Re: AnnaBell looks around for rebels

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AnnaBell
Smiling softly up at him I let out a breath savoring his gentle touch on my neck while the other one went to my waist, he moved us together gently his legs spooning us together getting a sigh from me. I was getting tired and thep ain my my shoulder was starting to get to me. Giving a small nod I closed my eyes one hand getting a fist full of his shirt in my hand but I took care to make sure I didn't hurt him. Slowly drifting to sleep soothed by his fingers making soft lazy patterns on my back.

Blah! Sorry.... >.<

[• Echo]

Stefan
I felt her body begin to relax in my arms and sighed contentedly, happy to know that, for the time being, she was safe in my arms. My lips gravitated to her shoulder and I kissed it gently, before trailing a line of kisses over her face, pressing my lips to her temple, her eyes, her nose, her cheek. My fingers continued massaging the tension out of her back and shoulders as gently as I could manage, even after I felt her breathing deepen and her muscles relax completely as she fell to sleep. My own eyes were getting heavy as I lay my head back on the pillows, letting them slip shut as I drifted off.



Haha, it's okat xD

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AnnaBell
Hours later I squeezed my eyes closed tighter from the sunlight pouring into the room, making a face I groaned nuzzling my face more into a pillow trying to get away from the suns light and failing at it. Rolling over still half asleep and forgetting about my bad shoulder, landing on it I let out a yelp of pain and bold up "Holy mother of hell!" I gasped out as pain shot through me and my shoulder felt like it was on fire. Gritting my teeth I looked around the room suddenly wide wake, nothing like fiery pain shooting through your body to wake you up, I looked down at Stefan who seemed to be dazed from me bolting up and yelling. "Sorry, I rolling onto my shoulder" I said gently before scooting to the edge of the bed and standing on my feet, glancing over at the clock I saw it was after noon and left out a breath thinking, as I carefully stretched.

[• Echo]

Stefan
My eyes snapped open the moment AnnaBell's warm body left mine and a cry filled my ears. I attempted to sit straight up, instantly regretting the movement as pain shattered through my thoughts from my sides, and I kept low, gritting my teeth. Now wide awake, my eyes looked around the room for anyone new, but all I saw was Anna beside me. She quietly apologized, moving to the end of the bed and standing. I slowly sat up, watching her carefully.
"You okay?" I asked quietly, holding a hand to my side.

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AnnaBell
Slowly stretching out, trying to loosen the muscles that were so tight and sore I looked over at Stefan wincing a little "Yeah, Im alright nothing doesn't hurt thats not sore already. You?" I asked rubbing my jacked up shoulder gently trying to loosen and relax the knotted up muscles. Messy bed hair was half way in my eyes but worry was in them for him as I rubbed my shoulder watching him. "You didn't hurt your ribs when she sat up did you?" I asked sitting back down on the bed to check out his ribs.

[• Echo]

Stefan
I nodded slightly while watching her, making sure she was okay. "Yeah, I'm fine, just sore," I agreed, rubbing my hand softly over my bad side. The pain was already fading away, almost as quickly as it had come. She sat down next to me on the bed, and I shook my head slightly.
"I just sat up too quickly, it's fine now," I told her reassuringly, seeing the worry in her eyes, and gently brushed the hair out of her eyes, smoothing it back.

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AnnaBell
Scooting closer to him I looked at his face and gave a small nod "Are you sure?" I asked softly just as he gently pushed hair out of my eyes and smoothed it back. Letting out a breath I gave him a small smile and glanced around the room. "Ya know? It's really starting to get to me that were locked in this room" Sighing I looked around the room again before back at him smiling lightly but now I knew how he felt.


(Blah! so short >.<

[• Echo]

Stefan's fingers lingered for a moment over her cheek, brushing against her soft skin before his hand dropped back down to the bed again. She let out her breath and looked around the room, and his own gaze followed her's.
"Yeah, I know the feeling," he said wryly, dry humor laced throughout his tone as he shook his head slowly, feeling a twinge in her stomach that echoed the one in his bruised and battered ribs. He was actually kind of hoping that Anna's dad would send people to come and get them, if only to escape their seemingly small confinements. He sighed as he stood up slowly, running his hand through his hair.

