I'm still sleeping soundly on my bed until I'm awaken by a familiar voice.

"Hey kid! Wake up! You're gonna be late for school!"

I hear a vague voice, but I don't bother to make it out. "Mmm...I don't wanna jump off the cliff...Siva." I say still half asleep.

"Jump off a cliff? Damn..oh right! KID WAKE UP!"

I'm still half asleep and I really don't feel like waking up. "Hmm...ten more minutes." I say absentminded.

"Okay, that's it!" I suddenly feel myself being thrown across the room and I'm slammed against my door which obviously jerks me awake.

"OOWW!" I scream with utter dismay and pain.

"Hey, it's not my fault you're a heavy sleeper...and I mean heavy!" I realize it's the ghost girl, but I have no time to remark back when I realized I slept in.

"Oh crap! I overslept!" I say running toward my closet and rummaging it for my uniform.

"Hey kid!" I hear the ghost girl say. "Would you stop calling me that!" I say as I look over my shoulder to face the girl. "Well, we haven't introduced ourselves have we?" She says and I realized that never crossed my mind. "Oh right I forgot."

"My name is Elizabeth Stone." I say after I've found my uniform and desperately try to put it on.

"My name's Bree." I've finally put on my uniform and rush to the bathroom.

"What? no last name?" I ask her as I'm washing my face.

"Can't remember." She responds as I rush out to get my book bag.

"Well Bree, I have to go to school so I'm leaving you in charge of the place." I say and rush out the door until I hear Bree yell.

"Wait, so I can do whatever I want?!" She asks.

"Yeah sure!" I say and ignore the suspicious smile on Bree's face.

I run toward the elevator and wait until I reach the first floor. "Damn, why is this thing so slow!" I say anxious to get off. I hear a ding and the elevator doors open, but this isn't my floor.

I see a tall, young man walk in. He's really handsome and I can't help but stare. I see he's wearing a white-collar shirt with a black tie and dark pants with dark dress shoes. He has long jet black hair with bangs that cover his right eye along with sharp long glasses.

"What? Do I have something on my face?"

I snap out of my daze and I realize what I was doing. "Oh! I'm sorry...I'm just not myself today.." I say trying to sound convincing.

"Hmph..yeah right." He says smirking at me.

"Hey, what is that supposed to mean!" I say offended.

"It means your lying, genius." He says before combing back his hair which for some reason makes me blush.

"Oh? Your blushing..how adorable." He says and I get embarrassed.

"I'm..I'm not blushing!" I say trying desperately to sound convincing.

"Awe that expression is so cute." He says mocking me.

"Gah! Would you stop that?!" I say losing my temper.

"Heh, you know your hot when your mad." He says grabbing my chin, but I slap it off.

"Look, I have somewhere else I need to be, so if you'll excuse me!" I say when I see the elevator stop at my floor and I get off, but I suddenly slip.

"Ah!"

I'm about to fall when I feel strong arms around me. "Damn, your clumsy too?" He says a little irritated.

"What?! Ugh just put me down!" I say trying to wiggle free. "Sure thing." He says before he drops me on the floor and I land hard on my butt.

"Owww! What's the matter with you?!" I say looking up. "Heh, you're the one who wanted me to put you down." He says grinning.

"Plus you forgot to introduce yourself. How rude." He says and I stand up.

"Fine you want to know who I am?! I'm Elizabeth Stone and I live on the 10th floor and room 106! Happy?!" I say as I stand up and storm off.

I can hear the young man chuckle to himself, but I ignore it.

"Gah! He's such an arrogant and smart-ass jerk!" I say as I hop into my car and drive to school.

I arrive at my classroom and the first person I see is Asjha. "Hey Elizabeth! Over here!" She says pointing next to an empty seat.

"Hey Asjha what's up?" I ask her as I set my books down on the desk. "What's up with me? What's up with you?" She asked, but she seems irritated and her reaction confuses me.

"Huh, what do you mean?" I ask with a bit of nervousness clinging to my voice.

"I didn't see you leave campus and you didn't answer my calls last night. You had me worried!" She says scolding me. "Oh Asjha I'm sorry, but I was really busy yesterday." I lie to her.

"What was so important that you had to leave early and not check your phone all day?!" She asks me obviously not convinced. "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you." I say looking down.

