CD started up again, and Erik quite happily took up his part again, with the girls once again singing as Christine. The van driver muttered angrily to himself as he continued.
The two-disc CD set had finished playing, and someone had stuffed Les Mis into the player (probably Danica) when they saw the Hollywood sign. The girls cheered, and even Erik smiled.
The driver dumped them out on the corner of Hollywood and Vine with their CDs, and sped off as if afraid they would pursue. Erik and Kimberly looked nervously after it.
"He'll be back at eight," said Aislin cheerfully, seeing their faces. "He has to, or he doesn't get paid."
The group headed to a little café on a nearby street, where they found a table to sit at. Aislin settled down, pulling a laptop out of her bag, in which she also had some CDs, DVDs, a book, and a drawing pad. "I'll be waiting here with whichever two girls aren't with Erik. When the two on a date are done, they'll come back here and another girl will go out with our beloved Phantom. The first one is…" She consulted her white spiral. "Danica Enjolras. Here is your destination." She handed the excited Danica a slip of paper with an address on it. "Have fun!"
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Sorry to leave you there, and sorry it was so short. Danica's actual date is the next chapter. And I'm sorry if the reviews take up so much space – this one was a record. I just like to give each reviewer the satisfaction of knowing I appreciate their comments. Because I DO! Now send me some more!