CaNdY

Disclaimer I do not own the song or anything releated to it that is located in this chapter.

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Candy opened her eyes and looked around, she was in a strange room with bright yellow walls. She was lying on a bed with a comforter pulled up to her shoulders. Sitting up she remembered how mutilated her shirt was, so she held the blanket up against her chest, she only vaguely remembered being carried in.

Ice walked in carrying a tray with a cup of tea and some bandage rolls with clips on it. Putting the tray on the wicker nightstand, he sat on the edge of the bed.

“How long have I been out?”

Ice handed Candy the cup of tee.

“About a week.”

Candy just about spilled the steaming hot tea on herself, he just smirked.

“A couple of hours.”

“Your such an ass…” she sipped her tea, he had made it just the way she liked it. “Where are we?”

“One of Nathan’s houses in the safe zone.”

“Why?”

Ice shrugged. “It was closer than home, and the Facility won’t come into the safe zone. We can sneak home later tonight or early tomorrow. Turn your face.”

Candy obeyed. Her left cheek had four fingerprints on it were that bastard had grabbed her. The rims were a yellow color and kind of crusty, the centers were dark reddish black.

“It looks infected.”

“It’s just the poison, its eating away at the skin.”

“Is there anything that will make it better?”

“My immune system will fight it off, then I will heal.”

Ice nodded, then got up and walked out of the room again, when he came back he had a bowl in his hand. He sat back down, Candy could see that the bowl was filled with warm water, she could tell it was warm because of the steam rolling off the surface, it was probably the left over tea water. There was also a pale green cloth soaking in it.

“Nathan has some shirts in the closet for you to change into later.” He said as he wrung out the cloth and placed it gently on her cheek. She put her own hand on the cloth and brushed his aside.

“Thanks.”

Ice scowled. “You can’t except help from anyone can you?” He stood and sat in the chair by the bed and held his head in his hands. “Why Candy? Why?”

She said nothing.

“You don’t even have the gull to tell me? You could have died, you know that don’t you? But you don’t care.”

“I’m not afraid of dieing.”

“Do you always have to be so pig headed? It isn’t just about you, the world isn’t centered around Candy. What about Nathan? What about Celeste? Kay, Mike Phil…what about them huh? They’re your friends, they care about you. They need you. I need you.”

“I did what I needed to do.”

“Oh fuck you, you did the Candy thing, ran off with your guns drawn not giving a flying fuck about anyone else but yourself.” Ice was standing now, pacing the room. “Why can’t you see…why are you so …blind?!”

“Ice…”

“Candy…”

“…don’t…”

“I love you…”

Candy put down the rag and her tea cup. Ice walked over to her. She dare not look him in the eye.

“Why are you doing this…why are you torturing yourself, you know I cannot love you the way you want me too. I am incapable.”

“Bullshit, I know you Candy, I know you, you can love, you just won’t let yourself. What, is it because you’re afraid? Afraid being able to love makes you weak? Makes you human?”

“You don’t understand.”

“I think I understand more than you do. You fear love Candy, you fear feeling too close to anyone because you don’t want to feel the loss when they leave you or die! Can’t you trust me?”

“You don’t understand” she repeated.

“Then help me understand!”

“I am not human I don’t have human emotions, I cannot love like you can, and you are only hurting yourself by loving me.”

“I don’t care if your not human, I’ve seen you Candy, I know you, better than anyone else….I’ve seen the fire in your eyes when your fighting, I’ve felt your rage when your killing a Ghost or a Facility soldier. You feel hate toward them, just like you feel love toward everyone else. Your friendship with Kay and Mike, Angie, Phillip, Nathan…all that’s love whether you admit it or not. You say you can’t love, but you fight for it everyday. You fight to defend the ones you love.” Ice was so close she could see the grey flecks in his blue eyes.

He ran his fingers through her blonde hair and pulled her forward and softly kissed her forehead letting his lips linger there. When at last he did pull back there were tears brimming his eyes.

“I can’t lose you, I’m not strong enough, I don’t need you to love me, just let me love you…that’s enough.” He blinked and the tears rolled down his cheeks.

Up until that moment, Candy had never questioned her capability to love, she simply couldn’t, Nathan said it, Gavin said it….Bade said it. But now with Ice in front of her, for once in her life, she wasn’t sure of anything, all she knew was that she wanted him.