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Saving his touch AnnaBell closed her eyes for that moment, opening them when his touch was gone and let out a breath. Looking over at him she nodded with a light smile "Yeah, I wonder if this of how the animals in the zoo feel like?" Sighing she leaned back into the pillows watching Stefan stand up slowly running a hand through his hair. Chewing on her bottom lip she looked around the room once again, the room that held bitter sweet memories, some days she wished the walls could talk and tell her stories about her mother other times she was glad they couldn't talk. Anna sat up when there was a knock on the door, then it opened and the Doctor walked in with a smile "Good morning, your father would like to see you AnnaBell and you Stefan" Getting to her feet Anna rolled her eyes "Oh joy, don't want to keep him waiting, just let me change" Her tone was dry and sarcastic. Moving over to her jeans laying on the floor she pulled them on wining a little at her shoulder but pulled them on and just pulled her messy hair back into a messy bun "There already lets go" She didn't give a damn that she was in the shirt she slept in or waring dirty jeans, and still just in her socks.

[• Echo]

Stefan turned to look at her when she spoke, his eyes skimming over her body as she lay sprawled out on the bed. His eyes moved up to her's, and he was about to answer when there was a knock sounding on the door. Stefan's body tensed instinctively as he turned towards the sound, watching as the doctor came in with a smile plastered across his face. Stefan's eyes narrowed even more as he spoke. How could he sound so happy all the time? Before he kept telling them how sorry he was that they were here, and now he comes in all seemingly happy and telling them that they were going to see her sadistic father as if he was relaying that the queen had asked them over for tea or something. He rolled his eyes slightly, grabbing his shirt from the floor by the dresser and tugging it on, ignoring the sharp protests from his ribs and sides. Reaching for AnnaBell, Stefan gently laid a hand against the small of her back when two of the guards came in to lead them out.



Sorry it's short, I'm on my phone.

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AnnaBell smiled over at Stefan as they walked out his hand resting on the small of her back, they were lead out by two guards the Doctor fallowing them. Walking down the hall she looked around chewing on her bottom lip thinking, a few people wondered the halls but when they saw the little party-snort- they quickly moved out of the way. Shaking her head Anna rubbing her shoulder wincing a little, it was stiff and sore, that would make it hard to fight but she could do it if thats what it came down too. One guard opened the doors to the throne room. Rolling her shoulders back chin lifted Anna walked in her eyes snapping with cockiness and courage, the Doctor didn't walk in after them and sighed rubbing his forehead as the doors closed behind the couple. Her dad sat in his chair with Natasha standing beside him glaring at AnnaBell. She couldn't help but smirk back at her step sister. Hector looked at us with a dark look "Natasha here told me you were mean to her" Anna snorted back a laugh "Mean? She's the one that attacked me, I didn't lay a hand on her" Natasha frowned "Thats not true daddy! She was mean to me! I didn't do anything" Hearing her call Hector 'daddy' was a pouch in the gut for Anna but she kept her chin high. "Alright thats enough sweetie I'll take care of this, I have a job for you too" He leaned forward fingers laced together. "My men are getting bored, so you two are going to fight them in the arena, give them some entertainment and practice. If you live through that then I have a couple more tasks for you" Anna sneered gritting her teeth.

