Chapter 17
In Russian, Spanish, and English
NC/17
Grabbing a watermelon and sticking a two way dagger into as he yelled “duck” to Anastasia in Russian and threw it at him hitting him right in the heart.
“I told you to let her go” Damian said watching Ramon fall to the ground in what everyone else thought was a loss of air. But Damian knew that he was dieing because the dagger had hit him right in the heart.
“Lets go children com on follow me” Damian said and led the children back to the truck just as Ramon yanked the Dagger out of his chest successfully killing himself. Damian drove away knowing that no one would say a word seeing as many wanted Ramon gone anyway.
“You saved me” Anastasia said looking at Damian across the front seat hoping that he would some sign of caring.
“Yes, I did it was the right thing to do” Damian answered shooting down Anastasia’s hopes. When they got home Damian went on to make lunch as both children decided to go swimming once more.
“Lunch is ready, come eat” Damian yelled about an hour later causing Anastasia and Alexei to run in all wet.
“Go get the towels in the bathroom.” Damian laughed looking at the wet children, but quickly shook it off and spoke “go on now I don’t have all day”
Anastasia got towels and gave one to Alexei as both children dried off Damian served them sandwiches.
“I will leave food ready for you tonight, I have work to do” Damian told them hoping that the children would not ask any questions on what his activities would be that night.
“We want to go please don’t leave us here alone” Anastasia said but Damian shook his head “no you have to stay I need to do this on my own”
“You left alone yesterday as well why can’t we go dammit?” Anastasia yelled angrily
“Because you can’t you will stay here and that’s final” Damian yelled at her cruelly making both children jump back with fear “Now finish your lunch and go play or something.” Damian finished getting up leaving the children alone with their thoughts.
“Finish eating Alexei” Anastasia said drawing her brother’s attention back to eating his sandwich. Finishing their sandwiches about twenty minutes later, they cleaned and got changed, Anastasia put on some slacks that Damian bought her and Alexei put on his old slacks both wearing simple shirts. Damian out on all black and grabbed his black bag as he left his room. After making dinner for the children who read his the leaving room he grabbed an envelope form the leaving room table and spoke to them “I’m leaving, no one will come to this house because no one knows it’s here if someone does their here to hurt you. You get threw the bathroom window and get out. Run to the woods left of the road and you’ll find a hole about ten feet deep and five wide, it’s filled with food and blankets and covered by a wooden top that looks just like the ground Now listen to me right in front of it there is a tree with a red ribbon tied to the branch. When you find hole remove the ribbon, I know these woods well and I will find you. The ribbon I added yesterday to help you find it, do you understand” he said when both children nodded their understanding Damian nodded in return and left.
“Come on Alexei lets practice our gifts like mama and papa were teaching us before …” Anastasia began but then stuttered a bit at her face “Come on Alexei we have to master our powers that’s the only way were going to protect ourselves from Rasputin and avenge our families death”
“I want him to pay for killing them Anya I want him to pay” Alexei said with a venom that caught Anastasia by surprise.
They went outside and Anastasia stood in front of her brother “look at me and breath concentrate you thoughts on controlling your gift. Come on close them and empty you mind of all thoughts, breath in and out” Anastasia began but Alexei got frustrated and scoffed “What good is this anyway” other as he got up.
“Alexei sit” Anastasia began but Alexei refused to listen so Anastasia spoke to him more firmly “Sit now Alexei, remember it’s important for us to exercise our mental abilities”
“Why?” Alexei pouted as he sat down reluctantly “Mama always told us to practice so that way become stronger now come on clear your mind” Anastasia said a little more softly in order too get her brother to focus.
“Fine” Alexei breathed and closed his eyes breathing in he cleared his mind
Slowly his feet took the form of grains of sand and then his whole body turned into grains of falling and joining the sand on the beach as Anastasia opened her eyes. Anastasia watched as the grains of sand moved around and followed them to the ocean. Watching as the sand went into the water and transformed into water, then he stood up totally formed out of water and stepped out slowly turning back into human form.
