Chapter 14
"I want you guys to stay here. Spike and I will deal with David." Buffy told them and they all agreed even though they wanted to help. "You ready for this?" Buffy asked Spike and he nodded.
"Yeah, I wanna give this bloke a piece of my mind." Buffy nodded and they both ran out of the house in a hurry to get to Emily. They got to the address that Benny gave her and it was an apartment building.
"Well, at least he lives like everyone else. I was afraid that she would be underground or something." Buffy said.
"He's not a demon, love." Spike assured her.
"Yeah, well it's hard to tell these days. I'm still gonna seriously kick his ass for this." Spike smiled.
"I'm right there with you. So, shall we go then?" Buffy nodded and looked at him.
"We shall," she replied as she took his arm and they ran inside the building. "He's on the 4th floor." She told Spike and they headed up the elevator. When they got there Buffy looked for apartment number 410 and when she found it they stopped. "This is it, now what do we do? He's probably got the door locked and we can't exactly knock." Buffy told him.
"Do you have a bobby pin on you or something I could use?" Buffy nodded and took a pin out of her hair and handed it to him. He took it and tried to pick the lock. After a few seconds the door opened and Spike smiled at her. "Well, looks like I still have some evil in me." Buffy rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, you picked a lock. How evil of you because I'm sure no one knows how to do that." She said sarcastically as they walked inside.
"You can't just let me have my moment." Buffy ignored him.
"So, what are we supposed to do when we find him? We could be putting Emily in even more danger." Buffy whispered.
"We knock him around till he can't take anymore and we get her out of here." Buffy nodded.
"Right, good plan." They walked to the back of the apartment and saw a closed door. "That's probably his room, be ready for anything." Buffy whispered to him and he nodded as she reached the doorknob. She took a deep breath and opened the door and found her daughter in the middle of the room tied to a chair. When Emily heard the door open she thought it was David when she looked up and saw Buffy.
"Mom!" Emily claimed as Buffy ran to her side.
"It's okay; we're getting you out of here." Buffy went to untie her when she heard something and looked up to see David hit Spike on the head with a lamp and he didn't look happy. Buffy saw Spike fall to the floor and then looked up at David.
"Isn't this a surprise. I knew you would show up eventually, I just didn't know you would bring him. That doesn't make me happy, Buffy." Buffy glared at him.
"You have gone too far. Who the hell do you think you are kidnapping my kid?" David smiled at her.
"She's my kid too, incase you forgot." Buffy got in his face.
"No, just because you helped make her does not make you her father. A father is someone who cares about their child no matter what. Someone that will always be there through thick and thin, someone like Spike. You were nothing, but a mistake. The only good thing that I got out of my so-called relationship with you is my daughter." That made David mad and he tried to hit Buffy when Spike got up and knocked him to the floor and then went to Buffy's side. "Untie her and get her out of here. I'll deal with him." She told him and he obeyed and went to Emily. David got up and tried to hit Buffy again but she blocked it and hit him back. Spike got Emily untied and he grabbed her hand and went to the door when Emily stopped.
"No, we have to help her." Spike looked at her and then at Buffy.
"She can take care of herself. I have to get you out of here." Emily was about to protest when Buffy was thrown into a wall. David turned back to look at Spike and Emily. Spike got in front of her and glared at David.
"You will not take her away from me." Spike was too busy making sure that Buffy was okay and didn't notice the fist until it connected with his face. He fell to the floor and left Emily unprotected. David took advantage of it and grabbed her. She tried to fight him off, but he was bigger and stronger than she was. Buffy and Spike got up at the same time and saw David with Emily and they didn't know what to do. He then walked over to the balcony and opened the door, still holding on to Emily. "I guess I know what I have to do. If I can't have my own daughter, then no one will." He said as he lifted Emily up and held her over the balcony. She screamed as she tried to get away, but it was no use.
"No, David don't do it." Buffy said, pleading.
"I'm sorry, Buffy. I wish it didn't have to be this way." He then threw Emily over the balcony.
