"Say, when do you think they will come and pick us up?", Anne asked as they sat on their suitcases while waiting.
Ana looked around and her eyes met with the old man who also had been sitting and waiting. She eyed him very long before walking up towards him.
"Mr. Cuthbert?", and the man's face lifted up to meet hers.
"Yes?".
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"We told them we wanted two boys not girls", Ms. Cuthbert said.
"Now dear sister we've come a long way at least let us come inside and rest for awhile".
Anne and Ana stepped inside.
"What are your names girls?", Marilla handed them each milk.
"I'm Cordelia", Anne said.
"Her name's Ann-", Ana started but never got to finish.
"Anne with an E", Anne stated clearly.
"AND my name is Anastasia but Ana for short", she curtsied. "I'm aware that it was two boys that you wanted correct?"
The old woman nodded.
"Are the chores that you wanted them to do something only boys can do?", Ana asked curiously.
"Yes, we need boys to work on the farm, cut firewood clean the stables feed the chicken and fix whatever is broken", Marilla answered as if it was a matter of facts.
"Hmm… what if I can prove to you that we are capable of doing that hard work? Would you need to send us back even so?".
Marilla stared at the young girl. It was if she was talking to an woman and not a girl.
"Please tell us that we can stay?", Anne had teary big eyes as she spoke so melodramatic.
Matthew stared at his sister.
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try them now that they're here", Marilla said. "five in the morning tomorrow".
Ana nodded while Anne was about to plead for more hours to sleep.
The next morning Ana was up an about as she had put on some old clothes of Matthews. When Marilla saw it she couldn't believe the sight however even she knew it was easier to work in mens clothing during farm work.
Anne was still asleep and Ana didn't say anything as she told Marilla that she could do Anne's work too and that Anne could help out her instead.
Matthew showed the girl around the farm and their land. She soaked up the information he gave her like a sponge. After she got more familiar he told her the tasks that were needed to be done.
The girl was very diligent. She worked fast but very thoroughly.
Now that was something Marilla did not think Anne was. The girl was daydreaming too much.
As lunch neared Ana came and helped Marilla prepare the food. Marilla asked her how her work was doing and heard from Matthew that the girl was quite the diligent girl and as good or probably even better than any boy they could have taken in. Meanwhile Marilla had nothing but complaints towards Anne. However if they seperated the girls they would do them great injustice.
In the end Matthew and Marilla decided that both the girls could stay.
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Both the girls started to go to school a few days after they finally had a place to call home.
They met up with Diana who was a black-haired girl from a wealthier family. Diana and Anne had bonded almost instantly to each other. Ana always became the third wheel every time they were together. She didn't mind though and only hoped they could arrive quicker to school.
When they arrived the whole classroom stopped as they looked at the two girls who looked identical when it came to face, skin and hair colour. However while one girl wore two braids the other had her hair tied up in a bun and a lace to tie it together. One wore flowers on her hat and the other didn't wear any hat at all.
Ana and Anne was introduced to Diana's friends however Anne certainly did impress them in a bad way even if that was not her intention at all. Now the four friend of Diana mistook her for being a show-off.
Ana only said a few words and didn't speak much.
Diana dragged Anne to sit beside her as the class was going to begin. Because all the seats on the girl's side was already taken Ana had to sit on the boy's side. She ignored the looks she was given and look at the teacher with bored eyes. However they were enough to make the teacher feel uncomfortable as if the girl could see through him.
When the break came Diana showed the twins around and then they came upon a scene that would have made the headliner had this been the 21st century. A student and a teacher being intimate.
Anne begun explaining from her own experience and Ana filled in the things
"Let's not tell anyone about this", Ana told them.
"Why not?", Anne asked.
"Because dear sister. You will ruin Prissy Andrews reputation and honor which could haunt her for the rest of her life which would result into you two ruin her life. If not you will only be blamed for slander".
"But what we saw is true!".
"Yes, but do we have evidence? Concrete evidence. I'm sure that if Prissy denied being in an intimate relationship with Mr. Phillips people would believe her and you would be accused for slander. Sisters let's keep this a secret between us three, okay?".
Diana and Anne thought for a few seconds before nodding.
"Good. No one else needs to know so zip your mouths and do not think about what you've seen", she told them sternly.
They nodded again.
When they got back to class Ana could feel a pair of eyes on her staring intently. If looks could kill she would be dead however she was once a soldier in her previous life. It would take more than a look to intimidate her.
After school ended both Ana switched into her farming clothes to take care of the rest of her duties as Anne helped out in the kitchen. Because the duties weren't really that hard for Ana to do she was done with them in no time and decided to take a stroll around the land before the dinner started.
