My Irregular Constant

by Lexisfightingrobots

This is a storie about childhood friends. Not quite sure if it's Phan yet. Lizzie is 15, and moving back to where she grew up at after four years. While she was gone, a new kid, Dan, took her place in the foursome, and as best friend to Phil. How will they take to each other? Why has she come back so suddenly? And what will happen once Dan finally gets use to having her around?

2. Late Night Cleaning of Procrastination

Lizzie

I reached the airport!

-Liz10

Ping!

That's awesome! Can't wait for you to be here!

HURRY!

xXROARxx

I'm trying. (0v0) I should be there at around

11 or 11:30. Soon though!

-Liz10

Ping!

19 hours is NOT soon

xXROARXx

I can't help but to smile. Putting my phone n my pocket, I expertly drag my suitcase behind me, while walking through the familiar airport. This is probably the 7th time I visited New York. The 5th time we haven't stayed for longer than at least a month. I like it here. Sure, it's always frantic. And people here are a bit on the angry side. But there's something about the city that never changes. Maybe it's that feel it gives off that's so unmistakably New York. Im not sure, but I like it.

Mum and I head towards the counter to get my luggage checked in when my phone vibrates. I had to shut the sound off when my mother said it was getting annoying. I can feel my lips being pulled into a smile when I realize its from Phil.

Don't stop texting me. :D You're going to be

on a plane for 8 hrs and I wont be able to chat

with you! Keep it constant.

xXROARXx

I had to laugh at his choice of words.

Constant

For as long as I can remember, that word has been hanging over my head just inches away, yet too far to reach.

I'm not really sure how long I've been standing here. Just sortof staring blankly at my phone. But all of a sudden, my mum clears her throat far louder than necessary. "Elizabeth. Pay attention."

"Wha...?"

"Your bag, dear. We're a bit pressed for time right now. We need to hurry."

"Oh. Sorry. I was just...talking to Phil." I say, lifting up my phone and shaking it slightly.

"You'll have plenty of time to speak with Phil later. Right now we need to focus on getting there."

After my luggage is settled, she searches the building for Andrew, our 'travel companion'. She spots him almost instantly. Which isn't too hard, considering the fact that he's 6ft'3, and in an impressively intimidating black suit. Mother calls him our 'family guard-man'. For the simple fact that he's been our bodyguard since I was six. Back when we still lived in the UK. Before he had any greys.

"Hello Andrew." My mother says.

He nods to her politely. "Ambassador Rice." He turns, and nods to me as well. "Elizabeth."

I smile. "Hey Andy. Tone it down, will ya? It's creepy. We've known you for years."

"He laughs. Sure thing squirtle." He says while ruffling my hair.

"Quit it!" I say laughing. Knocking his hand away and swiftly combing my fingers through my hair to even it back out. He's part of the reason I got it cut short and messy in the first place. That way it's easy to manage, and still manages to look awesome.

Andy checks his watch, then motions for us to follow. Fifteen minutes. You guys are late."

That late? I get my phone back out to check the time. 10:45 I frown. "That doesn't give me very long..." I grumble to no one in particular. I start replying to Phil.

15mins til we leave. I'm excited, but I'm already

dreading the plane trip (0_0)

-Liz10

Aww But the sooner you get on, the sooner we

can hug. You know, like IN PERSON!

xXROARXx

Haha Yeah (0v0) I just I sleep through most of

it this time. What are you up to?

-Liz10

That's a lie. I won't be able to sleep at all. I never do. Especially not this time. Although I'm happy to be able to see everyone again, I'm dreading leaving my mum. I'm not a mama's girl or anything. It's just that this trip is different. Not that she's said anything particularly bad about it. But I guess that's the problem. Whenever we go on trips mum always tells me what's going on. Which fight she's settling. What break in treaties she's discussing. Where she's going, why she's going. Always. She hasn't said a word about this trip. except that she's not coming with me. She's dropping me off with Andy, and heading God-knows-where for God-knows-what reason.

So no. I won't be getting any sleep. I'll be soaking up my timeleft with my mother because I don't know when I'll get to see her again.

Ping!

Nothing really. Just walking home with Dan

xXROARXx

Really? Cool. Tell him I speak for all America

as I say hi

-Liz10

Ping!

Sorry. Can't. He's busy.

xXROARXx

Phil

Really? Cool. Tell him I speak for all America

as I say hi

-Liz10

I turn relay the message to Dan when I freeze. Why not keep these fifteen minutes just between you and Liz? Dan won't mind. Not like he know's her anyway. I have to say, my subconscious puts up a good fight. I start to text her back. Saying that Dan's unavailable.

Then it hits me. I just lied to one of my few best friends. I'm sure you're thinking 'What's the big deal? You lied. So what? Not like it was over anything major.' And I guess you'd be right. If I were someone else. I don't lie much. I don't really like to. And I've never lied to Lizzie.

Till now, that is.

I'm so deep in thought that at first, I don't recognize the fact that Dan has taken my phone away from me.

"B-U-F" He starts to say, typing in my [sadly] obvious password.

"Wai-"

"F-Y" He finishes.

"Dan!" I yell, as I start to sprint towards him. Ignoring the next thing he calls to me. When I reach him I snatch my phone from his fingers. Careful not to drop and break it.

"Who's Liz? Did you get a girlfriend and not tell me about it?"

"Girlfri-No!" I feel my face go completely crimson. As if we could be dating! We haven't seen one another in four years!

