Disclaimer: I don't own Andromeda nor it's characters or actors/actresses. I own the plants. (j/k)

A/N: Trance is purple in this story and still has her tail.
Learning to Love

As Trance stormed out of command Harper was still trying to figure out why Beka had said that. Beka couldn't understand why Trance had gotten upset over it-it was just a comment.

Trance entered hydrophonics and went straight to the Oak tree and sat. She buried her face in her knees and cried. She cried as thoughts ran through her head. 'Maybe my father was right, maybe I should've stayed with him.' She thought. 'No! Stop it! You know he would've continued to bug you' she scolded herself. She was so caught up in crying that she didn't hear Rev approach or enter at that fact.

"Trance?" he started "are you ok?"

"Yea" she said looking up and wiping her tears away. "I should be fine."

"I've noti-"

"I said I'm fine Rev. Can I please have time to my self?" she said interrupting him rudely.

"As you wish, Trance." He said and took his leave.

After he left she cried again. She cried for some time before the evening meal. When it came to dinner she wasn't hungry but she still went to mess deck anyways.

"Trance, I'm sorry about what I said earlier. I didn't mean to say it." Beka said.

"I don't want to talk about it Beka I'm fine." Trance said just looking down at her food.

"What exactly did you say Beka?" Dylan asked.

"It.. uhh .. Dylan I didn't mean to say it." She said shakily. She hated it when he wanted to fix her problems.

"Well, what was it?" he protested

"Can we just drop the subject?" Trance asked coldly.

"Besides Beka something like that doesn't just come right out." Harper said.

"Can I at least know what the comment was?" Dylan asked. Trance got up to throw her food away so she wouldn't have to hear it again.

"I said 'why are you wearing purple Trance? Aren't you purple enough?'" Beka said.

"You said that?!?" Dylan asked very loudly.

Trance sat back down not looking at any of the crew.

"Trance please cheer up for your favorite engineer" Harper said with a cheesy grin.

Trance shot him such a cold look that it even made Tyr cringe. She got up and walked out as the tears came back. Harper ran out after her. He didn't catch up with her until they both entered hydrophonics and she was crying under the Oak tree. She was an angel when she was happy and now she could pass as the devil. He walked over and sat next to her.

"Hey babe" he said quietly.

She looked up saying "Hey Harper"

They sat there just looking at each other. A couple of moments later Harper started to say

"Trance.. I-I- uhh."

At that very moment the doors opened and Trance was up in the tree. Harper couldn't figure out how she was able to get into the tree and no one else could. Dylan walked up to were Harper stood.

"Where's Trance?" Dylan asked "I know she's somewhere in here."

"If you knew she was in here somewhere then why are you asking me?" Harper asked with a hint of anger.

"I don't know why-" Dylan fell to the floor mid-sentence with Trance on his back. "Nice to see you to Trance."

"I wish I could say the same for you Captain Hunt. Why did you come look for me?"

"First do you think you could get off my back?" he asked her and she got off of him and walked over next to Harper. "I just wanted to see if you were ok and see if Harper has calmed you down or not, which I think he has."

"You better believe it..sir" Harper snapped.

Dylan quirked an eyebrow at Harper. 'Is he mocking me?' Dylan thought to himself 'great, just great I'm being mocked by my engineer and Trance has gone crazy because of Beka's comment'

"Ok fine I'll let you two be and talk, but remember Trance you can come and talk to any of the crew." Dylan said leaving.