Beginnings
Chapter Two
By
Julia Duvall

I was angry. I should have known that Elisabeth was related to a watcher. This meant that she could be a potential slayer, but that was ridiculous. She was everything that I wanted in a daughter. Plus she would be able to control William and Angelus. I could still make this work. Ah yes, William.

William was one of my many keys to making this work. First things must come first though. I had to get rid of Riley. Riley was in my way. He wasn't going to kill my chances for a perfect daughter. Drusilla had been a disappointment as a granddaughter, but she did have her uses. Then I spotted Riley.

Riley probably was going to make a very delicious meal. Playing the helpless damsel was going to be fun. He would never make good on his promise to his beloved Elizabeth, who was going to be renamed Buffy when she became a vampire. I do anything for what I want. No one was going to touch my daughter without my permission.

I dropped my purse in front of him exposing my bosom very much. He was looking at it very lustfully. What a typical male pig? I was picking up the contents of my purse. "Why thank you, sir for helping me with my purse. I'm so clumsy sometimes." I feigned ignorance.

He put on a charming smile, I thought. That was the only thing I liked about him. "It's okay, miss. You are very beautiful. I was wondering if you would like to take a walk outside with me?" Riley asked me.

Pretending to be a timid female made me feel pretentious, but one has to do what they have to. "Sir, I don't know. Someone could see us together. That wouldn't be good for either of our reputations." Feigning to be some ignorant woman of this blasted century, when in fact I was a lot older.

He then whispered in my ear, "We all need our diversions, I need one cause of Elizabeth Giles. I call her Buffy for short since she's so pure and virgin like. You're certainly no virgin dressed like that, my lady." Riley took me under the stairs, where no one could see us. Slowly his mouth planted kisses on my neck and then started to undress me.

I simply laughed, "Sir, I don't even know your name." He said unbuttoning the laces of my dress while I began to place my hands slowly pulling off his pants.

"My name is Riley, and yours is..." he said slowly before lowering his head and having his disgusting tongue on my body long enough, that I sank my teeth into his jugular.

He was going to scream. I pushed him against the stairs. Riley's face went pale white as I finished my delicious meal. The last words he uttered, "No, No...I failed you Elizabeth, my Buffy." How pathetically sweet, I thought to myself. What an easy kill. I left his body there to rot. Watchers were always fun to kill.
As I reentered the party, I no longer saw my Elisabeth dancing with Angelus, but William instead. William was dancing with her, while Angelus was talking with Drusilla. Drusilla was very dangerous if provoked. I saw Dru looking angry with Elisabeth, but then she ignored it.

I wondered if Drusilla was jealous or was she frightened that my new daughter would prove disastrous for everyone. I then went over and asked her quietly, "Drusilla, tell grandma what's wrong?"

Drusilla gazed up at me with those trusting eyes of hers and said, "The moon is dancing with William. He's bewitching her with poetry." She whined.

I wondered what William was saying to her. His own poetry was bloody awful. Hopefully he chose something decent.

Elisabeth was indeed everything I could want. She was dressed in white. White meant she was purity and innocence. Pure innocence was a huge turn on for Angelus and William. Her innocence brought out their differences. Angelus was all about the chase, seduction, getting what he wanted. William wanted connection. Drusilla very seldom did that. I wondered sometimes why Drusilla sired him.

William was charming my new daughter. "Poetry is beautiful, but my father tells me it's a waste of time." She told him.

William laughed. "It is never a waste of time, Elisabeth or would you prefer Buffy? I heard some gentlemen call you by that name." He was obviously referring to that idiot Riley.

She looked perturbed. "No you can call me Buffy. It's just that when Riley calls me that, he makes me feel like I'm less than nothing."

William looked tenderly at Elisabeth. "Sweet Elisabeth please do not worry. He's the jerk. You are like sweet flower. Would you like me to read you something?"

Elisabeth simply nodded her head.

William began to read,

To waste eternal days in woe and pain
And reckonst though thy self with Spirits of Heav'n
Hell-doomed, and breath'st defiance her and scorn
Where I reign King and to engage thee more,
Thy King and Lord? Back to thy punishment,
False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings
(John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 2 ls. 695-700)

Elisabeth was in tears. "That was beautiful. William. I wish I could escape my fate sometimes." She said wistfully.

Then I come in. "Ah, Elisabeth, I see that you've met my associate William. I hope he hasn't been talking your ear off." Hoping she would take the lure.

Elisabeth frowned. "I'm sorry. I must go. My father looks upset. I hope to see you again." She said.

I was angry. Elisabeth's father was going to have to die. Every time I plan something, it goes wrong.

To be continued...