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Chapter One: Arrival In Orlando

Lacey Kyoto sighed as she looked over at her two friends. The trio was sitting at the airport. They were waiting for Lacey's aunt to come pick them up. The seventeen year old brushed a lock of her raven black hair out of her face, and furrowed her eyebrows when she felt her friend kicking her.

"What?"

"When's your aunt going to get here?" Amber groaned as she let her head fall back.

"I don't know." Lacey shrugged as she briefly looked at the brunette.

"Well it better be soon cause I'm dying of boredom. I need to do something." Amber huffed as she glared playfully at Lacey and threw her light brown hair over her shoulder.

"Oh chill out Am, she'll get here, it's not like Lacey forgot to call her and tell her that we were coming, right Lace?" Piper raised an eyebrow as she gazed at the youngest of the trio with her piercing dark blue colored eyes and blew her dark red hair out of her eyes.

"Of course I called her Piper." Lacey scoffed, and then quickly pulled out her phone to text her aunt.

Piper smiled amusedly, and shook her head. She was the oldest out of them all, and was quickly labeled as the one that had to take responsibility for the three of them. She didn't mind of course. Piper knew that Lacey was responsible, though forgetful sometimes, but Amber was practically a mess. The girl was a year older than Lacey, a year younger than Piper, but had the mind of a five year old sometimes. She couldn't sit still for five minutes to save her life.

"Hey Pip, you know I can't chill out. I always need something to do." Amber frowned.

"Yeah I know, but could you at least talk quieter? I mean come on; we're at the airport, not a concert." Piper rolled her eyes.

Lacey rolled her dark brown eyes at the bickering between her two friends as she read the text that her aunt had sent back to her. She suddenly stood up, and momentarily smiled at the silence that had followed the action.

"Come on, my aunt's here." She stated as she bent down to pick up her bags.

"Finally." Amber muttered as she also gathered her things and stood up.

The trio left the building, and walked around to try and spot Lacey's aunt. It wasn't too hard…who else had bright, bright red hair…and a sign that had their names on it…

"Oh Lacey, look at you. You've grown so much since the last time I saw you." Miranda stated as she gave her niece a hug, and then proceeded to give the other two girls a hug.

Once all of their luggage was in the trunk of the car, and they were all buckled in, Miranda drove off towards her home. Piper and Amber had taken to talk to Miranda, and Lacey had taken to fall into her thoughts and let them take her away.

She thought about the reason why they were there. They couldn't stay in their home city anymore because of some trouble that was brewing. Trouble that would've gotten all three of them killed if they had stayed. They had left behind a lot of things. Amber and Piper had left behind their possessions, boyfriends, their friends, family, and their normal life. They left behind everything they knew. Lacey had left behind her troubled past, her emotional scars, and her little sister.

Lacey felt a bit contrite for lying to her aunt about the reason for them coming over, it wasn't because they wanted to let loose, and party. They needed to be in a safe place. She also felt bad for Piper and Amber. They were dragged into this mess by her, accidentally of course, but Lacey still felt guilty.

Hopefully he never found out where they were, if he did, Lacey didn't even want to think about what he would do.

Some Time Later:

"Well, here we are girls." Miranda stated as she pulled into the driveway of her home.

"Wow, this is a nice place you got Miranda." Piper nodded, impressed by the home in front of her.

"Thank you Piper." Miranda smiled.

The four got out of the car, and got their things out of the trunk. The quartet walked up to the porch, and waited patiently as Miranda took out her keys to open it. Lacey took the time to look around the neighborhood. She looked over at the neighbor's house, and noticed a very attractive guy staring at her, and her friends. She quirked up an eyebrow, but looked away when she heard the door open.

Lacey, along with her friends and aunt, walked in.

"This place seems bigger than I remember." Lacey stated as she looked over the pictures on the wall.

"Well, the last time you were here was when you were five." Miranda smiled. "Oh it's so good to have you here. I've missed you so much."

Lacey smiled, and hugged her aunt back. She looked over at her two friends, and noticed them looking around with the same expressions as she had on their faces. The seventeen year old let go of the older woman, and smiled.

"You still remember where your room is right?"

Lacey nodded.

"Good, so you go upstairs, and show your friends where they'll be sleeping." Miranda ushered Lacey towards the stairs, and then did the same thing when Amber and Piper got close enough.

The trio of girls laughed at Miranda's gesture, and raced each other up the stairs.

"Am, you'll be staying in that room, and Pip, you're in that room." Lacey pointed, and when she saw them nod, she walked towards her own bedroom.

She opened the door, and instantly grinned. Her aunt had redecorated the room. No wonder she had gotten so many questions in an e-mail about all her favorite things. Lacey walked in, and closed the door. She set her things on the floor, and jumped onto the bed. A sigh of contentment passed her lips, and she curled up into a fetal position. The bed felt so soft, and the pillow was heavenly.

Lacey looked around the room. The walls were painted black with sky blue designs on them. A nightstand sat on each side of her bed, and each had a lamp on them. The ceiling was a dark blue with tiny designs of stars. The bed sheets were crimson red, matching the pillow cases. A TV and computer also sat in the room on opposite walls. A couch was against a wall too. Lacey couldn't believe the trouble her aunt had gone through to make the room seem comfortable.

She'd thank her later. For now, it was time to sleep.

And hopefully the nightmare that had plagued her for so long wouldn't haunt her tonight.

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