"This is ridiculous," Giles commented on his outfit.
"Giles, you're supposed to be pretending you're a vampire so we won't be stopped on our way inside," Kennedy stated, brushing her light pink, form fitting dress. It came out at the bottom like an eighteenth century gown. She didn't care for her getup but she tolerated it because it was her duty. Kind of.
"Yes, but why am I stuck in women's clothing?" Giles was wearing a creme dress that clung to his chest, well would've if he had one, and enlarged out at the bottom. He had a matching wrap over his arms. His hair was a long, curly brown wig.
"Because no vampire woman has two men with her. One guy with two women however, is expected," Angel said. He was wearing a typical black tuxedo, like the vampires that he's been fighting lately.
"Why can't I walk in by myself?"
"That stands out more than a woman with two men."
"Then let's go as a woman with two men. I'm sorry. I'm not usually so difficult, but I'm dressed as a woman!"
"Giles, it's just that Angel has an in with the whole Angelus thing. Now quit whining and put on this lipstick." Kennedy handed him a redish black color. While he put it on, Kennedy stuffed his unoccupied chest area. "Good thing this place doesn't have an alarm."
"There's money on the counter," Angel said.
"But not for how much it'll cost to fix the door."
"At least we didn't break a window."
Giles fixed his breasts to where they were comfortable. "Okay, how do I look?"
Kennedy and Angel looked at Giles and held back a laugh. "You're the prettiest Watcher turned female vampire in ten minutes that I've ever seen," Kennedy said.
"Is that because I'm the only one?" Giles asked, knowing he looked ridiculous.
"Maybe."
Angel couldn't hold it in any more. He burst with laughter. Kennedy crumbled when Angel did and laughed so hard her stomach hurt.
"Now that the laughter's out there, can we go?" Giles asked, flipping some excess of the wrap over his wrist so it didn't drag. He was the first to leave. Kennedy and Angel held each other as they tried suppressing their glee.
Lenity threw Buffy down on the bed and stood above her. Spike tried struggling some more but still couldn't break free.
"I tried being nice, but apparently, that doesn't work for you. So now, I'm resulting to force."
Buffy cowered.
"Maureen and Coral will help you get dressed and then we will have the wedding ceremony. If you don't, I will kill him," Lenity pointed to Spike. Buffy looked, knowing who he was pointing too. Spike was wilting, seeing how sad and scared Buffy was. "Do you want that?!" Buffy shook her head, keeping it down. "Do you?!"
"No," she said in an undertone.
"Then you will put on that dress, come down and abide by my rules?" Lenity said calmly.
"Yes."
"Buffy, don't do this! Not for me pet!" One of the vampires punched Spike in the stomach. He would've fallen if his arms weren't being retained.
Buffy's tears started falling more rapidly.
"Buffy don't-" Spike received a right hook and punch in the stomach.
"Stop it! I said I'll do it, just stop!" Buffy screamed.
Lenity looked at his men, letting them know to restrain themselves from hurting him. He looked back at Buffy. "Get dressed and come down." Lenity turned and exited.
Spike was pulled out as he yelled, "Buffy, don't!"
She placed her right hand to her mouth to muffle her gasps for air. She wiped her eyes and tried composing herself. Her thoughts stirred, trying to decide what to do. I've fought Dracula before, and won I might add. He's eighty years younger, so I should be able to slay him somehow. The only thing is... Spike. He'll kill him. I'll never be able to see him again. Or hold his hand. Or kiss him. The tears started making their way back. Buffy took a breath to try and stop. But there's supposed to be an eclipse. Maybe I'll marry him and then kick his ass before it happens. But what if it's like one of those Beauty and the Beast things where the second love is shown, it happens. Like a giant zap thing and the sun slowly gets covered the moment we kiss. But maybe- Buffy's thoughts were stopped by the two vampires she met earlier.
"Good evening," they both said as they bowed. They stood and pursued her.
"Hey."
Maureen held out the dress. "This is your wedding gown. We'll be right outside while you put it on." She placed it on the bed and bowed before leaving with Coral.
Buffy looked at the dress and looked at the door. This really sucks.
Buffy removed the dress she had on and slipped on her wedding one. It was white with one-inch straps, a swooping neckline and form fitting to her torso. It gradually frayed out with a two-foot train. It was very comfortable and smooth. She assumed it was silk.
Maureen and Coral entered and gasped at the sight. "You look amazing," Coral said.
"Stunning," Maureen consented. They walked to her and looked at it closer. "You look fabulous."
Buffy was a little freaked. They were acting like they were her best friends. She wanted to drive a stake through their hearts and be done with them, but she didn't want to set a foot out of line.
"Thank you."
