"It doesn't have to be on Valentine's Day. It doesn't have to be by the time you turn eighteen or thirty-three or fifty-nine. It doesn't have to conform to whatever is usual. It doesn't have to be kismet at once, or rhapsody by the third date.
It just has to be. In time. In place. In spirit.
It just has to be."
― David Levithan
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Two hours, participating the seminar with other adult's scientist, Anna barely grasped half the things they had been discussing. There were a lot of numbers, formulas, science theory that the young red-head didn't understand at all.
She perhaps, was a smart kid and more perceptive than the other kids at her age, but she wasn't a genius. Although she really wished she is one right now.
One of college students raised his hand to deliver a question. He wore a pair of very thick glasses. Actually, Anna noticed that most of the college students that was attending the seminar, wore glasses. They were dressed exactly like the epitome of 'Geek' people.
Anna would never understand about glasses and geek people. Her mother was a geek scientist, but she had better fashion style than half people in this room. Professor Belle French had no trace of being a geek at all. She was too pretty, but again… Anna had been learning that to never judge book by its cover.
"Professor French…" The geek boy stammered a bit. His face was flushed. "Based on your research, you wrote that the possibility of humanity to build a time machine is less than zero. May I quote that you also stated that 'humanity has better chance to make the pigs fly or blow up a galaxy than creating a machine to pass through time stream,' why is that, professor?"
That part at least Anna could understand. She suddenly felt eager to hear Professor French's answer.
Professor Belle French, walked away from the podium and approached the audience seat. The brunette Professor formed a small smile as she began to answer. "Yes. It's easy to make the pigs fly, isn't it? Lift them up on an airplane, zeppelin, tie them on a parachute, they would fly!"
The audience laughed.
"In my research I also explained about time as the fourth dimension." Belle continued when the laughing and snickering had died down. "Time is not a matter. Which making the saying of 'it's only a matter of time' into an irony. No, Time is not a thing. It doesn't have beginning or end… as that concept has come from us, the mortals."
The way she said the word 'Mortals' had made Anna shiver. There was strange effect in the word.
"Time is not energy either because, energy… is the product of time itself. That would make time to be a creator of matter and energy… it creates as it destroys, it preserves as it devastates… It cannot be controlled, it cannot be manipulate, it is a different, independent entity. Emphasize my word in the entity part. Also… no, it is not a God. It doesn't have beard."
The audience laughed again, although the laughter was a bit tamer than the previous one. Most of them were processing the professor's explanation.
"By entity… is it alive?" Anna only whispered her pondering but unexpectedly, the Professor caught her words.
"Well… little one. Yes. I'm glad you catch on. You are very bright." Belle praised her with proud expression Anna felt nostalgic with. The red-head felt uncomfortable with the sudden attention from the people in the room. She snuggled closer to her mother who had been sitting beside her.
"Like little Miss Summers said… I believe the Time is a being. Not an organic one that has expired dates… but a sentient, conscious being. My belief though is still a hypothesis. That's why I have been dedicating my life to study thoroughly about the relativity and in this case… Time's consciousness. Therefore, no machine can be built to counter and make a hole without costing a doomsday. No, the machine itself should be another being. Now, humanity barely capable to create the simplest organic being, I would put my life-time salary to bet that creating and building a powerful sentient would be more impossible than making the pigs fly."
The rest of the seminar spent for discussing more about the formulas and number in Professor's research. Anna preferred to tune out and doodling the page of her school books.
Time is a being.
When the seminar had ended, her mother gave her a tour around the university and the research facility building. Sure, she had been spending time at the university in past months, however Anna hadn't yet venture the entire building.
"What do you think of the discussion in the seminar?" Her mother asked. They had stopped by on a corndog stall for lunch. Anna had already had a chocolate ice cream in her hand. Her mother had chided about eating treats before lunch, but finally gave out since today had been her daughter's birthday.
"Interesting." The red-head licked her melted ice cream. "Actually I didn't understand most of the science-y part…"
Her mother chuckled, "You know that, most 11 years old kid would prefer to go to zoo, movies, or malls in their birthdays."
Anna winced, "I hate shopping."
Her mother patted her head, smiling, "That's why I'm blessed."
Her mother had shown her the university's library. Anna felt immediately stupid. The library held more than 300,000 copies of various collections, both academic and non-academic books. The red-head girl felt that with the books she had been reading… she was inadequate in any ways.
