Part 11
Sora made it through the streets of Sunnydale, the sword clamped tightly in her hand. She ignored the strange looks from people as she passed by. Sora didn't know where she was going. It didn't matter. As long as she could find Spike. She would search under every rock in this damned town if she had to. If she didn't have him, she had nothing. He was everything to her. And now it might be too late to make sure that he knew that. She didn't blame Giles. He was probably right about the Rocane demons. They would have gotten Spike one way or another. But she wasn't about to give in. Sora couldn't stand there and wait. Hoping to find him. No! She had to look.
Sora entered Willie's bar, hoping to find some answers there. It was still early and the bar was empty.
"We're closed still. Come back in a few hours." Willie called out. Sora ignored his words and before Willie knew what was going on, the tip of the sword was pressed against the base of his throat.
"I need information." Sora said sternly.
"I uhh can see that. Sora, right? Spike's girl?" Willie asked having heard about her from Spike. Boy, was she a looker. Spike had done right by her!
"Where is he?" Sora asked not caring how he knew who she was.
"Spike? Why? He missing?" Willie asked taking a small swallow, conscious of the sword.
"Someone took him. I wanna know who took him, why, and where they have him." Sora said taking the sword away from Willie.
"Well I haven't heard anything lately. But theres rumor of some new demons in town. Rocane demons. That might help." Willie offered.
"They are the ones that took him. But someone had them take him." Sora told him.
"Oh well...uhhh... I dunno anything else." Willie said.
"Then find out." Sora said sternly. Boy, she could be a bitch when she was angry.
"What's in it for me?" Willie asked eyeing the girl appreciatively.
"Your life."
"Fair enough. Come back here tomorrow at this time. If I find anything, I'll tell you then." Willie said. Sora nodded and left the bar.
Spike opened his eyes, finding himself chained to a wall in the basement of some abandoned house on the outskirts of Sunnydale. His head felt heavy and his whole body felt weak. He had lost a lot of blood in the fight. The demon had burst into Giles' apartment about an h hour before sunrise, catching Spike off guard. There was just too many of them for Spike to fight off and after defending himself as best as possible, he was knocked unconscious, broken and bloodied. He still had no clue who had planned the attack and if Sora was safe. Did she even know he was missing? Of course she did. She was probably out looking for him. Spike slipped back into unconsciousness, with his last though being of his Songbird.
Sora headed into the park. Night had fallen about 30 minutes prior and it was pouring rain. She was still out looking for him but has found nothing. Hopefully, Willie would come up with something. Sora turned around the corner, and stopped dead in her tracks. A dark-haired vampire stood, soaking wet, with her arms reached towards the sky. She was mumbling something, which Sora couldn't make out. But she recognized this vampire the moment that she saw her.
"Drusilla?" Sora called out moving forwards. Drusilla turned and looked at her with soft eyes.
"His heart cries, Sora. But I can't find him." Drusilla said gathering the human girl up in her arms. Sora sobbed into the female vampires shoulder as Drusilla rocked her in her arms. Once Sora's cries had subsided, she pulled out of the embrace.
"We have to find him, Dru. I need him."
'The stars know where he is. But they are playing horrible tricks. They tease and tease. But they won't tell." Dru said softly.
"Come on. Lets go back to my dorm room. Tomorrow we'll check with Willie." Sora said and led the vampire back to the college.
"Come in, Dru." Sora said after stepping into the room. Dru went and sat on the bed as Sora moved to her answering machine. There were several messages left. All from Giles and Buffy saying the same thing. To call as soon as she got the message. Picking up the phone, she dialed Giles' number. Giles picked up on the second ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Its me."
"Where have you been? We've been out looking for you all day."
"I didn't find him" Sora spoke quietly.
"I'm sorry."
"Willie said he's gonna keep an ear out and there's something else."
"What?"
"Drusilla's back. She knows about Spike and I brought her back to the dorms with me."
"I really don't think that was a smart idea, Sora."
"She won't hurt me. I trust her. And she might be bale to help find him." Sora protested. Giles didn't respond.
"You think this is a bad idea, don't you?"
"I just don't see how you trust her."
"I have to trust somebody! How else am I going to find him!"
"You know you're almost as stubborn as Buffy." Giles said. Sora let out a light laugh.
"Oh. Angel called." Giles said.
"Is he coming down?"
"No. They're going to see if they can find anything in LA since there is the chance he might not be in Sunnydale nay longer."
"I'll have to call him later." Sora sighed.
"Yes, that would be a good idea. He was pretty worried. Probably though you'd do something drastic. Oh wait, you already did." Giles teased.
"Ouch. Now you're the one who's been hanging around Buffy too much."
"I'll let you go since it's late. Please call tomorrow and let me know what happens at Willies."
"Of course I will." Sora said and then hung up the phone. Drusilla watched the girl wipe the worried tears out of her eyes. Sora avoided the vampire's gaze as she changed into a t-shirt to sleep in.
"Don't look at me like that, Dru. I have the right to be upset. The vampire that I love has been taken away from me. For all I know he could be dead. A pile of dust!" Sora cried out.
"He's not dead." Drusilla said softly.
"I know, I know. The stars would tell you. Well maybe the stars are playing a cruel and horrible joke. Maybe he is dead!" Sora said collapsing into Drusilla's arms. Dru rocked her, murmuring soft words, lulling Sora into sleep.
