The Forgotten Lovers

As soon as we were in the room I pulled away from his lips and realised how truly beautiful it was. In the middle of the room was a four post bed draped in dark red and black satin sheets. Beside the bed were two night stands in dark maghony. In front of the bed sat an bureau that rested next to the bathroom door. To the right of the closet sat a vanity for my use. A large dresser rested against the wall nearest to the door. A set of French Doors leading to a balcony sat behind the bed and the drapes were heavy black velvet. Danielle: It’s beautiful. Why didn’t I notice it before? Angelus: I didn’t want you to.
He walked further into the room and placed me on the bed. Danielle: I don’t deserve this. He bent down and gently touched my cheek. Angelus: You do. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. Danielle: Thank you. He pulled away and sighed as I looked at him in confusion knowing exactly what he wanted because I wanted it to. Danielle: What is it? What’s wrong?
Angelus: You should get clean up. I looked down at myself and realized I was still bleeding in some places. Danielle: Right. I looked around the room and saw no bathroom. I looked up at him a little shy. Danielle: Where’s the bathroom? He smiled and chuckled to himself before pointing toward a door on the other side of the room. Angelus: Through that door. I stood up and gave him a gently kiss on the lips before walking over to the open door beside the bureau. Danielle: I’ll be out in a minute unless you want to join me. He just stood there a little surprised before I turned away to walk into the bathroom leaving the door slightly open as he stood there. Danielle: I’ll leave the door open if you want to join me.
He stood there for a few minutes looking at his hand before walking over to the low couch that sat in the corner of the room and started to open my bags that sat beside the couch. I watched him for a few minutes move from my open bags to either the dresser or closet depending on what he hand in his hands. Danielle: Angelus? He stopped and looked at me as he held some of my underwear in his hands. Danielle: You don’t have to do that. Angelus: I want to. I walked over and kissed him as he wrapped his arms around me dropping my underwear in the process. I pulled away and all I heard was “Did you need something?” I blinked a few times before looking at him. Danielle: I was wondering if you have something I could use for a mirror or you could join me to make sure I don’t miss a spot. I smiled up at him waiting for him to answer but all I got was him walking away from me and opening a small cupboard near the bathroom door. I watched as he pulled out a small mirror and hand it to me with his bleeding hand. Angelus: Here you go. I’ll finish up in here while you shower. I took the mirror and gently touched his hand. Danielle: I can look at your hand if you want me to after my shower? Angelus: You don’t have to worry about me. With another kiss he led me back to the bathroom before closing the door behind me. Danielle: Sure whatever you want to do.
I took a deep breath before turning on the water and adding some vanilla bubble bath as the water filled the Victorian shaped tub. I turned around and as the water ran in the tub I turned the sink on. As the water run in both the tub and the sink I pulled my hair up before washing away the blood from the cuts on my face. Once the wash cloth touched my forehead I flinched in pain. Danielle: Ow. I looked at myself in the mirror as my cuts were slowly cleaned. Danielle: I hope I heal before the wedding. I turned off the water in the sink before taking a hold of my tank top as I pulled it over my head. As soon as my shirt hit the floor it was soon followed by my sweats, bra and underwear before I climbed into the tub.
As I relaxed I washed the blood, sweat and the smell of Riley from my hair and body. After washing myself I reached over to the towel rack to get the towel hanging there. Danielle: Owwwww! Angelus: Siog? I looked up to find him standing in the doorway watching me with an amusing smile. Danielle: Hey…uh… can you help me out of here I’m kind of sore and tired. He walked over to me as he rolled his sleeves up with a wide smile. I watched as he reached down and picked me up in one easy motion causing water to spill over the side of the tub leaving me scattered in little bubbles. Danielle: That would work to. He sat me down on my feet, grabbed my towel and wrapped it around my body. Angelus: Better? I looked up at him with a simple smile as he rubbed my shoulders. Danielle: Yeah…still sore but all clean. If you want to shower I’ll look…he picked me up again and carried me back into our room. Danielle: This can work to…I suppose.
He walked back into our room and sat me down on the bed before walking over to the dresser. Danielle: I’m good if you want to shower before I look at your hand. He opened the middle drawer and took something out. Angelus: You were in there for almost an hour and I’ll clean my hand. I was about to go look for you. He walked over to me and handed me some clothes. Danielle: I was washing away the smell of Riley. Somehow I think farm and I don’t go together I prefer the smell of leather. I took the clothes and waited for him to do something but all he did was chuckle. Angelus: Do you need help getting dressed? I looked at him with lusted eyes. Danielle: Well I can always stay like this if you want to do something else? I got him to look at me with a lusted smile before he recovered.
