First day at work

Barnabas woke up early in morning to hunt before long day ahead with no where to go, he found that Angelique was up already as well.
He sit up on their large bed and rubbed his eyes, pulling his morning jacket on before he walked to the door. His witchy wife was nowhere to be seen and he didn't want to wake up his children yet.
"Good morning" He heard Angelique's purring voice whispering to his ear and soon she wrapped her arms around him.
"Hm.. Morning. Why are you up so early? I woke up and you were not beside me. You know how I dislike awaking like that."
He felt her lips press against the skin of his neck, "I'm sorry my love.. I promise I'll make it up to you."
Barnabas turned around, loosely wrapping his arms around her middle.
"You did not answer the question."
Angelique sighed, "I have to get started with Angel Bay."
Barnabas raised his eyebrows, "Why can I not help you with it? You would not need to awake three a clock in morning to go do everything by yourself."
"Barnabas if you're going to keep me another lecture of your family's honor, you know I will only make you see how miserable Collins family is."
"You are a Collins, Angelique. You should value the name as well."
Angelique rolled her eyes, "I will see if there is something you could do." She leaned to kiss him and pulled back, "I already killed few rabbits so you and children will get breakfast. I will come home as soon as I get business started with."
Barnabas sighed heavily, looking down. "Thank you.. " He turned to go back to bedroom to continue sleeping, but he didn't make it far when he felt Angelique taking hold of his wrist.
He tried to hide his smirk of his successful try to make Angelique feel like she needed to do something to make him happy again.
"Is there something else I must remember?" He asked.
"No." Angelique shake her head and turned him to face her. "What if you'll just come with me to work? We can take children to back room of my office and they can play there."
Barnabas looked surprised, he had not dared to imagine Angelique would warm up to his will to work as well so soon.
"We would... Work together?" He asked.
Angelique smiled a bit, "Only if you promise to work by my rules."
Barnabas rubbed the back of his neck, "I have become rather familiar with your rules, it should not be a problem."
"Good. then you go awake the children and give them their blood while having your own, and I'll make carriage ready to take us there."
Barnabas nodded, "We shall be there soon."
 Angelique looked after him for while before she go out to get horses and carriages.
"Poor, sweet Barnabas... Believe everything so easily.." She thought aloud while getting carriages ready.
Soon enough her sleepy children came out with their father who had dressed up so well she couldn't help but smile.
"Hello handsome."She smiled and kissed Barnabas.
He smiled, looking at her rather simple but pretty dress that showed her natural curves better than many other dresses in that time did.
"You do look lovely as well."
Angelique laughed and got into carriages with her family, "Once Angel Bay starts working daily, we will gain the wealth more than Collins family business ever did."
Barnabas looked at her, narrowing his eyes, "Right now, Angel Bay will be family business as well. I consider it as we only change the name and few technical things. Job is practically the same."
Angelique didn't have a heart to tell him that Angel Bay will never work under Collins name, but only her own. She did had in mind to offer job for Barnabas to help her with paper works and to train the workers, but she didn't have any intention to make him one of the owners.
  When they got to the place, Barnabas got out of the carriages and looked shocked to see that huge, red building was already there and Collins cannery was burned.
"What on earth is this?!"
Angelique got out and go open the door to Angel Bay. "It's new beginning my love."
Barnabas kept staring at destroyed Collins cannery. "But.. Our family's hard work.. It's all gone.."
"This is new place to work hard, come along." Angelique said pulling him with her.
"When this was build?" He asked.
"I started building when I killed your parents. I ordered them to build new cannery in name of your parents will to make business larger. Well, when they died, it became useless for Collins business so I took it. And that burned little cannery you used to call work place, was destroyed by villagers when you came out to be a monster."
 "Your cruelty known no boundaries." Barnabas muttered.
"Everything is allowed in love and war." Angelique smiled sweetly. "There will soon come many people for interview to get a job. You help me choose best workers in town. And if you happen to find someone suitable for servant to Collinwood.. By all means."
Barnabas nodded just slightly to express his understatement.
"Children, you go there and entertain each other. If you need us, then call for us."
"Alright mother." Children mumbled one after another, going to back room.
Angelique looked at Barnabas, "My sweet darling, don't be so down. We are working together now."
Barnabas nodded again, "My parents.. Died for nothing."
"They died for your sake. Now Focus. We have job to do."
Barnabas looked at her, "Why won't you bring them back? For me. I swear I won't be such coward to hide us. I cannot! We have children! I would make them accept us."
Angelique folded her arms to her chest, looking at him sharply.
"Please?" He tried one last time.
"No."
"Angel, our children need their grandparents. My parents would love them."
Angelique laughed, "Of course, they'd be thrilled to have three monsters as their grandchildren."
"Please, I would make them understand."
Angelique rolled her eyes, "I will think about it, but I don't promise anything yet."
Barnabas smiled a bit, "I will make it worth it."
Angelique raised eyebrow but said nothing, sitting down next to him and took some papers, giving half of them to Barnabas.
        After good four hours, they had gathered many young, strong man to work for Angel Bay and the cannery started working during the same day.
"You certainly did not waste time." Barnabas admitted, watching people working.
"Time is money, and long time is a lot of money." Angelique smiled and kissed him. "Come now my love, we have parent-duties to take care of. There's whole new day tomorrow."
"Can we just leave them?"
"Yes. They know what the price is if they fail." Angelique nodded and go get her children.
 Barnabas looked after her. She sure did know how to make people fear her.
She came to take hold of his arm and pulled him with her, opening the door to back room just a little so they saw how their children played together.
"Aren't they adorable?" She whispered.
Barnabas smiled, "Indeed they are. Our perfect little ones."
They watched their children play for while until Angelique cleared her throat to get their attention.
"It's time to go home."
Their children followed them out of the cannery, complaining hunger.
"We will have dinner when we get home."
"There is only couple servants left." Barnabas said.
"So? I gave them orders this morning." Angelique said.
"When?!"
"While you were still sleeping."
Barnabas saw it best not to ask more. He had learned to accept that Angelique was able to get many things done at once. Perhaps it was the benefit of her witchcraft.

