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Chapter 10
Giles entered the room where they had placed Elizabeth. Faith and Wesley were talking as he came in.
"Giles we need to get her some blood as soon as possible." Said Faith. Wesley stood behind her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"It must be human." He said. Wesley could see Giles was uncomfortable and took a step towards him.
"I realize this must all be quite a shock to you. And I know our presence here makes you feel uncomfortable. But, I assure you, that you are in no danger from us. Yes, I am a vampire. I hunt and kill and I take the blood of my victims so that I may live. I will not apologize for that. But, I do not seek out the innocents of this world. Contrary to what some may think of me, I am not a monster. We live in a world with many evils. Some evils are not as easily recognized, and those are the deadliest." Giles relaxed with his words. He came to realize that Wesley was a very intelligent man. He did not know how old a vampire he was but he concluded that if he was not a master then he was quite close to it.
After a moment of contemplation, Giles walked out of the room ten returned holding a small knife. He walked to Elizabeth's side of the bed and rolled up his sleeves. He made a small cut just above his wrist and placed it onto her lips. She opened her eyes and creased her brows.
"Its all right Buffy. You need to gather strength." She relaxed and took the blood he offered her. He smiled at her and said, "Just don't get too used to this." Instinctively she knew she would only take enough to enable her to rise and walk on her own. Wesley came up behind Giles and put his hands on his shoulders.
"I think that should be enough Giles. I see some color in her cheeks now." He pulled back and Giles stood up. "Buffy, try to stand." Said Wesley as he offered her his hand and helped her up. She stood and looked at her hands. They were pale and she could feel the lack of warmth on them. Her body felt alive though. She realized she wasn't breathing and started to gasp for air. Faith rushed to her side.
"Its all right. You don't need the air, Buffy." Elizabeth looked at her in shock, and then the sudden realization that her body was dead hit her. Faith noticed the change in her look. "Buffy. It is done. You are here. This is what you wanted, this is what you are. You must be strong now." Wesley walked to Elizabeth.
"Breathing is an instinct. You will most likely never notice that you are not doing it. When you realize you are not you will want to do it. I find myself doing it some times. Many vampires do. I suggest you never let the habit be lost to you. It is an easy thing to forget. If you are to walk among mortals, you must be as them. Instinct Buffy is what you will allow you to survive. Take a moment Buffy. Look around you. What do you see? How do you feel?" Elizabeth stepped away from them both and walked over to the windows and pulled the curtains.
"I feel like.. I am part of everything. I can see every minute detail of this curtain, of those trees. I can hear the voices of Xander and Willow downstairs. I can smell every flower in this house." She ran her fingers through her hair and turned to face Giles. "I can hear your heart beating like its crashing against your chest." She smiled, "And I can smell a woman's perfume on your skin." Giles smiled back and looked down as he blushed. Wesley walked to her.
"Faith and I must leave for Ireland before the week has ended. I need to close out some business there before we settle here in England. Buffy, there is much you need to know before we go." He needed to show her how to hunt and feed. He needed to explain to her the powers she possessed. He also needed to tell her of the things she must be wary of. And above all he needed to introduce her to the demon inside of her.
She needed to learn how to control it, how to use it, bring it forth and how to keep it hidden. The most important thing to learn however was that she could not let the demon take control over her. If she did, then she would be lost to it, perhaps forever. She had to be the master of her demon. Once she had learned that, then there would be no stopping her.
"We must go out for a while. We should be back before sunrise." Wesley waited for Faith and Elizabeth to walk out first and then turned to Giles, "She will be fine." They walked downstairs and were met by Xander and Willow. They nodded to Elizabeth and she smiled. The three vampires walked out of the house and into the woods together.
St. Vincent Chapel
The guests were all seated and waiting for the ceremony to start. Angelus had walked to the alter and waited for his bride. The organ began playing. He took out his pocket watch and noted the time. 7:00pm. He had bee specific in his wishes to begin on time. He liked to control every minute of every situation. This was no different. He looked down the aisle and waited for the doors to open and Elizabeth to walk in. As he waited he noticed on of his men approach him with a note.
"Whatever it is can wait." He glared at the man.
"But my lord, the messenger said it was from Miss Elizabeth." Angelus took the note from the mans quickly and tore it open. His face grew redder as he read each line. He felt as though he would burst a blood vessel.
"God Damn her," he muttered. He would make sure that she paid for this humiliation dearly. He put the note in his pocket and turned to address his guests.
"Ladies and gentlemen. I am afraid that there will be no wedding today. My fiancé has met with an unfortunate accident and I must go to her. Please accept my sincerest apologies." He calmly walked out of the side door and immediately started kicking everything in site. The plants, a wooden crate, milk containers and a chicken. Nothing escaped the wrath of his boot. He leaned against the outside wall of the chapel and tried to calm himself. He was planning on killing her anyway, but now he would make sure it was done in the most painful way imaginable.
