My Immortal

Chapter 17

He slowed as he approached the area and pulled up to the curb opposite. It looked like nobody was home as the lights were off . He got out of the car and walked across the street . Angel caught the scent of Buffy and his childe and realized that it was heading away from the apartment. Looking up at the vacant property, he chose to follow them, after all, it would be easier to take her out here . If he waited til they came back he would have to take her from her home, one that he may not be able to enter.His feet followed the scent slowly, he could feel Spike close by, which meant his troublesome childe would be able to sense him . He glanced up at the roof tops and decided that stealthy was the way to go from here. Angel climbed the fire escape and leaped from roof to roof. Down below , he saw a flash of peroxide hair and followed it.


"All I'm saying is you can't hold the cross, so I should, how's that doing the incantation thingy?"
"Buffy, it's not a spell, keep telling you that. M'not having you anywhere near the place when I do it. That old spook could jump into me and make me do all sorts to you, don't want you to get hurt"
"So she could possess you?"
"Now your gettin' it"
"So, how would you get her out of your body if I'm not there?"


Okay she had a point.

"I'd find a way. Your not doing it with me"

Buffy smiled to herself.

"Has anyone ever told you your stubborn and and stupid and you have stupid hair"
"Not recently .. no"

Buffy pouted

"Stop that now, god you know I can't bloody stand you when you bloody sulk"
"Not sulking"
"Much"

Angel smiled then let it disappear from his face as he realized how comfortable they were with each other . Then he ran their conversation through his mind again and realized that they were talking about performing an exorcism. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He stepped over the edge of the building, dropping to the alley with ease and silence.

"What you doing here Peaches? Let me guess, come to save the day and the girl?"
"I have come to take Buffy home, but it sounds like you have another problem that needs to be taken care of first"

Buffy clung to Spike who instantly put his arm around her, to her it was protective, to him it was also to show his sire that she was his .


"So Watcher boy sent his bloodhound after us then, what took him so long?"

Angel growled low and stepped out of the half lit alley to face them. He smiled at Buffy and then turned his attention to Spike.

"What your about to attempt is dangerous, as you said, it could possess you and force you to hurt her, why not let me help you"
"And your goin to help me rid our place of a spook , why? "

Angel shrugged and walked around them

"Call it my good deed of the day. You can't do it alone, Buffy was right, it is too dangerous. I happened to have done one before"
"Of course you have, Saint Angelus"

Spike morphed and growled, causing Buffy to look up and frown at him. Spike looked down and kissed the top of her head.

"Buffy's not going unless she bloody wants to , you help me then go"
"As you wish"

The three of them walked to the church in silence. Spike held Buffy to him, not allowing Angel near her in case he decided to snatch her from him and run.It wasn't long before they had everything that they needed and had left the church behind them. On entering the apartment Buffy went into the bedroom and then checked everywhere else. It was eerily quiet.Her senses hummed and she knew something would happen sooner rather than later. She wasn't wrong.

Angel and Spike laid out the items they needed, both wore an oven mit each, which Buffy sniggered at, and both held a cross. Buffy was told to leave the apartment and to only come back once they called. She nodded and went to open the front door, it was snatched from her hand and slammed shut.

"Here we go kiddies"

Angel rolled his eyes and then told Buffy to stay in the bedroom out of the way. She hesitantly went in and closed the door.Angel opened the book to the page that had the incantation written , and watched as Spike poured the powdered substance on the floor in a circle.Items of furniture started to float and spin around the room. The two vampires ducked as they flew past them with the intention of hurting them. Spike growled out his anger and frustration. He finished the circle and nodded to Angel.


"Adduce veritatum in lucem. Accipitat laura suam requiatam reposcant anima suum regnum. Spike,? Chant"
"Latin, great, I bloody hate Latin"


Buffy sat on th bed and bit her nails as she heard the furniture start smashing into walls and falling to the ground. The old lady appeared in front of her , Buffy stood up into a defensive pose and waited for the ghost to attack her.

"Get Out!This is my house, your making it a mess"
"I'm sorry, we'll leave, you can have your home back"
"It’s too late for that"
"No."

Buffy started crying, her emotions getting too much for her.

