The secret revealed
"Oh, my gosh, what happened?" Angie asked kneeling down and picking up the frog.
"I opened the door and the next thing I knew I was a frog." the frog explained, "And I think it might've been Willow at the door."
"Why would Willow do this to you?" Angie asked.
"I don't know." Zacharius shook his head.
Angie walked over to the bed and sat down, "Maybe this is like the Frog Prince, where all you need is a kiss."
"Try it."
So Angie kissed the frog, but nothing happened. "Nope, I guess not." she said.
"Well we need to get this spell off, or something bad could happen."
"That's for sure."
"What then I guess I'll just have to live life as a frog."
"Alright well, I'm tired and I've got to get up early tomorrow I'm going to bed. Good night Zacharius." she said petting the frog.
"Good night Angie."
Zacharius stayed this way for more than a month, and soon Angie had become very tired of this frog and his antics. He was constantly leaving messes behind and he never said thank you for anything that Angie did.
"I'm really getting sick of him." Angie complained to Meg.
"So it's that bad?" Meg asked.
"Yes it is." Angie said, "He's just so ungrateful."
"That's too bad."
"I hate him sometimes." The Slayer said.
"That's great. Um, I mean that's bad." Meg said.
"I wouldn't worry about it." Angie said, "I just wish that he wasn't a frog anymore."
"Oh well." Meg said, "Anyway, I gotta jet, my mom want's me home really soon."
"Okay, thanks for coming on patrol with me." Angie said.
"No prob. See you tomorrow." Meg waved and ran off to her home.
As Angie entered the house she saw another mess on the table, "Zacharius." she said frustrated. "You're supposed to eat it, not make a mess of it." she said to herself, cleaning up the macaroni that was all over the table.
As she entered the room she saw Zacharius asleep on the pillow, "Zacharius wake up." she said. The frog opened his eyes.
"What?" he asked.
"Out." she pointed to the hall, "You've made one too many messes, and I'm not going to put up for this."
"What do you mean?" the frog asked with a confused expression on his face.
"Don't ask me that, I hate the way you act so stupid. I hate the way you do a lot of things lately. So out." Angie demanded.
The frog stood up, and hopped out of the room, "Whatever you wish princess."
Angie shut the door, "I hate that frog." and she got ready for bed and fell asleep.
Later that night the door to Angie's room slowly opened. And soon a tall figure walked into the room, and over to the Slayers bed. It stood there for a little while and soon leaned forward. But Angie's hands flew out from beneath the covers and caught the figure around the neck.
"Ack, Angie stop it's me," the man said.
Angie let go immediately, "Zacharius?"
He coughed, "Yeah. Quite the grip you've got there." He rubbed his neck.
"Why'd you sneak in like that?" Angie asked sitting up.
"I'm sorry, I was trying not to wake you." Zacharius said.
"I heard you the second you turned to knob. I'm not a heavy sleeper. It's hard to be when you're the Slayer."
"I guess I can understand that." he sat on the bed.
"Why are you suddenly human again?" Angie asked leaning over and turning on the lamp next to her bed.
"I don't know. You shut the door and I was human again."
"That's so weird."
"I have a hunch though."
"What's that?"
"Do you recall that I had originally thought that Willow was the one at the door?"
"Yes."
"Well, I started thinking about it, and the only reason I could think of that she would do something like that, would be to make you hate me. So I began experimenting, and I did bad things, like making messes and not thanking you. I was trying to make you angry with me."
"So that's it. When I said that I hated you after I shut the door the spell was broken."
"Exactly." Zacharius took the girls hands into his, "I'm truly sorry for the messes I made and the problems I caused. But I truly am thankful for everything you did. And the patience you had with me."
"You're just lucky you're my Watcher." Angie said with a smile, "And that I love you."
Zacharius smiled back at the girl in front of him, and soon leaned forward and kissed her.
"I missed that." Angie said after the two parted.
"Me too." Zacharius admitted, "Well, I'll let you get back to sleep. Tomorrow is a normal day." he stood and walked to the door, "Good night."
"Good night." Angie turned of the lamp and laid down, soon falling asleep.
"What are you so happy about?" Meg inquired of her friend, seeing that she was in a good mood.
"Zacharius is finally back to normal." Angie sand.
"Oh, he is huh? That's interesting." Meg said.
"Hey, Meg, if I ask you something do you promise to tell me the truth?"
"Yeah."
"Did Willow put that spell on Zacharius?"
"Well, yes. But to be honest it was my idea. I saw Xander on his way back home, and he told me about you and Zach, and then I went back to his house and told Willow my idea, and she did it." Meg said.
"Oh."
"You're not mad are you?"
"No, I understand that you were just trying to do the right thing."
"I'm glad."
"But you do understand that I still love him, right?"
"Yeah, but I was hopping that this would delete some of your feelings for him."
"Well, if anything this has made my feelings stronger."
"You've got to stop this. My grandma told me last night what will happen if the council finds out."
"And what is that."
"They'll take him away. They'll come and they'll tear you apart forever. You'll never see him again, never. If you truly want to be with him, you have to stop loving him, you have to forget how you feel."
