Chapter 2

We sped through the night for awhile, Daniel, with the silent and completely empty street raced the whole way sending me squealing and giggling like a teenager with her first crush, well that was half true. Anyway...

"Usually girls would scream and cry!" He yelled through the wind whipping at my ears, looking over his shoulder for a moment.

"Well, I'm not most girls!" I yelled back at him.

Huh, nice to know that I was one of a lot of girls that ride with him on his motorcycle. Ha. Tear. Really, with face like him and body to die for no wonder if he spent every night with a different girl. And I just happened to stumbled on his path tonight, so he decided to take the little innocent kitten home. 

So pathetic.

"What's wrong?" He asked, yelling though the wind. 

I was surprised to say the least, he knew my worries, he must have done this a lot to know every girl worries and what not. 

Another notch on his belt then. Cue the tears here.

We turned left sharply, came to a stop, and the bike's lights and machine died down. "We're here" He said softly.

With my new revelation that I was only another notch on his belt, suddenly I was not too excited anymore, hell if I could I would turn my back and go home instead. What was the use of one night stand if you were only going to get played and dumped? Not even 'Wham Bam thank you Mam.'

I waited until he unmounted the bike and helped me down to the ground because it was impossible for me to move with his coat around my body like this, hugging my body like a damned vine. 

His hands wrapped around my waist and lifted me up from the bike. "Okay... there you go." He set me on the ground. My waist felt warm and all tingly, all I want to do is bury my head in the crook of his neck, wound my arms around, and stay there forever. 

Talk about deranged. 

I looked around bored, we were in some kind of meadow? Lawn? Park? Forest? I'll settle with meadow-lawn-park-forest then. The place was abounded, no living creature seemed to occupy this place. If he was a bad guy and wanted to kill me then this was his chance to kill the little girl. I won't mind dying really. Seemed a bit more peaceful than the hell I was living in this world now. 

His hand shot up to me while I was busy looking at my surroundings, his soft but calloused hand leaved a trail of feather like touch behind. He caressed my face and down to my neck where the sound of clicking was made as he unbuttoned his coat from my body, easily and swiftly, his movement precise, like he was not just caressing my face moments ago. But I stay silent and remain unaffected, on the outside, in the inside though... I was weak in the knees and have the immense urge to cry.

All I want to was shake him by the shoulders and yell something to him, what I didn't know. 

His hair looked so soft and the strands seemed to be having a mind on their own as they swayed by the wind and moved when he looked up at me from his kneeling position as he unbuttoned the last one. "I used to come here." He said softly, I have to strain my ears to hear it.

I was really trying hard to sound nonchalant and not to give any attention what he was saying but I just couldn't help it. 

"Why now then?" My voice sounded so harsh, monotone.

He didn't even flinch though, "Because you're here." The gold chocolate of his eyes seemed to melt and waved at me as he said that, shining.

As cheesy as that sounds, I couldn't help but believe him. At the back of my mind I know that perhaps that line was just one of his lines he used to pick up innocent girls to sleep with him. But when I saw him kneeling, looking up at me, eyes warm and shining, so serene and the way he stared was just... 

My hand reached up on their own and tangled in his hair, tickling my palm at the softness of it. I used my thumb to massage the side of his scalp softly, my left hand stayed immobile at my side. Seemingly out of place while my right hand was caressing some stranger's hair.

His eyes fluttered slowly before they closed softly. He sighed and all the tensed muscle that I didn't know were tense turned relaxed as he leaned to my hand. I ran my hand through his hair, musing it up, turning it a bit more messier.

"You do know that... You're the only girl I've ever brought anywhere right?" He said, the strict tone in his voice shocked me momentarily. 

I closed my eyes and sighed heavily, continuing with my pace in his scalp. "No." I said softly.

He was silent for a bit and I didn't want to open my eyes either to see what reaction he would have that I know I was just another notch on his belt. "Hey, looked at me." 

I opened my eyes slowly, afraid of what I would find in his eyes. Surprisingly, they were full of... I blinked. "Look into my eyes, do you see the eyes of a womanizer?" 

I did stare at his eyes already, a lot of times. And I have to admit there was nothing there that indicate he was lying. Only certainty, of what I didn't know. I shook my head no.

