19、14. Come and go ...
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Damon：I need your help.
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两个月前。
Angel猛然睁开了眼睛。
Klaus偎在Angel身边，亲昵的抚摸着Angel的头发，笑着说: “Welcome back, my Angel.”
Angel又闭上了眼睛。
Klaus不以为意，拿起旁边一个杯子: “I suppose you need this.”
Angel平静的接过杯子，一饮而尽。
那杯血液似乎直接从他的嘴里流到了身体各处，那种感觉难以言喻。
我的心脏还在跳动，我可以听到它在跳动。我的大脑还在运转，我可以听到神经元间微电流的传递……
可我还活着么？
所有过往的回忆在一瞬间更加清晰，所有的感情瞬间被放大，我的骨骼肌肉与经脉宛若新生，我可以看得更远听得更清……
可我还活着么？
突然一个女孩子的惨叫声传来，吸血鬼吸血时喘息的声音。Angel脸色一变，一个闪身来到了仓库门口。
仓库另一头，Stefan背对着他，正在残忍的吸食着一个女生的血液。
Klaus来到Angel身后: “You like it？”
Angel: “What happened to him？”
Klaus耸耸肩: “Consider the charm of your blood.”
Angel猛地把Klaus撞到墙上。
Angel: “He is not part of the deal.”
Klaus: “It’s called kill two bird in one stone.”
Angel怒了，把Klaus撞向另一面墙，力量大的Klaus都觉得有点晕。
Klaus没有生气，只是伸出手摸着Angel眼睛周围暴起的血管: “You would thank me one day…”
Angel突然收回手，神色变得无比平静。
“Actually,”他整整衣领，后退了一步, “I would never forgive you.”
接着就消失了。
Salvatore宅。
Katherine把瓶子丢给Elena，高傲的走了出来。
“Good evening Kathy.”
Katherine笑了: “Come here to check your lover？”
Angel: “He’s not my lover.”
Katherine: “But you did sacrifice yourself to save him. Or you just want to be a vampire？”
Angel轻轻笑了一下: “Good bye Kathy.”
Angel消失了，Katherine最后看了一眼Salvatore宅，也消失了。
两个月后，Mystic Falls高中。
Angel把Klaus推到墙上。
Angel: “That’s enough, Klaus.”
Klaus打开他的手: “Look, the hero is back and he is gonna save the day.”
Angel: “You know you did this to yourself. What kind of person killed someone’s girlfriend then expecting that one to be his best friend？”
Klaus: “Maybe some person you would never forgive.”
Angel笑了: “So you killed me and now you are mad at me.”
Klaus看了一眼Elena: “Why are you come back, to be on their side？”
Angel: “Yes and no. I’m here to make my list, and try my best to protect everyone on it.”
Klaus: “I haven’t seen the ‘no’ part.”
Angel: “You are on that list too.”
Klaus猛地转过了头，盯着Angel看了一会，不屑的笑了: “I won’t fall into the same lie.”
Angel摇了摇头: “Klaus, if you want other people to like you, earn it, if you want other people to trust you, build it. Not on manipulation or threaten.”
Klaus: “I don’t need you to lecture me.”
Angel笑了: “Yeah, not like you. I don’t need to compel other people to like me.”
Klaus怒了，猛地冲过去想按住Angel，可惜他力气虽然大，但Angel格斗技巧比他好多了，两人打得难解难分，Stefan赶紧护着Elena躲到角落。
碰的一声巨响，两人终于停了下来，Angel双手板着Klaus的脖子，只要再一用力就能拗断，可是因为姿势原因，也把自己的胳膊送到了Klaus嘴前。
Angel: “You want to bit me？”
Klaus: “That would be too easy.”
Angel笑了笑，干脆的松了手，Klaus活动了一下脖子，不爽的说: “This is not a good idea.”
Angel: “Oh come on,you are the one turned me.”
Klaus: “So you think I won’t kill you？”
Angel: “What good would that be？ I’m not here to against you.” Klaus仍旧阴沉着脸，Angel只能说, “I overheard something on the way here. Katherine and Damon are trying to find Mikael.”
