Calm before the Storm
(chapter 2)
Ok here's chapter 2 of impossible past thought I'd get it out right after I posted chapter 1 thanks! to all of you who reviewed! Anywho here it is chapter 2 it's mainly focusing on the relationship between Princess Anastasia and the kitchen boy. This part I made up and did not get from the movie. Hope you enjoy!
The Grand Hall was filled to it's peak with royals and other men and woman of some importance at least to some extent. Anya looked around the room to the other men and woman each laughing and having what seemed to be one the greatest time of their life. Anya on the other hand was preoccupied playing with her food but that soon to had worn out the attention of the 6 year old. She looked around the room to make sure no one was looking a mischievous smile crossing her face. Slowly she slid out of her seat and on to the floor underneath the table barely making not so much as a THUD even if she had though it wouldn't have mattered. As noisy this room had become A gun could be fired and the people would only pass it off as a slight whisper or blame it on a servant leaving a window open and it being only the wind .
The young girl crawled on all fours wishing she had the power to go through past there legs without them noticing or perhaps fall through the floor into the room below. The more she thought about having powers the more ridiculous it became and let out a small giggle thinking it as impossible. She came to a halt as she found the pair of legs she recognized as her fathers the pair next to his she couldn't recognize so she listened closely and tried to identify the person. "So Charles how have you been lately heard you bought some land up in New York , Are you really going to build that school of yours you always talked about?" the young girl's face wrinkling up in a confused look "Charles?" she mouthed another royal or court member she thought as she finally made it pace the rows of legs and out from under the table. She hid behind the curtain as one of the servants passed by. She let out n exasperated sigh " A little to close there Anya"
She listened in on her fathers conversation as she waited for on the waitresses to come by with the serving cart. " Yes someday I hope to have my school , A school were mutants can come and learn without having to fear the rest of the world speaking of that I was disappointed to hear that the Czar passed a law outlawing mutants in Russia, What made you come to such a decision Nicholas you never held any hostility toward my kind before?" the man said Questionably " I know Charles I don't have anything against mutants but things are different here in Russia their more hostile and aggressive toward people than in your country we have had numerous of deaths in the last few years and each time the murder had been a mutant also I have room to believe that some local mutants are planning to destroy me and my family as well as take over the country if they can. So the only I can protect my family and country is to pass that law, you see my predicament Charles?."
Anya peered out her head just slightly to catch a glimpse of the man and to locate the nearest cart. The man looked fairly young well about as old as her father he wore a nice tuxedo and was well dressed for such an occasion The young girls eyes lingering to the man's head IT WAS BALD she had never seen such a thing in her entire life she watched as the light gleamed of the shimmering head " How could one man's head be so shiny?" she asked out loud to herself. Must be because he's a mutant whatever they are I'm glad I'm not one I wouldn't want to lose all my hair the young girl thought. She turned back into her hiding spot and began to time her next movement "3..2...1!" her mind shouted as she lept into the dining cart. She heard the waitress pass the Grand hall doors into the lobby and finally enter the kitchen .
She looked at the boy in front of her a smile crossing her face as she put her hands in front of his eyes "Guess who?" she giggled " Is dat the lil' fille dat think she run de place wat was de name of dat girl oh yeah AnaSTINKya" she gave the boy a hard hit in the head " OW!" he said as he turned around rubbing his head " Stop calling me that!" she said slamming her foot down " It ain't my fault dat you have de funny name and not me. Besides what tu going to me if I don't?" he said his eyes mocking her as he spoke. " Oh I have a funny name. Huh Mr. PePe LePeww ?" the boys face looked confused a bit Boy does someone need to catch up on his cartoons she thought The young girl laughed. " And if you ever call me Anastinkya again I'll…I'll" she said looking around. " You'll do what petit fille?" she waltzed over to the sink her back turned to him. " What was de dishes for me, oh how kind of ya" Anya turned facing him her face looked different than before more round perhaps swollen it was to late before the boy knew watch she was really up to.
SPIT!!!! The water splashed all over the young kitchen boys face. She giggled as she ran out the open window into the front court yard. She felt the cold snow falling upon her as she ran for dear life " You done it now Petit!" the young boy said as he chased his best friend. " Oh come on LePeww you can run faster than that! But before she knew it the boy had tackled her down and the two began to wrestle " This is no way to treat a grand duchess!" she said as she threw a nicely packed snowball toward her comrade " grand duchess what I see iz a skinny lil' brat!" he said as came up behind her and tackled once again. " Now see why did you make me go and do dat for , me don't want too beat no fille, Ain't gentleman like" he said as helped her up " Oh you are so not a gentleman but ok truce" the two giggled at each other as they sat together in the snow "Happy Birthday princesse Anastasia" the young boy said as he plucked a rose from a nearby bush and gave it to her " Thanks its lovely better than the other five hundred million I received today" they both laughed .
"Hey guess what I might get to go to Paris soon so when I come back I'll know what your saying when you start talking funny and stuff and I can talk back" she said as she pranced around dancing before sprawling out on the snow to watch the stars "Darn dat means I gots to stop talkin' bout' you when you aint' listenin' huh?" he teased as he laid down next to her "Fine don't be my friend I bet I can get a new best friend other than hang with you all day!" he chuckled as he sprawled out next to her " Ya now I'm jus' playin' wid' ya" he let the snow fall around as his eyes began to droop he couldn't remember the time he was this relaxed or this exhausted. " Hey have you ever heard of mutants before?' the young girl asked waking the boy from his dream like state " Nope why?' he turned to sit up " Just wondering that's all . I think they're just a bunch of people with no hair" she sat up and began to tug at her dress.
" Bet dey' had ta' chase you down to get dat thing on ya'" he laughed he knew his friend to well and what she felt about formal wear " You bet they did! I can't stand dresses! " she said tugging at her dresses she fiddled with her hair her tiny child like fingers twirling around whatever ringlets where left from the skirmish before hand " Well de got la duchesse to actually look like a fille for once in her life" she smiled and punched him lightly on the arm "What would I do with out you" she said as she held the little boy tightly. Ever since he had come a year and a half ago she had formed a unspeakable bond to him. He was her best friend in the whole entire world and unknown to her she was his ONLY friend in the world.
" Without Me? Well ya' probably would be behaved and lady like" they both laughed suddenly there was a rush of cold wind and a deathly presence filled the air " I don't feel too good, Please let's go inside" she asked the boy he picked her up and helped her to the window. Something wasn't right and he felt he looked at the little girl who obviously was upset do to whatever was out there. "It's coming." the boy stated as he gazed outside the window the younger girl next to him " What's coming?" she said fearfully " I'm not sure but It'd be headin' straight toward de palace."