Nocturnal Bravura

Author’s Note: Oh my gosh! I am such an awful friend!!! A Time To Gain was co-authored by Tahmoe. I’m sorry hon! Props to Tahmoe!


A Time To Embrace


Manipulated dialogue from The Gift

Across town William sat at his desk.

He pulled out a small pink envelope.

He had tried to throw it away so many times before but he couldn’t he had to keep to remember. Remember what happened that night and the roll he played in all of it.

FLASHBACK
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William woke up a see Lizzie was now no longer there he pulled on a pair of jeans
and sweatshirt. He put on his shoes getting ready to go find her. He was about to go downstairs when he saw the small pink envelope. He reached over and began to read.

“Dear Will,

Let me start by saying I love you. I will always love you. But this is what I have to do to make sure Dawnie is safe. Tell your father thank you for everything he is going to do and everything he has already done.

Will, I'm okay.

And give my love to my friends;
You have to take care of them now
You have to take care of each other
You have to be strong, you were always the strong one.
Tell Dawn I love with everything I am.
Will, the hardest thing in this world ... is to live in it.

Be brave.

Live.

For me, because I can’t...
Love,

Lizzie”

William’s heart stopped.

“Oh God no, Lizzie.” He whispered.

He climbed out his window and climbed down the trellis. He climbed through Lizzie’s window and began to yell for her.

“LIZZIE!” He yelled, his voice piercing the nights silence.

He saw the light from the bathroom. William ran to the door and opened it.

“NO!!!!” He screamed.

Lizzie was slumped over the bathtub one arm inside the tub the water was dark red. Her beautiful face was a sickly colored white.

William thinking fast grabbed a small towel and pulled Lizzie’s wrist out of the tub. He tied the towel around her wrist as tight as he could trying to stop the bleeding. He checked for a pulse. He could not hear one.

“No Lizzie, no.” He cried rocking her back and forth.

“Please don’t leave me.” He cried.

William looked at her. Nothing made sense to him anymore. She couldn’t die. She couldn’t die...

William picked Lizzie up.

“You can’t die.” He whispered.

Using all his slayer strength and speed William ran out of the house carrying Lizzie and into the darkness.

William ran into the cemetery holding a limp Lizzie in his arms.

“SPIKE!” He screamed.

He turned in circles looking for his brother.

“SPIKE!” He roared.

Spike heard his brother. He walked slowly up to him his head down.

“Care for another dance brother?” He smirked, he didn't see Lizzie.

Spike killed the cigarette he was smoking and raised his head

“I tho....”

Spike watched as William sunk to his knees. He was holding some one, sickly white pale, beautiful....

“NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!” He screamed.

He ran over to his brother and yanked Lizzie out of his arms. Spike cradled her rocking back and forth.

“Not my Lizzie. Not my beautiful Lizzie.” Spike cried.

Spike looked down at her wrist and saw the crimson cuts.

He shook his head.

“No Baby, No Why??” Spike cried holding onto her tight.

William grabbed his brother by his leather duster.

“Is she dead?” He screamed.

Spike listened for a moment and began to cry.

“They won’t be able to save her.” He said.

Spike continued to stroke her cheek.

“No, Lizzie. Please.” Spike cried.

Spike looked at his brother for a moment then picked her up. He nuzzled her cold body to his chest and carried her away.

“She’s dead.” Spike said.

William sat on the wet grass, broken.

Time passed slowly for William nothing made sense. Lizzie was gone. His beautiful, lovely Lizzie. Suddenly he felt himself being dragged to his feet. He looked au and saw his brother’s leather coat billowing against the wind.

“Spike what are you doing?” William said fighting against him.

Spike shoved him into a crypt staggering a bit.

“She needs more blood.” Spike said.

William looked and saw Lizzie writhing on the floor.

“Lizzie!” William said.

“I have to get her to a hospital.” William said.

“I told you she’s dead you Nit!” Spike yelled.

William looked at Spike confused.

Suddenly Lizzie growled.

William’s eyes got wide.

“What did you do!” William yelled as he punched his brother in the chest.

“We’ll go over the logistics later, Little brother. Now go help her. She lost too much blood before. Nearly drained me.” Spike said catching his breath.

“Oh God no.” William whispered.

“She’s fed already Will. There’s no going back.” Spike said looking at her.

“You sick fuck!” William screamed at his brother.

“You said you loved her and this is what you do!” William said grabbing his brother and throwing him against the wall.

Spike stared into his eyes.

“You knew I would it. That’s why you brought her here. Don’t try to play righteous Slayer on me Will! Why did you bring her here and not to the hospital? You knew she wasn’t going to make it. You knew what I would do.” Spike said using the remnants of his strength to push his brother away.

“Now like I said. She has already fed. She drained a girl I brought to her, it’s done. But she is still weak. She needs something more.” Spike said.

“What?” William asked.

