No Fear_Ch. 2
By obi's girl

5 Months Later
Somewhere in Downtown Los Angelus - Night

Darla ran into the hotel room, followed by Lindsey and Dru. She loved the rush of being hunted by a prey, especially Angel and yes, Buffy was along for the ride. She had to admit that seeing the Slayer again and working with Angel brought back unpleasant memories. Memories of a time before the two rivals began dating seriously. Buffy, in Darla's opinion was a stuck-up, pouty face blonde who knew absolutely nothing about hunting vampires. In fact Buffy hated the Slaying. But now, Buffy was quick to her skill and stronger than she had been when Darla first met her.

Darla turned to Lindsey. He was still overtaken by the sudden attack but thrilled to have met the Slayer and was able to live to tell the story. Drusilla ran from the door, collapsing on the bed. Darla stared at Lindsey. Five months ago, he wanted to be a vampire, to live the life she lived and now she had him, she didn't have any regrets about it. True, he was young and still had much to learn but that was why she was there. Darla was the teacher again, guiding him to his first steps and his first prey. He also enjoyed the rush of killing without consciences but did it gracefully as to not cause much harm to his victim. She smiled at him. Besides being a killer, he wasn't bad to look at either.

"So, what do we do now?" he asked, turning to her - still vamped out.

Darla leaned on the door, circling her finger around his chest and kissed him, "Well, we killed the Concierge, the bell boy - though I don't think he was worth it."

Dru sat up, smelling the air. Darla noticed she was onto something and turned to her, "What is it, darling? What do you smell?"

She wavered around, getting a feel for the room and jumped sudennly, "They're close. Both of them and the Watcher is with them,"

The vampire rolled her eyes, "She just had to go and cry to Giles, didn't she?"

Lindsey frowned, glancing at Drusilla, "How far do you think they are?"

Dru frowned, freezing in place, "I don't know. She's fast and he's over 230 years old. I can't tell, really,"

He faced Darla, de-vamping, "We should get out of here, quickly. They might pick up where we are,"

Darla gasped, reaching for Lindsay's thigh. She smiled wickedly, "We could stay awhile and..."

Lindsey nodded no defiantly, "We stay and we're dust."

She frowned, gazing at Dru again. Darla looked again at Lindsey. "Let's go, but I think it would be wise to split up. Dru will go separately." She peered at Lindsay, "You and I are going alone," pulling his him out the door again.

Dru waved her hand, "Peace careful mum. Buffy and Angel are angry,"

**

Buffy stopped abruptly, facing Angel and Giles. She nodded to split up. Giles went in another direction, while Buffy and Angel took off again on the hunt...

**

Darla emerged from the dark alley, scanning the ground for any signs of the Slayer, Angel or Giles. Nothing. She and Lindsey were safe but for the moment. The vampire draped herself over Lindsey, seeing to a wound she hadn't noticed before. She nodded her head, "You should have told me you were wounded. If I had know, I would not to go too far my love,"

He smiled, "I have the energy. I'm not old yet,"

She nodded, "Yes but even young skin can become old faster than blood," running her hands across his chest.

"I'm not old. I feel young and alive, especially when I'm with you," he said, leaning up to kiss her.

Darla ignored him for a moment, her ears and mind somewhere else. The Slayer was gaining. She would be there soon. The vampire turned back to him. She was worried. Buffy wasn't going to give up without a fight. She knew that. He knew it.

He soothed her hand, "We'll fight her together if we have too. You won't die alone,"

She turned to him again, smiling. Darla caressed his cheek, kissing him like he wanted before. He pulled her closer. She nodded, "Oh no no, sweet boy. I'm not doing you in an alley. It wouldn't be proper,"

"Then where?"

Her smile grew wider, "Underground." Darla leapt to her feet, removing a sewer cap. She turned to Lindsey. "I hope you don't mind getting dirty, if you haven't already,"

He shrugged, "When haven't we been dirty?"

Darla laughed, jumping into the rat whole. Lindsey peered down into the sewage. His love landed safely though a bit dirty. She held out her hands, smiling "Come. I'll catch you,"

Lindsey jumped, falling on top of her. Darla laughed, moving underneath him. "I said I'd catch you didn't I?"

