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Chapter Four


Buffy woke up and stretched. The maid had already let herself into the room and had prepared her clothing for the day. Looking over at the dress, Buffy groaned, another day feeling bound and tied inside a torture device from hell. She lifted herself into a sitting position and drank the tea that was on her night stand.

"What I wouldn't give for some pancakes and o.j right now"
"What would that be miss?" The maid asked
"Just the breakfast my Mother would make for me "

The maid smile and then left , it seemed Buffy had finally got the message across and the maids left her to bathe in peace.

Buffy had dressed and entered the room, William smiled and greeted her with the briefest of kisses, he took her hand and lead her through to the dining room for breakfast. Anne sat at the head of the table.

"Last night was quite a success. Most of the Gentry that met with you and had the good fortune to converse with you thought that you were perfect Buffy. It appears that the hostess was rather rude regarding you my dear. It is of no consequence though, every body knows that Cecily is a bitter woman"

Buffy smiled, she looked at William and was glad that he had avoided Dru and that Angelus had kept to their agreement. Then Buffy remembered her part of the bargain, she had no idea when he would come for her and collect his 'prize'.
She shuddered and then blinked that thought away.William smiled at her and asked if she would like to go for a walk. Buffy nodded and then excused herself from Anne's company. She was growing accustomed to the ways of this time and it didn't sit well with her. Buffy didn't want to settle in and start feeling as though she belonged here. She wanted to go home, back to Dawn and her friends and even wanted to see Spike.

William lead her to their patch in the woods. Buffy sat on the tree stump and William leant against her .


"I may not be much of a scholar Buffy but I am astute enough to know that you are holding back ,something in your eyes tells me that . As your future husband I wish you would confide in me " he kicked at the grass and then looked up at her. He had the same intensity that Spike had and she closed her eyes, wishing that he would not ask her anything else.

A distance away, the Hotel room was dark, Darla was screaming at Angelus and Dru was wailing.

"How could you strike up a bargain with her? Have you forgotten what she is, that she kills our kind? " Darla laughed "Of course you haven't, the girl wears your mark and reeks of you and another. Your infatuated by her now aren't you?"

"No, you pig headed bitch! She wanted me to keep Dru from siring her husband to be that's all, I agreed if she would give me one night, one night to devour her sweet nubile body and then drain the naive bitch dry" he smirked
"I don't believe you Angelus, I can see how she consumes your heart"
"You talk shite , I am not besotted with the Slayer" he threw a crystal vase at the wall and then stormed into the bedroom, dragging the still wailing Dru with him. The door slammed and then Dru's cries were the only thing Darla heard.


William took Buffy in his arms and kissed her head , Buffy clung to him , her tears fell and soaked his shirt but he didn't care. Buffy pulled back and looked up into his eyes.

"You can see why I had to do it?"
"Yes, of course, but will they honour the agreement, aren't creatures of the night notorious for not keeping their word?"
"I kinda trust him, I mean, they didn't come last night as he promised."
"Tell me everything" he asked

Buffy wanted to, she had been honest enough with him so far, except for the part about his fate. Should she warn him? How would he cope with it and would he want her still if she did? The Watchers Council were helping her and she would soon be returning home. She just hoped that she would be able to finalise the plans that she had made.

"Okay, you best sit down for this though and let me say everything before you interrupt,"

William sat down and looked up at Buffy expectantly. He could see her inner turmoil and wished he hadn't pushed her , but god he needed to know, she was going to be his wife soon, she should be able to tell him everything.

Buffy sighed and bit the bullet "Dru was meant to sire you last night and I stopped them.Angelus stopped them because I asked him to, he wants something from me, something that he won't get , I assure you"

William knew what she meant, typical that the vile creature would ask that of a lady, he thought. He remained quiet knowing that she wanted to continue, she just gave him time to absorb the new information.

"You were meant to be sired last night, after Cecily's party, I don't know what will happen now, but Angelus doesn't like to be kept waiting and he isn't known for his patience" Neither was Spike she thought, and wondered if that was a trait that was left from William, she guessed she would soon find out.

"So they will still come for me?"
"Not if I can stop them"
"Won't that change your history, or future as it may be now, I'm confused by all this" he said , rubbing at his temples and removing his spectacles
"You are? You really don't need to be inside my head right now!"
"How have we ended up in this mess?" he asked
"I think it started the day I woke in your house" she half laughed and shook her head , he drew her into his arms
"We'll get through it together love" he said as he laid yet another kiss on her forehead.

A bright light drew their attention and they squinted against it as the small man stepped from it and tripped over a stray log.

"Whistler!" Buffy ran to embrace the demon guide , almost knocking him over in the process. "What are you doing here? Haven't seen you since Angelus and the Acathla crap""
"Came to sort out the heap of trouble you got yourself in Goldilocks"
"Huh?" Buffy frowned "What? I'm here sorting it out not causing it"
"Wrong, what your doing is altering history"

Buffy remained quiet and let Whistler carry on
"Right now Spike is about to go kaplooey, and the Powers aren't up for losing a Champ like him"
"Tell me your joking?"
"Fraid not Blondie, your altering Spikes memories and it's sending him nuttier than a squirrels sack.... er your driving him insane, he don't know what's up or down right now"
"But I thought I was sent here to save him from his unlife"
"Not so , we, you need him just the way he is"

Buffy was confused, if she wasn't meant to save him then why was she here?
William stood back and watched the two interact. His jealousy was at an all time high and he glared at the small man that held his fiancés attention.

