Chapter Fourteen: Gone

Felix Pov

I'd been with the Cullen's nearly a week. I was going home in two days and certainly wasn't looking forward to leaving Anaya again. She had begged Aro to let me stay a week. I felt bad about not being able to contact her while she was away from me. But we couldn't risk those letters being intercepted and her being found by the Russian Coven. Aro and Caius seemed to be sure that the Russian Coven didn't know where she was being kept hidden. I just hoped they were right.

I was at the Cullen's house watching some movie on their TV. Esme was out, Carlisle was working and the others, including Anaya, were at school. Though she had been very reluctant to go, her facade of being ill was being questioned by the teachers and students. Apparently she was out of school before I came and needed to go back before they got suspicious. I considered leaving the house now and then to hunt, but put it off again as I remembered where I was. I stood up and looked into the mirror again. I could still see the tiniest of gold specks in the blackening red from when I was kissing Anaya. I hadn't fed yet because she told me it looked pretty. I knew if I even told Demetri that, he would laugh and tell me I'm going soft. I smirked at myself.

Maybe I am going soft.

Shaking my head I sat back down on the couch and turned my attention back to the film. I only looked away from it when I heard a car door shut. I looked at the clock, twelve thirty; maybe Esme was back from Seattle early. When the door opened I didn't bother to see who it was only when the person sat next to me did I see Anaya.

Her eyes were black, her face was angry looking and she looked beautiful more than ever. But what the hell was she doing home so early? She kept quiet beside me. She didn't move she didn't even look at me. My patience wore off but I decided not to be snappy.

"Hello sexy, decided you couldn't get enough did you?" There was a seconds silence before she laughed out loud at me, her melodious voice wafting over me like a piece of music, this caused me to grin. "Why are you home so early?" she turned to me and smiled slightly.

"A boy fell on some glass; I couldn't hold my thirst so I drove fast away from the school as possible. I thought Esme would be in, to get words of wisdom from, but I'll settle for you." I pulled her into an embrace.

"I don't really do words of wisdom. That's more like Demetri, but I'll try." She giggled.

"You don't have to, this is enough." She said hugging me tighter.

We sat like this for twenty minutes before she kissed me. Then it turned to a kissing session. Not that I was bothered. But she had to feed. So I pulled away from her and dragged her out the door.

"Where are we going?" She asked, though the question sounded more like why did you stop I was enjoying that. I chuckled.

"You need to feed." I said to her. She smirked and pushed me against a tree.

"So do you." she whispered. She ran off and I ran after her. She giggled and I saw her leap skilfully from a tree and sink her teeth into an Elk's neck. I leaned against the tree watching her as she took another. She looked amazing, gracefully dancing side to side teasing the animal in front of her. I let out a sigh of impatient and she sunk her teeth into its neck. I smirked as she looked at me. "What?" she asked curiously.

"Nothing, you amaze Me." she rolled her eyes at me and I chuckled. "That was a bit cheesy wasn't it?" she giggled and nodded.

"I don't mind really." She said kissing me. Unthinking I deepened it and the remaining taste from the animal blood triggered my throat to burn with thirst. I growled slightly and Anaya jumped up, wrapping her legs around my torso. Kissing her passionately I leant her back against a tree while my hands roamed her hard, soft skin. She moaned and it took all of my self control not to whisk her away there and then to a soft bed. I kissed her neck as she bit her lip.

"Careful or we'll end up on the ground." I whispered against her lips. She smiled into them as I kissed her again. She dropped her legs from my waist and forced me to the floor.

"It's not as if we've been there before." She said giving me a sly smile. Her head moved to the side. "Felix, you need to feed."

"I'll do so when I get back to Volterra." I said stubbornly. I know she wasn't trying to persuade me yet, but even now it was hard to resist her. But I didn't want to let her out of my sight. I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible.

"Your eyes are black." She said not giving up.

"So?"

"So, we're surrounded by humans, Carlisle will murder you if you accidently kill one."

"I've had years of control."

"That doesn't mean you won't lose control."

"Anaya," I said annoyed. "I'm not drinking from another bloody animal."

"Felix!" I stared at her long and hard as a small grin broke out on her face. She was beautiful, even when annoying me. I shook my head, laid my back on the ground and put my hands behind my head.

"Why do you want me to go so much?" I asked after a minuets silence.

"I don't. I want you to stay. I want you to growl and glare murderously at any guy passing by when they dare to look me up and down." she said grinning. At this I sat up.

"They did what?!" she giggled and pushed me back down.

"Nothing, they did nothing. Well, there were a couple of times but their attentions soon turned to Rosalie." Smiling I sat up again and pulled her to me. She rested her head against my shoulder and I kissed her cheek.

