Immortal Lovers

Chapter Three

Angel felt the whole of his body tighten and his eyes began a rapid succession of blinks, oh god she was more beautiful than he remembered.

The shimmering blondeness of her hair, the now oddly bright eyes the slim honed body encased all in black her skin all perfect and pale.

Everything seemed to fade away leaving nothing but him and her, but then she opened her mouth to speak and the moment was broken.

"I see you've met my sire lover" she whispered as Dracula moved beside her, he traced a finger down her exposed neck and she whimpered slightly.

Angel could feel his nails digging into his palms as he fought with a control he never knew he possessed against his temper.

Buffy in turn smiled her crimson lips turning her face into a picture of warm perfection, but he was not deceived she was an incarnation of the devil encased in an angels shell to tempt him.

And boy did she tempt him.

Willow moved towards her sire and Buffy dropped a lingering kiss on her lips, caressing her hair lightly yet all the while never breaking eye contact with Angel.

It was the most erotic feeling in his life.

"Ew morbid much" he heard Cordelia mutter next to him but as much as he would love to agree he just couldn't not when it was having this much of an effect on him.

"Why are you here Angel?" Dracula asked and for once there was nothing but an open curiosity in his voice, Angel dragged his gaze away from Buffy and turned to face the man of whom he now held in nothing but hatred and contempt.

"Why should you care?" he countered "afraid I've come to steal your girl" and he bit back a smile of satisfaction as Dracula clenched his fist.

"If Buffy wants to go to you, I'll ask her to step forward" he looked at Buffy and Angel felt him self stiffen. All she had to do was take a few steps towards him and he would be able to cure her, restore her soul and then...then what watch her destroy herself with the guilt?

But Buffy remained at Dracula's side; she captured his hand with her own bringing it to her lips to place one finger tantalizingly slow in her mouth as she looked at him.

"I'm perfectly happy where I am" she replied inching her body closer to his, running slim fingers through his long black locks.

Angel felt his gut clench, how could she do this to him? Stand there with her body enough to tempt a saint and show her affection to another so unashamedly in front of him when she had once sworn she would love him till the end of her days that a part of her would always love him.

But in reality it was the end of her days, the Buffy Summers he had once known was gone and although this women walked talked and remembered her life it was not her.

"I see you have something of mine" Buffy commented her eyes locking on the pendant which hung suspended round Angel's neck, he reached a hand up to cover it protectively.

"Keep it lover, a memory of me" she blew him a kiss and signaled for the others to follow her turning she walked away leaving Angel behind her.


The walk back to Giles's house was a slow one, the silence ate away at the air but still nobody spoke.

Angel brooded over the meeting and finally came to the conclusion that he couldn't help Giles! How was he supposed to fight against the woman he loved?

He hated his life the way fate always corrupted what light he had in it.

He had loved Buffy still loved her even now, but she had been enchanted away encased in darkness leaving nothing but death and destruction in her wake.

Thus was the legacy of the slayer but not like this...not in this way.

"What I don't understand is what Giles expects us to do" Oz voiced the thoughts which Angel would not speak and he admired the younger man for it.

Cordelia who had remained strangely silent on the walk back gave an indignant huff.

"I hate to admit it but fur-balls got a point, I mean how are we supposed to fight them Angel. Dracula's all mystical and elusive, Spikes as slippery as a eel, Willow's a major league witch, Xander well he's sort of like and Spike and to top it off there's Buffy already gifted with slayer strength not to mention immortal strength plus they can all walk about during the day. If you ask me we're..." she paused looking for the right words.

"Up shit creek without a paddle" a sardonic voice cut in behind them and turning they gasped at who stood behind them.

"Spike what the hell do you want" Angel ground out and the other man raised an eyebrow before lighting up a cigarette.

"You know I knew that you never had a brain cell between you" he said lightly his lips twitching at the side.

"Your working for the enemy" Cordelia put in and was speared an icy glance before Spike threw his head back and laughed.

"Wrong pet I'm spying on the enemy" he replied after his laughter had ceased.

"And why should we believe you" Angel countered "why would you do something so noble?"

Spike's face took on a seriousness that could not have been faked.

"I'm doing it for the woman I love" he said quietly.

"Buffy" Cordelia slotted in.

"No you silly bint she was just an infatuation, well I suppose you couldn't call her a woman not yet but it doesn't change the fact that I love her."

"Dawn" Angel said and knew that he had hit the nail on the head by the light that sparked in Spike's eyes.

"Bit's always believed in me, even when nobody else did! She loves me too you know...not that I deserve it but its there just the same and it humbled me that she could ever love someone like me."

"Yeah" Angel said as memories of such a feeling washed through him.

"So Spike tell us what you know" Angel interjected and Spike cast a glance about.

"Not here" he said and they all nodded turning all four of them continued their walk back to Giles's house each one immersed in their own thoughts.

I need a pedicure.

I can't believe that was Willow, I never thought things would turn out this way.

I hope little bit's alright.

How the hell do they expect me to kill her? I have no choice she'll have to be en-souled I only hope that the guilt doesn't destroy her.

Please hold on Buffy I'll save you!


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