Did Fiona know something that Holly J didn't want her to? She was acting so strange. Holly J had a possesive boyfriend once, he didn't want her to be with her friends, but he never physically hurt her. That was before Degrassi even, back at Lakehurst. Way before she knew Fiona, or even Declan.

Holly J stared at Fiona.

"Why would I be embarassed?" she asked. "I... because I'm supposed to be strong."

"I am too." Fiona said, kicking a small pebble into the road. "It started really early, the hurting."

"It did?" Holly J asked.

"After the second date."

"I'm sorry." Holly J said quietly.

"And what about you?" Fiona asked.

"Me? I already told you, nobody's ever hurt me before."

"You're a liar." Fiona said.

"No I'm not."
"Sure..." Fiona said, starting to walk again.

"Are you mad?" Holly J asked, in a worried voice.

"Of course not. I understand." Fiona said, slipping her hand into Holly J's and dragging her along.

She certainly was being weird.

"Where are you getting at, Fiona?" Holly J asked nervously.

"Getting at?" Fiona asked.

"Fiona, what are you trying to say... I mean, what's your point?" Holly J asked.

"I don't think we should be embarassed to talk about people hurting us." Fiona said, turning back around to Holly J.

"I don't think we should either." Holly J said.

"Then why won't you tell me. I know you've been hurt at least once, probably more then once."

"I had a boyfriend who was mean. He wasn't Bobby mean though. He was just possesive... but that's it." Holly J admitted.

"See. It isn't something to be embarassed about." Fiona said.

"I know." Holly J said, still not quite understanding what Fiona was trying to explain.

"Then why do we act so ashamed to feel bad?" Fiona asked.

"I don't know about you, but I don't feel ashamed." Holly J said.

Fiona rolled her eyes.

"Yeah right, Miss. Never have I ever been hurt." Fiona said.

Holly J gave Fiona a small smile.

"I don't know when you hear of someone leting other people use them, you think they're stupid and wimpy."

"I do? No. You do." Fiona said, hurt showing through her eyes.

"I don't mean you Fi. Really, I don't. You couldn't get away from him, because he'd hurt you."

"Then who do you mean?" Fiona asked, her voice was starting to get tense.
"I mean... me..." Holly J said.

Fiona was silent as she pressed the walk button so she could cross the street.

"Our... our house is down this walk... not that one." Holly J pointed out.

"Yeah, I know, I figured we'd take a walk so Declan wouldn't question us... maybe give you a break from El." Fiona said starting across the street.

Holly J took a glance down the walk to their house and followed Fiona.

"Where are we going?" Holly J asked.

"We'll see now won't we?" Fiona asked taking Holly J's hand.

Holly J followed her silently.

They went down the street. Without any notice at all Fiona yanked Holly J into an allyway.

"What the hell?" Holly J asked.

"It's Bobby." Fiona whispered.

Holly J held her friend's hand tighter.

"Maybe we should just go home." Holly J suggested.

Fiona shook her head. "He'll see me."

"But he could come down here. Think about it, Fi; Rapist, plus dark ally... not a good mix." Holly J insisted.

Fiona was silent.

"Have you ever been so scared of someone... that just l-looking at them makes it hurt as much as it did when..." Fiona stopped. Her whole body was trembling.

Holly J put her arm around her friend.

"I'll go see if he's still there, ok?" Holly J said.

She looked around the corner and grabbed Fiona's hand.

"H-he's gone?" Fiona asked.

"Yeah... yeah he's gone." Holly J lied, carefully eyeing Bobby who was facing the other way.

Fiona walked around the corner with her friend. Holly J held onto Fiona's shoulders and pushed her along in front of her. In hopes that Bobby wouldn't see Fiona, and Fiona wouldn't see Bobby.

But Bobby did see her. He took two glimpses then walked over behind Fiona and grabbed her arm, turning her around, gently though.

Holly J crept closer to her friend.

"Stay away from her." Holly J said, putting one arm around her trembling friend.

