Return of the Dark Slayer Chapter 3, a buffy: the vampire slayer fanfic

Ok heres Chapter 3, a few more interesting things here are revieled about the Dark Slayer and the reason why she is being seeked by Angelus. Enjoy, dont forget to read and revieweveryone!

Chapter 3

Making her way over to the Summer's house with her duffle bag at her side, the raven-haired girl wore a long sleeved shirt and a light gray and violet floral skirt that brushed up against her calves as she walked. It was Friday, which meant that the scoobies were cutting patrolling early tonight to enjoy a night together of fun and dancing at the Bronze. Rei usually watched Dawn till about 9:00 before heading over to the Bronze to meet everyone. Yet she had other plans tonight that differed from their usual 'order a pizza and rent 2 movies'. Rei knew of Dawns little klepto habits, and decided to take Dawn to sneak into the Magic box so she could gather the ingredients she needed for her injections. It couldn't be any other night, she felt her good side failing against her power stricken old self. All she knew is that she couldn't let the watcher or slayer find out, if they did she was sure that it would be hell, or she would die and another destroyer would rise up.

Quickly crossing the road she came up to Dawn's house, the house she had used to live in, even if it was just in the basement, it was home to her. She gave a weak smile, being able to call a place home was rare to her. She opened the door and walked inside, leaving her bag beside the stairs she called out through the house for Dawn.

Upstairs in her room Dawn heard the door open and shut, and then the familiar voice call up to her. "I'm up here!" She called back as she thought back to what Buffy had asked her to do earlier. Interrogate Rei about the Dark Slayer. She flicked off her lamp beside her bed and turned off her clock radio that read 6:36. Dawn made her way downstairs, finding Rei in the kitchen at the sink. She caught a glimpse of a bandage on her left arm just before she had pulled down the sleeve of her shirt to cover it. "What happened to your arm?"

"Nothing important," she turned around to face the girl, they were almost the same height. She gave a quick smile, "I was hoping we could sneak into the Magic Box tonight, as opposed to pizza and movies. That ok? I know we wont get caught, I just have to pick up a few things…urgent things really." She held her left arm behind her back in a form of concealment and shifted her weight from foot to foot nervously. Her whole plan counted on Dawn keeping quiet about it.

"Oh sure, no problem. I was hoping we could go out anyways, you know without Buffy knowing. She's been way too overprotective since the whole Glory thing. The others should already have left the store and be out on patrol by now, so if you want we can go now."

Rei nodded and started heading over to her bag for her jacket, "That would be a good idea actually, go get your coat, don't need you getting cold before we party tonight right?" She laughed a bit.

Dawn nodded and ran upstairs to fetch her coat. She enjoyed this time away from the protective hold of Buffy, she felt almost normal with Rei, no demons, no funky curses or apocalypses." She snatched her coat from the foot of her bed and slipped it on as she headed back downstairs to Rei as she waited at the door wearing her trench coat that reminded her a lot of Spike's. "I'm ready." She walked past Rei and headed out the door and began heading to the Magic Box with Rei at her side.

"What stuff do you need"

"Just a few bits of dried plants, monkshood, nightshade, a bunch of others…"

"What's it for, a spell or something?"

"Or something…" Rei paused, mentally letting herself be pulled into telling Dawn about the injections, but not about the whole story like she had told Spike about. "Its for the extracts of the plants, I blend them together for an injection. It sort of…keeps me sane in a sense."

"But the two that you named, their poisons…how could poison make you sane. Are you like some mental patient weighted down with drugs like Tara was when Glory got to her?" Her interest was suddenly intrigued; she made sure she listened to every detail that she was told in case it came in handy later.

She stopped her pace and thought as her expression looked obscure"Not like that...but all thats important is that I get those materials, and I get them tonight." Realising that they had reached the Magic Box she pulled out a spare key she had gotten made a few weeks ago and unlocked the door and sliding inside. "No lights, here, I brought two flashlights, I also wrote up a small list of items for you to gather together for me, ok" She quickly spoke pulling two flashlights and a piece of paper out of her coat pockets. "I have to grab a few things up the ladder, shut off the light and hide if you see anyone comming, alright Kiddo"

Dawn nodded taking the light and paper, but scowled at the pet name"I'm not a kid you know."

Rei turned around as she walked towards the ladder and laughed"Don't feel bad, I even have called Giles kiddo at several occasions."

