Stupid Disclaimer: I don't own Holly, Root, or Foaly.
Hi ho! Thanks for reviewing my first chapter.
The Spaminator: Why thank you! I sometimes get the feeling that people just say things like that to be nice, but if you're serious.
Blue Cocoagir: Um ok LOL.
Mage Kitty: I love your story (Foaly's Carrot), by the way! Yes, Holly-Root pairings do rock ^.^
Alex472: Yes, they are a bit OOC, and it ain't going to get much better. -_-;
TazMoon: Bonjour mon ami! If that's a saying in French.... I know Latin a lot better than French so SALVE (hello) from Chumani. ^_^ And thanks for the kind comments!
Gah. Enough said. On with chapter two.
Two Foaly's Speech
"Julius, sir? Are you alright?"
Root stopped hitting himself and looked at Holly's bewildered, concerned face. He had never really noticed how pretty Holly's eyes were... they were such a profound hazel, almost blue...
Quit it. Ok, so her eyes were hazel. Big deal.
But they were pretty...
STOP IT! SHUT UP!
Holly began to back slowly away as Root continued abusing his head and muttering. He'd finally lost it.
"Julius, I can send in a medic if you want..."
"What? I'm fine," he said vaguely. "Just get back to work. And don't call me Julius unless you want me to take away from your already crappy paycheck."
Holly rolled her eyes. Typical Julius. "Yes sir," she said, walking off.
For a moment the Commander wished he hadn't yelled at Holly. Then he shook his head and wandered back to his office. He was taking the day off today, before he ended up in an asylum. Just a day of rest, and this whole damn business should end.
He heard hooves behind him. "What do you want, Foaly?" he asked wearily. "No, I'm not raising your salary. No, you can't take the day off. No...."
"I'm not here for me," the centaur said impatiently. "Did you see yourself back there? Do you know what's wrong with you?"
"Yeah, I'm under a whole lot of stress right now, it's getting to my head, and I'm going home before it kills me."
Foaly shook his head. "No, Julius," he said firmly. "It's obvious. You love Holly."
Root stopped dead. WHAT?
"WHAT?"
"Face it. You can't take your eyes off her. You're smiling at her a lot more often, and you've been complementing her. You love her."
"No, I respect her. Love and respect are two different things."
"Yes, but you're not experiencing the one you think you are," Foaly said quietly.
"Damn it, Foaly, you humanoid jackass, you're doing this just to annoy me, aren't you?"
"No, I'm doing it for Holly's sake. And yours."
Root threw his hands in the air. "Why can't you just drop this and leave it alone?"
"You have to get rid of your pride and realize what you feel for Holly. Otherwise you'll just live out your life in longing and despair. You may not believe me, but you will not rest in peace until you face this. I know." Foaly was staring at him intently. Root stared defiantly back.
The centaur sighed. "Listen, Holly feels for you too."
"What? She hates me."
"No. She doesn't. She sees something in you. What, I don't know," Foaly snorted. "But she's convinced that somewhere in that out-of-shape lump you call a body there's emotion. And room for love."
Root stared at him. This was so unlike Foaly. Why was he trying to help him?
"Though if you can't face your feelings, Holly's better off alone. She deserves better than some stiff, proud, piece of rock who's too afraid to feel for someone and will eventually hurt her." Foaly turned and walked back to the break room. "And that's my speech for the day."
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Yay, another chapter completed. Yes, yes, I know Foaly was completely the hell out of character, and I'm going to get a thousand flames over that. What am I to do... anyway who can interpret what Foaly's thinking? Perhaps if this were an actual situation in the books, he'd have wanted to help Holly and Root. And perhaps he wouldn't have given a damn. Maybe it's just up to the person controlling the characters.
Anyway, no more deep thoughts before I fry my brain... review! And remember, no non-constructive flames.
Oh yeah, and in Heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink it here. Remember that!
Hi ho! Thanks for reviewing my first chapter.
The Spaminator: Why thank you! I sometimes get the feeling that people just say things like that to be nice, but if you're serious.
Blue Cocoagir: Um ok LOL.
Mage Kitty: I love your story (Foaly's Carrot), by the way! Yes, Holly-Root pairings do rock ^.^
Alex472: Yes, they are a bit OOC, and it ain't going to get much better. -_-;
TazMoon: Bonjour mon ami! If that's a saying in French.... I know Latin a lot better than French so SALVE (hello) from Chumani. ^_^ And thanks for the kind comments!
Gah. Enough said. On with chapter two.
Two Foaly's Speech
"Julius, sir? Are you alright?"
Root stopped hitting himself and looked at Holly's bewildered, concerned face. He had never really noticed how pretty Holly's eyes were... they were such a profound hazel, almost blue...
Quit it. Ok, so her eyes were hazel. Big deal.
But they were pretty...
STOP IT! SHUT UP!
Holly began to back slowly away as Root continued abusing his head and muttering. He'd finally lost it.
"Julius, I can send in a medic if you want..."
"What? I'm fine," he said vaguely. "Just get back to work. And don't call me Julius unless you want me to take away from your already crappy paycheck."
Holly rolled her eyes. Typical Julius. "Yes sir," she said, walking off.
For a moment the Commander wished he hadn't yelled at Holly. Then he shook his head and wandered back to his office. He was taking the day off today, before he ended up in an asylum. Just a day of rest, and this whole damn business should end.
He heard hooves behind him. "What do you want, Foaly?" he asked wearily. "No, I'm not raising your salary. No, you can't take the day off. No...."
"I'm not here for me," the centaur said impatiently. "Did you see yourself back there? Do you know what's wrong with you?"
"Yeah, I'm under a whole lot of stress right now, it's getting to my head, and I'm going home before it kills me."
Foaly shook his head. "No, Julius," he said firmly. "It's obvious. You love Holly."
Root stopped dead. WHAT?
"WHAT?"
"Face it. You can't take your eyes off her. You're smiling at her a lot more often, and you've been complementing her. You love her."
"No, I respect her. Love and respect are two different things."
"Yes, but you're not experiencing the one you think you are," Foaly said quietly.
"Damn it, Foaly, you humanoid jackass, you're doing this just to annoy me, aren't you?"
"No, I'm doing it for Holly's sake. And yours."
Root threw his hands in the air. "Why can't you just drop this and leave it alone?"
"You have to get rid of your pride and realize what you feel for Holly. Otherwise you'll just live out your life in longing and despair. You may not believe me, but you will not rest in peace until you face this. I know." Foaly was staring at him intently. Root stared defiantly back.
The centaur sighed. "Listen, Holly feels for you too."
"What? She hates me."
"No. She doesn't. She sees something in you. What, I don't know," Foaly snorted. "But she's convinced that somewhere in that out-of-shape lump you call a body there's emotion. And room for love."
Root stared at him. This was so unlike Foaly. Why was he trying to help him?
"Though if you can't face your feelings, Holly's better off alone. She deserves better than some stiff, proud, piece of rock who's too afraid to feel for someone and will eventually hurt her." Foaly turned and walked back to the break room. "And that's my speech for the day."
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Yay, another chapter completed. Yes, yes, I know Foaly was completely the hell out of character, and I'm going to get a thousand flames over that. What am I to do... anyway who can interpret what Foaly's thinking? Perhaps if this were an actual situation in the books, he'd have wanted to help Holly and Root. And perhaps he wouldn't have given a damn. Maybe it's just up to the person controlling the characters.
Anyway, no more deep thoughts before I fry my brain... review! And remember, no non-constructive flames.
Oh yeah, and in Heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink it here. Remember that!