Aftertaste ch14
Connor lay in the darkness and shuffled a little. Not like he was afraid of this place anyway, something stepped wrong and a branch broke: "You can't scare me you know, demon. Thing about being scared your afraid because of what you might loose, and how much that would hurt. Fear is just you protecting your love. Having something to loose...so you see I have no fear," he sighed and rolled onto his side. The figure walked closer and spoke in a deep seductive tone: "Hello Connor, I didn't think you were scared I'd be able to smell it...lots of blood though." Connor turned to see Billy standing over him, "And less of her."
"Her, has a name," Connor growled. "Yeah, but you won't be screamin' it out in bed ever again...gave up on you pretty fast didn't she?" Billy said offering his hand to pick Connor up. Connor looked at his hand like he was considering it for a second, but declined: "She had good reason, I was wrong and she...she...I don't know what she." "I do, she is a pro-noun for females Connor. I mean that is a big giveaway, females are trouble."
"I'll drown myself before the night is through..." Connor started to choke on his tears while talking, "Fall, into the darkness...where I belong...I'm...I'm evil...I should be afraid...I should feel.something...I.I'm evil!" "Oh there, there." Billy started to rub Connor's back as he sat up and crouched down next to him: "Listen to you, all hot under the collar. Don't be so pathetic and weak, stick around, your just sick...it'll pass, you know that your a survivor, I can tell that." "What do you care? You're that stupid demon that...that kissed me that night...you don't look demon though...but you are not a vampire...what are you doing here? This place is filled with vampires...and slayers...and...pain."
"Look, there you go off again. Hmm, I came onto you that night because...well, I don't know whether you can tell but I don't exactly like females...you were drunk and hot..." Billy smirked wickedly. "Thought you might be an easy lay.....but that's not what counts now, you think you're evil, right? Or you don't wanna be evil, you need to know, so I figure we're here for the same reason. I came to see the Master he knows many things....kinda evil though...you might kill him...course then you'd know your good and maybe win over your action Barbie again."
"I'm not trying to win her back!" Connor snapped, "Even...even if he does know something...last time I met him I..." "Fell under his control?" "Yeah." "Childe, my dear." "I am not a Childe." "No, but you share a genetic code with them." "It would be risky to see him." "Thought you said you had nothing left to loose?" Connor looked at Billy: "Let's go."
(In Buffy's House)
Anya paced around the living room: "Ow! My elbow...and my oh my God what did he do? That evil..." Xander ran over and inspected Anya's wounds: "What? What? Is, is something really wrong, should we be heading towards a room for emergencies?" "What? No, this is my favourite top...and now it's all burnt and has blood in it. Okay I'm not obverse to blood, but on my clothes!".
Faith sat at the window then turned and addressed the gang very slowly: "We should go find Connor." Buffy looked amazed: "Excuse me? How hard did he hit you in the head?" Faith got mad really fast and jumped off the window to square up to Buffy: "He could be anywhere in any danger, with anything...I." Xander got in- between Buffy and Faith:
"Oh great, so you wanna go get back your boyfriend to snuggle up to at night, that's sweet...doesn't matter what he does to us though." "He is not my boyfriend...not, not anymore. I don't want to be around him, but I don't want anything bad to happen to him...ever, he used to...it's not like he joined up with the Master or anythin', he would never do anythin' like that, he just...something..snapped in him." Willow looked up:
"Did you see the look in his eyes when he stopped?...That was real pain...and suffering." Dawn looked at Willow and softened a little: "Yeah, um...we've all done things that...not sayin' it can ever be the same....it just...can't give up that quickly...he did look heartbroken." "Broken?" Xander asked. "Yeah, like our backs and egos right now. What, are we gonna just kiss and make-up?" "No!" Buffy ordered, "We're gonna find him. Restrain him. And return him to L.A. The last thing we need right now is another problem and he doesn't deserve to be forgiven. But he doesn't deserve being caught by the Master...any questions?"
(Um, excuse me?) What? (Turn around L.A. is in the opposite direction) I'm aware of that (Isn't this run home time? He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day?) Yeah right! I'm bad, something came over me and it was real and I enjoyed it. I wasn't under anyones spells for their intentions, I did what made me feel good. I have to find out just how bad I am (You wanna find out how bad you are? I'll tell you ying and yan) Not that crap.not now (Your no worse than anyone else...maybe just a little better, your heart is pure) My heart is rock, now leave me be (Your good dear one. Beautiful, wild good and hopeful...like a spring morning...but you...you cling to the cold of winter live in its darkness, your consumed by so much pain. Such pitiful beauty...return to them.to her...accept your punishment...turn back now before its too late, let go of the cold and the death it holds. Go back) Shut up! Don't tell me I'm good and pure! Leave me!
(In the Master's lair)
Dru's head snapped up: "He's coming." The Master moved in his chair and smiled: "Excellent," he said darkly.
