hotel california (l.h) ☽

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"living it up at the hotel california

any time of year, you can find me here."

☾Scarlett☽

michael went on to explain how there were only three other people here, and only one of them were girls. "calum and ashton are the other two, and reese is the other girl, she's dating calum." "wait," i said, stopping him. "people date here? how did they get here? how long have they stayed?" he sighed, and rolled around on the floor next to my bed. "too many questions! yes, people date here, we don't know how we got here, and they've been here for about a year." a year?! i can't imagine being here for even a few weeks. "so," michael said, changing the subject. "do you have any family?"

my eyes stung, and i turned my head. this was probably the most sad part of me being here - i didn't have anyone who would miss me. i shook my head. "they're all dead, it was a fire. i was the only one who survived, i went out somewhere and came back and the house was in flames and the police were taping the scene off." michael climbed up on the bed, and gave me a hug. "oh my god, i'm so sorry," he said quietly, and held me in the hug for longer than necessary. "don't be," i said quietly. "i'm over it." i wasn't over it. i lied. i never would be.

i decided to change the subject. "why do i have random clothes that show up on my dresser every morning?" i asked michael, who was still on my bed, currently playing with my hair. he shrugged from behind me. "apparently the place can pick out your tastes and shit and is nice enough to give you clothes for every day," he said. i had learnt not to really think too hard about anything anymore, it wasn't worth it. i also wasn't sure about michael, i may be developing a crush on him. but i wasn't sure it was right- i mean, we are kind of stuck here in an ageless eternity together. "hey, do you want to meet everyone else?" michael asked, stirring me out of my thoughts. "oh god, yes," i said, peeling myself off the bedspread and making way for the door. "they're usually all together, in room 40," michael said, bounding down the hallway. "here." he opened the door, revealing a room similar to mine, except with a couch, and more people. they were all sitting on the floor, where a raven haired boy and a dark haired girl were smoking, along with a blonde boy that was leaning his back against the couch. "honey, i'm home!" michael said, and they all turned to us, and the blonde boy spoke. "michael! who's the new girl?" he nodded his head toward me, wearing a face that was a mixture of pity and interest. "oh, that's scarlett, she came here last night," michael explained, and i tucked my brown hair behind my ear. "oh, well, hi, i'm ashton," he said. "that's calum," - he jerked his head in the direction of the dark haired boy beside him- "and reese." she waved, and opened up a pack of cigarettes. "do you smoke?" michael looked at me, and i shrugged, sitting down next to her and taking one, sticking it in my mouch. "i mean, it's not like you can die, so why not?" she said, lighting it as i inhaled, the substance swirling into my lungs. "i can't tell you how amazing it is to have another girl here, oh god," reese said, laughing.

we spent the next few hours talking about drinking, our lives, and sex. then, the topic of here came up. "so, have you heard the rumor?" reese asked, taking another drag off of her tenth cigarette. "oh god, don't even tell her," michael groaned, letting his head fall back onto the sofa cushion. "it's not real." reese ignored him, leaning closer. i could see her eyes glint excitedly. "apparently, if you get luke to fall in love with you, you can leave this place," she almost whispered. "that's so stupid," michael scoffed. "no it's not!" reese protested. "don't you remember what happened to ileana?" calum rolled his eyes and looked at me. "there was this girl that was here like, six months ago, and she tried to get luke to love her, like, she tried having sex with him and shit, then one day, she vanished, and apparently satan himself tortured her." holy shit. i laughed nervously. "wow, um, okay," i said, but a plan was already forming in my head, and reese could sense it. "we'll talk about this later," she whispered to me quietly, and i nodded. i then had noticed michael's hand was on my upper thigh, and he was softly rubbing the jean covered skin. i liked it, it didn't make me uncomfortable, and i felt like i was developing a crush on michael. i smiled at him, and he blushed and smiled back. "do you want to spend the night here?" ashton asked, and i nodded, and felt michael's shoulder shrug as well. "sure, it'll be like a sleepover," i said, and ashton giggled, making everyone crack a small smile. "ugh, this is so great," michael said, and i nodded, but even as we kept on talking through to the wee hours of the morning, i had one thought overshadowing me.

i had to make luke, the devil's son, fall in love with me.

A/N - IM SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING IM TRASH

but no i was at the beach for like a week im so sorry

but ya js this is gonna get pretty intense and luke will come in soon i promise

ill update tomorrow iLY ALL

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