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.
"Oops, I Did It Again…"
Sunnydale airport
Wed, Oct. 2
Afternoon
The plane landed at the airport of Sunnydale in the afternoon. Unfortunately for the vampires, they had to remain in their coffins as the weather was sunny and Kate had to go through the customs.
Kate didn't get any sleep after the singing vampires awakened her. They kept singing until the plane landed. She went to the cargo hold to calm them down. This time it was:
It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
It's my life
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life
They just lay in their coffins and when they saw Kate they didn't stop singing.
Without a word Kate came up to them and knocked them
both out.
When she returned to Jake, he asked her. "Did they shut up?"
Kate nodded. "I swear if I had a stake with me, I would have killed them. Both. They didn't let me sleep."
"Me neither. How are you gonna transport the coffins from the airport?" wondered Jake.
"Good question." Kate took her cell phone and looked through the list of received calls. She found the number of 'Magic Box' and dialed it.
"Magic Box." Kate heard Anya's voice.
"Anya, this is Kate. Is Giles around?" asked Kate.
"Kate, where did you disappear?"
"I'll tell later. Where's Giles?" asked impatiently Kate.
Anya put the phone receiver on the counter and yelled "Giles!!!!!" When Giles came out of the basement where he tried to open a big box with the stuff Anya had ordered, he asked: "Why are you yelling?"
"Kate's on the line", said Anya and gave him the receiver.
"Kate, where have you been? Did you track the Blood Trackers?" asked Giles.
"Later, Giles. Can you get me a van? I'm at the airport and brought two coffins with me. They won't fit into my car", said Kate.
Giles thought for a second. "I'll tell Xander to get you from the airport. He has a van."
"Ok, I'll be waiting", said Kate and disconnected the call.
*
"What did she say?" wondered Anya.
"She needs a van and she brought two coffins with her", answered Giles. Then he called Xander and explained him what to do.
*
Kate met Xander at the airport.
She and Jake already went through the customs and the customs officers checked the coffins on board the plane. They offered their condolences to mournful Jake who looked awful after the sleepless and tiresome flight caused by certain bloodsucking creatures that rested in their coffins. Kate didn't look better. The only thing that comforted her was that after the vampires wake up they would have a hell of a headache, thousands of times worse than Leo's.
She told Xander to drive the van to the runway. They loaded the coffins in the van. Her ribs hurt her less and she was able to lift the coffin. When Xander wondered what in those coffins was, her answer was simple. 'Vampires'
"What vampires?" raised an eyebrow Xander.
"Drunken and unconscious", answered Kate. "If I were you I wouldn't open the coffins. The vampires will be pissed off when they wake up."
She went back to the plane to drive her Toyota out of the cargo hold.
"Nice car", whistled Xander when he saw the car.
"I love it too", smiled Kate. "Xander, get the coffins to Spike's crypt and I'll go to my motel and sleep off."
"Wait. Spike is in one of these coffins??!!" exclaimed Xander.
"Xander, please. I'm starting to have a headache. Yes, Spike is in the coffin. So is Angel." Kate winced.
"What is ANGEL doing with you?" asked Xander.
"Please, I'll tell everything later. Now I want to sleep", pleaded Kate. "Jake, let's go", she yelled, standing near the plane. She didn't get any response. Kate returned to the plane and saw him sleeping. Again. 'Lucky you', thought Kate and shook Jake's shoulder. "Wake up, we're in Sunnydale. Remember?"
Jake opened his eyes. "What if it was my injured shoulder you were shaking?"
"Did you scream in pain?" wondered Kate.
"No", said Jake. He touched his left shoulder. It didn't hurt him at all. "Strange", he said.
"Well, you'll think about strange things later. Now I want to sleep. Let's go", insisted Kate and took her backpack. Jake took his bag and they left the plane.
When Xander saw Jake he recognized him as one of those three guys who flirted with girls in the 'Bronze' the other night.
"Why is HE with you?" Xander couldn't believe his eyes - Kate brought one of the Blood Trackers!
