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 foul 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!
*~*~*
*~*SO REAL*~*
"I'm telling you it was Willow and she was a vampire. It was so real."
Spike watched her pace the floor.
"It was a dream, pet, that's all."
"Spike you aren't listening to me. It wasn't 'just a dream'. Sometimes my dreams mean something significant."
Spike nodded and stood up, standing in the way of her pacing and taking her gently by the arms.
"Alright. We'll investigate. Ok?"
His quiet tone and his intense eyes calmed her and she nodded.
"I was so upset, I went over to Willow's. She didn't appreciate the stake. I just, had to know."
Spike chuckled and Buffy managed to smile. "Pretty silly, huh?"
"No, just a natural concern for your mates. I can understand that. We'll start hittin' my contacts, find out if Drusilla or Angelus is about."
She nods, her eyes far away. Spike was getting used to that look. Ever since she got a call from Cordelia's friend, David Nabbit, telling of the destruction Angelus had wrought there, she'd been visiting that far away place a lot. Probably blaming herself, he thought.
He opened his mouth to say something when the phone rang. He walked over to it and picked it up.
"'Ello."
Buffy looked at Spike and saw his face register shock and then coldness as he listened to the caller. Buffy shifted uncomfortably under his gaze as his eyes found her. She preyed for time to stop. She didn't want to know what was causing him to look that upset. She recognized the look and she just couldn't handle this again.
Slowly Spike replaced the phone in the cradle. He swallowed and made his way to Buffy. Buffy couldn't help the tears that threatened.
"What is it?" she asked hesitantly.
Spike took her in his arms but she shoved him away, looking at his eyes.
"Tell me."
"That was Giles."
Buffy could feel emptiness in her stomach. She waited, no longer in a hurry to hear what needed to be said.
"Xander found Willow and Tara. They're dead." He braced himself for whatever her reaction might be. He didn't know anymore what to expect from her.
Buffy's eyes widened and she made a small noise but it was choked off. She had just seen Willow hours ago. This couldn't be true.
Spike watched the emotions cross her face. He waited for her to process the information. His eyes roamed her face and he noticed the telltale lines and hardness that the last few days of death had caused her.
Buffy's eyes overflowed with tears as she violently jumped up from her sitting position and started heading for the door. Spike quickly intercepted her before the daylight prevented him from doing so. She whirled on him and started hitting his chest in protest. Spike puffed out his chest and took the beating, staring at her as she cried.
"No! This can't be happening!" Buffy sobbed and fell against Spike, whose arms instantly encircled her.
He was personally going to see Angelus returned to hell for this. And this time, he wasn't coming back.
*~*IT CONTINUES*~*
Overpowering Xander wasn't very hard. He practically gave himself to them. He sent the word out throughout Sunnydale that he was looking for Angelus and where he could be found. Angelus figured that Xander picked the cemetery because he was hoping Buffy would happy by. Angelus hoped she did.
Xander spit more blood onto the ground. The vampire Willow was on his lap, straddling him as he sat on a monument in the cemetery. She rocked her hips, moving herself against him, laughing when he struggles to get away from her. She wasn't vamped. She wanted him to think of his own sweet Willow while she toyed with him. She licked at the tear that ran down his cheek.
"You want to know the real beauty of killing Willow?" Angelus' voice cut into Xander's thoughts. "We sat back and watched your slayer leave her home, and moments later, we descended. I bet Buffy is thinking 'if she had only stayed longer' or something similar to that." Angelus chuckled deep in his throat as the Willow on his lap purred. "It wasn't hard to get Tara to invite us in. I think she thought that if we released Willow, she and Willow could take us on, or restore my soul, or some shit like that. She was alive long enough to watch her counterpart here drain her girlfriend." Angelus laughed when Xander struggled more.
Xander wished again that he hadn't of been so stupid as to rush into this without telling Buffy.
*~*~*
Buffy walked silently beside Spike. She knew something was wrong. Her dreams told her to come here, and she knew better than to argue.
She gripped her stake tightly as she searched through the darkness for whatever it was she was there to stop. She was brought up short when she heard a sound. Her eyes widened at what she saw.
Spike's eyes found what hers did and he too was nearly rooted with shock as he saw them. Before them, still a bit of a distance away was Angelus and Drusilla watching a vamped Willow draining the last of Xander.
"No." Buffy whispered.
As Xander slid to the ground, Angelus' eyes rose to Buffy's and widened with pleasure. He lifted a hand to his lips and blew her a kiss.