Dawn giggled at the thought of the old man being called a childish nickname. She quickly went to work as she started seeking out the several ingredients stuffing them into seperat ziploc bags that were on the shelves for such a purpose. She soundlessly worked as Rei muttered away to herself up on the second level. She went though several books quickly before comming across several journals that had been laying open on the floor, she glanced at the pages that were laid open and became shocked. The entries that the books were turned to were all about her and her sister Bridgget. Without a sound she took the books and stuffed them into her hidden inside pockets of her coat before resuming her search on anything else that she might find useful.

Rei picked up a small purple velvet pouch containing two black crystals on seperate strings, a card inside simply read 'Telepathy stones.' She grinned and pulled one out placing it around her neck before heading down the ladder and over to Dawn, presenting the velvet bag and remaining crystal pendant to her. "Happy early Birthday Dawn."

Dawn tilted her head as she took the bag and peered inside"What's this" She asked pulling out the crystal and examining it with her flashlight.

"A telepath stone, I have the other, you simply wear it and whatever you think, I can hear as well. So as a means of communication even in different dimensions." She took the crystal pendant from her and placed it around her neck, smiling as she thought 'Simply stunning. Now we dont have to yell at eachother over the music at the Bronze anymore...aaaaaannnnnnddddd we can hold actual private conversations even during Buffy's boring lectures.'

Dawn looked stunned as she heard the comments in her mind without seeing her friends lips move even once. "O my god! They really work"

Rei laughed"Of course they do silly, but times a wastin, you got the materials" Dawn nodded and stuffed the small bags into her pants pockets. "Well then we should head back home, or we might not have enough time to get ready to go out to the Bronze and give these new babies a test run. Best hide it under your shirt though, Buffy might wonder where you got it from, and Red might know what it is..." She warned as they headed out the door, locking it upon their departure.

"Red? You must really have taken a liking to Spike or something." She joked.

"Naw, me and Spike go back a very long time, even if he didnt quite know it then."

Dawn gave a grin"You stalked Spike? How long ago"

"Years and years ago, and it wasnt only Spike I stalked, it was Dru and Angelus too. Now they were an odd group..." She noticed a slightly confused look on Dawns face.

"Why" She simply asked.

"Well...think of the three of them as a constant sadistic flesh tearing blood spilling threesome"

Dawn was utterly discused"Ew, ok as much as your not treating me like a kid, that was just..ew. I ment about why did you stalk them"

Rei went quite red and silent for a moment"Oh" she said sheepishly"it was just something interesting to do at the time."

Dawn left the conversation and questioning to that for the rest of the walk home. By the time they got back to the house it was already 7:30, which gave them an hour and a half to have Rei dosed up and the two girls dressed up, then headed over to the club. Wordlessly Rei made her way into the kitchen pulling out a few things, a candle, bowl, and metal measuring cup. Next she took the items up to the bathroom and set them up around the edge of the tub"Dawn, could you get me some rubbing alchohol and a cotton ball please? I have to grab somthing from my bag I'll be right back." As she left Dawn to grab the last few things, she went downstairs to where she left her bag and searched through it for her syringe box. Once she found it she zipped up her bag once again, but before she went back upstairs there was a knock at the door, she sighed and answered the door. "Spike! What are you doing here, thought Buffy needed you patrolling with her, or you would be out hunting." She was quite surprised, she had almost expected Angelus to show up at the door, what with all the sudden show-ups he's been doing lately.

"Was in the neighbourhood, Buffy didnt need me tonight, and I already grabbed a bite to eat so I thought I'd come over and see what you and the lil bit were up to." He stepped in and shut the door behind him.

"We decided to ditch the pizza and movie night and went for a change of scene, Dawns upstairs in the bathroom waiting for me." Before she could finish Spike cut in with an sly smirk on his face.

"What, corrupting Nibblet now"

She rolled her eyes in response and replied sarcastically before continueing on with her explination. "Oh yes Spike I'm getting it on with a 15 year old girl. Guess I like 'em young." She shook her head"No, we gathered some materials for my injections so I dont end up going berserk on you all. I think Angelus knows I'm easier to manipulate when I have no control over my power." She headed upstairs, Spike closely following.

"Where'd you two get the herbs from" He asked as they entered the bathroom, watching as Rei knelt down to the side of the tub and began tearing up the bits of herbs and poisons into the bowl.

