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The fledgling at the door delivered the message in the usual respectful yet quick way and Angelus returned to the naked vampiress in his bed post haste. He crawled up the four poster bed from the end gliding his tongue over the female curves from her toe up to the tip of her nose.
"Darling?" He spoke as he planted a kiss to each cheek. "I have to go to my training session soon."
Darla moaned unappreciatively but caved in as she knew it was unavoidable. "Don't stay long."
"I'll try but that messenger told me that Buffy wants to do some outside training and I don't know how soon I can get back here. Why don't I make it up to you by taking you to the ballet tomorrow evening? Go backstage; eat some ballerinas before we gorge on the high class guests." He appeased her while he dressed.
Darla her self settled back into her pillows to sleep for a little while longer. Sure, she wasn't happy with Angelus staying out all night with the little blond twit but said twit had also coupled with Mitch and he was going to take her to the ballet tomorrow night. Darla felt very sure that Angelus was determined to make his Sire as content as possible.
"Geez, buddy! Don't do that again. You could scare a girl to death." She panted trying to draw unnecessary breaths from the jolt of adrenaline running through her system. Charles scrutinized the exchange with an unreadable look on his face.
"Well that would be bad!" Angelus replied with laughter tinting his voice indicating that he thought it was not bad at all. "If you had been a mortal girl who, as you may recall, you are not."
She scowled at him but couldn't quite mean it. He ignored her look. "I dressed as you asked for a training session outside."
That changed her look instantly. What? I never asked him to… Then she saw the quick wink he gave her as Charles got up to replace a book in his bookcase. Maybe he wanted her to play along. "Right, well that's good then." She speculated, trying to make her voice sound as sure as possible. "I guess I am dressed for the part too." He nodded his agreement almost unperceptive. "I am almost ready here. How about we meet out in the court yard in half an hour?" That seemed to please him.
"I will see you then. Goodbye, Charles." He greeted before exiting the library as stealthily as he had entered.
Charles returned to their joined desks. "Going outside for his training?" He inquired nonchalantly.
Buffy lied as vaguely as she could. "It seems like a nice way to break free from the normal routine."The carriage finally came to a stop after a good half an hour. They had left the streets of London behind them ten minutes ago and now they were at the beginning of a forest. Angelus had kept his distance from her throughout the ride. She figured it was because of the drivers, they would want nothing more than to spread around a new juicy gossip. The time alone in the carriage made Buffy wonder about what he had planned and that led to dreaming about the possibilities; all the feelings that had surfaced during her stay in Europe came back to her with a vengeance. At the end of the journey she was positively yearning for his touch.
Angelus exited the carriage and helped her out. He spoke shortly with the drivers and they left them behind in the dark forest with only a torch and the light of the glowing moon to guide them. He led her along a path for about ten minutes before she saw the flickering of candle light through the trees up ahead. She also felt other vampires nearby.
They arrived to a large open space between the trees. High chandeliers with candles stood along the perimeter, the centre sported a large chaise lounge filled with plump cushions and at the left there was a banquette table filled with food and carafes. From the other side of the clearing, four vampires stepped into the light and filled the night with the music of their violins. Angelus took her hand and led her to the chaise lounge. He waited for her to get comfortable in the sea of cushions before heading over to the banquette and select foods and fill two glasses with liquid.
All the while Buffy felt like she was cocooned in a bubble of warmth, the smell of lilacs and erotica. All enhanced by the way the object of her affection was currently approaching her.
He was so sleek, the strong lines in his black cotton trousers and silk shirt clung to the lines of his torso. His beautiful face was framed by black hair and held those brown eyes that now were now watching her like she was a better delicacy than the ones on his plate.
As he settled on the cushions, he set the plate out of harm's way. Then he turned to her and agonizingly slow leaned down his face towards her. Her breath catched in her throat as understanding dawned on her. He was going to kiss her for the first time.
As Angelus looked down at her he saw her pupils dilate with passion. Her golden hair was alight with the shine from the candles and her skin was a creamy white from the reflection of the moon on it. She looked like an otherworldly creature and she was going to let him kiss her.
He had felt so sure of himself as he planned this. He was going the sweep her of her feet. Wasn't she the lucky one that the great Angelus had forsaken all others to be with her?
But right now looking into those lust filled green eyes and at that sensual full bottom lip he knew very well who the lucky one was and it wasn't this goddess that let him into her inner circle.
In what seemed to be an infinite moment in time their lips came together and they kissed.