Title: Torn part 3

Author: Neamh1

Disclaimer: Not mine

Reviews: Please give me more guys, i've only had 3, it only takes a minute and i'd be really grateful!

Rating: NC-17 Please do not read if you are under age.

In their room Buffy, Layla and Olufemi changed from their formal clothes to their silk nightgowns and climbed into the bed together. Both vampires were extremely pleased that Buffy had not left them for Angelus' company but as they proceeded to show her how happy they were they began to realise that she was not so happy herself.

Angelus sat in his room alone; he had gone through three bottles of whiskey now and was beginning to feel the effects. The room was starting to spin around him and as he made his way over to his bed his lack of co-ordination caused him to trip and hit his head on the bedpost effectively knocking him out.

Buffy, Layla and Olufemi were led through the corridors to Angelus' room by one of the hired staff, after talking about what Buffy wanted for some time they had agreed to let her return to Angelus but only under certain circumstances. They were now about to discuss those circumstances with him; however, when they entered his room and found him unconscious on the floor they were disappointed. "Can I stay with him tonight? I will return to you with him at sundown to discuss the terms." Buffy asked as she tenderly stroked his forehead where he had cut himself, the wound had already closed and was now just a faint mark on his pale skin.
Layla didn't want Buffy to leave them and she certainly didn't want to leave her alone with Angelus without having been able to talk with him first but seeing the look on her slayers face she knew that Buffy would be extremely upset if she said no so she relented and agreed. They helped Buffy get Angelus up onto the bed and removed his clothes, both women congratulating Buffy on her choice of man. When they were sure that Buffy would be alright and she was tucked into the bed they headed back to their own rooms feeling more than lonely now that it was just the two of them.

Sunset came around quickly and Angelus woke up groggily from his alcohol consumption the night before. As he attempted to move he found that he couldn't quite roll over due to the small warm body that was wrapped tightly around him. Turning his head to the side he looked down and found a mass of blonde hair splayed over his chest, the smell of vanilla and honey drifted from her and he instantly knew that it was her. Buffy stirred as she felt Angelus awake, she was surprised not to have woken up screaming from her nightmare, it was the first time in four years that she had slept peacefully.
"Buffy? What are you doing here?" he asked; his voice hoarse. She rolled over onto her back, the covers sliding down and exposing her soft golden breasts. "I changed my mind…I thought you'd be glad?" she asked with a frown marring her features. Angelus quickly scooped down and claimed her mouth with his own, his hands roaming her skin, reacquainting himself with his mate. Before they could go any further the door opened to reveal Layla and Olufemi, Angelus growled at them believing they had come to try and take her away from him again.
"No need to be nasty Angelus, we have come to discuss the terms of us letting Buffy stay with you since she didn't bring you to us as she said she would." Layla said showing her disappointment when she looked at Buffy.
"I only just woke up." Buffy said, not wanting to disappoint Layla as this would likely be the last time for a while that the two would see each other.
"You didn't have a nightmare and wake up an hour before dawn as usual?" Olufemi asked startled. Buffy shook her head in response and the two vampires smiled to her, knowing that it was due to her being with Angelus, they knew now it was where she belonged. The three of them sat for some time and talked about the conditions, Angelus knew that they could put up a good fight if he didn't compromise; they would most likely win out as well so he tried his best to be civil and compromising. They finally agreed that they would be able to send for Buffy once every six months and that she could go and stay them for a week at a time but no longer. Layla warned Angelus that she would be keeping tabs on them and at any time if she was given reason to believe that Buffy was not safe with him then they would simply take her back. Angelus assured them that it wouldn't happen and they said that they hoped it did because it was going to be hard for them to give her up after having her for four years. They agreed that Buffy would return home with them first to pack some of her things although they knew that she wouldn't need much of the clothing due to the differences in climate, they weren't quite ready to let her go just yet. Angelus agreed but only on the account that he would accompany her to see where she had been living for the last four years. With the deal set and everyone happy they gathered their things together and headed for the airport. Spike and Drusilla were told to head back to Sunnydale and inform Giles that in a weeks time Buffy would be returning home.
The short return to Egypt was a slightly sad occasion for Buffy; after all it had been her home for the past four years. She had been given her own room and belongings, she had been doted on and treated like part of a family and it felt as though she was leaving home for the first time.

