Hey guys! Sorry for the delay, I was away for a bit, dropped by this wonderful tourist sight in Bangladesh called Cox's Bazaar. Fantastic place, and as great as it was there was no internet service there so I couldn't upload this. Nevertheless, here it is now =] And yes, once more a song chapter title, Say When by The Fray. It rocks, go check it out =D

Enjoy the final part in our little Holix arc! =]

Say When: Part III

Much to Holiday's dismay, when he returned to Providence base two weeks later, Six had retreated back into his shell and began behaving with her just as he would have seven years ago.

It wasn't entirely his fault, she supposed; knowing Six, it'd probably taken a lot to get over there to her that night and ask her to dinner. And to be cast aside that way…

Holiday guessed she would have been hurt too. But really, did he have to shut her out like that? That hurt too…

"Julie?" Holiday blinked and refocused on the image of the man sitting on the desk in front of her. Right…Seven was saying something…

"So I'm going to assume you haven't been listening to a single word I've said so far" Seven said with a smile.

"Um, no, sorry" Holiday said shaking her head.

"What's wrong?" Seven asked, with a hint of concern.

"Nothing" Holiday said quickly. She leaned back in her chair and looked up at him. "Sorry, I'm just a little tired."

"We can talk another time if you're tired…"

"No, no, it's ok. Can you just start over?"

Seven laughed. "Sure."

On the other side of the lab, Six was at his own desk, trying to fill out his many over due paperwork of many days…And failing because of the teen sitting lazily on his desk. That and the radio that said teen insisted on keeping on next to him.

"And then Seven beat the crap out of it! That EVO didn't even see him-"

"What do you think they're talking about?" Six said suddenly, cutting off the teen's story. He didn't even look up from his paperwork.

"What, Holiday and Seven? I dunno, why don't you go ask them, Mr. Jealous-Out-Of-Your-Damn-Mind" Rex snorted.

"Get off my desk" Six growled "Get out of my face and get out of this lab. Now."

"Alright, alright, relax" Rex said quickly. "Don't eat me…"

Six groaned, and slowly massaged his forehead with a hand. The song humming on the radio suddenly came to his attention.

Oh I just can't stand it this way.
Oh jealousy, coming over me,
It's that jealousy, breaking my heart.
Whoa jealousy, taking control of me,
Now ya just gotta know,
That I can't let it go,
And it's time that ya knew,
I can't stop loving you.

Six slammed a hand on the radio and turned it off. "Rex…"

A lot was said through that one word. Or rather the tone that one word was said in. Rex could tell by his guardian's weary tone, that it wasn't a usual command to stop annoying him. Rather a quiet and rare request for help.

"Six, listen, you're practically giving her away to Devin. You're being a real asshole-" Glare from Six "-to her right now. So she's moving away from you-the lost cause- to the warm and openly loving Devin."

Six looked up and raised a brow at him.

"Look, Six, I love Devin to death. He's a great dude…but you know, it's you that's saved my life so many times I'm still gonna be indebted to you centuries into the afterlife. And you that let me crawl into bed with you when I had a nightmare, you that I first played catch with, and you that gave me this" Rex said, touching the collar of his jacket "And kept going back every year to get me a new one cause I grew way too fast."

"And your point is…"

"My point is that as much as Seven means to me, you mean just a little bit more" Rex sighed. "And I think Holiday feels the same."

Six took a moment to gather his thoughts. Then he looked back up at Rex.

"So, when's the wedding?" the teen winked.

"I'll kill you for this later" Six growled, standing up. "Here" he handed Rex his pen "Make yourself useful. Finish this paperwork for me."

"I'm not even applicable to fill out these-"

"I don't care."

He heard Rex's faint laugh as he headed to the other side of the lab. He slowly tuned his ears into the conversation going on ahead, as he approached. Seven was saying something…

"And then of course the next thing-"

"Hey, Devin?"

"Yeah?"

"Six…is recovering really fast…"

"Yeah, he's already off his crutch, and he got the cast off his arm, right?"

"Yeah…"

"White called me in this morning…"

"And?"

"I leave tomorrow afternoon"

"Oh…So soon?"

"Yeah. Gonna miss me?"

"Of course."

"Then let's make tonight special, alright?"

"Um…"

"If you're free tonight, let's have dinner, and if you wanna hang out afterwards…it'll be great. What do you say?"

And just as Holiday opened her mouth to reply, Six walked up behind her.

"Actually, she's a little busy tonight."

Holiday jumped upon hearing his voice. She spun her chair around and looked at him.

"Right, Holiday?" Six continued. Holiday just stared at him incredulously.

"Yes, alright, Six, can I have a word?" She summed up in a pleasant voice. She turned back to Seven "Devin, I'll be right back."

"Actually, it's kinda late" Seven sighed in a most crestfallen manner. "I think I'll call it a night…"

He got off her desk and headed off. She vaguely heard him call out to Rex, asking him "Isn't it past your bedtime young man?" She didn't wait to listen to Rex's reply. Instead she looked up at Six, who was looking casually back at her. How could he look at her so casually after crashing the closest she'd gotten to having a good time with someone in about seven years? She felt like he liked seeing her unhappy. Holiday suddenly found tears in her eyes. She blinked them back, and unable to find any words that could express how she felt towards the agent, she stood up. She quickly dashed to the other side of the lab towards the back balcony.

The balcony at the back of the lab wasn't very much. Just a small rectangular balcony made of black marble that had a small bordering wall, and a steel rail on top of it.

Holiday stepped through glass doors and went immediately to the edge of the balcony. She looked out into the horizon. The lights of the nearest city were shining brightly in the night sky. These lights were reflecting in the ocean underneath the base. It was a pretty sight really. Too bad Holiday was in no mood to appreciate it.