“You have Slayer strength. Slayer blood. It’s potent and powerful like mine. But mine’s is dead. Yours is fresh.” Spike explained.

“There’s no way.” William said trembling.

Spike showed William his wrist.

“Look I told you she fed off of me already. She needs you. I will make sure she does not take too much.” Spike said.

“I won’t do it.” William said.

Spike threw a stake at his brother’s feet.

“Then do it, kill her.” He said.

William kissed the top of Lizzie forehead as she shook.

William picked up the stake.

“I’m sorry Lizzie. I can‘t ” He whispered.

He began to raise his hand up gripping the stake ready to plunge it into Lizzie heart. Spike took a step forward afraid his brother would actually do it.

William closed his eyes not being able to look while he did it. He let out a roar and swung his hand down. Suddenly he stopped. His hand began to shake dropping the stake.

William looked over at his brother and lowered his wrist to her mouth. The brothers watched each other.

William flinched has he felt Lizzie’s fangs pierce his skin. He stared at his brother as his eyes filled with tears. Spike watched William making sure he did not have any second thoughts. William stood there not wavering. He felt as she drank from him. Slowly his eyes drifted shut and he sunk into the darkness.

William awoke to the sound of Lizzie giggling.

He opened his eyes and sat up.

Wiping the dust from his face he looked up and saw Lizzie sitting on Spike’s lap.

Spike whispered something in her ear causing her to giggle again.

There was something wrong. Something was off. Her eyes seemed unfocused.
Lizzie looked over at William.

“Who’s that?” She asked pointing at William.

“That’s Willie Pet. He’s The Slayer. I will tell you all about what that means later. For now just think of him as The Princess’s special dancing partner but it’s a secret so you can’t tell anyone all right?” Spike said.

Lizzie nodded obediently like a child.

“What’s wrong with her?” William asked.

“She’s weak. Disoriented. I don’t know. I will get her help.” Spike he said touching her cheek.

Lizzie hummed looking down at Spike.

“Do you know who you are?” He asked.

Lizzie giggled.

“Of course I do.” She said still sounding like a child.

“I am Perfect Princess Buffy.” She said.

Spike laughed.

“Do you know who I am Pet?” Spike said.

Lizzie nodded.

“I am your humble slave” Spike smirked,

Buffy giggled.

“Noooooooo, you’re My Daddy. You made the Princess. I can feel you in here.” Buffy said putting one hand on her head and the other on her chest.

Buffy swung her legs back and forth giddily and continue to gaze down at Spike adoringly.

William felt like he was going to throw up.

“My God Spike, what have we done,” William whispered,

Spike acted as if he did not even hear William. He continued to look up at Buffy completely in awe. He whispered things in Buffy’s ear and stroked her cheek.
William stood up and began to walk out of the crypt.

“You needn’t worry about the details. I have taken care of them.” Spike said never taking his eyes off Buffy.

William looked at them again.

Spike nuzzled Buffy closer to him causing her to laugh.

“Daddy, The Princess is hungry.” Buffy pouted.

William walked out not wanting to see what happened next.

END OF FLASHBACK
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When William got home that day. Rupert was consoling Dawn. He told William of the tragic site he had found in The Summer’s bathroom. He tried to revive Lizzie himself but it was too late.

From what William could deduce Spike must have brought Buffy back to the house while both she and William were unconscious. Used his “gift” to beckon their father over and find Buffy there.

Rupert called the authorities who promptly took Lizzie’s body away.

Spike must have switched out bodies at the morgue.

Retrieving his newly risen Dark Princess.

William thought of his secret.

His real secret.

Had so many.

The fact that he knew his brother was The Master of Sunnydale and told know no one.

That the body that laid in Lizzie’s coffin was some poor nameless victim.

That he was the one that delivered Lizzie to Spike for him to turn her.

But this was his real secret...

William looked down at his wrist removing the thick leather band Lizzie had gifted to him all those years ago. It was worn he would have to find something else soon to replace it to hide the pin prick scars on his wrists.

Yes He was The Slayer

Yes he was human

But he was a monster as well.

A monster that help create the poor tortured creature Buffy, the remnants of his beloved Lizzie. His blood flowed through her as well because of that he was bound to protect her. Keep her safe. He could not kill her because she was a part of him too.

Spike was right she was just as much his creation as she was Spike’s

This was his secret.

End Of Book One

Thank yous...

Spikeslovesbite for you encouragement


Thank you Vamps and Kari Mouke for being my cheerleaders!


Bloodshedbaby for everything!!!! Especially for kicking me in the butt and for telling to stop being such a wimp and post the damn thing. LOL

And Tahmoe, you have supported me and been the sounding board for my madness through this whole thing. Thank you for you collaboration. Besides the countless nights you beat my muse nightly into submission. LOL Thank you *hugs*

That’s the end of Book One everyone!

Book Two is just around the corner!! I swear like, as in tomorrow. One down Two to go!!!!! :-)