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Ficlet - What are these feelings? [Incepted Verse]
Verse: Incepted. Post Peter moving in with Kol and Piper.
Warning: Again, tenses are all over.
"Thank you for bringing me, Adonis. I know you're busy being the head honcho and everything
now. It's good you can take time out of your busy schedule for the little people like me," she says, releasing Adonis' hand and sending him an amused smirk once they arrived at Majestic.
He snorts and rolls his eyes at her. "Please, you have never once been one of the masses and you never will be. Besides, I had time to do it. Give me a call when you're ready to go and I'll take you back."
Before he can go, she grabs his arm again. "Before you go, can I ask you something?"
"You've never worried about that before, why start now? What is it?"
"Ass," she says with a little laugh before looking around the foyer and then turning to face him directly. "As a vampire, you've experienced the loss of loved ones. People who have been important to you. David and Jordan were special but...," she pauses. "But at some point, I imagine vampires have an easier time moving on."
Adonis watches her, not interrupting her as she speaks, and allows her to get her question out. He could tell this was important to her. He'd wondered how long it would take for her to get to this point, so he wouldn't rush it. While he really enjoyed riling her up, this felt important. Much like when she finally came to him to visit them for the first time.
"How do you know when it's okay to move on? How can I stop feeling like I'm somehow betraying David when I do find someone that I want to care about? While he wasn't my first boyfriend, he was the first guy that I really felt serious about and loved. Compared to his 500+ years, five years in a relationship doesn't seem like a long time but..."
"But it felt like you could have stayed together forever," Adonis' finishes for her with a nod. He'd seen firsthand and heard about the relationship she was forming with Kol and Peter and could see that it was eating her up. He watches her nod and turn away so he couldn't see her smooth her hands over her cheeks. "While the two of you only had five years in this life, you and he had spent many, many years together in another life. One that you lived through again when you did that damned spell."
Her mouth twists up when he mentions that damned spell.
He pauses for a moment. "I can say with absolute honesty that other than someone new in my life, I have never cared for someone else as deeply as I did for them. The age and years of experience and yes, being a vampire on some level helps me not feel that guilt. You don't know when it's okay to move on but at some point, Piper, you just do - you know when it's right. You find someone... or multiple someones and you think that perhaps, while it may not be the exact same, you found someone who makes you happy, and makes you a better version of yourself. David wouldn't want you to mourn him for eternity. In fact, as possessive as he could be at times, he'd be upset if you didn't allow yourself to fall in love again."
Piper blinks, wiping her eyes with a laugh. "Don't think I'm going to just ignore this bomb you dropped on me about this someone else of yours. We're coming back to that." She clears her throat. "I know you're right - at least, I've come to trust when I think you're right. It's just... it's hard because I miss him. I miss being wrapped up in his arms, I miss his kisses and the way he made me feel. I miss the sex, obviously but mostly I miss him. I loved the face he'd get when I ended up pushing him out of his comfort zone and I miss how he pushed me out of mine."
Adonis pulls her into his arms and gives her a tight hug. "I told you before, Pip - that hurt, and missing him won't ever go away because you cared that deeply for him. But he's here with you - he's here with us, that stubborn bastard. You can feel it in this house. But, that said, you can move on when you feel it's time to move on." He pauses and pulls back from the hug to look at her. "Do you like them?"
"Who?"
"Don't play dumb, you know who I'm speaking of. Your ancient vampire boyfriend and your alpha werewolf," he says, watching her with an amused look.
"I don't know," she says, a little too quickly before lifting a hand to press against her forehead. "No, that's not true. I do know and I think I do. Kol is charming as hell, attractive and I guess I've always had a soft spot for men who have dark as fuck pasts and don't try to hide it behind a shiny exterior. And Peter has that hot older man vibe and is sassy as fuck. I inadvertently invited them both to a threesome one day and neither has said no," she says with a shrug of her shoulders. "But as easy as it is to flirt and to admit that yeah, there's some sort of feeling there... I've held back on anything deeper than that. But, I also want to stick around New Orleans and be a triumvirate with them. I want to make it better and protect it."
He nods in understanding. "That would be a yes then," he says with a little smirk. "You're allowed to move on, Piper, and find happiness again."
"Thank you, Adonis. I still don't know how I feel about you being the person I come to for relationship and moving on advice but... you're not half bad at it, I guess."
"A ringing endorsement, I'll take it. Take your time here and let me know when you're ready to head back, ok?"
Piper nods and watches as he disappears from view and exhales a long breath. Over the next hour, Piper walks through Majestic, talking with the home and remembering what life was like before that night. The laughter, the arguing (primarily between her and Adonis), the sounds of typing on keyboards from her and Jordan's offices, and of course the sounds of moans and groans from someone having sex somewhere.
She wasn't sure what she expected coming back to Majestic. She knew it wasn't likely she'd get to see David again like they did the first time they came back but she couldn't help but hold onto that small amount of hope.
Thirty minutes later, Piper walks into the bedroom she once shared with David and breaths slowly. He wasn't there. Wouldn't be there but she can still imagine it as if he was and made her way over to the bed, laying down on it. "What I said down there was true. I miss you. I miss what we had. I wish we'd had as many years as you and Sionnach had together," she whispers and blinks back a fresh wave of tears. "But one day we'll see each other again... I hope. I love you and will always love you, David. Thank you for being mine for as long as we had."
