Chapter 15: Suspicions

Words like this is the Voice speaking in Anna's head

Anna felt someone smacking her face, not so hard to be painful but enough to wake her up. She opened her eyes groaning from the bright light. She realized she was in a chair and her arms were tied to the arm rests. She shook her head to clear the fog, squinting against the blinding light.

The light was so bright in her face she couldn't see anything else. "Hey can someone move the damn light? My eyes are burning."

Someone grumbled an apology and started to move the light out of her face. She heard a loud smack, and an 'ow', then the light resumed its blinding position.

"Anna you seem to have forgotten us." Kristoff said from somewhere behind her. She pulled at the bonds around her arms. They had used chains and they were special make, made for government fliers. Damn.

"I have not Kristoff. What the hell is up with this?" She heard him walking around her and Kristoff grabbed her chin, turning her head towards him.

"I hate being the bad guy sometimes. But you haven't been answering our calls for almost two weeks now. Then we find out you are in the Roe company building. You didn't even look for anything. You just had fun with the 'arts and crafts' shit Elsa gave you." He let go of her and walked in circles around her.

"And then we find you at a photoshoot having a little fun taking pictures with your beloved Miss Roe? Anything else I need to know Anna? It seems like you don't seem to care for us anymore." Anna glared at him, her eyes trying to track his movement.

"I do care Kristoff! I haven't been.. there hasn't been anything to find lately. It's a little damn hard when I can't even read half the shit in that house. Did you forget I wasn't even in that house for two weeks?" She growled at Kristoff and he sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"You are correct. You have been out of the house. What I want to know Anna is.. why Mariza, our contact, suddenly dropped?" He leaned in, hands resting on her arms. She leaned back as far as she could.

"I wouldn't know Kristoff." She lied. "I didn't even know you had a contact there. A servant was fired though while I was there. And I haven't been answering because I had nothing to report. Plus I just got back home yesterday. Or today, whatever day it is." She closed her eyes, sighing in frustration.

"Home Anna? Did you just say home? The Roe mansion was never your home, this is your home. We are your family. You agreed to help us find information on A117 and the first angel!" Kristoff gripped his hair tightly, taking deep breaths to try and remain calm.

"You want information on them? Then send me back already Kristoff. I finally got inside the company building. Elsa took me today. Yeah I dicked around in there, but it was my first day in there. I'm sure with time, I can get information straight from the source! The lab itself. Maybe I can convince Elsa to take a tour of the building, or something. I don't know." Anna pulled hard on the chains and the chains groaned under the strain.

Kristoff shook his head, "We cant.. just send you back. The idiots who collected you made a scene. It's all over the news, Miss Roe's precious flier is gone. Stolen by the Guardians. Quite the fuss." Kristoff shoved the light away, pointing to a tv on a rolling stand..

Guess Anna had been out for a couple of days then. The news reporter was asking Elsa about Anna and if she knew her pet had any ties with the Guardians. Elsa kept shaking her head and looked genuinely scared. There was small video footage of the gas canister going off from a security camera. You could clearly see the symbol of the Guardians who grabbed Anna and ran.

"Damn it Kristoff you made her worry. Do you know the lies they think about all of you? She probably thinks you guys are making me to be your zombie drones who spews about heaven and equality. They all think you guys are sick with disease. How am I supposed to go back now? Not to mention that they put fliers down who are associating with you guys." Anna glared up at Kristoff.

Kristoff shrugged, "We wait a few days. We'll mess you up a little, and then we make it look like you broke free. Miss Roe is rich and you are very precious to her. Maybe she can fight the charges of you being a Guardian. It's what they are all thinking right now." He unlocked the chains and started to unwrap them.

"A few days?" Anna rubbed her sore arms, and Kristoff pulled on her right arms sleeve, intending to check for any wounds.

Anna jerked her arm back, "Its fine Kristoff. Leave me alone alright? You guys are the cause of this. One time of me going missing is bad enough. Twice? But now this time they know it was the Guardians who took me. And just before I sounded like a Guardian to the security. I want everyone to fuck off right now. I'm not angry you took me. I'm angry you are putting pressure on Elsa. You are causing unnecessary stress. If you really doubted me maybe I shouldn't be helping you. But I promised I would." She rubbed her arm, cradling it to her chest as she walked out of the room. Kristoff didn't stop her, he only stared at the space she had once sat, looking guilty.

Can't trust anyone can you tiny creature?

Anna felt a pang in her head and she stumbled, using the wall to hold her up, she held her head. What the hell? She waved away some angels who walked by, looking sorry and worried all at once.