"Come on, let's show you the sport center." Her mother dragged her stunned daughter away from the library. If she had known that it was this easy to give her daughter the best gift for her birthday… Cassandra would've done it on Anna's 5th birthday.
Anna pouted but then followed her mother to a big circular building that held various courts, stadium, indoor fields, and massive pools.
That reminded her…
"I want a swimming lesson." Anna said when they passed the pool area.
"… hmm.. It's rare for you to express any interest in sports dear…" Her mother mused.
Anna cringed. Sport wasn't her favorite subject. She was the fastest kid in her previous school. She could run fast… but her reflex… she had poor reflex.
"I will speak with your father. They seem to open a swimming course at the pool near the neighborhood."
Ana nodded. If she had gone far to remind her own self about a swimming lesson, it would mean only one thing.
There would come a future (or past, her head was hurt if she thought about the implications), where she it would be needed.
Their tour continued to the dorm building and classes in science department. It was almost 5 when her mother finally concluded their grand university tour and they were on their way back to the lab.
That moment, they came across with Professor French.
"Cassandra." Belle greeted her mother first and threw a wink at Anna's direction. "Hello again, bright little one."
Anna lowered her gaze immediately. Looking at the Professor made her face felt hot.
"Are you on your way back, Belle?" Her mother asked her colleague. "Oh, that was a good presentation by the way. Anna loved it." Her mother remarked.
Anna didn't need to look up to see the younger Professor was smiling widely, "Really?"
Anna squirmed.
"Actually, Cassandra. I have been sent to looking for you. There is an urgent matter about the latest research in office." Professor French said.
"Ahh… I forget that my phone has been in silent mode since the seminar…" Her mother checked the phone and frowned. Anna peeked that there were 12 missed calls. The 'urgent matter' must've been very important.
Her mother looked troubled as she was now looking at her. Catching her concern, I spoke first, "I'll be alright mom. I will wait for you like usual."
Her mom smiled, a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Will you be okay?"
"I am 11!" Anna exclaimed.
"I can watch over her." A third voice quipped. Professor Belle French. Anna felt a bad feeling crept up on her.
"That would be very appreciated, but I don't want to trouble you…."
"Nonsense. I like your little one. She and I can discuss more about the seminar topic…" Belle winked again at Anna's direction. "What do you think, little one?"
Anna huffed. "My name is Anna, I'm not little."
Belle laughed, a very melodious voice, again reminded Anna much with Elsa. "See? Your daughter is in good hands."
Her mother sighed, "thank you… I will be back soon." She turned to Anna, "You wait with Professor Belle, okay?"
Anna weakly nodded.
After her mother left, Belle offered her palm-up hand at Anna. "So, Anna…" Belle's eyes twinkled. "Do you have question about time?"
"I have a question." Anna said when they both had settled in her mother's office. Belle treated Anna an orange juice from the vending machine. They were both alone and outside the office, most of the researchers were busy attending the 'urgent matter'.
Belle tilted her head. The deep rich, chocolate eyes gave Anna an undivided attention.
"You said the time machine is impossible to build. But you never said that travelling through time is impossible activity… so… is it possible?" Anna sat straighter on the couch. She liked to appear taller in front of the professor. She hated it when people treated her like a kid.
"You are indeed a very bright child." Belle smirked. A much different smile than she had showed during her presentation. This one seemed more… challenging.
"Travelling through time… is not very impossible…" There were words left unsaid in the answer but Anna didn't want to push more.
"You said that Time is Being… it will not allow any intervention that could cause total destruction…" Anna was trying to understand.
"Yes. Because it is a being… I believe the control only comes from itself. Not other. Imagine Anna, if one is granted by the power to manipulate time…"
"So… travel but not alter?" Anna asked again.
Belle seemed surprised by the capability of Anna's comprehension of the topic. "Yes. Exactly."
"So, how one can travel time?"
The surprised expression was as quick to go as it comes. The brunette professor was back to her challenging smirk.
"As the being, time only allow one that has in tune with it to go through. In other word… Chemistry to the time itself."
Anna frowned. If she could go back in time, accidentally or not… does that mean she has the Chemistry to time?
"Yes you do." Belle said.
Anna was sure that she hadn't spoken out loud. Did she just read her mind?
"Yes, I did." The smirk twitched and now Belle's expression was amused. What the hell?
Belle frowned, "word, young lady. It's inappropriate."
