Declan got up early in the morning. He couldn't wait to see Fiona. He kissed Holly J on the forehead. "I'm going to get Fiona."

She smiled at him. "Can you check on Ellie in the nursery for me, I checked on her about 20 minutes ago, but just..."

"Of course." Declan said, smiling at Holly J. "You need some more sleep."

Holly J nodded and rolled over, yawning.

Declan walked into the nursery and looked at little Ellie, she was asleep in her crib, it was pastel pink and yellow. Ellie moved her hands and one of her legs. Declan smiled down at her, she had blue eyes, like the Coyne's. but she had a lot of hair, the color of Holly J's.

Declan looked back at her one more time before heading out the door and into the car. He pulled into the parking lot of the hospital, and walked in, telling the woman at the desk where he was going. He pressed the button on the elevator and waited for the doors to open. When they did he walked to Fiona's room, the door was open. He stopped outside the door when he heard Fiona's voice.

"Of course not!"

"No!"

"You're stupid for even thinking that!"

"Stop!"

"Get away!"

"You aren't being logical!"

"Yeah, but you don't understand!"
"Get out of my head!"

Declan walked in

"Interupting something, Fi?" Declan asked, in a confused voice.
"Tell him everything, and don't leave out the details."

"No..." Fiona said, ignoring her thoughts.

"Who were you talking to?"
"No one." Fiona said, making herself laugh like he was crazy. "I wasn't talking at all."

"Yes you were, I heard you." Declan said, studying his sister "You've been crying."

"Yes you HAVE been crying, maybe you should tell him why."

"No I can't!"

"Excuse me?" Declan asked, a little confused.

"Yes, I was crying, get me out of here!" Fiona said staring at Declan.
"Ok..." Declan said. "I'm going to go talk to the nurses."

"Maybe you should stay in the hospital, for mental help."

"I don't need help!"

Declan looked back at Fiona strangely and then walked out of the room.

"What are you doing Fiona?" she asked herself. "What is happening to you?"

Bobby appeared "You can't get away from me."

"Just leave me alone!" she screamed, covering her face with her hands.
Declan entered the room "Fiona, are you talking to yourself?"

Fiona was still staring at the corner of the room. She picked up the glass of water the nurse had gave her and hurled it across the room. It hit the wall and broke into many pieces.

"Fiona, what the hell?" Declan said rushing over to the corner of the room, picking up the glass pieces. A nurse walked in.

"What's going on in here?" she asked.

"I dropped a glass of water." Declan said, glancing at Fiona who was taking deep breaths, staring at the corner of the room, still. "I'm sorry." he added, trying to clean the glass off the floor, and mop up the water with a rag.

"We'll take care of it, you two may go."

"Come on Fi." Declan said, grabbing Fiona by the hand. She got up and stared at the corner of the room, coldly as she walked past it.

When they got out to the car Fiona got in the passenger's side and stared ahead. Declan walked around to the other side and got in.

"What's going on, why did you throw that water?" He tried to keep himself from sounding angry.

"He was there, you saw him, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't."

"Of course he didn't, he wasn't there, you're crazy."

"Stop!" Fiona yelled.

"I can't stop the car Fiona." Declan replied, "Not here."

"I wasn't talking to you." Fiona said in a harsh, angry voice.

"That proves it!" Declan exclained "You're talking to yourself!"

"Are you saying I'm insane, or crazy?"
"No... that's not what I'm saying it's just, you're acting strange, weird, maybe you need some help." Declan said softly, reaching over for Fiona's hand.

They were silent for a long while before Fiona started crying.

"Hey... what's wrong?"

"If you tell him, he'll send you to a crazy house."

"No he won't!" Fiona insisted.

Declan stared at her. Then she turned to him.
"I think I'm going crazy Decs." she said "I'm seeing things that other people don't see, and hearing them..."

Declan sighed and looked at his sister. "You're not going crazy, that's called being scared, and tramatized."

She shook her head. She didn't agree. She remembered watching TV programs about this, crazy people in padded rooms, hearing voices.

"Don't tell anyone Decs, please."

"That's nothing to be embarassed about. You just need someone to help you get back on track."

"Declan..."

"Declan's going to tell everyone."

Fiona ignored the comment with an angry look.

"I won't." Declan said, then asked "Not even Holly J?"

"Not even Holly J."

"Alright..."

It was silent and Declan was about to turn the car on when Fiona said something.

"Drive, we can kill him right now and say it's an accident!" shehad said, her eyes lighting up.

