SPIRIT BOND: Anna and Vladimir's story

CHAPTER 19: Revealing History

Anna's POV

Since we boarded the ship a week ago Vladimir has been acting strangely, avoiding his father on every occasion he could. He wouldn't tell me why always stating that the past was in the past. I wanted to tell him that, the past isn't the past if he can't let go, but I held my tongue, knowing that if I had said it he wouldn't be calm he'd be angry just as he had been when I told him to not to act out but to leave Alexandra's wishes because it was a battle he could not win. He didn't speak to me for two days because I had said that. Not that he was talking to me now either. He'd shut me out completely refusing to talk to me or let me enter his mind. He'd blocked me completely thinking that I'd just let it go. But in reality I just wanted to know more. I wanted to know what he was hiding from me what he was afraid of telling me.

Even on a boat the vampiric schedule still remained. Something I was thankful for, because it meant that I could sneak out virtually unnoticed in the daylight. I'd been sneaking out for the past three days unable to sleep. I hid my eyes from Danila at night knowing that if he saw my eyes he would immediately scold me for not sleeping. Even the crew were spread wide leaving me the deck all to myself. I sat in the shade watching the clouds above. "Shouldn't you be asleep girl?" My eyes darted to the figure standing to my left "I could as you the same Prince Dragomir" He moved closer to me taking a seat on the deck next to me. I tore my gaze away from the clouds once more looking at him "Is there something you need?" His green eyes met my blue once " I only wish to know a few things from you" I kept my face neutral "Then ask" His expression of pure power and authority seemed to hold a hint of amusement "Why are you and Vladimir so close?" I mentally sighed. 'I should have seen that one coming' I thought to myself "Why do you care?" I asked looking ahead "He is still my son even if our relationship isn't on good terms" His voice held an emotion I couldn't quite identify.

"Are you lovers?" I spun my redning face back to him "No. NO!"  He chuckled at my reaction "Then what?" He seemed to turn back to his athorative side. "It's a long story and difficult to explain" I said answering truthfully "Well the way I see it we have time". "When I was twelve I drowned. I died, but then I woke up alive. I didn't understand what happened to me. A few weeks after that I started to dream about a man, he spoke to me always calling me his Shadow kissed Anna. I dreamed those dreams for six years, my father and brother thought I was going insane, but I knew he was real. So when I turned eighteen Danila and I headed to St. Pietersburg to find him." I looked at Maksimov "Vladimir" I nodded "His powers brought me back seconds after death, binding, linking my mind to his. I can hear his every thought, feel his every emotion and see everything he sees through his eyes".

He watched me with intrigue "How  much does he hate me?" I smiled "That's just it he doesn't, he believes you resent him for some reason. All he really want is your approval and for some reason he won't tell me about your forgiveness" He said nothing "Your father his names Fyodor. Fyodor Romanov isn't it" I frowned "Yes how'd you know that?" He looked towards the water "He was a friend of mine. You look a lot like him" I watched a few crew members walk by "He never mentioned you" He didn't look at me as he spoke "He never had a reason too. Who's you mother?" I took a breath "Marina Ozera" He turned to me "How is she?" I frowned how did this man know both of my parents "She's dead. She died when I was five" The look on his face softened "What happened?" My eyes never left his "Strigoi attack" He nodded.

"Tell me Anna do you know what your mother's element was?" I shook my head "No I never asked my dad" He nodded "She was the same as Vladimir. She was a Spirit user". A thousand emotions and thoughts all jumped up in my mind at once "Wh..what? How do you know that?" He leaned back against the wall "Spirit users can sense other Spirit users. The stronger they are the easier others sense their Spirit" I jumped up "Are you? Are you a Spirit user?" He nodded slowly. "Does Vladimir know?" He motioned for me to sit back down "No he's presence with Spirit is so powerful that it stops him from feeling any one else is unless he's really looking for it" I couldn't believe what I was hearing "Why haven't you told him?" He smiled "Because I don't use mine. It's a dangerous element. One he should stay away from". "He'll be just fine. I won't let Spirit throw him into darkness" He shook his head "You can't do anything for him" I smiled "That's were you wrong. I'm his Shadow Kissed I only exist to take the darkness from him until I loose my own sanity, my own thoughts and my life".

"You can't save him, even if you could take it away. You have your limits too" I nodded "I know, but death is something I'm close with so why would I fear it" His let out breath "Your definitely Marina's daughter" I turned "Why do you say that?" He got up "Because she use to say that too when we were young. Until we have a chance to speak again girl" I frowned at his sudden departure. "Anna! What are you doing up here?" I turned to my right looking into Vladimir's eyes. 'He felt Vladimir coming' I smiled "I couldn't sleep" He watched me, but said nothing "Why are you up?" He helped me up "Same reason. I thought I heard you talking to someone" I shook my head "Must have been your mind playing tricks on you" He narrowed his eyes at me "What I wouldn't give to see into that head of yours" He sighed "So I suppose you'll tell me when you think it's time for me to know" I nodded "Perhaps when you tell me your secret I'll tell you who I was talking to" I turned walking way from him, back to my room. I needed to have another chat with the strange Maksimov Dragomir, before this trip ended.

###So the songs for this chapter is In the night by The Weekend and Light a fire by Rachel Taylor###
***P.S There are some more secrets yet to be revealed like:
 How does Maksimov know     Anna's mother?    
     What is Vladimir's secret?
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