Setting – Angel S5 – AU – Takes place in resurrected Sunnydale. Just imagine Wolfram & Hart worked some mojo and restored it to its former self. Spike and Darla come across each other and things develop between them.
She felt his hand in hers and took in a shaky breath, closing her eyes for a moment. Touching him made her feel so passionately for him. The way she felt for Angelus.
"I don't know, these strong feelings, I've never had before. I don't know what to do," she looked into his eyes, and then pleaded with him, "Tell me what to do. I want you both, but I can't."
Spike looked into her eyes and then shook his head. "Don't ask me that. I'll just tell you to stay with me. Especially after all he's done to you. How he's treated you. That's not what I want for you. I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Well, except Slutty, but she would deserve it," and he smiled slightly. He pulled her down to sit on his lap and he wrapped his arms around her waist. He spoke quietly, "I guess you have to decide what kind of person you want to be with. Do you want to be with someone who treats you like well, the way he does. You know all he's done to you, so I'm not going to say it." He paused for a few seconds, "Or do you want to be with someone who will treat you how you deserve to be treated?"
He raised his eyebrows and looked at her a little sternly so she knew he was serious, "And don't even think for a second that you deserve to be treated the way he treats you, because you don't. You deserve to be treated like a queen," and he looked at her seriously. He raised his eyebrows briefly, "And I know to any human it would sound as if the odds are in my favour. But, we're not human, so the way we decide things are different, I guess." He frowned slightly looking at the wall. "The pain is different. It's more intense."
As she sat on his lap she put her arms slowly around his neck, looking deep into his eyes. She listened carefully to every word, taking it all in.
"I liked it you know in my own sick perverted way, I liked our little games. Its only when he was banging Dru in the next room, I felt hurt and betrayed. But that was just how he is." She smiled listening to him carrying on.
"A queen?" she laughed softly at the thought. "Well would make sense seeing as Dru is the Princess," and she grinned biting her lip, looking into his eyes.
"I know what you mean, I do. Give me time. This is all new to me, feeling this way. Having to choose, seeing as I had Angelus for most of my unlife." She stroked his face softly sighing, "I need to re-learn you. Our history together doesn't count as I was ignoring you for most of it."
Spike smiled slightly looking into her eyes, "Yeah, I know you did. You used to scream the house down," and he bit back a grin. "But there are all types of pain, even pleasurable ones, you know that." He scowled lightly when she mentioned Dru, "God I hated that too. It got to me so much one night that I was going to come and find you. I was willing to try anything to make them stop being together. I made it as far as your room, but I didn't dare knock or enter. I knew if I tried anything you'd just snap my neck."
He raised an eyebrow at her when she laughed. He frowned looking into her eyes. "You know I didn't even think about that. Dru I mean. I always thought of you as a queen. Wouldn't dare say it to your face though," and he bit back a smile.
He rubbed her side lightly with his fingertips as he listened to her. He nodded his head slightly, "I know, and I'm going to give you all the time you need, I promise." He smiled and leaned into her touch as she stroked his face. He opened his eyes, not realising he had even closed them. Raised his eyebrows he scowled lightly and a bit mockingly, remembering back, "Yes, you did. God, that used to drive me bloody insane. And when you did look at me it was like I was something bad you had trodden in, or like you wanted to snap my neck." A chill went up his spine as he remembered the way she used to look at him. Shaking the feeling off he looked into her eyes and smiled, loving how she was looking at him now. He looked at her cheek as he stroked it lightly, and spoke quietly, "Are you tired? The sun will be up soon," and he shifted his gaze back to her eyes again.