I don't own anything in the Marvel Universe. I mixed some of the universes, so don't get upset. Namely most of the Astonishing and Uncanny with Buffy: Season 2. I do own Amelia though.

Chapter 3

The next night Angelus knocked on Amelia's door. She came to the door and when she saw him, gave an exasperated sigh.

"What?" She asked.

"Look, I want to talk to you."

"About?" She looked at him. "You're wasting precious feeding time."

"You are mine. We feed together." Angelus said, Logan listening in around in the corner.

"Good for you. I'm not going. I hate what you did to me. So get lost." She tried to close the door, but he slammed it open.

"You are mine." He seethed. "You will feed with me."

"How about no? Now, get out of my face." She slammed the door and locked it.

"You are going to get weaker without blood." He yelled, storming off down the stairs.

Logan crept up to Amelia's door and knocked. There was shuffling and finally the door opened.

"For the last time, ass…oh, it's you." Amelia looked at him quizzically.

"I wanted to talk. About everything." Logan admitted.

"Come in. I guess I owe you something." She smiled, flashing her fangs.

"Look, I'm sorry for the way I've acted towards you, Amelia. I was just so bent on possessing you and now something else has."

"He may be my sire, but he doesn't possess me, Logan." She answered coldly. "Let me guess. You want to be the one to feed me. Because I can touch you without killing you and you can heal from it. Is that it?"

"Yeah. I thought that way, you wouldn't be endangering the mansion. I mean what happens if you want a snack? It's only a matter of time."

"You're right." She whispered.

"Wait…" Logan looked into her smoldering eyes, but all he saw was a hungry demon. "I want to ask you something."

"What?" She asked exasperated.

"Do you not want to love anyone?" He asked quietly.

"I don't want to love anyone, no. I feel that if I did, my very hunger can endanger them and I cannot ensure if I can keep them safe." She sat on her bed.

"But…"

"This is not up for discussion. I will think about your proposition, but until then, please leave me alone." Amelia leapt out the window and took off leaving Logan to ponder whether she would return.

Rachel was in the Danger Room when Logan came in. She was already sweating and it stank of woman in the air.

"So, you talk to her?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah. I don't get it. I offered her a way out and she takes off."

"Reminds me of someone I know." Rachel answered kindly.

"She's nothing like me."

"Logan, she's immortal. I mean, until someone succeeds in killing her. She can heal from cuts like you. She leaves like you. I mean, face it. She's you. Laura can't even hold a candle to what she is." Rachel looked at him.

"Why did you bring Laura into this?"

"She's supposed to be a clone of you. Or did you forget that?"

"I'm just not up to par on vampires." Logan admitted.

"Well, good thing there are TWO vampires here." Angelus answered as he strode into the room. "Nice place."

"You aren't an X-Man, so get out." Rachel said calmly.

"Your friend wants a few questions answered." Angelus moved closet. "Look, you want to know about her or not?"

"I want to know. But no crazy talk."

"Okay. Not a problem. Look, it's this simple. She can't go into sunlight or be lit on fire because it will kill her. She can't handle holy water or crosses because they will hurt her, but she can heal from almost anything and she has super-strength and okay speed. She really needs to work on that."

"Anything else?" Logan grunted.

"She's got a fragile heart since Spike corrupted her."

"What do you mean?" Rachel asked suspiciously.

"It means she ignores her sire and doesn't listen to him. Instead she decides to go see the man who I made. The monster, Spike, is known for putting railroad spikes into his victims and the sod couldn't see the poor girl be tortured by me. Because I marked her as mine." Angelus flashed a smile.

"What does that mean?" Logan asked.

"It means that she will always feel me and I will always protect her. She is my mate and all my other sires know it. They or any vampire touches her and the Scourge of Europe destroys them." Angelus answered proudly.

"What about Spike?" Rachel asked.

"I made an exception with him only because she begged me to. I cannot bear to see her upset which is why I stay here. If I could, I would leave. But I have a duty to protect her and I will not let that go. Besides, she loves her life now." Angelus said as he strode out leaving Rachel and Logan to their thoughts.

Amelia went to the nearby field and sat when a human man came over to her.

"Hi, I'm Jeremy." He said, sitting beside her.

"I'm Amelia. You can't touch me."

"Why not?" Jeremy looked at her quizzically.

"I will kill you with my powers." Amelia said.

"Seriously? You are a mutant? That is awesome." Then he got pensive.

"What is it?"

"I wish I could prolong my life."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm dying. I have cancer." Jeremy turned away from her.

She put a gloved hand on his shoulder. "Hey, at least you aren't dead like me."

"What do you mean?" It was his turn to ask.

"I mean, I'm a vampire." She said carefully.

"Cool. Do you know how to turn people?" Jeremy was an inquisitive boy.

"How old are you?" Amelia asked, feeling Angelus and Logan approach.

"I'm sixteen. I might not see seventeen though." Jeremy turned back to her as Angelus and Logan came into view. "Please turn me into a vampire. Make me like you and end my suffering."

"What makes you think the change won't be agony?"

"Anything is better than slowly deteriorating." Jeremy answered.
"I want to…but I will not hurt you. I promise."

"Then how will you…?" An ungloved hand touched Jeremy, only slightly to send him into a coma.

"Very nice." Angelus clapped.

"I need to save him from cancer. It's killing him." She looked at Jeremy.

"You can't, can you?" Angelus asked. "You want to suck him dry, don't you?"

She only answered with a bloodstained smile.