Holli: The Start - Part Three

One night, she was feeling lost. Another argument  with her mom. Her eyes were wet with tears. She walked slowly to the highway, walking on the side of the road and listening to the hum of the cars. The highway she was on was a bridge, high above the water. She held on to the railing and looked over. The water was beautiful, the way they reflected the night sky. She could make out the Big Dipper and Polaris. How Holli wanted to join the stars and the ocean. To be free. She exhaled, pulling out her phone and texting Hector. "Not feeling well. Meet at our place?" She was welcomed with a response.

From: Hectic

Subject: Re: Hey.

Message: Of course. Will be there soon, love.

His use of 'love' brought a small smile to her lips. It was a term that he called everyone that meant something to him. It's possible that this is where Holli soon got the same habit.

To: Hectic

Subject: Re: Hey.

Message: Thanks bro.

She hardly notice him walk behind her, letting his arm wrap around her waist. The female could tell it was her brother, the way his hand slowly moved to pull her close, gently kissing the top of her head. He closed his eyes, a small frown on his lips. "Mum giving you a hard time?" He said quietly, receiving a nod. He frowned. "You shouldn't listen to her. She just doesn't notice the swag you have." The 13-year-old simply fought a smile. "Please don't say that again." Hector let out a chuckle, holding the railing of the bridge with his free hand as he looked up. Holli let out a sharp exhale, and Hector's arm slowly retreated. 

"It's not just mom either." Holli's voice cut through the cold air, along with the comfortable silence that had developed in the moments before. "The citizens.. They keep saying I'll be a fine princess. Why do they think that? I'm third in line, and yourself and Louis would be much better as a ruler.

Hector seemed surprised as he turned to look at Holli. Their brown hair whipped around in the wind, their matching blue eyes meeting.

"You.. are responsible and caring. You do what's best, but always try to make it better for the people. You're generous, you go to the poor parts of the country and help people buy items they need. Of course people would like you and want you as a princess, or even a queen." He had purred the last word, a small smile on his chapped pink lips.

Holli mirrored his smile. "Thanks Hec." Though she did still think that Hector and Louis would be better leaders than her, she had more confidence in herself.

"Mm." The male hummed. "What'd mom do to you?" He asked. I heard she was angry at you. 

"Just a beating. Slapped me a bit. I got out okay, as you can see." She said, giving a little twirl. Holli seemed happy at this fact, quite the smile on her lips. 

However, Hector looked anything BUT happy. "Holli.. You can't live like this.. A thirteen year old should be worrying about studies and friends, not being harmed by your family, or holding up a country!" 

Holli frowned a bit. "Dear, there is nothing you can do." She trailed off. "Mom is staying that way, I'm pretty sure. I don't think she would change for anyone, or anything..."

Hector shrugged. "I'm sure that she wouldn't, but that doesn't mean you have to give up a normal life! You should be a happy little kid right now or complaining about how you have so much homework. You're only 13. Don't act so grown up already."

The girl frowned. "I'm not. I'm still immature and I still have things to learn. I will never be successful like you and Louis will. You'll both be kings, and maybe, if I'm lucky, I can live in the castle with you. Otherwise, I'll live in the closest town."

Holli's brother seemed surprised. "You will always be the princess, until one day, a queen. Unless you want to go off and explore. I know you want to."

She sighed, "I just hate being so trapped up in the castle walls. Mother's words chasing me around. I know I'm not perfect.. But can she at least try to be happy for me? I raised my grades in classes and I was proud of myself, and then, she just says, 'It must be an easy class then, I bet everyone has perfect grades'. Can nothing I do make her happy?"

Hector looked sad, gazing ahead of him as he leaned on the railing with his arms, his shoes digging into the ground to keep him up. "No. Probably not. I'm not going to soft-serve it. Mother is difficult. She will never be pleased. But still try to do so."

