Buffy was trapped. The demon she was fighting held her against the
wall and leaned into her. The demon looked into Buffy's eyes and she
could feel it get in her head. She fought it but she was weakening.
"Give up. You can't defeat me." It growled menacingly.
Just as the demon was about to get in her mind it was thrown off her
and she crumpled on the ground.
Spike fought the demon and the creature tried to look into Spike's
eyes. Spike knew it was trying to get in his mind so he gave it a
taste of its own medicine.
The creature lost its grip on Spike and he threw the demon into the
wall.
"You haven't seen the last of me! I will be back." It growled
menacingly.
Spike knelt beside Buffy lying on the concrete. He gently shook her
relieved to see that she was still alive.
"Don't worry, luv. I'll get you home." Spike picked her up and headed
to Revello drive.
"Oh my gosh!" Buffy's mother exclaimed after opening the door to
Spike's persistent knock. "Is she ok?"
"I'm not sure. Better call the watcher and her friends over."
"Should we take her to the hospital." Joyce asked as Spike laid her
on the couch.
"I don't think that would do any good." Spike said as he tried to
revive Buffy while Joyce made the calls.
Buffy just started to stir when Giles, Willow and Xander got there.
They stood there frozen at the image of Buffy on Spike's lap. While
Joyce was rubbing Buffy's back holding a soiled trash can.
"Make it stop. Please Spike! Make it stop." Buffy moaned into Spike's
shoulder." Buffy tried to burrow her head in Spike's chest as another
dizzy spell swept over her and her stomach threatened to spill its
contents.
Riley rushed in to see Buffy in Spike's arms. Seeing red he rushed to
her and roughly pulled her off the vampire. Buffy promptly vomited
all over him.
"Ugh!" Riley yelled and reflexively pushed Buffy away from him. Buffy
would have hit her head on the coffee table if it were not for
Spike's quick reflexes.
"Someone get me a towel!" Riley ordered not sparing a glance at his
girlfriend.
Buffy moaned and whimpered against Spike while Joyce advanced on
Riley.
"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" Joyce was furious. "Can't you see she is sick!"
Turning to Giles and Xander, "You're not seriously going to let him
near her."
Just as furious but in a quieter more dangerous way Giles simply
said "I think you should do as the lady says."
"Buffy! Your not going to let them make me leave, Honey." Riley said
acting all attentive.
Still in Spike's arms Buffy turned to face Riley.
"Riley?" Buffy said weakly.
"Yeah, baby." Riley moved to go to her but her next words stopped him
in mid step.
"Don't come back." Buffy let her head rest on Spikes shoulder so she
didn't see Giles throw her Ex-boyfriend out of her house.
"Red, Grab Buffy some water." Spike told her.
"Oh, sure." Willow said before returning quickly and helped Hold the
glass for Buffy as Spike held her up.
"Could someone please tell me what happened." Giles took off his
glasses and began cleaning them.
"Mezmer demon. Barely got her away from him in time." Spike said.
"Oh, dear lord!" Giles said taking off his glasses and cleaning them
again.
"How come it didn't just do its mesmerizing thing on you? I'm mean,
those demons are pretty powerful. Just a glance can leave you
catatonic for years." Anya asked.
"Came a cross a Mezmer once. I drank some of its blood and it left me
with a few side effects."
"Aren't they highly poisonous? Even for vampires?" Willow asked.
"Yes, very. I was in a coma for almost a year."
Just then Buffy started to shake. As her body began convulsing Spike
grabbed her face and made her look at him.
"Look into my eyes, Buffy. Concentrate. That's it. Just let it all
go. Yeah, just let it slip away." Buffy soon relaxed and lay calmly
captivated by Spike. Her breathing slow and steady.
"That's it, love. Relax. When your ready close your eyes and sleep."
Buffy straddling Spike.
Buffy started to breathe heavily and make gasping sounds. Spike was
obviously having trouble remaining in control.
"Buffy, close your eyes." Spike said more forcefully trying to
control his response as she moved suggestively against him.
Just when Spike thought was about to loose control Buffy sighed and
with a smile on her face fell asleep in Spikes arms.
Spike adjusted her so she was using him as a pillow and not pressed
up against him.
"What the hell was that?" Xander asked.
"Yeah, that was hot. " Anya said.
"If you have a thrall how come you never use it." Giles asked.
"It's not a thrall and it only works in 2 ways." Spike said.
"And those ways would be?" Xander asked.
"I can keep telepaths and such from getting inside my head and…"
"It makes sex more pleasurable?" Anya exclaimed.
When spike didn't correct her Xander exclaimed, "You mean he just…and
We with the here and May I add ewe."
"So why did you keep telling her to close her eyes." Willow asked.
Spike helped Joyce make Buffy comfortable on the couch. They would
have taken her to her room but Spike had to watch and see if she had
any more convulsions.
"Why exactly is that?" Xander asked rudely.
"I need to make sure that the demon doesn't still have a connection
with her." Spike said slowly so an idiot would understand.
"And if he does?" Willow asked.
"I need to break it. The convulsions come because it is trying to
make her do something she doesn't want to do."
"Was that what happened before when you had mind sex with her." Anya
asked.
"Possibly or it could just be a residual effect." Spike answered.
I think we need to know more about this Mezmer demon. Willow go to my
place and bring the watcher texts 1 though 8, Xander you and I will
go and ask Willie if he knows anything." Giles said.
Giles and Xander to find Willow and Tara deep in research mode. Joyce
and Spike were hovering around Buffy when they noticed their arrival.
"I don't like that look on your face, Giles." Joyce told him.
"All right watcher, let's have it then." Spike knew the news wasn't
going to be good.
"Well, apparently, there are more then one demon after Buffy. Willie
said there were at least 5 of them looking for her."
"Oh, dear." Joyce raised her hand to her heart.
Before any of them could digest the news Buffy started to Convulse
worse then before.
Spike rushed to her and took her face in his hands as he knelt beside
her.
"Fight it, Buffy." He ordered. "Concentrate on me. Let it go."
"Spike, please make it go away." Buffy looked into Spikes eyes and
wrapped her arms around him.
Spike held her as they lay on the couch. Eyes locked together, lips
only an inch apart, bodies pressed tight together.
"Ok, I can't watch this." Xander said as Buffy started to moan and
rub her body against Spike.
"Yes, perhaps it best if we give them some privacy." The rest of the
gang made to leave before Xander came back and dragged Anya from the
room.