Chapter Three
"Last stop Sunnydale," yelled the conductor as a train pulled into Sunnydale at the stroke of sundown.
As Drusilla walked down the steps on the train she didn't even bother to acknowledge the conductor. She just hummed trapped in her own world.
Noticing that she was the only one coming off the train he ran in to see what was going on. When he found that the car was filled with dead bodies and those not dead were huddling in fear. "Miss, excuse me!" he yelled hanging out the door, "someone stop her!"
Drusilla had already turned the corner to make her way to see 'an old flame.'
"Today a dozen people were found murdered on a train arriving here in Sunnydale from Anaheim. No word as of yet who may have done this, but the SDPD are searching for a woman in her mid-20s fitting the description," a news anchor said as an artists rendering of Drusilla was put on the screen.
Buffy quickly jolted up yelling, "Whoever is currently living in my house come here right now!"
As Willow and Giles ran into the living room Dawn followed asking, "What Buffy? What is it?"
"We have a big problem," Buffy answered.
"Again I ask what is it?" Dawn repeated.
"Drusilla's back," Buffy stated.
"Oh dear," Giles said.
"My thought exactly," stated Buffy.
"Okay, its all and dandy that she's here, noticing the others looking at her she corrected, "well not fine and dandy. It's very, very bad. But more to the point.why is she here?"
"Good point," said Giles.
"Yeah," Dawn continued, "Spike's gone. Why would Drusilla come back?"
"It is possible she's not aware of Spike's departure," Giles said in his undoubtedly British tone.
Noticing the looks on Buffy's face Dawn quietly asked her, "Buffy? What is it?"
"Guys," Buffy said before taking a deep breath, "Spike is back. I saw him the other night during patrol."
The girls just stared at her as Giles took of his glasses and began to clean them.
"Hey everybody," Xander said walking into the house. Everyone turned to look at him when he just smiled, "hey, what is it? What did I miss?"
South America, 1998; "Why can't you kill her," Drusilla argued with Spike.
"You're the one you keeps bringing her up," Spike retorted, "I haven't said a word about the bloody slayer since we left California. She on the other side of the planet, Dru!
"But you lying!" Drusilla answered continuing the argument, "I can still see her floating all around you, laughing. Why? Why won't you push her away?"
"But I did pet. I did it for you. You keep punishing me. Carrying on with creatures like this," Spike said referring to the tall chaos demon with antlers dripping of ooze who was holding a beer.
Cutting in the chaos demon said, "Okay you guys obviously have a thing going on here."
Strengthening her argument Drusilla said, "I have to my pleasures Spike. You taste like ashes."
Once again referring to the chaos demon Spike yelled, "So this is my fault now?"
Finally getting the idea to leave the chaos demon said, "I didn't know she was somebody," when Spike shot him a 'sod off' look. "I should take off."
"Yeah, why don't you do that?" Spike said harshly as the chaos demon blows Drusilla a kiss and walks off.
At her last straw Drusilla yells, "You can't blame the ghoul, Spike. You're all covered with her. I look at you." pausing for a moment she continued, "all I see is the slayer."
Sunnydale, 2002; "My dear heart it's been too long," announced Drusilla as she opened the door to Spike's crypt.
"Bloody hell," muttered Spike as he rolled off a couch that now belonged to Clem to land kneeling looking up at her. "What're you doing here?"
"Um.hey," said Clem trying to cut through the tension he could feel just watching the two ex-lovers in front of him. Putting his hand out for Drusilla to shake he said, "I'm Clem." pausing he continued, "you are?"
Drusilla simply stared blankly at Clem before turning her attention back to Spike.
In a very grim tone Spike said, "Clem, meet Drusilla. Dru - Clem."
"Oh," whispered Clem, "I'll, uh, be back, well later. Um.bye Drusilla very nice to meet you," he rambled as he just stumbled out the door.
"Well now that that's over. Why'd you come back Dru?"
"You're screwing with me right?" Xander asked all four of them. When Buffy lowered her head unable to look at him out of sheer embarrassment for what had occurred between her and Spike, Xander knew it was all too true. "And you guys knew?" he asked the others.
"Just found out now," replied Dawn.
"Buffy I just need to know one thing," demanded Xander.
"Uh huh?" she asked.
"Is this an Angel deal? Your not getting back with Spike now are you?" Xander asked knowing it was on everyone's mind.
"That's a negative. I only saw him once. When he came to see me," said Buffy knowing that was exactly what he wanted to hear.
"Good," said Xander, "now let's go kill him."
"Doesn't work that way Xander," Buffy said giving Xander a stern look.
"Look Buffy," Xander said beginning to raise his voice, "I don't have to remind anyone in this room what Spike tried to do to you."
"No.no you don't," Buffy said lowering her voice as the memory of Spike's attempted rape of her came flushing back through her.
"Since when Buff? Didn't he do something wrong and isn't he, well.evil?" Xander asked mockingly.
"Still." Buffy said losing this argument.
"Fine Buff," Xander said turning around and walking out the door, "but are you gonna stop me?"
Buffy knew what to do. She wasn't prepared to kill Spike, but she wasn't going to stop Xander either. She just looked away from him, allowing him to leave without so much as a 'good luck.'
