Title: The Call of Blood

Summary:  A new vampire in Sunnydale. A rather unusual vampire, who will change some lives. Early season 7. Buffy/Angel crossover.

Rating: PG, maybe PG-13

Pairing: I'm a 100% Buffy/Spike shipper, although Angel will be present in my story.

Timeline: September – October 2002.

Disclaimer: Buffy, Spike and Sunnydale, etc, are property of those who own them – Joss Whedon and others, they are definitely not mine. Same goes with Angel. But Kate, Jake and other characters that appear in this story are mine. I borrowed some aspects of the concept of a 'day-walker' from "Blade". I love the movie :-)

A/N: This story takes place in Buffyverse, Angel is the only character from "Angel, the series".

A/N 2: Warning: this story is COMPLETELY result of my imagination. Any similarity to other authors' plots, characters, or events is PURELY COINCIDENTIAL AND ABSOLUTELY UNINTENTIONAL.

The Adventures of Vampires in Paris

Part 2

They got to the car safely. Kate started the engine and drove off.

Spike was sitting in the passenger seat and Angel and Jake sat in the backseat.

"Jake, you're wounded, right?" said Kate, feeling the scent of incredibly tasty blood.

"Yes, in the shoulder. Why aren't you dead?" asked Jake, remembering how many times Kate had been shot.

"I'm wearing a bulletproof vest", answered Kate. "Spike, what's wrong with you?" She looked at Spike, who was very tense and tried hard not to vamp out.

"The blood scent is driving me nuts. Hurry!" said Spike.

"Does Angel look the same?" she asked Jake.

"Yeah, pretty scary", answered Jake and moved away from Angel, who obviously was fighting the temptation to vamp out and drink Jake's blood.

"Don't worry, we're almost there", assured them Kate.

Soon she pulled over near the mansion. "Spike, Angel, could you get out and open the gate?"

The vampires were almost happy to get out of the car. They opened the gate and Kate drove Toyota to the yard. She and Jake got out of the car and came up to the front door. She opened it and entered the house. "Anyone home?" Kate hoped that Claire did as she had asked and the house was empty. The house WAS empty. 'Thanks, Claire' thought Kate and turned to the vampires and Jake, whose shoulder hurt like hell and he could barely stand. "Coast is clear."

They went to Kate's room. Jake sat on her bed.

"Show me your shoulder", said Kate, ignoring that weird feeling that she had in Jake's proximity.

He took off his jacket and she saw that his t-short was soaked with blood. She helped him take off the t-shirt and looked at the wound. 'Nice abs' she thought, seeing his naked torso and the wound in the left shoulder. The shoulder was shot right through but the wound wasn't awful. "Damn it!" cursed Kate. "It's a gunshot wound and I can't take you to the hospital. Doctors are obliged to report the police about gunshot wounds and if the cops …" she stopped, looking at the expression on Jake's face. He looked at something that was behind her back. "What?" she asked and turned. Angel and Spike stared at Jake's wound and the blood with hungry expressions on their vampire faces.

"Down, boys, down", said Kate and stood between them and Jake. "Guys, I feel that you want blood but…" she sighed. "Look, you'd better leave. You can take the weapons back to where they were", suggested Kate.

Both vampires nodded and left the room.

Kate went to the bathroom and brought the first-aid kit. She cleared the wound and put the bandage on it. "This is all I can do. I hope it won't get infected", she said, then stood up abruptly and went to the bathroom.

She washed her face with cold water. "Chill down, girl", she murmured, looking at her reflection in the mirror. She also was fighting the temptation to feel the taste of Jake's blood. "What kind of blood is that, that even my ring doesn't prevent the thirst?" she murmured, taking off the jacket. Then she took off the sweatshirt and the vest.

"Oh, boy. I'll look like a Dalmatian with these bruises." She inspected the bruises from the bullets that had hit the vest. Kate noticed a big haematoma on her left side and touched it. "Sssss", she hissed from pain.

"I'd say you'll look like a cheetah with these bruises", noted Jake, standing in the doorway. "You should get an X-ray; maybe you have a couple of cracked ribs." She looked in the mirror and saw him. He continued. "Or at least put some ice on the ribs."