"You told." Bobby said, angrily.

"Th-they already knew..." Fiona whispered, fear in her eyes, as well as tears.

"It's not hard to notice when your friend is crying and won't say anything, has bruises all over her." Holly J stated, nudging Fiona behind her. Fiona had hurt enough already.

Holly J took Fiona's hand and led her away... she wanted to get to a populated place at least, so someone would help them if Bobby decided to attack.

"If you don't report it, then I won't hurt you anymore." Bobby said. It angered Holly J that he would bargain like this. It was stupid. He went around hurting people... in one of the worst possible ways, and then tell her that if she didn't make him pay he wouldn't hurt her again.

"If we do report it then you won't hurt her anymore, because you'll be in prison." Holly J said, her hands on her hips, with Fiona standing partly behind her.

"What are you doing?" Fiona whispered.

Holly J ignored her.

"She's waited too long to report it." Bobby said in the same 'so there' voice Holly J had used.

"No she hasn't, in fact she went to the doctor's today." Holly J replied.

"We'd have to go to court." Bobby said.

"And Fi could do it. Declan and I would be there for her." Holly J said, completely speaking for Fiona now.

Bobby's eyes grazed over Fiona. It made her feel uncomfortable, she moved behind Holly J. He looked straight into her eyes.

"If you do decide to go to court, sweetie, everyone would hear the details of it all." Bobby began, "Declan would hear about how you screamed and about how I have complete power over you and can make you do anything and everything. He'd hear about how I..."

"Stop it." Fiona whispered in a tiny voice.

"He'd hear about how I could easily smack you down..." Bobby began, smirking at Fiona.

Holly J took Fiona's hand and led her away, Bobby was laughing at them.

When they had walked a few blocks Holly J stopped and faced Fiona.

"Are you alright?" Holly J asked. Fiona was crying so hard she couldn't say anything, but it was obvious that she wasn't 'alright'.

"W-why did you tell him I was going to c-court?" Fiona asked.

"Don't you think you should?" Holly J asked.

"N-no." Fiona whispered.

"That just makes him happier. You can tell he obviously doesn't want to go to court. That's why he was saying all those things." Holly J stated.

"B-but the things he said were t-true!" Fiona stated.

Holly J hugged her friend.

"Declan's already heard all that, I won't think any different of you, Bobby was there... and the rest of them are complete strangers." Holly J said.

Fiona still cried.

"If you want to make him mad, then this is the best way to do it." Holly J told her.

They were both silent untilt Holly J looked at Fiona seriously.

"He might hurt someone else if you don't report him." she said, "You wouldn't want someone else to hurt like this."

Her words echoed in Fiona's mind. Someone else.

"S-so I should report it?" Fiona asked finally.

Holly J gave her a little smile, "I would." she said.

"I can't... I'll start crying in court." Fiona whispered.

"It'll probably be years before you even get to testify." Holly J said, "You'll be better by then."

"I just want to forget." Fiona said.

"And the best way to do that is to put the bastard in jail." Holly J insisted.

"What if I lose?" Fiona asked.

"You won't, you went to the doctor... did they set up a rape kit?" Holly J asked.

Fiona nodded, "They t-told me it was 'strongly advised'."

"Well there's evidence then." Holly J said. "And we'll go home and take pictures of some of your bruises."

"But... they said that I should have came sooner, without changing my clothes or taking a shower."

"Fiona, we've saw him beat you up and it's obvious he hurt you, very obvious, so you'll win." Holly J said, placing her hand on her friend's shoulder.

"You don't understand, Holly J, and you never will." Fiona said quietly.

Holly J gave her a small smile, "I don't suppose I do." she said.

"I hope you never do." Fiona whispered.

A few minutes of silence followed, and then Holly J talked.

"I really think you'll feel better if you go to court." she said.

"You think?" Fiona asked.
"I honestly do."

"Then maybe I will." Fiona said.

Holly J smiled, "You will?"

Fiona looked scared, "Maybe." she whispered.

Holly J hugged her.