Title: Love Immortal. 4/?
Author: David A. Knapton
E-mail: belgin_tei@yahoo.co.uk
Archived: NHA, The Mystic Muse, others if you want but it's polite to let the author know you are doing so.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my perverted mind. The characters belong to the owners of BtVS and Highlander.
Spoiler: Season 1 & 2, set sometime between Passion and Becoming II but Angelus killed Oz not Jenny who is still working on the spell to restore Angel's soul.
Rating: Possibly 18/NC17 overall this part 15/R for violence.
Pairing: Buffy/Willow (eventually) Giles/Jenny Xander/Cordelia.
Summery: The gang rescue Jenny!
Notes: Just thought I'd point out that some of the dialog in this part is taken from various episodes and not necessarily spoken by the person that originally said it! Thanks so much to my great betas.
= Thought. [Flashback] = Ah duh Flashback.
Feedback: If you wish but be warned only obscene amounts of money will stop me posting more parts of this story if you don't like it and want it stopped or you can do what I do don't read stories you don't like!!!!
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Buffy and Willow stepped from the long shadows of the setting sun behind the Espresso Pump when they saw Giles pull up in his sad excuse for a car followed closely by Cordelia and Xander in the cheerleader's car. Cordelia had made it quite clear to the Watcher that although her status as the most popular girl in school may have taken a nose dive when it came out that she was dating a loser, she wasn't about to let it fall further by being seen in his rust bucket. Giles had merely scowled at her, being quite fond of his old car.
Giles exited and pulled a large holdall from the backseat. Joining the group of teenagers he looked around to be sure there was no one nearby to overhear, "Did you find out anything useful?" he asked Buffy.
"Yeah Willy thinks that Angel has about a dozen or so vamps plus Drusilla and Spike, who is in a wheelchair so shouldn't be a problem. We checked out the area around the factory but couldn't find any traps, but there were several lookouts with radios," Buffy half smirked.
"Were?" queried Giles.
"Ah yeah we walked into their hiding place before we knew it was there, sorry Giles, we had to dust them or they would have alerted Angel," explained Willow, Giles just nodded; "If we hurry we could use it to get a couple more when they go to investigate why the lookouts are not reporting in," she smirked.
"Won't they have already found out?" asked Cordy as they walked the short distance to the factory.
"No there were no tunnels to the place the lookouts were in, that we could find anyway, so it will be a few minutes before Angel will start to wonder where they are," Buffy smirked.
"Could you sense Ms Calendar?" asked Giles glancing at Willow.
"Yeah, but I couldn't tell you exactly where she is, other than she was close when I was near the lookouts."
"Very well," nodded Giles, "We'll wait for anyone Angel sends out. The three of us will then stake out the entrance, while you two," he looked at Buffy and Willow as he rattled out his instructions, "Go in and get Ms Calendar, that way we will be in a position to back you up if you run into trouble."
"Giles you made a funny!" smirked Buffy.
"Or been watching too many cop shows," giggled Willow.
Giles frowned at the two girls before it dawned on him what they meant, "Stake out, right very funny! Now can we move on?" He looked rather sternly at the group as they came into sight of the factory and he began handing out weapons, "This is a rescue mission, you get in and out as quickly and quietly as possible, it won't help if we manage to rescue Ms Calendar only to lose one of you," the Watcher pointed out to everyone.
"We'll be careful Giles, I can't imagine what Angel is doing with Jenny and I never want to be in a position to find out, what with the pain and the owie and the pain and all," Willow did a full body shuddered.
They waited quietly near where Angel had placed the lookouts; just as the sun vanished two vampires exited the factory and made their way towards the gang's hiding place. As the new guards approached and called out to their friends, they were momentarily surprised to find Giles, Xander and Cordy laying in wait. The distraction was all the time Buffy and Willow needed to move in behind the two; Buffy staked her vamp in the back, while Willow used her sword. The redhead first stabbed her vamp in the area of his left kidney. Buffy stepped to the side sensing Willow needed room. Willow quickly pulled her sword out and cut off the guard's head before his scream could alert the other vampires in the factory.
"That was good Will," Buffy complemented her friend, "You wanna teach me some of the techniques you us with that sword? Maybe spar with me?" for some reason she was blushing. Why are you blushing Summers? It's not as if you are asking her out on a date. She blushed even more at the idea of ever asking her friend for a date. She mentally shook herself as she saw her Watcher and friends looking at her curiously, "Right you guys wait here for a few minutes while Will and me get inside okay?"