Connor lay in the darkness and shuffled a little. Not like he was afraid of this place anyway, something stepped wrong and a branch broke: "You can't scare me you know, demon. Thing about being scared your afraid because of what you might loose, and how much that would hurt. Fear is just you protecting your love. Having something to loose...so you see I have no fear," he sighed and rolled onto his side. The figure walked closer and spoke in a deep seductive tone: "Hello Connor, I didn't think you were scared I'd be able to smell it...lots of blood though." Connor turned to see Billy standing over him, "And less of her."
"Her, has a name," Connor growled. "Yeah, but you won't be screamin' it out in bed ever again...gave up on you pretty fast didn't she?" Billy said offering his hand to pick Connor up. Connor looked at his hand like he was considering it for a second, but declined: "She had good reason, I was wrong and she...she...I don't know what she." "I do, she is a pro-noun for females Connor. I mean that is a big giveaway, females are trouble."
"I'll drown myself before the night is through..." Connor started to choke on his tears while talking, "Fall, into the darkness...where I belong...I'm...I'm evil...I should be afraid...I should feel.something...I.I'm evil!" "Oh there, there." Billy started to rub Connor's back as he sat up and crouched down next to him: "Listen to you, all hot under the collar. Don't be so pathetic and weak, stick around, your just sick...it'll pass, you know that your a survivor, I can tell that." "What do you care? You're that stupid demon that...that kissed me that night...you don't look demon though...but you are not a vampire...what are you doing here? This place is filled with vampires...and slayers...and...pain."
"Look, there you go off again. Hmm, I came onto you that night because...well, I don't know whether you can tell but I don't exactly like females...you were drunk and hot..." Billy smirked wickedly. "Thought you might be an easy lay.....but that's not what counts now, you think you're evil, right? Or you don't wanna be evil, you need to know, so I figure we're here for the same reason. I came to see the Master he knows many things....kinda evil though...you might kill him...course then you'd know your good and maybe win over your action Barbie again."
"I'm not trying to win her back!" Connor snapped, "Even...even if he does know something...last time I met him I..." "Fell under his control?" "Yeah." "Childe, my dear." "I am not a Childe." "No, but you share a genetic code with them." "It would be risky to see him." "Thought you said you had nothing left to loose?" Connor looked at Billy: "Let's go."
(In Buffy's House)
Anya paced around the living room: "Ow! My elbow...and my oh my God what did he do? That evil..." Xander ran over and inspected Anya's wounds: "What? What? Is, is something really wrong, should we be heading towards a room for emergencies?" "What? No, this is my favourite top...and now it's all burnt and has blood in it. Okay I'm not obverse to blood, but on my clothes!".
Faith sat at the window then turned and addressed the gang very slowly: "We should go find Connor." Buffy looked amazed: "Excuse me? How hard did he hit you in the head?" Faith got mad really fast and jumped off the window to square up to Buffy: "He could be anywhere in any danger, with anything...I." Xander got in- between Buffy and Faith:
"Oh great, so you wanna go get back your boyfriend to snuggle up to at night, that's sweet...doesn't matter what he does to us though." "He is not my boyfriend...not, not anymore. I don't want to be around him, but I don't want anything bad to happen to him...ever, he used to...it's not like he joined up with the Master or anythin', he would never do anythin' like that, he just...something..snapped in him." Willow looked up:
"Did you see the look in his eyes when he stopped?...That was real pain...and suffering." Dawn looked at Willow and softened a little: "Yeah, um...we've all done things that...not sayin' it can ever be the same....it just...can't give up that quickly...he did look heartbroken." "Broken?" Xander asked. "Yeah, like our backs and egos right now. What, are we gonna just kiss and make-up?" "No!" Buffy ordered, "We're gonna find him. Restrain him. And return him to L.A. The last thing we need right now is another problem and he doesn't deserve to be forgiven. But he doesn't deserve being caught by the Master...any questions?"
(Um, excuse me?) What? (Turn around L.A. is in the opposite direction) I'm aware of that (Isn't this run home time? He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day?) Yeah right! I'm bad, something came over me and it was real and I enjoyed it. I wasn't under anyones spells for their intentions, I did what made me feel good. I have to find out just how bad I am (You wanna find out how bad you are? I'll tell you ying and yan) Not that crap.not now (Your no worse than anyone else...maybe just a little better, your heart is pure) My heart is rock, now leave me be (Your good dear one. Beautiful, wild good and hopeful...like a spring morning...but you...you cling to the cold of winter live in its darkness, your consumed by so much pain. Such pitiful beauty...return to them.to her...accept your punishment...turn back now before its too late, let go of the cold and the death it holds. Go back) Shut up! Don't tell me I'm good and pure! Leave me!
(In the Master's lair)
Dru's head snapped up: "He's coming." The Master moved in his chair and smiled: "Excellent," he said darkly.