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Buffy froze before she looked back at Angel, shock evident on her face.

"How did you…"

"It takes two weeks to travel to Rosenberg from Moonlight city on horseback and what dear Mr Parker said about your appearance in Rosenberg and the disappearance of the Princess" Angel said "It doesn't take a genius to figure that one out but then again no one here put two and two together and no one has my nose" he takes a sniff "Jasmine, Lilies and royalty, that little extra I couldn't figure out until our little fight, when you were sweating; it helped a lot"

"Please don't tell anyone" Buffy begged.

"I won't" he said casually.

"You kidding me" Buffy said

"No" Angel said

"Just like that, you won't" Buffy said sceptically.

"Well they are giving out a thousand pieces of gold if someone finds you and turns you in safely" Angel said as he carried on carving "But I don't have any use for that money, so no"

"Why not?" Buffy asked.

"Dragon scales, blood and teeth are worth more then that" Angel explained "Powerful ingredients for spells, really powerful spells. One of which I used to heal you"

"But slayers-"

"Heal fast I know, but when the Beast wounds you it…kinda stays that way" Angel said "You lost a lot of blood, that's the reason why you fainted"

"I didn't even know I was bleeding" Buffy said "Must have been the adrenaline"

"Fighting does have that perk about it" Angel said "So…other than leaving the castle not to get married, I'm assuming there's another reason to this"

"You're never going to let that go are you?" Buffy groaned

"Highly unlikely" Angel said truthfully.

"Well-"

"ANGEL, BUFFY!" Willow shouted as she ran to the pair.

"What is it?" Buffy said as she stood up instantly with Angel beside her.

"The soldiers, they're here" Willow said

They ran around the Inn to see well-groomed soldiers in spotless uniforms, the royal guards.

"Search all houses, stables, gardens, in the woods!" A voice shouted "Leave nothing unturned"

"You've got to get me out of here now!" Buffy hissed at Angel, but he was gone she looked around and could not find him "Jerk!"

"Right!" boomed a voice in the town square "I want all the women in the this Village to get in line"

"Why?" someone asked.

"There has been word that Princess Elizabeth has been spotted around this area" the same voice said.

"C'mon" Willow said grabbing Buffy and dragging her into the square.

"No, Willow I can't" Buffy pleaded.

"If you don't come you're going to be in so much trouble" Willow said.

"I really can't!" Buffy trying to stop her.

"But we must" Willow persisted.

"I mustn't" Buffy said

Willow turned to look at Buffy like she was nuts and then something clicked in her head "Oh my-" she clasped her hand around her mouth to stop herself from screaming out Buffy's secret then said quietly "You're her"

"Yeah" Buffy whispered.

Willow looked at Buffy concerned before she said "If we're quick we can-"

"C'mon" a soldier said from behind and pushed them into the square.

Under no circumstances would she go back to the castle and marry especially that there was a demon problem, so Buffy reacted the only way a slayer would do. She spun around smacked a punch into his jaw, letting him fall to the ground unconscious. Unfortunately for Buffy some of the soldiers had seen her hitting him.

"Oh crap" Buffy muttered under her breath.

The first soldier came as he wields back his club to strike her. He swings at Buffy, but she sidesteps him and grabs his arm as he bends over from his follow-through. Buffy slams her other forearm down on the soldier's, breaking it. He falls to the floor in pain. She picks up his club and swings it at the second soldier that ran towards her, striking him in the head. She swings again the opposite way at a third soldier, hitting him in the gut. They both fall unconscious. More soldiers came and one tries a backhand swing at her with his club, but she ducks and blocks his second swing. The soldier kicks up with his knee and gets Buffy in the stomach, stunning her. He punches her, making her fall to the floor. He takes a swing at Buffy's head, but she clamps her hands around the club's handle and yanks him up and over her. He slams down hard onto his shoulder and rolls away from her. Still holding his club she quickly gets to her feet.

"Dad would be proud of you" Willow said, a little shock at how fast she took them down.

"He should give me a cookie after this" Buffy chirped as she dose a roundhouse kick on another soldier, then spots two other soldiers who saw this and leave their post to approach her.

