Recovering Love -- 1

Subj: RECOVERING LOVE: A Morgan and Angelique Story
Date: 1/7/00 3:26:19 PM Central Standard Time
From: Angie

RECOVERING LOVE: A Morgan and Angelique Story

Chapter One: Time Is In Our Hearts

Angelique knew her every way of what she was to be confined to for the past couple of days. She didn’t think of it as home. What did home mean to her? Martinique had once been her home and The Old House was well. But it was clear that she was banished there forever. Nicholas had joined her now. She had only seen him for a few minutes but knew instantly that the experiment had failed. That ever cool and responding Nicholas reached toward the end of hell. She was dreading the return of her master for he still had to tell her the punishment that he had made for her. He will not go easy on me. Angelique thought wildly searching for a way to escape the fires of hell. The air around her surrounded her as if it clung to her never to ask for forgivneness if it had strangled her with it’s every strength. Nicholas approached Angelique with an amused smile that played on his lips. My dear Angelique you still can't grasp your purpose in life. Now if you were more like me and knew instantly that the purpose was to serve the master and not yourself. Then you will be in an entirely different situation.

Oh and Maggie wasn't for your own purpose. Angelique said mentally checking her surrounding for her master's return.

That was different. And must we speak the human language. When we have the language that our master made for us to speak down here. Nicholas replied.

He's tricking me thought Angelique determined not to be to intensed in the conversation. For she was dreadfully worried. How was that different from my Barnabas?

Barnabas was never yours to begin with. I was going to use Maggie for the experiment. I had to make her like me you see. In case we had to do the experiment again. Nicholas frowned and wondered where Maggie was at that very moment. Still to be unknown but not forever. He thought making plans for the future while still trapped in this torment without Maggie.

Angelique tried to forget about Nicholas for a few minutes. For she knew that he was lieing. She sensed that he was thinking about Maggie at that very moment. It must be almost time. Soon very soon the time is drawing near. Angelique thought still deep in her thoughts.

And what do you plan to do Nicholas? How do you plan to fullfill the master's plan? asked Angelique who was very aware of her situtation.

I plan to watch over Adam from down here. I have been given permission to. He will be in good hands with with Professor Stokes. As for you I will leave you alone. It will be over soon for you. And I will leave you alone with your desperate thoughts. Nicholas said turning to leave.

No wait! Don't leave me. Shouted Angelique realizing that she didn't want to face the master alone.

Funny you didn't want my help before. And besides the master told me that he is already on his way and that he wanted to be alone with you. I bid you good bye. Nicholas said scarascitcially.

Angelique heard thundersous footsteps approaching her. Wild with struggle she fought to stay calm. Fury engulfed her. He will not go easy on me. He will not! I haven't done anything wrong. I'm just like any other witch.

Angelique! Called a deep threathening voice.

Darkness swirled around the tiny figure that was Angelique and in it engulfed the flames of terror and fell vitcm to the sleeping consciounes. She awoke later and found herself in a room that the residents of hell only dreamed about. The master's chamber. The seat was made of the sabeteour tiger's teeth, the back made of Hitler's favorite suite, the legs came from the wings of savage, and the arms were made from the Lion's paw. And the room itself was frigthening. She felt as though she was inside a very bad storm. Lightening was the barriers of a door, shadows illumated the walls, and the floor escaped with fear.

It took Angelique a few moments to realize that she was still alive. But how can that be? Angeliqued wondered the endless possiblities. He must not be finished with me yet. What am I going to do! It was then that she saw a fountain that was like a porthole. She saw the world around her from the outside. Time through time she saw the future and the past. This could be useful to me. Angelique said with a catlike expression on her face. I will redem myself in the way that I was mean't to. With Barnabas. Even in the depts of hell I canot forget him. HE is my soul, my destiny even if he does not realize it himself. I will find a way to bring the curse back to him so that I shall be with him for all eternity.

Angelique caught a glimpse of a tall dark figure. But it was not Barnabas. OR so she got the impression that it wasn't him. She could tell by the movements and the people that he assocatied with. For she was as captivated by this other man. The voices were strange and distant. But she could hear shouts that became whispers. And in that instant she heard the names Bramwell and Morgan. There was a struggle. A deep intense struggle. And Morgan fell to his death. What a wasteful death. thought Angelique her eyes moving to the action of her plans. I will save him in those last final moments and I will go to 1795 parellel time and he shall provide me with that information on the other Barnabas.

With a jolt of realization she saw Nicholas standing there smiling wickedly as though he deserved to be there. Why Angelique I never knew you had such interest in time.

What are you doing here? Angelique asked with firece determination.

I have come to do the master's bidding and with great pleasure to do so.

What do you mean?

I mean is that the master has given me the permission to shall I say do away with you like I should have done before.

Why has he asked you to do this? demanded Angelique her eyes bright with fury.

Because the master has more important things to do right now than to mess with the lower class of the underworld and that is exactly what you are lower class. You were never high enough standards for the richly define people from where we originally came from and this suits you perfectly.

But wait Nicholas will you allow me to do one final thing? Angelique said searching Nicholas’s face if he had known all along what she was going to do.

Why should I?

Because it is something that you has always wanted me to do. Bring the curse back to Barnabas.

You will do no such thing because that will involve Adam. Nicholas replied the words shooting like ice falling into a lava filled river.

I'm not talking about that Barnabas. I"m talking about the Barnabas from parellel time.

Really. Nicholas seemed interested now. You mean the other Collins whole family is curse. I know Brutest Collins personally and he wants no interference on his curse.

Oh he won't believe me Nicholas. I just want to see that the other Collins that have nothing to do with that family are to also be curse. Now won't Brutest be please about that?

Yes he will be very please. But I still don't see why that should delay your destruction.

When I come back you can punish me to your fullfillment. And in turn Adam will not be harm. Angelique said as if that mean’t the world to him.

Is that a threat? Nicholas asked it rather menacelingly.

No just a statement that's all. Now what are you going to tell the master? Angelique said knowing that he has no idea on what she intends to do.

I know the master would agree to your terms but if he feels the need to snatch you away to the bottom of hell where you can never be reached by anything, don't say that I didn't warn you. Oh and by the way I wasn't sent to destroy you I was sent to torture you till the master came back. But the master had planned to send you back in time so it would not matter where you were to be sent back in time. You have an hour to complete the time transformation. If you have not done so by then I will torture you till the last terror before the master arrives do you understand?

Yes very much. Angelique waited until he was gone out of her sight. Foolish Nicholas I will do what no one else has done. One event will drastically change that time forever and will run concurrently with our time. Barnabas will become the vampire he once was if the Barnabas from Parellal Time is one as well.

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