A wicked Tale
A/N: As always, my mother tongue isn't English so please, no flames.
The song I can't make you love me By Prince
Chapter 4
He hangs up the phone and raised downstairs knowing he had a window opportunity of five minutes.
Buffy stopped running when she realized she was lost. Her heart was aching and her lungs burned a fire inside her.
She looked quickly behind her, turning around, realizing she was totally lost in some dark alley.
'Great Buffy, the only thing you need right now is being murdered or worse'
She turned to leave when she heard footsteps behind her. She walked faster and the steps followed quickly
Now she was scared. She was defenseless and alone in a dark alley. Without being able to finish her thoughts someone grabbed her arm and turned her roughly, she struggled but to no vain, the hands that held her were strong.
It was a tall guy wearing sky mask, she couldn't see his face, but when she tried to free her hand she saw a tattoo on his arm, some kind of green snake.
"Let go of me" she screamed, trying to kick him. He pushed her to the wall trying to rip her shirt.
"No" she struggled, kicking and screaming, "Help!"
He didn't say anything only trying to kiss her.
"Help!" she screamed again.
Suddenly he was being pushed from her and got thrown from her to the near wall, when he tried to get up he got a punch to the face and decided to split.
Buffy fell to the floor crying and trembling, her savior helped her up and took her to the lightning streets.
She stopped crying and looked frantic at her rescuer.
She gasped, looking into the brown eyes of Angelus.
"Mr. O'Connor" she mumbled, her voice still shaky and scared.
Angelus smiled at her and releases her, she was embarrassed when she realized she hang on him.
"Thannkk you, I don't know what …" she couldn't finish the sentence.
He smiled worriedly at her, "Buffy right? You see I got your name right", she smiled shyly.
"What are you doing here, in this alley, in this hour?"
"I..I went to see Riley but he already left…I thought he was working late".
He walked along with her.
"Why would you think that?"
"Because I know how he is working hard and that he needs to be in the office until very late each day".
"Buffy…" he was contemplating if telling her and she could see it, she urged him to talk.
"I really don't know what are you talking about. Riley hasn't been working late for about a week now". He lied.
"What? What do you mean…" her question died in thin air.
She was embarrassed and confused and really wanted to be alone.
"I thank you for helping me back there, I have to go home".
"Wait, Buffy, I can drive you home, if you could wait couple of minutes I will take you".
She thanked him, smiling.
"Thank you, you are very kind. I will wait".
While she waited outside Angelus phoned Lilah, making final arrangements with her.
Half an hour later he left the office with Buffy.
On the way to her and Riley's house he asked polite questions and acting concern for her over what happened, while all along thinking about what he would do to her when she'll be finally his.
Buffy couldn't spare a single thought for Angelus she couldn't stop thinking about Riley and his lies, the girls who talked in the rest room, Angelus admission that Riley didn't stay up late at all, Riley telling her that he'll be working late but instead going to some party with the same Lilah who was supposedly been his lover.
The radio played a soft song, his lyrics penetrating Buffy, cutting like a knife as she silently turned to the window and wept for her lost first love
…Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize
Don't patronize me
Cuz I can't make U love me if U don't
I can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart (my heart) and I'll feel the power
But U won't, no, U won't
Cuz I can't make U love me if U don't…
Lilah urged Riley to leave, claiming the party is boring and they should get home. Riley agreed, he wanted to see Buffy; she was all he thought about all night.
"Riley, I need the Omega file, by the way"
"O.k., we can go through my house and I'll get it".
Once they got there he invited Lilah in so she won't wait alone in the car. He didn't know she sent the driver away.
"So Riley, can I get a drink?"
"Sure, Wine is o.k?"
She smiled as he poured her a drink.
"You have a very lovely home Riley"
"Thanks" he gave her his all American boy smile. He wondered where Buffy was, she didn't know anybody in L.A, he was getting worried. Warped in his thoughts he didn't realize Lilah dropped the pillow on the floor making him stumble and spilling his drink all over her.
