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Recap: Buffy and Angel were going to meet Willow and Xander at The Bronze but then they came across Buffy's attacker in the middle of attacking another girl. They interrupted him and Angel got the girl an ambulance as Buffy went after her attacker. She beat him up pretty bad and was going to kill him but Angel stopped her although he wanted to kill him himself. The police came and took him away, first to the hospital because of his injuries.

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Built Up Walls: Chapter 13: Closure

Buffy
I have been at the police station all morning giving them a statement about last night. They asked me so many questions; including how he had gotten so beaten up and injured and when I told them that it was me that done it, they seemed surprised and impressed. No one seemed the slightest bit upset that he had gotten so hurt. Actually, everyone seemed to be wishing he had been hurt a little bit more but if it was down to me they would have been collecting his corpse from the park. The police asked me so many questions that my brain was sore from all of the thinking. They asked for details of my own attack and how Angel and I came across him last night. I wish Angel could have come to the police station with me but with it being morning and all, he couldn't so I had to lie to the police and tell them he was working and would come by this evening to talk to them and they seemed fine with that.

The police officer who interviewed me, Officer Jenkins, assured me that there was no way my attacker was going to be able to walk away from this. There was so much evidence pointing to him that there was no way he could deny anything he had done. According to the DA he is looking at 9-12 years in prison, I nearly fell off my chair when Officer Jenkins told me. It didn't fill me with comfort which I think it was supposed to. I read somewhere that if prisoners are well behaved and do everything that is asked of them they can get early release. What if he gets a 12 year prison sentence but gets out in 6 years? I know if he gets out of prison he will do this again, I have no doubt in my mind about that. I can't believe he is not facing a life sentence after how many lives he ruined! Officer Jenkins told me about one of his victims, he wouldn't name her but she has been admitted into a psychiatric hospital for treatment because of what had been done to her.

It pissed me off that he wasn't going to spend the rest of his life in prison. I had to keep reminding myself what Angel told me last night; he'll probably kill himself within the first year. If I'm honest, I didn't really believe that because that sick bastard is not kind enough to rid this world of him. I think he will do his time and he'll be a good boy in prison and he'll get early release, he'll get out of prison, move somewhere new and do it all again. I don't think Sunnydale is at risk from him because his name and picture has been blasted all over the news and newspapers so he will have to go somewhere else and start again. It makes me feel physically sick knowing he'll be out on the streets again in a few years and he'll destroy more women's lives, I should've killed him last night.

Maybe I could still kill him. I don't want him on the streets ever again and I don't think anyone else does either. He doesn't deserve the chance the rebuild his life, I want him dead and nothing is going to change my mind this time... not even Angel. I will do this alone if I have to but I am not going to give him the chance to do this again. I should have just stuck to my plan last night and I should have killed him when I got the chance. No one would have missed him and I doubt anyone would have cared if he was dead. We don't need people like him on this Planet, he doesn't deserve to live.

There is only one thing I need to think about; do I do this alone or do I ask Angel for his help? Of course it is out of the question to ask the Scooby gang to help. Killing Demons and Vampires is one thing but having them assist in taking a human life is something I can never ask of them. I won't put them in that kind of position and I don't want to get Giles in trouble with the Watchers Council, it seems that they are not his biggest fan anyway. Angel was against me killing him last night so I don't know if I can trust him with my plan to go ahead and kill him, there is nothing stopping him going to Giles and the two of them stopping me.

I know he is still in the hospital getting treatment for the beating I gave him last night so I could probably take him on my own. He would probably have two guards outside his room so I could go through the ventilation system to get to his room, he'll probably be alone and I could kill him quite easily. He'll be handcuffed to the bed most likely so he won't be able to put up much of a struggle and it can be done quick and easy, I can get back out through the ventilation system before someone notices.

My biggest issue is that I am going to need an alibi. If I want to keep The Scooby's clear of this I can't ask them so the only other person I can ask is Angel, I would need him to be my alibi and say we were at my place all night and keep me clear of a murder investigation. Although I'm not going to tell Giles and the others about it, I'm sure they will suspect it was me so I will need Angel to help me convince them of my innocence as well, which I know won't be easy and I doubt they will ever buy that it was someone else but I am going to do my best. So, turns out I am going to need Angel for this after all, if I can get him to agree that is.

I walked through my front door and saw my mom sitting in the living room; she sat up when she saw me. I just smiled at her and carried on walking through the house until I came to stop outside the basement door, Angel was awake, he woke up before I went to the police station. I opened the door and went down the steps and saw Angel sitting on the chair reading a book... again.

"Hey," I said softly.

"How did it go?" He asked as he closed his book.

"Fine," I answered "I told them you were at work, they didn't ask too many questions but you will have to go in later and give them your statement," I told him.

"I can do that," He replied "So what did they say?" He asked.

"He is still in hospital getting treatment for his injuries but he'll probably be moved to the jail in a couple of days. He is definitely going to prison because there is so much evidence and so many witnesses for him to argue it wasn't him. The DA has apparently told the police that he is looking at a nine to twelve year sentence... however he could get released early on good behaviour. So to summarise, he'll be going to prison but he'll be out in a few years to do this all again," I explained "Unless I do something," I added.

