DISCLAIMER: I do not own Buffy, Angel, Willow, Giles, Faith, or any of the characters portrayed here, nope ..They are the property of The WB, Fox Studios, possibly the UPN, Joss and many others I don't know. I own the plot thought.
Rating: Adult
Pairing: Spike/Willow
Location: My website, eventually, Tarnished Halo
Timeline: Set post- What's MyLine, but before Angel goes all bad ..
Author's notes: Not even close to the movie, the only thing they have in common is the title, sorta took the idea from there ..
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~Part: 1~
The vampire watched the girl walking from the school. Dru could feel the magic that the girl was capable of. She would make a nice prezzie for Spike. The vampire held the bamboo rod in her hands. She waited until the girl was all alone. The purple powder that coated the end of the dart would not only keep the witch docile, but it would render her helpless. Dru liked helplessness in others, maybe that was why she kept Spike around, she told herself. She learned all to well from her sire how to play properly. But she frowned as she realized her daddy wasn't there for her anymore and Spike was broken. She would help him heal. Then they would play until she grew bored with him. She wished she could bring her sire back to her, but the stars weren't telling her what she needed to hear. She let her true face slip out and exhaled, smiling as the witch fell to the ground, completely docile.
Dru picked up the girl, frowning at what she was wearing. "I'll make you all better then we shall have a party, little tree." She picked up the girl as though she weighed nothing. Dru had taken debating on bringing her to the factory, but her wicked Daddy or the other puppy would trace her scent to them. Spike wasn't ready for them just yet. Dru had a second home ready. She them brought the girl to the other place. Dru left her passed out form on the floor, opting to look through the closet and see what pretty dresses she could find instead. Dru smiled as she pulled out the white dress. "Well, since you won't be needing this.my pretty shall have it." Dru said to the drained corpse on the floor.
Dru then took Willow into the basement. She smiled as the witch hung limply. She easily stripped the girl, enjoying how warm her skin was. Dru mumbled sweet nothings into her pet's ear. Dru had such plans for her toy. She found the wedding dress giggling as she dressed Willow like a dolly. "Such a fine girl, you will heal my Spike."
With that Dru left the girl hanging limply and went to get her Spike. She didn't want her new dolly to get dirty on the basement floor. She began humming a tune to herself, looking forward to her Spike to come back to her. She smiled as she saw him in front of the fireplace. "You are back." He said.
"I have a prezzie for my Spike." The dark haired vampire said.
"What my sweet?"
"Let's go for a walk." Dru said. Spike was angered at her comment. He loved her, but she drove him mad. She then wheeled him out into the night. She hummed as they went to wherever she was bringing them. Spike had long ago learned to trust the one who made him and at times the one who truly broke him. He smiled as she waltzed over to the front door of the non-descript house. "I think you will like it, my Spike." She said. She then wheeled him into the bedroom and helped him into the bed.
Spike lit his cigarette and waited for her to return. He perked up when he saw the girl in the white dress. She smelled familiar. Then she spoke. "What's happening?"
Spike knew the voice. "It's okay, little tree, Mommy is here for you. "
"Okay." The girl said. Dru then brought her to the bed, he removed the bridal veil and smiled at Spike. "William is going to take care of you while I am gone, okay, little tree."
"Okay." Willow said. Spike had seen the powder and knew full well what it was, and what it could do. Spike then told the little tree to sit by him. Spike smiled as Dru went off to hunt. Spike touched the girl gently. Her skin was soft and she moaned softly as he touched the side of her face. "Such a pretty thing you are."
"Thank you William." She said. The vampire smiled as he looked into her glassy eyes. She was lovely, he had to agree, the pristine white dress enhanced the pale skin she had. Her long red locks were pile high on her head, elongating her neck.
"So little tree, do you have a name?"
"Yes. I am called Willow." She said.
"A fine name for a lady like you. Dru says you can heal me."
"I can try, but I am not that strong."
"We shall see love, we shall see." He said.
~Part: 2~
Spike smoked another cigarette as his toy lie sleeping next to him. Her blood was definitely powerful. He smiled when he tore through her maiden barrier. He took pride in the fact that he had ruined her for the touch of a human. He licked his lips and could still taste her blood on them. He was definitely stronger. He decided that he would draw his prize out, have some fun with the slayer's pet. She certainly didn't complain. He made sure to slip her more of the powder in case she woke up. This girl he wanted to keep around.
Spike perked up when he heard his dark goddess. "How is our little tree?"
"She is resting, her blood replenishing itself." Spike said.
"Is our little tree hollow?"
"Not yet, my love, but soon, she will wither."
"Our tree will need water. She will heal you, the stars have told it so. So for now, we can take care of our little tree." Dru said, smiling.
"That we must. Tonight, we shall get dresses, for you and your dolly."
"I like the tree in white."
"Then our tree shall wear white, my love." Spike said. While he had a go with Willow, it was his sire he needed. He began to touch her, wanting nothing more than to be deep in her. Dru smiled and told him she was tired now, but the tree would be up soon. Spike accepted it and looked over at the girl. A part of him was angry as Dru refused his affections. He for a second thought of taking it out on the girl, but knew that would get him nowhere as Dru was not the most capable caregiver. In all his time in the damned chair, this was the first live person she brought him. He had tried to persuade him to drink from her, he knew that sire's blood was the most beneficial thing, but she would not let him drink.
