Disclaimer: Unfortunately, Tim Burton broke in and took Willy away, so now we're left without the Amazing Chocolatier. But we got to keep his hat and cane! (Whispers from lawyers offstage) What do you mean he took those, too?

AN: Small warning: this chapter may contain large amounts of sap, meaning kissing, mushy thoughts, and possibly some remarkably cute and hilarious scenes. For those of you with anti-sappy stomachs, please skip this chapter…or at least most of it…

Chapter 14: Much Happiness:

Nika woke up to a bright light shining in her eyes and the smell of vanilla all around her. It was all very familiar, but in her half-awake daze, she couldn't quite place from where, or why, they seemed so recognizable. She opened her eyes and began rubbing them, slightly pushing the crème bedding away from her upper body as she blinked a few times to clear her vision.

Slowly, as her mind drifted towards full consciousness, Nika realized that she wasn't alone in the room. She suddenly noticed a chest pressed up to her back, and her legs entangled with two others beneath the sheets. There was also a slight snore come from her right. Looking down, she saw an arm draped tightly around her waist. She tried to see who was behind her, but couldn't turn her head far enough to get a decent look. Deciding that she would try and worm her way out from under the arm, she started to shift her weight several times. A few seconds had passed when she heard a soft voice in her ear.

"If you keep wiggling, we won't just be laying here for much longer."

Nika instantly froze in her movements. She knew that voice which purred in her ear, oh-so-softly. It sent shivers down her spine. "Willy?" she whispered, not daring to believe it.

That night, as his precious Starshine slept on the bed, Willy had debated what he was going to tell her when she woke. Not doubt she'd notice immediately that she was no longer in her apartment; the vanilla scent would give that away, as would his presence! He'd debated leaving her alone in the room with Wendell keeping watch close by, but decided against it; he wanted to be here when she woke. In Willy's opinion, he'd been apart from her for too long, and he wasn't about to leave her just when he finally had her back again.

So he sat in a chair by the bed, watching Nika sleep and enjoying the peacefulness of her even breathing. He loved the way her hair flowed over the crème colored pillows like ribbons of flame. For some reason, it reminded him of the night of their kiss, when a lock of her hair had been left loose by the hairdressers. Willy had felt that lock of hair against his neck when they had danced, their bodies pressed close together, and had later tried to think of a way to keep a lock of her hair with him just so he could feel it between his fingers whenever he wanted. He hadn't had the time (or the courage) to ask for her to cut a bit of it off for him, and so he had been left trying to memorize how good her hair felt against his skin.

Halfway through the night, Willy was close to falling asleep and decided that there was enough room on the bed for the both of them. Putting aside his candy-filled cane and taking off his hat and shoes, Willy had climbed onto the bed and gently wrapped his arm around his Starshine's sleeping form, gladly joining her in the land of dreams.

The next morning, Willy had been awoken in the most pleasant way by Nika's body squirming against his. Grinning at the situation, he'd decided to speak up as she hadn't noticed that it was him lying behind her.

"If you keep wiggling, we won't just be laying here for much longer."

Willy felt her freeze in her movements before she spoke. "Willy?"

This couldn't be real. Any minute now she'd wake up, cold and alone, in her apartment with just the picture sitting on the nightstand next to her bed. There was no way she could be here, back at the factory, with Willy laying next to her in her vanilla-scented bedroom. Nika would bet anything that her alarm would go off and it'd be time to go to work, to go face the day and all of the gray and dismal challenges that were a part of it.

"Good morning, Starshine," he whispered into her ear, his breath gently drifting across her skin.

She swallowed hard and sighed, closing her eyes to prolong this blissful moment in time as long as possible. She really didn't want to wake up all alone in her bed; this was just too perfect and peaceful, and she never wanted it to end. Letting her mind drift on clouds of vanilla scent and color, Nika tried to fall back into the sleep that this wonderful dream was providing.

"Still sleepy, Starshine? It's nearly noon, you know," Willy whispered into her ear, hugging her closer to him.

"I'm afraid this is all a dream and that I'm going to wake up any minute now," Nika softly replied, her eyes still closed.

