Anya♠

"Damn it where are they?" I ask mumbling to myself while scrambling through my bag to get my keys. I glanced up at the crosswalk light seeing that I can go. I sigh while walking a decent pace as I am still scrambling through my bag to look for my keys. I can't believe my own cousin Luca made me go get the pizza. It was his damn idea not mine, why couldn't he go get the pizza? Oh that's right he's trying to get some as usual gag me now.

Finally finding my keys, I'm lucky that the pizzas didn't fall on the ground while I was looking for them. Unlocking the door, the sound of unpleasant moans hit my ears making me feel sick to my stomach yuck! Unreal they can really do that elsewhere I mean seriously? Placing the pizzas on the table my baby boy Cujo walks up to me with his leash in his mouth.

"Want to go for a walk don't you?" I ask as he drops the leash and wags his tail uncontrollably. I lean down, picking the leash up off the ground as they start to get louder. It's official I have lost my appetite all together.

Opening the door "Let's go" I call out while Cujo rushes outside pulling on the leash causing me to slam the door. "Oops" I say walking away laughing. Oh well that might scare them. The feeling of the cool crisp air hits my face and the sound of the crunching of the leaves beneath my feet hit my ears.

Walking towards the park I glance around my surroundings. You can never be sure with all the creeps wandering around nowadays, but my mind drifts back to him, that guy I met earlier today at the coffee shop.

His piercing blue eyes held so much mystery in them it almost looked like a storm was brewing in them. Is that even possible though? No matter, his eyes were sexy as hell and that beautiful smile oh gosh that smile of his just instantly melted my heart away. It made me want to just grab him by his T-shirt and kiss his lip while digging my nails into his lower back...

"Why the hell was I thinking that!?" I mumble under my breath. Cujo tilts his head looking at me. Smiling softly, I stroke the top of his head as he wags his tail happily at me. He jumps up so fast he nearly knocks me the hell over. "Cujooo" I squeal even though I'm trying to sound strict but it doesn't come out the way I wanted to.

Opening the gate to the park I notice that luckily there's lights everywhere. Even still though, it's creepy as hell that some of the wooded areas look spookier than they should sometimes. I wonder if people are hiding back there. I mean it is a somewhat small-town anything could happen. I sit on the bench while Cujo goes and runs around. I can't help but get an eerie feeling like I'm being watched or something.

"Pull yourself together damn it" I say to myself, ignoring the feeling. It's not like it's the first time I felt somebody watching me from somewhere. Even when I was growing up living with my uncle and cousin. Sighing, I rub my hands together. It's getting a little colder but literally moments ago it was perfectly fine weather. "Weird," I say, standing up off the bench. Cujo sniffs around on the ground without a care in the world. Softly chuckling I remember when I picked him he was different from his brothers and sisters. His coat literally looks just like Halloween colors which was funny because that's when I got him.

I hear the bushes behind me move around. "It's nothing" I whisper, reassuring myself that everything is absolutely fine even though there's no wind at the moment. Maybe it's just an animal in the bushes, nothing else. Cujo starts to growl which is very rare for him to do because he's a sweetheart. I slowly lean down and grab his leash as my heart is literally pounding in my chest like a bass drum. "Anya" someone says my name in a low whisper and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Snatching up the leashes as fast as possible, I stood back up straight trying to calm my nerves down before I turned to see who in the hell was saying my name in such a way.

Turning around I see my co-worker from work earlier who made a fool of himself. "Mike!" I yell, placing my hand on my chest but I noticed something was off with him. Cujo's growls become more vicious just confirming my own feelings that something is very wrong. I take a step back and he moves towards me trying his best to invade my personal space. "Lets have fun" Mike says yet his voice sounded so vile it made my skin crawl. "Hell no!" I scream, slapping him so hard across his face that his head swings to the left. I make a run for it to get the hell out of there. Cujo's barking echoes throughout the whole park. My body is trembling with anger and fear, he must have lost his mind or his drunk off his ass.

Pushing the gate open I turn around to see if he's behind me. Okay my eyes must be deceiving me because Mike is now stalking me like a predator. Nope not today sir I'm not being your damn victim tonight. I would like to live to see another day! I quickly run out of there, everything in me is literally screaming but nothing is coming out my mouth. "Get back here bitch" Mike yells from behind me. I'm not stopping nor am I looking back, there's no way in hell.

This reminds me of when I had to run away from my ex-boyfriend before we broke up. He hit me across my face and punched my side all because I wasn't ready to have sex. "Hurry boy" yelling at Cujo who's actually running faster than me. I turn down an alleyway that I know is close to the house where we can be safe. My eyes are stinging from tears that are threatening to spill. There's no damn way I'm giving that bastard the satisfaction of my tears to make him feel like he has more power when he doesn't. My legs feel like jello at the moment and this run feels like it's taking forever.

I slammed into something causing me to land flat on my ass. "Fuck" I hiss causing my poor Cujo to whimper. I've got no idea what I slammed into but damn my ass is going to hurt later on. "Anya right?" my eyes snap open hearing a familiar voice looking up seeing him. Grim, the same mysterious man that's been on my mind since this morning from the coffee shop. Suddenly relief just flows through my body, I don't know why but it does. I gracefully try to get up off the ground which isn't going as I planned. He chuckles, helping me up off the ground. I should be mad that he's laughing at me but I'm grateful that he's helping me off the ground like a gentleman.

"What are you doing outside at this time of night?" Grim asks, completely catching me off guard. The events that had happened only a few minutes ago flood my head and I start looking around like a mad woman. I don't see Mike behind me and I sigh in relief glancing back at grim who looks concerned. It makes me smile for some odd reason. "Walking the dog" I replied, trying my best to avoid telling him about what happened. "What else?" Grim asked, causing my heart to drop into my stomach. I bit my lip and shake my head. I can't tell him that my coworker was chasing after me, possibly trying to harm me. No way, I can't tell him, he doesn't need to get into trouble for my sake but he gives me a look of worry and me being a nice person I gave in.

