Thank you sPIKEaNDmE for your review, hope you enjoy this chapter, sorry it took so long.
Spike had been watching Buffy for a week now, following her around, learning her daily routine, but always remaining at a distance. He still hadn't worked courage to let her know he was there. He had absolutely no idea what to say to her. 'Hi Buffy, I'm not dead anymore and haven't been for a long time and how are you, still shagging the Immortal?'
Spike P.O.V
Besides she seemed to be happy with him, whenever she was with him and her friends they were always all over each other. It was quite sickening actually, a grotesque display if you ask me. Making out in the middle of a restaurant for all to see and in front of kids. Ok that's the jealousy talking, but I hate that guy. He's just so...Oh bloody hell, I think she saw me.
Buffy couldn't believe her eyes, had she really just seen what she thought she had, she rubbed her eyes in disbelief,dreading that she was now hallucinating,but when she opened her eyes again and saw that he was still there, she broke into a run. It wasn't long before she was just inches away from him, her slayer speed was still impecable.
"Spike is that really you?" Buffy asked before jumping into his arms, wrapping her legs around his middle.
"Buffy!" the Immortal shouted after her as he started following in her direction with the others.
"It's me love," he said embracing her before allowing her to slide back down to the ground.
"I can't believe it's actually you. I've missed you so much..."
"Buffy what are you doing...oh it's you," the Immortal said seeing Spike.
"You two know each other?" Buffy asked, confused.
"Yeah, Spike and I go way back."
"Unfortunatley," Spike muttered under his breath.
"What was that?" the Immortal asked.
"Spike why don't you join us we were just going to grab some lunch. I'd love to do some catching up," Buffy said not wanting the pair of them to make a seen in the street, in broad-day light," Oh my god you're not a vampire anymore, I mean well duh cos you're not going up in flames, but wow..."
"Look Buffy love, I'd love to stay and chat, but I'd hate to intrude and I've got stuff to take care of, maybe another time," Spike said seeing the look of hatred in the Immortal's eyes.
"Yeah sure," Buffy replied giving him another hug, pulling him close to her and whispering, "Come to the Immortal's place tonight and we can talk then, please," trusting that Spike would be able to find her.
"Right then, it was nice to see you all again," Spike said as he and Buffy pulled apart.
"Bye Spike," Buffy said almost tearfully, but she was able to keep them back.
That night, as had become usual Spike followed Buffy on her nightly patrol, but tonight there was something wrong. Buffy didn't seem to be herself, her timing was a little off and Spike was not liking the close calls, that sword got way to close to her neck,now he would definetely have to go see her, he had thought there was something up, there had been a glimpse of fear in her eyes which he thought was just his imagination at the time but now this. He would have to wait until she was a good distance ahead of him though until he could leave the cemetery,so that she wouldn't sense him.
Buffy walked into the Immortal's appartment cluching her left arm to her chest, it was still sore from her patrol, when she got to the bedroom she almost jumped out of her skin(also out of character) when she saw the Immortal sitting on the end of the bed, a rather demented look was on his face, he had told Buffy that he would be out and it was creepy that he had been sitting there in the dark by himself.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were gonna be out."
"This is my appartment. I can come and go as I please, who are you to question me?"
"What has gotten into you, I just didn't expect to see you until later is all."
"Don't act dumb. I saw the way you looked at him!"
"Who?"
"Who? Who do you think? Spike! If I've told you once I've told you a million timesI don't want you to be around other men especially not your old boyfriends!"
"He wasn't my boyfriend."
"Don't give me that shit Buffy! I know what went on between you two! You will never see him again is that clear."
"I can't not see him.You can't ask me that"
"I'm not asking, I'm telling you, now shut up," the Immortal said taking a swing at Buffy.
Buffy ducked and then threw a punch of her own but the Immortal stopped her fist with his hand and twisted her arm behind her back before taking out a needle and injecting it into her arm.
"What have you done to me," she asked weakly.
"It's the exact same stuff that your watcher used on you for the Cruciamentum test," he answered casually before pushing her to the floor, "And don't worry I used enough to have you as weak as a school girl for months," the Immortal kicked Buffy in the ribs as she tried to get up.
Slowly she got to her hands and knees and crawled over to the wall, using it for support to get to her feet. The Immortal strode over to her slapping her across the face and then leaning down into her to kiss her fiercely, biting on her lip so hard that he drew blood. He then ripped her top off exposing her breasts, kissing her violently again moving his hands all over her.
"Why are you doing this to me."
"Because I'm sick of you playing the hero, making all men feel inferior to you."
He pulled down her panties, leaving her in nothing but her skirt, undid his zipper and then thrust himself into her.
"Please don't do this," Buffy pleaded, now crying.
He punched her across her jaw and then flung her across the room, advancing on her. He backed her into a corner and then started laying into her again.
Spike was about to light another cigarette when he heard a blood-curdling scream that he knew was Buffy's, he didn't know how he knew as he had never heard her scream like that before, but he just knew. He hadalready entered the appartment building when she let out anotherheart-wrenching scream. Spike raced up the stairs, taking them three at a time, when he got to the door he wrenched it open, pulling it off it's hinges. He ran straight to the bedroom. He pulled the Immortal off of Buffy and then started beating him, knocking him right across the living room floor.The immortal got up to his feet and bolted out of the door, never looking back. Spike would have followed after him but he had Buffy to attend to.
When he went back into the room Buffy was huddled up in the corner, clutching her knees and rocking back and forth, tears streaming down her cheeks and she was shaking like a leaf. She looked so scared and timid. She even recoiled as Spike approached her, her body was shaking so violently, she was like an injured animal. Spike bent down to his knees, gently placing a hand on her shoulder, she screamed at his touch. Spike pulled her into his arms and started to rub her back soothingly, she was still shaking. She was bruised badly.
"Shhhh, Buffy it's me, Spike. Your ok now, he's gone everything's going to be ok,I'm not going to hurt you, Buffy I know it's hard but I need you to trust me if we're gonna get through this, now I need you to stand up Buffy so we can get you dressed, good that's it, come on," Spike said very quietly and gently, helping her to her feet.
Spike helped Buffy get dressed and then he phoned the cops and an ambulance, he knew there was nothing the cops could do but the people from the other appartments probably heard the scream and it might look like he did it if he didn't make the call. When they arrived Spike gave them the details of he knew and told them that Buffy was in too much of a shock right now to give a statement. He had had to go in the ambulance with Buffy as she would not leave his side and would go into a screaming fit if the paramedics tried to touch her. Spike had told them that he was her brother. He even had to go into the operation room to hold her hand because she was just running away from the doctors. Spike hated seeing Buffy like this, it wasn't right. Then again none of this was. If he ever saw that bastard Immortal ever again he would kill him and then some. When she finally went to sleep he called her friends to let them know that she was in the hospital, returning to her room immediatley after to watch over her and protect her, besides he didn't want her to wake up to find he wasn't there.