Angelus: I’m going to take a quick shower. I watched as he removed his shirt and threw it into the closet as I sat there. He walked over and gave me a kiss before he walked into the bathroom. I watched as the door closed behind him before taking a deep breath as I unwrapped my towel causing me to wince because I moved my arm in the wrong way. I picked up the deep blood red bra Angelus gave me and put that on. I had to raise my hips in order to pull on my lace boy shorts. I climbed off our bed and as I reached for the tank top he left for me when I noticed that he left the closet door open. I left my black tank top on the bed and walked over to the closet.
I noticed that he had hung up all my clothes and even color coded them. I stood there looking at how he arranged my shoes when I noticed that the shirt he wore to the Bronze tonight was resting in the hamper…he must have taken it off when he put my things in the room before talking with the others as I slept. I stood there listening to the sound of water running in the bathroom knowing that he would take a few more minutes in his shower because of his bleeding hand I took the shirt and threw my towel into the hamper. As I pulled the shirt on, I winced a bit before buttoning the middle button as the water turned off. As I walked over to our bed as the door open I turned around and watched Angelus walk into the room with a black towel riding low on hips.
Danielle: I may have to do something if you keep on walking out of the bathroom like that. He looked down at himself before smirking at me. Angelus: I’ll remember that. I smiled as I turned completely around to face him as a slow smile spread across my face. Danielle: So good shower. He didn’t answer me as he walked over to a dresser and took out some underwear. Angelus: Yeah…I see that I have to hide my shirts from someone. I smirked at him as I walked over to my vanity leaving him to get dress. Danielle: If you want or you can just share with me. I picked up my brush and quietly cried to myself as I moved my bruised arm. I looked up to see Angelus standing behind me with a concerned look on his face. Angelus: Are you alright? I gently touched his cheek before I brushed my hair a few times to make sure I got all the knots out. Angelus wrapped his arms around me forcing me to stop in mid-brush. Angelus: I like seeing you in my clothes. I smiled at him as I laid my head on his chest. Angelus: I love you. I reached up and gently kissed him. Danielle: I love you too and I love it when you agree with me.
He let me go so he could threw his towel into the hamper as I grabbed my lotion before pouring some of it into my hand before rubbing it into my skin. Danielle: Angelus? He looked back at me and noticed the only reflection in the mirror was mine. Angelus: Yeah? As I looked at him I noticed he was trying to hide something from me. I stopped what I was doing and touched his hand. Danielle: What’s wrong? Angelus: Nothing. Let’s get to bed you have a long day tomorrow. Danielle: Alright. I walked away from my vanity and went to the left side of the bed. Danielle: Do you want to talk about something? He just shook his head at me as he went to his side of the bed. I picked up some of the extra pillows before moving them to the floor so I could pull the comforter back. Angelus: No…I just want to go to sleep.
I stopped in mid pull as I looked at him not convinced that he was telling me the truth. Danielle: Did I do something wrong? He stopped moving pillows and looked at me as I just stood there holding on to the blankets waiting for him to say something. Angelus: No. I refused to look at him as I sat down on the bed and swung my legs up. Danielle: I did something wrong…didn’t I. I pulled my legs up to my chest as he climbed on the bed as I looked away from him. He crawled over to me and gently touched my chin so I was looking at him. Angelus: Danielle, you did nothing wrong. As I looked at him I could feel my eyes start to water. Danielle: I’m sorry about the whole Riley thing. You do know that I want nothing more then to be just yours. I sat there as he gently stroked my chin making me relax as I slowly stopped crying. Angelus: I know. I looked up at him and gently kissed him that one kiss rose to an extremely passionate but before we could move on he pulled away from me. Angelus: I have to go. I watched as he climbed off the bed and moved toward the door. Danielle: Angelus? He stopped and looked at me.
