Part 3

Angelus desperately tried to push all thoughts of the girl out of his mind. He didn't need this in his life right now. He didn't need to burden himself with some girl he had never met. No matter how hard he tried to forget about the grotesque scenes he had witnessed they kept creeping back into his mind. He would find himself thinking about her while preparing a meal or taking a shower. Angelus needed to forget about this so he called Faith over to divert him a little.

Angelus was 26 years old and divorced. He had been married to Darla for two horrible years. She fooled him and made him believe that she was a loving and caring woman. He married her young at 22 and she was 21. Shortly after the marriage her true colors began to show. She was selfish, angry, and insanely jealous. She refused to have children with him and told him that she would never want to ruin her body by baring children. Angelus found out that Darla had been cheating on him with numerous men during their courting as well as marriage. He was able to prove the adultery and Darla got nothing in the divorce. He let her keep the car he had bought her and that was all. Angelus had been divorced for a year now and had not had a relationship since. He slept around plenty with several women, but he refused to have any other attachment except sexual.

Faith opened the door and stowed up the stairs to his bedroom. She knew the drill by now. She came she played then she went home. Truth of the matter she really didn't mind all that much. Angelus knew exactly what he was doing in the bedroom and enjoyed her wild side. Faith opened the door and walked in and quickly through her leather jacket on a chair. Angelus quirked his eyebrows at what he saw. She was completely naked, "I see we're skipping the formalities." Faith put her hands on her hips, "Well you know I figured we could get right to it." Faith climbed onto the bed and pulled Angelus' pants down followed by his boxers. She tossed them to the floor then she started to suckle and bite her way up and down his chest. She took his hard member into her hot mouth and began to slowly suck and lick. Soon Angelus was hard as a rock and pre-cum was oozing out of the tip. She licked the tip then swirled around it with her tongue. She then slid his turgid cock into her slick channel and began to ride him. Angelus' thoughts once again returned to the petite blonde girl. He quickly flipped Faith over and began to pound into her. She screamed in pleasure until finally Angelus came long and hard. Faith lay there for several minutes before getting up and using the restroom. She then grabbed her jacket and pulled it on. "See you later big boy," she said as she walked out of the house.

Angelus raced down the street in his black jaguar and pulled up in front of Spike's mansion. Angelus parked it then hopped out and walked in the front door. The party was already going strong. He didn't know why he let Spike talk him into this shit, but he always seemed to be able to. Spike spotted Angelus from across the room and beckoned him over. Angelus made his way through the dense crowd. Almost immediately Spike began to introduce him to a girl. "This is Cordelia," he could hear Spike say over the ear splitting music. Angelus smiled weakly then found an excuse to get out of the situation.

Angelus made his way into the den where a lively poker game was being carried on. Angelus watched as the same boy was playing with the blonde girl on his lap. A new round started and Angelus bid in. "Minimum bid is a grand," they told him as they dealt him in. Angelus won several hands. They dealt another hand and the bid was already up to 10,000. Everyone else had folded except for Angelus and Parker. Angelus raised to 20,000 and stared at Parker. "I don't have another ten G's man," Parker said as he was about to fold. "I'll take the girl for one week in place of the ten," Angelus offered seriously. Parker contemplated the offer and looked at Buffy who didn't even seem to notice what was going on. He looked at his cards and saw the four aces and knew he had the game in the bag. "You're on," Parker said. Everyone clapped as Parker laid down his four aces. Angelus frowned then laid down his royal flush. Angelus stood up and grabbed the money off the table then reached for Buffy's hand. "You ain't taking her nowhere," Parker yelled as he held Buffy closer to him. "We had a deal," Angelus growled, "I won't hurt her or do anything she doesn't want me to do. It's only a week." Parker glared at the much taller and bigger man. "Come on Parker be a sport you bet her," someone yelled form the crowd. Reluctantly Parker let Buffy go with the man he hardly knew. "One week!," he yelled after them.

Angelus pulled the confused girl along behind him and out of the house. "Where are you going Angelus?," Spike asked, "And what are you doing with Parker's girl?" Angelus stopped causing the girl to run into him. He stared at her for a long moment. What was he doing with this girl? What was he planning? "I won her for a week," was all he said as he helped the girl into his jaguar. Angelus kept his eyes glued to the road. What was he doing and why was he getting involved. Finally he snuck a peak over to the girl. She just sat there staring out the window. Angelus doubted that she even knew what was going on.

Angelus had the girl in one of the spare bedrooms. She was really out of it and Angelus could see a fresh needle mark on her arms as well as several bruises on her arms, neck, and face. He didn't know much about drugs or even what drug she was on, but figured she would be out of it for several hours. He checked on her every half hour. Finally he began to notice a change. She was up and moving and probably wondering what was going on. Angelus poked his head into the door to look in on her. "Where's Parker?," she asked looking around nervously. "It doesn't matter you're staying with me for a while," he told her as he entered the room. Buffy backed away from him, "No he's gonna be mad. I have to go. He doesn't like it if I don't take my shots," she told him. Angelus blocked her from exiting. "It's okay he knows you're with me and he said it was okay. He had some things he needed to take care of," he lied to her. Buffy seemed to relax a little at his words.

Buffy stood in the shower as the warm jet cascaded over her. She lathered her hair up and soaped her body. Once again she couldn't remember how long it had been since she had showered. She could feel the drugs wearing off and knew that she would soon be in pain. Maybe she could get through it. She had to be strong. Perhaps this time away from Parker would get her life back on track. She didn't want to go back to him and she didn't want the drugs anymore. She stepped out of the shower and toweled off. She donned the t-shirt and shorts Angelus had given to her to wear. She stepped out of the bathroom and lay on the bed. She could feel that need coming to her. The need for more liquid hell. She would fight it, she could fight it.

Several hours later Angelus opened the door and checked on the girl. She was curled up into a ball clutching her stomach with her eyes screwed shut. Her hair and clothes were damp with sweat. Angelus quickly took out his cell phone and dialed Spike's number. "Spike I need you to come over right now… I don't give a fuck leave Gunn in charge… No it's an emergency… Yes it's the girl she's sick… Get your ass here," Angelus growled into the phone.

Twenty minutes later Spike rushed into the house and up the stairs. "Angelus!," he yelled. Angelus popped out of the spare bedroom closest to his, "I don't know what to do. She's really sick." Spike stepped into the room and walked over to the girl. "Bloody hell," he said as sat down on the bed next to her. "Call Jenny Calendar. She'll know what to do," Spike offered. Angelus quickly pulled his cell phone and scrolled through his contacts. "Sorry to wake you Jenny… Yes it's Angelus… I have an emergency… No not me… It's this girl she's very sick… She's coming down off drugs… I don't know hold on." Angelus pulled the phone away from him, "Hey Spike do you know what that assholes been injecting her with?" Spike shook his head yes, "Heroine man." Angelus put the phone back to his ear, "Heroine… I'll pay for whatever treatment she needs… We'll meet you there." Angelus strode purposefully towards the bed and picked the girl up effortlessly. "You drive we're meeting her at the hospital. They'll do a general admittance there then she'll be transferred to a residential treatment program."