Buffy continues to fight the soldier. She quickly hits him in the head with a full spinning out-to-in crescent kick. He takes the blow hard and falls to the ground two metres away. Still another soldier takes a swing at Buffy's legs with his club, but she jumps high to avoid the swing. Buffy swings her club into the guard's face, knocking him down. As he tries to get up, Buffy knocks him down again with a snapping roundhouse kick to his arm, kicking his club away in the process. The soldier gets to his feet. Buffy swings her club in an uppercut, striking him in the jaw and sending him flying in a back flip. Yet another soldier runs up to her and tackles Buffy, struggling to get the club out of her hands but she knees him in the gut and pushes him away. Undeterred the soldier tries to pound Buffy's head with his club, but she holds her club high, blocking his attack and making him drop his weapon. Buffy swings down with her hands, carrying the guard's hands as well. She grabs him by the neck, spins around once and throws him through the air. He hits a wooden beam of a stable and slumps to the ground. The guard with the battle-axe is up on the platform now and takes a wide swing with it at Buffy, but she leans aside and he misses

Buffy manages to duck the guard's next swing, avoiding decapitation. He swings again from above, but she blocks his attack with her club, and the head of the axe embeds itself in the handle. Buffy performs a front snap kick that dislodges the axe and knocks the weapon out of the soldier's hands and spinning up into the air. She kneels down and knocks his legs out from under him with her club. While she crouched, she looks up at the battle-axe as it falls and catches the airborne weapon. She gets to her feet, as does her assailant. Buffy does another roundhouse kick to his face, and he goes flying off, smacking into a wooden pole. Buffy as she looks around, temporarily without an opponent and finds that Willow had disappeared.

"Willow?" Buffy said.

Suddenly a guard runs up. Buffy swings a backhand punch at his head, but he blocks it and shoves her arm out of the way. He punches her with a backhand fist. She stumbles a little but recovers in time to duck his second swing at her head. She does a sidekick to his rear that sends him off into a house. She then runs and then propels herself onto a nearby stables roof. Two soldiers try to climb onto the roof. Buffy then crouches and quickly throws her club-spinning end over end at one of them. It smacks right against a soldier's head, and the power behind her throw sends him falling off the roof. The other soldier meanwhile gets on the roof and then tries a wide swing, but Buffy blocks it, grabs onto his arm and sends him somersaulting through the air and off the roof. Another soldier attacks. Buffy smashes her elbow into his nose and follows it up with a full spin and a backhand punch to the head. He falls down awkwardly. Another one climbs up and catches Buffy unaware with a high punch to her face. She stumbles backwards but does not fall. Two more soldiers join him and try to surround her. Buffy snap kicks one in the face and side kicks another. Buffy does a full spinning hook kick to the third, smacking him soundly in the skull. While this was going on the villagers were watching. If they thought her fight against the Beast was good this was brilliant.

"Oh c'mon I'm not even trying!" Buffy taunted.

One of the soldiers punches Buffy hard in the face, and she staggers. He grabs her by the neck while she is trying to regain her balance and jerks her head up hard and fast. He holds her while two other guards punch her in the stomach. As the soldiers keep on punching Buffy, her anger began to rise and then…she snapped.

Note to self: keep mouth shut.

With one powerful push, the soldiers were thrown in different directions, some off the roof others barely stayed on. The soldiers try to get back her again but she swings an arm out, backhand punching two of them and high punching the third, knocking him down. She swings her arm out in a wide arc and hits the first two with the one blow, knocking them down as well. A fourth soldier roundhouse kicks her in the stomach, and she steps back to regain her balance. He latches onto her arm and tries to throw her, but Buffy reverses the move and manages to throw him off the roof instead. A soldier dives headfirst for Buffy's legs. She leaps up and pulls her legs up into a tuck jump over him. He dives right underneath her. Buffy runs and jumps off the roof, grabbing a wooden pole. It bends under her weight, and she rides it down to the floor below it then snaps as soon as her feet hit the ground. Another wave of soldiers came.

"Give a girl a break!" Buffy exasperated.

She was then reminded of guards on the roof when then jumped, knocking the wind out of her when then landed on top of her and she was definitely not happy about that. Not because they were on her, she was annoyed on that part, but because she had an imagery of Angel cocky swagger going through her head.

"C'mon Buff, don't try and get frisky with the soldiers, are you really trying to fight or are you trying to break my heart?"

She could hear him say now. Well, she couldn't help it; Angel had a way to into her head.

"I'd break your neck" Buffy muttered through her head.

"Temper temper, you should really keep an eye on that"

"Asshole!" Buffy grunted

On that point, it infuriated her. How dare her 'mind Angel' talk to her like that! It reminded her way too much of Angel and well this was her mind talking to her…right?

