"The Explosion"
The boat hugged the waves of the ocean as it reached the Bahamas. Buffy happily smiled at Angel.
"Angel, I want to swim in it. The water's so beautiful." she said dreamily.
Angel pulled off his shirt, baring his tanned torso, and jumped into water. He moved his arms calmly around to stay afloat. Buffy smiled and jumped into the water. Her teeth chattered.
"It's colder than I thought it would be." Angel laughed and dunked her head into the water. Buffy punched him in the stomach. He laughed and dunked her again.
"Hey, no fair! You're stronger than me!" she gasped in protest.
Angel laughed again, "It's fair to me." Angel replied between laughs.
Buffy glared at Angel, "I find myself liking you a little less right now."
She frowned. Angel grinned and kissed her softly. She hugged him back.
"Forgiven?" He whispered.
"As always."
She kissed his cheek and smiled.
"I love you." Angel softly said.
Buffy dunked his head underneath the water. "I know."
Angel's jaw dropped as he resurfaced.
"That was devious." Angel complained. Buffy smiled.
"A girl does what she can."
A loud tapping noising came from the yacht. Buffy nervously glanced at Angel.
"That can't be good." Angel nodded.
"I know." The knocking noise became faster, and faster, until it came to and abrupt, eerie pause. Angel and Buffy looked expectantly at the boat. A popping noise followed by the groaning sound of metal, filled the air. The boat exploded into many pieces of sharp metal. Buffy swam furiously away from the hot fire that promised to engulf her. She looked back and saw Angel struggling to get away. She called his name, and he looked at her, grasping for her, just as a lone piece of metal hit her in her head. She fell unconscious and sunk beneath the water's surface. Angel cried out in horror, and swam toward her. He couldn't find her. He began to cry out. A fishing boat passed by the wreckage. Angel waved his arms frantically. The boat stopped and a life raft was thrown into the water. Angel weakly swam to the raft and climbed in. His eyes nervously searched the water. He would find her. Buffy's unconscious body drifted on the open water. Blood ran freely down her brow.
Spike attentively watched the water. He loved his job. He was a fisherman, and he was a damn good one too. A white object floated on the water's surface. Spike squinted his eyes in order to make out the figure. The object floated closer to the boat. Spike could see a human form floating in the water. He dove in and wrapped her in his arms. The swim to the fishing boat was panicked.
"Faith, Faith!" Spike hoarsely shouted.
Faith ran to the starboard, and saw Spike holding a girl in his arms, she threw out the ladder, and he struggled up it with the unconscious girl in his arms. Spike laid the young girl flat on her back. He listened for her heartbeat.
"She's not breathing." Spike whispered.
"Oh, God." Faith covered her mouth with her hand.
Spike began CPR, and the girl coughed up water. Her eyes were bloodshot, and puffy. She looked around in a discombobulated order. Spike sighed in relief.
"Where am I?" Buffy said as she looked at her benefactors.
Spike smiled, "You're on The Nightrider." He said as he helped her to her feet.
"I'm Spike, and this is my girlfriend, Faith."
Faith smiled and moved closer to Spike.
"What's your name?"
Buffy eyes moved back and fourth as she searched her head for the information. Her eyes began to glisten with tears. Her wet hair dripped down her shirt. She looked up at Spike with venerable eyes. She opened her mouth, and replied hoarsely.
"I don't remember..."
The boat hugged the waves of the ocean as it reached the Bahamas. Buffy happily smiled at Angel.
"Angel, I want to swim in it. The water's so beautiful." she said dreamily.
Angel pulled off his shirt, baring his tanned torso, and jumped into water. He moved his arms calmly around to stay afloat. Buffy smiled and jumped into the water. Her teeth chattered.
"It's colder than I thought it would be." Angel laughed and dunked her head into the water. Buffy punched him in the stomach. He laughed and dunked her again.
"Hey, no fair! You're stronger than me!" she gasped in protest.
Angel laughed again, "It's fair to me." Angel replied between laughs.
Buffy glared at Angel, "I find myself liking you a little less right now."
She frowned. Angel grinned and kissed her softly. She hugged him back.
"Forgiven?" He whispered.
"As always."
She kissed his cheek and smiled.
"I love you." Angel softly said.
Buffy dunked his head underneath the water. "I know."
Angel's jaw dropped as he resurfaced.
"That was devious." Angel complained. Buffy smiled.
"A girl does what she can."
A loud tapping noising came from the yacht. Buffy nervously glanced at Angel.
"That can't be good." Angel nodded.
"I know." The knocking noise became faster, and faster, until it came to and abrupt, eerie pause. Angel and Buffy looked expectantly at the boat. A popping noise followed by the groaning sound of metal, filled the air. The boat exploded into many pieces of sharp metal. Buffy swam furiously away from the hot fire that promised to engulf her. She looked back and saw Angel struggling to get away. She called his name, and he looked at her, grasping for her, just as a lone piece of metal hit her in her head. She fell unconscious and sunk beneath the water's surface. Angel cried out in horror, and swam toward her. He couldn't find her. He began to cry out. A fishing boat passed by the wreckage. Angel waved his arms frantically. The boat stopped and a life raft was thrown into the water. Angel weakly swam to the raft and climbed in. His eyes nervously searched the water. He would find her. Buffy's unconscious body drifted on the open water. Blood ran freely down her brow.
Spike attentively watched the water. He loved his job. He was a fisherman, and he was a damn good one too. A white object floated on the water's surface. Spike squinted his eyes in order to make out the figure. The object floated closer to the boat. Spike could see a human form floating in the water. He dove in and wrapped her in his arms. The swim to the fishing boat was panicked.
"Faith, Faith!" Spike hoarsely shouted.
Faith ran to the starboard, and saw Spike holding a girl in his arms, she threw out the ladder, and he struggled up it with the unconscious girl in his arms. Spike laid the young girl flat on her back. He listened for her heartbeat.
"She's not breathing." Spike whispered.
"Oh, God." Faith covered her mouth with her hand.
Spike began CPR, and the girl coughed up water. Her eyes were bloodshot, and puffy. She looked around in a discombobulated order. Spike sighed in relief.
"Where am I?" Buffy said as she looked at her benefactors.
Spike smiled, "You're on The Nightrider." He said as he helped her to her feet.
"I'm Spike, and this is my girlfriend, Faith."
Faith smiled and moved closer to Spike.
"What's your name?"
Buffy eyes moved back and fourth as she searched her head for the information. Her eyes began to glisten with tears. Her wet hair dripped down her shirt. She looked up at Spike with venerable eyes. She opened her mouth, and replied hoarsely.
"I don't remember..."