The Prophecy: Be Me pt. 3 of 10
By: Richess a.k.a. A.N.H. Richards
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Disclaimer: All Characters belong to J. Whedon, Mutant Enemy Productions, and/or Fox Production and etc. EXCEPT, Rainne, Raul, Katherine, Ryan and the other slayer from the 1986 her name is Peta, these characters were created by me, except Hun Yuan (who was an actual monk in 403 a.d.).
Summary: This is set directly after Music (Katherine begins her revenge on Riley. Graham goes to Buffy for help. Xander's new job with the Construction company sends him into the clutches of a very powerful woman.) Begins with how the Prophecy Scrolls came to be. Graham goes to Buffy for help again. Dawn's nightmares get more intense. And Katherine sets a plan in motion. Set After Listening to Fear (S.5)
Author's Notes: All actions have consequences as I guess most of you know already. But are all consequences bad?
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403 A.D.
Although forbidden they allowed her into the sacred temple. She was the keeper of the future. She was the creator of destiny's. She will choose the warriors. She would keep the scrolls. She was the one that was changed by the future bringers.
* * *
The scrolls were being bound in leather casing as she stepped into the temple's wooden door.
Hun Yuan quickly wrapped as she walked through the door of the sacred room.
"Hello." He said quietly.
"Hello." She answered, looking at the two rows of bound leather parcels.
"These are the scrolls."
"How many are there?"
"Thirteen."
"Of whom?"
"All of the warriors to our cause."
"Of whom?"
"Slayer's, vampire's, human's, prophecies and others."
"How can I protect thirteen?"
"You won't. It has been written that some of the would be lost, stolen while you were in battle. They will end up where needed . . . . But you must keep these." Hun Yuan handed her three scrolls nearest to him.
The writing etched in the leather of each bound scroll read, Slayers, The Thousandth Year, and The Mortals.
"And the others."
"Guard them as well, but, these ones you must have. You must know."
Another monk walked into the room.
"Emperor Huan-Hsuan would like to see you." He said to Hun Yuan and then curtly walked out of the room.
Hun Yuan handed her a leather satchel
"The other scrolls what are there names?"
"The Plagues, The Vampire, The Masters, The End of Days, The Key, The Protectorate, The Demons, The Battles, The Warriors, and The Names."
She swung the bag over her shoulder and with that she left.
* * *
SUNNYDALE, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 2000
"Please you giving me advice on my relationship with Riley is ludicrous. Plus we aren't together anymore. Remember?" Buffy said looking at Spike, "In your whole existence you've had one relationship with a crazy psycho, Drusilla. . . . Oh wait there's Harmony." Buffy laughed at Spike as they walked through in the cemetery
"I have had more than two relationships in my undead lifetime?" Spike sulked.
"With who?" Now Buffy was curious, "When?"
"During the 80's . . . She saved my life. Well you know what I mean." Spike said his face relaxing watching the two mounds of dust by Buffy's feet.
"What was her name? What kind of vamp was she? Trashy or classy." Buffy wiggled her hips seductively to the first and then held her nose up in the air for the second.
"No, she wasn't a vampire, Slayer." Spike said biting his lip to stop from smiling at her.
"Oh."
"The slayer, speechless, a first time for everything." He quipped, mocking a shocked look.
"Whatever. So what kind of a demon was she?"
"I . . . I don't know what she is. But she was so different. She saved me from a slayer in a pub in England. And we went to Naples together."
"Really?" Buffy was stunned by Spike's nostalgic blabbering of this girl, "What was her name? What happened with Dru?"
"We broke up. She caught me playing with my food and didn't take it well." Spike grinned.
"Gross much." And the mental picture that popped into Buffy's mind didn't help.
"For over a hundred years Dru was my one and only . . . . She was so different from Dru. First of all not evil and second sane."
"We're in the plus column." Buffy interrupted mockingly, "Besides Dru. How many women have you loved? In you undead lifetime."
"Two."
"Ok . . . This still nameless girl and who else?"
"I'm looking at her." Spike said with a straight face. Buffy looked at him as if he were crazy. Then he started laughing. "God slayer, you're so easy to fool."
Buffy laughed rolled her eyes at him. Spike felt like he was kicked in the stomach at her statement to his confession.
"So tell me about her."
"She was beautiful, timeless. It was the funniest thing to see this black girl walking into a demon pub in the roughest part of Southend."
"What year was it?"
"1986. It was nine years after I killed the slayer in New York." Buffy shot him a look at the mention of the slayer, "Any ways she walks in to the pub full of various demons. Especially vampires, it was a haven for my kind. She sits on a stool right next to me and orders a cherry coke with Malibu. And takes off her jacket and is wearing one of those things." Spike said pointing and staring at Buffy's chest.
