Title - Eternity
Summary - Spike achieves the shanhsu and when Angel is left with the rest of eternity he turns to the one person that will last as long as he will.
Pairing - Angel/Drusilla
Rating - PG
Disclaimer - The WB and JW own Angel and its characters.
Chapter 3 - Down the Rabbit Hole.
Angel opened his eyes , he found himself standing in the middle of a field of bright red poppy flowers and the sun was shining down on him , he lifted his face up and smiled reveling in the suns warmth when suddenly the ground gave out from beneath him and he found himself falling down what appeared to be a rather large hole that didn't seem to have an ending in sight .
Seeing no reason to panic just yet he relaxed slightly and began to look around him as he fell , he noticed several shelves with dolls and stuffed bears on them along with other shelves that held different colored bottles , when he noticed that he began to pass some bookshelves he reached out and grabbed the first book that he could it turned out to be one of his favorites 'The Revolt of the Angels' by Anatole France. Seeing that he wasn't going to be hitting the bottom anytime soon Angel opened the book and began to read . 'Why not spend this time doing something useful' he thought to himself.
Just as soon as Angel had opened the book he was closing it again he had read the entire book and he was still falling , he found it all quite disturbing , he was beginning to wonder how he had gotten there , where there was , why he was falling and most of all.
"When the hell am I going to hit the bottom?"
As soon as the words left his mouth he hit solid ground with a loud thud . He sat for a few moments literally stunned , and a little pissed since his butt now hurt . Getting up he looked around him , taking in his surroundings checking for any immediate danger but he didn't see anything , save a small table and a wooden door , he then realized that this all reminded him of 'Alice in Wonderland' moving towards the table he thought 'I really hope I won't be doing any shrinking any time soon' he picked up the key and looked to the door 'I wonder if it works?' Angel went to the door and slid the key in and turned the knob.
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Drusilla sat at a table with her dream version of Miss Edith in her lap , looking up at the sky she knew that Angel had arrived . She had come to the conclusion that it would be safer for her to find out what Angel wanted if she were in control so she created a dream world that allowed her to speak with Angel but where she would be safe from any harm , like fire . Drusilla had waited until Angel was fast asleep and then crept in to his mind like a little spider , then she spun her little world inside of him dragging him down into it when he was ready.
"Oh Miss Edith I do hope that this is the right thing to do"
Dru had chosen Alice in Wonderland because it had been one of her favorite books , her Spikey used to read it to her when she would get really upset . Just the thought of her Spikey made her sad , he was gone from her for good , Drusilla realized that she had made a terrible mess of things by pushing him away , by not loving him the way a good mummy should ,but that was all the past , and unfortunately she could not go back and change it .
Looking up she saw a dozen little multicolored butterflies swoop around her head, it was a clear sign that she was nervous . Drusilla didn't know this Angel , she of course knew her Daddy Angelus , but he would never be coming back the little witch had made sure of that , however this Angel was not someone that she knew , he is a stranger to her. Standing up from her chair she moved to a path that came out of the forest that she had created , Dru hoped that Angel would not get lost that would be horrible , to be alone in the woods , even if it was in your own mind , could be a very terrifying experience . A wicked little grin crossed her face for a moment before she dismissed the idea of toying with Angel , that was not the point of bringing him here ,now was not the time for playing . Dru turned back to the table and sat down to wait for him.
"Miss Edith , do you think this Angel likes tea?"
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When Angel stepped through the doorway the first thing that he noticed was that he had exited from the side of a very large tree , one tree that stood in the middle of a very dense forest that only allowed a very minimal amount of sun light through the canopy above him. Looking directly in front of him he saw a clearing in the trees which lead to a little path , seeing that there was no where else for him to go he started to follow the clearing of trees.
Looking around he thought to himself 'I wonder were the white rabbit is , or the Cheshire cat for that matter' again as soon as he thought it , it happened , a little white rabbit came dashing out from the path in front of him followed by a very large cat chasing after it . Shaking his head he wondered why he was having a dream like this , usually when he dreamed it was of the victims that he had killed as Angelus, a reminder of his guilt ,or his dreams were made up by the demon to torture him, but this was different it wasn't something that his imagination would create , which lead him to a conclusion that was confirmed as soon as he reached the end of the path , which opened to a large clearing ..
Drusilla.
She was sitting at a tea table in the middle of the clearing , her back was straight , she was wearing one of the dresses that he was more accustomed to seeing her in, with Miss Edith in her lap . Dru looked up at him and smiled , then motioned for him to take a seat , which he did . The tea pot in front of him magically lifted itself off of the table and poured its contents into a cup in front of him . Dru picked up her own cup and took a sip , placing the cup back onto its saucer she looked at him with pure curiosity written all over her face .