[• Echo]

Stefan's mood darkened considerably when they exited AnnaBell's room, casting distrustful glances as the guards filed around them, leading them towards the throne room once more. The guards opened the door for them, and Anna immediately lifted her chin and walked in, while Stefan followed behind at a slightly slower pace. The room echoed slightly as the doors were shut behind them. Looking around distastefully, Stefan looked anywhere except at the king until a guard came up and struck him with the butt of his weapon in his ribs. Sucking in a breath, Stefan sank down to one knee, head dropping to his chest as he ground his teeth together. Looking back up, he gave the guard a murderous glare as he backed up to the wall again, before lifting his gaze to where the king sat, as arrogant as ever, Natasha standing beside him with a murderous gaze cast towards AnnaBell. Stefan moved to stand and move to her side, but stopped when he saw a handful of guards start towards him. Rolling his eyes at them, he sank back down slowly, being careful of his ribs, and they backed up again. His teeth clenched together at the sound of the king's voice, hating the way it grated over his brain, but held his tongue as Anna defended herself and Natasha joined in against her. His eyes narrowed at the malicious tone in his voice, watching him suspiciously as he leaned forward towards them, pressing the tips of his fingers into a pyramid shape. Stefan rolled his eyes again at the little 'challenge'.
"Your men?" he spoke up, arching an eyebrow. "Afraid to get up and do something yourself?" Stefan was more than confident that, on a normal day, he could easily hold his own against the warriors and cut down anyone who came at him, and he was sure that he could still hold his own even with bandaged ribs. If they let him bandage them before going in, that was. But either way, he had had enough of AnnaBell's father so far.

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When a guard forced Stefan to his knees AnnaBell looked over at the guard gritting her teeth firsts clenched tightly at her sides, she would have torn into the guy but her father was watching with evil amused eyes just waiting for one of them to start something. turning back to her dad Anna sneered hands on hips, she wanted to cross her arms over her chest but her bad shoulder wouldn't allow that right now. Hector looked at them with a even gaze that head a dark murderous look, if you looked in his eyes for too long you could start to see all the people he killed,the blood bath he started. Anna glanced over at Stefan as he talked, she held back her tongue and looked back at her father with a cocky smirk now on her cracked lips. "Oh daddy doesn't like to fight anymore, hes too old to hold his own in a fight against a group of young guards" Hector sat up looking at them, he was getting angry that much you could see but he was doing good at stay calm. "It would be best for you two too keep your tongues held back, for I am the one that can kill you with a snap of my fingers."
AnnaBell laughed at that "Please! You haven't killed us yet, I think your scared to kill your true blood, the only blood child you have to the throne" There was a challenge in her voice, her shoulders rolled back chin high as she held the gaze of her father. Hector growled looking at his daughter "You will learn your place! You are not my daughter, you are the scum that tramp gave me instead of a son" He spat out the words and Anna's eyes flashed with murder "You will not speak of my mother like that. She was a great woman, your the reason shes dead! She was a great queen! If you want to know a tramp your sleeping with her right now, little miss bitch's mother is a tramp, MY mother was not!" She spat the words out seeing red, as she spoke she had slowly moved forward until she was at the bottom step that lead up to the chair her father sat in. Hector gritted his teeth trying to control his anger but AnnaBell had gotten to him, getting to his feet he walked down the stairs until he was closer to her. " I will enjoy enjoy killing you like I did your mother, but unlike her you will die slowly watching that boy die first" He raised a hand and slapped her hard, the sound of the slap echoed through the room as Anna's head snapped to one side. Turning her head back Anna looked her father right in the eyes, a bright red hand print on the left side of her face. "You don't scare me" Was all she said. "Guards! Take then to the arena now!" Hector barked out and both were dragged back out of the room. Now AnnaBell was spoiling for a fight.

