I walked home, thinking things over. I knew I was in big trouble. I was usually a goody two shoes. Ok not that good but I never really got in trouble.

My parents didn't take stuff like this lightly.

I was only three streets over so it wasnt a long walk. To bad for me. I tried walking slower but the house seemed to be coming towards me.

I walked up the sidewalk leading to our door and stopped.

How mad were they going to be? Both there vehicles are home so I guess they skipped work.

Rian opened the door and threw himself at me. "I missed you sissy." He was getting good with words.

"I missed you to little one." I picked him up and cuddled him to my chest. I walked inside slowly.

They were sitting on the couch just staring at the blank tv. When I walked in the both turned to me.

"Sit down Riley." My dad said. His voice was full of disappointment.

I sit down and Rian leaves to go sit by mom. Traitor.

"Please explain." Mom said. They didn't sound mad just sad at my actions.

So I told them that Jordan had been cheating on me and I acted out. I told them I was also hurt at being rejected.

"We understand that honey. But what you did was very irresponsible. If your ever planning to do something like that again, atleast let us know if your ok." Dad said.

I hung my head. I hated disappointing people.

"Go to your room. Your father and I have to figure something out. We understand that your a teenager and every teenager has a rebel stage." Mom said.

"I didn't do this because of you guys! I was upset because my boyfriend was cheating on me. Do you guys not understand that? I was rejected of what I love doing. I just snapped!" I was standing now, as if that would prove my point.

"Go to your room. Now." Dad said harshly.

I stomped away from them and up the stairs.

Once in my room I dissolved into tears. My phone rang a lot but I ignored it. Finally the ringtone got annoying enough so I turned off my phone. It wasn't fair. My life wasn't fair.

I was in the mood of doing something. Against everything that I didn't believe in.

Ok that really didn't make sense but I knew just who to call.

*****

"Oh don't fret. It looks gorgeous." Emily gushed.

'You really thinks so?" I touched my hair lightly. I was still nervous and unsure if I liked it.

I had dyed my hair dark blue. Thankfully my eyebrows were the right shade to so it doesn't look horrible.

I swept my bangs across my forehead. It felt weird having bangs. My hair reached now a little past my shoulders. It was layered and actually looked really pretty.

"I like it." I said to Emily.

"Me to. I hate to ruin this but I've got to go. Do you remember Ty?"

I searched through my brain to see if I could match a face to the name. Nope.

"No. But you've talked about him. Are you still seeing him?" I asked her. I ran my fingers through my short hair, getting used to the feeling.

"Yep. Were onto our fourth date." She smiled widely. I think she really liked this guy.

"I really liked this guy." She said as if she read my mind. I stiffled a laugh.

"Get out of here, girlfriend." I waggled my eyebrows and gave her a light shove towards the door.

"Il talk to you later!" She runs downstairs and soon I hear the front door slam.

It was only 8:00 but I felr tired. My eyes were a little stiff from tears and they felt heavy. I dig out my fluffy pink pajama pants and pulled them on. I also found my tank top with a cow and pulled that on to. As I was going to my bathroom to brush my teeth, I heard my name being called. "Be right there! Brushing my teeth!" I stared at my hair as I brushed my teeth. What were they going to say? To bad I can't avoid them forever.

I walked down the stairs and stopped at the bottom. I heard noise in the kitchen and figured they were in there.

"Hi mom." I'm guessing Rian went to sleep.

Mom gasped and dropped her soapy pan. "What on earth did you do to your hair?!"

"I dyed it." Obviously. "I was tired of being blonde."

She sighs and picks up her pan. She flings it towards me and some soap lands on my shirt.

"Hey!" I pick up the closest thing to me and pointed it at mom. It was a ketchup bottle.

"Don't. Come. Near. Me." I said in my scariest voice. "I'm armed."

She burst out laughing and grabbed the soap bottle.

"Yeah? Bring it on!" She said.

"Oh its on!" I squeeze the bottle a little and it lands on her shirt.

"Oh no you didn't!"

She starts chasing me and spraying me with soap. I try my best to get her back but I mostly hit the walls.

"Honey have you told..what is going on here?" Dad had entered the room.

With the same evil glint in her eye, mom and I started walking towards dad.

"You guys are both grounded if you come any closer." Dad warns us. He had his hands out to defend himself. Like that would help him.

"Put down your weapons. Now. Look what you've done to the kitchen." He walks slowly towards us and takes the ketchup and soap bottle.

We took this time to looking around the kitchen. Wow what a mess.

"Clean it up. Now." Dad said.

"Only if you help." Mom pleaded, using puppy eyes. I always got away with using puppy eyes back when I was cute. Rians working on it to.

Eventually dad gave in.

After the mess was gone we all settled down in the living room.

Mom whipes a fake tear from her eye. "I'm going to miss your blonde hair."

I guess dad only now noticed my hair. "What in the name of great scott did you do to your hair?"

"You only now noticed?" I say, laughing along with mom.

"Oh well. Its done now. Ok well lets get to the point. We talked to your aunt Ellie. We've made an arrangement."

Ooh I liked aunt Ellie. She was moms younger sister and rich. I liked were this was going.

"Yeah and?" I asked, eager.

"Well Ellie is getting lonely and asked us if you wanted to go stay with her for a while."

I jumped at the idea. Id already said yes. Well in my head atleast.

"For how long?" I asked.

"Eh well leave it at 6 months for now." Dad said.

"Sweet sweet! Can I go pack? When are we leaving?" I said almost jumping up and down on the couch.

"Well the flight is at 8:00 tomorrow." Mom said smiling at me.

"Yay! I'm going to go pack. Wait. Why are you guys doing this? What's the catch?" I said, all of a sudden suspicious.

"We just decided maybe you needed space from things going on here.

"Yay!! Il see you guys in the morning." I run to the stairs, taking two steps at a time.

I looked around my room and mentally started planning what all I needed to pack. This was going to be awesome!