Sora made it through the streets of Sunnydale, the sword clamped tightly in her hand. She ignored the strange looks from people as she passed by. Sora didn't know where she was going. It didn't matter. As long as she could find Spike. She would search under every rock in this damned town if she had to. If she didn't have him, she had nothing. He was everything to her. And now it might be too late to make sure that he knew that. She didn't blame Giles. He was probably right about the Rocane demons. They would have gotten Spike one way or another. But she wasn't about to give in. Sora couldn't stand there and wait. Hoping to find him. No! She had to look.
Sora entered Willie's bar, hoping to find some answers there. It was still early and the bar was empty.
"We're closed still. Come back in a few hours." Willie called out. Sora ignored his words and before Willie knew what was going on, the tip of the sword was pressed against the base of his throat.
"I need information." Sora said sternly.
"I uhh can see that. Sora, right? Spike's girl?" Willie asked having heard about her from Spike. Boy, was she a looker. Spike had done right by her!
"Where is he?" Sora asked not caring how he knew who she was.
"Spike? Why? He missing?" Willie asked taking a small swallow, conscious of the sword.
"Someone took him. I wanna know who took him, why, and where they have him." Sora said taking the sword away from Willie.
"Well I haven't heard anything lately. But theres rumor of some new demons in town. Rocane demons. That might help." Willie offered.
"They are the ones that took him. But someone had them take him." Sora told him.
"Oh well...uhhh... I dunno anything else." Willie said.
"Then find out." Sora said sternly. Boy, she could be a bitch when she was angry.
"What's in it for me?" Willie asked eyeing the girl appreciatively.
"Your life."
"Fair enough. Come back here tomorrow at this time. If I find anything, I'll tell you then." Willie said. Sora nodded and left the bar.
Spike opened his eyes, finding himself chained to a wall in the basement of some abandoned house on the outskirts of Sunnydale. His head felt heavy and his whole body felt weak. He had lost a lot of blood in the fight. The demon had burst into Giles' apartment about an h hour before sunrise, catching Spike off guard. There was just too many of them for Spike to fight off and after defending himself as best as possible, he was knocked unconscious, broken and bloodied. He still had no clue who had planned the attack and if Sora was safe. Did she even know he was missing? Of course she did. She was probably out looking for him. Spike slipped back into unconsciousness, with his last though being of his Songbird.
Sora headed into the park. Night had fallen about 30 minutes prior and it was pouring rain. She was still out looking for him but has found nothing. Hopefully, Willie would come up with something. Sora turned around the corner, and stopped dead in her tracks. A dark-haired vampire stood, soaking wet, with her arms reached towards the sky. She was mumbling something, which Sora couldn't make out. But she recognized this vampire the moment that she saw her.
"Drusilla?" Sora called out moving forwards. Drusilla turned and looked at her with soft eyes.
"His heart cries, Sora. But I can't find him." Drusilla said gathering the human girl up in her arms. Sora sobbed into the female vampires shoulder as Drusilla rocked her in her arms. Once Sora's cries had subsided, she pulled out of the embrace.
"We have to find him, Dru. I need him."
'The stars know where he is. But they are playing horrible tricks. They tease and tease. But they won't tell." Dru said softly.
"Come on. Lets go back to my dorm room. Tomorrow we'll check with Willie." Sora said and led the vampire back to the college.
"Come in, Dru." Sora said after stepping into the room. Dru went and sat on the bed as Sora moved to her answering machine. There were several messages left. All from Giles and Buffy saying the same thing. To call as soon as she got the message. Picking up the phone, she dialed Giles' number. Giles picked up on the second ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey. Its me."
"Where have you been? We've been out looking for you all day."
"I didn't find him" Sora spoke quietly.
"I'm sorry."
"Willie said he's gonna keep an ear out and there's something else."
"What?"
"Drusilla's back. She knows about Spike and I brought her back to the dorms with me."
"I really don't think that was a smart idea, Sora."
"She won't hurt me. I trust her. And she might be bale to help find him." Sora protested. Giles didn't respond.
"You think this is a bad idea, don't you?"
"I just don't see how you trust her."
"I have to trust somebody! How else am I going to find him!"
"You know you're almost as stubborn as Buffy." Giles said. Sora let out a light laugh.
"Oh. Angel called." Giles said.
"Is he coming down?"
"No. They're going to see if they can find anything in LA since there is the chance he might not be in Sunnydale nay longer."
"I'll have to call him later." Sora sighed.
"Yes, that would be a good idea. He was pretty worried. Probably though you'd do something drastic. Oh wait, you already did." Giles teased.
"Ouch. Now you're the one who's been hanging around Buffy too much."
"I'll let you go since it's late. Please call tomorrow and let me know what happens at Willies."
"Of course I will." Sora said and then hung up the phone. Drusilla watched the girl wipe the worried tears out of her eyes. Sora avoided the vampire's gaze as she changed into a t-shirt to sleep in.
"Don't look at me like that, Dru. I have the right to be upset. The vampire that I love has been taken away from me. For all I know he could be dead. A pile of dust!" Sora cried out.
"He's not dead." Drusilla said softly.
"I know, I know. The stars would tell you. Well maybe the stars are playing a cruel and horrible joke. Maybe he is dead!" Sora said collapsing into Drusilla's arms. Dru rocked her, murmuring soft words, lulling Sora into sleep.