The World At Its Knees

Chapter 4?

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Not even this plot cuz it starts off in one of the original episodes. The Joss demon owns them. Dammit! Just don't sue. I'm broke any way.

Pairings: Buffy/Angel, Other pairings will follow.

Spoilers: Everything in Btvs is fair game. But 'The Prom' especially.

Rating: Pg-13 just to be on the safe side. Violence, language, but nothing too extreme.

Summary: A rewrite of 'The Prom'. Buffy reacts a little differently to the breakup.

Warning: This is kinda angsty. I don't really like to write angst but I just had to do this.

AN: Sorry I took so long updating. I've been busy.

Feedback: Feel free to tell me how crappy this is. Hugs! I love my reviewers!

AN: Warning this chapter is not very BA. Sorry. It'll be more BA in future chapters when Angel loses his soul but before then nope. This is not a "Good guys save the day and everyone's happy" kinda story. Just so where clear.

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"Giles!" Angel called out as he entered the Englishman's apartment.

"Oh Angel. Good you're here. Any word on Buffy?"

"Nothing. I checked Willy's to see if he knew anything but apparently he's skipped town. I'm trying so hard to believe it's just a coincidence but I really don't think it is."

"And you don't think this has anything to do with the Mayor?"

"No I really don't. I mean Faith could have done something but Buffy is a better fighter than Faith. I'm near panicking, Giles. It's been almost a week. There's been a massacre at a movie theater, an explosion at a coffee shop, multiple murders at a hotel in LA…the list goes on. She could be hurt, and I can't do a thing about it cuz I can't find her…"

Just then Willow came bursting through the door.

"Giles! Oz is missing. He left my house the night before last and he never went home."

"Not a coincidence, Giles!" Angel said firmly.

"No I don't think so either. Who or what ever this is…I think it's thinning the herd. Oz was careful. That he's vanished now too…"

"Is ultimate badness? Duh!" Willow exclaimed. "Angel, what about Willy? Have you tried…"

"He skipped town, Willow."

"Bad."

"Yeah. I'm going to go to LA. Most of the stuff has happened there. I'll see if I can find anything."

"Yes. I hope you do. Are you going immediately?" Giles asked.

"Yes. I'm going to the mansion to get my car and then I'm leaving."

Out side the window Jason grinned. His master would love this new bit of information. He turned and quickly fled so he wouldn't be caught when the souled vampire left the house. He made his way to their new…place of residence. They were staying in a nice large loft apartment. He had killed the owners when they had left to go out for dinner and taken over the apartment. He smiled at the memory of how his master had rewarded him for his fore site. How the hell could Angelus been able to leave her when she had a mouth that could do that! Oh well. That wasn't his problem.

He reached the loft and went inside and quickly went to his master's room.

"Master, may I enter?"

"Of course. Jason, when is he gonna rise! It's been two days already!" Buffy whined. She had been growing impatient with the unrisen Oz.

"Tomorrow for sure. It never takes longer that three days."

"Good. So did you find out anything?"

"The witch knows Oz is missing and Angelus is panicking. He going to LA tonight."

"Oh this is too good! Where's the witch?"

"With the watcher. We could take them both out now. I know you said the Chase girl would be next but this opportunity may not present itself again." H said. He was worried that he had overstepped his bounds. She was always lenient with him but he had never objected to any of her plans before.

Buffy stared at him for a moment. She saw the fear enter his eyes. That was good.

"Yes. that sounds good. Cordelia isn't a threat anyway. Good work. We'll get them and bring them back here and chain them up in the living room…then you'll get your reward for a job well done."

A smirk lit Jason's face.

If it had been any other of her minions she would have punished them but something about Jason intrigued her. He was evil. There was no doubt about that. But all of her minions were evil so that wasn't it. Maybe it was because he was so eager to please her? Oh yeah. That was it! Not to mention he was totally hot! Buffy's musings were interrupted by a low growl followed by a tiny yelp of pain coming from the day be where Oz lay.

"He's rising, master." Jason said as he walked over to where the new fledgling lay.

Right before their eyes Oz's face twisted and changed into that of a vampire and he bolted up into a sitting position. He his body shook from the pain and Buffy murmured

soothingly into his ear till it subsided.

"Buffy? What's going on?"

"Everything will be clear to you soon Oz."

It took Oz a minute for him to get his bearings but once he did the first thing he said was: "When can I kill Willow?"

"We're going to do it tonight. Here's the plan…"

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There was a knock on Giles' door. Willow sprang from her place on the couch and ran to the door.

"Oz!"

"Willow…"

"Oh Oz, I thought something bad happened to you. Where have you been?"

"Um…I had to go out of town suddenly. Emergency. Sorry I didn't tell you."

"It's ok."

Giles came up behind them.

"Oz come inside and shut the door. You know it's not safe out side."

A small smirk lit Oz's face for a moment as he entered the house.

As soon as Giles had turn Oz pick up a heavy vase and knocked Giles out.

Willow gasped as Oz turned to her. She let out a blood-curdling scream as he vamped out.

He grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her back on the couch and pinned her beneath him. In one swift motion he plunged his fangs into her neck.

He was tempted to turn her but quickly abandoned that idea because he knew Buffy was right. Willow would be dangerous.

Soon Willow was drained. He left her body on the couch and picked up Giles and left. He got into the van where the others were waiting and they drove off.

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When Giles came to he tried to rub a sore spot on his head only to find that his arms were bound. He looked up and found that he was chained up in what looked like a whine cellar except instead of wine there were chains.

Nice one Rupert Giles thought bitterly. How the hell are you gonna get out of this one?

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Ok sorry it took me so long to update. I'm suffering from writers block. This chapter kinda sucks. I know a lot of you are wondering where's the B/A. It's coming soon. Just a couple more chapter then you'll get it. I'm going to try to get out a chapter every other Friday till this is finished. It would be every Friday but I have other stories to work on. Sorry guys. Anyway Review Review Review! Luv ya!