Disclaimer and AN: I don't own any of the characters. I just write the story. It may contain slash between Xander and Angel later on. Also other characters including Faith and Cordy. I hope you enjoy this. Please feel free to submit reviews of pleasure or distaste. I do hope that you enjoy it. I know I enjoyed writing it.
Xander had been without Anya in his life for almost four years now. He knew that she wasn't coming back after they destroyed Sunnydale. She was killed by ubervamps during the attack at the high school. It seemed everyone of his loves was killed one way or another. His first love Jessie was taken by vampires and changed, Xander staked him. It was the first vampire that Xander had staked. Then Willow was taken by Oz and later on Tara because he could never admit to her his feelings. Then he met Anya and he fell in love with the vengeance demon. He was going to marry her yet he ran away cause even tough he loved her he couldn't go threw with it. He had loved Spike. Yet he never told the vampire how he felt and now it was too late cause Spike had also died in the attack at the school. It was because of the medallion that Angel had given Buffy. Xander wasn't sure what was going on with him. He knew he wasn't gay but he couldn't help falling in love with men. After Spike died in the Sunnydale fight he didn't know what he was going to do. He knew his parents left Sunnydale a few years back. He had their address. He was staying with them now.
"What the hell is going on with me?" He asked to what he thought was himself.
"Why is kitten so upset?" came a female voice. Xander knew the voice and he also knew he should be scared but he wasn't.
"Drusilla. What a surprise seeing you here." Xander said. He knew it was no surprise but he wanted Dru to think he was shocked.
"I came to check on my kitten." Dru told him. "The stars said you were upset kitten. I thought I would come to see if you were ok."
"I don't know if I will ever be ok again Drusilla." Xander said with tears forming in his eyes. "Everyone I love is gone now."
"It's ok kitten. Come to mummy." Dru said. Xander did go to her cause she made him feel safe for some reason. "Mummy will help you kitten."
"Dru I never got to tell Spike I loved him. I never told Willow. I did love Anya but not the way I loved Jessie and Spike. I want Spike back Dru." Xander was crying.
"I miss my Spikey too. He was always there to care for me." Dru told Xander. "He held me when Daddy would hurt me."
"Dru what am I going to do? I feel like dying."
"Come with mummy kitten. It's going to be sunrise soon." Dru could feel the hairs on the back of her neck tingle. She was right. Xander looked at his watch that Jessie had given him on their first anniversary. They left and went to Xanders house.
"Come in Dru." Xander said since it was the first time Dru had been in his house. "You must keep quiet. My father's home and he doesn't..." Xander was cut off by the sound of thumps coming down. "Oh shit." he whispered.
"Who the fuck is down here?" Xanders father asked.
"It's only me dad." Xander said hoping that his father would leave him alone tonight. "I am sorry I woke you."
"You should be sorry faggot." Xanders father said as he finished coming down the stairs. "Just wait to see what I have in store for you."
Xander sighed. He knew what was coming. "Dru go downstairs please. I will be down in a few minutes." Xander whispered so only Dru could hear him.
"No kitten." Dru responded. "I will not leave your side. Let mummy protect her kitten."
"Please Dru. I beg you." Xander begged. His father was getting close. "Please go now."
Dru did as he asked. She could hear the sound of a zipper and underwear ripping. She could also hear her kittens muffled screams and cries. She could smell blood. She wanted to run and save her kitten but she knew kitten would get mad at her so she paced the floor and growled deep in her chest. She was vamped out and she didn't even realize it. About a half hour later a badly beaten Xander made his way downstairs.
"Kitten!" Dru screamed as she ran towards him.
"I'm ok mummy. I promise. It's normal now." Xander whispered as he passed out.
Dru lifted him up and got him into the bath. She washed him gently and carefully. She knew what it was like to be beaten because her daddy beat her a few times. She was a vampire though. She knew that she would heal with some blood. She looked at some of the cuts and bruises on her kitten and wondered how long this had been going on. She knew he needed to rest and she knew she also needed supplies. She just didn't know who to call. The one person she knew she should call was gone. The next in line was her sire, her daddy, Angel. She picked up Xanders cell phone and called her daddy's office.
