Willow's POV

I'd been training with Angel for three weeks. My body was pretty well adjusted and I only got the little aches from our sparring. We'd just finished our one hour cool-down Tai-Chi, which we'd started doing after every session. I even showed him a little meditating, which he seemed to find peaceful.

We were about to rap up soon anyway and get to meditating. I finally dropped my hands to the side, finished with Tai Chi when suddenly, I was on the ground and training kicked in. Even as we fell, I used my momentum to keep us rolling, simultaneously using both of my hands to wrestle one of his down to be trapped between our bodies when I stopped to be straddling over him. With my hands free again, I used them to hold his free arm up. One hand cradled his elbow and the other was wrapped around his middle finger and bending it back. He hissed in pain.

"What the hell, Angel!" I hissed. "You said we were done. Like an hour ago."

"Demons lie." he ground out. "You always have to be ready." He glanced to his hand meaningfully but I just pulled it back harder.

"I shouldn't have to be ready in my friend's house." I challenged.

"When your friend is a demon..." he hedged.

I dropped his hand suddenly and put on my best pout but careful not to overdo it. "But you'd never hurt me." I bashed my lashes innocently, trying hard not to laugh, "Would you?"

Angel's eyes flickered amber and I barely had time to widen my eyes in surprise before I was on my back, two hands holding mine above my head and then his lips were on mine. The kiss was desperate, but gentle and intense. I was surprised, shocked really, but it kind of spurred me into tentatively returning the kiss when the shock passed. Until I felt the tingles in my tummy and realized what the hell I was doing.

His hands went lax on mine and I pulled my arms away, using all of my stength to shove and rock at the same time until he was on his back. It was meant to get him away from me but his hands clutched my hips and pulled me back on top.

I'm not sure if he did it purposely or on reflex when the sensation of falling tells you to grab on, but the next thing I knew, I was all too aware of his own desire and we were kissing again. This time, I was participating a lot more.

It escalated quickly, snowballing out of control before I could even get my bearings. Obviously the demon comes out more when Angel's turned on because the next thing I knew, I was on my back again, feeling completely dominated by the brutal kiss he was pushing on me.

Not that I wasn't completely into it, but he was definitely letting me know who was in control. Angel rolled his hips into mine as his hands found the small of my back and gripped my shirt to pull me closer.

And that's when the CD we used for Tai Chi, the soft calming one, ended and the stereo shuffled to the next one, a rock and roll CD I'd brought for fighting lessons. Nobody was there to turn the CD off for silent meditating and suddenly Metallica was blaring at us, shocking us out of our kiss.

I just realized how wierd it was the be kissing all hot and heavy to wind chimes and soft guitar ballads when Loverman would have been way better.

I swallowed hard, averting my probably beet-red face as Angel climbed off of me. He offered a hand, which I accepted, and then looked around as if to find something to say or do to break this awkward moment. He had no idea how relieved I was that he didn't try a 'that was a mistake' speech.

"It's still only nine forty-five. Another fifteen before Buffy even starts to come over." I stated as I walked over to my school clothes. It was suddenly very tense in this room, electrically charged, but not in the sex way it had just been.

"How bout you show me that floaty thing." he suggested after too long of silence.

I smiled to the best of my ability and attempted to joke. "Okay. But warning: it's gonna make you jealous."

A small smile formed on his face. "I'll manage." he grumbled.

I shrugged as if to say you asked for it and walked to the center of the room. I gently sat down, sitting Indian style and put my hands on my knee. Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and began to center myself.