"Angelus!" Drusilla roared as she stormed into the library. "I told you to
stay the hell away from Spike. He's mine." Her eyes flashed gold
menacingly.
Angel looked at the vampiress, and then turned his attention to the stacks where the ten cloaked men had appeared. Each held a large sword. Angel turned towards the table. "Willow. Get Spike and Drusilla out of here now."
"What?" Drusilla's face changed to normal. "You're just letting me leave with Spike?"
"Yes, take Willow with you, he thinks she's Edith. Just get him out of here and I'll explain everything to you later." Angel said exasperated as he grabbed weapons out of the cage and threw them to Buffy, Xander, Giles and Wesley.
"Can I leave, too?" Xander asked as he watched Willow grab Spike's hand as they ran towards the exit.
"No!" Angel and Buffy chorused as they began to fight the cloaked men.
*****
Drusilla abruptly stopped as Willow and Spike followed her out of the school. "Is this is trick?" She growled at Willow her eyes flashing gold.
"N-no. It's-it's not a trick." Willow stuttered taking a step backwards.
Drusilla began to stalk towards Willow, her face changing into its demon. Spike stood in front of Willow. "No, Dru. You cannot hurt my sister."
"Spike, she's one of Angelus' spies." Dru tried to reason with her lover.
"No. The stars say she is innocent and pure and you cannot touch her. She is my sister." Spike slipped into his game face as well. "You promised not to kill any more of my sisters. You promised me a family. She will be in our family one day, but right now she's my sister. She's Edith. Can't you see, luv?"
Drusilla looked at the desperate hope in Spike's eyes. 'She's only human. She can't be that big of a threat. Maybe Angel is only trying to keep Spike safe. He did use Right of Sire, after all...' Drusilla's eyes traveled to the trembling red head behind her Spike. "I see, Spike. She does look like Edith, if Edith had red hair. Let's go back to the factory." She began to walk away. Spike slowly began to follow her.
When he sensed that Willow was not following him, he turned around. "My sister, why do you not follow us?" He asked innocently. Willow didn't answer she just looked at the ground. Spike walked over to her, and placed her hand in his. "Do not worry, Little Tree, the stars say Princess will not hurt you. She doesn't want to hurt her Spikey and Spikey doesn't want his sister hurt."
Willow looked up at Spike hesitantly as he began to pull her down the street after Drusilla.
*****
"Why did you let Willow go with Drusilla and Spike? Are you crazy?" Buffy yelled at Angel as they battled the cloaked men.
"Buffy, I think I know my childer better than you do." Angel grunted back as he dodged a blow and beheaded one of the men.
"What do you mean by that?" Buffy dodged a kick.
"Spike thinks Willow is his sister. Drusilla knows that he thinks that. She knows that if she hurts Willow, Spike will kill her."
"But isn't he crazy?"
"You think insanity will stop Spike from pushing Dru out into the sunlight if she pisses him off enough? He may be crazy, but he's not incompetent. He is still capable of killing when he wants to be." Angel said exasperated as he punched the last cloaked man.
"Let's see what's under the hood." Giles said lifting the hood. As soon as he lifted the hood, all the cloaked men burst into flames. "Dear Lord."
Angel and Buffy exchanged a look as they looked as the piles of dust. "What did I say about an army?" He said smugly. Suddenly he leapt back in pain as sunlight hit his shoulder.
" The rain left as soon as we tried to reveal their faces." Wesley observed.
"Spike." Angel breathed as he began to move towards the door.
"He'll be fine." Giles said stopping Angel from leaving. "Where are they staying?" Giles asked.
"An old factory on the outskirts of town." Angel replied numbly.
"It should take about fifteen minutes on foot, but with their supernatural speed..." Xander trailed off.
