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�That�s the last of it,� Kaitlin sighed as she threw down the last brown box. She put her hands on the top of her head and looked around her new apartment. Yesterday it had been vacant and dull looking, but with the boxes and the anticipation of the final outcome, Kaitlin was excited. �Now all we have to do is unpack,� Tia said walking into the room. She was trailed by Zac, who nodded in agreement whenever Tia talked. Tia and Kaitlin were best friends. They had just started renting a beach side apartment in Florida, right near Orlando. Right after high school graduation, the two girls just left their little hometown of Newark, Delaware. For three months, they traveled south. That�s when they caught up with Zac. Zac was flamboyantly homosexual and had become the third musketeer. Tia and Kaitlin had spent their first three months trickling down the East Coast, making frequent overnight stays whenever they had to. They did little odd jobs to get money, and they had a hard time usually. While they were staying overnight in some little town in North Carolina, Tia was robbed of the girls few dollars. The girls decided to go into a diner for a safe warm refuge for a while. The both ordered waters. Zac, who is very nosy, was siting behind them. He heard them order the waters and turned around to talk to them. �Is water all you�re getting,� Zac asked smiling., �Because dears, I�m dreadfully sorry to tell you, but you both look dreadfully sick and pale.� To this, Tia just groaned. But Kaitlin simply explained they had no money. When he heard this, he came and sat with them and bought them a meal. Kat spilled the girls story to Zac. Zac listened intently and gave all of his opinions. �Well, do you girls have transportation to Florida?� Zac asked. Tia shook her head yes slowly. �Well, we have a car, but it�s kinda broken right now and we don�t have the money to have it fixed. That�s why we�re stuck here�, Tia said sadly. Zac nodded and smiled. �Well, I guess I�ll have to drive you down there then��.� Zac said still nodding, as if in agreement with his own thoughts. �Oh, no, no, no� Kaitlin exclaimed, "You already bought us dinner, we can�t possibly repay you.� �Plus, we don�t know you!� Tia exclaimed, �You could be a rapist or a murderer.� Zac laughed. �You can have no worries about me raping you, I�m gay, I like men. You have no problems with that. And you�ll just have to trust me on the murderer part. Plus, I�ve planning a trip to Florida anyway, and I need some friends�, Zac sighed. Tia looked at Kaitlin skeptically. �Please! Kaitlin! Please let me be you guys friend! I need friends, and you guys need a ride!� Zac pleaded. Kaitlin smiled her big smile at Tia. Tia rolled her eyes but shook her head yes. Zac looked at Tia and practically squealed when he saw Tia smiling. �Oh! Superb! We�ll leave tomorrow. I�ll pack my little case and we�ll be off.� He reached over and hugged Kaitlin swiftly. �And, Kaitlin, dear, we�re renaming you, because Kaitlin has too many syllables and hurts my mouth, and I�m going to call you Kat, because you remind me of a cute little kitty that I had years ago. Tia will be T for short.� From then on, the girls were inseparable from Zac. They all became best friends. �What room should we put the plastic palm tree in Kat?� Zac asked holding a realistic looking palm tree over his head. Kaitlin smiled. Tia soon appeared with a huge green bean bag chair. �Let�s put these in the den�, Tia laughed. The apartment was small and shabby. It had two bedrooms, and two living area rooms, but they made one room another bedroom. The three spent the rest of the day unpacking and decorating the apartment. Most of the apartment was bright and showy, thanks to Zac�s flamboyancy. Once they were basically through, they sat down on their couch and rested. �Well, dears, if we had any other friends, we could have an apartment warming party, �Zac flung his arms around the girls shoulders. Zac and Tia had become really good friends, they were practically joined at the hip. Kat didn�t care though, she was different then she used to be, and she was more of a loner now, so she enjoyed the downtime from them. �Tomorrow, I�ve decided we�re gonna find where the Backstreet Boys live.� Zac sighed. The Backstreet Boys were a pop group made up of 5 guys, Kevin, Howie, Nick, AJ, and Brian. They were Tia and Kat�s obsession, and they had gotten Zac hooked too. When the they had been apartment hunting near Orlando, they heard from someone that the guys all lived separately somewhere around the area. They decided on this apartment and were thinking of a plan to meet the guys. Over the next few days, though, they spent very little time doing anything but sitting around on the beach. \ One particularly sunny day, Kat and Zac both decided to go sunbathing. They made an interesting pair, because Zac had on a green Speedo, and Kat was wearing her bright yellow bikini. Zac always attracted attention, no matter where they went. Kat didn�t mind though, she enjoyed attention. �This afternoon, we need to go job-hunting.