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Chapter 4
"Buffy, I don't understand why you want to be a vampire. Your plan can easily be carried out without giving you life to this darkness we must walk in. If you are careful enough and I think you can be now that you know what kind of a man Angelus is you can do this without resorting to." Elizabeth interrupted her before she could finish.
"Faith, Angelus is strong, he is powerful! And I..I am afraid. I do not want to be afraid. I want to be strong, I want to hate him, I want to kill him with my bare hands for what he has done to me and the people I love. Living means nothing to me. He is a man, he lives, I do not want to breath the same air he does." Her voice was firm this time. She felt the tears in her eyes and turned away from Faith.
"Someday you will regret this Buffy. Someday you will want a normal life. Buffy you will see your friends grow old and die. What happens when you fall in love Buffy?" Faith walked to her and put her hand on her shoulder.
"I will never love Faith. I will never have a normal life." She turned her head a bit, but could not let Faith see the tears falling. "How can I after what Angelus has done to me? I can never trust another man with my feelings ever again." She looked down to the ground, wishing she were buried beneath the soil instead of her parents.
The night was growing cold. There was a sudden wind, and at once Faith turned towards it. She felt him. She picked up his scent. He was near.
"What is it?" asked Elizabeth
"My Wesley is near." She smiled and turned to her cousin.
"How do you know?"
"I can feel him. My mate is near and I can feel him all around me." There was a rustling of leaves behind Elizabeth and in the blink of an eye, she was grabbed by the shoulder by a strong hand and turned around. Only to look into the eyes of Faiths mate, Wesley. Her eyes were as wide as the plates set on the tables in her gloriously decorated manor. He was truly handsome, just as Faith had said. How roughish he looked in his dark blue coat and loose hair. He was strong, although much of the strength he possessed was due to his vampire nature, she could feel that his grip could have easily cracked something had he not been careful. He smiled at her and then looked over her shoulder and then let her go. He walked to Faith and they embraced each other with a fiery passion. He kissed her as though he had not seen her in months. His hands were entwined in her dark brown tresses. Faith in turn threw her arms around him as though she were falling from a great height, and would never let him go. Elizabeth could feel herself blush. She turned and looked away from them, not wanting to invade on their moment.
Wesley broke the kiss and looked into Faiths eyes.
"How I have missed you my love." He caressed her cheek. Faith smiled brushed the hair from his face.
"I have missed you as well. Wesley," she looked at Elizabeth, "this is my cousin Buffy." He turned and looked at Elizabeth and smiled.
"Faith was right, you are very beautiful." He briefly let go of Faith and walked over to Elizabeth. He took her hand and kissed the back of it. She smiled. She could see why Faith had fallen in love with this man. How strong he was and how kind and gentle he seemed.
"I am sorry for all that you have been through. And how truly sorry I am that you and your family have become a pawn in Angelus' game." He let go of her hand and walked back to Faith. They stood together and spoke in hushed tones. After a moment he looked at Elizabeth with sad eyes and then dropped his head to the ground. Faith took his head in her hands and whispered something in his ear. Elizabeth could not hear the words but she knew that Faith had been telling Wesley about her plan. After a few minutes she heard him say something in a low voice.
"All right. For you my love, for you." He kissed Faith and walked to Elizabeth. "Are you sure this is what you want? You have thought this through?" He lightly put his hands on her shoulders.
"Yes. This is what I want." He nodded and smiled. Faith came and took his hand.
"Come to my home, you can both stay there tonight. There is a small room inside the walls of my quarters and no one will know you are there. By the time the sun sets tomorrow I will have spoken to Sir Giles and we can go to his home. Then it will begin. My journey will begin, and the doom of Angelus will be underway."
Elizabeth showed Faith and Wesley the small hidden room within her bedroom. Her grandfather had also built the manor as well as Faith's old home, which now belonged to Angelus. Their grandfather loved mysteries, and he had both homes built with secret rooms, and passages known only to his granddaughters. Faith and Wesley would be safe in the room during the day, until Elizabeth came home.
As Elizabeth pushed back the bookcase that hid the room, her mind was racing with a million thoughts. Could she go through with this? Had she thought things out? 'Yes I must' she thought. She locked the door of her room and closed the curtain. She laid out the dress she would wear tomorrow, then undressed and got into bed. She was exhausted. It felt as if she haden't slept in days. She was soon asleep.
The dreams had stopped when Angelus came into her life. It was because they had stopped that she thought perhaps there was meaning. Perhaps he was finally here in her life. But no, it was not Angelus, and now the dreams were back. She saw herself walking down the aisle of an empty chapel. There was darkness all around except for the alter. Angelus was there and he was laughing at her. She walked closer to him. He moved away from the alter and pointed to it all the while laughing at her. Then he was gone. There was darkness then she saw a man riding a horse. He a long black coat, with a mantle that was bellowing behind him. His hat prevented her from seeing his face. He was holding something, or someone against him. He rode to a cottage inside a forest. Very carefully he got down from the horse and opened the door, never letting go of who he was holding. Now she was no longer watching, but feeling. She felt him against her. She felt his warmth penetrating her body. She smelled his musky scent. How? Never before have her dreams been so vivid. Elizabeth stirred in her bed. She sensed him, it was a dream yet she sensed him near her.
He was carrying her up a flight of stairs, and she heard a door being kicked open. He placed her onto the bed gently, as though she were a fragile flower. He sat beside her and spoke in an ever so soft deep voice.
"Let's see then, this precious flower." He pulled away the sheet that covered my face. And I saw them. There they are. There are my blue eyes. He has come for me.
And the suddenly she awoke.
