Title: Lacuna
Author: Sita
Summary: Sequel to Multiformity. Everything seemed over, it seemed there'd be no more dimension hoping for any Buffy or Spike. But, what happens when 2002-Buffy and Spike NOW get sucked into 1998-Buffy and Spike's dimension? And who could possibly be behind this?
Spoilers: I guess it'd be post Multiformity since it kinda went AU from there.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: BTVS is owned by the almighty God named Joss Whedon. All characters used in this story are owned by him, ME, and UPN. Well, except Pyro, Asp and Katara of course, who belong to the one and only me.
Distribution: Want. Take. Have. Just tell me where it's going first. Also don't forget to give me the credit!

Definition of title: Something that has been emitted or come out; a gap.



CHAPTER TWO


"Mummy wants to go to bed." Drusilla ran her hand down Pyro's back affectionately. Her naked body glistening in the shadowed moonlight.

Pyro groaned, obviously annoyed, for he had been working on another spell. One meant to kill the Slayer.

"Later." Was the only word he uttered, as he turned back around, facing his books.

"But Mummy wants to have fun. The fairies can come and-"

"Shut up." She pouted at his two simple words, sighing. But, within a few seconds, her mood changed drastically. She was happy once again.

"Can I at least play with the kitty?"

"I don't care." He almost growled.

Drusilla giggled giddily at this, skipping over to a cage in a secluded corner of the mansion they were staying in. And, Drusilla gasped when she saw the cage.

It appeared to have been broken into, for the bars were bent into unusual shapes, and no one occupied the cage.

"Pyro!" Drusilla yelled.

"What the FUCK do you want now?" He turned around, not able to see her from where he was.

"The kitty escaped."

Pyro stood up at hearing this, a single word escaping his lips, "Shit."

****

1998-Buffy stood up quickly grabbing the stake from Giles' hand. And, she looked over at Spike nervously, clutching the thick piece of wood in her hand tightly.

"Um Giles, we don't have to take any drastic measure's here." She spoke quietly, not meeting her watcher's eyes as she said this.

He didn't notice how uncomfortable she seemed to be as he spoke, "We have reason to believe Spike has been making human sacrifices for some kind of ritual. Bodies of teenagers have been found, drained of all their blood with a symbolic mark drawn on their palms."

"But how do you know it's him?" Her voice seemed to grow quieter with every word she spoke.

"Well, who better to do this than a master vampire himself?" Giles looked at his Slayer as though it was the most obvious answer.

"You know, it's not always me who's doing the dirty work around here, watcher." Spike stood up, dusting himself off, as he stood to face Giles. "I've been laying low recently."

"And why should I believe YOU?" Giles looked at the vampire harshly, the other stake kept in his jacket now tightly gripped in his hand.

"Guess you'll just have to trust me." Spike withdrew a cigarette from his pocket, lighting with a quick flick of his lighter. And, he slowly took a drag, glaring at Giles.

"No day will ever come when I will trust you, William the Bloody." Giles hissed, now withdrawing the other stake, raising it above his head.

Buffy quickly grabbed this stake from Giles also, motioning for her Watcher to follow her out of the mansion, where Spike was currently residing. He did, looking at her curiously the whole way out.

"What was that for, Buffy?" Giles asked.

"Well we shouldn't stake him until we're ABSOLUTELY sure it was him who did these sacrifices. I mean, if he did do them, what if we need him to undo the spell and-"

"Good point." Giles cut her off, and she breathed in a sigh of relief. He bought it.

"So should we get back to the school?" She asked, eager to get Giles away from Spike.

Giles nodded his head in answer, and the two headed back to Sunnydale High School.

****

2002-Buffy sighed, looking down at the stake in her hand, and wondering HOW exactly she was going to tell Xander she was from the future. Let alone Spike was on her side AND had a soul. And, she prayed her younger self would be back soon, so SHE could explain the situation.

"Uh, Xander...." She let herself trail off, not exactly knowing what to say.

"Why aren't you staking him already?" Xander asked, becoming annoyed. "You know, it's: Slam. Dust. Poof."

"Wouldn't it be: Stake. Dust. Poof?" She asked.

"Whatever. But it still involves killing the evil undead over there." He crossed his arms over his chest, briefly glancing at his girlfriend, before looking back at Buffy. "So what's keeping ya?"

"Well you see, I'm not-" She stopped from what she was saying as a younger Buffy and Giles came strolling towards them from a distance. And, 2002-Buffy sighed in relief.

Xander and Cordelia both turned around to see what she was looking at, and their eyes grew wide with astonishment.

"But your-your-" Xander stuttered.

2002-Buffy shook her head, briefly glancing at Spike before turning her head back to Xander, "Ask her."

1998-Buffy was out of breath when she finally got to the group. And when she saw 2002-Buffy standing there her eyes grew wide. "Are you....?"

"The same one's you saw a few months ago." 2002-Buffy answered 1998-Buffy's question for her.

"Okay, now how did THIS happen?" She asked, looking at her older self.

"I wish I knew. I really do." 2002-Buffy shook her head, glancing at Spike who had been unusually quiet in the last few minutes. He just gave her a small smile and she nodded her head, turning her attention back to her younger self.

"Um," Xander raised his hand. "Anybody else confused?"

1998-Buffy sighed, "Well....you see....this thing happened last summer...."

"This 'thing'?" Giles asked, suddenly taking his glasses of starting to clean them with a handkerchief.

"Yeah, it's kinda like sent-to-the-future-and-different-dimension sort of thing." She looked over a Giles guiltily, she knew she should've told him.

"And you didn't tell me?" Giles looked as if he was going to have an outburst from anger, but expertly held it in, just glaring at her.

"I'm sorry. I really am. I just didn't know what to say. I was uh, kinda pushed through Acathla...." She let herself trail off, her wide hazel eyes looking up at him innocently.

"Acathla? Oh my. You're not serious!" He exclaimed.

"Oh, but she is." Spike suddenly spoke up.

And, Giles looked over at this version of Spike, "And you're the future Spike?"

"Yes." He looked down, uncomfortably.

Than, Giles quickly turned his attention to 2002-Buffy, "And you're the future, Buffy?"

"A lot of yeses there." She answered, smiling slightly.

"Oh my." Giles looked about to faint.

"Giles," 1998-Buffy spoke. You keep saying 'oh my'"

"Yes. Sorry. Oh my." Giles looked down.

1998-Buffy rolled her eyes, "Are you gonna be okay Giles?"

"Yes. Yes. I'm fine." The English-man spoke, quickly looking at 1998-Buffy and 2002-Buffy and Spike, "Would you care to come into the library and explain in detail what is REALLY going on?"


TBC....


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