Two of a kind: Chapter 9
by i_hate_mornings
Disclaimer: *sigh* i really do wish i could say they were mine, but i can't... If they were mine, certain things never could have happened... *cough*soul*cough*

Chapter 9

‘Angelus,’ Angel stood from the table, finally able to look at the demon that lived inside of him, that haunted him, his thoughts, his actions. Buffy figured it must be unnerving to see that demon wearing your own face. She couldn’t imagine what he was feeling right now.

‘Soul boy, we meet at last,’ Angelus said sotto voce like a bad villain in a really trashy movie. Buffy could tell he was enjoying himself immensely. ‘Can’t say it’s a pleasure.’

‘Angel,’ Buffy said softly. ‘He’s baiting you, let it go.’

‘Yeah, Soul boy, listen to the Buffster. She knows everything,’ Angelus laughed cruelly. ‘Of course, that may not be the case; after all she took a liking to us before she even realized what we were. Great skills by the way, Buff. Love ya for it.’

‘Bite me,’ Buffy threw at him. Something was gnawing at her though. This Angelus was doing a lot more talking this time around. Last time he had been all “kill, kill”. What had changed? ‘Like to hear yourself speak, don’t cha?’


‘Angelus paused thoughtfully. ‘Ya know, it may just be that I’ve been locked up for so many god damn years that I feel I need to make myself be heard. Or maybe, Dr Phil, I’m just wasting time so my people can get what we need.’

Buffy spun as six vampires appeared from the back of the Magic Box. Two headed straight for the book stacks while one went for supplies in the basement. The other three, attacked the off-guard trio.

Buffy winced as a nasty punch from the beefiest of the three split her lip. She tasted blood but ignored it. There were more things going on than her lip bleeding. She made sure Angel and Giles were holding their on then engaged in the fight. Angelus hovered in the background, seemingly content to view the fight.

Buffy uppercut the vamp then spun round, leg kicking out in a roundhouse, spilling the vamp to the floor. ‘Not going to fight me, lover?’ Buffy asked the watchful Angelus.

He smirked. ‘Been there, done that, and deja vu just isn't what it used to be. Sorry, Buff, maybe next time when the odds are on my side.’

‘The odds will never be on your side,’ she’d hoped to engage him for longer but the vamp on the floor had recovered. He tried the maneuver she had, but she caught his arm as he swung up to deliver a debilitating uppercut. Twisting expertly, she brought the vamps arm behind his back and applied force, breaking it. The vamp howled and clutched the arm.

Buffy pulled a stake from her boot and raised it up but the vampire moved faster than she thought he would He tackled her, pinning her to the ground, rage written on his face. His teeth shone brightly in the fluorescent overhead light and he snapped them at her, a fear tactic that never worked. She bucked, throwing him over her head and she flipped to her feet. She lunged at him, but he lifted a leg and kicked her hard in the stomach. Buffy gasped for breath and the vamp laughed.

He grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground. Buffy desperately tried to pull oxygen into her lungs. She hadn’t been winded in a long time and had forgotten the feeling of helplessness it brought with it.

The vamp climbed on top of her, hand wrapped in her hair, arching her neck back harshly. Buffy hazily thought maybe this would be the day she died but the thought passed quickly. She flexed her hand and remembered the stake amazingly still held in it. With a burst of energy- or maybe the will to survive- she jerked up, unbalancing the foul creature and slammed the stake into his chest. He looked surprised for a moment before turning into dust. Buffy noted Angel and Giles were still in their respective fights but neither seemed outweighed. They held their own comfortably which meant Buffy could take care of Angelus.

She swung round, prepared to face the vampire who had terrorized her and her friends a few years back but he was no longer there. She frowned. Why had he just left? Why had he not stayed to gloat? A loud crash made her turn. She was astonished to see that Angelus’ two lackeys were still going through the books. Had he just left them?

The last vamp, the one exploring the basement appeared, arms laden with goodies. ‘Hey,’ Buffy started towards that one but one of the vamps from the book stacks jumped in front of her. She fought him briefly, taking one hit in the jaw- that’s going to be bruised tomorrow- before she found the opening she was looking for. She slammed her fists into his chest, knocking him back several feet.

In the time he returned she had pulled a stake from a hiding place in one of the shelves. She forced the stake into his heart without a second glance. She pulled it back before he turned to dust and threw it at the one strangling Giles. So much for holding his own.

Giles readjusted his glasses, nodding gratefully to Buff as she went after the thieving vamps. She ran out the way they had left but they were already gone. Her senses told her they were nowhere near. Damn it. They better not have taken anything important. This one will so be blamed on me.

The last vamp was dust by the time she returned. Giles and Angel had already started cleaning up. The large table had been tipped, books were scattered everywhere. ‘Well, that was bracing,’ she quipped. ‘What to do next… Ooh, I say we wrestle alligators while pouring salt water into our wounds. Just as fun!’

Giles looked at her unappreciatively. ‘This is not a joking matter, Buffy,’ he said sternly. ‘We have no idea what they have taken and no idea what they are planning. It is just horrible to think about what they could be up to.’

‘Relax, Giles,’ Buffy picked a book up from the floor. She read the cover and laughed. ‘At least we know they’re not making chicken soup,’ she showed him the cover then threw it on the table.

‘I think it’s safe to say it’ll have something to do with both Buffy and I,’ Angel said dispiritedly.

‘You know that for sure,’ Giles looked interested.

‘Yes. He’ll want me out of the picture,’ Angel admitted. ‘And I know he wants Buffy. When my soul was… gone… Angelus was him and not me, but when I returned, I had all his thoughts, all his emotions. I know what he felt every moment he felt it. It was like it was me.’

‘But it wasn’t,’ Buffy lent forward and covered his hand with hers. She squeezed softly and he squeezed back. ‘You know that none of that was you.’

‘No,’ Angel agreed. ‘But I felt what he felt when he killed Jenny, I remember the sound of Willow’s blood rushing through her veins as I- he- held her, I remember the feel of charcoal as he drew the pictures he left… I remember that every waking thought he had, had been of Buffy. He was- still is- obsessed by her, more so than any woman ever before.’

They both watched her contemplatively. ‘What?’ she asked, not liking the way they were staring at her.

‘Hmmm,’ Giles murmured as he shuffled off to look at his stacks. Angel started to tidy up, picking up old books and placing them on the now righted table. Giles collected his book list and climbed the stairs to the stacks. As Buffy watched, he picked up a book and glanced at its title, then took a pen and made a mark on the page. Buffy sensed he was looking for something in particular.

‘What?’ she asked again. Neither answered her. ‘Guys…

‘WHAT?’







Ha. I posted this and forgot to write a note... Silly me..

I alost didn't post this chap. I was gonna just forget about it since it's 1am and i have to get up in six hours, but i'll just be tired for school.... Nothing new.

How do you think i'm going. I feel this was one of my better chaps 'cause it had more action in it. Action's what we like.

My next chapter of ADG may be a little while as i REALLY dont like what i started to write. The Buffy/Spike dialogue seems fake/forced to me. I need to do some serious work on it. In the meantime, i'll keep updating this one.

Any questions, leave a review and i'll try to answer.. Bye guys..

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