"Fine whatever." Asjha says sarcastically and I'm sure she's still suspicious.

"So, am I still coming over or are you hiding something in your apartment that you don't want me to see?" She says sarcastically.

"Huh?" I asked confused.

"Remember you said I could come over to your apartment this weekend." I suddenly remember my promise to Asjha and I start to freak out. "Oh! Right..um..about that." I say and Asjha seems to get angrier.

"You gotta be kidding!" How could you hide something from me?!" She says and I start to get nervous. "No Asjha! It's not that!" I say trying to calm her down.

"Then what is it?!" She asks me and I try to find a way to tell her she can't come over because there's a ghost at my apartment without having to sound crazy. 

"Be..because! I..I haven't..cleaned my apartment." I say trying not to sound like a liar.

"Really?" She asks me uncertain.

"Yes! I'm sorry, but it's really embarrassing!" I say trying to convince her. "The hell? I'm as sloppy as you are! What makes you think I'm going to judge?!" She says laughing happily at the new realization.

"Don't worry, I won't think much of it." She says assuring me I'll be okay with it. "Hehe..yeah okay." I say since I can't come up with another excuse.

"So, want me to bring snacks?" She asks me and I fake a smile and nod.

"What did I just get myself into this time?" I say groaning under my breath.

My classes go by quick and before I know it it's already lunch time. "Well, I'm starving! How about you Liz?" Asjha asks me.

"Um..I think I'm going to skip lunch this time." I say feeling a little queasy. "Seriously? Usually your jumping up and down impatiently wining to buy your food quickly." Asjha asks as she laughs.

"Yeah, well I don't really feel so good..." I say grabbing a seat. "I'll wait here, so you go on and get your lunch." I tell Asjha as she shrugs and walks away. 

"Young Mistress, are you feeling all right?" I look up and see Elliot standing next to me. "Oh, hi Elliot. Yeah, I'm not feeling too well." I say rubbing my eyes.

"Well, I'm not shocked to hear that, my lady. You did have a major fight with demons last night and I assume it made you lose your appetite. Also judging by the dark circles under your eyes that you didn't sleep well either." Elliot says and I nod.

"Maybe you should relax and go home early." He asks me. "So, don't worry about getting in trouble, I'll handle that." Elliot assures me but I still have to decline.

"No I can't, Asjha will get more suspicious if I do." I say yawning. "I don't like the shape you're in, but you do have a point. Either way I have news from Siva."

Elliot says and I start to groan. "Oh no!" I say.

"Siva has made his decision and he will come and live with you a week from now." Elliot says confirming my fear. "Damn! Why do you hate me Elliot!" I say groaning some more.

"I'm sorry Young Mistress, but when Siva has made up his mind there is no stopping him. So, I recommend you to just accept this and move on." Elliot says before leaving.

"Asshole."

I remark back at him and he turns around.

"Oh yes! I forgot to tell you I did your little errand and Mrs. Malden's been informed about your warning." He says and I relax knowing he didn't hear my insult.

"Wait, is she by any chance rich?" I ask him wondering why Bree called me a rich girl before the fight. "Yes, she happens to work as a very successful fashion designer, why do you ask?" He says a little suspicious.

"Oh, I was just curious since the name sounded familiar." I say lying as he nods and walks away, then Asjha shows up.

"So, you wouldn't believe what just happened to Jessica!" Asjha says as she sits down. "Oh really. What?" I say not interested in the very least.

"Her boyfriend cheated on her with Jasmine." She responds even though she can tell I'm not listening. "Wow, good thing I don't have a boyfriend and never will." I say.

"Oh come on Elizabeth! You've never had a boyfriend before and you're in college, do you know how ridiculous that sounds?!" Asjha asks me.

"For the record I've never had a boyfriend before because all the guys at my schools were either irresponsible, dumb, or into slutty girls." I say bluntly.

"Your irresponsible." Asjha remarks back.

"But I'm not a slut." I strike back.

"Good point", Asjha pauses and thinks thoughtfully for a moment.

"But, do you ever think about getting a boyfriend?" I ponder this for a moment too.

"No." I say simply.

"Why?" She asks.

"Too busy." I retort and Asjha frowns at me.

"Liar." Asjha responds.

"I'm serious! A boyfriend would just be a distraction." I say honestly. "Besides I'm too weird."

