With the last rays of light Selene's gold eyes snapped open, her fingers entangled in the chain of her cross, her nose flaring to pick up any trace of the offending scent from the night before, her eyes scanning the room purposely as if to find any trace of the poltergeist.
Angel had left in the morning after she slept, having to get to the office, but returned the moment he was able and sat now in a chair near the window.
"Lavender...vanilla...rose...blood.…" Selene muttered with a defeated sigh, falling back spreading eagle just like her first day taking up the whole bed, "It was just my imagination wasn't it mon amour" she sighed harder.
"Perhaps," He said as he moved across the room and settled on a small sliver of the bed, "Sometimes when you miss someone....you can almost feel their presence.."
"It's been over five decades....why can't I move on?" she said tears prickling her eyes. "I got over Father...Daddy...Remy, Hope...my own daughter...but not her," she sobbed, when slowly her eyes hardened in realization, "That mother fucker!"
Angel blinked some and lightly touched her shoulder, "What is it?"
"That god damn mother fucking cock sucking son of a bitch did it!" Selene raged at the confused younger man.
"Who did what lover?" Angel asked confused and slightly frightened.
"He was outside our bathroom.....he must have...must have sprayed something or did something to make that smell....all because I wouldn't abandon my meal to amuse him!" Selene snarled almost animalisticly.
Angel sighed softly, "Despite my personal opinion of Spike, I am certain he wouldn't do something like that. He loves you as though you were his sister."
"So did my brother and he tried to separate me and my mother too," she growled.
"Shh love, Spike wouldn't try and hurt you." Angel said comfortingly to her, stroking her hair gently, realizing that deep down she was still very much a child, despite her age and mind.
Selene sighed softly and contently under her young lover's gentle, soothing stroke, "Can I still kick his ass?" she asked childishly, glancing up at him with huge gold eyes.
Angel couldn't help but laugh a little, "I suppose so," he said smiling at the puppy dog eyes she gave him.
Selene smiled some nuzzling into him, "Good call the alternative requires more bodies than I care to pick up."
"I'm sure," Angel smiled nuzzling her gently as she relaxed into his embrace for just a while, waiting and plotting.