Title: Wonderful
Author: Alexis Aurelius
Genre: slash
Rating: NC-17/ R
Pairing: Angel/Spike; Liam/William.
Notes: This story is completely AU. There's a vicious secret society, much like the movie 'Skulls'. But it's completely different from it.

Beta: Tami Brandt

Warning: This story contains sexual situations between an adult (21 yrs old) and a minor (16 yrs old)
Summary: Liam Aurelius is a famous male model and is in a secret society called Black Thorn. He meets William in a bar somewhere in LA. Liam falls in love with this person and vice versa. But something is stopping William from committing into a relationship with Liam.

Chapter Five

The crowd's applause grew louder as the kiss was drawn out. William couldn't help but return the kiss. He knew Liam was the type of person who wouldn't take no for an answer under any circumstances, but damn, he was a good kisser. Though, there was one thing that he never expected from the kiss. It was how Liam seemed to be so gentle with him and treated him as though he actually loved him.

William wasn't the one who had a good childhood. He was often mistaken as a female and he was always called sissy for his slender frame. And somehow, he always seemed to like guys more than women.

Before he could process his thoughts, Liam was already pulling him closer to his body and had already broken the kiss. Scanning the crowd, he saw Buffy staring at him. When he saw her, his legs felt weak and he would haven fallen down if not for the strong arms around his waist.

"Alright everyone, since we're done with introductions, the real party starts." Liam announced and then he pulled William away from the, once again, noisy crowd.

Walking into the library, William looked around. Massive book shelves in Liam's room were unexpected, but this room, filled with more books, awed the scholar in him. As he moved around to look, he noticed that a glass ball decorated every bookshelf, similar to the one on Liam's bookshelf in his bedroom. He took a closer look and was shocked to see that the books on that particular shelf were of old literature and history.

"Liam, it's not that I'm insulting you or anything, but this is really unexpected." William said as he continued to walk around, looking at the books that are displayed. There was one thing that he didn't notice before though, it was how all the books looked very old and all of them seem to be bound in leather.

"I love reading books; it's become a habit of mine." Liam replied, walking up to William to wrap an arm around him.

Liam ushered William toward one of the bookshelves that was just three feet from them. When he got there, he took a hold of William's hand and guided it to one of the books. He pulled the book out of its place and they both headed toward the sofa that was arranged near a tall window.

William sat down and Liam settled beside him. When Liam sat down, William curled up against his side, legs tucked under him, and leaned against Liam's massive body.

Liam couldn't help but wrap an arm around William's shoulder. Together they stayed like that as William browse through the book on his lap. The time seemed to pass by quickly and before they even had the chance to do anything other than enjoy each other's presence, a voice from outside had their attention.

"Yo, Liam, bro, it's already two, one more hour and we're all off." Gunn called out.

"Yeah, we'll be right out in few." Liam replied as William closed the book and placed it beside him. "So, I guess we have to mingle with them for the final hour." He placed a chaste kiss on William's cheek before standing up. William rose to stand and together they walked out of the library. As they made their way toward the garden where all of the people seem to be mingling, Riley appeared beside William and gave him a dirty look. Liam didn't notice the look from Riley but he did notice when Riley moved closer to Will. He quickly pulled William closer to him and immediately came face to face with Riley.

"What's up, Riley?" he hissed through gritted teeth and at the same time trying to sound cool.

Riley backed up a few steps, clearly intimidated with Liam's bigger body, "Nothin' new, man. Just wonderin' here and there." and with that, he turned and walked away.

"Liam!" Wesley called out.

Liam turned just in time to see Wesley get pushed off the edge and fall into the pool. Laughs and coos erupted as the crowd gathered to help Wesley get himself off the water. Finally with Wesley out of the water, he took the offered towel and walked toward Liam and William.

"Liam, we have a gathering along with the other society heads the day after tomorrow, 8 pm. I think I gave you the invitation but I guess you misplaced it again, so I'm telling you now. Oh and it said to bring a date." Wesley said as he dried his hair.

