DISCLAIMER: Fifty shades of Grey or its' characters do NOT belong to me. I own the plot and more than a few characters though. I would like to remind you that this is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people or places is accidental.
Thanks so much to my awesome Beta, Ninkita
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*Information:*
Ana and her friends = 24 years old
Christian = 28 years old
Mia = 22 years old
Elliot = 30 years old
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Chapter - 11:
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Ana and Christian were still snickering when they entered the car. Every time they glanced at each other, they would start laughing again. It took them nearly 15 minutes to finally stop their snicker- fest. "That was..… oh my God! She literally started beating you with her bag. I thought stuff like that only happened in cartoons," Ana stated between giggles.
"Yeah... Damn! That was crazy... you know, she reminded me of my granny," Christian laughed.
"Is she as cranky as that old lady?" Ana asked curiously. She had never met her grandparents, so she was kind of envious.
"Cranky? No. But she never hesitates from to pulling our ears if we do some mischief; even dad gets his ears pulled every now and then," Cchristian explained.
"That sounds amazing," Ana smiled.
"So... since the funeral is over, my revenge is taken, and neither one of us want to risk meeting that old woman again, shall we go somewhere normal to eat?" Christian suggested with a mischievous smile.
"Yes, please," Ana replied instantly. "Wait... are you going to pull another prank?" she asked, wryly.
"I will take revenge for each of the pranks you pulled on me, but for today, I'm done," Christian wiggled hise eyebrows with a smirk.
Ana laughed. "You can't pull pranks as good as mineght," she challenged smugly.
"We shall see," Christian muttered before starting the car.
Soon, they reached a restaurant where Christian had a stand-in reservation. He opened the door for Ana and helped her out. Handing the keys of the car to the valet, they headed inside. They were shown in to one of the private rooms. Like a gentleman, Christian opened held out Ana's chair for her.
"Thank you," Ana gave him a small smile.
"So... I've been wanting to ask you a something for a while," Christian started, taking his seat.
"What is it?"
"That day..." he was interrupted by the waiter.
"Good afternoon, Sir, Ma'am. Did Have you decided your drinks?" the waiter inquired.
"What would you like?" Christian asked.
"Some wine would nice," Ana replied with a shrug.
"Should I choose?"
"Sure. Why not?" Ana pointed at the menu. Nodding, Christian ordered their wine. The waiter left taking their drink menus. "So, what were you asking?" Ana asked when they were alone again.
"I wanted to ask you about... about the USB drivers the police found in your apartment. Did all of them really contained porn?" he asked leaning forward with a curious look on his face.
"Yeah. I like porn. I love to binge watch them," Ana replied easily.
"All 27 of the USBs?"
"Yeah. Each one holds a different genre," Ana replied with a smirk, as Christian's eyes darkened at the thought.
"Your drinks," the waiter announced, interrupting them again. "Are you ready to order?" he asked.
"Christian, would you mind sharing your food?" Ana asked.
"I don't mind.,"
"Then let's order two different items and then we can share," Ana suggested.
"Sounds good to me. I'd like the beef wellington," Christian said to the waiter.
"And I'd like the shrimp fried rice," Ana added. With a nod, the waiter left.
"So, do you only earn money or do you chill as well?" Ana asked.
"I'm not some loner. I do have friends. My best friend, Stephen, is in the army and currently deployedorted. His tour would will be over soon and he will be back on USA soil. My other friends live in different states,, that's why we don't get to hang-out often," Christian shrugged.
"That's sad. I won't be able to function properly without my friends. They are my safe heaven. People I can trust with my whole being,."
"I feel the same about Stephen. We bonded over the mutual losse of our parents. He also lost his parents when he was young. So, he was like my brother. I wanted him to come home with me when I dropped out of college, but he wanted to finish college and then enroll in the army. I didn't want to stand between his dreams. So, I made him promise that he would come to Seattle after his first tour," Christian explained.
"Um... Christian? I-I never asked, but... how did your parents die?" Ana asked curiously.
"My parents loved each other a lot, but due to their busy schedules, they didn't get to spend much time together. After several weeks of their hectic routine, they had finally managed to get one weekend free. I was staying with my uncle's family when my parents went for a weekend holiday. On their way back, a drunk driver hit their car. They died instantly," Christian shared as sadness shoined through his eyes.
"How did you come to be with the Greys then? I thought they adopted you," Ana was puzzled.
"They did adopt me. Carrick Grey is my dad's younger brother, my uncle., Mom was my biological mom's best friend. So, they always loved me like their own child," Christian explained with a sad smile.
