(I found an awesome picture that looks waaaay better than the original picture that I had of Amber ^.^)

A/N: Hellooo again! Okay, if you readers remember my last note from the previous chapter I was talking about Mrs. Choi's story called First and Last and how I was going to make a whole new story from Ren's point of view? CHANGE OF PLANS! Mrs. Choi and I made up our minds finally and now I'm just going to be writing chapters in Ren's, and occasionally the other boys', point of view. SO DEFINITELY READ FIRST AND LAST BY XxMrs_ChoixX and Daisy_Michael_Blue.

Another thing: I changed Starr's birthday to June 16th because I wanted to give her and JR a three month time span as opposed to a month and a half. So remember that it's suddenly June instead of July, okay? x)

Thank you faithful readersssssah!~ <3

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I roll over in my comforter the next morning sighing in drowsy content. The vanilla and chocolate marble cake and lasagna the night before knocked me out. I had already been worn out from the mall walking and the laughing and the -

I sit up so fast the room spins. I'm instantaneously aware of my surroundings. I see the careless pile of plastic bags near my closet; me halter top thrown over my desk chair; I can feel the anklet imprinting into my skin; and I can see a chain of gold spilling out of a Hot Topic bag.

I scramble for my phone, falling out of my bed in the process. Ooooouch.

My phone was still open to my inbox so I quickly scan my text messages. My heart lodges itself in my throat when I re-open the picture message. Our leader can't stop thinking about you, Star. Can you help him? ;)  -  MinHyun &BaekHo.

My chest tightens and I feel pressure inside my body pushing outward. It's a scream waiting to be let free. I grab a pillow off my bed, shove my face deep within it, and give it my full vocal range.

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I get a call later in the day.

Everyone in my family is out of the house. Juliet has dance all day; Mother's running several errands; Dave's . . . somewhere; and Daddy's working. I'm watching Jerry Springer. The show makes me sick but it's totally captivating. The screaming es, the cat fights, the bleeped out profanity, the blurry private parts (why do the women dress to y when they know that they'll probably be flashing everyone within their first thirty seconds onstage??). It's all too entertaining.

"Hello?" I answer my phone without taking my eyes off the television. There's rapid, heavy breathing on the other end. I pull the phone from my ear and stare at it. I mute to TV and repeat cautiously. "Hello . . . ?"

Heavy breathing.

I'm disgusted. "Really? This is what you do in your free time? Make obscene phone calls?! Screw you, ya e. Call around here again and I'll call the police."

"WAIT!" a voice shrieks urgently.

I pause. How familiar . . . "Who's this?" I ask suspiciously. I can almost hear the wink and trademark pose from across the phoneline. "Amber Steele at your service, freshly back from South Korea!"

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A/N: You may have realized by now that I love to talk with my readers! ^_^ But this is important. Amber Steele is fashioned after and dedicated to our very own Mrs. Choi. Some events that happen between Starr (who is NOT modeled after me by any way, shape, or form) and Amber actually happened between Alice and me. I tried to describe Amber the way I saw Alice the last time I saw her (dammit, Alice, come visit this summer!!!!!! T_T). Only she can be the judge though ^___^

Thanks and I'll update soooooon!~