A/N: This story was conceived a while ago (early 2001?) and was written
then. Although I watched the first episode of Buffy when it first aired, I
didn't get a change to keep up with the series because of work. It wasn't
until the middle of Season 5 and Season 2 for Buffy and Angel respectively
that I got into the full swing of things. Then as soon as I heard about
fan-fiction, I was in! But I had gotten a video tape (pre-DVD releases)
that had the episodes where Angel became Angelus and I was transfixed.
Something said then seemed to correspond very well with something I had
just seen in Buffy's fifth season.and this story was born.
It's called The Death of a Slayer, and there are fourteen parts to it. It's got elements of a Buffy/Spike romance, written before there was a real romance between the two of them. As far as spoilers, this was started after BtVS S5: "Into the Woods" and AtS S2: "Reunion". And since it's been such a long time since those aired, you might want to read a recap or review of those episodes to be in the frame of mind I was in when I started.although it isn't necessary. Most you Buffy fans out there can name the show and number and season of any line of dialogue I could quote you.lol.
The rating for this part is R (violence and potty mouth) and of course these characters and this world does not belong to me but rather to Joss Whedon, Fox, and all those other great peeps that gave us a good show.
If you are interested in putting this story on your website, email me and let me know! I never say no, but I like to know who is supporting my work. Thanks!
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*~*CRY ON MY SHOULDER*~*
Spike watched the tree he was leaning against as she dusted the last of the threesome of vampires she just single-handedly dusted. He was going to help her, but he realized quite quickly, she didn't need it.
Buffy turned when she heard Spike's clapping. She straightened up and stared at him.
"What do you want, Spike. Didn't anyone ever tell you that it isn't smart to push the buttons of an armed slayer that has just killed three of your kind?"
Spike walked towards her and stopped a few feet in front of her.
"Bite your tongue! They may be vampires, but they are not my kind."
Buffy rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, Spike. I don't have time for this."
"What do you have time for? Why not come to the Bronze. I saw you're pal, Xander there. He may be able to make you smile and liven up a bit."
Buffy replaced the stake and started to walk, Spike followed, even though she went away from the Bronze, rather than toward it.
"Why do you care if I smile or not? And you want to see active, I can get active all over your ass."
Spike frowned. He was really starting to worry about the chit.
"Look, Slayer, there is only so far your gonna be able t' push yourself b'fore you fall yourself."
Buffy stopped and faced him.
"Look, I don't need your analysis. I don't want your analysis. Just leave before you find yourself at the business end of a pointy stake."
She turned to leave, but his hand on her arm stopped her. She looked at his hand and slowly, with a dangerous look on her face, her eyes made it to his face.
"I know Soldier boy's leaving has put you in a bit of a violent mood, but I've been noticing your handiwork lately. You're changing, and it's not for the better."
"Again, watch me not care what you think." She made a frustrated noise in her throat as she tugged her arm away from him.
"Look Spike. I don't need your fucked up comfort. Just stay the hell out of my way while I'm feeling generous enough to let you live. Got it?"
With that she turned and started to leave.
Spike watched her go for a moment, a scowl on his face.
"Yeah well, " he yelled after her, "when you've run yourself into the dirt because you couldn't take a li'l friendly advice, don't you come crying to me!"
Spike watched as she kept moving. He wished he wasn't in love with her. This caring bullshit was starting to sting.
*~*PECKING ORDER*~*
Angelus smiled when Lindsey finally sat down. He looked from Dru to Darla.
"I need a new dolly, I escaped Miss Edith all wrong." Drusilla pouted to Angelus who smiled at her.
Darla couldn't get over her luck. Now she had her boy and her lawyer. She looked forward to when Angelus would condition Lindsey the way he did Spike. She looked forward to the nights of passion and just plain sex. She looked forward to reclaiming her position over Angelus. But for now she was so happy to have him back, she was willing to let him strut around here like the leader.
"I've learned something about groups like ours."
All eyes were on him.
"You need security if you're going to lead a group like this. You need to be able to." Angelus trailed off, looking for a word that fit his thoughts perfectly.
Lindsey piped up.
"Trust?"
Angelus looked at Lindsey, his eyes wide with disbelief before he throws his head back and roars his laughter.
Lindsey scowled.
When Angelus' laughter died down he looked at Lindsey, his face still showing amusement.