"Angel Investigations, we help the helpless. How can we help you?" Came a voice on the other line.
"I need to speak to Angelus." Dru told the person.
"Who is this and why do you need Angel?"
"Please I need Daddy." Dru begged crying.
"Hold on a minute please." Came the voice again. It was Cordy that answered the phone so it was also Cordy that went to Angel's office. "Angel there's someone on the phone that say's she need's to speak to Angelus. I think its Dru cause she called you daddy." Cordy told Angel.
"Ok. I will take the call here Cordy. Thanks." Angel said. He picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Daddy?" Dru asked. "Please Daddy you need to help me. Daddy it's bad."
"Drusilla what do you want?" Angel asked harshly.
"Kitten is hurt." Dru told him crying. "I know you said to never go near kitten again but the stars told me that he needed me. Please don't be mad at me daddy. He's hurt badly. Please help me." Dru was still crying.
"Tell me what happened childe." Angel said. He knew if Dru was calling him from somewhere she shouldn't be that it had to have been bad and the stars sent her there for a reason.
Dru told him everything that had happened tonight. "I met him near the water. He was upset about something that I cant tell you daddy. The sun was going to come up and I told him that we should go for cover so that I didn't get on fire. He understood and we went to his house. His father there and woke up when kitten and I went into the house. Kitten sent me downstairs. I could hear him muffle screams daddy. He was trying to scream but it was like he knew it wouldn't help. He was also crying. I could hear him sobbing. I could smell blood and I knew something bad was happening." Dru told him. "I promised kitten I would stay downstairs so I did but I wanted to go upstairs and help him. Almost an hour later he came down and passed out after telling me that everything was ok and he was used to it."
"Dru where is Xander now?" Angel asked. His demon was trying to get control of the body. Angel may not have liked Xander all that much but he didn't want to see something like this happen to anyone. Also Angelus did like Xander. He wanted to turn Xander and claim him as a mate. But he knew Xander was in love with Jessie and Spike. He didn't want to scare Xander and tell Xander that he loved him because he didn't want to scare Xander. He didn't know if Xander felt the same way.
"Sleeping daddy. I bathed him. I know he needs help but I cant go with him daddy. What am I going to do?" Dru asked. Angel could tell she was crying. She felt like Xanders mom so it was her protective instincts to help him.
"Dru I am going to send Cordy, Faith, and Fred to help you. Do you understand that childe?"
"Yes daddy. I do. Tell them to come to the back door downstairs that's where kitten and I am." Dru told him. "Daddy?"
"Yes childe?" Angel asked.
"Thank you daddy. I know I have been a bad girl but I am trying to be good."
"I know childe." Angel told her. "I know. Thank you for calling me childe. I am glad you did. I must go and tell Cordy, Faith and Fred to get going."
"Yes daddy. I understand."
Angel went into the other room where everyone was sitting. Wes, Gunn, Fred, Cordy, Faith, Fred and Lorne. Angel cleared his throat. "Everyone something has happened to Xander."
"OH MY GOD!" Cordy and Faith screamed at the same time. "WHAT!?"
"His father has beaten him. He needs help. Fred, Faith and Cordy I need you to go to him. He's hurt bad. Dru just called and told me. She told me to tell you to go to the back door it's obviously in the back and down the stairs. I need you to leave now. Take medical supplies with you. You may just need them. When sunset comes, get Xander and Dru here. Don't touch Mr. Harris. Do you hear that Faith?" Angel asked.
Faith knew why he directed that at her. She wasn't fully recovered from her killing spree and he knew that if Mr. Harris went near any of them Faith would kill him. "Yes Angel I do. I promise I will not touch him. Unless he tries to hit me, or anyone else."