"Why do you want to see me?" was the first question that she asked him.
"Why did you bring me here?" he countered.
"This is the safest way I could find out what I need to know" she calmly replied "now why do you want to see me?"
"Did you think that I would hurt you , that's why you brought me here" Angel looked at her with a slightly confused expression on his face "why would you think that?"
"Because the last time I saw you , you tried to hurt princess" Dru looked at Angel with hurt and angry eyes "the fire burned me , it hurt really badly. You're ignoring the question , why do you want to see me"
Angel looked down at the tea cup before answering her question "I don't just want to see you Dru , I need to see you , you're the only thing that I have left . Spike , he's . well he's human now" He stopped talking to look up at her to gauge her reaction to the news , but judging by the look on her face she already knew about the shanhsu "I'm alone now"
Looking into her eyes he saw the same loneliness that he knew must be reflected in his own eyes , Drusilla was more desperate than he was , she had no friends , she only had minions , he had Gunn , Wesley , Fred , and Lorne not to mention Willow , Buffy and even Spike if he were desperate . Dru didn't have one single person to turn to , this made him reflect on his own selfishness in this quest to find her , but it also made him determined to find her and help her , to be there for her when no one else has been.
"If I were to come to you how do I know that you won't try to hurt me , this could all be some nasty trick" she picked up her cup to take another sip of her tea and waited for him to answer her question.
"I promise that no one will ever hurt you" he spoke with conviction , he would not allow anyone to hurt he ever "You know me Dru , you can trust my word."
"Your wrong Angel I don't know you , I knew Angelus he was my daddy, but you're not him you're some one else" Dru quirked her head to the side , almost like she was measuring him up then said to him "But the moon is telling me that I can trust you and although the voices have been saying strange things lately , I think that I can trust him"
Angel smiled at her , he was about to ask her how he could find her , where she was , if she wanted him to come to her , but all questions left his mind when he saw her stand up , she placed her doll on the table and moved around to him . She pulled out his chair slightly and straddled his legs , she placed her head on his chest and he wrapped his arms around her waist . He felt her hand start to stroke his hair very lightly , Angel began to relax into her touch , closing his eyes he heard her say "Wakey , wakey Angel."
TBC...
Thank you to Chelsea for reviewing on the last two chapters . There still more to come people. Please keep an open mind.
Summary - Spike achieves the shanhsu and when Angel is left with the rest of eternity he turns to the one person that will last as long as he will.
Pairing - Angel/Drusilla
Rating - PG
Disclaimer - The WB and JW own Angel and its characters.
Chapter 3 - Down the Rabbit Hole.
Angel opened his eyes , he found himself standing in the middle of a field of bright red poppy flowers and the sun was shining down on him , he lifted his face up and smiled reveling in the suns warmth when suddenly the ground gave out from beneath him and he found himself falling down what appeared to be a rather large hole that didn't seem to have an ending in sight .
Seeing no reason to panic just yet he relaxed slightly and began to look around him as he fell , he noticed several shelves with dolls and stuffed bears on them along with other shelves that held different colored bottles , when he noticed that he began to pass some bookshelves he reached out and grabbed the first book that he could it turned out to be one of his favorites 'The Revolt of the Angels' by Anatole France. Seeing that he wasn't going to be hitting the bottom anytime soon Angel opened the book and began to read . 'Why not spend this time doing something useful' he thought to himself.
Just as soon as Angel had opened the book he was closing it again he had read the entire book and he was still falling , he found it all quite disturbing , he was beginning to wonder how he had gotten there , where there was , why he was falling and most of all.
"When the hell am I going to hit the bottom?"
As soon as the words left his mouth he hit solid ground with a loud thud . He sat for a few moments literally stunned , and a little pissed since his butt now hurt . Getting up he looked around him , taking in his surroundings checking for any immediate danger but he didn't see anything , save a small table and a wooden door , he then realized that this all reminded him of 'Alice in Wonderland' moving towards the table he thought 'I really hope I won't be doing any shrinking any time soon' he picked up the key and looked to the door 'I wonder if it works?' Angel went to the door and slid the key in and turned the knob.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Drusilla sat at a table with her dream version of Miss Edith in her lap , looking up at the sky she knew that Angel had arrived . She had come to the conclusion that it would be safer for her to find out what Angel wanted if she were in control so she created a dream world that allowed her to speak with Angel but where she would be safe from any harm , like fire . Drusilla had waited until Angel was fast asleep and then crept in to his mind like a little spider , then she spun her little world inside of him dragging him down into it when he was ready.
