A/N: HI this is my very first story. I hope this to your liking. But I would love if one of you guys would leave a review after reading this. Please be nice. This is my first fic. Hope you'll like it!

THE NEWCOMER

Chapter 1

The Dream

"Hey mister, what are you doing here?" A seven-year old girl said. She had brown hair and violet eyes and she was wearing a red and yellow dress. She was looking at a boy who was around her age. He was wearing a violet hat that covered his face

"What do you think I'm doing here?" the boy replied, looking irritated at the girl. He doesn't seem to like people around him

"Well… I… what ARE you doing anyway?" the girl said, looking confused at the boy

"TAKING A NAP OF COURSE!" he yelled at her

The girl was taken aback but she quickly recovered, thankfully. "Geez you don't have to yell. I can hear you and I don't like how rude you are to others" she said as she stuck a finger to her ear. "Anyway… I'm your new neighbor, I'm Lillian nice to meet you, what's your name?"

The boy blinked. He was rather taken aback by the girl's overly eager attitude. "I'm Cam" he said and he went back his nap. He really didn't care much about this right now.

"Do you come here often?" she asked as she sat beside him

Cam opened an eye to look at her for a moment. "Yeah. I come here at my free time"

"Really?" the girl said, her eyes shining.

"Yeah, why? Is that so weird?" Cam asked her. He had abandoned all hopes of ever going back to his peaceful nap. It seemed like this girl, Lillian, wasn't going to stop talking any time soon.

"Well I was kind of wondering why you really like this place. There must be a reason right?"

Cam's froze in place. Lillian noticed him and she moved back a bit, afraid that Cam might snap at her. After what seemed like a lifetime, Cam said, "Oh…" His eyes darkened for a moment after he said that.

"I-Is something wrong? You seem down."

"No, nothing" Cam quickly assured her. Lillian didn't look convinced but she let it slide. She started a conversation with him instead and thankfully, he entertained her. They talked for a long time. The subjects of their conversation ranged from hobbies, favorites, dislikes, even school. Their fun was cut short, however, when Lillian's mother came looking for her.

Lillian heard her mother's voice calling for her so she stood up and dusted off her small dress. "Bye Cam, it was really nice taking to you."

As she walks away Cam couldn't help but keep his eyes on her.

"Wait!" he yelled.

Lillian heard him and she turned around to face him. Cam grinned.

"How about we meet here tomorrow?" he asked her. He hoped that she would agree. There was a tense silence around them as he awaited her reply.

"Sure, I'd love to" she answered.

Cam let out a sigh of relief. Lillian smiled at him and waved goodbye. She then turned around and continued walking.

Their meeting the next day quickly resulted to more that it quickly became their daily routine. Every day they would meet up at the lone tree that stood on the small hill on the meadow. They play house, they play catch, hide and seek, race and chat about their daily lives at their special meeting place. Ever since then, the two of them became close friends.

One particular day, during their playdate, Lillian had an idea.

"Hey, how about we go to the park? Wouldn't it be so much fun?" she said cheerfully with a smile.

Cam was happy at the idea. "Sure, lets go!" Cam smiled back.

"Race you there?" Lillian challenged.

Cam smirked at her. "Prepare to lose!"

Laughing and stumbling, they ran towards the park. It was actually quite near their special meeting place. A little bit near to their deemed finished line, Lillian stumbled and fell, which caused Cam to take the lead and win their small race.

Grumbling as she stood up, Lillian said, "No fair... I fell."

Cam laughed. "Hahaha! There're no rules! I win!"

Lillian glared at him and crossed her arms over her chest. Cam stopped cheering and looked at her with a small smile.

Lillian noticed him looking at her and she shifted her feet. "Er... could you stop looking at me like that...?"

Cam seemed to startled after she spoke those words. He laughed and scratched his head sheepishly. "Sorry."

"Sheesh."

They remained silent for a while and then Cam decided to break it.

"Uhm….Lillian, can I tell you something?" Cam said shyly.

"What is it?" Lilliana asked, looking confused.

Cam shuffled his feet nervously and he can't seem to focus his gaze on his friend. The seven-year old tried to clear his throat solemnly like he had seen most adults do and said, "I... I liked you since... since the day we've met and... and well... you….uhmm… I'm really happy to have you as my friend." said Cam and his face blushing. Lillian's eyes widened and she smiled at Cam.

Cam started sweating. He didn't know if he should proceed with this or not. He had heard adults say this a thousand times before. Of course, he didn't know what it meant but whenever they say it, the girl would be so happy that they jump around in joy. If they could do it, maybe he could. He was a big boy. He should have enough courage for this thing. "Er... Lily? Can... can you... can you be my... my g-girfriend...?"