"Xander, shut up and drive the van!" snapped Kate and got into her Toyota.
*
Kate parked the car near the motel she was staying at and said. "Jake, I'm gonna get out of this car, go to my room and get a 24 hour beauty sleep. If you or anybody else bother me...."
Jake nodded. "Don't worry. I need to get some sleep too."
They went to the registration office so that Jake could get a room and Kate could get the keys to her room. 'Stupid rules. Why can't I carry the damn key with me?' she grumbled inwardly.
When the receptionist saw her, she got pale and ran to the manager. The manager came out of his office.
"Is there a problem?" asked Kate when the manager opened his mouth to speak to her.
"Yes, Miss Ryan. You paid for one day. When you didn't show up to clear your room, we took a liberty to clear it ourselves. Don't worry, your bag is safe and I'll bring it to you", said hastily the manager when Kate frowned.
"So, give me another room", said Kate.
"There might be a problem with this", murmured the receptionist, eyeing the incredibly hot guy, standing near Kate.
"What problem?" she was trying hard not to yell at the stupid manager and the receptionist.
"There's a big convention of Mary Kay cosmetics sales-ladies and every hotel and motel in Sunnydale is... Well, there are no vacant rooms in any of them", replied the manager.
Kate turned to Jake and whispered. "You're good at this 'charming stuff'. Charm the bloody receptionist so that she could give us the rooms."
"Kate, I'm so tired I wouldn't charm an ugly-men's-attention-deprived-virgin", whispered Jake.
"Although, we might have a room or you, if you agree for a 'honeymoon suite'", suggested the manager.
Kate and Jake growled. "Is this your ONLY option???"
"Yes, I'm afraid. And I suggest you should take it, because you wouldn't find any vacant hotel room in this town", said the manager.
Kate moaned. "Ok, we'll take the damn room."
They filled the forms. Kate, having taken her bag, that manager had brought from his office, cast an angry glance at Jake and they went to their room.
"It's SOOO your fault!" she hissed when they were walking down the hall.
"I had nothing to do with this 'Mary Kay cosmetics sales-ladies convention'", raised an eyebrow Jake.
"No", snapped Kate, "I mean, if I hadn't followed you to France, I wouldn't have lost my room and I wouldn't be stuck with you in the 'honeymoon suite'."
"I didn't drag you to France", retorted Jake.
"Oh, shut up."
She opened the door and they entered the room.
"Somebody, kill me..." moaned Kate.
"Me too..." moaned Jake.
They stared at the room. The most striking thing in it was the big heart-shaped bed.
"How are people supposed to sleep in IT?" asked Jake in surprise.
"No, where is the couch or at least an armchair?" wondered Kate. "If the newlyweds have a fight, where is the husband supposed to sleep?"
"Oh, you think the wife will sleep in bed and the husband will sleep on the floor? Why not the other way around?" Jake turned to face her.
"Naah, the husband will sleep in the BATHTUB", smirked Kate. Her dream to fall on the bed and sleep was swept away by the shock, caused by this horrible room.
"Let's talk about our sleeping arrangements", said Jake, coming up to the bed and placing his bag on the floor.
"There's nothing to talk about", shrugged Kate. "I'll sleep ON the bed and you have two choices – the floor or the bathtub."
"In case you've forgotten I'm the one here who's been shot in the shoulder and I'LL sleep on the bed", Jake sat on the bed with the expression 'this-is-my-territory' on his face.
"Oh, really?! How about a slight memory check? Who saved your life and got shot and has cracked ribs? Who took you to the doctor and got you out of the country?" Kate sat near Jake and prepared to fight for the territory. In this case the territory they were about to fight for was the bed. But they were interrupted by the ringing of her cell phone.
"Yeah", said Kate wearily.
"Why did Xander bring the coffins to the 'Magic Box'?" asked Giles.
"Oh, no...." Kate inwardly shuddered when imagined the vampires with hangover. When they wake up they would be thirsty, blood thirsty... "I told him to take the coffins to Spike's crypt. Look, send someone to the butcher's shop to get some blood."
