Fighting Girls and Heartfelt Goodbyes

AN: I have been crazy busy since school started. I don't think I updated all summer either!!! I am so sorry! Here is the next chapter finally!

"Ehmagawd you aren't going to do anything?" screeched an outraged Alicia. "She dumped a smoothie on your head!"

"Duh. I was there remember?"

Massie finished blow drying her hair secretly fuming. How dare that LBR Danielle challenge Massie! She was so going to get it, but first Massie had to think of a plan. And it wasn't like she had to hurry; they weren't leaving for three days.

"Hey guys!" Claire came into the oversized bathroom. "We are supposed to go into the ball room. The teachers have an announcement or something."

The Pretty Committee made their way down the marble stairs and towards the humongous ballroom. When they opened the door everyone from OCD and Briarwood was there, standing in groups, sitting on the plush red chairs, or talking on their cell phones.

"Attention everyone. Simmer down." The bird lady and principal of OCD Principal Burns commanded. Her claw like fingers clutched the microphone reminding everyone of a bird's bony talons. Slowly the talking turned into a quiet murmur and finally to silence, interrupted only by the sound of students pulling out their phones.

Massie: wat do u think the meeting is 4? Prolly something stupid

Alicia: I noe. Don't they realize they r interrupting r important tanning

time?

Kristen: we weren't even the pool. We were in the room

Dylan: they prolly want to talk about the incident at the pool

Claire: ...who cares

The Pretty Committee raised their perfectly waxed eyebrows at Claire's abrupt response. Something was defiantly wrong with her. Although to their surprise, when they looked at her she didn't look troubled. She looked happy. What had happened in the three hours she was gone?

"Now as I am sure you are all aware, we were planning on going to Miami." At this the crowd cheered. "But there has been a change of plans."

"What?!" shrieked Massie.

"Due to a severe storm headed this way, the school board and I have decided that it would be best to leave as soon as possible so as to keep you all safe. So as a result you will have the rest of the afternoon and night to pack and we will be leaving tomorrow at noon. You are dismissed."

"You're joking. They can't cancel that. It's the whole reason I went on this trip!" said Alicia.

Kristen sighed angrily. "God this whole trip sucked."

"What about the Cinderella shirt you got?" smirked Dylan.

Kristen glared at her, "At least can fit into it. You gained so much weight you couldn't fit in an adult extra large."

Dylan narrowed her green eyes and clenched her fists. "At least I am not poor. I can afford clothes."

"Um FYI I am rich. Your brain ahb-viously gained fat too."

Without warning Dylan screamed and launched herself at Kristen. The two girls fought, kicking, punching, and yelling. Everyone around stood in awe of the scene unfolding before them.

Claire stood to one side watching the argument unfold, trying to hold in her laughter. Massie and Alicia were trying in vain to break the two girls apart and weren't succeeding at all. Glancing up, she locked eyes with Layne. The hilarity of the situation made the two of them smile and before they knew it, they were doubled over in hysterics.

"I am so sorry Layne. I've been such a female dog lately."

"It's okay. So have I. I guess I just felt jealous."

The two girls hugged and Meena and Heather joined in. When the trio finally broke apart, the teachers had separated Kristen and Dylan. Kristen had a bloody nose and a few claw marks. Dylan had a black eye and bite marks. They stood glaring at each other before Massie and Alicia pulled them aside.

Seeing Massie motion to her, Claire said goodbye to her new old friends.

"What's up?"

Massie sighed. "They won't talk to each other. We're just going to go up and start getting ready for tomorrow. Thank gawd we are leaving tomorrow. We definitely need to be back home."

Massie and Claire made their way to the elevator. Massie was too tired to think of a plot to destroy Danielle. She would come up with something in the morning. Claire was thinking about Colin. She would have to find him and let him know the change of plans.

They reached their room and entered. The beds looked to comfy and inviting, and the duo was so tired. Without even thinking about anything or turning on the lights, they slowly walked over to the beds and fell on them.

Claire's last thought was 'This day could never get any better.'

"Almost done, Leesh?"

