'Angel I need to talk to you.'
'Well I'm kind of busy right now can't we.....' Angel began.
'Now!' Spike yelled. Angel stared at him trying to suss out why he was so stressed, finally he nodded and dismissed the worker.
'This better be important Spike I was just about to ask that man why he hasn't been turning up to work', Angel said.
'Look I don't have time for this I need to know something', Spike cut him off impatiently
'What?', Angel asked.
'You know when Lord Vargner came and made Wesley fall out of the window Buffy was there right?', Spike said.
'Yeah', Angel said slowly wondering what he was getting at.
'Well then how comes she hasn't mentioned anything about it', Spike said. Angel frowned and tried to remember her saying something but couldn't, Angel looked back up at Spike, shocked that he hadn't noticed this before.
'Yeah see what I mean she ain't said anything about it', Spike said as he saw it dawning on Angel's face.
'Maybe she didn't want to think about it', Angel suggested. Spike gave him a withering look and Angel fell silent.
'She would be pestering us about it', Spike said.
'I'll talk to Wesley about it', Angel said and was about to leave but Spike stopped him.
'Um there's one more thing, Spike muttered, three days ago when I was out wondering I had a visit from Drusilla and she told me they were gods.' Angel's jaw dropped he looked like he'd been slapped.
'Why didn't you tell us', Angel said through gritted teeth starting on Spike.
'Well I didn't want to talk about I had other things on my mind', Spike said defensively.
'LIKE WHAT!?', Angel bellowed.
'Stuff', Spike replied feeling more and more stupid by the minute. Angel let out a fake laugh.
'Stuff, Angel repeated in fury, you didn't tell us that we were dealing with gods because you had 'stuff' on your mind.'
'I'm sorry I didn't feel like sharing with anyone that Drusilla was back I guess a part of me didn't want to believe it myself', Spike said. Angel ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.
'I could kill you right now', Angel insisted
'Go ahead and try it won't solve anything', Spike spat.
'No but it'll make me feel a whole lot better and safer', Angel retorted.
'Look I said I was sorry I'm not saying it again and anyway I don't even know if Drusilla was telling the truth', Spike replied.
'You still should have told us', Angel said in despair.
'I know', Spike growled. Angel shook his head in disgust and threw Spike a dirty look, turned on his heel and stormed out. Spike didn't try to stop him this time.
Dawn saw Buffy walking all alone with her arms folded, looking lonely. Dawn ran to catch up with her.
'Hey Buffy', Dawn called. Buffy spun around and smiled when she saw who it was.
'Hi Dawn', she said.
'Where are you going?' Dawn asked curiously. Buffy shrugged
'Not sure really', Buffy replied.
'Giles told me what happened to Spike is he going to be alright?'
'Yeah....I mean I think so', Buffy said not really paying attention.
'Angel beat him up pretty bad huh?' Dawn said.
'Oh yeah', Buffy replied raising her eyebrows.
'About time someone did it', Dawn growled. Buffy halted and stared at Dawn.
'He's always out for himself thinking he's the best and it's about damn time someone took him down a peg or two', Dawn continued bitterly, Buffy's mouth was hanging open now she couldn't believe Dawn was saying this. Dawn turned to face Buffy smiling in an odd way.
'Oh I'm sorry I forgot you love him', Dawn apologised in a baby voice.
'What's wrong with you?' was all Buffy could say. Dawn laughed in a cold high pitched laugh that sent shivers up Buffy's neck making her hair stand on end.
'What's wrong with me... don't you mean WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!!!' Dawn screeched.
'Why are you being like this', Buffy cried backing away.
'What you don't like it, Dawn said, can't handle it can you me saying all this cos you know it's the truth.' Buffy backed into the wall shaking her head.
'You don't know what your talking about something must be possessing you', Buffy said reassuring herself. Dawn tilted back her head and laughed that chilling laugh again then rolled her eyes.
'No I think I'm finally seeing things clearly for once', Dawn hissed.
'Dawn you have to snap out of it', Buffy pleaded.
