Ties that Bind chapter 15
AN: I only own the plot and any OC's in the story and everything else belongs to Joss Whedon.
#At the basement of the good guy's operation base#
"How are you alive Wes when Illyria said that you died taking on the Circle of the Black Thorn" demanded Angel suspiciously
"Well Wolfram and Hart repossessed me and being dead does not let me out of my contract. Do you remember Lilah?" replied Wesley
Angel had his usual brooding look and sighed remembering the brunette lawyer who had once caused him so much trouble but who had a relationship with Wesley.
"Is this really Wesley?" interjected Connor and the man's scent was familiar but he was not really sure if his dad's old friend had really come back and for what purpose.
"Yes, junior it is and he has his scent and my nose does not lie" commented Spike after sniffing Wesley with his vampire senses.
"If you are really Wesley and you are working for Wolfram and Hart why should we listen to anything that you have to say" demanded Buffy
"I know that you and your Scooby Gang have never really trusted me since Sunnydale but I am here for a good reason" replied Wesley
"Oh, come on you were a buffoon when we knew you then" said Buffy incredulously
"Wesley has changed since then Buffy and he deserved the title of champion" exclaimed Cordelia defending her old friend.
"Yes, thank you Cordelia and I am now the new liaison for the Senior Partners and they have sent me to invite you all to a confrontation with their forces which are Angelus and his family and their vampire minions. They also have the Immortal on their side" explained Wesley
"Who or what is the Immortal? He sounds like something from the tv show Highlander" asked Connor interested.
In contrast Buffy looked shocked and then angry that her boyfriend was working for Wolfram and Hart. While she never loved the Italian man like how she had loved Angel and then Spike. But she had cared for him and he was there for her when she thought that the English vampire was gone for good.
"Great tv show" agreed Xander having watched a few seasons in Sunnydale.
"Absolutely and I have seen a few seasons mate" said Spike
Angel looked confused because he does not normally watch tv and was puzzled by what his son, Xander and Spike were talking about.
"The Immortal is an old rival of mine and Spike's and he was an absolute ass because he was doing Darla and Drusilla when we knew him" said Angel
Connor looked disgusted at hearing this and while he knew from Holtz that Darla had been an evil demon who had only cared for herself, he did not want to hear about his mother having sex with other beings.
"Absolutely mate and the Immortal is the foulest evil that hell spat out of" agreed Spike and he still had a few scores to settle with the Immortal.
"Ok and how do we kill him?" asked Faith
"He has a jewel inserted into his spine which was a gift from the Senior Partners and if you smash that then he will die for good" commented Cordelia
"How did you know that?" asked Buffy a little suspicious
"Well Buffy the Powers also want the Immortal to be destroyed because he has been working for the Wolf, Ram and Hart for a very long time. By the way what is it with you and guys who may or may not be evil?" replied Cordelia sardonically
Buffy glared at her former classmate because she did not want her love life with the Immortal to be discussed in front of her first love, friends and the man who she had come to love despite their love/hate relationship in Sunnydale.
"Yes, I heard that the Immortal has his own agenda but we were never sure what it was" agreed Giles and he had tried to caution Buffy about engaging in a relationship with that being but his surrogate daughter was known to be headstrong when it came to her boyfriends.
"Well now you know Giles" replied Cordelia wisely
"Where will this confrontation take place?" asked Buffy changing the subject suddenly.
"In the ruins of the old Wolfram and Hart office Angel should know where it is along with Spike and the Senior Partners are expecting that only Angel, Spike and Connor will go to take on their forces because they think that they want to save you all from the likes of Angelus, William the Bloody and it will happen tomorrow evening" replied Wesley
"Those Senior Partners assholes can expect all they like but I am still going to support Angel and my guy" declared Faith holding Connor's hand.
"If Faith is going then I am going and I want to finish this once and for all" said Buffy not wanting to be overshadowed by the brunette Slayer who had been her rival. She had also wanted to be there for Spike.
"Good to have you on the team B" replied Faith with a genuine smile.
"Is there anyone else or are you all afraid?" questioned Wesley at the others
"I am going to support Angel and Connor" said Cordelia with determination
"If Cordy and Buffy is going to take on the forces of evil then I am going" said Xander
Finally, everyone else declared that they wanted to go.
"Good very good and the Senior Partners won't expect this" said Wesley
"If you are the liaison for the Senior Partners why are you helping us" questioned Giles at his fellow Englishman
"The Senior Partners want to make sure that their confrontation goes their way and will try and manifest themselves onto our plane of reality. If they do it means that they can be killed and if they are killed then I am released from the contract" replied Wesley
"What we should do is take time off this evening and tomorrow and everyone should train, pray or goof off" commented Angel
"I concur" said Giles
Wesley had disappeared with a smile and the others went to their rooms.
