Trouble Lies Ahead

Disclaimer: See prologue

A/N: Well...i want to apologise a hell of a lot for not updating this, but there are several excuses i'm going to try...ahem...my dog ate several copies of this chapter...i had to re do them over and over again...my cat decided to wee on several copies of this and most of them are hanging on the washing line drying...and my last excuse is work has been hectic, college has been eventful and nowadays i have ZILCH time of my own to do anything apart from study or make money..so im soooorrryy, and to both Llewlyn AND Doormouse, i'm sorry for not reviewing your stories, i kept trying but one thing led to another and i had to rush out or finish a project before i got the chance to even finish your guys new chapters. So, here are your belated reviews. You guys rock! Both of you, i've enjoyed your work immensley, continue with the ass kicking stories, dudes!

And here's to chapter six...please don't throw rotten fruit and veg at me... oh and i'm sorry if there are any typos, i posted this quickly before i got preoccupied with something else..

Chapter Six: Starlight

Lydia could not form any coherent thought as Beetlejuice lay on top of her, his cold hard body pressing into places Lydia had almost forgotten. His lips had taken charge, Lydia lay on her bed eyes closed concentrating on what Beetlejuice was doing to her. She felt his cool hand slide around her waist, her skin igniting his hand into a fist of flames as he caressed and worshipped the flesh he could touch. Never in his six hundred and odd years had he ever touched a living person like this, she was warm, yet hot, sweet yet full of unknown spice. He couldn't get enough of her lips, slippery and hot as they moved against his cool ones.

Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew something didn't feel right, almost as if someone were watching them from afar. He shook the thought to some unknown space in his head, hoping he would be able to analyse the feeling later on. Lydia moaned, grabbing a fist full of his striped suit jacket pulling him close so she could crush her lips against his. The closest they could be didn't seem to be enough for Lydia as she pressed herself against him. His body tensing as pleasure shot through him.

He pulled away breathing harshly, puffs of cool air tickled Lydia's face as she watched Beetlejuice stare at her, his emerald green eyes shining so brightly in her darkened room, the television forgotten. Somehow, his eyes seemed to get greener and greener, sparks flew in them as Lydia lifted her head from her pillow and kissed Beetlejuice softly on the lips. One kiss had turned into a thousand, a seemingly harmless test had turned into a passion so strong.

Lydia pulled away and cupped Beetlejuice's cheek with her small warm hand. Looking into his eyes, she caressed his silken skin and whispered so softly, Beetlejuice starined to hear what she said.

"I...think i'm falling in love with you, BJ."

Beetlejuice gasped and stared at Lydia for a moment, her eyes conveying exactly how she felt right then. Her love for the ghost breaking every barrier she had put up. He had been her mortal enemy, and had somehow turned himself into her what? What was he to her? A lover?

If Beetlejuice still had a beating heart he KNEW it would have missed several beats, Lydia patiently watched him as her words sank in. Falling in love was a big move for a weeks friendship. Sure, trying to marry Lydia had been a big move, but he had wanted out, for good! He had had a reason to do what he had done, but this...this was unexpected. A mortal falling in love with a ghost, scrap that...a poltergeist, he was SURE there were rules about that sort of thing. And Juno would be fuming if she heard what Lydia had said, hell she would have been fuming after their first kiss. What was he meant to say back to her?

"Lyds..I.."

Lydia put her small finger to his lips silencing whatever he had to say. She didn't need to hear him repeating the words to make her feel better.

"I don't need you to say anything, BJ. Can't we just FEEL each other tonight?"

Beetlejuice kissed Lydia slowly, lovingly as she clung to his wiry frame. "Lyds, you sure you want to...do this?"

Nodding, Lydia pulled him to her, kissing him with the passion she had built up, so this is what it felt like to love? She could feel him glowing, his powers emitting some sort of heat as he kissed her with abandon. Pushing his striped suit jacket off, Lydia let it fall to the floor as she began unbuttoning his shirt. Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew that this wouldn't resolve a thing, would it bring them closer together or push them apart? What would her parents say to her now if they walked in, catching both ghost and woman making love? The Maitland's would be heartbroken and Juno would be so angry she would probably burst into a bundle of hot searing flames, but this right now felt right. It felt as if these two beings were meant to be together, they had had their bad times and good times, and this would only add to their on going journey.

Beetlejuice pulled his tie off, flinging it to some far corner of Lydia's room as Lydia unbuttoned the last button of his discoloured shirt. Opeing it up she spread her palms against his cold chest, his skin glowing from the intensity of her touch. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Can you...feel me, Beej?"