On their last day there Buffy had managed to escape Angelus for a couple of hours and head out into the garden to sit on the bench that she occupied every evening whilst waiting for the sun to set. Layla had sensed the sadness in Buffy as she had been watching her for the past hour, she walked down the steps that led to the garden and went to sit next to her on the bench.
"Buffy, you don't have to leave here, this will always be your home and you are welcome to come here whenever you choose to. I hope you know that?" Layla said, gently wiping the stray tear that ran down Buffy's cheek.
"Yeah I know…but it's time for me to go home now, I'm ready but I'm still sad about leaving. You know, I could have done a lot worse than being taken in by you and Olufemi, thank you for looking after me and you know, not killing me and all." She said trying to lighten the mood. Layla smiled at her "We will both truly miss you, but we will see you again soon Buffy, on that you can count. Olufemi is already so angry about you leaving that she's spent the last hour and half arguing with Angelus. I couldn't take the noise anymore so I came outside to get some peace, that's when I noticed you here. Have you managed to get all your things ready to take back with you?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm leaving most of my clothes here though, Angelus won't let me wear them, says they're to revealing." They both smiled at that wondering what Angelus would have been like if he'd seen Buffy in half of the things they'd let her wear. He says I can go shopping as soon as we get back and go and get some new things, other than that I'm not sure what will happen when I get home. That's kind of what's worrying me, I don't know what to expect. Angelus told me that everyone was really worried and that they've all been working together over the years to try and find me. I know that I'm going to be stuck in the middle of Angelus and my family and I hate to think what is gonna happen when they ask me to choose." She explained.
"What makes you think that they will, they've been working together for this long, maybe they'll find away to carry on for your sake." Layla said, watching Buffy who had curled up to her side for comfort.
"Not gonna happen, Angelus is too possessive...you know that first hand. Giles and the others hate him for what he did to us when he first lost his soul, they'll never forgive him. The only reason they haven't killed each other is because they made a truce until they found me. Nope, no happily ever after ever comes for me, always with the angst. But these past four years have been angst free and I'm gonna miss that. If I haven't said it before...thank you for kidnapping me. I know I argued in the beginning but there's only one thing that I would trade for my time with you." Buffy said sadly.
"And what's that my love?" Layla asked, already knowing the answer.
"Angel." Buffy whispered, a tear trickled down her cheek and landed in Layla's hand as the two embraced.

Angelus was fuming, he'd spent the last two hours arguing with Olufemi over Buffy, it was no secret that the two hated each other and she seemed to know all the right buttons to push to make him furious. Their argument had caused the place to look like a bomb zone from all the things they had thrown at each other in their rage. He had been searching through the palace looking for Buffy, she had snuck away from him just before he ran into Olufemi and he still hadn't managed to find her. He exited the building and headed into the gardens, he could hear quiet moans and whispers coming from his left so he followed the noises until he came upon a scene that made his blood boil. Buffy lay naked on the grass moaning in ecstasy as Layla pleasured her. He understood that this was normal for Buffy and that during her visits to Layla she would most likely be intimate with them; it had been part of their deal that Layla and Olufemi had full ownership over Buffy whilst she was in Egypt. Trying to reason with himself did nothing to help kill his anger as Layla looked up into his eyes, her eyes a bright shade of red as she lowered her mouth again to Buffy's core making her scream in delight as her climax washed over her in waves. Layla slowly brought Buffy back down from her peak and moved up her body placing a kiss to her lips before getting up and sauntering past Angelus licking her lips. Buffy hadn't known that he was there, she was too wrapped up in the sensations of her own pleasure to realise that anyone was watching them. When Layla got up and walked away Buffy lifted herself on to her elbows to see where she was going, Angelus came into view as she passed him and Buffy was caught in his gaze. She could see the raw emotions running through his eyes; possession, anger and lust...she didn't know whether to run or stay exactly where she was. In the blink of an eye he had her pinned to the floor, her arms above her head held at the wrist in his forceful grip, his body straddling hers at the waist. "Mine!" he growled at her before swooping down and claiming her.

