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Rumours and Secrets
Cage
"Yeah sure, you're Rupert Giles." She stated before saying in a mocking tone, "The oh so wonderful watcher of Buffy Summers. Mmm, you know Spike's back and she doesn't, she may be angry with you if she knew." Giles was dumbfound, how could this girl know who he was sure there slayers may have been a give away but still. "Well, Claire, how do you know that." He tried to act as calm as possible but just couldn't seem to do that. "Don't you think sending in slayers was a bit of a give away? Also your British, I could hear your accent and when you thought I was out cold, someone called you Rupert, and that was kind of odd, that some one called Rupert had a bunch of slayers running about. So put two and two together. I'm actually quite proud of my self." She said the last bit sarcastically. "Well yes I am Rupert Giles." He took the hood off and thought he would approach things differently. "I'm also sorry that we had to meet like this but from what I had heard you wouldn't come of your own free will." "So you thought you would take it upon yourself to become God and make a decision for me. You always were good at making choices for others." She was pretty pissed, if he thought he could come here and take her prisoner then expect her cooperate he had another thing coming. "If you are speaking about me turning the potentials into slayers, it wasn't my decision. I thought it was a good one but I never decided it." He was puzzled by her last statement; the only that she would know about would be that. "Actually I wasn't but that doesn't matter, so know can let me go and I don't tell Dennis who you are... or you can wait until he finds me and well let's just say one of the last people who captured me ended up in a hell dimension. So it's really up to you." She smiled sweetly at him. "Ah, so Dennis is the name of your friend." He pondered this for a moment e hadn't heard the name of a warlock named Dennis but then lots of them changed their names so as not to recognised. "Would you mind telling me his last name?" "Yes, I would mind, because has nothing to do with you what his name is." She wondered what his theory about her was, if it was that she had been to a hell dimension or that she was immortal. "Well then I will have to consult my friends but I will return." He walked out leaving her alone. She felt really alone, she missed Spike a lot. *I am such a stupid bitch. I wonder if I even think before I open my mouth. God I get out of one thing he tells me he loves me and I shove it back in his face.* she started crying, she had messed up big time. She was still crying when Giles came back. "Claire... Claire, what's wrong?" *Dumb question you've taken her away from her friends and you ask her what's wrong.* "Nothing, ok. And it was kinda a dumb question considering that you've taken me away from my friends, but it's not that so leave it. If you wanna help you can let me have a bath and some ice-cream. If you do I will consider answering any questions you have about me truthfully." *Good Claire, just play your cards right and you can get a bath and some ice- cream to help you forget about Spike.* "I will see what I can do." He had to ponder this for a moment, if he gave her this then she may actually answer some of his questions seeing as the truth spells were still having no effect. They had questioned Wesley, Fred, Cordelia and Gunn. Even though the Sunnydale, group weren't very good friends since Angel's group had taken on W&H, but they had given that up so things were back to normal, except Angel didn't trust the Scooby gang as much. He had sent Faith with a group to Angel's; the others had come back but no Faith. He knew a confrontation with Angel and Spike was inevitable, but he hoped it was only Angel who cared for Claire, because if Spike did then Buffy would know Spike was alive and she had just started to move on and was even dating someone. If it was just a bit longer, and Buffy knew Spike came back she would be happy but not give it a second thought. Giles was snapped out of thought when he banged into Kennedy. "I'm sorry Giles; I didn't see where I was going." Damn well she may as well tell him. "Giles, mmm I was actually just coming to get you there are people in your office, I went looking for you in there but instead I found them they told me to get you right away." Kennedy looked a bit nervous and since becoming a slayer that was never a usual occurrence. "Kennedy, who is in my office?" He didn't need to ask he knew it was, he may 20 slayers but most of them were from Sunnydale, and had Buffy's fighting technique, so Angel and Spike would probably stand a good chance. Also if the mystery man was there then they could be in trouble. After he heard the rumour he tried to find out as much as he could about Claire and in the process people told him don't go after her because she has like a guardian angel looking after her and if any harm came to her he would kill you. Then what Claire said earlier came to mind he was very worried indeed at the outcome of this. "Angel, Spike and Dennis. I don't know Dennis but he has strong magic and may be a threat. Should I tell the others?" Kennedy was concerned and afraid, Angel and Spike were powerful, but Dennis he treated them like children, he easily took them out, not even using magic.