New beginning starts from past.

  "I don't want to time travel! Do I have to?" Jonathan complained.
"Shut it, we are all going back to the end of 1700 century." Angelique said sharply to her eldest son.
"Angel, don't be so harsh." Barnabas said, wrapping his arms around her from behind and dropped a kiss to her shoulder before he looked at his son. "But you indeed must accept that what your mother says is true. We are all returning to where we belong."
"And live up together all those centuries we lost." Angelique smiled, leaning back into his embrace.
Barnabas made slight sound of uneasiness to the thought of living forever, but he swallowed his pride to defend his will to be once again mortal, knowing Angelique won't take it well.
 Jonathan sighed and rolled his eyes, "Fine.."
Isac and Jasmine joined them shortly and Barnabas loose his hold of his wife even she didn't seem to move anywhere from him.
 "Alright, Angel Bay will keep working as it is, nothing changes the company, so all we need to worry now is that we all get into the end of 1700 century in one piece." Angelique smiled sweetly and lifted her daughter into her arms.
Barnabas nodded, taking hold of their sons hands. "Do not let go of my hand until I say so. Is that understood?" He asked.
"Yes father." Jonathan and Isac muttered.
 Angelique smiled and closed her eyes, focusing on casting the spell to her family to bring them all back in time...

 "Nothing is changed." Isac said.
Barnabas looked around, "Yes, a lot has changed." He smiled. Lights were replaced back with candles and all electric machines were gone.
Angelique placed their daughter down. "We're back." Her hair had grown back to long and dark.
"Mommy is pretty" Jasmine said.
Angelique smiled to her daughter, touching the girls cheek gently with her hand.
Barnabas let go of his sons and looked at Angelique, "How far back we are?"
Angelique raised eyebrow, "You mean is your precious Josette still alive or not?"
Their children rolled their eyes, they knew all too well not to mention Josette's name to their parents, knowing it always leads to arguments.
 Barnabas sighed, "What would it matter if she'd live? We are married!"
"It sure won't stop you from betraying me again!"
"Hush Angelique! You do not speak to me in that manner!"
Angelique narrowed her eyes, "Just try and stop me, blood sucker"
Barnabas growled, he hated it when Angelique called him like that, and she knew it very well.
"Children, you go and find your rooms" He ordered, not looking away from his wife's cold eyes.
 "Fine" All of them muttered, knowing better than trying to interrupt their parents arguments.
When children had gone up the stairs, leaving the couple alone, Barnabas took hold of Angelique's neck.
"You know how much I dislike when you talk to me like that."
"Go on, slaughtering me yet again things surely will get better!"
Barnabas growled, throwing her away from him.
"Oh no you don't." Angelique said, taking hold of his arm.
"Leave me be!" Barnabas snapped.
Angelique smiled, "Hmm. I don't want to." She turned him to face her and kissed him.
Barnabas should have seen that coming, but still she got to surprise him.
He gave up he fight he practically had lost already and kissed her back.
"I really wish you'd stop calling me like that." He muttered.
"Aw, my poor, sweet darling." Angelique purred, "I promise to try find some other way to express my anger next time."
"What if you tried not to get angry at all?"
"Could you be able to not make me angry?"
"I will certainly try."
Angelique smiled, "Then we're even" She slid her hand under his shirt to caress his chest, "No more fights my love."
"Hm.. No.. Of course not."
Angelique leaned to kiss him again before she looked around, leaving him long for her warm touches more but he seemed to accept it quite fast.
 "We better go see that our children are fine in their rooms without any electricity as they are so used to it."
"Of course, as you wish." Barnabas nodded a bit, climbing up the stairs after her.
They did not make it to their children's rooms before their children came to find them, all complaining of boredom and uselessness of the era without any fun.
Angelique looked at Barnabas who seemed to be hurt of his children's hard critic of his own time.
"Shut it!" Angelique hissed and all three got quiet, looking at their mother, knowing that tone of her voice meant that they better listen to her.
 "We can get back to our time later, but now we will stay here so get used it. Make yourself useful and go get candles to your rooms, place them somewhere safe place so you won't burn yourself. Me and your father will come soon light them up for you."
Barnabas watched his children go back to their rooms without any word to argue.
"Thank you." He said quietly, looking after the children.
Angelique placed her chin to his shoulder, "I know you loved your home as it is now. This time, manners, values... And I love you."
Small smile appeared to his lips of hearing her words, "You do make excellent wife Angel. I knew it all along."
Angelique laughed and tied her long hair, "Well we better go put the little monsters to sleep, and then I have a bath to prepare for my lord."
Barnabas lifted her up into his arms and kissed her neck, feeling her pulse and gently bite her skin with his fangs, "You will be joining me Mrs.Collins."
"Mm, as you wish my love." Angelique smiled. "Come on, parent duties first, then fun."
"They better fall asleep soon" Barnabas muttered, making Angelique laugh softly.
Lighting up candles to children's bedrooms and few candles to hallways, Barnabas decided to search for new servants following day.
"You do that, I have to get started with Angel Bay." Angelique nodded, pouring hot water to bathtub.
"Can I not work beside you? You know how this time is not females to lead" Barnabas complained.
Angelique looked at him sharply and he seemed to give up.
"You know how much my business means to me" She sighed.
"As much as mine meant to me! Until you destroyed it!" Barnabas growled.
Angelique placed her finger to his lips, "No fights."
Barnabas bite her finger gently with his fangs, "I'm starving.."
Angelique smiled, letting her dress drop to the floor, "I can imagine that you are."
"May I?" He asked, licking his lips, his eyes finding her pulse from her neck.
"Feed my love." She nodded, gasping softly of feeling his fangs sink into her neck.
She rubbed his back gently, letting him feed. She knew there would be few serious arguments coming about the leading of business.

