Author's Note: I'm gonna go ahead and tell you that I completely suck at
writing Drusilla. She's just not an easy character, and I'm really not that
good at it, so it may not even seem like her. Just thought you should know.
Also, the summary is somewhat of an attention getter. The concept isn't
much different than that of others; however, there is a slight difference.
That's the the part in the last chapter that says instead of coming back as
a human with all his memories or with amnesia where he wonders around
trying to figure out who he is. He's a human with false memories with a new
life and a new family. [I have yet to find a Spike story where that is the
case. If there is one out there, I'd like to know so that I can contrast
and compare, and of course, admit my mistake.] But that doesn't mean this
new life won't invlove Buffy in some way, because it will. But will they be
together as a couple by the end of the story? I honestly haven't decided
yet.
Chapter 7: Funeral For A Hamster
The Oracles stared at the sleeping vampire. The man was still upset. "I still think this is crazy!" he said. "He's an evil vampire! He should have gone straight to hell!" "That is not for us to decide," the woman said. At that instint, Spike disappeared and was sent back to Earth to start his new life.
The next night, Buffy and the Scoobs went out to patrol, but to also look for Spike's killer. Drusilla was the only suspect that they had so far, but they didn't know where she was. "Let's go ask Clem if he knows anything," Buffy suggested. When they got to Clem's 'house' they were not surprised to see Spike's poker buddy looking sad. But they were surprised to see him confomting a crying Drusilla.
"I'm gonna take a wild guess here and say that Drusilla's innocent," Anya said. Drusilla looked up at the Scoobies with anger in her eyes. "You thought that I did this. How dare you!" "Well, you are a lunatic and only a insane thing would do something like that," Buffy defended their suspicion. "I might do that to a human, but not to Spike." "Right, because we all know how much you loved him and cared for him." "I did care about him. More than you ever did!"
"You broke his heart and left him for a chaos demon." "At least I did that after I knew he was in love with you! And unlike some girls who use the men that love them as sex toys and punching bags. Look in the mirror, Slayer. Vampires aren't the only monsters out there." Buffy knew Drusilla had a point, but she wasn't going to admit that. "How would you know what me and Spike did?" "The stars told me." "The stars told you? Well, how come the stars didn't tell you that your dress went out of style, like a hundred years ago?!"
Buffy and Drusilla looked ready to have a huge fight when Clem said, "Girls settle down now. Look, we're all sad that Spike is gone..." "I'm not," Xander interrupted him and Dawn made a face at him and Clem continued. "So let's just all act civil to eachother." "I think Clem is right," Willow said. "We're never gonna find the killer if we're all arguing in here."
"Drusilla, did...um," Tara started. "..the stars tell you who killed Spike?" "Yes, they did." "Then who was it?" "It was a girl. A redhead." They all instictivly looked at Willow. "Hey, don't look at me. I didn't do it." "A vampire. She was short. Her and her three minions captured her. I wanted to stop her. But I would't have made it in time." "I don't understand," Dawn said. "It was only 4 vamps. Spike should've been able to stop them." "They weakened him. Made him like mortal. He wasn't strong enough to get away." "That is just soo...The cowards! Knew they wouldn't get him at full strength so they cheated!" Xander didn't understand how Buffy could get so mad at something as 'unimportant' as Spike's death.
"Where is she?" Buffy finally calmed herself down and asked. "She was in Kansas. I'll take you there." "Alright then. Let's go," Buffy said. "What?!" Xander said. "Buff, you can't be serious. Going all the way to Kansas with Drusilla to avenge Spike's death! You've got to be as crazy as she is! How can you even trust her? How do we know she's not working for them, and this is some kind of trap?" The truth was that Buffy didn't really trust Drusilla. However, she could finally tell that Drusilla was sincerely sad about Spike's death and was on their side right now. "Because we both did care for Spike, in some way or another, and want this chick to pay. We're in this together."
The next day, Buffy and Drusilla headed for Kansas. When they got there, it didn't take long for Drusilla to spot Mort. "That's one of her minions," she told them. Buffy quickly knocked Mort unconscioius and dragged him to the little shack that they were staying in. "Alright, tell me where your leader is," Buffy said to him. "No! I'll never tell!" "Have it your way then," she said picking up a knife. "I'll just do to you what she did to Spike." "OK, OK, I'll take you to her."