Hyperion one hour earlier
As Angel, Dennis and Spike walked up the stairs, Dennis thought about what Spike said. There was the possibility that Giles would try and kill her, and then he would know. He wouldn't let her secret be out in the open to people who would harm. As soon as they'd reached the top of the stairs Dennis had made a plan. "Spike, Angel, there has been a change of plan." He walked into the study and they followed him. "So what's the change of plan I thought we just let the chits go and wait for Giles to realise Claire." Spike wondered what else Dennis was planning on doing; he was protective of Claire and would do everything in his power to make sure she was safe. "Well, we let the girls go, but we follow them to where Giles is, we go into his office get him to come to us make an agreement get Claire back and if he puts up a fight, well let's just say the last person to Claire captive ended up in a hell dimension, not including Angelus." Dennis finished going over the plan and went into the lobby the girls were all back to where they had been before except Faith wasn't there. "Well girls, you'll be happy to know that you're getting to go back to wherever you came from. Now you can tell Giles to watch his back." With that he magically let them out of the chains. As soon as they were out Kennedy shouted, "Now." Dennis chuckled he figured something like this would happen. They charged at him but every kick and punch thrown at him was blocked in two minutes all five slayers were on their backs or lying against a wall. "Girls, I was being nice and you had to spoil so maybe now you should leave before you get your asses kicked again." Dennis grinned before walking back into the study. Angel and Spike had been watching the fight on the monitors, they girls were tough and he picked them off like amateur muggers. "Well, I'm impressed to say the least mate. I just you were nancy boy witch but I guess I was mistaken." Spike knew those slayers were strong but he could have taken them as well. They watched the camera while the bruised slayers made their way to the door. Two minutes after the slayers left they were followed by the vampires and Dennis, they were too tired to keep their senses alert so they didn't notice. When they reached the door to the office block that belonged to the council they knocked on the door said the password and entered. Angel and Spike heard the password and told Dennis. The people in there probably knew Spike and Angel so they didn't want to be noticed right away. They walked up to the door and knocked three times. "Password." A voice said from behind the door. "Council." Dennis replied, the doors opened and they walked in there were two guards behind the door. As soon as they were in they knocked out the guards and continued down the dark passage. Angel leading they walked until they reached the room that said, 'HEAD' on the door. They walked and seen the room did belong to Giles on the wall hung pictures of Buffy and the Scooby's, a the back of the office was the desk it was a wooden desk with a filing cabinet in the corner a large swivel chair it was so big if you turned the back to the door no one could she you were sitting there. They walked over to the desk and looked through the paper work there were a number of files on different demons. But on top was the file on Claire, Dennis took and began to skim through it took less than a minute they didn't know much, except her name date of birth, where she grew up where they thought she lived collage she went to and that she had no family because they had been killed in a car accident. Which Dennis set up to disguise that they died an unnatural death, and have the council all over them. After looking at the papers Dennis over to the chair and took a seat in the chair. Angel and Spike were looking at the pictures and looking at files on demons. Suddenly a knock was heard on the door. Spike being the one with almost the same accent as Giles said come in. It was Kennedy at the door she looked in and seen them before trying to run out the door again. Dennis flicked his finger and she was against the wall. "Hey, Ken didn't think I'd be seeing you for a while. Now be a good little slayer and Giles some nice vampires and me are waiting in his office fore him." He let her drop from the wall and fall to the floor. Hallway "Yes, I thought I may receive a visit from them well I better go. No need to tell the others just yet if the alarm goes prepare to fight. Get some slayers in there to protect Claire. They have obviously come for her." Giles set off down the hall towards his office. He stood in front of the door for a minute before entering. Spike was sitting on the desk, Angel was looking through the filing cabinet and the he presumed was Dennis was sitting in his chair. Dennis was the first to look up; Angel had told him Giles was coming before he came into the office. Angel then looked up gave them man a stern look before going back to the filing cabinet. Spike didn't even look at him he just snorted and turned away. "Well, Rupert so nice of you to join us." Dennis said, he knew a lot about this man but wasn't intimidated. "Yes well I usually don't like people in my office going through my things." He looked at Angel