Previously: 'You told me you didn't want to be like your eldest sister Dru. Seems the women from your family all go down the same path'

'NO! NO! NO! SHUT UP!' Drusilla cried, but it was to late to say any more, as she lunged at me, forcing the group behind me to pull out stakes and begin the battle with the other vampires in front of me.

Chapter 49

1900 Boxer Rebellion

Drusilla and I lay on the floor next to the drained corpse of the so-called 'slayer'. I hadn't know a hell of a lot about her, only knew that I had managed to kill her.

It had been one hell of a battle, quite exciting really. Kicks and punches flying everywhere; good way to get your kicks if you don't mind the loser dieing. I didn't.

Dru lay there stroking my hair and bloodied face, crooning like I was some sick puppy a human would look after. It was odd to find a vampire who cared and was as motherly as Dru. My mother was never like this after I turned her. God how I hated myself for doing that, but, you learn and you don't do it again. You kill instead.

'My dear William, killed a slayer. What a clever boy' Drusilla cooed.

'All of it for you love' I sighed.

We lay there for a while just in silence, and then suddenly Drusilla's body went rigid. She wouldn't move, her eyes shut tight, concentration clear on her face.

'Pet?' Drusilla's eyes snapped open and she grinned.

'I'm not…' she looked close to tears. Tears of what thought, I wasn't sure.

'No you're not' I soothed not quite sure what it was about.

'Oh William I'm not!' she cried. She was so happy. It brought a smile to my face and I couldn't help but laugh.

'No you're not' I shook my head.

It suddenly dawned on the girl that I had no idea what she was talking about. She had never told me what 'she wasn't' and so I had just played along, hoping that she would explain things. She did in the end.

'I have a story for my William' she smiled and began to tell her tale.

She told me all about her human life with her family and all about her two sisters. How she was the middle child and the adventures they used to get up to. The hide and seek games in the orchid, tea parties with stuffed toys, things like that. What I didn't expect was what she told me next.

She told me all about her eldest sister's sex life and how she had caught her sister coming home very late one night. Her sister had sworn Drusilla to secrecy to stop Dru from asking where she had been. Dru accepted the secrecy and he sister told her story.

She told her about how she had met someone in the market, and how there had been something there, like a spark or something. At this point Dru had been happy for her sister, but happiness soon turned to shock.

She was then told that her sister had been spending the days with this person and that they had had very many late nights, doing all kinds of things. She then let Drusilla know that the person she was seeing was a woman.

Drusilla had been shocked but had promised to keep her sister's secret.

Days later her other sister had confessed to her the same thing. Drusilla wasn't going to be next.

Days later she was going to stay at a convent. She would become a nun or something, anything to get away from the fate that her two sisters had received. Drusilla's parents didn't know why she had wanted to go, because Dru had never told them her sister's secrets, but they had allowed it anyway.

She had packed her bags and left. She thought she had escaped all the evil in the world.

'And that's when I met Daddy' she giggled.

I shook my head 'Well you're bloody well not gay!'

Drusilla looked at me and frowned. 'I believe the term is 'Lesbian' William'

'Well you're not a bloody lesbian pet'

~**~

Present Day

Drusilla leapt at me and I was lucky enough to duck, dodge, spin and kick her into a wall. She was no longer mine and I no longer hers. I had a soul and she didn't. The story was all different now. I would have to kill her, whether she was my sire and first love or not.

The rest of the vampires had charged and so had the group behind me. Dawn was crapping her pants by the look on her face. She obviously hadn't been around this many vampires. Neither had Carly, but she was making it work. She had a stake in hand and was teleporting around the fray, tapping a vamp on the shoulder and trying to dust it before it killed her. Good kid. Good effort.

'Lorne! Protect the girls!' Buffy ordered as she swung a flying punch to some vamp's jaw. He flew backwards and stacked into another.

Dawn ran to hide behind the green demon that was having enough trouble trying to fend off two vampires. Angelina landed a kick to a vamp's chest and sent him reeling backwards, just enough time for her to swing her arm back and dust one of the two attacking her friend.

'Thanks Pumpkin!' Lorne called.

'No worries!' Angelina called back as she punched another vamp that appeared out of nowhere.

