A/N: hey so sorry this took so long to put up but I didn't put this up at school like I thought I had so I had to re-do the whole chapter. Sorry! PS-keep the popular-girls-in-Cali names coming! I need 'em really bad, their big part is coming! Thnx….

The Block Estate

The Spa

9:10 AM, December 12th

"Ehamgawd we are so hitting Cali! Are you sure we don't have to pay you back, Mass?" Alicia clapped happily. Her eyes were sparkly and bright.

"Don't worry about it!" Massie waved her hand in the air casually. "Dad has so many frequent flyer miles, he won't even notice!"

"Point." Alicia nodded along with the others. Except, of course, Claire, who hadn't even shown up yet.

Weird that Claire wasn't there, as she lived right across the lawn in the Guesthouse. Claire was also freakishly early, being eager not to give Massie another reason to kick her out. She didn't know that she was just making herself look puh-thetic.

"But that's not the only thing dragging us to Cali, you know." Massie took a deep breath. Unfortunately, all eyes were on her. Why was it that when she didn't want to be studied, everyone watched, but in her greatest moment s no one saw?

The sliding glass door was opened and slammed shut. Massie thanked Gawd for the distraction. Kristen jumped. "WTF?"

Claire came sprinting into the room, her blonde hair slipping out of its high ponytail. She swatted aside her now-grown-out side bangs. "I am SO sorry but I fell asleep watching TV and Todd was being a butt which is why I didn't get your text messages I'm so sorry and I swear-"

"Okay, whatevs," Massie interrupted. She turned to the others as Claire sat down on the floor, leaning against the caramel-colored suede couch Alicia was sitting on. Alicia slyly pulled up her legs and inched down the couch, away from Claire. The others giggled into their palms, except Claire, who was completely oblivious.

"So, what you are about to see is confidential information and if you dare to tell anyone that we didn't know about this first, and I do mean ANYONE, you will be kicked out of The Pretty Committee." Massie looked serious. "Are we clear on that?"

The other girls nodded. Claire began trying to fix her messed-up ponytail.

"Good." Massie barked as she handed a stack of papers to Kristen, who was sitting next to Massie. "When you get the paper, you are to read it silently. Then you'll understand the other reason we are headed to Cali."

CURRENT STATE OF THE UNION IN OUT Gucci GAP Louis Vuitton Limited Too

Kristen looked up. "They're stating the obvious," she said crossly.

Claire giggled and nodded. "Even I know GAP isn't IN by now!"

Massie faked shock. "Ehmagawd, take a picture! I just realized Kuh-laire isn't wearing any GAP!!!" She gasped. "That's like, your signature designer!"

The others cackled, even Claire. "Yeah?" She tipped her head. "Well, a year and a half of GAP jokes would make you swear off of GAP too."

Massie wrinkled her nose. "Why would I be wearing GAP?"

Alicia raised an eyebrow. "Point," she declared, before turning to Claire. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Didn't mean to steal your word."

There was a silence. Everyone was thinking Not funny. Alicia knew it. She cringed and offered a feeble "Oops." She blushed. "Uh, sorry, Claire. But you do deserve it, you know, after what you did to us…"

Kristen saw Massie's eyes flash with renewed rage as she remembered how rude Kuh-laire had been. "Hey, uh, how about we keep reading this list?" Kristen covered quickly.

Massie nodded, her eyes calming as she remembered her task. Of course, if Kristen knew what was coming up, she might have let them fight.

Punk Rock, Scremo, Hip Hop Opera, Classical, Jazz Japanese Anime Old-fashioned Cartoons

Kristen sat there blinking for a few seconds. "Not possible…did I read it wrong?" They watched her eyes scan the paper again. She groaned and whacked her head against the high-backed chair she sat in. "Grrr…."

For some sick reason, Claire was grinning. "Sweet!" she cried. "Westchester is becoming ah-lot more like home!" She was bobbing her head to the rock music pouring out of Massie's surround-sound speakers. Massie rolled her eyes.

Kristen was turning to Alicia, about to demand why she wasn't crying or screaming. She could at least pout, but no, she was silent and unmoving. Kristen opened her mouth and was about to snap at Alicia when she caught sight of her face. "Ehmagawd!" Kristen hissed. Upon hearing the disastrous news, Alicia had not pouted or cried or complained. How could she? Once she'd read the news, the sultry brunette, who always remained calm, had completely and utterly fainted in her caramel-colored armchair.

A/N: Btw, I almost forgot that I got a name from Aquamarine101 and wanted to thank them. Oh, and I also wanted to say I changed around the spelling, JIC (Just In Case). Thanks again!