for the last part Angel sensed his look but didn't even look up. "That's a shame because we've had a good rummage about but you know I thought the watcher's council would know more. Well we're here for a reason as you know, that reason is because you are holding a friend of mine here against her will. And that Rupert does not sit well with me especially when it is this particular friend." Dennis could tell Rupert expected this but was still not fully prepared for it. "Well she is a slayer and we have a right to tell her..." He was cut off when he was thrown against a wall with bone shattering force. He was sure he cracked a rib or two. Dennis was now in his face and was extremely angry. "WRONG! When it comes to her you don't have a right to anything. Sure you can do whatever you like to your other slayers but NOT Claire." He calmed down before speaking again. "Well you don't seem to be shocked to see Spike so she must have told you." "Have to punish her for that." Spike said absently not looking up from the text he was reading. "You wouldn't do that, one you have a soul and two, Buffy wouldn't be happy." When it came it Spike Giles knew that his weak spot was Buffy. He was not ready for what Spike said next though because this would mean no leverage. "Well Giles, soul or not that girl had betrayed Peaches trust and deserves a bit of punishment and also sorry to burst your bubble but I couldn't bloody care less what Buffy thought, Christ Giles she doesn't know I'm alive. And you wouldn't tell her because if she came to me one she wouldn't need you anymore and two she would be pissed at you when I told her how long I'd been back for." Spike told him. "Well I'm glad we have that sorted Angel anything to add to this?" Dennis asked. "No, not really." He turned and went back to his reading. "Well Rupert, I think we should now discuss Claire, well actually I'll discuss and you'll listen. Claire is my friend and I won't have her kept any where against her will. Whatever you have her here for you better or else it won't be pretty." He turned form Giles to Angel. "Well I heard as Angelus you tortured him did he cave easily." "No not really, he a pretty strong will but nothing a truth spell won't sort out." Angel said and again went back to his reading. "Well in that case." Dennis snapped his fingers and a syringe appeared in his hand he took Giles' arm and shoved the syringe into it. "Well Giles, why did you capture Claire?" Dennis asked calmly. "I had heard rumours that she was an immortal slayer." Giles stated, even though his brain was telling his voice to shut up it wouldn't.
Rumours and Secrets
Cage
"Yeah sure, you're Rupert Giles." She stated before saying in a mocking tone, "The oh so wonderful watcher of Buffy Summers. Mmm, you know Spike's back and she doesn't, she may be angry with you if she knew." Giles was dumbfound, how could this girl know who he was sure there slayers may have been a give away but still. "Well, Claire, how do you know that." He tried to act as calm as possible but just couldn't seem to do that. "Don't you think sending in slayers was a bit of a give away? Also your British, I could hear your accent and when you thought I was out cold, someone called you Rupert, and that was kind of odd, that some one called Rupert had a bunch of slayers running about. So put two and two together. I'm actually quite proud of my self." She said the last bit sarcastically. "Well yes I am Rupert Giles." He took the hood off and thought he would approach things differently. "I'm also sorry that we had to meet like this but from what I had heard you wouldn't come of your own free will." "So you thought you would take it upon yourself to become God and make a decision for me. You always were good at making choices for others." She was pretty pissed, if he thought he could come here and take her prisoner then expect her cooperate he had another thing coming. "If you are speaking about me turning the potentials into slayers, it wasn't my decision. I thought it was a good one but I never decided it." He was puzzled by her last statement; the only that she would know about would be that. "Actually I wasn't but that doesn't matter, so know can let me go and I don't tell Dennis who you are... or you can wait until he finds me and well let's just say one of the last people who captured me ended up in a hell dimension. So it's really up to you." She smiled sweetly at him. "Ah, so Dennis is the name of your friend." He pondered this for a moment e hadn't heard the name of a warlock named Dennis but then lots of them changed their names so as not to recognised. "Would you mind telling me his last name?" "Yes, I would mind, because has nothing to do with you what his name is." She wondered what his theory about her was, if it was that she had been to a hell dimension or that she was immortal. "Well then I will have to consult my friends but I will return." He walked out leaving her alone. She felt really alone, she missed Spike a lot. *I am such a stupid bitch. I wonder if I even think before I open my mouth. God I get out of one thing he tells me he loves me and I shove it back in his face.* she started crying, she had messed up big time. She was still crying when Giles came back. "Claire... Claire, what's wrong?" *Dumb question you've taken her away from her friends and you ask her what's wrong.