Dreams

Spoilers: 3x21 The Last Sam Weiss, 3x22 The Day We Died, 4x06 Those We Left Behind, Promo for 4x07 Wallflower

Disclaimer: I do not own Fringe or it's characters.

She wondered how he knew about the dreams, about the park and how happy she was. The night before, she'd been dreaming as she sat asleep at her desk till they woke her up. She'd been in a park with him and Walter, happy and seemingly in love till the better part of her conscious called him the problem...the dream had ended there and then.

He had called another version of her special, she could only after seeing how much he loved her wish him luck in getting back to her. Olivia figured maybe another version of her deserved to be happy...to not feel alone like she always did. No matter how many people surrounded her, she was always alone and had no one...she accepted that's how it would always be.

Nearly dying had triggered something in her, fear that she never had, but it also triggered her hands to catch alight. Walter was fascinated by her abilities but she was freaked out, scared like the little girl she had been before. Lincoln looked at her in fear, afraid she might do something and Astrid backed off, not wanting to cause her to do it again. So sitting alone in the office, her hands tucked near to her Olivia felt alone like no one wanted to have anything to do with her. Cameron was right...they were freaks and she'd never be normal.

The door to the office opened and closed but she refused to look up from her spot in the corner. However, a hand gently brought her chin up and she found Peter's blue eyes. "Hey, it's going to be okay."

"Did she do what I can?"

He chuckled, "actually so much more...list of abilities got up to five." Peter reached out and took her hand, but she shook her head. "Olivia trust me, please."

"I'll hurt you."

"No you won't." He gently took her hand and held it, fear erupted in Olivia that she'd hurt him and suddenly their hands were engulfed in flames. Peter held onto her hand and smiled as the fire suddenly died away, his hand was it's normal shade with no burns. "See...mind over matter, you feared hurting me so much that it activated the ability but it also prevented you from hurting me." Peter looked into her eyes, "you are so much stronger than this Olivia...you used to say you had to control it before it controlled you. Take your own advice...conquer this before it overtakes you like it did so many others."

She looked away and he watched her hands catch alight again, "go away please."

"You see the glimmer don't you, the one that says I'm from another universe. It's okay, I promise...I would never hurt you." He sat down beside her and smiled, "tell me what happened at Jacksonville, trust me it'll help."

Olivia took a breath and looked at her hands, "I remember the tests, Walter...running away. They made Nick appear dead and I freaked, creating a fire. I ran away after that, to a field of tulips...I sometimes dream about them, that there's a boy there with me. I just think my mind is playing tricks on me because the boy says his name is Peter...but there was never any boy named Peter at the trials nor one that found me. They found me asleep the next day after searching the entire area, I told Walter I never wanted to go back...I'd rather go home and I did, he said if I didn't want to be there anymore I was welcome to leave."

Peter took that into account, "what happened at home...with your stepfather?"

"I killed him when he began smacking us all around. He was pissed I ended my time there, income was given to the families...$500 a month and in those days, that was a lot. I took the gun from the drawer in the bedroom and waited for his car to come back, I knew he would come back drunk. He wasn't drunk, he'd come back to finish the job. Two shots killed him, one to the heart and one to the head...after that we moved on." She shook her head, seeing her hands finally normal again. "I keep thinking if I had imagined things differently, I could have tried to change them...maybe I wouldn't have shot him. That's what the boy always tells me 'that if I imagine how I want things to be, I could try and change them' and I wonder about that."

Peter smiled and took her hand, she looked at him. "Be careful."

"I'm not afraid." He smiled and took her hand, Olivia looked up at him...the boy had said those words to her, the boy had been him. He'd never came to her because he hadn't existed...why did that hurt so much?

Finally they figured out how to get Peter back where be belonged via the machine, Olivia stood watching beside Lincoln and Broyles as they prepared. The other side had agreed to let them do testing since it was only fair they had done some as well, the bridge shut off at that point. However, testing was the last thing they were actually doing. Walter started up the sequence and Peter looked at them all.

"Thank you for all you've done...for helping me."

Broyles nodded, "thank you for the much needed help...mind telling us what you're doing?"

"I figured out the Observers never touched this world, all the events we encountered with them never happened. You have parallel universes this way," he put his hands side by side, "but also the parallel universes this way," he placed his hands flat side by side with his thumbs touching. "Those run slightly askew then those below and above but essentially you are the same person unlike the alternate universes with a different version. Basically above and below, same person different experiences. Side by side is doppelgangers that look the same but are completely different." He smiled, "due to some of the events that occurred, I figured out I have to go to the one above this one so I'll use the machine to basically transport me into theirs, going back to where I belong."

Broyles looked at him, "no matter what universe you are from, you are without a doubt a Bishop."

Peter chuckled, "I'd have once taken that as an insult but I accept it as a compliment."

Walter merely waved, Peter understood the man was still uneasy with him but had begun accepting him. Lincoln told him to visit the next time he decided to travel parallel universes. Peter chuckled and shook his hand before walking to Olivia. She looked down at him and then up again, smiling as she did.

"Do something for me."

Peter smiled, "what?"

"When you see her again, don't wait to tell her you love her...just do." She sighed and dug into her pocket, pulling out a thumb drive. Pressing it into his hand, she smiled, "these are all the things that happened in my life. Perhaps you can finally figured out what went wrong, what made me wrong."

Kicking aside the restraint he had held for months, Peter cupped her cheek and smiled. "There is nothing wrong with you Olivia Dunham, I promise. Like I said...different experiences, you are different because of events that are meant to happen in this universe." He took her hand and placed the thumb drive in it, "there's no finding out the difference because you aren't different...you're just you." He leaned over and kissed her cheek, whispering as he did. "You'll find someone one day and I promise you that when you do, you'll love him as much as he loves you."

She smiled, "I finally figure out what that hole was and why it never goes away."

"What is it?"

She shook her head, "you...when you died, part of me died with you. I'll be okay though because you gave me something I suspect you should have long ago when we were kids. You let me know that I'm stronger than my abilities and I can rely on people." Smiling, Olivia patted his arm, "go to your Olivia and never, ever let her go."

He squeezed her hand and let her go before walking to the machine. Getting in, it felt like déjà vu all over again. However, like before he looked down at Olivia and then arched back as the current ran through him. He thought about that universe in which he belonged, with his Olivia and his father...even his damn enemies.

Opening his eyes he found Olivia looking at him, "Peter..."

"Olivia..." He looked up at the machine before looking around, scientists from both sides were watching.

"You're back..." she smiled, "you disappeared in the machine after the worlds connected...you're back." Peter had never seen her smile so big and he knew...her eyes were his Olivia.

A/N: I just came up with this and had to write it...I hope you enjoy it. Please, please, please review!