10 Years Later

   Angelique heard noises from hallway and soon fast steps that was coming towards her room.
Soon the door of her office was opened and Jonathan, her eldest son run into the room. Followed by his younger brother Isac and baby sister Jasmine.
 Her security guard came to the door. "I'm sorry Mrs.Collins.. They were too fast."
Angelique raised eyebrow, "Really?"
 Her children laughed and she stood up. "It's alright, leave us." She told to her guard.
 When door was closed, Angelique looked at her children.
Jonathan looked so much like Barnabas, she was hardly able to believe it was their son instead of younger copy of Barnabas.  Isac reminded a lot of his father as well, when Jasmine was her own mirror image from years past.
 "Where's your father?" She asked.
"Working." Jonathan sighed. "He told us to come to you."
"He's always working. You're always working.." Isac complained.
 Angelique smiled, "We're successful because we work."
"I know." All three said at once.
 Soon enough, Barnabas came into the room as well, kissing his wife before he lifted their daughter into his arms and looked at their sons. "Shall we go?"
"Go where?" Angelique asked.
"To hunt."Barnabas answered simply.
Angelique rolled her eyes. Barnabas had taught their children to become serial killers that definitely was never going to be suspected. They innocent children certainly was everything else but innocent.
She watched them go and took her handbag before turn off the lights and locked the door.
 On her way home, she go get bottle of wine and some candles.
Getting a bath ready and lighting up candles all around the bathroom, she recalled all those times in past when they had bathed together. She poured them glasses of wine and sit down to wait until she heard their children running in hallway to their rooms and Barnabas walking around the manor looking for her, finally opening the bathroom door.
 "Angelique.. What is this?"
"Shh!" Angelique gave him a glass of wine and kissed his lips softly. "Happy anniversary."
 "Ah.. Anniversary." Barnabas smiled, kissing her back gently before looking around the bathroom.
"I thought this would be nice.. It's been way too long since we bathed together." Angelique said, taking a sip from wine before let her clothes drop to the floor and go into bathtub.
"Are you going to leave me alone in here?" She asked teasingly.
Barnabas shake his head, "No. No I certainly will not." Quickly undressing he joined her to the bath.
 "Carolyn.. She will return tomorrow." He said carefully.
"Carolyn?" Angelique asked as if she wasn't sure she had heard him right.
"Yes. Victoria has got... Engaged, and she is moving with her fiancé. Carolyn and her.. Companion, are going to come to live in Collinsport." Barnabas informed her.
"You seem to know awfully a lot about them."
"Angelique, Carolyn is my family"
"I am your family!"
"Yes, of course.. But Carolyn is also. We must give them place to stay."
"Them?"
"Carolyn and her.. Boyfriend?"
Angelique laughed, "You're still not used to modern day language."
"And I never shall!"
"Don't be too sure Barnabas, we have eternity to live together."
 Barnabas looked down to the water. "Eternity..." He repeated in tormented voice.
"Yes Barnabas, eternity." Angelique said sharply.
 Barnabas sighed and nodded, "Of course.."
Angelique looked at him for while until placing their glasses down and kissed him, running her hands down his chest and sides, caressing his skin, causing him groan slightly in surprise before he slowly wrapped his arms around her, holding her close.
"I love you Barnabas.."
Those words made it quite impossible for him to resist her. Either it was in good or bad moments, those magical words made him forget everything else.
 Even Angelique had bad habit still get jealous too easily, and act over dramatically, he had to admit he was perfectly happy with her. And her passionate, unpredictable nature made their life everything else but boring.
 We was worried of that their children would get Angelique's temperament, but it was small worry compared to that their mother had so many other abilities that made him happy.
 "I love you too.. Angel." He whispered, his lips against her neck, kissing her skin.
Shivers go through her body, feeling his lips on her sensitive skin.
Angelique wasn't too sure how on earth they have managed to create 3 children already, even Barnabas was basically living dead, but she didn't care. Her dream had come true.
 The day when she was first called Mrs.Collins, she knew she had found that lost piece of herself that had never found its way back home. Losing Barnabas for two centuries had made her too cold, but she was definitely warming up already.
For a cold, living dead creature, Barnabas turned up the heat for her quite too well.
 Suddenly he froze.
"What?" Angelique pulled back, looking surprised. "What's wrong?"
"Josette!"Barnabas called, looking around.
Angelique growled, slapping his cheek angrily, her nails scratching few bruises on his face.
Barnabas hissed, rubbing his cheek until he pierced his fangs into her neck, causing her gasp in surprise and pain.
 She pushed him away, few cracks on her neck healing much faster than decade ago.
She pushed him against the bathtub, kissing him deeply, his arms soon wrapping around her.
Angelique broke the kiss and looked down to him, "How dare you say her name when it's our anniversary?"
Barnabas catch his breath, "I thought I sensed her.."
"Shh!" Angelique commanded, kissing him passionately...

