Title: Numb
Author:Chyna*_*Whyte
A/N: Here is the link to Blame. You guys are so nice and great and funny and...pretty! thanks for the feedback! // = Flash backs. * = thoughts. I'm sorry I couldn't get this out sooner. I'm an idiot.
Thank You's: Ashleigh, Caligurl, Sandra, Mirya, Christine, kolumbyne, Rain, and if I missed any one please refer to the last line of the author's note.
//Spike lay on top of his sarcophagus staring straight into the ceiling of his crypt. He was replaying the day's events in his mind. Angelus was back. And was more than a little pissed off. He knew he had something up his sleeve and he knew it wasn't too good for him.
So lost in his thoughts he didn't notice the large hand reaching for his throat, until it had lifted him off the ground.
"How are you, my boy?"
"S-sire." He sputtered.
"We really need to talk, Spike." Angelus loosened his grip slightly.
"My pleasure to talk to you, Angelus."
Angelus chuckled and released him, "You are such a good childe sometimes."
Spike rubbed his neck and went to sit in a chair furthest away from Angelus, "So what's goin', Sire? I'm guessin' you want a little payback?"
Angel smirked, "Oh, for running me through with hot pokers? Oh, yes, definitely. But not now. Now all I want is the Slayer."
Spike eyed the older vampire warily. he noted the possessive tone he'd held. "So what do you need me for?"
"By now all of the goody-goodies know that I'm not playing for their team anymore. And, so, of course they're going to try to restore me and we can't let that happen, right?" He walked closer to the platinum blonde. "They trust you to a certain extent and I intend to use that to the fullest."
"What do you need me to do? And how do you expect me to fully help you if I can't even bit properly?" Spike asked. He didn't go outright and demand his chip to be removed, knowing that Angelus just may remove his entire head.
"Ah, yes. Your state of impotency." Spike growled lightly.
Angelus smile, "I will take care of you my boy. I always will."//
*****
Willow slumped against Giles' couch in exhaustion. The spell had taken a lot out of her, even though it didn't work. Everything was so confusing. Something had to have happened with the spell. There was too much power in that room for nothing to have happened.
She looked up as she saw Oz come over to sit next to her. He had been talking to Giles about something or another, it didn't really matter. Buffy was still missing. Willow curled into her boyfriend, grateful for the comfort. Her tired eyed scanned the room looking at all of her worried friends. She watched as Anya held on to Xander for dear life.
*She's probably glad she's safe.* Willow didn't want such a bitter thought in her mind, even if it may be true.
Xander's head lay on her shoulder as he stoically stared into the hot tea in front of him. *Aren't we supposed to be doing something?* What exactly they could do now she had no idea.
Her gaze shifted to Giles who had his attention fully to a book. *What the hell is a book going to do now? Ugh…bitter thoughts, bitter thoughts.*
Clearing her throat she broke the silence. "What can we do now?"
They all stared at her not really knowing how to answer her question. None of them knew.
Xander spoke up, "Maybe we should wait until daytime. That gave us the upper hand before."
"What if it's too late, Xander? Maybe we still have a chance to do something." Willow said frustrated.
"So what are you saying Willow? That Angelus may kill her? If he waited all of this time just to take her, why would he just kill her now?" Xander started.
"Maybe he wants something." Giles interrupted.
"Yeah. He wants her!"
"How do we know? I *told* you I felt something bad coming. We need to do something guys!" Willow sat up straight and looked at them pleadingly, "We have to hurry."
"We will, Willow." Giles confirmed. "Xander, collect some weapons from the cabinet. Giles dropped the book from his hands and went to a locked safe cabinet he never let them touch, not even Buffy. He took off a silver ring he wore and expanded it. It was a key.
The Gang looked on, confused.
"Oz, go down to the Magic Box and collect these items." He quickly jotted down some items with a near by pen and notepad. Oz got up and grabbed the paper. He nodded at them then left.
Anya looked at everyone who was busy doing and felt useless. She looked expectantly towards Giles. "Well? What should I do?"
Giles looked at her and then to Willow. "Both of you come with me." He guided them to his spare room.
***
Spike stared at the crying slayer and then back at his angry sire, "I did exactly what you told me to do!"
Angelus went to try to comfort the weeping girl, but was flung away.
"It's just a bad dream! A bad dream, a dream..." She repeated over again clutching her sides.
"What was it you did?!" Angelus yelled, pulling himself off the ground.
"I went in and changed the spell to what you wanted. Just like you said."
"You fucking idiot!" Angelus muttered looking at his slayer. "Did you actually think that I would let you even touch a spell? What did I tell you to do before that?"
"Well, I'm not sure. I thought-"
"See? That's what happens when you *think*! That is the last time I send you out on anything besides muscle work. I told you tell Danny to get the Shaman to change the spell for you then switch them!" Angelus sighed tiredly, "Just get the Hell out. I'll deal with you later with you later."
