The Nearness Of You
Hello beloved readers! I was concerned everyone would get bored with the story and then inspiration struck. Darmian, beautiful sexy immortal, would become future Emma's lover! Some people think it is a little icky, but makes for an interesting plot twist.
To clear things up: Yes, I did add time travel. Emma, Jennifer, and Connor have traveled back in time to save their younger selves. Darmian is NOT having sex with a five-year-old that is gross.
Hope you all enjoy this chapter. I love to receive reviews!
You Were Never Lovelier
Emma patrolled the streets alone keeping the small town safe for the night. She was wearing some of Faith's clothing; a black halter-top, red leather pants and black boots. Emma was dressed provocatively and she wasn't sure if she was looking for a fight or for something more. Emma felt electrified all over and she needed to work off her energy.
Emma knew that her parents wanted her home in bed, but she still had butterflies in her stomach from the night before. Had last night with Darmian really happened? Emma kept seeing flashes of her intimate encounter with her mentor. The way he had looked at her, his experienced touch, the whispered words of adoration. Emma extended her senses searching the area for vampires. It was not a vampire she felt following her. She didn't want to talk to the man stalking her, so she picked up her pace.
"A young lady like you shouldn't be out walking all alone at this time of night," Darmian said walking silently up behind her.
"I can handle myself in a fight," Emma replied as she continued to walk along the sidewalk and away from Darmian.
"I am not worried about you fighting. You are emotional and looking at the way you are dressed you may do something you will regret later," said the dark haired man as he tried to guide her back to her parent's house.
"Like what? Sleep with a man that I'm in love with, only to have him scorn me later. Too late for that," Emma growled slapping his hand away and continuing to patrol.
"Talk with me, sweetie," Darmian insisted.
"Damn it! Darmian, I am not a child! Last night should have proved that," Emma retaliated as she continued to stomp off.
"Last night was an accident," Darmian shouted back, clearly frustrated by Emma. The moment he said it, he regretted it. Damian was surprised at the hurt look an Emma's face.
"An accident?" Emma repeated the word feeling dirty, like sucking on a greasy penny. Emma felt like she was being gutted from the inside with a dull spoon. Her hurt over his words spread through her and consumed her. She decided that if Darmian wanted to hurt her, he would get a taste of her wrath.
"Emma, I didn't mean-" Darmian started to say before he was cut off.
"I think I know what you mean," Emma said sweetly before delivering a sharp kick to his head. "Was everything from last night a lie?" Emma demanded as tears filled her eyes and she punched Darmian in the nose listening to the satisfying crack.
"Damn you, Emma. I am so in love with you," Darmian said pulling the distraught girl, young woman, into his arms. Emma struggled against him at first, but allowed him to hold her. "I can't stand to know that one day you will die and I will still be the same."
"You love me?" Emma asked looking up at him, her face stained with tears.
"You are impossible not to love," the immortal assured her with soft kisses.
O8O8O
"What are you still doing up, munchkin?" Spike asked older Jennifer, as he wandered into the living room wearing only a pair of jeans. Spike had gone to check on his younger girls and decided to talk with his future Jenny.
"I'm more of a night person," Jennifer explained. She sat on the big comfy couch wearing PJs and watching late night TV.
"So why are you dating Angel's offspring?" inquired the bleach blonde vampire, "If you don't mind me asking."
"We love each other. Connor has always been looking out for me and he makes me feel special," Jennifer explained with a happy sigh.
"Yes, but he is Angel's son. That kind of stupidity is genetic," Spike said with a laugh.
"Oh daddy," Jennifer giggled innocently.
"That won't work on me," Spike informed his future daughter. She was a little con artist, just like her old man.
"I am just dating Connor. Emma is the one gettin' physical with our watcher, Darmian," Jennifer surmised.
"Yeah well, when she wakes up in the morning, she and I will have a chat," Spike said his going cold.
"Dad, she isn't here. Emma snuck out earlier and I'm waiting up for her," Jennifer said.
"You are quite the little tattle-tale, Jenny," Spike said kissing his daughter on her head.
"Emma never steps out of line back home," Jennifer explained.
"And you are loving this," Spike sighed wrapping an arm around his daughter.
O8O8O
Anya and Xander sat together on the couch talking, until knocking at the front door interrupted them. Xander walked to the door of his apartment and was greeted by Willow and Tara. He ushered the girls over to wear he and Anya were sitting and the four of them began to talk about the hell mouth's latest weirdo episode.