"How does she know that?"
"Because she's done research. Zach knows about this, ask him, I'm sure he'll tell you the truth."
"But I don't want him to be taken away."
"Then you have to stop loving him."
"Why can't things just be easy?"
"Because this is the way the world works."
"Thanks for the warning."
That night when Angie got home she asked Zacharius about what Meg had said.
"It's true. If the council finds out, they will assign you a new Watcher, and they will take me away." Zacharius said quietly.
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Angie asked.
"I didn't want you to know."
"So you were just going to leave and not tell me why?"
"No, I just thought that I'd wait until it was actually time."
"I can't believe this. I don't want you to leave."
"I don't want to leave either. But as far as I know the council hasn't found out. But if we hide our feelings when out in public, they may not find out as quickly."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Then let's do it. We'll hide our feelings in public."
And so that's just what they did. When out in public the two acted normal, just like friends. The two had even fooled Meg. But when they were alone, they cuddled and kissed.
But now a new terror had arose. Angie's toughest competitor yet. A 400 year old vampire had recently moved into the town, and he and his band of vampires were not only strong, but extremely smart. Angie had been able to kill some of the newborns, but she'd only managed to kill one of the older ones.
His name was Jarred. They called him Jarred the Jagged, but mainly it was boss. This guy was tough, and the others were deathly afraid of him. Angie had only met him once, and she had to admit that he was handsome, and very, very strong. With just one kick he had sent her flying. And she couldn't hit him once.
Zacharius did research every day but, no matter what, he could find nothing. Not even the journals of other Watchers contained anything about this vampire. Jarred had kept low, and in doing so, he had become one of the fiercest vampires in the world.
Not only did Jarred have over 100 followers, he had trained them all. And each one was very cunning, and they stood up for each other, not a common vampire trait as far as Angie could tell. And this one aspect made them that much harder to defeat. If she was close to killing one, another would step in and stop her just in time for the other to get away. Not even Buffy could say much about how to defeat them.
Angie sighed as she walked into the house, once again she had another encounter with some of Jarred's followers, and yet again she hadn't killed any of them. She was aggravated, and she was beginning to think that she couldn't win this one.
"I'm home." she said tiredly.
No answer.
She looked around her and walked into the kitchen, "Zacharius?" she continued to walk around, searching for her loved one. When she didn't find him down stairs she walked up the stairs. "Zacharius?"
When there was no answer she began to worry. She walked into her bedroom, and looked around, suddenly she was swept off her feet, she looked up to see Zacharius.
"You look tired." he said softly.
She hugged him, "I was getting worried." she said.
"I want you to relax, so I have a bath ready for you. Take your time and relax." Zacharius said, he kissed her forehead and set her on the ground, "I'll be down stairs, so if you need anything just holler." He kissed her again, on the lips this time, then turned and walked out of the room.
Angie undressed and walked into the bathroom. The tub was full of hat water and bubbles, and candles were lit all around. She felt better automatically as she slid into the hot water. And she stayed there, just soaking for 20 min.
When she finally got out of the tub, she wrapped a towel around herself and she walked out of the bathroom. "Zacharius?"
"Yeah?" his voice traveled up the stairs.
"Thank you, I feel much better." she called.
"I'm glad." Zacharius appeared at the top of the stairs, he looked at her and smiled.
She smiled back at him, "I love you."
He walked up to her and put his arms around her, "I love you too." he leaned down and kissed her. They stayed this way for a while. When they parted Angie backed up into the room, and Zacharius followed her.
Angie turned away from him, but his lips met her neck, and goose-bumps traveled up her body. Her eyes closed, and her heart started to pound. She turned around and met his lips. His hands ran across her face, and down her arms, sending more chills up the girl's spine. She pulled away from him and looked into his eyes.
"I'm sorry." he said, but quite insincerely.
"No you're not." Angie leaned up and kissed him. The two backed up onto the bed. Zacharius' hand ran up to the top of Angie's towel and quickly undid it exposing her naked body. She moaned as his hand caressed her body. Then she grabbed his hand, and kissed it. She sat up and removed his shirt. She then laid him on the bed and kissed his chest, moving downward. And as she did, she pulled of his pants and underwear simultaneously. Throwing them to the floor she moved up and kissed the man again.
"We shouldn't be doing this." Zacharius said quietly as the Slayer nibbled his ear.
"Shhh." she hushed him.
Zacharius grabbed the girl and flipped her over, now pinning her. She gasped at the sudden change, but then smiled. He kissed her neck once again, and moved down to her breasts. Angie held her breath as her lovers tongue circled her nipple. And she let out a little yip, as he bit her. But unfazed Zacharius continued bathing the Slayer with his tongue. Finally he slid up and kissed her. He straddled her body and stared into her eyes. The two were already breathing hard, even though they'd only begun.
"Angie, no matter what happens, I want you to know that I will always love you." he said.
"And I you." Angie replied.
Zacharius smiled at her, then he positioned himself between her legs. Pushing himself into her was the most wonderful thing in his life. Knowing that they were now one, even if it was for a small moment, was the best thing he could know. They both moaned, Angie's filled with a little pain, but Zacharius' with full pleasure. He began to move in and out of her, and Angie groaned.