Spike shook his head and left the mansion.
Angelus crouched down next to Buffy. She had stopped crying and just rocked in a little ball.
"Buffy?"
She looked up at him with red rimmed eyes, "Why? Why did you do this to me?"
He took a hold of her hands and whispered, "Because I need you…and you need me now. This way nothing can stand in our way anymore. We can be happy."
"Why aren't I evil? What's going on?" She gripped his hand tighter.
"C'mon." He carefully lifted her in his arms and laid her on the bed. "It'll be ok. You'll see. Just sleep, you need to rest."
"No. Tell me. I need to know."
"Something went a little wrong. That's all. Now, while you sleep I'll find you some food." Angelus pulled away.
"No!" She grabbed his hands and said weakly, "I won't let you kill anyone. Especially for me. I can't go through that."
Angelus stared for a moment. *This may be a little more difficult than I thought.* "Fine. I'll get you something else."
Buffy's eyes widened as she watched him pull away. She didn't' know whether him killing someone or leaving her was worse. She knew that she should hate him, that she should kill him. She couldn't. She felt a pain go through her knowing he wasn't next to her. How could she live without his touch forever?
"Please don't leave me. I need you. Please."
He smiled. "That's right, baby. Now you understand."
He took off his shirt and climbed into bed with her. She quickly moved closer and snuggled into him. She fell asleep almost immediately.
Angelus stayed awake. He was waiting, thinking for his next move.
***
Giles quickly dashed on a pair of thick, black leather gloves. He turned the combination and unlocked it. Then he laid his hand on the top of it and said a few words under his breath. The door to the safe swung open revealing a reddish black book wrapped in some material. He carefully lifted the book on top of the safe so all three could look at it. It seemed to sparkle with magic as the girls looked on.
Anya's eyes lit up, "I can not believe you have this."
"What is it?" asked Willow. She moved to touch it, but her hand was swatted away by Giles.
"It is the book of Tetzel." Seeing the look on Willow's face he continued, "Tetzel was the ruler of everything at one point. There was no good, no purity on Earth when he reigned. When the Goddess Xiana came to save Earth he was driven back and cast way into this book."
It was then she noticed the thick cloth wrapped around the book and the gloves on his hands. "Why can't you touch it?"
Giles paused for a moment choosing his words carefully, "Any good it encounters…it destroys."
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Author:Chyna*_*Whyte
A/N: Here is the link to Blame. You guys are so nice and great and funny and...pretty! thanks for the feedback! // = Flash backs. * = thoughts. I'm sorry I couldn't get this out sooner. I'm an idiot.
Thank You's: Ashleigh, Caligurl, Sandra, Mirya, Christine, kolumbyne, Rain, and if I missed any one please refer to the last line of the author's note.
//Spike lay on top of his sarcophagus staring straight into the ceiling of his crypt. He was replaying the day's events in his mind. Angelus was back. And was more than a little pissed off. He knew he had something up his sleeve and he knew it wasn't too good for him.
So lost in his thoughts he didn't notice the large hand reaching for his throat, until it had lifted him off the ground.
"How are you, my boy?"
"S-sire." He sputtered.
"We really need to talk, Spike." Angelus loosened his grip slightly.
"My pleasure to talk to you, Angelus."
Angelus chuckled and released him, "You are such a good childe sometimes."
Spike rubbed his neck and went to sit in a chair furthest away from Angelus, "So what's goin', Sire? I'm guessin' you want a little payback?"
Angel smirked, "Oh, for running me through with hot pokers? Oh, yes, definitely. But not now. Now all I want is the Slayer."
Spike eyed the older vampire warily. he noted the possessive tone he'd held. "So what do you need me for?"
"By now all of the goody-goodies know that I'm not playing for their team anymore. And, so, of course they're going to try to restore me and we can't let that happen, right?" He walked closer to the platinum blonde. "They trust you to a certain extent and I intend to use that to the fullest."
"What do you need me to do? And how do you expect me to fully help you if I can't even bit properly?" Spike asked. He didn't go outright and demand his chip to be removed, knowing that Angelus just may remove his entire head.
"Ah, yes. Your state of impotency." Spike growled lightly.
Angelus smile, "I will take care of you my boy. I always will."//
*****
Willow slumped against Giles' couch in exhaustion. The spell had taken a lot out of her, even though it didn't work. Everything was so confusing. Something had to have happened with the spell. There was too much power in that room for nothing to have happened.
She looked up as she saw Oz come over to sit next to her. He had been talking to Giles about something or another, it didn't really matter. Buffy was still missing. Willow curled into her boyfriend, grateful for the comfort. Her tired eyed scanned the room looking at all of her worried friends. She watched as Anya held on to Xander for dear life.