"What are you talking about? Why Spike's crypt?" Giles didn't understand much.
"Because Spike and Angel are in these coffins. They got drunk, heavily drunk. When they wake up they'll have a hell of a hangover – killing headache, blood thirst and, most of all, the desire to kill the first person they lay their eyes on. Take my advice, stay away from them until I get to the shop", explained Kate and disconnected the call.
She sighed, took some fresh clothes from the bag and went to the shower.
The shower awakened her a little and she went to the room.
"I thought you wanted to sleep so much that you would, well, I don't know what you would've done if somebody interrupted you beauty sleep", teased her Jake.
"You are such a pain in the ass, y'know", smirked Kate. "I'm going to the 'Magic Box' to deal with those two 'singing vampires' that are about to wake up with a hangover. Otherwise they'll kill everybody they see."
"Can I go with you?" Jake wanted to look those two in their vampire eyes and tell them everything he thought about them. Kate nodded and Jake continued "I'll grab a quick shower."
"We have no time. They might wake up any minute", said Kate. She thought she could use Jake's help. He was strong, at least his brothers were. She remembered that fight in the alley behind the 'Bronze' and that Jake's brothers matched Buffy and Spike in strength and agility.
Jake sighed and thought he'd take a shower when they get back. They locked the room and went to the lobby. There they saw lots of women and Kate winced, seeing so much pink color in one place.
"Gee, how can they wear this color?" she murmured when Jake handed the key to the receptionist.
*
They got in her Toyota and she drove the car to the 'Magic Box'. On her way to the shop she saw a drugstore and pulled over. She went to the store and 5 minutes later came out with a small brown bag in her hand.
"What's that?" wondered Jake when they drove off.
"Pregnancy test", answered Kate, but seeing Jake's astonished face burst out laughing. "Aspirin."
"Can day-walkers have children?" asked Jake.
"Have no idea. I never tried", answered Kate. "Actually, I keep wondering how day-walkers are born. I mean, if vampires can't breed, if they are sterile, how did it happen that I was born as well as other day-walkers?"
"Yeah, day-walkers are the enigma among the supernatural creatures", said Jake. 'This girl is an enigma to me', he thought, looking at her. 'I thought she was a monster, but she turned out to be a beautiful girl.' He started to like her, even if she was a vampire.
*
"We're here", said Kate and Jake snapped out of his thoughts.
They entered the shop and saw the whole gang there, excluding Buffy and Dawn, and, of course, Spike, who was in the coffin.
"Where are they?" was Kate's first question addressed to Giles.
"We took the coffins to the basement", answered the man. "Who's that?" he asked, pointing at Jake
"The remaining Blood Tracker. His brothers are dead", answered Kate.
"Did YOU kill them?" asked Willow with horror in her voice.
"NO! Why does everyone ask me this question?" exclaimed Kate. "I don't kill people!"
"Sorry", whispered Willow.
"Did you get the blood?" asked Kate, looking at Giles.
Giles showed her two bottles with blood. "Fresh pig blood."
"This will teach them how not to get drunk. Especially when it's 'Blue Agave'", murmured Kate, coming up to the table, taking a sheet of paper and emptying the bottle of aspirin on the paper. She folded the paper and looked around, looking for something that would help her grind the pills to powder. Willow figured out what Kate wanted and brought her a bowl and that thing she used to grind herbs for her spells. Kate put the pills in the bowl and ground them to powder. Then she took that powder and put it in the bottles with blood.
"What are you doing?" asked her Xander.
"Xander, if you'd done as I asked you to, I wouldn't be doing this right now", snapped Kate. "Where's the basement here? Oh, almost forgot, Jake, if you hear sounds of struggle, I could use your help."
Anya showed her the basement and Kate, having taken the bottles, descended the stairs.
*
Luckily for the people upstairs, the vampires hadn't awakened yet.
She came up to Spike's coffin and opened the lid. She slapped his face and yelled. "Rise and shine!!!"