"Ho, God, I am so sorry, I…let me help you" he blushed, running to then kitchen to get a towel.
Lilah was amused.
"It's o.k. Riley, just tell me where the bathroom is, I'll clean it up myself".
"Yes, right, of course, Um…you can use our spare robe, in there…"
He directed her to the bathroom.
Lilah used her time quickly, she knew Angelus was on his way and she had couple of minutes.
Riley was pacing back and forth and then in circles waiting for Buffy, wonders where was she.
"All set now," Lilah cheered. She came out of the bathroom wearing a really short red towel.
"I couldn't find any robe, I hope you don't mind, in couple of minutes the dress will be dry again".
"Yes, of course, no problem". He tried not to look at her.
She sat next to him, smiling.
"You are a very lucky men Riley, Buffy seams like a nice girl" she put a hand on his shoulders and smiled at him.
Suddenly the door opened to reveal astonished Buffy.
She couldn't believe her eyes, there was her future husband with his so called colleague wearing nothing but a short towel, her hands are all over him and he is smiling.
"Buffy" he jumped to her, wanting to hug her. "God I was so worried, where have you been?"
"How dare you," she snapped, anger and venom in her voice." I should have known you are …fucking her…but in our house…the nerve" she shouted.
"What?" he was confused, "What are you talking about?"
"No more lies Riley! I know, I know, o.k? I heard the gossip in your office, I saw you leaving for a party, I know you don't work late. WE are over!" she through at him the ring he bought her a year ago.
"Don't come near me ever again" She turned to Lilah, "You can have him slut"
Lilah smirked but Riley tried to catch her.
"Buffy, please, don't go, I don't understand what's going on here…I swear to you, nothing happened, Lilah tell her".
Lilah was about to speak when Buffy cut her off, pointed an accusing finger at him
"Don't you dare Riley! No more lies. I am leaving. I may be young but I am not a fool".
She slammed the door behind her pressing the elevator. She could still hear him shouting for her to come back.
In her haze of running she ran into solid wall. She looked up into the eyes of Angelus.
"Hi" he smiled, "You forgot this" he handed her her sunglasses which he stole from her bag, back then at the car.
Tears trimmed down her face and she looked miserable, her whole world was falling apart.
She didn't know anyone in L.A and in her haste to run she didn't take anything with her. Angelus perfectly knew it.
"Are you o.k?" he asked in false concern.
Buffy looked at him and everything seamed to collapse around her, she started sobbing and Angelus quickly gathered her in his arms.
"Do you have anywhere to stay Buffy?"
"I…I will manage, really" she lied between tears and sobs.
"Buffy…"
"I don't want to be a burden". She fell to the floor, crying, feeling miserable, "I am only 18 with no job or money, friends or family here, I just found out that my fiancé is cheating on me and I …I don't know what to do…" she broke down crying hard.
He gathered her in his arms, despite her protest he carried her to his car, warped a blanket around her petit form and drove with her to his house.
"You will stay with me tonight". She couldn't utter a word. Her head fell on the window as the final tears slide down her face.
'You will stay with me from now on weather you'll like it or not' Angelus thought to himself. There is no way that Buffy will leave him now, he will use whatever it takes to keep her with him, as his wife, as his mate. He will cheat lie, threaten and force her if necessary but once Buffy will enter his house there is no way in hell he'll ever let her go. The poor girl didn't know what she was getting into but Angelus knew, he knew and he didn't care, Buffy Summers soon to be O'Connor will be his soon.
…Do U?
Do U love me?
Look at me
I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love U don't feel, when U're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me 'til then 2 give up this fight
And I will, I will give up this fight
Oh, yes I will
Cuz I can't make U love me if U don't
I can't make your heart feel something it won't
don't U know here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart (my heart)
and I'll feel the power, oh yes I will
But U won't
Tell me why, tell me why U don't?
(I can't make U love me if U don't)
Come here, baby
I can't make your heart feel something it won't
Not only do I wanna be the first, I wanna be the last, the last
Is that so bad?
I.. I want 2.. U know…
To continue?