"Very well Buffy but please be careful," Giles told her again as he went to open the door. He quickly pushed it closed again when he saw six more vampires exit the factory door the other two had come from. He was about to warn the others when the vampires turned towards the cemetery just down the road, "Damn," he cursed under is breath.
"What is it Giles?" asked Willow getting worried.
"Six vampires just left the factory, no doubt to feed on some of the unsuspecting populous."
Buffy placed a hand on her friend's shoulder, "I'll get them another night Giles. We need to rescue Ms Calendar."
Giles smiled at his slayer knowing that she felt as bad as he did about letting the vampires go unmolested, "You are right of course Buffy." He turned to the gang, "Right then, if Willy was telling you the truth earlier that means you will only need to deal with two or three remaining vampires besides Angelus and Drusilla, but don't get complacent both are deadly."
"We'll be careful Giles," Buffy said smiling reassuringly at him as she and Willow slipped out the door.
Buffy eased open the door to the factory looking quickly around for any guards, finding none she slipped in quickly followed by Willow Their vision of the inside was obscured by derelict machinery, but they could hear what sounded like Spike and Angel talking further inside.
Buffy pointed to the right, "You go that way and I'll go this," she whispered pointing to the left, "But be careful, wait until I can distract Angel and the others then you slip in and get Jenny out."
"Okay but you be careful yourself, I-I wouldn't want to lose you," Willow whispered back, blushing slightly, Buffy just nodded matching the redhead's blush.
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Angelus came out of the stairwell with his arm around Drusilla's waist he smirked at the scowl on Spike's face.
Spike pushed himself over to his sire and grandsire grabbing hold of Angelus' wrist he pulled it away from Drusilla, "Keep your bloody hands off my woman," he growled as he let his face morph into his demon.
Angelus continued to smirk down at the wheelchair bound vampire, "What's wrong Spike feeling jealous?" he said letting out a condescending laugh before turning to his bound captive who had recovered from the earlier torture. "Now what shall we do next to get you to talk?" he asked as he walked towards Jenny.
"Do whatever you want Angelus, I'll tell you nothing," Jenny spat.
Angelus could see the resolve in her eyes, "Maybe not, but I do so love trying; but first I'm a little thirsty," his face taking on that of the vampire as he sank his fangs into the immortal's neck, he didn't take much just enough to make her a little light headed and for him to feel a power rush. As he pulled away and his face returned to that of a human, he grabbed a knife from the nearby table and stabbed her in the stomach.
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Willow slipped around the large machine that obscured the door from the rest of the room. She saw Angel next to Jenny obviously drinking from her neck, and she watched in horror as he took a knife from a table and plunged it into Jenny's stomach, leaving it there. Willow felt the rage rising from deep within herself This creature, that she had once thought of as a friend, had been terrorising Sunnydale for months. He had killed her boyfriend Oz in such a callous way. He killed her fish, and above all had hurt her Buffy, Wait 'her Buffy!' ...No wait, kill the bastard. Her anger shot back as she rose and ran towards the vampires that were hurting her teacher.
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Walking back to Drusilla, who had stayed next to Spike to watch her sire work, Angelus suddenly heard the redhead scream as she ran towards the three master vampires. Angelus turned to smile at the fast approaching girl, he heard Buffy shout 'No' from behind the redhead. "Willow you saved me so much trouble by coming here," he said as he skipped out of the way of her first swing but getting a cut on his forearm when she reversed it.
"Do you need any help?" asked Spike smirking as he saw Willow cut Angelus' arm.
Angelus jumped back from another swing and lost his footing, She's good! It's a shame her kind can't be turned, she'd make a fine pet. "Don't worry, roller boy. I've got everything under control," he called back.
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Buffy had only just gotten into a position where she could see what was happening when to her horror she heard Willow screaming and saw her, sword in hand, run towards Angel. "No," she cried as she tried to make her way around all the machinery that was piled into her part of the factory, cursing herself for choosing the now much too long way.
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Angelus jeered at the redhead as he rose, "Jeez, whatever happened to wooden stakes?" he moved to cut off Willow's advance towards her teacher.
Willow attacked, managing to get several more minor cuts on Angelus' upper body; Drusilla went to move to intervene; Spike grabbed her arm, "Uh-uh. No fair going into the ring unless he tags you first," he smiled as Willow continued to attack his grandsire.
Willow swung again at Angel, more cautiously now as her anger bled into fear at her position. She heard a whooshing sound followed by a shattering sound and was surprised by the sudden explosion of flames in between Angel and the other two master vampires. Where did that come from? Giles didn't say anything about Molotov cocktails!
