Ok, so, this one is a tad different from my others. Just a tad, lol. I don't want to give anything away, but you maybe probably will guess what's going on. Maybe.

dis- own nothing but the new character, to be introduced next chappy

Lilly's POV

"You have no idea what you're talking about! Just leave me the hell alone!"

I can't believe I blew up at Miley like that. She was just trying to help, and I flipped out. I have a problem, and I don't know what to do about it. I want to tell someone, but I can't. What would people think? My mom wouldn't believe me. No, not her perfect brother. He'd never do anything wrong. Whatever. I hate him. I really do. I hate my father for divorcing my mom. For leaving us. For leaving me alone. Now it's like I'm a different person. I don't even recognize myself anymore.

After I yelled at Miley, she just stood there, shocked. That's the moment I knew everything had changed.

Miley's POV

Something is seriously wrong with Lilly. I've never seen her act like this. She just freaked out at me and left. I want to help her but she won't talk to me.

Jackson just saw the whole thing unfold. I don't think Lilly realized he was there. As soon as she left, he came and sat with me on the couch.

"What the heck was that?"

"I don't know Jackson. I'm really worried about her. She's been acting so different lately."

"Yeah, she has seemed… moody. She's not her usual upbeat self. You think maybe she's just stressed out?"

"No. It's bigger than that. I know her, she wouldn't act like this unless it was something really important. What should I do?"

"I really don't know Miles. Maybe I could talk to her?"

I know she probably won't want to talk to Jackson any more than me, but I guess it can't hurt. "Ok."

Jackson's POV

I'm pretty sure I've never seen Lilly like this before. No. I definitely haven't. I can't even imagine what could be making her act so crazy. In the past 6 months she's gone from the Lilly that everyone can't help but love, to this angry person I barely recognize. So now I'm driving to her house. I have no idea what I'm going to say to her, or if she will want to talk to me. Dangflabit, why the heck did I offer to talk to her anyway?!

I turn my car onto her driveway. I'm pretty nervous. Walking up to her door, I wipe my sweaty hands on my jeans. I hear music turn on in her house when I reach the door. Some kind of emo crap. Something I never thought I would hear Lilly listening to. Knock knock. I fix my hair as I wait. She has the music blaring so loud she can't hear me. That or she just doesn't want to come to the door. I knock louder. Finally, I see her coming to door, eyes red and puffy. She looks confused. Probably wondering why I am at her door. She unlocks the door and opens it.

"Jackson? What are you doing here?"

Sweet niblets. I should have thought more about what I was going to say. "Uh, wondered if we could talk."

"About?"

"I don't know. Anything."

"Alright." She bites her lip and lets me in. The place is… clean. Very clean and organized. Miley wasn't kiddin' about her mom being uptight. Lilly sits on her couch, crosses her arms, and brings her legs up to her body. "Did Miley send you?"

I sit down across from her. "No. I offered to come. Lil, I'm worried about you."

She scoffs in typical Lilly fashion, staring off into space. "You don't need to worry about me. Besides, when have you ever cared about anyone but yourself?"

"Hey, I resent that! But I'll let it slide just this once, cause I know you're not yourself right now."

"Whatever Jackson."

"Ok, you've always been honest with me. Just tell me what's up."

"Who says anything is up?"

"Come on. You've been acting weird for months now. Something has to be up." She looks up at me.

"Really Jackson. I'm fine. I just have a lot going on right now. I guess I'm just tired. So no need to worry." She puts her feet on the floor and crosses her legs. It's only then I see it.

"Lils. What's that on your sleeve?" She quickly clutches her arm.

"Oh, it's… it's nothing. I just was making something and accidently cut myself."

Oh my sweet holy niblets. I look her in the eye and know she's lying. "Accidentally?"

And there you are. Chapter uno. Didja like it? I know Jackson seems a bit OOC. It's just cause he's worried, he'll be more IC later. So, this chapter is like the present, the next couple will be what leads up to this one. PLEASE review. I know it's lame, but I really want this one, out of all of my current ones, to be reviewed. No matter what you thought. Exciting, boring, lame, cool, bad, good? Lemme know :)

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