The Storm

3

ANASTASIA
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     My heels clicked softly against the cobble trial disturbing the silent peace of the beautiful garden. Didyme Garden was a place I found myself spending most of my time as I was trapped inside my mind. Of course, I knew it was an illusion I had built for myself a comfort blanket if you will keep the insanity away.
Making a left I come to a stop in front of a fountain of Didyme herself carved beautifully out of marble and gold. Nothing less for a queen. Marcus, what little he spoke of her, only told the highest of stories of his late wife. It saddened my heart at the thought of someone losing their mate, someone who was designed to be with them through their eternal life.
" Quite beautiful isn't it?" A voice shoved away all peacefulness out of the scene and I clenched my fists at my side. " It is indeed. I take it as a sign of strength for the Volturi." I tilt up my chin not giving him the satisfaction of my reaction to the weak little game he was playing.
" You don't seem to like me as your Ex-fiancé so I thought you'd fancy this better." He comes to stand in front of me and I have to bite the inside of my cheek to keep myself emotionless.
Grayson stood with his hands settled behind his back and a smug smile that seemed completely out of character for the face he wore. He acted as if he had won, clearly he hasn't learned.
I knew it wasn't my Alec his stance was to lose, His smirk to wide and twisted, His eyes not as bright. My Alec's chocolate hair was always free and messy but Grayson kept the locks neat and greased back. His whole appearance only made me sneer in disgust.
Turning away from me he paces back and sits himself down on the edge of the fountains. My body remand ridged and tight ready to strike.
    " Don't I look dashing? I'll say Anastasia dear you can pick 'em! " He looks into the waters reflection fixing his peacoat and black silk undershirt.
   " All I'm missing is my bitch of a sister!" he laughed loudly even as I sent him flying into a pillar. Anger blinded me as I gripped his shirt collar and slammed him into the brick wall his appearance never handicapping me. He insulted my best friend and sister, He insulted my mate by strutting around in this costume.
With such disrespect comes consequences and I was more then happy to be the law. This wasn't my Alec and as my gaze lingered longer on the boy I could see through the cracks. Until the shell that laid around him crumbled away and again the red head boy stood before me.
    " How did your mate die Anastasia?" It was a sudden question that threw me off guard and off my feet.
   He sent me flying across the garden my back slamming into the Fountain and breaking the sculpture into chunks of marble. " Did he scream for his mommy as they tied him to the stake?" An animalistic growl left my throat as I stood onto my feet and charged forward. My speed surprised him enough to give me time to wrap my hand around his neck and slam him onto the floor.
    Satisfying cracks drew up from his neck and onto his cheeks. A strangled gasp left his lips and I leaned down my lips near his ear. " What about you dear Juniper? Did you cry out for your little brother as he died from the one thing you couldn't control? Did you scream out as little Ash took his dying breath from the sickness you promised would never take him away?" His body stiffens and I smirk tightening my hold on his neck. I had caught him in the trap that would force him into giving me exactly what I wanted.
" When you come into my mind you leave a link. Something I can travel into and see every little thought and memory you've ever had. " Grayson cries out and shoves me off him sending me flying through the garden. Before I can sit up and catch my breath a first wraps around my neck and slams me into the cobblestone floor.
" Shut up!!" He screams his eyes blazing with fire and I can't help the smirk that creeps onto my face. He was cracking.
" You want to play this game. Let's play." He growls leaning forward to where our noses almost touch. Lifting my head up slightly the boy smiles sickly at me before slamming me back into the ground. A crater forming around my head and cracks growing up the side of my neck.
    " I wonder how well your mate is dealing with this?" Grasping his wrist I flip our body's over and place my foot on his throat tugging the arm I hold away from his body.
    "Last time he lost you he went into a childish fit almost getting himself killed." He chokes before snickering causing me to snarl pulling harder on his arm until I hear the sound of his head slowly coming off his neck.  However with a loud grunt he grabs my leg with his free hand and pulls me off my feet. I land on my back with a loud thunk and again he's on top of me holding my wrist by my head a ugly smirk pulling at his pale lips.
    " Hopefully he succeeds this time.." The anger and pain is like a searing hot rod through my chest but on the outside I keep my face neutral. " You can't keep me here forever. Alec and the Volturi will find me and your little kingdom will burn to the ground." I whisper harshly glaring up at him with confidence and a smirk tugging at my lips. He tightens his hold on my wrist hissing lowly at me.
" So you've said a million times but my dear it's been seven months and your mate has yet to make a move to save you. My 'kingdom' still remains strong and your masters' grows weak without one of their most prized possessions." With the whisper of the wind his body turns to dust swirling away leaving me alone in the damage illusion of the garden.
Groaning loudly I turn on my side holding a arm tightly to my stomach as sharp pains shoot up my back and into the center of my torsos. Panting loudly I stay very still allowing a moment of pain to wash over me.
He would never notice and I wouldn't allow him to as it was a great weakness and disadvantage in my own mind. Without my core personalities my soul was missing parts of itself. The pain I would feel only seemed to get worse with each passing day as I trudged through it. It was similar to begin shot rapidly in the stomach and I could feel every bullet of pain rip through me.
I didn't know what would happen if I didn't get my personality's back but I wasn't about to find out. I needed to find them and as quick as possible. I would not allow this son of bitch to take me away from my love.