Er...not that we would be together if she stayed. Or, you know. uh... I mentally shake the thoughts from my mind. Though I could still feel the scratching at the beak of my subconsciousness. I didn't need to think about that right now. Or ever really.

"Wait. Isn't she that girl from the internet? You gave her your number? Phil!

"she's not just from the internet, Dan." I explain to him how I know her. Then I get another message from Liz.

Too bad. At least that means I've got you all

to myself! :D

-Liz10

"Well?"

"Whel what?" I say, sending another message to Lizzie.

That you do. Tomaro's going to be awesome!

Tell your mum I said hi

xXROARXx

"You said 'not yet', Phil. What's going to change?" He's starting to get really cross now. I feel pretty bad. I've practically been ignoring him these past two weeks. And Chris and Peej have disappeared into their own little world lately. But still, Lizzie holds my attention. I mumble something halfway coherent about her moving in with my family, then put my attention back to my phone. We go back and forth like that for a while. Him asking me questions about the situation, and me, barely giving him any notice, and giving him short, useless answers. Too preoccupied with my phone. Until he asked something that caught my attention.

"You sure its okay for me to be there? I mean...she doesn't even know me."

I have to stop and stare at him. And it takes awhile for me to work out what's he's talking about. I never really told her he was coming. I just sortof felt right that way. "Hold on." I tell him, and start to message Liz again. I don't have to wait long for a reply.

Yeah! Of course it is. :D Thanks to YouTube, I

practically know him already. It'd be cool to

finaly meet the guy that's been hogging all my

friends

-Liz10

For the slightest moment, I feel disappointed. But I shake it off quickly, and relay the message back to Dan. He gives me a confused look, and I figure it's because I said she knew him already. "She watches our videos, remember?" At the same time that I say this, I get another text from Liz.

Night Phil! We're getting on the plane now. Oh,

and mum says hi. (0v0) 8hrs, and then I'm

finally there. I'm so excited! Bye!

-Liz10

"What's it say this time?" Dan groans. I smile and laugh. But make sure that I'm still looking at my phone while I do so. He's really mad at me now. He gotten all whiny. Like a child, bored at the bank. That means his guard is down. I'd tell him it made him look all cutesy, but he'd just get defensive. And his guard would go back up instantly.

"She says goodnight. And that she's boarding the plane now."

I laugh when I hear Dan mumble "finally" And looking up, I realize we've made it home already. I turn right and cross the street as we say our goodbyes. Then I walk up the steps to my house while Dan does the same three doors down.

"Later." I call, walking into my home.

Once I'm home I can't seem to calm down. I'm everywhere at once, but I'm not paying any mind to my surroundings. I'm no I'm being paranoid, because I know she won't care. But I want everything to be perfect for when Liz arrives. My room isn't too messy, but maybe I should wash all my dirty laundry before she gets here.

I leap off the couch; rudely interrupting my dad's sleep. "Sorry." I whisper. Not sure if I woke him or not. Then I rush to my room and grab hold of my hamper; dragging it to the laundry room. An hour-and-a-half later, here I am. With what I'm sure is the largest amount of clean clothing there has ever been in my shelves at one time. Heck, the house is cleaner than it's ever been. The only thing I haven't cleaned is...

Before the thought can even properly form, I'm in Michael's room; attempting to sneak around and clean while he sleeps. Just as I suspected; his room was a down-right mess. It was better suited to the name "pig stye".

i carefully walked over to him and placed a stray pillow over his face. Freezing when he stirred slightly. After waiting a few silent moments I step towards the lamp; smiling at my ninja-like skills of stealth. In my foolish arrogance, I forgot to watch my step and tripped on one of his discarded hoodies. Creating a domino effect as I dodged some pain instead crashing into his haphazard stack id CD albums; shocking him awake.

"What the-Phil! The hell are you doing in here?"

"Late night cleaning of procrastination?"

I can't believe I just said that. And apparently he couldn't either. I watched as he slowly dragged his hand over his face.

"Get out. Please. And let me sleep."

Like an idiot; I still tried to clean his room. Which lead to his raised voice, and my mum wondering just what was going on. I ended up leaving Michael's room and having a conversation with my mum that my tired brain can barely remember. An hour later and it's 1:15, and I can no longer keep myself awake. Sinking into my cool pillow; I think of the coming day.

I feel as if I might explode. Dan would call it a "feel-splosion". A girl who I very much love is moving in with me tomorrow. I smile into my pillow until the weight of what I just thought actually hits. Wait Phil. You Love her? Of course. I reason. She's one of my best friends. Practically family. How could I not?But despite my rivaling thoughts, there's some part of me that recognizes that whatever I feel for Liz, it's a separate thing from how I feel about Chris or PJ.

Okay, I'm never doing txt msgs again. Too much trouble. And they meet in the next chapter anyway, after a little Phan fluff action. So look forward to that. After I completely rewrite it... I got distracted by the Kickthestickz in it so it needs "touching up". I hid a Cyrosity joke in there towards the end. Did you catch it? And someone pleas say you appreciated the whole "Liz10" thing. I thought it was pretty clever. (0v0)

Now that I have bothered to finish and edit this painful chapter, I hope ill get to start actually updating regularly. Or at least more frequently than a month or so apart. It's SUMMER. I should get into the spirit. So...yeah. Please review. I've got tons of veiws and barely any reviews. If you hate it, at least tell me why so I don't have to kill myself with anxiety wondering what could be so wrong about my writing. See you next time guys.

-Lexis