James came to himself slowly as he sat in the tower of the magi and wondered for a second how in the world he had gotten there until Anastasia walked into the room. She dressed like him in leather warded jacket, jeans and black bottomed up shirt.
She smiled at him. "You figured it out. Took you long enough. It's been what three years. Well six more like it from the thoughts I've gathered in your head." She said.
James was quiet staring at her. She laughed at him shaking her head. "I've already gathered as much information from your head already young man. There is no need to play any games." He said.
James shrugged and took a seat on his throne crossing his legs. He waved a hand. "What do you want? How much do you want to go away?" He asked.
Anastasia giggled. "Go away?! You are such a comical boy you are. I'm here to congratulate you. You should be proud of yourself. After thirty years finally somebody figured out your much more clever then Harry ever was." She said and clapped her hands for him.
James stared at her. "I didn't figure out anything. I was talking with the fellas and it kind of just came up. I thought you didn't exist or you died along time ago. Again. I don't care now." He said.
Anastasia giggled again. The sound was very musical she shook her finger at him. "Liar Liar. Pants on fire. Anyway. Do you think you're going to defeat me?" She said.
James shook his head. "I'm not strong enough to kill you and that's not my thing. That's your thing. I know who you are. I know how you move. I still don't understand the reason you came at me." He said.
"Guess. I know you probably can come up with an idea if you wanted." She said with a grin and looked around him.
James sighed. "You were either using me to kill Grandpa Harry or you were simply bored with how easy it's been running rough rider and being the smartest player in the game. You still are smart. You knew eventually he was going to find out about you. Right." He said.
Anastasia rolled her eyes. "Who? Nick?! Please. That man is so boring. You were right though. I did get bored so I brought you into the mix of the game a dozen years early. Now you've made the game more interesting." She said.
James shook his head. "Not at all. How much to leave me alone?" He asked.
"Shouldn't you be on your knees begging me. Isn't that how this kind of thing works." Anastasia said pointing a finger down at the floor. "Maybe if you get on your knees and begged me to be my servant then I would consider letting you have a little freedom using your…" She said and paused because James was staring at her with a smile.
"What's so funny?" She asked.
James shook his head and attempted to stop smiling at her but he failed. "Nothing. You can continue the train of thoughts you have going in your head. When you're done I'll talk." He said evenly.
Anastasia stared at him. "You must be feeling weak after being released from my curse on your eyes. Don't you want to know when I did it and how?" She said.
James opened his mouth but then closed it. He sat back nodding his head. "Ah sure. Go ahead." He said calmly.
Anastasia turned away from him. She shook her head. She tapped a finger to her chin. "You seem rather confident talking to me. You do know where we are right now right?" She said.
James nodded. "Yeah. Like you said you created this plan to get me weak and break into my mind and find out all my secrets and all that shit and figure out how to use me for your own control. I don't think that's necessary. This is not my time. Can I possible convince you to-" He said but paused to see Anastasia shaking her head frowning at him.
"I have control over your mind now. I have full control over the mind of the heir to Merlin. The man of the mists. Your power is in my hands. Shouldn't you be a little bit more afraid." She said.
James stared at her. "Anastasia. I have a lot of people that would hunt you down and burn your little ass to dust. I'm very important to my people. I'm not that strong but I got a lot of people stronger then me that would gladly take you ass out of this life. It's just much better for you to leave me alone because I'm but myself. I got a lot people that love me." He said.
Anastasia stared at him. She held out her hand toward him but nothing happened. She frowned. She looked around. "Why did you imagine this place?" She said.
"I didn't. I just appeared here. So I take your not interested in making a deal to leave me the hell alone." He asked.
She stared at him. "You made this place. This is a symbol of your mind." She said.
James shook his head. "This isn't my place. Nick made this place. I just brought it back. You seem a bit nervous are you alright." He said.
Anastasia suddenly appeared in front of him reaching for his throat but he draw his peacemaker and blasted her back against the wall. She screamed out in pain and flew backward hitting hard back against wall hard and fell to the floor. She snarled glaring at him.
James stared at her. "Lady. Seriously leave me alone. I'm not a warrior. I'm just a man trying to mind my own business and be left the hell alone." He said.
Anastasia disappeared. James dove forward spun around shot her in the chest with his peacemaker. Anastasia cried out and golden flames appeared around her before she turned and disappeared. The world around him started t disappeared as he ran and dove into apparition.
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James blinked as he landed hard on the soft warm ground inside of the Enchanted glass house. His head was pounding but he realized he was awake now. Angus and Dago appeared beside him lifting him up from the ground.
