Chapter 2
After a few weeks had passed Drew began talking with Buffy, Willow, Giles, Pride and Xander about leaving Sunnydale for a few years.
"Drew, you can't go. What about Dawn?" Buffy said.
"Buffy, I have thought about this for a long time. I feel it's time for me to leave for a few years." Drew replied.
"So what? You are gonna leaves us so we can each be killed just like Anya was?!" Xander shouted.
"Anya gave up her own life! I was there! I was willing to take the blast but she wouldn't let me!" Drew shouted back.
Xander and Drew stood up and walked towards each other leaving about a foot between them. With that, Xander grabbed Drew and started punching him. Buffy jumped up and broke them apart before Drew could send an energy blast towards Xander.
"If I see one more display of testerone poisoning, I will personally put you both in the hospital! Got it?!" Buffy shouted.
Both Xander and Drew nodded and with that both sat back down.
"Drew," Willow started, "what are we going to tell Dawn when she finds out that you have left?"
"Tell her," Drew said but then became quiet.
"Tell her what?" Giles asked. He saw the look upon Drew's face and knew that he truly didn't want to leave.
"Drew, can you at least tell us where you are going?" Buffy asked.
"I am," Drew started, "going to see the celestial immortals. I am hoping that they can help me."
"Help you with what?" Pride asked.
"Everyone, I don't want to leave," Drew said. "Something has come up that the other immortals, and I must leave."
Everyone looked at him. Each one wanting to ask him what was so important that he had to leave and without even telling Dawn. Xander finally broke the silence.
"Can you tell us at least what's wrong?" he asked.
"I will tell you, only if your swear not to tell Dawn." Drew said. "I don't want her to worry about me."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Drew began to tell them what was wrong. He explained to them that some powerful evil had arisen and the immortals must leave immediately if there was to be any hope of preventing it from leaving the dimension in which it had been trapped.
"What is it?" Giles asked.
"I'm not sure. It was imprisoned long ago, before the others or I was even born." Drew said.
"So, it could be anything?" Pride asked. "Even a god or goddess?"
"Yes, but we are hoping it isn't a god or goddess," Drew said. Everyone looked at him. Pride looked at Drew and opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it again. She knew that the immortals didn't fear anything, but she saw fear in his eyes.
"How long are you going to be gone?" Buffy asked while looking at Drew.
"I'm not sure," Drew said. "It may take a while to stop it, whatever it is."
Buffy looked at Drew. She of all people knew what Drew felt because she herself had lost her lover. For a few moments, Buffy thought back to the time when she was forced to kill Angel in order to save the world. Drew saw the tears welling in her eyes and walked over to her.
"Buffy," He said, "promise me that you will tell Dawn that I will come back no matter what."
Buffy looked at him and nodded her head in agreement. With that, five whirls of flames appeared and when they vanished, there stood five other immortals. They stood there while Drew said his final farewells for now.
"Drew," Pride said, "you are not half bad for an immortal."
"Thanks," Drew said, "I think." Buffy hugged him and she was followed by Willow.
"Drew," Buffy said, "if you die, I will hunt you down and kill you myself."
He looked from Buffy to Giles then to Xander. Xander walked over to him and whispered something, and Drew nodded. Giles then came over and looked at him.
"Drew," Giles said, "be sure to tell me everything when you get back." Drew looked at him and nodded in agreement. He then joined the other immortals, and they all vanished in a gigantic whirl of rainbow flames.
Buffy suddenly noticed something on the table. She went over to it and picked it up. It was a heart-shaped locket for Dawn. Inside was a picture of Drew and Dawn together. Buffy recognized it as the one that was taken at the circus. Dawn was on Drew's back with her arms around his neck. Drew had his hands holding Dawn's. On the back was an inscription that read, "Our love will last as long as time and longer. I shall return." Buffy wiped away a tear, and Willow came over to see what was wrong.
Buffy showed Willow the locket, and she too began to cry. Xander, Pride and Giles then saw the locket. Pride then realized, for the first time since she had met Drew, that he truly did love Dawn. She began to cry, thinking of how Dawn would react when she found out that Drew had left without telling her.
