A/N: I forgot to do this in the first chapter
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Spike took his time getting back to the mansion, he wasn't particularly excited to spend time with his family. More important than that though, he had to figure out a way to get Buffy out of there. Going in and unlocking her chains right in front of everyone obviously wouldn't work, so he has to figure out a way to get everyone out of the room. Spike isn't one for plans, when he comes up with one he usually gets bored and just tries to smash and bash his way into getting what he wants. That won't work this time. He could take Dru, he's had to, many times before. She would do something dangerous when she was having one of her fits and Spike would have to strong-arm her into getting somewhere safe.
He also knows he can best Angelus; Spike is much stronger than he was back when he was nothing but a fledgling. He has spent the last hundred years learning to fight different styles and practicing those styles on the biggest enemies he could find. Angel was crying in the sewers feeling bad about himself. He could probably take the new Slayer too, she hasn't clocked enough field time to be able to beat him. The problem comes in when he has to fight all of them together. The slayer obviously won't be any help right now.
So no, fists and fangs just aren't going to do it. Spike has to think of a way to get them out of there, or in another room at least. Maybe he should find her watcher and have her troops come to storm the place and take her back. No, they might fail and then she'd be stuck right where she is, and all her friends would be dead when he does get her out.
Well, they are going to have to feed, so maybe then? No, because the new slayer probably won't want to go watch her new bedmates murder innocent humans. She might be playing the dark slayer now, but he doubts that'll last forever. Spike could just fight her though, he could take her with no problem. Get his third Slayer in too. No, he doesn't really want to do that, she's not ready for a fight with him yet. Maybe in a few years.
Spike doesn't fight and kill slayers because he hates them, quite the opposite actually. He respects them and he fears them, as he rightly should. There aren't many things that challenge Spike when it comes to fighting, and slayers is at the top of the list. Not just any slayer though, they have to have the right stuff to be worth a fight to the death. Contrary to popular belief, Spike could have a lot more than two slayers to his name. He's seen and studied 6 others and none of them had the same fire that Nikki and Xin Rong had. The same fire that Buffy has too, Faith just doesn't have it. She could though, she just needs time for that fire to grow brighter.
'Plus, Buffy probably wouldn't like me killing another one of her sisters, even if she is part of the duo that tortured her. Wait, I don't give a fuck what she thinks or wants, I'm just saving her so I can kill her myself. Right, keep telling yourself that, mate.' Spike thought.
So no, he should probably think of another way to get Buffy out of there. He could probably try to get them to shag in another room, one with a bed maybe. He won't need long to get her out of there, maybe ten minutes. Yeah, that's what he'll do. With a plan, he walks to the mansion with purpose.
When he gets there, the group is still exactly where he left them. Except now, they're all naked and entangled with each other, they're also sleeping too. Spike knows he wouldn't be able to get the slayer out of there without waking anyone up though. He has to be smart about this, if he isn't he'll end up dead and where will that leave Buffy? When did he stop thinking of her as the slayer, and start thinking of her as Buffy? Spike shakes his head, it's no time to think about that right now.
He keeps his eyes and ears on the vampires and the sleeping slayer, making sure they stay asleep as he makes his way over to Buffy. He surveys the damage they did to her. Her ribs are bruised, he's sure at least one of them is broken, probably more. Her leg doesn't look much better either. There are ugly cuts on her body too, they might scar. Hopefully, the slayer healing will help with that though, she doesn't deserve scars on her flesh to see every day. She'll have scars on her soul for the rest of her life, Spike knew well enough what being tortured by Angelus did to a person, having lived through it a time or two himself. He's seen it done to others many more times on top of that.
Spike shook his head, now wasn't the time to think about that either. He pushes her dirty hair out of her eyes and looks at her face, her eye is swollen too. He wishes he could take her now, hopefully when night falls he'll be able to get her safe. He decides he'll do whatever he has to, to keep their attention off of her, she doesn't deserve any more pain.