This continued till the next morning, then they finally fell asleep.
Angie fought, and fought. And by the end of the month she had only killed five of Jarred's followers. Even though she'd had a million encounters with them.
"I just don't know what to do. This guys are so hard. Not even Spike knows what to do about this guy." Angie told Zacharius.
"The only thing I know, is that if you kill Jarred then the others will be easier to kill. Jarred is what gives them strength. If he falls then the others will know that they're not strong enough, and they'll be easier to kill." Zacharius said.
"I know that. But the problem is that I can't kill him. He is unlike anything I have ever encountered before." Angie said.
"You are going to run into more things like this as time goes on." Zacharius pointed out.
"I know that, I just don't know what I'm supposed to do now. How do I deal with this guy?"
"Study him. Is there anything about him that you've noticed?"
"Well, he only bites guys. But he likes to hang out with girls, living girls. And he never lets his followers bite certain girls."
"So he likes the girls."
"Yeah, but how is this going to help me?"
"You're a girl."
"Yes, but I'm also the Slayer."
"Have any of his followers ever tried to bite you?"
"Well no, but I've never let them get close enough. What has this got to do with anything?"
"When you fight with his followers, do they ever try to actually kill you? Or is it just self defense?"
"Well, they've never really tried to kill me, so I guess it's just self defense."
"He likes you."
"What?"
"Jarred is attracted to you. He wants you so he sends his followers after you, but they can't ever get you."
"EW."
"This is his weakness. We can use his attraction toward you to our advantage. Come here and I'll tell you what we need to do."
Zacharius told the Slayer his plans, and immediately they began to do research. They found out what Jarred liked, and where his Crypt was. But it took them over a month to get everything set up.
But soon the night came. Angie had set up a time to meet Jarred alone, and she wore all leather. Something they found that Jarred liked. It was raining outside, but Angie was used to it, and it made things easier.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, "Well, this is it. I hope our plan works."
"Me too." He smiled at her, "I have faith that you can do this. Do you have everything?"
Angie checked her pockets, one stake, one cross, and some holy water, "Yup."
"Okay, you had best get going, he'll be expecting you soon." Zacharius said opening the front door.
"How 'bout a kiss for good luck?" Angie asked. Zacharius kissed her, but it was a quick one.
"Hurry, you must go or he'll suspect something." Zacharius shooed her out the door and quickly shut it, "Good bye." he said to himself.
Angie quickly walked to the designated area, and waited for her enemy. It was cold, but Angie didn't mind it too much.
"Ah Slayer." Jarred's voice came from behind her. He was a tall, very muscular vampire, with jet black hair, and soft, beautiful brown eyes. His face was kind, despite his evilness, and his lips curled in a smile.
Angie turned around, "Are you alone as we agreed?" she asked.
"Yes." he walked closer to her, "I love leather, it drives me wild." he stopped only inches away from the girl in front of him, "And your bare midriff is even more wonderful."
Angie's heart raced, and she breathed hard, "I knew you would like it."
"So Slayer, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"
"You and I both know that we can't defeat each other, so I was hopping that we could make some kind of agreement." Angie said.
"What kind of agreement?" he inched closer to her.
"The kind where I don't kill if you leave." Angie said.
"There's just one problem there."
"And what is that?"
"You haven't killed but five of my followers."
"I haven't tried hard enough. Give me a couple more months and half of your group will be gone."
"Really? You think that you can kill half of my group if I give you two more months?"
"I don't think, I know. You are nothing compared to me."
"I think I have a better idea."
"And what is that?"
"You join me. You can stay human, but you will be mine." he leaned down and whispered in her ear, "You are an exceptional woman you know."
"I'm glad you think so." Angie shivered.
"Come, let's get out of this rain, and then we can negotiate more." the two walked out of the rain into a nearby deserted building. Angie removed her wet coat, and rung out her hair the best she could. As did Jarred.
"What if I don't want to be your pet?"
"Oh, I'm sure you'll change your mind when we're done." he walked up to her and pressed his body against hers.
Angie gasped, and soon realized that she was now helpless, all her weapons were in her coat. As Jarred's cold, wet hands touched her bare midriff she smiled. Everything was going as planned. "And what are you going to do to change my mind?"
"You'll see." he leaned down and nipped at the girl's ear, "I can give you everything you've ever wanted." he whispered, "The whole world could be yours if you wanted it." he kissed her neck.
Angie's eyes closed, and her breathing accelerated, "What if I don't want to whole world?"
"Then you can have whatever else you want." he moved off her neck and looked into her now open eyes, "I can give you the Universe." he then moved down, and his lips touched hers.
Angie jumped, and was soon engulfed in Jarred's passionate kiss, but as she kissed him, the two moved back, toward Angie's coat. His hands ran up her side and to her shoulder.
"Let me show you what you can have. Let me show you what real pleasure is. Let me show you, just how wonderful I can be." Jarred said quietly. His hand slid down and rested on her breast.
"No, no Jarred." she pushed his hand down.