Ana smiled at that, relieved. In a small corner of her mind, she had been dreading this doubt that maybe Jacob had killed Christian's parents. She was glad that wasn't's not the case. She never wanted to meet one of his victim's' familiesy. She felt bad for them, but she loved the man who had brought her into the world. She knew what Jacob did was disgusting and inhuman. She just didn't hate him for his past deeds. She knew that he had surrendered after he helped her mom in the delivery. Directly or indirectly, he gave Ana life and she was grateful for that. She loved him despite his past.
"You look lost. What are you thinking about?" Christian inquired.
"Nothing serious. Just thankful for the life I have," she gave him a soft smile.
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"This wasn't so bad," Ana commented with a shrug. As their date had progressed, both Christian and Ana had relaxed marginally.
"I agree. When mom suggested it, I thought for sure we would end up killing each other by the end of the day," Christian stated with a slight chuckle.
"You weren't a jerk today. That made a huge difference," Ana smirked,ing before taking a huge bite out of her cone ice-cream cone. Suddenly, she shrieked, "UGH! Brain freeze!"
Christian burst into laughter and ended up snorting ice-cream through his nose. Ana giggled at his surprised face. Once they calmed down, they went back to enjoying their ice-creams. "Will you go on another date with me?" he asked suddenly, making sure to not look at her face.
Ana stopped eating and glanced at him. "Whose funeral is it this time?" she asked wryly.
Christian chuckled. "No ones. I want to take you on an honest to god date. We had fun after leaving the cemetery, right? So, why not try it again... without the funeral and cemeteries," he shrugged shyly.
Ana could feel her cheeks getting red. "Um... I'd like that," she whispered.
"Oh! Just because I'm taking you on dates now, doesn't mean I won't take revenge for each of the pranks you pulled on me," Christian added with a cheeky smile.
"Bring it on, Grey. You can't top me. I'm the prank queen," Ana boaosted.
"We shall see.,"
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Three weeks passed by. Christian and Ana had gone to on two other dates and so far, they were pretty normal as far as dates gowent. Ana soon forgot that Christian had promised retribution for the pranks she had pulled on him. She had been busy with overseeing the construction workers, as they had started to work on her new apartment on the 7th floor. Ana was really excited to move into her new apartment. Tyson didn't have much large play space in the loft, so she wanted him to have that space in the new place. She had designed a special place area in the new apartment just for him.
The dog obedience and training class she had joined with Tyson had also paid off. She loved spending time with her pet. Even though it was had been an impulsive decision to adopt him so suddenly, Ana was happy about it. She didn't hadn't realized how empty her loft was before Tyson. Yes, she would bewas with her friends most of the day, but at home, she was a little lonely. Bringing Tyson into her life had erased that. Since Christian and Ana was were now on good terms, he would often join Ana, Tyson, and Nicolas in the morning for their jog. Tyson had also warmed up to Christian.
Now, Ana was packing her smaller luggage bag so for the her upcoming trip, as s. She had a meeting with one of their California clients. "Are you done packing?" Kate inquired, biting into the apple.
"Yeah. All done. I'll be gone fore four days, right? Ccan you make sure to check on Tyson for me? Bill took responsibility for Tyson,'s responsibility and I'm a little scared. He might get busy fighting with Jose and forget to feed Tyson," Ana said with an amused smile.
Kate snickered in agreement. Ana was right. Jose and Bill were both very flamboyant. Only The only difference was that Bill was straight and Jose was not. They were best friends but they would fight 99 percent of the time over who was more beautiful. It had happened in the past when both Jose and Bill had forgotten to do something because they were busy fighting with each other. "Don't worry, Ana. Tom and Nicolas both promised to look after Tyson. Bill will just THINK that he's the one looking after Tyson," Kate assured.
Ana laughed. "We're so bad. I know Bill will honestly look after Tyson and will be extra careful with him. But..."
"But it's too much fun to tease him," Kate finished laughing.
"Ana?! You done yet? We should leave for the airport in 15 minutes," Liam called out from the bottom of the stairs before he climbed up. "Why do you always leave the packing for the last minute?" he asked, frustrated.
Ana chuckled at his reaction. "I'm done. Give me 5 minutes and we can go. Why don't you take the bag downstairs while I say bye to Tyson," she suggested. Giving her a smile and a saolute to Kate, Liam took the bag and left. Ana handed Tyson to Bill and explained her dog's routine.
