My Immortal

Chapter 19.


Buffy ran to Angels basement apartment and banged on the door repeatedly. He pulled on his robe and answered the door while rubbing his eyes and running his hands through his hair.She ran into his arms and Angel wrapped her in his, kissing the top of her head. He closed his door and pulled her away from him.

"Hey, whats up Buffy, what's wrong?"

She laid her head against his chest and sobbed , shaking her head .Angel narrowed his eyes and his jaw set.

"Spike!"

Angel smiled at her and pulled her top away from her neck and saw the new bite that had been inflicted upon her. Angels temper rose and he pulled her back into his arms. The scent of Spike all over her made him feel sick. He had taken more than just blood from her and Angel could only imagine what he had done to her. He moved her to the bed and sat her down. He knelt in front of her and handed her some tissue. Buffy dried her eyes and tried to get her emotions under control.

"Did he hurt you?"

Buffy shook her head. He hadn't, he'd drank from her and had been gentle, he'd made love to her and had been gentle, it was his words and his promise of killing her that had hurt. She felt like a fool.

"Where is he?"
"In a crypt in Restfield. Angel please don't hurt him, if anyone gets to kill him, it should be me"
"He's bonded himself to you again Buffy, if I killed him then it would hurt you, I couldn't do that, however much I may want to. Have you told Giles he's back?"
"No, I only found out last night and this morning I found him and...."
"It's okay, I'll get dressed and we'll go straight over"
"I don't want them to know"
"They have to, Spike will go after them to get to you. You have to tell them"
"No! I'll deal with it.Just.. I thought he'd be like he was before. I just wanted it to be .."
"You thought that he would care for you like he did in L.A?"

Buffy nodded.

"He won't get the chance to hurt me again, he said he'd kill me next time he saw me , guess the feelings mutual"

Angel smiled and patted her knee. He shrugged on his jacket and nodded towards the door.

"C'mon, nice sewer walk, nothing like it to clear your head"

Buffy gave a short laugh and headed out the door with him.




Spike stood on the porch and waited. Joyce opened the door and scowled.

"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Mrs Summers, is Buffy home?"

He gave his innocent look and smiled sweetly at her

"Don't flatter me with that look, no she isn't home, now go away! "

Spike paced the porch as Joyce stood in the doorway, arms folded across her chest.

"Look , I know what you must think of me but I'm not here to hurt her , I just need to see her, I was stupid earlier, told her I'd ... Look , just tell her I need to see her, she knows where I'll be"

He turned and walked away, leaving Joyce staring at his back with a brow raised.


Giles listened to what Buffy had to say and remained quiet as she told him everything. His blood boiled with anger at the vampire that had treated her this way. He couldn't believe that Buffy hadn't staked him. Her answer had been straight to the point, she'd loved him and upon seeing him again, she'd found the feelings return and she was confused. At least her head was clear now and she knew that it would be a fight to the death next time she was face to face with him. Buffy also made it clear that she was to do it alone, no one else was to be put at risk, if she couldn't defeat him then Angel was to stake him. Giles looked out of the window and saw that it was getting dark. Buffy would leave to find Spike and she would fight him. Giles was nervous and looked down at his Slayer. He prayed that she would have the strength and agility she would need to beat Spike. Buffy stood and gave Giles a half smile.


Spike leant against an Angel monument , his fag hanging from his lip, and chipped at the black nail polish that adorned his nails. He tilted his head and smirked. She had come as he knew she would. Her scent was neutral, no fear bled from her which worried him. He knew that she was strong but he also thought that she would at least be a little cautious. Apparently not.

Spike loosened his shoulders and watched as she made her way through the headstones towards him. Her face was set with determination and a strength that he had witnessed before.

"No weapons?"
"Don't need 'em pet, got mine "

Spike morphed and growled low at her. Buffy wasn't phased.

"Got mine "

She held her stake firmly and brushed her hair from her face.

"So how we gonna do this? "

He punched her and connected with her jaw, Buffy staggered back and then stood strong again as he advanced.Buffy leapt and kicked out, her foot hit him in the face and sent him back against a headstone, that cracked and crumbled under him. He leapt over it and hit back with a succession of punches to her face, Buffy finally blocked him and hit him with a group of face and body blows. Spike backed off and wiped the blood from his face and licked it off the back of his hand, smirking at her as she watched in disgust.

He tried to hit her. She blocked it and punched him so hard he flipped back over the headstone, landing hard in the dirt.

"This good for you too pet?"

He laughed

She responded by kicking him in the head. Spike hit the ground.Buffy pulled a stake from behind her back and leapt on Spike, straddling him,she brought the stake whistling down to Spike's chest - but he rolled out of the way just in time.Spike backhand-punched her off him.

He leapt to his feet and they squared off. Spike fought with renewed energy.Buffy kicked and punched Spike backward, toward the crypt. Her intensity grew as the beating heated up. Spike took it, getting pushed further and further back toward the crypt.Finally Spike was back against the crypt. He had nowhere to go.Buffy closed in and was just about to finish him off when Spike managed to knock the stake from her hand.Buffy faltered , she started to dive for her stake, but Spike caught her and grabbed her into a sudden, deadly embrace. He dragged her to his chest and sunk his fangs into her neck. Buffy struggled to free herself ,but Spike held her tight as he drained her. Buffys heart slowed and Spike released his hold on her. Buffy went limp in his arms and moved her eyes to stare up at him. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the bite , a feeling of remorse overwhelmed him and he fell to the grass cradling her. Her eyes still watched him.

"Oh god, forgive me, Buffy please"

He bit his own wrist and held it to her mouth. Buffy grasped it with a strength that astounded him. She drew his blood and swallowed deeply. Spike watched as she seemed to be in a trance like state. He flinched as she bit down on his wrist, he pulled it from her and watched as her body faded. Her heart stopped and he roared.