I meant what I said, no boy alive would go out with someone as crazy as me, but even after my response Asjha takes a moment to debate this.

"Yeah, I guess you are hopeless." She says quickly.

"Hey!" I say and slap her shoulder. "Hahah...well if you do get a boyfriend..tell me! No more secrets!" Asjha says and I nod my head, but I'm obviously lying.

After lunch I head to the rest of my classes and surprisingly they go by quickly. After school is over I walk to the parking lot. Once I hop into my car I catch Asjha waving at me.

"Yo, Elizabeth!" I was trying to avoid her, hoping she would forget about coming over, guess that option failed.

"Oh, hey Asjha..what do you want." I say praying she hasn't remembered still. "Well I need a ride to go to your place don't I?" She says and I'll my hopes shatter.

"Oh..yeah..of course." I say under my breath as Asjha hops into the driver's seat. "For the record I think we should throw a huge party while we're at it!" Asjha says and I almost lose consciousness.

"What! No, I can't do that! I'll be in some serious trouble if I do!" I say  as I begin panicking. "Oh, please who cares if the neighbors get mad. We're in college! Haha! Asjha says laughing triumphantly.

"No, it's not that. Remember my uncle who left for a business trip?" I say hoping Ashja will understand what I mean. "Oh, yeah I remember that asshole. What about him?" Asjha asks me.

"Well, he's coming back and he's going to freak out if he finds out about a party!" I say urging her. "Oh, so your babysitter, Siva is coming back and your scared he might give you one of his famous boring lectures. I get it, so don't worry I'm not going to get you in trouble." Asjha says trying to convince me.

"Hmph, for now you mean." I say as I grumble under my breath.

We finally arrive back at my apartment and I step out helping Asjha with her things. We both take the elevator and then we arrive at my floor.

"Um, why don't you wait here, I'll go ahead and open the door." I turn around and walk toward my door. I open the door and all I can do is gawk at the scene.

"Oh, your back! What's up?" I look at Bree and I can feel my face turn red. "What the hell Bree?! I told you to look after my place, not destroy it!" I say hissing at her.

"You said I could do whatever I wanted." Bree remarks back. "I didn't mean you could do this!" I say pointing at the filthy room covered in crumbs and spilled food.

"Well, you should have been more specific." She says as she cuddles back on the sofa which angers me more.

"Hey, Elizabeth what's the hold up?" I can hear Asjha say at the end of the hall and I begin to panic.

"Uh! It's nothing..its just.." I say and turn around to face Asjha. "Oh, you have company? Yay! I can play ghost!" Bree says and I freak out even more.

"You will not! If you so much as do something like that, I'll kick you out!" I say threatening her and try to sound as serious as I can.

"Oh come on! I've always wanted to do that! I mean demons, monsters, and fairytale creatures can see ghosts, but humans can't, so that means I get a chance to act like a true ghost!" Bree says begging me.

"No!" I say and hear Asjha walking toward my door. "Is someone with you?" I hear Asjha say and I start to panic. "Move!" I tell Bree and I run to the center of the room.

"Ooh! Are you gonna transform?!" Bree asks me excitedly, but I ignore her and transform into a witch.

"Mops, towels, and brooms awaken with life and clean up my rooms!" I pump my magic out of my hands and possess my cleaning materials and make them clean at a lighting speed.

The spell has worked splendidly and my apartment's cleaned up in the nick of time.

"Huh? Theres no one here...wait didn't you say your apartment was sloppy or something?!" Asjha says and I suddenly remember the excuse I made.

"Idiot!" I whisper to myself and slap my forehead.

"You were trying to hide something from me!" Asjha says furiously. "What are you trying to hide, huh?! What? Is it a boy?!" Asjha says even more furiously than before.

"Wow, this one sure is loud." Bree says flopping down on the couch. "Would you shut up!" I say hissing at Bree, but I'm sure Asjha thinks I'm talking to her.

"What?! So it is a boy! Huh, should have known all that shit you were talking about during lunch was a bunch of lies!"

Asjha says and confuses me. "Huh, I didn't say it was a boy, you just assumed that!" I remark back. "Fine then, what is it?!" Asjha says impatiently.

"Man, I'm sure glad I don't have friends like that!" Bree says snickering. "I told you to shut up!" I say and Asjha misunderstood again.

