I'm lying on my bed staring at the ceiling after Owen walked me back to my room, when my phone goes off playing the ringtone for an unknown number, "Bacon" by Nick Jonas. I look at the number while humming the song then answer the phone.

"Hello?"

"Well good evening my dear lady. Is the good lady Sang available?" Says a guy with an old English accent.

"Um I'm sorry who is this?" I ask.

"Why my dear, this is the lad who wishes to court young miss Sorensen. Now is she available?"

I start to laugh at his response. Court me? Wasn't that considered dating in like the 18th century?

Before I can respond I hear another voice in the background.

"Oy, what the fuck are you doing?"

"Would you hush! I'm talking to Cupcake! You just ruined my whole plan."

"Lucian?" I ask laughing.

"Hey Cupcake, miss me?" I can hear the laughter in his voice.

"What was with the accent?" I ask him.

"Just trying to get into character." He tells me.

"Character for what?" I ask.

"For the Halloween party on Monday. You're going right?"

"Oh, um I'm not sure. This is the first I'm hearing about it."

"What! That's insane, you have to come. We get to dress up in costumes and eat a bunch of candy and everything."

"I'm not sure Lucian, I don't have a costume..."

"What's she saying!?" I hear Gabriel shout from the back.

"She's saying she doesn't have a costume." Lucian replies.

"What! Oy, fuck that. Let's go."

I hear movement and a door opening and closing.

"Lucian...?" I ask.

"Still here Cupcake."

"What are you guys doing?"

"Give me a sec." He tells me, then I hear him ask Gabriel, "Hey Gabe, where we going?"

"To solve this insanity once and for all!"

"Did you get that Cupcake?" Lucian asks me.

"Yeah, pretty sure I got that. Although I'm not really sure what he means by that."

"I think I do." He says cryptically, right before I hear knocking on a door. I take a look at mine just to make sure it's not for me, and then I hear a door opening.

"Hey guys, what's up?" I hear Nathan ask.

"Where's Vic?" More walking. "Oy! Vic, Trouble says she's not coming to the party because she doesn't have a costume."

"I didn't say that exactly." I tell Lucian.

"Gabe, Cupcake says stop putting words in her mouth." Lucian tells Gabriel.

Laughing I tell him, "That's not exactly what I said either Lucian."

"I know sweetie, I'm paraphrasing."

"Is that Sang on the phone?" Nathan asks.

"Yea." Lucian replies.

"Where is she?" Asks Victor.

"Don't know. I just called and she answered so I figured she wasn't busy." He says to them. "You're not busy are you Cupcake?" He says to me.

"Nice time to ask Lucian." I say laughing, "But no, I'm not busy. And you can tell Victor that I'm in my room."

"Kayli with you?" He asks me.

"No." I tell him slowly. I wonder why he's asking about Kayli.

"Good, she's mean."

I bust out laughing and almost roll off my bed.

"Whoa, that was a close one." I say to myself.

"What was close? What happened?" Lucian asks.

"Nothing, almost fell off my bed. Don't worry I'm fine."

"Looks like we're about to find out how fine you are."

His statement confuses me.

"What?" I ask, just before I hear another knock. This time it's coming from my door.

"Hold on Lucian, someone's at my door." I tell him while getting up and walking to my door.

"I know." Is his only response before he hangs up.

As I open the door I see Lucian on the other side, along with Gabriel, Victor and Nathan.

"Uh hi guys." I say to their wide eyed expressions.

I look down at what I'm wearing and can't find out what they're staring at. I'm in a pair of white cotton shorts with a light blue cami and some ankle socks. My hair is a bit messy from me laying on it but no more so than usual.

"Uh guys?" I say again.

This seems to snap them out of their stupor as I open the door wider to invite them in. They all walk in with various greetings and find seats around the room. Nathan and Victor take a seat on my bed, Lucian takes the desk chair, while Gabriel remains standing while I close the door.

"So...to what do I owe the pleasure?" I ask.

"Why aren't you going to the Halloween party Princess?" Victor asks me.

"I never said I wasn't going Victor. I said it was the first I'm hearing about it and that I didn't have a costume, so I wasn't sure if I would go."

"Easy fix!" Gabriel declares, "Which closet is yours?" He asks me.

I point him to my closet, to which he goes over and opens the door. He walks in and starts to look through the clothes I have hanging up, which doesn't take long. He then starts to go through the drawers under the hanging clothes.

"Hey! No pawing through my delicates." I tell him with just enough force.

"Does this shit even fit you?" He asks me incredulously.

"Yea it does, what's the problem." I ask him.

"The problem is you need more clothes. Vic we gotta take her shopping."

"Meanie, we've had this discussion before. Less demanding, more asking." I tell him like I would say to a toddler.

"Shit, sorry Trouble. Please let us take you shopping?"

"I don't need to go shopping. And I'd feel bad spending Victor's money."

"You know I don't mind Princess. How's the laptop and headphones?" Victor asks me.

"They're perfect, thank you Victor. And yes, I know you don't mind, but that doesn't mean I don't feel some type of way about it."

"Princess this is just how it works with us. I'm the tech guy who occasionally buys things that people need. You're with us now, if you need something, you'll have it."

Just as he finishes, the door opens and Kayli comes in.

"Whoa, Sang, why didn't you tell me we were having a party in our dorm room?" Kayli asks me while going to sit on her bed.

"Impromptu party, sorry." I say while shrugging.

"So what are you guys here for?" Kayli asks the guys.

"We were just discussing how Sang needs a shopping trip." Gabriel says while coming out of my closet and closing the door.

"Wow Gabe, I didn't think you swung that way, but coming out of Sang's closet confirms it." Kayli says laughing.

"Haha very funny." Gabriel says without humor.

"Told you she's mean." Lucian whispers.

"Enough guys." I say, trying to reign in the tension. "Besides if I need to go shopping, then so does Kayli because she doesn't have a costume either." I tell the room.

"Sorry Sang." Kayli tells me smiling. "Already taken care of, Axel and Marc are making me go shopping with them on Saturday."

"Then Saturday it is." Gabriel announces. "We'll coordinate with Toma's team and head out early."

"We planned for 10am." Kayli tells him.

"Great, alright. We'll go then. Let you girls get back to...whatever it is that girls do when guys aren't around."

Kayli and I look at each other and shrug. Neither of us really do anything girly so if he's expecting something, he's out of luck.

"Night guys." We say, while I open the door.

Victor's the last one out; he gives me a hug and a kiss on the cheek and says "Goodnight Princess, sweet dreams."

"Goodnight Prince Victor." I say before I close the door and turn the lock.

"That boy has it bad for you." Kayli comments, while changing into a pair of shorts and a T-shirt.

"Who? Victor? We're just friends." I tell her, hardly believing my words.

"Sure, for now."

"Whatever, how'd it go with Axel after you guys left?"

"That my friend, is a story for a brighter day. We'll talk more tomorrow. I need sleep."

"Tease." I tell her while laughing. I turn out the light and go curl up under my bed. "Night Kay."

"Night Sang."