Dawn stood in the rain; she let the rain trickle down her cheeks
mixing with her salty tears. She did this whenever she felt upset. Nobody
understood why she liked standing in the rain, it just always seemed to
calm her down. Buffy used to get mad about her getting her clothes all wet
and that she would catch a cold. But now she didn't even seem to care that
dawn existed.
When her mom and Buffy had died she stood out in the rain almost every night. But today she didn't stand out there from death; but from fear of a friend missing.
Spike had been missing for four months now, nobody knew what had happened, there was no note; all of his stuff was still in his crypt, well, until Buffy had brought them up to the house; and his car was still parked behind the old mansion.
Everyone was worried, they never admitted it, but you could tell by the way they talked about him. Buffy had hardly spoken to anyone for the whole time.
Dawn knew that Buffy had deep feeling for Spike, deeper than anyone could ever think possible. She spent all day beating up local snitches, locked in her room or researching at the magic shop. Her whole night was taken up by patrolling the streets over and over again, beating every vampire into a bloody pulp, questioning them about what happened to Spike.
Dawn would phone the gang every night, asking for news and telling them that Buffy was ok; Buffy would forget to check up with them for days at a time.
That was why Dawn was worried. She was worried for Spike, he could be being tortured or captured or dead. She was worried about how her sister was losing contact with the outside world. She was most worried about social services; any sign that Buffy was neglecting her and they would take her away and either put her in her home or send her away to live with her dad.
She was a scared little girl in the rain, this what made her so appealing to the 'person' waiting her from the other side of the bush, easy prey, but she was not ready yet, she had not called for help.
*****
Buffy lay cuddled up to Spikes duster alone on her bed; it was all she had left of him now. She had never got a chance to tell him the way she really felt about him. She put her cigarette out, she had started to remind her of Spike, he had been missing for so long, at that was never healthy for a vampire that was hated more by other vampires then a slayer. There had been signs of a struggle outside his crypt, the gang worked out had been captured but nobody knew who had taken him or where they had taken him.
She was exhausted , Buffy couldn't remember the last time she had got a decent nights sleep in the last four months. She had spent so much time searching for Spike and patrolling it was a miracle she hadn't had a breakdown from lack of sleep weeks ago.
But tonight, unknowingly Buffy fell fast asleep thanks to a little spell from Tara.
*****
Angel approached the bar carefully, this was a hotspot for vampires, he had tried to a low profile in LA but Cordy handing out business cards, him owning the biggest unused hotels in LA and killing vampires every night didn't exactly help.
You'll never guess what's happening at the hellmouth at the moment" Angel overheard someone whisper to the 'guy' sitting two down from him at the bar. "This vampire has been, you know, with the slayer."
"That's old news, Mickey boy" The other vampire replied. "Everyone know old Angelus left Sunnydale year or two ago." Angel listened very carefully, he hated being talked about behind his back.
"No this is a new vamp," the first vampire exaggerated.
Angel's ears pricked up, a new vampire was with Buffy! And he had left her to give her a normal life, and for what, for her to go and break his heart all over again.
"But now this new guys gone missing, rumours are he was kidnapped!" the first vampire carried on, the second one just listen carefully. "And the best part is that the little slayer has been ignoring her friends and little sis and spending all her time moping over her lost vampire." They both burst out laughing.
"Boy, I would love to be at the ol' hellmouth now, it must be a party," the second, rather stupid vampire said a little too loudly. "We gotta go see Sammy, he'll be right up for a nice pretty massacre"
The vampire's left the bar rather proudly, unknowing that Angel was following them. He carried on stalking them until they were far down a dark ally, the last thing he needed was for someone to show up, maybe even call the police.
"Boys, you know what I find really good with slayers," Angel said stepping out of the shadows, the two fairly young vampires turned around confused, "avoiding them unless you seriously want your dumb little arses kicked all the way back to hell."
