A/N: Hello guys, I hope all of here are doing great. Here is another extended chapter. Now lets have a little fun. I added something in this chapter that I had planed on using in my other fic The Hated End. If you follow that story and like it, I have a little game for you. For who ever can guess what that thing is correctly, I will answer one question, one question only about my fic the Hated end, so if you are interested just send me your guess, and if it is correct I'll reply with one answer to one question you have. So make it a good one, open ended because I could easily answer with a yes or no. Hope you enjoy this chapter
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Part 10
Buffy woke up with a smile on her face, she couldn't believe the night she's had. After all this time she was with him, like she'd always wanted to
be. That made her the happiest she could ever remember being. She looked
up seeing his face, even in her sleep she had to be close to him. She had
to feel him. Half of her body was settled comfortably on his chest. She
never wanted to move from that spot. But after a while she knew they
were all waiting for her at Giles's house. So she got out of bed and headed
to the shower, after showering and drying herself, Buffy headed right to his huge closet, and good to his word she found everything she had in there,
and a lot more. She dressed in something that wouldn't raise any question
form the group. But she really wanted to try some of the things he got her
that she didn't have. They all looked so expensive, and they were all
stylish, Cordy would die to be in her shoes right now she just knew it. She was dying to
wear some of the new clothe herself.
After she walked out of the bathroom dressed in one of her usual outfits, as
not to draw any attention to herself. She walked over to the bed and laid a
kiss on his mouth.
Angelus opened his eyes once he felt her mouth on his. He grabbed for her
bringing her down on top of him once again. They kissed passionately for a
few minutes. "I have to go you know, they are probably looking for me right
now."
Buffy loved their quick make out session it felt so intimate, and she loved that he didn't have morning breath, guess being undead and not needing to breathe has lots of perks she thought sighing contently to herself.
"Do you really have to? Do I have time for…" He said rising his eyebrows.
"Later" she told him kissing him softly on the mouth. "Can I come back here
after am done?" She asked him again hesitancy in her voice, afraid that
he would say no.
"Of course, anytime you want" he said grabbing for a pen and paper and wrote
down the code for the door. "The door can only be opened with this code, so
don't lose it," He said handing her the piece of paper.
"Sure, I'll see ya tonight" She said as she walked out of the room sparing a final loving glance to the form of her lover sleeping on the bed.
Buffy walked into Giles's house to face a barrage of questions, and worried
expressions. "Where have you been Buffy? We have been looking all over for
you this morning? You weren't in your room, and you weren't at your mom's
house. Where were you?" Everyone seemed to ask at the same time.
"Guys chill, I just slept over at a friend's house. Some place Angelus
wouldn't look for me" She was surprise at her ability to lie to them
so readily. Well technically she wasn't lying, she slept at a very very
close friends house. And it was some place Angelus wouldn't look for her,
since she was already there with him. She smiled at the memories of them
last night.
"Oh thank the heavens, good thinking Buffy" Giles complemented.
Everyone seemed satisfied with her answer until Spike whispered softly so
only her Slayer hearing could pick it up. "Whatever you say Slayer"
"Look guys I am starving, you could tell me what you found after I get
something to eat," She said as she walked to the kitchen passing Spike.
"Oh for fuck sake" Spike yelled, as he smelled Buffy as she walked
passed him.
"What is it dead boy Junior?" Xander asked.
"Don't call me that. And nothing, am just hungry" Spike just got up and
walked over to Buffy in the kitchen.
"What is it Spike, it is still too early for me, I just woke up. So stuff
it," She said as she felt him enter the kitchen.
"Oh this is priceless. I can't believe I haven't smelt him on you all this
time. Bloody priceless." He said smiling at her.
"I don't know what you mean" She felt like she was going to faint, how the
fuck did he know.
"Come one Slayer, I can smell him on you. Through all that vanilla and
whatever shit he got you to put on. I smell him. I see how you are glowing.
I say my bloody Sire finally got to you, and into your pants. Boy this
is going to be fun" He chuckled as he turned around to start heading out to
fill the group in on what is going on. But before he was out of the door he
found himself shoved into the frig.