A moment of silence washed over them, comfortable. Holli closed her eyes as she felt her tears were dried on her cheeks. Hector shifting so he could rub her back gently, offering some comfort. The two gazing at the stars, the sound of cars coming closer and then getting further away in their ears. Wind was constant, due to the cars and the fact they were by water.

"Holli..?" Hector asked quietly, causing Holli to look at him. "I am going to give the throne to you. For Scotland. I want you to be with dad. Hayden and Louis are going with you. William and I will take care of England."

Holli shook her head vigorously. "No, we have to stay together!" Her ocean blue eyes threatened to spew tears as her older brother made the statement.

"You're going to be safe there. We'll always be together. Through our hearts. We are alive, we can visit each other at any time."

"Hey!" A voice called. It sounded like a young boy. "What are you guys doing?" The voice was clear, as the cars had stopped. It was getting later and not many people were around.

Hector and Holli turned, eyes widening. It was their brother, Hayden.

"Hayden what on Earth are you doing here?" Holli exclaimed, calling to her brother on the other side.

"I followed Hector!" Hayden said, taking a step towards them.

Hector frowned, "Hayden! Get out of the street! What did I tell you about following me?"

Hayden growled. "You guys are always keeping me out of the fun!!" He started running towards them, when they saw a set of bright lights coming towards them. A loud honk split through the night.

Hector sprinted towards Hayden, wrapping an arm around Hayden and trying to pull him away. Holli watched as she heard the screeching tires, the screams of her brothers and the thumps of them hitting the windshield and then flying past the van onto the ground.

The van had two passengers, a man and a woman. The woman called for emergency, and stopped traffic a mile ahead until the police could get there. The man, who was the driver, kept apologizing.

Holli's hands were shaking as she sat by her brother. He had a broken shard of glass in his back and his neck. He seemed to have tried to block Hayden from anything, though, it didn't work. Hayden's head was bleeding, and both were dead.

"Hector, you said we could visit each other.." She said, looking at her older brother. "And Hayden.. I thought we were going exploring soon.."

She felt tears fall out of her eyes as she gripped her brother's hands. She held them to her cheeks. Hayden's, so frail and small. Hector's, strong and calloused. The only two people in her family that cared for her. That could see her anyway.

She didn't know when she fell on the ground crying. She was alone again. That's all that mattered. Soon, police were there questioning her. How they made her angry! Her siblings just died! She didn't care about what time they died!

She felt her hands shake even more. Her head slowly turned to see her family. Her pissed mother, the outraged Louis and the crying William. Her mother grabbed her by her wrist, flinging her into the highway railing. Holli winced, looking at the police officer, but he wasn't paying attention. Not anymore, since he had the family to question.

"This is your fault!" The familiar evil voice told her. "You caused their death! You let them die." A harsh kick in her left knee sent her falling. "I wish you were dead instead. I wish you died earlier." Holli's mother whispered, sending a hard kick into Holli's gut. A whimper escaped Holli's mouth as she was moved a few inches on the asphalt. Her mother left to answer questions, sounding just as heartbroken as any normal mother.

She could feel herself being picked up, and she opened her eyes. She didn't know if she had ever stopped crying throughout all this. To meet her was Glacies, the male using a thumb to push away some of her tears. "M'lady.." He said quietly.

Holli remember that he couldn't speak unless spoken to, by rules. Usually they didn't follow the rules, but since the time that Louis told on Glacies, they always followed the rules in public. Even if they were in the castle, in the art room with no one around. No risks were taken. "Glacies. You may speak." She said, though looking away from his eyes. She couldn't look at him when she said such mean words. He was an equal, not someone lower than her.

He set Holli down gently on her feet, producing a small ring. It was silver with some black lines, mimicking snake skin. The gem was blue, encrusted in diamonds. "We found it on Hector.. May I?" Holli stares at it.

"It's not for me.." She said. "So no.." Her voice trailed off. She ignored how the ring flashed whenever she looked at it.