Klaus的表情立刻变了，甚至全身都不自觉的紧绷起来。
Angel: “From what I gathered, that is not a good idea. You want to work together？”
Klaus没有点头也没有摇头，自从听到Mikael的名字开始他就沉浸在噩梦之中。
Angel: “Klaus？ Hey, hey,you ok？ ” Angel抓住Klaus的肩膀安慰他，“Hey,you are not alone. I’m here.”
Klaus扭过头不肯看他，Angel固执的抓着他的下巴，与他对视。过了很久，Klaus才平静了下来，一把握住了Angel的手。
Klaus: “What do you suggest by work together？”
Angel: “Well, that depends on how you define ‘suggest’, ‘work’, or ‘together’.”
Klaus终于露出了一个浅笑。
Angel拍拍他的手: “Current problem first ok？”
Klaus点了点头，两人转头看向Stefan和他身后的Elena。
Stefan戒备的看着Angel: “Angel,you are not with him.”
Angel耸耸肩: “That depends on how you define ‘with’.”接着侧脸问Klaus, “What did you do to him in the past two month.”
Klaus笑了笑，看着Elena: “I have an idea.”
Klaus一手抓着Stefan，一手拿着一个装了Elena血的纸杯走进化学教室，身后跟着Angel和Elena。
Klaus: “The original witch said the doppelganger should be dead.”
Caroline: “Angel!”
Rebekah抓住了她，兴奋的问: “Is that means we can kill her？ And who is that？”
Klaus: “Introduce yourself later. I’m fairly certain it means the opposite.”
Angel向Caroline摆了摆手，又礼貌的对Rebekah笑了一下。
而Klaus已经把纸杯递到了Tyler面前: “Drink it.”
Caroline: “No! No, Tyler!”
Rebekah嫌她吵要动手，Angel先一步闪了过去，把Caroline抱到自己怀里: “He’s in transition. If he doesn’t drink he’ll be dead as well.” Caroline露出了绝望的眼神，猛地把头埋进了Angel怀里。
Tyler无助的看着众人，对于死亡的恐惧，对于鲜血的渴望让他浑身颤抖，终于接过纸杯喝了下去。
几乎是立刻，Tyler全身抽搐着翻倒在地，大声的吼叫着。
Caroline冲了过去: “Tyler!”
Tyler猛地翻过身，露出了一对棕黄色的眼睛。
Angel冲过去把Caroline推到Stefan和Elena的方向，自己挡在他们身前，只有Klaus凑近了看着Tyler，露出了一个满意的笑容。
Klaus: “That’s a good sign.”
一边，Tyler还在慢慢平静下来，Klaus站起身，笑着看着Angel身后的Elena。
Klaus: “This is my sister, Rebekah. That’s Angel.”
Rebekah: “He smells tasty.”
Angel笑了: “Maybe your brother can tell you how I taste like.”
Klaus竟然有几分不好意思: “I thought now you’re with me.”
Angel: “Om… that sounds weird.”
Angel转过身对Elena说: “Now,you have the upper hand. Name your condition.”
Klaus警告的说: “Angel.”
Angel毫不在意的拍了拍Elena的手: “Feel free to say anything. You can threat him by kill yourself or become a vampire.”
Klaus生气了: “Angel! You said you are not here to against me.”
Angel: “Not a good time to make more enemy.”
Elena走上前半步，下意识的握住Angel的手: “I want you to free Stefan.”
Klaus不高兴的偏过头: “For what？”
Elena咬了咬牙: “One blood bag of my blood.”
Klaus眯起了眼睛，Angel安抚的捏了捏Elena的手，耸了耸肩对Klaus说: “That sounds fair.”
Klaus瞪了Angel一眼: “Two bags. I promise I won’t do this to him again, never.”
Elena: “Deal.”
Klaus拿到了Elena的血，依约解除了对Stefan的compel。
临走前。
Klaus: “You’re not leaving with me？”
Angel: “You really trust me？”
Klaus没有说话。
Angel低头笑了笑，忽然抓过旁边的一个被劈开的木棍插进了Klaus肚子里。
Klaus紧紧抓住Angel: “What’s the hell!!!”
