Welcome to the Record [Room 457]

[kitahoshi]

There was so much to do in so little time. Las Vegas. What a splendid city; full of lights, alcohol, money and sex. Did I forget to mention the glamorous life style? Ah, yes. The Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. The moment the young foreign exchange student walked in, her mouth fell open in amazement as her suitcase fell onto the floor. It was a fairy tale come true; without prince charming.

After regaining a grasp on reality, Kita slowly made her way to her hotel suite. She wasn't entirely sure where her roommates were or even who they were, but she figured she would meet them sooner or later. They were sleeping in the same room.

As she made her way through the grand hotel, she could only stare in wonder. Before she realized it, the girl had passed her room and had to double back. Sliding the card through was easy if not a bit primitive compared to her home.

The room was exquisite. After dropping her bag in the foyer and completely forgetting to close the door, Kita quietly screamed to herself. Not a scream of fright, but one of excitement. She ran through the 'hallway' and jumped on the massive bed she would claim as her own. With a huge smile of satisfaction on her face, the girl sprawled her body on top of the bed. America knew how to treat their very rich guests.

"This is the life!" Kita screamed, not caring if anyone heard her.

[natalie]

Las Vegas. This was it. Carrying her luggage, Nikki went up to her room. What was it again? Oh yeah, room 457. Nikki walked down the hall. 455. 456. 457! This was it. Natalie entered the room and dropped her bags on a bed. She looked around the room, admiring everything. It was wondering. Natalie wandered into the bathroom. Beautiful. So what if it was a bathroom, it still looked awesome.

Her clothes? What she was wearing on the bus. Just capris and a shirt. Her hair was left down, like before. SHe decided that she was going to shower in a few minutes. All of a sudden, Natalie heard someone. "Must me one of my roommates..." Natalie said to herself. She walked out to see a girl. Obviously, she went to Valkyrie, but Natalie didn't know her.

"Hi. I'm Natalie," She said to Kita. Seeing Kita on the bed in the position she was in, she must have really loved it in Vegas. "Do you know if we have any other roommates?" Natalie asked her. She wasn't told who her roommates were or was. All Natalie was told, was her room number. She waited for Kita to reply..

[kitahoshi]

At the sound of someone else's voice, Kita shot up into a upright position. It was another girl, another blonde. Well, it seemed as though girls at Valkyrie liked the bright golden hair color as far as Kita was concerned. With a very cheesy smile on her face, the girl waved 'hello' to her roommate. With an obvious accent she replied, "I think we have..." Wait. How many of them were in this room?

Kita looked up toward the ceiling, thinking, as she began to count on her fingers, "Ichi... Ni... San..." She looked back down to her fingers, processing from Japanese to English, "Three!" A number wouldn't do for an answer.

"There are three of us in this room, so we have one more girl."

The Asian girl stood on top of the bed and began to bounce up and down. Obviously, she was hyped up from the excitement of the grand hotel. After a few hops, she jumped off the bed. Landing with a soft 'thump!,' Kita lost her balance for a brief moment. Swinging her arms in the air, she quickly regained control of gravity.

With a genuine smile, Kita looked at Natalie, "I am Kita. It's nice to meet you!"

[natalie]

"Three?" Nat repeated, her tone sounding like she was asking a question. "I wonder who our other roomate is...Well, nice to meet you, Kita." Natalie said. SHe smiled as Kita bounced up and down, and was obviously full of energy. Natalie said,"You're excited, huh?" Of course, she knew the answer, but Natalie just had to say ask the question.

Natalie usually jumped on her bed when she was excited, but wasn't really in the mood. Yeah, this was Vegas, but one thing had her depressed. She told herself that it wouldn't ruin this trip, but Natalie couldn't help but think about it. More like think about him. Who was this mystery boy NAtalie had a crush on? Jake Stewart.

[kitahoshi]

"It is nice to meet you, too!" Kita said, still with a smile on her face. This time she remembered not to hold her hand out for a handshake. When Natalie asked the question, Kita only giggled in reply. Las Vegas was just oh too exciting to express in just plain words. It would never be able to fully explain her feeling!

With that, the Asian girl waltz over to the other side of the room. Yes, the side with the sofa, television and other nick-knacks. After gently hopping onto the sofa, Kita folded her legs. Something you would expect from anyone who grew up in eastern Asia. She snatched the remote from the coffee table, turned on the TV using both hands and began to channel surf.