Warning: Again, tenses are all over.
"Thank you for bringing me, Adonis. I know you're busy being the head honcho and everything
now. It's good you can take time out of your busy schedule for the little people like me," she says, releasing Adonis' hand and sending him an amused smirk once they arrived at Majestic.
He snorts and rolls his eyes at her. "Please, you have never once been one of the masses and you never will be. Besides, I had time to do it. Give me a call when you're ready to go and I'll take you back."
Before he can go, she grabs his arm again. "Before you go, can I ask you something?"
"You've never worried about that before, why start now? What is it?"
"Ass," she says with a little laugh before looking around the foyer and then turning to face him directly. "As a vampire, you've experienced the loss of loved ones. People who have been important to you. David and Jordan were special but...," she pauses. "But at some point, I imagine vampires have an easier time moving on."
Adonis watches her, not interrupting her as she speaks, and allows her to get her question out. He could tell this was important to her. He'd wondered how long it would take for her to get to this point, so he wouldn't rush it. While he really enjoyed riling her up, this felt important. Much like when she finally came to him to visit them for the first time.
"How do you know when it's okay to move on? How can I stop feeling like I'm somehow betraying David when I do find someone that I want to care about? While he wasn't my first boyfriend, he was the first guy that I really felt serious about and loved. Compared to his 500+ years, five years in a relationship doesn't seem like a long time but..."
"But it felt like you could have stayed together forever," Adonis' finishes for her with a nod. He'd seen firsthand and heard about the relationship she was forming with Kol and Peter and could see that it was eating her up. He watches her nod and turn away so he couldn't see her smooth her hands over her cheeks. "While the two of you only had five years in this life, you and he had spent many, many years together in another life. One that you lived through again when you did that damned spell."
Her mouth twists up when he mentions that damned spell.
He pauses for a moment. "I can say with absolute honesty that other than someone new in my life, I have never cared for someone else as deeply as I did for them. The age and years of experience and yes, being a vampire on some level helps me not feel that guilt. You don't know when it's okay to move on but at some point, Piper, you just do - you know when it's right. You find someone... or multiple someones and you think that perhaps, while it may not be the exact same, you found someone who makes you happy, and makes you a better version of yourself. David wouldn't want you to mourn him for eternity. In fact, as possessive as he could be at times, he'd be upset if you didn't allow yourself to fall in love again."
Piper blinks, wiping her eyes with a laugh. "Don't think I'm going to just ignore this bomb you dropped on me about this someone else of yours. We're coming back to that." She clears her throat. "I know you're right - at least, I've come to trust when I think you're right. It's just... it's hard because I miss him. I miss being wrapped up in his arms, I miss his kisses and the way he made me feel. I miss the sex, obviously but mostly I miss him. I loved the face he'd get when I ended up pushing him out of his comfort zone and I miss how he pushed me out of mine."
Adonis pulls her into his arms and gives her a tight hug. "I told you before, Pip - that hurt, and missing him won't ever go away because you cared that deeply for him. But he's here with you - he's here with us, that stubborn bastard. You can feel it in this house. But, that said, you can move on when you feel it's time to move on." He pauses and pulls back from the hug to look at her. "Do you like them?"
"Who?"
"Don't play dumb, you know who I'm speaking of. Your ancient vampire boyfriend and your alpha werewolf," he says, watching her with an amused look.
"I don't know," she says, a little too quickly before lifting a hand to press against her forehead. "No, that's not true. I do know and I think I do. Kol is charming as hell, attractive and I guess I've always had a soft spot for men who have dark as fuck pasts and don't try to hide it behind a shiny exterior. And Peter has that hot older man vibe and is sassy as fuck. I inadvertently invited them both to a threesome one day and neither has said no," she says with a shrug of her shoulders. "But as easy as it is to flirt and to admit that yeah, there's some sort of feeling there... I've held back on anything deeper than that. But, I also want to stick around New Orleans and be a triumvirate with them. I want to make it better and protect it."
He nods in understanding. "That would be a yes then," he says with a little smirk. "You're allowed to move on, Piper, and find happiness again."
"Thank you, Adonis. I still don't know how I feel about you being the person I come to for relationship and moving on advice but... you're not half bad at it, I guess."
"A ringing endorsement, I'll take it. Take your time here and let me know when you're ready to head back, ok?"
Piper nods and watches as he disappears from view and exhales a long breath. Over the next hour, Piper walks through Majestic, talking with the home and remembering what life was like before that night. The laughter, the arguing (primarily between her and Adonis), the sounds of typing on keyboards from her and Jordan's offices, and of course the sounds of moans and groans from someone having sex somewhere.
She wasn't sure what she expected coming back to Majestic. She knew it wasn't likely she'd get to see David again like they did the first time they came back but she couldn't help but hold onto that small amount of hope.
Thirty minutes later, Piper walks into the bedroom she once shared with David and breaths slowly. He wasn't there. Wouldn't be there but she can still imagine it as if he was and made her way over to the bed, laying down on it. "What I said down there was true. I miss you. I miss what we had. I wish we'd had as many years as you and Sionnach had together," she whispers and blinks back a fresh wave of tears. "But one day we'll see each other again... I hope. I love you and will always love you, David. Thank you for being mine for as long as we had."