With the wind knocked out of her she was easily dazed, giving an opportunity for the soldiers to grab her. She was dragged all the way to a particular lightning blonde Captain, or more along the lines of Lord.

"Sir this one here had fought us" one of the men said.

"And it was fun" Buffy smirked.

"I never knew you had fire in you Princess Elizabeth" the Captain said as he turned around to face her.

There was an audible gasp in the village.

"There are a lot of things you don't know about me William" Buffy spat.

"I'm willing to learn" Lord William smiled then looked at one of the "Chain her and put her in the carriage"

"Are those the chains you use for your mistress" Buffy snipped.

"And a gag for that sweet mouth of hers" Lord William said.

"And I think she'd prefer to be chainless and gagless" a familiar voice said

Buffy looked over to see Angel leaning against a stable pole she had knocked so many soldiers into. She didn't know if she should be relieved or blistering mad at him for leaving her. However, right now she was wondering why he was there and not doing anything to help her.

"Who the bloody hell are you?" Lord William shouted.

"I really don't know" Angel said "I'm called quite a lot of things, asshole, jerk the usual"

"Your name sir" Lord William said boredly.

"Why?" Angel said playfully.

"So I know what to put on your gravestone" Lord William said.

"Lets not go into violence" Angel smirked.

"Well I kinda like to, hadn't had a decent spot of violence in a long time and since your talking to me like I'm idiot-"

"Well you are" Angel interrupted him.

"Do you know who you are talking to?" Lord William growled.

"William the Bloody" Angel said nonchalantly "Heard all about you. Your brother wasn't kidding on the bravado. Do you always have your hair like that? Curls? Kinda makes you look girley"

Buffy involuntarily snorted at that. Lord William stopped himself from hitting Buffy and forced himself to look at Angel.

"Kill him" Lord William said.

"I wouldn't do that boys" Angel said to the guards, his eyes flashed silver stopping in there tracks making sure they didn't know if they should listen or not.

"And why the bloody hell not?" Lord William said briskly, who didn't see the silver in his eyes.

"Well she wouldn't like that" Angel said.

"The princess would have to get over that on our wedding night" Lord William smirked.

"Who says I was talking about the princess?" Angel said.

Lord William looked confused, the soldiers looked confused, the villagers looked confused, even Buffy looked confused. Angel grin turned almost looked as if he was the cat that ate the canary. Angel's right eyebrow was raised up and ever so slowly he looked up and then back at Lord William. Lord William frown deepened in more confusion then he looked up and gasped. Everyone followed the suit and either gasped or there jaws were hitting the floor but Buffy grinned. The a gust of wind blasted over the village as the villagers ran for cover as something hit the ground.

"Lord William, I like you to meet Big Red" Angel said as he casually walk around the Dragon.

The soldiers began to unsheathe their swords but were stopped when Big Red opened her mouth to reveal big, sharp, white teeth that would have made a Great White Shark jealous and snarled at them.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you boys" Angel said leaning against the dragon's leg "She kind of has a problem with you threatening her with sharp pointy objects"

The soldiers looked over to Lord William and then back at him and then the dragon. Big Red narrowed her eyes at them and growling at them, revealing more teeth

"Do you honestly want to test her? Cause frankly she dose what she wants and if she sees those lovely swords of yours she will take action" Angel warned "Throw your toys away or she'll burn you to a crisp" to prove his point Big Red snorted smoke and sparks through her nose.

The soldiers did as they were told, they didn't what to be burnt alive by a dragon. Big Red closed her mouth but her snarl was still there to scare them off.

"Let the Princess go" Angel said.

The soldiers who were holding Buffy let her go. Buffy walked up to Angel unafraid.

"We are so going to have words" Buffy said when she was right in front of Angel.

"Get your stuff Princess" Angel grinned.

Buffy shook her head at him and went into the Inn.

Willow watched Buffy back away her stuff in a duffle bag.

"I really thought we'd have more time to see you off" Willow said

"I know Will" Buffy said.

"The whole time I thought you were an outlander and you were the Princess" Willow said.

"I'm sorry" Buffy said "I really wanted to tell you, but I was afraid that you'd tell someone"

"That's okay, I've got some major secrets I keep from everyone" Willow said, she looked sadly at Buffy and bit her lip worriedly "Will I ever see you again?"