"Do you like to watch the television?" Her head was turned at an angle so she could see Natalie. No, Kita did not have a smile but the look upon her face when one is waiting intently for a reply.

[natalie]

"Yup," Natalie said. Didn't everyone like television these days? It was just something people took for granted. Natalie thought about life without technology. What horror! "I think I'm going to unpack, though" Natalie said to Kitta. She had just brought her stuff up, and still had to finish unpacking

Natalie walked to her luggage/bags. She started taking her clothes and such out. She folded the shirts neatly, then placing them inside the drawers. She wasn't done, but got out stuff such as her charger for her cell, and such. There was so much to unpack. At leqast it seemed like a lot for Natalie, since she was feeling lazy.

[kitahoshi]

"Okay." Kits turned around and let herself sink into the sofa. Oh, how magnificent this place was! The bed, the sofa and the many channels she could view... It was all so wonderful. Hotel in Japan would only give you a bed. Yes, only a single twin sized bed. Unless you were a foreigner. Then you would get a lovely room like this.

With both hands back on the remote, Kita begin channel surfing again. She actually looked very much like a child trying to find Dora the Explorer. With every new click, came a new orchestra. There were channels with the most obnoxious children's shows, one with bullets flying and people falling to the ground and some that made the most pleasurable sound that made you feel a bit... uncomfortable.

After countless channels, the girl stopped at a most peculiar show. There were people sitting in sofas with papers, talking to you. They seemed to be informing you on the world. Ah... this bores many including Kita. Once again she turned around to see Natalie unpack her things. In a sing-song voice, she asked, "How long have you been going to Valkyrie?"

[natalie]

"Hmm..." Natalie said, thinking. She never remembered the day, which was surprising because she was at an entirely new school. "From what I remember," Natalie said,"I think a few months." Maybe it was one month...She remembered being at the Student Auction, but how long was she at Valkyrie before that. 'Oh well, it doesn't matter...' Natalie thought to herself.

"How about you?" Natalie asked Kita. She repeated the question,"How long have you been at Valkyrie? I don't remember seeing you." In her mind, Natalie was thinking something different. It was something like 'Where in the world could our other roommate be?' It could have been a friend or someone new to meet.

Natalie continued folding clothes, and sticking it in the drawers. She was almost done, too. 'I hope I'm not the only Sophmore here...' Natalie thoguht. She had only went because she wanted to hang out with her sister, but were any of her friends here? At least she knew that she had a good roommate....

[kitahoshi]

"I have been here since the year started." Kita threw her arms over the back of the couch and rested her head. It wasn't too long ago since she first stepped off that plane - was it? The girl's bottom lip stuck out as she blew her thin bangs into the air.

I wonder how everyone is doing. Akira is probably in classes right now while Mother is out shopping during the morning rush. I never knew why she went out at that time of day. Miki is probably in classes, too. No!

Once again Kita put on a spectacle for all to see. Her eyes were shut tight as she slapped her forehead with her palm.

Nonononononononooo!! Don't think about him!

The girl slid off the couch and onto the floor before quickly bouncing back up. "I am only here for this school year," she felt as though this fact was needed to be known. It was true entirely, of course.

[natalie]

Natalie continued folding her clothes. She finshed with shirt in the drawer. She's was finally done. Usually, Natalie wouldn't even like folding her laundry at home, but she still did it. Today, Natalie was so excited about Vegas that she didn't even mind unpacking, folding, and all those chores that usually hated to do.

All of a sudden, Natalie heard a little thump. She turned to see Kita quickly going back on the couch. "Are you okay?" Natalie asked her. "Is something wrong?" The only reason she asked the question was because people usually didn't fall out of a counch unless they were distracted, thinking abotu something, or had a problem.

[kitahoshi]

"No," Kita shook her head gently, "nothing is wrong." Of course, there was something wrong but putting her problems on other people was just not right. It was nice to know that Natalie cared, even if it was just being polite.

"Excuse me." Leaving the television on, the girl quickly slipped into the bathroom. Locking the door behind her, she flicked the light switch on as well as the vent. Kita placed the lid of the toilet seat down before sitting down. Slowly and carefully she rolled her left pants leg up to reveal a small new bruise starting to form underneath her knee.

The girl's eyes began to water. Not from the physical bruise, but of the memories she left behind. Squeezing her eyes shut to stop the tears, Kita held both her legs close to her.

I want to go back. I want to see everyone again.

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{ooc: Sorry I was gone so long. Let's try to wrap it up.}