Voice? I thought you couldn't talk when I was awake?

She felt panic beginning to creep in. Was she just crazy and now instead of having bad dreams now she could hear voices in her head?

I can't. Normally I can't. But I know you need me. So here I am. Though I cannot speak for long.

The Voice in her head sounded just as scratchy and in pain as it did in her dreams. Why was this happening to her now?

What should I do? I hear that they put fliers to death for associating with the Guardians. I go back and they could kill me.

She heard the Voice laugh inside her head, and she held her her head, sliding against the wall to sit.

Go back to your master. She has money. She can help you, save you from the humans. Even the strong need help sometimes tiny creature.

Anna nodded and she felt the pain leave her head, she struggled to get to her feet. She stumbled down the tunnel and she found herself in the main room. Angels turned to her and a familiar brunette ran towards her. Eugene grabbed her arms lightly, helping her stand.

"Anna I heard about you being back. Even though it went shit, I am glad to see you." He smiled at her and Rapunzel appeared next, engulfing Anna in a bear hug.

"Did Kristoff give you a hard time in there? I hope not, they wouldn't let me see you. They took you straight to him. I don't agree with how they got you and treated you. We're here to help you guys. Not look like a bunch of bullies." Rapunzel said and hugged Anna tighter and she wheezed.

"Hey, I can't breath Punz." The brunette woman let her go, smiling sheepishly. Anna raised a brow at her, patting her chest trying to see if she cracked a bone.

"Sorry Anna. For all of this. We're trying to find the right time to send you back. I mean it has been a week so this isn't looking good for you."

Anna did a double take, "What? It has been a week? I thought I was only a few days by the tv footage!" Anna ran her hands through her hair, so things were a little worse than she thought. "Let me go back now then! Wait. Why was I out for a week?"

Eugene winced and rubbed his hands together. "The guy we sent out to get you.. He hit you pretty hard. A weak spot on every angel. He got you right on the back of your neck. So it took some time to get you to recover."

Anna narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms. "Who hit me?" She heard a familiar laugh and she grit her teeth. She turned around and glared at the human boy before her. "Michael you brought me in?"

Michael held his arms out, looking smug. "The one and only babe. Sorry I hit you pretty hard. No hard feelings right?" She took a step closer to him raising her fist, and Eugene and Rapunzel grabbed her arms.

"Let go of me. I am out of here. I'll figure this out on my own. Elsa will make sure I am okay. Tell Kristoff I hate him for having me brought in. And tell him I will get more information. Don't call unless you really need to. And Michael." Michael tilted his head, waving his hand in a go on motion.

"I will fucking kill you if you decide to touch me again. I also don't want to hear anymore stories about Elsa." Anna shrugged off Rapunzel and Eugene then she walked past Michael making sure to shove him hard enough with her shoulder that he stumbled a little.

Anna had, had enough with the Guardians, but she had her plans. She would change the world, even if that meant dealing with the Guardians and their backwards ways.

Rapunzel followed her, "Maybe I can give you a hand."

XxXxX

Elsa was growing tired of all the annoying press and the city. Why did those Guardians have to take Anna? Why did the city have to bug her?

Right because she was famous and it was her and her mother that funded the flier company. Hell they ran it, owned it and made bank off it. Right this moment Elsa cursed her heritage and her birthright. Why did people have to love her and freak out so much.

It seemed so weird, half the city mourned with her, the loss of Anna. The other half searched for Anna. Anna had been gone a week total and Elsa was doing her best to reassure everyone that Anna was no Guardian. That Anna was kind, and loving and never would follow such people.

Elsa wanted to believe that so much.

It hurt the first night she had gone home out Anna, her mother had yelled at her for hours. Not only did her mother have to deal with the press but Elsa had written the letter to Mr. Carter and he refused the offer because of Anna and the whole fiasco.

The second night she hardly slept, all she could see was the Guardians. Their golden symbol before they pulled Anna away and vanished. She also cried herself to sleep at the news of a servant at Aurora's summer home being a Guardian. Elsa hoped no one would bring it up, but they did and now there was a bigger hoopla about it.

The third night her mother got even more angry, bringing out the belt that she only used when she was spitting mad. Elsa didn't sleep well that night. She wasn't used to laying on her belly to sleep, but the pain of sleeping on her back was too much.

The fourth day rolled in and Elsa couldn't stand it any longer. Hubert had sent people out, and many people kept an eye out for Anna but there was still nothing. Mr. Carter still hadn't wrote back about the deal for the company.

