Risk & Reward

One

"Loser-Mobile, party of five?" Shi grins as she pulls against the curb, seeing her four best friends waiting together.

"Shi!" Tay screams first, as Shi's oldest friend of the group, and the founding member of their little squad, Tay had been part of Shi's life for nearly five years now.

"Load your stuff and get in, LAX is not nice about dotling." Shi laughs, pushing the button to unlock the car, waiting for them to load their things.

"Thank you a million for not making me Uber in LA. Last year's Uber was awful." Meg grins, climbing into the back seat, leaning over the console to half hug Shi.

"We'll at least have better music. And you guys know I'm kidnapping you, so you don't have to worry about it this time." Shi smiles.

"Just kill us after the show, we want to enjoy the last night of our lives." Toni asks nonchalantly as he slips into his seat, Shonda following them as Tay takes the front.

"Of course, I may be a killer but I'm not mean." Shi laughs, pulling away from the curb carefully.

"I cannot believe we are all here together again!" Tay turns to grin at the group, her dark straight hair whipping slightly.

"One year ago this week we all became besties and now we're back to do it again. I wish I had more than twenty-four hours with you guys though." Shonda adds.

"We'll make it the best twenty-four hours of any of our lives." Meg grins, her soft blue eyes alight with excitement.

"Abso-fuckin-lutely!" Shi calls out, pushing a button on her steering wheel and getting the music going, happy to have her four best friends in the car with her.

****

"Now that is the skin of a killer, Shi!" Meg grins from where she is lounged on one of the Queen size beds in their hotel room.

"It's a Luke show, over the top sparkles are a must." Shi laughs, plopping on the end of the bed and stealing one of Meg's chips.

"Your curls look amazing today too, what did you do to them?" Shonda asks as she leaves the bathroom, her outfit for the show consisting of skinny jeans, converse, and a light blue t-shirt with a navy star in the middle, her dark hair down and straight.

"You look like 5sos Show Calum. I'm here for it." Meg laughs.

"Go change! We need to see your fit, Meg." Tay yells from the small sink area where she is applying eyeshadow, already having curled her hair and put on the little black a-line dress with blue butterflies.

"Did you two plan to match this well? Because I don't remember you deciding on these outfits in the chat." Toni asks from the other bed, motion between Shi and Tay.

"It's just the whole same wavelength best friends thing I guess." Shi shakes her head no, glancing down at her own white bustier with blue butterflies that match the ones on Tay's dress. She'd matched the top with a sparkly black mini-skirt and a pair of white boots.

"Okay, who's doing my makeup cuz I suck at it." Shonda asks as she falls against the bed beside Toni.

"I got you! Give me two minutes." Tay calls quickly.

"Okay, I'm dressed. What do you think?" Meg exits the bathroom space dramatically spinning as she shows off her look.

"I think you look hot." Shonda responds instantly, the others nodding in agreement.

"The best person I know to pull off the vest as a top, and the pants were a good call too. They'll make your legs look longer once your heels are on." Shi nods.