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Authors Note: Thanks again for the great reviews, keep them a coming, I love it! So to reviewers who were wondering why there wasn't much smut between Angelus and Buffy is that that's how I would picture Angelus to be...short and sweet. Remember he has no soul and wouldn't show much affection or want to show Buffy that he was enjoying himself.
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Chapter 6
"Has anyone seen Cordelia or Connor?" Fred asked as she entered the lobby from the stairs.
Wesley and Gunn both looked up at the brunette, whilst Willow remained buried in her spell books.
"No, I haven't seen them since...well I can't really remember" Gunn said
Fred made her way towards them "I searched every room and no sign of them. Don't you think that's strange...?"
Gunn shrugged "Nope"
"They do seem to be spending a lot of time together" Wesley said
"Like romantically together" Fred suggested
"Perhaps" Wesley agreed
"And I thought that Cordy and Angel were going to get together..." Fred began
"Pssshhh like that's going to happen" Angelus laughed as he and Buffy entered the lobby
Willow looked up from her books and tuned into the conversation.
Buffy tried hard not to feel hurt after hearing the brunette's revelation on Cordelia and Angel. She couldn't help but wonder what had been happening before she arrived. "Where ready"
"You found out about the beast?" Wesley asked in surprise
Buffy nodded "I did"
"So what's the plan" Fred asked
Angelus walked over to the weapons cabinet as Fred spoke and brought out a long sword with a golden and red handle "I can't believe he had it with him all this time...idiot" Angelus said to himself only Buffy over heard him.
"We have the weapon to destroy the beast" Buffy spoke "Angelus and I will go to him and kill him"
"You know where he is?" Willow asked
"I do" Angelus piped playing with the long sword
"The prophecy?" Wesley added
Angelus signed "The blood of the three will run as one...the chosen three...yadda yadda" Angelus waved the sword he held around "All I need is this Giles..."
Wesley pulled Buffy aside "Do you think it is wise for you to trust him?"
Buffy looked towards her ex watcher and whispered "We have no choice"
"Angel wouldn't want you to put yourself in danger for this"
"He won't hurt me" Buffy said confidently
"He's a demon Buffy! You can't predict what he may or might do"
Buffy shook her head "Just be ready with the spell to reverse the spell and bring Angel back"
"You don't want us there with you" Wesley asked the already answered question
Buffy shook her head "Angel wouldn't want me to put his team in danger
The ex watcher noticed the utter guilt written on the young slayer's face ever since they had entered the lobby "Buffy, did something happen..."
Buffy cut him off "Willow will know when it's time to return Angel"
"Buffy..."
Buffy didn't let him finish "Angelus let's go"
Buffy and Angelus both made their way to the underground exit, Angelus pulled the door open "After you lover"
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"Where are we going?" Connor asked as he followed Cordelia who was rushing down a dark corridor
"We need some place safe" she answered
"Safe? From what"
"Angelus and Buffy, they know"
Connor followed confused "Know what?"
Cordelia spun around "About our child
"Our...what?"
Cordelia then pulled her top up from her stomach to show the bulging stomach "Our child"
Connor looked at her huge stomach in awe "But we...we...only ac couple of nights ago...how"
"The powers that be, fate, destiny, I don't know. All I know is that we have to protect this child and for that to happen we need to get to someplace safe..."
"But you're huge!" Connor gasped
"Do you want to help me or not?" Cordelia said frustrated
Connor looked at her a moment "Ok"
"Let's go"
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"So where is this place?" Buffy asked as she followed Angelus through all sorts of dark alleys and streets.
"Not far..." Angelus shrugged
"And you know about this place because...?"
"The beast and I killed a whole lot of people there...back in the old days"
"How memorable" Buffy said sarcastically
"Good times" Angelus smirked
"God..." Buffy mumbled and continued behind Angelus
"Where here" Angelus said as they stopped in front of a darkened building in the street
"I thought you actually had class...this place doesn't just look disgusting but I bet it smells disgusting too" Buffy criticised
"Never judge the outside before you see the inside lover" Angelus said as they crept through the front door.
Buffy noted the lush red carpets and variety of painting layered on the expensive wall paper "Classy place from the inside"
"Told you"
Buffy rolled her eyes "Are you getting anything?"
"Any what?"
"The Beast, do you sense him?" Buffy asked annoyed
"I'm right here"
Buffy turned in time to catch a hard punch in the face from the Beast causing her to fall backwards a few metres.
