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Let the Sun Fall Down by TammyDevil666
 
Chapter 8
 
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Chapter 8


Spike knew something was wrong. He stopped by the house about an hour after Buffy left the apartment, but Joyce claimed that she never came home. He went back to the crypt in hopes that she was there, but found no trace of her. He did sense someone else, and it was a little too familiar for his liking. Spike should have known better than to ignore his instincts before.

“Who’s there?” he asked, even though he knew very well who his visitor was.

“A happy memory, my Spike,” Drusilla stated as she came out of the shadows, trailing a rose down her cheek.

“Not how I remember it, Dru, what the bloody hell are you doing here?”

She giggled. “Bad dog, you mustn’t pretend that you’re not thrilled to see me. That naughty girl will never be enough for you.”

Spike clenched his fists at his side. “What did you do with her?”

“I needed to teach the bad Slayer a lesson, shame on you for bringing her into the family. She doesn’t belong with us.”

“No, you daft bint, she belongs with me. If you’ve done anything to her, I will kill you in very painful ways. Where the fuck is she?”

Drusilla whimpered. “My poor William, you’re so lost, but we will be together again.”

Spike didn’t know what she was talking about, but he didn’t have time to respond as Drusilla struck him with a cattle prod. The last thing he heard was her insane laughter before everything went dark.


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He awoke to find that he was tied to a pillar, a glance around at his surroundings revealed that he was at the mansion that Angelus used to live in. It was a place he never cared to see again. Spike tried to pull at the rope, but it wouldn’t budge. He heard a moaning sound and saw that Buffy was chained up across from him, she was slowly regaining consciousness.

“Buffy, baby, are you all right?”

Once she gained focus, she panicked at the realization that she couldn’t move. “What’s going on?”

“It’s Drusilla; she decided to pay us both a visit. Did she hurt you?”

Buffy shook her head. “Not yet, but I doubt she brought me here to make friends.”

“It’s okay, I’ll get us both out of here,” Spike reassured her, not sure how he intended to do that.

“Good, my children are awake. Welcome to the family, my pet,” Drusilla purred as she caressed Buffy’s cheek, then struck her across the face with her long nails.

“You fucking bitch, don’t you dare touch her!” Spike yelled, it broke his heart to see Buffy in pain and knowing that he could do nothing about it. Because of the claim, her pain quickly became his.

Drusilla glared at him. “Shush, you will have your chance. I wish to play with the girl first.” She pulled out the stake that Buffy had in her pocket, causing the blonde’s eyes to widen. “This weapon has caused my kind nothing but agony, yet you have always gotten enjoyment out of it. The tables have turned now, my sweet.”

Buffy cried out when the stake was impaled in her chest, tears stinging her eyes as she heard the screams of her mate in the background. “We’re claimed now,” she got out through the blood coating her mouth. “If you kill me, you kill him.”

“Yes, that is a problem. No worries, precious, I have no intention of killing you. I just want him to watch as I torture you. He always did love when Angelus would hurt me. Didn’t you, Spike?”

“You really are a crazy bitch. It killed me when Angelus would harm you. I got beat within an inch of my unlife when I tried to stop him that one time, do you remember that? I always tried to stop him. You don’t have to do this, Dru. You left me; I had every right to move on. Please, just let her go. You can do whatever you want to me, I would probably deserve it, but don’t hurt her. I’m begging you,” he pleaded, hating that it had to come to that.

She grinned. “Such pretty words, but the game has only just begun.”

Buffy started to feel herself slip back into unconsciousness when Drusilla pushed the stake further into her chest, only an inch away from her heart. She heard a sudden commotion going on around her, but was too out of it to do anything. Before she knew it, she felt herself being unchained and lowered to the ground, wincing when the stake was yanked from her chest. Buffy sighed in relief when an arm was thrust against her lips; her fangs came forth as she took the sweet blood into her mouth. Sire blood, and once she was finally starting to heal, she saw that Drusilla was being held by Xander and Willow, with Giles aiming a crossbow at her. “What happened?” 

Spike gave her a concerned look, brushing the hair out of her face. “Your mates showed up just in time. How did you know where we were, Rupes?”

“Joyce called me when you never returned after going to look for Buffy; I paid a visit to that Willy bloke and found out that Drusilla was in town. When it was clear she wasn’t at your crypt, I took a guess that she might have come back here.”

Buffy smiled as Spike helped her up, keeping one arm securely around her. “Thank you, it’s a good thing you guys showed up when you did. What are we going to do with her?” Buffy knew what she wanted to do, but had a feeling Spike wouldn’t allow it. No matter how miserable she made him in the past, Drusilla was still his sire.

Spike guided Buffy over to the group, glad when Giles took a hold of her. It seemed her friends were starting to come around. “I’ll handle her.” He moved closer to his former love, shaking his head in disappointment. “You shouldn’t have come back here, Dru.”

She pouted. “It’s not nice to change the rules, you spoil all my fun.”

“Sorry, but this was never a game to me. You don’t leave me with much choice.” He still had the stake clutched in his hand that he pulled out of Buffy and in one swift move, buried the weapon in her heart, watching as she exploded in a cloud of dust. Spike left the mansion then, not bothering to check if anyone was following him. Buffy joined him a moment later; he noticed that her mates were already heading out of the cemetery, leaving them to their privacy.

“You didn’t have to do that. I know how much she meant to you.”

He shook his head, giving her a sad smile. “That’s not an issue anymore; I couldn’t let her walk after what she did to you. It’s for the best.”

Buffy nodded in understanding. “Well, if it helps any, Giles told me that he was wrong about you. I wouldn’t exactly say he gave his blessing for us being together, but it’s a start. Xander and Willow even apologized for their behavior.”

“I guess some good did come out of this. Come on; let’s go tell your mum that we’re still alive.”

Buffy smiled when he put his arm around her, knowing that everything would be okay as long as Spike was by her side.
 
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