"Let me show you what real living is like." his lips once again trailed up the Slayers neck, "Be mine, be by my side forever." he whispered.
Angie almost gave in and totally forgot about her mission. Her eyes were closed and her heat beat quickly, as her breathing grew harder. "What is it about me that you love so much?"
"Everything." he breathed, "You're luscious pink skin, the warmth of your touch, the shape of your body, and the strength of your mind." His tongue ran up her neck, and he soon kissed her again.
But soon she pushed him back, "You want to know the one thing I like most about you?"
"What?"
"How gullible you are." And she thrust a stake deep into his heart.
"I could've given you everything." he said right before he exploded into dust.
Angie dusted her hands and put her jacket on, "That's what they all say." she said smiling, and walking out of the building she heading home.
When she got back to the house she saw a car parked out front, and two men walking out of the house with suit cases. She stood and watched for a while but soon she ran toward the house.
"Zacharius." she yelled.
Zacharius' head poked out of the house, "Angie! You're back sooner than I expected."
"What's going on?" she asked watching the men put some boxes in the back of the car.
"Come inside." Zacharius pulled Angie into the house and walked her over to the sofa, they sat down, "I'm leaving, these men were sent here by the council to pick me up."
"What? But I thought that you said they wouldn't find out." Angie said.
"I said it might take them longer to find out." Zacharius explained.
"Then why are they here?" Angie asked.
"Because they already knew. They found out a long time ago. It's just took them a while to find you a new Watcher."
Angie didn't say anything, she just looked at her love with sad eyes.
"Zacharius it's time." a man said.
"Thank you." Zacharius said, "Angie I have to go now."
"No." Angie barked, "No, you can't go, I won't let you."
"You don't have a choice Angie." Zacharius stood up, but Angie grabbed his hand.
"Please," she begged, "Don't leave me." she looked up at him with tear filled eyes.
"I don't want to, but we chose this path. We knew this was going to happen." Zacharius said.
"Mr. Savora." the man said again.
"I'm coming." Zacharius said, "Angie let me go."
She stood up and took a deep breath, "I killed him, I killed Jarred."
"That's wonderful. So our plan worked?"
Angie nodded, "Were you going to leave before I got back?"
"I was going to." he admitted.
"Why?"
"So we wouldn't have to go through all this."
"I don't understand this."
"I don't either, but I have to go." he pulled his hand away from hers and walked out of the house and into the rain.
"Zacharius please don't go, I need you here, I love you. Please don't go." she ran after him but was stopped by two men. The rain pored down her face and mixed with her tears, "Please, don't say good bye, don't leave me." she sank to the ground on her hands and knees, "Please don't leave me."
"They found you a wonderful Watcher, he's an old friend of mine, and I know he'll take good care of you." Zacharius said.
"I don't want another Watcher, I want you. PLEASE, don't leave me. I swear I'll stop loving you, just stay."
"Angie, you have to stay strong." Zacharius said.
Angie looked up at him, "How am I supposed to stay strong when you're leaving me? You are the reason I am so strong. You stood beside me, and you always gave me support, you are my foundation. What am I supposed to do without my foundation? How does a building stand without it's foundation? It doesn't, it falls."
"There's nothing I can do about this." Zacharius said, "We chose this path."
"No we didn't, it's that stupid council, it's their fault that you're leaving. I did my job, you didn't do anything but keep me strong."
"Get in the car Zacharius." the man in the passenger seat said.
"Hold on." Zacharius said. He walked over to Angie, "Stop this right now."
She looked at his face, "How am I supposed to stop this? Huh? How do I stop my heart from breaking in two? How? Tell me?" she was starting to get angry now.
"Angie, you must understand that this is for the better, and that I don't want to leave. But I have to. You must put this behind you, and stay strong."
"But how?"
"Thomas is a nice man, he will help you."
"But I don't want him to help me, I want you to. Please, just stay, please don't leave me." Her body shook with sobs.
Zacharius took her into his arms, "I don't want to leave, believe me I don't want to. But I have to. And you have to stay strong, the world needs you, you're the Slayer."
"I'm a human too. And I need you." she sobbed into his chest.
Zacharius stood up, and Angie stood with him, "I have to go."
"No." Angie cried.
He pushed her away from his body, but his hands rested oh her shoulders, "Look at me Angie." she did, "You must always remember that I love you, and that you'll always be in my heart. But you must also remember that if you don't stay strong and fight, that the world will be destroyed. I'll be destroyed, and all your close friends will be killed. And we'll blame you if we are. So you have to stay strong."
"I'll still fight." Angie said, "But I still want you to stay."
"Mr. Savora." The man called from the car.
"I'm coming." Zacharius called, "Angie I love you, and I always will. Just remember that okay." he pulled her close and kissed her passionately for the very last time. Then pushing her away he ran as fast as he could to the car.
"NO, ZACHARIUS PLEASE COME BACK," she fell to her knees once again, "I love you, please come back." and with blurred eyes she watched as the tail lights faded into the night. And she knew that she would probably never see him again.
The End
Well people, what do you think? Like I've said before be honest. And review.