"A halter top." Buffy said avoiding his glare, "Continue."
"Well I didn't get any type of demon vibe off of her, and she began gabbing and flirting with me. And next thing I know the slayer burst into the pub."
"Really? What did she look like?" Buffy interests peeked even more.
"She had curly red hair and green eyes lots of freckles. She was kind of chubby but not fat. She started wiping out vampires almost instantly. She was staking vampires left and right, a minion of mine Carl ran for cover under a table once all hell broke loose. And the next thing I knew I was getting pummelled by the bint . . . . .Slayer." Spike corrected after he got a vicious glare from Buffy.
"And got the upper hand and backhanded her and she flew across the bar and landed on her feet like a cat. Then the next thing I heard was a PING. The arrow left the crossbow headed straight for my heart, and in a split second she caught it." Spike smiled brimming from ear to ear.
"Who?"
"Rainne!"
"That was her name Rainne and she caught it?"
"Oh yeah. It stunned the slayer and me as well. she looked at the arrow in her hand and says to the slayer you should watch where you point these things.' Up until now she hadn't left the stool. the whole place stopped dead it seemed, and then she says, Let's go Spike.' And she grabs my arm to walk me out right past the slayer."
"Wow! What happened next? Buffy asked as they slowly walked toward the Bronze.
"The slayer grunted out, you two aren't going anywhere.' And then Rainne says, Try and stop me,' the slayer tried to hit her but Rainne side stepped every blow and kick. It was amazing, you remind me of her alot. The attitude and all."
"Of who? Rainne or the Slayer? What was her name?"
"Peta. That's what Rainne told me anyway. Both. The slayer was get down to business and Rainne was all give me a break. But for some reason I trusted this strange woman to get me out of there alive. The slayer meantime had set the back entrance on fire before she burst threw the front door so there was only one way in and out."
"So what happened next?" Buffy was intrigued as they found a table in the Bronze.
"I took her hand and after the squabble was over and we began to walk out when the slayer grabbed Rainne's arm. Talk about a big mistake. And that's when part of the truth of Rainne was revealed. Rainne backhanded her and sent her flying into a nearby table. the Slayer was so stunned and that was when Carl took the opportunity needed and attacked her. Before she could regain her composure he snapped her neck."
Buffy shuddered at the thought.
"Rainne looked shocked. She basically hit her as a reaction not as a action."
"Huh?"
"Never mind. she looked crushed and she said something like, the future is being rewritten as we speak. Destinies are being changing,' And I left with her. We went to her hotel room. I figured that I'd go with her. Something inside me wanted to know more about her."
"Five dollar cover." The Bouncer interrupted. Spike handed him a ten, as he and Buffy glided through the door.
"He's cute." One girl said loudly pointing toward Spike, her friends nodded in agreement. Buffy grabbed onto Spike's arm as one of the girls tried to catch his attention. Buffy dragged him toward a table.
"So what was she?" Buffy asked impatiently after he'd order a beer and a coke for her.
"Ok we went to her hotel, one of those fancy places. And she asked questions about me and my life as a vampire and before I was turned. She listened to all my stories. It was soon sunrise and I couldn't leave so we both fell asleep on her bed."
"That sounds sweet."
"It was until I woke up at sunset and I was staring. And she was lying in my arms, her neck all exposed, those veins pumping, her pulse thundering. I bit her."
"Then what happened?" Buffy gasped.
"She woke up and held me tighter. Her blood was warn, almost soothing. I waited to hear her heartbeat slow to a stop but it didn't. It just continued at the same pace. I fed until I was full."
Buffy looked at him with intrigue and disgust.
"I looked at her and smiled at me and snuggled closer to me. I was stunned to saw the least. I didn't know what to do or to say. Her blood tasted human. But it tasted different too like slayers blood but even better and her skin healed instantly. But if she was human she would have been dead at that point. Then she says that she's going to Italy tomorrow if I wanna go with her."
"And what did you say?"
"'What are you?' She smiled at me, To tell you the truth I really don't know. It's not important. I cam to England to do what I have to do. I got The Scroll of the Warriors and back and I helped you. but I want you to come with me.' How are we getting there? A private jet. You'll be safe with me. They are looking for you. Somehow they found out.' I had no clue what she was talking about. she asked me to come with her again and I did we left the next day."
"Why?"
"Something inside of her was just truthful. I just blindly believed her. We spent three months together in Naples."
"So how did you end back with Dru."