  Next morning when David was preparing the lessons for Barnabas' and Angelique's children, the couple was still locked up in their own room. David knew better than even trying to go knock on their door. He had witnessed way too much for his liking already.
  "Where's mom and dad?" Isac asked when he came to kitchen.
"Sleeping." David said and kept reading the newspaper.
Isac sit down to eat his breakfast, soon getting company from his sister.
"Where's mom and dad?"
"Sleeping" Isac and David said.
Jasmine sighed and sit down to eat her breakfast.
Jonathan came to kitchen, looking around. "They're still sleeping?" He asked.
All three nodded.
"Great." Jonathan rolled his eyes and sit down.
 Knock on the door catch their all attention and David go to open.
"Can I help you?" He asked from blond, young woman with huge baby blue eyes.
"Yes, I am looking for Mr.Collins." She answered with gentle voice.
 "Which one?" David asked, feeling suddenly really dumb.
 The woman giggled, "Barnabas Collins. I am here for the housekeepers job. Help in house work."
David nodded, "Great, come on in."
"Thank you." She nodded and came in.
       Angelique kissed her husband and held back laughter to see him blink his eyes open to look at her tiredly.
"Good morning sleepy head"
Barnabas sighed, "Why must we awake now?"
"You wanted to have interviews for the housekeeper position today and it's already ten." Angelique reminded him and got up, taking simple and elegant black dress to wear.
 Barnabas watched her for while and got up with another heavy sigh, "Very well."
Angelique smiled, "Good boy"
Barnabas couldn't help but smile. "Good? And.. It was way too long time ago when I was a boy"
"Uh huh. Not too long for me to remember." Angelique said with playful wink  as she opened the door and walked through the hallway with him and downstairs.
She froze into her place as she saw who David was talking to.
Barnabas nearly pushed her down the stairs as he stopped right behind her and looked where she was looking at.
"Josette.."
Angelique took hold of his arm. "No! No.. It's not."
Barnabas pulled his arm free and go to greet this young woman, perfect copy of Josette.
 "Oh Mr.Collins, there you are. My great aunt in way back in history, used to live in Collinwood. She was-"
"Bride of Barnabas Collins." Barnabas finished.
She looked surprised but nodded, "Yes. She was. Josette DuPres."
Angelique watched the woman coldly. She knew exactly how far she was willing to go to get rid of that woman.
 Barnabas automatically gave the housekeeper job for this woman. He would not lose his beloved Josette yet again.
 "Angelique, come greet to our-" He looked around, finding his wife nowhere to be seen, he looked at David, "Where did she go?"
 "I don't know." David said and left back to kitchen.
Barnabas got bad feeling, he surely wasn't only one who had noticed how much this woman looked like Josette.
 "Excuse me for a minute. You may go to kitchen, David will introduce you to our children." He said to her and left to find Angelique.
 He took few steps away to go find her, when he heard the door opening and closing.
 Their new housekeeper was out.
He felt like stone had hit his heart.
"Angelique!" He growled, "Stop this!" Then he run after her.
 Widow's Hill.
Barnabas sighed heavily as he carefully followed the girl to the dangerous cliff and took hold of her arms.
"Do not jump.You are under the spell. Fight back Josette, fight back!"
 The girl turned around, looking at him emotionless expression on her face. "I hate you, Barnabas Collins."
Barnabas looked at her eyes wide, too shocked for while to realize that she had already fell.
"No! No! Josette!"
 "You shouldn't have try to betray me again Barnabas, I may have let her live." Angelique said, walking to him and placed her hand to his shoulder.
 Barnabas growled, taking hold of her wrist and pushed he away from him.
Angelique looked down to deathly rocks. "Barnabas, don't..."
 Barnabas looked down, Josette was gone once again. He had lost the love of his life so many times because of Angelique. Because of that cliff.
 He sighed heavily. "Goodbye Angelique."
Angelique looked at him eyes wide, "No! No! Barnabas I love you! I do, I love you!"
She cracked her chest to pull out her heart, "Barnabas... Take it.. Take my love."
Barnabas looked at her delicate heart. He had never wished to see it again. That heart was his heaven and hell. He sighed and took the heart, placing it back to her hollow chest before he pulled her into tight embrace.
 "I do love you Angelique.. With your worse and your best. You are.. My wife."

"We do what we did before"

   When Angelique opened her eyes, she saw Barnabas laying next to her, reading an old book.
 "How long did I sleep?" She asked.
 Barnabas blinked and looked at her, "Ah, you're awaken."
"How long?"
Barnabas shake his head, "I didn't count hours. I may guess an hour or two."
 Angelique sit up, rubbing her forehead. "I felt dizzy.."
Barnabas nodded a bit. "You have lost too much blood."
"No. It's not that... I don't need blood to run through my body."
"You haven't eaten. Nor slept well. You were exhausted."
"Maybe..."
 "Angelique?"
"Yes?"
"Are you alright?"
Angelique turned to look at him, "I'm fine."
Barnabas looked at her curiously.
"What?"
"Nothing.." He looked back to the book.
Angelique got up but stopped right then, leaning against the wall.
Barnabas looked at her, but didn't say anything.
When she finally looked at him, he realized that she was just as surprised as he was.
"Angelique... Is this-?"
Angelique looked down and then back to Barnabas. "I.. I don't know."
Barnabas took hold of her arms, holding her on her feet, watching her carefully.
Angelique placed her hand on her lower stomach, narrowing her eyes. "It's impossible..."
Barnabas' eyes got wide, "You are not-"
"Carrying your child?" Angelique finished his line and nodded, "I think I am."
 Barnabas looked down to her stomach, "How-?"
"Exactly what I would like to know, but it's supernatural creature anyway. Vampires are basically dead, Witches isn't so something weird is in this and I am going to find out what it is. I'm not going to give a birth of a zombie."
Barnabas seemed to be frozen.
Angelique snapped her fingers in front of his eyes and he looked at her, "A- A zombie?"
"I doubt that, but some kind of magical vampire it must be.. "
Barnabas nodded weakly, suddenly pulling her closer into tight embrace. "Now you must marry me Angelique."
 Angelique blinked few times in surprise and slowly hugged him back.
"Uncle Barnabas." They heard quiet voice from doorway and they both turned to look at David.
"Young master David, what is it? You should be sleeping at this hour"
 "Yes but... Neighborhood is on fire." David said, pointing the direction of the door.
 Angelique and Barnabas followed him to look out of the window.
 "It's not neighborhood... It's whole town" Angelique gasped.
 Barnabas could sense her getting tense. Obviously Angelique still held fear of fire, as Witches were typically burned to death.
 "How this could have happen?" He asked.
They go outside to see how huge the damage really was.
Angelique turned David to go back inside, "Go to kitchen, pack all food you can find. I take some clothes, towels and blankets."
Barnabas looked surprised, but waited for them at the door.
 David brought few bags of food, Angelique had all other necessary.
"Lets go. We'll take one of Angel Bay's boats and leave. They will never be able to control that fire before this town is destroyed." Angelique said, leading Collinses to the beach.
 Barnabas helped David to climb into the boat, then he go there by himself and lastly pulled Angelique there.
Tears run down David's cheeks and Barnabas placed his hand on the boys shoulder, wrapping his other hand around Angelique as they sailed away from Collinsport.
  "What may be remaining there after the fire is tamed?" He wondered.
"I don't know.. "Angelique whispered.
Barnabas looked at her, she seemed unusually humanly. As if she was really sorry for what she saw.
 "It was our home.. "He said.
"It was... And it will be again. Some day."
They watched burning Collinsport for while until David broke the silence.
"What we'll do now?"
Barnabas looked at the boy. "We do what we did before, we build our own town."
 David looked confused for while but nodded then.

