Previously: 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.
Chapter 50
All of the vamps were dust, but one. As a group we formed our own wall around both Candice and Ally. Candice clearly exhausted and upset, Ally kneeling on the ground. She knew she was outnumbered and there was no way out of this, except perhaps?
'Hey C.C. remember the night we were walking home from Sam's? The night I went missing?' Ally was looking at her sister, hoping this would work.
'Yeah. What about it?' Candice panted. She truly was exhausted.
'I don't blame you for what happened…' Ally began and then hesitated. 'If anything, I guess I should be thanking you'
None of us were following the story except for possibly Carly. She had known the two sisters since kindergarten. There was little she wouldn't know. Carly had this certain expression set on her face. As though she was trying to think a few steps ahead of Ally. Whatever the red head was thinking, Carly wasn't really buying it.
The rest of us however, stood quietly, rapt in the little family reunion.
'You don't?' Candice looked confused. 'If it wasn't for my stupidity, you'd still be alive'
'But I am alive, look, I'm right in front of you' Ally teased. She caught the look on Carly's face. This probably wasn't going to work. Plan B would have to put into action soon.
'You're not 'alive' alive' Candice grumbled.
'I know. And that's why I want a soul' Ally smirked.
That was when I caught on. Ally was trying to bide time for herself, to think of an escape or for Dru to get help, either one was possible. I was leaning towards the escape plan myself. I would have done it if I had had family ties with the person trying to kill me.
'Sorry, but they're all out of those love' I almost spat at Ally.
'They can't be, not if I want one' Ally reasoned. So she had done her homework?
Candice looked as though he was going to side with her sister; after all, that's what family would do. Especially if it was to save one of the family members themselves. But to the rest of Candice's family, Ally was dead.
'Sorry Ally, but you cant get a soul unless you want it bad enough' Buffy explained.
'And how do you know I don't?' Ally snarled. It caught everyone by surprise.
'We can see it in your eyes' Willow reasoned. She didn't really know. Well not for sure anyway.
'I'm afraid we cant let you do that. Not when we know you wont actually go get one' Buffy said.
'Candice?' Ally pulled a pretty convincing pleading face. She knew deep down what Candice would do.
Candice was loathing herself for what she was about to say 'I'm sorry Ally' she whispered.
'Fine. If that's the case' Ally spread her arms and grinned. 'You do it'
We spent the next two minutes trying to convince Candice she didn't have to do it, though she wouldn't let go if the stake in her hand. She wasn't going to let anyone else kill Ally, that was clear.
'What's the matter Candy?' Ally grinned a vampire toothy smile. 'I knew you didn't have it in you' she laughed.
'Candice you don't have to do this' Carly whispered in her ear.
Candice just shook her head.
'Hey remember the time when…' Ally began her taunts. She knew it was probably the last thing she'd do before she died. And she was going to go out in a blaze. She knew things about almost every member of the group surrounding her.
'You. Green Boy' she pointed to Lorne.
'What?' Lorne sighed. He'd had enough for one day. That and he was tired and anxious to get Angelina home. She looked like she was about to collapse on the asphalt.
'You help people by listening to them sing yes?' Ally asked.
'Correct' Lorne wasn't sure where this was going.
'And you tell people what direction to take in life?'
'Yeah?'
'So what's with all the nervous anxious looks? Haven't you told someone their destiny?' Ally grinned. She knew.
Lorne remained silent but on the inside panicked.
'And you.' She pointed to Xander.
'You've got one eye, a powerful witch as a friend and a few vengeance demons. You could do something about that you know'
He took that into account but didn't say anything.
'Red' she looked directly at Willow.
'Next time don't leave the one you love on the side of the road' she grinned as Willow's face turned to one of horror.
'You' she breathed.
'And Dru' Ally laughed.
Willow was reduced to tears as Ally turned on another.
'You. Summers' she pointed at Buffy
'Yeah?' Buffy crossed her arms over her chest.
'Dumb blondes never took my fancy, it's old and your voice annoys me'
Buffy looked like she was going to say something but I stopped her, so she began playing with her hair.
'Carly' Ally faced her old friend. 'Next time, stay out of the park at night. Oh, and choose a side alright?'
'Bitch' was all Carly murmured.
Ally turned to the last person. 'Candice'
Candice looked at her sister's cruel grin and knew this wasn't going to be nice.
Ally started talking about what had happened that night. How Candice had run around the corner because she had heard Carly's screams from the park, leaving Ally, her younger sister who had no special powers, to run along home. Only Ally had different ideas. She was going to stick with her sister and began to run after her, only she was grabbed from behind and fangs were stuck into her neck, draining her of life.
Police had run a case for Ally for months and eventually gave up. Candice had blamed herself and never forgave herself for what had happened. She had taken forever to get to the stage where she could walk and sit in the park where Ally died supposedly.
She then began on the stories of all her victims and explained in great detail how her and Drusilla had killed every one of them, had bathed in their blood and had had sex afterwards.
It was enough to make me want to stake her straight away. No one wanted to hear this, especially not Candice who had already been through enough as it was.
Ally sauntered towards her sister with an evil grin on her face 'And I owe it all to you Candice.' She came closer. 'You gave me powers greater than yours'
Candice had a tear or two running down her cheek. She knew what she had to do, but Ally wasn't making it any easier.
Ally embraced her sister in a hug and whispered into her ear. 'Do it and tell mum and dad I said hi'.
Ally knew she wasn't going to get away and she could think of no better way than her very own sister vanquishing her. That and it would probably mess Candice up for a while, so that meant one less member of the group. And Ally wouldn't have to take any more shit form Angelus. So in a way she was glad she'd been caught here.
She kissed Candice's cheek as goodbye. It was weird how no one from the wall had tried to stop her from getting this close to Candice. They must have thought that Candice could fight through and dust her sister.
Candice had more tears running down her face now. 'Goodbye' and she plunged the stake through Ally's heart.
Ally looked down and smiled a genuine smile and before she turned to dust, looked straight at her sister and whispered 'I love you'.
Then her ashes were carried away in the slight breeze that had picked up, leaving Candice to fall to her knees and sob.
~**~
'NO!' Drusilla screamed.
Her and Angelus had been watching to see how ti played out. To see if Ally would actually survive and get away or turn to ash.
Drusilla was up in an instant and was making a break for the wall of flames that still stood. Angelus grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back towards him and the shadows of the alleyway.
'Guess Ally was right. Something would happen that would make me smile' he grinned and began to haul the hysteric Drusilla away.
~**~
'Well I guess this mean we missed the movie' Xander attempted to light the spirits of everyone around him. It didn't really work.
'I guess we did' Angelina sighed. It was a shame. She had really wanted to see that movie.
Buffy looked around and found Carly nursing her arm.
'Xander, Willow? Can you take Carly to the hospital?'
Both of them nodded but Carly refused.
'Bonnie can fix it' she reassured the slayer and her friends. Candice also reassured them.
They eventually let both girls and Dawn get back to their sleepover, as soon as they were done checking for obvious wounds aside form Carly's arm. They would have to say that Carly fell or something like that.
The girls agreed and began the walk home. Xander and Willow as escorts.
'Well I dunno about you guys but I could sure do with some sleep' Angelina yawned. Her balance was off and so she was leaning against Lorne, but didn't actually notice until her knees buckled and she almost fell.
'Me too' Buffy faked a yawn and everyone said their goodbyes and arranged to meet up at some stage tomorrow.
There was to be no happy person awake that night.