Chapter 4
"Buffy, I don't understand why you want to be a vampire. Your plan can easily be carried out without giving you life to this darkness we must walk in. If you are careful enough and I think you can be now that you know what kind of a man Angelus is you can do this without resorting to." Elizabeth interrupted her before she could finish.
"Faith, Angelus is strong, he is powerful! And I..I am afraid. I do not want to be afraid. I want to be strong, I want to hate him, I want to kill him with my bare hands for what he has done to me and the people I love. Living means nothing to me. He is a man, he lives, I do not want to breath the same air he does." Her voice was firm this time. She felt the tears in her eyes and turned away from Faith.
"Someday you will regret this Buffy. Someday you will want a normal life. Buffy you will see your friends grow old and die. What happens when you fall in love Buffy?" Faith walked to her and put her hand on her shoulder.
"I will never love Faith. I will never have a normal life." She turned her head a bit, but could not let Faith see the tears falling. "How can I after what Angelus has done to me? I can never trust another man with my feelings ever again." She looked down to the ground, wishing she were buried beneath the soil instead of her parents.
The night was growing cold. There was a sudden wind, and at once Faith turned towards it. She felt him. She picked up his scent. He was near.
"What is it?" asked Elizabeth
"My Wesley is near." She smiled and turned to her cousin.
"How do you know?"
"I can feel him. My mate is near and I can feel him all around me." There was a rustling of leaves behind Elizabeth and in the blink of an eye, she was grabbed by the shoulder by a strong hand and turned around. Only to look into the eyes of Faiths mate, Wesley. Her eyes were as wide as the plates set on the tables in her gloriously decorated manor. He was truly handsome, just as Faith had said. How roughish he looked in his dark blue coat and loose hair. He was strong, although much of the strength he possessed was due to his vampire nature, she could feel that his grip could have easily cracked something had he not been careful. He smiled at her and then looked over her shoulder and then let her go. He walked to Faith and they embraced each other with a fiery passion. He kissed her as though he had not seen her in months. His hands were entwined in her dark brown tresses. Faith in turn threw her arms around him as though she were falling from a great height, and would never let him go. Elizabeth could feel herself blush. She turned and looked away from them, not wanting to invade on their moment.
Wesley broke the kiss and looked into Faiths eyes.
"How I have missed you my love." He caressed her cheek. Faith smiled brushed the hair from his face.
"I have missed you as well. Wesley," she looked at Elizabeth, "this is my cousin Buffy." He turned and looked at Elizabeth and smiled.
"Faith was right, you are very beautiful." He briefly let go of Faith and walked over to Elizabeth. He took her hand and kissed the back of it. She smiled. She could see why Faith had fallen in love with this man. How strong he was and how kind and gentle he seemed.
"I am sorry for all that you have been through. And how truly sorry I am that you and your family have become a pawn in Angelus' game." He let go of her hand and walked back to Faith. They stood together and spoke in hushed tones. After a moment he looked at Elizabeth with sad eyes and then dropped his head to the ground. Faith took his head in her hands and whispered something in his ear. Elizabeth could not hear the words but she knew that Faith had been telling Wesley about her plan. After a few minutes she heard him say something in a low voice.
"All right. For you my love, for you." He kissed Faith and walked to Elizabeth. "Are you sure this is what you want? You have thought this through?" He lightly put his hands on her shoulders.
"Yes. This is what I want." He nodded and smiled. Faith came and took his hand.
"Come to my home, you can both stay there tonight. There is a small room inside the walls of my quarters and no one will know you are there. By the time the sun sets tomorrow I will have spoken to Sir Giles and we can go to his home. Then it will begin. My journey will begin, and the doom of Angelus will be underway."
Elizabeth showed Faith and Wesley the small hidden room within her bedroom. Her grandfather had also built the manor as well as Faith's old home, which now belonged to Angelus. Their grandfather loved mysteries, and he had both homes built with secret rooms, and passages known only to his granddaughters. Faith and Wesley would be safe in the room during the day, until Elizabeth came home.
As Elizabeth pushed back the bookcase that hid the room, her mind was racing with a million thoughts. Could she go through with this? Had she thought things out? 'Yes I must' she thought. She locked the door of her room and closed the curtain. She laid out the dress she would wear tomorrow, then undressed and got into bed. She was exhausted. It felt as if she haden't slept in days. She was soon asleep.
The dreams had stopped when Angelus came into her life. It was because they had stopped that she thought perhaps there was meaning. Perhaps he was finally here in her life. But no, it was not Angelus, and now the dreams were back. She saw herself walking down the aisle of an empty chapel. There was darkness all around except for the alter. Angelus was there and he was laughing at her. She walked closer to him. He moved away from the alter and pointed to it all the while laughing at her. Then he was gone. There was darkness then she saw a man riding a horse. He a long black coat, with a mantle that was bellowing behind him. His hat prevented her from seeing his face. He was holding something, or someone against him. He rode to a cottage inside a forest. Very carefully he got down from the horse and opened the door, never letting go of who he was holding. Now she was no longer watching, but feeling. She felt him against her. She felt his warmth penetrating her body. She smelled his musky scent. How? Never before have her dreams been so vivid. Elizabeth stirred in her bed. She sensed him, it was a dream yet she sensed him near her.
He was carrying her up a flight of stairs, and she heard a door being kicked open. He placed her onto the bed gently, as though she were a fragile flower. He sat beside her and spoke in an ever so soft deep voice.
"Let's see then, this precious flower." He pulled away the sheet that covered my face. And I saw them. There they are. There are my blue eyes. He has come for me.
And the suddenly she awoke.