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Paige finally found the strength to resist his powerful charm and pried her lips and body away from him. She stood there, just looking at him- trying to decipher the real reason why he was in 'limbo' with her. He grinned at her seductively, his grey eyes almost twinkling, beckoning her back to him.
"That wasn't so bad now, was it?" She frowned at him, hesitated for a second then punched him on his right cheek. Paige stepped back from quickly, looking down at her right hand, still clenched up in a fist; it wasn't his fault that they kissed. Well, not all his fault. He may have initiated the kiss but she hadn't tried very hard to pull away. If she was honest with herself, the punch wasn't just for the kiss. She'd wanted to do that for a long time.
Danilo's hand moved to his cheek, still stinging slightly from Paige's right hook. He had been waiting for her to do something like that; let out her anger- he'd hoped it would have been later rather than sooner though. Paige is still a damn good kisser, he thought ruefully to himself. His hand massaged his cheek and he inwardly laughed. She's 'gotta pretty damn good aim as well. Truthfully he hadn't expected a punch, he may have deserved one, but they were both pretty surprised that she'd actually done it.
Paige couldn't hold back a grin at the look of shock on his face. She couldn't hide the look of satisfaction in her eyes at seeing Danilo's red cheek. She hadn't meant to hit him that hard but after years of demon fighting- she was quite strong. Pheebs would be proud.
"You deserved that you know." Danilo looked up at her, surprise once again etched onto his face. He hadn't expected her to be the first one to speak. He hadn't expected her to say what she said. Did I really expect her to apologise...? No, he thought after a moments pause. I'm not sure what I expected. He looked back at Paige, staring into her deep brown eyes; she was the first to blink.
"Perhaps I did." He nodded and repeated that statement again- more to himself this time. "Perhaps I did." They were both silent for a minute. The only sound that could be heard was a light wind whistling through the trees in the distance.
"Why have you never hit me Danny?" This had been the first time she'd actually hit him, when they'd fought he had a razor-sharp tongue. She hadn't wanted to slap him often- but with some of the things he said and did. He had deserved a slap and they both knew it.
She had often wondered why he never did anything to her. He was never, ever violent towards her. A bit of a bastard sometimes but he'd never raised his hand. If he had done something then she would have left him, no second chances. She would not have stood for it. She had wondered why he had never hit her because he seemed like he could and not feel guilty about it, like he was that sort of person. One with no conscience. But looks can be deceiving and Danilo did have a heart. He had 'normal' emotions. He lied like a 'normal' guy. Just his lies were a little bigger than most.
'Danny' raised his eyebrows at Paige.
"Danny?" He hated that shortened version of his name, but he used to let Paige call him it without a real glare. Sometimes she did it to annoy him, but most of the time it was to soften his 'sharp' name.
Paige looked up at him; his six-foot frame towered over her. At that moment in time Paige could have called him Jackass, asked him to strip naked and sing 'Don't cry for me Argentina' and he would have probably done what she asked. She had the ability to make him do anything and in that split second, with her looking up at him- he was well and truly screwed. And definitely not in a good way.
"Danilo," Paige said with a sigh. "Tell me." His facial express suddenly changed from passive to angry.
"What? Tell you what? I would never hit you! For Christ sake Paige, don't you know me at all?" She replied in a quiet voice.
"I thought I did, until I found out the truth."
"You know what Paige?" He said in frustration. "I don't wanna get into this with you; I don't want to talk about what used to be 'us'. But most importantly, I don't want to talk about who or what you think I am. Let's just get out of this place and we can never see each other again."
"All I want is for you to tell me why you're really here and what's going on."
"Paige, I…" Danilo couldn't finish his sentence. It was Paige's turn to get angry.
"What's a matter? Cat got your tongue? Can't think of another lie to tell me? Evil calling you home?" Danilo yelled out.
"Damn it Paige!" He grabbed her wrist tightly. She looked up at him in a stunned daze. In all their time together that was the first time he'd ever touched her in a way she didn't want him to. He dropped her wrist and stepped back. "Paige I…you know I would never…I'm sorry." She shook her head, trying not to let her emotions get the better of her.
"Please, Danny please. I don't want to get out of here and never see each other again. I want you to just tell me the truth; let's get out of here together."
Together? Could there be a chance for Paige and me again? If I explained to her, she'd probably never want to see my face again. But what if I told her the full truth? Not just about Nitlan and Limbo, but about what I was, what I am. Could we be together if she knew the real me?
Looking down into Paige's brown eyes, the brown eyes that deeply contrasted his own grey eyes. Danny wasn't sure if they stood a chance, he wasn't sure if she would except him and he had no idea whether she still loved him, like he still loved her. But he knew that whatever happened, she deserved to know the truth.