A/N: Hi sorry for the long wait people who still read this! Anyways I would like to thank BG Sparrow! This Jed/Jane part here is hers, which I am internally grateful to use in this! The Jane/Oct is mine. I would also like to thank daisyduke80 for her help! And the readers! Please review, it may not seem like it, but it does help the story continue!

Jed sped off from the diorama room in the RC Corvette angrier than if he were being manhandled. Octavius dismissed him with the wave of his arm as he walked back over to look at the Roman Empire he had left behind in exchange for his current height. Were they angry? Wait! Why were they throwing things at him? "Back! Stop it! I'm your commander!"

"Not anymore!" one of them shouted.

Eventually, catapults were brought out, and Octavius ran from the diorama room as they fired. Meanwhile, as Jed drove through the gates and into the Hall of African Mammals, his thoughts distracted him. Octavius wasn't even who he used to be anymore! He was a stuck up 'tall' person now, not his best friend. Or even a worthy Roman war hero! He was letting his empire suffer for Jane, and-

CRASH

"Ouch!" Jane, who was seated on the empty lion's perch, looked down at her feet in bewilderment. She gasped at the sight of the car, picking it up gently. The front was as scrunched as an accordion, and within it was a cursing Jed.

"Oh! Are you all right?" she asked, holding out her hand for him to climb onto.

"No, I'm mad to begin with and now I just wrecked my car!" Jed shouted, coming out of the window of the RC Corvette. He dropped into Jane's hand, and she sat the car down beside her on the exhibit, looking at him with curious wonder.

"Maybe Larry can bring you another one," she suggested.

"Yeah," Jed huffed. "Maybe an airplane or something..."

Jane chuckled at him. "Are you from the diorama room? The Old West?" Jed gave her a level stare.

"It's Western Frontier." She shrugged. "Sorry. You seem like you're having a rough time."

"No, you think?" Jed asked, thickly sarcastic.

Jane was a little taken aback at his attitude. She repositioned herself, clearing her throat. "Well there's no need to be rude..."

"Yeah, and there's no need for you to be seeing Octavius!" Jane was surprised at the comment.

She brought him closer to her face. "Excuse me?" "You heard me!" he snapped.

"You and Octavius just ain't got no sense to it! It's not right!"

"And why are you so concerned?" she asked, almost overstepping her politeness. Jed sighed, putting his hands on his hips. He looked away with an agitated face.

"Because I used to be his best friend, why do you think?" he asked smartly. "I, Jedidiah, was best friends with Octavius!" He then huffed a regrettable laugh.

Jane's eyes bent in confusion. "Really? You? Octavius has never even mentioned you."

"I guess not," Jed said in a stinging tone. "There's a lot of stuff he hasn't told you."

Jane's brow furrowed as she stood, taking up the RC Corvette under her other arm as she walked. She put Jed on her shoulder, and he sat there disgruntled. "Oh really? Like what?"

"Well that we were best friends for one before you came along-"

"How did Octavius become friends with you?" she asked. "Not to be rude, but it seems unlikely that you'd be such great accomplices because..." Jane caught herself, a little embarrassed. "Well-"

"Say it," Jed said, a challenge in his voice. "I'm small and he's Gigantor the II now."

Jane slowed her brisk walk through the main lobby. "Now?" she repeated skeptically.

"Yeah," Jed said defensively. "Your Big War Hero used to be as tall as I was. Actually, I was taller than him. The feather on his helmet is such a cheat."

Jane laughed nervously, not wanted to believe it. "Octavius?"

"Octagonavus, yes ma'am," Jed nodded matter-of-factly from her shoulder. "His lie's bigger than he is! He used to ride with me in the car!"

Jane held up the RC Corvette, mouth opening slightly at its size. "And you know this?"

"Listen, sister, everyone knows it!" Jed said. "You know that little Roman Empire diorama you walk passed at night while talkin' about your love stories with General Octavius? He used to fit inside that thing! He was miniature!" "How?" she asked, torn between anger and hurt.

Jed felt a little guilty at the look on her face, and he lowered his voice some. "The pharaoh chanted some spell on that gold tablet that brings us to life, and voila. Octavius is larger than is his own empire just so he could talk to you."

Jane heaved a tearful sigh. "Just to talk to me?" Jed nodded.

