Chapter 7: Skye's party and a reunion.

(A/N srry guys if u don't like details it's gonna get boring in a moment you can skip over the next few pages as I describe outfits and make-up and all)

(Still Alicia's POV)

Skye lent us a room to stay in while we were in New Mex. It was smaller than the one we stayed in at Stephanie's house, but it was livable. We all got in about fifteen hours of sleep to make up for all that we had missed. And the next day after eating (we do that a lot don't we), we began right away on out outfits for that night. I plugged in my hot-rollers, the crimper, the straightener, the curling irons, and the double and triple barrel curling irons, hoping that I wouldn't blow a fuse. This time we set up all the vanity items we would be using before hand, so we wouldn't have to run around for things. We turned on the radio, for music. The first thing we heard was some announcer talking about escaped convicts from Mexico, we paid it no mind and got to work, before long "With you" by Jessica Simpson came on.

Outfits:

I chose my sleeveless, thin t-shirt material, green, dance shirt that had ballet slippers on it. It was cut at the collar so it was kinda a makeshift v-neck that dipped down, just far enough not to look slutty. I also chose my light blue jeans with pink stitching. My open toed, multicolored, high-heels finished off the look, I was going for party girl. I had a bunch of bangles that I was going to wear on my wrists and ankles, also I had toe rings. I was going to wear my multicolored, dangling earrings too.

Lucia, chose a baseball shirt that we had adjusted so that it was kinda like a baby tee now. She also chose her huge flare pants that completely covered her high-heels that looked kinda like tennis shoes. She was gonna wear her baseball cap, and sports charm bracelet, she was going for the sporty look.

Brianna went for the rich, and vintage look. A Mexican style top, complemented the patchwork jeans that she was wearing. Huge gold hoop earrings went in her ears, and a cute, floppy hat went on her head. And cute leather sandals went on her feet.

Maria went pop star, with a green tank, under a DQ shirt, which was also under a jean jacked with fur at the wrists and collar. She wore this with, blue tights under an orange mini. Paired with the black boots. She too wore hoop earrings, and an anklet (over top of the boots).

Makeup:

For me, I went with natural look (meaning I wore make-up, but it looked natural). I wore a temporary tattoo of a snake on my neck, and Lucia gave me a French manicure.

Lucia, put on the least amount of make-up, well technically she didn't put on really any make-up at all. First we applied some vasaline to her upper lashes, it has the same effect as mascara. Then we pinched the apples of her cheeks to give them a pink glow. Finally she applied a light pink lip-gloss to her lips.

Brie, we had fun with. White eye shadow on eyelids lined with gold. We also tried a gold mascara, the effect was awesome. She wore some glitter in her cheeks and at the corners of her eyes. I tried to get her to wear light blue lipstick, but she turned it down saying it was just too weird, oh well. Instead she wore a mixture of a gold and red lipstick.

Lastly on Maria, we dusted on a light blue eye shadow, along with a gold. Other than that we pretty much did the same thing we had on Brie, only probably not quite as heavily. Only we gave her a, um, I think it was like Russian manicure or something. We painted all her nails with a clear bottom coat, and then down the center we drew a line of nail polish, on half of the nails the color of the line was orange on the other half green.

Last on hair.

I temporarily streaked a couple strands pink. And then put in the hot rollers, when I took them out, walah, my hair was in dozens of bouncy spiral curls, I sprayed the whole thing with like half a can of, extra hold, hairspray to make sure it didn't come out, after standing in front of a fan for a while to remove some of the hairspray smell, and then I sprayed some Glo from JLo perfume on.

With Lu we put in braids at random places in her hair and then pulled it all back into a ponytail.

Brie hair we just sprayed with like an amplifier and then left alone.

Maria's hair again went into two messy buns on the top of her head.

All too soon it was just a few minutes before the party started, popping a breath mint, and making a promise to my friends that I'd keep my cell phone on (we all carry one), I headed to the front gate to see who would show up…

The first couple of people I didn't know in the slightest, but then I began to recognize faces, I saw him in class occasionally, she was from camp, I saw him on that one field-trip, that sort of thing. One guy, had an uncanny resemblance to Mateo, another looked just like Carlos. Hmm I thought, that's weird, but I shook it off like it was nothing when they didn't even glace in my direction. That's when I looked up to see Miguel walk through the gate, It took most of my will power to keep from running to him, I think I managed not too, because he was with all of his friends, one of which was the guy who had served us at McDonalds. Later, I told myself, you can talk to him, dance with him later. In the meantime…

I saw some guys finishing up a karaoke stage…I'm gonna get into the groove. I strode over to the karaoke stage, and asked Skye, who happened to be standing there, how much longer until the karaoke started.