Thanks,
Gohaun
"Oh, my gosh, what happened?" Angie asked kneeling down and picking up the frog.
"I opened the door and the next thing I knew I was a frog." the frog explained, "And I think it might've been Willow at the door."
"Why would Willow do this to you?" Angie asked.
"I don't know." Zacharius shook his head.
Angie walked over to the bed and sat down, "Maybe this is like the Frog Prince, where all you need is a kiss."
"Try it."
So Angie kissed the frog, but nothing happened. "Nope, I guess not." she said.
"Well we need to get this spell off, or something bad could happen."
"That's for sure."
"What then I guess I'll just have to live life as a frog."
"Alright well, I'm tired and I've got to get up early tomorrow I'm going to bed. Good night Zacharius." she said petting the frog.
"Good night Angie."
Zacharius stayed this way for more than a month, and soon Angie had become very tired of this frog and his antics. He was constantly leaving messes behind and he never said thank you for anything that Angie did.
"I'm really getting sick of him." Angie complained to Meg.
"So it's that bad?" Meg asked.
"Yes it is." Angie said, "He's just so ungrateful."
"That's too bad."
"I hate him sometimes." The Slayer said.
"That's great. Um, I mean that's bad." Meg said.
"I wouldn't worry about it." Angie said, "I just wish that he wasn't a frog anymore."
"Oh well." Meg said, "Anyway, I gotta jet, my mom want's me home really soon."
"Okay, thanks for coming on patrol with me." Angie said.
"No prob. See you tomorrow." Meg waved and ran off to her home.
As Angie entered the house she saw another mess on the table, "Zacharius." she said frustrated. "You're supposed to eat it, not make a mess of it." she said to herself, cleaning up the macaroni that was all over the table.
As she entered the room she saw Zacharius asleep on the pillow, "Zacharius wake up." she said. The frog opened his eyes.
"What?" he asked.
"Out." she pointed to the hall, "You've made one too many messes, and I'm not going to put up for this."
"What do you mean?" the frog asked with a confused expression on his face.
"Don't ask me that, I hate the way you act so stupid. I hate the way you do a lot of things lately. So out." Angie demanded.
The frog stood up, and hopped out of the room, "Whatever you wish princess."
Angie shut the door, "I hate that frog." and she got ready for bed and fell asleep.
Later that night the door to Angie's room slowly opened. And soon a tall figure walked into the room, and over to the Slayers bed. It stood there for a little while and soon leaned forward. But Angie's hands flew out from beneath the covers and caught the figure around the neck.
"Ack, Angie stop it's me," the man said.
Angie let go immediately, "Zacharius?"
He coughed, "Yeah. Quite the grip you've got there." He rubbed his neck.
"Why'd you sneak in like that?" Angie asked sitting up.
"I'm sorry, I was trying not to wake you." Zacharius said.
"I heard you the second you turned to knob. I'm not a heavy sleeper. It's hard to be when you're the Slayer."
"I guess I can understand that." he sat on the bed.
"Why are you suddenly human again?" Angie asked leaning over and turning on the lamp next to her bed.
"I don't know. You shut the door and I was human again."
"That's so weird."
"I have a hunch though."
"What's that?"
"Do you recall that I had originally thought that Willow was the one at the door?"
"Yes."
"Well, I started thinking about it, and the only reason I could think of that she would do something like that, would be to make you hate me. So I began experimenting, and I did bad things, like making messes and not thanking you. I was trying to make you angry with me."
"So that's it. When I said that I hated you after I shut the door the spell was broken."
"Exactly." Zacharius took the girls hands into his, "I'm truly sorry for the messes I made and the problems I caused. But I truly am thankful for everything you did. And the patience you had with me."
"You're just lucky you're my Watcher." Angie said with a smile, "And that I love you."
Zacharius smiled back at the girl in front of him, and soon leaned forward and kissed her.
"I missed that." Angie said after the two parted.
"Me too." Zacharius admitted, "Well, I'll let you get back to sleep. Tomorrow is a normal day." he stood and walked to the door, "Good night."
"Good night." Angie turned of the lamp and laid down, soon falling asleep.
"What are you so happy about?" Meg inquired of her friend, seeing that she was in a good mood.
"Zacharius is finally back to normal." Angie sand.
"Oh, he is huh? That's interesting." Meg said.
"Hey, Meg, if I ask you something do you promise to tell me the truth?"
"Yeah."
"Did Willow put that spell on Zacharius?"
"Well, yes. But to be honest it was my idea. I saw Xander on his way back home, and he told me about you and Zach, and then I went back to his house and told Willow my idea, and she did it." Meg said.
"Oh."
"You're not mad are you?"
"No, I understand that you were just trying to do the right thing."
"I'm glad."
"But you do understand that I still love him, right?"
"Yeah, but I was hopping that this would delete some of your feelings for him."
"Well, if anything this has made my feelings stronger."
"You've got to stop this. My grandma told me last night what will happen if the council finds out."
"And what is that."
"They'll take him away. They'll come and they'll tear you apart forever. You'll never see him again, never. If you truly want to be with him, you have to stop loving him, you have to forget how you feel."