'Snap out of this', Dawn yelled and slapped Buffy hard across the face. Buffy glared at her she'd gone too far now.
'I don't want to have to hurt you Dawn', Buffy said seriously.
'Ok then I'll hurt you first', Dawn replied tonelessly. She raised her hand but Buffy was ready this time and grabbed her arm and twisted it so Buffy was in complete control, Dawn whimpered a bit but Buffy didn't let go.
'Ok ok I won't do anything now will you just let me go', Dawn said squinting her eyes in pain. Buffy let her fall to the floor where she lay for a minute holding her arm.
'I'm gonna find out who did this to you and when I do I'll kill them', Buffy said dangerously. Dawn heaved herself of the ground still holding her arm.
'Spike's the one that needs killing, no wait I don't want you to do that he's mine all mine so why don't you go find some other dead guy to be with', Dawn snarled.
'He's what?' Buffy said startled. Something seemed to tighten in Dawn's face as though she realised a little too late that she'd said the wrong thing but she looked confused all the same.
'Why did you tell me to kill him if you want him for yourself', Buffy asked her suspiciously.
'I.....I don't know', Dawn said truthfully and for the first time Buffy heard Dawn inside her. She grabbed her by the shoulders.
'Dawn', Buffy whispered. Dawn snapped out of it and pulled herself away.
'Don't touch me bitch', Dawn said furiously. Buffy arms fell to her side in disappointment she had been so sure that just that moment she saw a trace of her sister.
Just at that moment Dawn staggered forward as though she was about to faint, Buffy grabbed her to stop her and Dawn looked at her, her eyes were rolling again and she looked truly sick. Dawn wavered for a second then vomited all over the floor.
'Dawn.....Dawn are you ok?' But Dawn couldn't answer, Buffy sounded so far away, she wanted to tell her she was here but she couldn't see her or reach out to her.
But she could hear other voices, voices in her head but they sounded so close they were spinning in her head until she couldn't bear it any longer and she felt herself falling through icy cold water and she heard the voices no more.....
'Well I'm kind of busy right now can't we.....' Angel began.
'Now!' Spike yelled. Angel stared at him trying to suss out why he was so stressed, finally he nodded and dismissed the worker.
'This better be important Spike I was just about to ask that man why he hasn't been turning up to work', Angel said.
'Look I don't have time for this I need to know something', Spike cut him off impatiently
'What?', Angel asked.
'You know when Lord Vargner came and made Wesley fall out of the window Buffy was there right?', Spike said.
'Yeah', Angel said slowly wondering what he was getting at.
'Well then how comes she hasn't mentioned anything about it', Spike said. Angel frowned and tried to remember her saying something but couldn't, Angel looked back up at Spike, shocked that he hadn't noticed this before.
'Yeah see what I mean she ain't said anything about it', Spike said as he saw it dawning on Angel's face.
'Maybe she didn't want to think about it', Angel suggested. Spike gave him a withering look and Angel fell silent.
'She would be pestering us about it', Spike said.
'I'll talk to Wesley about it', Angel said and was about to leave but Spike stopped him.
'Um there's one more thing, Spike muttered, three days ago when I was out wondering I had a visit from Drusilla and she told me they were gods.' Angel's jaw dropped he looked like he'd been slapped.
'Why didn't you tell us', Angel said through gritted teeth starting on Spike.
'Well I didn't want to talk about I had other things on my mind', Spike said defensively.
'LIKE WHAT!?', Angel bellowed.
'Stuff', Spike replied feeling more and more stupid by the minute. Angel let out a fake laugh.
'Stuff, Angel repeated in fury, you didn't tell us that we were dealing with gods because you had 'stuff' on your mind.'
'I'm sorry I didn't feel like sharing with anyone that Drusilla was back I guess a part of me didn't want to believe it myself', Spike said. Angel ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.
'I could kill you right now', Angel insisted
'Go ahead and try it won't solve anything', Spike spat.
'No but it'll make me feel a whole lot better and safer', Angel retorted.
