Disheartened

Chapter 20:

"Are you ever going to get out of that bed?" Nicole complained as she slightly opened the curtains letting in the harsh rays of morning sunlight. The sun didn't bother me now as much as it did when I was Disheartened, but I still preferred the dark.

"Bitch." I muttered from under the comforter. It had been another week without Landon. I grew more hopeless with each passing day. "Why must you come in here everyday and bother me?"

"Because you're wasting away in that bed." Nicole answered.

"If I could give this heart back; I could go back being my bitchy unfeeling self. With this organ I am useless." I whined.

"Landon will be back." Nicole repeated again. She was starting to sound like a broken record. Every mention of his made my heart weaker.

"I know." I would repeat back to her.

"He'll show up soon, probably when you least expect him too." Yeah, and I would ring his neck for taking so long. And then I would rip his clothes off and have hot sweaty sex for the next whole week.

"I heard someone won't get out of bed." A sultry male voice said from the doorway. Just what I needed another person telling me to get out of bed. Alexander strolled into the room wearing a poet shirt and black leather pants; his usual.

"Fuck off."

"Well, that's no way to greet a friend that used to have benefits." He smirked. He came to sit at the end of the bed. "I'm sorry for what happened." He didn't say that Landon would come back. Alex knew that had already been said one too many times. If he couldn't promise it; he didn't say it. I appreciated that in him. I sighed and snuggled back under the covers. Even though I was heartened now, I still felt cold. A part of my heart had been taken away the day that it was given back to me. Alexander noticed the change in my mood and wrapped an arm around my shoulder.

"Won't Clara get mad about you being in another woman's bed?" I joked.

"Nope. As long as no sex happens. And she knows about how we're friends…without the benefits." He kept repeating that, trying to keep my mood upbeat. It did make me smile at the very least. Nicole had left the room, leaving us alone. "So, what exactly happened?" He asked quietly. I hesitated because I hated even remembering that day; the absolute devastation of losing my soul mate.

"What I'd like to know is what's going on here?" A bright humorous voice called from across the room. It was familiar and somewhat unbelievable that I was actually hearing it right now. I looked up from my memories and saw, now standing at the end of the king size bed, my angel. I must have been dreaming. I thought this day would never come.

"Victoria? He's back." Alexander said in awe as he saw the illuminated figure in the room before us. I got out of bed, my feet leading my way almost automatically.

"Victoria?" Landon whispered my name as I stood in front of him. I was afraid that if I touched him he would disappear again. He wrapped his arms around me as tightly as possible. I began to cry. I didn't know if I wanted to be mad or ecstatic or both at the same time. "I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you." I looked up at him and slapped him across the face. His black hair swished as his head bent at a funny angle from the impact. Shit, I think I hit him too hard. He cracked his neck back into place and smiled. "I guess I deserve that for making my Vampiress wait so long."

"I wish you could have sent Reina to give me an update or something. I thought I had lost you forever. I wanted to rip this heart out myself this time, Landon. You have no idea….."

"I do." He said quickly. "I didn't want to leave you, but I couldn't disobey my Master. I had some unfinished business up there. I had a lot of begging and pleading to do to get back to you. I almost lost my life twice, but I fought to be with you, Victoria. I love you." He stroked my cheek and the tears kept flowing.

"I'm sorry for not trusting you. It just took so long." I kissed him hard on the lips begging for more. He kissed me back with equal amount of passion. I noted that Alex had left the room and closed the door behind him. He was a smart man. I twisted a strand of hi black hair in my fingers. "Your hair is black again."

"I turned down being an Archangel. God told me that I would be sent back down to Earth again and remain a fallen angel for all time if I chose to stay with you." He smiled. I detected a little remorse, but he brightened by saying, "It was worth it."

"Are you sure about this?" I doubted his love for me and hated myself a little because of it. If he wasn't happy then this would never work out. His reply didn't come with words as he led me to our bed. I paused. He looked at me with questions in his eyes. "We should go and let everyone know you're back." I urged him as he kissed my neck.

"Alexander surely told everyone that I have returned. That will suffice for now." He grinned at me devilishly. "I was up in Heaven thinking of not so pure things that I would do to you once I returned home. You think that a fallen one like myself could wait any longer on this matter?" He said in the sexiest tone possible.

"So, I've recruited you to the Dark Side, have I?" I said breathily as he nibbled my earlobe.

"Oh, Mistress…you have." Ok I was a sucker for that kind of talk. I gave in and said to hell with the people downstairs as Landon and I made love like we never had before.

I woke up cradled in Landon's arms, nuzzling his skin and loving the smell. He opened those silver eyes and smiled, kissing the back of my head affectionately. "Ready to go downstairs now?" I asked, turning myself around to face him.

"I suppose." He mumbled. I got up and took his hand, dragging him with me. I waved my hands briefly over us and we were dressed. "Whoa. That was a weird sensation." Landon patted the jeans I had put him in.

"Get used to it, angel. If we are ever running late you better bet that's what I'm going to do." I smirked. He laughed.

"I love you." He grabbed me by the waist to pull me close to him.

"And I love you." I kissed him then and we headed downstairs and into our new life together with the ones we loved.

The End

Author's Note: Thank you for reading my first completed book. Now don't fret this is going to be a series of books. Your favorite couples will each have their own stories to tell. The next book I am currently starting is titled Resurgence: Tetzuya and Nicole's story. It will be told in Tetzuya's POV and will dive a little deeper into his life and the world of the dragon clans. Nicole will accompany him in his quest to find his abducted Father, King Urokai of the Seas. So, hope to see you soon!

Becky Paul