The vampires want mad at seeing who was talking to them. They growled angrily and then charged at Angel in full attack mode. Angel, was of course totally prepared for this reactions, new vampires were so predictable. They both threw a punch at him at the same time; they had clearly worked out a very bad battle strategy. Angel caught both the punches, grabbing their wrists; he then twisted them round so hard that their wrists snapped all the way around, grinding painfully. Both cried out in pain, this side tracked them for a few seconds, it wasn't long, but it was too long for them to have a chance to live. Angel punched them hard in the stomach and then kicked one of them in the head, he pulled a stake and shoved it in vampire number one's chest, the newbie vampire swore loudly as he fell to the ground as a pile of dust The other fled from the alley and disappeared.
*****
Back at the office, Cordelia was sorting threw some of the last cases paper work.
"What country did Mr. Alsoer move, or should I say, escaped too?" She called across the room to Wesley, who was busy sharpening axes.
"Um, I think it was Egypt, slimy little guy, be good if he got eaten by a mummy or something" he called back.
"Ok, thanks" Then Cordy felt the most painful thing in the word coming; a vision. "Argh!" she screamed. Wesley ran to her side and supported her. She tossed around in pain for a few seconds until the vision finish. Just then Angel burst through the doors.
"What did you see?" he asked before anyone could say anything.
"Hello to you too" Cordy replied sarcastically, "And yeas I am fine after have a head cracking vision thank for asking!"
"Cordelia the vision!" he yelled at her.
Both Wesley and Cordelia blinked at Angel yelling at them, he had obviously had a rough time on patrol.
"Um, it was our friend Mr. Alsoer, he was in this big room there was other guy, it looked a bit like Spike, I don't now where they were but it was really hot."
"Spike!" Angel cried. " The powers sent us to help him!"
"Angel, the last time we heard of Spike he was in Sunnydale" Wesley said.
"Oh no!" Angel whispered. Wesley and Cordelia both gave him puzzled looks. "These vampires tonight, they were talking about Buffy having a new vampire boyfriend and that he had been kidnapped"
"You don't think.." Wesley started.
"I think it's all too much of a coincidence." Angel said frankly, "we're going to Sunnydale".
When her mom and Buffy had died she stood out in the rain almost every night. But today she didn't stand out there from death; but from fear of a friend missing.
Spike had been missing for four months now, nobody knew what had happened, there was no note; all of his stuff was still in his crypt, well, until Buffy had brought them up to the house; and his car was still parked behind the old mansion.
Everyone was worried, they never admitted it, but you could tell by the way they talked about him. Buffy had hardly spoken to anyone for the whole time.
Dawn knew that Buffy had deep feeling for Spike, deeper than anyone could ever think possible. She spent all day beating up local snitches, locked in her room or researching at the magic shop. Her whole night was taken up by patrolling the streets over and over again, beating every vampire into a bloody pulp, questioning them about what happened to Spike.
Dawn would phone the gang every night, asking for news and telling them that Buffy was ok; Buffy would forget to check up with them for days at a time.
That was why Dawn was worried. She was worried for Spike, he could be being tortured or captured or dead. She was worried about how her sister was losing contact with the outside world. She was most worried about social services; any sign that Buffy was neglecting her and they would take her away and either put her in her home or send her away to live with her dad.
She was a scared little girl in the rain, this what made her so appealing to the 'person' waiting her from the other side of the bush, easy prey, but she was not ready yet, she had not called for help.
*****
Buffy lay cuddled up to Spikes duster alone on her bed; it was all she had left of him now. She had never got a chance to tell him the way she really felt about him. She put her cigarette out, she had started to remind her of Spike, he had been missing for so long, at that was never healthy for a vampire that was hated more by other vampires then a slayer. There had been signs of a struggle outside his crypt, the gang worked out had been captured but nobody knew who had taken him or where they had taken him.
She was exhausted , Buffy couldn't remember the last time she had got a decent nights sleep in the last four months. She had spent so much time searching for Spike and patrolling it was a miracle she hadn't had a breakdown from lack of sleep weeks ago.
