Lily had given up asking where they were. Nobody was listening anyway.
She had long since given up shrieking at Ofe and Nigel to leave a space for Kylan and Ben on either side of her. They kept sliding over, on top of the invisible people that were her friends, and she had to keep pushing them away again, much to her annoyance. Apparently, it was to her father's annoyance, too, because he seemed pretty angry with them all. Lily slouched in her seat, talking to Kylan and Ben for the rest of the journey in a hushed voice.
They soon arrived on their new street. There was woods all around them, much to Lily's delight. It was just like her own little world! There were lots and lots of forests there, too! She was grinning wildly, humming to herself, when a boot flew through Kylan's head. "
ABBY!" She screamed at her sister, in unison with her father. "
YOU HIT KYLAN!!" She was trying her hardest not to cry when the other boot flew through where Ben was sat, and her sister was out of the window. She
hated when her sisters or brothers hit or sat on her friends. What did she ever to to
their friends, invisible or not?
The tyres of the car finally crunched onto the white pebble drive. Lily had her arms crossed over her chest, scowling at her knees. She could see her knees, as the skirt she wore came to just above her knees. It was a cream chiffon dress, with a brown leather belt wrapped just higher than her waist. She had knee high white socks on, too, with lace around the top. White flats adorned her feet and her ash blonde hair was combed and straight. She wore no jewellery, as she hated the things, and her sisters would probably break it anyway.
The car rolled to a stop, and Lily let Ben step out before she leaped out herself. Unfortunately, Mitch decided to walk straight through Ben, which caused another shouting fit at him. He didn't seem to care. Perhaps he didn't even hear her. Then again, nobody really did.
Ofe walked over to a fountain, which Lily immediately fell in love with. She smiled to herself, made a hand gesture to Ben and Kylan, and slipped off her socks and shoes, running over to the fountain. She sat on the side and dipper her feet in the water. It made her shiver slightly, but she splashed about happily anyway, not really noticing the cold after a while. When her sister retreated inside, so did she, grabbing her shoes, shouting words of encouragement to Ben and Kylan and running inside, dripping everywhere. She realized, much too late, that this would annoy her father immensely, probably, as they had spent five seconds in the house and already there was mess everywhere. Oh well. He'd just have to get used to it.
Lily dropped her shoes at the entrance of the foyer and looked around her. It looked just like a house she would imagine to be in Alice in Wonderland! That was her favorite story. She smiled to herself softly. Maybe she'd like it here. Just maybe.
Her brother had already stalked off upstairs, and so had the twins, until she heard a kerfuffle above her, on the staircase, which looked like it had been built from marble. Suddenly, Ofe's phone clattered down just above her, and Lily picked it up, looking at the phone she doesn't normally get to even see, let alone touch. Maybe she could actually talk to her?
"Ofe, your phone..." She muttered, as she picked her way up the stairs. She extended the phone out, not really expecting much of a reply, or at least if she did get a reply it would probably be nasty or something.
"
So take your hand in mine
It's ours tonight
This is a rebel love song"
Mitch's music blared through his headphones. His eyes were closed, his foot tapping to the beat of his music, which could be clearly heard throughout the van. He was pretending to be asleep. It was easier that way. He wouldn't be bothered. He hadn't opened his eyes the whole way, not through the fights, although he'd told Nigel to shut his gob several times along the journey.
The only time he heard much else was when Lily screamed at Abby. He had shut his eyes tight in frustration and opened his eyes. There was a house there. He guessed that was his new home. Great. In the middle of the woods...
Then again, it might not be so bad... He thought to himself.
I could smoke pretty easily in the trees, and hide a bike there, too... He sighed to himself, one of frustration and almost pleasure.
Another sigh escaped his lips as Leigh, the annoying brat, actually
climbed out over him, and then, just as he was sliding out, slammed the door in his face. He closed his eyes, trying to hold in the anger, but couldn't manage it. "LEIGH!" He roared, opening the door of the car and slamming it, hard. "I will put you six feet underground if you ever do that again!" He yelled, his hands balling into fists. He really needed a cigarette. Sighing, and seeing that the twins had now opened the door, he headed inside, not even stopping to look at his surroundings as he climbed up the marble steps and walked to the end of the corridor, at the back of the house. "This one's mine." He muttered, slamming the door. They'd know if they walked in on him. He didn't expect them to, anyway.
He slammed the door, and opened the window, wide. The ledge seemed comfortable enough, so he sat on it, and fished in his pockets for a cigarette and lighter. He was sure he wouldn't be caught. They'd sort out everyone else first. He lit the cigarette and took a drag of it. This was not going not be easy.