She reached out and wiped away his tears with her hand. Candy closed her eyes.

“I will let you love me now, if you promise you will not hate me tomorrow when I can not return your love.”

Ice smiled and wrapped his arms around her.

“I promise.” He whispered.

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Angela hid in a room and waited about fifteen minutes before sneaking back out and heading for the room with the loose tile. Beta had kept her word so far, she was praying that she continued. Walking quickly down the hallways ducking into rooms when she thought she heard footsteps, Angie slowly made it back to the storage room.

She hoped that Candy had already escaped. She knew if she hadn’t that there was no hope of her rescuing her. She would have to return for her later with help….and something more menacing than a taser. She struggled with the heavy tile and in the end she had to find a screw driver to pry it up enough for her to get a good grasp on it. She held it over her head, which wasn’t very high considering she was kneeling, then slipped into the manhole and lowered it atop herself.

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Meryn pushed the door open with her hip.

“Relax Hank its me, I brought your food, they were out of egg rolls, but they threw in some teriyaki chicken on a stick and some spring ro-…

The young woman screamed at the top of her lungs and dropped the brown paper bag and stood in horror as she saw the bloody mess that had once been the homely security guard. There lay Hank slumped in his chair, with his face chewed off. Blood splattered all over the monitors, Meryn gasped for air. She turned to leave but found her trembling knees where unable to support her so she fell to the ground.

A strange crunching sound came from beneath the mans desk. Meryn’s heart caught in her throat. From her new point of view from the floor she could now see two stubby little feet. She watched in horror as the turned toward her and began padding to the door, toward her.

The ghost was the most hideous thing she had ever seen. Its eyes had no lids, its face was horribly deformed.

“Get away from me…” Meryn looked across the room to the all call button, if she could get to that the soldiers would be here in twenty seconds flat.

“Why are you so repulsed by me? You are the creatures that made me this way…why would one be disgusted with their own creation?”

It could talk.

Meryn sat there in shock.

“You humans are confusing…but no matter I will understand better once I am one of you.”

“What are you…” Meryn’s eyes widened in terror as Beta lunged at her stomach and ripped it open with her razor like teeth. The woman screamed as the wound began to close as Betas form disappeared inside of her.

*****

Ice gazed into her amber eyes, he gently brushed his fingertips over her cheek careful not to linger near the wounds as he kissed her forehead again, then left small feather light kisses on her cheeks and the tip of her nose. His fingers ran slowly through her soft gold hair stroking her lovingly.

There was something about his touch that made her want to make him take her now, but the other parts of her screamed to let him take his time, to let him and her enjoy this as much as possible. Bade had never kissed her softly like Ice had, Bade never kissed her at all, maybe that was what made being with Ice so much better.

His hands were soft, not hard and calloused, he lifted her shirt up to the bottom of her breasts then ran his warm hands over her abdomen sending wonderful feelings to the pit of Candy’s stomach. He kissed the nape of her neck softly tasting her sweet flesh he ran his tongue over her skin then pushed his hands beneath her so that his arms where wrapped around her. He lifted her up so that they were both sitting up in the bed. He hugged her resting his chin on her shoulder, he unsnapped her bra, then rubbed her bare back.

Candy wrapped her arms around him and lifted his black tank up then leaned back and pulled it over his head. He let her go long enough to help her get his shirt off. His chest was tan and muscled, not so much as Bade’s, but it was perfectly suited to him. There were no scars, nothing marring his perfect skin. Dragging her hands over his chest, feeling his heart beating beneath her palms, she looked into his beautiful eyes. They were so unlike hers, his eyes were like water, no ice, where hers were like fire.

He slipped her shirt off with some assistance then let her bra slide down her arms on its own accord. Seeing her bare-chested, her cream colored breasts exposed for him only, he felt his arousal growing between his legs. She took off her bra and tossed it on the floor.

For once in her life Candy felt the weight of her curse, more than anything, she wanted to kiss him, to kiss him the way he was kissing her, soft and gentle. So instead, she let her hands caress his body in a way her lips could not.