"Oh Miss Edith I do hope that this is the right thing to do"
Dru had chosen Alice in Wonderland because it had been one of her favorite books , her Spikey used to read it to her when she would get really upset . Just the thought of her Spikey made her sad , he was gone from her for good , Drusilla realized that she had made a terrible mess of things by pushing him away , by not loving him the way a good mummy should ,but that was all the past , and unfortunately she could not go back and change it .
Looking up she saw a dozen little multicolored butterflies swoop around her head, it was a clear sign that she was nervous . Drusilla didn't know this Angel , she of course knew her Daddy Angelus , but he would never be coming back the little witch had made sure of that , however this Angel was not someone that she knew , he is a stranger to her. Standing up from her chair she moved to a path that came out of the forest that she had created , Dru hoped that Angel would not get lost that would be horrible , to be alone in the woods , even if it was in your own mind , could be a very terrifying experience . A wicked little grin crossed her face for a moment before she dismissed the idea of toying with Angel , that was not the point of bringing him here ,now was not the time for playing . Dru turned back to the table and sat down to wait for him.
"Miss Edith , do you think this Angel likes tea?"
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ *~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
When Angel stepped through the doorway the first thing that he noticed was that he had exited from the side of a very large tree , one tree that stood in the middle of a very dense forest that only allowed a very minimal amount of sun light through the canopy above him. Looking directly in front of him he saw a clearing in the trees which lead to a little path , seeing that there was no where else for him to go he started to follow the clearing of trees.
Looking around he thought to himself 'I wonder were the white rabbit is , or the Cheshire cat for that matter' again as soon as he thought it , it happened , a little white rabbit came dashing out from the path in front of him followed by a very large cat chasing after it . Shaking his head he wondered why he was having a dream like this , usually when he dreamed it was of the victims that he had killed as Angelus, a reminder of his guilt ,or his dreams were made up by the demon to torture him, but this was different it wasn't something that his imagination would create , which lead him to a conclusion that was confirmed as soon as he reached the end of the path , which opened to a large clearing ..
Drusilla.
She was sitting at a tea table in the middle of the clearing , her back was straight , she was wearing one of the dresses that he was more accustomed to seeing her in, with Miss Edith in her lap . Dru looked up at him and smiled , then motioned for him to take a seat , which he did . The tea pot in front of him magically lifted itself off of the table and poured its contents into a cup in front of him . Dru picked up her own cup and took a sip , placing the cup back onto its saucer she looked at him with pure curiosity written all over her face .
"Why do you want to see me?" was the first question that she asked him.
"Why did you bring me here?" he countered.
"This is the safest way I could find out what I need to know" she calmly replied "now why do you want to see me?"
"Did you think that I would hurt you , that's why you brought me here" Angel looked at her with a slightly confused expression on his face "why would you think that?"
"Because the last time I saw you , you tried to hurt princess" Dru looked at Angel with hurt and angry eyes "the fire burned me , it hurt really badly. You're ignoring the question , why do you want to see me"
Angel looked down at the tea cup before answering her question "I don't just want to see you Dru , I need to see you , you're the only thing that I have left . Spike , he's . well he's human now" He stopped talking to look up at her to gauge her reaction to the news , but judging by the look on her face she already knew about the shanhsu "I'm alone now"
Looking into her eyes he saw the same loneliness that he knew must be reflected in his own eyes , Drusilla was more desperate than he was , she had no friends , she only had minions , he had Gunn , Wesley , Fred , and Lorne not to mention Willow , Buffy and even Spike if he were desperate . Dru didn't have one single person to turn to , this made him reflect on his own selfishness in this quest to find her , but it also made him determined to find her and help her , to be there for her when no one else has been.
"If I were to come to you how do I know that you won't try to hurt me , this could all be some nasty trick" she picked up her cup to take another sip of her tea and waited for him to answer her question.
"I promise that no one will ever hurt you" he spoke with conviction , he would not allow anyone to hurt he ever "You know me Dru , you can trust my word."
"Your wrong Angel I don't know you , I knew Angelus he was my daddy, but you're not him you're some one else" Dru quirked her head to the side , almost like she was measuring him up then said to him "But the moon is telling me that I can trust you and although the voices have been saying strange things lately , I think that I can trust him"
Angel smiled at her , he was about to ask her how he could find her , where she was , if she wanted him to come to her , but all questions left his mind when he saw her stand up , she placed her doll on the table and moved around to him . She pulled out his chair slightly and straddled his legs , she placed her head on his chest and he wrapped his arms around her waist . He felt her hand start to stroke his hair very lightly , Angel began to relax into her touch , closing his eyes he heard her say "Wakey , wakey Angel."
TBC...
Thank you to Chelsea for reviewing on the last two chapters . There still more to come people. Please keep an open mind.