* "Nothing, ok. And it was kinda a dumb question considering that you've taken me away from my friends, but it's not that so leave it. If you wanna help you can let me have a bath and some ice-cream. If you do I will consider answering any questions you have about me truthfully." *Good Claire, just play your cards right and you can get a bath and some ice- cream to help you forget about Spike.* "I will see what I can do." He had to ponder this for a moment, if he gave her this then she may actually answer some of his questions seeing as the truth spells were still having no effect. They had questioned Wesley, Fred, Cordelia and Gunn. Even though the Sunnydale, group weren't very good friends since Angel's group had taken on W&H, but they had given that up so things were back to normal, except Angel didn't trust the Scooby gang as much. He had sent Faith with a group to Angel's; the others had come back but no Faith. He knew a confrontation with Angel and Spike was inevitable, but he hoped it was only Angel who cared for Claire, because if Spike did then Buffy would know Spike was alive and she had just started to move on and was even dating someone. If it was just a bit longer, and Buffy knew Spike came back she would be happy but not give it a second thought. Giles was snapped out of thought when he banged into Kennedy. "I'm sorry Giles; I didn't see where I was going." Damn well she may as well tell him. "Giles, mmm I was actually just coming to get you there are people in your office, I went looking for you in there but instead I found them they told me to get you right away." Kennedy looked a bit nervous and since becoming a slayer that was never a usual occurrence. "Kennedy, who is in my office?" He didn't need to ask he knew it was, he may 20 slayers but most of them were from Sunnydale, and had Buffy's fighting technique, so Angel and Spike would probably stand a good chance. Also if the mystery man was there then they could be in trouble. After he heard the rumour he tried to find out as much as he could about Claire and in the process people told him don't go after her because she has like a guardian angel looking after her and if any harm came to her he would kill you. Then what Claire said earlier came to mind he was very worried indeed at the outcome of this. "Angel, Spike and Dennis. I don't know Dennis but he has strong magic and may be a threat. Should I tell the others?" Kennedy was concerned and afraid, Angel and Spike were powerful, but Dennis he treated them like children, he easily took them out, not even using magic.
Hyperion one hour earlier
As Angel, Dennis and Spike walked up the stairs, Dennis thought about what Spike said. There was the possibility that Giles would try and kill her, and then he would know. He wouldn't let her secret be out in the open to people who would harm. As soon as they'd reached the top of the stairs Dennis had made a plan. "Spike, Angel, there has been a change of plan." He walked into the study and they followed him. "So what's the change of plan I thought we just let the chits go and wait for Giles to realise Claire." Spike wondered what else Dennis was planning on doing; he was protective of Claire and would do everything in his power to make sure she was safe. "Well, we let the girls go, but we follow them to where Giles is, we go into his office get him to come to us make an agreement get Claire back and if he puts up a fight, well let's just say the last person to Claire captive ended up in a hell dimension, not including Angelus." Dennis finished going over the plan and went into the lobby the girls were all back to where they had been before except Faith wasn't there. "Well girls, you'll be happy to know that you're getting to go back to wherever you came from. Now you can tell Giles to watch his back." With that he magically let them out of the chains. As soon as they were out Kennedy shouted, "Now." Dennis chuckled he figured something like this would happen. They charged at him but every kick and punch thrown at him was blocked in two minutes all five slayers were on their backs or lying against a wall. "Girls, I was being nice and you had to spoil so maybe now you should leave before you get your asses kicked again." Dennis grinned before walking back into the study. Angel and Spike had been watching the fight on the monitors, they girls were tough and he picked them off like amateur muggers. "Well, I'm impressed to say the least mate. I just you were nancy boy witch but I guess I was mistaken." Spike knew those slayers were strong but he could have taken them as well. They watched the camera while the bruised slayers made their way to the door. Two minutes after the slayers left they were followed by the vampires and Dennis, they were too tired to keep their senses alert so they didn't notice. When they reached the door to the office block that belonged to the council they knocked on the door said the password and entered. Angel and Spike heard the password and told Dennis. The people in there probably knew Spike and Angel so they didn't want to be noticed right away. They walked up to the door and knocked three times. "Password." A voice