Title: Two Are Better Than One
Author: Windandsummer
Pairing: You'll have to read and find out.
Warnings: None so far, but this is rated R just in case.
Disclaimer: Only Andrea and the story line belong to me, all else is property of Joss.
Summery: AU. Now that they're captured, all Xander and Andrea can hope for is a way out.
A/N: This was betaed by the wonderful living4theblue .
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Andrea woke up with pain screaming in the back of her head. At first, she couldn't remember what had happened to cause so much pain. Then she remembered being in the park with Xander, and how they were getting ready to head home when the last vamp had showed up, followed by Spike, who had them hit over the head. Slowly she glanced around, trying to figure out where exactly they were being kept. It didn't take her long to size up the small damp cell that she was laying in. By the lack of light, they were probably either underground or in some kind of warehouse.
She looked to her left and saw that Xander was still out of it, which led her to question how long she had been out herself. She hadn't worn a watch, and her cell phone was back in their car so she had no way of telling what time it was. Getting up slowly she moved towards the door that was on her right and pressed her ear to it. Unfortunately, the metal door was far too thick and the only thing that she heard was the shuffling of feet. That surprised her a great deal, since vampires were known to be extremely quite. Did that mean there were more humans here, kept like some kind of pet? Or were there other demons milling about?
She reached slowly for the doorknob and was about to use her skills at lockpicking when she heard a moan behind her. She turned to see that Xander was beginning to wake up and was holding his head as if he thought it might fall off. Quickly she moved to his side and sat down, pulling his hands away from his head so she could massage his temples. They sat like that for several minutes before he sat back and looked around.
"Where are we?" He asked.
"I'm not really sure; I think we're in some kind of warehouse or maybe even underground. I tried finding out if there was anyone outside the door, but it's too thick and all I could hear were the shuffling of feet," she told him.
"But vampire feet don't make the shuffling noise," he said, looking slightly confused.
"Yeah I know. There might be other humans here, or even some different types of demons. You never really know when it comes to Spike," said Andrea.
"Isn't that the truth? I wish he would have waited till Buffy got back to start his whole taking over the hell mouthplan." Xander told her.
"It would have been nice, but I don't think it would have changed matters much. Buffy wouldn't have noticed his presence in town any more than the rest of us and it seems like he waited till his operation was in full go before making himself known," she replied, resigned.
They sat there in silence, waiting for something to happen. Finally, after what seemed like hours, the door opened to reveal a girl that might have been in her mid twenties if she wasn't so clearly dead. The vamp had long blond hair, startling violet eyes, and creamy white skin. She stepped forward into the room before shutting the door.
She looked down at them, giving what one might have called a sweet smile if they didn't know she probably wanted nothing more than to drain them. "Well, isn't this cozy? If I didn't know better I'd think you two were lovers," she said.
Xander was about to jump up to defend himself and his sister when Andrea elbowed him in the ribs. Sucking in a breath, he looked over at her where she was shaking her head "no."
"I can see that you have your brother on a tight little leash, pet. I hope you don't mind if I take him out for a walk." The vampire said.
"What do you want with us? I can't think that Spike would go out of his way to capture the 'slayer's minions' if he didn't have some purpose for us. He knows that Buffy and Angel will be back sooner or later. Beyond that, I know he's not going to take the time to save us from that vamp in the park only to let one of his minions eat us," Andrea retorted with more courage than she really possessed.
"Who said I was a minion, child?" the vampire hissed angrily.
"Well, you certainly aren't his child, and I highly doubt he'd be taking in strays." Andrea said with a shrug.
"It just so happens that I am not a minion. My sire is Penn, who is child to Angelus." The vampire said sounding extremely proud by this fact.
"Well then what are you doing here with Spike and not with your own precious sire?" Xander asked coldly.
"I am with my sire. He is here along with all his children and minions. Dru is here as well," the vampire answered.
"Oh, well, it sounds like you have the whole happy family here then. So we'll just be going if that alright," Xander said, getting to his feet slowly.
"You'll be going nowhere," the vampire snarled. "You are only a small part of the gift we're gathering for my grandsire."
"But why are you gathering anything for that asshole? He's been on a diet lately," Xander said.
"Ahh, but you see, Dru has heard the stars and they tell her that our beloved Angelus is coming home. We want to make sure we have a feast of the very best kind for him when he arrives," she grinned toothily.
"I guess I'll leave you now to ponder your deaths. Maybe I'll come back later to play. If you need anything just ask for Nadina. I'll be extremely happy to oblige," she said before turning and leaving.
"Well, this just sucks. Not only are we in a building surrounded by master vampires and their play things, but we're on the menu for Dead Boy," Xander sounded extremely annoyed.
Andrea cuddled up into his side, seeking comfort. She had known what she was getting into when she had joined Buffy and the gang, but she had never thought it would all end like this. Not only was Buffy not around to help save them, but she had a sinking feeling that even if she was here, she couldn't save them from the number of vampires that were guarding them now.
Sighing heavily, she willed herself to sleep. Maybe… just maybe if she went to sleep, when she woke up this would be just a horrible nightmare.