Promises
Chapter Twenty
As Buffy woke a smile crept across her lips which faded quickly when she realised that Spike wasn't lying next to her. This had become a bit of a pattern with him and she didn't like it. She turned to the other side of the bed just to be sure that he wasn't there, when she saw a piece of paper on the pillow. She unfolded it and read it
'My sweet beautiful Slayer,
You were like the sun who brought light
Into my cold, dark, and lifeless night.
You made me realize that no matter what I do,
My life will always revolve around you.
Just when I thought that darkness was all around,
You showed me your light and picked me up off the ground.
In your arms, love and care is what I found.
With you, peace and ease surrounds.
We are like the sun and the moon.
Far in every way, but I wish to see you soon.
We are miles and miles apart,
But never forget we are always connected in our heart.
I promise to return to you,
All my love,
William'
A tear slipped down Buffy's cheek, although he promised he would be back she didn't want to be without him. Since she got back from heaven she'd been with him almost every day, she didn't know how she would cope without him.
She wiped away her tears and placed the note on her bedside table. It was day one without him, but she couldn't wallow she had a job to do.
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The dining table was covered with the papers and books from the Geek lair, plus Willow's computer.
"We were able to decipher pretty much everything except these" Willow told them holding up a set of papers with weird symbols
"It isn't written in any ancient language we could identify" said Tara
Anya had forced Xander to the Scooby meeting citing that he was still part of the group regardless of his feelings about Spike.
Xander took a look at the papers and chuckled "It's Klingon. They're love poems" he caught himself, embarrassed "Which has nothing to do with the insidious scheme you're about to describe"
"What do you got for me that doesn't rhyme?" asked Buffy
"Um, this" said Tara holding up a CD
"It was filled with encoded blueprints and schematics" Willow told her handing Buffy a pile of papers
"To what?" Buffy asked
"Um, banks, armored car routes, corporate vaults ... This is big" Tara told her
"They're looking to score some serious dinero. We don't think they're planning just one job" said Willow
"Looks like spree, I've always enjoyed a spree" said Anya
"I, I can't cover all of these at once" said Buffy looking through the papers
"You don't have to. We think there's one they may hit tonight" said Willow showing her the laptop screen.
"It's time sensitive" said Tara
"Okay, I'll get ready and go" said Buffy standing up and leaving
Tara followed her "Buffy…" she called after her
Buffy turned to face her
"Are you okay?" Tara asked
"I'm fine" Buffy lied
"Spike told me about Africa…" said Tara "He's gone hasn't he"
Tears formed in Buffy's eyes "Yes… he says it's for us, for me but…"
"He didn't tell you what he's doing did he?" Tara asked
"Not so much…" Buffy sighed
"He's going on a quest to get his soul back" Tara said softly
"He's what?!"
"I thought he would've told you before he left, I'm sorry" said Tara
"It's okay…" Buffy looked up exasperated "Stupid vampire"
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The amusement park had shut down for the night. Two guards were standing beside an armoured truck, they were approached by another two men, one wearing a security uniform and the other wearing a dark suit. They checked their clipboard and the security guard put two bags into the back of the truck.
"All right, that's the last one" the park security guard told them
The armoured guard took the clipboard from the guy in the suit, and signed it. The second guard is closed the truck.
"Quite a haul, huh?" said the armoured guard
"Always the biggest day of the year" said the man in a suit "Don't lose any"
"Yeah" said the armoured guard
The man in the suit took the clipboard and walked away
The first armoured guard got into the cab of the truck and put on his seatbelt
"Wanna grab a bite after? I think Ruby's is still open" the second guard asked as he put his foot on the gas pedal, but nothing happened.
Warren appeared at the back of the truck, lifting the rear corner of the truck off the ground.
"What the hell?" The guard asked puzzled
In the cab, the guards slid toward the side of the truck as Warren tilts it further.
"There's something back there!" The guard yelled
Warren continued lifting.
"Man, I can't wait to get my hands on his orbs" Andrew grinned standing next to Jonathan
Warren shoved the truck over onto its side.
"Yeah, I'm sure he'll be giving 'em up any second now" Jonathan said rolling his eyes
Warren ripped the rear door off the truck.
"Hey" Buffy yelled appearing on the top of the overturned truck "Is this your bank? 'Cause if not, there's gonna be a fee for that"
She started to leap down at Warren. He reacted quickly putting up his arms and caught her as she fell toward him. He threw her backward over his head. She landed on the ground several yards away, and got up again.
"I was wondering when Super Bitch would show up" he said, striding towards her
"You really got a problem with strong women, don't you?" She spat at him
"Nothing I can't handle" he grinned
Buffy ducked his first swing, the second caught her in the face. Warren blocked her punch, holding her arm and hit her with his other hand. They exchanged a few blows and Buffy goes down.
"You seem a little off. This a bad day?" asked Warren
Buffy got to her feet "It's getting better"
She landed several strong kicks in a row, grabbing Warren and flipped over him, kicked him from behind. He went down and immediately rolled back to his feet.
Buffy grabbed the large metal door that Warren ripped off the truck, and hit him with it. He stumbled into the stone gate, hard. Bits of plaster dust fell on his head.
"That all you got?" He taunted
He looked up a moment too late as the stone gate collapsed, a pile of stone and rubble fell right on Warren's head, engulfing him.
"No!" Andrew screamed
Jonathan stared in dismay. Buffy looked over at the other two geeks.
"There's two ways this can end. And right now? I'm thinking they're both gonna hurt" said Buffy
Andrew suddenly started to smile "I think you're right"
Buffy turned around to see Warren emerging from the rubble.
"What's the matter baby? You never fight a real man before?" asked Warren
A/N: Poem used Sun and Moon by Del Kayler