"I'll live", said Kate. "Does your shoulder hurt?"

"Like hell. Do you have any painkillers?"

She opened the medicine cabinet. "Only aspirin, but I doubt if it will work. You need something stronger than aspirin." She turned and went to the bedroom where she immediately bumped into Angel. "Do you, vampires, have a conspiracy to give me a heart attack?" she asked, wincing from sharp pain in her ribs.

"Kate, you look like a leopard with these bruises", noted Angel, seeing her bruises.

"She called herself a Dalmatian", said Jake.

"Why are you wincing?" Angel noticed the grimace of pain on Kate's face. "Does it hurt you to breathe?"

"A little", answered Kate.

"Let me see." Angel turned her to the light to have a better view of the bruises. He touched her ribs. "Does it hurt?"

"Why are you touching my sister?" asked Spike, who had just entered the room and saw what was happening. "Bloody hell! Kitten, you look like…"

"Would you STOP comparing me to the animals with spots?!!" snapped Kate and, suddenly realizing that she was surrounded by three men and was wearing only jeans and a bra that didn't cover much, went to the wardrobe and took the first thing that her hand touched. It turned out to be a light blue denim shirt with long sleeves and she put it on. Kate immediately felt better and warmer.

"Kate, you need to get to the doctor", insisted Angel. "Cracked ribs can be a nasty thing."

"Oh, what do you know about cracked ribs?" retorted Kate but then she sighed. "I guess you're right." She reached for the cell phone that she had left on the table and felt the pain again. Kate dialed the number.

"Hello, sorry to call you so late. Can I speak to Dr. Bordeaux?"

"This is Dr. Bordeaux. Whom am I speaking with?"

Kate sighed with relief. "Claud, I'm so glad it's you."

"Oh, Mon Dieu! Katrin!" The woman's voice on the other side of the line was full of surprise. "Where are you?"

"I'm in Paris and I need your help, Claud", said Kate.

"Sure, come to the clinic. I'll meet you there", agreed Claudia Bordeaux, Kate's best friend.

"I'll be there in an hour or more. "

"Ok, I'll be waiting", answered intrigued Claudia and hung up the phone.

Kate was holding the phone in her hand, thinking of something. Then she looked at Jake. "I'll get you to the doctor." And then she added. "We must leave Paris as soon as possible."

"I need to get my things from the hotel", said Jake. "Gentry knows how to find me and if the cops arrested him and he started talking…Kate, I'm offering a deal. You get me out of the country and I'll tell you everything I know. And I know a lot about day-walkers."

Kate bit her lower lip, looked at the wristwatch and then said. "It's 2 in the morning. If things go as I want, we'll be out of France by the evening. Jake, I'll get you out of the country. Here's what we'll do: first we'll go to Claud, she'll take a look at Jake's wound and at my ribs, and then we'll meet a couple of my friends." She put her cell phone in the pocket of her shirt, took her passport from the table and found a small leather backpack. She put it on her shoulder.

Hearing Kate's words, Spike frowned. "Kate, are you sure this is a good idea to take him with us?"

Kate didn't answer. She went to the bathroom, took the vest, her jacket and the sweatshirt. The sweatshirt and the jacket were full of holes. She also took Jake's t-shirt and the jacket.

"Kate, I can't go like this", said Jake, meaning that he had no shirt.

She nodded. "I'll find something for you. Let's go."

They all left the room and went downstairs.

"Give him the bathrobe", said Spike and Angel added. "And those slippers with bunny ears."

"Ok, you two comedians, go to the car", said Kate, giving Angel blood stained clothes full of holes. She didn't follow them. She went to McBryde's room and took a shirt and a leather jacket for Jake. Then she came up to the wall, where Vic's favorite painting was hanging. She moved it away and saw the wall safe. Kate knew the combination and took a pack of money and some papers. The money and the papers went to the backpack. Then she closed it and went to the secret room. She put the vest near the wall, took the empty bag, and noticed the digital camera that Spike must have left. Kate put it in the backpack and left the room.

The vampires and Jake waited for her in the hall.

"The car is locked", said Spike. Kate took the car keys from the back pocket of her jeans, handed them to Spike and the bag to Angel. "Angel, put those clothes in the bag, please." She gave Jake the shirt and the jacket and waited for the others to leave so that she could lock the house. Kate switched on the security system and left.

