Chapter 16 HOMEWARD JOURNEY
 
 

Willow smiled as the two loaded sport utilities headed towards Sunnydale.
They met back up at the estate.  Willow knew that Delia had chose to stay in
LA.  Angelus was fine with her choice. Graham called Riley and told him he
would be at the Bronze that night.  He gave Riley a story about trying to
find her, but she disappeared.  Angelus smiled as they made the plan.  Tara
had dressed in tight black leather pants and coffee colored halter top.
Ripper went for the leather pants and charcoal gray silk shirt.  Faith went
for tight black jeans and a purple colored tank top.  Willow smiled as Spike
dressed her in the leather pants and corset. They headed to the Bronze,
waiting for the action.

Ripper and Tara laid low, looking for stray soldiers.  Willow walked into
the Bronze with Faith, Spike and Angelus. Willow danced for a while.  She
knew the men loved watching her dance slowly and lewdly with Faith.  Willow
saw Angelus' smile.  The party was about to begin.

Buffy saw them right away.  She headed over to the couch where the four
sat.  Buffy noticed how Willow sat on Spike's lap while Faith was on Angel's
lap.  "Willow?" Buffy questioned.

"Buffy." Willow said, not moving towards her.

"Back off." Spike said.

"What is it Buffy?"

"You left."

"You didn't believe me.  They hurt me."

"Willow you are making no sense.  They fight the good fight.  They hunt
the demons and the vampires."

"They use them for bad things Buffy."

Faith grinned and kissed Angelus deeply as his hand traveled over her
shoulder. "Faith, get off him."

Willow stood up. She smiled. "Leave, you aren't welcome here, Slayer."

Xander and Anya walked over to them.  Xander let his true face come out.
He and Anya both bit into Riley, causing him to gasp. "RILEY!"

"So long, Buffy." Willow said. She then got up.  Willow smiled as Buffy
cried over Riley's corpse.  Willow knew the slayer would soon follow her.
Willow heard the soldiers follow them.  Soon the vampires found themselves
face to face with about eighteen soldiers. Spike smiled as the carnage came
forth.  He loved how Willow used he talons to slit their throats.  Tara
cracked her whip as she fought.  Even Faith fought and kicked as she fought
alongside her lover. Xander watched as Anya got staked.  The person that hurt
her lived for about thirty seconds after her dust fell to the floor.

Buffy gathered her strength.  She kissed Riley's forehead.  He was lost
to her.  She then headed in the direction the fighting came from. She was
running when she came face to face with Graham. "Graham...they got to Riley
and...to you as well."

"Yes, Mistress made me."

"Mistress?" Buffy said as she got into fighting stance.

"Willow. I loved her, even after she was whoring around with the old man
and the hostile. It was Forrest's idea. IT was fun, hearing her scream as I
fucked her."

"You bastard." Buffy spat.  She refused to believe it.  Her friend, her
comrade hurt Willow. Buffy was crushed as she remembered how Willow held her
together so many years ago.

"I hate you." Buffy spat.

"But she loves me, she made me her childe, her special child."

"Her pet?"

"Yes, her Puppy.  She gave me immortality, she will dance on your bones.
Bitch!!!!!"  Graham said as he attacked her. Buffy staked him easily enough.
She headed in the direction of the fighting she heard.  She saw Willow and
Spike in full vampire face.  She saw the bodies of the fallen soldiers.  Some
were in pieces.  Buffy cried for all the wasted lives.  She had the moral
choice.  They were fooled into it.  Buffy didn't feel anything after the blow
knocked her unconscious.

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