Danielle: You don’t have to leave…I thought we could relax…well try to relax or we can snuggle with me wearing only my underwear. He raised his eyebrow at me as he walked toward me as I slowly yet sensually unbuttoned the middle button revealing what I wore underneath simple red lace underwear set that he picked out. As I looked up at him waiting for him to do something he just placed both of his hands on each side of me and whispered into my ear. Angelus: I could arrange it so you are not wearing anything. Smiling to myself I rose up on my knees before whispering to him. Danielle: I’m waiting for you mo chroi. I reached up and wrapped my arms around his neck as I breathed against his ear causing him to shiver as I exhaled warm breath against his ear but before I could do anything he reached up and removed my arms from his neck. Angelus: Maybe later we’ll have some fun siog. Right now I have to check on something. He gave me a small kiss before walking over to the dresser, pulled out a pair of pajama pants and pulled them on. I got up from the bed and followed him to the door. Danielle: Angelus please don’t leave me. He turned, touched my cheek with his wounded hand and left me as I watched him walk away. Danielle: I’ll be right here, if you need me. The door closed behind him as I stood there before walking over to the bed and flopping onto it in frustration.
As I sat in our room I located a television in the bureau. I opened the doors all the way and was about to turn the TV on when I heard someone stop at the door. I turned to find Max standing in the door way. Max: What is wrong my lady? Danielle: Angelus…I turned to look at him. Danielle: Can you find him and tell him that I’m sorry if I did something that offended him. Max nodded and walked out of the room as I walked over to the bed and sat down.
He was pacing in the living room when Max found him upon my request. Max: Sir, are you alright? Angelus: Max…I was wondering when she would ask you to find me. Angelus stopped in mid pace and sat down on one of the couches as Max sat down on the edge of the coffee table. Max: Lady Danielle asked me to find you…what happened my lord? Angelus didn’t say anything except just look at his hands. Max: Could it be that you have found the one woman you have been searching for but you fear that she is not ready to leave her world behind? Or that she may not want to remain with you? He looked up at Max as his hand continued to bleed. Angelus: How do you do that? Max just smiled to himself as he sat there. Max: It’s a gift.
They just sat there for a few minutes in silence before Angelus spoke. Angelus: When she told me what that boy almost did. I wanted to find him and rip his lungs out through his nose before forcing him to eat them. Max nodded in understanding as he remembered his own past. Max: How do you feel when you are with her? Angelus looked up at him to see that he wasn’t alone in his feelings. Angelus: I finally feel complete when I am with her…it’s not like the time I spent with Darla…then it was always about the hunt but with Danielle we can sit in complete silence and its heaven. He gently touched his forehead with his bleeding hand. Angelus: I made a mistake that night and I don’t want to make the same one by taking her away from something that would make her happy. Max stood and looked at the man he called Master for the last five years. Max: Before you found me in London I was with a woman…a human woman she was ready to participate in the ritual but she found love with a mortal man I gave up my claim on her and everyday after I pray that I made the right decision because I can still see her smiling face at her wedding… He gently touched Angelus shoulder as he walked past the couch toward his room. Max: Trust in what you feel and tell her about your fears. You be surprised what you can have in common. Goodnight sir. With that said he left Angelus to his thoughts.
I turned on the television with the remote after Max left. I started to flip through the channels for a few more minutes until I couldn’t take it any longer. I climbed off the bed, buttoned my shirt and left the room. I walked down the hallway a few minutes when I heard Ashley and Spike talking. They were talking about what happened tonight. So I stopped and listened to them through the door.
Spike walked out of the bathroom to find Ashley standing in the room wearing a simple pair of black shorts and a red tank top. He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist as he laid his head on her shoulder. Spike: Pet, what’s wrong? She sighed as she stood there with her hands over his. Ashley: I just think that Angelus did this the wrong way. I mean he should have at least listened to her before storming out of the room like a child. Spike: Angelus doesn’t like hearing bad news luv. I pushed the door opened and looked at them in anger. Danielle: You could have told me that before I said anything.
They looked up to find me standing in the doorway wearing an open black shirt with a red bra and underwear set. Ashley: Danielle, what’s wrong? She pulled herself away from Spike as I stood there crying. Danielle: I hate him. I just stood there as Ashley hugged me as Spike watched us. Spike: Who do you hate mum? I looked up at him with tears running down my face. Danielle: Angelus he just…. Ashley held me as she looked at Spike before pulling me over to the bed and had me sit down beside her. Danielle: I have no idea where he went and I can’t stay in our room without him. It’s too lonely. She pushed some hair out of my face as I looked at her. Ashley: What happened?