  They returned to Collinsport after couple of days. Badly burned town was full of dead bodies and destroyed houses.
 Angelique found it no big surprise that Angel Bay wasn't completely destroyed.
Barnabas on the other hand found it very suspicious.
"It's so near to the water. They have been able to use water all the time to protect the building." Angelique said.
Her workers were suffered great loss, but she still had many enough so they were able to start rebuilding of the town. They lived in Angelique's office for while, spending a lot of time to rebuild of Collinwood.
 The more the town was fixed and rebuild, more people returned and those who had died, were buried.
 Supernatural child that Angelique was carrying, seemed to grow faster than normal human child, that was, at first. After couple months, Angelique found that her child was getting quite normal, growing little by little as all other children.
  It took no less than half year from them to rebuild Collinwood in that condition they were able to move in.
Naturally rest of the manor was still in process, but all three of them didn't need too much space at once.
  And so, within few months after that, Angelique gave a birth to their own son. Pale, little creature had obviously need for blood, but it still craved for milk from his mother.
 Barnabas was proud of this new little Collins. He felt like their life was now as it was before, and it was completed with the child of his own.
 He insisted Angelique to marry him and leave her place as a boss of Angel Bay.
This was something that was hard for Angelique to accept. She didn't want to give up on her successful business, and so she came up with higher offer: Barnabas was going to lead the business with her, or he will not have his wife at all.
 After few arguments and destroyed furnitures, Barnabas accepted her terms and so.. They started a new life. Life that was rightfully theirs, had been centuries ago, and now they just claimed it.

Little more blood

  Whole room was stained with blood mixed up with tears that Angelique couldn't stop from falling down her cheeks like small waterfall.
 Barnabas hadn't shown any sign of being alive. He hadn't swallowed any of the blood that Angelique had been trying to give him all the time little by little. She was getting too exhausted to cry but she couldn't stop either. It was like the pain she had felt when her child was ripped out of her, but now it was as if her heart was ripped out.
 She lay on the ground, next to the coffin, listening carefully if Barnabas would make any sound. He hair had got red mask of blood, her clothes were all around covered with blood, and her face had bloody prints where she had tried to wipe her tears away.
 This tragic sight wasn't something she had ever expected to experience. She should have thought of that Roger could come back some day. She had always had so perfect plans for everything, plan-B was always ready and if it was necessary there was plan-C. Now she hadn't given a slightest thought to Roger, and that mistake now cost her beloved ones life.
 She closed her eyes, smelling and tasting blood, her own breath shaking. Suddenly she felt so cold. So lost and lonely. Hot tears run down her cheeks again. Barnabas was not there to hold her until her fears were gone. She sobbed helplessly and pulled her knees against her chest, keeping her eyes tightly closed.

 ... "Angelique" Barnabas sighed patiently. "I know something is bothering you, why  won't you share your burden?"
 "It's nothing" Angelique said and flashed sweet smile. "I'm just tired. Maid's work never ends."
Barnabas shake his head, "No, you have been restless so many nights now. I know something serious is bothering you."
 Angelique sighed. "You know me too well."
Barnabas smiled and wrapped his arms around her middle, making her wince, he looked at her curiously, "What is the matter?"
"Nothing.. Nothing.." Angelique said, stepping away from him.
Barnabas didn't swallow this. "Angel. What is the matter?"
Angelique looked at him, he seemed serious and worried, and he called her Angel only very late at night when they were going to sleep and when they wake up, or when he has something personal to discus with her.
She smiled a bit, wrapping her arms around his neck. "I'm just worried."
"About what?"
"Your parents are selling us to other families is confusing enough. I feel like smallest mistake will cause them to sell me away and I don't want away from you."
 Barnabas smiled and kissed her, "I have spoken with my parents about it, all young servants here will stay here. You are young Angelique. No one will take you from me"
"Really?"
"Really, now come back to bed. It is too early to wake up yet." Barnabas said, going back to bed.
Angelique followed him and lay down beside him, resting her head against his chest.
 Barnabas wrapped his arms around her, stroking her hair to make her fall back to sleep.
She listened his heart beat, closing her eyes. There she was safe, in his loving arms. He would protect her.
She opened her eyes, "Barnabas.. I should tell you something.."
"Hm.." He said sleepily, not opening his eyes anymore.
Angelique looked up to his face and lay back down then. "I'll tell you in the morning."
Barnabas smiled and kissed her forehead. "Sleep Angel, sleep."
 But next morning they both had been so busy, Angelique never got chance to tell him what she wanted him to know, and that cost her the life of her child...

