Anna swam in the olympic sized pool at the mansion thinking. Swimming was the next best thing to flying for her. She loved the cool feeling of the water against her skin the way her wet bikini clung to her body like a second skin, and the feeling of being weightless as the water carried her. She let her body float along the water as she thought about the events of the last month. It had been three weeks since her fight with Remy and she had barely seen him. He avoided her like the plague. If he saw her he would turn around and practically run from her. She had gone on her date and had fun, but in the back of her mind she couldn't stop thinking about Remy, and his kiss. When he had kissed her she had felt like she was soaring, and then she had ruined everything. She knew now she had overreacted, but she had been jealous and hurt when she saw Remy kiss that girl. She wanted to go to him and apologize, but her pride wouldn't let her. She just wanted him back in her life again, she missed him so much it hurt.
"Penny for your thoughts chere?" Anna splashed awkwardly as she tried to stand. He stood leaning against the ladder to the high dive, smoking a cigarette. He was looking down at her and Anna felt her stomach flop around. The late afternoon sun shone behind him causing a halo of sunlight to shine around him. Anna thought he looked like Adonis returned from Mt. Olympus. His long auburn hair blew softly in the wind as smoke curled from his lips. His red eyes glowed menacingly and Anna decided he looked more like Hades, fire burning around him from the dire task he was given.
"I thought you weren't talking to me?" Anna snapped turning her back on him and climbing out of the pool.
"I wasn't, but now I am. Can we talk?"
"About what Remy? You're the one that's been avoiding me, you're the one who wanted space, and now you're asking me if we can talk like I'm the one who's been keeping us from talking,"
"Well I'm trying to talk to you now. What do you want from me?"
"I just want to forget that night ever happened. I want things to go back to the way they were before you kissed me," for a moment Anna thought he would leave. She saw something flash across his face. Something that looked like dissappointment, but it was gone so fast she wasn't even sure she hadn't imagined it.
"If that's what you want chere, then Remy will be happy to oblige,"
"Good because that's what I want," it wasn't really what she wanted, but she couldn't bring herself to tell him that. She couldn't open up to him and risk getting hurt. She was afraid of what she felt for him, and that fear was all consuming. It went beyond rationality and everything she knew to be logical. Her fear incites her to say whatever she needs to protect herself, despite her better judgement.
"Let's just pretend it never happened and go back to being friends again. Can you do that Remy?"
"For you chere, I would do anything,"
He turned and walked away from her a heavy feeling settled in his chest like lead. The last three weeks had been torture for him. Not being around her had caused a desperation in him that he was not entirely comfortable with. That desperation had caused him to seek her out. He hadn't intended on reconciling with her, he had just wanted to see her. He had missed her company. He missed the soft sweetness of her voice. He missed the way she smelled, like fresh picked flowers. Seeing her floating in the pool, her small bikini leaving little to the imagination, the way the sun reflecting off the water made her skin glow, had been his undoing. She looked like an angel, or maybe she was a siren luring him to his doom. Either way he couldn't resist her anymore. He gave himself up to her, and he feared what that meant. He feared he was falling in love with her.
Anna wrapped herself in a towel and headed towards her room, thinking all the while of Remy. That had gone better than she had thought it would. At least he wasn't mad at her anymore. They could go back to being friends again, it would be great. Who was she kidding, this was going to be terrible. How could she go back to being his friend again after kissing him. She had been blissfully unaware before, unaware of the passion which with he kissed. She didn't want to go back to being ostracized by him, but how could she pretend she hadn't felt the unbridled passion that lurked beneath his cool demeanor. When she reached her room Jubilee was there waiting for her.
"Hey Anna a bunch of us were planning on going to this all ages karaoke bar, you wanna come,"
"Yeah, sounds fun, who's all going?"
"Remy's going if that's what you're wondering,"
"Well I was but, we're friends again so it's o-kay now,"
"So what happened, did you guys kiss and make up?"
