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Anya, Dimitri and Pooka quickly headed back towards the palace. They had to get Anya's stuff first before they did anything. Luckily Dimitri had his suitcase with him already since he was going to leave Paris that night anyway. Theyarrived atthe main entrance, which was surprisingly unguarded. They were expecting to be stopped by someone but there was nobody there which made it easier for them to get in and leave with no trouble. They managed to get into the palace without being noticed. They ran through the door and headed towards the staircase. They hurried upstairs and ran all the way up to Anya's room. Anya quickly ran in and Dimitri closed the door behind him. Anya pulled her suitcase out from underneath her bed and then ran straight to her closet.

"Can I help you pack anything Anya?" he said as he put Pooka down on the floor.

"No I'm good but thanks," she reached her closet and began to pull some clothes out.

She grabbed some dresses, her hair brush, undergarments, a few pairs of shoes and some jewelry. She then grabbed the music box from her dresser and placed it carefully in her suitcase. She closed it and then smiled at Dimitri. She kissed him lightly on the lips and Dimitri smiled. She then sat down on her bed and grabbed a piece of paper from her night stand and started to look for a pen. She then saw one on the dresser.

"Could you toss me that pen please?"

"Sure! No problem." He grabbed the pen and lightly tossed it to her. He then sat at the foot of the bed as Anya began to write.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm writing Grandmama a note." she wrote as quickly as she could. When she finished she looked over to see if there were any mistakes. It was short and sweet and it didn't explain much, because Anya wasn't sure what exactly what was going to happen. She would just leave her a note, hoping Grandmama would understand that she chose to be with Dimitri after the conversation they had earlier that evening. The note was short and she wanted to write more. But she knew that this was good for now and that she would try and call or write to her as soon as she was able to. She looked over it one more time...

Dear Grandmama,

Wish me luck! We'll be in Paris again soon! A bientot!

I'll love you always, Anastasia (Anya)

P.S. Please tell everyone that I wasn't Anastasia after all. I feel better if this were kept a secret. I promise I will contact you as soon as I can. Dimitri sends you his love.

"Where are you going to put the note at?" Dimitri asked.

"I guess in Grandmama's living room that's next to her bedroom." she stood up and grabbed her suitcase. Dimitri picked his up as well and followed Anya to her grandmother's living room. They walked into her common room and placed the letter on a table next to the window. She looked back at Dimitri and took his hand. She smiled at him and he asked, "Are you ready?"

"Yeah. Let's go."

Hand in hand with suitcases they went around to find the nearest church. It was only 9:30 pm and surely there had to be a minister awake and at a church. They searched on two or three streets until they found a tiny Catholic church. Dimitri began to feel a little nervous. Not nervous of the marriage to Anya, but where he was getting married. He almost forgot he was Jewish. Then again, he hadn't been to Temple in years. Not that he cared where they got married at this point, he felt like he had to tell Anya about his religion. Just to be honest with her.

"Anya, I forgot to mention something to you," he said as they approached the church entrance.

"What is it?"

"Well not that it matters, I don't really care where we get married at. But I am Jewish."

"Oh no! I'm sorry I didn't know..."

"No it's ok. But I just wanted to know if it was ok with you. I'm sorry I'm just now thinking about this. You don't mind that I'm Jewish do you? Because I don't care if you're a Christian."

"Of course I don't mind," she kissed him on the cheek. "So it won't bother you if we got married here?"

"Not at all." And with that they headed towards the door.

They opened the door and slowly went inside. It was only lit by candlelight so it was fairly dark inside. There were beautiful stain glass windows all over the walls."

"I haven't been to church in a while. The orphanage I grew up in took us to a nearby Catholic church every Sunday."

"Yeah I can't even remember the last time I went to Temple." he replied softly. They looked to see if there was anyone in sight. It was so quiet and a little cold. They looked around more, hoping to find someone to help them. They finally reached the sanctuary and saw a old priest at the altar. A little boy was near by him who appeared to be an acolyte. He started to take out some of the candles. They probably were about to leave for the evening. Dimitri and Anya walked down the aisle and headed towards the priest.

"Excuse me sir. But we were hoping if you could us a favor?"

"What is it my son?" Dimitri and Anya put their suitcases in the fews with Pooka sitting on top of them.

"Well my fiancé and I were hoping if you could marry us tonight?" He couldn't help but smile at her when he said that. He loved the fact that he could call her his fiancé, and pretty soon he would call her his wife, he hoped.

"Now? Could you not come back tommorow?"