"How does she know that?"
"Because she's done research. Zach knows about this, ask him, I'm sure he'll tell you the truth."
"But I don't want him to be taken away."
"Then you have to stop loving him."
"Why can't things just be easy?"
"Because this is the way the world works."
"Thanks for the warning."
That night when Angie got home she asked Zacharius about what Meg had said.
"It's true. If the council finds out, they will assign you a new Watcher, and they will take me away." Zacharius said quietly.
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Angie asked.
"I didn't want you to know."
"So you were just going to leave and not tell me why?"
"No, I just thought that I'd wait until it was actually time."
"I can't believe this. I don't want you to leave."
"I don't want to leave either. But as far as I know the council hasn't found out. But if we hide our feelings when out in public, they may not find out as quickly."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Then let's do it. We'll hide our feelings in public."
And so that's just what they did. When out in public the two acted normal, just like friends. The two had even fooled Meg. But when they were alone, they cuddled and kissed.
But now a new terror had arose. Angie's toughest competitor yet. A 400 year old vampire had recently moved into the town, and he and his band of vampires were not only strong, but extremely smart. Angie had been able to kill some of the newborns, but she'd only managed to kill one of the older ones.
His name was Jarred. They called him Jarred the Jagged, but mainly it was boss. This guy was tough, and the others were deathly afraid of him. Angie had only met him once, and she had to admit that he was handsome, and very, very strong. With just one kick he had sent her flying. And she couldn't hit him once.
Zacharius did research every day but, no matter what, he could find nothing. Not even the journals of other Watchers contained anything about this vampire. Jarred had kept low, and in doing so, he had become one of the fiercest vampires in the world.
Not only did Jarred have over 100 followers, he had trained them all. And each one was very cunning, and they stood up for each other, not a common vampire trait as far as Angie could tell. And this one aspect made them that much harder to defeat. If she was close to killing one, another would step in and stop her just in time for the other to get away. Not even Buffy could say much about how to defeat them.
Angie sighed as she walked into the house, once again she had another encounter with some of Jarred's followers, and yet again she hadn't killed any of them. She was aggravated, and she was beginning to think that she couldn't win this one.
"I'm home." she said tiredly.
No answer.
She looked around her and walked into the kitchen, "Zacharius?" she continued to walk around, searching for her loved one. When she didn't find him down stairs she walked up the stairs. "Zacharius?"
When there was no answer she began to worry. She walked into her bedroom, and looked around, suddenly she was swept off her feet, she looked up to see Zacharius.
"You look tired." he said softly.
She hugged him, "I was getting worried." she said.
"I want you to relax, so I have a bath ready for you. Take your time and relax." Zacharius said, he kissed her forehead and set her on the ground, "I'll be down stairs, so if you need anything just holler." He kissed her again, on the lips this time, then turned and walked out of the room.
Angie undressed and walked into the bathroom. The tub was full of hat water and bubbles, and candles were lit all around. She felt better automatically as she slid into the hot water. And she stayed there, just soaking for 20 min.
When she finally got out of the tub, she wrapped a towel around herself and she walked out of the bathroom. "Zacharius?"
"Yeah?" his voice traveled up the stairs.
"Thank you, I feel much better." she called.
"I'm glad." Zacharius appeared at the top of the stairs, he looked at her and smiled.
She smiled back at him, "I love you."
He walked up to her and put his arms around her, "I love you too." he leaned down and kissed her. They stayed this way for a while. When they parted Angie backed up into the room, and Zacharius followed her.
Angie turned away from him, but his lips met her neck, and goose-bumps traveled up her body. Her eyes closed, and her heart started to pound. She turned around and met his lips. His hands ran across her face, and down her arms, sending more chills up the girl's spine. She pulled away from him and looked into his eyes.
"I'm sorry." he said, but quite insincerely.
"No you're not." Angie leaned up and kissed him. The two backed up onto the bed. Zacharius' hand ran up to the top of Angie's towel and quickly undid it exposing her naked body. She moaned as his hand caressed her body. Then she grabbed his hand, and kissed it. She sat up and removed his shirt. She then laid him on the bed and kissed his chest, moving downward. And as she did, she pulled of his pants and underwear simultaneously. Throwing them to the floor she moved up and kissed the man again.
"We shouldn't be doing this." Zacharius said quietly as the Slayer nibbled his ear.
"Shhh." she hushed him.
Zacharius grabbed the girl and flipped her over, now pinning her. She gasped at the sudden change, but then smiled. He kissed her neck once again, and moved down to her breasts. Angie held her breath as her lovers tongue circled her nipple. And she let out a little yip, as he bit her. But unfazed Zacharius continued bathing the Slayer with his tongue. Finally he slid up and kissed her. He straddled her body and stared into her eyes. The two were already breathing hard, even though they'd only begun.
"Angie, no matter what happens, I want you to know that I will always love you." he said.
"And I you." Angie replied.
