Chapter 14 – Revealed By Two

'We didn't know!' Danny shouted.

'We were only showing you it was safe!' Rue yelled.

Eva shook them both by the shoulders. They were still quite in the open and she hadn't found a quiet corner yet. If they were going to act like this, what would the others think when they found out?

'Guys! Be quiet! We don't want to attract…'

'Ruby what's going on?'

'…attention.'

Eva turned around and saw it was Jordan. How long had he been following? At least he didn't know…

'Everything is just fine. Danny and Rue just played a little prank on me and didn't realise because it was meant to be for you or someone else. They were just saying sorry for it,' Eva lied.

'Oh ok. I guess I understand…' Jordan smiled.

'Great!' Eva grinned.

She quickly pulled away Rue and Danny. She left a very confused but smiling Jordan behind.

Eva found a quiet passageway.

'Look I'll tell you what is going on,' Eva smiled weakly.

'So? Your two boyfriends are falling love with the Ruby and falling out of love with the real Molly. You better reveal yourself soon,' Danny crossed his arms.

'You know, Danny is right. If you really don't reveal yourself soon then…' Rue started.

'I can't. There is a traitor in the FFMA. I found out and stole the proof. If I reveal the proof, then the traitor will now who I really am. If I reveal myself as the real me, the traitor will send the Crogs in. I don't want that,' Eva blinked back tears.

Danny and Rue stood there.

'There's a traitor in the FFMA? But they are supposed to be helping you, not plotting your downfall!' Rue cried out.

'Yeah, who is this traitor? I might feel better about this if you tell us. We will keep it secret. Everything will be secret. It will be tempting when they talk about you, but I will try to remain silent,' Danny smiled.

'I will too. You have your reasons. This is hurting you the most. But I still want to know as well who the traitor is,' Rue shook with anger.

Eva took a deep breath and sighed.

'I'm glad you understand. But my whole secret rests on your two keeping your promise. The traitor is…its Sani,' Eva started walking away.

Rue and Danny were shocked.

'But it can't be! She is always saying that you deserve freedom!' Danny cried.

Eva turned around.

'I can show you the proof. I thought I believed her. But I want to tell you this lastly; Canaan's senses are some of the best in the universe. No one believes they work but they have sensed me under all of this,' she sighed.

She left Rue and Danny alone to think about what she had said. She went into the busy passageway.

'Are you ok?' Stan asked her.

Eva blinked her tears away. Could she really trust Rue and Danny?

'I'm fine…' she muttered.

She ran back, making her way to Sul's shrine. She was in a quiet hallway when she tripped over something and fell flat on her face. She saw the rock lying on the ground.

She turned around. There was Aikka.

'Oh, I must look sort of stupid,' she smiled.

'It's ok,' Aikka picked her up.

He looked around.

'You know there is a more quiet area,' he pointed to the crowd coming through the hallway behind her.

He pulled her. She smiled. This was sort of like when they got caught in the rain during the races. She had fallen on her face then. Aikka had picked up and taken her somewhere else then.

They both stood in the empty room. Eva stared for what seemed like forever into his crystal blue eyes and he seemed to do the same. He leant forward and…

He stopped.

'Sorry, this brought back memories,' he muttered.

'No, it's ok,' Eva smiled.

Aikka shook his head and then left. Eva blushed. Had he realised as well? Did her fate depend on him too?

Eva went back to the group. They were heading back. Eva sighed and went along with them. Rue and Danny gave her strange looks and Aikka looked longingly at her as well.

She went straight to the human room when they got back. She fell on her bed. She was so tired. They were leaving the next day because they hadn't found her…if Rue and Danny hadn't told them anyway…

'Ruby, dinner is ready. I know you seem kind of angry and upset but could you come anyway?' Jordan poked his head through the tent flap.

Eva shrugged and went through with him.

She sat down. Rue and Danny were still giving her weird looks. It wasn't her fault! It had been them who had tricked her…

'Attention!' Rush abruptly said.

'Wha!' Eva yelled.

She had been swinging on her chair and when Rush had yelled, she had been caught by surprise. Her chair had swung fully backwards and she was in a heap on the floor. She blushed and quickly sat up again.

'Thank you Ruby. Sani has an announcement to make!' Rush shouted.

Sani stood up.

'I have checked the planets again. It appears that Tunsi and Ranus have been completely emptied of humans as they were small groups of visitors. It also appears no new planets have humans on them. So we will be going to Byruss and then Nurasia. All their humans are in their main cities, Daul and Gada,' Sani announced.

Eva took it all in. So she was going to Byruss and Nurasia? Byruss was nice but Nurasia? Aikka had promised to take her there…and he had never contacted her about it since the race.

No, he hadn't contacted at all and Jordan hadn't either. So what were both of them doing here?

Were they guilty they had never contacted her? Or maybe they still loved her? Or maybe they missed her? Or maybe they thought she could get really hurt by this? Or maybe…

'Ruby,' Rick shook Eva.

'What is it?' she asked.

'Sani stopped talking. You can eat now,' Rick smiled.

Eva looked around. Everyone was staring at her. Great, just another problem for me to add to my list, she thought. It didn't seem like the list would ever stop growing of things that could have gone better.

Eva sighed. Well at least they trust her…at least…