"If you say one word Spike. I swear I will rip your ribcage out of your
body and ware it as a hat, and then I will hand you over to Angelus."
"Chill Slayer, I won't say anything. Finally that poof got some. And this
really makes me feel better. Now I know he won't be destroying the world or
anything from all that pent up sexual frustration that was driving him crazy last." He said as he eased out of her grasp. "You better be thankful Slayer. If wolf boy was here, he would have smelled you a mile away." Spike said chuckling, he loved this. *Why should I ever leave this town, it never lacks for entertainment its better than any day time sope-opra.*
Buffy groaned to herself, hating the blond vampire. Angelus had made sure
to wash her clean last night. And she took a shower this morning. How in
the fuck did Spike smell him on her? As she walked out of the kitchen she
still found Spike waiting for her.
"Just a tip Slayer, don't make with the big ugly before you plan on crossing a
supernatural creature" Again chuckling at the look on her face when he bumped and grinded his hips making spanking motions with his hand over the invisible girl.
Buffy just groaned again, she was never going to hear the end of it. "So
have you guys found anything about this Slayer yet? And where is farm boy?"
"Now he is farm boy, before it was Riley this Riley that" Xander complained.
"I am sorry to say we haven't been able to find anything regarding this Slayer other than what was in that envelope Angelus gave us last night. Willow couldn't find anything in the Watcher's mainframe. And Riley is trying to get as much information about Adam as he can" Giles told her.
"And I went through the whole envelope last night, there was some information about her there, the Watcher Council seemed to get the idea from Adam, but there is no telling how different they are. They used different demon parts to create her, and her power source is different too, unfortunately there isn't a lot of information about it. They also seemed imbued her with magical enhancements as well, but again no specifics on that front either" Giles finished telling his news, as they didn't have enough time to go through all the information Angelus gave them last night, after telling everyone what was in the enveloped he had asked them to rest for the night specially after patrolling, and facing Angelus the night before. But fearing the worst he had gone through all the information himself.
"Hay, I wouldn't count on fish boy getting any info, he was never good at anything anyways. Especially now since you have got that special friend of yours that showed up outa nowhere" Spike winked at her, not being able to pass up any the chance to needle her.
"What is he talking about Buffy?" Willow asked confused.
"Nothing Willow, SHUT UP SPIKE" she yelled at him. "he is just stupid, you know how he is. I think that chip in his head is really messing with whatever is left of his brain" Buffy said eyeing Spike, swearing to herself that she would hand him over to Angelus the first chance she got.
"So what are we doing?" Buffy asked, wanting to help.
"Well Willow and Tara there are trying to get any information they can on
the Slayer. I am trying to find anything that could help us with Angelus.
The rest are getting the ritual we used against Adam. We need you as strong
as possible this time. We are also trying to improve the ritual so we can
do it, and help you fight as well so we are looking for a way to sustain it
throughout the fight basically, without doing the ritual for that time."
Giles answered her question.
"So what do you want me to do?" Buffy asked.
"You could help me, look at that book on the table" Buffy headed for the
table and started leafing through the Watcher's diaries. Not really worried
about Angelus anymore.
A little after sun set a frantic knock came on the door. Giles jumped and
opened the door. An out of breath Riley just ran inside trying to close the
door behind him.
"What's wrong Riley? What happened?" Willow asked quickly
"Nothing, I just couldn't get what we need it. I was found out, and barley
escaped with my life." Riley replied trying to apologize for his failures.
"Yeah I for one didn't see that coming." Spike mocked sarcastically. "Now what will we do, we were hanging all of our hopes on you mate, how will we deal, we thought you would save the day" Spike said with fake worry in his voice, man he hated that damn fish.
"Not as useless as a vampire who can't even bit" Riley quipped back, for once understanding that he was being made fun off.
"Not now, but believe me when I find a way, you are going to be first on my
list of people to bit."
"Riley chill, if I know Spike. I know he will find a way, and believe me,
other than Angelus. Spike is the least vampire you want to come after you.
So if I were you, I really wouldn't piss him off," Xander told Riley looking
at him, making him understand that Spike is a vampire you really don't want
to fuck with.