Drusilla moved away with Spike wheeling right behind her, they stopped just out of reach of the flames. While the sudden flames momentarily distracted Angelus, Willow kicked to his midsection She may not have supernatural strength but it did send him to the floor. She held her sword at low guard between herself and the vampire trying to edge towards Jenny, If I could cut her bonds maybe we could still get out of this! Were the hell is Buffy?
Angelus stood back up; Willow swung her sword at his face making him fall again. She drew her sword over her head, but as she brought it down at him Angelus caught it between the palms of his hands, pushing the pommel with some force into Willow's chest sending her into a support pillar. Moving faster than any mortal could ever hope he was in front of her before she could slump to the floor Angelus took her by the throat and lifted her off of her feet squeezing her airway. Willow dropped her sword as darkness filled her vision.
Angelus smiled at Willow, "All right. You've had your fun. But you know what it's time for now?"
The threat fell short as he received a kick in the back by Buffy. The slayer's panic fuelled attack slammed Angelus and Willow into the pillar. The redhead crumpled to the floor unconscious having had her head smashed against the pillar by the slayer's attack. Buffy pulled Angelus back and threw him into the spiral staircase nearby. "My fun," said the slayer.
She kicked him in the face and then shoved him onto the floor. Drusilla quickly wheeled Spike away. Buffy kicked Angelus in the face again as he tried to get up, and then lunged at him. He grabbed her, flipping her over and scrambled to get up the stairs. Buffy got back to her feet, gathering a nearby baseball bat. Pushing it between the stair railings, she tripped Angelus. He fell and she grabbed at one of his legs. Angelus kicked out at her, his foot connecting solidly to the slayer's chest, knocking her back onto the floor again, he scurried up the stairs onto the walkway.
Buffy got up quickly; she saw a stack of crates, running up them to the walkway above she blocked Angelus' escape route. He swung at her, but she ducked and kicked him in the back of the knee making him collapse onto the railing Seeing her opportunity, she grabbed a loop of rope whipping it around his neck and yanked him back and forth between the railings several times before kicking him in the chest, making him stagger and fall.
Angelus recovered quickly but Buffy latched onto a pipe above her head and swung with both feet into his chest again making him fly back into a barrel and some ducting. She waited, ready to continue the fight, on the walkway for him to come at her again. Angelus eagerly obliged and charged. She grabbed hold of him and diverted him onto the walkway grating; he landed hard, his head against one of the vertical railing bars at an awkward angle. She lashed out at his face and followed up with several punches and another kick. He started to laugh as she grabbed him by the coat and slammed his head into the railing a couple of times for good measure.
"Are you gonna let your girlfriend just burn?" Angelus sneered at the slayer.
Buffy looked down, the flames were getting higher and nearer to Willow as Jenny strained against her bonds. Angelus taking advantage of the distraction grabbed Buffy's legs, throwing her over the railing. Buffy managed to control her fall, landing on her feet near Jenny. Meanwhile Angelus took off down the walkway and out of the building. Buffy pulled the bloody knife from the teacher's stomach, and cut the bindings. She gave Jenny a quick apologetic smile before leading the teacher over to the still unconscious redhead. As they each took one of Willow's arms Jenny grunted and snagged Willow's sword in her other hand. They struggled the redhead outside to where the others had just finished dusting two vampires trying to escape the growing blaze.
Jenny collapsed by the side of the building coughing from the smoke as Xander, Cordy and Giles came over to them worried at the sight of all the blood. She smiled up at them, "I assume you have some way of getting me out of here without having to walk through town looking like I've been working all day in the slaughter house?"
"Yes of course," he looked up at Cordelia and Xander, "Will you two go and get your car Cordelia?"
Cordelia looked back to the blood covered teacher before looking back at Giles, "No way am I having my seats covered in teacher's blood I just got it detailed."
Giles sighed, "Fine we'll go and get both cars, Xander stay here just in case there are any more vampires," he said before he led the cheerleader back to the parked cars.
Meanwhile Buffy gently cradled Willow in her arms as she felt the redhead stir, "Are you trying to get yourself killed?" she began to cry and pulled the other girl into a hug. Willow also started crying and hugged her back and felt more than heard the slayer say, "You can't leave me. I can't do this without you," she whispered in the redhead's ear.
"I'm sorry," willow said quietly, "When I saw Angel and-and I thought of a-all the things he-he had done and h-how he had hurt you and my fish, and you, and Oz, and you," she sobbed, "I-I just wanted to hurt him b-back."
