Little Things

by SosoChoo

Summary: Sadie's life wasn't an easy one, and it goes from horrible to unbearable when she arrives at the Dumping Ground, with an ex-housemate who tries to cause her time there hell and a nosy care worker who tries to make her open up. But when a odd friendship arises in the lovable Liam, will things go smoothly?

Pairings: LiamxOC

Disclaimer: I own nothing, except for OC, Sadie.

Notes: Set between series 2 and 3 of Tracy Beaker Returns, so no Toby and no Burnywood kids.

Chapter Two: Party

Sadie closed the office door after talking to Mike and Tracy; she was allowed to stay, and she was to share a room with Carmen, but she was on a disciplinary for hitting Elektra meaning if any more trouble was caused between the two of them then Sadie would have to relocate. Sadie understood this and promised that she would not cause any trouble, as long as Elektra stayed out of her way and she would reciprocate.

"Sadie, come on!" Carmen had been waiting for Sadie to finish up with Mike and Tracy and took her by the hand, leading her upstairs to the living room.

"WELCOME TO ELM TREE HOUSE SADIE!" A roar of woos and cheers enveloped the room and Sadie just stood like a deer in the headlights.

"We thought we'd throw you a welcome party, y'know, to make you feel welcome?" Tee handed her a small stitched square, "I made this; you can have it. As a welcome gift!"

The stitching was decorated with a white flower, a little basic but very accurate, "Thanks, Tee." Sadie smiled; she hadn't received a gift before.

"So where were you last?" Johnny asked, setting up the pool table to play with Carmen.

"In a foster home." Sadie sighed, sitting on the sofa next to Frank.

"Why did you leave?" Frank asked; Sadie couldn't tell if he was intrigued but she answered anyway.

"Harriet didn't like me."

"Was that your foster mum?" Tee asked, Sadie nodded, "Why didn't she like you?"

Sadie shrugged, "She thought I was trouble."

Liam and Elektra walked into the living room – he had spent a while trying to convince her to come down. He sat down next to Frank as Elektra stomped past Sadie and sat at the other end of the room watching TV.

"Was there something you did to make her think that?" Carmen asked as she shot a yellow ball into a pocket.

"She thought I was sneaking out and bringing people into the house when everyone was asleep."

"Probably was." Elektra muttered, but no one heard her over the TV.

"And was you?" Frank sounded more inquisitive this time.

Sadie shook her head, "But no one believed me, they never do." Sadie suddenly felt flustered; her insides churned like a washer, her head felt light. She excused herself and ran for the bathroom.

The vomiting occurred out of nowhere; she didn't have time to shut the door. Bile was sweeping up her oesophagus and pouring straight out of her mouth.

"You okay?"

Sadie turned to see Liam leaning against the door frame of the bathroom.

"I'm fine." She coughed, and she felt another spout of vomit rise.

"Can I come in?" He asked, and when he saw Sadie nodded he walked forward, reaching for some tissue paper. "Here." He handed her a small piece.

"Thanks." She wiped her mouth then put the tissue down the toilet before flushing.

"Something you ate?" He calmly enquired, his cockney twang evident in his tone.

"Nah." Sadie's head shook, "I just got nervous. It happens all the time."

Silence broke out into the room. The couple's gazes were averted to the floor. Sadie didn't know what to say. Nor did Liam. She tried looking up, but she felt too awkward. Each time she tried her eyes fluttered back down in a hurry.

"At least your first day's over," Liam eventually spoke, and Sadie felt she could now look up at him, "Now you've got to survive the rest of your time here."

"Well I'm only here temporary - until things calm down at Harriet and James' home."

Sadie stood up and walked into the hallway. Her balance was a bit off after the nausea but she was fine, but Liam mistook this for feeling ill again – he quickly grabbed her arm to control her balance – big mistake number two.

"Get off me!" She didn't scream, but her voice was raised and panicked.

Liam quickly released his light grip from Sadie, "Okay, okay, I'm sorry!" He backed away, his forearms raised as if he was being arrested. "I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable."

"It's okay." Sadie answered breathlessly. That nervous feeling came back; her stomach was churning uncontrollably, her head felt light – she ran to the toilet again and crouched over it, spewing more vomit.

Liam looked away; what was up with this girl? "You okay?" He asked, feeling quite sorry for the girl who was still puking.

"I'm fine," She coughed; she grabbed some more toilet tissue and wiped her mouth again, a grimaced look on her face. "I'm gonna need to brush my teeth about 50 times to get this awful taste out of my mouth." Her giggle filled the room.

Sadie flushed the toilet and stood up, a small smile still plastered on her lips.

"You sure you're okay?" Liam observed her closely; her face was ghostly white and her eyes looked hollow; her gaunt expression made her look skeletal.

