Title: Coming Back
Author: Windandsummer
Rating: R for now later it will go up!
Pairings: eventually Angle/Xander among others
Disclaimer: I only own what my own imagination produces, that includes Natalie and Bridget so hands off, unless you ask. -)
Warning: This story will eventually be slash although the way the story is going that might take a while.
A/N: Read and Review and you might get your updates faster. -)
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Two months later-
Bridget could hear leafs crunch under the feet of her would be attacker. He was in easy range of the crossbow but if she wanted any information from him she would have to wait till he got in closer range. This was her first night on the Hell mouth and already she had bagged three vamps. Not that she was extremely happy about that, from her past experiences with Vampires she new that not all of the were bad and she couldn't see killing them without finding out if the were truly hostel or not first. But her training told her to stake first ask questions never. But she didn't have to like it. She had even approached Lindsey on this topic, he had agreed with her reasoning and had told her that if she wished she could wait and judge their behavior before staking.
Not that it always worked out that way. Sometimes it was too dangerous to wait around to for them to show what kind of behavior they possessed especially if they traveled in packs. The latest Vamp was in luck though, tonight he was all alone and Bridget would wait it out. Slowly he came into her line of sight. He was short, taller than she was but short for a guy. He looked about three inches taller than her, that would make him around 6'0 foot. He had short light brunette hair that looked slightly curly, taking a closer look Bridget was astounded on how good looking he was. His face was all angles and he had the most amazing cheekbones, as he got closer she could see that he had the most amazing blue eyes surrounded by dark lashes. He wore a thick white shirt, dark black pants, and a duster. He looked cool and confident, and slightly relaxed. He gave her no indication that he sensed her presence until he called out.
"Hey Slayer, suppressed your on this side of town. I thought you were going to the club with that new commando you picked up?"
Spike was a little taken back when a bit that couldn't be over nineteen stepped out of the shadows. Her hair fell just bellow her shoulders in soft Auburn curls. While her long dark lashes trimmed lovely hazel eyes. She was about three maybe four inches shorter than he was and she had the most amazing looking body. Long curvy legs, flat trim tummy, hourglass hips, and the most lush looking breast. This was certainly not Faith, but he could smell slayer all over her, he could feel it in his gut. Knowing there could only be one slayer at a time he tried to remember a time when the dark slayer might have gotten her self offed, then he remembered how they had first met up with the slayers crew and realized she must have died in the hospital. But what were they going to do with a second slayer. Not that this one wasn't a pretty piece of work, but could two slayers coexist with out causing a lot of turmoil.
"I think your a little confused Vampire, I'm not on the other side of town and I certainly didn't pick up a commando." Bridget replied wondering why the Vampire would think he knew her.
"I can see you're not bit, although I bet the other slayer is right about now." Spike answered wondering if the girl knew that she had some compition.
"Other slayer?" Bridget asked highly confused. The council had told her that the last slayer had died months ago. And any newbie knew there could only be one slayer at a time with out bad things happening, like other world portals opening and shit.
"Yeah, dark haired chit about this tall kicks some serious demon ass." Spike replied holding his hand to about an inch above his head.
Bridget looked him hard in the eye before stepping closer to the vampire. "But there can't be, the council told me she was dead. Other wise I wouldn't have been called." She told him feeling that she needed to convince him so she could convince herself. If the last slayer was indeed still alive then there was going to be hell literally.
"Sorry to burst your bubble bit, but it seems that there are two of ya. You must have gotten called when she was out for a short time in the hospital a couple of month's back. Looks like your gonna have to learn to share."
Bridget stood there trying to digest the information she was receiving. There were two slayers, her successor and herself. She would have to talk to the other slayer soon; she would also have to find out why the slayer's watcher hadn't reported his slayer's health to the council. For that matter she would have to report to her own watcher. Lindsey would want to know what was going on. But first she had to find out if this vampire was trust worthy and sadly or not so sadly there was only one way of doing that. Getting to know him. Mind made up Bridget moved yet close to the vampire and held out her hand.
Spike look at her than down at her hand before slowing reaching out and shaking it. "The names Spike and what might yours be?" He asked giving her a smile.
At first Bridget was caught by the smile, never before seeing one that sent the sensation of yummy chills down her back like this one did. "Bridget."
"Its a nice name as far as names go, " Spike said letting go of her hand " and its nice to hear another English accent around these parts. Much nicer on the ears than the bloody American one."
Bridget gave him a smile before asking him her first of many hard-pressed questions. "How do you know the Slayer?" Even to her own ears it sounded rather straightforward and unfriendly but Spike seemed to annoyed it and answered her.