"It-its okay but I don't want you-you hurt," Buffy whispered back, "I'd die if anything happened to you, you're my rock Will, without you here I'd have given up months ago."
They heard Giles clear his throat, when they looked up they found their friends standing around, Giles looking rather embarrassed while Xander had a far way look on his face.
When Cordelia saw the look she cuffed him on the back of his head. "Ow! Hey, what was that for? And again with the Ow!" he asked shooting an annoyed look at his girlfriend.
"As if you didn't know!" Cordelia snorted.
"Cordy what are you talking about?"
"Don't give me that, I'm talking about those two," she pointed at Willow and Buffy who were both rising, "And your pervy mind."
"Oh ah sorry Cordy," he said as he saw the anger smouldering in her eyes.
"Right then," said Giles clearing his throat again, "Cordelia you may as well take Xander home, I'll ah take everyone else in my car," he announced as he turned to Jenny who had also risen and joined the group, "I believe you live on the way to Buffy's house?" he said somewhat coldly.
"Yes that's right, we better go we all have things we need to do," said Jenny somewhat sadly at his attitude towards her. She got into the back with Willow while Buffy took the front next to Giles.
No one noticed a shadowy figure climb down the fire escape and hurry to a jeep before speeding into the night.
Buffy was confused at Giles attitude, she could see in his eyes that he liked, heck, maybe even loved Jenny, but he spoke to her as if they were the worst of enemies, Maybe it's a British thing or perhaps an adult thing? As they pulled up in front of Jenny's house Buffy turned to her watcher, "Will and Me will see Ms Calendar in, okay?"
"It's alright Buffy, I'm perfectly capable of looking after myself," Jenny said giving the slayer a little smile.
"No" Buffy insisted, "We'll see you in. Will and I went to a lot of trouble tonight. Besides your house keys were in your purse and we left that inside earlier so Willow will hafta use her key," countered the slayer smirking as she began to get out. While Willow unlocked the door, Buffy threw a quick glance at Giles sitting in the car waiting for them before turning back to Jenny, "He misses you." Jenny cast a sad look at Giles before looking back to Buffy. "He doesn't say anything to me, but I know he does. I don't want him to be lonely," Buffy looked down at the floor and muttered, "I don't want anyone to."
"Buffy, I hope there is some way for me to make everything up to you..."
Buffy recovered nicely, looking up and interrupting the immortal, "We're good here, let's leave it as it is for now alright?" She turned to walk back to the car, looking over her shoulder, "Coming Will?" she asked her friend.
"Yeah, give me a minute okay?" answered Willow, Buffy nodded and walked to the car getting in she sat quietly next to her Watcher. Willow turned to her teacher and mentor, "I think she's coming around," she smirked.
"We'll see," said Jenny giving Willow a little smirk of her own.
"When I couldn't sense you at school this morning I went to pieces, Buffy kept me together, I-I w-was so scared that I might l-lose you, Jenny I don't want to lose you, I'm so not ready to do this on my own," she said, while pulling Jenny into a hug.
Jenny held the redhead for a moment before pushing her gently away, looking her in the face she responded, "I plan to be around for the foreseeable future, although it is quite normal for the teacher to send the pupil out into the world after they take their first head. Being the rebel I am, I have never done that. You will know when it is time for you to leave me. Willow you are the most capable student I have ever taught, you are more than a match for most immortals and you have the potential to be a more powerful witch than Cassandra Combine the two and you could be the most formable immortal I have ever met. Now go on," said Jenny gently pushing Willow towards the waiting car. "I'll see you all tomorrow, goodnight Willow and thank you for rescuing me tonight," she said giving a little wave, which Willow returned as the teacher retreated behind her front door.
The remaining journey to Buffy's house was silent, Giles pulled up outside and turned off the engine, he turned around so he could look at Willow in the backseat as well as Buffy. The two could see the anger on his face, as he took off his glasses and polished them before replacing them. Uh ho, thought Willow. "What did you two think you were doing tonight? Were you both trying to get yourself killed?" he asked with frustration in is voice.
"Of course not Giles when we split up inside the factory I ah accidentally made a noise and Angel saw me, Willow just tried to distract him so I could get to him before he could kill Jenny," Buffy lied.
"Buffy you maybe one of the best slayers that has ever lived but you're a very bad liar!" said Giles, he looked at Willow, "What happened Willow?"
