Her friends come to her rescue!

Along with her scream, the silence seemed to end as well. Some people questioned aloud as to why the redhead was in her birthday suit, others expressed sympathy, and a majority made remarks about her perfect body. As for the Mackenzie herself, she could only crouch down, hugging her knees to her chest in a vain attempt for coverage.

Why did this have to be happening to her? Just when Mackenzie thought she was going to get a small reprieve from the Hell that was her freshman year, she once again found herself naked in public.

Closing her eyes, she simply shivered, hearing the sound of footsteps approaching her. After a moment of giving herself the chance to process her predicament, the naked beauty opened her eyes, only to see Ryan, Willow, and Marianne standing there.

Upon a closer look, she realized they were forming a small, but practical makeshift wall for her, giving the redhead some cover from public eyes.

"Willow...everyone-" Mackenzie began.

"Hurry up and get dressed!" The blonde hissed at her, giving a glare to some of the men who were trying their best to look around their shield.

"We'll make sure no one gets any ideas." Ryan said, looking over his shoulder and giving Mackenzie a small wink of assurance.

Mackenzie felt her eyes glaze over, and her heart fluttered from their kindness. Knowing that she now had some help, the alluring woman wasted no time and soon grabbed her lucky underwear, slipping them back on her curvy form. She then grabbed her black tights and pink tank top naked, hastily throwing them on next.

Just as Mackenzie was grabbing her green sweater, a voice filled the air. "What is going on here?!"

Mackenzie jumped, and peaked over the shoulder of her friends, only to see the security guard from earlier, examining their group, and the destroyed search area.

Luckily, it seemed Ryan had things under control, as he stepped forward and and rubbed the back of his head. "Well, a man bumped into curtains, causing the whole thing to collapse. We gathered in front of our friend, since she was in the process of getting dressed."

Willow and Marianne nodded in agreement, and the security officer looked over at Mackenzie, and then at the crowd before she pulled out her walkie talkie.

"Damien, go ahead and shut off that metal detector until we can get maintenance to take a look. I'm pretty sure the girl is of no concern..." she said, she then fastened the device to her belt and then walked around to face Mackenzie, who was now holding her sweater in front of her now clothed chest.

"We're very sorry for the mishap, and for waisting your time. I'll speak to your guys' agent and request that you get moved up to First Class to compensate. I hope you have a wonderful flight."

Mackenzie could only nod, and gently whispered. "Thank you."

Wanting to be away from this group of people, Mackenzie hastily tied her sweater around her waist, and then made her way to her bag and shoes with her friends, her face still a light shade of red from her ordeal. "Th-thank you guys...I kind of just went numb from that...."

"Hey don't mention it Kenz, it wasn't your fault some dude wasn't watching where they were going." Willow said with a reassuring wink.

"Yeah, and besides, we all know you'd do the same for us." Marianne added, patting the Redhead on the back.

Mackenzie finally cracked a smile, taking her shoes and kneeled down to put them back on. As she did, her smile faded as she turned to Ryan, who was tying up his sneakers, her face turning a slightly darker shade as she spoke.

"A-aren't you going to message Katie...I did just have one of my *incidents*..." she asked, feeling somewhat ashamed that not even an hour into their reunion, she had already been stripped naked for the world to see.

Ryan thought for a moment, and then gently shook his head. "I'll let this one slide. Besides, we both know you don't wind up like that on purpose."

The smile that had eroded earlier was now back, and slightly wider before she gave a nod. "Thank you...that means a lot to me..."

With their shoes back on and their luggage now in their Possession once more, Mackenzie and her friends soon made their way to their gate, once again talking what they were going to do once they reached New York.