A/N: Yeah, so one of my friends pointed out a nick name that I forgot. Pampered Princess, and yes Artimis, I am going to kill you for that one. Anywho on with the next chapter.

Disclaimer: It's in the last chapter.

X Tilly's POV

"I can't believe she flew all the way out here. I know she's planning something." Hallie grumbled from the wheel of my car. I was trying very hard not to feel guilty about knowing she was coming. Her mom had called and told me that she was coming, she wanted to let her know about her dad. I didn't know that'd she be so pissed!

"Chill out, Hal." I said, popping in my CD. "There. Relax under the wise and beautiful voice , err...screams really, of Underoath. The best band ever!" I said, knowing that Hallie would object, and proclaim that it was Funeral for a Friend, and all anger and hostility would forgotten.

X End POV

It hasn't been forgotten! I'm only letting you think it has! Hallie thought, as she angrily drove to the airport, in a heated discussion about which band was better. Soon the car was quiet except for the radio, currently playing Down, Set, Go by Underoath.

hasn't Hallie thought, as she angrily drove to the airport, in a heated discussion about which band was better. Soon the car was quiet except for the radio, currently playing Down, Set, Go by Underoath.

"I still say she's up to something." Hallie commented, pulling into the Airport's parking lot.

"Hallie! It's just your mom!" Tilly said, still on a high from the moshpit she was in.

" Yeah. I mean I love my mom, she's awesome, but she's always kind of understood why I had to leave, and she never tried to come after me." Hallie said, sitting in the car, not really wanting to move. Soon she was lost in thought and memories, and forgot that Tilly was there listening. " I mean, believe me, there have been times when I'd run away, and I'd be walking on the side of the road and looking at the cars passing by, and pray that one of them might be my mom. And then she'd come and hold me, and let me cry, and tell me that it was fine, and that I would get a huge ice cream sundae when I got home. But it never happened. I guess sometimes I got really lonely. So, so lonely." Hallie shook her head. "Wow, um sorry about that." She said, unbuckling her seatbelt, and stepping out of the car. Tilly grabbed their jackets and slammed the door shut.

"No problem, we're all entitled to our little dramatic monologue one in awhile." Then she walked over and gave Hallie a huge hug, because she was her best friend. "And there was mine. It was the after-we're-all-done-crying-and-weeping-and-complaining-hug." Hallie laughed and they both walked into the airport.

"Oooo!Oh it's a movable floor!" Tilly yelled and ran over to it, as it started moving her to the other side of the airport. "And they wonder why we're all so fat! It's because we don't have to move, the floor moves for us! That's pretty darn cool though!" (A/N: Those things really do exist, I've been on it when I went to the airport. I thought that was the coolest thing since string cheese man!)

"Yeah, but you know we're going to have to walk all the way back, because mom comes out that way." Hallie said, pointing to the opposite side of where they where going.

"Oh." Tilly replied. She looked how far it was and hopped the wall that was next to it. "Well forget that, I'll just take the one that leads to the right direction. Hey, Hal, do you want a little help?" She asked, as she noticed Hallie was having a little trouble hopping over the wall like Tilly did.

"Yeah, that would be great thanks." She said, and landed in a heap on the floor. "Ow."

"Are you Okay? Good, ready to jump this one? Hallie, where are you going."

"I'm walking!" She said limping away.

"Suit yourself."

X

"Is that her?" Tilly asked, sitting down against a wall, very bored not having the movable floor thing to amuse herself with, and not being aloud to sit on the baggage carousel.

"Dude, my mom isn't that old!" Hallie exclaimed. "Besides her hair isn't pink. Well it wasn't last time I checked anyway."

"Well how old is she anyway?"

"Like 37 or 38, not 52!" She said. Just then a woman with long auburn hair, tied back into a ponytail, walked out. She was very tall, and dressed pretty casually. Dark jeans that flared at the bottom, flip-flops, and a blue vintage Lucky Charms shirt. She put her sunglasses on her head, and her face broke out in a smile when she saw Hallie. "There she is." She said happily and ran to hug her mom. It felt good to finally be able to hug you mom.

"Oh, it's so good to see you!" Hallie's mom, Mari said. "I'm sorry I had to wake you up so late, I just didn't know who to call, and I-"

"Mom, it's ok! I'm am glad your hear, despite the fact that I know your planning something." Mari laughed.

"Wow." She said and hugged Hallie again. "I missed you so much!" She let go and held Hallie out as arms length. " Wow, look at how much you've grown! Wow, what are you wearing you look like a Goth. Oh well I don't care, I'm just happy to see you!" She squealed happily. Hallie smiled.

"You liar, she isn't 38!" Tilly said coming up to them, arms folded across her chest. Mari laughed.

"I like your friend Hallie!" She said. "And actually I am." Tilly shook her head in disbelief.