When she got in the car, the pain returned, but she didn't show how much the ribs were hurting her.

*

Kate parked her Toyota near Claudia's clinic. Claudia was already waiting for her. They all got out of the car and went to the entrance. Claudia led them to her office.

"So, what can I do for you?" she asked when the door closed.

"Claud, they are hungry", Kate pointed at Angel and Spike. "Could you get them some donor blood?"

"I'll se what I can do." Claudia didn't seem surprised, having heard such a request.

"He's shot", Kate pointed at Jake, "and I want you to take a look at my ribs."

"Ok, Kate, I'll be right back." Claudia left the room.

"Your friend is amazing", said Angel. "Does she know who you are?"

"I saved her life when she was attacked by a vampire. I got injured and she turned out to be a doctor", answered Kate. "Since then we are best friends."

Claudia returned, carrying 2 plastic bags with blood. She handed them to the vampires and told Kate and Jake to follow her. Kate handed her backpack to Spike with the words 'look after it'.

When they left, Angel looked at the blood. "Oh, O (+), my favorite!"

Spike also had the bag with O (+) blood. "Well, I prefer A (-), but this will do."

Claudia took Kate to the 'Radiology' to make an X-ray of her ribs and while Kate was busy Claudia led Jake to the exam-room to look at his shoulder.

"I won't ask how you got shot. Your wound looks not bad." She said, having put a new bandage on his wound. "Does it hurt?"

"Yes", answered Jake, putting on the shirt.

"I'll give you painkillers." Claudia took a bottle of pills from the medicine cabinet and gave it to Jake. "Kate, your boyfriend will live", she said when Kate entered the exam-room, carrying the films.

"He's not my boyfriend, not even a friend", retorted Kate and gave the films to Claudia. "So, what's the verdict, doc?"

Claudia looked at the films. "Good news, your ribs are not broken, only a few cracks. Not boyfriend? Huh!" said Claudia, smiling. "He's very cute. And would you bring your wounded enemy to the clinic in the middle of the night?" She raised an eyebrow and looked at Kate.

"He has a very important information that I need, that's all", assured her Kate.

"Yeah, right." Claudia didn't believe her. "With your healing abilities the ribs will be fine in a couple of days. The bruises won't hurt long but will look not very attractive", she added quietly. They left the exam-room and went to Claudia's office.

"That's very comforting", said sarcastically Kate, imagining herself like a Dalmatian in some days. "Thanks for your help. Claud, if anyone asks about the guy with gunshot wound, matching Jake's description…"

"Yeah, I know. Never saw him", finished Claudia Kate's sentence. "Are you in trouble?"

"No, I don't think but just in case." Kate entered the office and saw a lovely view of two vampires, sipping the blood. "You know, you need cigars to complete the picture of two gentlemen, drinking scotch after a heavy meal", she noted.

"For us blood IS the scotch and the heavy meal", said Angel, finishing his bag of blood.

"Kitten, I haven't drunk human's blood for a long time." Spike also finished his bag.

"Oh, and my blood doesn't count? Is it not human enough?" Kate raised her eyebrow. "C'mon guys, we have to go", she insisted.

The vampires stood up and went to the door. "Thanks for the blood", said Angel to Claudia.

"I didn't know vampires could be so cute", whispered Claudia to Kate when she was locking the door of her office.

Kate smiled. "Claud, vampires are not cute. They are dangerous, soulless, and ruthless demons. These two", she meant Angel and Spike, "have souls that don't let them hurt humans."

They were walking down the hall, when one of the doctors stopped Claudia.

"I have to go. It's an emergency", said Claudia, having talked to the doctor.

"Don't worry, we'll find the way out." Kate hugged her friend. "Remember what I said."

"Sure. Be careful", nodded Claudia.

*          *          *         

"So, where do we go now?" asked her Spike when Kate was driving the car through the empty streets of Paris.

"Hotel Dauphine", answered Kate.

"How did you know where I live?" asked her surprised Jake.

"Long story", replied Kate.

"C'mon, Kate, tell him how you found him in the shower", teased her Spike.

