My first fanfiction here. Please read it and review, if possible.


"Dirk, do you think they'll find us here?" Lillian said.

"Nah," he said, smiling. His smile was the thing Lillian liked best about him. "Ivan's not here, and it's eight o'clock. Of course they won't find us here."

They were laying awake on the roof of Dirk's house. Lillian only occasionally visited Zephyr Town, but when she did, she felt like she was the happiest person in the world.

"How long are you staying?" Dirk asked.

"About 1 more day. I'm only here to visit my cousin Sherry and my uncle Felix."

"What's your town like?"

"It's... nice."

"Nice? That's the only thing you say?"

"Ok, fine. It's like hell."

Dirk laughed. "Oh, yeah? How?"

"1, my evil stepmother, 2, the town has horrible weather, and 3, too much people live there."

Dirk laughed again and took out a watch from his pocket. "Oh, god..." his smile faded. "Ivan's going to come back any minute."

Lillian nodded.

"You leaving tomorrow?" Dirk asked.

"Yeah. I'm going to come back though," she fiddled with her ring, which she wore on a necklace.

"Is that... your mom's? The dead one?"

Lillian wiped a tear out of her eye. "I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't have a-" Dirk started.

"No. It's fine. I don't try to keep it secret. Yes, it was her's."

He nodded, as if he knew about losing family members to death. Then he sat up. "Ivan's back."

Lillian climbed off the roof. "I better get going, I need to finish packing for the return trip."

Dirk jumped off, which Lillian found strange.

"Isn't it your birthday?" he said.

"Yeah... Fall 1," Lillian started fiddling with her honey-brown coloured hair.

"Well... happy birthday, Lily."

Then he did something Lillian did not expect. He kissed Lillian on the cheek.

"See you, Lillian," he walked back into his house.

But Lillian wouldn't see him again for the rest of her childhood.