CHAPTER 4

She was walking down the street trying to calm down, but the calm seemed to be eluding her. The second she thought she had figured something out about herself it just turned out to be another lie, this time she thought she knew she was a copy of someone. She wasn't a real person; she was just an empty shell that someone had put memories in. She had no life before she came to Haven, so she latched on to that life and held on with all she had. Which is why when she saw Nathan had been hurt trying to help her she lost it, she couldn't lose him. He was the only thing she really had, besides a few friends and acquaintances.

Nathan was her rock; he was the one solid thing she had to hold onto. No matter what she found out about herself Nathan would help her understand it. She had no idea how she could deal with this new revelation that she was an angel.

It was almost laughable, except for the fact that she was in Haven and that alone left her mind open to accept the impossible as possible. It made since in away, why she never aged, why she wasn't affected by the Troubles. But it also led to more questions like what did she do every twenty seven years, where did she go in between and why did she always come back and as a new person. Wouldn't it be easier to end the Troubles if she had her memories? It was almost as if someone wanted to keep her in the dark, keep her in a cycle, stuck away in this tiny seaside town. Except now she had a reason to stay, Nathan was her reason.

She was walking to nowhere in particular. She was walking to walk, she was walking to think, to clear her head. But every time she tried to find an answer to one of her questions two more would pop up, and eventually her somewhat calm attitude had turned into another one of frustration and anger.

She noticed the tension in the air, it was like a storm brewing, a dangerous storm that would cause some serious damage, and she knew she was the cause of it, and yet at the same time she didn't care. Her horrible attitude seemed to make people want to avoid her, and so as she walked down Main Street it was all but deserted.

She sat on a park bench content just to think and wait for her bad mood to pass. It only surprised her a little when she felt someone sit next to her. She turned to face the person who could weather Hurricane Audrey and couldn't help the smile that played on her lips.

"Well hello Michael." Audrey shook her head at that, "sorry, your name is Michael right?"

"That it is." He smiled back at her, although it looked a bit forced. "How did you know?"

"Lucky guess, "She chuckled and shook her head, "you wouldn't believe the things that I know, but don't remember learning."

"Really?" he asked genuinely interested, "try me."

She gave him her best cop stare. He was a suspicious person, Audrey thought, he knows more than he lets on, he probably knows more about me than I do myself.

"I saw Castiel today." She says noticing the man tense at the name. "I have no idea how I knew it was him, or why I just told you. I guess you guys know each other."

"And why would you say that?" He asked confused.

"You learn a lot about people when you watch their body language. Subconscious movement will always give you away Michael. Maybe next time you should work on not looking so angry when someone mentions his name." She stood, "I guess I should get going. Nice meeting you, or have we already met? I can't remember meeting you and yet I know your name."

He stood and grabbed her face holding it gently in his hands. She found herself looking into his eyes, for some reason she did not pull away, she felt like they had done this before.

"Do you know?" He asked in a whisper.

"That I'm an angel?" She asked with a smile.

"There is more to it than that, do you remember the beginning?"

"No." She answered quickly in a huff.

"And yet you believe you are of Heaven?"

"This is Haven stranger things have happened." She answered smiling again.

He opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by the sound of a car horn.

"Hey Audrey," Duke yelled from his Land Rover, "Nathan's going to get jealous if he sees you kissing strangers on the street. Come on, hop in I'll give you a ride to The Gull."

She patted Michael on the cheek.

"I'll find out the truth eventually."

"I know." He said sadly.

"Hey, tell Gabriel I said 'hi'," She said as she turned to leave, "he was always fun."

He nodded at her.

"Cheer up Michael," She yelled as she walked to Duke's car, "I have a feeling we'll meet again, very soon."

"I know." He called after her, "that's what I'm afraid of." He said as the car she got in sped off.

He didn't know how she knew, or what she really knew, but if she ever figured out the truth he'd be in a lot of trouble and so would a bunch of other people. It was one thing to banish and angel; it was another thing entirely to trick them into getting summoned and then erasing their memory every twenty seven years. Oh yes, when she figured out the truth she'd be quite pissed and he didn't want to be around when that happened. He would have to work quickly, and gain her trust again. He only felt slightly guilty at tricking her into helping him again, but this time it was a matter of life or death, and the fate of the world, and Heaven itself was at stake. Surly she would forgive him this time…if she ever figured out the truth.