*Indicates Thoughts*

Willow stirred softly from her sleep. She was confused; this wasn’t her room back at the dorm. Than it hit her. Last night, the vampire following her, Spike killing him, and, Willow blushed at the thought of it, being with Spike.

Spike could tell when Willow woke up. He had been watching her sleep for the last hour. He loved how beautiful she looked when she slept. *Hell, she’s always beautiful.* He reached over and brushed the hair out of her face.

Willow could feel him brushing the hair out of her face. *He’s always so gentle with me. And tender. How can that be? He’s a demon and one of the worst at that. How can such a dangerous demon be so gentle and tender?* She rolled over so she was facing him.

Spike bent down and kissed Willow softly, he loved her so much. *Why do I have to be the one to tell her?* "Red?"

"Yea?" Willow snuggled closer to Spike. *I wonder why he sounds so worried?* Willow looked at Spike. His eyes were dark with concern. He smiled sexily at her. "What’s wrong?"

"I know why the vampire was following you last night. And why you’ve been followed most other nights."

"Spike, what do you mean I’ve been followed?" Willow didn’t know what he was talking about.

"I’ve been following you ‘cause I didn’t want you to get hurt. Druscilla’s back in town. And she wants you to die, she knows that I love you, and she wants you to die for stealing me away from her."

"Why?" Willow was terrified. "I have to tell Buffy."

"You can’t tell the slayer." Spike grabbed Willow’s arms roughly. "If she knows, than she’ll follow you everywhere. I won’t be able to see you at all." Willow swallowed. "I have to tell Buffy that Druscilla’s back." Seeing him about to interrupt she continued. "If she wants to know how I know I’ll lie and tell her I found out on the Internet."

Spike was still wary. "What if she decides to have you all stick together?" Willow smirked. "There are ways of slipping away without them noticing." Spike was confused. "How?"

"I just have to wait until Buffy is with Riley, Xander is always with Anya, and Giles doesn’t notice when I leave. When there all having sex I can come see you."

Spike smirked and kissed her again. "Than we can shag." Willow giggled and rolled her eyes. "You sound like Austin Powers."

"I don’t care who I bloody sound like, so long as I’m with you." He kissed her again, deeper this time. Willow pulled his head down to hers. They kissed deeply for a long moment. Than she pushed him away slightly. "Spike I have to get to class. If I don’t show up, Buffy will know for sure something’s going on."

Spike growled low in his throat at the mention of the slayer’s name. Willow pouted dramatically. "I’ll be back this afternoon silly. Besides don’t vampires sleep during the day."

"Only when we don’t have anything else to entertain us." He smirked at her sexily. She giggled again and pulled herself upright.

******Afternoon******

Willow pushed the door open and slid inside careful not to let in any sun. She slipped into Spike’s bedroom. He was lying in the middle of the huge bed, fast asleep. Willow crept up quietly and lay down beside him. She rested her head on his chest and snuggled close. Spike’s arm snaked out and wrapped around her waist pulling her close. His eyes opened slightly and gazed at her with such love that Willow felt her insides melt. She kissed him softly, "Shh. Sleep." She laid her head back down on to his chest. This was how they spent the rest of the afternoon.

******Giles’s House******

"I’m worried about Willow. She seemed…odd today." Giles was talking with Buffy. "Odd?" Buffy arched her eyebrow. "How so?"

"Well, maybe not odd, but distant like her mind was elsewhere." Buffy laughed. "Giles! She’s been like that for a couple weeks. She has feelings for some guy, but she won’t tell me who."

"Well I just hope that she’s not trying to get over Oz by throwing herself at the next guy she sees." Giles was concerned that Willow might be setting herself up for another broken heart.

"Willow’s too smart too fall in love with someone, just ‘cause she wants to get over Oz." Buffy quickly defended her best friend. "I’m going out on patrol. I’ll be back in a couple hours." She quickly walked out before Giles could reply.

******Spike’s Place******

"Red?" Spike was waking up. *Where did she go?*

"Right here." Willow came and lay back down beside him. "It’s sundown."

‘I know pet. That’s why I woke up." Spike wrapped his arms around her waist holding her close. "Willow?"

"Hmm?"

"Don’t go out tonight Pet."

"Why?" Willow looked at Spike. He was staring intently at her.

"I had a dream that you left to go see the slayer," his eyes hardened "And you never came back." He pulled her closer. "I don’t want to lose you."

"You won’t lose me. I’m yours, remember?" Willow snuggled against him. He was holding her really tight, it hurt a little, but it was a kind of a nice hurt.

"I know, but still…"

"I won’t go out, but I think you just want me to spend the night with you." Spike chuckled. "I don’t need a dream to want you to stay with me."

