FLASHBACK

It had been about two months since Dorian took me in. He gave me almost everything I wanted and for that I was grateful to him for that. But I did feel guilty for leaving the house at night though. Very bad habit of wondering the streets that started when I'd look for a drunk wealthy man to bye me dinner. Damn Charles and William. All those years I lived with them they never brought me anything. That was the past though. It was dark and again I was wondering through the streets looking for something. I walked pass the pub where I met Dorian and stared at it. It was burned and ashy still after two months. I looked in the doorway and saw Charles. I cautiously walked to the doorway and stood there. Charles turned around and immediately had a frightened look on his face.

"Anastasia…"

"You thought you could get rid of me that easily? Charles, you should know better then that."

I walked up to Charles and smiled.

"You tried to kill me for the third time, and you wondered why I left back then."

"I was hoping this time I actually killed you."

I gave Charles an evil look and he smiled. That was when I heard something at the door. Nothing was there. I looked back at Charles and felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I looked down to see a sword in my stomach. It's not like I was gonna die but it did hurt. I took out the sword and held it. I looked again at Charles and put the sword to his neck.

"You won't kill me. I helped you when you saw your friends were murdered."

"Yeah but who sent them? I know it was you, you son of a…"

That's when I heard horses at the doorway. I turned around with the sword pressing against Charles neck more and more. I saw two middle aged men on horses. They got off and walked toward Charles and me. I looked back at Charles then the men. They stopped and bowed.

"Charles, Anastasia, how nice to see you again."

"Hello Anthony, Robert." Charles said.

I gave a confused look to the men and to Charles. How did they know me? One of the men walked toward me and touched my face. As soon as his hand touched my face I turned my head to get away. I twirled around Charles and put the sword to the man.

"What a vicious little girl." He said.

"Tell me who you are at once. If you don't I will put this sword in your chest without guilt or regret."

"Do you not remember me? I spared your life when I killed your friends."

"You killed them? You bastard!" I said as I lounged at him with the sword.

The man moved and I fell to the floor. I looked at the man and slowly got up. I still had the sword in my hand and I pointed it at him again.

"What do you want?"

"To see what had happened to you, Charles, and William. Where is the old boy?"

"Dead, he is dead by a man named Dorian Gray." I said with a smile as I said Dorian's name.

"You fancy him, don't you?" Charles asked.

I ignored Charles and kept my eye on the man. He gave me an evil look and I just smiled.

"So, this Dorian killed him? Why?"

I told the man about that day when I started my life living with Dorian. While I was talking I was smiling as I explained Dorian fighting William and another man. When I finished I put the sword down and walked up to the man.

"Now if you don't mind, I'm gonna go home."

I was just about to walk when the man grabbed my arm. I gave him an evil glance and he squeezed my arm. I tried to yank it away but his grip tightened.

"Anthony, what are you doing?" the other man asked.

Anthony looked at me and spoke.

"You and Dorian will pay for killing my brother."

With that Anthony let go of my arm and I slowly backed away. I looked at Robert then ran away only looking back to see the two men and Charles get on the horses again and leave. I arrived back to the house out of breath. I ran into my room and closed the door. I changed into my night clothes then turned off the light and lied in my bed. I closed my eyes and fell asleep with thoughts of the killing of my friends entering my mind.

END FLASHBACK

I woke up with a start. The visions of my friends being slaughtered were coming back again. I got up from by bed and did my normal routine. After that I went to the room down the hall and knocked on the door.

"Come in Anastasia."

I walked in to see Dorian in his bed. I smiled and rolled my eyes at how lazy this man could be. I sat on his bed and looked around.

"You just made yourself at home didn't you?"

"This was my house until I gave it to you."

"So, now you are…back… what are you going to do?"

"Go into town. How about you?"

"I was thinking of going to see Mina. I really want to know more about what happened between you two."

"She showed me my picture and I was left for dead."

"Poor little Dorian. I'm still going."

"Okay, fine then."

"I'll go into town with you then I'll leave."

I got up and went downstairs waiting for Dorian. He came down with a weird grin on his face. He came close to me and put his hands around me. I looked at Dorian then at his hands. When I looked back he kissed me. It was different then the ones before. It seemed as though there was passion in him. I kissed him back. I mean what am I supposed to do? Be mad at him forever? I mean we do have forever since we are immortal. I stepped back. Damn me and my grudges.

"Why do you do this?" I asked him.

"I want to know why you live in the past. It was many years ago. Can't we be like how we were before?"

"But Dorian, you just told me not to live in the past. So sorry I can't help you." I said and walked out.