The plane had touched down a little before sunrise and the waiting car drove them swiftly to the mansion on Crawford Street. Angelus had told her that he would take her to see Giles and the others at sunset but until then they would go back to the mansion and rest. Buffy wasn't really tired and attempted to get him to let her go out for a walk but Angelus refused and she knew that there was no point in arguing with him. They headed quickly into the mansion, the first rays of sun light hitting the door they closed behind them. Angelus had a firm grip on her hand as he pulled her up the stairs with him and into his bedroom. He quickly stripped himself and Buffy of their clothes and pulled her into the large bed with him, he fell asleep quickly but Buffy lay there for a couple of hours before she finally drifted off.

Sunset arrived and Buffy was woken by Angelus' wondering hands, they spent an extra half an hour in bed pleasuring each other before they got up together and headed into the adjoining bathroom. Buffy noticed that in the past years Angelus had taken the time to have the mansion cleaned and stocked with the basic essentials for everyday use. The bathroom was decorated in black and red tiles, very masculine, with matching towels hanging from the wall next to the tub that he was filling up. After checking the temperature of the nearly overflowing bath he switched off the taps and got in pulling Buffy in with him, he placed her between his legs as he used a sponge to clean them both.
An hour later they were fully dressed and ready to head over to Giles' house; Angelus had Spike call Giles to let him know that they would be going round there. As they drove across town to his house Angelus could feel the tension rolling off her small body. "What's wrong?" he asked, thinking that she would be pleased to see Giles after all these years.
"Nothing, I'm fine." she lied, pulling her legs up to her chest on the front seat. Angelus glanced over at her; knowing that she was lying to him he pulled the car abruptly to the side of the road.
"Let's get something straight, never lie to me, everything you're thinking or feeling...I want to know about. I won't let you pull away from me Buffy, not after I've spent so much time searching for you. Now tell me what's bothering you?" he asked in a softer tone.
Sighing heavily she looked back at him; looking straight into his eyes she saw genuine concern, something that she had not thought him possible of. Physically their relationship had been taken to the highest level but emotionally, she wasn't sure if she could trust him. Deciding that it could do no harm to let him in on her fears of their meeting with Giles she spoke quietly. "I'm worried about what they'll think of me when they find out what I've been doing for the last four years, the way they are gonna look at me with pity in their eyes. They are gonna think so badly of me when they know what I've been doing…" she trailed off, tears slipping from her lids and sliding down her cheek.
"Buffy, do you regret your relationship with Layla? Do you wish that you had never been found by them, instead by some truly evil demon that sold your body as he would a whore? There are very few demons that would have even kept you alive let alone treated you with the respect you deserve. I for one am truly thankful that they found you…they took care of you Buffy, without them you most likely wouldn't have made it back here to us. As much as I hate that they broke our bond through magic and kept you away from me for all these years I can't help but be grateful for them as should the others be. There's nothing for you to be ashamed of, better that you found pleasure in their arms than pain…although pains not always bad." He said with a mischievous grin to her.
"You're right." She said, sitting up straight and smiling beyond her tears.
"Of course I'm right." He said in total confidence. "Now, let's get this over with so that we can go home." Angelus said as he started the car up again and drove back into the road. It only took a couple of minutes to reach his house and when they did they got out of the car together and headed up to the front door. Angelus knocked and entered, surprising Buffy that Giles had invited him in after Angelus had attempted to kill Jenny. Jenny had been lucky to have Willow in the school at the time, her magic skills had come along way and she had managed to cast some sort of a cloaking spell on her and Jenny to allow them to not been seen by him. Jenny had been working on a restoration spell for Angel's soul but Angelus had destroyed all of her work sending Buffy's final hope up in flames.