Zacharius smiled at her, then he positioned himself between her legs. Pushing himself into her was the most wonderful thing in his life. Knowing that they were now one, even if it was for a small moment, was the best thing he could know. They both moaned, Angie's filled with a little pain, but Zacharius' with full pleasure. He began to move in and out of her, and Angie groaned.
This continued till the next morning, then they finally fell asleep.
Angie fought, and fought. And by the end of the month she had only killed five of Jarred's followers. Even though she'd had a million encounters with them.
"I just don't know what to do. This guys are so hard. Not even Spike knows what to do about this guy." Angie told Zacharius.
"The only thing I know, is that if you kill Jarred then the others will be easier to kill. Jarred is what gives them strength. If he falls then the others will know that they're not strong enough, and they'll be easier to kill." Zacharius said.
"I know that. But the problem is that I can't kill him. He is unlike anything I have ever encountered before." Angie said.
"You are going to run into more things like this as time goes on." Zacharius pointed out.
"I know that, I just don't know what I'm supposed to do now. How do I deal with this guy?"
"Study him. Is there anything about him that you've noticed?"
"Well, he only bites guys. But he likes to hang out with girls, living girls. And he never lets his followers bite certain girls."
"So he likes the girls."
"Yeah, but how is this going to help me?"
"You're a girl."
"Yes, but I'm also the Slayer."
"Have any of his followers ever tried to bite you?"
"Well no, but I've never let them get close enough. What has this got to do with anything?"
"When you fight with his followers, do they ever try to actually kill you? Or is it just self defense?"
"Well, they've never really tried to kill me, so I guess it's just self defense."
"He likes you."
"What?"
"Jarred is attracted to you. He wants you so he sends his followers after you, but they can't ever get you."
"EW."
"This is his weakness. We can use his attraction toward you to our advantage. Come here and I'll tell you what we need to do."
Zacharius told the Slayer his plans, and immediately they began to do research. They found out what Jarred liked, and where his Crypt was. But it took them over a month to get everything set up.
But soon the night came. Angie had set up a time to meet Jarred alone, and she wore all leather. Something they found that Jarred liked. It was raining outside, but Angie was used to it, and it made things easier.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, "Well, this is it. I hope our plan works."
"Me too." He smiled at her, "I have faith that you can do this. Do you have everything?"
Angie checked her pockets, one stake, one cross, and some holy water, "Yup."
"Okay, you had best get going, he'll be expecting you soon." Zacharius said opening the front door.
"How 'bout a kiss for good luck?" Angie asked. Zacharius kissed her, but it was a quick one.
"Hurry, you must go or he'll suspect something." Zacharius shooed her out the door and quickly shut it, "Good bye." he said to himself.
Angie quickly walked to the designated area, and waited for her enemy. It was cold, but Angie didn't mind it too much.
"Ah Slayer." Jarred's voice came from behind her. He was a tall, very muscular vampire, with jet black hair, and soft, beautiful brown eyes. His face was kind, despite his evilness, and his lips curled in a smile.
Angie turned around, "Are you alone as we agreed?" she asked.
"Yes." he walked closer to her, "I love leather, it drives me wild." he stopped only inches away from the girl in front of him, "And your bare midriff is even more wonderful."
Angie's heart raced, and she breathed hard, "I knew you would like it."
"So Slayer, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"
"You and I both know that we can't defeat each other, so I was hopping that we could make some kind of agreement." Angie said.
"What kind of agreement?" he inched closer to her.
"The kind where I don't kill if you leave." Angie said.
"There's just one problem there."
"And what is that?"
"You haven't killed but five of my followers."
"I haven't tried hard enough. Give me a couple more months and half of your group will be gone."
"Really? You think that you can kill half of my group if I give you two more months?"
"I don't think, I know. You are nothing compared to me."
"I think I have a better idea."
"And what is that?"
"You join me. You can stay human, but you will be mine." he leaned down and whispered in her ear, "You are an exceptional woman you know."
"I'm glad you think so." Angie shivered.
"Come, let's get out of this rain, and then we can negotiate more." the two walked out of the rain into a nearby deserted building. Angie removed her wet coat, and rung out her hair the best she could. As did Jarred.
"What if I don't want to be your pet?"
"Oh, I'm sure you'll change your mind when we're done." he walked up to her and pressed his body against hers.
Angie gasped, and soon realized that she was now helpless, all her weapons were in her coat. As Jarred's cold, wet hands touched her bare midriff she smiled. Everything was going as planned. "And what are you going to do to change my mind?"
"You'll see." he leaned down and nipped at the girl's ear, "I can give you everything you've ever wanted." he whispered, "The whole world could be yours if you wanted it." he kissed her neck.
Angie's eyes closed, and her breathing accelerated, "What if I don't want to whole world?"
"Then you can have whatever else you want." he moved off her neck and looked into her now open eyes, "I can give you the Universe." he then moved down, and his lips touched hers.
Angie jumped, and was soon engulfed in Jarred's passionate kiss, but as she kissed him, the two moved back, toward Angie's coat. His hands ran up her side and to her shoulder.
"Let me show you what you can have. Let me show you what real pleasure is. Let me show you, just how wonderful I can be." Jarred said quietly. His hand slid down and rested on her breast.
