You live and you burn

[notamistake]

My toes were practically curling when suddenly our door burst open. Narrowing my eyes I glanced up from the bed to see Wesley holding a gun. Wesley? And I wasn't the only one who noticed him either. Suddenly Angel wasn't inside of me anymore and instead he was standing up and glaring at our intruder. What

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[notamistake]

Angel just seemed to accept the fact that it was Wes I'd been talkin' to all along. At least he didn't think I was crazy now, which was kind of a plus considering the night we'd just had. Course what else could he do given the fact that Wes was the one who burst into our room and shot Angel in the chest. Felt almost kinda bad for him, ya know? That wasn't really much closure. Just hey what's up I have a dart for you wasn't gonna cut it. I'd had the last few months with him. Think it felt real enough for us to wrap up our loose ends. Me and Wes anyway.

I nodded at him when he pulled me in close and started walkin' towards the car. Home? Never sounded better and really that house hadn't felt like a home since we'd moved in. We'd gotten so used to Wesley's place. Well, that was gonna change cause this was startin' over.

"Are we really married?" I asked him curiously and he shot me as a look as we both slid into the car. Well, I mean it was a question worth askin' but not really considering who the fuck cared! We were like Adam and Eve except without the whole God thing garden of eden crap. We were the renegade Adam and Eve. Which out of famous duos could be worse. You know like Sonny and Cher.

[__angel]

I didn't say anything as we got into the car and I started it up. She asked if we were really married and I had just given her a look, but really, I was actually thinking about it. Pulling away from this and leaving it all behind, we headed back to our place. That big house that we had gotten. I wasn't sure if I even wanted to go back there or if we should find a new place and start over, but for the time being, we were going back to that place.

After a few minutes of driving once we got on the actual road, I shrugged, "We can ... well, still be er, married if you want," I said and looked over at her. It didn't matter really, because there was no one really. It was just us and it didn't matter. We could still be. I er, wouldn't mind it at all. She was the closest thing I've ever had to ... being married for a long while and honestly, I didn't want to let that go.

[notamistake]

I raised an eyebrow and looked back over at Angel when he said we could still be married. The way he said it was so tentative and nervous that I wondered if that was what he wanted. To be married? To me? Neither one of us really seemed like the marrying type, especially to eachother. I mean if Soul Boy was ever gonna tie the knot I thought it'd be with Buffy. But Buffy was dead and we were the only thing left of her.

"Does it really matter?" I asked him curiously. Because hell it wasn't like there were public records anymore. Anyone could say they were married and you'd just have to take their word for it cause there was no way to really check. I mean, I was sure public records still existed somewhere but most everything had been shut down when everyone started dying off. No more cable TV for me.

"Do you wanna be?" I asked him cause it didn't really matter but if it didn't really matter than why were we talkin' about it? I could think of worse things to have happen to me than tyin' the knot with Angel, but we were sort of married by a Satanic priest. Or something along those lines. Not exactly the things dreams are made of.

[__angel]

I guess it didn't matter. Who was there to really care if we were married or not? I guess it didn't matter that much, there wasn't anyone around and well ... yeah. I didn't care either way, but I wanted it. Well, sort of, I guess. I just wanted that connection and bond with someone, but I already had that with Faith, didn't I? We didn't need to be married for that ...

Looking over at her, I shifted uncomfortably in my seat as I drove toward the house we called home. Did I want to be? Well ... yeah, but honestly, it didn't matter none.

"Why do you still want to be?" I asked her, knowing that I didn't answer the question at all. I wanted to make sure that she wanted me before I told her ... er, that I still wanted to be married to her. I mean, if you think this is all stupid, then we don't have to say anything and besides, I guess it really doesn't matter that much, there isn't anyone around.

