Chapter 14
Buffy, Faith, and Spike were out patrolling for the demon and they weren't having much luck. Buffy sighed and looked at Spike. "You know, you didn't have to come with us." Buffy told him.
"I know, but I wanted to. Why should I let you ladies have all the fun, and I'm not letting you out of my sight." Spike told her as she gave him a small smile.
"Awwwww, that is so cute. It's enough to make me wanna hurl." Faith said, teasing. Spike then had a big smile on his face as he stuck his foot out to trip Faith. She stumbled and almost fell, but she kept her balance. Faith turned to glare at him. "You want a piece of me, bleached boy." Spike just laughed.
"You think you can take me, Slayer?" Faith smiled at him.
"You know it, bring it on." With that Faith kicked him, but Spike grabbed her foot and she lost her balance that time and fell on the ground. She had a pissed off look on her face, but then she just started to crack up. Spike helped her up and she patted him on the back. "I have really missed you, man." She told him and he nodded his head.
"Yeah, same here." Buffy rolled her eyes.
"I can't take you guys anywhere." They all laughed after that and it felt good. For a second Buffy forgot about the demon that she was looking for, but only for a second. She knew she had to take the situation seriously, but it still felt good to laugh with her friends. "Well, we've been walking for what seems like forever and I'm not seeing anyone I recognize. Maybe he's not gonna show tonight." Buffy told them.
"I think we should still look around a bit more. I want this thing dead. I can't have it coming after my girl now, can I?" Faith said as she put her arm around Buffy.
"Thanks," Buffy replied.
"No prob, we're in this together, B." Buffy agreed, it felt good to have Faith on her side. They were walking around for what seemed like another hour when Buffy had that feeling again.
"I think it's here." They both stopped to look at her.
"How do you know?" Faith asked.
"Before it shows up I get this really weird feeling, like I'm getting now. I have a feeling it's pretty close." Faith nodded and her and Spike looked around for anything.
"Well, this is nice. Looks like you came looking for me, I'm touched." Buffy turned around at the familiar voice and rolled her eyes.
"Ethan Rayne, this just keeps getting better and better." Buffy said, sarcastically.
"Well, I see you didn't come alone. I should have known that you still have your little army. It's a shame that they won't be able to help you." Buffy rolled her eyes again.
"Aren't you supposed to be making me weak and vulnerable, because right now I'm just getting pissed off?" Ethan gave her a sinister smile.
"That will come later, child. I like to play around with my victims first." Buffy then pulled out her stake because it was all she had even though she knew it wouldn't do much.
"Well, I'm done playing around." She said as she attacked Ethan, Faith and Spike right behind her. She kicked him and punched him like there was no tomorrow and he didn't even get bruised. Ethan grabbed her arm and she dropped the stake.
"You're wasting your time." He told her with a smile. Then a few vampires came out from what seemed like nowhere to keep Faith and Spike distracted. While they were busy with them, Buffy was still trying to get her hand away from the demon. She wasn't having much luck because he was pretty strong. She heard a few vampires getting staked behind her, but she didn't turn around. Never taking her eyes off Ethan. She watched as he pulled a big knife out, still holding on to her. "I wasn't planning on doing this right away, but you are starting to annoy me." Spike staked his last vampire and watched as Faith got her last one also. He then looked up at Buffy and he saw Ethan with a knife in his hand and knew what was going to happen. Without even thinking he ran over to Buffy and threw her out of the way as the knife came down and sliced into his side. He yelled in pain and fell to the ground.
"Spike!" Buffy exclaimed as she went to his side.
"Well, that wasn't supposed to happen. I'll deal with you later, Slayer." He said before he took off. Buffy noticed that Spike was shivering from blood loss.
"Faith, we have to get him out of here." Buffy told her, trying to stay calm. She put one of his arms around her and Faith ran up to them and did the same with his other arm. With that done, they both headed back to the hotel because it was closer than a hospital. Buffy knew that Spike wouldn't want to go to a hospital anyway. She could relate to hating hospitals. They carried him in silence and Buffy only had one thought on her mind, please let him be okay.
