Inside Dreams
by Always Luv

Buffy awoke to find herself tied to a hard wooden chair, in the middle of a room that she couldn't identify. She saw the 'man' with the lost puppy, yeah right, over in the corner. He turned around and held a knife. She pulled on the ropes a little. Good thing this guy tied a shoddy knot. She couldn't get out right away, but given time. Time she didn't have. She would just have to stall him while she loosened the ropes.

"So, who are you?"

"What?"

"Well, usually well known vampires try to kill me. You know. They consider themselves strong enough to kill the Slayer. You got lucky. I was upset, I wasn't paying attention. You knocked me out to get me. Also, I like to know the names of the 'famous' vamps who try to kill me. I'll add you to my list."

"You have a list? Penn, remember that. I'll be the one to kill you off. Just how many 'famous' vamps have tried to kill you, and let you get away, anyway?"

"Do you want them listed by size? Age? Date they tried to kill me? Alphabetical order?."

"Whatever"

"Well first there was Lothos. Darla. The Master. Spike and Drucilla. Kakistos. The anointed one, but he wasn't really a vamp. Zachary Kralic. The three."

"And which one gave you that scar?"

"Oh, that would be my personal favorite..Angelus" She noticed the look of shock come over his face. "Oh, Did you know Angelus? Oh yeah, He and I were good friends. Until, I stabbed him through the stomach and sent him to hell with Acathla." That got his attention. As long as she kept him occupied just a little bit longer. The ropes were almost done.

"You Killed Angelus?!" He was outraged

"Oh. You did know him! How? Were you his friend in life? Was he your sire?" She saw the light flash in his eyes. That was the key. Angel was his sire. "He was. Oh, poor, what was it. Oh yeah Penn. Poor Penn!!"

Cordelia fell against the bed. When she finally got back up, the first words out of her mouth were. "Two visions in one day. That's totally not fair."

"What did you see, Cordy?" Angel asked.

"She's OK. Or rather, she will be. She's gonna escape. Who is that guy anyway. That guy who has her captured. Was that Penn?"

"Yeah?"

"For the last time. Who has captured whom and why are we trying to unchain Angel?"

"Penn captured Buffy. We are trying to unchain Angel so he can go save her. But now he doesn't have to so we can leave now Wes."

She and Wesley walked up the stairs and out the door. All the while giggling as they heard Angel scream. "Cordy? Wesley? It is not OK to leave your boss tied to the bed. Get down here and get me out. Guys?!"

Cordy laughed out loud as they left the building. "Buffy's gonna have fun when she goes down and finds him there. Oh! I forgot something. Go home and try to find those keys. I'll be fine."

"Alright"

She walked into the office, scribbled a note for Buffy and taped it to the door where she would not miss it.

'Buffy, Had a vision. No more clause. Angel is downstairs. Have fun. Call me later, Cordy.'

She laughed a little more. "Bye Angel" she called, closing the door and beginning to walk home. Sometimes she wished Doyle was still there with them. He was a good guy. So much better than Wesley. She thought about how he would have laughed at Angel and made some sexist comment. She would have smacked him, pretending to be insulted. She missed him, he was a good friend. Given time, he could have been more. You never know what you have until it's gone.

Buffy pulled at the ropes on last time. Loosening the ropes enough to get her hands out of them. She released her hands. "So, since you're so sure that your gonna kill me, why keep me waiting. Come over here and get started. I'm getting impatient"

"In a hurry to meet your maker?"

"Well. You've heard the song. I'm in a hurry to get things done A slayers life."

Penn moved closer, when he was standing directly infront of Buffy she dropped the rope she was holding and punched him in the stomach with all the force that she could muster. He flew backwards, and hit the wall, sliding onto the ground. Before he had a chance to get up, she untied her legs and stood. She took the chair and smashed it on the floor, taking a piece of the splintered leg as a stake. She sauntered over to Penn, looked down at him and, collapsed as his leg shot out at her.

"Where the Hell is Buffy? Don't you think she would have called by now or Angel. We left him a message!" Willow cried. She was getting impatient and was really worried about Buffy.

"Bastard Vampire probably Killed her" Xander replied

"HEY!!" Willow and Spike both cried

"He's our friend"

"That's my sire you're insulting there" Spike cried in his (gorgeous) british accent.

"Sorry"

Buffy jumped back up, lowering into a fighting stance. Knees bent, fists up, head straight. Looking her opponent straight in the eyes. "You think that you can take me?"

"No, I know that I can"

"You sire couldn't do it. Angelus was a master. You're just...Well look at you. You think you can acomplish what hundreds of vamps and demons couldn't?"

"Yeah"

She threw the stake at his heart when he wasn't paying attention. Just before he crumbled into ashes he heard he say. "Yeah right. Say hi to the master for me"

She walked out of what she now realized was an apartment building. She noticed that she was still not far from Angels office. She ran the rest of the distance trying to avoid any vamps she might meet along the way. She got there in no time at all. She noticed a note on the door. 'Buffy, Had a vision. No more clause. Angel is downstairs. Have fun. Call me later, Cordy.'

She walked into the office, picked up the phone, and dialed Cordelia's number. Expecting to hear 'hello' or 'hi' she was, suffice to say, more that a little shocked when the answer was. "Yes I'm sure. Now get downstairs before he goes crazy."

"How - "

"Caller I.D. Bye" Buffy barely had time to say good - bye before Cordy hung up the phone.

Tentitively Buffy walk towards the stairs to peer down. She began to slowly walk down, knowing the place, but not. She got to the bottom of the stairs and looked into the bedroom, where she swore she could see Angels legs, chained to the bed.

Angel felt her presence the moment she walked into the building. He sighed with relief. She was OK. After about a minute and a half he heard her descend the stairs. She paused in the outer room for some reason. An panicked thought came to Angels head. 'Did she remember. No she couldn't. The Oracles promised. She couldn't remember. Could she? But if not, why was she waiting? And why was she even here?'

Part Five

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