Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Escape – Chapter 10

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Angel woke a little while later, smiling slightly as he saw Buffy still curled up at his side, her head snuggled into his chest. Sliding of the couch, he gently placed her head on the pillow and covered her with the blanket, making sure she was comfortable before walking into his room and pulling on a clean set of clothes.

Walking back into his sitting area, Angel grinned as he watched Buffy roll over in her sleep. Shaking his head, Angel walked forwards towards her, ran his hand down her cheek and then left, walking down the mansion steps as quickly as he could.

Reaching the bottom, he looked back at the mansion for a moment before swiftly walking away in the direction of an old abandoned warehouse; one Angel had hoped he would never have to visit again.

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Keenan looked up as the dark haired man entered his domain as he liked to think of it. He had a long coat and looked like he could be a posh businessman or undercover copper.

As the man approached him, Keenan could have sworn he had seen him somewhere before. He looked calm but underneath the mask, Keenan could tell he was a man not to be messed with.

Standing up, Keenan smiled at the man warmly.

"You alright mate? Want to buy something?"

"No, I wanted to talk with you actually."

Frowning, Keenan led him outside, just outside the doorway so he could warn the others if he really did turn out to be a copper.

"Have we met before?"

"Once, a time I want to forget. I am going to tell you this once and you are going to listen. Keep away from Buffy, with Shana's death, she is feeling fragile and I'm not going to let you do what you did last time, you nearly ruined Buffy's life."

Keenan finally put a name to the face.

"Oh so you must be Angel right. Does Buffy know who killed Shana? Because I'm sure she would be desperate for that information and I know."

"We already have a good idea as do the police"

"By the time they reach him, he's dead"

"Why does Shana's death mean anything to you?"

"Shana is part of my crew, nobody touches my crew, let alone shove a knife in there side."

"You make me feel sick, one day, you will stop running from your problems and look back on the people you have had killed and you will hang your head in shame."

Keenan laughed, this guy was such a lecturer.

"Goodbye mate, oh and give Buffy a kiss for me, or you could leave it because I will be seeing her very soon"

Before Keenan had even had time to move more than a couple of centimetres, he was held by his neck in the air. Looking into the face, inches from his, Keenan had never been more afraid. Angel's face had transformed from the handsome man to a monster. His teeth and eyes were like an animal and he looked like he was going to kill him.

"You come near Buffy or ever try and hurt her and I'll teach you to be afraid. Am I understood?"

Keenan looked into the yellow eyes and found no mercy in them.

"Fine, I'll keep away from her but if she comes looking for me, I am not to blame."

Snarling once more, Angel lifted him higher, before throwing him half way across the field. Smacking his head on a rock, Keenan's vision went black; the last thing he could see was Angel walking away.

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Buffy woke to find she was alone. She must have fallen asleep but where had Angel gone? Her head was killing her, a painful throb behind her eyes which made her vision blur

Struggling to stand, she shakily pulled on her jacket. She had to find Angel, stumbling woozily down the steps of the mansion was torture, the whole way she felt as though she was going to collapse, she felt so cold, her body didn't seem to want to move.

Reaching the bottom, she shook her head, trying to clear the blur in her vision but that only increased the throbbing in her head.

Sitting down on the pavement, she let out a moan of pain before lying down on the floor, making her shiver even more but making the world spin less.

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Angel walked away from Keenan and thought about what he had said. If Keenan knew Shana's killer, would Buffy abandon him, if it meant she could get justice for her.

Shaking his head, he knew Buffy more than anyone; she loved him and would never do what she had done again. She would keep away from Keenan; she knew what he was capable of.

Walking into the drive of the mansion, he froze momentarily in horror before running towards were Buffy lay on the pavement, barely moving.

"What happened?"

His hands ran over her body trying to find a physical injury that would have her in this position.

"You're shivering"

"I'm cold" she managed to stutter between her trembling lips.

"You can't be cold, Buffy, you're burning up."

Pulling her into his arms, he carried her back inside, and gently laid her on the couch.

She looked like she was developing flu but Angel couldn't be sure until Giles had taken a look at her. Even with the blanket, she shook violently. Climbing under the blanket with her, he held her in his arms and smiled slightly when she stopped shaking and pressed herself closer to him.

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Keenan opened his eyes, the morning light shone strongly, making it difficult to see. Standing unsteadily to his feet, he put his hand on the back of his head were he had smacked it into a rock and pulled his hand back as a sharp pain made him gasp, a jagged cut at the back of his head was the source, the blood had dried in his hair as he had laid on the ground unconscious.

Keenan walked back to the warehouse, stumbling slightly in the rocky terrain.

His friends had all left, probably thought he had walked off with Angel. Thinking about what he had seen, the monster that had threatened him. He wouldn't mention this to anyone, most would say he had been on drugs or that he had hit his head to hard but some might think he had gone mad and get him locked up in the Looney bin.

Keenan hated worrying about things; it had always made him feel as though he couldn't do anything, without thinking what could happen. He was going to make Angel pay and the best way to do that was Buffy. He had 3 options.

Option one, Rape Buffy.

Option two; Murder her in the most painful way possible.

Option three, destroy Angel completely and do both