Lesly P.O.V
“I’m home” I yelled whilst turning around to shut the door. I slipped my shoes off and stepped up onto the small platform before walking into the kitchen to be greeted by Shibō -my fluffy brown cat- well used to be fluffy, dashing towards me soaking wet.

“Mum! What did you do to Shibō?” I yelled picking him up and hiding him in my shirt.
“Oh Lesly, how was your first day of school?” Mum walked into the kitchen with gloves on and water spilt across her apron in a messy formation.

“It was alright. Do you still need help with unpacking?” I asked starting to walk upstairs to my room and feeling Shibō claw away at my bra. I winced and stared down my top, making eye contact with the wet and upset cat.

“I finished today, the only thing that needs unpacking is your room” she frowned “have you seen Shibō? I haven’t finished giving him a wash”

“Erm saw him run past, maybe he is hiding behind the couch?” I suggested avoiding eye contact with her and running upstairs to my room. A sigh of relief escaped my lips as I closed the door behind me and lifted my shirt to let Shibō out onto the bed.

He whined and rolled around on my bed. I groaned and quickly slipped out of my room to grab the hairdryer for Shibō. Plugging it in and turning it on, I directed it onto Shibō and watched with a smile on my face, how much he enjoyed not being wet. Cats don’t really enjoy water I presume.

“Lesly! You have a visitor waiting at the door” I hear Mum yell from downstairs.

“OK just give me a minute” I replied turning the heat and fan on the hairdryer to high, using quick movements to dry Shibō. I turned it off and rubbed Shibō under the chin before hurrying downstairs to the door.

I opened the door fully and looked at me visitor. Tall. Tall. Tall.

“Hi uhm my mum sent me here to welcome the new neighbours...which is you so on behalf of my family we’d like to say welcome and we hope you are already enjoying your new house” he smiled and handed me a box.

“Uhm I think it’s a tea cup set, she said it’s really fancy and sophisticated” he furrowed his eyebrows and looked over my shoulder. I slowly took the gift from his hands. Large hands.

“How about you invite your mum and yourself, if you have more family back in your house then bring them here. We could get to know each other” Mum smiled appearing beside me and smiled.

“Mum you have to introduce yourself remember? Like this” I gripped the gift in one hand and held out my other hand and shook his hand. He smiled and returned the handshake.

“It’s very nice to meet you uh” he scratched his neck.

“It’s Lesly” I added and smiled.

“Right Lesly sorry. And this would be…” he began.

“Oh yes uhm this is Amy you can just call her that” I cut off smiling wearily and looking at the grinning, short woman beside me.

“Oh yeah I’m Liam. Sorry I’ve been really rude since I’ve come here. Student Council has been a bit rough on me” he huffed but replaced it with a small smile “if it’s alright I can get my mum to come. The other’s aren’t coming tonight you know sleepovers and work”

“Oh that would be lovely” Mum started and turned Liam around “I’ll start preparing tea”
“Mum here it’s the gift from Liam’s family. It’s a tea set so you should use this” I handed her the box. She took it out of my hands and walked into the kitchen, already starting a racket.

“Sorry about that” I turned my direction to Liam who was already at the gate.

“It’s okay Lesly. I like your mum, you seem well different, I mean like I just met you but yeah” he mumbled off to himself. I rolled my eyes. This was always the reaction I got.

“Yea well I’ll see you in around like 10?” I questioned. He pointed to the house next to us “Not too far Les, I live right there ya know”

“R-R-Right sorry see you soon” I started stuttering but quickly regained my English. He nodded and started off on the footpath. I closed the door and listened to the lock click into place. He just called me Les.

We all sat around the table, it went Liam’s Mum and Liam on one side of the dining table and then Mum and I on the opposite. Liam’s mum smiled happily “Are you enjoying school already Lesly?”

“Oh yes I am thank you. I never knew Liam was on Student Council though, I would of expected to of at least seen him once on my first day” I replied looking over at Liam who was being as polite as possible and listening word for word of the conversation.

“Well we’ve been preparing for the new year already, so events that are going to happen throughout the year and meetings with other schools. It would have been literally impossible to of seen you” he sighed rubbing his forehead. He reached for his cup of milk and sipped it before placing it back into its original position.

“Liam has been a bit roughed up from Student Council. And with all those girls chasing after you” Liam’s mum grinned and pulled him into a side hug and planted a kiss on his head. Liam groaned but let her do what she wanted to do as a loving mother.

Mum laughed “Is Liam a lady’s girl? I wouldn’t be surprised if little Lesly here gets what do you call it… a crush on Liam” she eyed Liam a bit. Liam looked slightly taken back by her response. As for me I just spat milk out of my mouth and nose and onto Liam across from me. Liam’s mum frowned before lighting up again along with my own Mum.

I didn’t want my actions to encourage this situation any further. I grabbed a tissue and wiped some of the milk of Liam’s milk splattered face. He stood up from his chair. “Could you please tell me where the bathroom is Lesly?” he said in a slightly annoyed voice. I nodded and lead him to the bathroom upstairs on the second floor.

“Uhm I’m sorry about that Liam really. It wasn’t on purpose I swear” I started until he cut me off with a weary smile “It’s fine really” he mumbled.

I followed him into the bathroom “What are you doing in the bathroom as well?” he asked and furrowed his eyebrows. He started the tap running, cupping his hands with water and splashing it onto his face.

“I thought I could help” I suggested and pulled my towel off the rack and handed it to him. He took the towel out of my hands a bit roughly and wiped his face. I pursed my lips and waited for him to finish.

“Sorry if I seem a bit rude” he apologised and looked up from within the towel. I looked at his brown eyes that looked so sweet yet there was something I couldn’t put my finger on about eyes like that. I shook my head and watched him neatly hang the towel back on the rack.

“So do I look alright?” he asked patting his shirt that had small little blotches on it. I looked at him overall “Perfect except there is this blob of water on your eyebrow” I said and wiped his left eyebrow with my thumb. He instantly grabbed my wrist after I started to pull away. I froze and he did as well after realising his action. He let go of my wrist.

“Sorry” we both said simultaneously and headed out of the small bathroom back downstairs. You could hear the mum’s chatting loudly once we let our foot touch the beginning of the stairs, as we descended from the flight of stairs.

“Oh Lesly! Lesly come quick we have some wonderful news to tell you” Mum called out as I was entering the dining room.

“Liam’s mum says that Liam excels in his studies as expected of a Student Council representative. She suggested that Liam should be your personal tutor for the remainder of the year” she grinned. It was a great thing there was no milk or a liquid substance on me because Liam seems quite hesitant standing beside me.

“Am I that dumb mum?” I frowned looking between both mum’s grinning and a silent Liam. “Whateves”

“Not whateves Lesly speak proper English. Same with the other words yolo and popes and eshays” she scowled at my language. “Mum its totes not popes” I rolled my eyes at her complaining.

“Whateves Les. Imma jus hashtag yolo wit ma lyfe” Mum said in her normal accent consisting of thick American sauced with mustard.

“Okay Mum that’s too much”

Notes

so guise i changed it
cos i read it over and i was kinda like da fuck did i just do....
so i reckon this is waaayyy better and all so
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