"But your hair," Coral said in disgust. Buffy's hair was very messy and falling apart from all her fighting.
"It'll happen when you fight the forces of darkness."
"We'll have to do something about that." They sat Buffy on the couch and grabbed some supplies.
Spike tried pulling his body back but the vampires just tugged him harder. "I'll jab a stake in your heart if you make this any harder."
"For some reason I think your boss wouldn't like that very much mate. Might make the Slayer a little annoyed."
"I don't know why she would care about-" The vampire was cut off by a stake being jabbed into his chest. He looked down and turned to dust. The vampires holding Spike stopped. There was a man holding a stake and two women holding a stake and a cross.
"Party crashers are present," Angel said. He kicked the vampire on the right of Spike in the face. Kennedy swung a left hook at the other. Giles ran to Spike.
"You all right," he asked. Giles tried helping him up.
"Ow! Ow!" He jerked away and looked at his steaming flesh. Giles carelessly placed the cross on his skin.
"Sorry."
Spike looked at the woman closely. "Giles?" he asked, extremely confused.
"Sadly, yes. Has the wedding pursued?"
"Not yet."
"All right, let's go. They can handle this." Spike ran back to Buffy's corridor. Giles held his dress as he followed.
Kennedy and the vampire were exchanging a few punches before Kennedy grabbed his shoulders and threw him into the wall. She kicked him in the chest then did a circular kick to knock him over. She kicked his knee then punched him several times in the back. Kennedy grabbed his jacket to pull him up into her stake.
The vampire growled and lunged at Angel. Angel jumped over his head, whirled and kicked him into the wall. He punched him twice in the face and once in the abdomen. Angel pulled out his stake and stabbed him in the heart. "Now that, was fun."
"Now you're seeing things my way," Kennedy said with a smile.
"Finished."
Buffy stood up and looked in the mirror. Her hair was all down but with a curl at the bottom. As she was looking at herself, Coral placed the veil on the crown of her head.
"You're gorgeous." Coral sounded like she was going to cry.
Suddenly, Buffy's door busted open and all their glances shot that way. Spike and a woman came walking in. Spike punched Maureen and kicked her side. He took Giles's stake and pushed it into her heart.
Giles held out the cross to keep Coral back. She hissed as she backed into a corner. Spike tossed Giles the stake and he punctured her chest. She screamed and turned to dust.
"Spike!" Buffy ran to him and jumped into his arms. He gladly embraced her, lifting her from the floor. Buffy turned her head, making Spike put her down. "Who's this?"
"Buffy," Giles said as he wrapped his arms around her. Buffy was a little hesitant but she embraced him. He pulled away. "I was so worried."
She squinted, trying to see under the makeup. "Giles?!"
"Oh, yes." He removed his wig, showing his true self. With make up.
Buffy's hand covered her mouth in surprise. "Oh. My. God." She broke into laughter. Spike joined her.
"This is bloody fantastic," Giles said insulted.
Angel and Kennedy walked through. "Angel!" Buffy gave him a hug too.
"Buffy!" He picked her up and held her.
Spike was counting the seconds to see if he held her longer. He was beaten by eleven seconds. Well I would've held her longer if Giles wasn't dressed as a woman, he told himself.
"Kennedy, hi," she said shocked.
"Ready to be saved?" Kennedy asked.
"No." Everyone looked at her. "I can't back out of this. I've decided to make him think I was going to marry him, and then... do, something."
"Buffy, we must leave immediately. They'll start getting suspicious," Giles told her.
"Calm down Tootsie. Look, I can't just leave. He's determined to make this happen. If I don't show up he'll either send people after me or get someone else to marry him who doesn't have the slightest chance to stop him. My chance is at least out there. A couple miles down the road, but it's there and I'm doing this."
Spike put his hand on her shoulder. "It's all right love. I'm free so my life is no longer hangin' over your head."
Buffy placed her hand on his cheek. "I know. But I still have to do this." She turned to leave when Angel stopped her. "Angel, you know I can take you."
"There's another way."
"What other way?" Angel couldn't think of anything. "Look, I don't want to do this. But I have to. I'm the Slayer and I need to protect the world at all costs. I've already died twice so it's become like a second nature for me."
"Then I'll do it," Kennedy said. "I'll marry him. At least when he turns me you'll still be here."
"Turns you?" Buffy turned her glance. "Giles?"
"You must share his form, meaning you must become a vampire before you wed."
Buffy's eyes widened. Her decision seemed a little harder to go through with now.
"There's no way you're going through with this pet," Spike intervened.
Buffy took a deep breath and came to the same conclusion, only now there was a tear in the corner of her eye. "I'm going."
"Wait," Giles said. "I have an idea."