"You found me WHERE? In the SHOWER?!" Jake couldn't believe his ears.

"Hotel Dauphine. Your stop, Jake. And make it quick." Kate braked hard in front of the hotel and the tires screeched.

*

When Jake left, she took the cell phone and dialed a number.

"Leo, this is Kate. Are you still in business?"

"Kate, why the hell are you calling me in the middle of the night?" grumbled Leo, but he didn't sound sleepy.

"Are you still in business?" she repeated her question.

"Yes, and you sound like you need my help", answered Leo.

"You got that right."

"You know the address. And don't forget about the money."

She disconnected the call.

"Kate, what are you up too?" asked Angel.

"You'll see", answered Kate slyly. "You'll see…"

Jake exited the hotel door, carrying a bag. He got in the car and said. "All set. We can go."

Kate looked at the car clock. It was almost 4 in the morning. She started the engine.

*         

The clock showed '5' when she stopped the car near the bar called 'le Lyon Noir'.

"The sun is about to rise", said Angel.

"I know, don't worry", assured him Kate and got out of the car. "Let's go. What are you waiting for? For the sun to rise?" she said to her passengers, went to the door and knocked on it.

The small window in the door opened and she saw a big face of a big guy. "What do you want? The bar's closed", he said.

"Leo's waiting for me", she said.

"Come in." He let them in. Kate went to the room with the sign 'Do not enter. Danger' and opened the door.

"Kid, you don't need an invitation anymore?" A tall black man smiled when she appeared in the doorway.

"It's a public place and I don't need the invitation, Black Lion. I've been here. Remember?" Kate also smiled and hugged the man. "What's with the sign? You'll scare off all clients."

Leo took her face in his hands and said. "Still beautiful as ever. Don't worry, those who know won't get scared off. Good to see you, kid." Then he saw vampires behind her back. He let go of Kate and asked. "Since when do vampires need my help?"

"Since now. Leo, I need a favor." Kate sat on the chair. "The sun's about to rise and… Oops, almost forgot. This is Spike", she pointed at the blonde vampire, "Angel and Jake. Jake isn't a vampire."

Leo took a cigar from the box on the table and lit it. "So, Spike and Angel, or should I say, William the Bloody and Angelus, the 'Scourge of Europe'. I heard about you." He exhaled the smoke.

Kate wrinkled her nose. "Ew! The smell is awful! Leo, you can discuss the good old times later and now let's talk about business."

"Talk."

"Can you make 2 fake death certificates, so that I could get Angel and Spike out of the country?"

"What about him?" Leo pointed at Jake.

"I don't need a death certificate, if that's what you mean. I'm still alive", said Jake.

"Not for long", noted Spike and Jake looked at him with 'what-is-that-supposed-to-mean' expression on his face.

"In your dreams, Spike", said Kate. "First information."

"First get me out of the country", snapped Jake, "and then we'll talk."

"I thought you wanted to talk about business, kid", said Leo.

"Yeah, right. I want to transport them to the States under the names of Jake's dead brothers – Chris and Nick. I don't know their last name."

"What about my brothers?" asked Jake.

"Later. Jake, give Leo their passports." She looked at Jake. He sighed and took the passports from his bag.

"When we were in the plane you said you knew how you would transport us to America", said Angel. "Did you have THIS in mind?"

"Well, I didn't know that Jake's brothers would die and certainly I didn't think that he would go with us to America. I had another plan but things turned not as I expected", explained Kate.

"That will cost you two grand. Each." Leo looked at Kate through the cigar smoke.

"Dollars?" asked Kate.

"Euros. It's the European Union, y'know."

"I thought you didn't trust the European currency. And 4 thousand Euros for two papers? Isn't this too much?" exclaimed Kate.

"Kid, I have to pay some people to get these papers'", said Leo.

"Ok, you'll get your money. I'll be back." Kate stood up and went o the door.

"Kate, when will you be back?" asked Spike.

"Next Christmas", answered Kate. "Of course I'll be back today. Jake, are you staying?"

"No, I'm going with you."

*          *          *          *

Law office 'D'Arcy, Siegfried, and Ryan'

Kate and Jake entered the office. It was early for the lawyers' clients to be there, but it was the time for the lawyers to come to work.

