Don't cry…

"Who's that?" she thought.

There's no need to cry…

"Why…?"

If they see you crying, they will only think you're weak. You're not weak…right?

"No," Hollie stood up from her spot.

Good. Then don't shed your tears. Be strong. Only then can you truly see clearly. When you're burdens are put aside and what's important is at sight you will find your true strength.

"Who are you?" she found herself saying. "And why are you telling me this?"

I'm just a good friend of your father's. You don't know?

"I can't remember," Hollie admitted. "And now I think I'm scared."

Think about it and tell me. What is it you're scared of?

"I'm scared of the darkness. I'm scared of knowing. I'm scared of not knowing," she said out loud hugging herself. "But…what I'm most scared of…is myself."

Don't be. You have a great power, which if believed in, can be great in your hands.

"But how will I know how or when to use it?" she asked worried.

Don't worry. When it's time you will know how and when. Believe in yourself and it will be possible. Because…

She suddenly felt a warm hand on her head ruffling it.

You have that right

~X~

Hollie's eyes jolted at waking up. She looked around, had she cried herself to sleep? She probably did. She stood up from her spot. That was a dream? But… ,she felt her head, it felt so real. She smiled stupidly. Even if it was a dream she thought that made her feel a bit better than before. She would try to make things right now. Even if she was scared she knew she had to at least try. Anything that got in the way like sadness and pain she would only leave it on the road and keep searching. She opened the door ajar.

"Where are you going?" Hikaru said coming up in her face.

"I'm going to where Kairi is and getting Nayru back," she walked out but as she stepped outside the room she found herself surrounded by pirate Heartless. "Damn," she said under her breath. Then one of the Heartless pointed up with its sword. "They've been looking for me," she thought following after the herd, "How the hell am I to get Nayru back now?"

~X~

Meanwhile Faroe and Yuu where heading on from room to room looking for Hollie's friend and bearer of wisdom.

"This isn't going as well as I thought," Faroe mumbled to Yuu in mid air.

"Yuu! Yuu!" Yuu exclaimed pointing down at a group that Faroe immediately recognized. It was Sora and the others.

"You're right Yuu," Faroe said. "They're looking for the same person as us."

"Yuu!" Yuu yelled as she launched herself at Sora's forehead.

"Ow," Sora called as he looked down and noticed the unconscious Yuu. He picked the small creature up in his hand, "What is this?"

"I'm terribly sorry!" Faroe called coming down to Yuu. "She's just too young to understand much of what I really mean and accidentally hit you."

"No, it's fine but what are you?" Sora said as Yuu regained conscious and floated alongside Faroe in front of him.

"We're Guardians of the young miss Hollie," Faroe said. "I'm sure you know her, I assume."

"Yeah," Sora admitted.

"The thing is we're kind of lost and we're wondering if we could come along with you guys for a while," Faroe asked childishly.

"Sure, I don't see why not," Sora confessed.

"Wait a minute," Donald squawked. "What if they're with Hook and them lot?"

"We're not," Faroe called. Suddenly Yuu went in Donald's face and threw punches at his beak meaninglessly. "Stop, Yuu," Faroe called pulling her off. "I'm really sorry," she said.

"It's fine," Sora said. "Come on, let's keep on going."

~X~

Hollie soon after arrived at the captain's cabin again and found Riku inside. She sadly avoided his eyes and went straight to the empty captain's red velvet chair. "They found you, I can see," was all he said.

"I'm here, aren't I?" she said putting her chin on her hands and her elbows on the table. She closed her eyes trying to not think about him and that scene that had happened before. And because of this he couldn't see him approach the table and wasn't until he heard him that she opened her eyes.

"Why'd you tell me all those things?" he said simply with a calmer voice than before.

She kept silent for a while before answering, "I was out of my mind, alright? I don't know why I said those things." She placed her head down, "Let's just leave it at that."

Before he could say anything back, Hook walked into the chamber.

"So?" he called. "What's the verdict? Is she a Princess of Heart?"

"She's not one of them," Riku answered to him. Then when they started arguing Hollie noticed something bothered her. As she laid her head down she noticed the strange pain on her chest. Why did it burn so much?

~X~

"Kairi!" Sora called up to the vent where they could hear Wendy's voice and see a hand. "Kairi!"

"Yuu!" Yuu called going straightforward into one of the vents small holes. "Yuu, don't!" Faroe called going after her but unable to go through the small holes the little Guardian could. She looked around and found a tube leading there.

"Yuu," Yuu mumbled as she floated in front of Kairi's face. She poked her a bit on the cheek saying, "Yuu?" Suddenly her small hand glowed yellow as Kairi's palm shimmered blue. Yuu floated down to Kairi's palm and went ahead opening the semi closed fist. The light glowed brighter as another Guardian appeared. This alike Faroe had a gown of light blue color. It had long blue hair and blue eyes, its hair picked up on one side by a blue fin hairpin. The small blue Guardian yawned extending her arms and her eyes fluttering open.

"Yuu?" she said in a calm voice. "Is that you?"

"Yuu!" Yuu exclaimed happy and threw herself at Nayru.

"Nayru!" Faroe called as she found her way into the room and going there.

"Faroe, you too?" she said confused. She looked up to Kairi who was still asleep. "Did you tell her that's she is…?" Nayru trailed.

Faroe shook her head, "Hollie has no idea except for the hint you gave her."

Nayru sighed in stress, "I have to get to Hollie and give her the pieces I have while I was inside Miss Kairi."

"We would if I knew how to get back now," Faroe said looking around.

