Chapter Ten
Drusilla's eyes still raged with fury. Fury with Xander for stealing away her favorite toy. Fury with Cordelia for allowing it to happen. Fury with Spike and Angel for not showing up yet. A low growl emerged from her body as she lunged out at Buffy. The boy was gone, but the girl was powerful. She could twist his head any way she desired.
Buffy was unprepared for Drusilla's attack, and she hit the ground again. Once on the ground, she countered with a hard punch to Drusilla's jaw. She quickly kicked Drusilla off her and sprang back up. She looked over to Willow, who was now busy defending herself from Spike.
"Leave her alone," Buffy ordered sternly.
Spike shrugged. "What are you going to do about it?" he asked.
Buffy glanced down at the ground and quickly picked up the stake Xander had used to stake Cordelia. "Leave her alone, or your girlfriend gets it," she threatened.
Spike shrugged again and moved closer to Willow. Buffy glared at him as she moved her stake closer to Drusilla's heart. "I'm seriously ticked off right now," Buffy said. "I have no problem staking the both of you."
Drusilla frowned. "I don't like this game."
Angel approached Spike from the shadows. He pulled the bleach blonde vampire away from the situation for a moment and began talking to him in hushed tones. Buffy could not make out anything. She tried to get closer, but Drusilla held her back. "Shh," she commanded. "Bad kitty."
Spike shrugged as he walked back over to Willow and Buffy. "My friends and I are going to leave now," he told Buffy simply.
Drusilla's face wrinkled into a frown. "Now?" she asked. "But--"
"But nothing," Spike said. "There's a surprise waiting for you," he promised. He smiled wickedly. This plan to bring Hell on Earth sounded like fun, and it would serve as a good way to bring Drusilla back to her senses. At least as back to her senses as she could get.
Drusilla shrugged, but followed Spike.
"What the hell just happened?" Buffy asked as she looked back at Willow. "Did you hear any bit of their conversation?"
Willow shook her head. "Apart from mansion, no," she admitted. "Buff, I know they seem important, but they're gone. Shouldn't we be worrying about Xander?"
Buffy nodded. "For the time being at least."