And at long last, here's the start of the next chapter! Took a little longer than planned due to busy summer stuff and needing more than one editing pass! That said, the party is in full swing and hopefully it'll read well enough to be worth the wait!

Like last time, it's split into two parts so that it can be read without having to click that download button - the second part will be coming up soon, as I'm working ahead a few chapters again! Hope people enjoy, and as always, thanks for reading!

Notes: Kat belongs to RabidGundam/CommanderRab, Mel belongs to SuichiTanaka, Ashlee & Marie belong to SneakAttack1221, the Ronnie that's mentioned belongs to Gesetz, and Holly and Haley belong to me. The other four (Amy, JoBeth, Lauren & Tara) are all mine, of course. Everyone there was used with permission!