Dawn lent a hand tearing up the herbs, but left the poisonous ones to her friend, she cheerfully piped up"The Magic Box, where else"

"Dawn" Rei exclaimed as she shook her head and added in the rubbing alchohol to the torn up herbs, stiring the combination she poured some of it into the measuring cup, she looked at the unlit candle and gave a slightly fustraited sigh.

"Need a light?" Spike asked as he lent forward with his arm extented to light the wick with his lighter, then pulled himself back leaning against the counter"So Bit, looks like your Klepto habits are rubbing off." He smiled a bit, not minding at all about their little shopping spree about the shop. He turned and headed downstairs to get himself something from the fridge. On his way down the stairs he saw a few books poking out the top of Rei's black sidebag. "Watcher journals? What would the girl want with these..." He snatched them from their spot and opened them to the most recently read page with the bookmark in it. Spike read through the pages as he made his way into the kitchen and took a seat at the island. He continued to read up on the Watchers side of Rei's past.

Upstairs Dawn held the metal cup over the flame as the extract from the various herbs mingled with one another in their mixture of alchohol. Meanwhile Rei pulled out a syringe and filled the needle with the fluid from the cup, using the cotton ball as a filter from all the bits of plants and such. She filled about 5 syringes with the fluid before blowing out the flame and nodding to Dawn that it was done. They cleaned up and headed back downstairs, Rei took her injections down with her, putting 4 of the 5 into her bag and bringing the extra with her as she followed Dawn into the kitchen. Dawn grabbed herself a cup of juice from the fridge as she leaned over the counter to see what Spike is reading"Whats that" She asked taking a sip of her drink. Rei's eyes wandered over to the material Spike was reading and she froze in place as she relized what it was.

"Mind telling me why you have these Watcher journals pet" Spike asked without looking up. Dawn watched on interested in what was about to happen, since she already knew most of the material that was within those journals.

"To keep the others out of my mess maybe Spike? I dont need Buffy, Giles, and Will all in on this. I told you earlier, it might end up with the Council at my throat" She growled and snatched the journals from Spike and sat at the other end of the island and prepped her arm for the injection.

"What about Dawn here Rei, she's tied in with all of them, and yet your letting her in on it all." He jestured over towards Dawn.

"She doesnt know everything..." She muttered as she bit her lip as the needle went in. She hid her arm from view, mainly for Dawn's sake.

"Actually Rei...I know more then you think. So do the others, they've already been through the journals. Buffy sorta asked me to question you for information. About if you know anything about this Cecilia Ann Doloreius. But when I found out a little bit more about what was going on tonight, I dont think I'll tell Buffy about it, especially about the whole Magic Box visit too." She paused, a sheepish look on her face, she asked something else. "So do you know anything about Cecilia"

Rei sighed as she heard Dawn banter on and on about Buffy's little scheme, she removed the needle from her arm and set it on the counter and took a deep breath letting the small shock of the injection subside before she answered Dawn's question. "Well, since you've decided on saving your ass as well as mine and not mentioning anything to Buffy. Yes, in fact I know every tiny detail of Cecilia's life...for it is my own."

Dawn's jaw nearly dropped, and Spike scowled lightly. They had both read about little things that had happened in the past, and the culprite of it all was sitting right before them both slightly ashamed as well. "Wow...so like, why did you change your name to Rei? Cecilia is so cool of a name. How did you get Rei anyways" Dawn's curiosity quickly overcame her initial shock.

"Everyone knew me as Cecilia, once I began the injections I needed to hide for a few years so everyone would settle thinking I had died, I needed a new name too, Rei was just taken from part of my last name." She quickly explained as she deposited the needle into the garbage can beside the fridge. "So now you know, the dark slayer who has killed about the same amount of people as the famous Angelus, stands right before you. The fear enducing sadistic tormenter has been reduced to injecting herself with various poisons to keep her destructive self tamed in a cage." Her voice seemed almost lowely as if her entire life's worth of pride, destruction, and torture had been crumpled up, spat upon, and served on a silver platter before the entire world, for them to watch as she had to swallow it.

Dawn and Spike seemed taken back by her short rant. Spike cleared his throat before glancing at the clock and speaking up"Well then...Bit, you might as well go get changed if you are going to the Bronze in half an hour." Dawn nodded and headed upstairs to her room to change. Spike turned back to Rei once she was gone"Sounds like your missing the old days Cecilia." He moved his chair over closer to her for comfort which he believed was needed right now.

