Neighbours {c.t.h}

one

may
it was just like any other normal saturday morning, mum had just left for work leaving me alone for the next six hours. mum was always at work, she is a doctor, which means the patients at our local hospital get to see her more than me. my father left before i was born, mum doesn't like to talk about him, she says it brings back to many bad memories. we live in a average size house on upford lane, our town is small and pleasant, there isnt many people, but enough to have a nice community. we have lovely neighbours, or did for that matter. my good friend, daisy, used to live next door to me, but she had to move away for her mothers job. daisy, her mother, father, brother and cat all left about three months ago now, but there isnt a day i havent spoken to her, we facetime, skype and text each other daily without fail. but today is the day we get new neighbours, im nervous but excited. i wonder who will live in the room daisy used too, the one with the window facing mine. the room that is in reaching distance from my curtains. i hope the new people dont mind my singing, i sing a lot when i am alone, which just happens to be every day. singing isnt my only hobbie, i also do figure skating. the rink is my escape, no one goes there from school so i can truly relax.

i turn on my tv to the charts channel, my favourite song by one direction comes on. i instantly jump up from my bed singing and dancing to perfect. during my time practising my singing, i didnt spot the moving van pull up outside the house next door, this was followed by a black car with tinted windows. being oblivious to what was going on outside i kept on singing away to whatever song came on. i started to get warm due to all my dancing about in my fairly large bedroom, so i opened up my window, hoping to see daisy's face, only i didnt. i saw a young boy about my age unpacking boxes in what soon should be his new room. the boy was wearing a green day shirt and black jeans, he was slightly darker skinned, with dark fluffy hair. as he was unpacking boxes i saw a pair of ice hockey skates on the bed, neatly placed next to some kind of guitar.

i was sat in my window watching the boy in the hope he would turn around and see me, he didnt. so keeping my window open, i put the music channel back on my tv. i was singing and dancing in my room until i was interrupted by something flying threw my window, i paused the music and looked around to see what it was.

"can you keep it down please?" i heard someone say politely, i didnt know where the voice came from. i opened my door and looked down the stairs, no one was there. as i entered my room again, i saw the face of the voice, it was him.
"i'm sorry, i'm not used to people living next door" causing a smile to grow on his lips.
"its not as if i-it bothered me, i-i like your singing" he said stuttering on his words a little bit. he was obvisiously a shy boy, who doesnt talk to girls much.
"thankyou, i'm may!" i said proudly.
"may as in the month?"
"yes, may as in the month" he looked as if he was mentally scoliding himself for saying that.
i gave the boy a questioning look, then he realised.
"oh sorry" he held his head low with embarrassment "i'm calum." he raised his head and made eye contact with me.
"so your new to this town?" i asked, in hope of making conversation.
"yeah, my parents are doctors, they moved here because the hospital is better, it pays more they said." i looked at him, his dark eyes tearing up. he obviously missed his old town.
"well we have something in common!" i said with a smile on my face. "my mothers a doctor too!"
before he could reply someone was calling him down stairs
"i have to go, see you later may." and with that he left his room leaving me sat facing his window, looking out of mine.

i slowly sat back on my bed and texted daisy.

may; new neighbours have arrived, a boy about 16, fluffy hair kinda cute, i havent met the whole family yet tho. good news, i saw ice hockey boots on his bed, next to a bass guitar. we have the same interests wooo!

i sat on my bed in the hope for a reply. in the time i waited for daisy to answer me, my mum returned home.

"hey mum, how was work?" i asked he, knowing that she would change the subject soon.
"same old, anyway, have you met the new neighbours?" not wanting to mention the awkward chat me a calum had i decided to say no.
"no, ive seen them but havent officially met." i lied.
"okay then, i bought some cookies to give them as a house warming present, lets go!" my mum said practically running out of the house. great, time for another chat with calum.

i closed the door and followed mum to the neighbours new house. she knocked on the door three times and waited. about thirty seconds later a young girl opened the door.
"hello, we are from next door, i'm Tanya and this is May!" my mum said the girl at the door.
"hey, i"m Mali, and this is calum" she said pointing to the boy of the kitchen counter. "our parents have just gone out to get some dinner, but do you want to come in?"
"sure!" my mum replied.

we entered the house and calum jumped down from the counter and smiled. we sat down on the sofa in the living room, this was all that was in there, but it was comfy. we talked to calum and mali until there parents arrived. we greeted them, and said that we hope they get settled in soon, and with that we left them to eat their dinner.

as soon as we entered our own home, mum got a phone call. she answered it with i worried look on her face, she looked at me and then left the room. all i could hear was slight mumbles coming from down the hall. once the phone all was over mum returned. she gave me a sympathetic look and then spoke.

"i'm so sorry may, ive been call out to assist an emergency" she rummaged around in her purse. "here you go, order a pizza and invite Michael, Luke and ash over. i might not be home until the morning. i love you" she kissed me on the forehead and then left the house. i headed back to my room, picked up my phone and began to call the boys. as per usual they were all together, so i didnt have to call them one by one.

i asked the boys what pizza they wanted and ordered it before they arrived, which was perfect. they boys arrived and then did the pizza. the first to enter the house was Michael, he has been my best friend for years, the red haired boy was like my brother, but recently we have been closer than we have for years. Next to enter was Luke, he was blonde haired, blue eyed, and again was my best friend. finally ashton came in, i met him through my family, my mum is really close to ash's family, even before we both were born. these boys were the only thing i have left. mum doesnt get to spend any time with me, daisy left, and i dont even know about my father. they are like the family i never had, i fit in perfectly. which might sound strange but i have never fitted in with anyone besides these boys.

we took the pizzas up to my bedroom and began to eat them, talking about whatever came to mind.

"so, new neighbours?" Luke asked, looking up at me, i was sat on my bed, he was on the floor.
"yeah, a boy lives there now. he's about 16. his name is calum"
"have you met him?" ash asked me, when will these boys stop with the questions.
"erm" i paused, all three of the boys looking up at me. "y-yeah" i said sturrering on my words, i dont know why, i trusted them more than anyone else in the world.
"you like him." Michael said with confidence, looking at me then ash and luke.
"no mikey, i dont know him well enough yet, i mean he's cute, but i dont know."
"invite him over, right now" luke shouted running out of my room. i put down my pizza and ran after him, only just being able to catch him up.
"not so quick, we are not inviting calum over, not what you guys are here, no offence."
"none taken" ash piped up "we understand that you want to be alone with your new boyfriend!"
"he's not my boyfriend!" i shouted, obviously loud enough for calum to hear. he came to his window and shouted out of it
"may, are you okay?"
"yeah, i'm fine calum, it was just my friends." saying this made the boys move from the centre of my bedroom to the window. i looked at them all, giving them an evil glare, i sighed and decided to introduce them all.
"calum, this is michael, ashton and luke." i said, pointing to them all as i said each name.
"hey guys" calum confidently said.

it was different to when i first spoke to him. he seemed shy, but now he doesn't. its as if he fits in perfectly with the boys. my thought were interupted by someone walking into my bedroom along with luke. it was calum. he stood there awkwardly just looking around my room, then me. i sent him a brief smile before giving the boys a questioning look. they all looked at me and smiled.

a/n
woo for another fanfic! ive decided to actually keep this one running with new chapters 1 to 3 times a week. my name for each chapter is to have 1000+ word per chapter so yeah!

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