just friends // billie eilish

one

A lot has happened over the past few months. Gemma moved into her own little house a few neighbourhoods from mine. It was fun helping her move in, listening to her thank me profusely while i pushed a few pieces of furniture against the walls.

Maggie and Patrick were as happy as ever. Finneas and Claudia adopted a new member into their family. Peaches!

Someone also adopted a new friend and had trouble naming him for a while. I suggested the name 'Monkey' which was considered for a bit before it was decided that the name wasn't badass enough. Shark was chosen instead. That someone was Billie.

"Hey."

A voice spoke suddenly, causing me to jump slightly. I immediately knew who the voice belonged to without even looking at her face.

"What you thinking about?" Billie asked, reaching behind me to grab a dog treat from the glass jar. I was sitting on the kitchen counter, enjoying the quiet.

"Um, just about how much has changed over the last few months." I replied honestly, swaying my feet back and forth.

"Oh, cool." Billie answered, sounding bored of the conversation already. If it even was a conversation. The girl could barely ask how my day was anymore.

"Um.." Billie turned to me and ran her hand through her hair awkwardly. "Gonna give this to Shark." She held up the treat in her hand.

"Yeah, of course." I nodded my head, avoiding eye contact.

"Okay." Billie whipped around and walked back out of the room.

"Jesus..." I mumbled to myself. How awkward was that?

Things were obviously not the same between us. It made living here almost unbearable. She would avoid taking to me as much as she could but when i mentioned the idea of me moving out, she wasn't happy. I was stuck here.

She looked good too. Real good. Her hair was no longer blue but blonde. She was becoming more confident in herself and started wearing different types of clothes. She wandered into my room one time with a skirt on and i haven't been the same since. I was speechless.

My thoughts were interrupted when i heard the sound of the front door opening.

"Anyone home?" Finneas popped his head through the kitchen door and smiled once he saw me. I hopped off the counter to greet him with a hug.

"Mia!" Claudia laughed, pulling me into hug too. "Missed you."

"You were here 3 days ago." I laughed, bending down to pet Peaches' head as she wandered in through the door.

"Where's Billie?" Finneas asked, taking off his jacket and hanging it over the back of a chair.

"Right here." Billie appeared behind her brother and poked his side.

"Yeah, nice to see you too, Billie." Finneas rubbed his side and groaned dramatically.

Everybody sat down at the table and started talking. I just stared at the table, having absolutely no interest in their conversation at all.

"Amber is coming over today." Billie announced. I glanced at her to find her already staring at me under her long lashes.

"Oh, really? That's nice." Finneas smiled at his sister. "She's cool."

"Yeah." Billie answered, still looking at me. "She is."

Amber was Billie's "friend" but i'm pretty sure they're more than that. I've heard a couple stories about them from others. They are not just friends. I don't like the girl, personally. She's a bit too much for me.

My phone buzzed in my pocket. I picked it up to find someone had messaged me.

Billie

whats wrong

I looked up from my phone to see Finneas and Claudia talking to each other and Billie gazing at me from across the table.

Billie

nothing is. why?

youre looking a little sad is all

i'm fine

i know thats not the truth

you don't know anything

I locked my phone and glared at the blonde across from me. Her eyes squinted slightly. I rose from my seat to go to my room and get away from Billie before Amber came but just my luck, the door bell rang as i was passing the door.

I sighed and opened the door, revealing Amber with a smile on her face. It dropped whenever she saw me.

"Oh, Mia. Hey."

"Hi." I said dryly. I could see her looking behind me.

"Is Billie here?" She asked.

"Of course, she lives-"

"Great!" Amber pushed me to the side and walked in the way i came.

I rolled my eyes and shut the door before going upstairs and into my bedroom. As soon as i threw myself down on my bed, i heard scratches against my door. I got up and opened it to Pepper who walked in slowly. Peeking out through the door, i saw Billie and Amber giggling as they held each other's hands and pushed open the door to Billie's bedroom.

I rolled my eyes and joined Pepper who was laying on my bed.

"I know, Pepper. I wouldn't wanna be near them either."

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A/N*
well hello again😳 it's finally here!
i didn't read over this i hope there's no mistakes