The Beast watched as the slayer flew away from them before turning to Angelus "Angelus I see that you have chosen the wrong side"
"Yeah well I never really liked you anyway" Angelus shrugged before sending a hard punch to the Beasts chest "Ouch! I forgot that you were a pansy ass and have to wear all that armour"
The Beast roared and went to attack the Angelus again kicking him in the gut and throwing him backwards into the wall.
Buffy moved in to attack him from behind bringing up her battle axe to stab him in the back. The axe simply clang on his metal armour, barely making a dent.
She regretted the moved immediately when the Beast grabbed the axe from her and hit her in the ribs with the back of the axe, sending her flying.
Angelus pulled himself up off the floor and made another attempt at taking the Beast down a few pegs. He failed miserably as he was thrown back once again he noticed Wesley, Gunn, Willow and Fred making their way into the building "Oh look the cavalry's here" Angelus mumbled as he pulled himself up off the ground.
Fred and Willow set up in an unseen corner with a few books and magical items, while Gunn and Wesley attempted to assist the two warriors.
Watching as Wesley, Gunn and Angelus were all thrown back once again from the Beast, Buffy took her chance running by the enchanted sword and picking it up before moving to towards the beast once again and stabbing him through his lower back.
The Beast move too quickly and spun to catch Buffy by the throat, lifting her up off the ground.
Buffy choked for air as the Beast's grip crushed her neck. She barely noticed him pull the sword from his back and plunge it into her abdomen.
Angelus turned quickly in time to see Buffy being embedded on his sword by the Beast as he held her in a choke hold.
Buffy yelled out in pain and made another attempt to pull his hands away from her neck.
"Hey Beastie" Angelus said as he knocked the beast over the head with a metal chair causing him to drop Buffy from his grip and stumble back.
Angelus took this opportunity to grab Buffy from the ground and made his way out of the main room and down a hallway.
Gunn and Wesley having seen the exchange began another set of attacks on the Beast.
Angelus came to a halt and put Buffy gently onto the ground. She leant back onto the wall and winced in pain.
Angelus looked at his sword still imbedded in her "We need to get that out"
Buffy nodded knowingly
Angelus pulled it out slowly and couldn't help but become aroused at the strong smell of her blood as it began to leak from the wound.
He tore at her jacket and pushed the loose material onto the wound.
Buffy groaned "Why are you helping me?"
"Because you're not his to kill" Angelus replied
Buffy looked at him confused "I thought you didn't want to kill me?"
"Yeah well, Angel would defiantly try harder to get rid of me if I ever touched you"
"Right" Buffy breathed as she pressed on the wound with the made up gauze.
Angelus noted her shaking hands as she pressed the gauze against her wound "You're the one person I want to kill the most in this entire world..."
Buffy winced again as she leant back on the wall in pain "Is that meant to be a complement?"
"If you want it to be" Angelus smiled at her as he watched his slayer squirming in pain "I need to get back out there" He went to stand up
Buffy made an attempt to grab his hand "Wait..."
Angelus paused and looked down at her.
"Why...why don't you love me?" Buffy stuttered
Angelus took an unneeded breath before kneeling in front of her "Because you're Buffy. You're sweet and innocent. You care about others and you wouldn't take a second thought in dying to save someone else's life. I think your hot as hell and I want you...there's really no question about that. But your just to pure...for me" It was then Angelus stopped thinking back to Wesley prophecy spoken words.
Buffy noticed "What?"
Angelus looked at her "Your the third...I should have known...Angel should have known" Angelus rambled
"What are you talking about?"
Angelus stayed silent "The blood of the three will run as one" Angelus thought about the words again
Angelus moved closer to Buffy "I know why they needed me to fight this fight" Angelus said
Buffy looked at him in confusion "What...?" her voice breaking
Angelus lent into her ear "Because Angel could never do this"
Buffy gasped as she felt Angelus's sunk his fangs into her neck and begin to drain her.
Angelus gripped her shoulders as he sank deeper lapping up all the blood he could.
Buffy could see the hall around her spinning her body getting weaker by the second.
Angelus stopped and pulled away from her licking the wound over before he did.
Buffy leant heavily against the wall as Angelus came back into her view "Connor..." she barely mumbled
"His blood already runs in my veins" Angelus lifted the enchanted sword from the ground and stood up "It's time to bag myself a Beast"
He gave the Buffy one last peck on the lips before stepping back from her barely conscious body and exiting the hallway.
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You know what to do.