A.N. Yep, I'm alive...lol. I hope ppl haven;t forgotten about this story. It's been like a little over two months since my last chapter. Sorry. But here's a new on. I hope you like it. Also a couple of people have commented about ch. 4 where the doctors are describing David's profile (eye color, weight, height, etc.) and how it was off. Well the thing was that, that day I was just totally guessing so that why it was wrong.
I went back and changed it (i hope it right this time).
So again hope you like this chappy, plz review! & tanks :)


Ch 15. Arrival


A few days later…

It's late at night, Buffy's walking home from work. She stops.
As she turns around, she hears a woman scream and runs to see what it is.

She sees a vampire attacking a woman. Buffy pulls him off her and begins fighting with him. He throws her down, and she jumps back up a kicks his face. After a few minutes of combating with the vampire, she turns him over and stakes him. She exhales, and begins going on her way.

The woman cries behind her. "Oh my God, that was incredible! How did you do that, he was so strong?"

"I know stuff." she says.

"But I work out and exercise regularly, and I couldn't even get in a good punch."

Buffy just shrugs, and starts walking away.

"What was he, anyway?"

"Just… some freak, I guess."

"I'll say. Hey, listen my name's Veronica Salinger, I'm swing manager at the local rec. center. We have some self defense courses we're opening up & looking for instructors. Are you interested?" the lady says.

"What?"

"You could lead some self protection classes."

"You're offering me a job?" Buffy says surprised at what going on.

"Yeah."

"But I mean, you just met me. Doesn't their need to be like some kind of long training period before you appoint someone to teach a self defense class?

"Well from I just saw, you already know your stuff." Mrs. Salinger says.

"Uh, I don't know what to say…"

"Say you'll consider it." Mrs. Salinger hands her a card, "There's my number. Call me, I think I could definitely use you. The pay is alright, but the hours are convenient."

"Um okay." Buffy nods, "I'll call you."

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Back at the hospital, Spike pulls the cord to close the drapes. The full moon was out tonight, but he didn't care too much for it. He just kept the window showing during the sunlight; he liked it better
A few minutes later a forty something year old nurse walks in.

"Hello…" she looks at her file, "…uh David, is it?"

"Yeah."

"I'm Vivian. Let me just check over you quickly."

He looks at her. "Um, where's Alyssa?"

"Excuse me?"

"Alyssa, the regular room-nurse. She wasn't here earlier this morning either."

"I don't know. They just send me down wherever I'm needed."

"Cuz' I haven't seen her in a couple days. Well I mean she usually just gets Sunday and Monday off. But she should've been back today. So I guess maybe she's sick. Do you know if she called in sick?" he asks.

"Like I said, I don't know. They just told me to come down here today, so I did." she says sharply.

He just nods, and doesn't say anything as she takes his temperature and examines him. She takes his blood pressure, and he takes a deep breath and shuts his eyes tightly.

"Alright. We're done." she says, "You have a session early tomorrow morning with Dr. Tilberg."

"Can you give me sedative?" he says quickly. She eyes him particularly.

"To sleep." he says.

"You have insomnia?"

"Well uh, not really. But um… so I'll be well rested for tomorrow's session."

She thinks about it for a minute. "Alright. I'll bring you one in a minute."

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Buffy arrives home. She quietly opens the door, and hangs her coat up before pulling the card out of the pocket. She looks at the it again. Hmmm, this could work…
As she turns around, Willow pops up from behind her.

"Oh my God, Willow!" she's taken aback, as Willow just smiles and raises her left eyebrow slightly.

"You're evil." Buffy says quickly.

A look of the old, innocent Willow from back in high school sweeps across her face.
"No, no I'm not. Evil that is. I'm just… me. I uh, just got back."

"Oh my God, Willow!" Buffy says again, this time with more delight in her voice, as she hugs her friend.
"You're back."

"Yeah."

"How was the trip over?"

"Was fine. I slept most of the time."

"So, how are you doing?"

"Good, I'm… I'm doing good." Willow nods along.

"And uh, you okay with the magic?"

"Yeah, um the whole experience back in England really helped me. It was like rehab. But um, yeah it helped m see a lot of things. I learned a lot, grieved and grew. I know now that magic wasn't something I could just quit cold turkey, or at all even. It's a part of me. And I just need to know how to keep it under control. And like what this guy Aster said to be like the turtle in the pond who flips over and uh, God, now I'm just rambling. I'm gonna stop."

"No it's fine. Well, that's great, Will." Buffy looks down at her bags, "But um, why didn't you call and tell us, we could've picked you up from the airport?"

"I guess, I couldn't really bring myself to just call up and say 'Hey it me, remember the Willow who went psycho and tried to destroy the world, we'll I'm better, so come pick me up'."

Buffy smiles. "Plus a surprise is nice."

"I thought so too."

"So, you came alone?" Buffy asks.

"Yeah, Giles is gonna stay in England."

"I see." she says, somewhat disappointedly, but she shakes it off. "Well that's okay, you're here, so I'm glad." she hugs her again. "Does Xander know you're back?"

"Naw, you're the first one to see me." Willow says.

"I better call him up & tell him. He'll be so happy."
Willow grabs her things, and they walk over to the living room, and sit down.

"Where's Dawny?"

"Oh, she's over Janice's for the night. But she have a nice surprise in the morning."

Willow smiles. "Hey listen…" Buffy says, "…why don't we go make some coffee or something & then we can sit down and talk. God, we have a lot of catching up to do."

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"Ooh, this is so exciting. "

"Well Make it easy, this is his first time. A simple schoolgirl will do." He looks over at William, "Or a nun. And just make ye sure he doesn't go off and sire somebody yet. He's still too young for that."

"Wait a minute, too young? I'll have you know I turn thirty in the fall." William says. "If anything you look younger than me." he says to Angel.

"You don't get it." Angel responds. "It doesn't matter how old you were when you died, when you were transformed you were born again. You're really only a mere couple days old."

Drusilla nods. "A babe needs to learn to crawl before he can fly."

"Oh."

"So…are you ready darling?"

The both of them begin making there way down the street, looking for his first victim. She taps his shoulder. "There. You see?" Drusilla points towards a slightly plump middle-age peasant woman.

"I can do better." He says pretentiously.

"As you wish."

They continue on, when William notices someone at the corner of his eye. Cecily.
And she's talking to someone. He's handsome. And refined, and dressed well. William immediately hates him. He watches Cecily as she laughs flirtatiously with the man. I guess I wasn't good enough for that laugh.
But who says he is?

"Him." He turns to Drusilla.

"Alright. Go for it." she says.

He goes ahead, and waits til the man is alone. He feels like a hunter going after his prey. This is his first time, but it like he knows exactly what to do. When the time is perfect…
He game face appears, and without a second thought he sinks his teeth into his foe's neck.
Gulping, gulping, gulping down the thick, rich blood. The life. He's drinking life. Wow, this is the greatest feeling in the world. Power and control all rushing through my bones. For the first time he feels alive.
William makes sure to drink every last drop, and then he just drops the body on the floor. He looks up at Drusilla, who's wearing a proud smile on her face.

"You did it. You've arrived."