She went to the second floor and opened the door with the sign 'Frederick Ryan'. "Fred, where's your assistant?" she shouted, entering the empty room.

"Why are you screaming? She hasn't come yet", answered Frederick Ryan, coming out of his office into the reception room. "Claudia called and said you'd dropped by, so I figured that you'd pay me a visit too. Go to my office. I need to send a fax."

They entered the office and Kate fell on the leather couch. "God, I'm dying. I've been up all night, driving and driving. I'm not a bloody Bunny Energizer", she moaned, lying on the couch.

Jake sat in the comfortable armchair. The only thing that stopped him from falling asleep was the nagging pain in his shoulder. "Kate, I need to take a painkiller. Where can I get some water?" he asked, reaching for the bottle of pills.

Kate shouted again. "Fred, could you bring me a bottle of mineral water?"

"Katherine, what did you get into this time?" asked Frederick, entering his office and carrying a bottle of mineral water.

"Give the water to Jake", waved her hand Kate. "Fred, I need your private jet."

"Just like that? A jet? Would you like my yacht in addition?" Fred raised an eyebrow.

"Nah, I have to get to the States and I want to leave today", Kate sat up. "Freddy, please. Do you know why Vic sent me away from Glasgow? It was dangerous for me to be in Europe."

"Then why are you here?" asked Fred.

"Huh! With my luck this 'danger' found me easily", said Kate, rubbing her eyes. She was tired and wanted to sleep.

Fred came up to his desk and took an envelope.

"Are you gonna help me or not?" asked Kate.

"Kate, I got a letter last Saturday. It was from Victor and this letter was inside. It's for you." Frederick handed her the letter. She saw the familiar handwriting and her eyes started to fill with tears. She was afraid to open the letter.

"He left the will. You are the only heiress of everything that he owned. Kate, with his death the male line of the McBrydes is over", said sadly Frederick.

Tears rolled down her cheeks as she recollected Charles, Arthur, Victor – her mentors, her friends, her guardians. Now she was on her own. She wiped away the tears and said firmly. "Fred, I need the god damn jet."

"Ok, you'll get it. I'll make necessary arrangements."

"That's not all. I need all papers that are necessary for transporting the coffin abroad." Kate stood up, putting the envelope in her backpack.

Fred's eyes widened. "Do you want take Victor's body with you?"

"No", answered Kate, "somebody else's. Two, actually."

"Ok, I'll prepare those papers. Anything else?" asked Frederick

"I also want to take my Toyota with me", said Kate as if talking about a cat, not about a car.

"I'll prepare THOSE papers too. What else?" Fred was taking notes.

"Nothing. Jake, let's go." The painkiller worked and Jake dozed off. She shook his uninjured shoulder. He opened his eyes. "Jake, let's go", repeated Kate.

Jake stood up and went to the reception room.

"One more thing, Fred. I DID get in trouble. Well, sort of. I think that today's papers will be full of reports on the night's shooting at the cemetery and two dead bodies. I'm involved in the shooting. No, I didn't kill the guys", said hastily Kate, hearing Fred's 'Did YOU kill them?' "I just was there. Fred, those guys were Jake's brothers and now they are in some fridge in some morgue of some Parisian hospital probably unidentified. Can you take care of them? I mean a funeral. And I'd like you to keep me informed about this case, I know you have sources in the police. Ok?" she asked quietly.

Fred nodded. "Is this connected with Victor's sending you away?"

"Yes, and I want to know everything about the alive guys that I hope got arrested at the crime scene. If you find something out, e-mail me." She kissed him on the cheek and left the office.

"I'll call you when I get everything ready", said loudly Frederick.

Jake waited for her in the reception room.

"When will this day be over?" moaned Kate. "C'mon, Jake, one more visit."

*

Her next stop was the undertaker's office. It was already open and they were first clients. Kate and Jake entered it and a short bald man came out to meet them. He immediately put a mournful look on his face as he spotted in these two the clients. The young man was pale and the beautiful girl looked as if she'd cried all night.

"I'm sorry for your loss", he began in a soft and soothing voice.

"Yes, it's a tragic loss", nodded the girl. "My boyfriend lost his brothers in the car crash. Now I'm his only close person and his only support."