Spike began playing with her hair, loving how soft it was. He found himself wanting her again. He stood up, enjoying the feeling of being able to stand. His tree had made this possible. While she hadn't cured him yet, she would. Maybe then he would return the favor of curing his tree from her human affliction. He thought about her as a vampire. He then positioned himself back in his chair. He went into the kitchen, looking for nourishment for the girl.
He smiled as she woke up. "William?"
"Good morning, little lamb. I brought you some breakfast."
"You are good to me." She said. She smiled, then blushed when she realized she was naked. She made an attempt to cover herself up, only to have him stop her.
"I like looking at you." He told her.
"Why?" She asked.
Spike smiled, "Because, little tree, I can. I think are a lovely woman."
"I'm just a girl." She said to him.
"You were a girl, I made you a woman." Spike told her. He was enjoying building her up. It would make tearing her down that much easier. He then told her to eat her breakfast. He smiled as he found a white satin slip in the dresser. He told her to put it on. He did like the white on her, only because it made him remember the purity he took from her. Soon he was inside her warmth again. He was teaching her what he liked, and the things his sire wouldn't do for him anymore. She was an eager learner. He taught her to like the purple powder. In fact he got rather aroused as she did a line of it and smiled, thanking him for being so good to her.
It had been just under a month since Dru gave her to him. Within a month he was walking and back to normal. He was angry as he found out Dru had taken her and left her somewhere. She only told him, smiling evilly, that the tree was now hollow and would only die in his care. She told him he would need his tree again soon. Spike and Dru left the next night. Spike smiled, knowing she might just be right, and when he needed her again, he would take what he had claimed. Dru be damned.
~Part: 3~
For Willow, getting back into the routine of her life was hard. She woke up confused in a hospital bed. She knew her name and where she lived, but couldn’t remember where she had been or who had taken her. She was glad that whatever part of her life she missed was waiting for her now that she was back. She knew the gang had so many questions, but Willow just didn’t have the answers. She noticed most that she felt awkward around Angel, even more so since she came back. She wondered why he affected her so. She knew he was protective, even more so now. The whole gang had changed it seemed since she came back. She decided to meet the gang in the library. She was surprised to see them all there. She paused when she heard them talking about her.
“She has been claimed Giles.” Angel said.
“How can you tell?” Buffy asked.
“She smells different, and she wears a mark on her neck. I am not sure why whoever claimed her left her.”
“Does that make her a spy?” Xander asked.
“No, nothing like that. Form experience, when a person is claimed, at some point their master returns for them.”
“I need to find out who did this to her and kill him.” Oz said. “She has been so distant since she came back to me. I want my Willow back.”
“I know, her memory hasn’t come back to her.” Giles told the group.
“Is there a spell to make her remember?” Xander asked.
“I won’t violate her mind that way. Whatever she went through, she is burying it deep.” The librarian said.
“Maybe we can talk to her.” Xander said.
“At what risk? She might just push us all away and we will never know who hurt her.” Giles said.
“She isn’t ok, Giles, we were dress shopping, she was freaked out when she saw the wedding dresses.” Buffy said. “Think about it, Willow does wear any white. She was always with the white cotton personal underthings, she doesn’t anymore.”
Angel shook his head and walked away. They didn’t understand. How could they, after all they weren’t vampires. He had his ideas about what happened to her, he knew a vampire sunk their fangs into her sweet neck and drank from her. Whoever did it, they claimed her and would one day be back to take her away. A part ofd Angel longed to sink his own fangs into her, to break or lessen the claim. Then she wouldn’t have to worry about being taken again. What bothered him was the familiar smell about her, but he couldn’t place it. He knew she was there. He had to help her. He just had to.
Willow walked away from their group discussion, not wanting to talk about her “missing time” as Giles had called it. Her eyes watered as she backed away. She just wanted not to talk about it, but they wanted to know everything. She was lost in her wanderings when she bumped into a vampire, namely Angel.
“Are you okay?” He asked, sensing her emotions.
“Peachy.” She said with a smile.
“You heard them talking about you.” He said.
“Yeah.”
“You know they mean well.” He said.
“I do. I get it I mean. Its like I can remember things when I am asleep, but when I wake, the memory is gone.”
“Whoever had you, did they hurt you?”
“Not at all. I was cared for Angel. I was protected and I guess I am claimed, as you said.”
“Some vampire has claimed you. Do you know what that means?”
“He will be back. I get that, I mean I can feel it. Angel, do you know when he will be back?” Willow asked.
“I don’t know.”
“I sort of miss him.” Willow said.
“It is natural. With vampires, we tend to see people as things. I could break his claim to you.”
“How?”
“By claiming you as well.” Angel said.
“I will keep that in mind.”
“I only offer because I have had humans that were mine before. They tend to crave their master, it is part of what I did to Drucilla.” Angel said, looking away.
“Thanks Angel.”
“How are things with Oz?” Angel asked, desperate to change the subject.
“Overprotective, but its ok. I really don’t mind. I don’t know.”
“I just wanted to let you know I am here if you need me.” The vampire said. He gently hugged her. He noticed that she didn’t tighten up as she did when the humans hugged her. The demon within him smiled.
Willow smiled. She had felt empty since he left her. She felt horrible that he couldn’t even remember his name. But she also knew when he was around, she would know him in her bones and he would take her with him. She didn’t want to think about it, after all, who knew what he would do to her when he came back.
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