" Oh my lord."
" Sir, can you tell us more about this picture?" Joyce asked the guide.
" I don't know much about it, but the only thing I know is that the women and children in this picture died soon after the picture was drawn."
" How do you know that?" Giles asked him.
" This picture was found in the room where all those people were killed. It was a big story in that time, everybody knew about it. They called it the Buckingham massacre." The guide said.
" Buckingham?" Joyce asked.
" The woman right there." The guide said, he pointed to a thin woman with thick curly brown hair, " She owned the place, her name was Scarlett Buckingham."
" Thank you." Joyce said.
" Is that all you know?" Giles asked. The guide nodded. He took out his digital camera and took a picture of it.
" Drusilla." Giles asked as he stepped down the basement stairs.
" Why it's the watcher." she smiled at him.
" Drusilla, I'm going to show you a picture." Giles said, " I want you to tell me anything you know about it and if you remember it or not. Ok?"
" Picture?" Drusilla asked. Giles stepped to her cautiously and put the camera by her face. She was staring at the picture and didn't say a word, she looked as if she was remembering something.
" Do you remember anything?" Giles asked.
" ... We were such a happy family." Drusilla said in a dull drone.
" Is that you, Spike, Angelus, and Darla?" Giles asked.
" Yes... The Arelius clan. I still remember the screams." She smiled and licked her lips.
" when did you do this?" Giles asked, but Drusilla ignored him and kept talking.
" It was a wonderful celebration. Lots of nummy treats..." Drusilla said.
" Celebration? What was it for?" Giles asked.
" Spike had been a good little puppy and killed the Chinese slayer."
" ... Who's this woman?" Giles asked, he pointed to Scarlett Buckingham.
" Why isn't that sweet, I though Angelus hadn't drawn her into the picture."
" Angelus drew this?" Giles asked.
" Yes, why of course he did, Daddy was always the drawing type. He was good at it."
" Angel drew this?" Giles said to himself.
" Lookit." Drusilla pointed to the corner. Giles stared at the corner and then noticed a fingerprint made of blood, " Angelus left a signature... Mmm."
" Is that his blood?" Giles asked.
" No." Drusilla hummed.
" Then who's?" Giles asked.
" Mmm." Drusilla hummed again.
" Who?" Giles asked.
" Scarlett." Drusilla said.
" Why did he use her blood?"
" You don't know?" Drusilla asked, " It was a present for my Spike... A little toy to play with while I was with daddy."
" He turned her?"
" Yes." Drusilla said, " She was so beautiful, like a dolly."
" Was? Was she staked?" Giles asked.
" She disappeared." Drusilla said, " Green with envy, Spike would never be hers."
" What do you mean by Spike would never be hers?" Giles asked Drusilla.
" She had always wanted Spike, wanted to steal him from me... Sure she pleased my Spike, but he would never love her."
" She loved him?"
" Loved him like death... Too bad he didn't return the favor."
" That's all for now." Giles said as he closed the camera and started off towards the door.
" Tell my dark night I'm waiting for him." Drusilla smiled.
...
It was around ten and Willow and Buffy had left to go to the movie and Spike was on the couch watching TV, waiting for Buffy to get home, Giles had been up in his room trying to think over what was going on with the Scarlett deal. The rest of the Scooby's were asleep in their room.
" Stupid Bloke, she loves you." Spike hollered to the TV, " You don't just leave someone like that to go to college, and you don't bloody act like your only best friends." Giles had been walking down the stairs, but he stopped as he heard Spike yelling at the TV. When it seemed as if Spike had calmed down, Giles took a deep breath and stepped into the living room.
" Spike, may I have a word with you?" Giles asked.
" If this is about me screaming at the telli, I'm greatly sorry." Spike said.
" No it's not, and stop acting like you care. Don't lie."
" Whatever, watcher, what is it?"
" When me and Joyce went-."
" Oh, how was your date? I forgot to ask you earlier." Spike said.
" It went fine."
" just don't do anything stupid." Spike said, " Summer's women stick together, there like gum." As he remembered Joyce hitting him on the head during parent-teacher night.
" Spike." Giles said, he turned on the camera and put the picture in front of Spikes face. Spike's eyes widened and he gulped.
" Does this look familiar?" Giles asked.
" Yeah, it does." Spike said.
" And can you tell me who that woman is?" Giles asked. He pointed at Scarlett.
" Scarlett." Spike whispered, he put his hand on the camera and stared at the picture.
" Can you tell me what happened that night?" Giles asked.
" It was a congratulation's party." Spike whispered, " For me."
(China, 1900)
" Spike killed himself a slayer." Drusilla smiled to Angelus and Darla.
" He did? Good for him." Darla smiled, " Isn't it Angelus?"
" Yes." Angelus growled, he was a bit jealous that Spike had done this only being a fledgling compared to Angelus's age.
" We should have a party." Drusilla laughed, " Ooh, lets."
" Yeah, a party sound's like a wonderful idea." Darla said as she looked around at the screaming people and the buildings a-blaze, " this place is getting old."
" Aww, I like this place." Angelus said as he sniffed the air, " there's fear and anger everywhere."
" I want rich blood." Drusilla pouted.
" I know a shelter on the other side of town." Spike said.
" Ohh, lot's of scared people locked in a room." Drusilla laughed, " I cant wait." They start to walk off as two screaming guys run past them.
(a few hours later)
Drusilla sniffed the air as they stepped onto the lawn of a mansion, then looked down, " Their beneath us, squirming around like little worms."
" The shelter's underground?" Darla asked, " I don't want to get all filthy." Angelus sighed as he gripped a piece of string off the ground and it lifted only about an inch, then he yanked harder using more of his vampire strength. The ground lifted up and there was a door. Angelus knocked loudly and turned to Drusilla and Darla.
" Ask to come in." he told them, they nodded.
" Let us in, please." Darla said in a sad and pleading voice.
" Who is it?" asked a woman on the other side.
" I am Darla, and I have my sister Drusilla."
" Help us please miss, it's scary up here." Drusilla smiled. After a second the door opened. A woman stood there with long brown hair, Spike and Angelus were out of her sight. She motioned Drusilla and Darla into the thing and as she started to shut the door, Angelus and Spike went in.
" You said it was only you two." the woman said. Darla shrugged as she turned, " This shelter is only for women and children."
" You'll be letting us in, miss." Angelus said as he switched to game face.