[• Echo]

Stefan's mouth formed a smirk matching the one on AnnaBell's face, though his turned into a sneer as he looked up at the king and Natasha, his eyes full of hate and rage. The only thing stopping him from running up and attacking the king with the king's own knife were the countless guards in the room and the one who had walked up behind him and placed a hand firmly on his bruised shoulder. As he listened to AnnaBell and her father fight, Anna's voice becoming more and more upset and furious, his blood began boiling in his eyes. The king smacked her, and Stefan jumped up, intent on tearing his throat out, when a blunt, heavy blow to his side sent him falling to floor. Letting out a snarl, holding his ribs. Stefan jumped up, but was instantly subdued by the sound of swords being drawn from their scabbards. Looking slowly around the room, his eyes navigated to Anna, looking her over carefully. She seemed to be fine, her pride seeming to be the only thing seriously wounded, and bit back again. Obviously enraged, the king sent an order for them to be taken to the arena where his own twisted 'fun' would begin. Watching Anna closely, Stefan was shoved forward, but he refused to be moved far until Anna was close to him.
"That was a stupid move," he told her lowly as the massive doors to the throne room slammed shut behind them, flanked on all sides by armed guards, but he couldn't help but have a sense of pride for her. At his words, the guards began to separate them, obviously not wanting them talking to each other.

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AnnaBell sneered over at her father wanting nothing more then to rip out his throat but she was shoved forward roughly making her stumble forward and almost slammed into Stefan before catching her footing and walking forward. Looking over at Stefan she snorted "No what he said was a stupid move" She grounded out fists still trembling at her sides, after that 'chat' with her dad Anna was spoiling for a fight. She walked or more like stormed beside Stefan until they were forced apart getting a snarl from her at one guard.
"Shut it and walk Street rat" One growled out, walking down the hall to the arena AnnaBell was gritting her teeth chin lifted the bright red hand print still on the right side of her face. The doors opened and the smell of sweat blood and guy greeted her nose making it crinkle up. "Ok haven't you all heard of bleach?" She asked looking over at the guards that all looked like they either just wanted her gone or dead, "Shut up and move" Getting shoved forward she stumbled again before catching her footing again " Im going quit shoving me!" She snapped her eyes snapping with anger. Walking in nose crinkled up she was forced to fallow some guards to one side, but her eyes weren't on the sweaty fighting young men or everyone looking at her and Stefan, no she was looking at with wide eyes the kids that were walking around with arms full of towels,weapons, bottles of water. They looked skinny like they just get enough to eat and dirty with no more then dog rags on, there was five in all. She moved closer to Stefan eyes still on the kids "Stefan their kids...Hes making kids work like slaves!" She mind was already coming up with a plan to save then. "You'll stay here until your needed, you'll get a sword or something in the ring" A guard growled out and shoved a little girl out of the way, she yelped almost falling on her face and AnnaBell almost jumped in to rip his throat out but a look from Stefan told her 'No' Gritting her teeth she forced herself to sit down on the bench.

[• Echo]

Stefan set his jaw tightly, looking anywhere but at the guards. Instead, he stared straight ahead up until the point they were led out. The sunlight was bright and he paused, blinking a few times to let his eyes adjust, but he was shoved roughly forward. Letting out a snarl of rage and pain as his stitches were pulled and his ribs burned, he straightened up and spun around towards them, murder in his eyes. The guard just laughed.
"Try anything, and you're dead," he told him sincerely, before turning away from him and leaving. It took all of Stefan's will to not lunge after him.
Stefan was busy scanning all around the arena, trying to figure out a way to escape, when Anna moved closer and brushed against him. Looking down at her briefly, his eyes followed her's, and a cold, icy feeling spread through his veins like lead. A great king his ass; look at what he did! Grabbing AnnaBell's arm, as gently as he could, he stepped slightly in front of her, forcing her to meet his eyes. He just shook his head. He could see her jaw clench, but a feeling of relief coursed through his body when she moved to sit down. Sighing, he slowly moved to sit next to her, placing a hand gingerly on his side where the stitches and cracked ribs were.