But tonight, unknowingly Buffy fell fast asleep thanks to a little spell from Tara.
*****
Angel approached the bar carefully, this was a hotspot for vampires, he had tried to a low profile in LA but Cordy handing out business cards, him owning the biggest unused hotels in LA and killing vampires every night didn't exactly help.
You'll never guess what's happening at the hellmouth at the moment" Angel overheard someone whisper to the 'guy' sitting two down from him at the bar. "This vampire has been, you know, with the slayer."
"That's old news, Mickey boy" The other vampire replied. "Everyone know old Angelus left Sunnydale year or two ago." Angel listened very carefully, he hated being talked about behind his back.
"No this is a new vamp," the first vampire exaggerated.
Angel's ears pricked up, a new vampire was with Buffy! And he had left her to give her a normal life, and for what, for her to go and break his heart all over again.
"But now this new guys gone missing, rumours are he was kidnapped!" the first vampire carried on, the second one just listen carefully. "And the best part is that the little slayer has been ignoring her friends and little sis and spending all her time moping over her lost vampire." They both burst out laughing.
"Boy, I would love to be at the ol' hellmouth now, it must be a party," the second, rather stupid vampire said a little too loudly. "We gotta go see Sammy, he'll be right up for a nice pretty massacre"
The vampire's left the bar rather proudly, unknowing that Angel was following them. He carried on stalking them until they were far down a dark ally, the last thing he needed was for someone to show up, maybe even call the police.
"Boys, you know what I find really good with slayers," Angel said stepping out of the shadows, the two fairly young vampires turned around confused, "avoiding them unless you seriously want your dumb little arses kicked all the way back to hell."
The vampires want mad at seeing who was talking to them. They growled angrily and then charged at Angel in full attack mode. Angel, was of course totally prepared for this reactions, new vampires were so predictable. They both threw a punch at him at the same time; they had clearly worked out a very bad battle strategy. Angel caught both the punches, grabbing their wrists; he then twisted them round so hard that their wrists snapped all the way around, grinding painfully. Both cried out in pain, this side tracked them for a few seconds, it wasn't long, but it was too long for them to have a chance to live. Angel punched them hard in the stomach and then kicked one of them in the head, he pulled a stake and shoved it in vampire number one's chest, the newbie vampire swore loudly as he fell to the ground as a pile of dust The other fled from the alley and disappeared.
*****
Back at the office, Cordelia was sorting threw some of the last cases paper work.
"What country did Mr. Alsoer move, or should I say, escaped too?" She called across the room to Wesley, who was busy sharpening axes.
"Um, I think it was Egypt, slimy little guy, be good if he got eaten by a mummy or something" he called back.
"Ok, thanks" Then Cordy felt the most painful thing in the word coming; a vision. "Argh!" she screamed. Wesley ran to her side and supported her. She tossed around in pain for a few seconds until the vision finish. Just then Angel burst through the doors.
"What did you see?" he asked before anyone could say anything.
"Hello to you too" Cordy replied sarcastically, "And yeas I am fine after have a head cracking vision thank for asking!"
"Cordelia the vision!" he yelled at her.
Both Wesley and Cordelia blinked at Angel yelling at them, he had obviously had a rough time on patrol.
"Um, it was our friend Mr. Alsoer, he was in this big room there was other guy, it looked a bit like Spike, I don't now where they were but it was really hot."
"Spike!" Angel cried. " The powers sent us to help him!"
"Angel, the last time we heard of Spike he was in Sunnydale" Wesley said.
"Oh no!" Angel whispered. Wesley and Cordelia both gave him puzzled looks. "These vampires tonight, they were talking about Buffy having a new vampire boyfriend and that he had been kidnapped"
"You don't think.." Wesley started.
"I think it's all too much of a coincidence." Angel said frankly, "we're going to Sunnydale".