As they walked into the front room Giles was sitting at his table, he immediately got up and approached them, taking Buffy into his arms and hugging her in a surprising show of affection.
"Welcome home Buffy." Giles said, pulling away slightly embarrassed. He urged her to sit down on the sofa taking in her appearance, she had changed a lot over the years growing into herself and becoming a young woman rather than a teenager. Giles had long thought of Buffy as his daughter and felt as though he'd missed such an important part of her life. It took a second for him to realise that she had just asked him a question; he had been too busy noticing how Angelus had sat down and pulled her to his arms, Buffy simply placing her head to rest against his shoulder. "Sorry, what was it you asked?" Giles said, snapping himself from his thoughts and concentrating on the woman in front of him.
"I asked where the others were, I thought they were going to be here too?" she repeated.
"I haven't told them of your arrival yet, I thought it might be best if you didn't have to face them both at once. I thought perhaps I would let them know tomorrow once we'd spoken, that way I could answer most of their questions for you, I thought it might soften the blow of being back." Giles said watching as she nodded and thanked him. "I must say Buffy that I still don't know where you've been all these years. When Spike came around he didn't exactly explain much other than that Angelus had found you and would be bringing you home soon. If you're up to it I'd like to know…" Giles said watching as she struggled to begin her story. She took a deep breath trying to calm herself, things had gone okay so far, keep the flow going, she told herself. "Well, the morning I left the mansion I went straight home and packed my things then went to the bus station. I got the first bus to LA, I didn't have enough money to last me if I got a hotel and so I found a convenient alley and settled down for the night. I knew I couldn't stay in LA long because Angelus would find me so I decided to head out the next day. It started to go dark and there were a lot of people who walked past the alley glancing up and down, I had to fight off a few stray vampires who didn't really give me any problems. Then a woman walked down the alley and spoke to me, asking if I needed a place to stay for the night or some food. She tried to get me to go with her but I refused and so she left, a short while after that a large group of vampires entered the alley and I got up to fight but there where too many. I was sure that I was gonna die…One of them had a cloth soaked in chloroform in his hands and held it over my mouth, I took one breath in and tried to fight them away but then I felt something sharp go in my arm, it was a needle full of something that effectively knocked me out. They used a teleportation spell to get me where they wanted without any trouble and the next thing I knew I woke up lying on a bed in a beautifully decorated bedroom. I tried the doors but they were locked and I couldn't break the windows either so I waited. At dinner time a woman came into the room with a tray of food for me, there was another woman with her…" Buffy drifted off thinking about Layla and Olufemi, she missed them already but Angelus' arms tightened around her a little more making her feel secure. "They were two elders of an Egyptian clan called Layla and Olufemi; her childe. They had taken me to their home in Egypt, it was a palace really and it was beautiful. Anyway, they explained to me that they weren't going to hurt me but keep me as their slayer, I tried numerous times to escape but it did me no good..." Giles cut her off assuming the worst.
"They hurt you for trying to escape?" he suggested.
"No." she said alarmed and by the look on her face he could tell that she thought that to be the most bizarre thought ever. "They never once hurt me; they were simply disappointed and told me that my efforts were in vain because there was a spell cast around the grounds to keep me inside. After a few attempts I realised I wasn't going anywhere soon so I finally spoke to them to find what they wanted from me…" She paused taking a deep breath and said "I became their lover." She had expected for Giles eyes to pop out of their sockets or for him to jump up from the sofa but all she got was a simple nod of the head and an encouraging half smile telling her that it was okay to go on.