He smiled, "You did."

She stood up, brushing what ever got on her. "Come. I know where we can hide," Darla replied, extending her hand to him.

**

Buffy was starting to get irritated after hours of hunting. Angel called her months earlier. He needed her help to track Darla. The Slayer resisted at first because of the last confrontation Buffy and Angel had. It wasn't the most glorious sight. Angel had been harboring her arch nemesis, Faith, in Angel Investigations. She didn't understand what he was trying to do at first but after they broke up, neither of them understood each other. She gazed at her former love.

She could never say "no" to him. He was special to her. Because she knew she was dear to him, she demanded he hire back Wesley, Cordelia and Gunn again. He resisted at first, complaining that they really didn't understand what he was doing. But she threatened him - if he didn't hire them back, she'd leave him and return to Sunnydale without hearing him out, though she already did.

The Slayer wasn't keen about hearing Darla was back from Hell and that some stuck-up know-it-all lawyers brought her back, without thinking about the consequences but she dealed. Angel needed her. So, she and Giles left Sunnydale and head to LA to assist Angel. And she had to admit persuading her Watcher to come wasn't easy.

Giles was still hung up over what happened on the eve of Graduation - the whole almost killing Buffy to save his own ass part. But she assured him Angel wasn't planning on doing that again and if he did, she'd probably kill him first and Giles agreed to go.

She gazed at her former lover. Angel was tensed and exhausted. He met Buffy's gaze. In her eyes, the vampire didn't see the same Buffy he knew. He saw a determined girl, just beginning to understand her power and accepting it. He admired that in her. Buffy always resented the Slaying in the past but now she was passed that. She had accepted it was a part of her and nothing could change that. Angel smiled, staring at her. She smiled in return.

"What?"

He nodded, "Nothing. I was just remembering what a pain in the ass you used to be when we first met,"

Buffy frowned, "Me a pain in the ass? What about you? You think it was easy for me to be in love with a vampire that had a soul?"

"No." A voice replied.

Buffy swirled around, grabbing hold of her cross bow. Angel followed, holding his battle-ax. A dark woman, dressed in red, stepped forward. Her dark curls swirled around her face as she approached them. Buffy knew who it was. Drusilla. She smiled.

"Oh yeah. Mummy will like this treat," she purred, circling the two.

The Slayer narrowed her eyes' on the vampires' motion. "Where is she?" she growled at her.

Dru stuck up a finger in, feeling the wind tickle it. "Far away from here, away from the slayer and grand daddy," she paused, "And she's not alone."

Angel glanced at Buffy. Lindsey was with Darla. "He's with her?"

She nodded, "I'm not telling a word. He's my new grand daddy because you don't love us anymore," she cried, stamping her boot like a child. "Grand mum gave you a divorce a long time ago and now she's found a new play mate. A nicer play mate,"

Buffy rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Can we please get the fighting over with? I'm bored already by all this talk,"

Angel tried not to laugh at her comment. Buffy always did have a way with words. Her humor was what he loved about her. He twirled his ax around, his gaze not leaving Drusilla. The vampire was stalling to make for their getaway. "Darla. She's stalling for them," he blurted out.

The Slayer looked at her former love then at the vampire. Stalling? That made sense. And who else was with Darla? Another vampire? Buffy shook her head before throwing a stake into Dru's stomach, bursting instantly into dust. She frowned, confronting Angel. Buffy crossed her arms, expecting an explanation. "So, just who exactly is in the new gang?"

Angel gasped. He cursed himself for even opening his mouth but figured sooner or later, she'd find out once they confronted Darla. "Lindsey. Lindsey McDonald - former employee of Wolfram & Heart,"

Buffy scowled, dropping her hands from her sides. She wasn't pleased at the fact that Wolfram & Heart was involved and that Angel kept a vital piece of information from her. "Okay. So we hunt both of them. It should be no problem," beginning to head off with her stake in hand. She yelled back, "Just don't lie to me again or next time it will be you on the end of stake,"

Angel smiled, "Yeah. You've said that before," and followed after her.

TBC