A gruff sound resonated from the back of his throat which sounded like a forced yes as Lydia dug her nails into his chest, dragging them down to the waistband of his trousers. Soon there would be no going back.

Lydia arched her body as Beetlejuice removed her clothing, touching parts that no person but herself had touched. This was all new to Lydia, never had she slept with a man nevermind a ghost. Both were naked after a short while of divesting each other of clothing, Beetlejuice lay on top of her smiling and brushing her black hair from her face, never had she thought he could be this gentle.

He asked Lydia with his eyes if she wanted to go ahead with this, they could always stop, but she shook her head and pulled his face to hers, kissing him deeply, he entered her slowly. Both moved together as if in sync, the pain Lydia had first felt had melted away, pleasure now began to seep from every pore in her body. Beetlejuice moaned as Lydia moved with him, this was beyond passion, he was sure of it. This must be what love was. As mortal and poltergeist came together, sparks filled Lydia's room, Beetlejuice's body now as warm as hers as their passion peaked, words of love were muttered as they neared the end, a low growl escaped Beetlejuice's throat as everything neared it's end, his body rigid and unmoving and Lydia shaking as white blinding light flashed before her eyelids.

Beetlejuice rolled onto his side, taking Lydia with him. Curled up on her bed, Lydia clung to Beetlejuice as if he were her lifeline, his cool body still warm with the passion they just shared. Brushing a few locks from her face, Beetlejuice sighed.

"I didn't hurt ya, did i babes?"

Yawning, Lydia snuggled into his side laying her hand on his chest, she could feel his energy calming to a serene buzz. "No, you were as gentle as can be."

"It's just..."

Lydia sat up and watched him as he tried to form the words that were flying around in his head.

"I think we just broke a really huge rule..." Lydia laughed at the absurdity of what he just said.

"Beej...when have you EVER cared about breaking rules?"

Beetlejuice smiled a toothy grin knowing that Lydia was right, when HAD he cared about breaking rules?

The thing was, there hadn't been anyone to protect but himself, it had always been about him. But now there was Lydia to look after, breaking rules now didn't seem as attractive as it used to be.

"I hate soundin' soppy...but Lyds..."

Lydia lay back down and caressed his now cool flesh.

"I uh...i really like you."

Lydia smiled. "I really like you too."

Beetlejuice frowned and sighed. "No no..i mean..like as in...LIKE."

Kissing his neck, Lydia nodded in agreement and began to lick the underside of his chin. "Ahh, LIKE like..i understand now."

Beetlejuice growled and sank back down onto Lydia's bed as she began to nibble and nip his neck and chin. "Beej, for being a ghost, you taste remarkably good."

"Uuuuhh, you don't taste too bad yerself, babe."

And if it were even possible, Beetlejuice was more gentle this time.

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The Maitland's paced back and forth furiously as Juno stood next to them smoking her never ending cigarette, the smoke surrounding them as if it were a rain cloud concluding the mood they were in.

"Why didn't you stop him? Lydia is just a GIRL, she shouldn't be left with...that...pervert!"

Juno flicked her cigarette, the ash falling but never hitting the ground. "It looked mutual to me."

Adam tried to calm his wife down, holding her as she took deep harsh breaths. Both were more than a little un nerved by what Juno had just told them.

"Can't we DO something? I just..aren't we meant to be protecting, Lydia? What if he's still there...going further.."

Juno sighed and shrugged. "What can i say, Maitland's? I'm not too keen on the idea either, but what i saw...was more than enough to tell me that it was more than just...lust."

Adam glared at Juno. "Are you trying to tell us that Beetlejuice and Lydia are in...love? What is this? Romeo and Juliet the halloween version? He's a GHOST! She's...human, it's not right."

"Adam honey, what are we going to do? We're going to have to tell Charles and Delia about this..."

Juno cleared her throat and took another drag from her cigarette. "I have a suggestion...see what happens, leave them to it...if it goes beyong what we can handle, i'll see what i can do, but it's going to be a hell of a lot of paperwork to fill out. He's broken several rules by just being there in her bedroom and kissing her, i just hope he's not stupid enough to...take things further. Things could get really messy..."

Barbara gave Juno a pleading look. "What if things go...further and he gets caught out, what happens then?"

Juno gave Barbara and Adam a grim smile. "It will be up to Head Office about what happens, but most probably he'll end up being exorcised..he may be lucky and just be stripped of his powers. It's hard to say. But what i do know is...he's heading down an extremely steep slippery slope..."

TBC...