"No, defiantly not trust. Fuck, if I were to put my trust in a group like this I would soon turn around only to find a stake in my own heart. And the second before I scatter as dust in the wind I would think 'why the fuck did I trust a bunch of blood sucking vampires?' I would know I deserved my death."
"No, not trust." He continued. "You need to be able to destroy each member. You need to be able to conquer them." His hard gaze fell on all three of them.
"I know I can kill Drusilla. She poses no threat to me." He looked at Lindsey. "I sure as fuck know I can kill you." He looked at Darla.
"I killed you once before."
"I remember, my love. But I am back and I'm still me."
"I know you are, I know you are." His evil smile didn't sit well with Darla.
"See, that's the problem. Another thing this group needs is loyalty. I don't care whether I get it by fear and force or if it comes naturally, but I require it. You, Darla, are the only one here with a will strong enough to withstand my.forcing."
Darla smiled. She knew he would recognize her obvious leader abilities.
"If you can't be loyal, you can't stay and get the benefits of my family."
Darla's smile faded.
"You're family. Let me just remind you who started this family. Who sired you. That would be me, Angelus, and don't you ever forget it."
Darla looked as if she was about to leave, but Angelus captured her throat.
"I don't intend on forgetting it." He was growling in her face. She couldn't break free from his grip.
Angelus leaned forward, but everyone could still hear his words.
"Even with a soul I knew I wanted to be with you. I begged you to let me be with you, to let me be a part of the family. You shoved me away. I wasn't strong enough then to shove back. But I am now. You wanted the whirlwind. Well, I thought that meant excitement and non-stop action. Then I realized what you wanted, even if you haven't yet realized it. It's what you need."
Angelus wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. Darla didn't know how to react so she just waited and listened.
"You see you've felt the rush, the whirlwind of being drained twice. First when the Master made you his little pawn, and secondly, when Drusilla changed you again. But each time you were brought back just at the breaking point. Not this time. This time you'll see it out until the end. You will feel the whirlwind a third and last time tonight, but know.I won't be bringing you back. Feel the rush that is eternal death. Since you have killed the only people foolish enough to bring you back, realize this is permanent. Every time we are responsible for a massacre I will think of you, and what you now will miss."
With that Angelus' face changed and he sunk his teeth into Darla and began to drain her. She struggled, but was not powerful enough yet to overpower Angelus. She looked to Lindsey and Dru to help her.
Lindsey bolted off the table as soon as he realized what was happening and prepared to fight Angelus, but was tackled by Drusilla. She held him steadfastly so that all he could do is watch the life drain out of his sire.
When nearly drained, Angelus took out a stake and staked her. He stood and turned to Drusilla and Lindsey, dusting himself off with a smile. He licked his lips and his face returned to normal. Drusilla moved off of Lindsey and Lindsey flew at Angelus.
It wasn't hard for Angelus to knock him down again.
"Now. As I said before.this group cannot work with only three members. We need a fourth."
"My Spike would make an excellent collectable, Daddy."
Angelus watched Lindsey get up, rage not withheld from his face.
"I'm sure he would, Dru-baby, but we aren't getting Spike."
"Then who will fit into Granmummy's shoes?" Drusilla looked a little confused.
Angelus looked at the two of them.
"I went for a little trip before coming to rejoin my family."
Angelus walked to a door in the warehouse and leaned against it. Drusilla and Lindsey walked closer to him.
"I wanted to find someone with the right amount of the sadistic nature I live off of, who could still be contrite when I wanted. I wanted to find a demon through and through with just enough sweetness to give one pause. Well I couldn't find her.here."
Angelus opened the door and Willow stepped through. Her body was encased in leather and lace, her face showing nothing but of the sweetness of which she was associated.
Drusilla narrowed her eyes.
"Are you making me a sister? One who will translate my reflection?"
"No Dru. I'm not doing to Willow what I once did to you. You are one of a kind."
Drusilla smiled, pleased with his answer.
"I remembered once coming across this one back when I spent my time fighting myself and other demons. When I was with the slayer."
Drusilla hissed.
"This one was the only one brave enough, balls-y enough to dare make ME into a pet." He looked down at Willow, who was watching him speak.
Angelus smiled a little evil grin.
"She is from an alternate dimension. In that dimension I was chained to her dwelling where she would do with me what she wished." Willow smiled widely. "She no longer thinks of me as her 'puppy'. She is broken, conditioned, rebuilt, and all mine."
Willow looked at the other two and smiled, vamping out in the process.
