A/N: I don't own the song here or AF.Wish I did,though.
Artemis and Holly, by some strange coincidence, were both listening to music. No big deal, right? But the strange thing was this: They were listening to the same CD (Avril Lavigne, Under My Skin) AND the same song (Who Knows?) Here's a little insight into their thoughts...
Why do you look so familiar
I could swear that I have seen your face before
It was a year after the mindwipe, and Artemis had been having strange dreams, all about one girl.He dimly remembered her, but all he knew was he had known her a year ago, what she looked like and her name: Holly.
Night after night he dreamed of her, gliding over the ocean, silhouetted in the moonlight, and the dreams always ended with her gliding away from him, dissolving into the night as he called after her.He knew he would see her again one day, though...
I think I like that you seem sincere
I think I like to get to know you a little bit more
Before, when Artemis first kidnapped her, he had been such a heartless jerk to her. But before the mindwipe he had come a long way, and had been a semi-kind, sincere,thoughtful person-no longer the evil money-and-power obsessed fake.
I think there's something more, life's worth living for
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
That was Holly's motto-live life to the fullest.That was why she was in the LEP; how could you go to the extreme without doing dangerous missions, or flying a pod to the surface?That's right, you couldn't.
Artemis, on the other hand, preffered to live through his gadgets.His version of 'live life to the fullest' was 'buy as much technology as possible'.Ah well.
How do you always have an opinion
And how do you always find the best way to compromise
Gee,Holly thought, that sounds like Artemis and his crazy plans.
We don't need to have a reason
We don't need anything
We're just wasting time
Holly realized that just once before the mindwipe she should have just gone and flown around with Artemis,with no mission or orders from Root or interruptions from Foaly.Just for them to go off together,without a reason, without waiting for the opportune moment or whatever.
I think there's something more, life's worth living for
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
Even if today sucked, there was always tomorrow, and the next day.Holly always tried to be optimistic,even if she often gave up on the philosophy.It was worth it just to be able to fly around and travel and carry out missions every day, despite how terribly she missed Artemis and how much of a jerk Root was.
Find yourself, cause I can't find you
Be yourself, who are you?
Find yourself, cause I can't find you
Be yourself, who are you?
Artemis could never find Holly anywhere,no matter how hard he tried, and had no clue who she was.All he knew was that he cared for Holly, and very deeply so.Maybe even...nah,impossible.He barely remembered her name, how could he even imagine he could love her?But something deep down said it could be true-why else would he dream about her?
I think there's something more, life's worth living for
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
What if Holly came to him?What if she was out there thinking the same thing?What if she was conceivably listening to this same song,and it was provoking similar thought?As the song had just stated, who knows?Only Holly, that's who.
Find yourself, cause I can't find you
Be yourself, who are you?
Find yourself, cause I can't find you
Be yourself, who are you?
Artemis really needed to start being himself,thought Holly.He should not act so cruel and indifferent all the time.He needs to lighten up, smile a real smile once in a while.Stop being so pessimistic.
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
Anything could happen.Tomorrow was a new day, and maybe Holly would visit her dear Arty.(Wait.Did she just think that?'Dear Arty'?Uh-oh...)Maybe her mind wouldn't be so jumbled then.
So you go and make it happen
Do your best just keep on laughing
I'm telling you, there's always a brand new day
A brand new day.Then he could think properly...think about Holly.Straighten out his feelings.Figure out what to do.
He allowed himself a small smile.
I think there's something more, life's worth living for
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
Life IS worth living for, they thought simultaneously.Holly for the sheer excitement of life,Artemis for Holly and his technology (obviously).They at the same instant switched off their CD players and closed their eyes, thinking about the other.Tomorrow Holly would go see Artemis,and restore his memory.It was something she had to do.Love is worth living for, life a plus.Tomorrow Artemis would remember everything, and he would see the love of his life.