Spike sat up in the coffin, covering his ears. Pain was pounding in his brain like a tiger, trapped in the cage. He vamped out, intending to kill the person who awakened him so ruthlessly. But then he saw Kate, who stood near the coffin holding in her hand something that looked like...blood. "Don't yell", he moaned. "I hear every cockroach stomping like an elephant in the house across the street."
Kate handed him the bottle of blood. "Thirsty? Headache?" she asked innocently.
Spike cast an angry glance at her. "Are you enjoying this?"
"Oh, yeah. I am." Kate smiled widely. "This is my revenge for the hell of a flight when I couldn't sleep, listening to you and Angel sing almost every song you heard on the radio, including Britney Spears' songs."
"What?!!!" stared at her Spike, forgetting that he had a headache.
"Yep. Starting with 'Hit Me Baby One More Time', actually I was ready to go to the cargo hold and hit you more than one time, and finishing with 'I'm Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman'", Kate was enjoying Spike's facial expression way too much. "Drink this. It will help."
She came up to Angel's coffin and did the same to him. Angel grabbed the bottle and drank all blood in several big gulps.
"Whoa!" Kate's eyes widened when she saw this. "You ARE thirsty."
Both vampires got out of their coffins. Kate couldn't help herself but burst out laughing, seeing the wobbly walk of the vampires with heavy hangover.
"You'd better be in a horizontal position", suggested Kate, looking at the suffering vampires. "The headache will go away when aspirin starts working?"
"I've never had a hangover like this", moaned Angel. "Wait, how do you know how to deal with this hangover?"
"I'll explain later", answered Kate. "Now, get into the coffins and try to sleep. But, PLEASE, don't sing!"
*
Upstairs in the 'Magic Box' Giles, Anya, Willow and Jake waited for Kate to return. After she entered the basement, they heard a yell, then a little later a burst of laughter and then Kate returned. When she saw their faces, she smiled. "What's with your faces?"
"What was THAT?" asked Xander. "You said they'd be pissed off when they wake up."
"And that they would kill the first person they see", added Giles.
"The hangover was heavier than I expected and …let's just say Spike wouldn't kill the person who brought him blood - ME", said Kate, hopping on the counter.
"How did you know that they'd have a hangover like this? And why singing?" asked Jake.
"It's a really long story, I'll explain when they get out of the basement", replied Kate.
"Kate, where were you and Spike? Why did Xander have to get you from the airport?" asked Giles, sitting at the table.
"Well, we went to Paris", answered Kate. "We followed the Blood Trackers to Paris, then they met their employer…" started Kate.
"Actually, it was his…um, assistant", interrupted Jake.
"Whatever. Anyway, this 'assistant' wanted to kill them. His men killed Chris and Nick and I saved Jake's life. Jake got shot, so did I. I didn't get the blood, and nobody did either. Jake offered me a deal – I would get him out of the country and he would give me information about his employer and about the day-walkers", explained Kate.
"How the hell did they end up in the coffins?" wondered Anya, who was upset, having heard about Chris' death (she remembered that hot guy from the 'Bronze').
"Well, I had to transport them to the States somehow", replied Kate.
"Where did they get drunk?" asked Willow.
"I took them to my old friend Leo, mostly because the sun was almost up and they had to hide somewhere during the daytime. Besides, Leo had to help me with some papers. He recognized notorious Spike and Angelus in them and, well, I wasn't present there when they were getting drunk, they obviously remembered good old times and drank too much."
"Can vampires get drunk?" asked Giles.
"Well, Spike WAS once, when he returned to Sunnydale after Dru had dumped him", said Willow.
"Kate, why SINGING?" raised his voice Jake.
"Why are you talking so damn LOUDLY?" they heard Spike's angry voice, when he exited the basement.
"Oh, look who's up!" teased him Kate. "Feeling better?"
Spike didn't answer. He just leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. His head was still punishing him for getting drunk. Aspirin worked a little but Spike couldn't sleep because of the voices upstairs.
*
The bell above the door tingled and Buffy entered the shop. When she saw Spike, she came up to him and slapped him.
