A/n: OMFG! I AM BACK WITH A VENGENCE! I'm slowly but surely making my way back into the world of Covert Affairs. Hopefully. Anywho, I know it's been way too long since I've updated. This was kinds to let you know I'm still alive. I hope you enjoy it. I worked hard on it, a whole two hours. Kind of angsty. Ahhh... How great it feels to write again. Please review.

Disclaimer: I do not own CA or Tangled. Kind wish I was Rapunzel though...

I See the Light

Annie sighed heavily. She'd lost her chance, all because she didn't want to believe it. She didn't want to believe what had been in front of her the entire time. She was holding on to feelings that weren't hers and passing on those with her name on it.

So she drove. She drove until her face was numb and her hair was one tangled mess. She didn't know where she ended up. All Annie knew was the view was beautiful.

The night sky was crystal clear, the crickets were chirping, and the air, though cool, smelled of fresh cut grass, wild flowers and spring rain.

She pulled out her iPod and hit play, not really caring what was playing. She didn't have her headphones so the music was barely above a whisper, allowing her to think.

All those days watching from the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be

How could he not know how she felt? Auggie was always attuned to Annie's feelings. It hurt to know that her best friend, the one person she could spill everything to, had to be kept out of the loop for this one. Not that she wanted to. Hell no. Right now at this moment in time she wished more than ever that she could tell him how she felt. But she couldn't. She couldn't ruin that friendship she relied on so much

And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you

How could she be so stupid? All this time… Now Auggie was on his way to Africa, chasing some girl. Annie hoped the girl loved him just as much. What a terrible thing it would be if she didn't and she was just wasting Auggie's time.

As Auggie double-checked everything and made sure for the hundredth time he wasn't forgetting everything, he couldn't help but notice the strange feeling he had. He could've sworn that he was forgetting something.

Once he was settled in on the plane a few hours later, he closed his eyes and urged sleep to take him away.

In this dream, he cuddled up to Parker on the couch in his living room area. They were watching Tangled, which was her favorite movie. As the movie drew nearer to the lantern scene his dream, which started out as a blur became clearer.

It wasn't the first time that his dreams would do this. But they hadn't for a long time.

All those days chasing down a daydream
All those years living in a blur
All that time never truly seeing
Things, the way they were
Now she's here shining in the starlight
Now she's here, suddenly I know
If she's here it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go

As the song drew on each blink brought him closer to perfect sight.

And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different
Now that I see you,

He looked over to see the girl he held close. But instead of the brunette he always envisioned there sat a blonde, a very beautiful, familiar blonde…

He woke right as the plane touched down. Dazed and disoriented, he allowed one of the flight attendants to lead him off.

An hour later he was situated in a cab on his way to his overnight hotel. He was only halfway through his journey but it was getting late and he needed as much rest as he could get. Especially considering he didn't have a good night's sleep the night before.

As he settled in his room a mere forty-five minutes later, his thoughts drifted to the cat nap earlier.

What was he doing? Why was he chasing this girl when the one he truly ached for was stateside? Yes, he loved Parker, obviously enough to follow her to Africa, but what about Annie. And those feelings that never quite went away.

Auggie had a duh-huh moment when he realized that this was the feeling he had before he left. Maybe this wasn't such a great idea after all.

Now that I see you

Annie shook her head and threw her now dead iPod into the passenger seat. This was so stupid. She was acting like a schoolgirl. Maybe she needed to give up on love. Not forever. But just for a while.

Yeah, maybe a long while.