"No, no Jarred." she pushed his hand down.
"Let me show you what real living is like." his lips once again trailed up the Slayers neck, "Be mine, be by my side forever." he whispered.
Angie almost gave in and totally forgot about her mission. Her eyes were closed and her heat beat quickly, as her breathing grew harder. "What is it about me that you love so much?"
"Everything." he breathed, "You're luscious pink skin, the warmth of your touch, the shape of your body, and the strength of your mind." His tongue ran up her neck, and he soon kissed her again.
But soon she pushed him back, "You want to know the one thing I like most about you?"
"What?"
"How gullible you are." And she thrust a stake deep into his heart.
"I could've given you everything." he said right before he exploded into dust.
Angie dusted her hands and put her jacket on, "That's what they all say." she said smiling, and walking out of the building she heading home.
When she got back to the house she saw a car parked out front, and two men walking out of the house with suit cases. She stood and watched for a while but soon she ran toward the house.
"Zacharius." she yelled.
Zacharius' head poked out of the house, "Angie! You're back sooner than I expected."
"What's going on?" she asked watching the men put some boxes in the back of the car.
"Come inside." Zacharius pulled Angie into the house and walked her over to the sofa, they sat down, "I'm leaving, these men were sent here by the council to pick me up."
"What? But I thought that you said they wouldn't find out." Angie said.
"I said it might take them longer to find out." Zacharius explained.
"Then why are they here?" Angie asked.
"Because they already knew. They found out a long time ago. It's just took them a while to find you a new Watcher."
Angie didn't say anything, she just looked at her love with sad eyes.
"Zacharius it's time." a man said.
"Thank you." Zacharius said, "Angie I have to go now."
"No." Angie barked, "No, you can't go, I won't let you."
"You don't have a choice Angie." Zacharius stood up, but Angie grabbed his hand.
"Please," she begged, "Don't leave me." she looked up at him with tear filled eyes.
"I don't want to, but we chose this path. We knew this was going to happen." Zacharius said.
"Mr. Savora." the man said again.
"I'm coming." Zacharius said, "Angie let me go."
She stood up and took a deep breath, "I killed him, I killed Jarred."
"That's wonderful. So our plan worked?"
Angie nodded, "Were you going to leave before I got back?"
"I was going to." he admitted.
"Why?"
"So we wouldn't have to go through all this."
"I don't understand this."
"I don't either, but I have to go." he pulled his hand away from hers and walked out of the house and into the rain.
"Zacharius please don't go, I need you here, I love you. Please don't go." she ran after him but was stopped by two men. The rain pored down her face and mixed with her tears, "Please, don't say good bye, don't leave me." she sank to the ground on her hands and knees, "Please don't leave me."
"They found you a wonderful Watcher, he's an old friend of mine, and I know he'll take good care of you." Zacharius said.
"I don't want another Watcher, I want you. PLEASE, don't leave me. I swear I'll stop loving you, just stay."
"Angie, you have to stay strong." Zacharius said.
Angie looked up at him, "How am I supposed to stay strong when you're leaving me? You are the reason I am so strong. You stood beside me, and you always gave me support, you are my foundation. What am I supposed to do without my foundation? How does a building stand without it's foundation? It doesn't, it falls."
"There's nothing I can do about this." Zacharius said, "We chose this path."
"No we didn't, it's that stupid council, it's their fault that you're leaving. I did my job, you didn't do anything but keep me strong."
"Get in the car Zacharius." the man in the passenger seat said.
"Hold on." Zacharius said. He walked over to Angie, "Stop this right now."
She looked at his face, "How am I supposed to stop this? Huh? How do I stop my heart from breaking in two? How? Tell me?" she was starting to get angry now.
"Angie, you must understand that this is for the better, and that I don't want to leave. But I have to. You must put this behind you, and stay strong."
"But how?"
"Thomas is a nice man, he will help you."
"But I don't want him to help me, I want you to. Please, just stay, please don't leave me." Her body shook with sobs.
Zacharius took her into his arms, "I don't want to leave, believe me I don't want to. But I have to. And you have to stay strong, the world needs you, you're the Slayer."
"I'm a human too. And I need you." she sobbed into his chest.
Zacharius stood up, and Angie stood with him, "I have to go."
"No." Angie cried.
He pushed her away from his body, but his hands rested oh her shoulders, "Look at me Angie." she did, "You must always remember that I love you, and that you'll always be in my heart. But you must also remember that if you don't stay strong and fight, that the world will be destroyed. I'll be destroyed, and all your close friends will be killed. And we'll blame you if we are. So you have to stay strong."
"I'll still fight." Angie said, "But I still want you to stay."
"Mr. Savora." The man called from the car.
"I'm coming." Zacharius called, "Angie I love you, and I always will. Just remember that okay." he pulled her close and kissed her passionately for the very last time. Then pushing her away he ran as fast as he could to the car.
"NO, ZACHARIUS PLEASE COME BACK," she fell to her knees once again, "I love you, please come back." and with blurred eyes she watched as the tail lights faded into the night. And she knew that she would probably never see him again.
The End
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Gohaun