Lindsey, who didn't really know this girl, had just been watching her the whole time. He tried to figure out what she had that his sire did not. She looked quite harmless, really. But when she vamped, he saw the way her innocence slipped away and her demon self pronounced itself to the world. He'd never seen anyone so contrasting before.
"And now our family is complete."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Continued.
It's called The Death of a Slayer, and there are fourteen parts to it. It's got elements of a Buffy/Spike romance, written before there was a real romance between the two of them. As far as spoilers, this was started after BtVS S5: "Into the Woods" and AtS S2: "Reunion". And since it's been such a long time since those aired, you might want to read a recap or review of those episodes to be in the frame of mind I was in when I started.although it isn't necessary. Most you Buffy fans out there can name the show and number and season of any line of dialogue I could quote you.lol.
The rating for this part is R (violence and potty mouth) and of course these characters and this world does not belong to me but rather to Joss Whedon, Fox, and all those other great peeps that gave us a good show.
If you are interested in putting this story on your website, email me and let me know! I never say no, but I like to know who is supporting my work. Thanks!
*~*~*
*~*CRY ON MY SHOULDER*~*
Spike watched the tree he was leaning against as she dusted the last of the threesome of vampires she just single-handedly dusted. He was going to help her, but he realized quite quickly, she didn't need it.
Buffy turned when she heard Spike's clapping. She straightened up and stared at him.
"What do you want, Spike. Didn't anyone ever tell you that it isn't smart to push the buttons of an armed slayer that has just killed three of your kind?"
Spike walked towards her and stopped a few feet in front of her.
"Bite your tongue! They may be vampires, but they are not my kind."
Buffy rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, Spike. I don't have time for this."
"What do you have time for? Why not come to the Bronze. I saw you're pal, Xander there. He may be able to make you smile and liven up a bit."
Buffy replaced the stake and started to walk, Spike followed, even though she went away from the Bronze, rather than toward it.
"Why do you care if I smile or not? And you want to see active, I can get active all over your ass."
Spike frowned. He was really starting to worry about the chit.
"Look, Slayer, there is only so far your gonna be able t' push yourself b'fore you fall yourself."
Buffy stopped and faced him.
"Look, I don't need your analysis. I don't want your analysis. Just leave before you find yourself at the business end of a pointy stake."
She turned to leave, but his hand on her arm stopped her. She looked at his hand and slowly, with a dangerous look on her face, her eyes made it to his face.
"I know Soldier boy's leaving has put you in a bit of a violent mood, but I've been noticing your handiwork lately. You're changing, and it's not for the better."
"Again, watch me not care what you think." She made a frustrated noise in her throat as she tugged her arm away from him.
"Look Spike. I don't need your fucked up comfort. Just stay the hell out of my way while I'm feeling generous enough to let you live. Got it?"
With that she turned and started to leave.
Spike watched her go for a moment, a scowl on his face.
"Yeah well, " he yelled after her, "when you've run yourself into the dirt because you couldn't take a li'l friendly advice, don't you come crying to me!"
Spike watched as she kept moving. He wished he wasn't in love with her. This caring bullshit was starting to sting.
*~*PECKING ORDER*~*
Angelus smiled when Lindsey finally sat down. He looked from Dru to Darla.
"I need a new dolly, I escaped Miss Edith all wrong." Drusilla pouted to Angelus who smiled at her.
Darla couldn't get over her luck. Now she had her boy and her lawyer. She looked forward to when Angelus would condition Lindsey the way he did Spike. She looked forward to the nights of passion and just plain sex. She looked forward to reclaiming her position over Angelus. But for now she was so happy to have him back, she was willing to let him strut around here like the leader.
"I've learned something about groups like ours."
All eyes were on him.
"You need security if you're going to lead a group like this. You need to be able to." Angelus trailed off, looking for a word that fit his thoughts perfectly.
Lindsey piped up.
"Trust?"
Angelus looked at Lindsey, his eyes wide with disbelief before he throws his head back and roars his laughter.
Lindsey scowled.
When Angelus' laughter died down he looked at Lindsey, his face still showing amusement.
"No, defiantly not trust. Fuck, if I were to put my trust in a group like this I would soon turn around only to find a stake in my own heart. And the second before I scatter as dust in the wind I would think 'why the fuck did I trust a bunch of blood sucking vampires?' I would know I deserved my death."
"No, not trust." He continued. "You need to be able to destroy each member. You need to be able to conquer them." His hard gaze fell on all three of them.
