A/N I hope you guy's like this chapter. Also to dogbertcarroll and Kenneth Posey a little Buffy bashing never killed anyone. lol Thanks to all who reviewed.

Chapter 19

Hot Like Fire

Sheila awoke with a start as she heard Dierdre's scream. Getting out of bed she grabbed her katana off of the wall and headed towards her room. When she got there she nearly dropped her sword as she saw the room empty and her window wide open. Hearing the door open from downstairs, she quickly ran to the living room.

"I'm telling you, I think we should get you enrolled in school." Xander was saying to Kendra as he closed the door. Then both of them looked up as they saw Sheila run into the room with a sad expression on her face.


"So how long has she been missing?" Xander asked as he examined the open window for the hundredth time. Kendra was outside doing a perimeter sweep to see who had took her sister.

"Only a few minutes." Sheila replied. "D

at's when I last heard her scream."

"It's going to be okay." Xander said as he pulled her into a hug. "We'll just wait and see if Kendra found..."

"I didn't find anything." Kendra said sadly as she entered the room. "I couldn't track whomever took me sister."

"Damn." Xander muttered under his breath, then he had a thought. "I'm going to call the G-man and see if Angel and Buffy are still there. Angel should still be able to smell who ever took Dee and be able to track them down." Xander said as he ran to the phone.

As he was busy talking to Giles, Kendra noticed something by the window sitting on the floor. Curious as to what it was she walked over and picked it up. It was a small 18th century doll.

Spikes Warehouse

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"Can we keep her, Spike?" Drusilla asked as they locked Dierdre in a cage. (The same one they put Collin in, when they killed him.)

"What ever you want, pet." Spike said pulling her close into a kiss. "Just as soon as we kill the Jamaican queen and the whelp, you can do anything you want."


"This is definately Dru's." Angel said smelling the doll that Kendra had given him.

"Can you still track their scent?" Xander asked.

"Yeah it hasn't been long since they've been here." he replied.

"Good." Xander said walking off. "I'll meet you guys at the car." he said as he put on a trench coat and loaded a shotgun.

"Xander is all that neccessary." Buffy said referring to his guns. The use of modern day weapons, especially in the hands of Xander gave her the case of the wiggins.

"For what I have planned, yes it's neccessary." he replied not even looking up at her. "Now let's move."


"Okay they don't have anybody guarding the back of the warehouse." Xander said as he rejoined the group behind the bushes.

"How can you move around without the vampires smelling you?" Buffy asked.

"Because he doesn't have a scent." Angel said giving Xander a curious look. Xander allowed himself to smile at that.

"One of the guys that the Hunter possessed, was a scientist. He made a potion that covered his scent, so it would be hard for vampires to track him. I basically remember the formula." Xander explained.

"Can we please concentrate on saving me sister!" Kendra snapped.

"Sorry." Xander said looking down. "Now here's what I think we should do." Xander said as he started to tell them his plan.


"You know I'm getting a bit peckish." Spike said as he started to open up Dierdre's cage. "Maybe just a little taste." he said as he vamped out. Suddenly he roared in pain as a stake was embedded in his left shoulder. Looking up he saw that it was the Jamican Slayer who threw it.

"Pet..." Spike started as he took out the stake. "I've been expecting you." he said as five vampires emerged out of the darkness, lead by Drusilla.

"And I knew you'd be expectin' me." Kendra said as Angel stepped up beside her.

"Peaches!" Spike growled as he looked at his grandsire.

"Spike!" Angel growled back as he shifted into his game face. Taking that as an invitation to fight, they all charged each other.

As they all were hot in battle, Buffy emerged out of the shadows and opened Dierdre's cage.

"Come on sweetie, I'm going to get you out of here." Buffy said grabbing Dierdre into her arms.

"Xander I have little Dee." Buffy said whispering into her walkie talkie. It blared with static for a few seconds, before Buffy heard his voice.

"Okay..." more static flowed out. "Now get the rest of them out."

"Kendra!" Buffy yelled out as she ran to the door. Taking off a huge cross off of her back, she strapped it to the door and ran out.


Kendra delivered a vicious spinning heel kick to Drusilla, sending the vampiress sprawling to the ground. At Buffy's shout she turned to see that Angel had dusted a vamp and was prepared to go for Spike.

"Angel!" Kendra shouted out as she ran to the open door. Looking back Angel did a leg sweep on Spike and flicked up a stake and killed another vampire. As he himself ran out of the open door he closed it behind him.

As the remaining vampires surged in mass towards the door, they immediately repelled away from it as they saw the cross.

"Come on, Dru let me help you." Spike said reaching down to pick up a now crying Drusilla off the floor.

"Oh, William the fire." Dru cried. "It's going to burn us all."

Before Spike could say anything other wise the skylight exploded, sending glass and wood raining down on them. As they all dodged the glass and wood a small ball looking object fell down the newly created hole.

As the ball bounced around making a metallic sound on the floor, Spike eyes bugged out as he recognized what it was.

"Oh bugger." he said as the grenade exploded, blowing the whole warehouse to kingdom come.


"Kendra!" Dierdre yelled happily as she got out of Buffy's arms and ran to her older sister. The two hugged each other tightly, until Kendra noticed something.

"Where's Xander?" she asked looking around and back at the burning building.

