"Buffy!" He screamed. She turned, but then regretted it when she fell. She
tried to scramble up, but he launched himself on top of her. He got in two
or three punches before she threw him off of her. She got up and ran. As
she was running, she realized where she was she was--by the Sunnydale
Cemetery. Hopefully, she could make it to her crypt. She could still hear
him behind her, screaming her name. She ran as quickly as she could, and
finally she could see her crypt. She ran inside.
William and Xander were on their way home, when Will said he was going to stop by Buffy's crypt one more time to see if she was there. Xander tagged along, but when they got there and found the place empty, they were about to leave when they heard someone screaming her name. Then, her crypt door flew open.
Xander looked down at the sobbing vampire in his arms; she was shaking, beaten, and bloody. He felt rage, wanting to kill the thing that did this to her. She looked so fragile, so weak, not like the Big Bad vampire he'd grown to know. Xander tried to stand, but she held on to him tightly. William came back in and looked at the vampire sobbing in his best friend's arms. He walked over and pulled her into his arms.
"Let's get her back to my house, get Willow to clean her up, and find out what happened to her," William said.
"All right," Xander said, then followed William out the door, with Buffy still sobbing in his arms.
About half way back to William's house, Buffy had stopped crying, but she was still shaking. Xander ran in ahead of William.
"Willow!" He yelled as he ran into the house. Willow came running down the steps, with Tara a few steps behind her.
"Oh my God!" Willow said when she saw William walk in with a beaten Buffy in his arms.
"What happened?" She asked, as Will walked past her, up the steps.
"We don't know; we were in her crypt, looking for her. We were just about to leave when we heard someone yelling her name. Then, she came running in," Xander said, following them up the steps.
William laid Buffy on his bed, then looked at Willow and Tara.
"Can you guys clean her up, feed her, maybe try to find out what happened to her? I need to call Giles," Will said, as he and Xander left the room.
"Yeah, sure," Willow said. Tara nodded, and went to the bathroom to get a washcloth and a small bowl of warm water.
After William got off the phone with Giles, he called Drusilla.
"D. Investigations: We help the helpless!" Cordelia's chipper voice said.
"Cordy, where's Dru?" William asked.
"Right here, hold on," she said. A few seconds later, Dru picked up the phone.
"Hello?" Dru said.
"Dru, it's me, Will," he said
"Will, what's wrong? Is everything okay?" Dru asked.
"I'm fine. It's just.umm.it's Buffy," Will said.
"What? What did she do now?" Dru demanded.
"No, she didn't do anything. She's hurt and.umm.I can't really explain over the phone, but if you come here, maybe she can tell you herself." Will asked.
"Yeah, sure, I'll be there as soon as I can," she said, then hung up the phone.
Willow and Tara had just finished cleaning and bandaging Buffy's broken and bruised body. Willow stood, and walked towards the door.
"I'm going downstairs to talk to Xander and William," she said to Tara. Tara nodded and looked down at the broken vampire on the bed. While she and Willow had been patching her up, Buffy had been telling them what had happened to her. Tara was sickened by what she had said.
She was about to go downstairs with Willow, when Buffy grabbed her wrist.
"Can you stay with me? I don't want to be alone," Buffy asked, in a whisper.
"Sure, sweetie," Tara said, as she sat on the bed and pulled the small blond into her arms.
A few hours later, after Buffy fell asleep, Tara got up and went downstairs. She told Will that Buffy didn't want to be alone, and Willow offered to spend the night with her, but Will said he would. He bid good night to his friends and went up to his bedroom.
After closing and locking his door, then locking his window, and making sure no sun could make it through, he climbed into bed with Buffy. Pulling her close to him, he kissed her forehead and fell asleep soon after.
Chapter 3
Will woke up an hour later to find Buffy sitting in a chair in the corner. Will sat up in bed and turned on the lamp. Glancing at the clock on the table, he saw that it was five-thirty. Buffy looked over at him. He could see the tears shimmering on her cheeks.
"You okay?"
"Fine," she said.
"You sure?" He asked.
"Yeah," she said, and then there was a small knock at the door. Will got up and opened it. Willow was standing there with Drusilla. Dru pushed past Will into the room and right over to Buffy. Dru pulled her into a tight hug. At first, Buffy didn't know what to do, but then she hugged her back. Will watched from the door as Buffy started to cry. She held onto the older vampire, burying her head in her shoulder.
"I could have saved them," she sobbed.
"Saved who?" Dru asked softly.
"The other girls."
"Shh, Buffy, it's okay," Dru cooed softly.
"No! I could have gotten them out first, but all I could think about was getting out myself." Buffy tried to break away from Dru, but she held on tightly.
"Buffy, you will save them, I promise," she said softly. Will slipped quietly out of the room.
"When did she get here?" Will asked.
"About ten minutes ago. Giles explained everything, and she was really angry, like 'Grr,' angry," Willow said.
"How long have you been up?" He asked.