"I won't shut up because I want an answer now!" She says frustrated. "No, I didn't mean you, I meant the voices!" I say referring to my conscious and Bree's voice.

"What?" I realize why Asjha's confused. "Oh, I don't mean I'm crazy! Which I'm not. I meant that..that..uh..!" I say stuttering for an answer. "What is it then?!" Asjha says losing her temper.

As if on cue I hear my name being called and we both turn around to see who it is. When I see the source of the voice I almost lose the feeling in my knees.

"Hello Elizabeth, miss me?"

The person behind the voice is the young man I met in the elevator.

"Alright, I've had enough of this! I'm out of here!" Asjha says and leaves in a huff.

"What an amazing turn of events." I hear Bree sneer, but I ignore her and chase after Asjha.

"Wait! Is it too late now to say sorry?!" I say, but I'm not quick enough because Asjha has already gotten into the elevator and the doors have already closed.

"Nooo...!" I say and turn around to slide against the elevator doors to land on my butt with my legs extended.

"Did I come at a bad time?" I hear a voice above me, but I keep my head down to continue sulking. "It doesn't matter anymore it's too late anyway." I say dreadfully at the outcome.

Then I feel myself being lifted up in the air. "Ah!" I realize the young man has me cradled in his arms.

"Oh, not this again!" I say clutching his shirt hoping he won't drop me again. "Don't worry I won't drop you this time." He says as if reading my mind, but I'm still uncertain. "What do you want!?" I ask him irritated.

"Your having a bad day, so I'm just trying to help." He says and I surprisingly start to relax.

He walks me all the way to my apartment and I can't help but be embarrassed if someone were to see us.

"Where do you keep your kitchen wear?" He says after setting me down on the couch. "Right up there." I say pointing toward a cabinet.

"So, who's the guy?" Bree asked me and I communicate with her by writing down what I want to say on a sheet of paper I found on the coffee table.

"Yeah right! Just a 'friend' my ass." She says, but I ignore her and jot something else down.

"Fine, I'll be in my room, jeez." She says after I've told her to leave.

"The tea will be ready in a sec." The young man says. "How did you know where the tea was?" I asked confused. "Your very predictable." He says mockingly at me with a smirk.

"Hey, I never caught your name." I ask him as the thought comes to mind. "It's Kalis Manson." He responds as he walks over to sit down next to me on the couch. "So, why exactly are you here?" I ask him casually, so he won't think I want him to leave.

"You forgot this during our little incident." He says taking something out of his breast pocket.

"Oh! My apartment keys!" I say taking them from him.

"Wait, if you locked your apartment door and then lost your keys...how did you get back in?" He says looking at me confused.

"Oh right..um..I forgot to lock my apartment..so it was..open." I say shyly. "Are you an idiot? What type of person forgets to lock their door, do you know how dangerous that is!" Kalis says as he begins scolding me.

"I'm sorry! I just forgot, I mean it's not like I'm going to do it again!" I say trying to defend myself.

Kalis just sighs and walks toward the teapot to serve both of us tea. "You probably forgot because of the bad state you're in. You looked half asleep and pale when I met you in the elevator. Are you in high school?" It takes me a moment to respond because of the sudden change of topic.

"No, I'm in college, but I am 17, so I guess I do look young enough for people to consider I'm in high school." I say and watch Kalis drink his tea with refined elegance.

"How are you 17 and in college?" Kalis finally asked me. "Oh that's because I'm about to turn 18." I say and pick up the teacup.

"Well, either way you're in college and that could be one reason why you look horrible. Or it could be there's something else that's stressing you out, but the point is you seriously need to relax." He says practically reading me.

I take a sip of tea and I automatically start to lose the tension in my body. "Ah! This tea is amazing...!" I say and lay back on the couch.

"Of course it is, I made after all." He says arrogantly. "Hey, how old are you?" I ask curious now that he asked my age.

"I'm 22." He says and I nearly choke on my tea.

"Oh! Wow that's wonderful..hehe." I say becoming a little shy of the fact there's a grown man in my apartment.

"Pft! Don't worry I'm not interested in little girls like you." He says noticing my expressing, but his remark angers me.

"I'm not a little girl! You are such an arrogant asshole!" I say pouting. "Haha, your funny." He says taking a sip of his tea.

"I'm amazed that your able to keep your place cleaned while occupied most of the time. Don't you live with your parents? You are only 17." He says and I try to come up with a lie.

