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Chapter Eight


The fight was not going according to Buffy's plan. It was meant to be, take big slimy thing out, kill small slimy thing and then the little hobbity things, lots of 'things' meant a tough slay. The big demon was easy enough, but the small one was a little faster and had some wicked moves. So, Buffy stepped it up a notch. She vaulted over the headstone nearest her and picked up the large branch that had snapped off when she threw the big demon into the tree. She bought it back and let the small demon have it , full speed, to the head, which exploded from the force, spraying goo and brain matter all over the initiatives soldiers and Walsh
"Sorry!"
Now for the little buggers. The same branch made a great baseball bat and that is exactly how she used it. 'Ingenious really' Buffy thought Got to get a baseball bat to use as a weapon'.
The last hobbity demon ran and Buffy picked up a broken tombstone , aimed and threw it. It landed just where she wanted it, squashing the little pest.

"How'd I do?" she bounded up to Walsh a little out of breath but not too bad.

Buffy looked down at the three soldiers that the demons had pulverised before she took over.Only injury Buffy had received was to her wardrobe, the coat was so history, all that goo was not going to come out, and the coat was dry clean only.

"Very impressive Miss Summers" Walsh said .
"So, what now, do I get initiated or is this gig salaried?"
Walsh had to hold back the snigger "No, it's not a paid job, we do it for research purposes and to keep the world safe"
"Already got that down" Buffy said with a touch of disappointment in her voice
"We're done for the night , so, if you'll excuse us Miss Summers" the soldiers and Walsh left

"That was fun.... not" Buffy felt the tingle "Vampire" she smiled "Goody"
She stalked through the cemetery and clung to the shadows , watching as the vampire came out of the crypt. Buffy circled around to stand behind the crypt and downwind so he couldn't get her scent.

The vampire halted and sighed "Come out come out wherever you are luv"
"Not fair, how'd you know?"
"Demon can bloody sense you. Creeps me out a bit now an' again"
"Makes two of us, so where ya going?"

Spike spun his sword in his hand "Another vamp nest down town, fancy it?"
"Sure, just no pyro act this time"
They strolled together happily talking
"Did the test for the Initiative , passed with flying colours, you should have seen the demons, eww all slime and puss"
"Saw them unload the blighters earlier luv"
"Well I kicked demon ass and I did this move where I used a branch like a baseball bat, demon head completely mushed, and it sprayed brain and goo all over Walsh and the soldiers.I wish you had been there"
Spike laughed "So do I pet, sounded like the soldier boys got their asses kicked though"
"Ya huh, so vamp nest, where?"
"Not far from Angelus' mansion "

The walk was over and they stood in front of it. Buffy pulled out her favourite stake and nodded to Spike

The first six vamps were nothing more than fledglings and easy to dust, but then another vamp came full on , game faced and after Slayer blood.
Spike watched in awe as the girl took him out within seconds.

"Oh my god" echoed through the room "Blondie bear?"
Spike closed his eyes, wishing this was a bad dream .
He looked over to Buffy as she dusted another vamp and then she turned to him
"Blondie bear?" she laughed
"Shut it Slayer" he looked back at the vampire in front of him"Harm"
It was then that Buffy twigged and recognised the girl "Harmony?"
"Buffy?"
"Well, now we're acquainted, how bout we slay" Buffy quipped
Spike was having a thought "Not so quick Buffy, got me an idea"
Buffy raised a brow at him "Kay but if it's to save your undead ho, sorry no can do"
Spike sighed "She is not my undead ho, not any more"
"I really don't wanna know , can you just spill already" Buffy was losing her cool.

Spike pulled her to one side "We can send her to the demons through the portal, what ya think?"
Buffy smiled "Good idea and she's just about stupid enough to want to go, now just need a human man, which won't be so easy"
"Your right but hey, nearly sorted it pet, you gonna tell her or d'ya wan' me to?"
"Oh let me, I'm gonna love this"

Spike loved to see her smile He winked and slapped her ass as she walked over to Harmony.
Once Buffy had explained the situation Harmony looked confused.
"Why should I do this favour for you?"
Buffy rolled her eyes "Cos if you don't, instead of being pampered by demons and having a human male as a sex slave, you'll be dust"
"Okay I'm in" the blonde vamp said cheerily "What do I have to do ?"
"No biting people, pigs blood only diet, erm, stay away from soldier guys and get a decent hair cut"
Spike and Buffy sniggered
"Right , when do I go?"
"As soon as we have the perfect man for you Harm" Spike replied
"That was easier than I thought it would be" Spike whispered as they walked out of the house.