� Kat said turning her head sideways to look at Zac through her dark sunglasses. Her long dark red hair was pulled into a ponytail and brushed against her back. �But, Kat, doing nothing all day is fun!� Zac retorted, smiling his goofy grin. Zac had his hair in short braids, which were died the same bright red as Kat�s. They had dyed their hair the same shade because Zac�s motto was never do things alone. The girls had turned a little freaky since they had met Zac. They spent practically an entire day in an Atlanta tattoo and piercing parlor. Tia had gotten a tattoo on her back, and her tongue pierced. Since then, she�d gotten more tattoos on her back and ones on her arms and one on her ankle and foot. She�d also gotten her ears pierced all the way up her ears. Kat had stayed pretty calm with the tattoos, getting a small one on her back. She�d also gotten her eyebrow pierced though. Zac had is nipples pierced, and had a small tattoo on his arm. �Zac., really though, we have to pay our rent. Money isn�t gonna just appear.� Kat huffed. �Plus, Tia and I have to get our band together. We need to go out and meet folks.� �Fine, fine , fine ,�Zac responded, I�ll go get a job too.� That afternoon the three went in search of jobs. The girl both got jobs at a diner as waitresses and Zac got a small job at a salon. They decided to go to a club to celebrate. Tia and Kat both wore shorts and tank tops, but Zac pulled out a flashy outfit. They went to a club in Orlando called CUBE, which was about 10 minutes from their house. They got in and Tia and Zac danced and drew attention to themselves as Kat got a drink. Luckily, no one asked her for an ID, but she had a fake one just in case. She made a few business connections by talking to guys at the bar. She did end up talking to a drummer she though might be interested in the band. Tia and Kat were starting a rock band, and they needed a backup guitarist and a drummer. She sat at the bar most of the night, but pretty soon everyone seemed to start to leave, so Kat went to find Zac, who she found quickly. �There you are� Tia shouted still half dancing, �Dance with Zac, I need a drink. I have something huge to tell you.� Kat danced with Zac. She loved dancing, but she hadn�t felt like doing it for awhile. Tia sat at the bar for awhile, talking to some bleach blond surfer type guy. Everyone soon dwindled down to about 20 people in the bar. The bl4each blond left Tia and Toa dragged herself over to Zac and Tia. �Can we go?� Tia asked rubbing her eyes. Kat said yes, but Zac wasn�t done dancing. They had to drag him away. It was about 4 AM then, and Kat was being trained at the diner the next day, so0 she fell asleep as soon as she got to bed. Kat awoke at 10:30 thee next morning, the alarm clock waking her from a good dream. She stretched and padded to the shower and washed. She put on a greenish polo shirt and a khaki cargo miniskirt and green sandals. She put her hair into a bun and tried to tame her super-short bangs. After applying her usual mascara and dark lipstick, she walked quickly to the diner. She watched one girl do the tabled for an hour, but at 12 things got busy and she had to do tables herself. She did pretty well and got a few nice tips. At 1:30 she took a half-hour break, then started on tables again. She walked out to a table not paying much attention and asked �What can I help you with today?� �Yes,� came an almost familiar voice, �I want��� Kat looked up and realized who was sitting there. Howie Dorough from the Backstreet Boys was sitting there with Nick, and Jake was smiling at her, his huge brown eyes looking kindly at her. �Hey, I�ve seen you somewhere," Howie said looking at her harder, �were you at the new club CUBE last night?� ::::�OMIGOD!!!!!!� Kat thought �I�m waiting on Howie!:::: She looked at Jake and smiled nervously. �oh, um, what?� Kat asked laughing a little, a nervous habit of hers, �Did you ask me a question?� Nick laughed but Howie smiled kindly. �I asked if you were at CUBE last night� Howie asked again, sounding a little mellower. � Yes, I was� Kat responded, still laughing nervously. �I thought that was you. You�re Kaitlin, right?� Howie said extending his hand. Kat looked at it puzzled for a minute until she realized he wanted to shake her hand. She took it and he shook it warmly. �I�m Howie, and that�s Nick.