"What?"

Cam jumped. "Ah! No! No! No! No! Forget I said anything. It was stupid!"

Lillian was confused at her friend's weird behavior but she eventually giggled at him.

"You're so silly, Cam. I am a girl and I am your friend. I guess that makes me your girlfriend already." she said with a smile. Cam's eyes widened. She accepted it. He smiled at her goofily.

So this is why adults say this to the girls. It made them happier and they became much closer. Cam was too immersed in his thoughts that he didn't notice Lillian walk towards him and give him a kiss on the cheek. Cam's eyes widened and his face flushed to a bright shade of red.

"Cam? Are you alright? Your face looks red do you have a fever?" she asked worriedly.

"N-no I-I'm a-alright, I-its n-nothing. Let's just go" he stuttered. Lillian laughed at him

"W-what?" he said looking embarrassed

"I'm sorry, it's just that... you're cute when you blush and get embarrassed." Lillian said with a smile on her face.

They started walking around the park and they reached the playground. Their eyes shone with delight and they positively looked giddy with excitement. The both of them looked at each other for a moment and they nodded in understanding. They ran inside and started playing. They were so absorbed in their game that they didn't even notice the time pass. It was almost noon by the time they decided to stop.

It was starting to become hot.

"Hey, wanna eat some ice cream?" Lillian said as she climbed down from the monkey bar and turned around to face Cam.

Cam nodded eagerly and the both of them ran towards a nearby ice cream truck, which was across the street.

"What flavor do you want? My dad gave me some money yesterday. I haven't spent it yet." Lillian said as pulled out her wallet.

"Uh... Let me think… How about plain vanilla?" Cam told her.

"Okay. I'll get the ice cream. Could you go and wait by the gate? We need to keep a lookout for your parents, right? They'll be the ones to pick you up, right?" she said as she pulled out some money from her wallet.

Cam was a bit reluctant but he nodded at her nonetheless.

"Ok, sure I'll wait you at the gate" he told her with a smile. Cam always seemed to smile only when he's with Lillian. It seemed like she was the only person who was deserving of her smile.

Cam started crossing the street while Lillian tended to their ice creams.

Once Cam crossed the street, he turned around and he saw Lillian holding two ice creams. Cam's mouth watered and he can't help it anymore. He starts walking towards her, arms outstretched like a zombie. He had even forgotten the fact that he was right in the middle of the street.

He reached out his hand to take the vanilla ice cream in his friend's hand. But he was suddenly pushed back and he saw his friend's terrified face for a moment before she disappeared from his sight. There was a loud screeching noise and his entire vision was filled with red. Blood.

"Lillian!"

Cam shot up from his bed. He was panting so heavily and cold sweat was running down his forehead. He gulped in some air first before he ran a hand through his disheveled hair.

'That dream again...' Cam thought as he threw his blanket off of him. 'It's already been ten years since then...'

Cam calmed himself down. He looked at the clock on his bedside. "Aw... it's already seven A.M? I slept in?" He groaned and he started to make his bed and he headed down the hall to shower, making sure to keep a lookout for Howard. He tended to stop by and peek in while he showered. He shivered at the thought.

On his way towards the bathroom, he passed by the calendar. He stopped in his tracks and he had to slap his forehead. Today was a day off for him. Great...

Nevertheless, he proceeded to shower and decided to take a short walk around the mountain to clear his head of Lillian. He never got those dreams after two years since the accident. He wondered why they decided to come back now.

Cam shrugged and grabbed his purple hat from his bedside and ran outside to breath in the fresh air of Bluebell. He sighed and closed his eyes in content. When he opened them however, he was met by the sight of the citizens of the town busily attending to things here and there. Things were never this active during this time of day. There wasn't a festival today so that was out of the question.

He decided to find out from his most trusted friend, Ash. He found him by their chicken coop, tending to their chickens as usual. At least he wasn't like the others who were scurrying around the town.

"Hey, Ash." Cam greeted as he hopped up the fence to join his friend.

"Morning, Cam! You finally decided to show up, eh?" Ash said brightly.

Cam shrugged indifferently and shoved his hands in his vest pockets. "Any idea why everyone seems busy?"

Ash stopped feeding the chickens. "You weren't informed?" he asked.

Cam raised his eyebrows at him. "Informed of what?"

"There's gonna be a new citizen. The mayor's gonna bring her in before noon. You seriously didn't know?"

Cam was bit taken aback. Howard or Laney never told him about this.

"I heard it was a girl. I think her name was Lillian."

A/N: Yay! Finished the first chapter! Please tell me what you think!