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AnnaBell's mind was already working o a plan to get those kids out of there just like her and Stefan, but Stefan grabbed her arm gently and blocked her way, making her look up at him. His look was clear and she forced herself to sit down and let out a breath still watching the little girl walk around picking stuff up and taking the shoves and curl words the men were saying to her. Shaking her head Anna looked over at Stefan and frowned more looking him over, "Did they break any stitches?" She asked getting worried over him now, " I'll take most the fights, Im better then you are Stefan. And what am I going to do if they hurt you worse so you can't stand?" She rushed on to say looking up at him.
The guards seemed to be ignoring them now, thinking they wouldn't try anything with all theses guards around them....The guards didn't know them as well as they though.
"Please Stefan don't fight me on this one, you won't last long with your ribs like this, I'll be fine, my shoulder it mostly healed and just stiff now....I can't loose you now" She whispered softly slipping her hand into his free one and squeezed.
Rolling her shoulders back she watched some of the men fight now, they were good but Anna knew she was better and lighter on her feet them most of them, but her gaze kept going back to the kids and her jaw set again.
She was going to get them out that was a promise.
"You!" Someone barked out snapping her out of though, a large guard stormed over to them looking manly at Stefan. "Get to your feet!" He snapped and AnnaBell jumped up before Stefan could "I'll go" He man snorted but didn't stop her "Fine, Ben! Get her a sword" He barked out leading her to one of the little arena's close to where they hand been sitting. A young man around her age was waiting all sweaty and looking cocky as hell.
A smirk came to the girls face as she rolled back her shoulders again.

[• Echo]

Stefan shook his head slightly. "I'm fine..." he started, but she was already talking again.
"No," he growled, shaking his head furiously. "No. Don't do that. Just because you're lighter on your feet... No. And what if they do the same to you? I'm fine," he growled. His eyebrows narrowed into a glare.
"I'm. Fine. My ribs, are fine. I can fight," he continued, refusing to drop it. He was not going to let her do that. Her hand slipped into his and he fought back the urge to jerk away from her. His eyes were still narrowed angrily. The guard came over and Stefan's glare hardened even more, but Anna was already on her feet. He jumped up with her.
"No, I will," he tried, but she was already walking away with the guard. With a furious growl, he reached out and grabbed her good shoulder, jerking her back to him as gently as possible and meeting her gaze. Seeing her expression, he knew he couldn't do anything to change her mind.
"Be careful," he finally said, as a guard yelled at her to get going. Letting her go reluctantly, he watched as she strode forward and away from him, feeling his anger rising. She was handed a sword and turned to face a young, cocky ass man standing opposite her. His body trembled slightly with adrenaline and anger, as though he were the one fighting, not her, but he forced himself to sit down slowly. Man, he really needed to punch something right now. Or someone. Preferably a guard. Preferably all of them.

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Looking at him AnnaBell was ignoring the glare he was giving her, she wasn't about to back down from this one, not when he could get killed. Apparently Stefan refused to drop it to because he was almost grounding out each word telling her he was fine and that he could fight.
Jumping her her feet letting go of Stefan's hand Anna started fallowing the guard biting her lip at Stefan's voice but lifted her chin and fallowed, but suddenly there was a hand on her shoulder and she was jerked back, it wasn't rough but she still yelped softly and turned to meet Stefan's gaze. "Stefan, I can't loose you" She wasn't going to back down from this one.
"I will be" She would have kissed him but didn't want the guards and her dad to know how much Stefan really meant to her. " Im coming!" She snapped at the guard and hurried after him with a scowl on her face rolling back her shoulders. Taking the sword she smiled at the boy that gave it too her "Thank you" She said softly then shifted it around in her hands not used to the weight and looked at the cocky ass guy that was grinning at her.
"I'll try not to hurt you little girl" Anna sneered at that raising her sword, eyes hard and cold. "I'll make sure I won't kick your ass to badly little boy" She growled back, and watched as his eyes snapped and he moved at her swinging his sword at her. The girl moved out of the way and made a 'tick tick' sound "That was stupid" Meeting her sword with his, she grunted softly taking a step forward, he pressed back and AnnaBell jumped back ducking from the swing he did and moved forward again darting around him blocking the swings. She wasn't used to the weight of the sword and still was sore and stiff, so she wasn't fully attacking him yet, thankfully she was left handed and it was her right shoulder that was messed up.