Angel: “This is for you killed me.”
Angel拔出木棍扔到地上: “Now,you can trust me.”
Rebekah赞赏的看着Angel: “I like you!”
Klaus带着Rebekah刚走，Bonnie和Caroline就一左一右扑了过来。
Angel抱着又哭又叫的两个人，不停地安抚着。
两个女孩抱着Angel乱蹭，尽情的发泄着今晚的害怕，许久才平静了下来，Caroline抱住Tyler，Bonnie也退到一边。
Elena走过来抱住了Angel: “Thank you …”
Angel拍拍她的后背: “Sorryyou have to do that. I can’t find another way to convince him.”
Elena松开手臂摇着头: “No, no Angel, I’m so glad you are here. You are ok.”
Angel像安慰小孩子一样摸了摸她的头，Elena退开半步，望向Stefan。
Stefan望着Angel，摇着头不敢上前，他只要一想到自己曾喝过他的血就觉得愧疚。
Angel走过去按住他的肩: “Stefan. Sorry I’m late.”
Stefan: “No Angel. I’m so sorry…”
Angel: “Hey, hey, it’s not your fault. I should think it through. It’s not your fault. Actually I’m the one that should say sorry.” Stefan摇着头，Angel看着他说，“I know what Klaus did to you. I saw. But I just left. Sorry Stefan. I should stop him.”
Stefan: “No, no no…”
Stefan迈上一步抱住了Angel，Angel也一样摸了摸他的头: “Luckily, now you know how strong you are.”
Angel退开，Elena幸福的抱紧了Stefan。
Stefan紧紧抱着Elena，忽然他抬起了头，Angel顺着他的视线望去，门口站着Damon。
Damon: “Angel…”
Angel温和的笑了: “Hey Damon.”
Damon愣在那里，呆的不得了，无意识的抬起手抓了几下，忽然意识到了什么，瞬间闪过来抱住了Angel。
Damon蹭着Angel的额头，低声说: “You are here… You are still alive…” Damon抬起手小心翼翼的摸着Angel的脸，“I thought you were dead…”
Angel温和的笑容不变: “I was.”
Damon愣住了，Angel后退了一步，转身跟Bonnie讲话去了。
所有人都递了个幸灾乐祸的眼神给Damon。
Klaus已走并保证了不再找Stefan的麻烦，Tyler好好地活着，众人紧绷的神经都松懈了下来。第二天，Angel邀请众人都来他的新居吃晚饭。
女孩们来得最早，叽叽喳喳的参观着这个三层别墅。
现代风格，简单的黑白灰色调，加上地下室将近一千平米的建筑面积只住了Angel一个单身男人，所以每个房间都非常宽敞。Caroline在拉开主卧的衣帽间的时候就愣住了，随后女孩们尖叫了一声冲了进去。
Angel端了一杯咖啡，微笑着倚在门口看三个女孩挨个摸过他的每一件定制服装，在羊毛地毯上打滚，拿着他的珠宝在身上比划。
50平米的衣帽间让Caroline头晕目眩: “This is not a closet. This is heaven.”
与此同时，正在来的路上的Salvatore兄弟可谓心情各异。
Stefan终于摆脱了Klaus，跟Elena久别重逢可谓蜜里调油，不过估计到哥哥此时糟糕的心情，只能把自己发自内心的喜悦稍稍掩饰一下。
Damon此时的心情的确糟透了。本来以为Angel死了，还想过把Stefan弄回来就跑去Angel的世界找他，结果发现Angel没死。好吧，是变成了吸血鬼，Damon私心里还挺高兴的——他知道Angel是非常不想成为吸血鬼的，却能为了救他而做出这样的决定——这不说明了Angel对自己也有意思嘛！可是事实却好像完全不是这么回事，Angel对他就像一个普通朋友一样，不对，该说比普通朋友还不如！
Damon很想咆哮了，这样高兴、失落、愧疚、兴奋、绝望、酸楚、被冷落被疏远的纠结心情是闹哪样！他Damon Salvatore又不是青春期的小屁孩！！
此时Angel的豪宅已在眼前，Stefan见哥哥脸色仍旧很差刚想安慰几句，旁边忽然传来几声车笛。
Stefan礼貌的停下脚步，车上一个年轻男子探出头来: “Excuse me! Is that house 25 Church Avenue？”
他指的正是Angel的房子，两兄弟都是一愣，随后Stefan赶紧在Damon炸毛前问: “Yes. Uh,you’re going there for…？”
男子的笑容十分温柔，一看便是个彬彬有礼的世家公子: “I’m visiting a friend. Maybe you knew him. His name is Angel.”
