Chapter 2
"She's your sister?" Buffy said after she found her voice. "I didn't know you had a sister." Spike smiled at her.
"Well, you never asked." Spike told her and Buffy was still confused as she looked at the other girl.
"If you're his sister then how come you don't have an accent?" Buffy asked.
"I've been living in America for a long time now. I eventually decided to get rid of the accent, unlike you." Leslie said looking at Spike.
"Hey, I happen to like it." She rolled her eyes.
"Of course you would, I was getting tired of it. I figured if I'm not living in England anymore I better learn to talk like everyone else." Buffy nodded.
"Well, it sounds really good." Leslie smiled at her.
"Thanks, I like her already." Leslie said looking at Spike and Buffy smiled at her also.
"So, you're immortal yet you're not a vampire. How did that happen exactly?" Buffy asked her and Leslie looked down then back up at them.
"You sure you have the time?" Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, you talk while we walk to my house." Leslie nodded and they started to walk.
"I was 14 when Spike was killed. I still have to get used to calling you that." Leslie said as she looked at him and then continued. "Anyway, I didn't know how you died. I only heard that you were attacked. Mom took it very hard; you should have seen her at your funeral. A little while after that I started hearing about a demon named Spike who was wreaking havoc in London along with a few others. I heard something about the demon driving railroad spikes into people's heads. He met your description and at first I didn't want to believe that it was you. I went to the cemetery to find out for myself and I saw that your grave was empty. That's when I found out that you became a vampire. You must have left London soon after that because I never heard about you again and there were no more mysterious deaths. Mom still took your death pretty hard and I couldn't tell her what really happened to you, so I never did. She got sick and eventually died a few years later when I was 16 and I was left alone." Leslie stopped to take a breath and fight the tears that were now forming in her eyes. Buffy didn't know what to say and Spike put his arm around her.
"I'm sorry that you had to deal with that by yourself. What did you do?" Spike asked her and she took another breath and continued.
"After that I wanted to get out of London. You knew I always had dreams about seeing the world, but I didn't think I would ever get a chance to do that. I was 16 and didn't have anything on me, so I remember making a wish. I wished that I could see everything. The next thing I knew this woman appeared before me." Buffy stopped and looked at her.
"Was this woman a vengeance demon?" Buffy asked and Leslie shook her head.
"I don't think so. She told me that she was a powerful sorceress and that she could make things happen. The next thing I knew she was reciting these words that sounded like a spell and hit me with this powerful magic. I remembered feeling strong after that and then she was gone. I don't even know what happened, but then I started to notice some changes. I couldn't get hurt after that, I remembered cutting myself by accident and then the wound healed really fast. Then as the years went by I noticed that I didn't age either. It's been over a hundred years and I still look 16." She stopped and looked at them to see their reactions when Buffy spoke.
"So, you wished to see everything and she made you immortal." Leslie nodded.
"I didn't know the wish would work." She told them.
"Yeah, this is why they say be careful what you wish for. You never know who might be listening." Leslie nodded in agreement. "How did you learn moves like that?" Buffy wondered.
"I've been around for a while, picked up a few things." Buffy nodded.
"Well, it was very impressive. I almost believed that you were a Slayer for a second there." Leslie smiled at her.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Spike looked at Leslie.
"What I'm wondering is how you knew I was here?" Leslie looked at him.
"I didn't actually. When I got here I overheard some vampires talking about you and that's how I knew that you were in town and you have been for several years. They called you a traitor and said that you killed your own kind. I felt really relieved when I heard that. That made me feel better about seeing you again that's for sure. So, what changed?" She asked.
"A few things. First these military wankers put a chip in my head which prevented me from hurting anyone and now I have a soul." Leslie looked surprised.
"You have a soul? How did that happen?" Spike smiled and looked at Buffy.
"Did it for a girl." He said and she smiled back. Leslie noticed the look between them but didn't say anything.
"So, why are you here?" Buffy asked once she looked away from Spike.
"I actually came to find you. I heard that the Slayer lived here." Leslie told her.
"Why were you looking for me?" Leslie took a deep breath and looked at her.
"I need your help. I don't want to be immortal anymore. I've seen too much in all these years and I want it to stop. I've heard about a lot of the stuff that you have dealt with, some of it being magic related. I was wondering if you could help me lose my immortality." Buffy looked at her not sure what else to say.
