I know, I know, I am the worst keeper of time ever. I think it's been the same amount of time since I posted the last two. I really hope you can bear this for at least 100 chapters...

I really don't know how long this is. Seriously. But I hope you like this whimsical turn, and I will post more tomorrow or later today!

-the author

Chapter 6

P.O.V. – Kacey Simon

We had found a rehearsal space for Gravity 5 – really it was just the girl's room, 5G. While the school had tons of space (especially in Free Vocal Practice), I've met some people who say that they're very strict on staying after school, and that doing so & getting caught results in a morning detention. Plus it would be a huge hassle to move our instruments back and forth. The problem is that we've been getting a lot of noise complaints, but oh well! Half of them are from The Perfs, Molly and Grace.

We just wrapped rehearsal for the day when we all noticed something with Zander. Throughout the whole time, he had a big grin on his face. So Stevie confronted him about it.

"Zander! Wake up dude! Why are you so happy?"

"Because," Nelson intervened. "He's in looooooooove."

"Is it with his dog again?" I asked jokingly.

"Ha ha, very funny," Zander replied. "And I just have a crush."

"Oooooooh…" Kevin jumped on. "Details!"

"Kevin, you sound like a schoolgirl," I told him.

"Well this is interesting stuff!"

"Fine! I'll tell you," Zander replied. "OK, one of them is Carly Shay," Nelson and Kevin nodded in approval. "And one of them is a girl named Cat."

We all paused.

"What?" Zander asked.

"Zander, I can't believe it's your first week at you already have two girls on your tail," Kevin says laughing. "Have you even met them yet?"

"I met Carly today. I haven't met Cat yet."

"Aha! Release your prisoner to us, Zander Robbins!"

They continued arguing for a while until Stevie and I got fed up and she called out, "Alright, settle this in your room guys. Come on, let's go." She pushed them out as they packed their instruments.

"So how are you at Hollywood Arts? You feeling good?" I asked her, still remembering her nervous on the plane.

"It's actually great. Everyone here is really nice and I've made a few friends, but not, like, definite ones, you know? You guys always come first to me."

"Aww," I say as I give her a hug. "Hey," I said. "Let's go visit Big Time Rush, eh? All the new students live here you know."

Stevie held up her hands. "Oh no thanks Kacey, I really need to work on…Math, and—"

"Stevie! Socializing is not that bad! And these are our pals, Big Time Rush, that I sort of stalked but then we all became friends! They're cool with us now. And we can just check up on them, it's fine."

Stevie paused to consider, then said, "OK. Let's go."

P.O.V. – Stevie Baskara

I can't believe Kacey dragged me to say hi to Big Time Rush.

Don't get me wrong, I like their music a lot, it's just that I got nervous around one of them. I would've told Gravity 5, but they give cruddy relationship advice and stick their nose in it too much. I mean Kacey did a pretty good job on her first day with Gravity 5 in regards to Kevin, but did you see how Zander was targeted back there? It was like interrogation.

We reach apartment 2J and Kacey knocks on the door. Kendall opens it up still with a grin on his face. "Hey Kacey, hey Stevie! Man, I haven't seen you guys in forever! C'mon in."

Wow. That's a shocker.

When we get inside, our mouths are open in shock. The boys'apartment was a lot brighter than our room's dull brown. While we managed to decorate ours so that it was like our band practice room back in Brewster, theirs was so much more…alive. They even had a freaking swirly slide! Then I realized there was only the three of us.

"Oh, James, Logan, and Carlos are out what James likes to call, 'babe-watching'."

"Wow," I reply. "Cheesiest pun ever next to 'boy-watching'."

Kendall snickers. "I know right?" I reply. "The Perfs made it up." We high-five each other.

A red-haired woman suddenly emerges from the bathroom and a little brunette about 13 years old pops out of the swirly slide.

"Oh Mom, Katie, these are Kacey and Stevie. They go to Hollywood Arts just like we do and are part of a band called Gravity 5. Girls, this is my mom and my little sister Katie."

We shake hands and say hi when Katie says, "I thought you were talking to Lucy."

Kendall facepalms and says, "For the last time, Lucy and I are just—"

"KENDALL!"

James, Carlos, and Logan, who had called Kendall, burst in. I felt my cheeks turn slightly red at the sight of the short Latino. His helmet, in my opinion, made him look a lot cuter in person. Logan though looked worried and like he really DID need advice.

"Have you ever liked one person but then are being chased by another?"

"Noooooo…"

"What? What about Jo and Lucy?"

There is an awkward pause in which Carlos waves hi to me. I wave back, although I can clearly tell something has happened.

"Why didn't you ask James?" Kendall asked.

"He says he's never been in a situation like that."

"Seriously?" Kacey asks. We all look at him.

