By: Tater

Title: Strength

Disclaimer: I own Lily and Liam, and I guess the idea, nothing else.

Rating: PG-13 or R

AN: Please R&R. I will try to update it atleast every two weeks, sooner if possible.


CHAPTER 3

Buffy looked around. They were pretty much surrounded, she was able to back her, Liam, and Lily against the wall and back behind Gavin's men so that she was next to the A.I. Team.

"Angel." She said. God that name sounded so foreign on her tongue and yet it felt like she had said it everyday. "We've got to get them outta here. These people want them, please you've got to help me, I'll explain later. Please." The slayer pleaded.

Angel looked into Buffy eyes and saw her worry and turned to Cordeila, You, Fred, and Gunn take them, we'll come get you when this is over."

"Alright." The former cheerleader said nodding her head. Her and Fred advanced on the twins to remove them from their mother's care.

"Mommy!" They both yelled.

"It's okay sweets, go with them, they are the good guys."

"How can I find you?" Buffy asked, hurriedly looking into Cordeila's eyes.

"They know where to go, but right now to get them out we need a distraction." Angel replied before Cordy had the chance.

Buffy looked to the front entrance where Lilah stood.

"You got a distraction." Buffy said, then she pulled a knife from her boot, and ran has hard as she could to Lilah, dodging all the bad guys in her way When the slayer reached her, she pulled her by her hair, spun her around, and put a knife to her throat.

"You let them out of here, or else the only person who knows the combination to get to the scrolls is dead."

Gavin stood up, and looked to the vampires who had stopped. Even with what they had done to her she still had speed. Damn.

"Let them go." He said carefully. "Buffy is just crazy enough to kill."

"Don't Gavin, we need them - she has no strength." Lilah said.

"No, but Buffy is just crazy enough to kill and you aren't in a very good situation to be giving orders." He replied to his colleague.

Gunn, Fred, and Cordeila got out safely with the twins. That's when Buffy's anger really hit the ceiling fan.

"Gavin, you get your men off my ass, and you leave Angel alone."

"Buffy, Buffy." He said in a mocking shame, "Come on I've been working with you for years, you know it won't end your way."

"You'll never get my children, and now they're safe. Besides Gavin, you've always been a sensible man. You like a good fight, but not without scaring the shit outta your enemies first." Buffy pulled the knife closer to Lilah's neck.

"Gavin.." Lilah said all wide-eyed.

Two vampires tired to sneak attack Buffy from behind. The slayer pushed Lilah to the ground and turned just as they were about to hit and sliced right through the two vamps neck. Their ashes crumbled to the ground.

"Get them!" Gavin yelled, this was the only opportunity he had.

"Why do you have to make things hard?" Buffy asked, as she fought her way to Angel, Doyle, Faith, and Spike.

The seer fought well. In the four years he'd spent with Angel he'd grown strong. Spike, and Faith too had grown incredibly stronger, and it was obvious Angels strength has improved. He was taking out more vampires that any of them, even Buffy and he took notice of that. As Buffy slowly fought she wondered who Fred and Gunn were, she also wondered how Cordy was doing, but hoped she didn't stick around to find out.

Within five minutes each and every one of the vampires had been taken out. The only ones left were Gavin, Lilah and the few other humans they had brought with them.

Buffy put her hands on her hips. "Now Gavin, why'd you have to make it so damn hard? All you had to do was promise to leave Angel alone, and let me, Lily, and Liam walk safely out of here and none of this would have happened."

"We'll be in touch Angel." Gavin said starting to leave. "Buffy, don't leave town. You know we'll find you, and I doubt Riley would be happy if you left him again, remember what happened last time."

With that they walked out the door.

Spike walked up to Buffy. "I take it your friends with them?"

"Oh yeah. Four long years and running." Buffy turned to Angel. "Sorry, I didn't mean to cause any trouble." The slayer couldn't look her former lover in the eye.

"They were here before you showed up." He said colder then he'd meant.

"Yeah, but I brought extras." There was an awkward silence, then Buffy said "So how about we go get my kids?"

Angel nodded and got his cell phone.

"Cor..."

"Yeah.. it's Angel."

"It's okay."

"No not here, yours."

"Alright, see you soon."

"Bye."

"They comin' here?" Faith asked. That was a rhetorical question if you heard Angel's conversation.

"No, I don't want the five of them walking around the streets at this hour."

"Me neither." Buffy said.

"We can take my car. Come on." Angel said.

"We have to go?" Spike asked.

"Yes. I don't want you guys here alone, they could come back."

They walked outside, and Buffy went to get into her jeep.

"Wait." Angel said. "Where'd you get the car?"

"Wolfam and Hart…" She said trailing off. "How could I be so stupid. They wouldn't just give me a vehicle without putting a tracer on it. Damn it." She said kicking the car.

"We'll take mine." Angel said with no emotion in his voice. "Get your things and we'll put them in the trunk."

"Thanks." She sounded sad, and that's when they all noticed the bruises that covered the slayer.

"What happen?" Doyle asked, knowing none of them would like the answer.

Buffy looked confused. "They want my kids…"

"No, he means the bruises, it looks like you've been beaten." Faith added in.

Angel tried busying himself with starting the car, and popping the trunk.

"Oh, these, umm... no just.. I ... Slaying."

No one believed it, but they let it go.

"Angel, we're taking my car, alright man?" Spike said talking about him and Faith.

He just nodded.

Doyle got the front seat, and Buffy took the back while Angel drove.

This was going to be a long, and awkward night.

TBC.....

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