Chapter 9

"I didn't know you could put a service conduit in privacy mode." Beka muttered to herself. "We probably should go help them get Trance out."

Rhade leaned over and kissed her. "I think we would upset her. Did you see how she looked at us?" Rhade said as he and Beka walked into the Maru.

Beka smiled as Rhade kissed her neck. "I guess you're right." She said, leading the way to her room.

"Trance! C'mon Trance let us in! Trance!" Dylan yelled.

"She can't hear you." Andromeda said.

"Oh, I think she can."

"Trance come on talk to me!" Harper said. Harper grabbed a comm. device from his hip and said into it "Trance, talk to me!"

"NO!" She said into the device.

"Trance whats wrong?" Dylan asked.

"It's nothing I just…I just want to be alone and I figured this was the last place you would look."

"Trance, you know better then anyone that bottling everything up does nothing to help anyone!"

"Yes but it doesn't help to talk either!"

"What? That is an oxymoron Trance. It helps to talk about it but it doesn't?"

"Look, trust me ok?"

"Trance," Dylan started, "Why won't you talk to me?"

"Because, it wont help, I just….it's nothing I just need to be alone."

"Trance…"

"Dylan, privacy mode has been lifted and Trance has exited the other side."

"Open the door! TRANCE!"

Dylan and Harper caught up with Trance halfway to hydroponics.

"Care to tell me what that was about?"

"I just wanted to be alone is that too much to ask?" Trance snapped.

Dylan and Harper just stared at her dumbstruck. "You leave Harper and Beka alone when they need it, why not me?"

"I try to get Harper and Beka to talk but they are too stubborn and would rather wallow in self pity."

"HEY!"

"No offence."

"Dylan, I just need some time to think."

Dylan sighed. "Ok, ok."

"Thank you."

Alone in hydroponics, Trance was muttering under her breath. "Why didn't I see that possibility? It was such an obvious one , and I didn't see it! Why?" Trance wracked her memory for possibilities she might have missed. THERE! There it is ! it was such a remote chance i didn't even notice it but it is there! Trance looked at all the possibilities that spread from Beka and Rhade and she couldn't help but smile.