Damon的脸彻底黑了。
Angel打开门，门外站着三个表情各异的男人。
左边是笑得开心的Aaron，右边是脸黑如锅底的Damon，中间是想笑不敢笑的Stefan。
Angel的表情也有一瞬间的无奈，可是Aaron已经激动得扑过来亲了他一下，只好先礼貌的在对方脸上回亲一下: “Aaron! When did you come to America？”
Aaron的眼睛直直的盯着Angel: “Yesterday. The continent is boring without you.”
Angel笑了笑，把三人领了进去，给人们介绍说这是自己在欧洲认识的朋友。
于是Damon又收到了一轮或明或暗、名为幸灾乐祸的视线。
Angel带着Jenna、Alaric、Stefan在厨房里准备晚饭，三个女孩和Jeremy、Aaron准备餐厅，Damon为了打探敌情，也留在了餐厅。
Caroline对风度翩翩的新帅哥Aaron也颇有好感，主动问道: “So Aaron, how do you know Angel.”
Aaron即使是在摆盘子，动作也很文雅，他微笑着回答: “Funny story actually. I met Angel in Paris, while he was buying ice cream on street side. But he didn’t have any cash.”
Damon的表情好像被炮轰过。Aaron，第一个炮弹，他气质温雅的如此像某人，第二个炮弹，Paris，第三个炮弹。
Caroline: “So you pay for his ice cream？”
Aaron耸了耸肩: “I wanted to. But before I do anything, the salesgirl said it’s on the house.”
Damon: “Where do you fit in？”
Aaron丝毫不介意Damon阴阳怪气的语气，仍旧微笑着: “Angel smiled to the girl, said, ‘that’s very sweet of you’, and then he kissed her hand. And that girl faint. I helped to save her.”
听到女孩晕倒的时候Caroline、Elena和Bonnie都笑了出来，Damon翻了个白眼，Aaron无奈的耸了耸肩。
Caroline: “Oh I believe you. I’m not surprised this can to Angel.”
笑过之后，Elena: “Aaron,you said you are here to visit？”
Aaron: “Yeah. Actually I just try to stay with Angel as long as possible. I love him.”
Damon猛地掰弯了手里的勺子，一想到这是Angel颇为喜爱的一套银餐具，又赶紧掰了回来。
Aaron看着众人各异的眼光: “Sorry I said it so abruptly. It just, he said you guys are like his families. And I want you all to know that I’m serious.”
Jeremy还在记恨Damon把他丢给Katherine，愉快的接话: “Oh don’t worry, we all support you.”
Caroline扫了一眼Damon的脸色，觉得还是不要太过分: “Does Angel know that？”
Aaron的笑容黯淡了几分: “Yes. But he said he doesn’t want have a relationship.”
Elena: “Well, there’s still hope.”
忍不下去的Damon哐啷一声把波浪状的勺子扔进盘子里，一挑眉: “Maybe that’s because he’s a vampire.”
众人脸色一变，Caroline急了: “Damon!!!”
厨房里，Jenna和Ric听不到，Stefan却浑身一僵，看向Angel，而Angel并没有任何反应。
Damon刚想瞪Caroline，Aaron说: “I know.”
Elena & Bonnie: “What？！”
Damon深深皱起了眉，Aaron笑得很平和: “He told me. He said it’s not a good idea for us to be friends but I don’t mind. He won’t hurt me.”
