AN: Thanks for all the reviews so far...this is a short chapter as I've been really busy with exams and I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with the story. It's been happy so far but it gets a little angsty now so please don't hate me. I wanted to write an original story so I've changed it a little. Anyway tell me what you think thanks x

Abby stirred as she felt a small hand tug on her own,"Mum I can't sleep. I can't sleep." Abby saw in the darkness that she'd be crying and she sat on the edge of her bed shivering.

"You just left me, where were you?" Liana's voice shrieked out surprising Abby. She lifted the duvet off the bed and captured Liana bringing her close to her.

"Hey I didn't leave you hunny, you must of just had a bad dream."

Liana cried softly and gently drifted off to sleep, Abby stayed awake with her for a while stroking her hair when she cried out. Eventually Abby's eyes couldn't stay open anymore and she fell asleep.

"Ok guys what do you want to do?" Abby stood over two very bored looking children on the sofa.

"Do you want to go to the park or something?"

Alex scowled at her, "It's two degrees out there…but then again it's warmer than in here." Abby could see that he had purposely kept his hat, scarf and gloves on to make a statement. She glanced down at Liana whose face remained emotionless and her eyes looked sad.

"Fine why don't we get a video out or something?" Alex nodded his head; however Liana chose to ignore her.

"Liana?"

"What" her voice sounded irritable and tired.

"Video…yes? No?"

"I don't care." Abby looked taken aback.

"Wow you're cranky today, early to bed tonight misses." Abby waited for her to change her mind and apologise, a tactic often played by Liana when she knew she'd been bad, however she remained quiet.

"So shall we go to the video shop around the corner and pick something out?" Alex nodded his head in agreement and stood up, Liana reluctantly followed. They walked along the road in silence and Abby started to become worried about how upset Liana looked. They entered the video store and Alex immediately ran off to find something to watch. Liana dithered by Abby's side not wanting to leave her.

"Are you going to go help Alex find something good to watch?"

Liana shrugged and slowly her eyes drifted over the different films, however she kept a tight hold of Abby's hand.

"I want this one." Liana stood on her tiptoes and grabbed a video from the shelf. A second later Alex bounded around the corner with a video in his hands.

"Scooby-do 2 we have to get Scooby-do 2" he said excitedly waving the video into the air. Liana shook her head and held out hers.

"No we're getting Liar Liar; my best friend said it was the funniest film she'd ever seen."

"Nah Scooby-Do is way funnier. Anyway you're not even old enough to watch that film." They started to argue and Abby intervened realising they were both only children and were used to getting their own way.

"Guys we only have time to get one film, so Liana why don't we get Scooby-Do and next time Alex comes over we'll rent out Liar Liar?"

Liana suddenly burst into tears and started crying hysterically, she repeatedly shook her head.

"Hey what's wrong with her?" Alex asked confused, when other customers in the shop turned their attention to the hysterical child.

Abby startled by her change in behaviour picked her up to try and comfort her, she soothed soft murmurs into her ear but it was no use as Liana thrashed out her arms.

"Noo, Mum" she screamed as Abby tried to stop her from kicking out.

"Liana what's wrong?" Abby tried to shout over her screams.

"Hey Abby we can get Liar Liar I really don't mind."

"Liana, Alex says we can get Liar Liar okay?

This however was unheard as her screams drowned out what Abby and Alex had said.

"Alex sorry hun I need to take her home". They left the video shop empty-handed and returned home. Once back in the apartment Liana jumped down from her arms and ran into her bedroom. Abby's stomachperformed a 180 flip as she heard Liana hysterically crying in the bedroom.

"Why's she so upset over a video?" Alex wondered out loud and Abby silently asked herself the same question.

"I don't know", Abby whispered staring intently at the closed door.