"Stay out of my head then!"
Belle chuckled, "I'm trying but you hold very interesting mind."
Anna got up from her seat. Whoever this professor was, she needed to get away from her. To be able to read other people's mind is not normal!
"Either the capability to travel through time." Belle countered.
Anna glared at the Professor.
Who are you?
Belle sighed, as she threw up both of her hands on the air. "Look, Anna… I cannot explain it better myself. I'd rather just show you. You will understand in no time!"
"What do you mean?"
Belle brought her wristwatch closer. "5." She said quietly.
Huh?
"4…" The brunette professor continued. "3…"
It was a countdown. "2…"
Anna bolted for the door at once. Whatever would transpire, she didn't want to be in it.
"1."
The moment her hand reached for the handle, she felt her surrounding shifted. On the background she still could hear the professor murmured cheekily.
"Zer.."
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Anna yelped when her landing didn't end nicely like her previous ones. She fell on her back, in the middle of what it seemed bed of bushes. She got herself up but then winced palpably when her hand was cut by something sharp.
Thorns.
Apparently she had landed on a bed of roses.
Anna cursed her luck and jumped o her feet, didn't want to take more chance being stabbed by flowers.
When she had more time to take her surrounding Anna recognized herself standing on a massive garden. There were a lot of flowers, which by closer inspection, all of them were roses, different color of roses. In the middle of garden, there was a fountain with some little angels's statues and behind her, an old looking mansion proudly stood.
If she hadn't known better, Anna would've guessed that this was a fairytale land.
Further away from the garden was a labyrinth maze made of bushes. Anna tempted to try out the maze but she had no idea where and when she was.
Then, out of the maze, a white beard old man caught her gaze. The man looked confused at first but then his expression turned pale.
"INTRUDER!" He shouted out loud. Quite surprising that the old man would be able to shout that loud which Anna was sure even the people inside the mansion could hear.
Anna cursed again and reacted quickly. She needed to get away from wherever she was. Based on the old man's reaction, people in this era wasn't really fond on strangers.
What era is this anyway?
So, Anna did what she does best. Run.
She took direction of the forest beyond the garden. Which she would regret later as now she was too busy to runaway.
After several time passed and the clearing around her had changed into tall trees, did Anna stop.
She was in the middle of a jungle.
What jungle, she had no idea, even what time of this jungle, she had no idea.
She was in a very deep shit.
Why bad things had to happen in her birthday. She preferred it wouldn't happen in usual day but, was a birthday supposed to be special day?
Special indeed. Her birthday had been filled with sting of bizarre events. Letter from her future-self, strange professor, and the strange professor that could read minds. She would wish for a very ordinary birthday next year when she blew the candle on her cake.
She hadn't even had a cake. Her parents surely had prepared a birthday cake for tonight.
She wanted to go home.
Anna's tears threatened to fall as she realized how she already missed her mother and strangely… she missed Elsa. Where was she? She always appeared everytime Anna jumped to the past.
Barely an hour in the past and she is already crying. What kind of 11 years old am I?
In her desperate moment, Anna heard sound of footsteps. Several of footsteps.
Anna's sense of dangers picked up. She knew that her guts rarely failed her. Her feelings about Professor French had been spotted on. The woman was indeed strange.
So, instead approaching the sign of humanity, Anna opted to climb the nearest tree and assessed the situation.
Climbing wasn't her forte, but she managed it with few moments of struggling.
Not long after she had set up on a big branch, a group of men appeared on her view. The group was consisted of several scary burly men which each of them were carrying weapons. Swords, spears, machete, and simply a big iron pole. Anna noticed that behind the group they were also pulling a cart full of hay. Their clothes were leathers and looked like armors from the video game RPG her father loved to play.
Not 19th century then. Anna concluded.
Anna held her breathe until the group completely disappeared from her sight.
Anna wondered what they were going to do. However, her problem was now a different matter.
She could climb up alright.
But she was totally terrified to climb down.
Anna paled upon the realization.
What she was going to do now?
The sun was starting to set as the sky was getting darker. Anna contemplated her fate. She could jump down and landed on the bushes. What the worst could happen anyway?
She could break her neck.
Awesome.
She had tried her best to concentrate to go back to her own time. However, in the two jumps she had experienced, she couldn't control when and where she jump. She could stay on this tree for the rest of her life.
Anna wanted to cry again.