"Then Alice, please for this one night, be mine. Its okay if you want to wake up tomorrow not wanting to remember anything about tonight and ignore me completely for the rest of your life. But tonight, please..." His voice took a sharp and cracking edge on the last sentences. 

I didn't want to sound stupid but, don't 'be mine' includes... "Its okay if you don't want to do anything with me, I won't force you. But at least let me hold you." He cut me off and seemed to have read my mind.

My mouth decided on its own, "Make me yours tonight. I'm yours for this night. But I want to remember, I don't want to forget anything."

He seemed surprised but my answer, from the way his gaze faltered and his mouth agape. "Wh...a..?" 

I smiled a bit, "I will remember you, not as one night stand or anything. But as you, Daniel." I dragged my hands slowly and softly from his hair to the side of his face and smoothed my hand over his sharp cheek bones.

He inhaled sharply, lost for words. "Kiss me." I said softly, barely above a whisper.

He stilled and went stiff, at this rate my common sense completely fell out the window. He trailed his hand up to my face slowly, leaving a trail of fire as he went. His hand shook softly. He tilted my face down and softly he reached up, dragging my face down. I closed my eyes. This is not my first kiss but suddenly I felt like it was my first kiss all over again. 

His breath hit my lips, the warmness of it almost made me slam my lips to his. But seconds later, I felt the softness and rough edges of his lips collided with mine. My heart stutter, went dead, and started beating again with three times the normal pace. 

In my head there was only one name as the world fell away around me. 

Daniel. Daniel. Daniel.

God please, if there was fate, then let this person always be in my mind. 

He moved his lips roughly in one sudden movement on mine, forcing me to look upwards as he tilted my head back and stood his full height. I was just a putty in his hands right now. As he continued to move his lips with mine, my hands already found their way into his hair, tangled in there and tugging. Running it across. 

His tongue licked the bottom of my lips, I moaned at the feel. Opening up for him to explore, his tongue waste no time and plunged deep inside, exploring every inch of my mouth erotically. He tasted so delicious, bitterness of chocolate, a hint of cigarette and mint. He licked my tongue sensually and I couldn't help the moan that came out from my mouth. Again.

He pulled away all of a sudden with a final lick on my bottom lip after biting hard on it. "Are you sure about this?" He was panting, the fog of his breath came out in steamy puffs. 

My heart felt like it was flying already and my chest felt like its gonna be sore for its rapid moves up and down. "Yes." And I never felt so sure about anything than this. 



































All my body parts were limp, sore and awfully heavy. I groaned and twisted on my side, pulling the thin satin sheets up my neck on my naked body. I opened my eyes slowly and only to find the blinding light that attacked my poor pupils as I did. The sound of chuckling got my attention. 

"Nice of you to enjoy my torment." I rasped, my voice rusty and heavy from sleep. 

The view of olive toned, muscly, six packed torso came into view. I groaned, "Get rid of your six pack from my face." It was not good to have that kind of sexiness at this time of day, so early in the morning, my eyes couldn't handle it.

He laughed heartily, "It's an eight pack angel, and please, you totally loved them. Can't you see the love bites you made on my body?" He said teasingly, voice light and full of happiness, so different from last night. Where he sounded all desperate, sad and depressed.

"How many?" I asked groaning.

He paused, "Twenty? Fifteen? More or less?" 

I groaned like a gorilla. "How many you have on me?" 

I could felt his snicker even though I can't see him, "Twenty-five." With his 'I totally won' voice.

I slapped his torso, "Pervert." Regretting it as my hand turned red and distressed.

"Said the girl who was moaning and riding." He joked, twisting my after fuck hair on his index finger. 

He spooned me up in his arms, my head on the crook of his neck and his arms around my waist, while one of my legs were between his. Well this was intimate... "Lemme ssipp fif mints ore..." I said, my voice muffled by the sheets I've pulled to my nose.

He laughed and kissed the tip of my nose, "Go to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up."

I smiled and drifted back into dream land. 



















"Princess! Don't go near him! He's dangerous!" One of the guards yelled from behind me, desperately wanted me to stop and get back to the safe cover of the castle. I just rolled my eyes and took longer strides. 

He was not dangerous, just lonely. A lone warrior who have given the country peace and prosperity, but yet, he didn't want a reward, a servant, a house or anything. I figured he must need company then, and as a princess, that was my duty to have them fulfilled.