I took a deep breath before I told them what happened. Danielle: I showered and when I tried to get out he heard me scream. So he walked in smirking at me as he helped me out of the tub. He then wrapped a towel around me and carried me back into our room where he placed me on the bed and got some clothes for me. We talked and he went to shower. I changed and was looking around the room when I noticed he left one of his shirts in the hamper so I pulled it on and when he got out we talked. So we got ready for bed and then he said he needed to check on something. A few minutes passed when Max stopped by and I asked him to find Angelus. I looked at Spike who was pacing the room. Danielle: Did I do something wrong? Or was I really bad? Ashley pulled me into her arms and rocked me back and forth as I cried. Spike: I’ll talk to him mum.
Spike walked toward the door but stopped when Ashley spoke to him. Ashley: Spike when you do talk to him tell him she’s here. He nodded and gave her a smirk before he left the room. Danielle: I love him Ashley I really do. She nodded as she pushed some hair away from my face. Ashley: Maybe it’s something that Riley did. I looked at her a little confused. Danielle: Why would I do that to him? I mean he saw what Riley did. Why I would want a life where the only thing I could look forward to is going to the grocery store? I want to be with him forever. I want to wake up every morning in his arms and go to sleep every night the same way. She pulled me closer and stroked my hair. Ashley: I don’t know, honey I just don’t know.
It didn’t take to long for Spike to find Angelus sitting on the couch in the living room right where Max left him. Spike: So this is where you decided to hide? Angelus didn’t even turn around to look at him when he answered him. Angelus: Spike just go away. I don’t have time for you. Spike watched him just sit there staring at the fire. Spike: I just came to tell you that your girl is crying over you in Ashley’s and mine room. He turned and looked at his childe a little concerned. Angelus: Why is she crying? Spike: Said something about you not wanting her cause of that solider boy. Just clear it up because I want to get some time in with my girl. He moved to leave when Angelus spoke up.
Angelus: What was the first thing you thought of when you walked into that house tonight? Spike turned and looked at the man that taught him what it meant to be a vampire. Spike: I wanted to kill each and every one of them…why. He watched as Angelus stood up and walked over to the fireplace. Angelus: I thought the same thing. He touched the mantle as he continued. Angelus: When she walked down those stairs I wanted to take her away from everything. He turned and looked at Spike. Angelus: When did I start to brood? Spike: The day you found your girl. Come on let’s get our girls. With that they walked back to Spike’s and Ashley’s room.
When they opened the door they found Ashley and I holding each other as we slept on the in the middle of the bed. Angelus walked into the room and gently touched my hair as I slept. Angelus: I love watching her sleep. He knelt at the side of the bed as I turned toward him. Danielle: Please don’t leave me Angelus. I snuggled into the pillow before speaking to him again. Danielle: I don’t want anything to do with the stupid farm boy. He moved a piece of hair behind my ear and kissed my forehead chuckling to himself. Angelus: I promise never to leave you. He scooped me up into his arms and carried me to the door. He turned and glanced at Spike. Angelus: Thanks. He nodded as he walked over to the bed and kissed Ashley’s forehead. Spike: Anytime Angelus. With a final nod he left their room.
I woke up as he walked to our room. Danielle: Angelus, can you forgive me? Angelus: If only you forgive me. I smiled at him before snuggling closer to him. Danielle: Deal. I fell asleep in his arms as he kissed my forehead before opening the door. He placed me on our bed, climbed in on the other side. He pulled the blankets over us before he wrapped an arm around my waist. I snuggled into his arms as he whispered into my ear. Angelus: I’m sorry mo siog. I rolled over and looked at him as he looked at me.
I reached over and gently touched his face. Danielle: Why are you sad? He leaned into my touch as I stroked his face. Angelus: I shouldn’t have reacted the way I did. Forgive me. I kissed him gently on the mouth. Danielle: Of course I forgive you. Just tell me what’s going on from now on. That way I don’t have to cry to Ashley and have Spike and Max look for ya. Angelus: Promise. His kissed started off slow and moved to heat really fast. Angelus: You need to get some sleep before we do anything like that. I pouted at him. Danielle: Meanie. I laid my head on his chest and drew lazy circles on his chest. Danielle: I love you. He kissed my forehead. Angelus: I love you to and I promise that farm boy will get what he deserves. Danielle: I love it when you take care of me. I wrapped my arms around his waist and drifted off to sleep as his hand lay on my hip under his shirt. Danielle: Night. Angelus: Night banphrionsa.