"That is the smartest thing you ever said Xander. Because believe me I will
find a way. I always do" Spike sneering at Riley for emphasize. "And when
I do, I will hunt and kill every last one of the commandos" Spike growled
getting agitated, at the thought that he was helpless. "I am outa here, I
really need a good spot of violence. Maybe I could find me and old minion
or two." Spike said walking to the door.
"I need to patrol too, I'll go with him. Keep an eye on him" Buffy said
following Spike.
"I'll come with you" Riley said.
"No, you can't even site down, so go stand up or something" Buffy said as
she walked out the door.
"So my bloody sire finally got to you Slayer huh, and here I was doubting him all that time. That bastard really gets what he wants all the time doesn't he?" Spike said to her shaking his head in amusement after they have left the house.
"Shut up Spike it isn't any of your business, and it isn't like that, so shut up" Buffy hated having this conversation especially with the smug vampire.
"Hay am not complaining at least he is busy shagging your brains out, instead of trying to end the world, or worse paying me back for betraying him. Just so you won't say I didn't warn you, he isn't a very nice vamp. Don't expect roses and happily ever after with him. He isn't like me" Spike said to the Slayer, who he against all the odds had a soft spot for.
"You're the last person to talked about being nice Spike, if it wasn't for the chip in your head you would be trying to kill me now"
"Be that as it may, am still here choosing to helping if you haven't noticed." He said a little hurt. He knew he was a vampire, but she should know better, he wasn't like other vampires, there was a soft spot to him, unlike his bloody sire.
"Am sorry Spike, I didn't mean…" But he cut her off.
"Don't bother Slayer, you should be concerned about what your friends are going to think, not me"
"They are not going to find out, and you're not going to tell…" Before she could finish her threat she was interrupted.
"Look there boys the Slayer and her pet vampire. Don't you get tired Slayer of pulling along all sorts of vampires if I didn't know better I would have thought you a groupie, first Angelus and now his old lackey, Maybe I have a shot boys" The leader of a group of six vampires said while making an obscene gesture at Buffy with his tongue.
"Wow a fanny soon to be dead undead. You're one to talk; people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and all that. Look who you are hanging around with the three stooges, the coyote, and urkel " She quipped producing one of the many hidden stakes on her.
"Am no one's lackey, aren't you one of my old minions the one that used to clean my bathroom if I recall correctly." Spike growled advancing on the group.
The other vampire raised his hand trying to stop the advancing vampire and vampire Slayer. "I don't want a fight Slayer, am not the one you should be worried about, the other Slayer's in town, and she is after you and your little pet vampires. I would worry about her first"
"Unlucky for you am here for a fight" Buffy lunged at the vampires taking down three of them splitting the group up to better their chances. Buffy stood up kicking one of the vampires that was still on the ground in the stomach, the vampire flew through the air truing in mid air until he hit a tree ten feet away breaking his spine.
Spike was shocked at her display of speed and power, Buffy was never this strong, she was just a little stronger than him, what the hell is his sire doing to her. But he didn't have time to contemplate the thought as he attacked the other group of three.
Buffy was a little stunned at this unexpected burst of power, so she didn't have time to react to the second vampire's leg sweep which took her to the ground. As she hit the ground, she flipped herself right back up with a growl not too different from a vampires.
Spike noticed the growl coming from Buffy as he punched one of the vampires he was fighting dropping him.
Unnatural rage built up inside Buffy at the vampire that just caught her off guard "Do you really want to start this, don't you know who I am" She didn't know where that arrogant streak came from but the rage in her called for that vampires blood. With a devastating right hook she dropped the second vampire to the ground, and before his back hit ground her stake followed impaling him through the heart.
She looked up at the vampire that just swept her legs. She took an involuntary step back as she saw Buffy's rage filled ambersh eyes.
"Wh…what the hell is wrong with you Sl…Slayer" The third vamp stuttered.
"Nothing" Buffy said with a devilish smile not unlike Angeles. With a flick of her hand she caught the back side of the fleeing vampire's shirt collar and flipped her over her head slamming her head first into the ground. Buffy walked standing over the vampire her legs on either side of her, and took hold of her shirt, raising her up, and proceeded to punch her with devastating repeated blows.