"Yes! Or maybe I just didn't notice. But that shouldn't be a surprise!" James explains.

"OK dude," Kendall says. "You three start from the beginning, and we three will help."

"We will?" I ask.

"We've already had a relationship issue today," Kacey says. "Zander's fallen in love with two girls."

James sighs and says, "He's like my twin."

"Focus!" Logan exclaims. "OK, let me start from when we came down…"

***********flashback

Carlos was going with the Jennifers. That bit broke my heart. He didn't seem to mind the nasty things , but there was really no one else – he was too shy to ask any new students. James was going to the British students and Grace King was following him behind. And Logan was looking for Joy Mercer, but his path though was blocked by…

"Hi Logan. Remember me?"

He halts. "No, sorry." He speaks the honest truth.

Her face turns into one of slight disbelief. "Logan, it's me! Molly Garfunkel from Brewster High!"

This time, he lies. "Oh yeah! How are you?"

"I am perfently fine," she says, her fingers walking up Logan's shoulder. "I heard there's a smoothie place down the street. Do you wanna go?"

"Molly, honestly, I have to go study for a huge test next week."

"We have a test already? In what?"

"History," Logan immediately replies.

"Well, I would like to know more about History…do you wanna study together?"

"Oh look at the time I've gotta go, too bad, see you in school!" Logan quickly exits. James and Carlos see Logan's unease and go out to see what's up.

**********present.

"MOLLY GARFUNKEL?" Kacey and I both nearly scream.

"Is she that bad?" Logan asks.

"I hate that snobby son of a bitch," I reply.

"So what do I do?" Logan exclaims.

"I used to be Molly's friend," Kacey says. "And if she likes a guy, she is relentless. I don't think she'll stop until she gets tired of you or you're here."

"That means Joy's screwed." Carlos replies.

"Hey!" Logan exclaims. "What makes you think that?"

"You DO spend all your time with either her or us."

"I do NOT!"

"Yes you do!" Kendall interferes. "Sometimes you spend time with both of us. But why don't you just let her down gently?"

"I don't mean to be pessimistic, but she'll still go for you." Kacey says.

James starts to say something, but Logan cuts him off saying, "James, I'm NOT getting a fake girlfriend!" James doesn't say anything else.

"Just ignore her," I offer

"They also gave me that advice when I got bullied, but I got three wedgies a week."

The rest of the boys say, "We said we were sorry."

"I'm serious. It works everytime. I've got three brothers who know that means they're not interested."

"It's your best shot dude," Carlos says.

"OK. I'll try," Logan says. He thanks me and Kacey and I go back to 5G. Carlos waves goodbye to me and gives me a smile, giving me instant butterflies in my stomach.

P.O.V. – Tori Vega

It is late night around 6 PM and I still can't stop thinking about my date with Mick yesterday. He, in my opinion, is PERFECT! Athletic, hot, AND British? Sign me up. We've already been on 3 dates.

I was lounging on our couch thinking about it when Trina comes down the stairs. "TORI!"

"What?" I said, annoyed she snapped me out of my haze.

"Can you come with me to the Palm Woods?"

"Why?"

"I'm gonna go meet my future husband!"

I groan. "Trina! You're seeing him tomorrow!"

"Yeah, but he probably doesn't know I exist! So I'm gonna make sure he does."

"You know you're older than him, right?"

"Yes! But he's too hot for his age."

I groan and head on out with her. At least I can see Mick.

***********Palm Woods

We arrive at the Palm Woods and Trina drags me to the elevator. "Trina, can I just wait for you on the fourth floor?" I ask.

"NO! I can't look like an idiot by myself! What's there on the fourth floor anyway?"

"...An arcade."

"You know what? Fine. I can handle Big Time Rush by myself."

She tops off on the second floor as I pull out my phone to call Carly, Sam, and Freddie.

"Hey guys," I start off.

"Hey Tori!" Carly says. "What's going on?"

"Trina's trying to flirt with James. Can you, Sam, and Freddie watch over her in secret?"

"Sure. Maybe Sam'll say hi to Kendall. She's had a secret crush on him for the longest time."

"CARLY!" Sam says playfully. I could tell there was a grin on her face.

"Really now?" I smile as I ask.

"Yup. But totally. Wanna meet up in the lobby for a bit afterwards?"

"Sure if Trina lets me. Thanks, TTYL. Bye."

When I hang up I'm already at the fourth floor. I look around and finally see it – 4A. I knock on the door and am greeted by a dirty blonde haired boy. "Hi," I reply. "I'm looking for Mick Campbell?"

"Oh," He says. "You must be Tori. I'm Jerome. Man, he wouldn't stop talking about you last night."

"Really?"

"Yes. Ask Fabian. But let me get Mick. Come inside."

