OK, I think It's time to give he reviewers a little thanks:

gotmilk: Yeah I loved that line too....I was just writing and it came to me and I was amazed that I got something so Trance-like out. Hope you like what's to come. =-) And thanks for the encouragement.

And sadly that's about it. :-( Come one guys, give it a chance...I swear it's good...atleast that's what my Betas told me.

Well, disclaimers are the same as in chapter one so here goes.

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Chapter Four:

Everyone has a secret
But can they keep it
Oh no they can't~~Maroon 5: Secret

"Well, that it is agreed. We are to join your Commonwealth," Morrighan says as she signs the Common Wealth agreement.

I look at Harper and see him smiling and I know what he is about to say. "Hey, now that the business is all done, I say we party!!!"

Everyone laughes and even Harper is surprised when Morrighan says, "Well, if it's a party you want, then it's a party you shall recieve." Harper's face grows brighter.

Amazingly within two hours the party is ready, but I have other plans. "Aw, but Trance, you gotta come! You worked just as hard as I did," Harper whines.

I cross my arms and say, "But Harper, we didn't work. She had aready made her descion before we arrived. So you go and party, I'm going to catch up with Azaelia." I pat him on the arm and say, with a smile, "So you have fun, you never know..maybe there will be a girl out there who finds your pick-up lines attractive."

*Like me,* I answer in my head, but all the time I smile. He grins, gives me a hug and says, "Well, maybe you're right, maybe I might find somebody here," he look at me and I swear I see something different in his eyes, something I haven't seen in years, but as soon as I see it, it is gone and he continues, "and you have a good time with Azaelia and I'll meet you after the party at our rooms." I nod and we go our seperate ways.

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I meet up with Azaelia in one of the many gardens of the compound. I walk out into the main garden and am amazed by the many assortments of flowers and plantlife, almost triple to what I have on the Andromeda. I am lost in thought when suddenly I hear, "Trance! Over here!" I spin around to see Azaelia sitting on a metal bench. I go over to her, give her a hug and sit.

"Wow, how many years has it been since we last saw each other?" Azaelia asks.

I think about it for a second and say, "Well, I think it's been like five centuries or well, to tell you the truth, it's been longer than that. You left for some mission and I left for mine and, well, here we are. You know I never did find out what that mission of yours was."

"Here. I was sent on a mission to make sure that this planet's saviors were to get here and make sure the planet thrived," Azaelia says with a hesitant smile.

I look around and say, "Well, it definitely looks as though you accomplished your mission."

"Yeah for the most part," she says as her smile somewhat wavers. With other people I would note this, but I don't with her.

We continue to talk for hours about past memories, what we are doing now and other things. "So, Trance you've changed."

"Yeah, I grew up," I say looking over my attire.

"Yeah I can see that, but what happened?"

I look at her curiously, "What do you mean?"

"Well, you know we don't just grow up for any old reason, Trance, we have reason. What was your reason?"

I stop for a minute. I am sure if I should tell her. I mean I haven't seen her in so long and I am not sure if she is the same trustworthy Azaelia I grew up with. So, I tell her what I can get by with. "Love made me grow up."

She smiles at me and says, "Love? Who could you have fallen in love with, you've been away from home for centuries? Who could you have possibly....oh." I see the realization in her eyes.

"I should go. The party's over and I told Harper I'd meet him at our rooms. I know he has to be waiting for me."

I try to leave but Azaelia places her hand on my arm and says, "You fell in love with that blonde human friend of yours, didn't you?" I didn't say anything, I've already said enough. Oh, why couldn't I just have kept my mouth shut. "It is true then, I know that look, but how could love have changed you so?"

I look up at her and say, "Because the man I loved and who loved me is dead."

Azaelia lookes confused and says, "No he's not, I- we, were just in the room with him, he is very much alive."

I try to leave again, saying, "Azaelia, I really must be going."

"No, you're not going, not yet."

I look at her and ask, "Why aren't you letting me leave?"

"Because I want to know the truth, what happened to cause this."

I look at her frustrated and say, "You really want to know! I lost Harper once, I had to kill him because I wasn't allowed to use my gifts to cure him of Magog larvea! I had to shoot him to release him from his pain. He loved me and I loved him, but I had to kill him. After that everything went wrong, everything, so I had to change, I had to grow up. So I fixed it but I have changed too much for Harper's love to return. So there, now you know why I've changed."

Azaelia looks up at me in sorrow and pity, "You fell in love with a human, one of your subjects! Trance, I never expected that from you."

"You haven't been with Harper to see how wonderful he is, how wonderful humans can be," I try to say in my defense. I once again tried to leave but this time there was no gentleness in Azaelia's grab.

"Let me go," I yell.

Her look has now changed to near disgust. "I never thought you'd do such a thing, Trance. I never thought you would go back in time and alter the timeline so much." This is Azaelia's mistake.

I look her in the eyes and say, "I never said I went back in time. I could have brought Harper back with my powers...we could have put him in stasis." Azaelia also realizes her mistake and knows the gig was up.

"No, you didn't tell me, the elders did. That's the reason I came back to this planet. The elders aren't too happy with what you've done, in fact they consider it horrendous and they've decided that you should be punished."

I look at her and ask, "What will they do to me?"

Azaelia looks me in the eyes and say with a evil grin, "Oh, to you nothing..." She lets this statement hang for me to come to the conclusion. I think about it for no more than a few seconds before the horrible truth comes to me and my eyes go wide.

"HARPER," I yell. With that I turn to run and this time Azaelia doesn't stop me, she has done her job.

I ran straight through the double doors leading into the main hall, never slowing. Our rooms are on the other end of the long hall. I run at full speed, my boots clacking as they hit the marble floor. Finally I make it to the door and waste no time opening it, but I don't like what I see.

The room is in shambles, there has been a struggle. I run in, screaming, "Harper! Harper, answer me, please! Harper!"

"He's not here, Trance," Azaelia say, appearing from nowhere. I turn around, a new look of anger in my eyes.

I go up to her, grab her by her collar, ram her against the wall and scream, "Where is he? Where is Harper, Azaelia?"

She looks at me, shocked at my intenseness over the matter and says, "This is your punishment, Trance. They took him. The Elders have Seamus Harper and they are going to excecute him for *your* crimes."

I let my hold on her slide as realization hits. For the first time in a long while, I gain a look of sheer panic as I say, "Oh god, Harper."

TBC

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