*Lilia's P.O.V*

"Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away to the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man..." I sang to myself, while lathering up my scalp with my vanilla shampoo. After washing all the bubbles out of my hair, I moved onto use the matching conditioner, before scrubbing my body down with my pumpkin body wash. I was soon finished in the shower and turned the water off. I stepped out of the shower, into my chilly bathroom, and reached for my lilac towel to dry myself with. I then dried my hair with my small baby blue towel, before wrapping both towels around my body and head and making my way through my bedroom, into my wardrobe. Today, I decided to wear my black daisy t-shirt underneath my light pink hoodie which had a black rectangle on the front and in the box it said 'Unique for retro' in small, white writing. I also added a pair of grey, ripped skinny jeans to my outfit and a pair of pink ice cream socks. I wasn't planning on going anywhere, so I didn't add any shoes. I slipped on my set of pink, black and grey chokers and my black, plaited, leather wrap-around bracelet. I clipped in a pair of pink doughnut earrings and pulled my hair back into a simple ponytail. I applied a bit of make up and used my Maybelline Colour Sensation Vivid Matte Liquid Lipstick in the shade Nude Flush. Lastly, I popped on my Marilyn Munro phone case.

Once I was dressed, I left my room and ended up bumping into him. Last night was a nightmare and I don't even want to think about how I'm going to cope through a whole month. He and Mark hadn't even been here for two hours last night and he'd already managed to make me more annoyed then I'd ever been in my fifteen years of life just by being him!

"Watch where you're going!" He growled.

"Watch where you're going!" I retaliated.

"I wouldn't even be up if it weren't for you! Which reminds me, could you maybe be a bit quieter when you're screaming in the shower?" He snapped.

"I wasn't screaming, I was singing." I glared at him.

"It sounded more like screaming to me." He shrugged. I let out a small scream of annoyance before I left the conversation and stormed downstairs.

"Your brother is such an idiot!" I complained to Mark as I walked into the cosy room, where he, Zoe, and Alfie were.

"It's not even 9 am and you've already gotten into an argument?" Zoe asked.

"Yes, and you better get used to hearing us argue all the time if I have to live with him for the next month!" I declared.

"You know, you could just try staying out of his way." Alfie said.

"How can I do that when he's there everywhere I turn?!" I turned to leave the cosy room, only to see Connor entering, "See?!" I groaned, shooting him a glare before walking off. I made my way upstairs to fetch my vlogging camera, only to bump into Joe on the stairs.

"Whoa, what's wrong with you?" Joe asked, detecting my mood.

"I'll give you a clue; it starts with C and ends with Onnor." I huffed.

"Oh, right, I should've guessed." He said.

"He's so annoying! This is going to be the longest month of my life!" I ranted.

"It might not even be a whole month, it could be less time." Joe pointed out.

"Well, however long it takes to get their stupid house renovated, it's going to be the longest amount of time I've ever had to get through." I proclaimed, before pushing past Joe and storming the rest of my way upstairs. I went into my bedroom, grabbed my vlogging camera and then went back downstairs. I went into the kitchen to get some breakfast and whilst I was doing that, I turned on my camera. "Good morning, everybody!" I plastered on a fake smile despite my mood, "I'm sorry I didn't end the vlog last night, I was just so annoyed." I sighed, as Connor walked in, "Basically, Mark's house is being renovated so he and his devil child of a brother have to stay here for, like, a month. It's torture."

"Devil child? I'm three years older than you!" Connor butted in, as he opened the fridge.

"And, yet, you act like you're about five years younger." I responded.

"Wow, it must've taken every ounce of your microscopic brain to come up with that one." Connor snorted.

"Careful, don't hurt yourself with those big words, now." I shot back.

"Why are you such a bitch?" Connor asked me as if it were a casual question.

"Why are you such a dick?" I asked in the same tone, still vlogging the whole thing. Connor just rolled his eyes, took the bowl of cereal he'd whipped up and left the room. "Thank god. I thought he'd never leave." I muttered, well aware that my viewers would've heard it. I soon finished making the granola, yoghurt and strawberries I'd decided to have for breakfast and ate it at the dining table, as Connor was probably in the cosy room with everyone else and I needed at least twenty minutes away from him.

After I'd finished my breakfast, I put my dirty bowl in the sink and went upstairs. I made my way into my bedroom and picked up my galaxy guitar. I had more than one guitars, but this one was definitely my favourite.

I hadn't played much during half term and I wanted to make sure I wasn't too rusty when I went back to school next week, so I decided to fit a bit of practise time into my day. I decided to play Never Be Alone by Shawn Mendes. I started playing the chords and I figured I might as well sing as well. My eyes fluttered closed as I got into the song.

"I promise that one day I'll be around

I'll keep you safe

I'll keep you sound

Right now it's pretty crazy

And I don't know how to stop or slow it down

Hey,

I know there are some things we need to talk about

And I can't stay

Just let me hold you for a little longer now

Take a piece of my heart

And make it all your own

So when we are apart

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone

When you miss me, close your eyes

I may be far, but never gone

When you fall asleep tonight

Just remember that we lay under the same stars

And hey,

I know there are some things we need to talk about

And I can't stay

Just let me hold you for a little longer now

Take a piece of my heart

And make it all your own

So when we are apart

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone

And take a piece on my heart

And make it all your own

So when we are apart

You'll never be alone

You'll never be alone."

When I finished the song, I opened my eyes, only to see Connor leaning on my door frame.

"Connor! What the hell?!" I shrieked, "Get out of my room!" I grabbed one of my pillows and lobbed it at him.

"Wait! Ow! Just let me say something!" He practically begged.

"Why? What has your minuscule brain possibly come up with this time? That a monkey could play guitar better than me? That I sounded like a dying cat? That-"

"Actually, I was going to say that sounded really nice." Connor cut me off.

"Yeah right." I snorted. Like he would ever say anything nice to or about me.

"No, I'm serious. You're really good on the guitar and you have a great voice." He told me. He actually sounded genuine and sincere.

"Oh, well, thanks... I guess?" I literally had no idea how to respond.

"Yeah, okay, I think I'll just go now..." Connor muttered, awkwardly backing out of my doorway before walking off.

Connor just said something nice to me... And he wasn't being sarcastic.

That was possibly the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me.

A/N: Lilia and Connor hate each other so much... Or do they? Maybe they're just acting like they hate each other to cover up other feelings? Or knows? 😏😂 Anyways, I hope you guys liked this chapter and obviously, the song used in this chapter is not mine, it belongs to the amazingly talented (and good looking 😉😂) Shawn Mendes. I put the song up at the top just in case you guys want to listen to it, because it's an amazing song 💕💘😊 Love you guys to the moon and back 😘💘💝💗

- Lucy xox