Minako, Makoto and Rei had just arrived at Avior. It was a ten minute walk but Minako insisted on taking her limo. Her parents were out of town so she had it all to herself. Of course she was going to abuse this privilege, what were limos for anyways?

The girls entered the lounge and headed straight for their table. It was towards the back of the lounge, and since it was still early, there was the usual older crowd. By ten, they would be gone and the younger people would start to trickle in, though Minako didn't care. She didn't discriminate by age; older men were her weakness. Once, a twenty-nine year old CEO had approached her and Serenity. He thought they were twins, and he also thought they were legal. That was last year, and it was one of Minako's self proclaimed best performances'. She had long ago agreed with Serenity that if people confused them for twins they should play along, just for fun. That instance had led to a dramatic telling of how they were new to New York, of how they had just inherited so much money from their grandfather who had past away and how they were trying to mourn him by living their lives to the fullest. Minako had instantly wanted to have him, what was his name? Connor. Apparently his younger brother had a thing for Serenity which worked out great for them. Sere had been single and knew Minako wanted to try out Connor. In the end, she had left with Connor and Sere had stayed behind with Michael. They had regrouped less than an hour later when Serenity left the bar and went to wait for Minako at the café across from the bar. It was a twenty-four café, typical, and they always meet there after leaving with men. Minako had told Sere how they barely made it to his hotel and laughed because he only lasted ten minutes. Serenity had still been a virgin, but she would hear so much from Minako. It was always invigorating listening to Minako tell a story of how she would spot someone and have them at her mercy before the end of the night.

Minako on her part enjoyed her conquests, but she never stayed the night. She knew the sexual tension and the rush from one night was exactly that, a one night only spell. Everything was different once the sun rose, and she did not want to be hurt ever again.

It was the first boy she slept with that tainted her romantic ideals. Kuon. He was tall, athletic and emanated a god-like aura that made her weak in the knees. She had known him for about two years and wanted him to see her as a woman, not as a child. She was fifteen and he had been seventeen. Kuon had a playboy reputation, she knew it was a one time thing from the start, but waking up to an empty bed was still heartbreaking. He left her his phone number but when she texted him, he never replied.

By the time Minako was coming back from her wandering thoughts, Rei and Mako were sitting down with their first drinks.

"A long island for me, and a Cosmo for you."

Mako offered her a drink and Minako was snapped back instantly to the present.

"Thanks! Did you see that hunky guy when we were walking in? I was going to go see if he was cool but then he got a call on his phone and left. He seemed like a good target"

She sipped her drink while Mako gave her a blank look.

"No, I wasn't paying attention…'

"Mako you missed him! I would sit on his face like my life depended on it"

Mako was left to ponder how she had missed such a guy while Minako sipped her drink. She didn't want to bring up her past problems tonight, so she would do what she usually did: feign interest in a mysterious guy and play it off that she was fantasizing about them. They did not want to probe her afterwards, so she usually got away with it. The only ones who would see through her trick were Rei and Serenity, but Rei seemed out of it herself. She knew her too well too bluntly ask her what was wrong in public, so she made a mental note to find out what was wrong later.

"Minako, you're done with your drink already?"

Minako blinked and peeked at her drink.

"umm. It would appear so… want me to get the next round?'

"I think I'll wait for Sere and Ami, Ami texted me they were on their way already.'

Rei snorted.

"If Sere actually gets here in ten minutes I'll buy her drinks all night. That girl has no sense of time'

"Rei, Ami went to get ready at her place, and you know how she's the only one she listens to about being punctual'

Rei scrunched her face. Well, it wasn't like buying Serenity drinks was going to do any damage to her credit card, even if they had bottle service.

Five minutes later the missing girls walked into the bar. They spotted their friends at their usual table and made their way there.

"Wow spaghetti brains, I didn't think you knew what being punctual meant?"

Rei stuck out her tongue, challenging Sere.

"Andreina, you must be confusing me with someone else, darling"

Serenity kicked her under the table and stuck out her tongue while no one was looking.

"Let's go buy these hookers a drink, and I guess I'm buying yours all night since you made it here on time"

"Kay"

Rei and Serenity got up and headed towards the bar. Minako was wondering if Rei would tell Sere while they were away, she hoped she would. The sooner Rei vented, the less danger they would be in later. She had a nasty temper, and unfortunately would end up redirecting it to her friends or random strangers. More often than not, Rei's attitude had nearly gotten them into bar fights so they knew to be wary when she was mad.

Mako and Ami were busy chatting about a new plant Mako had bought. Makoto loved plants and had found a gardening partner in Ami. The two loved to talk about plants and the best ways to nurture them of course Mako tended to romanticize them more than Ami, as the latter would take a more logical approach. Either way, they were both always learning something new from each other. Minako was lost in their conversation. She had tried to keep a plant alive for a science project and if it had not been for her partner she would have killed it with kindness. She thought plants needed lots of water everyday and was confused as to why her plant seemed to be withering. Fortunately, Eliza, her partner, had realized just how much water the plant was getting. After that Minako vowed to stick to flowers in vases. Seedlings were just not her thing.

"Hey sluts, I got two margaritas and an LA water, Sere has two cranberry vodkas, so take your pick."

Rei grabbed the LA water and left the rest for the group. Ami took a drink from Serenity and they were not surprised that she came back with a menu for appetizers.

They ended up ordering a few things, it was not even nine yet but they were happy that they were finally hanging out together. Sure they would go out shopping and out dancing sometimes but it had been a while since they were all together. Their conflicting schedules sometimes made it hard for them to go out, and sometimes Ami or Serenity would get held up by their mothers. They were all enjoying each other's company, they were like sisters, meeting in middle school and becoming inseparable ever since.

AN: Not a very long chapter, but thanks for reading ~~~