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Buffy's room
Buffy paced in her room and she was thinking of the upcoming confrontation and having to take on her former boyfriend from Rome was not sitting well with her but at least she did not have to break up with him by phone or going back to Rome.
"Hey pet and don't worry about tomorrow" said Spike
"I am not worried" replied Buffy trying to put a brave face on.
"Really then why are you pacing around the room" questioned Spike
"We are going up against soulless you, Angelus, Darla and Drusilla along with the Immortal who clearly knows how to fight" replied Buffy
"We have been up against odds like this before such as the time when the First tried to wipe out the Slayer line "said Spike
"You died then to stop the First's army so that is not a good example" retorted Buffy
"But I came back Goldilocks and I will always come back for you" said Spike seriously
"Don't make promises like that William when we don't know what tomorrow may bring" commented Buffy seriously.
"You are right Buffy but whatever happens tomorrow I always will love you and will return to you even from hell" replied Spike.
They sat on her bed and they had the arms embracing each other and Buffy put her head on Spike's shoulder. She had made a mental note to call Dawn tomorrow and leave her sister a message to remind her that she loved her and if things went well both she and Spike would be visiting her and Andrew in London.
Spike's sensitive hearing caught the sounds of rhythmic thumping in the next room and as well as Faith's triumphant giggles. He laughed in merriment
"What was so funny?" asked Buffy
"It looks like mini Poof and Faith have the right idea what to do on the last night pet" replied Spike
"Ewww" replied Buffy making a face and she got what Spike was getting at. She did not want to have any mental images of Faith having sex with Connor because hearing about the brunette Slayer doing it with Robin Wood in her bed was bad enough not to mention the body swap back in the day which had felt like a lifetime in her opinion.
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Xander and Cordelia's room
Xander and Cordelia are kissing on the bed wildly and desperately
"Are you sure this is what you want" questioned Xander while taking a breath
"Just kiss me and if this is our last night on earth or not, I want it to be with you" replied Cordelia now pulling at his shirt.
"Yes, I know what you mean and I am glad that you are here" said Xander and they continued to kiss and caress each other under the covers.
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Angel and Nina's room late at night.
The dark-haired vampire and his werewolf girlfriend were in a post coital sleep and there were scratches on Angel's back where Nina had scratched him during sex. He had awoken and thought about the upcoming confrontation against his alternate soulless self, William the Bloody, Darla and Drusilla and now the Immortal. He was determined that if the Senior Partners did manifest then he would try and kill them even if it meant giving his life for the sake of the world because Spike would be there to help to protect the world without him including Buffy.
"Go back to sleep Angel and think about the confrontation tomorrow" croaked Nina sleepily
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At the Wolfram and Hart's ruins
Wesley faced the group of vampires and the Immortal
"The confrontation starts tomorrow and the good guys will only be sending their strongest fighters to confront you because the likes of Angel and Spike do not want to risk Buffy or Faith" said Wesley
"Really? It does not sound like Buffy to wait behind in a safe place while William or Angel fights for her" commented the Immortal suspiciously
"It is not her idea or Faith's but the Head Watcher Rupert Giles because he wants our forces to be weakened by Angel, Spike and Connor before committing the Slayers "replied Wesley
"This just like taking candy from a baby as we have our vampire forces ready to go" said Darla gleefully
"How many vampires do you have Darla?" asked Wesley
"About 15 at the most and a couple of them show an excellent tendency towards violence" replied Darla
"We will tear apart the souled versions of the Poof and I along with the supposed Miracle Child and then destroy the Slayers" said Spike looking as if Christmas had come early.
"Ms Edith and the Moon tells me that baby brother deserves a good spanking" commented Drusilla
"Yes, he will get that spanking from me as a good father disciplines his children and this Giles sounds like a typical Watcher" said Angelus with a sadistic look on his face.
"Actually I would like to speak to this son of mine and inform him that he has been a disappointment to me" commented Darla
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Following morning at 7 am in Connor and Faith's room
Connor awoke when the sunlight was shining through the window of their room. he saw that Faith was still sound asleep laying on her back looking relaxed and comfortable. He then stroked her toned, hard abs with his finger. Faith mumbled in her sleep but then opened her brown eyes and regarded him with an affectionate look.
"Morning sexy" said Faith and she definitely had the time of her life last night and vivid memories and images came to the forefront.
"Morning babe and did you sleep well?" asked Connor
"Very well thanks and If you go with your father and Spike to take on the bad guys you are not talking me out of joining you" said Faith seriously
"Don't worry I know when not to argue with you and this is one of those times" replied Connor and they kissed passionately.
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