[notamistake]

"Way to avoid the question." I raised an eyebrow at him as he kept driving. I knew the whole thing made him nervous and really? Why shouldn't it? I mean gettin' married made normal guys jump through the roof all itchy and here we were. Angel got infected by some psycho demon that turned him into an even bigger psycho and then kidnapped me and dragged me off for our big satanic wedding. I'd love to see a Lifetime special on it.

Of course, there was no Lifetime anymore so it hardly mattered. And sometimes I found myself wondering whether life was worth living without TV before I realized that I was bein' a total dumbass.

"If I say yes does that mean we get a honeymoon?" I asked him curiously with a smirk. Hey, we'd seen way too many hard times especially lately to not have earned a vacation by now. I wanted to party, I was tired of being miserable.

[weloveyouangel]

Rolling my eyes as I drove, I just shook my head slightly and paid attention and listened for her, but she was quiet for a little bit. Then she asked that if she said yes, would she get a honeymoon. A small grin formed on my lips as I glanced over at her and shrugged. Well ... she would, and I felt weird talking about it right now, well, I didn't, but I did. I knew what I could do to her and how I could make her feel, but we really never ... er, talked about it. It was something new for me.

"That's what happens after you get married, isn't it?" I asked her with a small grin and returned my attention back to the road. It didn't take us long to get there and I pulled into the driveway and turned off the engine. The only thing I wanted right now was blood and a nice hot shower because I felt dirty.

I got out of the car as she did and we headed inside.

This was how it was going to be now, both of us coming home ... this was our home and this was our place and it was ours. Just ours and I was comforted by that. I knew I wasn't going to be alone anymore.

Until she ... well, died.

[notamistake]

I gave him a weird look at the sly grin he was sendin' my way. The two of us had been through hell over the last few weeks. Between the plague and The Guardian and Wes and crazy ass demons infecting Angel we deserved a little bit of fun, right? A little bit of happiness. A little bit of something besides all this nothing. Nothing but pain and we? We needed to have fun.

"Hey," I said, grabbing his arm as we walked in the front door. Forcing him to turn around I pulled him down to me, pressing my lips to his hard. Idly I thought to myself how funny it was. Funny that Angel wanted me now that I literally was the last woman on earth. Well, not the last but pretty close. That didn't stop me from kissing him though, teeth against tongue and flesh pressed to flesh. Hard and grinding and enough to make me wanna pop.

"Let's not go upstairs. Let's just leave." I whispered against his lips. I could tell he wanted to argue and pull away but I held fast and licked my lips, my breath warm on his face. "We've been through hell and back the last few weeks and now we need to party. We're married. C'mon, where's that honeymoon."

My eyes lit up as I watched him debate, I could almost see the wheels turning in his head. "Let's go to Vegas." I whispered wickedly, feeling him harden pressed against my skin. "C'mon baby. Think about all the fun we'd have. And we wouldn't have to wait in line to use the slot machines."

No showgirls either but I could put on a private show for him. Jumping up I wrapped my legs around his waist, annoyed at the wedding dress but still holding firm and pressing my lips hard to his mouth again.

[__angel]

She grabbed my arm, turning me around and I just stared at her. What was with that grin? What was she doing? I pretty much just looked at her with a deer in headlights kind of look because honestly, I didn't know what was going on with her. But, then she kissed me hard and I couldn't help but kiss her back. After all, she is my wife. I felt a tingle go up my spine when I thought about that.

I felt everything inside of me start to move and flow, even though it wasn't supposed to. It wasn't supposed to happen like that, but I guess vampires just got lucky in a way. After all, we were made up of sex and blood and power. At least that's how I used to be, now I had a soul. There were other things that meant more to me than that.

She ... wanted to leave? I gave her a look as I thought that over. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea, but she seemed like she really wanted to go. The thought was now making me kinda smile. A small grin on my face as I watched her and everything else on me hardening up as I pressed myself against her. Then she was in my arms and kissing me again.

Holding onto her ass, I held her close as I moved her toward the car.

"Vegas, here we come," I grinned as I kissed her again.