Willow blushed with embarrassment, "It wasn't Buffy's fault, I guess I lost my head Giles, w-when I s-saw Angel plunge a knife into Jenny's stomach, everything that he h-has done to us recently sort of made me angry," she said, looking down at the floor she continued, "I'm sorry it won't happen again Giles."
"Yes well you were very lucky tonight, I suggest you go in and we'll say no more about it," he said.
"I know Giles, if it hadn't been for the Molotov cocktail I don't think we would have gotten outta there?" agreed Willow.
Giles frowned, "What Molotov cocktail?"
"What do you mean? Didn't you or Scoobies throw it?" asked Buffy tossing Willow a quick glance.
"No, to be honest with you I never considered using them. In our situation they are more of a hindrance than a help. It seems we have a mystery. Of course it may have been one of Angel's vampires that decided to take advantage of your attack to be rid of him?" said Giles, "Right, well we'll talk about it tomorrow and I think I need to speak to Ms Calendar about combining your training with Buffy's. Willow, maybe between us we can stop you two from getting killed," he allowed a small smile to appear on his face as the two girls faces lit up with huge grins.
He watched them get out and as they walked towards the house both their hands seemed to unconsciously seek out the others, he sighed to himself thinking that if they gave into their obvious deep feelings for each other it could bring them much pain, slayers by their very nature lived very short lives, while immortals could live for hundred even thousands of years. He sighed again before starting the car and as they entered the front door pulled away.
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Sunnydale Gallery, next morning
The phone was ringing as Joyce unlocked the door, she switched on the lights and changed the sign to open before rushing over to it, dropping her purse on the counter and picked up the receiver, "Hello Sunnydale gallery, Joyce speaking how may I help you?" she said somewhat breathlessly.
"Morning Joyce, it's me Joe, is everything alright you sound out of breath!"
"Everything is fine, what's up?" she smiled to herself; she knew he had always felt a fatherly concern when it came to her, having served with her late father in Vietnam.
"Nothing is up I just thought I'd let you know that I have someone available to be Willow's watcher, his name is Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, he has been working on the Chronicles since joining us but he requested a field position, he will report to you until you feel he is ready to go it alone, don't let his pompous attitude fool you he is very capable."
"Okay Joe, when will he get here?" asked Joyce taking a seat on the stool by the till.
"He will be with you by the end of the week; I used some of our contacts to get him a job as an English teacher at the High School. Is Jenna still missing?"
"No she was rescued last night by Buffy, Willow and some others including the school librarian, which brings up something I'd like to know? If you can find it out for me!" Joyce hesitated knowing it could open a can of worms, "Joe I need to know if Buffy is the slayer? The way she fought Angelus last night points to her being the slayer," she blinked back the tears she felt coming to her eyes, "Joe I need to know if my daughter is going to end up dying at the hands of some vampire."
Joe was silent at the other end for a moment, "Alright Joyce I'll see what I can find out." He hesitated again, "I take it that you were there last night? After I gave you orders not to get involved," he said, there was no real anger in his voice.
"Yes Joe I was, you can fire me if you wish but given the same situation I'd do it again, if I hadn't been there I don't think Willow or Jenny, not to mention Buffy would have got out alive," she growled down the line, "I'm sorry if this has ended our friendship but I make no apologise for my actions."
"Of course I'm not going to fire you, I promised your father that I would look after his family if he didn't make it out, I'm not about to go back on my word now. I only told you not to get involved because of who and what may have had her, you know the legends about Angelus as well as I do, he is one of the most vicious monsters to ever walk this world." He hesitated again, "Joyce I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to you, I'm your godfather for godsake, just be careful," he growled down the line.
Joyce smiled, "I will Uncle Joseph."
"Bye Joyce, I'll get back to you with the information."
"Thanks, Bye Joe."
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Late that day
"Hello Sunnydale gallery, Joyce speaking how may I help you?" said Joyce as she answered the phone.
"Mrs Summers, my name is Adam Pierson, Joe had to leave town for a couple of days so asked me to pass on some information to you regarding the slayer!"
"Yes what did you find out?" Joyce asked with some trepidation.
"Our sources on the Watchers council say the slayer was in Sunnydale until last year when she was killed, the present slayer is a West Indian named Kendra, that is all we were able to get on the slayer, sorry but our contacts in that organization are very limited," said Adam.
"That's great, thank you so much, I can't tell you how good that news makes me feel," she smiled.
"It's my pleasure, goodbye Mrs Summers," Adam said hanging up.
Joyce had what could only be described as a smirk for almost a minute until it turned into a frown, "If she isn't the slayer what is she?"