Rating: PG-13

Summary: Alexandria Trent lied to protect her daughter. But when an illness takes her life, her daughter is no longer safe. She must flee the country and cover-up her true identity…for if her true identity is discovered, she will disappear. Forever. Please R&R!

Disclaimer: I own Alexandria and Brian Trent, Sourlene, and Dickon.

Hidden Identity

Lucy Camden stood by the mirror of Glen Oak High, brushing her long, glossy brunette hair in front of the mirror. She smiled at her reflection, finally satisfied.

"Hey, Luce!" Lucy turned to smile at the brunette hair, flying behind Mary's face.

"Hi, Mare."

Mary caught up with her friend breathlessly. "I have a date for tonight with Dickon."

"Really? That's great, Mare." Lucy turned back to the mini mirror in her locker to now apply her lip-gloss before her next class.

"Well, um…"

"Mary, I'm not covering for you again," Lucy said, as if she knew what her friend was thinking.

"Not exactly that, Luce."

"Then what?" Lucy turned around to face her friend.

"Well…Dickon's brother is in town and Dickon is looking for a date for him. I told him you'd do it."

"Dickon's brother in town? Isn't he in college then?"

"No," Mary replied. "He isn't Dickon's real brother. They're stepbrothers, but his dad has this whole thing where they are all one big happy family, so…well, you know. His real brother is in college."

"Oh. Well…"

"Please, Luce?"

Lucy sighed. "All right, just as long as I don't get into trouble again."

"Thanks." Mary flashed her best friend a smile before running down the hall to her next class. The bell rang. Lucy sighed, as she slammed her locker and tore down the hall before the final bell rang.

As soon as Lucy opened the front door of her home, she knew something was wrong. Her mother, Alexandria Trent, usually waited for her by the door with Sourlene, her ten-year-old cat, but this time, there was no sound. Sourlene was nowhere to be found, either.

"Hello?" Lucy called, and felt the empty echoing of the house. Her father, Brian Trent, opened the door from his study.

"Lucy," he said quietly. "I'm glad you're home. I need to talk to you."

Instantly, Lucy had a sickening feeling. "What?" she cried. "What is it?"

Brian held his daughter's hand as he guided her into their large living room. There lay a woman, panting.

"Mom!" Lucy screamed as she rushed to her side. "Oh, Mom."

"Lucy." Lucy glanced back, to see her father standing by the doorway. "This is very complicated. Your mother is dying."

"No, Mom," Lucy sobbed.

Her father walked over and gently touched her shoulder. "You should go. You aren't going to like this."

"Dad, I can't just leave Mom here to die!"

"Say good-bye, Lucy."

Lucy turned to her mother's pale face. "Good-bye, Mommy," she whispered, and kissed her cheek. "I love you."

She turned to her father's tearstained face. Brian nodded, and Lucy silently went upstairs.

Please R&R! I will hopefully get my next chapter up soon.