Chapter 9
Buffy and Spike were walking around the cemetery looking for Leslie. It was their third cemetery and there was still no sign of her. They heard something close by and ran to see what it was. What they saw was Marcus holding Leslie with his fangs in her neck. Spike growled and ran towards them. He punched Marcus and he let her go. Spike caught her before she fell to the ground. She looked up at him and he didn't look happy. "Did you let him bite you again after everything I told you?" Leslie shook her head.
"No, I swear. I was...I was trying to stop him. He was too strong." Spike nodded and helped her up.
"You shouldn't have left by yourself." He told her.
"I know." Buffy looked around them.
"Guys, where did he go?" Spike looked to where Marcus was and saw that he was gone.
"Bloody hell." They all looked around when Buffy was swiftly knocked to the ground by Marcus who was suddenly on top of her.
"Shit," she said as she tried to get to her stake. He smiled down at her.
"It's been a while since I tasted a Slayer and you look like a sweet one." He said as he bent his head towards her neck. Buffy then kicked him off of her and stood up, stake in hand.
"Aren't you full yet?" Marcus smiled at her again.
"I'm just getting started, sweetheart." He turned to look at Leslie who was still standing by Spike. "I don't know what your deal is, but the girl belongs to me." Spike grabbed Leslie's arm and pulled her behind him.
"I don't think so, mate." Marcus glared at Spike.
"Well, I think this should at least be fair. If you're going to take mine, then I'll just have to take yours." With a quick movement, Marcus was behind Buffy with a hand around her throat. Buffy dropped her stake and instead of using fangs, he quickly pulled out a knife and looked like he was going to slice her across the neck.
"Don't!" Spike yelled and Marcus stopped to look at him, not removing the knife from her throat.
"How about a trade?" Spike didn't know what to do as he looked at Buffy and Leslie. He looked into Buffy's eyes and knew that she was going to do something stupid. She then moved fast and grabbed Marcus's other arm and twisted it and got out of his grasp. He growled and sliced her on the arm with the knife that he was still holding. She yelled and held her arm. She looked up at him with pure hatred in her eyes.
"That was a new shirt, you bastard." She said as she attacked him and this time seemed to get a lot more hits in. Spike and Leslie just watched her.
"Wow, bad guys should rip her clothes more often." Leslie said and Spike agreed. Marcus then kicked her into a nearby tombstone and she hit her head. He turned to look at Spike.
"Your girlfriend is psychotic." He told him.
"Don't I know it." Spike replied when Leslie elbowed him in the abdomen. "I mean, I'll kill you for that." Spike said as he attacked Marcus, but he was no match for him as he was also thrown near the same tombstone that Buffy was. Buffy saw that Leslie was unguarded now and she was about to get up to help her when Spike pulled her back down. "She has to do this on her own." He told Buffy as he smiled and looked at Leslie. "She's not a kid anymore." He said now that he finally realized it. Marcus walked over to Leslie.
"I hate interruptions." He said and Leslie was trying not to cry as she looked at him.
"What happened to you? I thought you loved me." She told him.
"I do love you, but I am a vampire and I have needs." He said as he touched her face. "You knew what you were getting yourself into, Leslie. You still love me, don't you?" She nodded.
"I do love you. That's why this is so hard." With that she pulled out the stake that she had in her pocket and plunged it into his chest. He realized what she did and tried to reach for her as he exploded into dust. Leslie dropped her stake and fell to the ground. She put her face in her hands and started to cry. Spike got up then and walked over to her. He kneeled down beside her and put his arm around her in comfort. She turned and buried her face in his chest as she continued to cry. Buffy stayed where she was as she watched them. She couldn't help but think about how similar Leslie's situation was to her own experiences. She looked at Spike and she also couldn't help but wonder if things got really bad, if he would turn on her too.
Buffy and Spike were walking around the cemetery looking for Leslie. It was their third cemetery and there was still no sign of her. They heard something close by and ran to see what it was. What they saw was Marcus holding Leslie with his fangs in her neck. Spike growled and ran towards them. He punched Marcus and he let her go. Spike caught her before she fell to the ground. She looked up at him and he didn't look happy. "Did you let him bite you again after everything I told you?" Leslie shook her head.
"No, I swear. I was...I was trying to stop him. He was too strong." Spike nodded and helped her up.
"You shouldn't have left by yourself." He told her.
"I know." Buffy looked around them.
"Guys, where did he go?" Spike looked to where Marcus was and saw that he was gone.
"Bloody hell." They all looked around when Buffy was swiftly knocked to the ground by Marcus who was suddenly on top of her.
"Shit," she said as she tried to get to her stake. He smiled down at her.
"It's been a while since I tasted a Slayer and you look like a sweet one." He said as he bent his head towards her neck. Buffy then kicked him off of her and stood up, stake in hand.
"Aren't you full yet?" Marcus smiled at her again.
"I'm just getting started, sweetheart." He turned to look at Leslie who was still standing by Spike. "I don't know what your deal is, but the girl belongs to me." Spike grabbed Leslie's arm and pulled her behind him.
"I don't think so, mate." Marcus glared at Spike.
"Well, I think this should at least be fair. If you're going to take mine, then I'll just have to take yours." With a quick movement, Marcus was behind Buffy with a hand around her throat. Buffy dropped her stake and instead of using fangs, he quickly pulled out a knife and looked like he was going to slice her across the neck.
"Don't!" Spike yelled and Marcus stopped to look at him, not removing the knife from her throat.
"How about a trade?" Spike didn't know what to do as he looked at Buffy and Leslie. He looked into Buffy's eyes and knew that she was going to do something stupid. She then moved fast and grabbed Marcus's other arm and twisted it and got out of his grasp. He growled and sliced her on the arm with the knife that he was still holding. She yelled and held her arm. She looked up at him with pure hatred in her eyes.
"That was a new shirt, you bastard." She said as she attacked him and this time seemed to get a lot more hits in. Spike and Leslie just watched her.
"Wow, bad guys should rip her clothes more often." Leslie said and Spike agreed. Marcus then kicked her into a nearby tombstone and she hit her head. He turned to look at Spike.
"Your girlfriend is psychotic." He told him.
"Don't I know it." Spike replied when Leslie elbowed him in the abdomen. "I mean, I'll kill you for that." Spike said as he attacked Marcus, but he was no match for him as he was also thrown near the same tombstone that Buffy was. Buffy saw that Leslie was unguarded now and she was about to get up to help her when Spike pulled her back down. "She has to do this on her own." He told Buffy as he smiled and looked at Leslie. "She's not a kid anymore." He said now that he finally realized it. Marcus walked over to Leslie.
"I hate interruptions." He said and Leslie was trying not to cry as she looked at him.
"What happened to you? I thought you loved me." She told him.
"I do love you, but I am a vampire and I have needs." He said as he touched her face. "You knew what you were getting yourself into, Leslie. You still love me, don't you?" She nodded.
"I do love you. That's why this is so hard." With that she pulled out the stake that she had in her pocket and plunged it into his chest. He realized what she did and tried to reach for her as he exploded into dust. Leslie dropped her stake and fell to the ground. She put her face in her hands and started to cry. Spike got up then and walked over to her. He kneeled down beside her and put his arm around her in comfort. She turned and buried her face in his chest as she continued to cry. Buffy stayed where she was as she watched them. She couldn't help but think about how similar Leslie's situation was to her own experiences. She looked at Spike and she also couldn't help but wonder if things got really bad, if he would turn on her too.