"What is that for?" yelled Spike, opening his eyes.
"Where the hell have you been? I've been worried sick about you!" shouted Buffy, staring at him and then looking at Kate.
"Buffy, define 'you'. If you were worried about ME, then you shouldn't have. But if you were worried about Spike…" Kate looked at Buffy with a mischievous smile.
"Why would she be worried about Spike?" asked Angel, coming out of the basement and hearing Kate's last words.
"Angel…" whispered Buffy, seeing her first love.
"Feeling better? How's your head, Angel?" teased him Kate.
"Kate, you're a monster. Why did you bring us to this Leo?" moaned Angel, sitting on the chair near the table.
"I didn't know that he still had 'Blue Agave'", retorted Kate. "I'll explain everything."
Spike came up to the counter and wanted to sit near Kate, but he was dizzy and weak, so he decided to sit on the floor near the counter.
"Kate, get the hell off the counter", said Anya, but Kate didn't listen to her. Anya sighed and sat at the table.
So, everyone prepared to listen to Kate.
"There's this Mexican legend that the juice of the blue agave can distinguish whether a person is a vampire or not. I heard about this legend when I was in Mexico about 22 years ago. 10 miles south from the American-Mexican border there's a bar. It's called 'Titty Twister'. When I was on my way to the States I made a stop at this bar. I was hungry and thirsty, well, like any normal human being. Imagine – I enter this bar at dusk. Guess who sits at the bar? – Leo, my good old friend Leo."
"Who's Leo?" asked Anya.
"Leo is an old vampire. He's kinda friend of the family. He's been working with the McBrydes since the 19th century, even before I was born. Leo helped me get new IDs, when someone was beginning to suspect something unusual about me. I changed my name, my background, everything... Where was I? Ah, the bar. I came up to Leo and he bought me a drink, a shot of tequila. That was tequila 'Blue Agave'. The tequila was nice, with a good taste. After 5 shots I felt like singing. Then Leo pointed at the stage. A group of people was standing there and singing 'Only You'. I thought it was some band, some Elvis fans, because they sang only his songs. After 9 shots I passed out. Leo was stronger and passed out after 16. I got up in the morning, having a headache and a strange blood thirst, though my ring was on the finger and I wasn't supposed to be thirsty. When Leo woke up, he had the same plus he wanted to kill the bartender for serving us shitty tequila. Usually, vampires don't have hangovers. This time it was different. Oh, almost forgot, when we woke up we saw a couple of crosses and a Bible, pointed at us. The bartender and a priest pointed them at us. The crosses and the Bible didn't affect me, though they affected Leo. When I explained them that Leo wasn't going to kill anyone, the bartender calmed down and told the priest to go away. After the priest had left, the bartender, his name was Diego, gave us two glasses of pig blood and half a dozen aspirin pills. Half an hour later I felt better and Diego told us a very interesting story. This tequila, made of the blue agave, had something in its chemical structure that reacted to the vampire blood and made the vampires sing. The bartender knew about this peculiarity of tequila 'Blue Agave' and served it to those who he suspected were vampires. After the strippers, the singing vampires were the major attraction of that bar. People would come to that bar from the nearest towns and villages to watch the show."
"Why didn't he kill you when he found out that you were vamps?" asked Buffy.
"Diego killed only violent vamps; he didn't kill those that didn't intend to harm him. Actually, Leo and I were the first vampires that didn't want to hurt Diego. Anyway, we stayed at the bar for a couple of days watching the show. THAT was something! I came to a conclusion that 'Blue Agave' worked on different vampires differently. There are 3 stages of what I call "'Blue Agave' syndrome". First (optional) – the vampire passes out. Second – the singing part. Third – hangover: headache, blood thirst, bad mood."
"Did you sing?" asked Spike, still suffering from the headache.
"As I said, this tequila worked differently on different vamps. I skipped stage two. Leo had all three stages", explained Kate.
"You said that after 5 shots you felt like singing", reminded her Giles.