"I want you guys to stay here. Spike and I will deal with David." Buffy told them and they all agreed even though they wanted to help. "You ready for this?" Buffy asked Spike and he nodded.
"Yeah, I wanna give this bloke a piece of my mind." Buffy nodded and they both ran out of the house in a hurry to get to Emily. They got to the address that Benny gave her and it was an apartment building.
"Well, at least he lives like everyone else. I was afraid that she would be underground or something." Buffy said.
"He's not a demon, love." Spike assured her.
"Yeah, well it's hard to tell these days. I'm still gonna seriously kick his ass for this." Spike smiled.
"I'm right there with you. So, shall we go then?" Buffy nodded and looked at him.
"We shall," she replied as she took his arm and they ran inside the building. "He's on the 4th floor." She told Spike and they headed up the elevator. When they got there Buffy looked for apartment number 410 and when she found it they stopped. "This is it, now what do we do? He's probably got the door locked and we can't exactly knock." Buffy told him.
"Do you have a bobby pin on you or something I could use?" Buffy nodded and took a pin out of her hair and handed it to him. He took it and tried to pick the lock. After a few seconds the door opened and Spike smiled at her. "Well, looks like I still have some evil in me." Buffy rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, you picked a lock. How evil of you because I'm sure no one knows how to do that." She said sarcastically as they walked inside.
"You can't just let me have my moment." Buffy ignored him.
"So, what are we supposed to do when we find him? We could be putting Emily in even more danger." Buffy whispered.
"We knock him around till he can't take anymore and we get her out of here." Buffy nodded.
"Right, good plan." They walked to the back of the apartment and saw a closed door. "That's probably his room, be ready for anything." Buffy whispered to him and he nodded as she reached the doorknob. She took a deep breath and opened the door and found her daughter in the middle of the room tied to a chair. When Emily heard the door open she thought it was David when she looked up and saw Buffy.
"Mom!" Emily claimed as Buffy ran to her side.
"It's okay; we're getting you out of here." Buffy went to untie her when she heard something and looked up to see David hit Spike on the head with a lamp and he didn't look happy. Buffy saw Spike fall to the floor and then looked up at David.
"Isn't this a surprise. I knew you would show up eventually, I just didn't know you would bring him. That doesn't make me happy, Buffy." Buffy glared at him.
"You have gone too far. Who the hell do you think you are kidnapping my kid?" David smiled at her.
"She's my kid too, incase you forgot." Buffy got in his face.
"No, just because you helped make her does not make you her father. A father is someone who cares about their child no matter what. Someone that will always be there through thick and thin, someone like Spike. You were nothing, but a mistake. The only good thing that I got out of my so-called relationship with you is my daughter." That made David mad and he tried to hit Buffy when Spike got up and knocked him to the floor and then went to Buffy's side. "Untie her and get her out of here. I'll deal with him." She told him and he obeyed and went to Emily. David got up and tried to hit Buffy again but she blocked it and hit him back. Spike got Emily untied and he grabbed her hand and went to the door when Emily stopped.
"No, we have to help her." Spike looked at her and then at Buffy.
"She can take care of herself. I have to get you out of here." Emily was about to protest when Buffy was thrown into a wall. David turned back to look at Spike and Emily. Spike got in front of her and glared at David.
"You will not take her away from me." Spike was too busy making sure that Buffy was okay and didn't notice the fist until it connected with his face. He fell to the floor and left Emily unprotected. David took advantage of it and grabbed her. She tried to fight him off, but he was bigger and stronger than she was. Buffy and Spike got up at the same time and saw David with Emily and they didn't know what to do. He then walked over to the balcony and opened the door, still holding on to Emily. "I guess I know what I have to do. If I can't have my own daughter, then no one will." He said as he lifted Emily up and held her over the balcony. She screamed as she tried to get away, but it was no use.
"No, David don't do it." Buffy said, pleading.
"I'm sorry, Buffy. I wish it didn't have to be this way." He then threw Emily over the balcony.