Sorry just a filler chapter. Didn't have much else to say. I'm sorry if this is dragging on but I just wanted to point out that all this stuff with the previous chapters whether you could see a little bit of romance between them too! Please keep sending your reviews in, they are really encouraging and I'm new at this whole writing thing so I do tend to go on. Thanks xx 3

Liam Pov

I was pretty gutted when Elektra didn't seem to appreciate me owning up. She seemed pretty quiet as well on the journey back home and it upset me to see her like this. I guess I sort of understood what she meant. She didn't want to get too friendly with any of us really and she didn't want to get hurt. But today on the trip back I saw a different person. Some one with a bad past and bad history that just simply couldn't be replaced. And I was truly sorry for her. But I didn't show it though. Nothing is private here in the dumping ground and I learnt that from experience.

When we finally arrived I was sort of relieved that we were back. Too many weird stuff can happen on outings and this was not an exception.

"Liam...are you alright? You're looking a bit ill babes" Gina asked concerned.

"Yeah.. yeah I'll be fine just need a rest.." I replied.

I was sat in my room bouncing a stress ball off the wall and back. It does help I guess in a way. Frank came into my room.

"Do you want to play pool downstairs?" he asked.

I shook my head. And Frank being Frank didn't know what else to do and he just walked awkwardly back out the room. Soon Toby, Gus and Harry came into my room.

"Are you sure you're alright..it's not like you to say no to pool... its us against Elektra please come!" Toby pleaded.

"At the moment the girls are winning 5-0" Gus said stating all his facts.

"Shut up Gus!" Toby said exaggerated "Can't you see Liam is ill; he probably needs a doctor!".

"No he doesn't.." said Harry quietly. We all turned to look at the young boy and his giraffe.

"He just needs someone to talk to him... that's what Jeff says!" Harry continued. I looked up and smiled at him.

"Yeah you're right I just need some one to talk to.." I said.

"Well we've got a match to win.." Toby said looking at Gus anxiously. I nodded at them to go and join the others. Harry stayed behind with his giraffe.

"Well what's your problem?" he asked me. I had to smile then. His innocent little face seemed to be understanding for once and Harry seemed more older now. I stared into his blue eyes. I guess I had no choice but to tell him what was bothering me.

"Well technically I saved Elektra from being accused by everybody else for the rest of her life and now she doesn't like me for it.." I said trailing.

"Why doesn't she like it?" he asked. I took a deep breath and sighed.

"That's the thing..I just don't know.." I looked at him knowing what he was going to suggest next "Look me and Elektra are enemies anyway...it doesn't matter..".

"It does!" Harry exclaimed "That's why you're sad; because of what she said...now if you talk to her you might even become friends.."

"Sorry Harry.."I interrupted, "That won't happen in a million years to come yet...but thanks for your help". I got up and went out of my room not feeling really safe; even in my own room!

Elektra Pov

I was surprised! I knew Liam wouldn't decline a game of pool unless there was something seriously wrong...well I knew what that wrong thing was though but I didn't know he could so upset over me!

Me; his top rival enemy!

I did feel a bit guilty but I told myself he was only trying to get attention from everybody else. I think. We were in the lounge playing pool. The girls had won and we were high fiving each other and rubbing it all in the boys face! Oh yeah we'd won!

We heard some false mocking clapping and we spun around to find out who it was. Liam. How could I be such an idiot for thinking that he was truly upset?!

"Well done" he said, "but you can't blame the boys; I wasn't here for 'em was I now?".

The boys argued back saying that we had a pretty close call and the girls only just won it. Errm yeah I wouldn't exactly call getting one shot a close call. Liam smirked and plonked himself on the sofa before giving a dirty look at me. He hadn't changed one bit.

Everybody started whispering.

"What's up with him?"

"I don't know; he's not usually like this.."

"He's just in a mood that's all.."

"Come on we know Liam isn't like that.."

"Yeah I mean he hardly gets angry at any of us.."

"Some one needs to find out what's wrong with him.."

"I've already done that" said a small voice blankly. It was Harry.

All of us exchanged a confused look and looked back at him.

"Did you find out what was wrong then?" Carmen whispered excitedly. Harry nodded clinging onto Jeff.

"Well go on what is it?"

Harry put a finger to his lips and began to walk away. Everyone followed him around starting to bribe him with sweets and stuff. Harry obviously rejected them all and everybody soon gave up and walked away. I caught Harry staring at me and I looked back at him confused. He shook his head and walked off. Well I guess the problem was about me then wasn't it?!

Everybody else was slouching on the opposite couch not sitting next to Liam,even Frank his mate. Liam didn't seem bothered. His eyes were planted firmly on the TV screen. I went down and whispered in Carmen's ear.

"Look I'll see if I can make him get up to play pool with you then maybe you can try finding out the problem.." I said trailing. Carmen looked up at me and sighed.

"Fine go on then we're all watching"

"I don't know why you're all bothering, look at him; it'll take something really big to put him out of this mood!" Sapphire moaned. I rolled my eyes and took the TV remote out of his hands and switched the telly off. Now everybody was watching.

"What d'ya do that for you flipping idiot?! I was watching that, alright?"

"Too bad. Everybody wants you to go and play with them instead of being all moody and watching TV.."

"I am not moody.."

"Yeah and your name's not Liam either!" I exclaimed, smiling now. Liam groaned. Yup! I'd got him.

"Leave me alone!" he muttered before trying to snatch the remote out of my hands.

"Not until you go play with them" I said "Or I'll make you watch all the episode's of America's next top model back to back..."

"Fine.." he said getting up and grabbing a pool stick. 'Finally!' I thought secretly inside my head.

"..but only if you'll play as well.." Liam said, smiling his big Cheshire Cat grin again. Damn!

Liam Pov

Everybody slapped Elektra on the back for making me get up and play. I smiled, it was me against Elektra. She'd thrown me off the pool table now it was my turn to thrash her!

I let Elektra start first, she was only a girl;I'd beat her anyway. She got the first shot in. Not bad I reckoned to myself! Then the second,third,fourth... I watched as she leaned over to table concentrating hard and neatly hit the ball in. I suddenly regretted letting her have the first shot. Then when I realized I was going to lose Elektra missed. I was bewildered.

"Oh damn! I was so close. Your turn Liam" she said sweetly. She'd done that on purpose; I know she did. But the others didn't see that though and they believed her anyway. I looked at Elektra confused and she smiled at me urging me to take my shots. I ended up beating her but only just. I'm sure if she hadn't lost on purpose she would have one. But she let me win! That wasn't fair! But somehow it cheered me up! I rubbed it in her face but not too much that she got all moody. For one split second she looked like she was blushing. But I blinked and I saw Elektra pretending to be mad and rolling her eyes at me.

Yeah well she's not good at lying if you ask me!