Another week has passed, another chapter is here. Not much happening in this chapter, but a big problem building up.
I find it sad that some of you beg me to write a sequel, but I don't have reviews anymore... :'( You know I need them to know if people are still reading my fic...
Anyways, enjoy the read!
Chapter 6: Not myself
Jeremy woke up to the smell of coffee. He sat up on the couch, wincing when he felt pain shoot through all his muscles. He wasn't used to sleeping on a couch, no matter how luxurious it was. He stood up awkwardly and walked to the kitchen's counter, in front of which Haily was already sitting, her wings opened freely behind her. He took a moment to watch her silently. Even as a fallen angel, she was beautiful. The silk draped over the bones of her wings seemed so soft he wanted to caress it. He weld up his hand near the end of her left wing to touch it, just with the tip of his finger, to feel how soft it was, when her voice stopped him.
-Don't. They're poisonous.
Jeremy retracted his hand sharply, suddenly not as hypnotized by her wings as he previously was. Instead, he walked around the counter to look at her face. Her eyes and cheeks were red, obviously from crying. The hand around her cup of coffee was shaking so much he was scared she'd spill some on herself. He gently put his hand on top of hers, stopping the shaking.
-Hey, what's wrong?
She shook her head. She didn't want to tell him how troubled it made her to know the dangerousness of their new link. The kiss they'd shared the night before was a mistake, should feel like a mistake. But she only felt good about it. That kiss had been passionate and full of what could be promises of a possible future together. But he had Bonnie. No matter how much she loved him – and God knew how much she did – he was out of reach. She'd learned to appreciate Bonnie over the past few months, even if the witch sometimes drove her crazy with her attitude, and she would never want to hurt her like that.
-I just… I don't like this situation. You, me, Damon… here in Hell… If one of you gets caught, we'll all be in big trouble. Klaus was nothing compared to what we'll see here. I'm scared for both of you.
She tried to bring the cup to her lips, but her hands were still shaking so much, she had to put it back down and watch it get cold. Jeremy simply took her shaking hands in his and kissed both of them, never taking his sight off her.
When Damon finally left his bedroom, it was around noon – on Earth. Time was impossible to tell in Hell, due to the constant cover of clouds and lightning. The vampire drank two blood bags sitting in the fridge before opening the front door of their suite.
-I'm going to take a walk around, see if I can find anyone who might help us.
Haily hurried to his side, giving him a hug.
-Be careful and do not fight demons bigger than you.
-Since when are you acting like the oldest member of this family?
-Since I am the one they won't try to harm because of my place in the demons' hierarchy. Don't be out for too long, okay?
The vampire shrugged, giving her a quick kiss on the top of her head before leaving.
Haily then walked to the closest window, to watch him disappear through the crowd. Jeremy walked to stand by her side.
-Why are you so scared for him? He's a vampire; he can take care of himself.
-Vampires aren't respected, in here. They are seen as garbage by many demons who've taken residency in Hell. Most demons hate them because they can still live on Earth. Others just think they don't have enough power to be worth of any respect. I bet my apparition with a vampire yesterday gave them a shock. Either that or they thought you were both my servants.
Jeremy let out a laugh.
-Your servants?
She turned to glare at him.
-You don't understand a thing, do you? If you weren't linked to me like you are, you would probably be working for a rich and sadistic demon right now. This is no little playful world. If you ever get caught in here, I might never be able to rescue you. It is not your life in danger, Jeremy, it is your soul! It's your ability to choose to do the right thing.
She was getting angry at him. She felt like he couldn't understand how edgy their situation was. Her fallen angel's mood was dark and easily changing from good to bad, Without realizing it, she was now talking angrily to Jeremy, her face merely inches from his. She stopped talking abruptly when his lips crashed on hers.
Jeremy couldn't help it. She was so sexy while being angry. Her face was getting a sweet shade of pale red and her violet pupils had black strikes appearing in them. Her lips were full and glossy and he just couldn't resist tasting them.
The kiss was longer than the night before, but just as passionate. Jeremy put an arm around Haily's back, carefully caressing her back without touching her poisonous wings. His gestures were done by intuition, as if he knew her body by heart. Haily, for her part, pulled his head closer to hers by passing a hand through his hair. Her other hand sneaked behind his back to land on his should blade. They lost all thoughts in this kiss, only wanting to taste the other some more.
They finally broke the kiss when they heard the door open. They quickly stepped back from each other to look at Damon's expression. The vampire had one brow raised and was glaring at them. He pointed a finger to Haily, then to her bedroom door.
-Bedroom. Now.
She looked at him, astonished. He had never talked to her like that. Almost like… like an angry father or big brother over-protecting her. She looked to the ground while walking to her room.
Damon looked back at Jeremy, who was now watching his own feet intently.
-Don't you remember that you have a girlfriend? I might not like Bonnie much, but cheating on her is low, even for you. And did you even think about Haily? She'll be heartbroken when you'll go back to witch-bitch. And it's one thing I promised myself to never let happen to her. So stay away, kiddo.
Jeremy never looked up, waiting for Damon to leave the room. When he finally heard a door close, he sat on the couch and put his head in his hands, sighing.
-What is happening to me?
Damon was walking in circle, trying to find what to tell Haily.
-Stop doing that, you're giving me a headache…
He came to a stop, glaring at her.
-What the bloody Hell where you thinking? You just kissed Jeremy Gilbert!
-I know. I was there.
The glared intensified. Haily slid down to rest her head on her pillows.
-I didn't… Think, I mean. I don't know what happened. I felt bad and he was there and… There's this attraction between us… I already loved him, but this…
-Great, now you're in love with him.
She pulled her head up, smiling a bit at the vampire.
-You didn't know? Come on, even Katherine knows.
Damon sat on the edge of her bed. He looked at her with his "big brother stare".
-That's not what's important right now. He has a girlfriend. If you want him, you can get him, but don't kiss him while he's someone else's. You'll end up heartbroken and I'll have to punch him.
She raised an eyebrow. Damon shrugged like it was the most usual thing.
-For good measure. It's in my big brother's job description.
He earned a smile with that sentence. His soft side surfaced and he opened his arms.
-Come here, kitten.
She sat back up and threw herself in his arms, letting him give her a bone-crushing hug. When they pulled back, Haily looked at Damon nervously.
-About the kiss… I… I think it has something to do with the link that I created between us when I used the Devil's prayer. The black link is very powerful and can be good AND bad to both the human and the fallen angel. Considering our relationship, I think the attraction is the bad part…
Damon sighed.
-You can never have normal teen's problem, can you?
I wanted them to start the search for Haily's mother right away, but Haily & Jeremy had other plans... And I have to admit I like their plans :D
So, for any Buffy fans who might read this story, have you seen the Spike's reference? You can answer in a review if you did.
Next chapter will focus more on their search and adventure in Hell.