"Dru got tired of roaming with Darla. So she tracked me down in Naples. I missed Dru and in reality I owed my existence to her, she was my sire. But she attacked Rainne one night and Rainne would have surely killed her if I hadn't stopped her from staking Dru. But when I saved her Rainne said, Fine you want her, have her but you can't stay here.' She handed me two tickets to Vienna and said Go.' Dru growled at her and Rainne growled back. It would have been cute two women fighting over me but it really wasn't. I was kind of ....shocked when she told me to leave. I might have stayed if she wanted me too."
"But you had already chosen when you saved Dru. I don't blame her for seeing your decision." Buffy replied a matter of factly.
"I know." Spike said quietly.
"So have you seen her since."
"Yeah before we came to Sunnydale that's how we got out of Prague. she saved me again. well this time me and Dru." Spike began to retell that events of Prague in 1996.
* * *
She watched there conversation from the shadows as she did days ago.
"Rainne isn't that the slayer with him?"
"Yes," she answered, "This is even better than I though. He's already in love with her."
"What?" Raul gasped.
"It's perfect."
"A vampire in love with the slayer?" Raul laughed, "It must be the Hellmouth."
Rainne smiled and grabbed Raul's hand and led him out of the club. Toward her limousine
* * *
"Just think you'll get a brake." Katherine hissed at Riley.
Riley mumbled something and Ryan translated.
"He wanted to know when are you going to kill him."
"Kill him I don't plan to kill him .... At least not yet."
"But you will be my prize Riley I think I'm falling for you, even though when you sleep you still call her name. Buffy this. Buffy that. I'm sorry Buffy. I miss you Buffy. I love you Buffy. Argh!! I hate that BITCH. Why is she still in your mind baby? I know that you find me attractive. Ryan leave."
Without a word he left.
"I don't want you." He mumbled.
"Oh yes you do." Katherine hiked up her dress and straddled Riley, "You see you like my torture of you. I can tell parts of you can't lie. you get off on it. You relish the pain. You love it when I feed off of you. You love the things I do to you because it's all about Riley. You can't deny that."
Katherine ground her hips over his. Riley closed his eyes trying to control himself but it didn't work.
"See I knew wasn't all in my head." Katherine kissed softly and quickly got up, fixed her dress and left the room.
Riley closed his eyes and sighed as Katherine left.
* * *
"She's so scared!." Willow told Tara.
"I know but Joyce is going to be fine, Willow and Dawn and Buffy will be ok!" Tara reassured, looking at Dawn sleeping in her bed. Dawn began to turn and toss Willow and Tara stopped talking when Dawn began to speak
"You can't do this. PLEASE. NO. Don't kill him. SPIKE!."
Tara and Willow rushed to Dawn's side.
"You can't do that Willow. It's wrong! Please stop! Leave her alone! TARA RUN!. Willow please stop you're hurting her." Dawn began to sob in her sleep, " Leave Tara alone. Spike help her. Buffy? Buffy? No please don't die! Please! Riley where are you? Why are you here? STOP IT. STOP IT NOW!"
"Dawn?" Tara shook the sleeping girl gently.
"Wait. Please don't do this Faith. Gunn! No!."
"Dawn!" Willow shouted as Tara shock her again.
Dawn's eye fluttered open as she looked at the two familiar faces before her. Dawn quickly hugged Tara and began to cry.
"What did you dream about Dawnie?" Willow asked softly.
"Nothing." Dawn replied hugging Tara even tighter.
* * *
After Buffy's patrol she walked up her front porch to find Graham sitting on her steps.
"What do you want?" Buffy asked wearily.
"I still can't find Riley."
Buffy wished that she didn't care but she did.
"I've looked for him everywhere Buffy."
"What do you want me to do?" Buffy sighed
"I need your help. I think that something bad happened to him."
"What makes you think that?"
"I went to a demon bar, Willy's. The bar keep told me that some vampire were talking about their Master keeping some human alive to use him as a puppy."
"And you think it's Riley?" Buffy asked concerned.
"I do."
* * *
Riley could hear Katherine on the other side of the door talking to Ryan.
"Oh goody, five more minions and I've brought home food for them. Put these boys in the room. How is Riley?"
"Still alive." Ryan replied sadly.
"Don't worry not for long."
"Let's go and talk about my plan for killing the slayer," Katherine sang.
* * *
As Spike walked back to his crypt he could feel the eyes of someone watching him, then he sensed the vampire coming. Spike spun around his coat fluttering around him and easily caught the vampire and was just about to stake him when he spoke.
"Spike, its me Brian."
"What do you want?" Spike snarled.
"I just wanted to find out if you knew where Katherine lair is?"