Her view was blurred. She realized that her tears couldn't be hold back anymore.
Anna didn't notice the sound of horse steps approaching. She sniffed, closing her eyes, letting her tears fall freely. Her eyes were closed, so she didn't see a woman pulled a rein of her white horse, making a stop directly below the tree.
She didn't see the woman slid down from the horse and looked up to find a red-head girl crying on a branch of a tree.
If she opened her eyes, she would've seen the woman with billowing blue dress, gracefully leaped up and landed next to her. She would've witnessed the woman's concern and longing gaze etched on her inhumanly beautiful face.
"Anna…"
However, she didn't need to open her eyes to acknowledge the owner of the voice which she had secretly declared as her favorite tune.
So, Anna reached out for the woman and she was welcomed into a very familiar hug with scent of chocolate.
"Elsa…" Anna sobbed. "I-I…" Anna had wanted to say that she was too scared to climb down the tree but it would've sounded so silly.
"It's alright Anna…" Elsa caressed Anna's hair gently to calm the young woman. "I find you… I always will."
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"What year is it?" Anna asked. Elsa had sat her on the horse in front. It was Anna's first time to ride one, and the older woman didn't want to take any chance for Anna to fall from a horse if she rides on the back. Moreover, the platinum blond-haired vampire could hold Anna closer like this.
"1740, Land of Brittanica." Elsa answered simply. Anna's scent enclosed her senses but she knew better than react on her instinct. "How old are you?" Elsa observed that the girl was possibly in the early of her adolescent age.
"11… exactly today… or in my time." Anna squirmed a little when the horse jolted a little bit.
"That's wonderful. Happy birthday." Elsa had to fasten her grip on Anna with one hand, steadying the agitated girl. "So… did I already tell you about… my kind?" To be truthful, Elsa had no preparation about the way she should explain to Anna about Vampires. This younger Anna looked too young, and deep in her heart, she had ultimate fear of Anna looking at her like she was a monster.
She was, but she couldn't have handled the thought of Anna becoming afraid of her.
"You did… or you will, because you told… tell me… centuries later. Arrgggh… the whole time travel thing makes my head hurt!" Anna pouted, Elsa was amused. The younger Anna was quite… endearing.
"What do you think about the idea of supernatural beings like us?" Elsa's hand which was holding the rein, clenched.
"I don't know about other supernatural creatures… but I think yours are cool… cool as if ice cool and awesome." The red-hair girl shrugged. "I said to you… I mean the Elsa that explained me about Vampires… I said that I like your cold. It's weird… but somehow calming."
Elsa had no doubt that her future self had swoon on Anna's word. The girl was obliviously a charmer.
"So… how many times you have jumped?" They were passing through a clear road. It would allow Elsa to use her other hand to stroke Anna's hair.
"This is the third. I was talking with Professor French when this happened…"
"Who?" Elsa's hand paused, hovering above Anna's red locks.
"Professor French, Belle French." Anna replied. The girl shifted her gaze from the street to Elsa. She noticed Elsa's puzzled expression. "Do you know her?"
Elsa shook her head, "I cannot say… but the name does ring a bell." The French family was known as a prominent name around the town Elsa had been residing. Lord French was a noble that had been supporting the old reign of the empire. The falling old reign, and the man was fighting against the odd with the new ruler. Last thing Elsa had heard about the French family was that the Lord's daughter is going to marry another unknown Lord who had residence deep in the forest.
Anna's mouth opened, about to ask another question when a gusted wind brought human blood scent to Elsa's nose.
Elsa narrowed her eyes as she aware that the blood scent was still quite fresh… and came from more than one person. A road raid was common occurrence. Elsa chastised herself to take this road at this time of night. Bandits were surely targeting travelers and band of merchants.
"What is it, Elsa?"
"Human blood… up ahead the road." Elsa said quietly. If she were alone, she would've go and checked the situation by herself, however Anna was with her… she couldn't leave the girl and to bring her was obviously dangerous for a little human.
"Someone is hurt? We have to help them." Anna's voice held a heavy concern. Elsa wished that the younger Anna hadn't been so noble and concerned with other people's welfare much like her older-self. But she shouldn't have expected any less from her little time traveler.
Yes, Anna was hers.
"It's dangerous." Elsa hissed. "It's better to take the roundabout route." She snatched the horse rein and pulled it to go back to the direction they came from.