Mort led them to Zieda's crypt and then they staked him immediately. "Hello, slayer," Zieda said when she noticed her intruders. "I was wondering when you'd get here. But I didn't expect to see you," she said to Drusilla. Zieda took out her crossbow ready to poison them, but Buffy jumped on her and knocked it out of her hands. "You're a coward you know that?" Buffy yelled at her. "You know you weren't good enough to get Spike at his full strength, so you had to poison him," Buffy said repeating what she said the previous day. "I'm not the only one who cheats, Slayer. You have witches working with you. They're the ultimate cheaters."
Zieda was right, but that wasn't the point, the point was that Zieda had killed Spike and Buffy was not going to allow her to live, so she put the stake straight through her heart. Meanwhile, Drusilla had staked the other two minions. On their way back to Sunnydale, Buffy and Drusilla made a truce to not kill each other. Right after they had gotten back to Sunnydale, Dawn asked her sister. "Buffy, what should we do with the body parts?" Buffy thought about it for a moment. "We'll bury them," she said. "and give him a funeral."
The next day, Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Anya, Tara, Clem, Drusilla, and Xander gathered in the Summers back yard for the funeral. The laid the box on the ground, and said some their goodbyes to him. Even Xander, who simply said, "Good-bye Spike," without showing any emotion.
Then Buffy digged a hole in the ground and the two young boys who lived next door could see what was going on. "I'm sorry your pet died. What type of animal was he?" the nice one asked. "Spike was...a...uh..." Buffy didn't know what to say. "He was a hamster," Dawn told them. "No, he was a rat," Xander said. "Hamster!" "Rat!" "Can I see him before you bury him?" "No!" Buffy screamed at him and the boy looked scared. "I mean, um...he needs to rest in peace." "You people are weird!" the mean one said. "I'm glad we're moving away." Then the boys disappeared back into the house to pack while Buffy burried 'Spike.'
Then they all walked away thinking that Spike was gone forever. Except Drusilla, who was very confused. The stars had just told her that Spike was coming back, but that it might not really be Spike.
Author's Note: I kinda liked Buffy and Drusilla working together there to avenge Spike's death. It wanted to make in quick though, so I could get on with bringing Spike back. Read the next chapter to find out all about his new life. PS: Who do you think is gonna move into the house next door when those boys move away?
Chapter 7: Funeral For A Hamster
The Oracles stared at the sleeping vampire. The man was still upset. "I still think this is crazy!" he said. "He's an evil vampire! He should have gone straight to hell!" "That is not for us to decide," the woman said. At that instint, Spike disappeared and was sent back to Earth to start his new life.
The next night, Buffy and the Scoobs went out to patrol, but to also look for Spike's killer. Drusilla was the only suspect that they had so far, but they didn't know where she was. "Let's go ask Clem if he knows anything," Buffy suggested. When they got to Clem's 'house' they were not surprised to see Spike's poker buddy looking sad. But they were surprised to see him confomting a crying Drusilla.
"I'm gonna take a wild guess here and say that Drusilla's innocent," Anya said. Drusilla looked up at the Scoobies with anger in her eyes. "You thought that I did this. How dare you!" "Well, you are a lunatic and only a insane thing would do something like that," Buffy defended their suspicion. "I might do that to a human, but not to Spike." "Right, because we all know how much you loved him and cared for him." "I did care about him. More than you ever did!"
"You broke his heart and left him for a chaos demon." "At least I did that after I knew he was in love with you! And unlike some girls who use the men that love them as sex toys and punching bags. Look in the mirror, Slayer. Vampires aren't the only monsters out there." Buffy knew Drusilla had a point, but she wasn't going to admit that. "How would you know what me and Spike did?" "The stars told me." "The stars told you? Well, how come the stars didn't tell you that your dress went out of style, like a hundred years ago?!"
Buffy and Drusilla looked ready to have a huge fight when Clem said, "Girls settle down now. Look, we're all sad that Spike is gone..." "I'm not," Xander interrupted him and Dawn made a face at him and Clem continued. "So let's just all act civil to eachother." "I think Clem is right," Willow said. "We're never gonna find the killer if we're all arguing in here."