"My princess," he said, licking his lips as he said the title, it a bit awkward for him. "Who else would he have given it to. Certainly not your mother, and as we know, he doesn't have a secret relationship. And the only important girl in his life.. Is you." He said gently, his fingers gently tracing her hand, placing the ring on her left index finger. "It looks nice." He whispered gently. "I brought our horses. Let's go home through the forest."

Holli nodded, giving a nod to her family before heading off with Glacies. Though he was a night with the order to protect Holli, many suspected something was going on between them. The people of England wondered if they had a secret relationship, or if they were just friends. Holli and Glacies always thought it was funny to laugh at them. So the look they received from Louis was nothing new to them.

However, Holli didn't care. As soon as she hit the forest she ran after Glacies, temporarily easing the pain. She let Glacies help her up onto her trusty dapple grey mare, joking about what a gentleman he was. The male just chuckled and got onto his horse. The two ride side by side quietly, making small talk here and there.

They arrived home, and Holli was about to go to sleep. However, she laid in her bed, tossing and turning. Giving up, she pulled out a walkie talkie and whispered into it. "Glacies? Over."

A sleepy reply. "Yeah? Over."

Holli smiled at the cute way he sounded. She must've woken him up. Oops. "I can't sleep."

A groan from the other side. "Why?"

Holli was quiet. Why was she unable to sleep. The real question was, could she admit it to herself? She took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "I'm scared.. I don't want to be alone. I feel alone right now."

There was no reply, causing Holli to get even more upset. Hearing footsteps towards her door, she shoved her walkie talkie into a drawer, closing it and pretending to be asleep. She forced her breathing to slow.

The door opened quietly. "Holli." He whispered, holding blankets and pillows in his arms.

"Glacies..?" She said, kind of surprised.

"Mhm." He said, laying his blankets down by the side of her bed. "I came so you wouldn't be lonely." He left out the part about him feeling lonely as well.. But he was lonely a lot.

"You don't have to sleep on the floor.. This is a queen bed, you can fit." She mumbled, trying to make sure not to sound too embarrassed. It was just for friends. "Please make sure you leave early.. I don't want you to get in trouble." She mumbled, hugging herself around her waist.

"As to you." He said, moving into the bed and leaning into the mattress. He stifled a groan as his tired muscles were relieved by the soft and plush bed. The two laid looking the other way, backs to each other. Glacies heard Holli's motion, and looked over curiously. "Why do you do that? With your arms?"

Holli opened her mouth slowly. "It makes me feel safe."

Glacies tried it with himself. "Uncomfortable." He muttered.

Holli turned to Glacies, forcing her arms around his side, snuggling her face into the top part of his back. "Not really." She muttered, before wiggling back to her normal position.

Glacies nearly jumped when he felt Hollj's arms around him. Now he felt it. The security.. Maybe it was just because it was Holli. She was the only person that he trusted. He did the same to Holli, listening to her sharp inhale, and noticing the way her eyes fluttered closed.

They stayed like that until Glacies had to go. But Holli didn't wake up, though her arms had slunk back around her waist, making up for the loss.

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Author's Note:

Sorry for such a late post! I spent... Eh. An hour on this. But honestly, it took me a while to write and type this because I kept getting sidetracked. So yeah. We start to see what happens to Holli. 

And a little. GlaciHolli fluff there.

Take it while you can. Holli is in for some heartbreak.

Sorry for not being able to write and describe well. In my head it's so vivid. I just don't know how to write it. You'll notice that in my stories. Especially the next Holli ones. Note:

The 'Holli: The Start' series is over.

That's everything in her 0-13 years. The next series will be.

'Holli and Trevor' or something similar. I think I talked about it in a previous post. Don't worry. Glacies is still in it, and there is mentioning of her family.

However... This is her normal life.

Not the genetically altered Holli.

She is a human in this story.

No, I am not changing that.

No, I will most likely NOT write a story for the wolf/water elemental/powers don't make sense Holli.

Why?

Because she doesn't make sense. She has the same backstory but she has all these powers that make things over dramatically worse.

Let us keep it simple.