"You could come with me" Buffy said when she finished packing then turned to face.

Willow looked sadly at her "I can't"

"Why not?" Buffy asked.

"I'm needed here" Willow said "Father needs me to be you and his connection"

"What?"

"Buffy, you are a slayer and he is your watcher. He's the brain and you're the brawn, no offence" Willow said "If you get into trouble your going to need help"

"How can you help me if I'm going to be thousands of miles away?" Buffy asked.

Willow silently removed something from her pocket and gave it to Buffy. It was a beautiful bracelet with a weird shape diamond on it.

"This is our link, wear it when you need father's help and rub the jewel till you hear me" Willow said "I've got the other half" she jingled her half of the bracelet in front of Buffy.

"But wouldn't Giles have to wear it if I need to talk to him?" Buffy asked.

"Dad isn't a magical being, nor dose he have the slayer's power" Willow said "Mum isn't strong enough so I'll have to do but do me a favour"

"Anything" Buffy said

"Talk to me when you can, I'm going to miss you very much" Willow said and hugs her tightly.

"Promise" Buffy said then let goes of Willow, picks up her bag and turns to go.

"Buffy?" Willow said, she could never say Princess or Elizabeth because to her Buffy will always be Buffy.

"Yeah Will?" Buffy turned around to face her friend.

"You forgot something" Willow said picking up the Slayer Handbook.

"You're just as bad as your dad" Buffy growled playfully.

As soon as her bag was strapped onto Big Red's saddle next to Angel's (she was going to ask him about that), Buffy climbed after Angel had climbed onto Big Red she looked over to Giles and Jenny and smiled. Buffy couldn't hug Giles, Jenny, Willow or Tara goodbye in-case Lord William thought they use them as a bargaining tool. However, she knew if there was a problem she could always call them through the bracelet. Giles looked almost smug and surprised at the same time. He had been right about the slayer duty would be passed down to the Princess of Chantrelle but he had been shocked that he had been housing her right under his nose and given her jobs too. Jobs that were no doubt fit for a lady of her status but if Giles learnt anything Buffy preferred doing manual labour than giving out orders, well fifty/fifty really. Buffy wanted to laugh at the situation but it was serious so she kept her silence. She settled herself on the saddle and awkwardly wrapped her arms around Angel's waist.

"I guess the rumours were right" she caught someone saying "She did run away with a man"

In a couple of flaps and a fast sprint Big Red was in the air. The night air was cool and clear as the moon shone upon them, making the dragon look like she was glowing from the moon's rays. Still they soared higher and higher until they were flying through the clouds.

"You alright?" Angel asked over his shoulder.

"Peachy" Buffy lied.

"If you're peachy can you loosen that grip of yours, I kinda like to breathe here" Angel said.

She knew if she let go she was going to fall off so her grip on Angel was enough to mould her fingers in metal. Flying was not her strong suit considering the only thing to grip on was him and what he was gripping onto was the saddle. The take off was fast and easy but Buffy never thought Big Red can shoot into a sky like that! It took all of Buffy's will not scream in shock.

"So you could throw me off? I don't think so buddy!" Buffy said.

"I thought you just wanted to get a little closer" Angel deviously said.

"In your dreams" Buffy said

Fields of farmland opened up below them as herds of farm animals scattered before them while Big Red flew across the sky. Beating her wings lazily despite the speed they flying at. Buffy held Angel even closer, he was so warm and the wind blasting across them was really cold and as much as she hate to admit it, his body felt so good to hold onto.

"Keep on saying that Buff" Angel said.

"Whatever" Buffy said.

"On second thought Buff I suggest you hold on" Angel said suddenly.

"Why?" Buffy asked nervously.

"She needs a drink" Angel said and then Big Red did a dive towards the lake.

Mouth opened Big Red swooped down, took a mouthful of water and shot back into the air again as she swallowed it down. She did this five times and each time helped Buffy was getting use to it until it felt like a roller coaster ride. Then they were back into the sky, soaring through the clouds again.

"I thought you said you have control over her on the saddle" Buffy said.

"Giving her directions for her to follow when we're flying but if she sees an opportunity she will take it" Angel explained.

"Oh" Buffy said.

"I mean when I say I have no control over her" Angel said "She has her own mind, but she is nice to tell me before she dose anything"

"How do you know?" Buffy asked "I didn't hear her say or growled or do anything"

"Maybe if you're a good girl, I'll tell you" Angel smirked

"Spoil sport" Buffy said, knowing damn well she wasn't going to be a good girl.

