((So... I left my computer alone after having started an intro and was a decent way through when I had to leave the house. I come back, and someone closed out my pages, including my posts. So, trying again now. Sorry for the title it's all I could think of xD If you have a better one, let me know. Now to try and type all this up again))<br/><br/>James groaned softly as he finally stirred, stretching for a moment before relaxing back into his mattress and turning his head to look at his alarm clock. 3:00 in the morning was a ridiculous hour to wake up, but he had an early flight this morning that would get him to California and then a beach house no later than noon. He sighed a little, reaching over and shutting off his alarm before sitting up and pushing his blankets off and rubbing his eyes. It wasn't even his idea to go, but his best friend's enthusiasm for the opportunity was impossible to ignore. Besides, it was certainly true that he was about to graduate from college, MIT no less, and had never taken a chance like this. Like his friend had convinced him, what's the worse that could happen spending some time out at the beach?<br/><br/>They'd received the invitation from a mutual friend who was in with a whole different circle of people from various schools, rich kids who'd grown up together in private school, met in camps, or were introduced to each other by parents, however people of their caliber came about meeting. They were the kids who had reputations, well... everywhere. And somehow James and a couple of other guys had gotten an invitation to a beach house in Cali for a last 'hoo-rah' before the end of the school year and a handful of peoples graduations, his own included. However, 3 A.M. was suddenly making him debate this whole thing.<br/><br/>He reached under his nightstand for his shower basket before getting up, heading towards the shower room while most everyone else was asleep. He cleaned himself up, made sure he didn't leave a mess, got dressed, gathered his things, and made his way out of the building. He did things methodically and on schedule, only having to wait a few minutes outside before his friend drove up, two others already in the car as he tossed his bags in the back and then climbed in the backseat, laptop bag at his feet. He plugged his car charger into one of the backseat ports, turned his cell's mobile hotspot on, and busied himself for the rest of the trip. It was a car ride to one of the larger airports in Mass., a plane ride with two connecting flights that ended in Cali, and then another car ride out to the beach house.<br/><br/>During the car ride he took care of various school items, making sure he was set for time away from campus. Finals were over, most teachers were done with assignments, most students had shut down... but not him. Security at this time was easy to get through with little traffic going out at this hour, and the plane ride was dull with a mix of a few hours sleep and a couple reading, the connections went smoothly without any hiccups, and after landing and picking up their rental they were back on the road. At least at this point, much closer to noon, everyone in the car was more lively. Even he was smiling and laughing, taking part in most of the conversations from how finals went, robotics, games, would you rather, amongst some more immature games.<br/><br/>The appearance of the ocean was sudden, the car cresting one last tall hill before the view spread out before them. They were still to far away to make out much, but the view before they crossed the tree line was beautiful. It was also so very different from the East Coast shores he was familiar with. The view meant less than half an hour until they reached the beach house. It was then his friend decided to give them a rundown on the who's who, and what he thought they should expect.<br/><br/>((I wasn't sure what kind of Luxury you wanted to give to the beach house, so I thought I'd cut it there and pick up on their arrivals/reactions next post. If you'd like me to keep going though, that's certainly not a problem lol also, sorry for the shortness, I didn't want to drown you on the step by steps of getting there))