“I did it Tasia, I did it” he said jumping up and down excitingly.
“Yes you did and you are already getting so much better” Anastasia said proudly
Then turned and allowed her mind to clear and as her eyes glazed over an electric ball circled around her. Alexei grabbed rocks from the grass and started to throw them at his sister. But they bounced the ball of energy that surrounded her. Anastasia then concentrated harder and surrounded a medium size boulder with electricity pulling it towards. As the boulder flew towards her she formed a ball of electricity in her hands and threw it at the boulder blowing it up into many pieces.
“I did it, I really did it” Anastasia said happily to herself relaxing her mind. Anastasia turned to her brother “you saw that Alexei, tell me you saw that” she spoke to him but quickly realized that Alexei was not paying attention but starring at the mountain behind her “What Alexei, what do you see?”
“Its un even” he said looking at Anastasia and when he saw that she was confused he elaborated “the mountain is un even, look the right goes down flat into plants that cover the base of the mountain but right at the edge of the left on the base the mountain leaving what looks to be a cave and those plants go right into the mouth and if you look more closely there’s paths leading straight to that part of the mountain hidden by those plants.
Anastasia looked and realized that her brother was right and then she spoke “let’s go check it out”
“Come on Lexei all we have to do is push the plants out of the way and then we can reach the path” Anastasia said entering the path with her brother right behind her.
The children walked towards the opening and with the sunlight they could see something covered by a rough brown blanket.
“Let’s uncover it Tasia” Alexei said starting to pull off the blanket to reveal a hidden car with bags in the back seat.
“What the …” Anastasia said looking at the truck confused
“I wonder why there is a truck hidden here?”
“We’d better cover it up its getting dark and I’m hungry” Covering the truck once more they went inside ate and after getting ready for bed they went to sleep. Once again Anastasia rocked Alexei to sleep and that night like every night before she allowed herself to cry as she fell asleep.
Hours Later:
Damian came into quiet house thinking about what had transpired in the day and how he had saved Anastasia once again “I can’t care about these children, that’s a weakness I can’t afford” he thought and pulled a hand revolver from his paint dropping his bag. Then he quickly went to Anastasia’s room and put a gun to her head but he just couldn’t pull the trigger. He let the gun fall to his side and watched the little girl chest rise and fall gently he caressed her cheek thinking about his daughter
“Papa” Anastasia mumbled drawing Damians attention to her once more as she turned over. Damian looked at her sadly remembering what both children had lost and then he quietly walked out of the room and went to bed himself refusing to allow himself to care about the children that lived with him now.
“I can’t let them in, they are a weakness, I can’t care” Damian thought staring into space but the sound of someone sobbing threw his attention. Damian got out of bed and walked towards the sobbing to stand right in front of Anastasia’s door. He listened for a moment “not my problem” he thought but as he began to walk away he stopped.
“Dammit” he swore when he couldn’t just leave the child crying remembering for a second how he could not bear to see the tears from his daughter. He turned and opened the door, stepping in he saw Anastasia holding her self in the corner of the room sobbing.
“Anastasia” he spoke reaching for her but Anastasia pulled away
“Leave me alone, you don’t care, leave me alone” she cried holding her knees tighter and pulling into herself. Damian got up to leave but he couldn’t his heart wouldn’t let him not a fact that he was going to admit to anyone never mind himself.
“You can’t stay there all night, come on get up” Damian said helping Anastasia up, then he went to get a wet clothe out of the bathroom. Getting into the bed and sitting next to her, Damian began to wash Anastasia face and arms. Damian wiped hair out her face and for a moment he saw his daughter Solimar. He quickly got out of bed and stepped back. “Just lay down honey” he said shaking it off and then stepping closer to Anastasia. Kneeling down in front of her he spoke “Look I if you just think of something happy that you went through with your family it will help you sleep, it always helped me” after Anastasia just whispered “ok” Damian got up and left the child alone with her thoughts
Anastasia watched him go wondering how a man could be kind and cruel at the same time. “He was nice but then something made him pull back” she thought for a second distracted from her sadness but then her attention was caught by the screech of her door as it opened and allowed her brother to step in.