"She's your sister?" Buffy said after she found her voice. "I didn't know you had a sister." Spike smiled at her.
"Well, you never asked." Spike told her and Buffy was still confused as she looked at the other girl.
"If you're his sister then how come you don't have an accent?" Buffy asked.
"I've been living in America for a long time now. I eventually decided to get rid of the accent, unlike you." Leslie said looking at Spike.
"Hey, I happen to like it." She rolled her eyes.
"Of course you would, I was getting tired of it. I figured if I'm not living in England anymore I better learn to talk like everyone else." Buffy nodded.
"Well, it sounds really good." Leslie smiled at her.
"Thanks, I like her already." Leslie said looking at Spike and Buffy smiled at her also.
"So, you're immortal yet you're not a vampire. How did that happen exactly?" Buffy asked her and Leslie looked down then back up at them.
"You sure you have the time?" Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, you talk while we walk to my house." Leslie nodded and they started to walk.
"I was 14 when Spike was killed. I still have to get used to calling you that." Leslie said as she looked at him and then continued. "Anyway, I didn't know how you died. I only heard that you were attacked. Mom took it very hard; you should have seen her at your funeral. A little while after that I started hearing about a demon named Spike who was wreaking havoc in London along with a few others. I heard something about the demon driving railroad spikes into people's heads. He met your description and at first I didn't want to believe that it was you. I went to the cemetery to find out for myself and I saw that your grave was empty. That's when I found out that you became a vampire. You must have left London soon after that because I never heard about you again and there were no more mysterious deaths. Mom still took your death pretty hard and I couldn't tell her what really happened to you, so I never did. She got sick and eventually died a few years later when I was 16 and I was left alone." Leslie stopped to take a breath and fight the tears that were now forming in her eyes. Buffy didn't know what to say and Spike put his arm around her.
"I'm sorry that you had to deal with that by yourself. What did you do?" Spike asked her and she took another breath and continued.
"After that I wanted to get out of London. You knew I always had dreams about seeing the world, but I didn't think I would ever get a chance to do that. I was 16 and didn't have anything on me, so I remember making a wish. I wished that I could see everything. The next thing I knew this woman appeared before me." Buffy stopped and looked at her.
"Was this woman a vengeance demon?" Buffy asked and Leslie shook her head.
"I don't think so. She told me that she was a powerful sorceress and that she could make things happen. The next thing I knew she was reciting these words that sounded like a spell and hit me with this powerful magic. I remembered feeling strong after that and then she was gone. I don't even know what happened, but then I started to notice some changes. I couldn't get hurt after that, I remembered cutting myself by accident and then the wound healed really fast. Then as the years went by I noticed that I didn't age either. It's been over a hundred years and I still look 16." She stopped and looked at them to see their reactions when Buffy spoke.
"So, you wished to see everything and she made you immortal." Leslie nodded.
"I didn't know the wish would work." She told them.
"Yeah, this is why they say be careful what you wish for. You never know who might be listening." Leslie nodded in agreement. "How did you learn moves like that?" Buffy wondered.
"I've been around for a while, picked up a few things." Buffy nodded.
"Well, it was very impressive. I almost believed that you were a Slayer for a second there." Leslie smiled at her.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Spike looked at Leslie.
"What I'm wondering is how you knew I was here?" Leslie looked at him.
"I didn't actually. When I got here I overheard some vampires talking about you and that's how I knew that you were in town and you have been for several years. They called you a traitor and said that you killed your own kind. I felt really relieved when I heard that. That made me feel better about seeing you again that's for sure. So, what changed?" She asked.
"A few things. First these military wankers put a chip in my head which prevented me from hurting anyone and now I have a soul." Leslie looked surprised.
"You have a soul? How did that happen?" Spike smiled and looked at Buffy.
"Did it for a girl." He said and she smiled back. Leslie noticed the look between them but didn't say anything.
"So, why are you here?" Buffy asked once she looked away from Spike.
"I actually came to find you. I heard that the Slayer lived here." Leslie told her.
"Why were you looking for me?" Leslie took a deep breath and looked at her.
"I need your help. I don't want to be immortal anymore. I've seen too much in all these years and I want it to stop. I've heard about a lot of the stuff that you have dealt with, some of it being magic related. I was wondering if you could help me lose my immortality." Buffy looked at her not sure what else to say.