"I step in to a beige room with brown couches and a mini kitchen on the right. I take a seat and am about to turn on the TV when my favorite blonde bursts in.

"Mick!" I exclaim, and I give him a hug.

"Tori! What are you doing here?" Mick happily asks.

"Trina's trying to get James Diamond to notice her."

"That man flirts with every girl in this entire hotel!"

"Well, he's not as great as you." Our noses touch and we both smile.

Fabian and an African American guy enter and see us, and step back.

"Oh, Tori! You must know Fabian from Hollywood Arts. And this is Alfie. And you met Jerome who opened the door."

"Hello Tori," Alfie says as we shake hands. "Jerome was right you know. Mick couldn't stop talking 'bout you.

Mick and I both blushed.

We talk for a while about school recapping all of our crazy teachers when I get a text from Carly. I read it aloud. "Craziness caught up to Trina. She recognized Sam thinking she was gonna steal James and attacked her. She held her off though."

"Again?" Fabian asked. I nodded.

"Smoothies this Saturday?" Mick asked.

"Absolutely. See you soon!" I called out, departing. Then I got a call from Trina.

"TORI! I'm finished."

"How was it?"

"Half-successful."

"Did you pounce on him?"

"When we were alone, yes…"

I facepalmed.

"I'll meet you downstairs, Trina." I hung up.

When I got to the lobby, Carly and Sam were keeping an eye on Trina. Freddie got invited by some students to play video games with them, but he still watched over them. I whispered to Carly, "Thanks again."

"No problem," she whispered back. "See you tomorrow."

I waved as Trina pulled me out.

P.O.V. – Patricia Williamson

It was Saturday – thank GOD – and we were having another Sibuna meeting. We were trying to decode the note and the hints.

"OK, so obviously there is 10 people involved, so that means we may have to open more members into Sibuna," Nina starts.

"It's probably the 10 of us now, including Mick, Mara, and Poppy," Fabian suggests.

"But Rufus and Victor don't know that Mara and Mick don't know – could he be trying to lure them in?"

"No," Jerome says. "If he did he would've already told all three of them and turned them against us."

"Maybe we have to assemble something and find pieces, like the Cup?" I asked, pulling it out behind me.

"So will the 10 maybe get pieces of some sort?" Alfie asks. Then his face lights up. "Maybe, we've finally got powers!"

Joy whacks him in the head with her Nicholas Sparks book.

"Patricia has a good idea though, in regards to the pieces," Nina said. "The next sentence is pretty straightforward."

"Why did Eddie circle the part about the moons?" Amber asked. "Do you think it means they're coming in a matter of days?"

"If so they would be here by now…but they're coming soon so we should be on the lookout," Nina replies.

"HEY!"

I recognized that voice. It was the Jennifers. "What happened to cabana? Did you pin it together or something?"

Actually we duct taped it shut.

I hear another girl, someone I didn't recognize say to them, "Calm down, it's just a cabana." Joy looked relieved though, so I could tell she knew the girl.

Another girl pops behind the cabana with dark ringlets and dark eyes. "Hey, I'm Camille. Sorry about those three, apparently they own the thing for the next three hours. C'mon, I'll get you out.

"Are you Jo's friend? She told me about you," Jo asked.

She nodded. Joy went first, then the rest of the girls, the boys, and then I went last with the cup. I had to remove the tape and I was the only one strong enough.

Camille was motioning me out when daylight flooded and the Jennifers were glaring at me. "Duct tape?" Jennifer 1 says. "That's actually really smart."

Out of the corner of my left eye I see Camille lead the others to the lobby. Through my peripherals I saw the Cup of Ankh. Crap, I forgot to get it. Thankfully though, Nina took the note.

I quickly grab the Cup and am about to leave when Jennifer 1 stops me. "Ah ah ah! That's ours now."

Theirs? Only dragons do that sort of crap. Maybe they are dragons. "What kind of bullshit is that?"

Everyone looks and I see James emerge from the lobby. So do a bunch more, including some other new kids. Great.

"Patricia's right." A blonde girl stares the three down. That must have been Jo. "You can't control someone's personal property. And what makes you think you're in charge? It's been forever since any of you got a gig or job." Jennifer 1 then pushes Jo into the pool. I stare in disbelief and horror at the Jennifers in front of me while Camille and Carly pulled her up.

In utter frustration, I whacked Jennifer 1 in the head with the Cup, breaking her sunglasses.

"Nina!" I scream. "Catch! Run!"

I throw the Cup to her and she catches it. I follow her and the Jennifers are trying to catch up to me clumsily in their 3 inch heels. But when I reach the lobby—

"So much for putting the past behind, huh?"

James is leaning against a chair in the lobby. Nina goes on ahead.

"Are you actually taking their side?" I asked.

"Hell no," he replies. "That clobbering was one of the best things I've ever seen."