At the smell of the excess blood coming from the vampire Spike spared a glance to the enraged Slayer, finding her destroying the head of that poor vampire.
After tarring apart the vampire Buffy staked her, and before Spike had time to return to the fight, she reached him, and with two quick stabs of her stake she had the other two vampires dusted.
Buffy finally punched the leader of the group knocking him unconscious. "Now let's take him to Giles, he seems to have some info on the new Frankenstein in town." She hissed.
Looking at her raged filled eyes which had return to their pervious color before Spike could see them; he chose not to comment on her unusual mannerism. Spike just grabbed the vampire carrying him to their destination.
As soon as Angelus woke up he knew it was past sunset. God what that little
girl did to him? He knows now, without a doubt, she is what he wanted.
She invaded every one of his thoughts. She was all he thought about, and all
he felt. She was his mate, and he knows now that he loved her, not passion
not lust, he loved her. As Angelus thoughts ran through his mind, he got
up and dressed. The hunt will be special tonight he thought.
Angelus was sinking his fangs into his third victim that evening, as he let
the body drop to the ground; he felt a hand on him. Angelus didn't
have time to react he was lifted off the ground; before he could turn around
Angelus was thrown hard against the wall of the ally he was in.
"Vampire, you dare kill an innocent when I am in town." The girl said as she walked over to the vampire. Angelus stood up immediately after hitting the ground with a shower of glass dropping over him from the broken window he just hit. A shiver ran through his body as he looked in the face of his attacker. Knowing exactly who it was, in front of him stood a redhead Slayer with long hair, and beautiful feature if it wasn't for all the metallic components covering parts of her face body, and the bluish veins showing throughout her face, and whatever exposed skin he could see. Skin that was mostly covered in a black rubber body suite, She stood almost as tall as his 6'2" frame, with a lethal skinny body that betrayed the power he knew it held.
For the first time in his Unlife Angelus hesitated to attack, he hadn't been able to sense her, and she was able to sneak up on him. Trying to buy sometime Angelus tired to use a Buffy type tactic. "What the Watcher Council couldn't fork up the dow for a proper leather suite, and all that carp covering you what they got it on sale from a scrap yard. And I thought they don't have anything useful, you should give me the number for your mechanic maybe I can pimp up my ride too." Angelus quipped as he circled this abomination trying to find a weakness to take advantage of.
"Angelus the Scourge of Europe, the Slayers protector, you die tonight, and your Slayer will soon follow. You can't take me Vampire" Alpha said.
With rage at the threat to his mate, Angelus lost all his hesitation, and he advanced blindly into the new Slayer. Just as he was within striking distance, he gathered all his strength in a roundhouse kick aiming for her head, his intention to decapitate her on site. His kick landed square on her face, but failed in delivering the desired effect, it was barely strong enough to turn her head to the side.
"My turn" She sneered at him with a smile as she punched him in the chest, a punch that sent him flaying into the wall again.
Angelus hit the wall with a thud, but still managing to land on his feet, her hit took him by surprise, his kicks usually were powerful enough if not decapitate, at least knock his appoint unconscious. "I know I can take you" he said doubting his own ability for the first time. "And when I am finished with you, you will know how I have gained my reputation." Angelus didn't waste any time, he lunged at the girl and tried to deliver a right hook, but it was blocked. As his punch was block Angelus didn't see her deliver her punch to him. As her fist connected with his face Angelus could feel more pain than he had ever experience before. But that won't stop him he lunged again, and again his attempts were unsuccessful. She was stronger than he was, he had to adjust. And he had new tricks that the Watcher Council didn't know about.
Angelus knew at that moment that force wouldn't do it with this Slayer. "My turn now" Angelus said as he called on his new teachings, at his new acquired abilities. He gathers
his hands, and from within it blue flames shot at the Slayer. The moment the
flame hit her she was propelled though the air landing twenty feet away. A scream resonated through the ally from the burring Alpha Slayer. Angelus approached her kicking her in the stomach sending her flying into the wall.
With new confidence Angelus advanced on his victim "Pay back is bitch aint?" The Slayer hit the wall with a thud. But to Angelus surprise she landed on her feet, her already half burned face beginning to heal. He knew he looked at an already composed
creature before him. Angelus raised his hands again to deliver another blow, Angelus gathered the energy necessary to shot flames at the advancing Slayer, but this time they seem to deflect off of her. She ran at him delivering a backhand to his face sending him
to the ground.