She sighed and gave a slight nod "Everything was so less confusing then, I'd find myself a city and I'd let loose. Now all I'm doing now is hiding my past and identity and trying to live outside of everyone knowlage. All those years of hiding and being good, finally seems to be turning around and kicking me swiftly in the ass." She wiped a tear that was building up at the corner of her eye. "Thing's would have been alot easier if I was like all the other dark slayers and died by the hand of my sister, instead of it being the other way around." She thought back to her memories of her sister, the last one she had of her sister had been the most sadistic, 'Angelus must have been proud of that one...' She thought. A response came back via the crystal, 'What one?' Rei shook her head and thought back, 'My families death...not a very pretty sight, trust me. Dont go diving into my memories about that one.' She warned the brunette.

"Everything always is easier when life has no concequences. Or any means to stop you by." He gently brought a hand up to the side of her head and brushed a few locks of hair out of her face and away from her teary eyes. "But you cant let yourself be brought down by all this Cecilia. Tonight your going to have fun with me and the lil bit. Dancing, drinking, forgetting all about everything thats happened. Now you better go get dressed, I know you women take a long time getting yourselves dressed." He mocked with a smile and patted her on the shoulder.

Rei nodded and pulled herself to her feet"I'll try to be fast." She simply replied as she headed out the room, she stopped at the doorway and wordlessly came back to Spike and gave him a hug and a peck on the cheek. "You always knew how to cheer me up." She then left the room and headed to her duffle bag.

Rei quickly shuffled a few items over to the side before smiling and pulling out a few items, her bathroom kit, a dress, shoes, and a few hair clips. She took these and ran upstairs to change in the bathroom. As she changed Dawn started up conversation with her once again.

'You like him dont you?'

'What? No, he's just a good listener, sort of like how a brother or good friend would be. You like him though.'

'No! How'd you know? Grr...ok caught me, but this stays between us, right?'

'Haha, of course Kiddo'

'Cecilia!'

'Ah but that name doesnt bother me the way Kiddo bothers you!'

'...fine...um...I cant think of anything, you win that round.'

'Naturally...You almost done over there?'

'Yea, almost. Just need to grab a pair of Buffy's shoes and I'm ready'

'Ok, meet you downstairs.'

'Roger!'

Rei looked at herself in the mirror, she had put half her hair up into a braid hanging down her back, the remaining free hair she had taken the heated curler to, leaving glossy black ringlets running down her back and over her shoulders. The dress was a dark green medevil style dress, the hem ran down to the bottems of her calves and with silver and olive embroidery and lace around the bust and abdomen. The shoes were a match with the outfit, they had a slight heel on them and the laces were the type to tie up and around your calves. She had taken off the bandage that was still on her arm and decided to leave it off, and to let the stitches breath for the night, no matter who gave her odd and dirty looks for it. Her makeup was complete with black eyeliner, a light olive and creme eyeshadow, and a dark maroon red lipstick. The entire outfit she had aquired at least 120 years ago in England, she was lucky to have kept it this long, but then again it was one of her favorite outfits. She smiled, satisfyed with her look and came out of the bathroom and made her way downstairs.

Dawn was waiting at the bottem of the stairs, her outfit had decided to be shiny black pants, a red frilly top with split sleves at the elbow that trailed down from her arms, and simple makeup of blush, red lipstick and light eyeliner. She was quietly conversing with Spike about the journals before she noticed Rei comming down the stairs. "Oh my god! You look so pretty" Her eyes went wide and she jumped up and down a few times, she had never really seen the black haired girl in much anything else other then her usual style of long skirts or baggy pants, and regular everyday t-shirts.

Spike glanced up and his jaw nearly dropped, with the dark makeup, long black ringlets and medevil dress he would almost pass her off as his Sire. "Bloody Hell! I think I now know the reason why you women take so long deciding what to wear. God you look so much like Drusilla, pet."

Rei came down to the bottem with a smile"Thanks Dawn...Spike, I'm not sure whether or not to take that as a complement, considering Dru was crazy yet absolutely gorgeous, I'll take it as a complement." She glanced over at Dawns apparel and tapped her chin"Simple, but good. You need a jacket though."