Anya teleported to Lorne's side and Carly quickly followed. Someone had punched her in the arm and she now thought it was broken. She could fight with a broken arm. She hid behind both demons with Dawn.

Xander was punching vamps and trying to stake em good and quick but miscalculated a staking and ended up being the one on the ground and at a vamp's mercy.

'Eep!' Xander squeaked. It had been a while since he's been the one about to die.

Suddenly the vampire burst into flames and when the whelp looked up he saw Willow, fire balls in hand.

'Nice job Will! Where can I get some of those?'

'Behind you!' Willow threw a ball of flames towards Xander, which he ducked just in time. The vampire behind him turned to ash.

Drusilla had regained her balance and was now advancing on me.

'Poor Spike. He can't see because he's blinded by the sunshine's. But don't worry I'll help you' she lunged forward and slashed at me with those deadly nails of hers. They had killed Kendra, but they weren't going to kill me. I grabbed her arm and threw her away from me. She turned and placed a well-aimed kick. It hit me right in the gut and allowed me to fly a good seven metres. Drusilla was still strong. Damn. Our little battle continued.

Buffy and Giles were battling with three unruly vamps. They would take it in turns to taunt and strike at the Watcher and Slayer. Giles and Buffy barely had time to fight off the first attack before another one came. Eventually one of the slipped up and Buffy staked him and swung around with a kick, hitting the other vamp in the face, while Rupert punched and staked the other.

'Where's Candice?' Dawn cried to Carly and her protectors when she realised there was meant to be another person hiding here. Carly stuck her head up and looked over Anya's shoulder. It was handy that they were roughly the same height. She could see that in the distance Candice was fighting a red head, which couldn't be Willow. It had to be Ally.

'Fighting Ally' Carly said casually. She was scared for Candice's sake. Emotions got in the way too often. Then she came up with a plan.

'Wait here' she ordered the three of them and she teleported to Candice's side.

'Hey there how you going?' Carly asked Candice as she blocked a punch and kneed her sister in the gut. Ally doubled over but only for a second.

'Could be better' Candice grunted as she swung a punch Ally's way only to have her thrown off balance with a kick. Ally's legs had always been longer.

'How could you not tell me my own sister was a vampire!' Candice couldn't take it anymore. She let her emotions reign over her for now. This was what Carly had been hoping for.

'Good. Good. Yes I knew about it. I thought it could help with something like this' Carly lied.

'You're lying' Candice caught her out, getting angrier and angrier by the second.

'Yes, yes I am. Work with me here Candice. Vengeance Demon remember?' Ally swung a kick at Carly but Candice shoved it out of the way just in time.

'Yeah I remember. What do you want me to do about it?' She quickly glanced at Carly and caught a look of 'Duh'

'Oh!' Man Candice caught on fast. 'I wish that there was a ring of fire surrounding all of us!'

'Done!' Carly cried as she teleported away. There was a vamp behind her that kept getting closer and closer.

A ring of fire burst out of nowhere and surrounded us all. We were now enclosed and there was no way for us to get out.

Upon arriving back Carly figured that out. 'Oh well she doesn't think ahead does she?' she shook her head at her friend's stupidity. None of them were going to get out alive. The fire would singe us all.

Angelina was battling two vamps that kept attacking her at the same time. it was starting to take its toll on the slayer, you could see it in her eyes. Her movements were getting sloppy, her reaction time getting slower. The vamps were winning.

Being the kind bloke I was, threw Drusilla into the air, hopefully close to the flaming wall, and turned to help the bird. They were both attacking her and had no idea that I was behind. I staked them quickly.

'Thanks' Angelina breathed. She looked spent.

'No problem' I walked off to fight the other vampires that had decided to gang up on Buffy and Rupert.

Meanwhile, none of us had noticed Drusilla throw herself through the wall of flames. She screamed at the same time another vamp was being staked and so wasn't heard. She was burned and sobbing but she made her way to another alleyway where a lone figure was standing and watching the show.

'Poor Dru. How dare they' Angelus spoke to the sobbing vampire in a soothing tone.

'Couldn't…. help. Him.' She sobbed and sat down on the curb, waiting for Ally to return. Angelus continued to watch.