"You know what happens next. Your friends are dirty. They ruined my nice home.I knew you were trouble right from the start."
"I’m sorry.”
"You better be sorry, you stupid little bitch.”
"What did you just call me?"
"A bitch,"
"Back off! Polygrip. - You think you're bad? Being all mean and haunty? Well, get ready to haul your wrinkly translucent ass out of this place, because lady, the bitch is back.”
"Do you think that I’m going to take that from trash like you?”
"I tell you what I think. I think that you’re going to pack your little ghost bags and get the HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE!”

There was a flash of light and the old woman flew through the wall. The furniture fell to the floor around Angel and Spike. Buffy came out of the bedroom and saw the state of the lounge area, Angel and Spike stood in the centre of it, the powder everywhere.

"What happened?"
"She pissed me off"
"So you let the bint have it then?"

Buffy nodded at Spike and then picked up the broken chair leg, walking to the wall as if in a trance.She stabbed at the wall that separated the kitchen from the lounge and bricks broke away and crumbled. Spike saw what she was doing and helped, curious as to why she was doing it. As the hole in the wall grew, he could see the remains of a body, expecting it to be that of the old lady. Angel called Kate and hung up as they revealed the corpse with a noose around it's neck.Buffy turned from the wall ad flopped down on the sofa.

"It's not her, it's her son. She kept saying stuff, I think she thought he was marrying the wrong girl , anyway, she's gone. Lets just get this over with."
"Kate will be here soon, she'll get him out of here"

Angel placed his hand on Buffys shoulder and looked at Spike. Spike hung his head back and looked at the ceiling. He sighed and looked down at the girl. She looked so fragile, so easily broken, the facade hiding the truth that in fact,she was strong, possibly stronger than himself or Angel. Emotionally she was drained again. He sat beside her and patted her back. Maybe it would be best if she did go back with Angel.

Kate arrived with the coroner and they asked them all to step out of the room while they examined the body and exhumed it from the wall. Buffy stepped out into the night and sat on the stairs leading up to their apartment. Angel wandered around , talking on his mobile to Giles and Spike stood on the step below Buffy, smoking a fag.

"You should go back with him tonight. Go back to your Mum an' Watcher. You shouldn't be with me pet. S'not good for you"

Buffy looked up at him with tears in her disbelieving eyes. She sniffed as she tried to hold back the torrent of tears that threatened to fall.

"Your sixteen love, you need the support of your Mum, you've panicked her, I'd wager she'd be paying attention to you now. Being with me isn't healthy for you and working in diners isn't what I want for you."
"You want me to go don't you?"

He closed his eyes, not wanting to hurt her , but knowing that this wasn't what was best for her. Angel had found them , it wouldn't take long for the Council to find them and then they would both be in danger.

"No I don't but that's me being a selfish git . "
"Will you come back with me?"
"No, it's best I go my own way, Peaches will keep an eye on you, he'll keep you safe"
"I don't want him, I want you to look after me"

Spike closed his eyes and tried to close his heart off to the emotions that she was stirring up inside him, that she had been stirring within him since they met. He morphed and growled angrily at her, regretting doing it as soon as he saw the look on her face. She ran past him and out into the L.A night.

"What set her off?"

Angel stood beside him and saw the turmoil within him.

"Did you tell her to come back with me?"

Spike nodded

"Don't make a big thing of it, did it cos I'm sick of babysitting the soddin Slayer. "

Angel smiled at his bravado,Spike was always was one to try and cover up his real feelings ,Angel patted his shoulder .

"I'll go find her, she'll probably stake you sooner than look at you now. Will you stay in this apartment once we leave?"
"Til the rent runs out, then I'll go, just do my usual, travel around find somewhere and stay til my welcome runs out. I'll check on here from time to time"


Angel smiled and looked off into the distance, in the direction that Buffy had run off in. Just tell Kate that I'll phone her and catch up"

Spike nodded and watched as Angel disappeared into the shadows.He stared up at the front door and then at his fag. He flicked his fag away and ascended into the apartment. Kate watched as the sullen blond went into a room and returned a few minutes later carrying a bag over his shoulder. He smiled sheepishly at her and told her that Angel would be in touch soon. He walked out of the apartment and slung his bag into the rear of his car. He started the car up and with one last glance at the place, he pulled away.