[• Echo]

Stefan could see them exchange words but couldn't catch what they said, no matter how hard he strained his ears. The man lunged and Stefan flinched, tensing his muscles as if he were about to jump out of his skin. He charged again and she easily evaded, deflecting his blows. It looked like they were sparring, but Stefan knew better.





Gah! I, think, I just, my brain, quit.

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Dodging the guys blows and deflecting then AnnaBell glanced over at Stefan every now and then, even from where she was, it was clear he was pissed,tense and wanted to kill someone and drag her away. Ducking Anna snarled moving her arms up smashing her sword into his, causing his sword and hands to go flying up into the air, that gave her time to get away from him panting lightly. "Your hand work is sloppy like your footwork" She commented "I don't see the great fighter that everyone talks about" She taunted with a grin.
With a growl he rushed at her in anger, giving her time to slip behind him and gab the sword into the small of his back, she didn't drawl blood just grinned.
"Give up?" She asked, he snarled whirling around almost cutting her cheek, she ducked and met his sword again with her, this time she twisted it to the side and with a grunt slammed it forward against his.
The guy dropped his and before he could do anything Anna had hers against his throat. "I win" She snarled out, her shoulder was starting to hurt again bu she ignored the pain. "You little bitch" He growled out but the guard that had got her stepped in looking amused "She won Frank, get out" The guy growled but walked out leaving Anna in the ring looking at them panting lightly. "Are we done now?" She asked and the guard laughed "Street rat I've got plenty of men to fight you and the boy" Ana let out a breath glaring at him "Fine, then whos next?"

[• Echo]

Stefan's body instinctively jumped and twitched with every strike and parry Anna made and recieved, cursing her father under his breath. He must have really been a sadistic bastard to do this to his daughter, Stefan thought to himself. The boy seemed cocky, but that did nothing to help Stefan's mood or anything, though he felt a feeling of relief sweep through him when Anna knocked the man's blade out of his hand and pressed her own up against his throat. The two, and the guard, exchanged words for a moment before the guy backed off with a scowl. Stefan could hear the guard's next words, and his cruel laugh, and the hair on the back of his neck rose with disgust. Jumping up, he ignored the guards and jogged up to the ring.

"I'm next," he growled. "Put me in instead of her." His glare was deadly as he looked at the guard, ignoring Anna's protests and waiting for a response.




Oh my. That was awful ^.^ I'm really sorry.

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Panting lightly sword in one hand the tip almost touching the ground Anna looked at the guard a light sneer on her lips as he called her a 'street rat' and informed her there was plenty of men for her and Stefan to fight. "Fine who's next?" She snapped, pushing hair out of her face with her free hand. Her bad shoulder was really starting to hurt but she was stubbornly ignoring it. Before the guard could tell her or call someone up Stefan was standing there and growled out he was next.
"What?! No! Im fighting! " She hissed out shooting him a look, he ignored it and that only pissed Anna off more,he couldn't fight with his ribs still sore dang it! The guard chuckled amused arms crossed over his chest. "Fine Graig! Get up here!" He snapped at a man about the same weight and height that Stefan was. "Street Rat get out of the ring" He snarled when AnnaBell didn't more jaw locked into place, the guard waited a moment before walking up to her "You'll move when I tell you too" He snarled then shoved her hard out of the ring.

With a grunt Anna slammed into the ground on her butt sword clanged against the floor beside her, pain rocketed through her getting a grimace from her, dark hazel eyes blazed with fury as men laughs or chuckled looking at her. Jaw locked into place Anna got to her feet picked up her sword and looked at the guard with a cold hard gaze, strands of hair in her face and framing it but she didn't care, no the guard was asking to die and Anna was more then happily to oblige.

[• Echo]

>.< really? I KNOW that I posted a reply on here, one I liked, but it's not there now. Man, that was a good post... Grr, let me get up another, I'm so sorry, but I know I posted...

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It's alright.....I've done that before >.< I can wait its no big deal.

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