Angelus had felt the tension in her body as she prepared herself to tell Giles the truth and he was glad that the watcher had kept his wits about him. Being a watcher meant that Giles knew what happened in vampire society and that gender didn't matter much to them when it came to bed partners. Buffy's body relaxed as she continued her story telling Giles that they had fed and clothed her and taken her out to places. She had freedom to go out at night wherever she wanted, often accompanied by one or both of them but sometimes alone. She told him of her freedom and how she had come to care for them both in her own way. "Then they told me that they had to go to some meeting in LA and asked me if I wanted to go, I said yes and then we were there. That's when I saw Angelus…they didn't want me to leave them but said that it was my choice and they let me return to him under the circumstances that I visit them every so many months for one week. Angelus agreed and here I am." She finished her story.
"So…I assume they will send for you when they want to see you again. Yes?" Giles asked, a little worried that the two might decide to keep Buffy with them on one of her visits. Angelus knew what he was getting at. "She's mine Rupert." He stated flatly drawing both his and Buffy's attention to him. "They have given up their right of guardianship unless something should happen to me or her that would cause them to take her into their care again. They cannot break their word, neither can I regarding her visits, but she will return to me at the end of each week." He said and Giles nodded knowing that Angelus would not give up his claim on her. Although in light of the news now he also realised that their deal to give Buffy the choice to leave Angelus was not valid anymore now that a third party was involved. The only matter to be settled now was where Buffy would be living. "Buffy, I realise that you are under Angelus' care but, well, where are you going to be living?" he asked her. This was the part of the conversation that she was thankful that Willow and Xander where not there for. "At the moment I'm staying with Angelus at the mansion. We might have to go to LA for a couple of weeks on business but yeah, we're staying in Sunnydale for a while." She replied. She and Angelus had talked about where they would be living on the drive from the airport, she hadn't really been given much choice on the matter but after a small quibble from her she relented to his will and agreed to live at the mansion. "Does my mother know that I've come back?" she asked, dreading the inevitable.
"No, I haven't told her that we've even found you yet, I know that she would put up a hell of a fight if she found out that you were going to be living at the mansion which I guessed you might. I thought it best to let you decide if you wanted to see her, and as for your story on your where abouts…you need to decide what information you want to tell Willow and Xander. I'm not sure if Xander would handle the news very well but it's up to you." Giles said.
"Okay, can you get Willow to come around on her own tomorrow? I'd really prefer to tell them separately and I'm kinda nocturnal now so…" she trailed off returning Giles smile to her description of her sleeping habits.
"I'll have Willow here for Seven O'clock, that should give you time to get up and get here. Would you like me to cook at all?" Giles asked. Buffy agreed to have Giles cook them something for dinner and then Buffy would meet Angelus at nine and they would go shopping for some new clothes for her. She decided that she wasn't ready to see her mother yet and she wanted to get her life back in some sort of order before deciding what to do. Angelus took Buffy home and sent her to their room whilst he ordered a take out for her. Not wanting to leave her for a few weeks he had managed to get some bags of human blood from the hospital and have it stored in his fridge so he warmed a bag up and ate it before heading upstairs to Buffy with her food.
"You didn't eat the delivery man right?" she asked as he handed her the food. Laughing he shook his head no, it was the truth, he hadn't snacked on the delivery man. Truth was that he would have to order often for the next couple of days until he could find them somewhere to live. They couldn't very well live in the same house as all the minions, that would be tempting fate. Buffy sat and ate her food in silence, flicking through the channels on the TV which Angelus had arranged to have brought in for her. Angelus sat and watched her as she ate; there had been a lot of changes since she had left the small town, a lot of them she wasn't going to like. She would find out soon enough about them but for the time being all he wanted was to shelter her from them. He no longer tried to push away the feelings that overtook him in regards to her. He knew that his feelings for Buffy were because of Angel but he refused to let it bother him the way it had when he'd first re-emerged. The simple fact was that he was here and Angel was gone, Buffy was his now and he would never let her go.