The Pretty Committee was packing up all their belongings and getting ready to leave. After they finished packing they planned on going down to eat breakfast and then tie up any lose ends. Like destroying Danielle.

"Yeah. You?"

Massie zipped her sixth suitcase shut. She had brought seven but two of them were her Miami clothes.

"Yeah."

Twenty minutes later, the Pretty Committee was sitting at a booth in the dinning room. Kristen and Dylan still weren't talking and they had some nasty bruises and cuts. Alicia swished her fruit around her small plate while Claire stared at her water glass. Finally Massie couldn't take the uncomfortable silence any longer.

"Alright so does anyone have a plan?"

"Yeah," volunteered Kristen. "Dylan can go jump off the top floor."

"Yeah, and you could go tie a boulder to you're ankle and jump in the pool!" she snarled.

"Eh-ma-gawd! Could we puh-lease start planning? In case you don't remember we need to destroy Danielle not ourselves!"

The bickering stopped finally and the girls waited to hear what Massie had to say. "Alright. Since we don't have a lot of time, we are going to have to do something simple. Any ideas?" Massie searched their faces but all of them were blank. Massie sighed. 'Ugh this is going to take forever.'

Twenty minutes later, Claire was sitting in the lounge waiting for Colin. Knowing she probably wasn't going to see him again for a while, she had gone to her room as soon as they were done scheming. Layne had helped her pick out her goodbye outfit. Claire was wearing a quarter- sleeve royal blue tunic with grey skinny jeans and matching blue patent wedges. Her only accessory was a simple bold necklace with a gold heart locket.

Crossing and uncrossing her legs, Claire waited impatiently. Finally ten minutes later, Colin walked in. Just seeing him made her stomach flutter. He was dressed laid back- a black t-shirt and blue jeans. As he searched the lounge for her Claire nervously examined her nails. When she looked up again, he was no where in sight. Confused Claire looked around but didn't see him.

"Were you looking for someone?"

Startled, Claire whipped around. Of course it was Colin.

"Did you get all dressed up for me? You shouldn't have."

Claire finally calmed her nerves and laughed. "You're right I shouldn't have."

The two sat and chatted for another thirty minutes. Claire was surprised at how easy it was to talk to Colin. Finally she decided she should tell him why she had urgently asked to meet him.

Taking a deep breath Claire prepared to tell him the tragic news. "I-"

"Let me guess, you're leaving early," interrupted Colinr. Seeing her surprised look, he laughed. "I could tell you were going to tell me something bad. I could hear it in your voice when you called me on the phone."

Claire sighed and looked down again. "There is a storm coming or something and the school board decided that we should leave. They want us to be safe." She pronounced safe the same way she would say booger sandwich.

"Well it's better if you're safe than dead," Colin said lightly.

"Yeah I know but I was looking forward to spending time with you."

Claire looked up, waiting to see his reaction. He was smiling, clearly amused.

"Ah but you forget that I live in New York. I can visit whenever I want. And I am going to go to Briarwood. My parents want me to have good manners and brotherhood or something like that."

"Yay!" Claire squealed and hugged him. "Well that makes me feel better. I have to go now. We have to be in the lobby with our stuff in fifteen minutes and the elevators are going to be packed."

With that Claire snapped a quick picture with Colin than hurried upstairs.

"Please fasten your seatbelts and prepare for take off," commanded the monotone voice over the planes loudspeakers.

Massie stared out the window. Her plan for Nicole was lame but it worked. She and Alicia had called Abby using, their endless contacts. They had told her that Danielle had called her a total bitch and that she was just using her to get her guy. Abby totally bought it, thanked them, and started planning how to get back at Danielle.

Next they called Rose. They told her that Danielle had said she was worthless and spineless. Rose gasped and then thanked them as well. Sure the two would soon find out it was fake but The Pretty Committee had printed off some fake IM's were Danielle said these things.

As the plane's nose reached for the clouds, Massie and Claire looked out the window and at the sun shining on the white, puffy clouds.

The End

AN: well there's the last chapter! I was starting to get bored with this story so I ended it. There will be an epilogue though so it's not over yet!