"Just as soon as the boys finish setting up, hey why don't you be the person to get it rolling, you're voice is awesome, everyone will be able to hear it too, with your help I'm certain with have this area of the yard pumping with energy."

I blushed at the complement, and at the fact that I'd be first, I took a deep breath.

"Thanks, and sure, I'll be the starting person, do you guys have Jessica Simpson karaoke CDs?"

"We've got all the karaoke CDs you could ever dream of," Skye said with a laugh.

"Cool," I said as my eyes widened. Skye laughed again and went off to check out the how the rest of the party was going, I found the CDs I wanted, and waited. Only a few minutes passed before one of the workers tapped me on the shoulder,

"we're done, miss," he said. Again I took some more deep breaths, and then stepped onto stage, I had already placed the CD's I'd be using and put them at the places I needed. I nodded to the guy working the karaoke and stepped up to the microphone. My only crowd so far, was a few curious people. The music started I sung my first little part, my eyes widened this was awesome they had already made it so all the voice effects happened automatically.

To be free come with me, it's a joyride

Love's a sweet remedy, it's a joyride

Follow me and you will see it's alright

We'll fly so high on this joyride

You see me and you wonder how I got like this

And maybe if you had it all you could comprehend

You say that life a trip, you can't take anymore

So come with me, you will see

The very thing you're searching…

At the end of the song the crowd was bigger but still not all that large. I tried out one of Christina Agulara's songs: I Turn to you

When I'm lost in the rain,

In you eyes I know

I'll find the light to light my way

And when I'm scared, losing ground

When my world is going crazy

You can turn it all around and when I'm down you're there

Pushin me to the top

You're always there, givin me all you've got

For a shield from the storm

Fro a friend

For a love to keep me safe and warm

I turn to you

For the strength to be strong

For the will to carry on

For everything you do

For everything that's true

I turn to you…

The crowd had grown a quite a bit more, one last partial solo song, it was one of the one's we had been practicing lately, if they remembered their cues it'd be perfect. The music started it was a variation of Lady Marmalade, twisted to fit us. I saw Brie in the crowd caught her eye and winked to her, as soon as the music started she understood.

Me: Where's all mah soul sistas

Lemme hear ya'll flow sistas

↓

Brie walked up to the stage, and stepped up.

Brie: Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista

Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista

Me: He met marmalade down IN old Moulin Rouge

Struttin' her stuff on the street

She said, "Hello, hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?" Oh! Uh huh

Me: Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada

Brie: Hey hey hey

Me: Giutchie, Giutchie, ya ya here

Brie: Here ya ya ya

Me: mocha Chocalata Lata ya ya

Brie: oh yea

Maria & Me (hearing me and joining in on this one as she made her way to the stage): Creole lady Marmalade

Me: What what, what what, what what

   ↑

Brie: ooh oh

Everyone: Voulez Vuco shea avec moi ses swa

Lucia ran us to the stage just in time.