"I'm sorry, but we really can't." Dimitri said respectfully. "We really want to get married tonight, and if there is any way you can perform the ceremony tonight, we would appreciate it."

"Well...I guess that will be fine. But it'll be brief if that's ok?"

"That's perfect." Anya proudly replied.

While the wedding was taking place, the Dowager Empress Marie couldn't find Anastasia anywhere. She had a feeling that her granddaughter left to be with Dimitri, since they had that discussion earlier, but she had to be sure she wasn't kidnaped or anything bad happened to her. She had a few policemen searching the gardens and the coronation ceremony was still occurring in the ballroom. The guests began to wonder when Anastasia was going to make her appearance. Sophie and Marie went upstairs to Marie's bedroom suite as they awaited reports.

"Where on earth would she go?"

"I'm not quite sure at this moment Sophie."

"Vladdy is so worried about her. I just hope she's alright."

Marie looked out towards her window into the night view of Paris. She then noticed a white card on her table near the window. She hoped it was from Anastasia. She picked it up and began to read the note. She sighed of relief and smiled. She chose her path, she thought. Sophie, with a puzzled look, went towards Marie and Marie gave her the note with a smile on her face. Sophie squealed with joy.

"Why...they eloped! Isn't this romantic! It's a perfect ending!"

"No. It's a perfect beginning." She blew a kiss to the window and smiled. Sophie nodded and knew what she meant by that. She smiled and said,

"I'm sure they are going to be so happy! I can't wait to tell Vladdy."

"You realize that it'll be just the three of us who will keep this a secret? It's important that we can not tell anyone about this, for their own safety."

"Oui, of course! But how do we tell everyone downstairs?"

"We'll just announce that there was a mistake and it turned out that she wasn't Anastasia after all and they can go home."

"Just like that?" Sophie asked.

"Yes. That simple." Vlad bursted in with a worried look on his face.

"Pardon me your Grace. But we can't find her anywhere."

"It's alright Vladdy, she's fine!" Sophie said as she came and touched his arms.

"Is that true?" he asked and Sophie then handed him the letter Anya wrote. He smiled and put his hand on his heart.

"I knew it." He said heartily.

"Well, I believe it's time I make the announcement."

"What announcement?" Vlad asked. Sophie then explained what was going on.

Marie walked down the stairs, gracefully and with dignity, followed by Vlad and Sophie, who walked down arm in arm. They headed towards the ball room and when they were noticed, a trumpet played to announce the arrival of the Dowager Empress. Everyone stopped from their dancing and bowed as Marie entered the room and walked up to the platform in front of everyone. She cleared her throat and smiled at the guests and said,

"Madames and Monsieurs, I welcome you all to tonight's ceremony and I appreciate you coming tonight for this celebration. Unforunately, I'm afriad there will be no ceremony taking place. It turns out that Anastasia didn't turn out to be Anastasia after all." Gasps and shocked faces came from several people in the room. Soon a loud murmur swept across the room, until Marie raised her hand calmly in front of her to indicate to quiet down. Thetalking quickly ceasedand Marie continued.

"Thank you. Again, I apologize for this mistake. I feel that it would be best to end the ball right now. I will not accept any questions from the press or anyone elseat this time. I wish you all a pleasant evening and a safe drive home. Thank you and good evening." She then walked down the stairs and out of the room with Vlad and Sophie walking behind her. They went upstairs as the guests were being ushered out of the palace.

"Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?" the priest asked.

"I do, now and forever." Dimitri said as he faced Anya. He looked into her eyes with full of love and truth. Anya could see in his eyes how much he loved her. She started to tear up and as the priest asked her the same question and she replied,

"I do, now and forever." She squeezed his tightly and smiled. The priest then chanted the final prayer. Anya mouthed "I love you" to Dimitri and he replied back as well. Not really listening to what the priest was saying, they kept looking at each other and imagined what their future had in store for them. They then snapped out of it when the priest spoke, "You may now kiss the bride." With no hesitation, Dimitri leaned in and kissed Anya lightly and cupped her face in his hands. Anya pulled back and smiled and kissed him one more time. They giggled and hugged each other. The priest smiled and said,

"Congratulations dear ones. I just need to you two to sign these marriage papers and you can be on your way."

He grabbed 2 documents that were underneath the alter table and handed them a pen. Dimitri signed his first as Dimitri Horowitz. He handed her the pen and as he did, Anya signed it as Anya Horowitz. She loved this new name that she just wrote. It felt so right. They thanked the priest, grabbed their suitcases and Pooka followed behind them as they headed out the door.

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