By the seventh night Elsa hardly ever slept, and she found herself on her laptop, typing away. Looking up what Guardians were, what they fought for. A lot of it scared her. The stories online were crazy and she couldn't tell a lie from a truth. Some stories claimed that the Guardians fought for the justice of the angels. Some said they represented riots, anarchy and hate for something they weren't. That Guardians were jealous of the angels and pretended to be good.

And then the eighth morning happened. Anna returned. Elsa was sitting at the table eating her breakfast with her mother when Kelsey ran into the room. She looked frantic and made her way to Mrs. Roe.

"They found Anna. She appeared out in the country roads, she looked terrible. They have her in a holding bay, but they say they are going to put her down!" Mrs. Roe nodded and smiled, shrugging like she couldn't do anything.

"Good riddance. Maybe the sickness in this house will die off with her death." Mrs. Roe looked pointedly at Elsa. Elsa looked ready to cry, and looked like she won the lottery.

Elsa got up from her chair ignoring the shouts of her mother to get back in her chair. She ignored her mother telling her to let it go. To let Anna be put down and to be done with her perverse desires. If Anna was found then it truly wouldn't be long before they put her down.

The car ride into the city was the longest it had ever been. In the city people were standing around the entrance. Some screamed for Anna to be put down since she was infected. Others wanted them to wait for Elsa to at the very least say good bye.

They parted for Elsa who hurried past them, glad she decided to wear flats today. It made running through the crowd easier. Elsa stormed through the glass doors of the city capitol and guards stopped her up front.

"I don't care what you want to do to her. She belongs to me. I want my lawyer here. If I want her put down then I will say the word." Elsa poked the guard in the chest, looking both furious and terrified. The guard gave in when someone over the radio said it was fine for Miss Roe to come and see her flier.

A long walk down many halls, up an elevator and there Anna was. She was handcuffed to a bed, wearing the same outfit she wore when she first was taken. Anna looked delirious, mumbling about escape and had to run. She had a needle in her arm to allow water to drip slowly into her system.

"Whats wrong with her?" Elsa asked, leaning over the bed to look over Anna. She put her hand on Anna's forehead and she was burning up.

The veterinarian picked up his clipboard. "Seems she was drugged horribly. A girl found her wandering the woods near her family's farm. Your flier here was shouting about whispers. Wouldn't stop saying that they were out to get her, that she had to run, had to follow the trail down the rabbit hole. And much more that I don't care for."

Elsa looked at Anna and cupped her face in her hands. Anna lazily looked up at her, grinning like a fool. "Oh Anna.. What did they do to you?" Elsa turned to look at the veterinarian, " I don't want her put down. You understand me? I don't care what Doctor Stone says about Guardians. Stone isn't the law here. I am. I made this city the way it is, and I say she is fine."

The vet backed up a step when he noticed the fire in Elsa's eyes. "Of course Miss Roe. We need to test her in case she is sick from being around Guardians. The police i'm sure will question her as well. For now she needs to ride out the drugs in her system. It might take a few days. I'll leave you here then." He bowed and left the room, shutting the metal door with a click.

"Pssst.. Elsa!" Anna near shouted and Elsa winced. Anna waved Elsa over as if she was across the room. But Elsa wasn't she was still holding Anna's face.

"I can still hear them! This whispers. The whispers Elsa. They crowd inside here." Anna brought Elsa's hands to her head and she laughed. "Help.. Help they yell. They shout. They cry. I can't help them Elsa. I don't even know what they want." She whined.

Elsa shook her head and kissed Anna on the forehead. "It's okay Anna. Relax. Just let the drugs do its thing. I want you to get better for me."

Anna nodded up at her, then she yanked Elsa onto the bed with her. Elsa tried to get off the bed, but Anna wrapped her arms around her, and threw the covers over them both. Then Anna snuggled into Elsa, wrapping her legs with hers.

"Anna I-"

Anna put a finger to her lips whispering frantically. "Shush. They will hear.. They will find me again. Keep them away. Away. Run away Elsa. Down the rabbit hole. Down the drain. Follow the trail." Anna held up her arm with the A117 tattoo, shoving it in Elsa's face, eyes darting around the room as if searching for something. "Don't let them see. Can't find me Elsa. I wasn't here."

Elsa sighed in defeat, pushing Anna's arm down and wrapping her arms around Anna. "Okay.." She whispered into Anna's hair. "I'll be quiet. I'll keep them away." She ran her fingers along Anna's back and knew that would make her sleepy.