Dawn nodded and turned around to the coat rack to grab her coat and paused seeing Rei's trenchcoat there, before even being able to open her mouth to ask she heard Rei's voice in her head, 'Why not, it'll look good on you, and plus, if you cant be with him, might as well dress like him!' Rei laughed outloud as she saw Dawn's expression redden a few shades as she slipped on the trenchcoat. "Your lucky he didnt hear that comment girl"

He became confused, the sudden laughter and such, but let it go, probably something the girls had talked about earlier. Rei replied with a grin"What, the all powerful Key going to kick some Dark Slayer ass" She tossed an arm around Dawn's shoulders and opened the door"Let's go." Spike followed behind the girls, quietly still trying to figure out what was going on from inside.

Inside the Bronze the scoobies had just gotten back from fighting the latest big bad in town, some demon that was after Willow for her enormous power. Tara for once ended up saving the day, gathering up her power and sending the demon back to its original dimension. Once the battle was over they headed over to the Bronze for a 'let loose' conclusion to the night. Buffy kept an eye out for Dawn and Rei, who were supposed to be showing up pretty soon. Xander turned to Buffy and curious about her plan of finding stuff out about the dark slayer asked"Do you think Dawn found anything out" Almost as if on que the trio walked up, Dawn basically skipped towards the group, Rei slowed down so that she became the back of the group letting Spike walk ahead infront of her.

"Dawn, good you guys are here! I have to talk to you." Buffy stated, meaning about the interrogation plan from earlier.

"There's nothing to tell" Dawn lied straight to her sisters face"We're gunna go dance though, ok" Buffy simply sighed and nodded before seeing Dawn wander off into the crowd.

Once Dawn vanished into the crowd soon being followed by what Buffy's protective side thought was Drusilla. She glared and took a step towards the dark haired medevil girl"Why is Dru back" She asked as Spike held his arm out to stop Buffy from following. She looked up to him quizzically.

"It's not her luv. It's Rei." Buffy looked flabberghasted as Spike added"I nearly made the same mistake watching her come down the stairs before we left." He smirked.

Back over with Dawn and Rei they were swaying back and forth with the music, various songs that the both of them knew were playing. As one song ended another began, Rei paused her dancing and her eyes lit up"I love this song, might not be the regular stuff I listen to, but good nonetheless" Dawn smiled in response and began picking up the slower beat to the song.

The way you're bathed in light
Reminds me of that night
God let me down into your rose garden of trust
And I was swept away
With nothin' left to say
Some helpless fool
Yeah I was lost in a swoon of peace
You're all I need to find
So when the time is right
Come to me sweetly, come to me
Come to me

Dawn looks up and around the surrounding crowd as they dance to the soft music, Rei's voice singing along to the lyrics. Her eyes stop as they land upon a familiar sight. Angelus as he made his way though the crowd, heading towards them both. She turns back around to face Rei acting normal as she spoke to her though thoughts.

'He's here Cecilia...Angelus is comming this way...'

Rei quickly glanced over to where Dawn had seen Angelus then looked back to Dawn, she continued singing to the music playing but quickly told Dawn a set of instructions to follow to keep her safe in case something went out of expectancy.

'Go find Spike, take him away from the others, he can keep you safe and get you out of here if something big happens, ok?' She saw a nod from Dawn, so she continued, 'I will leave my mind open to you, so you can hear everything that is said between me and Angelus...you should let Spike hear it too...'

'how can I do that?'

'You just have to be holding his hand at the time, that will establish the mental link to me...now go before he gets too close!'

With that last thought she watched as Dawn turned around and quickly went to Spike through the crowd, once she could no longer see Dawn she sighed and closed her eyes letting herself get lost in the music and opening her mind up.

Love will lead us, alright
Love will lead us, she will lead us
Can you hear the dolphin's cry?
See the road rise up to meet us
It's in the air we breathe tonight
Love will lead us, she will lead us

Oh yeah, we meet again
It's like we never left
Time in between was just a dream
Did we leave this place?
This crazy fog surrounds me
You wrap your legs around me
All I can do to try and breathe
Let me breathe so that I
So we can get together!

The music enveloped her as she swayed her body to the soft music. She was so lost within the music that she gasped in shock when a pair of arms entwined their way around her waist, holding her tight to their owner. "Angelus.." Rei said in an exhale of breath. He smiled faintly as she spoke his name, he lowered his face to her neck and kissed the skin below her ear. The coldness of his lips ran a shiver down her spine and forced her to straighten her back up against him.

"So much like Dru, you know that" He turned her around to face him, the look on his face was purely of posession as he held her tight. "This used to be Dru's dress you know, she left it for you that night." Angelus leaned forward and kissed her forehead.

