Chapter 20

Angelus closed the door to the room that Dawn was in, her sobs could be heard as the door slammed shut, the vampire just grinned and headed into part of the hotel that all they hadn't used. The kitchen the metal gleamed Angelus stood in front of it, if he had a reflection he would be able to see himself. If you stared into the reflection the room seemed empty apart from one man hanging from the ceiling his toes were just about the ground no matter how he stretched his legs the ground was just out of reach, the cords of muscles in his arms were pulled tight as all his weight was on his bound wrists.

One of the taps seemed to have a leak and the only noise apart from the heavy breathing of the prisoner was the sound of the dripping water hitting the metal basin, and as you listened it seemed to get louder and louder after each drop.

Angelus walked over to the hanging man and looked at his beaten and bruised face.

"Do you think that she would want you know if she saw you like this?" He asked Methos.

Methos raised his head and spat at him. Angelus just looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"Do you think she would ever leave me, that is not going to happen?" The vampire turned his back on his prisoner and smirked, he then turned back his face showing the enjoyment he was having. He rubbed his hand down Methos' face. "You will die eventually just like all the others once I've had my fun but what to do with Cordy." He paused for dramatic effect and watches the man's eyes widen as much as they could as bruised as they were. "I haven't decided whether just to kill her, torture her a bit but just kill her. Would you do that if you were me?" Methos didn't answer the question he knew it was rhetorical. "I know what I'll do. I'm going to have to give her a test ride, Angel has touched some of that body and seen some of it and what a body it is. I'll gag her first though." He grinned as he saw Methos anger get the better of him and struggle against his bond trying to get to the vampire.

Angelus stalked around his prisoner watching and learning what his weaknesses were and he had the obvious one which was HIS Cordelia, but where was the fun in just the one he wanted to find more and use them and watch this man die piece by piece, he wanted to learn all his secrets and after 5000 yrs he must have many of them.

"Leave her alone Angelus." Methos mumbled through his swollen mouth.

The soulless vampire smirked at the man's back and then walked around to face him again.

"But the question is what shall I do after, decisions killing her or keeping her with me forever? Can you imagine what kind of vampire she would make?" Angelus mind was no longer with his prisoner, his eyes closed automatically and he saw Cordelia her hair wild, the moonlight reflecting of her pale skin, her mouth open showing her fangs as she bit into the neck of an innocent victim and watching her lap away the blood dropping it to the floor and coming to him kissing him with the blood still on her lips.

Angelus felt the arousal course through his body, his erection pressing firmly against his leather trousers, a growl rose deep from within his chest. He opened them and looked at Methos, the vampire's eyes were dark with want, need, and lust. He knew then that she would always be at his side, it would be more than he had with Drusilla or Darla, Cordy would truly be his mate and they would terrorise the world side by side. He couldn't imagine anyone else filling that part of his life. Angelus didn't want anyone else.

"If you hurt her I'll kill you." Methos brown eyes glared at him full of anger and Angelus knew that if this man had his sword he would take the vampires head without a second thought.

Angelus stood toe to toe with him and gazed into his burning eyes and laughed. "Do you know what I am going to do? I will turn her and then watch as she kills you all, watch as she tortures you all and then after each death we will fuck, I will pound into her body over and over again while she screams my name begging, pleading me to do harder and faster, our bodies will be covered in your blood as we like each other clean and then we will scream out each others names in ecstasy. But enough of pleasure let's move onto the pain."

Methos eyes widened and he tried to move his body away, his bare chest glistening with blood and sweat, but his tied hands and not being able to touch the ground his body kept swinging back towards the vampire.

Angelus reached over and picked up a knife he stared at the knives edge and smiled he did so like to do the hands on thing, getting up close and personal with his victims. It was delicious; it excited him seeing the fear in their eyes and smelling coming off them in waves.

"Let's experiment shall we? Time to see how that immortal healing works. Let's play." He said silkily.

Methos closed his eyes and tried to transport himself to someplace, anyplace that wasn't here. In his long life he had killed, tortured and raped people now he was going to know what it was like to be on the other side of torture.

Angelus grinned at the old immortal he was going to enjoy this. The vampire reached out and made a slice down the centre of his chest, it wasn't deep, not yet anyway they were going to move up to the big stuff.

*****

Cordelia sat down by herself the mobile phone clutched in her hands just in case he was going to ring again. Angelus had Buffy and Methos who he wanted was her and she knew deep down that he would get her Cordy was going to do whatever she could to save them and to try and save Angel as well.

She wanted her vampire back life sucked just as her and Angel was moving forward this happened. Was she really such a bad person at high school she knew she was a bitch then and she could get a little testy now but does that mean that she couldn't be happy with the man, vamp, manpire she loved.

A small smile graced her lips as she remember that conversation it all made sense now, the staring, the how trying to say how much they had gone through together and his face when she had told him she loved him. At that time she just thought it was best friend kind of love but she had fallen in love with him before that but had learnt to put her feelings in a little box called friendship.

Cordy had always found him attractive she wasn't blind, but it wasn't until their friendship had blossomed that the feelings became deeper. She groaned and hid her head in her hands she now realised why she had said that she loved Groo. The immortal seer had fallen in love with her vampire and before she realised it a defence mechanism kicked in and she told everyone she loved Groo. How could she have been so stupid? Would things be different now if she had told Angel then?

What was she going to do now, she couldn't loose him now?

*****

Angelus dug the knife if deep and watched the blood as it dripped to the floor and listened to the sweet music of Methos' screams. It wouldn't be long before it was time to call his Cordelia and made arrangements for their romantic meeting.