Anastasia

Back home

I returned home after defeating Jonah

"Where the hell have you been?"

Damon shouted he looked worried, Dylan, and Thomas decided to leave, saying their goodbyes they left.

"I went to America" I shrugged, Damon raised an eyebrow "Jonah is gone" I told him.

"YOU KILLED HIM? HOW COULD YOU? AFTER EVEYTHING I SAID" he just ranted I was trying to tell him what happened but he just kept shouting, so I blinked up to our bedroom, he soon figured I wasn't there, and soon realised where I was, he came to the room and before he could say anything, I spoke
"I didn't kill him" I said, in a calm voice "he's alive, banished, but alive" I shrugged. Damon walked to me and held me at arms length
"Really?" He smirked, I nodded and proceeded to tell him everything by the time I finished we were downstairs, at the kitchen table, I was eating a sandwich and he was watching me, I know that sounds weird, it is weird, but I'm used to it.

Later in the evening Robert came to see us, a big smile on his face

"Word in the spirit world is you've become powerful, is that true?" Robert asked with a smirk on his face, instead of answering I started to squeal, and I jumped up and down, but the craziest thing? Robert joined me, of course to any on looker it would seem I was jumping up and down looking weird all by myself, that made it funnier. When we calmed down I looked over at Damon, he had his arms crossed and was smirking.
"Robert?" he asked looking at me, I just nodded "hmmm, Robert you're still just as childish as you were when you were alive, if only I could see it" Damon shook his head

"He's just jealous" Robert waved his hand as if he didn't care I started laughing

"What did he say?" Damon was squinting as he asked accusingly.

"You're friend seems to know you're just jealous of him, and I totally agree" I shrugged, Damon chuckled shaking his head.
I decided that evening that I needed to go home, to the human world, I needed clothes, and other things, I had told Damon my thoughts and he insisted to coming as well, even though I, at first argued, we were now on our way to the cave opening, it was amazing how the cave wall opened as I walked closer, but it never opened for other people walking past, Robert had explained that my blood opened it, it wouldn't open for anyone else, I knew that but it still amazes me. we walked the small distance from the cave to my home, my old home. I hadn't been back here for weeks, I realised I hadn't thought of my dad in a three weeks and emotions came running back I felt tears fall, and Damon hugged me from the side, he bought me closer and kissed my head, saying nothing he went into the kitchen and came back with a glass of water, he handed it to me and I gratefully took it, drank the whole glass in one go, then walked to the kitchen to put the glass back.
"Shall we go for walk?" Damon asked, I nodded, I did want to go and see Aaron, I hadn't spoken to him since he called me, when I had told him I was ill.
I got changed into a white tee shirt and blue faded jeans, I went downstairs to see Damon already waiting at the front door, I picked up my keys off the hook, and we walked out, making sure the front door was firmly closed we started walking towards Aaron's cafe, Geoff was sat in his normal spot, and I knelt down to talk to him
"Aren't you a sight for sore eyes?" he greeted me
"Hello Geoff, how have you been?" I asked him I felt my eyes watering remembering what had happened after I last saw him.

"Me? You're the one that disappeared, and now you're crying" he looked from me to Damon, who was stood behind me

