Hi guys its me again I hope I really haven't lost your support this time. But I promise I am going to be better about posting. I am going to try and at least add a chapter once a month. Hopefully more if I get enough time. I love all of you for still reading cause obviously you still do if your reading this so I wanted to thank you in advance for putting up with my crap. Again I love you all very much

-Erin

Chapter Four

Tick, tock, tick, tock

When does it end? I feel like I've been in this library for at least a week now.

Lily by now had been absent mindedly chewing on a pencil for the last half hour in utter boredom.

Free periods are pointless. Especially on the first day. I don't have any homework and the computers are restricted to school work. What do I do? If I don't think of something I'm going to die of boredom. That's it….I'll die of boredom and when they find me I'll be laying here with a pencil hanging out of my mouth. I'll look like an idiot. And they'll think what a weirdo. She still chews pencils?

With that thought Lily pulled the pencil out of her mouth and decided she was better of without it. Then with nothing left to do her mind wandered to the subject of Xander…. And his dad.

What if he recognizes me…. He'll try to shoot me down. What if he…

The list went on and on.

But maybe it will be worth it. And besides what choice do I have. Xander is my only friend here… I wonder if he would understand… probably not. He doesn't even believe I exist. I wonder if that's worse than someone literally not knowing you exist. I guess not.

That's when she realized she still hadn't called Lizzy her know she wasn't coming home right away after school.

Crap! I knew I forgot something.

Lily slid the phone out of her bag and headed down the hallway to her locker and dialed her new home number. After many rings the answering machine picked up and Lizzy's voice rang out through the phone.

"Hello you have reached the home phone of Elizabeth McCoy and Lily Gandillion…"

Huh I guess she's updated it…

"I'm sorry we are out of the house right now but if you leave your name, number, and who you are trying to reach we will try to get back to you as soon as possible."

BEEP

"Hey Lizzy, oh maybe you would prefer Liz. Sorry nicknames are just what I do. Anyway its Lily and I just wanted to let you know that I am not coming to the house right away after school I'm going to be heading over to a friends house to work on a project and probably stay for dinner. I'll have my cell on me so if you have any questions just give me a ring. Talk to you when I get home" And with that Lily closed her phone and set it back in her purse.

Okay now I just have to find…

"Hey Lily! Over here" A voice shouted from the other direction. Lily turned around to find Alex on his way over to her. "So did she say it would be okay if you came over."

"Yeah actually I just called her. She didn't pick up but I left her a message to let her know where I would be"

"Alright cool. Lets just find my sister and we can head over"

The way over to Alex's house was short and brief it was basically over before she knew it. The house was mostly made of stone, and it was huge. Lily distantly hoped that she wouldn't get lost in it like the one time she had lost her way in the house of that one celebrity who once decided to take on the large challenge of Lily Gandillion. As she, Misty, and Alex approached the house a figure walked out the front door of the house with a lot of tools, those that would generally mean he was about to go work on the garden.

"Hey dad" Alex started. "I hope you don't mind but I brought a friend home to work on a chemistry project with me." Alex then gives Lily a nudge and she steps forward to greet Aiden. " Dad this is Lily"

"Pleased to meet you sir" Lily said struggling not to show how much she truly hated him.

"Nice to meet you Lily" Aiden said and then turning to Alex said " Now son does this beautiful flower have a name" Lily turned a bright shade of pink and red.

"Gandillion sir. My name is Lily Gandillion" With those words Aiden sharply turned back to face her with a look on his face that would make you think he had just seen a Ghost.