Matthew wasn't doing much these as Ana was as capable as then boys. That's why he could sit and relax more. He could read the newspapers and had more time going through their financial situation. That's why he right now sat reading a book while his feet were being soaked in warm water. Ana had told him to do this every evening as it would make the blood in his body circulate better and that way he wouldn't have a higher risk of experiencing a heart attack. At first he thought it was a ridiculous idea but then he started to enjoy it. In fact the first time he did this the water became a darker colour and her realized how much toxins there must be in his body. However after a few nights doing this the water became more clearer and clearer. He was certainly having a more comfortable life already. That's why he knew he wouldn't regret taking in the two girls. Ana hadn't just done wonders for him but also for Marilla. The massages she gives to his older sister makes her look so relaxed and it's as if she becomes younger. Her wrinkles had decreased and Marilla wasn't so short tempered anymore.
When Ana returned home she put her basket of herbs and nuts in the kitchen as she was going to make some cosmetics on Saturday.
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There weren't a lot of children she became friends with. If she should mention one then it would be Cole Mackenzie who sat next to her and also Gilbert beside the more feminine guy.
"You wouldn't mind painting something for me as a favor, would you? I could pay you too, even if its just a sketch", she asked him.
"Of course. What did you have in mind?", he looked up from his book.
"I'll tell you after school", she said and caught the paper ball that was about to land on him.
Cole simply looked at her and the ball back and forth.
When it was time to go home she showed Cole to Green Gable where she told him to get inside the house. The boy simply looked at her. Anne was taking longer to get home as she was hanging out with Diana for a bit. Because they needed to wait for awhile she gave him some juice and
She called on everyone to meet in the living room. Even Jerry.
"Because we have yet celebrated me and Anne moving I would like to paint a portrait of all of us as a remembrance", she told them. "Cole here has decided to do it for us. That's why everyone her should gather around. Matthew and Marilla please sit on these two chairs. Anne stand in the middle between them. Jerry stand beside Matthew and I shall stand beside Marilla".
The two adults didn't protest despite their confusion. Everything happened so fast. Cole started sketching and once he had a full sketch of them he told them they could go do whatever as he would finish the sketch later.
"You must eat dinner with us Cole", Ana convinced him.
The boy went along with the domineering girl as he sat around the table with them.
"For today's dinner there will be grilled meat, mashed potatoes and sallad", she told them all she served them.
Ana had become so at home in Green Gable that she even made a grill outside the house. It had become something very famous in the household and Marilla became more curious of all its uses.
"This is delicious dear", Matthew praised his sister and Anne.
"I agree", Cole said as he hadn't eaten this much and such delicious food for a long while.
"Thank you", Marilla's face was practically shining.
Anne was talking about school as everyone listened to her intentively. She had a way with words that could make anyone want to listen to her more.
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When they met at school two days later Cole handed Ana the portrait and she handed him the money, although he was a bit reluctant to receive it.
"You've earned it", she told him.
Suddenly Diana and Anne grabbed hold of them both as they were forced to enter a play of kissing. Ana thought it was such a childish little game yet devilish at the same time.
It was Anne's and Cole's turn and I knew Anne was having a flashback as the rest of the children encouraged them to kiss while Billy was once again insulting Anne, calling her a "freak". Ana got up and took hold of Anne's hand as it calmed her twin sister down. Cole was about to leave when Ana took hold of their both hands.
"Go on Anne. Kiss him", she smirked mischievously.
Anne knew what she meant. Before anyone knew it. Anne took hold of Cole and kissed his cheek and then they both laughed a laughter which was contagious.
When both of them had set themselves down it was Ana's turn. One of the boys who she didn't know the name of was about to get up when Billy stood up. It was weird how the boy was so obsessed with her.
"I thought I was a freak?".
"You're not but your sister is", and he earned frown.
"And you do realize we are twin sisters, right?", she spoke calmly, ice calmly.
Everyone could feel the cold coming from her.
"But you're the prettier one", he told her.
She raised an eyebrow and turned her back to her sister as they both had the look on their faces that he was an idiot. They both looked identical in every piece of their faces.
"Perhaps, but I'm the bitchier sister", she said then grabbed hold of his shirt as she placed her lips on his as she french kissed him until he fainted to the floor.
Prissy worriedly crawled towards him as she slapped him a few times shouting his name. Ana simply licked her lips and all the boys felt frightened and made for her as she walked out of the room with Cole, Anne and Diana behind her.
She was too cool for this.