"Right behind you." Xander said as he walked up to the group. "Hey Dee." Xander said as he crouched down some and hugged the little girl. Then he looked over and saw Angel and Buffy watching them. Letting go of Dierdre, he walked over to them with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Listen guy's I'm sorry about the way I talked to you tonight." Xander said as he ran his hand through his hair. "I had no right talking to you guys like that, especially after what you guys did for us tonight. It's just that I've been real frustrated about what's been happening lately and I took it out on you guys. I'm sorry."

"Xander you have nothing to be sorry about." Buffy said walking up to him. "You were right about me and Angel. After you left me and him had a talk and..."

"We decided to break up for a little while." Angel finished for her. "I think It'll be the best thing for us to do right now. At least until everyone heals from our lose."

Before Xander could say anything the door to the burning warehouse suddenly exploded off it's hinges. As the group looked up they saw Spike or what was left of him limping out of the burning building. His duster and most of his skin was horribly burned and his eyes flickered blood red, instead of golden. With a growl he ran towards the group.

"Merciful Zeus." Xander said as he unstrapped his shotgun from his back. As he aimed it at Spike, it looked as though he was having second thoughts.

"Angel!" he yelled as he through the shotgun to him. Snatching it out of the air, he looked over at Xander questionably.

"It's your kill." Xander told him. Understanding the real meaning of his words Angel aimed at Spike's heart.

"Goodbye Spike." Angel whispered as he fired off a shot. The blast hit Spike dead in his chest and he exploded into ash. As the dust floated in the wind around Angel he slowly lowered his gun.

"It's finally over." Buffy said as they watched the burning building for a few minutes. As they heard some fire trucks off in the distance they all looked at each other, said their goodbyes, and walked home.

The next day

Morning an hour before school

Joyce Summers walked through the living room to answer the door. As she did so she was pleasantly surprised.

"Xander!" she said taking a good look at him. "When did you get back in town?" she asked as the two hugged.

"It's nice to see you too Ms. S." Xander said as they stopped hugging. "And I got back two nights ago actually."

"Sorry for being rude, please come in." she said as she moved to the side. Then she noticed Kendra and Dierdre. "And who are your friends?" she asked as they all walked in.

"Oh this is my girlfriend, Kendra and her little sister Dierdre." Xander told her.

"Hello Ms. Summers." Kendra said politely. Joyce smiled at her.

"From your accent I'm guessing that you're Jamaican?" Joyce asked.

"Yes ma'am. Dat's very observant of you."

"I still say it's totally fake," Xander said, grinning. "I bet she's
really from Queens new york or something. What you talkin' bout?
Fugghedaboutit!" he said in a very poor Jamaican accent.

Joyce smiled at his light banter and saw that the two really cared about each other. Then she turned her attention to the little girl.

"And aren't you the cutest little thing." Joyce said looking at Dierdre. She blushed and hid her face behind her hair.

"Mom who are you talking... Xander!" Buffy yelled as she came all the way downstairs and engulfed her friend in a hug. "What are you doing here?"

"I came by to see how you guys were doing. If the invitation is still open?" he asked.

"Of course it is." she said with a smile.

"Did somebody say Xander?" Dawn asked as she bounded down the stairs and saw him. "Xander!" she screamed as she ran into his arms.

"Dawn Patrol!" Xander yelled back playfully as he picked her up and twirled her around. "I want you to meet somebody." he said as he put her down.

"This is my girlfriend Kendra and this is her little sister Dierdre." Xander said pointing at the two of them. Dawn gave Kendra a fake smile, because she hated the girl already. In her mind Xander was supposed to wait for her until she became of age so they could get married.

Then she looked over at Kendra's sister and gave her a real smile. There was something about the girl that Dawn just immediately liked.

"Hi." Dawn said smiling at her.

"Hi." Dierdre said back.

"Why don't you two go upstairs and play." Joyce said looking at Dierdre and Dawn. "It's the last day of school and you don't have to go if you don't want too. That is if it's okay with you?"

she asked looking over at Kendra who nodded.

"Really?" Dawn asked.

"Really?" Joyce confirmed.

"Come on we have so much to talk about." Dawn said excitedly as the two ran upstairs.

"I bet you're still going to make me go to school aren't you?" Buffy asked looking up at her mom, who smiled.

"Yep, but you better do something about your hair first." she said giving her a look.

"My hair." Buffy said in shock. "Oh God my hair. I have morning hair and Xander saw it!" Buffy yelled as she ran upstairs. Joyce, Kendra, and Xander started to laughed as they watched Buffy's retreating form.

As they sat down and talked Xander gave Joyce the edited version of what he did in Jamaica. And surprisingly enough he told her about his parents. Kendra opted to stay with Joyce for today so she could help watch her sister and talk to Joyce. After they all had a good talk, Buffy came downstairs and her and Xander began to walk to school. As they began to talk antimately Willow suddenly joined them. They were all happy that the three of them were together and happy again.

TBC...

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This fanfic ain't over yet folks there's more to come. The rest of the fanfic will be during the events of season 3.Sheila still has to adopt two more people. try to guess who they are. I should have another chapter posted by the end of the week.

Also if you like Kendra stories then read a story on here called Here & Now by Koyasha. I think it's awesome.