"I know I can kill Drusilla. She poses no threat to me." He looked at Lindsey. "I sure as fuck know I can kill you." He looked at Darla.
"I killed you once before."
"I remember, my love. But I am back and I'm still me."
"I know you are, I know you are." His evil smile didn't sit well with Darla.
"See, that's the problem. Another thing this group needs is loyalty. I don't care whether I get it by fear and force or if it comes naturally, but I require it. You, Darla, are the only one here with a will strong enough to withstand my.forcing."
Darla smiled. She knew he would recognize her obvious leader abilities.
"If you can't be loyal, you can't stay and get the benefits of my family."
Darla's smile faded.
"You're family. Let me just remind you who started this family. Who sired you. That would be me, Angelus, and don't you ever forget it."
Darla looked as if she was about to leave, but Angelus captured her throat.
"I don't intend on forgetting it." He was growling in her face. She couldn't break free from his grip.
Angelus leaned forward, but everyone could still hear his words.
"Even with a soul I knew I wanted to be with you. I begged you to let me be with you, to let me be a part of the family. You shoved me away. I wasn't strong enough then to shove back. But I am now. You wanted the whirlwind. Well, I thought that meant excitement and non-stop action. Then I realized what you wanted, even if you haven't yet realized it. It's what you need."
Angelus wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. Darla didn't know how to react so she just waited and listened.
"You see you've felt the rush, the whirlwind of being drained twice. First when the Master made you his little pawn, and secondly, when Drusilla changed you again. But each time you were brought back just at the breaking point. Not this time. This time you'll see it out until the end. You will feel the whirlwind a third and last time tonight, but know.I won't be bringing you back. Feel the rush that is eternal death. Since you have killed the only people foolish enough to bring you back, realize this is permanent. Every time we are responsible for a massacre I will think of you, and what you now will miss."
With that Angelus' face changed and he sunk his teeth into Darla and began to drain her. She struggled, but was not powerful enough yet to overpower Angelus. She looked to Lindsey and Dru to help her.
Lindsey bolted off the table as soon as he realized what was happening and prepared to fight Angelus, but was tackled by Drusilla. She held him steadfastly so that all he could do is watch the life drain out of his sire.
When nearly drained, Angelus took out a stake and staked her. He stood and turned to Drusilla and Lindsey, dusting himself off with a smile. He licked his lips and his face returned to normal. Drusilla moved off of Lindsey and Lindsey flew at Angelus.
It wasn't hard for Angelus to knock him down again.
"Now. As I said before.this group cannot work with only three members. We need a fourth."
"My Spike would make an excellent collectable, Daddy."
Angelus watched Lindsey get up, rage not withheld from his face.
"I'm sure he would, Dru-baby, but we aren't getting Spike."
"Then who will fit into Granmummy's shoes?" Drusilla looked a little confused.
Angelus looked at the two of them.
"I went for a little trip before coming to rejoin my family."
Angelus walked to a door in the warehouse and leaned against it. Drusilla and Lindsey walked closer to him.
"I wanted to find someone with the right amount of the sadistic nature I live off of, who could still be contrite when I wanted. I wanted to find a demon through and through with just enough sweetness to give one pause. Well I couldn't find her.here."
Angelus opened the door and Willow stepped through. Her body was encased in leather and lace, her face showing nothing but of the sweetness of which she was associated.
Drusilla narrowed her eyes.
"Are you making me a sister? One who will translate my reflection?"
"No Dru. I'm not doing to Willow what I once did to you. You are one of a kind."
Drusilla smiled, pleased with his answer.
"I remembered once coming across this one back when I spent my time fighting myself and other demons. When I was with the slayer."
Drusilla hissed.
"This one was the only one brave enough, balls-y enough to dare make ME into a pet." He looked down at Willow, who was watching him speak.
Angelus smiled a little evil grin.
"She is from an alternate dimension. In that dimension I was chained to her dwelling where she would do with me what she wished." Willow smiled widely. "She no longer thinks of me as her 'puppy'. She is broken, conditioned, rebuilt, and all mine."
Willow looked at the other two and smiled, vamping out in the process.
Lindsey, who didn't really know this girl, had just been watching her the whole time. He tried to figure out what she had that his sire did not. She looked quite harmless, really. But when she vamped, he saw the way her innocence slipped away and her demon self pronounced itself to the world. He'd never seen anyone so contrasting before.
"And now our family is complete."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Continued.