"Buffy-"

"Just listen," I pleaded and Angel nodded "Me and you both know that he can't be allowed to do this again. I know you said he'll probably kill himself within the first year but I don't think he will, he isn't that kind to society. He'll do his time quietly and keep his head down then he'll be out, move to another town and do this again. He will find new victims and he will destroy more lives and I can't live with myself if I let that happen so I've got a plan which will ensure all his victims get justice and keeps future victims safe," I finished.

"Tell me the plan," Angel said.

"I go through the hospital ventilation system, find his room, drop down and kill him. The guards will probably be stationed outside so I won't have any interference in the room and he'll most likely be cuffed to the bed to stop him going anywhere. I can get in, kill him and get out before anyone notices a thing," I told him "I need you to be my alibi. Everyone will point the finger at me after what I did to him last night. Giles, Willow and Xander are going to think it was me but I don't want them involved in this... I don't want anything blowing up in their faces," I added.

"Are you sure about this?" He asked "Taking a human life-"

"He deserves it," I stated cutting him off "One of his victims is on a psychiatric hospital because of what he did to her. He has ruined enough lives and I'm not going to let him destroy anymore," I told him sternly.

"Ok... I'll help you but I want to be there with you," He said.

"Fine." I nodded in agreement with him and Angel gave me a small smile.

We had everything covered. Angel and I said goodnight to my mom and waited for her to go the bed, she came in to check on us before she went to sleep and saw us there. Once we were sure she was asleep we left via my bedroom window and we made our way to the hospital on foot avoiding cameras by walking through the park and side streets, it wasn't long until we got to the hospital. Angel had done his homework and got the blue prints of the hospital and found out where they were most likely keeping him. It wasn't on the main hospital floor because there were too many people the police outside his door would draw too much attention. We figured he would be on the third floor at the end of the corridor on the right, it was quiet, secluded and was easy to get in and out of.

The news that the serial rapist of Sunnydale was caught was put in the press but there was nothing about him being in hospital so it has been kept quiet, which is fine with me, the less people know the better. Angel guessed that the police would be stationed outside the door but they may not be in uniform to avoid suspicion, they will still be armed so we cannot get caught. I wondered on how many police officers would be on his security detail but Angel guessed it would just be a two, the less fuss the better for everyone and seeing how he was probably handcuffed to the bed to stop him going anywhere they wouldn't need any more than two of them.

Crawling through these damn vents was not easy but I must be having an easier time of it than Angel. He was larger than me and the space was small, if we made a wrong turn somewhere it was going to be difficult for us to get out. I told him I would come in alone and he could wait outside for me but he told me he would come with me. I had the plans in front of me and if I have followed these correctly then he should be straight ahead of us.

"We're close," I whispered to Angel.

"Find the right room and then we'll drop in quietly. We don't want to alert the police." He whispered back.

I saw the light coming up from three different rooms ahead of me; one of these has to be his. If not then I have no idea where else they would keep him in this hospital. We approached the first room and I peeked through the vent but it was a woman in the bed with a large bandage around her head and her leg up in a cast. I carried on crawling until I reached the second room and I peeked through the vent and there he was.

We were right, he was handcuffed to the bed and there was no one else in the room with him.

"This is it," I whispered to Angel so quietly I wasn't even sure if he heard me.

"Do it." He whispered back.

I peeked through the vent again and saw that he was fast asleep. I grabbed the screwdriver out of my pocket and stated undoing the vent for us to get out. I was as quiet as I can and I kept an eye on him to make sure he didn't wake up and alert someone to us being here.

I got the vent off and placed it quietly in front of me and started making my way through it. I landed on the floor with a small thud as my feet hit the ground and I stood still, he didn't wake up and the guards didn't hear. I indicated for Angel to come down and he followed, he was a little louder but he still didn't want up and no one outside heard him. I spotted his alarm next to his hand meaning he could call for someone if needed so I removed it and placed it out of reach.

I slapped him awake, hard. He opened his eyes and looked at me with a face full of horror and fear. Good. He spotted Angel and opened his mouth but Angel covered his mouth with a rag that was sitting on the bedside table, he stuffed it in his mouth and held it there so he couldn't spit it out.

"Shut up," I ordered quietly "I told you that the last face you were going to see before you died was mine and I intend to keep that promise. You are not going to be able to hurt anyone else ever again. You picked the wrong person to be your victim when you chose me, you didn't destroy my life," I told him.

He was trying to mumble something but I wasn't in the mood to hear what he had to say. He never said anything good or decent so I'm happy to ignore him. I nodded at Angel who got a large bag of drugs out of his pocket and handed them to me. These were the same drugs my drink was spiked with; I am going to give him a couple. Not enough to kill him but enough to keep him quiet and keep him awake because I want him to know what is happening to him. I want him to feel the same fear that me and all of his other victims felt when he did what he did. I want him to know how it feels to be that powerless and helpless. By the time I'm done he will be begging me to kill him just to put him out of his misery.

I was finally going to get my closure.

"I'm here," Angel told me.

"Thank you." I replied.

I slipped the drug into his IV bag and watched as it made its way down the tube and into his system.

Ok... I am going to leave it there and I am going to let your imaginations run wild with the different ways you think Buffy is going to torture and then finally murder her attacker. I thought it might be more fun this way, there will be certain things I'm going to mention in the next chapter but the majority of it is down to you! I would love to hear what you think Buffy and Angel done to him.

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