Chapter 13

“Watcher, I think something’s wrong with Buffy.”

Giles glanced up the second Spike barged into the house, motioning to the young woman sitting in his living room. “Yes, I’m aware of that.”

Spike seemed to notice the girl for the first time, not having really met her before, but knowing who she was. “You’re Willow, right?”

She nodded and got back to the point. “I just came over to tell Giles that Buffy kinda disappeared earlier tonight, which I guess is the same reason you’re here.”

He nodded as well. “She was supposed to be at my crypt over an hour ago, but never showed. What happened?”

Willow took a deep breath. “Buffy went to get a drink, the next thing I noticed was her leaving with some guy. The whole thing seemed a little weird. Buffy wouldn’t have just left without telling me, so I assumed he must have been a vampire and she went outside to slay him, but she never came back.”

Spike rubbed the back of his neck. “What did this possible vampire look like?”

Willow thought about it. “I didn’t get a very good look. He was tall, dark hair, wearing a black jacket, and had this wicked grin on his face like a guy who was about to get lucky or something.”

“Big forehead?” he wondered.

Willow shrugged, confused by the question. “I guess you could say it looked a little bigger than your average forehead.”

Spike silently cursed, clenching his fists at his side as he spat the one name that was enough to make even Giles’ eyes widen in alarm. “Angelus.”


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Buffy struggled in Angelus’ arms when her father was revealed to her after sixteen years, revealed as a vampire. She didn’t know what to think or how to feel about that, but just knew she needed to get out of there.

“Let me go!” she yelled, trying to get free.

Angelus chuckled. “I love it when they try to fight me.”

Riley moved over to her. “Let her go, it’s my turn to have some fun.”

Angelus didn’t usually like to take orders, but did as the other vampire said.

As soon as Buffy was free, she ran to the door and was about to throw it open, when her hair was caught in a tight grip. She cried out as she was slammed back into a hard chest, cringing when a tongue licked up her neck.

“My little girl is all grown up now. It’s enough to bring a tear to my eye,” Riley mocked, placing his hands over her breasts and giving them a squeeze.

Buffy felt like she would throw up at any second, but shut her eyes as she felt his cold hands slip under her shirt. “Please, just let me go,” she pleaded, the fight seeming to have left her.

“Now, what would be the fun in that? We’re going to be together forever, Buffy. We have a lot of years to make up for, once I make you like me. I promise you’ll learn to love it. There is nothing better than knowing you’re going to be alive for all eternity, there’s no one else I would want to share that with,” he whispered, caressing her cheek.

Buffy shuddered at his touch.

“This is all very sweet, but can you take her in the back so I don’t have to witness it? The idea of you feeling up your daughter actually doesn’t appeal to me,” Darla commented.

Riley gave her a grin. “Don’t be jealous, babe. You know you’re still my number one.”

Angelus pulled Darla to his side, glaring at the younger vampire. Sometimes he really regretted turning the farm boy.

Drusilla giggled and spun around. “Everything in my head is singing.”

They all rolled their eyes at her antics, even though they should be used to her behavior by now.

“This is all very enlightening, but I have a prior engagement. Don’t wait up,” Riley explained, pulling Buffy over to the back room.

She seemed to snap out of her daze and stepped hard on his foot, punching him in the jaw once he was distracted.

Riley yelled out and released her, holding his face in the process.

Buffy ran away from him, stopping when Drusilla was suddenly standing in front of her.

“Be in me, deary.”

She got caught in her gaze, not able to turn away.

The door to the mansion suddenly burst open.

“Buffy, don’t look into her eyes!”

The confused girl shook her head once the familiar voice invaded her mind, looking up to see that Spike was there. Buffy had never been so relieved to see anyone in her life.

Drusilla glared at the intruder. “My William has come for his sunshine.” She grabbed Buffy and quickly pulled out a dagger, holding it against her neck. “The sunshine would be lovelier if she was bleeding.”

Spike held his hands up, showing that he had no weapons. “Let her go, Dru. This is between us, leave her out of it.”

She cackled madly. “Bad dog, she’ll burn you. Come back to the darkness, my prince. You don’t want to get burned by the light.”

He shook his head. “You really are a bloody nut, you know that? It’s a shame it had to end this way, but you leave me with no choice.”

The mansion was soon invaded by crossbow bolts flying through the air, along with a torch that took the place up in flames.

The vampires yelled and tried to get out before they were caught on fire, a few of the arrows got them, but so far none managed to pierce their hearts.

Giles, Willow, and Xander then ran into the room, standing by Spike.

“I’ve never seen anyone run that fast,” Willow stated.

Spike ignored her, noticing that Buffy was missing.


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Riley yanked Buffy through the cemetery, feeling that the sun was about to rise. He didn’t even care about the whereabouts of his vampire family, only wanting to get her out of there. He pulled her over to a mausoleum, slamming her against it.

“I really hate when my plans get interrupted, I guess now I’ll have to rush everything. You want to know why I left your mother? Because she finally told me about having a relationship with that vampire, I was too disgusted to want anything else to do with her. I took one look at you asleep in your crib, and I walked away for the last time. It wasn’t long after that when I came across Angelus and the others, realizing that being a vampire isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I’ve been watching you for years now, waiting until you were old enough. I was going to wait until you were eighteen, but I got a bit impatient. Now, we’ll finally get to be together again. I regretted leaving you, even though it was the right thing at the time. I’ll never leave you again.”

She shook her head, trying to keep the tears out of her voice. “You’re dead, we’ll never be together. Don’t you see that? I’ve hated you for as long as I can remember, knowing that you left us. And now to find out that you left us for this? I don’t want anything to do with you.”

Riley grinned evilly. “I wasn’t giving you a choice.” He ran his hands over her body. “I forgot to tell you how fucking hot you are. Daddy’s a horny bastard, baby. I’m going to fuck you raw, then turn you.” Riley lowered his head to her neck, spreading kisses up and down the smooth skin, inhaling her sweet scent. He was about to sink his fangs into her throat, when a sharp pain stabbed his chest. He looked down to notice the stake sticking out, then gazed into her eyes. “I love you,” he whispered, before exploding in a cloud of dust.

Buffy coughed, slipping the stake back into her pocket and laying her head against the mausoleum as she shut her eyes in exhaustion. It was then that she heard someone running over to her, opening her eyes to see the concerned faces of Spike and her friends. She broke down after that, burying her face in her hands as she finally gave in to the tears.

Spike didn’t hesitate as he took her in his arms, running his hands down her back and whispering soothing words to her. “It’s okay now, sweetheart. Everything’s going to be okay, I’ve got you.”

That seemed to make her sob even harder as she clutched him tighter to her, never wanting to let go.

Willow and Xander exchanged looks as they watched their friend cry her heart out.

Giles felt tears of his own, feeling that he failed Elizabeth by not protecting Buffy the way he promised he would.

All of them were left with the same thought after that, where would they go from here?