Rays of light came in through the cracks of the blinds. One of them shone right at Holly's closed eyelids. She slowly opened her eyes to a slit. The memories of the previous night came floating back to her. Her and Toad had spent the night talking and watching TV. She smiled to herself, it had been so wonderful. She had never felt so happy...just him being there. Just the thought made her feel happy all over again. After they were done watching TV Holly had laid back on the bed and was telling Toad about how she was nervous about living in the mansion. She told him that she felt so different from them. She then had closed her eyes for a moment and......she fell asleep. Holly fully opened her eyes. She sat up. "Argg" Toad mumbled. He was laying next to her on the bed. 'This is not good' Holly thought to herself. Toad was still asleep. She started to panic. She looked at the door to see if it was still locked....it was. She got off the bed and went over to the window. She used her thumb, index and middle fingers to open the little planks of the blinds to see if anyone was outside. Unfortunately it seemed like half the mansion was outside either hanging out, playing some game or training. Her stomach dropped. How was Toad supposed to sneak out? She heard a yawn. She turned around and saw Toad sitting at the edge of the bed looking at her. "Morning" He said calmly. Holly couldn't believe him. "Why didn't you go home last night?" She asked him. "What?" He asked as he yawned again. "Why didn't you go home last night?" She repeated. "Well, you just looked so alone...I just was going to lay there for a bit, but I guess I fell asleep." Toad said in a sleepy voice. "You guess you fell asleep?!" Holly asked him. She really was starting to panic. Toad got up from the bed. "a....yea." Was all Toad said. Holly sighed. Toad went over to her. "I'm sorry, Holly." He said and hugged her. Holly wasn't paying much attention to him. Toad pulled away, stood there and crossed his arms. He didn't say anything. Holly thought about how she was going to get him out of the mansion. Toad started to walk around the room. He was looking at some of the stuff Holly had on her dresser. He glanced at Pictures she had laying on it. He picked some of them up. The first one he was looking at was a picture of three children. One was a boy the other were girls. The boy, who was in only a diaper, was sitting in a sandbox with his hands buried under the sand. The two girls, who both were in dresses, were sitting on a bench near the sandbox with wide grins on their faces, they were looking straight at the camera. Toad guessed one of the girls was Holly and then he flipped to the next picture. The next one was of the same three kids, but they were older, they were probably about 13-14. They seemed to be on a ranch. This time the boy was dressed in a plaid shirt and jeans and was leaning on a wooden fence and had a piece of straw between his teeth. One of the girls, who also was in a plaid shirt, was bent over in laughter. The last girl , who definitely was Holly, was wearing the same as the other too and was making a weird face. Toad flipped to the next one. It was a picture of a woman. It was a close-up of her. She had brown eyes and black hair. She had on very little make-up, but she looked beautiful. Toad stared at the picture. He looked up from the picture and then looked at Holly. She was still in deep thought, but she looked at him when she felt him staring at her. "Is this your mother?" He asked her. Holly went over to him and look at the picture he was holding. "Yes" She said. "You look like her." He said. Holly didn't say anything. Toad flipped to the next one. It was another picture of the kids as small children, but this time a man was in the picture too. He was about average height, alittle overweight, and balding. He had the small boy sitting on his shoulders. The boy was also wearing a hat that was way to big for him. The two girls were standing at the man's sides. The man had his arms around them. Toad looked up at Holly. "This your father?" He asked pointing to the man in the picture. "yes" Holly said looking at the picture. "You seemed like a happy family." Toad said. "Looks can be deserving." Holly said. "Atleast you had a family" Toad said handing her the pictures. She took the pictures and tossed them back on the dresser. "Yea, well..."She said. Toad then picked up a jewelry box. "Would you stop!" Holly said as she went to grab it from him, but her yelling surprised him and he dropped it. It hit the ground with a loud thud and all the contents scattered all over the floor. Holly and Toad stood there in silence listening to see if anyone heard the thud. After a moment of pure silence Holly and Toad both started to breathe again. Toad bent down and started to pick of some of the things. "Holly, I'm s..." Toad started to say, but Holly covered his mouth. "Under the bed" She whispered to him. He was about to ask why he needed to hide, when there was a knock on the door. Toad rolled laid flat and rolled under the bed. Holly went to the door and opened it. "Are you alright?" A concerned Iceman asked when Holly opened the door. "Yea, I'm fine. I was just looking through some old things when I dropped my jewelry box" She said quickly. Iceman looked at the jewelry box on the floor. "Oh, well let me help you pick..." He said moving over to pick up the box. Holly immediately grabbed his arm preventing him from bending over all the way. "No, it's ok. I got it." She said and bent over and quickly shoved the jewelry back in. Most of it didn't make it in the box. Holly put the box back on her dresser. She then turned back to Iceman, who had a very confused look on his face. "um....Holly..?" He stumbled out. "Yes?" She asked, she was out of breath. "Are...you sure your alright?" He asked. "Yes, I'm fine. Never been better." She said very fast. Iceman didn't say anything, he just looked at her. "Well, If you'll excuse me...I have to get dressed." She said moving back to the door. She stood behind it, hoping Iceman would get the hint. He walked to the door and then realized something. "Why are you still in the clothes you were yesterday?" Iceman asked. "I was so tired last night...I just fell asleep." She said. Iceman looked at her again. "What?" Holly asked. "You don't have to lie to me, Holly" Iceman said. "I don't have to..?" Holly asked confused. She shook her head. "Bobby, I'm not lying". "If you snuck out, I understand...I mean who hasn't. I won't tell anyone." He said looking deep into her eyes. Holly looked away. "I didn't sneak out." She said. "Holly" Iceman got closer to her. She stepped back. "Bobby..." Holly started to say. "I heard Jean talking and I just thought....Alot of people go through things when they first get here. It doesn't mean you don't belong or that there is something wrong with you...." Iceman said sounding understanding. He continued to ramble on, but Holly couldn't focus on what he was saying. She started to feel a throbbing pain in her right temple. "Bobby, could you please..." She tried to be calm. ".....could you please just go. I really need to rest.". Bobby stopped talking and looked at her. He sighed. "Fine, Holly, but I just want you to remember that I'm here if you need me." He said, put his hand on her shoulder and then walked out of the room. Holly closed the door behind him. Toad crawled out from under the bed. He laughed. "Boy did he sound like an after school special.". He looked at Holly. She was leaning against the door. She was starring at the ground. Toad frowned. "You ok?". "I can't do this.." She said. "Can't do what?" He asked confused. "This!" She said gesturing to him and then to herself. She looked at him. He started to walk to the window. He turned back to face her. "Just tell me why first." He said. She sighed and stood up. "Well, look at what we are having to go through....you having to hide under a bed, me having to lie to people who don't even completely trust me yet....It's not fair. It's not fair to me and it's not fair to you. We should be able to have a relationship where we don't have to hide it or lie about it." She said. "Your right. We shouldn't have to lie or hide. It's not fair,but..." He said moving close to her. "I think it's worth it. I care about you alot, Holly. I can't stop thinking about you....this hiding under beds and sneaking around is all worth it as all as I'm with you. I'm willing to risk whatever I have to. What about you?" He asked her. Holly went over and put her arms around him. Tears came to her eyes. He just held her. She pulled back and looked into his eyes. "I'm willing to risk everything."