"I'm fine, honest." She staggered out of the bathroom, "We going back to this party or what?"

"Mike?"

"Yes, Tracy?"

"It says here that Sadie has been hospitalised 5 times just this year, is there something we should know?"

Tracy was reading Sadie's file to understand the girl's background; she had seen the report on Elektra and Sadie fighting but didn't read it thoroughly as she didn't have time. There was some information on how many foster homes she had been in and which care homes she resided in and for how long, though it never answered Tracy's question on why she was hospitalised, as Mike had those reports in his hand.

"It's because-"

"MIKE! MIKE! HURRY!"

Both Tracy and Mike shot out of their seats at the sound of Carmen screeching his name. They dashed out of the office and ran up to the living room.

"Guys, give her some air!" Tee was crouched next to Sadie who had collapsed on the floor. Everyone was hovering around her like vultures on a carcass.

"Sadie? Sadie can you hear us?" Mike crouched over her to check if she was breathing; he put his hand in front of her mouth to be sure. He felt a faint breath. "Tracy, call the Doctor, I think she's fainted." Tracy nodded and ran out of the room. "Someone help me pick her up and take her to her room. Liam, help me." Mike tried to pick her up as Liam didn't respond.

"I think you should get Gina to take 'er."

Mike looked in confusion at the young lad, wondering what he was talking about. Until it clicked in Mike's brain. "Liam, it doesn't matter at the moment, just help me take her upstairs."

Liam cautiously approached the unconscious girl and carefully helped Mike lift her off the ground. She was scooped into Mike's hold as he quickly made his way upstairs to Carmen and Sadie's room.

"Is she okay?" Frank asked. Everybody had a worried expression on their faces, all except Elektra.

"Oh she'll be fine, she always did that at Grimswood." Elektra spat from the opposite side of the room, and all eyes turned on her.

"She always fainted?" Tee asked, and Elektra nodded, "Why?"

"Because she'd purposely not eat to prove a point. She's pathetic." Elektra rolled her eyes.

"Isn't that like, an illness?" Johnny questioned, looking at the others.

"Yeah it's called…um…anorexia?" Carmen was unsure of the answer she gave.

"Anorexia's a mental disorder." Elektra educated, "Your mind thinks your body is fat when it's not and makes you deprive yourself of food. What she's doing isn't the same. She's just a psycho who loves attention."

"She doesn't look like a psycho." Frank defended as he was setting up the pool table.

"The Doctor's on his way. He'll be 10 minutes tops." Tracy entered Carmen and Sadie's room with a jug of water and an empty glass. Carmen was behind her who wanted to see if Sadie was okay.

"She's fine, Carmen." Mike stood up from the edge of Sadie's bed after he and Liam managed to put her there. "Keep her company while we wait for the doctor."

Mike walked out of the room as Tracy approached the bedside table between the girl's beds.

"For when she comes round." Tracy placed the water and glass on the bedside table. "It might just be the excitement of today." She tried to reassure herself more than Carmen and Liam.

"Well, Elektra said that she does this a lot." Carmen looked over at Tracy.

"That she used to faint?"

Carmen nodded, "She said it was to get attention; she wouldn't eat when she was trying to prove a point about something."

Tracy and Liam looked slightly disgusted, "Did she actually say that?" Tracy was puzzled; she knew Elektra didn't like Sadie and vice versa, but was there any truth in what Elektra was saying or was she making something sound sordid?

Liam stormed out of the room, muttering something under his breath.

"Liam!" Tracy followed him. "Keep an eye on Sadie, Carmen." Carmen nodded. "Liam!"

Liam had made his way into the living room where the kids were going about their usual business after the incident (All except Gus who was in his bedroom); Johnny and Frank were playing pool, Tee was playing a board game with Harry and Elektra was reading a magazine whilst listening to music on her MP3. He stormed up to Elektra and whipped her earphones out.

"What are you doing?!" She angrily spoke, closing her magazine and plonking it down next to her.

"Why're you calling Sadie an attention seeker? The girl's ill, can't you see that?" His angry tone intensified his cockney accent.

"Liam, calm down!" Tracy positioned herself between Liam and Elektra.

"Oh, well I see she's sucked you in." Elektra sighed exasperatingly.

"What're you on about? Have you not seen how unwell she looks? And all you can do is moan about her and feed vicious lies to this lot?" Liam shook his head in anger and walked away, Frank followed him.

Tracy's gaze was set on Elektra; this stern look caught the teen's attention.

"What?"

"What is your problem, Elektra?" Tracy asked in a surprisingly calm tone. "You and Sadie have to live with each other for a good few weeks, no one said you had to talk to her, but don't ruin her chances being friends with the other kids."

"Tracy, the Doctor's here." Mike stated.