"Last stop Sunnydale," yelled the conductor as a train pulled into Sunnydale at the stroke of sundown.
As Drusilla walked down the steps on the train she didn't even bother to acknowledge the conductor. She just hummed trapped in her own world.
Noticing that she was the only one coming off the train he ran in to see what was going on. When he found that the car was filled with dead bodies and those not dead were huddling in fear. "Miss, excuse me!" he yelled hanging out the door, "someone stop her!"
Drusilla had already turned the corner to make her way to see 'an old flame.'
"Today a dozen people were found murdered on a train arriving here in Sunnydale from Anaheim. No word as of yet who may have done this, but the SDPD are searching for a woman in her mid-20s fitting the description," a news anchor said as an artists rendering of Drusilla was put on the screen.
Buffy quickly jolted up yelling, "Whoever is currently living in my house come here right now!"
As Willow and Giles ran into the living room Dawn followed asking, "What Buffy? What is it?"
"We have a big problem," Buffy answered.
"Again I ask what is it?" Dawn repeated.
"Drusilla's back," Buffy stated.
"Oh dear," Giles said.
"My thought exactly," stated Buffy.
"Okay, its all and dandy that she's here, noticing the others looking at her she corrected, "well not fine and dandy. It's very, very bad. But more to the point.why is she here?"
"Good point," said Giles.
"Yeah," Dawn continued, "Spike's gone. Why would Drusilla come back?"
"It is possible she's not aware of Spike's departure," Giles said in his undoubtedly British tone.
Noticing the looks on Buffy's face Dawn quietly asked her, "Buffy? What is it?"
"Guys," Buffy said before taking a deep breath, "Spike is back. I saw him the other night during patrol."
The girls just stared at her as Giles took of his glasses and began to clean them.
"Hey everybody," Xander said walking into the house. Everyone turned to look at him when he just smiled, "hey, what is it? What did I miss?"
South America, 1998; "Why can't you kill her," Drusilla argued with Spike.
"You're the one you keeps bringing her up," Spike retorted, "I haven't said a word about the bloody slayer since we left California. She on the other side of the planet, Dru!
"But you lying!" Drusilla answered continuing the argument, "I can still see her floating all around you, laughing. Why? Why won't you push her away?"
"But I did pet. I did it for you. You keep punishing me. Carrying on with creatures like this," Spike said referring to the tall chaos demon with antlers dripping of ooze who was holding a beer.
Cutting in the chaos demon said, "Okay you guys obviously have a thing going on here."
Strengthening her argument Drusilla said, "I have to my pleasures Spike. You taste like ashes."
Once again referring to the chaos demon Spike yelled, "So this is my fault now?"
Finally getting the idea to leave the chaos demon said, "I didn't know she was somebody," when Spike shot him a 'sod off' look. "I should take off."
"Yeah, why don't you do that?" Spike said harshly as the chaos demon blows Drusilla a kiss and walks off.
At her last straw Drusilla yells, "You can't blame the ghoul, Spike. You're all covered with her. I look at you." pausing for a moment she continued, "all I see is the slayer."
Sunnydale, 2002; "My dear heart it's been too long," announced Drusilla as she opened the door to Spike's crypt.
"Bloody hell," muttered Spike as he rolled off a couch that now belonged to Clem to land kneeling looking up at her. "What're you doing here?"
"Um.hey," said Clem trying to cut through the tension he could feel just watching the two ex-lovers in front of him. Putting his hand out for Drusilla to shake he said, "I'm Clem." pausing he continued, "you are?"
Drusilla simply stared blankly at Clem before turning her attention back to Spike.
In a very grim tone Spike said, "Clem, meet Drusilla. Dru - Clem."
"Oh," whispered Clem, "I'll, uh, be back, well later. Um.bye Drusilla very nice to meet you," he rambled as he just stumbled out the door.
"Well now that that's over. Why'd you come back Dru?"
"You're screwing with me right?" Xander asked all four of them. When Buffy lowered her head unable to look at him out of sheer embarrassment for what had occurred between her and Spike, Xander knew it was all too true. "And you guys knew?" he asked the others.
"Just found out now," replied Dawn.
"Buffy I just need to know one thing," demanded Xander.
"Uh huh?" she asked.
"Is this an Angel deal? Your not getting back with Spike now are you?" Xander asked knowing it was on everyone's mind.
"That's a negative. I only saw him once. When he came to see me," said Buffy knowing that was exactly what he wanted to hear.
"Good," said Xander, "now let's go kill him."
"Doesn't work that way Xander," Buffy said giving Xander a stern look.
"Look Buffy," Xander said beginning to raise his voice, "I don't have to remind anyone in this room what Spike tried to do to you."
"No.no you don't," Buffy said lowering her voice as the memory of Spike's attempted rape of her came flushing back through her.
"Since when Buff? Didn't he do something wrong and isn't he, well.evil?" Xander asked mockingly.
"Still." Buffy said losing this argument.
"Fine Buff," Xander said turning around and walking out the door, "but are you gonna stop me?"
Buffy knew what to do. She wasn't prepared to kill Spike, but she wasn't going to stop Xander either. She just looked away from him, allowing him to leave without so much as a 'good luck.'