"No, Elsa! We have to help!" Anna insisted. Even the stubborn side had been shown since early age. If the situation was different, she would've been proud. Elsa saw Anna's tiny human hand grasped her wrist and tugging it away from the horse. The way that Anna's eyes were blazing of determination startled her unbeaten heart.
Elsa sighed, "Alright. I will go there…" Elsa didn't have time to finish her say when Anna cut in.
"I'm going with you."
"No." Elsa felt a round two was coming. It was no way that she would bring Anna to a place where a bloodbath was happening. She could barely contain herself by the amount of blood that she had smelt through the wind.
"I'm going with you! I don't care if there is bunch of cannibal aliens ahead, I will go with you!"
Elsa raised an eyebrow, "Alien?"
Anna's pointed her finger to the sky, "terrestrial being… you know, uhm… star's people."
Elsa didn't want to ask further since it seemed to be the future people's things. "Alright then." Elsa gave up. She helped Anna down from the horse. "But we will do this in my pace." Elsa's tone was final. The older Anna was reasonable for compromise, Elsa hoped that this younger Anna would be the same.
"Okay." Anna nodded.
Anna found herself being lifted from the ground and being carried in Elsa's arms.
"Hey!" She wasn't a kid and could very well walk on her feet.
"It's faster this way." Anna heard Elsa say. Anna didn't understand Elsa's meaning by 'faster' but then she noticed that Elsa had made a leap and dash with the wind, 'faster' than she could blink.
It was like riding a motorcycle but in higher speed and the view was… gorgeous. Anna thought as she couldn't move her gaze from Elsa's pale face.
Apparently, vampires could run like a bullet… Anna had to make a mental note about the new finding. 19th century Elsa hadn't explained about Vampire's capabilities thoroughly.
"What else you can do?" Anna asked. Elsa was taking them through the forest.
Elsa's eyes found hers, didn't catching her question fully.
"Well… you can't read people's mind… can you?" Anna asked suspiciously. It would've been embarrassing since Elsa could've heard her secret that Anna didn't want anyone to hear. For example… Anna didn't want Elsa to know that she was still sleeping with her teddy bear despite being a 11 years old. The girl felt like she had an image to uphold around the vampire woman.
"No, Anna. I can't read minds. But, yes… I can do other thing…" Elsa smiled. "I'm surprised that the future me didn't explain about that part."
"We hadn't had much time. I can't control when and how I make a jump." Anna said, frustrated. It would've been convenient if she could control her time-jump as her wish. There, she wouldn't have landed on a bed of thorns and being pulled to the past only to come back 3 days later, making her parents worried to the core.
"Don't worry, you will." Elsa reassured her.
There was this way about Elsa that Anna couldn't explain it. The vampire woman's words always had certain effect on her emotional state. If she was in distress, Elsa's voice would calm her. If she was angry, her assurance words would cool her down, and if she was sad and alone… Anna missed Elsa's presence near her.
That time, Anna had no idea about the emotion she was feeling.
When they reached their destination, Elsa lowered Anna to the ground and immediately covered her nose with a handkerchief the vampire had conjured out of nowhere.
The sight Anna was witnessing would be marked in her mind forever.
There was a lot of blood, as it looked like more than 10 people were lying on the dirt, lifeless with gaping wound on their body. Anna had her share in watching horror and gore movies behind her mother's back, but seeing the real version of human bodies had made her sick.
Anna closed her eyes, covered her mouth and ran to the nearby bushes. The corndog and chocolate ice cream she had had for lunch made appearance in 18th century. Anna sarcastically remarked.
"Are you alright?" Anna felt Elsa's cold hand on her back. Anna caught concern and panic in her favorite pair of blue eyes. Now she felt guilty to force Elsa to bring her here.
"I'll live." Anna squinted. "Those people don't."
Elsa straightened up her posture, she looked suddenly alert. "… Not all of them…" Elsa murmured.
The blond vampire rushed to the ruin of dead bodies, broken carts, and upside down carriages.
Few minutes later, Elsa re-emerged with a bleeding woman on her hands. Anna had to focus as her view was hindered by smokes and darkness of night.
When Elsa was only few feet away, Anna finally could get a better sight.
The woman Elsa had found had jet black-haired and tanned skin. She wore a fine-tailored yellow dress.
Her face was too familiar to her liking.
"She said her name is Belle French before she fell unconscious." Elsa lowered the woman to the ground.