"We'll go as soon as the sunsets." Buffy suggested. Angel nodded and sat down in a dark part of the library. Buffy watched as Angel sat looking defeated. She moved to talk to him, but to her surprise Xander stopped her. "He needs time, Buff. Just give him some time." Buffy nodded and turned her attention to Wesley who was in Giles' office talking to the Council. She then looked over at Giles who was poring over a book. Buffy sighed, stole one last look at Angel and opened a book.
*****
Willow followed the vampires into the factory. Drusilla walked over to one of the minions, Dalton, and began yelling at him to find out who the cloaked men were. Willow began to feel nervous with all the vampires around her, and inched closer to Spike.
Drusilla cleared her throat causing all the minions to watch her curiously. "This is Spike's new pet." She pointed at Willow. "If anyone so much as lays a bloody hand on her, they will wish they woke up on fire. Is that understood?" Drusilla's eyes flashed yellow to emphasize her point.
The minions nodded silently. "Good." Drusilla turned on her heel and walked to the bedroom. Willow stared after the vampiress. "Come a long, luv." Spike said. Then he stopped and turned to Willow, talking in his childlike voice. "The faeries. Do you see them?" He reached out behind Willow and grasped at the air. Willow shook her head and swallowed nervously. "No... I... I don't."
"Don't be afraid, Edith, look." Spike spun Willow around and pointed towards the window at the very top of the building. Willow could see something glittering.
"Do you see the faeries?" Spike asked earnestly.
"Yes, I did." Willow wasn't sure what the glittering was, but thought it best to go along with Spike.
He began to dance towards the door Drusilla had gone through. "Come along luv, the rainbows are dancing and will not like it if you are late to the King's birthday." He danced over to Willow and began to waltz her towards his and Drusilla's room. Willow looked up at the window one more time, but then turned back towards Spike and asked him to the king was.
*****
From the window a girl who looked no older than fourteen sat. "She could see me?" The girl mused. "She can't be insane like the vampire, can she be?" The figure looked thoughtful. "Together they can help me achieve what I've always wanted, a corporeal body. With their help I'll finally know what it's really like to feel a young girl's neck snap in my hands. And if it takes forever, then we'll just work on it until we get it." She smiled maliciously and disappeared into thin air.
******
Angel looked at the vampiress, and then turned his attention to the stacks where the ten cloaked men had appeared. Each held a large sword. Angel turned towards the table. "Willow. Get Spike and Drusilla out of here now."
"What?" Drusilla's face changed to normal. "You're just letting me leave with Spike?"
"Yes, take Willow with you, he thinks she's Edith. Just get him out of here and I'll explain everything to you later." Angel said exasperated as he grabbed weapons out of the cage and threw them to Buffy, Xander, Giles and Wesley.
"Can I leave, too?" Xander asked as he watched Willow grab Spike's hand as they ran towards the exit.
"No!" Angel and Buffy chorused as they began to fight the cloaked men.
*****
Drusilla abruptly stopped as Willow and Spike followed her out of the school. "Is this is trick?" She growled at Willow her eyes flashing gold.
"N-no. It's-it's not a trick." Willow stuttered taking a step backwards.
Drusilla began to stalk towards Willow, her face changing into its demon. Spike stood in front of Willow. "No, Dru. You cannot hurt my sister."
"Spike, she's one of Angelus' spies." Dru tried to reason with her lover.
"No. The stars say she is innocent and pure and you cannot touch her. She is my sister." Spike slipped into his game face as well. "You promised not to kill any more of my sisters. You promised me a family. She will be in our family one day, but right now she's my sister. She's Edith. Can't you see, luv?"
Drusilla looked at the desperate hope in Spike's eyes. 'She's only human. She can't be that big of a threat. Maybe Angel is only trying to keep Spike safe. He did use Right of Sire, after all...' Drusilla's eyes traveled to the trembling red head behind her Spike. "I see, Spike. She does look like Edith, if Edith had red hair. Let's go back to the factory." She began to walk away. Spike slowly began to follow her.
