This story is a companion piece to "She Was There."  Both stories can
stand alone, but they tell two sides of the same event.
As with the other story, this one is a song-fic too.  It was inspired
by another song from "The Scarlet Pimpernel".

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, I am just borrowing them for a
little bit.

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It's Only Love
By Amanda Berendt
Copyright March 2004

     Janette walked through the thinning crowd.  It was nearly dawn and
even the mortal patrons were heading for home.  As she climbed the
stairs to the door, she felt a faint stirring.  It was more than the
vampire patrons of the club, this was something personal.  She tried to
follow the link to it's source, but found it blocked.  She shrugged as
she opened the door and stepped out into the cool pre-dawn.
     Once outside, she took a deep breath of the crisp air.  She felt
the stirring once more, this time stronger.  Calmly scanning the
street, she almost jumped when she saw him.  How long had it been since
she had last seen him.

*I see you try to turn away
I hear the words you want to say
I feel how much you want to hide
What's happening inside you tonight*

     She held a cigarette to her lips and lit it.  Taking in a breath,
she held it as she met his eyes across the empty street.  He held her
gaze only for a moment before turning away, but she saw it.  The ice
blue eyes lacked the warmth she had come to love, but underneath the
cold cynicism, she saw the spark.  But she wouldn't push him, she would
wait.

*Come meet my eyes one moment more
Our eyes are different than before
This night, so beautiful and strange
This night begins to change who we are*

   Through their link, she could sense his reluctance, but she also
felt his desire.  He had come here looking for her.  She could sense a
part of him that wanted to renew their connection.  Not wanting to
scare him, she made no move towards him.  Taking another drag on the
cigarette she looked up, watching the sky lighten ever so slightly.

*Don't turn away - it's only love
Quietly coming to you
Whispering through you
Take my hand - it's only love
Let it come through you slowly
Don't be afraid - it's only love*

     Finishing the cigarette, she looked once more across the street.
There was a definite charge in the the air.  Though no words were
spoken out loud, she could feel his emotions.  Both knew they couldn't
ever go back to the beginning, but they could renew their love tonight.
 She reached out to him through their link, but still felt his
reluctance.

*We touch, the dark begins to stir
We can't go back to where we were
Don't be afraid to make it real
Don't be afraid to feel tonight*

     His unwillingness to give into his true nature confused her.
Throughout the many years they had been together, she had never
understood his quest for mortality.  If only he would let go.

*Don't be afraid - it's only love
Only a touch that frees you
Let it release you
Take the chance - it's only love
Open your heart and show me
Don't be afraid - it's only love*

     She could feel the dawn coming.  Her thoughts turned to the
possibility of spending the day with him after so many years.  Meeting
his gaze once more, she let the thought drift across their link before
turning away.  She passed through the door to the club, hoping he'd
follow, but knowing he would not.

*Don't close your eyes
Don't hold it in
Reach out to me let it all begin*

     Safe inside the darkness of the club, Janette felt Nicholas
hesitate for a moment before retreating into the coming dawn.  Although
he was fleeing, she had felt his desire and he knew he would return.
They had been apart for so many years, it was now time to begin anew.

*Don't be afraid - it's only love
Only a touch that frees you
Let it release you
Take a chance - it's only love
Let it come through you slowly
Open your heart and show me
Don't be afraid - it's only love*

~Fin~

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