  Coughing.
Angelique opened her eyes, she heard coughing. For while she thought it was her dream, but now she was positive, she heard coughing.
 She stumbled on her knees and look into the coffin, "Barnabas? Barnabas can you hear me?"
 "Blood.. B.. Blood.."
Angelique looked around and reached for one half empty bottle.
"Here, open your mouth, here is still some." She held the bottle for him to drink.
He reach out to take tight hold of her wrist, trying to have more blood.
Angelique smiled, "You're getting stronger. Barnabas you will be fine my love!.. Barnabas?"
He soon throw the bottle from her hand, piercing his fangs into her wrist.
"No! Barnabas... " Angelique tried to pull her hand free, and when he didn't get blood from her, he pulled her closer, biting into her neck.
 Without thinking it twice, Angelique casted a spell to make her heart beat blood into her system, and as fast as it beat, Barnabas seemed to suck it all out right away.
 "Barnabas.. Barnabas let go. I will find someone else for you to slaughter."
He growled, holding on to her tighter, sucking everything out of her that he was able to.
When he finally let go of her, he stood up and left the room without saying a word.
Angelique stumbled back to her feet and followed him.
 "Barnabas, what are you doing?"
He growled again and throw a chair out of his way, going to hallway and right away out.
 "Barnabas! You can't show yourself to everyone!" Angelique said, trying to pull him back inside.
He pushed her violently against the wall and left, leaving her fall to the ground.
"Barnabas come back... " She tried to stand up, but the hit she got to her back when he pushed her to the wall, has made her sore. She saw few slight cracks on her skin and decided to sit there little moment to gather her strength.
When she heard screaming somewhere near by she looked up.
"Damn you Barnabas.." She got up, biting her lip against the pain and go out.
Finding him was easy enough, making group of people to forget what they saw was more difficult.
When Angelique finally got him back home, she had no other choice but chain him to his coffin.
"Blood! I want blood!"
"And you will get it. I take care of you."
"Take care of me? Give me blood!"
Angelique sighed. "I will find you more blood." She turned to leave the room, suddenly feeling sharp pain at her side. She stopped and placed her hand to her side.
"What are you hideous servant waiting for! Bring me blood!" Barnabas growled.
"I'm not your servant and I..  I just don't feel well"
Barnabas narrowed his eyes, suddenly seeming to realize something. "Angelique?"
"I'm going! Wait for little while.. I will find someone.."
"Angelique, are you alright?"
Angelique turned to look at him. He didn't seem so harsh anymore.
"Barnabas?"
"Yes?"
"You need blood.. I go get you some more before you become insane bloodthirsty monster again. You need more blood to be able to control yourself."
Barnabas nodded slowly. "What is wrong with you Angelique? Have you been hurt?"
"Nothing.. Nothing."
"Angelique."
"It's nothing." Angelique insisted and left the room. The pain was gone as fast as it came. She made her mind to check later had she got another crack there. She knew that if she was cracking, some movements made it worse.
 She go out without caring about that she was covered with blood. First old man she saw, was her victim.
When she pulled him into the house and brought him to Barnabas, it didn't take long from him to suck all the blood out of this old man.
 "How are you feeling?"
"I would be better if I was not chained."
Angelique kneel down to free him from his chains.
Once he was free, he raised his hand to wipe her blood stained hair from her face.
"You look terribly exhausted."
"You are difficult to look after when you have no control over yourself. But I rather have you as crazy vampire than dead."
 Barnabas opened his mouth and closed it, thinking over his answer until simply said, "Thank you."
"You welcome."
"Will you now tell me what was wrong with you little earlier? You seemed like you were in pain"
"It's nothing. Probably just a crack that got little worse when I moved so much. It's fine now."
Barnabas nodded slowly.
Angelique narrowed her eyes, "Barnabas?What's wrong?"
"I feel little dizzy." He admit simply.
"You need more blood."
"No. Rest. I need rest."
Fear flashed in Angelique's eyes. "No, Barnabas.. Try to have a little more blood."
"I am not feeling weak Angelique, I am dizzy. As if I have not slept for long time."
 Knocking from front door catch their attention.
"Who could it be?" Barnabas asked.
Angelique go to living room, looking out of window. "David"
"Let the boy in." Barnabas said.
"Are you sure?"
"Let the boy in."
Angelique nodded slowly, going to open the door.
David came inside, looking around, frightened expression on his face.
"Young master David. You must be spooked by all this but don't worry, everything will be fine.."
Barnabas placed his hand to David's shoulder, walking with the boy to the living room.
 Sudden loud noise made him stop and look around. "Angelique?"
He looked to behind, seeing Angelique laying on the floor unconscious.
 He hurry and kneel down beside her, "Angelique? Angelique?"
When she didn't answer he took her into his arms and carried to bedroom.
"Uncle Barnabas, why is Miss Bouchard so bloody?"
"She.. It is not her blood. Don't worry. It is my fault."
Angelique's hollow body felt different now when he lifted her into his arms, and when he settle her down to the bed, he could swear he felt something moving within her.
His dark eyes scanned her from head to toe curiously. Something was changed in her.

Family is the worst.