"Don't worry luv, I'll get you out of here." He whispers. Her eyes blink wearily open and when she speaks her voice is hoarse.
"Sp-Spike?"
"Yeah kitten, it's me. Don't worry, I'll get you out of here. I have to get them out of the room first. They'll wake up if I do it now, and I can't take all of them at once." She doesn't speak, she just nods her head. Since Spike has kept his attention on the sleeping vampires and slayer, he hears them start to move around.
"They're waking up, act like you're sleeping. I'll try to keep their attention away from you." Spike says and she closes her eyes.
Spike notices she's not faking, she fell back to sleep and he's happy for that. Hopefully, she'll be able to sleep the rest of the day. He steps back and just in time, because Angelus sits up.
"Enjoying my handiwork Willie me boy?"
"Yeah, some of your best work yet." Spike wishes that weren't true and he hopes Angelus hasn't also been working on his mental and emotional torture too. Spike turns around and looks at Angelus, no time like the present to start taking his attention off of her. "So what's the plan? I'd be right chuffed to cause some mayhem today. As long as you're not planning to end the world again. Your plan was pretty daft if you ask me, we live in the world you were trying to end. All our food does too."
Angelus' eyes flash gold, but his face doesn't change. Spike obviously pissed him off with that comment. Reminding him that Spike double-crossed him the last time they were together probably wasn't the best idea, Spike thinks. After a second, Angelus decides to let it go, the whole family is back together, and the chaos they can wreak together is worth dealing with the annoying pest called Spike.
"Oh, we would have been fine, I wasn't suicidal. Earth would have been brought to Acathla's hell dimension, it would have been crazy. Many humans and demons alike would have died, but we would have been fine," Angelus says with a laugh. Spike swears he sees some insanity in his eyes, but it's gone before he can know for sure.
"Right, well, I like the world just as it is. So I'm not sorry I stopped you. Do you have anything fun planned or not? You know me, I need a spot o' violence before bed."
"Oh, I have something in the works, don't you worry. But not right now, I'm gonna get some more sleep before night comes." Angelus says before he turns to walk back to the girls.
"Oi peaches, what are you doing? We're not cavemen, we're in a mansion. Why are you sleeping on the floor? I'll take Dru and you take the slayer and put them on a bed. My black goddess deserves better than that."
"Don't kid yourself, William. She's not your anything, she's mine. But I suppose you're right, let's move them. Dru is sleeping with me now, she won't need your bed again until I'm done with her." Angelus sneers.
Spike vamps out, he knows he's done with Dru, but he still loves her. She doesn't deserve to be treated like that, she deserves to be treated like the princess she is. Angelus vamps out too and growls aggressively.
"Don't treat her that way. She lives for you! All she wants is for her 'Daddy' to love her. You turned her into the nutter she is, and you don't even have the decency to take care of the mess you made! You just fuck with her head until you're bored and then give her back to me to take care of!"
"Of course, that's why you were made. That's all you're good for. Wanna have a go, Willie? I could use a good brawl." Angelus sneers again. Spike was ready and willing to go a few rounds with Angelus, but at the last second, he sees Buffy out of the corner of his eye. She's more important than fighting with Angelus right now. He takes a deep breath to calm himself down, once he does he goes back to his more human-looking face and starts walking toward Dru.
"Let's just get them to bed. I need to catch some kip myself. Which room is yours?"
He bends down and picks up Drusilla softly–he didn't want to wake her–and looks at her face. She's so beautiful when she's sleeping. It's the only time she gets a rest from being inside her own head. She once told him her dreams are always nice and peaceful, and she's happy there. When Angelus leads him to his room Spike puts her down on the bed and bends down to kiss her forehead, knowing that this is the end of them. Angelus gets in bed between them and lays down himself.
"I'll tell you the plan when we wake up. You'll definitely get the chaos you're craving."
"Right, see you tonight." When he leaves the room, he stops and takes a deep breath.
'Alright mate, you can do this. You've always been a rebel, so going against your family to save the slayer isn't too crazy. It's time to get her out of here.'