"Whoa. Um okay then. Miss, I mean Misses, Miss Romano...what do I call you!"

"You can just call me Mari."

"Alright, well, uh, Mari do you guys wanna head home? 'Cause it's 2:45 AM and I have to go to work tomorrow, and so does Hallie." Hallie smacked her head.

"Oh crap your right!" Hallie said, helping her mother get her suitcases.

X

Hallie rolled over and smacked the alarm clock off the nightstand, and literally rolled out of bed. She groggily walked into the kitchen, still in her green frog pajama bottoms, and a plain white tank.

"Gofd morfing!" Tilly said, stuffing her face with bacon. "Dude! Your mom can stay her as long as she likes! She made us breakfast!" Tilly leaned over to Hallie. "I love your mother! You know she talks like you right? You both look a like too, and you kno-"

"I can hear you, Tilly." Mari said, standing over the stove. Hallie laughed and sat down at the table where her mom sat a plate of bacon, sunny-side-up eggs, sausage, and toast.

"Thanks mommy." She said, pondering over the word she hadn't been able to use in almost 10 years. Mari smiled. I guess she glad to be called mommy again too. Hallie thought.

"No problem."

"Hola craola, I'm late!" Tilly said, running into her room to get changed. Hallie laughed.

"What are you talking about it's only 7:30!" Hallie called into Tilly's room.

"HA! You slept late! It's 12:00!"

"Oh man, I have to go to work at 1:15! I have to take a shower and get dressed, and do the dishes, and-"

"Don't worry about the dishes, Hal, I'll do 'em." Mari said, clearing the table off. Hallie looked down, feeling a little guilty making her mother do the dishes when she just got here.

"Are you sure? 'Cause mom, I can do them when I get home." Mari shook her head.

"No go on, I've got them." Mari said.

"Um, okay, thanks mom." Hallie said. Tilly came out in a long, black peasant skirt, a black peasant shirt, with bell sleeves, her favorite knee-high boots, and her black choker that had a small snowflake on it made of crystals. She tied her hair back in a low ponytail, and grabbed her car keys.

"All right, I'm going, tell Riley that I'm gonna be a little late for band practice." Tilly said laughing. "I'm going to use that leniency to actually eat lunch!" Hallie laughed and walked into her room to find her uniform for work.

"Wait a minute." Mari said walking into her room. "Aside from the fact that your room is a mess, your in a band!" Hallie smiled, and pointed to the acoustic guitar against the wall.

"Yeah. I'm the guitarist." She said, sitting next to her mother on the bed. "I accidentally made their old guitarist leave. Apparently she has very strong feelings against fish." Mari gave her a strange look.

"Who hates fish that much!"

"Her. She started yelling at me in German!" Mari laughed.

"Wow. Wow. So ,um how have your, um your..."

"Haven't burned anything down yet. Though I walked by a fire alarm and accidentally set it off, and I accidentally burned a hole through Tilly's tank top. She forgave me though. Other than that, it's been it." Hallie said, slightly embarrassed.

"Well that's good. Hey, your gonna be late for work, get a move on, hot head!" Mari said walking out of the room. Hallie laughed, and headed for the shower.

X

"Um,can I please have one Carmel frappiccino, one pumpkin coffee, and one muffin." Said a very disheveled looking mother, trying to keep track of a 5 year old, who kept knocking over people's coffee and making a huge mess. Next to the mother stood a very bored looking teenager, with light red hair.

"Alright that will be $12.53, and you can pick your order up over there." Hallie said, collecting the money, sticking it in the cash register, and going to mix the coffee. Just then the bell on the door rang, and in walked Riley ,Iris and convenitly her mother.

"Hey, Hal." Both Riley, and Mari said at the same time, they looked strangely at each other.

"Hey mom, hey Riley." Hallie said, and put the woman's order on the counter. Riley's eye's widened, and looked over at Mari, and then Hallie.

"Whoa, that's you mom!" Riley asked. Iris smiled at Mari. Her blonde her was pulled into a high ponytail, and she wore a light green Hollister shirt, jeans and flip flops.

"Wow, you look so young, I would have never guessed you were her mother!" Iris gushed. Mari laughed politely and leaned over to Hallie.

"Ha, ha. She's so fake." She said, smiling and laughing. Luckily neither Iris, or Riley heard her. "Well it's nice to meet my daughter's friends." She said.

"And, oh! I love that outfit!" Iris continued. Mari let her hair fall loose, wearing a white shirt, a beige sweater that reached to her knees, very clean looking jeans, and black boots with high heels. "You know, we really should go shopping sometime!" Riley gave Iris a funny look and turned his attention to Hallie.

"So, your mom seems pretty cool." He said.

"Yeah, she Is. She's staying with me and Tilly for awhile."