  Barnabas knew that Angelique was not going to leave rest of his family unharmed either. Something had gone wrong very badly and he had no idea what it was. He couldn't understand why his family had messed with Angelique at the moment like this. He searched for answers to his trouble from every possible place of Collinwood, from David, from Mrs.Johnson, he even called out for Josette's spirit to help him.
 He wasn't allowed to go see Willie, who still haven't got out from Angel Bay. He had tried to go there to meet Willie, but Angelique's men had turned him around and told him to go home.
 Out of his frustration and fear for his family's safety, he decided to go meet Angelique to her house.
Late that evening when he saw Angelique coming from Angel Bay with her blood red sport car, he stepped out of the shadows and stopped Angelique.
"We must talk at once!"
Angelique raised eyebrow, "Talk about what?"
"Name your terms Witch, I want you to free Willie Loomis and promise to not harm my family."
"You have nothing I want Barnabas. You just have to accept whatever I do."
Barnabas shake his head, "We are to be married Angelique. You have not broken our engagement and neither have I, even your actions does not speak of love, I may marry you out of gratitude if you save my family."
 Angelique laughed, making him suddenly feel like he had just walked into terrible trap.
He remained calm and watched her carefully. "You have not broke our engagement Angelique. You are still my bride."
 "Your bride? Am I really, or are you just saying it so I would save your miserable family?"
 Barnabas nodded, "We are engaged.. You accepted my proposal.."
"Yes, so I did... "Angelique sighed and took the key, walking to the door. "Come in. Maybe we better talk this trough"
Barnabas quickly followed her in.
 "Do you want something?" Angelique asked as she go right away to kitchen.
"I.. I am fine." Barnabas answered, following her.
 "Not this?" She showed glass of crimson red liquid.
Barnabas looked at the glass, licking his lips. "Well.. Perhaps, a little."
 "I thought so." Angelique nodded, handing the glass to him which he quickly drunk empty.
Angelique watched him carefully. She couldn't trust him. Not a word he was saying. Not now since she had no idea why Willie was found spying on her business. And since Barnabas still undoubtedly wanted to revenge Elizabeth's death. But still... Still something in that pale, cold creature fascinated her.
That handsome but cruel blood sucker was her weakness. He was her heaven and her destruction.
  Barnabas placed the glass to the table and licked his blood covered lips.
"What is in your mind?" He asked as he noticed her watching him so carefully.
"Shut up." Angelique said, walking to him and before he was able to say anything, she kissed him with all her love and passion she had held back for so long.
 Barnabas was surprised by her sudden affections, slowly kissing her back, his hands resting on her waist.
Soon enough he found himself be pressed against the wall, his coat thrown away and buttons of his shirt ripped open. Within few seconds his own self control failed and he ripped her clothes to get rid of them.
 Angelique's mind was filled with memories of those so many nights they spent together centuries ago. All that passion, all that love and all those dreams they had.. It all came back to her now. His long, cold fingers running on her skin were like water washing through wasteland, making her skin more sensitive.
His passionate kisses took her breath away, making her totally powerless to resist him.
Her soft moaning and whimpers seemed only encourage his desire for her.
She hold him tightly, like dearest her whole life was depended on him, and at the moment it wasn't far from truth.
 "Je t'aime mon ange noir" She whispered breathlessly.
Barnabas groaned, shivering at the feeling her hot breath on his skin. "As I love you, Angelique."
 Angelique took deep breath, holding him close, tear escaping from corner of her eye, she smiled to his words. "You don't know how long I'm waited for this"
"Hm.. Very long.. I suppose."
"Yes.. Too long."
"Then we must not keep you waiting any longer."
"No. Don't let me wait.. Stay with me."
"Forever. Till my time comes to its end."
"I love you Barnabas.. "She admitted, slowly falling asleep, holding him near.
     When Angelique opened her eyes, she was laying on the floor where they had lay down, falling asleep into each others arms. She sit up and looked around.
"Barnabas?.. Barnabas?!" She got up and go take bathrobe around herself, walking through the house, looking for him.
 "Barnabas!" She called, without getting any answer.
 Anger filled her within few seconds. He had left her again. She made her mind to go and find him, turning around to go get new clothes, she saw him standing right in front of her.
"Where may you be going at this hour?" He asked.
"To find you. Where did you go?" She said.
"Only.. Take life from those poor rabbits I saw running at your backyard." He said, looking at his blood covered nails.
 Angelique sighed in re-leaf and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Did you got enough? I could find someone for you to slaughter."
"I did get quite enough. Perhaps later then."
"Alright. Later."
  Soon doorbell ring and they both turned to look at the door.
"Who might be coming to visit you so early?" Barnabas asked curiously.
"I have no idea." Angelique said and go to the door.
 They both surprised when they saw Roger Collins standing there, David hiding behind his back.
"What you want?" Angelique asked.
"A word with Barnabas. Nothing else."
Angelique looked at Barnabas and stepped aside then, giving them little space.
"Why are you here Roger?" Barnabas asked.
"You.. You told me to leave. I left. And I expected you to look after the family. But what I find when I come to visit my sister? I find exploded manor, my own son sitting there alone and my sister dead!"
Barnabas looked down, "I can understand your feelings Roger.. I did try to protect our family."
"And still I find you here from that Witch.. This is for you" Roger said hatefully, throwing a wooden stake to Barnabas' chest before anyone was able to do anything.
 Angelique looked shocked for while until she turned to look Roger. "You will be sorry for the day you was born. I give you very fast trip to go same place with your sister." She hissed, holding her hand against his chest, over his heart. And with no time, Roger was dead as well as Elizabeth.
 David kept staring at his dead father for while until he run away as fast as he could.
Angelique pulled Roger's body inside and throw it out of her way as she go and kneel down next to Barnabas, pulling the stake out of his chest.
"Barnabas! Barnabas, stay with me. Listen to me! You'll be alright once you get some blood."
"Day..Daylight.. Angelique.. The coffin.."
Angelique looked out of the window. He was right. Sun was rising and Vampires didn't survive well during the day.
She helped him to his feet and walked him to her bedroom, taking coffin from under her bed and opened it for him.
 "Blood.. Blood.."
"I'll bring you blood. Give me a little moment, I get you blood."
"Blood.. Don't.. Leave me, Angel.. " His eyes fell closed.
 Angelique took blood from Roger's body to few glasses and carried them to bedroom, kneeling down next to the coffin.
 "Barnabas.. I have blood. Open your mouth."
He was barely able to move, only the scent of blood making his fangs be bared.
Angelique poured the blood to his mouth, and he seemed to get better enough to open his eyes.
She let him drink all glasses empty and looked at him carefully. "How do you feel?"
"Blood.. Blood.."
"I'll get you more.. Somewhere.. Keep fighting Barnabas, I find you more blood."
 She left quickly, calling one of her workers to come over. Once he did, she broke his neck and took all his blood to bottles.
 "Barnabas, I have more blood for you." She kneel down next to the coffin. "Barnabas? Barnabas open your eyes.. Barnabas!" She opened his lips enough to get some blood to his mouth, but he didn't seem to swallow it anymore.
 "Barnabas! Wake up! Wake up... Barnabas come back to me."
Tears fell down her cheeks as she kept trying to feed him with the blood. Refusing to give up on hope he won't recover.
 

Old wounds dripping blood.