said from behind the door. "Council." Dennis replied, the doors opened and they walked in there were two guards behind the door. As soon as they were in they knocked out the guards and continued down the dark passage. Angel leading they walked until they reached the room that said, 'HEAD' on the door. They walked and seen the room did belong to Giles on the wall hung pictures of Buffy and the Scooby's, a the back of the office was the desk it was a wooden desk with a filing cabinet in the corner a large swivel chair it was so big if you turned the back to the door no one could she you were sitting there. They walked over to the desk and looked through the paper work there were a number of files on different demons. But on top was the file on Claire, Dennis took and began to skim through it took less than a minute they didn't know much, except her name date of birth, where she grew up where they thought she lived collage she went to and that she had no family because they had been killed in a car accident. Which Dennis set up to disguise that they died an unnatural death, and have the council all over them. After looking at the papers Dennis over to the chair and took a seat in the chair. Angel and Spike were looking at the pictures and looking at files on demons. Suddenly a knock was heard on the door. Spike being the one with almost the same accent as Giles said come in. It was Kennedy at the door she looked in and seen them before trying to run out the door again. Dennis flicked his finger and she was against the wall. "Hey, Ken didn't think I'd be seeing you for a while. Now be a good little slayer and Giles some nice vampires and me are waiting in his office fore him." He let her drop from the wall and fall to the floor. Hallway "Yes, I thought I may receive a visit from them well I better go. No need to tell the others just yet if the alarm goes prepare to fight. Get some slayers in there to protect Claire. They have obviously come for her." Giles set off down the hall towards his office. He stood in front of the door for a minute before entering. Spike was sitting on the desk, Angel was looking through the filing cabinet and the he presumed was Dennis was sitting in his chair. Dennis was the first to look up; Angel had told him Giles was coming before he came into the office. Angel then looked up gave them man a stern look before going back to the filing cabinet. Spike didn't even look at him he just snorted and turned away. "Well, Rupert so nice of you to join us." Dennis said, he knew a lot about this man but wasn't intimidated. "Yes well I usually don't like people in my office going through my things." He looked at Angel for the last part Angel sensed his look but didn't even look up. "That's a shame because we've had a good rummage about but you know I thought the watcher's council would know more. Well we're here for a reason as you know, that reason is because you are holding a friend of mine here against her will. And that Rupert does not sit well with me especially when it is this particular friend." Dennis could tell Rupert expected this but was still not fully prepared for it. "Well she is a slayer and we have a right to tell her..." He was cut off when he was thrown against a wall with bone shattering force. He was sure he cracked a rib or two. Dennis was now in his face and was extremely angry. "WRONG! When it comes to her you don't have a right to anything. Sure you can do whatever you like to your other slayers but NOT Claire." He calmed down before speaking again. "Well you don't seem to be shocked to see Spike so she must have told you." "Have to punish her for that." Spike said absently not looking up from the text he was reading. "You wouldn't do that, one you have a soul and two, Buffy wouldn't be happy." When it came it Spike Giles knew that his weak spot was Buffy. He was not ready for what Spike said next though because this would mean no leverage. "Well Giles, soul or not that girl had betrayed Peaches trust and deserves a bit of punishment and also sorry to burst your bubble but I couldn't bloody care less what Buffy thought, Christ Giles she doesn't know I'm alive. And you wouldn't tell her because if she came to me one she wouldn't need you anymore and two she would be pissed at you when I told her how long I'd been back for." Spike told him. "Well I'm glad we have that sorted Angel anything to add to this?" Dennis asked. "No, not really." He turned and went back to his reading. "Well Rupert, I think we should now discuss Claire, well actually I'll discuss and you'll listen. Claire is my friend and I won't have her kept any where against her will. Whatever you have her here for you better or else it won't be pretty." He turned form Giles to Angel. "Well I heard as Angelus you tortured him did he cave easily." "No not really, he a pretty strong will but nothing a truth spell won't sort out." Angel said and again went back to his reading. "Well in that case." Dennis snapped his fingers and a syringe appeared in his hand he took Giles' arm and shoved the syringe into it. "Well Giles, why did you capture Claire?" Dennis asked calmly. "I had heard rumours that she was an immortal slayer." Giles stated, even though his brain was telling his voice to shut up it wouldn't.