Disclaimer: The usual yadayada. I do not own, though I wish I did. Part two
of "Challenge".
Chapter 2
Sunnydale High Library Sunnydale, CA
Angel cursed himself. He lost Xander and now he had to get him back. It had no use to go and haunt Spike now; he was too smart to let his sire get him. He had to do it the next night. If it wasn't too late. Right now, there was nothing anyone could do. He sighed, and went inside the library, where he met Willow, Buffy and Giles.
"Angel! Thank god, we were so worried!"
Buffy throws herself in his arms, and Giles smiles.
"You did well Buffy. Willow, is Cordelia all right again?"
Willow smiled, and nodded.
"Yes. She was very happy when she got out of the closet and a little shocked, but she'll be okay."
She stood up, and looked around Angel.
"Where. Where's Xander? He was with you, right?"
Angel looked down.
"He is okay, isn't he? Isn't he?"
Willow panicked, but Giles calmed her down.
"Take it easy Willow, I'm sure he's okay. Right, Angel?"
They all looked at Angel, who looked up.
"I'm. Spike got back, and he kidnapped him. But we'll get him back, I promise." He hurried to say.
"WHAT!?" Buffy yelled. "What happened?"
She looked at Willow, and then pulled Angel into another room.
"Angel, what happened? Tell me Xander's okay."
"I don't know. When we were going back here, I saw something in the shadows. I went to take a look, but when I got back Spike had Xander. I. let them get away. But we'll get him back, I'm sure."
"You did what?!? You. You let him get away? With Xander? Angel, tell me this isn't true. Not you."
She almost cried, and Angel wished himself dead. Well, more dead than he already was anyway.
"I'm sorry. I'll be back when the sun sets, and then we'll get Xander back. We can't do anything now, trust me."
"Trust you? How can I trust you now! You let Spike kidnap one of my best friends! For that, I hate you. I hate you! I."
She broke down and ran away. Giles followed her, and Willow was just sitting in the library. Angel turned away and left.
* * *
Used-to-be-Collin's Warehouse Sunnydale, CA
Xander opened his eyes, and the memories came flooding back. Like he wanted them to.. They weren't exactly the happiest memories he had. Xander tried to get up, only to find himself tied to whatever it was he was lying on. He couldn't see anything, there was no light at all, but he heard someone enter.
"Wakey-wakey boy. Ah, you already are. Good. Dru and I were getting very excited to... explore our new toy."
Xander felt someone untying the ropes that held him down, and he sat up.
"What do you want from me?" he snapped at the vampire.
"Relax luv. First, we'll have a proper introduction. My name's Spike, and this is Drusilla. You might be?"
"Xander."
Spike shook his head. "Your full name. Xander what?"
"Alexander Lavelle Harris, poof!"
"Easy Xan, just wondering. You see..."
All of a sudden, Drusilla interrupted their conversation. "I see fire all around you, and the pretty maids beg for their life at your feet."
Madly, she danced around Xander, which gave him the jibbers.
Spike was proud of himself. This Xander could be really interesting, and Dru.. Well, Dru was sometimes annoying him. He never admitted it, but she did. When she was talking in riddles, when no one knew what she meant, it could drive him crazy. Like she did now.
"Hush Dru, let the boy relax a little. He won't get any more at ease when you bother him with your visions luv." Dru prowled, but stopped dancing and walked away.
"So, here we are. All alone. Tell me, can I get you anything? A pint of blood, perhaps? Not like I got anything else that it."
Xander shook his head.
"No. Just, let me get out of here. I never hurt you."
"No, but you wouldn't hesitate if you had to, right?"
"You're a vampire, for Christ's sake. What would you expect?"
That shut Spike up, and Xander grinned.
"Big bad got nothing to say? That's new."
Somehow, the way this boy smiled made Spike go crazy. He wasn't in love of course, just attracted. And he knew they were gonna have a great time, first as vampire and human, and when Xander would be tired he'd turn him, obviously.
All of a sudden, Drusilla came in again.
"Spike, I'll be good. Promise. Miss Edith and I want to play with the puppy, can we? Please?"
Spike looked from Xander to Dru, and nodded.
"Fine then pet. Just remember: no biting, no turning and no killing. Leave something for me, luv?"
"Yes Spike, thank you!" And she sat next to Xander.
"Hello puppy, you and me are going to have so much fun! It'll be like a tea party! Only when I have one, all my guest die. I wonder why."
Spike walked away, grinning. He was sure that Dru kept her promise, they'd have big fun. And he left the mansion to go and feed.