"I went away for a while" that's all I could say, Geoff kept looking from me to Damon "this is Damon, he's my boyfriend, Geoff raised an eyebrow and looked at Damon with apprehension, "he's great" I added Damon got down to our level and offered his hand for a shake, Geoff took it, shook it, and smiled
"Nice strong grip" he mentioned, I smiled at that and Damon let out a chuckle
"We better go now, I'll see you later Goeff" I said as I stood up, Geoff waved as did I and we left towards Aaron's café,
"He seems nice" Damon commented, I just smiled, Damon laced our hands together as we walked, I looked at our hands then up at him, my eyes were a little blurry due to the un fallen tears that I was trying to blink away, "girlfriend, has a nice ring to it" he smiled, he let go of my hand and instead laced an arm around my shoulders I laced my arm around his lower back giving a little chuckle. I sniffed a little, and he squeezed my shoulders with affection "Hey, it's okay to cry" he whispered, I said nothing, I knew if I spoke I would definitely start to cry
we got to the cafe within five minuites, I was barely over the threshold when Stacey saw me,
"Anna" she called, she put the tray she was holding down on an empty table and quickly walked over to me, she grabbed me in a hug, "I'm so sorry about your dad" she whispered, and the tears I was trying to blink away fell freely, Aaron saw us and came to us from behind the counter, instead of waiting for Stacey to move away from me he joined in the hug
"I'm glad you're okay" Aaron whispered "Oh I'm sorry" Aaron said as he let go of me but he wasn't apologising to me, he was looking behind me, at Damon, who was still standing outside, in the British weather, luckily though it wasn't raining, I know I know, what are the odds of that?
"It's fine" Damon waved his hand, all three of us moved to the side so that Damon could walk in,
"You guys this is Damon, my boyfriend" Aaron smirked when I told them, Stacey squealed and hugged me again, this time a happy hug.
"Come on, you two sit down, I'll bring you over some drinks on the house, hot chocolate okay, Damon?" he asked as Damon and I sat down, I looked towards Damon
"That would be great, thanks Aaron" Aaron just nodded and walked behind the counter, Stacey went back to serving customers and cleaning tables.

A few minuites went by before Aaron came back holding a tray with two mugs of hot chocolate, he put the drinks infront of us, then was about to walk off.

"Wait Aaron, I need to talk to you" Aaron turned and sat on the chair opposite me, I looked at Damon, then at Aaron, "I'm sorry I have to do this" I looked at my hands on the table, not able to look at Aaron, Aaron was a great person, always ready to help anyone, "I'm going away again Aaron, and" I looked up at his face this time "I won't be coming back" Damon took a long breath in next to me, and he sat straighter

"What? Wait, Why?" Aaron asked looking from me to Damon and then to me again " You can't just leave Anastasia"

"Look, my dad is gone I have nothing left here..." I started saying but Aaron interrupted me

"You have nothing left?" He got up really fast out of anger and walked away,

"Sorry Damon, I'll be back in a minuite" I was about to walk off after Aaron but Damon grabbed my hand

"Hey, take your time, if you're really leaving, don't leave things bad between you and your friends" Damon advised that was good advice. Did I really want to leave? Forever? Or was forever too long, I followed Aaron to the back

"Aaron?" I said quietly, touching his shoulder he turned to face me and he didn't look angry at all

"Are you in trouble?" he held me by my shoulders looking deep into my eyes

"What? no Aaron I'm not"

"Are you sure? Coz I can help, I can call the police if that man is hurting you"

"He's not hurting me Aaron, he's a great guy, he's helped me a lot, and I really love him" I smiled Aaron gasped

"You love him?" he asked a smile playing on his lips, I just nodded, he enveloped me into a hug, and made me promise I would call him if I ever needed anything.

We left the café on good terms, after enjoying the hot chocolate, we hadn't gone very far when Damon stopped me, he turned me to face him, he held my shoulders

"Are you sure?" he asked

"I'm sure, Damon there's nothing left for me here, and the kingdom needs their queen"

"What about your house?"

"I don't know yet, I want to keep it, I feel like my dad is still there when I'm in the house, I feel his presence" I shrugged.

Damon let go of me saying nothing else we made our way home, holding hands.

Once we got home we went straight upstairs, Damon was happy, I felt lighter, happier in a way I had never felt before, I kissed Damon, and kissing him now felt different, I stroked his hair with both my hands, he held me by the neck and the other hand travelled down my back, I moved one hand from his hair down to the hem of his shirt, and started to lift it, Damon broke the kiss,

"Are you sure?" He asked, out of breath

"Yes, Damon please" I was worried he would stop this again but luckily he didn't

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