Harmony danced around the house and envisioned the guy she wanted for her sex slave, tall , muscular, blonde , blue eyed and wore combats a lot." Hmmmm"


The talk with Giles went well, Xander , Willow and Giles had all fell apart laughing at the fact that Harmony would be going through the portal to become a zoo exhibit.

It had been a long night and Buffy was hungry and tired. She was beginning to get used to Spike being there and it felt comfortable, he was a sweety once you got to know him and he was fiercely protective of her. But she guessed that was the demon, after all he had bonded with her and she felt drawn to it too.

"You look beat pet, lets go and get some grub and then get you home, I promised Joyce I'd look after you and I intend to"
"Sounds good to me"

He kissed the top of her head and opened the door to the DeSoto for her.
"I know this place up the coast that does these righ' tasty onion things an' hot wings to die for" he looked at her briefly "Not literally though"


A few days later and Buffy had been down into the Initiatives base. It was clinical and smelt funky, in her opinion. Walsh had shown her the weapons they used and also the lab where they inserted the chips.
A vampire was having it done at the time and was awake and alert. Which had freaked her out. The vamp wasn't doing much better when he sensed the Slayer stood beside him during the operation.
It was too damn creepy.
They had done that to Spike.
Buffy never thought she would actually feel bad about him having the chip.
But she did.

She got home and called out to see if anyone was home, the place was silent.She raided the fridge and ate a drumstick while she walked around checking the place over, she ran upstairs and had a shower.

She got dressed and made her way to the crypt. Spike would be going to the poker game with her and Clem, she had agreed to bring the Buffalo wings again.It almost seemed comical to her, to watch a master vamp devour the tiny bar be que goodies, the way he would nibble them and suck his fingers after, whereas Clem just rammed them in whole, bone and everything. She shrugged, night off, no slaying, poker fun and beer and snacks, Spike and Clem, perfect.

Giles had the files that Buffy had taken from Walsh's office , they were very informative and had given him access codes for computer files, so, Willow was sat behind a laptop trying to decipher the encryption code . She hit her head to the desk and groaned.

"No luck as of yet I take it?"
"This is turning out to be a nightmare , a recurring one, with monsters and.. ooo I guess there really is monsters" she smiled
"Yes, would a spell help do you think?" Giles asked
"Possibly, I mean it can't hurt" Willow was at the point where she would have taken a sledge hammer to the laptop , so, Giles chanted a reveal spell and the coded files ran up the screen decoded.
"That was neat" Willow clicked on print and that was done for the night.
Xander reclined on the couch with Anya watching the tiny tv that Giles owned.

"Has anyone noticed how absent a certain Slayer is lately?" he said peering over the back of the couch
"Yeah, it's like she thinks more of the Initiative and Spike than us now" Willow pouted
"I'm sure that's not the case, for Buffy to integrate into the Initiative she has had to keep her distance from us in case she is found out"
"So it's to keep us safe?" Xander asked sarcastically
"Yes" Giles raised his brows at Xander, wondering what his point was
"And yet normal everyday vampires and demons are safe enough for us to battle"

Which he did have a point.Giles countered though

"The Initiative is run by humans that are oblivious to their effect and have an almost god like ego , which is dangerous for us, they also work for the government, which as you know, has a history of covering up conspiracies and their own mistakes. If this turns out to be one of those mistakes then anyone with knowledge of it will be eliminated"
"So Buff could be in serious danger" Willow asked panicked by the revelation
"If she isn't careful, I believe so, but Buffy has assured me that she knows what she is doing".
"She could so wipe them all out if they tried to attack her anyway"
"Lets hope it doesn't come to that shall we Willow" Giles supped his tea