Chapter 4
Buffy, Spike, and Leslie were out patrolling in silence when Buffy finally spoke up. The quiet was too much for her. "I have to say, it's good having someone else on patrol that knows how to fight." Leslie smiled at her.
"I'm just glad that I could help." They continued to walk when they heard a loud scream and took off to see what it was. A woman was being attacked by a vampire and Buffy kicked him to the ground. The woman then ran away. The vampire stood up and glared at her. He had long dark hair and was very attractive, in a sinister way.
"Well, you must be the Slayer." He said as he looked her up and down and Spike wanted to rip his head off for looking at his Slayer like that. Spike could tell that he wasn't a fledgling and that he probably has been around for a while. "You know I hate when people interfere with things that don't concern them." Buffy pulled out her stake.
"I think it does concern me." She said as she attacked him. Leslie had a scared look on her face when she saw the vampire. Spike didn't know what was wrong with her, but decided to give Buffy a hand because it looked like she was having some trouble. The vampire was good; he was fast and had good fighting skills. Buffy and Spike could hardly get any punches in. They were both knocked to the ground and they looked up at him. He had a sinister smile on his face as he then turned his attention to Leslie who was still frozen in place. The vampire moved really fast and was soon grabbing her by the neck. She didn't even flinch and just looked into his cold eyes.
"You thought you could get away from me, Leslie. You should have known that I would find you." He said as he took his hands off of her neck and caressed her face. She didn't even know what to do so she just stood there. He smiled at her. "I see you have already made friends with the Slayer. This will definitely be fun." He said as he pulled her head to his and gave her a hard kiss on the lips. He then knocked her to the ground and took off. She watched him go. Buffy and Spike stood up after witnessing the whole thing and walked over to her. Spike helped her up and she brushed herself off.
"Friend of yours?" He asked her and she looked down. When she looked back up at him she had tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry; I should have told you the truth." She said.
"The truth about what?" Buffy asked.
"I'm not just here to hope to be mortal again. I also came here to get away from him. I've been running from him for a long time now, but he always manages to find me." She told them.
"Who is he?" Spike asked her.
"You promise you won't get mad?" She asked and Spike nodded even though he had a feeling he really wouldn't like her answer. She took a deep breath and decided to tell them the truth. "His name is Marcus. We were...we were involved." Spike raised his eyebrows and Buffy didn't know what to say.
"What? You mean to tell me that you dated him?" Spike asked.
"You said you wouldn't get mad." She claimed.
"You better believe I'm mad. What the bloody hell were you thinking? When did this happen?" Leslie took another deep breath and Buffy just wanted to stay out of it.
"When I was 16, before I became immortal." She explained.
"I'm not hearing this. You were involved with a vampire when you were 16. What kind of person does that?" Buffy cleared her throat.
"Um, hello." She said as she raised her hand.
"Well, except you. She's the Slayer though so it makes a bit more sense." He said turning his attention back to Leslie.
"I know it was stupid. I should have never gotten involved with him, but he wasn't always like this. He was caring and he loved me, or so I thought." Spike couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Did he have a soul?" He asked her.
"No, but he didn't need one. He helped me out and loved me without a soul. I don't know what happened, but he changed and he didn't seem all that caring about me anymore." Spike sighed.
"When did he change?" Leslie looked down like she was embarrassed to tell him. She looked back up at him before she spoke.
"Um, he changed a while after we got...intimate." Leslie said a bit afraid about his reaction.
"You have got to be kidding me. I'm not hearing this." Spike said as he turned away from her.
"This is oddly familiar." Buffy said. "God, do all guys go all evil after you have sex with them. Dead or alive." Buffy stopped when she saw the look Spike was giving her. "Sorry, carry on. This isn't about me." She said as she put her hands up and backed away a little.
"I'm sorry," she told him and he sighed.
"I guess there's nothing we can do about it now. If he comes near you again though I won't hesitate to kill him." Leslie nodded. "Let's head back." Spike said.
"Wait, there's more." Spike turned back to her.
"Am I going to like this?" She shook her head.
"I'm thinking not." She said.
"I didn't think so, well get on with it." She was about to talk when Buffy spoke up first.
"Maybe I should go, give you two some time alone." She said as she started to walk away when Spike grabbed her arm.
"Stay," he told her in a harsh tone.
"Okay, not going anywhere." Buffy replied as Spike turned back to Leslie.
"I may need a witness." He said and Leslie took another breath before speaking again.
"Well, remember when I told you about how I became immortal. It wasn't entirely the truth. I did meet a sorceress, but I never made a wish. Marcus knew her and he took me to see her. He wanted us to be together forever and in order for that to happen I would of had to be immortal. I didn't want to become a vampire though and he understood that, so that's when he took me to the sorceress and she made me immortal." Spike glared at her when she finished.
"So, you volunteered to become immortal to spend your years with a vampire. Yet you made me believe that you didn't want it." He said.
"I do regret it and I really do want to get rid of the immortality. I really need your help." Buffy put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I just need time to process all of this. I'm going for a walk." He said as he walked away from them.
"Spike!" Buffy exclaimed as she caught up to him. He turned back to her.
"No, you stay with her. I need to get away for a bit." He said as he walked away and Buffy let him. Leslie came up next to her and watched him go also.
"That went well." Buffy said and Leslie nodded. Then they turned around and headed back to the house.