"How about this whole 'back to the future' thing," Xander asked.
"Seeing the kids all grown up is just too mind-blowing. One minute they are little tiny defenseless babies, the next moment they are hardened warriors. I just can't believe it," Willow replied squeezing Tara's hand lightly.
"Hardened warriors with teenage hormones and a sex drive," Anya corrected, munching on popcorn.
"But the teen hormones is the best part of being young," Xander said with a grin.
"I could live without the angst though," Willow said.
"S-so what do we do about that vampire named, Noah, the children told us about. I mean he sounds d-dangerous," Tara stated quietly.
"Buffy wants us to meet at the Magic Box tomorrow to figure out how we can kill him," Xander said shoving a handful of popcorn into his mouth.
"Again! What is it with you people using up my shop for your meetings," Anya huffed.
"Ahn honey, that is the point of owning the Magic Box. And Giles is still the main owner," Xander said soothing his capitalistic fiancé.
"Well Giles is dumb to let the slayer's business interfere with money making," Anya informed everyone.
O8O8O
"You dated my girlfriend's mother. That is just wrong," Connor said as he delivered a jab to his father's side.
"I was in love with Buffy," Angel said shoving Connor onto his back. Angel and Connor had been sparring for almost an hour as they talked.
"Jenny is amazing, I can't even begin to describe what being with her is like. She is powerful, sexy, and she can cook. I can't live a day without her, dad," Connor said as he jumped to his feet and swung at Angel again.
"You realize Jenny is Spike's daughter. Any other girl would have been better then Spike's daughter," Angel insisted grabbing Connor's arm and tossing him into a wall.
"Alright you two. There isn't going to be a home left after you two are done talking," Cordelia said helping Connor up.
"Just bonding with my son," Angel said with a grin, limping to his recliner.
"Hope I wasn't too tough on you, old man," Connor said as he chugged down a bottle of water taking a seat next to Cordelia.
"Connor, try to take it easy with your father. His ego is very fragile," Cordelia said with a grin.
"But I do seem to remember saving your life more times then you can count, Cordy," Angel said sighing with contentment.
O8O8O
Buffy could not sleep alone in her big bed without Spike, but she didn't want to interrupt Spike's time with his daughter. So she was left to walk alone and patrol Sunnydale and keep it's residents safe for another night.
The blonde slayer walked past the graveyards and the parks. She didn't know where she was going, but her feet continued to lead her. As dawn arrived Buffy eventually found herself in a residential area. By then she knew where she was going. She knocked on the door to Darmian's apartment she needed to talk with him.
"Buffy, is there a problem," Darmian asked opening the door soaking wet and wearing only a towel.
"I'm sorry. I have no idea why I came here. I guess I wanted to talk with you about Emma," Buffy sighed. She noticed Darmian looked clearly uncomfortable and figured it was because he was only wearing a towel. "You can go put clothes on, I'll just wait out here."
Darmian felt like all the air had been sucked out of the room when Buffy arrived. He wasn't sure why the blonde slayer was visiting him this early in the morning, but Darmian was sure that Buffy would be less then thrilled to find her daughter in his bed.
"Emma, wake up," Darmian whispered shaking the sleeping angel in his bed. His heart swelled with love for her as she opened her eyes and smiled at him.
"What is it?" Emma asked, sensing something was upsetting her lover.
"Buffy is in my living room," Darmian told her in a hushed voice.
"That's not funny," Emma said getting out of bed to inspect for herself.
"That is not something I would ever joke about," he assured Emma.
Emma peeked her head out of the room and nearly screamed: her mum was in her lover's living room. Emma ran back into the bedroom and began to frantically search for her clothing. Tripping over the blankets on the floor Emma fell to the floor with a hard thud.
"You alright?" Buffy asked as she opened the bedroom door and gasped.
"Look Buffy I can explain," Darmian said.
"Your personal life doesn't interest me most of the time, but having sex with Faith the next night after having sex with my daughter is not right," Buffy snapped at the older man, pointing to the tacky leather pants on his floor. "Emma is still a young lady and she is in love. You have made a huge mistake playing with her emotions."
"Buffy, can we talk about this later?" Darmian asked trying to keep Emma from sight.
"Where is Faith hiding? Faith! Faith! Quit hiding," Buffy demanded. She checked his room and his bathroom and finally looked under his bed.
"Buffy stop," Darmian grabbed the slayer's arm, but not before Buffy had seen who was under his bed.
"Emma," was all Buffy could say in her state of shock.