I blush. Wait, why am I blushing? This guy gets on my nerves all the time. I wonder what girls see in this douche. Maybe – just maybe – it's his brown hair that falls perfectly against his face, or his brown eyes, or his smile, or the way his muscles everyday are trying to be ripped out of whatever shirt he's wearing…

"You know, your hair brings out your eyes."

Wait, what?

"Do you hit on every girl in this hotel?"

"It's my job." He flashes a grin. "Why is that Cup so important to you anyway?"

I pause. We never really thought of that. So I make something up. "It was my grandmum's, and a pretty good weapon if I do so say so myself."

James laughs. "So…I'll see you in school."

"Yeah. See you later."

He smiles before he departs. Amber returns to me, probably to get me, and was in the middle of saying something about the cup when she cuts herself off and realized something.

"Patricia!" she exclaims. "You like him, don't you?"

My smile turns into a look of disbelief. "NO! Where did you get that rubbish?"

"The way you scan his body, when you look at him while you're talking, when you're just looking at him…your eyes don't lie Patricia."

"No way Amber," I tell her as we walk back. "You must be crazy to think that. I'd rather be like my sister, and date Alfie!"

P.O.V. – Tori Vega

I sat down at the bench in the Palm Woods Park, waiting for Mick to come back with our smoothies. Oh, Mick. He was like the perfect guy. No baggage, no faults, nothing. Well, the only fault is that he doesn't go to school with the others and I.

I see Mick walk up in his black jacket and red tee with worn out jeans, carrying two Zoe specials and a paper shopping bag.

"Hey Mick!" I get up & give him a hug. He gives me a smoothie as I ask him, "How are you?"

"Great! I met this guy named Guitar Dude who played football with me for an hour."

"That's awesome! My dad used to play football in college."

"We're talking about the same kind, right?" Mick says, grinning.

I laugh, saying, "No, I don't think we are. I don't even think there's been college soccer here in the US."

"There should," Mick replied. "Teaches one a lot. But you know how to play right?"

"Of course. Before I went to Hollywood Arts, my old school was very big on sports." I even dated a guy from the soccer team. All he cared about was himself. But not Mick.

Mick smiles as he pulls a soccer ball from his paper bag. "Awesome!" he says. "Maybe a few rounds?"

I smile, finish my smoothie, and got ready to play. Mick does the same as well.

You may already know this, but Mick is REALLY good. He could be in, like, the Olympics. Even though we had a small space to play, he scored a lot of goals. But so did I. We played for half an hour and then talked some more. That's what we do mostly – talk. And it's great. I get to hear all these crazy stories about Mick's time in the UK while he can hear how crazy Hollywood Arts can be.

My phone ruins the fun when a text appears on the screen from my mom, saying that we had to be home soon. "Sorry Mick, I have to go. Mom wants me home."

Mick's face falls but then he says, "OK. Maybe tomorrow?"

"I gotta work on something for class that's due. Sorry…"

"It's fine. But since I'm not seeing you in the next 2+ days…"

He scoots closer and kisses me.

At first I'm shocked. Yeah, I've been kissed, but this one was different. It felt right. It felt like the stars aligned for this moment. When he pulled away he smiled at me and waved goodbye as we started to get up.

I walked home thinking about it the whole way, and I don't think anything could ruin my mood.

Time Skip ~~ 4 hours later

I KISSED HIM!

I kissed Mick Campbell, the guy of my dreams, after we had smoothies today. It was earlier only, like at 3, but I was still thinking about it at 7 and I was in heaven!

"TORI!"

Trina, obviously unhappy because she hasn't gotten a call back from her "future husband" bursts into my room with a package. "You got something!"

"Who's it from?"

"Do I dare say his name?" Trina laces in sarcasm.

"Mick? Aww, he's so sweet!" I take the package greedily from her hands and pull it open. First, there is a note written from Mick. "To Tori – you are my everything, love Mick." My face turns red and I put his romantic note next to my bed. I take out the stuffing and see a necklace. The charm, a red circle the size of my palm, was strung onto a golden chain with spots of turquoise.

"Oh, it's beautiful! I'll thank him tomorrow."

"Why not now?"

"Because I have to write this play for tomorrow. So shoo!"

"OK! You're don't have to be like that. I'll be calling my future husband if you need me."

Trina leaves for her bedroom while I finish my script. But in it I laced so many romance plot lines it was like a Nicholas Sparks book. I couldn't help it. I was in a romantic mood because of my romantic boyfriend Mick.

And Rushers, did you see Big Time Surprise? OMG! I know right? You Team Kucy or Team Jendall? Or are you like me, and can't decide?

In a later chapter (not the next one, sorry :( ), you're gonna see how Kendall is a single man and why the guys tease him about Lucy.

Review! Bear with me!