"No if that happens just get out of there. There is a tarp in the van. If need be, wrap Dru in it and get out of there while the sun is still up. I don't want anything to happen to Xanders father until Xander can tell us what's been going on. Understand?"
Everyone nodded. Fred gathered the supplies. Cordy started the van. Faith gathered blood and food for them all. They left within fifteen minutes of the phone call toward the Harris's address. When they got there they noticed that no cars were in the driveway. However they parked the van on the other side of the street. Everyone snuck toward the basement door. Dru could hear foot falls. She didn't know who it was. Then there was a knock on the door. A light one that only a vampire could hear. Dru realized that it must be Angel's gang.
"Who is it?" She asked just to make sure.
"Fred, Cordy and Faith, Dru. Open the door and let us in please." Faith said. Dru did open the door. She stayed out of the way of the sun. "Thank you Dru." Faith said. Normally with a vampire her slayer senses went wacky. However they were calm and she could see the pain in Dru's eyes.
"He's sleeping. I didn't know how to help him." Dru cried.
"It's ok Dru. We are here to help him." Cordy and Fred walked toward Xander to help him. Dru growled at them. "I promise Dru we are not going to hurt him. Do you trust me?" Faith asked her as Cordy and Fred stopped dead in their tracks when they heard Dru growl. Dru nodded. Faith nodded at Fred and Cordy and they went to bandage Xander. "Have you fed?"
Dru was shocked. She did forget to feed. Maybe that's why she was feeling weak. "No I haven't. I am trying to be a good girl. I didn't stop at Willies during the night. I haven't fed in two days."
"Here. I will heat up some blood for you." Faith said as she left the vampiress's side to heat the blood up. After it was heated Faith could tell something was still bothering Dru. "Dru why don't you follow me?" Faith asked. Dru nodded. Faith brought her into the bathroom. "Dru what's bothering you?"
"How can you tell something's wrong? Do the star's talk to you too?" Dru asked.
"No Dru the stars don't talk to me. I can just tell that something's bothering you. Now come on talk to me." Faith said trying to get Dru to open up.
Dru changed faces. She expected to smell fear from Faith. When she didn't she was surprised. "I am sad. I lost my daddy and I lost Spikey and kitten's not well." Dru told her. "I was scared when kitten came down hurt like that. I wanted to rip his fathers head off, but Miss Edith told me that would be a bad thing and daddy would be mad at me for that. I am trying to be a good girl Faith." She lost the vampire form when she was done the blood.
"I know your trying to be a good girl Dru, and your doing a very good job. I know you lost Spike. I know you were scared for Xander and Miss Edith was right. Ripping off Xanders dad's head would not be a good thing. A good girl wouldn't do that. As far as Angel you didn't loose him. He sent us here to help you and Xander. He may not be the same daddy you had many years ago when he was Angelus but he's still your daddy. I promise. He wouldn't have sent us here to help if he wasn't."
There was a knock on the door and then the door opened. "Ladies I don't mean to interrupt but there's movement upstairs and it sounds like it's getting closer to here." Cordy said worried.
"Cordy go get the tarp from the van. Dru we may have to have you go out in the sunlight but we have a heavy tarp that should keep you covered in the sun." Faith said as she listened for the footsteps. All of a sudden Dru shifted back to vampire form. That's when Faith knew something was wrong. All of a sudden Xanders father was trying to attack Fred. Fred screamed. Dru and Faith ran out of the bathroom to see this.
"Let her go now." Faith said. "She didn't do anything to you. She's not the one you want to fight."
"Don't tell me what to do in my own house bitch." Harris replied. "What the fuck are you doing here anyway?"
"We came to help kitten." Dru said baring her fangs. "What are you going to do about it?"
"Who are you to threaten me you demon." Harris replied. "Yeah I know that you're a vampire and I know my faggot son invited you in. I know how to kill you." He lifted a piece of wood with a sharp edge up. "Right threw the heart am I right?"