Chapter 10
Giles entered the room where they had placed Elizabeth. Faith and Wesley were talking as he came in.
"Giles we need to get her some blood as soon as possible." Said Faith. Wesley stood behind her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"It must be human." He said. Wesley could see Giles was uncomfortable and took a step towards him.
"I realize this must all be quite a shock to you. And I know our presence here makes you feel uncomfortable. But, I assure you, that you are in no danger from us. Yes, I am a vampire. I hunt and kill and I take the blood of my victims so that I may live. I will not apologize for that. But, I do not seek out the innocents of this world. Contrary to what some may think of me, I am not a monster. We live in a world with many evils. Some evils are not as easily recognized, and those are the deadliest." Giles relaxed with his words. He came to realize that Wesley was a very intelligent man. He did not know how old a vampire he was but he concluded that if he was not a master then he was quite close to it.
After a moment of contemplation, Giles walked out of the room ten returned holding a small knife. He walked to Elizabeth's side of the bed and rolled up his sleeves. He made a small cut just above his wrist and placed it onto her lips. She opened her eyes and creased her brows.
"Its all right Buffy. You need to gather strength." She relaxed and took the blood he offered her. He smiled at her and said, "Just don't get too used to this." Instinctively she knew she would only take enough to enable her to rise and walk on her own. Wesley came up behind Giles and put his hands on his shoulders.
"I think that should be enough Giles. I see some color in her cheeks now." He pulled back and Giles stood up. "Buffy, try to stand." Said Wesley as he offered her his hand and helped her up. She stood and looked at her hands. They were pale and she could feel the lack of warmth on them. Her body felt alive though. She realized she wasn't breathing and started to gasp for air. Faith rushed to her side.
"Its all right. You don't need the air, Buffy." Elizabeth looked at her in shock, and then the sudden realization that her body was dead hit her. Faith noticed the change in her look. "Buffy. It is done. You are here. This is what you wanted, this is what you are. You must be strong now." Wesley walked to Elizabeth.
"Breathing is an instinct. You will most likely never notice that you are not doing it. When you realize you are not you will want to do it. I find myself doing it some times. Many vampires do. I suggest you never let the habit be lost to you. It is an easy thing to forget. If you are to walk among mortals, you must be as them. Instinct Buffy is what you will allow you to survive. Take a moment Buffy. Look around you. What do you see? How do you feel?" Elizabeth stepped away from them both and walked over to the windows and pulled the curtains.
"I feel like.. I am part of everything. I can see every minute detail of this curtain, of those trees. I can hear the voices of Xander and Willow downstairs. I can smell every flower in this house." She ran her fingers through her hair and turned to face Giles. "I can hear your heart beating like its crashing against your chest." She smiled, "And I can smell a woman's perfume on your skin." Giles smiled back and looked down as he blushed. Wesley walked to her.
"Faith and I must leave for Ireland before the week has ended. I need to close out some business there before we settle here in England. Buffy, there is much you need to know before we go." He needed to show her how to hunt and feed. He needed to explain to her the powers she possessed. He also needed to tell her of the things she must be wary of. And above all he needed to introduce her to the demon inside of her.
She needed to learn how to control it, how to use it, bring it forth and how to keep it hidden. The most important thing to learn however was that she could not let the demon take control over her. If she did, then she would be lost to it, perhaps forever. She had to be the master of her demon. Once she had learned that, then there would be no stopping her.
"We must go out for a while. We should be back before sunrise." Wesley waited for Faith and Elizabeth to walk out first and then turned to Giles, "She will be fine." They walked downstairs and were met by Xander and Willow. They nodded to Elizabeth and she smiled. The three vampires walked out of the house and into the woods together.
St. Vincent Chapel
The guests were all seated and waiting for the ceremony to start. Angelus had walked to the alter and waited for his bride. The organ began playing. He took out his pocket watch and noted the time. 7:00pm. He had bee specific in his wishes to begin on time. He liked to control every minute of every situation. This was no different. He looked down the aisle and waited for the doors to open and Elizabeth to walk in. As he waited he noticed on of his men approach him with a note.
"Whatever it is can wait." He glared at the man.
"But my lord, the messenger said it was from Miss Elizabeth." Angelus took the note from the mans quickly and tore it open. His face grew redder as he read each line. He felt as though he would burst a blood vessel.
"God Damn her," he muttered. He would make sure that she paid for this humiliation dearly. He put the note in his pocket and turned to address his guests.
"Ladies and gentlemen. I am afraid that there will be no wedding today. My fiancé has met with an unfortunate accident and I must go to her. Please accept my sincerest apologies." He calmly walked out of the side door and immediately started kicking everything in site. The plants, a wooden crate, milk containers and a chicken. Nothing escaped the wrath of his boot. He leaned against the outside wall of the chapel and tried to calm himself. He was planning on killing her anyway, but now he would make sure it was done in the most painful way imaginable.