48 Anna Heartfilia 1 Part II (2/2)
”It has been done. I have already contacted Zeref and the dragons, they should arrive soon. That's not what is important though. How we get out of here is.” Anna responded in a serious tone quite the difference compared to her earlier playfulness.
”Well, I might have a way. But it won't come free though.” I suddenly got a bright idea. Although a little underhanded, all is fair in love and war right? And this is love.
”Well what is it?” Anna raised an eyebrow at my words and put her hand on her waist with a curious expression.
”In return for getting us out of here, you travel with me to the future and become one of my wives.” Yes, she knows I am from the future. Yes, she also knows that I plan to have a harem. She accepted it really easily. Maybe her personality is the representive of 'sharing is caring' or something. Well, works out for me.
”I'll give you some time to think about it. Don't just accept it because of our current situation or for the sake of the eclipse plan. I want you to give an answer based on your feelings for me. You will be leaving everything you have right now behind so think carefully. Remember that I know aura magic. So I will know if you are lying.” I gave her a smile went to a corner of the cave after leaving those words to Anna.
We sat like that for half a day. And without any talking between us, I let Anna think it through. Like I said, she will be leaving everything behind so I know this will be a tough choice for her. But I feel like if I don't get this out right now, I might not be able to do so again.
”Will I ever see you again, if I were to remain behind?” Suddenly, Anna asked in a low voice. Because of the enclosed space, no matter how low her voice was I could still hear it.
”I don't think so. Travelling so far into the past takes a lot out of me. I had to take several stops to get to the current time. Going back to the future will be a lot easier though, considering time always flows forward. When I came to this timeline, I was travelling against time so I had a hard time, but this time I will be moving with time.” I gave her an honest reply to her question. That wasn't a lie. When I travelled back in time from when I separated with Irene, it was much harder than when I first came to this timeline.
That's how I came to the conclusion that it will get harder and harder to travel through time for longer distance. If I go back to the future, I will probably only be able to come back for three or four times. I don't want to give Anna any false hope by saying we will still see each other. So I decided to tell her the truth.
”Is that so… Ray can I give you an answer after I complete the eclipse plan? For now I just want to make sure it all goes right. I promise to give you an answer when the time comes.” A weak voice. That was how I found Anna's voice right then. I might have pushed her a bit too far so I decided to end this conversation while also giving her a much needed breathing space.
Without telling anything in reply, I teleported both of us to our respective homes. Right now, I don't think being in front of Anna is going to help so I parted ways with Anna for now. The next time I would see Anna will be at the location of the plan being executed.