Disclaimer: I do not own General Hospital I wasn't even a thought in the wind when this show was created. I do not own Ethan or Kristina or any of the other characters in this.

Summery: Takes place after the scene in 9/1/11 when Kristina overhears Ethan tell Skye all about her and how she's a messed up kid and feels sorry for her. Kristina decides enough is enough. If that is how he really feels about her, then she is done being the victim.

Thanks for the readers and reviewers! I hope you guys like this chapter, please let me know! I need to know the Ethina lovers are still out there!

XOXOXO

(Halloween)

On the day of Halloween, Kristina wanted nothing more than to just hang out alone at the Lake House, wearing her costume, handing out candy to the kids, all while watching her favorite horror movies. Unfortunately for her, Molly has been begging for the two of them to spend the night together; claiming a Davis Sister Bonding Night is necessary for her social development. Her younger sister was so insistent that Kristina finally agreed. Maybe she would have a good time hanging out with her sister instead of being alone. Being alone so much might be calming, but even she knew it wasn't good for her. Her numbness was getting too addicting.

So after Kristina got back from her class, she quickly made her way upstairs to get showered and into her costume before her little sister got too antsy and went off on her own. As much as Molly was growing up, Port Charles was still a dangerous town and Molly was an easy target when it comes to the bad men in town. She may not have the Corinthos last name, but she was still related to him by blood which made her a target. Molly needed to start learning about the horrors of Port Charles, and it seemed like she was going to be the one to teach her.

As she made the final touches on her costume, she readjusted her wig and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She chose to be Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, one of her favorite seasonal holidays. She patiently did her makeup to copy the animated rag doll and wore a red wig that made her look like she had long auburn hair that she kept ratty and unclean. The dress was a lot shorter than the character wore, paired with stockings and arm gloves with stitches on them; she admits she looks pretty good.

She made her way downstairs and saw Molly was already waiting for her. Originally, she wanted to be Amelia Earhart but Kristina vetoed it, claiming she needed to think outside her smarty pants box. Therefore, she chose to be a fairy; not Tinker Bell, but a woodland fairy and Kristina had to admit, she looked very cute as well. Her forest green dress was knee length and she had her hair in a curly bun with flowers everywhere.

"Hey Molly, who did your makeup?" She asked her little sister and Molly gave a cute smile.

"Myself. I watched a Youtube tutorial and just copied it. It's not too much glitter right?" She asked her a little horrified she messed up. She wanted tonight to be fun. She knew that it was one of Kristina's favorite holidays and wanted her to get out of her shell a little bit tonight. She even dressed up like a fairy for her; something she would never do normally. While she liked fairies and other mystical creatures, she liked to dress up as more well known characters in literature.

Kristina shook her head sharply.

"Not at all. I was going to say I'm impressed, you did an amazing job! Are you ready to hit the town?" Kristina joked as she grabbed her Trick or Treating bag. Molly shook her head at the thought of Trick or Treating and wrinkled her nose. She was getting way too old for that. Plus if they went Trick or Treating, she wouldn't be able to really talk to her sister and get more information about her and Ethan.

"No, I thought we would just get some food. Hang out, you know?" She says innocently and Kristina didn't seem to mind. She was too old to be Trick or Treating as well. She was trying so hard for people to look at her and take her seriously, so going out with her little sister to get free candy probably wasn't the best idea.

They got into Kristina's car, and blasted old music that the two of them used to love as they made their way to down town. They saw so many kids in the streets, dressed in their costumes, and dragging their parents to house after house. They saw Elizabeth being dragged by Cameron. Patrick and Robin were with Emma, Nikolas with his son Spencer, even Carly pushing Josslyn in her little carriage. It was a nice change to see so many people calm and relaxed in the streets. Usually there was something big and bad going on in the town. Kristina was sure things were still going on, but it was nice they were put on hold to honor such an innocent holiday that brought kids and adults joy.

When they parked her car, the girls decided to walk around a little bit before they found a place to eat. Molly wanted to go to the park, but Kristina could only remember her last time there with Ethan and asked if they could go somewhere else. Surprisingly, Molly didn't ask why and they made their way to the docks. She didn't know that Molly knew all about what happened at the park.

Molly opened her arms out and closed her eyes, taking in the feel of the breeze, the smell of the water, mixed with the distinct smell of autumn.

"Can't you feel the air changing? Something good is coming I can feel it." Molly opened her eyes and smiled at her sister and Kristina couldn't help but smile back. While her sister was growing up, she still had such faith in the world and saw the positive side. She wished she could read the type of stories Molly read and believed life could really happen like that.

"I hope you're right; I could use something good." Kristina replied and Molly looked at her before pulling them both towards the bench to sit.

"Are you ever going to talk to me?" Molly had to ask her older sister. While she knew a lot about what has been going on with her sister when she read her diary, she wanted to hear it from Kristina's mouth. She hasn't read her diary again after that first time, but she knows from Ethan that they spoke at the park and hopes her sister will talk to her.

