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AUTHORS NOTE: WHILE FANFICTION.NET WAS DOWN THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED FROM
CHAPTER ONE TO CHAPTER SEVEN. YOU MIGHT WANT TO START AT THE BEGINNING.
CHOICES – A Buffy/ Angel Saga
Chapter 3 – Evil has a name
Wesley and Giles were still sitting at the Magic shop
looking through the volumes of demonology looking for anything that might give
them something to work with. The rest of the group had dispersed and gone home
although they all had promised to be back first thing in the morning to
continue the search. The two watchers however couldn't let it go.
Maybe it was because it was in their nature as Brits that
spurred them on. Maybe it was their years of training as watchers that made
them pick up book after book. However it was probably because Giles and Wesley
were concerned for the people they had come to call friends that wouldn't let
them abandon the search. Not that the others didn't see it in the same light
after all they weren't chosen to be apart of this elite group because of a
predetermined destiny to do so, they did it because of the friendships they had
formed with Buffy and Angel.
Giles was settled in an overstuffed chair with a
particularly dusty and thick volume in one hand and his cup of tea in the
other. The room was silent other then the sound of pages turning and china tea
cups touching against china saucers so when Wesley sounded with an exuberant
"Eureka!" Giles naturally, in an attempt not to lose the tea or the tome, began
a fumbling mess of limbs resulting in both tea and book landing unceremoniously
on the floor.
"Good heavens man is it necessary to shout."
"Sorry its just that I think I have found out what it is
we are dealing with."
Giles rose out of his chair and collected the wayward cup
and book and then wandered over to Wesley who showed him the passage he had
found.
Ha Nachash, the Barron of the seventh realm of Hell was trapped in the demon dimension several hundred thousand years ago. He was banished by the Lord for creating alliances with Diablos, the devil, to rule our earthly plain. It is said that Ha Nachash is very powerful and can materialize in our dimension but he cannot take on corporeal form unless he befalls a Slayer.
"So this Ha Nachash is going after Buffy and he needs to kill her in order to take corporeal form in our dimension?"
"Yes but it's more than that or else he would have gone
after other slayers before Buffy."
The two began referencing books looking for more on Ha
Nachash. Knowing what it was they were looking for made it just that much
easier.
"I think I've found something. It says here that Ha
Nachash only has one chance to escape from the demon dimesnsion. When the
Slayer rises that defeats all that opposes her even defies the natural order,
only then can Ha Nachash rise. He will break the Slayer's warrior, the one who
defends her heart then her soul will be ripe for the taking. Ha Nachash will
devour the Slayer's essence and then he can take corporeal form and reign
destruction on our plain. He will pit her warrior against her having them
destroy themselves. If she lives it will only in the physical, her emotional
side will crumble allowing him, Ha Nachash, to destroy her. If she dies by her
warrior's hands the Ha Nachash will then use the warrior's soul to…oh my."
"What is it Wesley?"
"It says that if Ha Nachash succeeds then he will be unstoppable
and true armegeddon will ensue. Ha Nachash doesn't just want to destroy the
human race he wants to destroy everything."
"Oh my god, Buffy's out on patrol alone. Where's Angel?"
"He said he was going to the mansion. You don't think…"
"We're on the Hellmouth man there is no time to think.
Let's go."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy and Angel sat in the great room of the mansion.
Buffy watched as Angel finished building the fire. She watched as the muscles
in his back rippled beneath his thin tank shirt. She felt her heart rate pick
up and the connection, the pull between them was almost overpowering. Angel
turned to her and Buffy stood. They started to walk towards one another.
"I shouldn't be here." Buffy said.
"We shouldn't be alone." Angel replied.
"We're in danger here, like this." Buffy whispered.
"From so much more than each other." Angel breathed.
Angel and Buffy were standing inched away from each other
and Angel was leaning down to kiss her when Buffy thought she heard laughter.
Angel pulled her to him and she forgot about it as his mouth claimed hers.