"What do you really want, Anaya?" I whispered seriously into her ear.

"I want you...I want you to...to stay, forever. I hate being apart from you; all I do is mope and think about you. You make everything...fun." I stared at her with my eyebrows raised. Then I began laughing. She huffed in annoyance and stood up but I pulled her back down to me.

"You want me to leave the Volturi?" I asked.

"No!" she said in bewilderment. "No, I couldn't ask that! I wouldn't. The Volturi are your family, they're my family. I mean, I want you to stay because it gets lonely without you! The Cullen's are great but they're not you. They have each other all I have is a tree!" she said grinning slightly. I chuckled.

"I could speak to Aro. I think he'd understand." She tied her arms around my waist and looked up at me.

"I hope so."

We wondered around the forest aimlessly for hours just enjoying the company of each other. We headed towards the river and I just listen to my wife as she talked about how our lives could be when this was all over.

"...Though I seem to have fallen in love with the Aston Martin Jasper and Edward have gave me." I smiled and pulled her down beside me on the river bank. The wind blew towards us blowing her hair into her face. She sighed and reached to move it but I was quicker. She kissed me in return and put her head on my shoulder.

"Felix, you need to feed." She said attempting the feeding convocation again.

"No Anaya!" I said slightly annoyed. She huffed.

"Your eyes are black!" she argued. I sighed; I could feel her persuading power kick in on my mind. It would be hard to resist.

"I'm not having this argument." I said warily.

"It's not an argument, it's a discussion!" she snapped.

"I'm not leaving you alone." I said stubbornly.

"I'll be right here; nothing's going to happen to me. I've been here for hours on end before. Felix, please, I don't like it when your eyes are black." She pleaded. I looked at her. Her golden eyes stared back at my own. There was something, something behind them. I might as well give in; she'd get her way, power or no power.

"Fine, fine, I'll go and feed. I'll be no longer than two hours. Wait here; don't move, even if the Cullen's come back." I commanded. She grinned and then hugged me.

I kissed her before I ran off into the trees and hid behind a tree so that I couldn't be seen but I could see and hear her. I watched as she got out her phone and dialled a number. They soon picked up.

"Alice, he just left. Hurry up! We have less than two hours and I need to be where I'm sat when he comes back." I didn't here Alice's reply as I shook my head and headed out of Forks at a quick pace to the nearest town so I could feed. Respectfully, I could have just fed from an animal but I knew more taunting from the twins would annoy me to a great depth. Aro had already told them of Anaya's punishment. Maybe I should her to make him drink animal blood?

There was no comparison against it really. Human blood has and will always be the better option. It doesn't make me a murderer. I am the predator. When a human kills an animal to survive would that be classed as murder? I knew Anaya would keep on the Cullen's diet because she'd gotten used to it already. Plus it would give her an advantage when bringing in the humans. No, I couldn't think of my wife like that. She wasn't worthless because she drank animal blood. She still had her skill with a blade I'm sure. She could chop me into little tiny piece's with the sword she had. Her power was immense; No Aro would not get rid of her, despite her feeding choice...

Is that what I was so afraid of?

Like he would ever get rid of her, Caius would have a fit. He favoured the Romanian Princess, my wife, more than anybody else in the guard, called her 'amazingly talented at killing Werewolves'. Then why was I so afraid to think I might lose her? What could possibly take her from me? She's safe and that's all that matters.

I pushed my thoughts to the back of my mind as I headed down a dark alley quickly snatching a drunk from the floor and sinking my teeth into his neck. After draining him I took his ill partner and took her life quickly. I quickly disposed of the body's and raced back to Forks, to Anaya. The riverbank soon came into view as I raced out the trees. But even then there was no one there. Nothing but struggle marks on the ground.

I cried out realising what had happened. I dropped to the ground on my knees, clawing at the dirt. Someone dropped beside me. I looked to my right to see Esme. She hugged me after giving me a sad look. I looked up at all the Cullen's. Anaya had been wrong; she was a part of their family. I could see the hurt faces on each family member. They felt the same pain I did. They had just lost part of their family as I had just lost my Mate. Nothing could be worse.

But she was safe! She was safe here!

Didyme was safe, I thought she was safe. Until she was captured and killed by the Romanians, I remembered how they sent her ashes back to Marcus in an Urn. How he'd mourned over them for days...years.

Didyme was safe, what could have taken her from Marcus?

Everything.

Okay!!

So what happened to Anaya?! How will Felix cope!!

I think all shall be reviled the next time I update. With it being bank holiday next weekend I'll probably update then.

Review please!!

Oh and if you're interested I've written a Demetri story which I've somehow managed to mix the Harry Potter world into too. So I'll be uploading that one today too.