Anna gasped, her eyes darted from Elsa and then back to the wounded woman. Her hair color was different… and her skin color wasn't as pale as Professor Belle she knew. The woman had so much blood on her.
"I'm sorry Anna… her wound is so severe… it's too late." After easing down Belle to the ground, Elsa was back at Anna's side holding her hands.
Anna was too shocked to feel Elsa's cold hand on her, tugging her away from Professor Belle French's dying body.
She had to do something. This was wrong. Professor Belle was very much alive in her time. A bit strange but she was alive.
With unusual set of cold hands.
"Save her." Anna whispered.
Her whisper was more than enough as Vampires had keener senses than human.
"What?" Elsa softly inquired.
"Save her, Elsa… please. In my time, her hands are very cold that she reminds me of you."
With that Anna saw Elsa's blue eyes hardened and her mouth formed a thin line as the blond vampire clenched her hands hard.
Anna gulped, taking a step back from her vampire friend. Elsa noticed this and at once loosening her stance. The hardness still left in her eyes.
"I'm sorry Anna… what you ask of me to do… is very hard."
Anna's breath caught on her throat.
"But I will try…" Elsa continued. "There is one condition though. I want you to look away. What I'm about to do… I don't want you to see me… it's…"
Anna nodded, "I understand." The girl turned her heels when Elsa grabbed her arm.
"Here, a present for you." Elsa slipped something cold onto her palm. "I wish you all the time of happiness on the world. It's a promise." Elsa left a kiss on her forehead.
On her palm, Anna spotted a beautiful flower sculpted of ice.
"It won't melt as long as my existence allows." Elsa's dainty finger trailed on Anna's face, as if she wanted to engrave the girl's face in memory by her touch.
Anna thought her birthday perhaps wasn't really too bad at all. "Thank you…"
After that, her world blurred again, shifting back to its axis.
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Anna recognized the handle of the blue door on her mother's office. She also recognized the shelves and low ceiling interior of the office.
She turned around.
Professor Belle French was sitting on the couch, an expression of relief and happiness decorated her pale feature.
"You are not dying…" Anna murmured. She was overwhelmed with very old sensation when the person in front of her who had been dying seconds ago now very much looked alive and happy. Anna preferred this version of Belle French better though. No matter how strange the woman was.
"Thank you, I would pick me too." Belle said.
Anna almost forgot that the woman could read minds. "How long I-"
"Not more than 10 minutes." Belle walked over where Anna was standing and kneeled in front of the girl. The Professor reached out, she gently wiped soot off Anna's cheek. Belle could read from Anna's mind about what the little girl had experienced in the past. The young professor couldn't help but trembled as an image of herself, bleeding and dying was shown from Anna's thought. The memory of death had been long forgotten.
"I'm sorry you had to witness all of that." Belle's eyes held sorrow and like Elsa, her hand moved to stroke Anna's hair. Belle felt something warm crept up to her dead heart when the young time traveler didn't shy away from her touch.
"It looks like I owe you a thank you for saving my life." Belle continued.
"Elsa saved you." Anna corrected the Professor.
"Not if you didn't ask her to."
"… I didn't do anything." Anna avoided Belle's eyes. Her gaze settled on Elsa's gift in her hand. A flower made of ice.
"I wish the child version of you would've owned less of bleeding heart. However, it seems you were born with that trait… not helping at all." Belle sighed. The Professor also eyed Elsa's gift on Anna's hand.
"That flower, would flourish through time… if you think it's beautiful now, it would be hundred times more in the future." Belle caught the image of a blue-eyed vampire smiling and kissing Anna's forehead. The professor quickly shut her mind, feel she had intruded the special bond between the two.
"You said, through time?" Anna grinned. Several puns about time started popping out in her mind.
"Stop that, child." Belle frowned when bad jokes and puns from Anna's mind flew into hers.
Anna's laugh exploded. "Don't poke into my head or I will start filling my mind with bad puns and national anthem!"
"Alright!" Belle gave up.
"So… Belle French. You do not owe me a thank you. You owe me explanations."
They had no time for discussions because at next second the alarm in research facility went off while the system screen in a panel on Anna's mother's desk showed two words.
Code Red.
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AN: Hello readers! Thank for your awesome reviews. I have been doing double update in a week, and next week I'm not so sure I can pull thing like this anymore. Single update a week will be manageable. I hope.
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