"Yes, and you pissed off quite enough people in doing it, it was like you
didn't care".
"I did care", Connor cut in. "More than you'll ever know, but I won't hold
back. If I want something-"
"You'll take it", Wesley finished, guiltily looking upon Connor's soft red
lips and having to stop himself from kissing them. Connor smiled, that was
one good thing. And that's all he needed one good thing to get through the
night.
Wesley threw back his drink again and merely watched Connor's face for a little while, slightly bowed down his hair ever so slightly draping over his eyes. Mysterious and beautiful. Connor was the worlds best kept secret, Wesley wondered how Angel could stand to be away from him, true Connor was a handful at times.most of the time but that's the way he was. Connor was a young male champion and as such a stallion, a lone wolf, hungrily connecting with the others around him but demanding respect and independence. Connor bit his lip thoughtfully. Wes had never seen him do that before, he missed watching Connor's emotions, his smiles, his snarls, his smirks he made demons seem boring.
"Wesley what happens now?", Connor asked finally looking up at Wesley, completely open, without anything slightly resembling hostility if anything it was friendly. "I can't go back to college. And my friends.my family. Its important you know, I know it wasn't real but-". "It was real", Wesley corrected Connor. "But your right you can't go back. We have a fight, a great many evils to conquer". Connor smiled sweetly at this and confessed: "I never conquered, hell I barely came". Wesley and Connor laughed, it was good to be honest, they hadn't been alone together since Connor had arrived back in this world, but they seemed to understand and respect eachother in a way the others never could understand. "Me either", Wesley said smiling warmly at Connor the firelight dancing on his face. "But we have to and we will". Connor rested his head on his knee and smiled at Wesley he believed him. If Wesley said so they would. Wesley continued laughing.
Connor looked down at Wesley on the bed, he was still holding the older mans hips trying to manoeuvre him into a safe position. Wesley looked around dizzly: "Huh?! What the? Bloody hell? Is the room spinning?". "Only for you", Connor replied quietly sitting beside Wes. "Did no one ever tell you that you shouldn't drink fast? Goes straight to your head". "Oh shut-up", Wesley said resting his head back on the pillow, Connor frowned he didn't like being told to shut-up. Wesley starred at the ceiling lost in thought. They were really in it now. If only he could turn back time. If only he could have saved Connor if only things had been different. It was all his fault if only he'd. The tears began to well up in his eyes.
"Wesley?", Connor asked softly. Wesley hesitated, now wasn't the time. "What?". "Before..when you said that you'd lost. You'd lost everything, your soul, the precious.the precious. I". "You what?", Wesley asked, great Connor was about to impart some of his 'I've just finished puberty advice' on him. "I'm here now", Connor said quietly looking at the firelight. "What?", Wesley said confused and sobering slightly he half sat up. "I know that.", Connor inspected the sheets just to avoid Wesley's gaze. "That I was what you lost, but I'm here now. Theres no reason to be sad." Wesley was amazed at what the boy was saying that outright honestly again. He didn't deserve to be in the same room as something so pure, so complicated. He scoffed. "You have no idea of what I've done in my life". "No." Connor said thoughtfully and waited before turning to Wesley "But I can imagine".
Wesley threw back his drink again and merely watched Connor's face for a little while, slightly bowed down his hair ever so slightly draping over his eyes. Mysterious and beautiful. Connor was the worlds best kept secret, Wesley wondered how Angel could stand to be away from him, true Connor was a handful at times.most of the time but that's the way he was. Connor was a young male champion and as such a stallion, a lone wolf, hungrily connecting with the others around him but demanding respect and independence. Connor bit his lip thoughtfully. Wes had never seen him do that before, he missed watching Connor's emotions, his smiles, his snarls, his smirks he made demons seem boring.
"Wesley what happens now?", Connor asked finally looking up at Wesley, completely open, without anything slightly resembling hostility if anything it was friendly. "I can't go back to college. And my friends.my family. Its important you know, I know it wasn't real but-". "It was real", Wesley corrected Connor. "But your right you can't go back. We have a fight, a great many evils to conquer". Connor smiled sweetly at this and confessed: "I never conquered, hell I barely came". Wesley and Connor laughed, it was good to be honest, they hadn't been alone together since Connor had arrived back in this world, but they seemed to understand and respect eachother in a way the others never could understand. "Me either", Wesley said smiling warmly at Connor the firelight dancing on his face. "But we have to and we will". Connor rested his head on his knee and smiled at Wesley he believed him. If Wesley said so they would. Wesley continued laughing.
Connor looked down at Wesley on the bed, he was still holding the older mans hips trying to manoeuvre him into a safe position. Wesley looked around dizzly: "Huh?! What the? Bloody hell? Is the room spinning?". "Only for you", Connor replied quietly sitting beside Wes. "Did no one ever tell you that you shouldn't drink fast? Goes straight to your head". "Oh shut-up", Wesley said resting his head back on the pillow, Connor frowned he didn't like being told to shut-up. Wesley starred at the ceiling lost in thought. They were really in it now. If only he could turn back time. If only he could have saved Connor if only things had been different. It was all his fault if only he'd. The tears began to well up in his eyes.
"Wesley?", Connor asked softly. Wesley hesitated, now wasn't the time. "What?". "Before..when you said that you'd lost. You'd lost everything, your soul, the precious.the precious. I". "You what?", Wesley asked, great Connor was about to impart some of his 'I've just finished puberty advice' on him. "I'm here now", Connor said quietly looking at the firelight. "What?", Wesley said confused and sobering slightly he half sat up. "I know that.", Connor inspected the sheets just to avoid Wesley's gaze. "That I was what you lost, but I'm here now. Theres no reason to be sad." Wesley was amazed at what the boy was saying that outright honestly again. He didn't deserve to be in the same room as something so pure, so complicated. He scoffed. "You have no idea of what I've done in my life". "No." Connor said thoughtfully and waited before turning to Wesley "But I can imagine".