A/N: Oh, come on! Did you think I was gonna leave you guys with only an edited chappy for my update? How cruel do you think I am?!
Wait a sec, don't answer that.
The girls were spread out on the beach, lying on white poolside chairs that were covered with brown and pink Juicy Couture towels. They wore matching black swimsuits.
The girls were lying on their backs, tanning their stomachs. Their laptops were on the arms of their chairs, so as not to disturb their tans with unsightly rectangles of paleness.
Off to the side, a timer dinged. They rolled over lazily.
Massie click something on her laptop. "Ooh, this is cute!" She emailed a shot of a pretty kimono. It was black and had pink sakura flowers on it. The dress was paired with a huge sword that had a gold handle and a gleaming silver blade. Skinny black ribbons crossed over the blade and hung off the end, making a tiny bow with long tails. The end of the ribbon had tiny silver bells hanging off of it.
"Definitely," Alicia agreed, closing the email to send out one of her own. "What about this one?"
The girls all received a picture of a black-and-white strapless French maid dress, paired with a small silver tiara and thin silver bangles. Black heels completed the look. The model's hair was up in a sloppy bun, with a few strands hanging loose. Her eyes were enhanced with thin black eyeliner and smoky gray eyeshadow.
"I love that," Massie nodded, studying the black, fluffy micromini. It was made of many layers of tulle. "Looks itchy, though."
Soon, the girls had picked out their outfits: the French maid (which was also called a Lolita girl) plus black short-shorts underneath the skirt (they read "Lolita" in glittery silver script) for Massie and the pink kimono for Alicia.
Kristen got a Goth schoolgirl outfit: black plaid mini, knee-high black Juicy socks with "Juicy School For Delinquents" written in script around the tops, a black collared shirt, a red tie, and fingerless black gloves.
Dylan got a long, black dress with bell sleeves. It was form fitting until the waist, where it puffed out slightly. It had a deep V-neck. She would also wear a silver cross on a black velvet cord, and black lace cat collar with a blue bell, and red and black cat ears. Her nails would be painted black, with tiny white flowers on the thumbs.
Claire would wear a white top with kimono sleeves. There was also a long purple skirt. It was slightly pleated and had white flowers embroidered on the bottom. There was a thick yellow sash and the sleeves were separate from the top, starting a few inches above Claire's elbows. The sleeves were white, but got to a darker pink as they went down. (A/N: for people who play Kingdom Hearts, think Yuna in her summoner kimono, but blonde and blue-eyed. If u don't, google "Summoner Yuna" and click on a pic with a girl that has short brown hair and Cam-style eyes. That's the outfit.) They were all pleased by their outfits.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Massie snapped at Dylan. "Get your maid started on our costumes!"
"Our maid hasn't arrived yet," Dylan said apologetically. She shrugged.
"Fine," Massie said, and speed-dialed Inez. She told her what to do, and forwarded her the pictures. She snapped her phone shut. "We should have them by next Friday."
"BTW, Mass, when's the costume party?" Dylan asked, typing away on her laptop.
"The what?" Massie tipped her head to the side. Her bangs fell in her face, but she made no effort to push them aside.
"The costume party?" Dylan repeated, shifting in her chair to face Massie. Her fingers hovered over the keys, ready to type the date is so she could post it on her blog. "That we're getting the costumes for?"
"Why did nobody tell her?" Massie snapped at the rest of TPC. They jumped. "Alicia?"
"Tell me what?" Dylan asked, looking around.
"I told Kristen to," Alicia whimpered.
Massie's deadly glare shifted to Kristen.
"I told Claire," Kristen said, shifting uncomfortably on her chair.
"Um, no you didn't." Claire rolled her eyes. "When do you think you did this?"
"When we got off the plane, and…" Kristen started. She swallowed hard. "Oops."
"Whatevs. I guess you have to tell her now," Massie said coolly.
"Tell me what?" Dylan insisted again.
"Tell you that anime is in, and we're going to Fanime," Massie whispered, before she got up abruptly and left, taking the laptop with her.
"What is she talking about?" Dylan giggled. "This is an odd joke."
"This isn't a joke," Kristen said softly.
"You guys sure have a dark sense of humor," Dylan laughed, but her eyes were slightly troubled now.
"Dylan!" Kristen snapped her laptop shut, turning to glare at her friend. "We're not kidding!"
"Ohhhh," Dylan whispered, her voice spaced out and soft. "So you're serious. Anime is really…oh."
And with that, Dylan did the exact same thing as Alicia, when she'd heard the news. Her eyes rolled back in her head and she fell right out of her chair.