Brie: Oh oh

Everyone: Voulez vuco shea avec moi

Me: yeah yeah yeah yeah

Maria: He sat in a booth, while she freshened up

Boy drank all that Magnolia wine

On her black satin sheets is where he started to freak

Yeah

Everyone: Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada

Maria: da-da-da

Everyone: Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya here

Maria: here ohoooh yea yeah

Everyone: Mocha Choca lata ya ya

Maria: Yeah yeah yeah ↓

→Everyone: Creole Lady Marmalade

Uh

↓

Everyone: Voulez vuco shea avec moi, ses swa

Maria: ses swa

Everyone: Voulez vuco shea avec moi

Me: yea yea uh

We Come through with the money and the garter belts

Let 'em know we 'bout that cake straight up the gate uh

We independent women, some mistake us for whores

And say, why spend mine when I can spend yours

Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry

I'm a keep playing these cats out like Atari

High Heeled shoes gettin' love from the dudes

Four badass chicks from the Moulin Rouge

Everyone: Hey sistas, soul sistas, betta get that dough sistas

Me: We drink wine with diamonds in the glass

By the case the meaning of expensive taste

Everyone: We wanna Gitchie, githchie, ya ya

Me: Come on

Everyone: Mocha Choco Lata

Me: What

Everyone: Creole Lady Marmalade

Lucia: One more time, come on

Everyone: Marmalade

Lucia: Ooh yeah

Everyone: Lady Marmalade

Lucia: Oooohh

Everyone: Marmalade

Lucia: No yeah

Lucia: Hey hey hey

Me: Hey hey hey

Lucia: Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth→↑

Color of café au lait all right

Made the savage beast inside roar 'til he cried,

More, more, more

Maria: Now he's back home doin' 9 to 5

Me: Nine to five

Brie: Livin' the gray flannel life

Lucia: But when he turns off to sleep memories creep

More, more, more

Everyone: Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya da da

Lucia: da daeaea yea

Everyone: Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya here

Me: ooh yeah yeah yea

Everyone: Mocha Choca lata ya ya

Maria: yea

Everyone: Creole lady Marmalade

Everyone: Voulez vuco shea avec moi ce soir

Brie: ce soir

Everyone: Voulez vuco shea avec moi

Lucia: all my sistas yea

Everyone: Voulez vuco shea avec moi ce soir

Me: ce soir

Everyone: Voulez vuco shea avec moi

Maria: C'mon! uh

Me: Lucia

Lucia: Moulin

Lucia: Mari

Maria: Lady Marmalade

Maria: Ali

Me: Hey, hey, uh uh uh Uh uh uh uh

Me: Brie

Brie: Oh oh ohh

Maria: Rotwiler' here↓

→Brie: baby

↓

Maria: Moulin Rouge

Lucia: Moulo→↑

Brie: ada ada

Me: Misdemeanor here

Everyone: Creole lady Marmalade, Ooh Yesah

We were greeted with thunderous applause, I turned to Maria, should we continue. She nodded her head vigorously. Alright it's Cinderella pass it down. I nodded once again to the man working with the karaoke.

When I was just a little girl

My mama used to tuck me into bed,

And she'd read me a story.

I always was about a princess in distress

And how a guy would save her

And end up with the glory

I'd lie in bed

And think about

The person that I wanted to be,

The one day I realized

The fairy tale life wasn't for me.

I don't wanna be like Cinderella,

Sitting in a dark , cold, dusty cellar,

Waiting for somebody to come and set me free. (Come and set me free)

I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting

For a handsome prince to come and save me

On a horse of whit

Unless we're riding side by side

Don't wanna depend on no one else.

I'd rather rescue myself

Someday I'm gonna find someone

Who wants my soul, heat and mind

Who's not afraid to show that he loves me

Somebody who will understand that I'm happy just the way I am

Don't need nobody taking care of me

(I will be there) I will be there for him just as strong as he will be there

When I give myself then it has got be an equal thing

I don't wanna be like Cinderella,

Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar,

Waiting for somebody to come and set me free.(come and set me free)

I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting

For a handsome prince to come and save me

On a horse of white

Unless we're riding side by side

Don't wanna depend on no one else

I'd rather rescue myself

I can slay (I can slay) my own dragons. (my own dragons)

I can dream my own dreams. (My own dreams)

My knight in shining armor (shining armor) is me.

So I'm gonna set me free.

I don't wanna be like Cinderella

Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar,

Waiting for somebody to come and set me free.

I don't wanna be like Snow Whit waiting

For a handsome prince to come and save me

On a horse of white

Unless we're riding side by side.

I don't wanna be like Cinderella,

Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar,

Waiting for somebody (Ooh-Ooh) to come and set me free.

I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting

For a handsome prince to come and save me

On a horse of white

Unless we're riding side by side

Don't wanna depend

On, no one else

I'd rather rescue myself.

I don't wanna be like Cinderella

Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar,

Waiting for somebody (Ooh-Ooh) to come and set me free.

(Don't wanna be) I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting

For a handsome prince to come and save me

On a horse of white

Unless we're riding side by side

Don't wanna depend on no one else

I'd rather rescue myself.

Another bout of thunderous clapping, I didn't notice Maria go down to insert another CD in the karaoke machine and press play, nor did I catch the wink that passed between, Maria and Brianna. But I did notice when I was pushed to the front of the stage and music started up, this was one of my actual solo songs I'd been working on,

"Don't worry," Lucia mouthed, "we're back-up-singing."

