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Chapter 5
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Minutes later I was standing outside the hotel with the cool night air brushing against my cheeks.
I was standing in the middle of the stone patio. The bushes lined up around it made me feel like I was in a cage.
Angel shortly joined me holding a wooden stake. He gently tossed it to me so we could begin our basic training.
"Now I know you can pretty much take care of yourself, but I want you to be more familiar with a stake." He said, starting to circle around me as if he was going to attack. Holding the stake with one hand, I slowly raised it to shoulder level. The stake was limp in my hand, as I didn't really have a clue on what he wanted me to do next.
He walked over to me and placed one hand around mine. He squeezed my hand tightly and pointed the stake towards him. "You should always have a firm grip on the stake. You don't want the enemy to knock it out of your hands. And you should always have the stake facing your attacker" He informed me, still covering my hand with his. I briefly glanced down and looked at them entwined together around the wood.
Eventually he let go and went back into position. He began circling around me again as I continued holding the stake. Slowly moving forward, he stepped in front of me.
Eventually he was just inches away when he asked, "What would you have done if I had jumped you just now?"
My mouth slightly opened, but no words came out. My breathing became heavy as he continued to stare into me. "Uh... You are talking training wise, right?" I breathed, overwhelmed by his presence.
Before I could grasp what was happening, the stake I was holding dropped to the ground and Angel's lips were passionately pressed against mine.
My eyes were closed as I felt his hand reached up and cup my cheek. His fingers slightly tangled in my hair. The friction between our lips was exhilarating. Using his other hand he pulled me closer to him, deepening our kiss. I was completely swept away.
I reached my arms around his shoulders and caressed the back of his neck. My tongue began to wonder in his mouth as he continued to hold me.
With our bodies against one another, I slowly slid my hands down the front of his shirt. I began undoing the top buttons.
Angel unexpectedly let out a growl and grabbed my hands. "No you can't do that" He panted, still recovering from our moment of sudden passion. I was also breathing heavily, trying to recuperate. "What?... Why?" I asked him, searching his eyes for an answer I knew he wasn't going to give. "I just... can't" He sighed, backing away from me, doing up the top buttons of her shirt. "It's... me... isn't it?" I asked, swallowing heavily. "No" He said coldly.
Before I could protest, he disappeared into the hotel. I stood outside alone, trying to make sense of what just happened. Feeling a slight chill, I rubbed my hands up and down my arms trying to gather some heat.
But I knew it wasn't the weather that was leaving me cold inside.
Chapter 5
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Minutes later I was standing outside the hotel with the cool night air brushing against my cheeks.
I was standing in the middle of the stone patio. The bushes lined up around it made me feel like I was in a cage.
Angel shortly joined me holding a wooden stake. He gently tossed it to me so we could begin our basic training.
"Now I know you can pretty much take care of yourself, but I want you to be more familiar with a stake." He said, starting to circle around me as if he was going to attack. Holding the stake with one hand, I slowly raised it to shoulder level. The stake was limp in my hand, as I didn't really have a clue on what he wanted me to do next.
He walked over to me and placed one hand around mine. He squeezed my hand tightly and pointed the stake towards him. "You should always have a firm grip on the stake. You don't want the enemy to knock it out of your hands. And you should always have the stake facing your attacker" He informed me, still covering my hand with his. I briefly glanced down and looked at them entwined together around the wood.
Eventually he let go and went back into position. He began circling around me again as I continued holding the stake. Slowly moving forward, he stepped in front of me.
Eventually he was just inches away when he asked, "What would you have done if I had jumped you just now?"
My mouth slightly opened, but no words came out. My breathing became heavy as he continued to stare into me. "Uh... You are talking training wise, right?" I breathed, overwhelmed by his presence.
Before I could grasp what was happening, the stake I was holding dropped to the ground and Angel's lips were passionately pressed against mine.
My eyes were closed as I felt his hand reached up and cup my cheek. His fingers slightly tangled in my hair. The friction between our lips was exhilarating. Using his other hand he pulled me closer to him, deepening our kiss. I was completely swept away.
I reached my arms around his shoulders and caressed the back of his neck. My tongue began to wonder in his mouth as he continued to hold me.
With our bodies against one another, I slowly slid my hands down the front of his shirt. I began undoing the top buttons.
Angel unexpectedly let out a growl and grabbed my hands. "No you can't do that" He panted, still recovering from our moment of sudden passion. I was also breathing heavily, trying to recuperate. "What?... Why?" I asked him, searching his eyes for an answer I knew he wasn't going to give. "I just... can't" He sighed, backing away from me, doing up the top buttons of her shirt. "It's... me... isn't it?" I asked, swallowing heavily. "No" He said coldly.
Before I could protest, he disappeared into the hotel. I stood outside alone, trying to make sense of what just happened. Feeling a slight chill, I rubbed my hands up and down my arms trying to gather some heat.
But I knew it wasn't the weather that was leaving me cold inside.