"Trust me, sweetness, it's not a dream," he murmured. "You're here in the factory and with me, and soon I'll have Wendell or someone come in here with lunch so we can have some quality time together."

Nika turned over so that she was facing him, her green eyes meeting his bright violet ones as his face hovered an inch above hers. This had to be real, there was no way a dream could capture the emotions hidden in those fantastic eyes. "So you kidnapped me from my home?" she asked, quirking an eyebrow at him.

He blushed. "Well, yes," he said, looking a bit ashamed of his actions. "I couldn't help it, though."

"I missed you," she said, smiling as she rubbed her nose against his, showing that she forgave him.

Willy smiled down at her. "I missed you, too, Starshine."

His bright lips hovered above hers and she couldn't hold back anymore. Closing the small distance between them, Nika pressed her lips against Willy's, feeling extremely pleased with herself when she heard him moan. She didn't know how experienced Willy was with kissing, so she decided to make the first move by gently nipping his lower lip.

Imagine her shock when Willy's reaction involved his hand slipping beneath her top, his fingertips softly stroking the skin of her back, making her gasp. She could feel him smirking at her reaction, right before his tongue carefully slid into her mouth. Danika could feel her body stiffening in surprise at the chocolatier's actions.

'Did I know he could do that?' she thought to herself as Willy's tongue began to slowly caress her own. 'No, definitely did not know he could do that!'

Locking her arms around his neck, Nika lost herself in the kiss. She could feel Willy's hands sliding up and down her back, stopping when it reached the strap of her bra before slipping back down to the hem of her pants. His kisses were now becoming more aggressive, his lips pressing harder against hers as he tongue began to thrust into every corner of her mouth.

Suddenly, there was a loud squeak from the side of the bed, and the two of them broke their kiss to see who, or what, had made the noise. There, standing beside the bed, was Wendell the Oompa Loompa, with his eyes closed tightly as he backed away from the scene they were making. The tiny being was making signs with his hands, and though she could understand what he was saying, Nika found it very amusing as he did so. Finally, Wendell turned around and ran out of the room, leaving a fairly stunned Willy Wonka lying atop an equally surprised Nika.

"Well, that was unexpected," he muttered. "I'll have to remember to put a sign up in front of the door next time."

"Next time?" asked Nika, who chuckled as Willy pouted at the idea of there possibly not being a 'next time' for kissing. "What was his signing, anyway? I don't speak or sign Oompa Loompa."

Willy grinned. "Basically, it was, 'my eyes, my eyes,'" he translated before a small frown pulled down the corners of his lips. "Then he said that there's a problem with the fudge machine downstairs."

Nika sighed. "Then you'd better get down there, before we're up to our ears in fudge," she said, kissing his cheek. "Besides, I need to take a bath and change out of these clothes."

She received a very lovely, very long kiss from the chocolatier before he bid her a reluctant goodbye. After he'd left, Nika soaked herself in a lilac-scented bath that went very well with the vanilla shampoo she used. Wrapping her body in a robe, she realized that she didn't know if Willy had brought her clothes when he'd kidnapped her.

Walking over to the closet, Nika gave a sigh of relief at seeing yet another fantastic wardrobe made for her by the Oompa Loompa dressmakers. Pulling out a red dress with a black bodice and a skirt that went down to her ankles, as well as a pair of black shoes, Nika opened the door and found a blushing Wendell there waiting for her.

She chuckled. "Don't worry, Wendell, I forgive you," she teased, giggling as the poor Oompa Loompa's face grew redder. "Now, what's supposed to happen to me today?" Wendell held up an envelope of purple paper with gold ink spelling out her name on the front. Sighing, Nika took the envelope and opened it.

Danika,

Due to an extremely difficult fudge machine, I'm sorry to say that I will be unable to join you for lunch this afternoon. However, will you please do me the honor of joining me for dinner this evening?

Until later, my Starshine,

Willy

Nika smiled with joy for the first time in three weeks.

AN: All together now: awwww! Hope the sap wasn't too much for you! Review!