"Why do you want me." She changed the subject getting to more important matters. She didnt like the games Angelus was trying to play with her, but then again, with the power she felt raidiating off of Angelus she slowly felt herself submissing to his games.

"Why else, your the Dark Slayer, you have immense power and you know it. Face it, evil needs its queen back." It was true, Buffy had the key and other forces of good trying to destroy all essence of evil. He had been able to save up his strength to overcome the soul that controlled the demon, every now and then the demon would fade back as the soul faught for its control.

Love will lead us, alright
Love will lead us, she will lead us
Can you hear the dolphin's cry?
See the road rise up to meet us
It's in the air we breathe tonight
Love will lead us, she will lead us

Life is like a shooting star
It don't matter who you are
If you only run for cover, it's just a waste of time
We are lost 'til we are found
This phoenix rises up from the ground
And all these wars are over

Over
Over
Singin' la da da, da da da
Over
Come to me, come to me
Singin' la da da da, da da da
Come to me

"What makes you think I want to go back Angelus..."

"I felt the lust waiting to be let out when I bit you"

She went silent, she knew he was right, that if it wasnt for the drug holding her back she would be off tearing apart people, families, and entire cities. Just the simple thought of what she had done for entertainment in her past brought a faint smile to her face. Angelus smiled at this, he was getting her to understand, that she was not only just the Dark Slayer, but that she was also a being of destruction, and that she belonged to him.

Love will lead us, alright
Love will lead us, she will lead us
Can you hear the dolphin's cry?
See the road rise up to meet us
It's in the air we breathe tonight
Love will lead us, she will lead us

Once the song was over Angelus used the transition time between songs to take Rei through the crowd and took her outside into the alley, he cornered her against the wall and continued breaking through the barrier enduced by the injections she was taking. "Remember when you killed your family, remember how they howled in pain and anguish" At the mention of the memory Rei was forced to remember the entire scene.

Her mother laid near death on the livingroom floor, blood pooled around the woman from shallow cuts and painful torture. Her fingernails had been ripped out and laid neatly in a pile to the side, a small pairing knife stuck out from her spine just below the neck, paralizing her from that point down. Cecilia sat in the pool of blood, she was about 16 at the time, yet dressed in a white lace dress stained with blood, she had a sadistic smile peering from her lips. She called out to her sister"Bridgget, Come to me dearest sister." Her voice sounded so innocent as it rang through the house summoning her twin. She watched the stairs as her sister came down them, and collapsed on the spot at the sight of her mutilated mother dying in a pool of her own blood.

"What did you do" Bridgget screamed out at her sister in sorrow.

"Mummy didn't want to play with the dollies, she had to be taught to be nice." Cecilia said in a singsong voice. Bridgget couldnt say any more as she cried in agony as she forced herself to crawl to her fallen mother. "Bridgget, would you care for a cup of tea" she offered as she pulled herself from the floor and made her way over to the table where the hot tea and pastries sat waiting.

"How could you think of Tea, at a time like this? Cecilia you monster! She's our Mother"

Cecilia frowned and turned back to her sister"She needed a lesson, I'm beginning to think you need a lesson as well. Or we could play. Yes a game, we shall play a game" With the sudden idea she forgot about her sisters rude outburst, she picked up a butter knife from the table and went back over to her sisters keeled over trembling crying form. She knelt behind her with a hand on Bridggets shoulder"Shhhh don't fret now, come play with me." She took the knife and lightly dragged it across her sisters side, when she got no response from her sister she plunged the knife deep within her sisters side. "It's rude to ignore someone Bridgget" She withdrew the knife from her sisters side, and asked again. "Please come play with me Bridgget." Bridgget recoiled in pain and horror, what had happened to her sister, she was never this cruel, she was never cruel at all. She used all her fear and forced herself to crawl away as fast as she could from her sister while holding a hand tightly against the flowing wound in her side.

Inside the Bronze in a less occupied area Dawn and Spike were listening in on what was happening between Rei and Angelus. After watching the flashback Rei had rememberd from her past Dawn was nearly in tears, Spike comforted Dawn as he was severely shocked himself. He knew that even Angelus didnt take such care in torturing his victems like that.

Poof you now have the third chaper, sorry if the memory was a bit graphic, but it was needed to get the point across...and it could have been a hell of alot worse.