Buffy, Faith, and Spike were out patrolling for the demon and they weren't having much luck. Buffy sighed and looked at Spike. "You know, you didn't have to come with us." Buffy told him.
"I know, but I wanted to. Why should I let you ladies have all the fun, and I'm not letting you out of my sight." Spike told her as she gave him a small smile.
"Awwwww, that is so cute. It's enough to make me wanna hurl." Faith said, teasing. Spike then had a big smile on his face as he stuck his foot out to trip Faith. She stumbled and almost fell, but she kept her balance. Faith turned to glare at him. "You want a piece of me, bleached boy." Spike just laughed.
"You think you can take me, Slayer?" Faith smiled at him.
"You know it, bring it on." With that Faith kicked him, but Spike grabbed her foot and she lost her balance that time and fell on the ground. She had a pissed off look on her face, but then she just started to crack up. Spike helped her up and she patted him on the back. "I have really missed you, man." She told him and he nodded his head.
"Yeah, same here." Buffy rolled her eyes.
"I can't take you guys anywhere." They all laughed after that and it felt good. For a second Buffy forgot about the demon that she was looking for, but only for a second. She knew she had to take the situation seriously, but it still felt good to laugh with her friends. "Well, we've been walking for what seems like forever and I'm not seeing anyone I recognize. Maybe he's not gonna show tonight." Buffy told them.
"I think we should still look around a bit more. I want this thing dead. I can't have it coming after my girl now, can I?" Faith said as she put her arm around Buffy.
"Thanks," Buffy replied.
"No prob, we're in this together, B." Buffy agreed, it felt good to have Faith on her side. They were walking around for what seemed like another hour when Buffy had that feeling again.
"I think it's here." They both stopped to look at her.
"How do you know?" Faith asked.
"Before it shows up I get this really weird feeling, like I'm getting now. I have a feeling it's pretty close." Faith nodded and her and Spike looked around for anything.
"Well, this is nice. Looks like you came looking for me, I'm touched." Buffy turned around at the familiar voice and rolled her eyes.
"Ethan Rayne, this just keeps getting better and better." Buffy said, sarcastically.
"Well, I see you didn't come alone. I should have known that you still have your little army. It's a shame that they won't be able to help you." Buffy rolled her eyes again.
"Aren't you supposed to be making me weak and vulnerable, because right now I'm just getting pissed off?" Ethan gave her a sinister smile.
"That will come later, child. I like to play around with my victims first." Buffy then pulled out her stake because it was all she had even though she knew it wouldn't do much.
"Well, I'm done playing around." She said as she attacked Ethan, Faith and Spike right behind her. She kicked him and punched him like there was no tomorrow and he didn't even get bruised. Ethan grabbed her arm and she dropped the stake.
"You're wasting your time." He told her with a smile. Then a few vampires came out from what seemed like nowhere to keep Faith and Spike distracted. While they were busy with them, Buffy was still trying to get her hand away from the demon. She wasn't having much luck because he was pretty strong. She heard a few vampires getting staked behind her, but she didn't turn around. Never taking her eyes off Ethan. She watched as he pulled a big knife out, still holding on to her. "I wasn't planning on doing this right away, but you are starting to annoy me." Spike staked his last vampire and watched as Faith got her last one also. He then looked up at Buffy and he saw Ethan with a knife in his hand and knew what was going to happen. Without even thinking he ran over to Buffy and threw her out of the way as the knife came down and sliced into his side. He yelled in pain and fell to the ground.
"Spike!" Buffy exclaimed as she went to his side.
"Well, that wasn't supposed to happen. I'll deal with you later, Slayer." He said before he took off. Buffy noticed that Spike was shivering from blood loss.
"Faith, we have to get him out of here." Buffy told her, trying to stay calm. She put one of his arms around her and Faith ran up to them and did the same with his other arm. With that done, they both headed back to the hotel because it was closer than a hospital. Buffy knew that Spike wouldn't want to go to a hospital anyway. She could relate to hating hospitals. They carried him in silence and Buffy only had one thought on her mind, please let him be okay.