Chapter 2
Sunnydale High Library Sunnydale, CA
Angel cursed himself. He lost Xander and now he had to get him back. It had no use to go and haunt Spike now; he was too smart to let his sire get him. He had to do it the next night. If it wasn't too late. Right now, there was nothing anyone could do. He sighed, and went inside the library, where he met Willow, Buffy and Giles.
"Angel! Thank god, we were so worried!"
Buffy throws herself in his arms, and Giles smiles.
"You did well Buffy. Willow, is Cordelia all right again?"
Willow smiled, and nodded.
"Yes. She was very happy when she got out of the closet and a little shocked, but she'll be okay."
She stood up, and looked around Angel.
"Where. Where's Xander? He was with you, right?"
Angel looked down.
"He is okay, isn't he? Isn't he?"
Willow panicked, but Giles calmed her down.
"Take it easy Willow, I'm sure he's okay. Right, Angel?"
They all looked at Angel, who looked up.
"I'm. Spike got back, and he kidnapped him. But we'll get him back, I promise." He hurried to say.
"WHAT!?" Buffy yelled. "What happened?"
She looked at Willow, and then pulled Angel into another room.
"Angel, what happened? Tell me Xander's okay."
"I don't know. When we were going back here, I saw something in the shadows. I went to take a look, but when I got back Spike had Xander. I. let them get away. But we'll get him back, I'm sure."
"You did what?!? You. You let him get away? With Xander? Angel, tell me this isn't true. Not you."
She almost cried, and Angel wished himself dead. Well, more dead than he already was anyway.
"I'm sorry. I'll be back when the sun sets, and then we'll get Xander back. We can't do anything now, trust me."
"Trust you? How can I trust you now! You let Spike kidnap one of my best friends! For that, I hate you. I hate you! I."
She broke down and ran away. Giles followed her, and Willow was just sitting in the library. Angel turned away and left.
* * *
Used-to-be-Collin's Warehouse Sunnydale, CA
Xander opened his eyes, and the memories came flooding back. Like he wanted them to.. They weren't exactly the happiest memories he had. Xander tried to get up, only to find himself tied to whatever it was he was lying on. He couldn't see anything, there was no light at all, but he heard someone enter.
"Wakey-wakey boy. Ah, you already are. Good. Dru and I were getting very excited to... explore our new toy."
Xander felt someone untying the ropes that held him down, and he sat up.
"What do you want from me?" he snapped at the vampire.
"Relax luv. First, we'll have a proper introduction. My name's Spike, and this is Drusilla. You might be?"
"Xander."
Spike shook his head. "Your full name. Xander what?"
"Alexander Lavelle Harris, poof!"
"Easy Xan, just wondering. You see..."
All of a sudden, Drusilla interrupted their conversation. "I see fire all around you, and the pretty maids beg for their life at your feet."
Madly, she danced around Xander, which gave him the jibbers.
Spike was proud of himself. This Xander could be really interesting, and Dru.. Well, Dru was sometimes annoying him. He never admitted it, but she did. When she was talking in riddles, when no one knew what she meant, it could drive him crazy. Like she did now.
"Hush Dru, let the boy relax a little. He won't get any more at ease when you bother him with your visions luv." Dru prowled, but stopped dancing and walked away.
"So, here we are. All alone. Tell me, can I get you anything? A pint of blood, perhaps? Not like I got anything else that it."
Xander shook his head.
"No. Just, let me get out of here. I never hurt you."
"No, but you wouldn't hesitate if you had to, right?"
"You're a vampire, for Christ's sake. What would you expect?"
That shut Spike up, and Xander grinned.
"Big bad got nothing to say? That's new."
Somehow, the way this boy smiled made Spike go crazy. He wasn't in love of course, just attracted. And he knew they were gonna have a great time, first as vampire and human, and when Xander would be tired he'd turn him, obviously.
All of a sudden, Drusilla came in again.
"Spike, I'll be good. Promise. Miss Edith and I want to play with the puppy, can we? Please?"
Spike looked from Xander to Dru, and nodded.
"Fine then pet. Just remember: no biting, no turning and no killing. Leave something for me, luv?"
"Yes Spike, thank you!" And she sat next to Xander.
"Hello puppy, you and me are going to have so much fun! It'll be like a tea party! Only when I have one, all my guest die. I wonder why."
Spike walked away, grinning. He was sure that Dru kept her promise, they'd have big fun. And he left the mansion to go and feed.