"What?" Declan asked, confused by her excitement all the sudden.

"Drive, drive now, he doesn't see us!"

"Fi..." Declan said, trying to sound his sweetest so Fiona wouldn't be upset, "There's no one there."

She tilted her head still staring out the windsheild. Declan started the car and drove. As he kept driving Fiona looked behind him.
"You're right Declan..." she said in a soft, dreamy voice, still staring out the back window, "He wasn't there."

Declan held her hand for the rest of the way home.

When they entered the house Holly J was on the couch feeding Ellie. Declan came in and kissed the top of her head.
"How are you?" he asked her.
"Perfect..." said Holly J, unconvincingly.

"What's wrong?" Fiona asked.

When Holly J looked up and saw Fiona. She gave Ellie to Declan and rushed over to her, giving her a hug.

"Fiona! I was so worried about you!"

Fiona smiled, hugging her back.
"Sorry to steal Declan for so long." she said.
"No, you needed him, you probably should have stole him for longer."

Fiona froze, was she suggesting something? Did she know that Fiona was hearing things, voices, seeing things?

"What do you mean?" Fiona asked slowly.

Declan saw this and set Ellie down in the portable crib by the couch.

"Fi, all she means is that she wouldn't have minded if I stayed longer." He said, taking her by her hand and lightly pulling her to the corner of the room.

"I think you need to go to counsaling." he said "You're acting like you need to. You're too jumpy, and you are seeing things..." Declan took a deep breath before finishing "That aren't there."

Fiona stared at him. "Just for that?" she asked. "Not..." she sighed "The other stuff."

"I don't know exactly what they'll do."

Fiona stared at him and walked off before answering his question. She sat at the couch. She saw Ellie wake up and start to cry. She picked her up and rocked her slowly, so she'd go back to sleep. When she did, Fiona kept holding her.

Holly J came in and smiled.

"Thanks for taking care of that." she said.
Fiona looked up, surprised, "Oh... you're welcome." she said, putting Ellie back in the crib.

Holly J sat on the couch too, she switched the TV. She turned to say something to Fiona, when she noticed Fiona was staring, past the TV instead of at it. Her facial expressions were changing from angry, scared, annoyed... she was whispering something.

Holly J stared at her for a long time. Fiona finally got up and ran upstairs. Declan, who was just entering the room saw this. He followed her, looking at Holly J with a blank expression.

"Stupid girl, you thought Holly J wouldn't notice."

"No, I just... why don't you just get out!"

"I won't," "You can't make me."

"Please, you've hurt me enough!"

Bobby made a move toward her and stood over her bed.

"I've done it once, I can do it again, we're in the right place."

Fiona quickly got out of the bed, ran out the door and leaned against it from the other side, so Bobby couldn't get out.

Declan came by and saw her.

"Fi, what are you doing?"

"It's not nightmares anymore Declan, it's real, and he's everywhere, I can't sleep, I can't even live!"

"Did you see him in there?" Declan asked calmly.

Fiona nodded her head yes, biting her lower lip.

Declan helped her up and went into her room, checking under the bed, the closet, everywhere.
"Fiona... he's not here." Declan said, in the same calm, almost expressionless voice.

Fiona sighed, she was going crazy.

"Take me to someone, that can help me Decs, please help me, I can't do this anymore!"

Declan hated seeing his sister like this, pleading to him to find someone to help her do what? Live.

"Ok, Fi, tomarow I'll take you somewhere, it's too late now, ok?"

Fiona wasn't looking at him anymore, but down the hall at something...

"Ok Fi?" Declan asked, touching her shoulder.

"Ok..." Fiona said, glancing up.

"If you see or hear something that isn't me, Holly J or Ellie in this house, it isn't there, ok?"

Fiona looked up at him.

That night they all took turns getting Ellie to sleep. Fiona tried to listen to what Declan said. Bobby would follow her as she walked to get Ellie. He would follow her if she went to get water.

She couldn't stand it.

"No one believes you, Fifi, but I'm here, and real, I can still hurt you."

"No..." Fiona muttered, trying to believe that he wasn't there.

"It's true. I can hurt you just as much as I always did, or always will."

Fiona looked down at her newly poured glass of water and threw the water toward him. She found a knife in the cabbinet and picked it up. She walked past him.

"Try it Fi, I'm stronger than you, and I can turn the knife towards you instead."

Fiona dropped the knife and ran up the stairs and crawled into bed.