Jake would have laughed, seeing the comedy Kate was playing, but sharp pain gripped his heart when he thought about his dead brothers. Moreover, Kate gave him a nudge in the ribs and he winced.

The undertaker saw the young man's distorted face and came to a conclusion that the loss of his brothers caused him physical pain.

"How can I help you?" he asked silently.

"We need to buy two coffins. Chris, the older brother was about 6'4'' and Nick – 6'. Please, find coffins of this size", asked him Kate and looked at Jake. He clenched his teeth. Judging by the look on his face, she had to finish the comedy.

"Follow me", said the undertaker.

"I'll choose", said Kate and followed the man. She chose the coffins quickly, but the question was how to transport them to the bar – two coffins, brought to the bar in the broad daylight, would attract unnecessary attention. THAT Kate didn't want. She called Leo and asked him to send someone to pick up those coffins. She gave him the address and went to the undertaker to pay for them. Leo sounded weird when she was talking to him, but she didn't pay much attention.

*

When the black van pulled over near the back door of the undertaker's office, Kate had to explain the man why she didn't want to use the catafalque. "See, that was their favorite van and they would've wanted to be driven to the place of their final rest in exactly this van", Kate tried to explain, thinking 'what the hell am I saying?'

The man nodded. "Of course. If it was their favorite van…"

She and Jake got into her car and followed the black van.

*

The van stopped near the back door of the club. The alley was empty. That was a good sign.

Kate and Jake went to Leo's office.

"What did you do to them?" she almost yelled when entered the room. Angel and Spike lay unmoving under the table. Then she looked at the table and understood everything. Three bottles of tequila, actually, tequila was in them when they were filled. Now they were empty.

"Leo, do you remember what this tequila does to vampires?" she pointed at the label. The label said 'Blue Agave'.

"We didn't notice that we drank all three bottles." Leo hiccupped and started to sing:

Tu m'as promis,

Et je t'ai cru,

Tu es foutu,

Tu-tu-tu,

Tu-tu-tu-tu

Jake burst out laughing, but to Kate the whole situation was less amusing.

"Jake, can you imagine what'll happen if they wake up in the coffins and start singing? If this happens when we're in the plane – let them sing, but when they start singing at the customs?" she imagined the situation and bent with laughter. "Leo, why are you singing this song?" she moaned, laughing and feeling pain in cracked ribs.

"It was on the radio when we were drinking." Leo stopped singing this song and started another:

Belle
C'est un mot qu'on dirait inventé pour elle
Quand elle danse et qu'elle met son corps à jour, tel
Un oiseau qui étend ses ailes pour s'envoler
Alors je sens l'enfer s'ouvrir sous mes pieds


"Dear God! Please, let us walk through the customs easily, without vampires singing in the coffins", prayed jokingly Kate.

Leo stopped singing 'Belle' and started:

Getadelt wird wer Schmerzen kennt,
vom Feuer das die Haut verbrennt,
Ich werf ein Licht ,
in mein Gesicht,
Ein heisser Schrei,
Feuer frei!,

Bäng bäng,

"Ok, that's it!" She took the empty bottle and smashed it against Leo's head.

"Thanks, kid." With these words, Leo passed out. Kate slapped his head, trying to wake him up. "What?" asked Leo, coming to his senses.

"Why the hell did you give them 'Blue Agave'?" asked Kate

"We were talking about good old times, then I took a bottle of tequila. I didn't look at the label until I took the third bottle, but it didn't matter then", explained Leo. "I'll have a hangover later", he moaned.

"Oh, yes, you will. How much did they drink?" asked Kate.

"A bottle and a quarter", said Leo. Kate frowned. When she heard the word "each", she sighed deeply and heavily. "That's it, Leo. There's no way I'll bring you tequila IN THIS MILLENIUM!" The last words she shouted out very loudly.

"Easy, kid, my head will explode", winced Leo.

Kate's cell phone rang. "Let it not be Fred, please, please, please", she murmured, but IT was Fred.

"Everything is ready. The plane is scheduled to leave in 50 minutes. I'll bring the papers to the airport", said Fred and disconnected the call.

Kate sighed again. "What did I do to deserve this? It's all your fault, Jake."