"Thanks Wes. What would I do without you?" Liam smiled at him, "Tell the guys we'll leave at six."

Wesley nodded and left them. Turning to look at William, Liam was a little amazed to see William trying his very best not to laugh.

"What's funny?" Liam asked as he placed a meaty arm over William's shoulder and guided him toward the marble bench to sit.

"It's… I don't know… I didn't think you're that… how can I say it? Humble." Then William smiled and leaned into Liam's massive body. "Now I know that the big scary looks are just reserved for those who you don't like."

Liam tightened his arms over William's shoulder before dropping a kiss on his curls, "Those who get to know me are the ones who are mostly afraid of me. I don't just look scary and fierce, I am fierce. But only to those who deserve it."

William smiled and just enjoyed being in Liam's arms. Then something suddenly crossed his mind, his smile faded and his whole body stiffened.

Liam noticed his sudden tension then asked, "What's wrong?"

"I… how would others react to this? To us?" William asked, deep inside, hoping that Liam would just say, to hell with them.

Liam didn't reply; instead he looked William in the eyes and leaned forward to capture the smaller man's lips in a searing kiss. Somewhere along the kiss, Liam's hands found their way to Will's head and his fingers tangled in the curls. When Liam pulled away, they both slowly opened their eyes and Liam said, "To hell with what they think, Will. I'm falling in love with you."

Time seemed to stand still for William the moment Liam said that. Everything seemed to be a dream that he'd been longing for, well not the falling in love with a guy, but close, someone who would love him, cheer him up, and just hold him at night.

Liam saw Will in deep thought. His stomach was doing summersaults, thoughts reeled in his mind, 'What if he doesn't want this?', 'What if he's just scared to say no to me?' a lot of what ifs entered his mind. But they soon evaporated when he heard William's words.

"I… I think I'm falling for you too."

Liam didn't realize how happy he was at that time. He wanted to shout for joy, he wanted to jump up and down. The knot that was in his stomach a while ago loosened when he heard William's words. He knew no one had ever had this kind of effect toward him. He was too ecstatic for words. He hugged William close until he felt the boy pushing him away. It was then he let go. Once again, knots tightened in his stomach.

William saw the look on Liam's face when he had struggled to push him off. Well, what was he supposed to do? Choke to death cause the one he'd fallen in love with forgot how strong he was?

"I need to breathe, luv." William defended. Then he leaned toward Liam and took Liam's arm to place over his waist.

After a few more sweet silent moments, Liam and William were interrupted by Gunn who ran toward then, grinning like a mad man as he related to Liam what happened at the other end of the garden.

"Man, you are so not gonna believe this." Gunn said, his smile getting wider. "We caught Buffy behind the bushes, and she was holding up a picture of you and stickin' a dildo up her pussy." This time, he let out a chuckle, "She was moanin' and groaning and I guess she was lost in whatever she was feeling that she didn't notice that her moans are getting louder until one of us found her."

Liam never understood Gunn; he knew that he took good care of whatever it was that was his. But seeing that he just laughed at Buffy's embarrassment, maybe Gunn never really liked her at all. It wasn't that long before Buffy had screamed and shouted obscenities and took off. A short time later they bid everyone goodbye.

Soon the house was empty and Liam and William were left alone. Closing the door, Liam saw William picking up empty beer bottles and cups. Sighing, he walked over and wrapped his arms around William's waist to still him and said near his ear in a hush whisper, "You don't have to do that; the housemaids will be back in a few hours." He swung them both to the silent music and then whispered again, "Let's go get some sleep."

William smiled as he felt Liam press up against his back and wrap an arm around his waist. His smile grew wider when he heard Liam's whispered words. He didn't know why he was excited, but he was. Maybe for the fact that for the first time since he'd left home, there was somebody who was going to hold him throughout the night and still be holding him when he woke up.

TBC