"Me and my Dru help the Slayer out. Dru, my sire had taken to one of the slayer's minions so we've made a deal with the slayer's Guardian. We don't eat the innocent and they don't slay us or any of our minions. Rather lovely arrangement I must say, get along with the slayers group rather well and having her group at our back insures us control over the hell mouth. Seeing as she trust us and all I guess it's not bad for her either with us setting up camp over the damned thing." Spike said.
Bridget wasn't sure why but even as strange as the whole thing sounded she was inclined to believe him."Her Guardian, who's that? I was never informed of the slayers receiving a Guardian."
"Well you wouldn't have its not like it comes as a package deal. When I talk about the slayers Guardian I'm referring to the chap that's in charge of her little group of minions. The mans name is Xander, he's from Sunny Dale and met up with the Slayer that came before Faith. When the slayer he was working with bit the big one he and Red a nice chit that's Xander's best friend, kept on fighting the demons around here. Did a good job at it and when Faith and her watcher Wes showed up they stayed on it the fight. Xander got himself trained up and some where along the line took control of things. Even the slayer takes her orders from him; it was his ideal to let me and Dru stick around in the first place. " Spike told her.
Bridget couldn't believe that some regular human had not only two master vampires and their minions under his control, but a slayer and her watcher as well. It seemed that she would have to talk to this Guardian if she wanted to get through to the other slayer. Maybe Spike would take her to see him.
"Spike would you mind taking me to meet Xander?" She asked hoping that he wouldn't turn her down.
"Sure thing bit, he should be back at head quarters now. You'll most likely also get to meet the witches and the actress as well and my Dru." Spike said turning to lead her toward the warehouse they all seemed to live in now despite the fact that the had enough money to live separately.
"Thanks." Bridget answered. Before she starting a comfortable conversation about home and her training, as she fallowed a master vampire back to his layer willingly.
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Natalie slumped down in her chair. Two months, two horribly long months and she hadn't been able to locate the vampire formally known as Angelus. She had used every locator spell known to her, even had gone to some local witched for help and yet still had come up with nothing. It wasn't until yesterday that she had run into the slayer. A very brash girl that had quite a temper on her. Her watcher on the other hand seemed like a really nice man. But she couldn't think of that now. She had to locate Angelus and the watcher had said something about the Guardian having had met him.
They had left before she could find out just who this Guardian was, but she had a feeling that if she tracked the slayer she would come up with the Guardian. And her feelings never lead her wrong, but when she had come back to her apartment to perform the spell it had gone wrong. At least she hoped it did, for when she cast a tracking spell to find the slayer she had come up with two very separate locations. If the spell hadn't miss fired then they were in for a world of trouble.
She remembered her grandmother telling her of only one story where there had been two slayers present at the same time. It had happened a long time ago before there was a council or watchers. Some how a slayer had died for a short time before a spell had brought her back. When she had died however another slayer was called. When they finally met each other a portal had opened, a portal to a hell demotion called Tarith. A large number of demons had come from that portal before a coven of witched final got it closed. Both slayers had died trying to keep more demons from finding there way though the portal.
Her grandmother had told her it had taken several generations of slayers to rid the world of the multitude of demon that had come through. And even then everyone knew that they had interbreed with earths already exciting demons, making them stronger and harder to kill. If there were two slayers alive in Sunny Dale then it would only be a matter of time before they met. She could only hope that this time a different portal was opened one to a place not so full of evils. And maybe just maybe these to slayers and their watchers were strong enough to keep the evils from taking over. Either way she was going to help, this was one fight she could not afford to sit out.
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The Powers That Be were an odd bunch. A group of beings that spent their day planning out they daily life's of the beings they oversaw. Watching them struggle to win a war that could only ever be really one on an unearthly plan far from where the fight was taking place. But as strange as they were they weren't uncaring and right now they were rather happy with the way their plans were going, well at least most of them were.
"You didn't have to make it so hard for them to find their happiness you know." Said a female being.
"Of course we did, they wouldn't have appreciated it other wise. And Angel would never of gotten his soul anchored with out spending time in hell for the lives he took. You know we can't grant such happiness to an undeserving soul." Answer another female being looking quite smug about her plans.
"Yes, but you didn't have to make the others go through such turmoil." The first being answered back.
"No but we wouldn't want them to feel left out now would we?" The second female being answered with a smile. At this the first threw her arms up in the air before huffing and moving away from the second being.
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A/N: Well I hope you enjoy the chapter. Sorry that its so short but most of my are that way. Other wise you wouldn't get updates for a very long time. -)