Buffy cried out as the intensity of the moment coursed
through her. She fisted her hands into his soft dark hair and plunged her
tongue into his waiting mouth.
'So long, god it has been so long since I have held him
like this since I have tasted his kiss.' Buffy thought.
Buffy marveled at how the slightest touch from her warmed
him so. She could almost forget he was a vampire. Angel's fangs lengthened and
brushed her neck. The feel of his teeth scraping along her jugular brought her
right back to reality.
It was only a minute or two more before clothing started
to come off and again Buffy heard the laughter. She pushed back away from
Angel.
"Angel no this is wrong."
Angel was lost in a trance. Buffy could see it in his
shining yellow eyes. Something flashed in her mind. Something was telling her
to get away. And there was that familiar laughter. She knew that laugh, that
noise but what was it? Realization hit in a moment of clarity and her mouth
turned up in a smirk.
So delighted with a new understanding.
Something about a little evil that makes that unmistakable noise I was hearing.
Unmistakable sound I know so well. (1)
Buffy tried to move away from Angel. Her mind had fogged
again, clouded by passion and something else she couldn't pinpoint, couldn't
put her finger on. She didn't want to hurt him but she was confused and scared
as hell.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Angel felt disjointed, like he was in his body but not
controlling his actions. It was if Angelus was at the fore but he knew that he
hadn't lost his soul. It was eerie.
Buffy was in front of him and he wanted nothing more than
to bury himself inside of her. He wanted to get lost in her warmth and for the
briefest of moments she was melting into his embrace but then she pulled away.
He couldn't understand why she was pushing him away and then he heard it.
Laughter but it wasn't coming from Buffy or himself and for a silver of a
moment he knew it was the demon that was after them.
He wanted to warn her, he wanted to run but something
kept fogging his mind and it was like he couldn't remember anything but the
burning need to be deep within Buffy.
He was fighting to keep control and he was scared as
hell.
Hidden in her words and eyes
Is a wall that's cold and ugly
And she's scared as hell
Trembling at the thought of feeling
Wide-awake and keeping distance
Nothing seems to penetrate her
She's scared as hell
I am frightened too
Wide-awake
And keeping distance from my soul
I am scared like you (2)
Buffy and Angel stood apart from each other, each trying
to grapple with the conflicting emotions in their heads. It was in that moment
of stilted confusion that Wesley and Giles came into the mansion with Spike in
tow.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The two Watchers' came into the room just as Buffy and
Angel charged at each other. It was odd to see and somewhat difficult to
explain. It was difficult because they were both fighting and well making out.
It looked like they were both possessed but there would be moments when their
true selves would break through and fight back. It was quite a spectacle to see
actually but then it seemed Buffy got the upper hand.
"I'm so sorry Angel, please forgive me." She whispered
before punching him hard enough to knock him across the room and into the wall,
effectively rendering him unconscious.
Buffy felt a cold wind envelope her. It surrounded her
and she felt as if she was in the midst of a tornado. Fear struck a chord
within her as she was lifted into the air.
"Giles shackle Angel." She hollered although it came out
as a muffled whisper to Giles. However Giles did understand and set to work
chaining Angel to the wall. Good thing to because the demon brought Angel back
to consciousness momentarily and he lunged forward at the men that surrounded
him.
The essence of Ha Nachash screamed in pure anger.
"You think you can defeat me. I will know victory. I will
destroy you and you will know no mercy."
The voice filled the room with its fury. It was almost as
if its feelings of rage had become an entity of itself and it was choking them.
It only lasted a moment and then it was gone. Ha Nachash didn't have the
strength to affect much damage…yet.
Buffy was then lifted into the air and thrown across the
room, as Angel was slammed back into the wall. Buffy looked over at Angel and
Giles a moment before succumbing to the darkness knowing she was for the
moment…safe.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Italics (1) Cold and Ugly by Tool
Italics (2) Excerpt from Thinking of you by A Perfect
Circle