Eventually the couple moved into the very apartment they woke up in that day. Liam argued against Anna moving out with someone he didn't entirely trust but Anna's feelings for Florian were unbreakable, as was her desire to eventually marry and live with him. The couple had plenty of money to live off, Florian worked during his teen years and had plenty of money saved up to last him at least 3 years if he decided to live unemployed. Anna's relationship with Florian flourished, the continued to have fun around Vogtland while doing their best not to get caught doing anything that would get them killed. The couple barely argued, everything seemed perfect. She had fulfilled her mother's dying wish and found happiness in a place she could only conceive as hell when she first arrived.
For her 20th birthday Florian had yet again acquired some fancy liquor and the couple spent the night drinking, laughing, and sex. With every night of drinking and making love Anna confessed more about her personality and her past. Anna had confessed every detail of her life to Florian, she trusted Florian with her life and everything that could possibly be worked against her. Her true nationality, her real accent, and the things her father exposed her too as a child. Florian has trusted Anna with just as much, Florian stole quite a bit, but only from people he claimed to be "bad people" already. With every kiss, every "I love you", every "middle of the night nightmare comfort", Anna placed more and more of her cards on her future with Florian.
A about 2 weeks after her 20th birthday Anna awoke to find Florian out of bed early, probably going to fetch some food. She yawned several times, and shut her eyes repeatedly for a brief period of time before mustering the strength to sit herself up. She stretched some more, flexing her muscular arms and feeling her shoulder blades press together. She moved her lower jaw around in a circle and herd a strange cracking noise. Her jaw must've been out of place, "owell" she though. Her hands collapsed on her thighs and she looked out the window, the city looked beautiful but it became a reoccurring sight of lights projecting the same words. Anna looked over towards her left, a half empty glass of water, a lamp, and a note were all the remained on the the small table. She pressed the bed sheet up against her chest with her right hand and stretched her left arm over to the table and grabbed the note.
Anna, I ran out to get some food and some more drinks... and something else meet me by the Vienna Restaurant in about 3 hours, look decent too, the restaurant is part of the surprise.- Florian
Anna looked at it curiously for some time, and then put it back on the table, she worked her way out of bed and over to the restroom. The hot water felt like a relief, she leaned against one of the walls as the hot water engulfed her body like a shield. She closed her eyes, leaning against the wall trying to think of something happy. She eventually zoned out, she saw her mother lying on the table where she died, and she saw herself as a little girl crying. She blinked and the setting changed, she saw a woman leaning against nothing, invisible as if it was a reflection only not facing her. She walked over towards the woman, as she approached she saw a large scar running down from her left shoulder blade to her right hip. Among her back were other cuts and some strange marks as if she had suffered grenade and gunshot wounds. Her body appeared more muscular, her shoulder blades and arms were lean but the muscle mass was definitely visible. Her thighs were large, as if she was lifting weights every day. Her body seemed as attractive as it was wounded, her hair was short and black and was as low as her neck -just like Anna-. As she got closer, she muttered. Who are you? The woman turned around slowly, her eyes glowing blue, her face had some minor scars and left her oblique had a large scar stretching down to her waist, she looked like an older, stronger version of Anna. I am you. The woman answered as she grabbed Anna's throat and in that instant she snapped awake. She breathed heavy, "it was just a dream, nothing more" she thought to herself. She looked out at the time, nearly an hour had gone by. She shut off the shower and dried herself off.
Anna threw on some slightly more attractive clothes, she knew Florian wouldn't mind. She left her hair as it was, she thought it looked better that way. She sat back down in bed and grabbed her sketchpad she got for her 5th birthday. She had some natural talent that developed overtime. She looked through the pages, in it were pictures of her with her family, her fathers ship, the star in Omega-41, and lastly a drawing of her and Florian kissing. She felt uneasy, she wanted to see Florian, another hour passed and she ran off to go meet him.
Anna walked over near the restaurant where Florian asked her to meet. She looked around and saw him running down an alley towards her.
ANNA RUN!
He was being chased by some thugs, one of them drew out a gun.
Florian watch ou-
*Bang*
A gunshot rang off and the round ran through Florian's chest and grazed Anna's shoulder. Florian dropped down instantly.
NOOOO!!!!!!!
Anna screamed as she ran over towards Florian, she saw the faces of the men before they turned back for some odd reason.
I-I'm sorry Anna I couldn't. He was in shock and choking on his own blood.
I love you, don't- ch-
Florian's neck dropped back, he died right then and there.
NO NO NO NO NO NO! Anna slapped his face a few times. SOMEONE HELP! No one answered, she cried while Florian's blood spilled all over Anna's shirt. FUCK. She slammed her head against his chest, sobbing and crying. Her heart was shattered, her one chance at leaving Vogtland, the man she placed all her cards on had just died right before her eyes in the same manner her mother did. She looked through his jacked and saw a small box. "For Annabelle" it said, she opened it and inside was a ring with a ruby attached to the front.
Florian was going to propose to her. She leaned back, heartbroken and in tears. Eventually Army soldiers came by and took the body from her, she sat against the wall in the Alley with tears running down her cheeks and blood stained all over her clothes. Her eyes turned to a sharp blue the sadness began to turn to anger.
She rushed over to Liam's apartment and told him what happened, Liam knew if anything would serve as motivation for her to join the Army it would be what had just happened.