*She's probably glad she's safe.* Willow didn't want such a bitter thought in her mind, even if it may be true.
Xander's head lay on her shoulder as he stoically stared into the hot tea in front of him. *Aren't we supposed to be doing something?* What exactly they could do now she had no idea.
Her gaze shifted to Giles who had his attention fully to a book. *What the hell is a book going to do now? Ugh…bitter thoughts, bitter thoughts.*
Clearing her throat she broke the silence. "What can we do now?"
They all stared at her not really knowing how to answer her question. None of them knew.
Xander spoke up, "Maybe we should wait until daytime. That gave us the upper hand before."
"What if it's too late, Xander? Maybe we still have a chance to do something." Willow said frustrated.
"So what are you saying Willow? That Angelus may kill her? If he waited all of this time just to take her, why would he just kill her now?" Xander started.
"Maybe he wants something." Giles interrupted.
"Yeah. He wants her!"
"How do we know? I *told* you I felt something bad coming. We need to do something guys!" Willow sat up straight and looked at them pleadingly, "We have to hurry."
"We will, Willow." Giles confirmed. "Xander, collect some weapons from the cabinet. Giles dropped the book from his hands and went to a locked safe cabinet he never let them touch, not even Buffy. He took off a silver ring he wore and expanded it. It was a key.
The Gang looked on, confused.
"Oz, go down to the Magic Box and collect these items." He quickly jotted down some items with a near by pen and notepad. Oz got up and grabbed the paper. He nodded at them then left.
Anya looked at everyone who was busy doing and felt useless. She looked expectantly towards Giles. "Well? What should I do?"
Giles looked at her and then to Willow. "Both of you come with me." He guided them to his spare room.
***
Spike stared at the crying slayer and then back at his angry sire, "I did exactly what you told me to do!"
Angelus went to try to comfort the weeping girl, but was flung away.
"It's just a bad dream! A bad dream, a dream..." She repeated over again clutching her sides.
"What was it you did?!" Angelus yelled, pulling himself off the ground.
"I went in and changed the spell to what you wanted. Just like you said."
"You fucking idiot!" Angelus muttered looking at his slayer. "Did you actually think that I would let you even touch a spell? What did I tell you to do before that?"
"Well, I'm not sure. I thought-"
"See? That's what happens when you *think*! That is the last time I send you out on anything besides muscle work. I told you tell Danny to get the Shaman to change the spell for you then switch them!" Angelus sighed tiredly, "Just get the Hell out. I'll deal with you later with you later."
Spike shook his head and left the mansion.
Angelus crouched down next to Buffy. She had stopped crying and just rocked in a little ball.
"Buffy?"
She looked up at him with red rimmed eyes, "Why? Why did you do this to me?"
He took a hold of her hands and whispered, "Because I need you…and you need me now. This way nothing can stand in our way anymore. We can be happy."
"Why aren't I evil? What's going on?" She gripped his hand tighter.
"C'mon." He carefully lifted her in his arms and laid her on the bed. "It'll be ok. You'll see. Just sleep, you need to rest."
"No. Tell me. I need to know."
"Something went a little wrong. That's all. Now, while you sleep I'll find you some food." Angelus pulled away.
"No!" She grabbed his hands and said weakly, "I won't let you kill anyone. Especially for me. I can't go through that."
Angelus stared for a moment. *This may be a little more difficult than I thought.* "Fine. I'll get you something else."
Buffy's eyes widened as she watched him pull away. She didn't' know whether him killing someone or leaving her was worse. She knew that she should hate him, that she should kill him. She couldn't. She felt a pain go through her knowing he wasn't next to her. How could she live without his touch forever?
"Please don't leave me. I need you. Please."
He smiled. "That's right, baby. Now you understand."
He took off his shirt and climbed into bed with her. She quickly moved closer and snuggled into him. She fell asleep almost immediately.
Angelus stayed awake. He was waiting, thinking for his next move.
***
Giles quickly dashed on a pair of thick, black leather gloves. He turned the combination and unlocked it. Then he laid his hand on the top of it and said a few words under his breath. The door to the safe swung open revealing a reddish black book wrapped in some material. He carefully lifted the book on top of the safe so all three could look at it. It seemed to sparkle with magic as the girls looked on.
Anya's eyes lit up, "I can not believe you have this."
"What is it?" asked Willow. She moved to touch it, but her hand was swatted away by Giles.
"It is the book of Tetzel." Seeing the look on Willow's face he continued, "Tetzel was the ruler of everything at one point. There was no good, no purity on Earth when he reigned. When the Goddess Xiana came to save Earth he was driven back and cast way into this book."
It was then she noticed the thick cloth wrapped around the book and the gloves on his hands. "Why can't you touch it?"
Giles paused for a moment choosing his words carefully, "Any good it encounters…it destroys."
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