"Oh..um..yeah I do, but he's my guardian not my parent. He only takes day shifts, so he's barely around during the day, but occasionally he is." I say telling him a different lie from the one I told Asjha before.

"What happened to your parents?" He asked me and I turn my gaze away and speak in a faint whisper.

"They died in a car crash when I was 15."

I say to him and his expression softens a bit, but I quietly smirk at his reaction.

"I'm sorry." He says taking the remote and turning on the tv.

"It's alright, I'm passed that already." I say and he smiles at me. "That's good. So, what do you want to watch on tv?" He says casually flicking through channels.

"I don't know, but I'm fine with whatever you want to watch." I say yawning and resting my eyes for bit.

As I do this, I feel myself drift off into a deep sleep and I rest my head on the closest thing I can feel, forgetting about the cup in my hand.

I'm sleeping soundly, but I sense something different and I can't help but feel uncomfortable so I wake up. "Hmm.." I start to get up and realize I had forgotten about the teacup in my hand.

"Ah! The teacup!" I say scrambling to find it and then I hear laughter.

"Pft, calm down I took it from you when I saw you resting your head on my shoulder and taking a nap."

I realize it's Kalis speaking to me from the kitchen, which is right in front of the living room with only a counter separating rooms, so he's looking directly at me.

"What? I was sleeping on you." I say quietly. "Well, you were snoring and drooling on my shoulder, so I had to move." He says  as he begins chopping something, but I can't tell from this angle.

"What! I was..?" I say feeling my face turn deep red. "I was just joking, idiot." He says shifting positions which gives me a better view of what he's doing.

"Are..are you making dinner?" I say a bit surprised. "I can't believe you thought a man with my talents didn't know how to cook." He says folding his arms and glaring at me.

"Sorry, its not often to see men cooking." I say standing up and walking toward him.

"Can I help?" I say trying to resolve things. "Yeah, go ahead and help me with this." He says pointing to a plate of uncooked food.

"On it!"

Kalis and I spend a half an hour finishing dinner when I notice Bree walking up to me writing on a piece of paper.

Do you mind if I go outside and take a walk?

After I've read her message I nod my head to approve and she walks to the door and passes through, leaving the apartment.

"Alright the meal is ready." Kalis says and I turn around to see the counter decorated with plates, napkins, and silverware. "Wow, your really quick aren't you!" I say impressed and stop Kalis from serving the food.

"No, let me do it. It's mine turn, since you already set the counter." I say politely. I've served both of us and then I take a seat next to Kalis.

"Mm! This is so good!" I say stuffing my face with food. "What a pig." I hear Kalis say and I remark back.

"Oh, screw you I'm enjoying my food, so nothing else matters!" I say ignoring him. "Fine, but when you start crying because you've bitten your tongue..."

He says but I flick a grape at him. "Your so immature." He says picking the grape up and throwing it away as I giggle from making fun of his cold demeanor.

"This is the last time I try to be nice." Kalis says sitting back on his seat. "With that horrible attitude it's impossible to tell if your being nice at all." I say with my famous smart-ass voice. "Very funny." He says as he goes back to eating.

Even with his cold attitude were still able talk to each other and before I know it, it's already passed 9.

"I should go. You need to go to sleep early too since you were so tired earlier you dozed off." Kalis says washing his plate in the sink.

"Yeah, I guess your right. Thanks for the meal it was so good!" I say praising his cooking. "For the record your cooking next time." Kalis says as he straightens his glasses.

I walk him to the door and see him off. "Sweet dreams!" I say waving at him goodbye.

When he disappeared into the elevators I suddenly felt lonely, but I brushed the feelings away when I noticed Bree hasn't come back.

"It's late..where is she..?" I wonder, but I walk back inside my apartment and head to the bathroom to take a shower.

I step in the shower and even though it's really relaxing I still can't help but wonder where Bree is.

"She looked so serious...I wonder what's she's doing now..." 

I say to myself as I lose all the tension in my body. "I hope she's okay..." After a half an hour in the shower I finally step out and put on a towel.

I walk to my room and I conjure up some pajamas and just slip into bed with my hair wet, too tired to dry it.

I land face first on my bed and cover myself with my warm blanket then I fall into a deep sleep, but still thinking about Bree.