"Who?"
"Katherine? She's running the underground since you left and Adam was killed."
"I dunno, who this Katherine bint is?"
"Oh...."
"Well we do." Spike and Brian turned to see five vampires standing behind them.
"She's our sire." Another one volunteered.
"Really?" Spike raised his scarred eyebrow looking at the five vampires, and laughed, "You look like gap model rejects."
Brian snickered and the vamps looked at each other.
Spike shook his head as he left Brian with the fledglings.
"Hey man she's looking for new minions came and join man." One of the fledglings yelled to Spike as he walked out of the cemetery.
"Yeah sure." Spike grumbled as he continued to walk.
* * *
The door opened and Katherine yawned as she walked through the door.
"Wakey. Wakey." She cooed, "How's your tongue?"
"Healed a bit." Riley answered with a slight lisp.
"Good And most of your wounds are looking less puss filled and scabby." She smiled, "You're just about ready."
"For what?"
"For what you have been waiting for." Katherine snaked above his naked form. The feel of the cold material of her night gown fell over his body causing him to shudder.
Her eyes bore deep into his, "I want you Riley."
Riley's eyes bulged as her lips touched his briefly.
"I never thought that this could happen. I never thought for a moment that I could...." Her game face quickly slipped on. She unchanged his leg and then his hands. She let her human facade slip back on and then got off of Riley slowly.
"Leave."
"What?" Riley laid still not trusting her.
"Leave Riley, I love you too much to hurt you anymore." Katherine told him sadly.
"Really?"
"Yes. There are some clothes in the closet. Just go." She sat down on the edge of the bed staring at the floor.
****She's really sincere**** Riley got up slowly he walked slowly toward the closet and pulled out the only item of clothing in it a charcoal grey suit.
Before he even knew what happened she was directly behind him. Her body pressed against his.
"Hurry and get dressed." She whispered. "I want to bury you in it."
Katherine smiled as she set her hands on his bare waist.
"So I take it that your love won't allow me to leave here alive."
"Love?" Katherine howled with laughter, "If I wasn't a vampire I'd have won an Oscar by now.... Do you think that I could love *you*? A couple of days of torture and *I love you.* Give me a break. Are you that stupid?"
Katherine paused, "Now do as I say."
Katherine demanded her demonic face pushing forward, "You can't run or hide so just do as I say and don't fight me..... Unless you really want to. That could be fun."
* * *
"It was just weird Buffy, Dawn was screaming and crying. We didn't know what to do." Willow told the slayer.
"Ok will, I'll try and pick her up soon. But I am trying to help Graham find Riley. Graham is really worried and frankly so am I. I might not make it to your place until two or three.
"That's fine Buffy. See you later." Willow said before she hung up. She turned to see Dawn staring at her accusingly.
* * *
Holding her body to his was the strangest feeling giving into her wasn't his plan and neither was enjoying the sensation that she was giving him..
Katherine couldn't believe the reaction that Riley was giving her. She slurped hungrily as her legs tightened around his waist; he carried her to the bed. And he suddenly felt drowsy.
He knew that this was his final moment of life. He was dying and he was enjoying it.
Before he knew it he was lying on the bed. The limber framed vampiress on top of him sucking away his life blood. Katherine stopped even through her game face she looked confused, he is enjoying this she smiled. She knew that he was close and she knew what she had to do as she took her finger nail and cut into her skin along the side of her neck, the blood trickled down. She gently lifted his head to her neck and instantly without hesitation he began to drink. Seconds later he slipped into final unconsciousness.
* * *
Rainne stood before Spike her silky brown hair reached her waist her smile glowed.
"William.... come to me. Please." Rainne begged.
"What's wrong? Why are you here? He stepped toward her as she stood motionless in front of his crypt.
"Please come to me." A bright flash of light passed through the cemetery and Buffy walked toward Spike wearing a white chiffon dress, her feet pale and barely except for the blood red nail polish that shined on her nails.
"Spike? Be me." Rainne called to him. "Come to me. Be me."
"Be me?" Spike asked as he walked closer to the Rainne. Buffy grabbed his arm gently.
"Don't go to her. Fulfill the prophecy. Your destiny." Buffy said calmly. "I will help you."
Spike looked at Buffy smiling as she gently touched his face. He closed his eyes for a split second and then a feeling of dread washed over him as he opened them up quickly. To she Buffy raise the sword and take a vicious swing. Almost as if looking at himself from the outside he saw it all the blood that poured from his neck was like thick and black his head rolled twice as it hit the ground. His body in no more than a second turned into a pile of dust.
To be continued.....