Chapter 10

William was slowly going out of his mind; it had been days since they’ve really talked. Buffy stopped by the library for her study sessions, but remained quiet the whole time. It was starting to worry him that things would never go back to the way they were. He missed her so much. She was all he thought about every hour of the day, nothing had felt like this before, but if he stayed in that place for one more second, he would go crazy. Buffy was in class, so he would take advantage of that by going out to search for Angelus. William would take care of the bastard on his own because if he had his way, Buffy would never go up against him.


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Angelus was a bloody moron; he should have known that William would be able to find them easily. They were family, after all, and the abandoned mansion on Crawford Street would be the perfect place for them to hide out. He peered in one of the shielded windows, seeing that they were all up and ranting about him. It seemed some things would never change.

“I still don’t know why you went to see him. Spike isn’t one of us anymore. He protects the Slayer now; it’s only a matter of time until she seeks us out.”

Angelus rolled his eyes. “You worry too much, Darla. We get him back on our side, and then the little girl will have no one to turn to. I have big plans for her.”

Drusilla clapped her hands in glee. “Everything in my head is singing, we’ll be a family again.”

William heard enough, not about to let these wankers anywhere near his girl. He picked up his crossbow and in one quick move, kicked the front door in, watching as they all scrambled away from the deadly rays that were shining through. “Is this a private party, or can anyone join?”

Angelus vamped out, glaring daggers at him. “How the fuck are you not bursting into flames?”

“The Gem of Amara, I’m sure you’ve heard of it.”

“That’s supposed to be a myth!” Angelus retorted.

He waved his hand in the air. “Obviously not since I’m standing right here, you pillock. You can of course come and get it; you just might get a little fried along the way.” William raised his crossbow, moving it to each of them. “So, who wants to go first?”

“You fucking psycho! I told them turning you would be a mistake. You’re a traitor to all of us.”

William grinned at the blonde, he was going to enjoy every second of this. “We have a winner.” Instead of firing the crossbow at Darla, he ran at her with vamp speed, grabbing a fistful of her hair and yanking her over to the entrance. She wailed and clawed at him, but he wasn’t about to loosen his grip, until he flung her out into the sunshine. He watched in satisfaction as she went up in flames, screaming bloody murder in the process. Angelus yelled in the background, but he knew his sire would never risk going out in the sun just to save her. In a matter of seconds, Darla was nothing but a pile of ash. “Now, that felt good. I never could stand the bitch.” He turned back to the others. “Do we have another volunteer?”

Drusilla cried in agony, falling to the ground in mourning of her grandmother.

Angelus had a murderous look in his eyes. “You are going to pay for that, you little shit.”

“Big words, but I don’t see either of you coming at me. Not scared of a little sunlight, are you? You’re in no position to be making threats, Peaches, this is how it’s gonna be. You’re going to take Dru and get out of my town, if you go anywhere near the Slayer, I will kill you both in very painful ways. You think having a soul makes me impotent? I’m just as vicious as I ever was, even more so because I will do everything in my power to protect that girl. You took my life away from me, and now I’m getting it back.”

Angelus pulled Drusilla up, holding her close to his chest. “This isn’t over, William. If you think we’re going to leave you alone now, you’ve got another thing coming. I’m gonna rape your girl while you watch, and then suck her dry. I’m going to cut that ring off your finger, and get great pleasure in shoving a stake through your cold heart.”

William nodded, raising the crossbow again, and this time pulling the trigger as the bolt struck Angelus in the shoulder.

He yelled at the pain, pulling the arrow out and throwing it to the floor.

“Next time, that’ll be your heart. You’ve made it very clear that I can’t let you go. I gave you a chance, but now you leave me with no choice.” Before William could fire another bolt, Angelus threw a smoke bomb, which he didn’t even know the fucker had on him. Once the smoke cleared, William cursed himself when he noticed they were gone.


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“I can’t believe you went after them by yourself. What were you thinking? You could have been killed.”

William let out a sigh. “I just wanted to make things easier for you. I know you believe that you’re ready to take them on, but I don’t think you are. Angelus is a right bastard, and Dru is as crazy as they come. At least Darla won’t be a problem for you; I threw her out in the sun. It was bloody brilliant.”

Buffy had to smile at that. “I guess that’s something, but you still shouldn’t have went without me. I’m the Slayer, William; this is what I’m supposed to do. I like that you want to protect me, but you can’t all the time.”

“Yeah, but I can at least try. I know you’re still not sure of my intentions, but I hope this proves that I really am on your side. I won’t let anything happen to you, sweetheart. I’d rather die first.”

Buffy felt her eyes tear up, knowing that he was being sincere. She wrapped her arms around his waist; it was ridiculous to be avoiding him just because he was a vampire. William never did anything to hurt her, and it was about time she realized that. “I know what I want for my birthday now.”

He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “And what would that be?”

She smiled, nuzzling the hand that was still resting on her cheek. “I want you to make love to me. I’m finally ready, and I completely trust you. I know you would never hurt me.”

It was William’s turn to tear up at her declaration, kissing her sweetly on the lips. No matter what happened, he would never make her regret that decision.