"Well, yeah, I felt but I didn't sing. Anyway, when Diego explained what had happened to us, I swore to myself that I'd never drink this tequila again. Though Leo liked it and bought a bottle of this tequila. 15 years later when I visited Mexico again I dropped by to this bar and bought three bottles of 'Blue Agave' for Leo as I needed a big favor from him. Apparently he didn't touch those bottles until recently."
Spike grabbed his head and moaned. "What did I do to deserve this?"
"Do you want me to enumerate?" Kate raised an eyebrow and looked down at her miserable brother. (By the way, Angel looked not better.) "Let's see... How about siring me?"
"Kitten, I already said how sorry I was." Spike looked up at his sister.
"Yeah, actually, it's all Angel's fault", said Kate.
"Here were go again", murmured Jake.
"Why is this MY fault?!" exclaimed Angel and winced from the pounding pain in his head.
"If you hadn't sired Drusilla, she wouldn't have sired Spike. Should I continue?" asked Kate.
"Yes, please", said Giles, wondering what Kate was driving at.
"Spike wouldn't have lost his soul and wouldn't have become the Killer of the Slayers. He wouldn't have come to Sunnydale and wouldn't have met Buffy. This thing with the chip and love for the Slayer wouldn't have happened and Spike wouldn't have done this terrible thing in Buffy's bathroom…"
"What terrible thing and WHAT LOVE FOR THE SLAYER?" asked Angel, trying to understand Kate's trail of thought.
"Well, when he tried to r…" started Kate, but when she saw Buffy's 'I'll-kill-you-if-you-tell-him' glance, corrected herself, "when he tried to rip off the head of her favorite rubber duck, she got angry and yelled at him. She told him to get the hell out of Sunnydale or she would kill him", explained Kate, hoping that Angel, suffering from the hangover, would buy her lame explanation. "So, I'll continue. If Spike hadn't hurt Buffy's rubber duck, he wouldn't have gone to Africa to get his soul. If he hadn't gotten his soul back, he wouldn't need my blood and I wouldn't have drunk his blood. My Light blood wouldn't have mixed with his Dark blood and the Blood Trackersuldn't have tracked me. And this trip to Paris would never have happened and Spike and Angel wouldn't have gotten drunk and wouldn't be sitting here, calling death upon their heads", finished Kate and caught her breath. "Wow! That was quite a speech!"
"I don't call death upon my head", said Spike. "I just want THE BLOODY HEADACHE TO GO AWAY!!!"
"Buffy, what did she mean by 'Spike's love for the Slayer'?" asked Angel quietly, looking Buffy in the eyes. She cast an angry glance at Kate. Kate understood that she shouldn't have mentioned that part in her speech, jumped off the counter, ran up to Jake and said. "I'm going to the motel. Are you with me?"
He nodded and they hastily left the shop.
Spike, understanding that there would be a serious conversation between Buffy and Angel, quickly stood up and went to the basement to get some sleep in his coffin.
"Why don't you both go to the training-room and work things out between you?" suggested Giles, addressing Buffy and Angel. They stood up and went to the training-room.
Motel
Thu. Oct. 3
2.35 a.m.
Kate was seeing her fourth dream when she heard the phone. She set it on 'vibration' mode but still she heard it. Kate grabbed it and grumbled. "Whatever you're gonna say, I'm not interested."
"Kate, it's Buffy."
"What is it? Jealous Angel killed Spike?" asked Kate not opening her eyes.
"No, Dawn's gone", answered Buffy. She sounded very worried and upset.
"What do you mean 'gone'?" asked Kate. She woke up.
"She's missing. I can't find her. Help me." Buffy sounded like she was going to burst in tears.
"How?"
"Please, come to my house", said Buffy and disconnected the phone.
Kate sighed and got off the bed. She went to the bathroom and took a quick shower.
She returned to the bedroom/living room and took her cell phone. She looked at Jake. He slept in his clothes.
When they returned from the 'Magic Box' they were tired so much, they didn't argue about their sleeping arrangements. They didn't even get undressed. The moment they laid their heads on the pillows, they were asleep.