"I got up an hour ago; Tara's still sleeping."
"What about Xander?" He asked.
"He's down in the kitchen with Giles," she said.
"Come on, let's do some research," he said, walking down to the kitchen.
**TBC**
William and Xander were on their way home, when Will said he was going to stop by Buffy's crypt one more time to see if she was there. Xander tagged along, but when they got there and found the place empty, they were about to leave when they heard someone screaming her name. Then, her crypt door flew open.
Xander looked down at the sobbing vampire in his arms; she was shaking, beaten, and bloody. He felt rage, wanting to kill the thing that did this to her. She looked so fragile, so weak, not like the Big Bad vampire he'd grown to know. Xander tried to stand, but she held on to him tightly. William came back in and looked at the vampire sobbing in his best friend's arms. He walked over and pulled her into his arms.
"Let's get her back to my house, get Willow to clean her up, and find out what happened to her," William said.
"All right," Xander said, then followed William out the door, with Buffy still sobbing in his arms.
About half way back to William's house, Buffy had stopped crying, but she was still shaking. Xander ran in ahead of William.
"Willow!" He yelled as he ran into the house. Willow came running down the steps, with Tara a few steps behind her.
"Oh my God!" Willow said when she saw William walk in with a beaten Buffy in his arms.
"What happened?" She asked, as Will walked past her, up the steps.
"We don't know; we were in her crypt, looking for her. We were just about to leave when we heard someone yelling her name. Then, she came running in," Xander said, following them up the steps.
William laid Buffy on his bed, then looked at Willow and Tara.
"Can you guys clean her up, feed her, maybe try to find out what happened to her? I need to call Giles," Will said, as he and Xander left the room.
"Yeah, sure," Willow said. Tara nodded, and went to the bathroom to get a washcloth and a small bowl of warm water.
After William got off the phone with Giles, he called Drusilla.
"D. Investigations: We help the helpless!" Cordelia's chipper voice said.
"Cordy, where's Dru?" William asked.
"Right here, hold on," she said. A few seconds later, Dru picked up the phone.
"Hello?" Dru said.
"Dru, it's me, Will," he said
"Will, what's wrong? Is everything okay?" Dru asked.
"I'm fine. It's just.umm.it's Buffy," Will said.
"What? What did she do now?" Dru demanded.
"No, she didn't do anything. She's hurt and.umm.I can't really explain over the phone, but if you come here, maybe she can tell you herself." Will asked.
"Yeah, sure, I'll be there as soon as I can," she said, then hung up the phone.
Willow and Tara had just finished cleaning and bandaging Buffy's broken and bruised body. Willow stood, and walked towards the door.
"I'm going downstairs to talk to Xander and William," she said to Tara. Tara nodded and looked down at the broken vampire on the bed. While she and Willow had been patching her up, Buffy had been telling them what had happened to her. Tara was sickened by what she had said.
She was about to go downstairs with Willow, when Buffy grabbed her wrist.
"Can you stay with me? I don't want to be alone," Buffy asked, in a whisper.
"Sure, sweetie," Tara said, as she sat on the bed and pulled the small blond into her arms.
A few hours later, after Buffy fell asleep, Tara got up and went downstairs. She told Will that Buffy didn't want to be alone, and Willow offered to spend the night with her, but Will said he would. He bid good night to his friends and went up to his bedroom.
After closing and locking his door, then locking his window, and making sure no sun could make it through, he climbed into bed with Buffy. Pulling her close to him, he kissed her forehead and fell asleep soon after.
Chapter 3
Will woke up an hour later to find Buffy sitting in a chair in the corner. Will sat up in bed and turned on the lamp. Glancing at the clock on the table, he saw that it was five-thirty. Buffy looked over at him. He could see the tears shimmering on her cheeks.
"You okay?"
"Fine," she said.
"You sure?" He asked.
"Yeah," she said, and then there was a small knock at the door. Will got up and opened it. Willow was standing there with Drusilla. Dru pushed past Will into the room and right over to Buffy. Dru pulled her into a tight hug. At first, Buffy didn't know what to do, but then she hugged her back. Will watched from the door as Buffy started to cry. She held onto the older vampire, burying her head in her shoulder.
"I could have saved them," she sobbed.
"Saved who?" Dru asked softly.
"The other girls."
"Shh, Buffy, it's okay," Dru cooed softly.
"No! I could have gotten them out first, but all I could think about was getting out myself." Buffy tried to break away from Dru, but she held on tightly.
"Buffy, you will save them, I promise," she said softly. Will slipped quietly out of the room.
"When did she get here?" Will asked.
"About ten minutes ago. Giles explained everything, and she was really angry, like 'Grr,' angry," Willow said.
"How long have you been up?" He asked.
"I got up an hour ago; Tara's still sleeping."
"What about Xander?" He asked.
"He's down in the kitchen with Giles," she said.
"Come on, let's do some research," he said, walking down to the kitchen.
**TBC**