"Yuu!" Yuu called as she pointed at the door and just as if in cue the pirate Heartless and Smee came in taking Kairi. Taking the chance they left the room and headed to the Captain's room.

~X~

It died…

She fidgeted in her sleep slowly turning her head to the other side.

I touched it…and it withered

Faroe, Nayru, and Yuu escape through the main pipe to the Captain's room. Yuu excited heads on first.

"Yuu!" Nayru hissed trying to stop the small Guardian but failing to.

Why does everything I get close to…

Nayru reached just in time before the little thing crashed into Hollie's head. Faroe follows closely after trying not to be seen by Hook or Riku.

"You can't just run out like that," Nayru reproached.

Everything I love…dies…?

"We can't risk to be seen," Faroe called concerned. "We have to get-" She was cut of by the sudden rush of fear and cold her body turn into from the inside. She looked up and just at the same time saw Hollie jolt up in shock and fear. Her face strained and Hollie trying to gasp for air. She clutched her chest in pain. "What the hell…" she panted trying to regain her breath.

"Hollie," Faroe called as she pushed Yuu inside the necklace. Hollie oblivious to anything around her and on instinct pushed Faroe in alongside Yuu just in time to see Riku look over to her.

"What's the matter?" he asked, she heard him say in a tone that said he actually had something else on his mind before interrupting him.

"Huh?" she asked trying to throw him off of the sudden blur of images in her dream.

"You just woke up jumping," he said pointing at her.

"No I didn't. Who told you that? Whew, I'm tired. Mind if I step outside?" she said all rapid fire trying to avoid his questions. And just before he got a chance to reproach her the door was opened.

"Pst!" Hollie's mind and glance got distracted by the sudden sound below her. Looking down she saw the blue Guardian.

"Are you-?" she's cut off by Nayru's small finger on her lips signaling to be quiet. She nodded and flew up to her necklace and went inside.

Don't let your guard down, she said inside her head. I'm with you now. And that's leave's only one left.

"Who?" she thought.

"The Power," she answered. "She's-"

"That little shenanigan has gotten to my last nerve," Hook called outraged. Pirate Heartless following behind him with Kairi. Riku went for her in a hurry.

"Then deal with him," Riku called out straightforward.

"Humph, what would I do for a kid like you?" Hook said sarcastically but only got a glare from Riku and that's when Smee called and he left to the outside.

He turned to Hollie who only averted her eyes, faking that she was playing with the stuff on the desk. He turned to the empty wall in beside the door."Hallow Bastion shouldn't be that far by now," he said out loud. "We can get there by ourselves."

"What?" she called shocked. "Are you crazy? You can't get to Hallow Bastion without a vessel!"

"I have my methods," he simply answered. "Now," he turned to her with a glare, "I'm pretty sure Hook won't stand against Sora for long. So either you come with me or you find your own way back."

"How can you say that!" she bellowed, her emotions on the verge alongside with the overflowing sentiments she felt lingering in her mind from Kairi's touch. "He's your friend! Yeah, I might not know what the hell happened between the three of you that made you all that mad at him, but I can't just sit by and see how you destroy each other like this!"

"Don't you dare talk like that to me!" he raged furious making her flinch yet her face stayed mad as his with her cheeks a puffy red and her eyes watery from the anger. "You just don't get it, do you?"

Her rage, the sudden grief of the strange blurs in her vision/dream, and the lingering feelings from Kairi, made her mind race about and in the simplest way of letting out the overflowing emotions, her mouth moved on its own saying the first things her mind had ready to burst.

"So what if know nothing of the life you three had! I know you now, I've known Sora, and even if I don't remember that much, I knew Kairi! I know, for sure, that neither would want to see you like this!" she took a deep breath and before he got a say she caught the bat again, "I know because I don't want you to get lost either! I just care too much for you!" She didn't know what the hell she was saying. She was simply telling everything that was pressing against her chest to much making it hurt. "I don't know why or how I simply do, okay? So, please just try listening to me for once! If you would you'd probably know…you'd notice how much I l-" Her voice was cut off by the sudden ruckus outside the door. She suddenly got yanked by the wrist as Riku pulled her over to his side just in time as Sora came in the room. "Sora…" she heard herself whispering.

"Kairi!" he called but when his gaze fell upon us he said, "Riku. Hollie?" Riku letting go of her snapped his fingers as a shadow replica of Sora appeared. Then his free hand created a dark portal and he suddenly pushed her inside.

Her breath was suddenly taken away at the abrupt intake of the darkness. She couldn't keep up with the oppressive feeling but was taken across by the hand pulling her by the wrist. Getting out she fell to her knees breathing heavily. She heard the following of footsteps as she looked over her shoulder to see Riku panting a bit softer. "What was that?" she thought unable to speak her mind.

"Get up," he told her walking on forward with Kairi in his hands. "And get ready," he said walking further away. "It won't be long before Sora finishes Hook off and heads here."

She tries standing up but manages only to stagger a bit before getting her balance back. Hikaru and Yamiko come out immediately.

"Are you feeling well?" Hikaru said concerned.

"You should really go rest a bit," Yamiko suggested.

But just after a few seconds after she said that, Hollie fell to her knees hugging herself looking down. "Hollie!" both exclaimed going down to her.

"What's wrong?" Hikaru asked hysterically.

"She's fine," Nayru's voice called as the three lights came out: green, yellow, and blue. "She's in shock after coming out of a dark portal for the first time."

"Mistress Nayru," both say solemnly bowing.

Hollie looked blankly at the floor going through her recent thoughts. What the hell had happened right there before they left? What the hell was she about to say? Was she…going to say…that…she loves him…?