Aaron的那种笃定成为了压倒骆驼的最后一根稻草。
Damon表情冷酷: “It doesn’t matter.”
话音刚落他飞快的闪了过去，一把掐住Aaron撞到了墙上，眼睛直盯着Aaron，瞳孔一阵收缩。
Elena和Caroline同时大叫: “No!”
Caroline正要冲过去，突然一个人影闪过，碰的一声巨响把Damon按在了墙上，装饰的油画一阵摇晃。
Angel表情更加的冷，他语气很低沉很慢的说: “Damon Salvatore, behave yourself.”
撞击的力道让Damon意识到Angel真的是个吸血鬼了，这让他一阵愧疚，而Angel的那个表情，又让他怒火中烧。
Damon: “You know that’s the right thing to do. How can you tell him!”
Angel冷笑: “Right thing？ You want me ask Klaus to compel you as well？”
Damon嘲弄的说: “Ha, look who got a BFF now.”
Angel猛地松开了手，一指门口，干脆地说: “Get out. I don’t entertain 12 year-old.”
Damon看了Angel一眼，没说一句话，转身走了。
鉴于大家都知道Damon抽风的原因，晚餐的气氛还不错。
送走了诸人后，Aaron正想要求住在这里，Angel却主动提出要带他去兜风。虽然Aaron觉得这么晚了还出去有些不大对劲，可他怎么拒绝的了Angel呢？
Angel开着Aaron的车，一路向出镇的方向开去。
Aaron没走多远就意识到了不对: “Angel, where are we going？”
Angel把车停在了路边，叹了一口气说: “Sorry about Damon earlier.”
Aaron: “You don’t need to apologise for him.”
弗吉尼亚州的这所美国小镇人口并不算多，这个时候马路上更是一个人也没有，树林里飘着清浅的雾，显得安宁静谧，可Angel比谁都明白，这层面纱之下都隐藏着什么。
Angel: “Even though I’m mad at him for his behaviour, I have to say, his right.”
Aaron: “About what？”
Angel: “You need to go.”
Aaron急了: “What？ Angel I want to be with you!”
Angel摇了摇头: “How can you be with me？ I’m vampire. You’re human.”
Aaron: “So you won’t even give me a chance.”
Angel摇了摇头，转身下车，Aaron也下了车，大声说: “I won’t be your burden.”
Angel猛地闪到Aaron身前，而以人类的反应根本看不清他的身影，Aaron控制不住的白了脸。
Angel轻轻的笑了: “Yes. You will.”
Aaron抿紧了唇，不再答言。Angel伸出手，温柔的摸摸他的头: “My choice have got me here. This is my life now. But it’s not yours. It shouldn’t be yours. Go, never think of me again.”
他的语气很温和，却带着无法辩驳的力量，Aaron沉默了一会，露出一个勉强的笑容: “Can I get a goodbye kiss？”
Angel摇了摇头: “No, for your own sake.”
Aaron绕到车的另一边，上车，发动了之后才轻声说了一句“Goodbye, Angel.”，绝尘而去。
他说的虽然轻，但Angel听得见。
回到家后，Angel的心情自然说不上好。
小厅的吧台上，留了一只手机，Angel认出这是之前自己落在Alaric公寓的，不知道被谁送了回来，早已没电关机，便找出充电器充上，给自己倒了杯红酒，坐下休息。
过了一会，叮咚一声，提示未读短信。
Angel拿过手机，有两条来自Damon的短信。
第一条是刚刚发来的，内容：I’m sorry.
第二条发送时间是一个礼拜前，内容：I love you.
墙上一面小巧的装饰镜里，一个修长的身影端着酒杯坐在吧台前，精致完美的脸上露出了一个美丽的笑容。
Caroline家。
Sheriff加班，Caroline正打算跟Tyler亲热一下，忽然有人敲门。
Caroline不耐烦的打开门。
Damon: “I need your help.”
Caroline得意的笑了。
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第19章 14. Come and go