Buffy, Spike, and Leslie were out patrolling in silence when Buffy finally spoke up. The quiet was too much for her. "I have to say, it's good having someone else on patrol that knows how to fight." Leslie smiled at her.
"I'm just glad that I could help." They continued to walk when they heard a loud scream and took off to see what it was. A woman was being attacked by a vampire and Buffy kicked him to the ground. The woman then ran away. The vampire stood up and glared at her. He had long dark hair and was very attractive, in a sinister way.
"Well, you must be the Slayer." He said as he looked her up and down and Spike wanted to rip his head off for looking at his Slayer like that. Spike could tell that he wasn't a fledgling and that he probably has been around for a while. "You know I hate when people interfere with things that don't concern them." Buffy pulled out her stake.
"I think it does concern me." She said as she attacked him. Leslie had a scared look on her face when she saw the vampire. Spike didn't know what was wrong with her, but decided to give Buffy a hand because it looked like she was having some trouble. The vampire was good; he was fast and had good fighting skills. Buffy and Spike could hardly get any punches in. They were both knocked to the ground and they looked up at him. He had a sinister smile on his face as he then turned his attention to Leslie who was still frozen in place. The vampire moved really fast and was soon grabbing her by the neck. She didn't even flinch and just looked into his cold eyes.
"You thought you could get away from me, Leslie. You should have known that I would find you." He said as he took his hands off of her neck and caressed her face. She didn't even know what to do so she just stood there. He smiled at her. "I see you have already made friends with the Slayer. This will definitely be fun." He said as he pulled her head to his and gave her a hard kiss on the lips. He then knocked her to the ground and took off. She watched him go. Buffy and Spike stood up after witnessing the whole thing and walked over to her. Spike helped her up and she brushed herself off.
"Friend of yours?" He asked her and she looked down. When she looked back up at him she had tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry; I should have told you the truth." She said.
"The truth about what?" Buffy asked.
"I'm not just here to hope to be mortal again. I also came here to get away from him. I've been running from him for a long time now, but he always manages to find me." She told them.
"Who is he?" Spike asked her.
"You promise you won't get mad?" She asked and Spike nodded even though he had a feeling he really wouldn't like her answer. She took a deep breath and decided to tell them the truth. "His name is Marcus. We were...we were involved." Spike raised his eyebrows and Buffy didn't know what to say.
"What? You mean to tell me that you dated him?" Spike asked.
"You said you wouldn't get mad." She claimed.
"You better believe I'm mad. What the bloody hell were you thinking? When did this happen?" Leslie took another deep breath and Buffy just wanted to stay out of it.
"When I was 16, before I became immortal." She explained.
"I'm not hearing this. You were involved with a vampire when you were 16. What kind of person does that?" Buffy cleared her throat.
"Um, hello." She said as she raised her hand.
"Well, except you. She's the Slayer though so it makes a bit more sense." He said turning his attention back to Leslie.
"I know it was stupid. I should have never gotten involved with him, but he wasn't always like this. He was caring and he loved me, or so I thought." Spike couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Did he have a soul?" He asked her.
"No, but he didn't need one. He helped me out and loved me without a soul. I don't know what happened, but he changed and he didn't seem all that caring about me anymore." Spike sighed.
"When did he change?" Leslie looked down like she was embarrassed to tell him. She looked back up at him before she spoke.
"Um, he changed a while after we got...intimate." Leslie said a bit afraid about his reaction.
"You have got to be kidding me. I'm not hearing this." Spike said as he turned away from her.
"This is oddly familiar." Buffy said. "God, do all guys go all evil after you have sex with them. Dead or alive." Buffy stopped when she saw the look Spike was giving her. "Sorry, carry on. This isn't about me." She said as she put her hands up and backed away a little.
"I'm sorry," she told him and he sighed.
"I guess there's nothing we can do about it now. If he comes near you again though I won't hesitate to kill him." Leslie nodded. "Let's head back." Spike said.
"Wait, there's more." Spike turned back to her.
"Am I going to like this?" She shook her head.
"I'm thinking not." She said.
"I didn't think so, well get on with it." She was about to talk when Buffy spoke up first.
"Maybe I should go, give you two some time alone." She said as she started to walk away when Spike grabbed her arm.
"Stay," he told her in a harsh tone.
"Okay, not going anywhere." Buffy replied as Spike turned back to Leslie.
"I may need a witness." He said and Leslie took another breath before speaking again.
"Well, remember when I told you about how I became immortal. It wasn't entirely the truth. I did meet a sorceress, but I never made a wish. Marcus knew her and he took me to see her. He wanted us to be together forever and in order for that to happen I would of had to be immortal. I didn't want to become a vampire though and he understood that, so that's when he took me to the sorceress and she made me immortal." Spike glared at her when she finished.
"So, you volunteered to become immortal to spend your years with a vampire. Yet you made me believe that you didn't want it." He said.
"I do regret it and I really do want to get rid of the immortality. I really need your help." Buffy put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I just need time to process all of this. I'm going for a walk." He said as he walked away from them.
"Spike!" Buffy exclaimed as she caught up to him. He turned back to her.
"No, you stay with her. I need to get away for a bit." He said as he walked away and Buffy let him. Leslie came up next to her and watched him go also.
"That went well." Buffy said and Leslie nodded. Then they turned around and headed back to the house.