My Angelique

      "I want to stay with you Angelique" Barnabas said, standing up and walk towards her.
 "After all you have done, will you deny your love from me?"
Angelique blinked few times, feeling first time for long time, nervous. Like she had butterflies in her stomach.
"No... " She said quietly, trying to avoid looking directly into his eyes.
Barnabas pushed her against the wall, placing his finger under her chin and made her look at him.
"Say it.. Say that you still love me like you loved me centuries ago."
"I love you" Angelique admitted desperately. "I do love you Barnabas. I have always loved you"
Barnabas kissed her gently, resting his hands on her waist.
"Barnabas... No, wait.. I have to go."
Barnabas looked hurt and stepped back. "Is this a punishment, some soft of, as well?"
"Punishment?" Angelique repeated slightly confused.
"I left you, now you are leaving me."
"I'm not leaving you... I come back."
"When?"
"I don't know but I will"
Barnabas sighed and shake his head, "You do not love me."
"I do! I love you!"
"Then do not leave me! I am willing to leave your sins in past where they belong, I am willing to give you new chance and my love, and you are leaving me!"
Angelique was speechless. Barnabas expressed his emotions much stronger than she had thought.
 "You could come with me." She suggested carefully.
Barnabas looked at her for while, "You know I cannot. What would happen if people around the world would know what I am?"
"That's why you have me." Angelique said gently, "I make sure nothing will happen to you."
"I need to feed."
"I will find some homeless people for you to feed so no one knows"
"What about sun? I burn so easily"
"We have to travel through the night, so you can rest all day long while I take care of business and evening we can have fun together."
"You have thought of this already, haven't you?" Barnabas asked.
Angelique smiled, "I always had a dream to travel around the world with you"
Barnabas thought for while. "What about my family?"
"What about them?"
"You have now what you wished, will you release them from their curse?"
Angelique narrowed her eyes. "If I don't, will you leave me again?"
Barnabas shake his head "No... I love you. Even you have become this cold hearted creature, you are still my first- and last, love.  My Angelique."
 Angelique looked down, "Maybe... in time, I will release them."
"In time..." Barnabas repeated, thinking of her words. "When we're wed, you will no longer harm my family with your witchcraft"
"Wed?"
"Are you not going to accept marriage to me?"
"Of course I am... I just didn't think you'd want it."
"I do."
Angelique smiled, "Will you come with me to the trip?"
Barnabas opened his mouth to say something but sighed then, "I cannot. Collinwood is not even nearly ready, my family needs all help I can give."
Angelique rolled her eyes, "Fine, I give job to your family so they get money to build their beloved Collinwood back"
Barnabas looked at her hopefully, "You will?"
"I will."
Barnabas kissed her, "You have saved my family!"  He hurry to the door, "I will tell to Elizabeth right away, and get some of my personal things with me. How much you think we will need with us to our trip?"
"Not much. We can buy new clothes and such"
"Very well." Barnabas nodded and left.
  Angelique looked out of window, seeing him walk quickly towards Collinwood.
She get back in her bedroom to finish packing. While she walked around room, taking her clothes and others, she turned to see old painting of Barnabas.
"It took over two hundred years, but finally you're mine... Two hundred years, and it was all worth it."
She heard knock on her door and run to open it, letting Barnabas come in.
" We will leave very early in morning, it will still be dark. You can go to sleep when we get into the ship."
Barnabas nodded, "Sounds very good."
 "I'm almost done, you can go to kitchen and have another glass of wine, I will join you when I'm ready."
Barnabas nodded again and go to kitchen, not to bother to ask her what took her so long.
 As she finally did join him, they made plans for their trip, and as Barnabas insisted, their wedding, until it was time to leave.
 Once they got to the ship and open waters, Barnabas saw it best to got to sleep as Angelique was suggested.
 Angelique watched him sleeping for while, "When you wake up my love, you will have a surprise... You'll see, I'm not as cruel as you think."
  She kissed his forehead softly and left the room, going to the deck to enjoy fresh air and gentle sea wind which played with her hair.
 "May I join you, Miss Bouchard?" She heard voice behind her and smiled, feeling strong arms wrap gently around her behind, soft whisper against her neck making her shiver slightly "I am most pleased with your kindness my sweet. Thank you."
She turned around and smiled. "You welcome."
Barnabas smiled and kissed her, "Now you're the Angelique I knew. My Angelique."
"And I will be yours forever."
"I will make sure of it." Barnabas nodded, smiling with slight playfulness.
Angelique hugged him, listening his strong, calm heart beats and closed her eyes, enjoying the fact he loved her again.