Okay I know I haven't updated in ages but I'm just so over laden with work. I'm in 12th grade now and so far its turning out to be the worst school year of my life. I would totally appreciate it if you reviewed. I mean that would make my day.

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22/6 10:15 pm Victoria Hotel

"Miss….Miss! Please wake up. We're here."

Lily stirred and slowly opened her eyes.. She looked at her reflection in the rear view mirror and let out a soft groan. Her eyes felt dry and her hair was a mess. The light makeup that she had applied was now all over her face .The driver, noticing her dilemma, was grinning at her.

Damn. I can't even magic myself to look better. Not when that driver is here.

She looked out the window. They were in front of a rather large hotel. It was a modern looking three-tiered building. A large board placed on the building read ' Victoria Hotel'. There were a lot of people crowded in front of the hotel and also a large number of people wearing uniform. She recognized most of the people gathered in the front to be athletes like her. Recognizing them was pretty easy; they were the tallest, fittest people of the lot.

She got out of the car and walked to the back to get her bag. After paying the driver, she walked to the front of the hotel. She glanced at her watch. It was 10: 15 pm. The car journey had lasted for over 6 hours.

"May I help you, Ma'am?" a young man dressed in a blue uniform asked her.

Hmm…He' s pretty hot. Black hair, blue eyes. Cute with a capital C. And what a body…Mmmmmm………Lips wow!……smile……broken front teeth!!!…… Ahem! Never mind.

"Yes. I'm one of the athletes participating in the Olympics. Where do I have to check in?" she asked him.

"I'll take you there, although I must warn you it'll be some time before you can reach the counter. Today's the day most of the athletes are checking in. Here let me carry that bag."

Brilliant. Just what I need.

She followed the man through the throng of people. She looked around and saw people of many nationalities – American, European, African, Indian.. Everyone. Hearing them speaking so many languages and with such fluency and speed made her rather dizzy.

"Alright Ma'am. This is the counter. Sorry but I guess you'll have to wait her for some time.Oh, and heres the form you need to enter.", he said ,taking a form out of his pocket and handing it to her. "Might as well get that over with. By the way, my names Jon. If you need any help around her, just ask for me."

They were standing at the end of a long queue. There were atleast ten people standing in front of them.

She smiled gratefully at him and said , " Thank you Jon. My names Lily. I'll be seeing you then."

"Oh and Miss. Lily, I'll be sending your baggage to the baggage check in. You'll find your baggage in your room when you get there." ,said Jon.

"That'll be fine."

After he left, Lily sighed dejectedly. She didn't know why but she suddenly felt immensely lonely. She wondered what Kay was doing now.

After a nearly an hours waiting, she finally checked in.

Lily's room was large by Lily's standards. There was a king sized bed in the center of the room. The cupboard was at one end and at the other end was a couch and and a table. The room was decorated in pale yellow.

Without even bothering to change, she jumped on her bed and promptly fell asleep.

23/6 6:00 am In Lily's bedroom

The next morning, Lily woke up to the phone ringing next to her bed. At first she tried to ignore the harsh sound of the phone by burying her face into the pillow but found that didn't help to ease the sound.

"He…..Helloooooooooo…..!", said Lily letting out a enormous yawn.

"Bloody hell ,Lily. Its bloody 6 in the morning. Just what do you think your're doing sleeping this late", a furious voice shouted into the phone.

"Clark.?"

"Are you or are you not participating in the Olympics, Lily?"

"Oh, quit it ,Clark. I checked in at nearly midnight after around six hours car journey. I think I'm allowed at least 6 hours sleep."

"Do you know when the rest of the participants started training ,Lily. At bloody 3 in the morning!!!! I want you to get your ass out of bed this instant."

Lily let out a huge sigh and muttered into the phone , "I'll be there by 6.45 max."

"Make that 6.30. Meet me in the lobby." And he hung up the phone.

Clark had been Lily's trainer for over 2 years. A good friend of her Dads , he was a Olympian himself , having acquired 2 silver medals and 2 bronze in track team events. Clark, 32, was a proud man, incredibly bad tempered at times but beneath the rough exterior , he had a heart of gold.

Earlier Lily and Clark had been a couple. They had had an incredibly stormy affair (unknown to her parents), breaking up ,then making up over and over again over the period of one year. They finally decided to call it quits. Now there existed a truly platonic relationship between them both, a sort of unique friendship that was almost never probable between former lovers. Besides after quite some thought, Lily realized she never really had any feelings for Clark . Just a sort of an infatuation .

Clark too was over her, as far as Lily could tell. He was now seeing a gorgeous real estate agent whom he had apparently met at a grocery. Lily had never met her herself, but could understand by the way he was going on about her , that Clark was truly head over heels for her.

While showering ,Lily suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to call Kay up after reaching the hotel. . She ran out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped scantily around her and quickly dialed Lily's and Kay's apartment number. In the first ring , Kay picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Kay, its Lily here."

"You idiot!!!! You bloody idiot!!!! You gave me the scare of my life here! Couldn't you have atleast given me a ring after you reached? No, oh no. Not Ms. Olympian Lily…… Shes way too busy for that.", Kay shouted in an alarmingly loud voice.