She picked him up as high as she could and slammed him back down to the ground. Without a pause she lifted him back up slamming into the wall, and proceeded to punch him viciously in the face.
Angelus vision started to blur, as he felt blood oozing from his broken nose and jaw. Trying to regain some semblance of control, he tried to deliver a punch to her face, in an attempt to halt her advances, or at best do some damage but it failed. Alpha griped his hand and twisted it behind his back, she pulled upwards breaking his arm and shoulder. Angelus screamed as his face shifted for the first time in the fight.
"My turn again, vampire" Alpha finished driving his head into the concrete wall fracturing his skull. "Is this the infamous Scourge of Europe, more like a ragdoll if you ask me" She quipped finally showing some emotions on her imminent victory.
Angelus refused to go down even if he defying her with every ounce of strength he had, even if couldn't see anything except black, knowing he would be dead if he fell.
With a hard kick to Angelus leg she broke it, turning him around and with another well placed kick at his other leg she broke his knee, finally bringing Angelus to the ground. She flicked her wrist producing a 7" spike from underside of her arm dripping with blue liquid; she quickly stabbed him in the neck.
Angelus howled in pain feeling the liquid start to incinerate him at the point of entry, the poison started a slow painful run through his body.
Angelus knew he was dead if he didn't do anything, but what can he do, he had nothing left, unbearable pain pledged his whole body, he couldn't feel his face anymore, lost his legs, and the use of one of his arms, his situation was hopeless, but he was Angelus the Scourge of Europe, he will not die like this. He will not die like many of his victims pitiful and alone, he will not fall in a dark dirty ally, his death if it ever came will be glorious, it will be in the midst of rivers of blood, it will be the workings of gods, a thing of legend, talked about for millennias to come, and not to this creature, this thing will not defeat him. But what can he do, what's left for him to do?
His survival instincts refused to let him fall to a Slayer he was Angelus the Scourge of Europe, Angelus. In a final desperate attempt, Angelus gathered every ounce of power he had left, everything that he was capable of and threw at this abomination. He launched his unbroken arm towards her chest, with all the power he could gather, with all the new knowledge he had gained. His hand created a vortex of power, flame and heated air a supersonic pop the speed of his hand produces, as his hand connected with her chest he released every ounce of energy he had into her.
The Slayer released him, and staggered back a few steps dazed by the power behind his punch. As Angelus dropped to the ground unmoving, as the abyss started to lay its claim on him, he knew that this was the end, not the one he wanted, not the one he deserved, but it's the one he was going to get. At that moment the only thing he regretted was that he will never lay eyes upon his beloved Buffy again, he'll never see her smile light up her face when she looked up at him, with hope for a love she wasn't sure was returned by her true mate, but still with the belief in him creature or soul, a belief that at the end he'll submit to by her side, he never had a choice, and neither did she. With a last glance at the advancing Slayer he could see her determined look, her hate filled eyes glow with the anticipation of the kill, as her blue veins pulsed darkening with whatever liquid ran through them, which has increased in its flow. Why did he have to fall to a Slayer, if it was to be a Slayer why not his Slayer, why is he dying at the hand of another, it seems funny to him a betrayal in his mind that it wasn't his Slayer that finally did him in. If he had to fall to anyone he knew now he would have been content dying by the hands of his beloved, in her sweet arms. Angelus finally surrendered to the darkness his last thoughts only of his Buffy, not the advancing Slayer.
"Buffy what were you thinking brining in this vampire to my house" Giles questioned his Slayer's motives for bringing in the vampire that was now unconscious in his bathroom.
Buffy turned around to her Watcher and the rest of the group that was standing just outside the bathroom door. "He knows about the new Slayer Giles, we didn't want to dust him in case he had some information we could use." She explained.
"Are you sure that is wise though" it was Wesley's turn to question her now. "How do you know he will answer, what is his incentive for that, he must know that you'll dust him after words anyways"
"That's why you have me, I didn't live with Angelus for years without learning a few tricks" Spike commented with a predatory gleam in his eyes.