After a few weeks had passed Drew began talking with Buffy, Willow, Giles, Pride and Xander about leaving Sunnydale for a few years.
"Drew, you can't go. What about Dawn?" Buffy said.
"Buffy, I have thought about this for a long time. I feel it's time for me to leave for a few years." Drew replied.
"So what? You are gonna leaves us so we can each be killed just like Anya was?!" Xander shouted.
"Anya gave up her own life! I was there! I was willing to take the blast but she wouldn't let me!" Drew shouted back.
Xander and Drew stood up and walked towards each other leaving about a foot between them. With that, Xander grabbed Drew and started punching him. Buffy jumped up and broke them apart before Drew could send an energy blast towards Xander.
"If I see one more display of testerone poisoning, I will personally put you both in the hospital! Got it?!" Buffy shouted.
Both Xander and Drew nodded and with that both sat back down.
"Drew," Willow started, "what are we going to tell Dawn when she finds out that you have left?"
"Tell her," Drew said but then became quiet.
"Tell her what?" Giles asked. He saw the look upon Drew's face and knew that he truly didn't want to leave.
"Drew, can you at least tell us where you are going?" Buffy asked.
"I am," Drew started, "going to see the celestial immortals. I am hoping that they can help me."
"Help you with what?" Pride asked.
"Everyone, I don't want to leave," Drew said. "Something has come up that the other immortals, and I must leave."
Everyone looked at him. Each one wanting to ask him what was so important that he had to leave and without even telling Dawn. Xander finally broke the silence.
"Can you tell us at least what's wrong?" he asked.
"I will tell you, only if your swear not to tell Dawn." Drew said. "I don't want her to worry about me."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Drew began to tell them what was wrong. He explained to them that some powerful evil had arisen and the immortals must leave immediately if there was to be any hope of preventing it from leaving the dimension in which it had been trapped.
"What is it?" Giles asked.
"I'm not sure. It was imprisoned long ago, before the others or I was even born." Drew said.
"So, it could be anything?" Pride asked. "Even a god or goddess?"
"Yes, but we are hoping it isn't a god or goddess," Drew said. Everyone looked at him. Pride looked at Drew and opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it again. She knew that the immortals didn't fear anything, but she saw fear in his eyes.
"How long are you going to be gone?" Buffy asked while looking at Drew.
"I'm not sure," Drew said. "It may take a while to stop it, whatever it is."
Buffy looked at Drew. She of all people knew what Drew felt because she herself had lost her lover. For a few moments, Buffy thought back to the time when she was forced to kill Angel in order to save the world. Drew saw the tears welling in her eyes and walked over to her.
"Buffy," He said, "promise me that you will tell Dawn that I will come back no matter what."
Buffy looked at him and nodded her head in agreement. With that, five whirls of flames appeared and when they vanished, there stood five other immortals. They stood there while Drew said his final farewells for now.
"Drew," Pride said, "you are not half bad for an immortal."
"Thanks," Drew said, "I think." Buffy hugged him and she was followed by Willow.
"Drew," Buffy said, "if you die, I will hunt you down and kill you myself."
He looked from Buffy to Giles then to Xander. Xander walked over to him and whispered something, and Drew nodded. Giles then came over and looked at him.
"Drew," Giles said, "be sure to tell me everything when you get back." Drew looked at him and nodded in agreement. He then joined the other immortals, and they all vanished in a gigantic whirl of rainbow flames.
Buffy suddenly noticed something on the table. She went over to it and picked it up. It was a heart-shaped locket for Dawn. Inside was a picture of Drew and Dawn together. Buffy recognized it as the one that was taken at the circus. Dawn was on Drew's back with her arms around his neck. Drew had his hands holding Dawn's. On the back was an inscription that read, "Our love will last as long as time and longer. I shall return." Buffy wiped away a tear, and Willow came over to see what was wrong.
Buffy showed Willow the locket, and she too began to cry. Xander, Pride and Giles then saw the locket. Pride then realized, for the first time since she had met Drew, that he truly did love Dawn. She began to cry, thinking of how Dawn would react when she found out that Drew had left without telling her.