Author: Amanda Wyatt
Series Title: Shine
Part Number: #2
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of lord God Joss, Fox, Mutant Enemy and the WB, direct all credit and thax to them!
Rating: PG
RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE!
[Shine (2)]
“So uncle Giles tell the story” Anne and Liam whined.
“Alright it starts 8 years ago” Giles said starting his story.
~~~
“What, not again, I really don’t need to deal with her right now” Buffy said over the phone to her estranged ex-love Angel.
“I know Buffy, but Drucilla never took anyone schedules in to account before, and I really don’t think she is going to start now” Angel replied looking at Buffy’s photo pretending that she was sitting in L.A. next to him.
“True, are you sure that she’s coming here?”
“Spike’s there. She needs him now she left the chaos demon, she’ll go there first”
“Ok, after I track down Faith, I’ll start preparing for her arrival” Buffy said.
“Good” Angel said as he hear a noise from the front of the office, “Buffy I have to go, someone’s here”.
“Oh ok, I let you know how the whole Drucilla thing turns out”
“That’d be nice, um goodbye”
“Bye” Buffy said and hung up the phone. Angel put his receiver down slowly and moved in to the other room.
“Alright, I’m not in the mood to play games who’s here?” Angel stated.
“Oh dear heart, living among all these mortals for so long must have dulled you senses” came an all to familiar voice from the corner of the room.
“Drucilla” Angel said surprised, “I though you go back to Spike”.
“Mmm Spike, he’s not the same, he’s a vampire that can’t bite, it’s almost as disgusting as you soul”
“What do you want Dru?”
“Oh I thought that would be clear to you my sweet, I want Angel, my Angel back”
“That’s never going to happen Dru”
“Never say never my angel!”
~~~
“Who the hell are you” Spike swore as the small figure collapsed just inside the door of his crypt.
“Um, I though this place was abandoned” the girl said.
“Well as you can see I have taken up residence here, so could you kindly sod off,” Spike said moving up to her as she turned to leave. “Wait, ‘bout this tall, dark hair on the run…Faith. The other slayer”
Faith grabbed Spike and slammed him up against the wall “how the heel do you know all that”
“I’m an acquaintance of the Scooby gang” Spike chocked out.
“One of Buffy’s friends!”
“Um no I never said friend”
“You’re a vampire!”
“Was”
“What?”
“The slayer’s nancy boy and his friends shoved a chip in my head and now I cant bite or hit or anything”
“So your impotent”
“Watch it missy”
“Sorry couldn’t help myself, so what’s your name” Faith asked putting Spike down on the ground.
“Spike”
“Spike, Spike, William the Bloody?”
“Used to be!”
“Man you were one hell of a bad arse”
“Yes there was a point where this arse was bad, but not anymore, as you can see”
“Ahh, so this is your place” Faith asked.
“Yeah you could say that”
“So can I crash here tonight, I’m not the popular one with Buffy, concidering I screwed her over just before she put me in a coma”
“I guess so, never had the heart to turn down a pretty face”
“Don’t get any idea’s”
“Me never, and you’ll have the place to yourself till sunup”
“Thanks”
“Don’t thank me yet, its not the not the Hilton”
“S’cool, I’ve been in worse,” Faith said as Spike left the crypt and Faith alone with her thoughts. Thoughts of what she did to the only people that had shown her kindness. She hated being alone, she hated remembering, and she hated herself.
~~~
Buffy lay on the bed in her dorm thinking about all that had transpired, with Faith, with Drucilla, everything. She was tired, tired of carrying the burden of the fate of the world, tired of hateing, tired of fighting. She was tired of being THE SLAYER. A sharp knocking at the door disturbed her thoughts. She slowly got up and opend the door to see Angel standing there. She was surprised to say the least.
“Buffy hi” Angel said from the doorframe.
“Angel, what a surprise, is everything ok?”
“Yeah, fine, I just thought I’d come and help, you know seeing Dru and Faith are on the loose” he said.
“Oh, do you want to come in?”
“Oh lover I never thought you’d ask” Angel said as he stepped through the invisible barrier and grabbed the stunned Buffy. It was clear that she was not at Angel mercy, it was Angelus, he’d returned. Angelus bit down hard on her neck and began to drink.
“Angel?” Buffy stuttered out as her life drained away.
“No I just go by Angelus now” He said as he felt Buffy weakening. He slit his wrist and forced Buffy’s mouth open. His blood dripped in to her open mouth and she swallowed. “That's right lover, drink up, for tonight you start a new life, wait that is a little redundant, your new unlife."