Chapter 3

By: Tater
Title: Strength (Should it be something else like 'I survived for you' or 'Survial'?
Disclaimer: I own Lily and Liam. And I guess the idea, nothing else.
Rating: PG-13 or R
Summery: Buffy is 22, in LA w/ kids and in hell. Not really, but life is horrible. Riley's a drunken jerk. Yes I know it starts out bad. Infact, I'm not sure I should continue or let it hang like that. What do you think?
AN: Please R&R. I will try to update it atleast every two weeks, sooner if possible, I'm in a play, live with my dad and am grounded from the computer over there, and am falling behind in school, so bear with me.


Buffy looked around. They were pretty much surrounded.
"Angel. We've got to get my children outta here." She said worridly."These people want them, please you've got to help me, I'll explain later."
Angel looked into Buffy eyes, then yelled, "Cordiela, Anne, and Gunn take the children, we'll come get you."
They ran up picking up the children who weren't happy to leave their mothers side.
"Mommy!" They both yelled.
"It's okay sweets, go with them, they are the good guys."
"How can we find them?" Buffy asked hurridly.
"They know where to go. But right now to get them out we need a distaction."
Buffy looked to the front intrance where Lilah stood.
"You got a distraction." Buffy said. Then she pulled a knife from her boot, and ran to Lilah. Buffy pulled her by her hair, spun her around, and put a knife to her throat.
"You let them out of here, or else the only person who knows the combination to get to the scrolls is dead."
Kyle stood up, and looked to the vampires who had stopped.
"Let them go." He said. "Buffy is just crazy enough to kill."
Gunn, Anne, and Cordy got out safely with the twins. Thats when Buffy's anger really hit the cieling fan.
"Kyle, you get you men off my ass, and you leave Angel alone."
"Buffy, Buffy. Come on I've been working with you for years, you know it won't end in your way."
"You'll never get my children, and now their safe. Besides Kyle, you've always been a sensible man. You like a good fight, but not without scarring the shit outta your enemies first." Buffy pulled the knife closer to Lilah's neck.
"Kyle.." Lilah said.
Two vampires tired to sneek attack Buffy from behind. Buffy pushed Lilah to the ground and turned just as they were about to hit and sliced right through the two vamps neck. Their ashes crumbled to the ground.
"Get them!" Kyle yelled
"Why do you have to make things hard?" Buffy asked, as she ran to the center of the room with Angel, Doyle, Faith, and Spike.
Doyle fought well. In the four years he'd spent with Angel he'd grown strong. Spike, and Faith too had grown strong. And it was obvious Angel had grown strong. He and Buffy were taking out more vampires that any of them. Buffy wondered how Anne had come to be with them, and who Gunn was, she also wondered how Cordy was, but hoped she didn't stick around to find out.
Within five minutes each and every one of the vampires were taken out. They only ones left were Kyle, Lilah and their men.
Buffy put her hands on her hips. "Now Kyle, why'd you have to make it so damn hard? All you had to do was promise to leave Angel alone, and let my children and I walk safely out of here and none of this would have happened."
"We'll be in touch Angel." Kyle said starting to leave. "Buffy, don't leave town. You know we'll find you, and I doubt Riley would be happy if you left him again, remember what happened last time."
With that they walked out the door.
Spike walked up to Buffy. "I take it your friends with them?"
"Oh yeah. Four long years and running." Buffy turned to Angel. "Sorry, I didn't mean to cause any trouble."
"They were here before you showed up." He said coldly.
"Yeah, but I brought extras." There was an award silence, then Buffy said. "So how about we go get my kids?"
Angel nodded and got his cell phone.
"Cor..."
"Yeah.. its Angel."
"It's okay."
"No not here, yours."
"Alright, see you soon."
"Bye."
"They comin' here?" Faith asked.
"No, I don't want the five of them walking around the streets at this hour."
"Me neither." Buffy said.
"We can take my car. Come on." Angel said.
"We have to go?" Spike asked.
"Yes. I don't want you guys here alone, they could come back."
They walked outside, Buffy's car was gone, but their stuff was on the sidewalk.
"Damn it!" Buffy exclaimed. "I have my freakin' money!"
"How much did you lose?" Faith asked.
"A hundred dollars."
"Well, that's not too bad." Doyle popped in.
Buffy looked at Faith.
"That's all we have until I can fully get away from that damned firm."
"A hundred dollars barely gets you a hotel and food for one person, but for three?"
"We wouldn't stay in a hotel. The car was roomie..." Buffy sighed, "It doesn't matter, atleast finally I can get some work. Can I put this stuff in the trunk?" Buffy asked looking at Angel, but avoiding his eyes.
"Do whatever you want."
"Thanks." She sounded sad, and thats when Angel, Spike, Doyle, and Faith noticed The bruises that covered Buffy.
"What happen?"Doyle asked.
Buffy looked confused.
"You've been beaten."
"Oh, these, umm... no just.. I .. eh.. Slaying."
No one believed it, but they let it go.
"Angel, we're taking my car, alright man?" Spike said talking about him and Faith.
Angel nodded.
Doyle got the front seat, and Buffy took the back while Angel drove.
This was going to be a long night.