"I'm soooooo sorry, Kay. I was so sleepy , I feel asleep immediately after reaching my room."

"Stupid woman!!! You had me worried out of my life her. I don't even have the hotel number nor could I contact Clark. You could have been mugged, raped, murdered and all of that for all I know. I've been awake the whole bloody night."

"I'm sorry, Kay. I promise I wont ever do that again. Girl Scout's honour."

"You're weren't a girl scout ,Lily."

"Err…..you're right. Anyway , you get the idea."

"If I get dark circles under my eyes, I swear I wont rest until I do the Cruciatus on you."

"You're a great friend, Kay."

"Yeah, I know. Don't mention it………too often."

"By the way , I didn't get time to ask you yesterday, How did the interview go?"

"It was alright. Oh and Lily , how come you never told me what an amazingly hot boss you have. I mean that's an incredible bonus. Is he married? Man, what a well- toned body, rippling muscles, enormously sized…."

"Okay that's enough, Kay………Eww… hes my boss, Kay and soon, perhaps yours too…………………… Wait………….. Kay, how come know all of that. I mean the details…………………. Wait…………… you didn't sleep with him already did you , Kay??", asked Lily , alarmed.

"Well……….", replied Kay . Lily could understand a smirk in her tone.

"Yes or no , Kay?"

"Well……no…………Not yet anway."

"Whats that supposed to mean?"

"Bloody hell, Lily. I'm not going to sleep with a guy on the same day I meet him. I mean how desperate do you think I am?"

"What about Mark?"

"Oh……That was one time ,Lily. I mean I'm sure even you would've. He was so hot and such an amazing romp in bed too."

"And Rick?"

" Errmmm…… I was drunk that night Lily. You can't include that. So was he."

"Don't you mean, you got drunk just so you could sleep with him?"

"What?? That's soooo mean of you Lily."

"And true too."

There was a pause.

"And true too." , admitted Kay.

"Thought so."

"Well Ms. Sherlock Holmes. You're one to talk. I wasn't the only one to get laid. You were pretty into coughClarkcough yourself during that time."

"Well atleast I didn't have sex with him the day I met him."

Lilys and Kay's friendship was always like that. They used to bicker constantly to the extent that the people watching them would assume they were long-time enemies.

"By the way , where is the guy? In bed, waiting for you?"

"Oh ha ha!! Wait……………………..crap crap……………. I've got exactly 10 minutes to meet him. Gotta run . Bye."

"Bye."

7:00 am In the hotel lobby

Lily walked into the hotel lobby smoothing out the top of her track suit. It was white in colour , with traces of silver here and there. White and silver were Lily's signature colours. Any race she took part in , any competition she was participating in , she always made sure she wore those colours. Its lucky , she used to answer defiantly to Kay's teasing. Her long hair was tied in a high pony and like always a few strands had managed to come out. Her makeup was minimal, because she was going to work out for the next few hours. Her shoes were designer shoes of silver colour made to increase aerodynamics.

The lobby was busy , with people of various nationalities bustling around. She spotted a man near the reception and walked towards him.

The man was around 6'2 , lean, well tanned and had extremely well defined muscles. His tight tee shirt just gave a hint of his well-toned body. His face was lined by a strong jaw and high cheek bones. For some reason , Lily suddenly remembered Kay's description of her boss's errmm…..details. She turned a light shade of pink.

"Extremely punctual, Lily."

"Why, thank you, Clark."

"You want me to do what???"

"Ten rounds around the ground."

"Are you freaking kidding. I just did fifteen."

"Yeah, I know that. I want you to do ten more."

"You'll be the death of me, Wellington.

"I'll be delighted to serve that purpose, darling."

"Okay ,Lily, I've got you an appointment in the Lifestyle gym. The gym in this hotel is too crowded as most of the athletes staying in the hotel are working out there………. So ready for a 3 hour work out?"

"3 hours!!!!! I spent 3 bloody hours already on the track."

"Oh I bet you're pretty tired, are you , honey?"

"Lily, I want to go through some tactics before you take a few rounds around the grounds again."

Lily didn't reply, she was busy glaring daggers at a certain somebody.

"Lily, theres a photo shoot for the contestants at 8 tonight. I want you in you best."

Lily just groaned.

Push off the highest floor. Strangulation. Stab to the back. Beheading. Amputation. Castration. Inconspicuously slipping poison into his drinks.

Push off the highest floor : Difficult to do inconspicuously

Strangulation : Subject more stronger than self .

Stab to the back : Ditto except the intimate situation bit.

Beheading : Too bloody.

Amputation : Ditto

Castration : Enormous loss to all women coughselfcough . Mere thought is unforgivable.

Inconspicuously slipping poison into his drinks : Yeah!!!

When Lily lay to sleep that night , parts of her body which she didn't even know existed were aching. She set the alarm for 3.

Mostly just drabble. I sat typing this chapter for 3 hrs straight. I guess you could say I got the sudden inspiration. James wasn't there for this chapter mainly because I wanted him to sorta have a grand appearance. Im talking about when Lily and James meet. That's next chapter.

Cyber hugs to all who review…………….. hint hint hint reviews inspire me to write sooner.