"Give it your all," Maria whispered to me

"I'm gonna kill you," I whispered back, then I thought What the heck

What if I told you

It was all meant to be

Would you believe me,

Would you agree

It's almost that feelin'

That we've met before

So tell me that you don't think I'm crazy

When I tell you love has come and now…

I started out nervously

A moment like this

Some people wait a lifetime,

For a moment like this

Some people search forever,

For that one special kiss

Oh, I can't believe it's happening to me

Some people wait a lifetime,

For a moment like this

But then my excitement and the power behind my words grew

Everything changes

But beauty remains

Something so tender

I can't explain

Well I maybe dreamin

But 'till I awake

Can we make this dream last forever

And I'll cherish all the love we share

And grew…

For a moment like this

Some people wait a lifetime,

For a moment like this

Some people search forever,

For that one special kiss

Oh, I can't believe it's happening to me

Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this.

Till I was giving it my all

Could this be the greatest love of all

I wanna know that you will catch me when I fall

So let me tell you this…

Some people wait a lifetime

For a moment like this

Some people spent two lifetimes,

For a moment like this

Some people search forever,

For that one special kiss

Oh, I can't believe it's happening to me

Some people wait a lifetime,

For a moment like this

OHHHH, LIKE THIS

OHHHH, YES, 'cuz people search for every moment yeah.

Some people wait lifetime,

For a moment like this.

Ohhhhh, like this.

All my friends crowded around me and hugged me, I was shaking. I turned around to be greeted my screams, and cheers and applause, of a very impressed crowd, the might of the crowd forced me back a step, but I still had enough humor and energy left in me to scream out.

"Thank, you New Mexico," I got some laughs at this, I smirked. Supported by my friends I made my way down off of the stage. Then my friends left me again promising to leave their cell phones on incase any one needed help. After they left I took on step and stumbled…right into Miguel's arms. I looked up.

"Hullo," I said, blushing.

"Hi," he said almost smiling at my discomfort. I rolled my eyes and wrinkled my nose. "What was that for," he asked playfully

"Meanie," I said, sticking my tongue out at him.

"If you really feel that way," he said beginning to pull away.

"No," I whimpered. He came back quickly and eagerly catching me up in a long kiss.

"Come with me," he said, "I wanna show you something,"

"One more song," I whined

"Okay," he said in a teasing tone.

I blinked as I saw who was coming up onto the stage next. It was the guy who looked exactly like Carlos. Was it Carlos? No it couldn't be, could it?…

He sung "Beautiful soul," this guy's voice was awesome! Really!

"Will you come now," he asked

"I suppose," I told him, letting him lead me into the crowd we passed the bobbing for apples station, the games station. As we passed the refreshment table I grabbed a punch. Then after finishing it, he led me on again. So finally we reached the dance area, only instead of djs there were live bands playing,

"We have to wait a little while for your surprise," He murmured in my ear, "But till then," he pulled me out into the middle of the dance floor, with ease.

The words BE CAREFUL flashed across my mind, it was what my friends and I always told each other when we went out on a date, cuz we knew a girl who wasn't careful, and had a date-rape drug slipped into her drink and well, she was raped, she doesn't live in our neighborhood anymore, they moved to like Asia or something, were men are supposed to be 'more respectable'. Brie also had an incident like that, and after all the other crap we've been through it's just best to watch out for yourself.

The band playing was called like 'electrocution' or something like that. But I knew that Chingy, and lots of other famous singers were booked to sing tonight. The band up now, was singing their version of Christina Agulara's "When You Put Your Hands on Me" a fast dancing song that required a lot of energy, soon, people had made a circle and were taking turns showing off moves. When it came our turn, people started whistling, I think they mistook us for a couple. Oh well. After the circle thing was done, I realized we had danced our way towards the stage.

He winked at something over my shoulder as we danced facing each other and when I had turned around again I saw one of his 'friends' staring in our direction, I rolled my eyes.

"Ready for that surprise?" he asked me.

I nodded; he led me towards the stairs that led up to the stage. Oh, no I thought, I just got done singing. and yes he led me up the stairs, not noticing the tiny bit of resistance I gave him.

"Will you sing with me?" he asked sweetly.

"What?" I asked

"What do you mean what?" he demanded.

"I mean what song are we singing?" I told him almost laughing.

"Oh," he said with an embarrassed look on his face, "I was wondering if you'd sing a couple songs one of them is magic stick, and then the other you'll know when the music starts."

"Sure," I said smiling. Honestly, the things I do for people.

So we sang some songs, but when we finished the songs I missed the exchange between, Miguel, and one of his buds.

"So this the girl?" asked his friend.