Dru growled. She was about to go after him when Faith stopped her. "Remember your going to be a good girl." Faith told her. Dru looked at her. "Leave him to me." She whispered so only Dru could hear.
"Why do you want to kill her? She's not worth it. She cant harm you really. Why don't you fight me? What cant hit a human female but you can attack a vampire?" Faith said trying to get Harris to look at her. "What? You looked shocked. Don't think I can handle my own?"
"Your just a female. They cant fight back." Harris said. "The vampire is the one I want. I know vampires can fight. Let me see if I can take her out."
"I told you your not going to get her. I don't want her to ruin her dress. Come after me. If I am just a human female then I should be an easy fight." Faith said. Fred looked at her.
"Faith you made a promise." Fred said.
"I know I did Fred..." was all she got out before Harris hit her. She got right back up. "Go stand near Dru Fred. She will protect you won't you Dru?" Faith asked. Dru nodded.
"Oh got up for more?" Harris asked her. "You must like pain." He said as he went after her again. This time she was ready for him. She dodged every blow. He was shocked. "Took some classes on how to dodge blows. Impressive." He said. "Did you take a class on how to dodge flying objects?" He asked as he threw the stake at her. She caught it in mid air. "What the hell are you? Another demon?"
"Nope. Just a girl. A human girl. See I am a slayer. I protect innocent people and kill evil demons. See I made a promise to someone that I wouldn't hurt you. Well I said I wouldn't kill you. However," she said as her fist connected with his jaw, "I never said I wouldn't hit you."
Harris was shocked. "Wow a girl with a punch. I am surprised." He said rubbing his jaw. "Maybe the faggot I have for a son should take some lessons from you." He heard a growl. Cordy came in with the tarp. "Who the fuck are you?" He asked looking at her. "Wait your that slut that he was going out with a long time ago."
"Excuse me. Don't you dare call me a slut." Cordy said as she decked the guy. "I am not a slut. I love your son. Even if he doesn't love me. I still think of him as a friend and I will not have you talking about me or my friend that way."
Faith moved her out of the way of Harris's blow. Faith took it full blast to the back. She was knocked down. Yet even with the pain she got back up. She wasn't going to let this asshole win. Faith got into a fighting position. She knew that another blow would be coming. She was expecting it.
"Get Dru wrapped up and out of here. Your going to have to get her to the van quickly. I will bring Xander out." Faith told them.
"We are not leaving you here with him Faith. Remember what you promised Angel." Fred said shocked that she stood up to Faith.
"Don't worry Fred. I am not going to do anything drastic. Just get Dru to the van. Call my cell when your there. Have the back door open for Xander. We are going to be out in a few minutes."
"Your not taking the faggot anywhere." Harris said throwing a punch at Faith. Faith caught his hand. He was surprised at how she had done that and at how she wasn't letting go of his hand. He tried to swing with the other hand. Yet she caught that one too.
"You see. Your not in any position to make comments like that now are you?" Faith asked. "Go on Cordy, Fred, take Dru to the van. Dru your going to need to keep wrapped in the tarp til I get Xander to the van." Faith told her.
"I know Faithy. I will stay wrapped up. I have to make sure my kitten stay's safe." Dru told her. "The stars tell me that your going to be a good girl to Faithy."
"I promise I will be a good girl Dru if you get out to that van right now." Faith told Dru not letting go of Harris's hands. Dru left with Fred and Cordy. "As for you." She looked Harris straight in the eyes. "What are we going to do with you?"
"Your going to let go of me so I can kick your ass bitch." Harris said struggling against her.
"First of all, I am not going to let go of you. Secondly, I am not a bitch." Faith said as she managed to release Harris for one second to get some handcuff's from her pocket. She cuffed his hands to the railing. Luckily it was made out of metal so he couldn't break threw easy.
"Must be one kinky bitch. Carrying handcuffs with you." Harris tried to intimidate her.
