The JoshxOC stories got me all hyped so I thought on making one myself. I want to thank ZexionLover411 and Artemis' hunters for inspiring me! I love your stories :D

November, 2010

The sound of the alarm clock from a phone going off repeatedly was the first sound to grace her unconscious mind. In a sleep induced haze, she reached one hand out and fumbled around for a second before her hand came in contact with the infernal device. She wrapped her hand around the offending object and brought it to her face under the warmth of her blanket. She quickly pushed the snooze button and groaned loudly as she buried her face deeper into her pillow and snuggled down into her sheets in an attempt to encourage sleep to return to her. She made a distressed sound before she rolled over onto her back and opened her eyes knowing that trying to go back to sleep would be a lost cause at that point. Her brain was already active and besides, she needed to get ready for school.

She linked blindly for a few seconds, staring up at the dust motes floating through the patches of a weak sunlight coming through her curtains before her vision finally cleared.

Liliana rose slowly into a sitting position before she surveyed her dark room before yawning softly and stretching her arms.

She pulled herself unwillingly from her bed and padded over to her window, sliding the curtains away, she grinned whitely upon seeing the snow outside. She was still trying to get used to it. When she turned back to her room, some of the boxes from the moving van were still yet to be open, she felt guilty for being lazy. When she looked back to the window the house in front of her caught her attention, the Washington's lived there. And today her family was having dinner there; apparently Bob and Melinda Washington wanted to meet the new neighbors in the street, they seemed nice.

Shaking her head, she padded out of her room and descended the stairs towards the kitchen, where João Neves was already up and dressed, and making breakfast.

"Oh shit! Lily you scared me!" he paused, "I'm sorry I cursed," he added embarrassedly and sheepishly.

She smiled fondly at her softer daddy, then she gave him a morning hug, "Sorry daddy," she turned from him and set about making her morning cup of tea. The methodical process of making tea was just what her brain needed to start waking up. At the current moment her brain still felt sluggish and weighed down by the effects of almost comatose like sleep state she had so recently been blissfully engaged in ever since she moved to America. When the kettle started screaming she took it off the heat and poured the boiling hot water into her Adventure Time mug before adding honey and peach tea bags and waiting for the brew to steep.

João yawned as he fetched the ready toasts from the toaster, "Ready for another week?"

Liliana nodded stiffly, "I guess…" her voice was puny and insecure, it made her dad cringe.

"Oh hun, I know you'll make friends. I have a good feeling about it," he chuckled, "Heck, I didn't had a single friend when I was your age, but you know what happened?" he grinned.

"You met dad,"

"I met your father and won the confidence to make more friends,"

"So… you're telling me I just need to make a friend and then I'll have more?" she blinked confusedly.

He nodded, "Maybe."

She seemed thoughtful about it, "Be right back,"

Liliana made her way back into her bedroom and crossed over to her dresser. She pulled some clothes out of her drawers before returning to the kitchen to pick up her mug of tea.

"Are you taking it to the bathroom?" João questioned, this time he was already sitting on the table and buttering his toast.

"Yeah…" she replied wary.

"Don't forget to bring it back," he gave her a knowing look, "I found two mugs there days ago."

She smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, I'll bring it don't worry."

She brought it to her bathroom with her and set it down on the counter as she started the shower. She sipped her tea and finger combed her hair as she waited for the shower to heat up. And after stripping down her pajamas, she stepped into her steamy shower and proceeded to complete the methodical process of showering. Her own inner dialogue was screaming at her to not even bother and just go and pretend to be sick to go curl back up in her bed.

Ten minutes later, she stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her thin frame before crossing into her bedroom. She smiled in satisfaction as she left a trail of water behind her on the wooden floor, she would be scolded for sure. To escape the cold, she quickly pulled on her dark blue washed skinny jeans and an indigo blue colored crew neck sweatshirt. She pocketed her phone as she passed her bed and quickly pulled the sheets up to make it. She wasn't a person that moved around during her sleep so it was easy to make her bed every morning. Then she grabbed her tan riding boots and hopped around the room pulling them up. She returned to her bathroom and dried her hair.