The yelling droned on and on as I walked, but I ignored them and continue my way through the forest, to the small shabby house of the warrior, where he stayed silently, not peacefully. 

The green leaves and high tree trunks around me completely drowned any human traces, only the crunch of my feet on the dry light brown land and lower tree branches that would sometimes brushed my arms and put a stain on my light pink gown.

Who cared anyway, Well, a lot of people care about it, but I didn't, I was too awesome for that. 

The forest came into clear, to revealed a small circle patch without trees looming over it, stood a house. Wooden, light brown, matching the color of dry ground below it, it stood tall but barely there. 

I inhaled, gathered all my courage and stepped closer to the house, my guards long gone. They didn't know the way to the small shabby house of the warrior. A house where i would knock at soon. I raised my hand to knock on the cracked old wooden door.

"Who are you looking for?" A deep rough voice startled me. I almost jumped three feet in the air. 

I turned slowly to my left, where there was a trail that leaves for the town, for horses to get through to the house. I took deep breaths, my heart seemed to beat out of my time for unknown reasons. No, I was not scared. I was the princess of this country, I could do it.

"I'm looking for Daniel of Mergansa, the warrior who have slain monsters." I looked up, and for weeks after that, I regretted it. 

The view in front of me was so breath taking that if I could have pass out at the sight of him, I would. He stood rigidly in front of me, his veins bulging through his skin and his body was sculpted to perfection, lean and pure muscle, where you could see his stomach contours, his bone and the slender snap of his waist and neck before the connected to broad shoulders and to the long shape of his arms, which was holding an axe. The glisten of sweat on his hair and body made his body even more sexier as it reflected under the sun. His mass of black hair swept over his eye, the blackness of it complemented the warm honey tone of his eyes, that looked like gold instead.

"Princess?" He said again, sounding very much surprised.

I smiled as politely as I could without having drool dropped from my mouth. "Yes, I am."

He dropped the axe on the nearby stone, having it hidden from the view, his muscles tensing and flexing as he did, my hand twitched, wanting to wound it around his bo- focus.

I cleared my throat, "I'm really sorry to disturb you but-" I started, but he cut me off. 

"I don't need anything. For the name of Lycans, I don't need any bloody thing from the royalties." He spatted full of hatred, eyes blazing like he have little fires dancing in them.

My own anger spiked, but as a princess I will not let them get the best of me, I will remain calm and handle this low piece of human. "Why yes that is right dear Daniel the warrior. You don't need anything from the royalties, but surely, you can ask a person what you heart desired right?" I said sweetly, not giving away anything even though inside I was tearing him apart and making him go bald.

He paused, for a moment the fire in his eyes died down, he frowned and thought about it. "Why, you are smart. Rarely one of that this days, ha, smart princess." He stared at me, burning holes to my own eyes, "Well... there is something I desired." He began, leaving me in suspense for his next words.

"I want-"









"Bloody fucking idiot." I muttered as soon as I opened my eyes. I dragged the sheet to my chin and snuggled deeper under Daniel's arm. 

I could detect the smile on his face as he said, "What's wrong?"

He threw and arm around my waist and pulled me tighter to him, "Some stupid dream I can't remember, but I still could feel my anger and how annoyed I felt." I grumbled tiredly, grazing my nose on his shoulder up and down.

He shivered, which caused me to smile a bit. "Well, go to sleep and continue the dream and said that to whatever his name face."

"That's a good idea... You know you kind of reminded me of him."

"What?"

"In my dream, he was like some sort of fighter or something and I have come to give him something? Geez I forgot about it completely. All I know is he was annoying." I concluded, grumbling.

He paused, "Are you saying I'm annoying?" He sounded amused though, like he was trying to hold back his laughter.

"Pfft, of course not. You just like have the same aura, kind of and same degree of hotness."

"I don't know whether I should feel insulted or say 'thank you',"

I chuckled, because I was too awesome to giggle, "Just stick with smiling, you have a very nice set of dimples." I raised my hand and stick my index finger on the beautiful dent. 

His honey eyes seemed to melt, becoming a smoldering chocolate gold. "Thank you." He buried his head on my shoulder, his hands were like vine on my waist but of course I didn't complain. 

"I never guess you are shy." 

"Only to you," He mumbled slowly, the vibration of his voice felt pleasant on my shoulder. I could feel his face warmed.