He rubbed her sides, feeling her luscious curves beneath his palms he pushed her gently back on the bed, the feel of her chest pressed against his made his manhood throb. Reaching down he easily undid the single button on her jeans then pulled the zipper down and slid her pants down to her knees then off completely. She reached down and fumbled with his pants, eventually getting them undone she pulled them down as far as she could taking his boxers with them, he helped her get them all the way off.

He smiled before lowering himself onto her, hissing her stomach then just above her panty line, he ran his finger under the rim of her under wear then slid them off. The lay there for several moments relishing in each others bodies, enjoying the sight and feel of each other, exploring one another.

Ice reached down and slid his hand between her thighs rubbing the insides of her leg before sliding his finger into her folds, he could feel her heat around his fingers and knew that her arousal matched his own. Slowly he slid his finger inside of her, watching as her cheeks turned crimson as she closed her eyes. He slipped his finger out and slid it up to her center, he loved to way she gasped as he circled the hot bundle of nerves. He sped up and slowed down, added pressure then took it away, bringing her to the edge.

Her back arched as she moaned her legs squirming not knowing what to do as her hands clenched the bed sheets tightly. Ice kissed one off her nipples before taking it into his mouth and sucking gently on it, running his tongue over it. That little bit pushed her over, she nearly screamed as she tried to sit up, but his body pinned her to the bed. Her head rolled from side to side as her body pulsed. He removed his hand and held her against him.

Never before had an orgasm taken her so intensely, she wanted to scream over and over again then as she inhaled she wanted to do nothing more than fall asleep in his arms. It was the most wonderful, most warming feeling, she had ever experienced.

By time Candy had finished Ice thought he was going to explode. He took her hand in his and entwined his fingers with hers, with his other hand he grasped himself then guided his manhood to her opening. He kissed her and squeezed her hand tightly as he slid inside of her. Not wanting to hurt her, he waited for her to adjust to him before pulling out slowly then thrusting back in. Candy gasped and squeezed his hand in return, he ran his hand from her stomach all the way up to her other hand which he held the same as the other.

Candy wrapped her legs around his waist and soon they both fell into a rhythm that only they could hear. His thrusting became quicker and more urgent, she matched his speed and thrust her own hips up to meet his. Ice held her gaze as long as he could before he buried his face in the nook of her shoulder as he released.

He lay on top of her for a few minutes before rolling over to the side. He pulled her into him and cradled her head against his chest. Candy wrapped her arms around him and they held each other.

What they had just done was not sex, it was not quick and animal like. She knew now why humans called it making love, because that was what they had done. Unlike with Bade, she could not just walk away from him, in making love they had made a bond together. Candy felt content in every meaning of the word. She felt, that for once, everything was going to be alright. She felt as if a gaping hole inside of her had been filled, and now she was complete. He made her complete with his love for her.

Ice kissed her gently as he stroked her hair. He wrapped one leg over hers making them as close as possible.

“I love you…” he said softly. She could feel his chest vibrate as he spoke.

“I know.” was all she said.

They fell asleep just as the sun set.



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Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick
And think of you
Turning in circles confusion–
Is nothing new
Flashback to warm nights–
Almost left behind
A suitcase of memories
Time after–

Sometimes you picture me–
I\'m walking too far ahead
You\'re calling to me I can\'t hear
What you have said–
And you say–go slow–
I’ve fallen behind–
The second hand unwinds

If you\'re lost you can look–and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you–I\'ll be waiting
Time after time

If you fall I will catch you–I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time

After your picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows–I\'m wondering
If you\'re okay
And you say–go slow–
I’ve fallen behind
The drum beats out of time–

If you\'re lost you can look–and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you–I\'ll be waiting
Time after time

If you fall I will catch you–I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time


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A/N: This chapter took alot of thinking, I hope it turned out the way I wanted it to. Anyway to those of you wondering about the song, it was what I was listening to when I wrote this, it fit the scenario pretty good and just the beat of it was perfect for this scene, if you guys want to listen to it it is sung by Eva Cassidy and it is called Time after Time. As always please reveiw, it seems I only have ONE Loyal reveiwer, for the rest of you, shame on you!!!! To Chanda your reveiws mean alot to me and thanks so much for your concern ^^ ~thinks maybe she\'ll just start emailing Chanda the new chappters instead of posting them since she is the only one who reveiws anyway~


~Love Torne