"That's cool." Riley said, letting his hair fall in front of his eyes, and making Hallie become very fascinated with the coffee machine. " Yeah so we're having practice at mine and Aaron's apartment instead of the garage." He said. Hallie gave him a confused look.

"Why?"

"Because Iris doesn't like the garage. She thinks practicing in a car garage is bad luck." Hallie rolled her eyes. "Yeah that's what Tilly did too."

"With good reason to."

"You don't like her do you." Riley said, ordering a chocolate chip cookie for him and Iris.

"She's... Interesting." Hallie said, trying to conceal the growing rage that grew whenever she heard the name Iris. Riley laughed. Hallie blushed. Hallie spilled the coffee.

"SHE SPILLED THE COFFEE! YAY! I'M SAVED!" Mari shouted, and looked around a little embarrassed. "I...uh, I mean, let me help you with that." Mari said, rushing over to the napkins before Hallie had a chance to tell her that she had some. "Thank God for a clumsy, in-love daughter." Mari said to herself, as she bent down to help clean up the mess.

"Thanks mom." Hallie said.

"No problem." Mari said. "But, I swear if you ever leave me with her again, I'LL KILL YOU!" She whispered. Hallie laughed.

"Whatever." Hallie, made a new cup of coffee for her mom, gave Riley and Iris they're plate of cookies, cleaned up the mess that a little kid had made, wiped off the counter, and served the next rush off people until her shift ended. Hallie was so tired she actually took a cab back to their apartment.

"Hey Hal...was that a cab?" Tilly, shouting over the blow-dryer.

"Yeah." She said, walking in. "Have fun at work?" Hallie asked, knowing that Tilly hated her job with a fiery passion that would never die. Tilly glared.

"Oh, ha ha, your so funny! No I did not. I HAD CAT CALLS DIRECTED TORWARD ME! THAT IS HARRASMENT!" She screamed, and held the blow-dryer over her head threateningly as Hallie keeled over in laughter. "You suck, Hallie. Plain and simple." She said, throwing a pillow at her head. Hallie ducked, and the pillow smacked Mari square in the face. Mari blinked in shock.

"You hit me!" She shouted. Tilly pointed to Hallie.

"It was all her fault! She ducked! I say that you get revenge and pummel her with this pillow." She said, tossing Mari a pillow. Mari looked down at the pillow and chucked it a Tilly. Tilly gasped. "Your not supposed to hit people with pillows, your old." Mari's eyes narrowed jokingly.

"Oh, it's on!" She said, and charged Tilly with the pillow. Tilly grabbed Hallie and used her as a shield. Hallie grabbed a pillow a whacked Tilly. Mari came up and knocked both of them with the pillow.

"PILLOW FIGHT!" Tilly yelled, putting a pot on her head for protection. "You'll never take me alive!" She shouted like a crazy person, and ran through the apartment. Hallie started laughing so hard, she almost peed her pants. 1 hour and three destroyed pillows later, all three of them were on the floor tossing M&M's into their mouths.

"Don't you all have band practice?" Mari asked.

"I'm allowed to be late." Tilly and Hallie said at the same time.

"Well in that case, do you all want to go out to dinner?" Tilly shook her head.

"Nah, you two go. You got a lot of catching up to do." Hallie looked over at Tilly, who was never known to give up a meal.

"You sure?" She asked. Tilly nodded.

"Yeah, go." Mari and Hallie nodded their thanks and headed out the door to get some burgers.

XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX

"So, what'd you want to tell me?" Hallie asked, finishing of her burger. Mari looked down at her plate of food, and cleared her throat. Clearly this would not be an easy conversation.

"Well um, your, um dad called me a few days ago." Mari started, and Hallie rolled her eyes. She was still angry at her dad. "He wants to see you Hallie." She said.

"Yeah well I don't want to see him." Hallie said. "I don't get why you want to either." She said, angrily. Mari sighed.

"Because he's your dad, and no matter how angry I am at him, you at least have to talk to him. He has something very important to tell you, Hal." Hallie rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. Let's go home, I gotta get my guitar for practice."

"Alright." Mari sighed starting the walk home."

XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX

Hallie pulled on her FFAF jacket and grabbed her guitar.

"You ready Tilly?" She called, jingling the car keys.

"Yup." She replied. "Hey, get the door would you?" She asked. Hallie sighed and walked to the door.

"Hello Hallie." Said a tall man, with silver blond hair, and bright blue eyes. Next to him stood a man who looked just like him, but he was taller and his face wasn't as round. Hallie stood in shock not able to say anything.

"Hey it's those guys from the club." Tilly said, walking to the door.

"Haldir, why were you at a club?" Mari asked, tapping her foot angrily.

"D...daddy?" Hallie whispered. Tilly looked at the guys in disgust and shock.

"DADDY!"