� Kat shook her head. She knew who they were! She tried to remain calm outside, but she was screaming inside. ::::�Wait until Tia hears about this� Kat thought excited.:::: �Nice to meet you,� Kat managed to squeak out, �But how�d you know my name?� �Well, your friend Tia told me.� ::::That bitch!!!!! She never told me she met Howie!!!!::::: Kat tried to hide the shock. �Really���., when, last night?� Kat stammered. �Yah, last night at the club,� Howie smiled his huge smile. �Oh, well, ok, but it�s Kat now. No one calls me Kaitlin any more.� Kat said. �Ok, then, Kat, you ready to take our order?� Kat shook her head still smiling goofy. The two guys ordered and she went back to the kitchen. �You ok honey? You�re looking kinda pale�.� Susie, one of the waitresses asked. �That��..those���.he���..� Kat stammered now getting a little excited about who she just talked to. She couldn�t find the words to say. �Oh! You got Howie and Nick!!! You must be a fan or something, because them and those other 3 are practically in here every day.� Kat shook her head and laughed again. �I�m a huge fan��.� Kat finally breathed. �Better get used to it Hon��� Kat got their drinks and took them to the guys. Luckily, she still was in control of her motor functions, so she didn�t spill the sodas al over them. She wanted to sit there and stare at Howie. He�d always been her favorite Backstreet Boy. Now he was sitting on the same room, not 50 feet away from her. ::::He looks soooo good��..even better in person��:::: �Miss??� a customer said angrily. �Oh, I�m sorry.� Kat said flustered, being shouted out of her little day dreaming spell. She heard Nick laughing behind her, and then Howie was trying to shush him. Kat tried o stay focused on waitressing and to not speak for the rest of the guys stay. When Kat finally took them their check,. Howie finally said something to her. �Is Tia gonna beat the club tonight?� Howie asked, taking out his money. �Yeah, she should be there?� he asked. His big brown eyes seemed to burn into hers as he looked at her. �I dunno, maybe� Kat smiled nicely. She took the money and walked away trying to be as calm as possible. Nick and Howie got up and left, speaking to a few people as they left. :::Oh God Kat thought to herself, I�m gonna freak out.:::: She tried to remain composed as she waited for 5to come. At 5, she we3nt and decided to go shopping at a second hand shop with her little amount of tips. She bought a vintage pale yellow sundress. She then headed towards her apartment, getting there and finding Tia and Zac playing cards on the beach in front of their apartment. �Some guy named Jose called for you,� Tia said as Kat sat on the beach next to her. �Really?� Kat asked perking up. Jose was the drummer she�d met last night and she liked him already. He was Puerto Rican, with extremely long black hair and dark brown eyes. His eyes were so dark they looked almost black. She�d given him her number, but she wasn�t sure if he�d call or not. �Yah, he said he wanted to get together with you for dinner,� Tia said looking at Kat inquisitively. �I told him to come by here at 8.� Kat smiled and shook her head, happy he had called and that they were gonna go out. �So deary,� Zac smiled, �Who is this man, and is he a hunk of yummy burning flesh?� Tia laughed so hard she was rolling in the sand. Kat shot them both a dirty look. �He�s a drummer!� Kat began, trying to be serious. �I thought he�d be good for our group!� She pushed Tia. �Well, Kat, I personally think it is outstanding you are pursuing your band so well� Zac said, patting Kat on the knee. �She�s pursuing something��..he�s Latino of course�� Tia said still laughing. �So??? I like Latino guys���� Kat said rolling her eyes. �Speaking of Latino guys, you BITCH!!!!� She punched Tias arm. �OW! What? Why am I a bitch now?� � And why didn�t you tell me you met Howie? Like, that isn�t the most important thing!!� Kat practically screamed. �Damn! I kinda forgot.� Tia laughed at her own forgetfulness. �Well, he came into the diner today. He knew my name, he said he saw me last night. Why didn�t you come get me????� �Too crowded?� Tia offered. �Well, whatever, you know if I�d met Kevin I�d come get you nom matter what�..� �I�m sorry!!!!� �Well, it doesn�t matter anyway. He has a thing for T. He wants to know if you�ll be there tonight, at CUBE, �Kat sighed. Tia kinda sneered. �I suppose we could make an appearance, right Zac,� �I�m in!� Zac exclaimed. �Well, I�m gonna go change. If Jose wants to talk business over dinner, I�m there.� Kat stood up and dusted herself off. Tia and Zac snickered at the business dinner comment, but said nothing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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