Buffy jumped into action. As quickly as she could, she started running toward them, yelling in furry as she prepared to kill them all. She knew Spike wasn't far behind her as she neared. Buffy saw them duck out of sight, but that only made her spur herself on faster.
When she got to Xander's body she looked around, trying to find their trail. Spike came up behind her and then took off to the right, catching their scent. Buffy followed him.
She couldn't see them ahead of them but she knew they were there. She trusted Spike's sense of smell and she followed him easily through the night, dodging trees and headstones. Her eyes scanned, in case she caught a glimpse for herself, but she doesn't see them, only Spike.
Suddenly Spike pitched forward and rolled and she nearly tripped on him. If he hadn't of rolled out of the way, she would have. She looked back to see if he was ok and smacked right into a wall. A wall named Angelus.
She looked up at him from her place on the ground and she rolled and hopped up to her feet, ready to fight.
"Not yet. Besides, the sun is coming. If you don't get Spike home soon.well lets just say he'll become more portable." Angelus smiled his dangerous smile and took off.
Buffy went to follow him, but looked at Spike and saw a stake sticking out of his chest. She looked toward Angelus and then went to Spike's side. She inspected the wound. She pulled the stake out quickly and Spike came alive, swinging. Buffy ducked out of the way and backed up, waiting for him to regain his sense of where he was.
Spike looked around and only saw Buffy, with a bloody stake in her hand. He looked around and then growled.
"Bloody bastard. I'll dust him yet."
Buffy seemed in a state of shock. It started to sink in. Angelus was here, killing her friends. She always knew he would if he had the chance. She cursed herself for letting him have that chance.
Slowly she walked toward where she knew Xander's body still was.
Spike silently followed her, holding his chest, and keeping his distance from Buffy. He sensed she needed something that no one could give her right now, and he wasn't sure how to deal with this. He never had any love for the whelp, but he had long past the time of wanting him dead.
He followed Buffy back to Xander. Xander lay there, crumpled at the ground, where he was left.
Slowly Buffy sank down by Xander. She turned him onto his back and Spike was sure that she was crying.
Suddenly she threw back her head and let out a scream of pure pain, pure loss, and somewhere there was a promise for vengeance in that scream. It made Spike shiver a little to hear its unearthly tone.
Somebody was going to die.
*~*~*~*~*~*
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 foul 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!
*~*~*
*~*SO REAL*~*
"I'm telling you it was Willow and she was a vampire. It was so real."
Spike watched her pace the floor.
"It was a dream, pet, that's all."
"Spike you aren't listening to me. It wasn't 'just a dream'. Sometimes my dreams mean something significant."
Spike nodded and stood up, standing in the way of her pacing and taking her gently by the arms.
"Alright. We'll investigate. Ok?"
His quiet tone and his intense eyes calmed her and she nodded.
"I was so upset, I went over to Willow's. She didn't appreciate the stake. I just, had to know."
Spike chuckled and Buffy managed to smile. "Pretty silly, huh?"
"No, just a natural concern for your mates. I can understand that. We'll start hittin' my contacts, find out if Drusilla or Angelus is about."
She nods, her eyes far away. Spike was getting used to that look. Ever since she got a call from Cordelia's friend, David Nabbit, telling of the destruction Angelus had wrought there, she'd been visiting that far away place a lot. Probably blaming herself, he thought.
He opened his mouth to say something when the phone rang. He walked over to it and picked it up.
"'Ello."
Buffy looked at Spike and saw his face register shock and then coldness as he listened to the caller. Buffy shifted uncomfortably under his gaze as his eyes found her. She preyed for time to stop. She didn't want to know what was causing him to look that upset. She recognized the look and she just couldn't handle this again.
Slowly Spike replaced the phone in the cradle. He swallowed and made his way to Buffy. Buffy couldn't help the tears that threatened.
"What is it?" she asked hesitantly.
Spike took her in his arms but she shoved him away, looking at his eyes.
"Tell me."
"That was Giles."
Buffy could feel emptiness in her stomach. She waited, no longer in a hurry to hear what needed to be said.
"Xander found Willow and Tara. They're dead." He braced himself for whatever her reaction might be. He didn't know anymore what to expect from her.
Buffy's eyes widened and she made a small noise but it was choked off. She had just seen Willow hours ago. This couldn't be true.
Spike watched the emotions cross her face. He waited for her to process the information. His eyes roamed her face and he noticed the telltale lines and hardness that the last few days of death had caused her.