When he sensed that Willow was not following him, he turned around. "My sister, why do you not follow us?" He asked innocently. Willow didn't answer she just looked at the ground. Spike walked over to her, and placed her hand in his. "Do not worry, Little Tree, the stars say Princess will not hurt you. She doesn't want to hurt her Spikey and Spikey doesn't want his sister hurt."
Willow looked up at Spike hesitantly as he began to pull her down the street after Drusilla.
*****
"Why did you let Willow go with Drusilla and Spike? Are you crazy?" Buffy yelled at Angel as they battled the cloaked men.
"Buffy, I think I know my childer better than you do." Angel grunted back as he dodged a blow and beheaded one of the men.
"What do you mean by that?" Buffy dodged a kick.
"Spike thinks Willow is his sister. Drusilla knows that he thinks that. She knows that if she hurts Willow, Spike will kill her."
"But isn't he crazy?"
"You think insanity will stop Spike from pushing Dru out into the sunlight if she pisses him off enough? He may be crazy, but he's not incompetent. He is still capable of killing when he wants to be." Angel said exasperated as he punched the last cloaked man.
"Let's see what's under the hood." Giles said lifting the hood. As soon as he lifted the hood, all the cloaked men burst into flames. "Dear Lord."
Angel and Buffy exchanged a look as they looked as the piles of dust. "What did I say about an army?" He said smugly. Suddenly he leapt back in pain as sunlight hit his shoulder.
" The rain left as soon as we tried to reveal their faces." Wesley observed.
"Spike." Angel breathed as he began to move towards the door.
"He'll be fine." Giles said stopping Angel from leaving. "Where are they staying?" Giles asked.
"An old factory on the outskirts of town." Angel replied numbly.
"It should take about fifteen minutes on foot, but with their supernatural speed..." Xander trailed off.
"We'll go as soon as the sunsets." Buffy suggested. Angel nodded and sat down in a dark part of the library. Buffy watched as Angel sat looking defeated. She moved to talk to him, but to her surprise Xander stopped her. "He needs time, Buff. Just give him some time." Buffy nodded and turned her attention to Wesley who was in Giles' office talking to the Council. She then looked over at Giles who was poring over a book. Buffy sighed, stole one last look at Angel and opened a book.
*****
Willow followed the vampires into the factory. Drusilla walked over to one of the minions, Dalton, and began yelling at him to find out who the cloaked men were. Willow began to feel nervous with all the vampires around her, and inched closer to Spike.
Drusilla cleared her throat causing all the minions to watch her curiously. "This is Spike's new pet." She pointed at Willow. "If anyone so much as lays a bloody hand on her, they will wish they woke up on fire. Is that understood?" Drusilla's eyes flashed yellow to emphasize her point.
The minions nodded silently. "Good." Drusilla turned on her heel and walked to the bedroom. Willow stared after the vampiress. "Come a long, luv." Spike said. Then he stopped and turned to Willow, talking in his childlike voice. "The faeries. Do you see them?" He reached out behind Willow and grasped at the air. Willow shook her head and swallowed nervously. "No... I... I don't."
"Don't be afraid, Edith, look." Spike spun Willow around and pointed towards the window at the very top of the building. Willow could see something glittering.
"Do you see the faeries?" Spike asked earnestly.
"Yes, I did." Willow wasn't sure what the glittering was, but thought it best to go along with Spike.
He began to dance towards the door Drusilla had gone through. "Come along luv, the rainbows are dancing and will not like it if you are late to the King's birthday." He danced over to Willow and began to waltz her towards his and Drusilla's room. Willow looked up at the window one more time, but then turned back towards Spike and asked him to the king was.
*****
From the window a girl who looked no older than fourteen sat. "She could see me?" The girl mused. "She can't be insane like the vampire, can she be?" The figure looked thoughtful. "Together they can help me achieve what I've always wanted, a corporeal body. With their help I'll finally know what it's really like to feel a young girl's neck snap in my hands. And if it takes forever, then we'll just work on it until we get it." She smiled maliciously and disappeared into thin air.
******