I sighed, "My co-worker was chasing after me, I ran away as fast as I could until I bumped into you.. Sorry about that by the way" i replied, looking away. His breathing becomes uneven and at the corner of my eye I can see his fist at his side tightening by the second and it's all my fault. He sighs and tilts my head to the side just by using his index finger. My whole body feels like putty just from his touch. But why? Or is he just that damn good?

"Let me take you home, I'll see if I can find this guy. Don't say no because I'll catch him and take him to the police" he says giving me a stern look that kinda reminds me of what my uncle used to give to me when he would get serious. Nodding my head, I agreed with him. He smiled and held out his hand for me, but then it hit me, he has no idea where the hell I live or what the hell Mike even looks like at all!

"Wait! You have no idea what my coworker looks like or where I live. You can ask me all those questions Grim" I told him causing him to stop and look at me for a moment. He squinted his eyes as if he was utterly disapproving my outburst but hey I'm right here he has no clue. He sighs and nods his head finally agreeing with me. "Tell me" he says rubbing his thumb over my hand slowly which is really nice I've got to admit. Plus he's sexy yet mysterious and that isn't a bad thing at all.

As I was giving the description of Mike his jaw just tightened like it was going to break at any given moment every time I mentioned details but I've got to admit he looks very sexy being mad... Wait? What? What's wrong with me? First I'm thinking about his eyes which is okay because he's got sexy eyes but then how his lips would feel on mine and now he looks sexy when he's mad? It's official I've gone mad, that or I'm just having a big crush on a man I've ran into twice!

"Anya? You okay?" he asks tilting his head with a smirk on his lips. Trying to act innocent I huff walking past him some and he starts to chuckle walking behind me. Luckily for us the house is around the corner but something does seem right. I stop dead in my tracks but this time Grim bumps into me causing him to groan. "Hush" I whisper as we hear what sounds like someone saying my name repeatedly which is creeping me the hell out. "Let's go!" he says tugging at my hand as Cujo begins to bark again but this time towards the shadows at the corner of my eye. I see someone or something move within the shadows before quickly keeping up with Grim who seems alerted by the situation.

But someone has to be wearing some type of camouflage or dark clothing to move in the shadows right? Why is this all happening? Is the universe out to get me or something?

"Here right?" He asks, looking around and I nod my head. "Yeah" I reply, seeing that we're in front of my house. The noise of music flows out of the windows. Lovely, that means Luca has friends over which means they're all drinking. Okay now it's truly official, this night sucks! Well besides Grim that's just a bonus really. Looking at him I notice the tattoo on his neck which is a work of art. I wonder how many tattoos he really has.

"Take a picture, it'll last longer," he says. snapping me out of my wild yet dirty thoughts. I know damn well my cheeks are crimson red. I seriously wish I could hide underneath a rock, like right now because that was just embarrassing. How is a woman, that's been single for a while now, supposed to act when there is a sexy mysterious man like him around her? I'm totally way over my head on this but I can't help it that I'm drawn to him in some type of way.

Turning back to look at him my fear kicks in as I see Mike on the opposite side of the street watching us. Oh yeah that's not creepy at all it really is makes my skin crawl. "He's right there," I say, pointing towards Mike which makes Grim look directly at him. Before we knew it Mike took off running like a bat out of hell down the street. Maybe seeing Grim scared the hell out of him? "Go inside Anya!" he says, I can tell he wants to chase after him but I'm worried about his safety for some reason. "GRIM!" nearly yell and he turns his head slowly towards me. I can notice his eyes look darker. Oh he's pissed off I honestly don't care this is more important than that douchebag Mike.

"How will I know you're safe? I know you're going to run after him!" I ask looking at him. I have no clue why I just said all that but by the look on his face he seems pleased by it.

"I'll give you my number, you can call it so I'll have your number. But then I'm going after that fucking prick okay? Once I get him to the police I'll call you," he says pulling out his phone from his pocket. I pat myself down to see if I even have my cellphone on me which I do thank goodness. Yeah, I totally forgot about it since all this crazy stuff has happened.

After he exchanged his number with me I called it just to make damn sure it was his real number. It was so it's a big score! Suddenly his lips softly press on my cheek, a warm sensation swirls in deep in my chest for some reason. I like it and I don't want it to go away but he pulls away. "Go inside," he whispers in my ear. "Okay" I reply softly. I'm in a daze as I walk up the front door. I'm about to open it and my subconscious yells 'Damn it Anya turn around,' snapping out the daze. I turn around seeing that Grim is gone already. Well damn he runs fast.

I open the door to the smell of alcohol that hits me like a wave. "Oh great fun" I say sarcastically, shutting the door behind me. I take the leash off of Cujo before tossing it hard on the table. All I really want to do is just go to my room. Sighing slowly I walk up the stairs placing my hand on my cheek. It still feels warm which is odd because no kiss on the cheek should still be warm like this. I open the door to my room and Cujo rushes in jumping right on my bed. Yeah he's completely spoiled.

Shutting the door behind me I shake my head. I walk towards the window to see the moon lighting up the whole sky. It's beautiful but my mind slips to him.....Grim. I don't know why I'm so worried about him, or when he kissed my cheek why I had that warm sensation in my chest. Everything is just replaying in my head including the events that had happened. I sigh and hope that Grim will be okay or when I see him again I might have to kick his ass. Especially if he gets hurt although I highly doubt that he will get hurt.

"Grim" I whisper looking out the window at the moonlight sky as the mysterious man Grim invades my mind in every possible way.