They reached the airport in 35 minutes. Liam left after dropping Ana off. Grabbing her white luggage, she headed inside. After completing the necessary proceedings, she sat down to wait for her flight to be announced. She started playing games on her phone. Bored by the game, Ana looked up to see the time when she noticed something strange. The man sitting in front of her was reading a news paper. No, that wasn't the strange part. The strange thing was that the news paper had her photo on the front page with the words 'Suspect on the run' written as the tittle.
Ana blinked rapidly, thinking she might be mistaking someone else as herself, but no. The photo remained unchanged. A few minutes later the man left, taking the paper with him. Then she heard a chime and announcing machine suddenly chimed and the announcer stared announcing:, "ATTENTION PLEASE! THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS WANTED. FEMALE, 5'.4" TALL, LONG BROWN HAIR. SHE'S WEARING BLUE JEANS, WHITE T-SHIRT AND FADED GREEN JACKET. NOTIFY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY IF YOU NOTICE HER."
Ana listened to the announcement with a puzzled frown on her face. The announcer had just described her. She couldn't understand what was happening. Then the news segment on the TVs came up. The news announcer said, "WELCOME TO THE BREAKING NEWS! THE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS WOMAN," he said showing Ana's photo. "THE OFFENDER IS 5'.4" TALL, LONG BROWN HAIR. SHE'S WEARING BLUE JEANS, WHITE T-SHIRT AND FADED GREEN JACKET. SHE IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO APPROACH OR APPREHEND THIS PERSON,." he added.
Ana noticed that other passengers around her had started giving her suspicious looks and whispering to each other before shifting away from leaving the seats closer around herto her. "I didn't do anything, I swear," Ana tried to explain to one of the passengers who squeaked and ran away from her. "I don't understand," Ana muttered, confused and stressed. She didn't understand why all these this was happening. Did one of her clients did something and trapped her? she didn't know.
All of a sudden she noticed a few of the airport security guardsies approaching her. "Are you Anastasia Steele?" one of the asked.
"Uum... yeah?"
"We have a massage for you," the security personnel said before nodding at the other guard. Ana finally noticed that the other guard was carrying a silver briefcase. The guard opened the case and turned it towards her. Inside, in large letters were was written: "IT'S A PRANK!" The TV and and announcing machine started playing "Just a Prank bro" by PewDiePie", and the people around her started clapping and laughing as Ana stared at the briefcase in shock.
A slow clap grabbed her attention as a smug figure came into view. Ana barely noticed as tThe security guards left.
"Sooooo?" he asked with a smirk.
"Christian Grey! You... you..." Ana stood up from her seat and she pointed at him and stammered, "You... you... you terribly, brilliant man!" Sshe grinned up at him before jumping in his arms., "That was super creative. OH MY GOD! That was the best prank anyone has ever pulled on me!" she was bouncing on her feet.
Christian laughed as he hugged her back. He had thought she would be pissed, but it seemed Ana had loved his revenge prank. Pulling back, Christian held her smiling face in his hands tenderly. Noticing his intense look, Ana blushed before glancing at his lips. Smiling softly at her silent request, he leaned down and pressed his lips against hers. Ana's breath caught in her throat. No one had ever made her feel this trembling fire in the pit of her stomach before with just a simple kiss. He had managed to bring out her inner desire to the surface without much effort. Her blue eyes gazed at his grey ones. It had just been one short kiss, but tThere was nothing more they wanted right then but to tear apart each other's clothes. Unfortunately, tThey both knew it was impossible at the moment.
"I need to go," Ana whispered., "They are announcing my flight," she added after clearing her throat.
"Take my plane," Christian insisted.
"That's not necessary. I can make do in the normal one," Ana gave him a smile before they pulled back some more.
"You'll be gone fore four days?" he asked, peeking at her blushing face.
"Yeah.,"
"I'll miss you," he stated in a matter of fact tone.
"So, will I. I must really go now.,"
"See you soon," Christian waved. And with that, Ana left.
A chime from his phone brought Christian's attention to his phone. Glancing at his phone screen, he saw that he had an email. Curious, he opened the notification and a large smile came to his face. He had been waiting for this email for years.
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A/N: Who do you think that email is from? Did you like Christian's revenge? Those who were worried for , I quote 'Poor Christian!' end quote, I hope you're glad to see that Christian is not some helpless victim as you all seemed to think. He will take revenge for all the pranks done on him.
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PS: I have really bad news. NO, I'm NOT stopping THIS STORY! I just got a new job that I started this Saturday after TWO years of struggle. So, instead of uploading once every week, I might upload once two weeks. It's not definite yet. I just have to get my bearing at this job. Please, please stay with me and have patience.