"William, this is a guide for the Powers, their kinda like guardians of all things good , this is Whistler, he helps me out sometimes . So you gonna tell me why I'm here or leave me hanging?"

"Right, you have to stop Cecily from becoming a Vengeance demon. She will spurned by the man she has fallen for and she will call upon Anyanka for Vengeance. Anyanka see's the potential within her and D'hofferen makes her a Vengeance demon. If that is allowed to pass then chaos ensues, we can't let it happen. We had no other choice but to bring you back to correct it"

Buffy thought back to the first time she had seen Haillie, Anya's 'friend', which Buffy had met once, she could now put the two together. Spike had been with her that time and now she could understand why he had been so cold towards her. If Haillie would no longer be a Vengeance demon then events would change, but would they affect her life?

She wasn't allowed to dwell on that thought too long, Whistler took her hand and his expression sombered .

"Sorry bout this kid, but you don't have much longer to complete this task. The Powers couldn't stop your Scoobies from burying you. Your trip home has become a little complicated to say the least. Your little Wicca friend has to raise you from the dead. Not gonna be pleasant, you have to go through a tough time of it"
Buffy sat back on her stump of wood as the truth of what he was saying hit her.

"I have to claw my way back out of my coffin?"
"Yeah,. something you'll have in common with your bleached hero, he'll be there, he'll bring you back "
"Huh? How?"
"Buffy you'll be cold, dead on the inside, he helps you to feel again. I'm not s'posed to tell you this, I've said as much as I dare to,the Powers just sent me to put you on the right path, your changing things too much, and before you change them any more, I had to warn you."
"So I won't be here long enough to marry him?"
"I doubt it" he replied, he felt bad for her and for Spike.
"Will he remember me, will I remember this?" Tears hung on her lashes and threatened to cascade down her cheeks.
"I can't say kid, all I can say is Spike is getting the memories but it's messing him up. You need to stop before you change things and your trapped here for good"
"I can't see the bad " she looked over to William who was now realising that he was going to lose her.

Buffy's face was solemn, William fought the tears that threatened to fall. He was a fool for thinking that this magnificent , strong woman would be his, always the fool for love.

"When will she contact Anyanka?"
"You have a few days yet, three to be exact, I strongly suggest that you try and avert it, don't try anything stupid Buffy, remember what I said about Spike"

Whistler smiled at the Slayer and William, "You sure do get the tough breaks kid, be thinking of you." The bright light returned and the short demon stepped into it and blinked out of view.

"So that's it then, my deadline, my reason for being here. I'm so sorry William, I thought I was here for you, to save you" she sunk into his arms and sobbed into his chest "I don't want to go"
"Buffy, he said that you have to go back, Love, it's alright, at least I know that we will be together in the future"
"But you have to die, Dru has to , has to....." she looked up into his crystal blue eyes and the tears fell, her own eyes wide and showing the depth of feeling that she had for him.
William looked down and almost choked , this girl did love him, he could feel it and he could see it there . He held her to him tightly and felt the heat of her lips on his neck. He closed his eyes , capturing the sensation and storing it deep into his memory, to keep there until they would be together again in her time.

"Buffy " he whispered " We have three days " he said between passionate kisses "We can still get married" she stopped kissing him and frowned
"How?"
"I'm sure we can convince the church to do it, tomorrow, I'll go tomorrow and organise it" he laid her down on the grass and pulled her corset from her breasts, laying kisses down her neck and following the path to each nipple.He took each one in his mouth , savouring the feelings that it stirred within her.

Buffy gasped "You sure? I...I'd feel ... " she couldn't answer as his tongue plummeted her mouth, hunger for her body took him over and he wasn't going to hold back.

He pulled at her skirts and they tore as he pulled at them. The passion that rose within them took them over and they were slaves to it.
William took her straight away, plunging into her sodden depths with a force that made Buffy moan, looking into her eyes he saw that she wasn't hurt and she smiled up at him, urging him on. Buffy rocked her hips, meeting him with every thrust. Their mutual cries of passion and lust filled the wood, not caring who should hear.

William slowed and looked down at the woman that had changed his life, his thrusts became gentle and he fell into her arms and sobbed as he continued to make love to her.
"I love you Buffy, I will always feel this way, even in a hundred years and beyond, never doubt it"
"I know you will, I won't forget, I'll still be your girl, I'll still love you too"
They shared a look and kissed, feeling the build up of their joint orgasm, William sped his thrusts, Buffy panted and moaned as he slid his hand between them and stroked her clit. Buffy screamed her release.
William let out an earth shattering growl and looked down to the woman below him, he wanted to remember her face, in the throws of love making . He looked at their surroundings and realised that it was dark .

He righted himself and then noticed that he had ruined her dress. Being the Gent that he was , he pulled his coat around her and together they walked back to the house in silence.

Tomorrow he would go and see the Priest and get him to marry then that day. She, Buffy, would be his wife, regardless of fate or anything else these Powers that Be could throw at them.