Buffy's house
Same night
3.05 a.m.
Kate came up to the door and saw the light in the living room. She rang the doorbell and Giles opened the door. He looked tired and worried. "What happened?" asked Kate, when she saw him.
"Go to the living room", said Giles.
She entered the living room and saw Angel near the window and Willow and Buffy on the couch. Buffy was crying and Willow was comforting her. Spike was sitting in the arm-chair and looked better.
"What happened?" asked Kate, standing in the doorway.
"Dawn's missing. When we returned from the shop around 10 she wasn't home yet. Buffy called all Dawn's friends, but they didn't know anything", explained Willow, looking at Kate.
"Why did you call me?" wondered Kate.
"Track her like you tracked those guys", pleaded Buffy, wiping the tears.
"Buf, she isn't a Blood Tracker, the spell won't work", shook her head Kate.
"No, the way you tracked Jake", spoke Spike.
"I never tasted Dawn's blood, I can't track her", retorted Kate.
"Her blood is my blood. Dawn was made out of my blood. You'll drink mine and you'll be able to track her", said Buffy.
"Oh, crap. I don't want to bite", winced Kate.
"You won't have to. I'll draw some of Buffy's blood in the syringe and you'll drink it", said Willow.
"I see you've thought about everything", sighed Kate. "Ok, do it."
Willow went to the bathroom, brought the syringe and drew Buffy's blood in it. Then she handed it to Kate. Kate took it and looked at it. "Can I have a glass?"
Giles brought the glass from the kitchen. Kate emptied the syringe into the glass. "Bottoms up!" With these words she drank the blood. 'Tasty', thought Kate. 'The taste is familiar…'
"Kate, please, do it", said Buffy.
Kate leaned against the wall and concentrated on Dawn. She called her, her delicious blood. 'Contact!' She's in Dawn's head. A room full of people, loud music. People dancing, she (Dawn) is dancing with a cute guy. She's happy and a little drunk.
Kate broke the contact.
"So? What did you see?" asked Buffy impatiently.
"I think she's at some party. Looks like she lost track of time. Dawn is having fun and… Buffy, don't worry, she'll be back in the morning", said Kate, desperately trying to remember when she'd tasted blood with this familiar taste.
"Oh, my God! I totally forgot! She said she would be at Eric's birthday party!" exclaimed Buffy, slapping her forehead. "Kate, I'm sorry I woke you up."
Kate suddenly got pale and stormed out of the building.
Nobody understood anything.
Motel
Thu. Oct. 3
3.36 a.m.
Jake woke up in the middle of the night. He looked around. Kate wasn't in the room. "Kate, where are you?" he called her. Silence was his answer.
He looked at himself. 'Great, I fell asleep in the clothes.' He got off the bed and went to the shower. Jake took off his shirt. Then he carefully removed the bandage from his wound. He wanted to look at it as the shoulder didn't bother him at all. "That's interesting", he murmured. He expected to see a wound but instead he saw a scar on the place of the wound. "Hmm, weird."
Jake took off the rest of his clothes and got into the shower booth. 10 minutes later he heard the entrance door bang. He took the towel and wrapped around his waist. Jake exited the bathroom and was attacked by very excited Kate, who grabbed his shoulders and slammed him against the wall.
"What the…" he said when she vamped out.
"Hold still. This won't hurt much." With these words she sank her teeth in his neck.
"Kate, what are you doing?" he hissed, feeling her firm grip on his shoulders. He took her head and pulled her away from him. "What is WRONG with you? Why the hell did you bite me?"
Kate's face returned to its human shape.
'This is NOT HAPPENING!!!' she thought and stared at Jake, who grabbed his neck and looked at Kate with disgust. "Oops, I did it again…" she whispered and passed out.
A/N I think the next chapter will be final. Review, please. Let me know what you think of it.
A/ Almost forgot. Bar 'Titty Twister' isn't my idea. It belongs to Robert Rodriguez who made one of my favorite movies "From Dusk Till Dawn". And the song is Bon Jovy's "It's My Life".