Summer of Love

As promised here is the second chapter of my Anastasia Summer Camp AU. I am working on chapter 3, and it should go up on AO3 on Friday.  Enjoy!

Chapter 2



The Romanov sisters were almost at the Camp they could not contain their excitement. The girls would be away from their parents sure, but this was freedom that at least Anastasia had wanted. Anya would write home this summer, at least she had gotten the fancy stationery too, but she would tell her parents she would write once a week.

“Anya, would you like to meet the love of your life this summer?” Maria was seated next to her younger sister, and she wanted to know what her sister was thinking about as she stared out the window.

“Yes, Maria I would like to get a boyfriend this summer. I think I am ready to find the one. If not the one, I would at least like to find a guy who can be my first boyfriend this summer.” Anya was feisty and a free spirit but she was also a romantic. All of her life she had been dreaming on this boy who would sweep her off of her feet.

“I was just wondering what you were thinking about as you stare out the window. I thought it might be about finding your love this summer.” The whole family know that deep down Anya was a romantic, but Maria more than anyone else knew this.

“I am just thinking about how many times I will write home this summer. I have a feeling that Mama and Papa want us to write home like once a week. Also, you are correct, I am thinking about meeting the one that I love this summer.” Was she being naïve? Maybe, but this was her dream. Every girl wanted to find their love, and make it happen for them, and so this was just standard thinking for a girl. Yes, Anastasia Romanov was a different kind of girl compared to most, but she was still entitled to feeling this way.

Maria nodded as her sister spoke. “Yes, I agree with you finding love this summer would be fantastic. Anastasia, I really want this to happen for you. I support you, and I want you to be happy. “Of course, Maria wanted to find love this summer as well, but this might not be in the cards. She could already see that Anastasia would meet the love of her life like some a teen romance.

“Aw! Thanks that is really sweet of you to say Maria. I hope that you find someone this summer as well.” She beamed at her sister. Anya really loved what her sister was saying to her right now.
Moments passed of the girls sitting in silence, reading, or on their phone. Each girl wrapped in her own thoughts about how this summer would go for them.

“Girls! On your left is the camp where you will be for the next eight weeks! Take it all in!” Nikolai was beaming that his daughters would be here for the summer, and he was bursting with pride that his daughters would have a great time here.

All four girls had turned to look out the window as their father spoke. All of them has their own thoughts and their own opinions based on what they thought. All four of them would grin and bear to stay on their parents' good side, especially Anya.

“Oh, this place looks lovely! I can’t wait to see the area and be surrounded by nature.” Tatiana was ever the optimist she was going to make the best of this summer no matter what.

“Oh, this place looks cute. I think that I could have a lot of fun here this summer. I can’t wait to see how it is like here.” Maria was trying to remain positive as well. She had a feeling that Anya and Olga would be cynical or depressing.

“Well, I guess it’s now or never right?” Olga looked at her sisters hoping that one of them was feeling the same way that she was. Perhaps Anya was feeling the same way that she was?
“You know what’s funny Olga? I was going to say exactly that. I think we should try to make the best of this summer. Who knows, we could have a superb time and maybe even have some fun?” Anya was glad that she was not the only one being a bit moody.

“Come on! After a while, I’m sure that you two will change your tunes!” Tatiana was mostly trying to keep it together. She loved her sisters she did, but at times it got to be a lot when she was the only one who would see the good side of things.

“I am sure they will Tatiana! I love your Attitude!” He smiled at his daughter.

“Bye Mama and Papa! See you when Camp is over. We will miss you both so much!”

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The bus ride to camp had Dmitry wondering why he would out himself through this for a summer. He could always turn back now and get a job at the Deli like Vlad had said. Dmitry wanted change, and he would get this change he wanted this summer. Change and something new was what kept him going on this bus ride. Maybe he could meet new people, gaining a new friend or a few of them as a matter of fact would be great for him. Dmitry was looking around the bus, he didn’t know if all these people would camp. He looked around and wondered what everyone’s story was. Not that he wanted to talk to everyone on the bus, because that was really not him. The man might seem like an extrovert, but deep down he really wanted to be alone and think about the world around him.

In his mind he was already planning what he would say if someone asked him about his family. Dmitry was an orphan and there was no way that he was able to hide that fact. People would see right through that if they asked the right questions, and he could not come up with the answers he needed on the fly. Maybe he should write down what he should say in certain situations. If he did, and we went through his notes it would seem as though he is overly rehearsed and that he was trying to hide something.

There was a girl sitting near him that he wanted to say hello and get to know. The only thing that was holding him back was the fact that if she wanted to get to know. He was not in the mood to have a deep conversation right now but he could not tell if she wanted to have a conversation with him. The only way to know for sure would be to make the first move and talk to her.

“Hello. Are you also going to the summer camp run by a woman named Lily?” He looked at her not sure what she would say. He hoped that he was not being too forward here. If she didn’t want to talk to, he would just move on and try to get to know someone else.

“Hey! Yes I am. Are you going to the camp as well? My name is Pauline by the way.” The man she was talking to was handsome, and she wanted to get to know him. Maybe she was jumping the gun a little bit here, but she had a feeling that she was in love with him.

Dmitry smiled she was pretty and maybe she could be the one he would get into a relationship with this summer.

“Nice to meet you Pauline. I’m Dmitry. What age group do you have at the camp?” He looked at her wondering if they would have the same age group here. If they did, he would love it even more because it might mean that the two of them could spend more time together this summer.

Pauline smiled she loved that Dmitry was still talking to him and getting to know her. “Nice to meet you as well Dmitry. I have the ten-year-old girls what about you?” God she hoped that he would also have ten-year-old girls so that they might hang out more this summer.

Dmitry beamed he had gotten the answer that he was looking for here. “Nice! I have the ten-year-old boys. Hopefully, we get to hang out some of this summer.” He wanted to know if she also wanted to hang out with him this summer. Having a friend even of the two didn’t have a romance wouldn’t be a bad thing he didn’t think.

“Great! I look forward to spending time with you this summer then Pauline!” He looked out the window and noticed that the bus was pulling into camp. A smile ran across his face, now that he had a friend in Pauline he was more excited for this summer.

Dmitry grabbed his bags and got off the bus. Near the bus he spotted a girl who he wanted to get to know. Her back was turned, but even from behind she looked beautiful.

Notes

Hello! I hope you enjoy this update. I know it's been a few weeks, but I plan on updating once a week or biweekly in the future. This was a fun chapter for me and I hope it shows. Work on AO3- https://archiveofourown.org/works/18361094/chapters/44129833#workskin.