"He thought it'd be the only way you'd ever really see him." Without a comment, Jane kept walking into the diorama room. She stopped in front of the Western Frontier and held her hand to her shoulder, allowing Jed to step onto it.

She brought him to her face briefly. "Thank you," she said eyes watery. "Now I know how big of a person he really is."

"Literally," Jed mumbled, still upset. Jane nodded with a sigh, carefully returning Jed to his home before dawn broke.

She smiled down at him sadly. "Good day, Mr. Jedidiah."

He tilted his hat to her, walking up towards the railroad. "Ma'am."

OoO

Jane walked back and forth in the lobby of the museum, waiting for Octavius. The longer she waited for him the angrier she got. After her conversation with Jedidiah the other night she wished greatly that her sister Cassandra was here with her, she would know what to do. Though she came to the solide, and final conclusion. To confront the liar Octavius about his 'lies' and tell him to go take his lies else where.

The author never saw this coming, Octavius seemed like someone she could trust with everything, but she was wrong.

"Jane!"

Turning, there came Teddy looking the happiest he had ever been. Jane put on a fake smile, and prepared to hide her emotions.

"Hello Thedore," Jane greeted.

"Oh Jane! Oh Jane isn't tonight the best night ever?!"

It took everything she had to not go off and say, 'No, no, it is not!' Teddy seemed so happy she did not want to run down his happieness, with her great sadness. "I guess, but if I may ask what has you behaving this way?"

"The pharoah! He has offered to administer Sacagewea's and my wedding!" Teddy exclaimed.

"That is wonderful Teddy," she said soundinging less than enthuseastic. "I am happy for the both of you."

Teddy could sense that something was not right, "What is wrong?"

Looking at him sadly she brushed the loose strands of hair out of her face, "I have been a fool."

"What on Earth are taking about?!"

Anger swept over her, "Octavius, that, that—that heartless, liar!" Jane screamed. Realising how she was behaving she took some selfcontrol. "I am sorry for that," Jane apologizaed.

"It is alright," Teddy replied.

"Octavius, he is…he is," taking in a deep breath. "The man is a minature! And he did not feel it needed to tell me!"

"Who told you?!" Teddy thought out loud. Clasping his hend over his mouth.

Jane looked at him hard, "You knew?" She whipered trying to hold back on coming tears. No response came, that was all the answer she needed. Then right there she remembered what Jedidiah said to here. Everyone did know of this, everyone, but her till know.

"Good night, Mr. Roosevelt,"those were her words to him, as she walked briskly away.

"Wait, Jane!" The president called after her, but she did not listen. She just continued on.

Not to long later Jane entered the diorama room.

"Why Jane you are here early," said a now tall Octavius as he made his way over.

"Y-yes…I am," Jane replied gritting her teeth.

"Is something wrong?" the general asked sensing tension.

Jane took a deep breath, "Something is wrong, Octavius."

"Would you like to talk about it?" gesturing to a bench.

"No thank you, actually it won't take that long." She looked to the ground and back to him. This was going to be harder than she wxpected. "I know…everything.

Octavius looked at her confused, "Know what?"

"Don't play dumb with me!" she yelled. "I know you were-are a minature!"

The general went pale, "How?"

"One of your minature friends told me, and thank goodness for him!"

"Who! Who the hell told you?!" Octavius screamed anger taking over his actions.

"I do not have to tell you," Jane stated sitting.

Octavius grabbed her by shoulders bringing her up again. "Who told you?!"

In disgust Jane pushed him off of her, "Do not EVER touch me again! Ans as I had said before, I am not telling you!" She screamed folding her arms across her chest, "Why are you so concerned anyways who told me?! It is suprising everyone in the museum did not tell me! Octavius, every person knew about your height, everyone besides me!"

Guilt overcame him, "I am sorry I wanted to tell it was just…just things were going so well between us. I did not want you—."

"Turn you away! Gooodness Octavius, how well do you know me anyways?!" Jane spat, "I thought I made it perfectly clear that I was not shallow!"

"I-I know," he replied, "never once have I seen you be shallow."

Jane looked at him real good, "Octavius I am most upaet about the lies."

"Octavius, I NEVER want to see you again."

"But Jane please!" Octavius began.

"No, it has been nice, but no I can't take the lies, and secrets. I will tell you this, I do not regret this nights with…you, one bit. Good bye," Those were her last words to him.