Hello all! Boy, you must like mush if you came back here… though in all honesty, it's not as mushy as some songfics in this section

TO MY REVIEWERS: I do this for Strictly Ballroom (my 'proper' fic) so why not this one too! *cheesy grin* Thanks to meeee person (I knew 'cos it made me sick… and don't worry. Although I haven't actually started SB16 yet, I know how it starts, how it ends, dadedadeda, and I've got work experience next week…), Shattered Midnight Dreams (*applauds* yes indeedy, very intelligent. It's a good point actually. Never occurred to me…), Seadragon (God… parallel minds or what? That's exactly what I was planning to do! Hope you had a good holiday, good luck with your songfics and I'll email you sometime this week, OK? Very busy now…), Fowlet, Sara, Night and Ice Raider. I can't believe I got no flames… seriously weird…

A/N: Right then… lyrics in italics, not exactly those that are sung again, yadayadayada, same as before. Holly on Artemis using the lyrics to t.a.T.u's 'Not gonna get us'. This can also be played in full at the same address as before:

H t t p : / / w w w . b a n d b u i l d e r . c o m / t a t u / i n d e x . p h p ? r e f _ c o d e = B 2 5 7 5 5 9

(Spaced out as previously for same reasons – just delete spaces.) Once the player has loaded, it's the second song of three. You can either wait for the first one to finish or just click on the name. Hope it works for ya…

*****

They were going to run. Run away. Together. Holly's heart kept skipping beats as she packed her bag, eager to leave. They would go in the dead of their respective nights, slipping through the shadows to their meeting place.

Not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

Not gonna get us

Not gonna get us

Secrecy was necessary to prevent discovery. Holly shuddered to think how certain people she knew would react to the knowledge. Her mother would probably have a nervous breakdown when she found out that her daughter, like her husband, had left her. Commander Root's heart was likely to give up there and then when he heard the news that one of his best officers had run off with the LEP's most wanted.

Holly didn't care. All that mattered was him, and being with him. They'd been planning what they had come to refer grandly to as 'The Escape' for weeks. The main problem was getting Holly above the surface without attracting too much attention. In the end she'd booked an economy seat on a shuttle to Tara during the full moon. Inconspicuous. And it came with a built in excuse. As far as anyone was concerned, she was just another elf going to complete the ritual.

Starting from here, let's make a promise

You and me, let's just be honest

The shuttle docked and Holly leapt from her chair, aching to see him, to be on their way. She skipped through visa control, and ignoring the advice given to her by a sprite behind a desk conspicuously marked 'Information' – "You don't want to go out there now – dark's not for another two hours. You won't get a full moon until at least then." – she slipped through the camouflaged doors and into the dwindling Irish sunlight. Yanking the throttle of her stolen wings, she rocketed into the sky, fading to a slight shimmer as she sped towards the abandoned airfield.

We're gonna run, nothing can stop us

Even the night that falls all around us

Tendrils of blue and black were beginning to eat at the eastern sky and Holly turned her face to the setting sun, gazing dreamily at its vivid colours. Everything seemed so beautiful and so perfect at sunset on a clear day. The sun painted the sky yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue and black, thin clouds etched out in glowing hues and early stars spotted like jewels in the black.

The darkness rushed to claim the countryside and Holly shifted impatiently, wondering how much longer Artemis could be.

Soon there will be laughter and voices

Beyond the clouds over the mountains

She heard a noise behind her and spun to see a silhouetted figure making its way towards her from the newly illuminated hangar. She relaxed; the proud shoulders and confident walk were those of someone she knew.

She sprang to her feet, stiffness forgotten, and began to jog towards him. Seeing this, Artemis also picked up his pace and within seconds the runaways were face to face. More or less. Holly's mouth split into a grin that was mirrored on his lips and they simply stood for a few seconds, smiling at each other.

We'll run away on roads that are empty

Lights from the airfield shining upon you

"Ready?" Artemis whispered and Holly nodded. Catching her hand, he pulled her towards the brightly-lit hangar and pushed open one of the doors. Inside stood a small non-descript white van, their agreed means of flight. If anyone saw it on the road, they'd simply assume it was making a night-time delivery. No need for them to look at the occupants. Holly hauled open the passenger door and belted herself into the specially modified seat.

She gestured at the pad beneath her. "You didn't have to do this, you know." she remarked.

Artemis shrugged. "I guessed you'd want a good view." he replied, winking at her. He started the engine and drove out of the building and away from the airfield, onto the deserted roads.

Nothing can stop this, not now I love you

They're not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

Nothing can stop this, not now I love you

They're not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

There was nothing to stop them now. By the time the fairies realised Holly was gone she would have left Ireland and would be on the way across the Irish Sea to Wales. The plan was to go to Scotland and hide out in the moors and dales, going from hamlet to hamlet, posing as a brother and little sister on holiday until they found somewhere more permanent. Artemis knew his family would look everywhere for him so they were planning to avoid the busy areas and move quickly for the first few months.

Not gonna get us

Not gonna get us

The dark road stretched out in front of the car headlights as they drove towards the port. Half of Holly wanted to jump up and down with excitement but the other half seemed to want to cry. She was leaving everything behind. The life she had known, the home she had lived it in, the people she had lived it with. It suddenly struck her that she wouldn't see them for decades, if ever again and she'd never had a chance to say goodbye.

We'll run away to everything simple

Night will come down, our guardian angel

He was worth it though. They were both going to start afresh, leave mistakes in the past. It would be just the two of them, with no one to tell them they were wrong or what to do.

We rush ahead, the crossroads are empty

Our spirits rise, they're not gonna get us

Suddenly, Holly started to laugh. It started off as a small giggle and developed into gale upon gale of amusement. Artemis's mouth twitched and before long they were both in fits and he had to pull over until they had stopped. Neither one of them could believe what they were actually doing.

My love for you, always forever

Just you and me, all else is nothing

Not going back, not going back there

They don't understand

They don't understand us

Abruptly, Holly lost all desire to return to her people. They didn't understand her, her and Artemis. They could never comprehend why they were in love, how a fairy could love a human. She didn't need them. All she needed was Artemis.

Not gonna get us

Not gonna get us

Nothing can stop this, not now I love you

They're not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

Nothing can stop this, not now I love you

They're not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

They're not gonna get us

They drove on through the darkness, their future beckoning to them from around every bend.

*****

*dashes about handing out sick bags* That was bad, huh? Even worse than before… *throws showers of aspirin out to the small crowd of ill-looking people*

Ahem. Yes. Well, hope you liked it, and it wasn't too stupid/annoying/clichéd/sickening/other. Please review it anyway. A flame would do me good. It would reassure me. *looks afraid* I'm really not sure why this whole thing ain't on fire… REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!

By the way, does anyone know anywhere online where you can play 'Isobel' by dido easily without waiting for five hours/downloading anything/having to have latest stuff? Because that's the next songfic, and I think it's good to give people the opportunity to hear it as often you don't know how the song goes… so if you do, I would be very grateful if you'd leave the address in a review/email. Don't go looking or anything (not that you would) and if necessary I'll just give the link to a soundbite on BN.com or something…

Luv slime xxxx