"MY fault?" raised an eyebrow Jake. "No, Kate, it's YOUR fault. If you hadn't followed us to get your blood back, none of this would have happened. Chris and Nick would have been alive and your vampires wouldn't be in this 'singing' condition."

"If I hadn't followed you, YOU would have been dead and my blood would have been used for hell knows what purposes. The Apocalypse goes first in my list of these purposes", raised her voice Kate.

"Kids, I don't mean to interrupt, but don't you have a plane to catch?" asked Leo. He heard what Fred had said to Kate.

Kate had to admit that Leo had a point. "Leo, can us help us load them in the coffins?" she asked.

"Ok, where are the coffins?" wondered Leo, wincing from the killing headache. "Somebody, kill me…"

"With pleasure, but I have no time for this right now", said Kate. "Look, can you ask someone to help us? Jake is injured and I have cracked ribs."

Leo left the room and a little later returned with the bouncer.

"I'll go to the coffins and you first carry Spike", said Kate and went to the van. When she was outside, she looked around. The alley was still empty. She got in the van and opened the lid of the smaller coffin. Leo and the bouncer carried Spike in the van and put him in the coffin. Kate opened the lid of the other coffin and went to the bar.

"What?" asked Leo, when he and the bouncer carried Angel.

"I need a scotch or something to shut their mouths so that they wouldn't sing if they wake up when we go through the customs", explained Kate.

"I'll bring it to you." Having loaded Angel in his coffin, Leo went to his office. He brought the scotch and Kate taped Spike's and Angel's mouths.

"Leo. Did you do what I asked?" wondered Kate, remembering why she had brought the vampires to Leo.

"Yes." Leo went to his office again and brought the death certificates and the passports. "I wrote 'heavy 3d degree burns' as the cause of death so that the people at the customs wouldn't open the coffins", said Leo, giving Kate the papers.

Kate took the money from her backpack and handed it to Leo. "Thanks, Leo. But I won't forgive you for what you had done to them", she pointed at the coffins. "Bye, Black Lion."

She told the van driver to go to the airport, and went to her car. Jake followed her.

"Damn it! I forgot! Jake, give me your painkillers." She grabbed the bottle and the bag with the blood stained clothes, full of holes, and stormed out of the car. She burst into Leo's office. Leo was sitting at the table, grabbing his had and moaning silently. "Somebody, kill me…"

"Leo, last favor. Burn this bag with everything that's in it", said Kate. Leo nodded and returned to his 'somebody kill me'. "Oh, yeah. Take these, 3 pills will do." She took 3 pills from the bottle and gave them to Leo. Then she ran to her car.

At the airport

Fred was already waiting for her near the customs. He gave her the papers for the car and the coffins. "What took you so long?" asked Frederick when she appeared in front of him 15 minutes before the flight departure.

"Long story", answered Kate. "How do I go through the customs with the coffins?"

"I already showed them the papers. According to the papers, the cause of death of those you're carrying with you is car crash. Heavy 3d degree burns, that's why the coffins won't be opened", explained Fred.

"Did you talk to Leo?" Kate narrowed her eyes.

"No, why would I?" surprised Fred.

"Forget it", said Kate. "What about my Toyota?"

"All set. You'll drive it to the runway and it will be loaded in the plane. I'm afraid, you'll have to show the coffins to the customs officers", said Fred.

"Don't worry. They're in the van."

*

The coffins and the car were loaded in the plane and, luckily, the vampires didn't wake up. Kate and Jake went through the passports control.

Finally, they were sitting in the comfortable seats. Jake fell asleep immediately and soon Kate also dozed off.

Unfortunately, somewhere above the Atlantic Ocean, the vampires woke up. And Kate woke up because of the duo that, lying in the coffins in the cargo hold, was singing

Aserejé ja de jé de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva
majavi an de bugui an de buididipí.
Aserejé ja de jé de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva
majavi an de bugui an de buididipí.
Aserejé...


A/N3 Actually, chapters 3 and 4 were written as one, but then I decided to divide them in two. Then I changed my mind and decided to post both in one day. Please, review.

A/N4 I used the name of this tequila from one of the episodes of "First Wave". Although I'm not sure that this tequila exists.