more, see i do love my readers. i'm uploading all i have.

then maybe i will get some ideas and write more.

this is dedicated to my clever friend who even though she loved her boyfriend dumped him as he was no good for her.

Stay strong girl we're all here for you, you don't need him. :P

Holly was frantic because Ivy couldn't go home in such a state and she was still in disbelief what Ivy had done for her. She ran to the reception.

"hi have you seen a small girl who looks a bit like me come past me in the last 10 minutes ?"

"no, I've been here that whole time and I can promise you the only people I've seen have been 4 male elves."

"oh, ok thanks."

So she hadn't left thought Holly, so where could she be?

Trouble was also looking for Ivy, but in the opposite direction and just happened to pass the dining hall. He took a quick look then walked on by, but then did a double take since he'd seen someone out of the corner of his eye. He looked in and saw Ivy sitting with an officer. He ran straight up to their table.

"Ivy thank goodness I've found you, we've all be so anxious and Holly's beside herself with worry."

"oh so now Holly's worried, this must be a first in like, 6 years."

Trouble looked at her confused, he then realised who was sitting with her.

"Chix! Aren't you meant to be doing work. When Holly finds you with her sister she's gonna flip."

"WHAT your Holly's sis.."

"Ivy thank goodness and … CHIX VERBIL. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH MY SISTER" Holly burst into the room.

"I…I…I…I" stammered Chix.

"he was looking after me, he bought me a coffee, and said he was going to walk me home." Ivy informed Holly as she stood up.

"yer is that all, I'll not let you take her home Chix"

"really holly, look there you go again talking as if I'm not here or too young to understand. Chix knows what it's like where I live since he was the one who saved me last time." notified Ivy. "I'm going home now with or without anyone." once again Ivy walked out pushing past Holly as she went.

"I'll walk you home Ivy" shouted a voice from behind her. When she turned to see who had run up alongside her she found Chix by her side.

"ivy wait!" Holly yelled

"I'll speak to you sometime, probably in another 3 years, goodbye." Ivy called back, leaving Holly standing there once again. Trouble put a hand on her shoulder as a tear fell down her cheek. She never cried normally, but this was her family. She realised as she stood there that it was as if she was being pulled apart form her sister by an invisible force which had now succeeded.

Ivy didn't smile as she walked out of police plaza. She thought of Holly and wondered if she was still standing there. She couldn't believe what she'd done to her poor sister in her first 24 hours back in haven. She had been horrid. She decided that tomorrow she would go and apologise to her.

"Hey good looking" called a drunk looking guy from across the street.

"watch it buddy" shouted Chix who put his arm round Ivy for the rest of the walk.

Ivy didn't know what it was but it made her feel safer than she had ever been with Andrew. Maybe, she thought, it was because Chix hadn't hit her, attacked her or shouted at her. She thought about the lie she had told Trouble and Holly about it being very rare that Andrew got that mad.

Ivy was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't realise that they had arrived at the building.

"which flat?" asked Chix who wanted to make sure she was safely taken to her door.

"what oh, we're here? erm.. Flat 14." replied Ivy a little surprised at how soon they had arrived.

They got to Ivy's door and she fumbled in her pockets for the key. As she opened her door the smell of damp was strong.

"I know you might not want to, but do you want another tea or another coffee but um.."

"hey do you want to go out for a late breakfast with me tomorrow at about 10ish, because I don't start work till 12, err that is if you want to, don't worry if you don't…" gabbled Chix.

"sure yer I'd like that." blushed Ivy.

" erm ok, hey do you want my number incase something happens or you just want someone to talk to?"

"err yer ok thanks, its 942 583 6747. The last 2 digits are personalised of course, 47 is I.S. which are my initals." said Ivy blushing after, at what ridiculous garbage she was saying.

Chix rang the number which then gave Ivy his number. She saved it in her phone book on her communicator.

"right I better be going because I have so much paperwork to do. Bye."

"oh ok, bye, thanks for walking me home and sorry for knocking you over earlier and erm so I'll see you tomorrow about 10ish."

"yep I'll come here and get you." said Chix as he turned to leave.

Holly sat down where Ivy had been still staring into space in disbelief. After over 70 years of being united against everything and always being there for one another her and her sister had now gone separate ways. Then Holly remembered she had been away for 3 years in which time Ivy had had no-one to turn to. She had grown up and learnt to deal with each day as it came on her own. Holly realised that there was no point in her being there since she didn't even know where she had a job. She got up and walked past Trouble's concerned look, hardly noticing him.

"Holly.."

"leave me alone Trouble." holly realised what she had just said and turned. "sorry I'm just in another world. I'm going home to try to start sorting out my life and my sister. I'll see you soon though I don't know when. Thanks for everything."

"it's ok. I'd do anything for you Holly, I hope you know that because I love you." he whispered the last few words once she was out of earshot.

Holly's apartment

Holly opened her door. She walked past the casserole dish still on the floor from when Ivy had dropped it. She got changed and looked at her reflection. Apart from the hair and her new eye she looked just the same old Holly. No-one had seemed to notice the new eye, but maybe it was because she had forgotten to take out the hazel contact lens. She opened the kitchen door to find everything destroyed, and blood stained patches which were just a memory of what had happened. Holly sighed then went and got into bed, forgetting that it was only 5pm and she had been asleep for 17 hours already today. Instead she picked up a dvd which was lying on her bed-side table, then lay back with a tub of ice-cream to watch 'together apart' which was a film about twins who go through many adventures but at the very end break apart as they go in separate directions through life. This had been Holly and Ivy's favorite film though afterwards they would always agree that they would never part. Ivy always cried but Holly never felt sad, afterall it was just a film. Tonight however she found herself sobbing into a box of tissues from almost the very start. Once the film finished Holly turned off the T.V. and just lay back.

Each oblivious to the other, the two sisters lay on their beds with tears falling steadly down their cheeks, both thinking the same thing and slowly drifting into unconsciousness.

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