"Shit! Mate you look as grey as a ghost. I thought you were sleeping?" Dago said.
"What the hell happened? You were supposed to be resting James. What happened?" Angus asked.
James fell to the ground coughing. "Damn bitch invaded my mind. I need water." He said wiping sweat from his forehead.
Mara appeared at his side turning him over. She opened up a canine and helped him drink. She punched the ground twice. "It was her, wasn't it?" She said.
James nodded waving away the drink. "Yeah. I was expecting it though I had someone guarding my mind so I had a bit of a fighting chance." He said.
"James. You can't beat her." Mara said.
"You would be right about that. That old bitch is annoying and power. The only thing I have on her is speed. I'll leave her for dad and Nick. Always remember love. I'm not a warrior. I'm a man of the mist whose just trying to defend his own and mind his own damn business." He said taking her hand giving her a kiss on the back of her hand.
Mara leaned down and gave her kiss on his forehead. "I love you. I won't let the world take you from me." She said.
James smiled up at her "A promise is a promise. Alright what's been happening sense I've been asleep." He said in a gruff voice.
"Wait before all that." Dago said holding up his hands. He looked at her. "James where the hell is Bellatrix?" He asked.
"She's under your bed bro. Where she belongs." He said.
Dago glared at him. "I'm not joking around mate. Where is she?"
James smiled at him. "She's under your bed bro. In the library. Three knocks. But can't go see her just yet. She'll still need time to cool off but I'll take her something to eat." He said.
Dago sighed sitting down on the ground next to James. "How long are you going to help her?" He asked.
James stared at her. "No bullshit. Can you give her up?" He asked Dago.
Dago stared at him. "No. I can't." He said.
James shrugged. "Then I can't give up on her either. We'll keep going until we help her or she gives up or goes home to her mother." He said.
"She isn't going to leave me alone." Dago said. "I'm beginning to understand what you said before about the magical mating thing." Dago said.
James nodded. "Don't worry so much brother. We'll figure it out as we go." He said and sighed and he picked up the water bottle and took another drink he sighed and worked himself up with the help of Dago and Mara. They got up to their feet.
"James." Angus said holding up his hand to him. "Before you go. You met that bitch dark lord behind all this. What do you think about her?" He asked.
James shrugged. "Pretty boring really and nothing she said or thought was interesting at all. You can deal with her dad. It'll take time but you and Nick will get her." He said.
Angus stared at her. "Your not afraid of her?" He asked.
James shook his head. "No. Why should I be. My people love and look out for me and I look out for them. She can't touch me. That old flat ass bitch is on her own. I got to go dad." He said turning to Dago as Angus started laughing. "You made your girl something to eat." He asked.
Dago snorted. "When the hell did you become such an asshole?" He asked.
James rolled his eyes. "The same time you went death in blind for the last three years. What the hell did you make your girl."
Dago smiled. "Lamb chops. There in your kitchen. I think all you need to do is snap your fingers. Go visit my girl." He said.
James nodded. "I'll be back bro. Hopefully I can bring her up." He said patting his shoulder and then went into an apparition.
James appeared in the room. Bellatrix was sitting on the floor sweaty snarling. She had dry blood on the side of her mouth. She didn't look up until he set a tray of lamb chops and a large stack by her head.
He walked around the space examining the room. There were several dents on the walls. "You been busy working huh?" He asked.
Bellatrix grunted in acknowledgement to his voice. She didn't say anything to him and she continued to eat the meal of meat before her on the tray.
"So. Did you almost kill Dago?" He asked.
Bellatrix stopped eating and glared at him. "I was attacked by a wizard and used to hurt my mate. I would never hurt my soul intentionally." She said.
James laughed. "Yeah. So you almost killed Dago because your mind is pretty weak and you lost focus. You have all that raw aggression and power in you and you couldn't control your own damn body. Bellatrix what's going to happen the next some yahoo wizard comes at Dago using you as tool what the hell will you?"
Bellatrix roared and leaped at him. James held up his hand pushing her back with a strong invisible force. Bellatrix went flying backward screaming and fell to the floor. She turned her head toward him laying flat on the floor shaking in fear.
James stared at her. "Let's go back to the beginning. You are here to learn to control yourself and to master the monster inside of you or somebody else will master it for you the same situation will happened. You are mated to a powerful and capable wizard with power and intelligence. So let's go." He said snapping his fingers the gold image of copy of Bellatrix appeared before her. "Time to train." He said.
Bellatrix started to shake her head. "What-" She began but she stopped when James put a finger to his lips.
"I don't answer questions from you. Get on your feet. It's time to go. You want stay here then you have to become stronger. On your feet." He said.