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Arriane

Arriane stepped back through the Announcer, returning to the Price's backyard. Things seemed just as they were before she left; good she mustn't have been gone long. Molly seemed to have finished putting things back together, but there was still a heavy layer of dust—that always existed after a battle between angels—they could do nothing to remove. She just hoped the Price's would somehow overlook it. She could see Miles and Shelby talking in hushed tones to each other while Callie was watching them from behind a tree. Silly kids, she loved Luce so she appreciated anyone who felt similarly for her, but these kids thought this was some game of good vs. evil. They have no clue how complex everything really is. With a heavy sigh she looked around to see if she could spot Cam or Roland—no such luck. She assumed Gabbe was still inside talking to Mr. and Mrs. Price.

"Sneak out to go grab a coffee?" How wrong she was.

"Gabbe—"

"I'm kidding Arriane, I was coming out here to do the same thing. We definitely need Daniel back to keep Cam in place. Any luck?"

Arianne just shook her head, "No".

"Well maybe I'll give it a shot then."

She reached out to stop Gabbe from leaving.

"I didn't go looking for Daniel. I went to talk to Luce." Gabbe just stared at Arriane with a shocked expression. "What do you mean you went to talk to Luce, you know where she is?"

"I had a feeling. It proved to be right. Gabbe, we can't stop her now it will only feed her curiosity even more. She is already leaning away from Daniel and towards that Miles. She needs the truth to see why Daniel has been acting the way he has."

"You really think she can handle it Arriane? You remember what happened when Daniel told Luce the truth about 40 lives ago? The only difference is this time when she's gone, she's gone forever."

"Well last time she wasn't as powerful as she is now. She is uncovering the truth on her own instead of being told. That changes everything."

"Regardless, so much harm can be done with her travelling through the Announcers. She doesn't even know the proper ways or any of the cautions."

"Well I made her believe she can't be seen or heard so she shouldn't bother touching them to get their attention."

"How long do you really think that will last? We need to find Daniel and tell him you spoke to Luce."

"You're right about finding Daniel. The rest just leave to me. Please Gabbe."

Of course Arriane wasn't planning on leading Daniel to Luce. She meant what she had said to Luce, it was time for her to know the truth. She did need to talk to Daniel though. He had to do something to keep Cam distracted. She no longer trusted him to respect a truce; not after she witnessed him kill the projection of Luce with such ease.

"Okay I say you go ahead Gabbe and look for Daniel while I find Cam and Roland. I may not be able to do anything with Cam but I can distract Roland till you return."

"Sounds good. I better leave right away"

"I'll convince the two of them that it's a good idea to go back to Shoreline and inform Francescaand Steven. Meet me there."

With that said Arriane watched as Gabbe disappeared through an Announcer. She hated travelling by Announcer, as did most angels. They were a thing of darkness, even though they are supposed to be separate from the battles of angels and demons; they were more a tool of darkness than light. That's what concerned Arriane the most about Luce being able to see the Announcers all her life. As if she drew them to her like a magnet. Arriane hated where those thoughts took her; she shook them off and began searching for Cam and Roland.

Luce

He winked at me. He saw me. He can see me! Luce was pushing against the foggy curtain of the Announcer she had just stepped through. "Cam! I know you saw me. Cam!" She was pounding on the curtain hoping that he could somehow hear her. She didn't know how Announcer's worked but she was in a similar red-black tunnel as before when her, Shelby, and Miles had travelled to Las Vegas. She was in the transitional phase, as Miles had called it, of the Announcer meaning she should be able to re-enter the life she had just left, right? But no matter how hard she tried the foggy curtain of the Announcer would not peel away. Quite the opposite, now it began growing denser, it became as hard as a wall now. Great, Luce thought to herself, she was so close to something but she just couldn't grasp what it was. Like someone was keeping it out of her reach.

Luce was overcome by a sudden tiredness. She was tired of not knowing, of everyone lying to her, of her journey that seemed impossible, she was just tired. Reluctantly she forced herself to continue down the tunnel till she reached another foggy curtain. This time when she touched her hand against its cold surface it easily peeled away and she stepped through.

She was in New York, she recognized it immediately, old New York. She wasn't sure what year she stepped into but it was definitely way before any time she remembered. She was on the roof top of some apartment building; she looked around to take in the city skyline. Luce realized that something was missing; a key component that made New York the city it was—the Statue of Liberty. She searched her mind for something she knew she read in American History class years ago. The Statue of Liberty was built by some French guy that she couldn't recall, but what she did remember was it was built in 1886. So whatever year it was it was before then.

Luce waited around a few more minutes, but no one came to join her on the roof. Wherever her past self was it certainly wasn't here, she looked around for the exit and climbed the steps down to street level. It was a cold night and the sun had already set; Luce seemed to be alone in the alleyway she exited the building to. She made her way down the alley and to a street corner where she decided to turn right. Her eyes found the familiar form of her love; Daniel was seated at a table in front of a café. He was sitting alone with an untouched sandwich in front of him. Luce waited a few moments but no one came to join him; so she decided to make her way towards him.

Maybe Arriane was right about him not being able to hear her but Cam had definitely winked right at her, so maybe he could see her. She reached the back of his chair and called out "Daniel? It's me Luce. Daniel can you hear me? Turn around." No reaction. She knew she wouldn't get one but the amount of disappointment that filled her was surprising. She made her way to the chair facing him and took a seat. Still no reaction. Luce waved her arms in front of him hoping that would in some way grab his attention, but still she got nothing back from him.

Just as she reached her hand across the table, about to place her hand upon his, Daniel gasped. He looked as if he saw a ghost. Luce was so relieved, so she hadn't been imagining things the past Daniel and Cam could see her. She gave him a big smile but Daniel just looked angry. His hands were clenched in tight fists and he was clenching his jaws so tightly they bulged through his cheeks. Luce was confused and hurt by his reaction. She quickly got up. "Well if that's the reaction I get Daniel I'm leaving." She walked a few steps away then faced him expecting an apologetic look or some sort of explanation. Only Daniel's gaze was still fixed in front of him. Luce's heart sunk, he hadn't been able to see her after all. But somehow Cam had, shouldn't Daniel be the one able to? It didn't sit well with Luce, she felt as if she was overlooking something major.

Luce followed Daniel's gaze to see what was making him so angry. Then she saw it, herself, the past Luce laughing and holding hands with Cam.