Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, yada, yada, yada...if you sue me you'll end up with a rather large manga collection and a bunch of pie pans...

Rei ran into the building, praying she wasn't late. She had been up for hours trying to block out the music from Jedite's room, but it never worked. There were bags under her eyes she'd tried to hide with concealer, but they were still visible.

She dashed up the stairs and into the conference room where everyone was supposed to meet. She was releived when she only found half the people there. She found a seat and sat down, trying to catch her breath. Just as she got control, Serena walked in with Mina beside her, talking up a storm. When Serena saw Rei she went over and sat next to her. Rei turned her head the other way.

"How are you this morning?" Serena asked her.

"How would you be?" Rei asked.

Lita and Mina looked like they were say something to Mina, but Ami walked in followed by Zoicite, Jedite, Malachite, and Nephrite. They all sat down and Ami sat at the head of the table, looking like she got about as little sleep as Rei had. Rei glanced over at Jedite and was pissed that he looked perfectly fine.

"Ok, I know that in your interviews you were told we would be doing the shoot here, BUT now our higher ups want to do the shoot at a Beach Location. Since this is a change in your contract, we will, first, need to know if all of you are still interested, and second, if you are, you need to resign your contracts. So, who's still with us?"

Everyone said they were still going to stay, to no one's surprise. So the rest of the meeting was spent going over travel plans, housing and everything else.

"We will be leaving tomorrow by bus and it will be a 6 hour drive. We will be leaving at 6am sharp. Do NOT be late. When you get there, we have 2 beach houses already ready for us. The girls will take one while the boys will take the other. There is an upstairs and a downstairs to each. You guys will have the bottom floor, while the staff will have the upper floor. So...any questions?"

Rei stood outside of the office, 2 suitcases with her and a bag to carry onto the bus. As she stood there, everyone else gathered around, but no one came up to talk to her. So she just stared at her feet, shuffling them back and forth. Suddenly, she felt someone leaning on her shoulder.

"Long night?" Jedite asked.

"Piss off," she replied.

"Ouch, what did I do to warrant that?"

"Like you don't know. Every night you keep that damned music on until 3am! How am I supposed to sleep?"

"Ask for a different room."

"None were available," she replied through clenched teeth.

"Then why didn't you just come on over and have some fun?" he asked with a wink.

"Look you little-"

She was cut off by the bus pulling up and Ami yelling for everyone to get on.

Instead of finishing her insult Rei picked up her bags, handed them to the driver to be put in storage, and boarded the bus. She went to the middle and sat in a seat by the window, putting her carry on bag in the seat next to her. Rei didn't even look up as Serena walked up to her.

"Can I sit here?" Serena asked timidly.

"No," was Rei's cold answer. She pulled a cd player out of her bag and turned it on, putting her headphones on as Serena just walked away and sat down in a seat by herself. Rei saw Lita get out of her seat and go sit next to Serena out of the corner of her eye.

Rei just closed her eyes and laid her head on the window, listening to the music and drifting off to sleep.

The bus pulled up to a beautiful 2 story yellow beach house with white shutters and a wrap around porch that was right on the beach. Rei got out, putting her sunglasses on.

"All right people," Ami started. "These are your houses," she said as she pointed at the yellow house and the light blue on it's left. "The yellow house is for the the women, the blue for the men. You will have the rest of the day to do what you wish. Sunrise is at 6:17am. You will be out on the beach by the trailer at 5:45 am, no later. Have fun with the rest of your day."

Rei and the rest of the group waited for the storage compartment to be opened and they grabbed their bags, heading into their respective houses. Rei went in last, taking in everything. It was a very roomy place considering there were 3 bedrooms on teh bottom floor and 4 on the top. She made her way down the hallway and took the smallest bedroom. The other 3 had been taken by the other girls. Mina had the largest, then Serena, then Lita.

Rei unpacked all her clothes and put them in the dresser by the bed. She walked over and set all her make up and accessories by the Vanity table. Then she plopped down on the bed. She was far away from home, but the one thing she wanted to get away from came with her. It was gonna be a long shoot.

Rei got up at 4:45 the next morning. She put on a tank top and shorts, pulled her hair back into a pony tail and went for a jog on the beach. At 5:20 she ran back into the house. Everyone else was just getting up. She hopped in the shower, changed clothes and went back out onto the beach, avoiding running into the other girls as much as possible. She sat down on the beach in her sundress and watched the waves lap onto the sand.

At 5:45 on the dot, Ami came down onto the beach and gave everyone a packet of papers.

"This is your schedule for the next month. If you will see, we will shoot Mondays through Fridays, 5:45am until 7pm. You will be taken in shifts in the trailer for outfit changes and makeup. Males and Femals WILL be seperate," Ami added when she saw Jedite smirking. "You will have Saturdays and Sundays off to do with as you please. Any questions?"

They had spent the entire day answering questions, introducing everyone to the make up and dressing teams and going over all the outfits for the shoot. For the first time in a loooong time, Rei went back to her room, not tired.

She went into the kitchen to make a sandwich.

"Would anyone else like a sandwich?" she asked Mina and Lita. They just shook their heads, not tearing their eyes off the television.

With a sigh, Rei took her sandwich into her room and ate alone. The loneliness ate away at her and she hated it. Before she knew it, tears were streaming down her cheeks. She could hear the other girls talking about her through the walls.

"I'm sorry Serena, but I can't see why you try to be nice to Rei. She is nothing but a stuck up Bitch," Mina said.

"But Mina she-"

"Stop making excuses!" Lita broke in. "Stand up for yourself! Don't take her blowing you off!"

"It's ok," Serena said. "I don't mind."

Rei wiped the tears off her face and walked out of her room, making sure the door slammed hard behind her. Mina and Lita at least had the decency to blush when they saw her storming out. Rei headed out the sliding glass door in the back and went straight down to the beach.

Rei stood on the beach, just far enoug hout for the waves to wash over her barefeet when they broke on the shore. She closed her eyes and let the wind blow across her face and through her hair. It was calming.

After a few minutes of peace, she felt her hair being moved out of her face, scaring the life out of her. She opened her eyes to see Jedite standing in front of her, a smile on his face.

"You know, when you keep your mouth shut you're quite beautiful."

Rei shot him a dirty look before turning to walk down the beach. Jedite ran after her, calling her name, but she paid him no mind. She heard Jedite catching up with her, so she walked faster. She finally got fed up and stopped.

"What do you want from me?" she asked, turning around.

"Well, a conversation without me getting yelled at or hit would be nice for a start."

"Why?

"Why not"

"Are you always tis persistant?"

"Yes."

Rei just stooed there and looked at him. If he wasn't being so annying, he was probably the most handsome man she had ever laid eyes on. The wind was blowing his hair around his face and it accented his eyes. After a minute she turned and looked at her house. She could make out the forms of Serena, Lita, and Mina out on the porch, watching her.

"I have to go to bed," Rei said before brushing past him and leaving him standing there. When she got up to the house Mina and Lita shot her a dirty look before she walked inside.

POOR REI!