Family problems, New Love and New life

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And now, on with the Chapter 3 !

Ok, herrreeeeeeeee we goooooooooooo!

Elle was knocked back to the present by Buffy talking to her.

"So you two where lovers. And you got a soul and you still killed. So how can we trust you now?"

Elle's eyes blazed. "Asked Spike. He and I had a nice little affair as well. Or else ring Angel up. I'm sure he'd be oh so glad to tell you about me and him. But until you find out the truth then you just stay off my bloody back. Or else I'll drive a stake through yours and your family's. Now if that is clear we should be off. Dawn is coming soon." With that she spun around and stalked off. Angelus by her side whispering in her ear.

"Well now. That went well." Xander said sarcastically.

"Uh. Yes it did didn't it. Well. At least now we know that the new slayer is still to be found." Giles said hope fully

"Unless the council got her first." Buffy said matter of factly.

Giles frowned. "The council is out of the picture and you know it Buffy."

"But they're still out there Giles! They might find this girl first and then make her in to their slave! Like they did to Kendra. Or make her another homicidal like Faith! The point is we don't know what they are fully capable of."
"Yes we do Buffy. If you haven't forgotten Wesley's father still works for the council. And we can use that to our advantage. If we can get Wesley to trick his father into telling him where the new slayer is to rise. By pretending that he thinks he knows who it is, he may be able to find out who she is. And until we find out what she is and what she is capable of then we stay away from Elle and Angelus. Is that fully understood." Giles said as he once again cleaned his glasses.

A chorus of 'Yes Giles' went around and all was silent.

"Well then. I say we get on with the research immediately." Giles said.

They researched all night and well into the next morning. All except Dawn who had fallen asleep.

"Hey! I. I think I got something!" Willow said excitedly.

They had searched all night and hadn't found a lot. But nothing about her past or her life after 1930.

"It says here that she was a slayer in the year. Well this can't be right. It says she was the slayer in the year 2004. But that's this year. And that…Oh well that explains it. She was sucked in to a time portal and got stuck in the past. That's where she was turned. Into a vampire I mean. And she was turned by…. A vampire Espueder?"
"Good lord. I thought that she was a myth." Giles said " She was a vampire queen who was rumored to be immortal. The only way to kill her was by staking each of her four hearts with a gold stake. Her fourth heart was found in that of her true love. The man that she loved had to be killed before she could die. Who ever kills her though becomes cursed with a soul and a demon. They become a vampire." Giles told them seriously.

They were all silent. Then Willow continued reading from the book.

"She has the powers of the strongest of all. She is immortal, she is a goddess among gods. Buffy, she's a god! Any way, umm. She is the savior to all. The slayer of the watcher who is the watcher of the eldest living slayer. Oh my god, Buffy, that's you! Giles was her watcher!"

They all looked at Giles in astonishment.

"Giles, please tell me that this isn't true!" Buffy whispered.

Giles turned away. "It is true. She was my slayer. She was paralyzed from the waist down. She was starting to get better when….when she was sucked into that portal. She saved the world by sacrificing her self. Much like you Buffy. She left behind all that she was. She had to learn to fend for herself in a completely different time and place. I thought that she would be dead. She has surprised me though. I. I'm proud of her for what she did and what she is doing."
All was silent again. Before Spike spoke.

"Wait a minute. You say that she was a slayer? In this year? And now that Faith is dead a new slayer is supposed to arise? You don't think that maybe, well, that maybe it's her."
"Yes. Your right. It could be! But she is dead, a vampire in case you've all forgotten. And just because she has a soul doesn't mean that she is good! Can't you get that through your heads! She is evil! She had a soul and she still killed people! She is not the new slayer, and that is final."

Meanwhile…..

"I missed you. I used to lie in bed and think about you. And remember what we did. And where we went and who we ate." She giggled. "I still do."

They were lying in the large king size bed as if it was a small single bed, him spooning her and her snuggling up as close to him as she could.

Suddenly she pulled away.

"What is it?"
She sighed. "I can't do this. Any of this. I feel like I'm cheating on my self when I'm with you and I feel so guilty for not telling Giles when I got back from the past. I can't tell any more lies. I just can't."
And with that she started writing. About what had happened after she was kicked back in time.

A few hours later she was sitting on Giles's couch, sipping tea and waiting while he read over her story. When he had finished he looked shocked. "Is all this really true?" he asked incredulously.

"Yes. All of it." She whispered, incredibly close to tears.

"My god. And you're alright?"
"Yes. No I'm not.' The tears spilt ' I am so tired of not telling anyone any thing, sick of not being able to get close to anyone and sick of not being able to be the slayer. I love that. I really did. When I became a vampire I regained the use of my legs, but I was still inexperienced. I met Angelus and Spike and Dru and Darla. And I learnt about life and how to survive and everything, until he got a soul. Then our family broke up. And then I got lost. And then I woke up in LA in this horrible office called Wolfram and Hart. I have to go back to LA Giles. Will you help me? Please."
Giles smiled softly. "Of course I will."
Then came more voices. "And so will we. Well, with the exception of Buffy of course."
It was Xander and the rest of the Scooby gang, with Buffy trailing along behind. Dawn on the other hand came right up to Elle and wrapped her arms around her neck in a hug. "Don't worry. We'll all help you. Even Buffy when she realizes where you're going."
"Where is the little vamp ho going anyway." Came the cold voice.

Elle ignored it. "To LA. To see the Angel from the present."

LA later that week…..

"Don't push me Lilah!"

"Angel. If you want me to talk then you'll let my secretary go." Lilah Morgan said sternly.

"Your secretary is a Glamour demon!"

"So? You work with a demon. I believe his name is Lorne?"
"Lorne happens to be on the side of good. Not the side of Wolfram and Hart." Angel growled.

Lilah shrugged. "So? A demon is still a demon. And a secretary is still a secretary." She said pointedly.

Angel laughed. "Yes. Your, right."

Lilah looked puzzled. "What do you mean I'm right?" she asked cautiously.

"A demon is just a demon."
And with a flick of his wrist, Angel snapped the Glamour's neck.

"Damn you Angel! Do you know how hard it is to get a good secretary in this town?"

"No. Not really. Now then. I'm gonna ask you one more time, then I'm gonna snap your neck. Who did you keep prisoner for 5 years. And what was their name."
Lilah sighed. She knew that she had no choice but to tell Angel. "Her name is Elle Elleena Montegro O'Conner. She has been our prisoner for 5 years as she was considered to be too dangerous to roam the world. Especially after what she did to one of our South American branches."
"What did she do?"

"She destroyed the building. But she didn't harm our employees. Only our most dangerous, powerful and influential clients. She was deemed too dangerous to be allowed to live. But the Senior Partners decided to keep her. They had us pump her full of drugs to make her forget the past 5 years and to sap her of her strength. If she ever got loose then there would be blood shed. And she is loose. So you best be careful Angel. No one knows what she is capable of."

"I do. Because I was with her for most of her life. And because I was watching her when she was destroying your South American branch Lilah. I know her. Beter than you could ever hope to know her."

And with that Angel dropped Lilah's secretary, who crumpled into a lifeless puddle in front of Lilah.

Angel started to stalk out of the foyer when Lilah spoke.

"What do you mean you know her?"
"She's my childe Lilah, so I suggest that you stay the hell away from her and anyone that she's with. I'm making myself clear right?"

"Crystal clear." Lilah said far too sweetly.

Angel sneered and left Lilah alone with her dead secretary.

One name has been changed, can you guess which?

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