The next couple of days were the hardest days that Buffy had endured in the past four years, her reunion with Willow had actually gone a lot better than she had imagined. She, as had Giles, pulled Buffy into a tight hug the minute she stepped through the front door. In true Willow fashion, so pleased to have her back that she wasn't thinking straight, then threw her arms around Angelus and hugged him before pulling back and dragging Buffy into the room. Buffy sniggered over her shoulder at the look of utter shock on his face at the red heads actions before he left her to it. The girls had talked about what had happened in their lives since Buffy went away and by the end of the night Buffy had told Willow the truth about everything and was glad that Willow understood. "I'm just glad that you're home safe, it doesn't matter to me what you're feelings for them are, I suppose I have a lot to be thankful to them for. I'm so glad your home." Willow had exclaimed shortly before Angelus knocked on the door to take Buffy shopping.

She was surprised at the amount of clothes Angelus had brought for her, everything from jeans and shirts to suits and shoes. She had noticed however that he wouldn't allow her anything that would be classed as too revealing or anything such as jogging pants – scruffy clothes as Giles would say. The clothes she had gotten were all in some way flattering to her figure. Angelus had informed her that he'd arranged for a personal designer to take measurements and show her some samples of materials for gowns which he wanted her to have. He would also be having someone else to come in to take her measurements for her lingerie, no doubt he wanted sexy underwear but she also needed some comfy undies for that certain time each month.

The next day she had arranged to meet Xander and Willow at Giles' house, she had explained only parts of her disappearance to Xander and was surprised at how much he had grown up since she'd been gone. That night when Xander asked her what she was going to do with her life and where she was going to live Buffy hadn't had an answer for him. Giles made them all take a seat at the table so that he could discuss something with them.
"The council have contacted me; actually…I've been keeping in touch with them since you disappeared. They have also been trying to locate you, I'm afraid that there's been a problem in the balance of order"
"What's going on Giles?" Buffy asked, starting to worry.
"Well, when you drowned, Kendra was called meaning that there were two slayers which shouldn't have happened in the first place. It appears that the council, fearing your demise, managed to tip the scales again and called forth another slayer. Her name is Faith and she was called about six months after your disappearance, before now there has been no need for a slayer to be in Sunnydale. Our truce with Angelus meant that he kept his minions from feeding around the hell mouth, the council agreed to the truce and I've managed to get them to hold off for this long but somehow they know of your return. They also know that you are staying with Angelus as his…erm, partner, and they aren't pleased. They are sending Faith to the Hell mouth to challenge Angelus and you if you attempt to stop her. I've been told that she has exceeded all other slayers and they are confident that she would best you in battle if it came down to it. I know that this complicates matters for you Buffy, but you need to choose a side, she should be arriving in the next few days I suppose. I don't want you to get caught up in the middle Buffy, I understand that he is your guardian but…the council want me to assist Faith with anything she might need whilst here. I need to know where you stand…" he said, the tension in the room cut have been cut through with a knife "So that I can be there standing next to you." He finished. Buffy looked up with wide tear filled eyes and smiled to him. "There's little need to say that I think of you as the daughter I never had Buffy, I would never turn my back on you and I'm here to support you whatever you decide." Giles said as she got up and threw herself into his arms. "We're with you too." Said Willow after Xander nodded to her, they both got up and joined in, squashing Giles between the three.

Angelus chose that moment to walk in, he was beyond baffled at the display of affection he found when he opened the door, the sound alerting them to his presence.
"Did I miss something?" he asked as they all turned their attention to him. Buffy smiled and walked over to him bidding the others farewell and taking his hand as they excited the house. Outside Angelus walked back to the mansion hand in hand with Buffy, "What was that all about?" he asked.
"We have a small problem." She said, his hand tightened around hers and she continued to explain about the council and the new slayer Faith who was at that very time on her way to Sunnydale.

TBC...