A/N: Sooo sorry I haven't been updating! I was busy playing beta to my friend Mokona-dono's story, Tokidoki. And I got a new phone (Yay me! Jk.), so I had to program it not to beep when I open it. And b-day parties to go to…which means gift shopping, ah-bviously! Plus I have that other story, Then, Now, And Later, and that is really…well, if you have multiple stories (cough NBB cough), then you know. Anyway, enjoy! Luv you all!

The Block Estate

Massie's Suite

10:30 PM, December 16th

"Bean, this sucks," Massie whisper-moaned. She hit her head against the white cover of the manga she'd been trying to read. "I can't even say the title! Azu…azuma…azuman… UGH!" She giggled briefly. "Ehmagawd, I sound like I'm gonna sneeze." Bean barked.

Bean stood up from her black iron doggy canopy bed and bounded over to Massie's exact human-size replica. She barked twice and wagged her tail. Massie bent over and lifted her up. Bean curled up on one arm of Massie's purple quilted silk reading pillow. She looked ahhhh-dorable. Massie smiled, but as she turned to pet her puppy, the white cover of her manga caught her eye. Immediately, her smile evaporated. "Bean, save me from the manga! Why did this have to become IN?" She wrinkled her perfect nose and pinched the book between her thumb and index finger like a used Cosabella thong. She dropped the book off the edge of her bed.

The moonlight reflected off of the diamond-studded silver frame on her nightstand, catching her eye. The picture was one Claire had taken. It was a picture of her, Alicia, Kristen, Dylan, and Claire at Atlantis, an exclusive resort in the tropics. They were all stretched out on matching white poolside chairs, wearing brightly colored Gucci bikinis (Massie had red, Dylan's was white, Claire's was turquoise, Kristen wore hot pink, and Alicia was actually wearing a black tankini to stop the waiters from staring at her "girls"), sipping smoothies from margarita glasses and listening to their iPods. Each girl was grinning and holding up their drinks. The sparkling pool, and the water slide coming out of a recreation of a Mayan temple, was in the background. It was the perfect I-have-money-so-I'm-gonna-flaunt-it picture. Massie could remember Claire handing a waiter her hot pink digital camera and asking him to take a picture of them. "My first TPC vacation!" she'd said, beaming. "Gotta photograph this!" (The others had cheered out "Kodak moments!" and raised their fruity drinks to salute Kuh-laire.)

The pretty shot reminded Massie of her upcoming vacation. The thought managed to calm her raging nerves and soothe her aching head. Smiling, she reached for her limited-edition pink iPod video and scrolled down her songs. Finally, she clicked on Avril Lavigne's new song, When You're Gone. Bean put her head down on her tiny black paws, preparing for sleep. Massie reached up and petted her tiny pug. "Night, Bean." Bean licked Massie's thin wrist and nudged her hand with her cold, black nose. Massie dropped her hand next to her and wriggled under her purple duvet. She smiled peacefully and reached up to turn off the lamp on her nightstand.

"One more sleep and four hours 'till Cali and Dylan," she whispered into the darkness.

Finally, at 11:00, she fell asleep to the soft voice of Gwen Stefani.

A/N: Hey if you were wondering Massie was listening to 4 in the Morning by Gwen Stefani. Good song. Ohhh btw the manga Massie is reading is real. I own that, in the same sense that I invented microwave popcorn and hate the Clique.

In other words, I don't. (Me no own, so you no sue! Got it?)