CM series: S1- Akuya Arc

5. The Peacock's Feather

The friends had reached their destination and entered the place. The reception looked normal as ever. Posters about the express, vending machines and a box with leaflets full of holiday locations. There was the large receptionist behind her desk, with her black cardigan and pink miniskirt. Her hair was styled in a neat bun but however, her face looked like it belonged to a grouchy old woman who never had fun.

"How may I help?" she said in her glum voice. "We want to stay in a room for the night," Erin politely asked. "Very well," the lady replied. She handed Erin a room key. "Room 56," the receptionist replied. She opened the door for them, the 5 thanked her and left the reception. After they went to the next room, they noticed a sign near the stairs, saying: Diner, Club, Rooms, theatre stage, rooms, more rooms etc. The stairways were too complicated for the girls, and that's when Ella exclaimed, "Let's just take the lift." The girls then reached the floor for them, and they unlocked their room. There were two bunkbeds and a king-sized bed, with fresh white sheets. It felt like being in a VIP room!

Sheila noticed that there was a painting above the king-sized bed. It was a picture of her great great grandmother, who looked very similar to Sheila. It labelled at the bottom 'Queen Sheila III of Roselilly'. Sheila was astonished by how good the painting was. "Who painted this??" she asked. "I have never seen a picture of great great granny this amazing before!" "I don't really know," Erin replied, setting up her cosmetics. "the artist was very rich and was apparently her personal portrait artist." The 5 then put on the TV the pageant show 'Style Queen', which is in Orianna, a place richer that Fashionaire. People bring their models to the Style Queen arena to show off new outfits and see if they can be crowned 'Style Queens' if they won a theme. They were watching this week's theme 'Royale Sleepover'.

After they turned the TV off, the megaphone call came on. "Ladies going to Crystilville, you've got a long journey tomorrow, so it's time to get some rest!" the woman said, then the light went out. "Eeek! I don't like the dark!" whimpered Sheila. "Do shut up, please, I can solve this," Rita replied in a bored voice. She used her magic to light up the room. "Let's change, choose our beds then sleep," Ella said, taking her scrunchies out to let her hair down. After the girls got changed, they chose their beds: Ella and Erin shared a bunkbed, Maggie and Rita shared the other bunkbed and Sheila slept in the king-sized bed.

The 5's room was dark, and Ella couldn't sleep. There was probably some sort of Opera going on in the theatre downstairs because some soprano voice kept her awake. Erin was above her putting on her face mask and cucumbers for he 'midnight makeover', Rita was using her horoscope light to read a book on the other top bunk and Maggie was below Rita, snoring away. Ella noticed that only Sheila was asleep. Ella thought, 'your dream will come true, just wait for tomorrow.' Then she fell fast asleep...