Hades daughter Holland ~ Harry Hook

Chapter 30

"Mal!" Celia called out as she rushed into Mal's open arms, "Celia. It's okay. I've got you." She assures her as Hally sprints into my arms, "hey hey calm down, it ok you're ok now." I tell her running my hand through her hair as I feel her sob. "Audrey?" Mal asks as she crouches by an unconscious Audrey. "Oh, no." She murmurs.

We took Audrey back to her dorm and we all sat around her trying to think of ways to help her. I clutched the ember tightly in my palm making my way over to her, I watched it glow feeling the heat seep through my skull as my hair also glowed with the flames that had replaced my hair. Taking a deep breath I clenched my eyes shut as I focused on helping Audrey. I could feel her breathing become stronger and constant, I could also feel her, her life as it began to return to her, it began to hurt me, my muscles ached my head feeling like it was being pulled apart. I tried to ignore it though, until I felt lightheaded and I stumbled falling backwards into, warm strong waiting hands. "Alright that's enough lass." Harry told me as he pulled me backwards to rest on one of the seats. I ended up sitting on his lap, one of my arms wrapped around him whilst my spinning head rested on his shoulder, his arms wrapped around me making me feel secure and warm.

We sat in silence for a while until whatever I had done to help Audrey began to wear off, "She's slipping away." Evie told us and I began to try and stand; "I can try again." I suggested but Harry pulled me back to him shaking his head in protest. Mal sighed in frustration; "There's only one person in the world who might be able to do something about this, and that's Hades." She voiced her thoughts making me frown, my dad most definitely could help Audrey but the real question is would he agree to do it?

"Hades? He wouldn't do it. I wouldn't risk it." Ben says already dismissing the idea, "well, I mean he might." I started to say until Mal cut me off, "Actually, he might do it for me." She says her eyes flickering to me for a fleeting second, I frowned in confusion why in the underworld would he do it for her? I glanced at Evie who gave Mal a questioning look almost add if to ask as if she was sure about whatever she was going to say. I felt a bit hurt that Evie knew about whatever this was, I thought the three of us were best friends.

"Why would he do it for you?" I ask my eyes narrowing on her she avoids my gaze letting out a breath; "He's my father." She sighs and I stand up completely in shock, "what?" She had to be joking, this couldn't have been true, she wouldn't have kept something this big from me would she? My dad wouldn't have kept this from me. They couldn't have.

"How long have you known?" I asked her my voice barely audible, she turned her head away completely, "Holland," she sighed this set me over the edge, "don't Holland me, how long have you known?" I seethed wanting an answer. Looking down she gave me what I wanted, "my whole life." I felt pain hit me in the chest before it began to distribute around my whole body. That pain stung before it began to burn spreading anger through me, "look at me you coward! At least look at me, I can't believe you," my voice broke as I cried until I turned to face Evie, "and you knew?" Her lack of response was answer enough I let out a humorless laugh, "and you lectured Mal about lying to us?" She looked down. "We're supposed to be best friends, we're supposed to be family," I let the tears run down my face, the trails representing the pain and betrayal that were weighing me down.

"Family." I scoffed glaring at her, "so much for family sister." I sneered throwing her the stupid ember, before turning on my heel wanting to leave the suddenly smaller room, "Holland..." she called out after me, my head turned to face her so fast that it must've given me whiplash. "No." I glared; "No, I don't want to hear it, you had your chance to tell me but that's gone now, so don't talk to me." I told her harshly before beginning to stalk out of the room. Jay went to grab my arm but quickly let go once my boiling skin almost burnt his hand. Harry didn't care though and grabbed my hand.

My anger softened once I looked into his ocean eyes swimming with worry, I felt the fiery heat begin to dim until it was just a memory. "I'll be back." I whisper to him ignoring the fact that everyone in the room was watching me as though I were some kind of animal in a zoo. He nodded, his hand beginning to loosen its grip. "I love you." I tell him pressing a slow kiss to his cheek before leaving that godforsaken room.

When I was younger
I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart
And I watched
As he tried to reassemble it

I sung as I walked away from Audrey's room, I walked to my dorm, the one I shared with Mal and Evie I looked at the stuff that hasn't been touched since it was summer, I looked at all of the pictures that sat on my bedside, I felt like smashing those lies but I knew that it wouldn't do any good so I just left them, but I spotted the flower bracelet that I had made the three of us when we died came to Auradon, I scrunched it up in my palm feeling it burn to a crisp, my eyes watched with sadness as the ashes fell through my fingers.

And my momma swore
That she would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love
If it does not exist, but darlin'

I was about to turn and leave when a picture caught my eye, it was a drawing I had done of Harry. It was peaking out of my book. Slowly slipping it out from the pages that kept it captive I smiled thinking of the day I drew that.

You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception

I held the paper to my chest for a second thinking over when Harry found me on the dock the day of the coronation and then the day when he asked me to be his girlfriend.

Maybe I know, somewhere
Deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone
But keep a straight face

I placed the paper down and left the room.

And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable, distance
And up until now
I had sworn to myself that I'm content
With loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

But, you are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception

My mind went to the day Mal came to the isle and I was sure Harry hated me, but he came after me and assured me that he didn't, and then to the day we told each other we loved each other.

I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't let go of what's in front of me here
I know your leaving in the morning, when you wake up
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream, oh

I began to cry knowing Harry would be sent back to the isle, I knew that I couldn't live without him, but I was the royal advisor I had a duty here. I clutched the clock around my neck, I couldn't live apart from him, I loved him too much and he was the only person in my life that I was one hundred percent sure of.

You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception

You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception
You are, the only exception

And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing.

I wasn't going to stay here, I couldn't I was going back to the isle with Harry.