After a while in the air Buffy began to shiver, she maybe the slayer but she was still human and the heat she was burrowing off Angel wasn't enough to keep her warm. Even her winter wear wasn't doing the trick. As if sensing this the dragon tilted downwards and slowly they glided down towards the entrance of a forest.

"Why are we going down?" Buffy asked.

"We two days far away from Lord William if he rides by horse" Angel said "And you're cold"

"No I'm not" Buffy said, her pride getting the best of her.

"We're landing anyway" Angel said, not believing a word she was saying.

When they neared the soft ground Big Red tilted upwards and let gravity do the rest as she landed. When Big Red folded her wings back Buffy silently climbed off and looked really relieved to get off her. As soon as Angel jumped off the dragon he went to work, he went around the area and collected twelve stones and placed them in a circle. Big Red stretched her neck easily, broke off a dead branch and began to snap it effortlessly with her mouth and claws. Angel grabbed the smaller pieces and placed them in the stone circle.

"Is this some kind of Dragon Rider and Dragon ritual?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah, it's called making-a-fire-to-keep-Buffy-warm ritual" Angel said.

"At that point you are abusing sarcasm" Buffy said.

However, as much as she detest the thought of agreeing with him, he was right. It was autumn and winter was approaching them rapidly.

"Rúlbín" Angel simply said, almost command like.

Big Red made a small o-shape with her mouth and small stream of fire hit the wood. Setting it into a blazing, welcoming warmth. The dragon looked proudly at the fire she made and gave off a snort of delight.

"Is that her real name?" Buff asked.

"Yes" Angel said as he grabbed two blankets out a bag from Big Red's saddle and threw one to Buffy.

"It's odd" Buffy said after she caught her blanket.

The dragon shot her a look that was unmistakably had murder in mind.

"But pretty" Buffy amended quickly.

Rúlbín looked at her for a moment before accepting it, stretched her body to lie down, laid her head on her front claws whilst she closed her eyes and soon fell soundlessly asleep, apart from a little purring and growl here and there. Angel walked around the fire and lay down on the other side of the flames opposite to Rúlbín.

"I'd watch that tongue of yours Buff, dragons are proud creatures" Angel warned softly while he pulled his blanket around him "Rúlbín is no exception"

"Would she eat me?" Buffy worried.

"Nah, might give you a nasty bite though" Angel said .

Despite her pride protesting Buffy quietly laid down next Angel and wrapped her blanket around herself. She didn't quite feel she could trust the dragon. Yet.

"Angel?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah?" he grumbled.

"Why do you call her Big Red?" Buffy asked.

"It's a nickname" Angel said.

"Angel?" Buffy asked.

"Yes Buffy?" Angel said.

"Why did you leave me at the village?" Buffy asked, looking down at the corners of her blanket as she fiddled with them.

"I needed to get Rúlbín" Angel said "Otherwise, you would have been caught and I'd have to watch them take you away"

"Not if you helped me" Buffy pointed out.

"Buffy, my kind is not exactly aloud to be here" Angel reminded her "If I revealed myself, by myself, they would have tried to execute me and if that happened Rúlbín would go insane"

"I thought you were tough" Buffy said.

"I am but taking down a whole fleet of soldiers? I would eventually succumb to the numbers" Angel pointed out "Just like you did"

"You saw that?" Buffy said.

"Right around the end, I was kind of impress" Angel said "But you've got to pay attention to you surroundings"

"I was" she said "Just got distracted"

Angel just chuckled in amusement.

"Why would Rúlbín go insane if you die?" Buffy asked, remembering the earlier part of their conversation.

"Oh go to sleep Buffy" Angel moaned

"And that's another thing, why do you call me Buffy when you know it's not my name" Buffy said.

"Why do you call me Angel when you know it's not my name" Angel shot back.

"Or you persona" Buffy added cheekily.

Angel looked at her and smirked.

"What?" Buffy asked.

He continuously smirks and looks up at the stars

"What?" Buffy persisted.

But he didn't say anything.

"Urgh!" Buffy groan and rolled onto her back to sleep.

I'm all evil for not updating. Reason? Well try doing three A-level, plus two instruments at grade 6 and try to make time to write these masterpieces called 'chapters'! Oh I might need some idea's on this story's journey so if you have them send them in. Anyway review!