“Alexei what’s wrong?” Anastasia asked quickly wiping away her tears
“I want mommy and daddy Tasia” Alexei cried as he climbed the bed and into his sisters arms “please bring them back please” he continued sobbing into his sister’s neck. At Anastasia held her little brother close to her in tears she spoke “Alexei I can’t, there gone”
“No don’t say that, that’s not twu please tell me that’s not twu” Alexei spoke looking into his sister’s eyes pleading with her to tell him different. But Anastasia still could say nothing “I …….I can’t ok, I can’t so stop looking at me that way. I don’t have all the answers I’m not mom I can’t anymore” Anastasia cried not able to hide her sorrow any longer.
“Don’t Tasia don’t cry, I’m here” Alexei said kissing his sister head just like there mother had done so many times before. “Don’t worry were going to get stronger and take care of Rasputin” Alexei said with a venom that shocked Anastasia out her tears.
“Alexei!!” Anastasia cried hiding the fact that she felt the same way with her shocked voice
“Anastasia he killed our family and he hurtz a lot other people. We have to stop him, we just have too. You know that I’m right and you want to get him too and you know it”
Alexei said angrily and then continued “I know that you miss them so stop hiding it. You’re supposed to tell me everything I’m your brother remember and I need a sister not a mother. So just stop acting like it because our mom is dead and you’re allowed to feel it.” Alexei finished more softly and then lay next to his sister falling asleep a little after.
“I can’t” Anastasia whispered when she heard her brothers breathing even out “I have to be fine so that you will be fine she said laying next to him and falling asleep herself.
“Anastasia sweetheart its ok open your eyes darling” a voice called Anastasia from in her dream and she slowly complied by opening her eyes.
“Mama” she yelled surprised and ran into her arms once more she allowed herself to cry.
“Cry my sweat cry its ok too” Alexandra spoke rubbing her daughters back
“But you told me not too, you told me to be strong” Anastasia said pulling away fro her mother angrily realizing that they were in the garden behind their castle.
“You told me to be strong and then you left me. Alexei needs you and I need you. You left mama” Anastasia screamed backing away and then falling to her knees. Alexandra quickly went to pick her daughter “I didn’t leave I was taken away. Anastasia look at me”
Alexandra said lifting her daughters chin in her palm “I would never choose to you leave you baby do you understand me” Anastasia looked at her mother and nodded then she silently waited for her mother to continue “You don’t have to be Alexei’s mother. Show your pain let Alexei in he needs his sister and best friend. Alexei needs you to be truthful and you need him in order to heal. Now you must be each others support and comfort together you can do anything. I told you to be strong because that night you were in direct danger and I needed you both calm. But now you are safe and you have chance to grow with each other use it. Listen to one another and help each other heal ok”
“It’s ok if I cry, I’m not weak?” Anastasia asked confused and in tears.
“No my love you’re human and you’re a little girl. It’s normal for you to feel and it the only way your heart will heal. Your father, sisters and I will be hear as long as you need us. But you must move on and live wonderful lives together” Alexandra said ignoring her heart breaking because she could not be with her babies.
“Not you must go” Alexandra said as Anastasia began to be pulled away from her mother.
“No mama let me stay little longer” Anastasia cried reaching for her
“You can’t darling, you must let me go. Feel Anastasia and live” Alexandra said more faintly. Anastasia watched as her mother got smaller and she was pulled away. Then she woke up with a jump in her room. Looking over she saw that Alexei had was gone and then the sound of voices from the kitchen threw her attention.
TBC