"No one is torturing anyone here Spike, we'll question him first, and see how it goes" Buffy stated, looking at the waking vampire.
"And why would I tell you anything Slayer" The vampire commented.
"Well let's see, because if you don't, I'll simply hand you over to Spike, how about it huh?
The vampire looked from her to the gleeful Master vampire standing beside her, he didn't know if she would make good on the threat or not but he rather not find out. "I'll talk, but how do I know you won't dust me after, dying is dying Slayer"
"I will not dust you" She said ignoring the look she got from Giles.
"Alright, all I know is that there is a new Slayer in town, she is super strong. She's been taking out every demon she could, and asking questions about you, and Angelus. She is out to get you Slayer, and from what I hear she will not fail." He said.
"Is that all, I might just hand you over to Spike anyways, we already knew that." She said.
"Okay, Okay Slayer. She doesn't seem to have any weapons other than her strength, magical abilities, and the natural weapons from all the demon parts she has, unlike Adam. She only uses her strength that is enhancing with magical abilities. She doesn't go on blood some blue liquid runs through her." The vampire looked at the disappointed look on Buffy's face and started to ramble "A Redhead…long hair…black getup… skinny as shit and strong as fuck…I swear Slayer that is all I know"
"That's all, not much if you ask me?" she hummed as if debating her decisions within her mind.
"Yes" he said.
"Okay" Buffy just turned around and started walking out of the bathroom door.
"Hay Slayer what about our deal?"
"Oh I forgot, Spike" She said and walked out.
Spike just stepped to the vampire making like he was releasing him, and just stabbed him through the hart with a stake.
As everyone stepped out into the living room Buffy said "Well nothing too useful there I gu…ahuuuuau" She screamed falling to the ground spasms and pain raked her body
Everyone in the room ran to her side trying to catch her, but they couldn't Buffy fell screaming in a seizure almost. Red hot pain raced through out her body, her whole body shook with the force of her pain.
"Buffy… are you okay, answer me please. What can we do?" Everyone in the room seamed to cry out worried for the Slayer.
Giles quickly ordered everyone to clear the area, and ordered Xander and Cordy to help him take her to the couch. They laid her down, supporting her head with a pillow. Through all of it Buffy screamed at the top her lungs.
Giles started to examine the tormented Slayer, but he couldn't see anything wrong with her except for the obvious pain she was in. Suddenly he could see the scar on her neck inflamed and throbbing. Turning her head to the other side, he could see the same thing happing to the mark Angelus has placed there. "Spike come here, what is happening to her" Giles screamed at the vampire pointing at Angelus marks.
Spike bent down looking at the marks on the Slayers neck. Puzzled at the turn of events Spike had nothing to say.
"Well, what is it?" Everyone screamed over Buffy's cries of pain.
"I don't know Watcher, I have no idea. But if I had to venture a guess I'll have to say it has something to do with Angelus," Still Buffy cried and thrashed on the couch.
"Oh…god, it isn't enough we have to fear his attacks, now he can torture her from a distance" Willow said her voice lowering with ever word, she put her hand over her face as tears started coming down her face at the unbearable scene she was witnessing.
Tara immediately walked up to her placing a supporting hand on her back guiding her to a chair, trying to comfort her as best she could.
Xander Cordelia Wesley, and Riley stood frozen next the Slayer, not knowing what to do, or how to help. Feeling helpless, and hoping for a miracle to lessen the pain of their protector.
"Is that what's happening here Spike, has he done this before?" Giles yelled at the vampire.
"I honestly don't know, I don't…" before Spike could finish.
Buffy stopped screaming as suddenly as she started, she opened her eyes with tears streaming down her face, she got up and before anyone could ask or do anything, she bolted out the door without a word or a backward glance to the stunned group.
"Spike, you are the only one capable of following her, please go after her, and bring her back if you can." Giles asked the vampire not knowing what else to do, never having dealt with anything similar his only hope was the vampire was fast enough to catch up with his Slayer and figure out a way to bring her back so they could understand what was happening, all he wanted in his life was too keep his child safe, and now it seems that their worst nightmare is coming true.
TBC