Rising Dreams: Dead Ends
by Can
“The dark appears, and through the dark she comes” said Spike. “Do you know anything about the unusual deaths that took place in the last couple of days?” Buffy asked bluntly as she entered Spike’s crypt.

“Unusual deaths, in Sunnydale. You don’t say?” Spike mocked. Buffy sighed in annoyance. “Two people have mysteriously died in their sleep. Do you know anything about it?” Buffy asked once again.

“Do I? It’s all over the news. The police are on about investigating. Like they know how! Should take some tips from you guys” Spike said smirking.

“Don’t need to get cute with me” Buffy frowned at him. “No sense of humor” Spike mumbled under his breath.

“Just answer my question. Do you know anything about a demon that attacks people in their dreams” Buffy asked huffily.

“The Paramus” Spike answered thoughtfully. “You’ve heard about it then” said Buffy. “Yeah, heard that it was killed a century ago.” said Spike.

“Only it rises every century if not vanquished by an incantation!” said Buffy. Spike didn’t say anything. He flopped down on a chair and just watched Buffy.

At that moment Buffy noticed that he was shirt-less, showing off his admirable muscular body. He had worn a necklace of some sort with a fairly large wooden pendant attached, which Buffy had never seen before. “Great body, bad taste in jewelry” Buffy thought.

“The Slayer” Spike muttered after a few seconds, jerking Buffy out of her thoughts. “Come again?” Buffy looked intently at Spike.

“The Slayer, love, back in the 1900’s. Killed the Paramus in China” said Spike.

“How do you know that?” Buffy asked interested. “I was there. A lot people were dying in their sleep. No one knew how? Until the Slayer figured out how to kill it” said Spike. “Did she use like an artifact or something?” Buffy asked. “No idea!” Spike replied.

Buffy was disappointed at the lack of information Spike provided. She turned to go when Spike whispered to himself. “Tasty little dish she was” “What?” Buffy asked bewildered. “Killed the bloody bitch, very tasty” Spike licked his lips and grinned.

Buffy made a disgusted face and walked out of crypt. “How come I always get attracted to men who either like to drink human blood or have it sucked out of them” Buffy shuddered. She walked back towards her house with a feeling of disappointment. “Back to the drawing board!” Buffy sighed to herself.

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