"Nope not kinky just under watch. See I was a bad girl and killed a man. Now I am repenting for that. My boss wouldn't let me bring any weapons. He was afraid I would kill you. So he told me I could only bring handcuffs to keep you down long enough for me to do this." She said as she picked Xander up and brought him to the van. She closed the door and Cordy drove off.
The window in the van were dark in the back so the sunlight couldn't get threw them. There was a newly built door in the van to separate the front from them back. See it was illegal to have the front window's dark so they put in a door incase they needed to transport Angel anywhere in the sunlight. It had already come in handy quite a few times. Dru could hear the sound of her kitten's heart getting faster.
"Faithy I think he's waking up." Dru told her.
"What?" Faith asked not hearing Dru say her name. All of a sudden Xanders eyes popped open and he was looking around to try to figure out where he was but it was too dark for him to see.
"Where am I?" Xander asked.
"Your in a van heading to Angels place." Faith said. Xander tried to sit up. "Stay still Xander. I think you may have some broken bones and you have lost some blood. It's best if you lie still."
"Faith?" Xander asked. Faith nodded. "No offense or anything but I though you were in jail."
"I was Xander. I went to jail for the murder of that man. I am out on good release. See if I work with Angel I get to stay out of jail. It's been good for me. I have been able to do a lot of good." Faith told him. "I have some pain medication I am going to give you. We are still a good half hour to forty five minutes away from Angels because we have to take back roads." Faith handed him the pills. "Take these it will help with the pain and it will make you sleep." Xander nodded and took the pills.
"Where's Dru? Did she get out of the house? Is she dust? Where is mummy?" Xander asked not hearing her.
"I'm here kitten. Please relax." Dru said while purring. She knew the purrs would help him relax. "Please don't be mad at mummy. She called her daddy's soul to help her kitten. He was in bad shape. He needed help."
"It's ok Dru. I understand. It's been like this for years now. Ever since before Sunnydale was destroyed." Xander said feeling groggy. "I think I better sleep. Dru can you still stay by me."
"Always kitten. I am always with you." Dru purred.
Faith watched how they interacted. She knew she should stake Dru for everyone's good. I mean for Christ's sake she was a vampire. However she was trying to change. Faith could feel it. She didn't know what was going on between the vampire and Xander but she knew they were both hurt over something. Then it clicked. They both mourned for someone they lost in the Sunnydale tragedy. For Dru it was Spike. For Xander it had to have been Anya. Unless there was more to the story. She would ask Xander later when he was rested and taken care of by Angel.
They got to Angels in less time then they thought it would take. They took back roads only because if Harris got out of the handcuffs he might have called the cops. When they got into the hotel Angel directed Faith to take Xander to a room. She did so. Angel pulled Dru away for a minute.
"Childe, I want to say thank you. I know I turned my back on you so many years ago but thank you for calling me about Xander." Angel told her.
"Daddy, I didn't know who else to call. I wanted to call Spikey but he's not here anymore." Tears started to flow out of her eyes. "You were the next one the stars told me to call."
"Dru you did the right thing." Angel told her. "You need sires blood. Let me look at Xander and then you can feed ok?"
"No sire. I have to stay with kitten. He need's his mummy." Dru said.
"He will have his mummy. A well fed and full strength mummy. Ok?" Angel asked pulling Dru in for a hug. "I promise I am not going to hurt him or you Childe. Not anymore."
"Daddy?" Dru asked.
"Yes Childe?"
"You love kitten don't you?"
"We will talk after I check on Xander childe."
"Let's talk now daddy. No one's here." Dru told him. "Do you love kitten?"
"I don't know childe. I mean I don't know what I feel for him. I don't hate him like I thought and my demon tells me to claim him but I don't want to scare him." Angel told Dru honestly. He didn't know why but he wasn't going to hide anything from her. "For right now I don't care what I feel for him. I just need to help him. I need to help my baby girl's kitten so he doesn't hurt anymore. Then we are going to take care of him as a family and then as a family we are going to take care of his father." Angel growled and shifted into game face.