She blinked back her tears and leaned heavily on the rail before her. She faintly heard the door open and close again behind her.

Just great. He followed her.

Holiday spun around, facing him. "What the hell is wrong with you?" She hissed at him. "What is wrong with you? Why would you do that to me?"

"I don't want to around him so much" Six answered simply.

"Why ever not, Six?"

"Because I don't like him."

"Because you don't like him? That's why? Who do you think you are, that you can tell me who to and not to be around?"

"Holiday, you know what I mean."

"No I don't know what you mean, please explain!"

"You've only known him for a few days-"

"Two and a half weeks!"

"Whatever it is, you should get to know this man better before-"

"So you do want me to be with him, just no so soon?"

"No! No, I don't want you…I don't want you near him at all."

"You know what, Six? I don't understand you!" Holiday screamed. "I finally find a man who can own up to having romantic feelings and can make me happy and you're just trying to destroy it!"

"You don't know if he really wants to see you happy or not…" Six's voice suddenly sounded a bit strained.

"How do I know if you want to see me happy?" Holiday shouted at him.

Six visibly flinched. Of all the things he was not expecting that. After all these years how could she even doubt that? Cause you've spent all these years doing very little to prove it. Suddenly, for once in his life, Six's heart agreed with his mind. And he was at a loss as to what to do.

"You know Six, I'm so sick and tired of dealing with you, and people like you. Seven is a good man, and as of late, everything you've been doing has been proof as to why he is one better than you" Holiday said, frustrated.

"A-Are you quite done?" Six growled, trying as hard as he could to keep it cool. But his calm act only infuriated Holiday further.

"How can you be so damn calm?" She shouted. Six could see the tears in her eyes, nearly flooding over. "You don't even care, do you?"

"How can you accuse me of not caring? I've stayed with you and Rex for seven years!" Six growled, stepping closer to her. With that one sentence, all of the guilt that had come over him disappeared. How could she even think something like that? More importantly, how are you going to change her mind about it?

"Doing nothing!" Holiday shouted back, stepping closer to him as well. He was towering over her and she was not about to let him intimidate her like that.

"Listen, Holiday, if you don't calm down-"

"Sorry I'm not calm, Six. Unfortunately, some of us have hearts, emotions, and the ability to love!"

"Yeah?"

"Yeah!" Holiday regretted saying that one word as soon as it came out of her mouth. Six looked as though he was about to hurl her into the nearest wall. The rage burned evidently in his features. God, he was going to kill her.

But then, much to Holiday's and perhaps even his own surprise, he, in one haste movement, grabbed her wrist, pulled her body against his, and kissed her.

It was a surprise kiss; it took Holiday a minute to even register what was going on, but once she did, she didn't hesitate to press back. And when that first initial kiss ended, she realized something else. That talk, that argument, they were never about Seven. It was about him. It was always about him.

From the second she'd first set eyes on him, when Callan introduced him as Adam Falconer. Ever since then it'd always been about him.

And with that thought, she searched his face with her piercing green eyes. Wow…he actually looked terrified. Why would he look so scared? Did he really think she would turn him down? Holiday mentally smiled at the thought. She slowly reached up, removed his shades and gently tucked them into his coat. When she looked back at him, his eyes were closed and he was taking a deep breath.

She cupped his cheek with her hand and slowly began massaging her finger against his skin. And much to her surprise, he leaned into her touch.

It was at that point that Holiday leaned up the slightest bit, and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips. And she barely finished pulling back before he leaned in and captured her in a kiss. For real. Not the light peck that she'd given him. He really kissed her this time. Deeply and passionately.

And when Holiday felt his arms encircle around her hips (under her lab coat, might she add), she placed her own arms around his neck, deepening the kiss.

She felt him snake a hand under her tank top...and burst into laughter. She moved a hand from his neck and swatted his hand away. "Six" she laughed "You fucking perv! Out here, on the balcony of the Providence building? Really?"

"My room it is" Six said once before leaning down, grabbing her around the waist and throwing her over his shoulder.

"Six! Put me down, I can walk you know!" she play beat his back as he began dragging her off.

"I know. It's just going to be much faster this way" Six replied.

"Hey, hey! Are you staring at my butt?"

"Possibly."

"Six!' Holiday laughed swatting the back of his head.

She couldn't believe this was actually happening. And to think, Six was the one that had started it. This was the start of a…relationship. Relationship. That sounded right enough, didn't it?

Yes, this was the start of a beautiful relationship.

Alright! Finally! They're together! Aren't we all happy?...Well except Seven maybe XD XD LOL And sorry guys, no elaborate sex scene XD Story's rated T XD XD

Ok, a few things, first off, the song Six&Rex were listening to on the radio is called Jealousy by Bryan Adams. Yes, I heart Bryan Adams XD Second, I hope that ending wasn't too shitty 0.o Or rushed. And I hope the kissing scene didn't suck. And hope the humor in the end worked out. Cause for some reason it seemed kinda crappy to me. I don't know, you tell me.

So as for our question of the chapter, what were you listening to while reading this chapter? While writing and revising, I was listening to Need You Now(Jason Nevins Remix) by Lady Antebellum, Say When by The Fray, First Time by Lifehouse, Halfway Gone by Lifehouse, Break Even by The Script, Human by The Killers and my little cousin screaming non-stop off the top of his lungs XD XD

Oh, and just wanted to let you guys know, I've got the next five or so chapters already typed up so you can expect updates much faster from here =] Your Welcome =D

Reviews are love!