To See You Again
Chapter 3: The Fires of Hell
A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this up. I've been working long and hard on Call to Darkness.
Crimson watched Angel from a distance. There was a shadowed longing in her eyes.
"Go to him Crimson," the forest guardian, Kurai urged.
"I can't," she said in defeat as she laid down.
As night fell Angel joined the living. His steps were slow and distracted. Crimson watched him as he moved. The old vampire stood in a dark ally surrounded by young stupid vampires thinking they can make a name for themselves by killing the infamous Angelus. He wasn't doing to well truth be told. Crimson had enough and leapt down to land gracefully in front of him.
"What's this Angelus?" one vampire snarled. "Do you need a body guard?"
Crimson snarled darkly as she paced forward into the horde of five vampires. Her amber eyes bled blood red as she readied herself to attack.
"Hell's fury!" she snarled.
Flames shot up around her engulfing the vampires in flames. Not one of them had a chance to cry out in pain. Turning Angel was standing there in shock.
"Angel are you all right?"
"What was that?"
"That was my fire attack. I summon that element, hence the reason I'm the fire guardian."
"How is it you didn't get me in the blast too?"
"I can control it completely so it won't ever harm you."
She turned on her heals to leapt back on top of the nearest building.
"Wait!" he called out.
Crimson stopped at his plea down in a crouching position her muscles straining waiting for the jump.
"Was there something else Angel?"
"Why are you really protecting me?"
"Come with me and find out," she said calmly gesturing to her back.
"Get on your back?"
"Yes."
Angel hesitantly got on the beast's back.
"Get a good grip on my neck fur Angel its going to be a rough few starting leaps."
He grabbed to her neck fur extremely tight. Bunching her muscles again she leapt up onto the roof of a building. Her leaps were few and numbers and her stride long. Before long they were running trough a wooded area.
"Where are we going?"
"Patience Angel."
The scenery around him became familiar until she stopped before a dark old mansion. Angel felt a pain squeezed his chest.
"Why have you brought me here?"
"You wanted to know why it was that I protect you."
"The answer is here?" he asked skeptically.
"Yes, sir."
She moved towards a grouping of trees. Sniffing around she found the old scent and began to dig. A small box was uncovered. Angel slid off her back to get it out of the hole on her command. He looked at it in confusion.
"Well go ahead open it."
He sat down on an old bench. Dusting off the access dirt he opened the lid. Inside was a few items. Crimson moved to lay down with her head on her outstretched paws. Her ears twitched back and forth. The first item on the top made his head spin. It was a familiar ring.
"What is this?" he snapped.
Crimson didn't react to his anger.
"The answer to your question Angel. Keep searching."
A familiar cross necklace sat at the bottom under the papers. He knew who buried this box here. There was a picture of the Scooby gang with a lot of other pictures. The one thing that caught his attention was a single piece of paper that said, 'I remember your sacrifice for my safety. I love you always my Angel.'
"What does this mean?" he asked holding up the note.
"It should be obvious Angel. You sacrificed your human happiness with her in order to protect her. She was allowed to remember before she died but of course by then she was to weak to act on the knowledge even though she knew it would be useless."
"No one knew about that but me."
"I was granted the knowledge for the future, Angel its as simple as that."
"Somehow I doubt its that simple."
"Maybe your right Angel. Maybe, I'm what you've been seeking."
"What are you..."
Crimson stood up however her form was different, very different. Before Angel stood a very beautiful creature. Her hair was about shoulder blade length and it was a dusty blonde it didn't hide the pointed ears. The eyes were what caught him. They were a familiar blue instead of amber.
"What proof do you have that this isn't a trick and you are who you say you are?"
"Believe me if you want Angel, it's up to you."
She could smell dawn in the air. Changing back she waited patien,tly for him.
"Come I must get you home."
He gathered the objects and climbed back onto her back. Turning she broke into a group eating pace. Her strides were longer than before as if she was trying to out run something. They made it back in less time than it took to get there. She dropped him off at this home and then returned to her perch on the building across the street.
Hours later Kurai landed beside her companion softly.
"I'm guessing it didn't go to well?"
"No, he doesn't believe what I told him."
"You shouldn't expect him to Crimson, to him Buffy died a hundred years ago."
"I know, but I was hoping."
"He has the box?"
"Yeah, he does."
"Then all we can do it wait."
"Kurai what do you miss about being Willow?" she asked hesitantly.
"I'd have to say those I love."
Crimson laid down again and curled up.
"Me too, I miss them too. I even miss that stupid ass Spike."
Kurai broke out into laughter.
"He was quiet the character I'll have to admit that."
Kit landed softly beside the two of them stopping all laughter and smiles. The came to attention as the leader of the three of them stood there.
"Be ready the both of you. In a few days the battle will begin."
The two beast demons looked towards the old hotel and sighed heavily ready to protect the people within.