While staring at the mirror as the noise echoed through the room, she thought on changing the things a bit today. She would try to smile more and participate more in her classes, maybe today she would be able to make a friend. Her goal was to get at least one phone number this week, she needed someone to text… her only contacts were her two fathers.

Her brown hair fell in waves to her back and shoulders as soon as they were dry. SHE brushed through the waves gently before pulling her hair back into a ponytail. She stared at her reflexion and changed her mind, letting her hair down and giving an assuring smile to herself. She swiped a little eyeliner under the lips of her brown eyes, they were too big for her face, she always thought. Then she brushed a little of powder on her cheeks.

Liliana narrowed her eyes at her reflexion for a second before clicking her tongue and cocking her head to the side. She nodded with a shy smile once happy with the way she looked before she left her bathroom and walked back downstairs – she quickly turned back to get her mug.

She sat down at the table and took two long sips from her tea; she munched on the toast that João had prepared while she showered. He wasn't in the kitchen anymore, by the sound of the hot water running in the plumbing, he was taking a shower.

Looking at the wall clock from the kitchen, she still had twenty minutes before the school bus. That was another complete cultural shock for her, in her home country they had buses but normally only for private schools, she could always take the five minute walk to her school but now she had the yellow school bus to take her. The stop was right in her block so she was there in two minutes,

After filling her stomach and finishing her tea she placed the dishes in the machine and walked back upstairs to brush her teeth, after the process and flossing she checked her breath and was happy to smell like mint.

She passed by her nightstand and grabbed her strawberry flavored Chap Stick, she put it around her lips to prevent having them painfully dry from the cold air and held onto it as grabbed her Eastpak padded red backpack. She guarded the Chap Stick on the front pocket and carried the bag downstairs to the entrance.

She snatched her wallet from the cluttered table against the wall and slipped it into her pocket before grabbing her dark blue knitted scarf and matching knitted bonnet of their peg by the door, slinging it around her neck and pulling it over her head, covering her ears.

Liliana Sousa-Neves briefly took a second to straighten myself out before she nodded and opened the door, welcoming the cold wind, she turned to the stair and yelled that she was off; she stepped out and mentally cursed when she had to come back for her house keys.

"You're the girl that's coming for dinner later right?"

Liliana was on her way to her locker after leaving the bathroom when a voice halted her. She turned around and saw two cute twins looking at her expectantly. Liliana blinked in confusion, and then it hit her. They were Beth and Hannah Washington, right?

"Yes… hello," she gave them a small wave and turned fully at them.

The one without the glasses grinned, "Hey! I'm Beth and this is my sister Hannah."

"I'm Liliana," the brunette offered too quickly.

"You're… not from here aren't you?" Hannah said shyly, "You have an accent," she further explained.

Liliana inhaled, "Yeah, I'm from Portugal."

"Oh, that's so cool! I always wanted to go there ya know?" Beth chirped, "How do you like America so far?"

"You must be having some cultural shock," Hannah said nicely.

Liliana shivered of how nice the two were being; now she kinda couldn't wait for the dinner.

"Yeah, some things are different, but it's nothing I can't handle." Liliana spoke more confidently now.

"Really? How about the timezone?" Beth asked.

"And oh, the food must be weird too!" Hannah giggled.

"The classes too!" Beth gasped, "And you were alone…"

"I can also notice the Mediterranean complex in you Lily," Hannah complimented, "C-Can I call you that?"

Oh… Liliana felt her cheeks burn. They were talking nonstopping but she liked that, she felt like she could hear the two talking forever, as long they were nice.

She nodded, "Of course, only if you let me call you Hannie."

A/N: I feel like this was a weak chapter to start a story…

But well, let me know what you think ^^

Sorry for the grammatical mistakes and thank you for reading! I'll try not to make this too OC-centric, but I wanted you guys to know Liliana before the plot thickens.

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