'Look I said I was sorry I'm not saying it again and anyway I don't even know if Drusilla was telling the truth', Spike replied.
'You still should have told us', Angel said in despair.
'I know', Spike growled. Angel shook his head in disgust and threw Spike a dirty look, turned on his heel and stormed out. Spike didn't try to stop him this time.
Dawn saw Buffy walking all alone with her arms folded, looking lonely. Dawn ran to catch up with her.
'Hey Buffy', Dawn called. Buffy spun around and smiled when she saw who it was.
'Hi Dawn', she said.
'Where are you going?' Dawn asked curiously. Buffy shrugged
'Not sure really', Buffy replied.
'Giles told me what happened to Spike is he going to be alright?'
'Yeah....I mean I think so', Buffy said not really paying attention.
'Angel beat him up pretty bad huh?' Dawn said.
'Oh yeah', Buffy replied raising her eyebrows.
'About time someone did it', Dawn growled. Buffy halted and stared at Dawn.
'He's always out for himself thinking he's the best and it's about damn time someone took him down a peg or two', Dawn continued bitterly, Buffy's mouth was hanging open now she couldn't believe Dawn was saying this. Dawn turned to face Buffy smiling in an odd way.
'Oh I'm sorry I forgot you love him', Dawn apologised in a baby voice.
'What's wrong with you?' was all Buffy could say. Dawn laughed in a cold high pitched laugh that sent shivers up Buffy's neck making her hair stand on end.
'What's wrong with me... don't you mean WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!!!' Dawn screeched.
'Why are you being like this', Buffy cried backing away.
'What you don't like it, Dawn said, can't handle it can you me saying all this cos you know it's the truth.' Buffy backed into the wall shaking her head.
'You don't know what your talking about something must be possessing you', Buffy said reassuring herself. Dawn tilted back her head and laughed that chilling laugh again then rolled her eyes.
'No I think I'm finally seeing things clearly for once', Dawn hissed.
'Dawn you have to snap out of it', Buffy pleaded.
'Snap out of this', Dawn yelled and slapped Buffy hard across the face. Buffy glared at her she'd gone too far now.
'I don't want to have to hurt you Dawn', Buffy said seriously.
'Ok then I'll hurt you first', Dawn replied tonelessly. She raised her hand but Buffy was ready this time and grabbed her arm and twisted it so Buffy was in complete control, Dawn whimpered a bit but Buffy didn't let go.
'Ok ok I won't do anything now will you just let me go', Dawn said squinting her eyes in pain. Buffy let her fall to the floor where she lay for a minute holding her arm.
'I'm gonna find out who did this to you and when I do I'll kill them', Buffy said dangerously. Dawn heaved herself of the ground still holding her arm.
'Spike's the one that needs killing, no wait I don't want you to do that he's mine all mine so why don't you go find some other dead guy to be with', Dawn snarled.
'He's what?' Buffy said startled. Something seemed to tighten in Dawn's face as though she realised a little too late that she'd said the wrong thing but she looked confused all the same.
'Why did you tell me to kill him if you want him for yourself', Buffy asked her suspiciously.
'I.....I don't know', Dawn said truthfully and for the first time Buffy heard Dawn inside her. She grabbed her by the shoulders.
'Dawn', Buffy whispered. Dawn snapped out of it and pulled herself away.
'Don't touch me bitch', Dawn said furiously. Buffy arms fell to her side in disappointment she had been so sure that just that moment she saw a trace of her sister.
Just at that moment Dawn staggered forward as though she was about to faint, Buffy grabbed her to stop her and Dawn looked at her, her eyes were rolling again and she looked truly sick. Dawn wavered for a second then vomited all over the floor.
'Dawn.....Dawn are you ok?' But Dawn couldn't answer, Buffy sounded so far away, she wanted to tell her she was here but she couldn't see her or reach out to her.
But she could hear other voices, voices in her head but they sounded so close they were spinning in her head until she couldn't bear it any longer and she felt herself falling through icy cold water and she heard the voices no more.....