Buffy's eyes overflowed with tears as she violently jumped up from her sitting position and started heading for the door. Spike quickly intercepted her before the daylight prevented him from doing so. She whirled on him and started hitting his chest in protest. Spike puffed out his chest and took the beating, staring at her as she cried.
"No! This can't be happening!" Buffy sobbed and fell against Spike, whose arms instantly encircled her.
He was personally going to see Angelus returned to hell for this. And this time, he wasn't coming back.
*~*IT CONTINUES*~*
Overpowering Xander wasn't very hard. He practically gave himself to them. He sent the word out throughout Sunnydale that he was looking for Angelus and where he could be found. Angelus figured that Xander picked the cemetery because he was hoping Buffy would happy by. Angelus hoped she did.
Xander spit more blood onto the ground. The vampire Willow was on his lap, straddling him as he sat on a monument in the cemetery. She rocked her hips, moving herself against him, laughing when he struggles to get away from her. She wasn't vamped. She wanted him to think of his own sweet Willow while she toyed with him. She licked at the tear that ran down his cheek.
"You want to know the real beauty of killing Willow?" Angelus' voice cut into Xander's thoughts. "We sat back and watched your slayer leave her home, and moments later, we descended. I bet Buffy is thinking 'if she had only stayed longer' or something similar to that." Angelus chuckled deep in his throat as the Willow on his lap purred. "It wasn't hard to get Tara to invite us in. I think she thought that if we released Willow, she and Willow could take us on, or restore my soul, or some shit like that. She was alive long enough to watch her counterpart here drain her girlfriend." Angelus laughed when Xander struggled more.
Xander wished again that he hadn't of been so stupid as to rush into this without telling Buffy.
*~*~*
Buffy walked silently beside Spike. She knew something was wrong. Her dreams told her to come here, and she knew better than to argue.
She gripped her stake tightly as she searched through the darkness for whatever it was she was there to stop. She was brought up short when she heard a sound. Her eyes widened at what she saw.
Spike's eyes found what hers did and he too was nearly rooted with shock as he saw them. Before them, still a bit of a distance away was Angelus and Drusilla watching a vamped Willow draining the last of Xander.
"No." Buffy whispered.
As Xander slid to the ground, Angelus' eyes rose to Buffy's and widened with pleasure. He lifted a hand to his lips and blew her a kiss.
Buffy jumped into action. As quickly as she could, she started running toward them, yelling in furry as she prepared to kill them all. She knew Spike wasn't far behind her as she neared. Buffy saw them duck out of sight, but that only made her spur herself on faster.
When she got to Xander's body she looked around, trying to find their trail. Spike came up behind her and then took off to the right, catching their scent. Buffy followed him.
She couldn't see them ahead of them but she knew they were there. She trusted Spike's sense of smell and she followed him easily through the night, dodging trees and headstones. Her eyes scanned, in case she caught a glimpse for herself, but she doesn't see them, only Spike.
Suddenly Spike pitched forward and rolled and she nearly tripped on him. If he hadn't of rolled out of the way, she would have. She looked back to see if he was ok and smacked right into a wall. A wall named Angelus.
She looked up at him from her place on the ground and she rolled and hopped up to her feet, ready to fight.
"Not yet. Besides, the sun is coming. If you don't get Spike home soon.well lets just say he'll become more portable." Angelus smiled his dangerous smile and took off.
Buffy went to follow him, but looked at Spike and saw a stake sticking out of his chest. She looked toward Angelus and then went to Spike's side. She inspected the wound. She pulled the stake out quickly and Spike came alive, swinging. Buffy ducked out of the way and backed up, waiting for him to regain his sense of where he was.
Spike looked around and only saw Buffy, with a bloody stake in her hand. He looked around and then growled.
"Bloody bastard. I'll dust him yet."
Buffy seemed in a state of shock. It started to sink in. Angelus was here, killing her friends. She always knew he would if he had the chance. She cursed herself for letting him have that chance.
Slowly she walked toward where she knew Xander's body still was.
Spike silently followed her, holding his chest, and keeping his distance from Buffy. He sensed she needed something that no one could give her right now, and he wasn't sure how to deal with this. He never had any love for the whelp, but he had long past the time of wanting him dead.
He followed Buffy back to Xander. Xander lay there, crumpled at the ground, where he was left.
Slowly Buffy sank down by Xander. She turned him onto his back and Spike was sure that she was crying.
Suddenly she threw back her head and let out a scream of pure pain, pure loss, and somewhere there was a promise for vengeance in that scream. It made Spike shiver a little to hear its unearthly tone.
Somebody was going to die.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Continued.