"This is the girl," Miguel told him.

"Cool,"

(Maria's POV)

I went over to him as soon as I saw him; it was Pablo from MickeyD's.

"Hey" I said.

"Hey," he answered embracing me.

"Didn't think I'd see you here," I told him

"It was a surprise, speaking of which, I've got another one for you, follow me," he led me to the woods behind the house, Brie and her boy, the security guard from the club were already there making out in the tree cover. Wait…This isn't right, this isn't right at all, is it, Brie's friend from the dance, my guy from MD, and then, we dropped Ali off with her guy, from that dance. Whoah, either, I'm dreaming or crazy or something, or something is seriously wrong with this picture I think Pablo noticed how I was in thought and came over. "What's wrong," sounding sincerely concerned.

"It's…. nothing," I told him.

It wasn't long before, I saw Lucia enter the woods with Benjamin. Brie had stopped her make out session and scooted towards me.

"Guess what?" she asked

"What?" I asked back.

"No batteries included is here," she answered.

"Liar," I told her

"Nope, I saw them with my own eyes, I invited them," she said.

I rolled my eyes; she obviously wasn't noticing anything strange about the situation.

"When they gonna show," I heard Brie's security guard friend, whisper to Benjamin.

"Shhh, be patient," he answered him.

Almost as if on cue, the bushes, to our right rustled to emit Ali and, I think she called him, Miguel.

"What's this some kind of party," she asked sarcastically.

"Not quite," Miguel told her. "But close," he finished as he lead her to the center of a clearing.

I bumped the speed dial button on my cell phone that was attached to my hip; luckily no one caught the move. I knew the number was one of the guys in 'No batteries included', just couldn't remember which one. The volume was turned all the way up so that anyone on the other line would be able to hear every rustle on this end.

"Ok, so what's up with this?" I asked after I was sure someone on the other end had picked up.

"It's a surprise, remember" Pablo said.

"Help," I said. Sarcastically, but I think the person on the other line of the telephone would understand. Pablo led me to a spot on the clearing. When everyone had assumed their spot we were all in a circle around Ali and Miguel, Ali was rolling her eyes.

"Alright," Miguel said, "now I want you all to sing Moulin Rouge".

Ali was still rolling her eyes, but started in:

Where's all mah soul sistas

Lemme hear ya'll flow sistas

Brie still not seeing anything wrong with the situation joined in:

Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista

Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista

"Come on girls, put your heart and soul into it," Miguel said, Ali probably thinking about a reward such as a kiss came back stronger:

He met marmalade down IN old Moulin Rouge

Struttin' her stuff on the street

She said, "Hello, hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?" Oh! Uh huh

Forcing Lucia and I to follow the suit:

Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada

By the time we got to Ali's solo this blue glowing aura had surrounded her:

Come through with the money and the garter belts

Let 'em know we 'bout that cake straight up the gate uh

We independent women, some mistake us for whores

And say, why spend mine when I can spend yours

Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry

I'm a keep playing these cats out like Atari

High Heeled shoes gettin' love from the dudes

Four bad ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge

It was bright now so bright it had begun to hurt my eyes, but I couldn't look away.

(Alicia's POV)

I couldn't stop singing but something was happening HELP I tried to scream, I was scared, something wasn't right.

(Maria's POV)

Finally when a break for me for singing came I half popped out of my trance.

"Oh my god," I said, "Oh my god," I said I little louder, "Help us all,"

We finished up the song, Ali flashed in a burst of blinding light and then collapsed onto the grass.

"See you in the underworld," muttered, Benjamin.

I screamed. The 'spell' was broken. We didn't notice as guys melted into the background, we did, however notice that Ali disappeared.

"Help!" I screamed, "someone". But the music from the party was too loud; no one would ever hear us. But wait what was it I was hearing. The cell of course!

"Hello?" said the person on the other line, it was Carlos!

"Hi, Carlos, we're in the back woods behind the house, come quick!"

"I'm on my way now, what's up?"

"Just come here we'll explain once you're here, if you can bring the rest of the guys too,"

"Alright,"

Click went the phone.

About five minutes passed before they found us but it seemed like five horas. We heard them before we saw them. All the leaves rustling, and twigs breaking. We knew it was them.

"So," Mateo said as he burst into the clearing, "what happened."

"You're never gonna believe it," Brie told him, "never in un mil años,"

"Tell us anyway, btw, where's Alicia?" asked Carlos. Mateo snickered.

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