Anna nodded, rubbing her nose on Elsa's neck. "I'm tired Elsa." She yawned loudly against Elsa's neck.

"Sleep Anna. Sleep off the drugs."

And so Anna closed her eyes and went to sleep.

XxXxXx

The next two days were hell for Anna. After the loopy self went away, the puking and shakes started. Not to mention the fever got worse. Elsa stayed by her side most of the time, leaving only to keep the Guards away. To make sure people knew Anna wasn't a Guardian.

On the third day when they deemed her fine enough to move around, she was allowed to shower. After that she went through blood tests. Many tests and then once that was done she had to answer questions from the police.

They asked her question after question. All about the Guardians and what they did to her, and what the Guardians said. Did she have any information on where the Guardians lived? Where they could possibly be at? Did they drop her off or did she run away? Questions she didn't really have the answer for.

Though the guards were suspicious they let her go. But she was scheduled for bi-weekly visits to a therapist and had to maintain good behavior. They worried for Elsa's safety but she waved them off left and right.

The city itself was happy to see Anna okay and soon after her recovery the magazine came out with the pictures she and Elsa took the day she was taken away. Anna had her own tiny fan base who loved her dearly and they all hoped she would be okay. Anna knew they cared because when she got home with Elsa, there was mail for Anna. All of it was get well cards and that they would fight for Anna if they tried to put her down wrongfully.

It was overwhelming to Anna how much the city seemed to care. It reminded her of the Guardians and how much they looked up to A117. Elsa laughed when she mentioned that the city seemed nosy and too crazy. Elsa welcomed her to the club of 'City Love'.

XxXxXxXx

Lovdahl ate her ham sandwich, loving the crunch that the lettuce gave it. Ever since she had been sent down to see that.. thing.. They had been treating her much better. They still did those damnable dream tests on her. She shuddered at the thought, taking another bite of her sandwich.

The door clicked open and Doctor Stone entered the room. He smiled widely at Lovdahl, walking over and running his hand along her cheek.

"How is my favorite girl hmm? Getting stronger?" She glared up at him and jerked her head away, swallowing the last of her sandwich.

"Oh don't be mad. We still haven't found him, your precious experiment you know. I don't know what you see in him. What you Guardian traitors see in him. But we will find him." He took her plate off her lap, and ran his hand along her legs, starting at her knee then sliding up her thigh.

She shoved his hand away, gripping the thin blanket closer to her. "No you won't." She said, trying to sound strong. "Once the Guardians have her it is all over. They can get rid of you, and hopefully start to change the way people see the angels. She is stronger than you think Stone."

His lip curled in disgust and he brought his hand up to slap her. She flinched before he could actually do it and he laughed. He trailed his fingers up her neck and lifted her chin so he could look her in the eye. Her skin crawled at his touch.

"But I have plans Lovdahl. Big ones, and you are a key part of it." His smug smile dropped when she smirked up at him.

"And I will just follow these plans of yours? I know enough to that you want me to control that.. creature. What makes you think I won't turn it against you?" He grabbed onto her neck and squeezed hard. She grabbed for his hands, trying to tug his hands off.

"You will follow because tomorrow you start up a new program. It's rather lovely. You'll get plenty of needles in your back. Very painful stuff. But soon i'll have you eating out of my hand."

He let go of her and she coughed, grasping at her throat. She wheezed and hated the tears in the corner of her eyes. She wasn't scared for herself, she was scared for A117. Why hadn't the Guardians found her yet?

"If you will excuse me, I have a meeting with Mrs. Roe. She wants a report on what we have been doing. Which is fine by me. I've never seen her take interest in the company her mother Ika started." He leaned in and kissed her forehead and Lovdahl shuddered resisting the urge to shove him away, she didn't want to be choked again. "I'm glad you chose the Guardians over me. I never would have known that you were susceptible for the dream program. I still love you Lovdahl always have, always will."

He ran his hand along her cheek looking lost in a memory, and left the room, taking the empty plate with him.

"No you didn't Stone. You love your science and power more than anything on this earth. Including your own child. And I was too stupid to see it." Lovdahl whispered to herself and she hugged her middle, tears falling as she wished for what could have been.

AN: And this I guess Is a double update day. Since I technically updated already today.

I hope you know I love you guys and girls. If I didn't like to write this, I wouldn't update as frequently. Your reviews and all the follows/favorites I get. They make me happy. Which is why I sit down so much to type it out. Not saying review more, I'm just saying thank you for those who do. I like reading all the comments and such.

On to the next CHAPTER YA'LL.