"Drusilla, did...um," Tara started. "..the stars tell you who killed Spike?" "Yes, they did." "Then who was it?" "It was a girl. A redhead." They all instictivly looked at Willow. "Hey, don't look at me. I didn't do it." "A vampire. She was short. Her and her three minions captured her. I wanted to stop her. But I would't have made it in time." "I don't understand," Dawn said. "It was only 4 vamps. Spike should've been able to stop them." "They weakened him. Made him like mortal. He wasn't strong enough to get away." "That is just soo...The cowards! Knew they wouldn't get him at full strength so they cheated!" Xander didn't understand how Buffy could get so mad at something as 'unimportant' as Spike's death.
"Where is she?" Buffy finally calmed herself down and asked. "She was in Kansas. I'll take you there." "Alright then. Let's go," Buffy said. "What?!" Xander said. "Buff, you can't be serious. Going all the way to Kansas with Drusilla to avenge Spike's death! You've got to be as crazy as she is! How can you even trust her? How do we know she's not working for them, and this is some kind of trap?" The truth was that Buffy didn't really trust Drusilla. However, she could finally tell that Drusilla was sincerely sad about Spike's death and was on their side right now. "Because we both did care for Spike, in some way or another, and want this chick to pay. We're in this together."
The next day, Buffy and Drusilla headed for Kansas. When they got there, it didn't take long for Drusilla to spot Mort. "That's one of her minions," she told them. Buffy quickly knocked Mort unconscioius and dragged him to the little shack that they were staying in. "Alright, tell me where your leader is," Buffy said to him. "No! I'll never tell!" "Have it your way then," she said picking up a knife. "I'll just do to you what she did to Spike." "OK, OK, I'll take you to her."
Mort led them to Zieda's crypt and then they staked him immediately. "Hello, slayer," Zieda said when she noticed her intruders. "I was wondering when you'd get here. But I didn't expect to see you," she said to Drusilla. Zieda took out her crossbow ready to poison them, but Buffy jumped on her and knocked it out of her hands. "You're a coward you know that?" Buffy yelled at her. "You know you weren't good enough to get Spike at his full strength, so you had to poison him," Buffy said repeating what she said the previous day. "I'm not the only one who cheats, Slayer. You have witches working with you. They're the ultimate cheaters."
Zieda was right, but that wasn't the point, the point was that Zieda had killed Spike and Buffy was not going to allow her to live, so she put the stake straight through her heart. Meanwhile, Drusilla had staked the other two minions. On their way back to Sunnydale, Buffy and Drusilla made a truce to not kill each other. Right after they had gotten back to Sunnydale, Dawn asked her sister. "Buffy, what should we do with the body parts?" Buffy thought about it for a moment. "We'll bury them," she said. "and give him a funeral."
The next day, Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Anya, Tara, Clem, Drusilla, and Xander gathered in the Summers back yard for the funeral. The laid the box on the ground, and said some their goodbyes to him. Even Xander, who simply said, "Good-bye Spike," without showing any emotion.
Then Buffy digged a hole in the ground and the two young boys who lived next door could see what was going on. "I'm sorry your pet died. What type of animal was he?" the nice one asked. "Spike was...a...uh..." Buffy didn't know what to say. "He was a hamster," Dawn told them. "No, he was a rat," Xander said. "Hamster!" "Rat!" "Can I see him before you bury him?" "No!" Buffy screamed at him and the boy looked scared. "I mean, um...he needs to rest in peace." "You people are weird!" the mean one said. "I'm glad we're moving away." Then the boys disappeared back into the house to pack while Buffy burried 'Spike.'
Then they all walked away thinking that Spike was gone forever. Except Drusilla, who was very confused. The stars had just told her that Spike was coming back, but that it might not really be Spike.
Author's Note: I kinda liked Buffy and Drusilla working together there to avenge Spike's death. It wanted to make in quick though, so I could get on with bringing Spike back. Read the next chapter to find out all about his new life. PS: Who do you think is gonna move into the house next door when those boys move away?