Kristina should have known Molly has been itching to pry in her life for a long time, but she didn't expect her to just jump right into her questioning. Maybe she can try to avoid this conversation. She knows Molly really liked Ethan and doesn't want her protective instincts to kick in.

"I don't know what you mean Moll. I talk to you more than anyone; even Pete." She smiles hoping that her little sister will leave well enough alone but when she sees the glare Molly is sending her, she knows it wasn't going to happen.

"Don't do that Kristina! Don't play me like you try with everyone else. Talk to me, please!" Molly all but begs her and Kristina can see how important this is to her.

Kristina takes a deep breath.

"I just stopped fooling myself Molly. I stopped thinking that I was this amazing and sexy girl that everyone was going to immediately start taking seriously just because I'm almost nineteen. I stopped lying to myself about how people saw me and decided to change myself. Become stronger and it's been working out so far" Kristina explains very vaguely biting her lip a little as she ran her hand through her wig hair. A habit they both knew she picked up from Ethan.

"What about Ethan?" Molly had to ask and Kristina flinched and pulled her sleeves up from her costume.

She gave a fake laugh and shook her hair to keep the tears that were threatening to fall at bay. Hearing people ask about him was still so hard; which is why she tried to avoid people at all costs.

"Ethan never gave a shit about me. I heard him say himself that he just felt sorry for me." She says coldly and Molly knew this from her diary but she also knows Ethan never actually said that to her.

"He said that to you? Doesn't seem like him, he's been there for us." She pointed out softly and Kristina just wanted to yell at her. Yell at her to grow up and stop thinking the best of people! In the end everyone will disappoint you.

"He was just being a good con Molly. I was the perfect mark for him to have some entertainment. To have someone fawn over him like a love sick idiot." She said coldly shaking her head as the red flash of anger ran through her skin.

Molly put her hand on her sister's shoulder comfortingly.

"I know you really cared for him." She whispers and Kristina lets out a strangled laugh.

"I loved him...so much; I would have moved mountains for him and he used me. He is such a good con artist he didn't even have to get me into bed to make me do anything for him." Kristina whispers defeated, trying so hard not to cry.

Molly looks at her sister and wants to cry too. She was so wrong. How did she not see how miserable they both were now?

"Is that why you're so unhappy? Because you think he never cared about you too?" She asks her and Kristina looks at her a little confused.

It was true, she was upset for a long time; still is to an extent but she was happy now.

"I am happy Molly. I'm finally doing something I have been longing to do; be stronger and have people take me seriously. I'm learning so many new things and feel great about myself now. I feel like I can finally defend myself. Ethan is nothing but a memory to me now." She tells her in her most confident voice.

Molly takes her hand and holds it tight in her own. She squeezes it tightly as she stares deep into her sister's eyes.

"You and I both know that that is not true. You don't have to pretend with me. Even if you think the whole world is against you, I hope you know that I am always on your side." She tells her and Kristina smiles before pulling her into a deep hug.

"You're the only one I know I can always count on. Thank you for that." She whispers into her ear and Molly nods her head.

Molly didn't get all the information she wanted to help make Operation Ethina a success, but she knew Kristina needed to hear that there is someone in her life that she doesn't have to try to impress. As her little sister, Molly will always think the world of her big sister.

XOXO

After their emotional talk, they decide to head to their favorite pizza place. They were glad no one they knew was there because they just got two boxes of their usual order and chose to head home to watch a marathon of their favorite scary movies. They didn't have the energy for so many people tonight and they knew they had a whole bowl filled with candy waiting for them.

They sent the rest of the night munching out on pizza, candy, popcorn, and soda watching every Scream movie still in their costumes. They laughed at the predictable moments and cried when Randy died. It felt good.

When their mom got home, she had a big smile on her face seeing her youngest children spending time together. She's noticed that Kristina has not been in a good place for a while and knows it has a lot to do with Ethan. While she wasn't a giant fan of them, she knew that the two deeply cared about each other and knew it was only a matter of time before nothing stood in their way; not even Sonny.

However, something must have happened and now Kristina has been silent and cold; much like her father and that thought scared Alexis. She hopes Molly can help her sister get out of this depression she was in. While her own relationship with the Great Sonny Corinthos was civil at best, she doesn't want her middle daughter to hide behind a mask like her father does. Kristina was always an open book to her, not shy about giving her opinions. Keifer was the first person to try and break her spirit; she just prays whatever is going on with her and Ethan doesn't completely ruin her.

The girls quickly told their mom to join their marathon and that they saved her some pizza, so Alexis quickly got into her room and slipped into her comfy pajamas so she can join two of her girls.

For the first time in a long time, Kristina can honestly say she had a genuinely fun night as she looked at her mom and Molly hiding their eyes at Ghostface attacking Sidney again.

It felt nice to know her sister and maybe even her mom was there for her. However, she couldn't help but feel like there was a whole in her heart that wouldn't be filled any time soon.

TBC