"No. We decided that it would be in the best interest of our friendship if we were just friends,"
"But I thought you liked him,"
"I do, but that doesn't change the fact that we'd be better off as friends,"
"Right. So you didn't tell him that did you," Jubilee received a dirty look as her response. "All I'm saying is that you guys obviously like each other and you were miserable all those weeks Remy didn't talk to you, so maybe you should give him a chance. Look I gotta go get ready, you should too. We're going to leave around eight. Just think about what I said o-kay,"
Anna pulled out a skirt some boots and a backless blouse and changed. She applied her make up and brushed her hair, all the while distracted by thoughts of the days events. Maybe Jubilee was right, maybe she should give Remy the benefit of the doubt. Maybe she should apologize to him and tell him the truth. Anna glanced at the clock and saw that it was seven-thirty. She glanced at herself in the mirror. She had put done her hair in an updo, leaving a few tendrils of hair loose. Liking the way she looked she went to her balcony and flew out.
She thought she would peek in and see what Remy was doing. When she got to his window she glanced in and saw him changing. He pulled off his shirt and his pants soon followed. Anna blushed feeling ashamed for spying on her friend, but she couldn't bring herself to look away. He walked to his closet in nothing but a pair of boxers. when he turned around, holding a pile of clothes in his hands, he glanced her way. Anna quickly ducked praying he hadn't seen her. When she was she he hadn't seen her she took another quick look at him and returned to her room, utterly confused by her actions.
He had seen her. Remy wondered why she had been spying on him. He also wondered if he would ever understand her. She had said she just wanted to be friends and yet she watched him change. Remy shook his head and dressed. After much thinking on the subject he had decided he had to seduce Anna. She wanted him, he knew it. How could she not? He just had to convince her that she should give in to her desires. He needed a plan though. Most girls were fairly easy for Remy to get, but Anna wasn't. She didn't trust him, and he wasn't sure how he would gain her trust. He just knew he had to do something.
Remy stood in a dark corner, smoke billowing about his face, his red eyes glowing. To the casual onlooker he looked like some kind of demon. Remy smoked his cigarette watching the two girls singing on stage. Anna and Jubilee were singing I touch myself by the Divinyls. The song brought a plethora of naughty thoughts to Remy's mind, and a smile played at his lips. He had kept to himself most of the night, formulating his plan. He had watched her all night, she on the other hand couldn't look at him without blushing, so she had avoided his gaze. Anna sauntered off stage and ordered a drink from the bar. She gasped at something she saw. Remy looked in the direction she was staring when he saw the guy from the mall, kissing some blonde girl. Remy had forgot about him. He didn't even know what Anna had going on with him. Anna stomped over and threw her drink on the couple, she yelled something and then ran out the front door. Remy ran after her.
"You alright chere?" he asked her when he found her outside. Tears ran down her face, and she swiped at them furiosly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just needed some fresh air," she kept her back to him. Remy turned her to face him.
"Don't lie Anna, I saw what happened,"
"So did you come to gloat? I thought he was the better guy and you were the scum and I was wrong. Well don't bother with I told you so's,"
"Where is this coming from I'm trying to make you feel better and you're mad at me. It's not my fault you're a bad judge of character,"
"If this is you trying to make me feel better, I'd hate to see what you would do if you were angry with me,"
"Look, just cus you're mad, you don't need to take it out on me. You thought he was better than me right? You thought I would just use you and you're mad cus you were wrong. I thought we were friends Anna," he turned to leave, only to be stopped by her cry for help.
Remy turned back and saw a van had pulled up and six men had jumped out. They had caught Anna off guard and were able to slip a collar around her neck. Remy saw the confused look on her face before one of the men attacked him. He tried to fight the man off while keeping an eye on Anna. They had tied her up and were putting her in the van.
"Remy! Help me!" She screamed.
"Shut her up!" one of the men shouted. Another of the men clubbed her in the back of the head.
"Anna!" Remy screamed seeing her body go limp. More and more of the men came to fight him off. He charged card after card, trying to keep them at bay. Then he felt a sharp, stabbing pain in the back of his leg. He looked down ad saw a needle hanging out of his leg. His vision started to blur, but he fought against the fog that was clouding his mind. He had to help Anna, but everything was going black.