When it Rains it Pours
By Alexandra

AUTHORS NOTE: This is my first go at this sort of fan fic. Feedback is welcome, but no flames. The characters aren't mine, but the really twisted plot is. Sequel is in the works.

It was time for Anyanka. She had been waiting for it for millennias. The Demon of Justice came for her at the Bronze. The Scooby Gang was there- Buffy, Xander, Willow, Cordelia, Oz, Angel, Amy, Giles and Anya- all partying at the Bronze- Summer had started.Finals were finished. Anya was wearing a blue knee length skirt and a white tank top with black heeled sandalswhich Buffy and Willow bought her.

The man came up and said " Lady Anyanka's time has come. May I escort you to the ground?"

The Scooby Gang looked at Anya, who sighed and nodded. Xander looked in her eyes. Fear. "Um come with me. Please." She looked frightened. They nodded and were escorted to a cemetery warehouse basement.

Lord Phirow was there. His dark twisted features grinned at the scared girl.

"Ahhh, Lady Anyanka. The time has come to regret your chosen career. Are they your.....?" Anya grimaced and nodded. "Fine. Greetings! I am Lord Phirow. The Tester of Dark Power. I shall see how strong Lady Anyanka is. She wins, she lives. She loses, she dies. Best Of luck my Lady."

He drew a sword. Anya was chained to a wall.

Xander gasped and whispered " Unfair much. How does this work?"

A voice said " Ahhh. He tortures her human self. The vulnerable self." Spike smirked at them.

"Why are you watching this?" Giles demanded.

" Yanka and I go back. Best of friends when I had a beating heart. Only male friend she had. Only friend come to think of it." Spike looked at her scared face. "She's gone. Tell her I came."

They looked back. They obviously missed the worst parts. Her skirt was torn and her top was shredded. Blood was smeared all over her panting body.

"Unchain her" ordered Lord Phirow as he picked up a dagger. He began chanting.

"The Lady of Vengeance of Darkness, Of Revenge will now suffer one hundred years of consistent torture. She failed Lord Phirow." And he thrust the dagger through her beating heart. The demons ran from the building as Anya was murdered.

Now Xander and Anya were 'together' in a sense and he was horrified to see her viciously maimed like a doll. He flew to her aid the moment the dagger went through her heart.

"Anya, baby, please tell me you're okay?" whispered Xander pulling her gently into his lap.

She weakly whispered "I couldn't go without a kiss." He kissed her lips as the others looked on. Giles examined the wound. "I'm so cold." Anya was very pale..

"I'm sorry, she won't be alive in an hour." Anya began sobbing. Buffy looked at Anya. The ex demon was dying, slowly. Angel came and sat next to her.

She looked at him and whispered "Is it awful? Is it..." "I won't lie, Anya. It's truly Hell."

She nodded and whispered to Xander "One last kiss before I go." He kissed her lips and her cheeks.

"Please, Anya, stay. We'll take you to hospital."

He said desperately.

"Xander, I was blessed with death. No doctor could help." She began to shiver.

"I love you."

As her eyes closed, rain began to fall. Tears stained everyone's cheeks, including Angel and Oz. Xander hugged her body, still warm. Suddenly she burst in ash and sparkles. Like mini stars.

Xander stood up. Anya was gone.

The End