  Sharp knocks against the floor told clearly that Angelique was coming in hallway.
One of security guards grinned to Willie, "She ain't in good mood."
Willie, seemingly totally drunk, looked at the guard, "Is she ever?"
 The door opened and Angelique slammed it closed as she entered the room.
"Why are you here?"
"Just checking."
"Checking what?" Angelique hissed.
Willie looked around the room, "Fancy design. You lady, no doubt you have money"
Angelique run her nail down Willie's cheek, scratching blood dripping wound to his face and he winced.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!! Hey lady! It hurts"
"Too damn good thing you still feel pain. You're going to get a lot more of it if you don't tell me why are you spying on my business." Angelique said, smiling sweetly.
  Willie, whose hands were tied behind his back, was obviously getting nervous.
 Angelique leaned down to whisper coldly to his ear, "Tell me what I want to know.. And you may be saved from Hell on earth"
 Instead of focusing on Angelique's threat, Willie seemed to be fascinated by her looks and femininity.
Angelique slapped his wounded cheek, causing him whimper.
"Last chance. My patience is running out."
"Lady, you ain't have a patience."
Angelique slapped him again, this time scratching few more wounds to his face.
Through Willies whimpering, Angelique leaned towards one of her security guard,
"I want the answer out of him, no matter how, no matter if he'll die afterwards, just get that answer out of him"
Her worker nodded and left to prepare another room for more affective methods to make man speak.
When there was no sign of answer, Angelique nodded to her workers. "Deal with it."
 Couple men nodded, taking hold of Willie's arms and pulled him away.
 Angelique could hear Willie crying out in pain several times before she turned around to leave and go to Collinwood, to find out by herself what her beloved Collins family was up to now.
  As she stopped in front of damaged manor, she heard Elizabeth yelling to David that he must hide.
Angelique smiled. "You couldn't have been more obvious, old woman."
Elizabeth stand still, waiting as she came closer.
"Angelique, now what gives us the pleasure of your visit?"
Angelique smiled wickedly. "My desire to kill the whole family."
Elizabeth got tense but stood still. "You'll never have Barnabas to yourself if you kill us now"
"What makes you think I still want him?"
"You wouldn't have gone through so much trouble if you didn't love him"
"It all was worth it.. To see him fall down on his knees, begging and crying, knowing that he has faced his end."
Elizabeth's eyes got wide. "You loved him!"
"Shh.. Mind the blood pressure old woman." Angelique pressed her hand to Elizabeth's chest, right over the heart. "Listen... The drums. It keeps drumming faster, and faster.. It gets harder, louder.. No, it's you. Your heart. It'll not be able to stand it much longer. Feel it Elizabeth! Feel it beating faster, harder.. Feel it bursting into the flames and explode within you!"
"No!.. Please! No! Help me!" Elizabeth screamed in panic, pain and fear dancing in her wide eyes.
Angelique smiled sweetly, "Don't fight back you fool, it will just get worse if you fight it"
"Please.. Save me.." Elizabeth said desperately.
"Never."
Angelique could see how fear in Elizabeth's eyes turned into pure pain.
Elizabeth tried one last time to get free, but Angelique was too strong, keeping her under the spell.
 At the same moment when Elizabeth fell on her knees, crying out in pain, soon laying on the ground lifeless, Barnabas came to them.
He stood there, watching in shock what just had happened. Then he run to Elizabeth's side, desperately trying to awake her.
"No, no, no.. You cannot be dead. Open your eyes Elizabeth, be so kind.. Open your eyes.."
Nothing happened.
 "You killed her!" He growled to Angelique.
"Good point my love. You shouldn't have try to betray me again."
"Betray you?! I did nothing!" Barnabas answered hatefully, taking tight hold of Angelique's neck.
"Why your drunken servant was spying on Angel Bay then?" She asked, hissing like a snake.
Barnabas blinked, totally confused, loosing his hold of her. "Willie was at your cannery?"
"Yes. Now tell me why and he may stay alive."
"Angelique... I have no idea why he was there.."
"Stop lying to me!"
"I am not lying.. " Barnabas sighed and looked at his dead relative. "May you rest in peace, cousin Elizabeth."
 He run his demonic finger on Elizabeth's cheek until he stand up, facing Angelique. "Stop this now, I beg you. Let my family go, you may do whatever you want for me."
"I want your love. If you're unable to give it, then blame yourself for destroying your own family."
"Angelique! You were so good, you got so much better.. Why you must do this again now?"
"To keep things in order my love. I rule this town now, and no one is going to come in my way. Not even you Barnabas. You either join me, or you lose everything."
Barnabas sighed, "Angelique, reconsider this. We need not open old wounds and-"
"Too late my love. Way too late." Angelique hissed and left back to her car. She heard Barnabas calling her name, but she didn't turn back.
Barnabas was left in his damaged manor, next to his murdered relative.
He sighed heavily and kneel back down to the side of Elizabeth. "Why you had to challenge Angelique so?" He asked from her lifeless face until he picked the corpse into his arms, carrying it farther away to bury her.
 The sight of his dead relative brought so vividly the memory of his dead parents into his mind, that he wouldn't fight back bloody tears that run down to his cheeks.
Only if had been smart enough centuries ago, none of his beloved family members would have suffer.
He let himself bath in his own misery for while until he came to accept cruel fact. No matter what he'd do, Angelique would be always one step ahead of him.
  Angelique's plan was now completed, and Barnabas would be begging her on his knees for rest of his eternal life. That she was going to make sure of.
 Once she got at her house, she took a coffin, placing a curse on it that would capture Barnabas for good, if he ever did even one more mistake towards her. She'd make sure that his prison was total Hell for him.
She sit down and thought about her plan. Now Elizabeth was no longer on her way, but she couldn't underestimate David again. His mother had way too strong affect on her powers.
It had been proven when they had their battle in Collinwood.
 And then there were Victoria and Carolyn. Those little bastards would come back after they notice Carolyn hasn't got back into normal human.
 If Angelique was in luck, Victoria would get killed by Carolyn. Then she had to only worry of Collins bastards, and her own beloved Barnabas.
 Soon her phone ring and she picked it up.
"What?"
"He passed out. We couldn't get any better answer from him but that he met a stranger." She heard her security guard say.
"Stranger?"
"Yes. Some thinks that stranger was the one who ordered this guy here."
"I figured that much out by myself!" Angelique hissed.
"I apologize Miss."
"Good, keep an eye on him. And all suspicious new people around. We will have to find that bastard who sent Collins family servant in my cannery."
"Yes Miss."
 Angelique put her phone away. "Well my beloved Barnabas, that got your punishment little milder."
It still didn't mean she didn't need perfect plan to capture Barnabas and destroy his family. And that was exactly what she was going to do.