I smiled and closed my eyes, enjoying the moment. It would be nice to have him everyday, talking, just being close to him, helped me, like I was complete. 

Something rang very loudly all of a sudden interrupting our moment of peace, he groaned, "Damn it." He sighed and reached over my head where he retrieved his phone from his night stand. I stared at him in awe as he did so. "Can't this wait?" He snapped, his voice so cold and harsh it shocked me. Where did the gentle guy went to? 

I touched his torso, because it was the only thing that I could reach at the moment and traced soothing patterns on it, going in circle. His muscles relaxed and he spoke softer, he sighed tiredly and repeated his sentence. "What's wrong?"

I watched as several expression crossed his face, from stunned, amused, skeptic and my favorite, determined. "I'll be there in fifteen." He tossed the phone back somewhere and scooped me back in his arms and once again buried his head at the crook of my shoulder. "I'm really really really sorry!" He sounded like a kindergarten student that was going to get scolded.

"It's okay." I said soothingly, combing the soft strands of his hair. "Can you take me home first though?" He looked up and looked at me like I was crazy. 

He flicked my nose, "Of course I'll take you home." He sighed once again and sat up, pulling me to his lap. "I'm not evil like that, hell if you say you want me to stay I will." 

I smacked his chest, ignoring the flutter in my chest at his sentence. "Go get ready now. You only have fifteen minutes left."

"Fine. Fine." He grumbled.

Daniel got up from the bed reluctantly, rolled over childishly and went to the bathroom while I tried to find my clothes. Before I remembered that all my clothes were in the living room, where it all began, where we clawed at each other's clothes like savages. Damn. He was a sexy piece of...

I pulled the sheet around me and went to the living room, in his open themed glass house, the walk was pretty near, after I crossed the TV and endless game console, the filtered light cast yellowy glow in the room, making the wood floor and white wall appeared very comfortable and wonderful. 

I grabbed Daniel's T-shirt from last night, from where it was taken off in a blur. I pulled it on after I put on my underwear and Jeans. "Ready?"

"Yeah," I yelled back, as I put on my boots and gather all my stuff to my bag. "Hey, can I have-" I turned to face the doorway and my breath caught. Daniel was standing there, casually, with his black suit, grey vest and red tie. Some of his hickeys were barely concealed by the scruff of his suit, it only made the red bluish little dots stood out more. His brown italic shoes perfectly polished and everything looked perfect on him. The suit was tight around his shoulders and torso, emphasizing his long legs and strong arms. I cleared my throat, "Uh..."

He smirked cockily, running his hair through his after fuck and wet hair. "I looked hot I know."

"Well, hot is how to put it nicely, I'll say 'fuck me twice on Tuesdays' if it's not because you're running late." I mumbled as I turned back slowly to face the interesting wall, but I guess he heard me because he laughed.

His hand came around my waist as he guided me with him. "Come on, before I take you on that offer and we would be very very late," He said, his breath fanning the outer shell of my left ear. I shivered and was just to slam him on the couch but he released me and went ahead. 

"Tease." I grumbled.

He laughed again, "You better hurry Angel!" 

I dragged my feet and went outside where he was waiting with his car. Some sleek black BMW. I opened my door and slammed the door, "Even though this is not my car, my friend will have my head if there's any dent on the car." He said seriously.

"Oops, sorry." I said sheepishly.

"Seatbelt." 

I clicked the thing on and just as it 'click' sound was heard, Daniel was speeding on the road like a demon on crack. In no time we were in front of my apartment already. "That was fast." I said, breathless. "Wait, how did you know where I live?"

He grinned, "That's a secret." Surprisingly I was not shocked, or creeped out. I just felt happy, somehow. I didn't even know why.

I smiled, he leaned in and kissed me slowly, I closed my eyes and enjoyed the last intimate moment with him. My heart clenching painfully, if it could move in its own, it would stay in Daniel's car every morning. He kissed the tip of my nose. "See you." He said softly, surprising me with his words and the gentleness of it.

"See you." I said back and got out, even though I didn't know when we're going to meet again. He opened the window and winked before the car engine reeved and sped on the road, just leaving a trail of dust.

Bye, my amazing and one and only night stand. I sighed and get inside my apartment depressed, my steps slowed and body grew heavy, all of a sudden lack its power just being away from him. One thought echoed in my mind,

I would never see him again.