"I promise I won’t go out, but I need to tell Buffy that I’m not feeling well, so she won’t ask me to go on patrol with her."

"Can’t you just phone her?" Spike was wary, Willow could get hurt.

"Take me to the dorm, that way I can tell Buffy and you can watch me." She pulled Spike to his feet.

******Back at the Dorm******

"Buffy? You here?" Willow felt a hand clamp over her mouth and a voice hissed in her ear. "Little tree will pay." Than fangs sank into her neck, and everything went black.

Spike was sitting in his car, when he thought he sensed a familiar vampire. *Dru!* He raced into the dorm towards Willow’s room. He saw Dru draining HIS Willow. He threw himself at her. They went sprawling onto the floor. 20 of Dru’s minions appeared. Spike fought them all, into they were nothing but dust. Dru had escaped and Willow was gone.

******Giles’s House******

Giles had just seen Buffy storm out of the house when she came right back in. "We have a problem." She nodded to the very bloody, but still recognizable Spike standing on the porch steps. "He says he has something important to tell us. But not unless he can come in."

"Come in." Giles invited him in silencing Buffy’s protests with a glare. Buffy leaned on the counter a stake in one hand, with her arms crossed across her chest. Spike came in and collapsed on to the couch. He pulled one of the many knives sticking out of him out. "She has Willow."

"Who has Willow?" Buffy glared at her favorite enemy. "Dru. She attacked Willow at her dorm room, I went to stop her, and her minions bloody attacked me. By the time I finished killing them, they were gone. Dru’s truly gone off the deep end. She wants Willow to die so that I’ll go back to her." He was pulling out the knives as he spoke and laying them on Giles’s coffee table. He winced slightly as each one came out.

"We have to get Willow back before Dru kills her." Buffy looked at Giles, he nodded his head. "I’ll call Xander, Anya, and Riley."

"What do we do with him?" Buffy glared at Spike. "I’m going with you."

"Like hell you are. You think I’m stupid enough to think that you’re on our side?" Buffy took a step towards him. "I think that this is one of your stupid plans to try and kill me. Well I don’t trust you. You can stay locked up here."

"I’m not getting locked up like a fuckin’ animal when Willow’s in danger."

"Why do you give a fuck about Willow?" Buffy glared at him. The doorbell rang. Giles opened it welcoming the distraction. Buffy pushed Giles out of the way and shoved the girl to the ground. The girl threw her arms over her face to protect herself. Giles grabbed Buffy’s arm. "What are you doing?" He demanded. "She’s a vampire." Buffy nodded to the girl who was sprawled on the ground. Spike came to the door "Kaylin." He looked at the girl sprawled across the steps. "I thought you’d be coming around, what’s Dru got to say?"

"You know her?" Buffy snapped. She was just dying to kill this measly little vamp. "She’s Dru’s childe. Dru’s ONLY childe." Spike emphasized the word for Giles’s benefit. "Oh, my." Giles fluttered weakly. "What?" Buffy snapped. "For Druscilla to only have this one girl as a childe…" Giles trailed off. "It could mean trouble if you harm her."

"Spike." Kaylin pulled herself up so she was sitting; she went to stand but saw the slayer move towards her. She pointedly glared at the slayer as she stood up. "Dru said to bring you," she glared at Buffy "and the slayer to her at once."

"Why the fuck to you think I’d go anywhere with you? This is just a trap to try and kill me." Buffy smirked at Kaylin. *She looks young, around 15. But she doesn’t seem scared of me.* Buffy noticed Kaylin was glancing at Spike and sliding away from him, and towards her. *She’s terrified of Spike!*

"It’s not a trap for you. Some people don’t really give a shit about you." Kaylin looked at Buffy, her eyes were warm, like honey, and she had sadness in them. "Dru said to bring you, ‘cause she doesn’t want Willow to have her prize." Kaylin spat out the last part bitterly. "Dru’s in a fury right now, ‘cause Willow’s marked so she can’t hurt her. So she’s been taking her fury out on other people."

Xander, Anya, and Riley came up the driveway. "Spike!" Xander stopped in shock. "Who’s he?" Anya nodded to Spike. "He’s Spike the vampire. A vampire Buffy should be killing right now." Kaylin looked in amusement at Anya; she was waiting for Anya to realize who she was. Anya’s mouth dropped open. "Kaylin?" She squeaked out. Kaylin smirked. "Hey Anyanka. Long time no see." Buffy looked from Anya to Kaylin. "You know her?" She demanded. Anya nodded. "She’s the only childe of Druscilla. Druscilla was one of my more vengeful clients."

"Great, just great. Willow’s been kidnapped and now Anya knows the little bitch responsible. As much as I would love to stick this," she showed them the stake "her chest, I can’t ‘cause she knows what happened to Willow."

"Willow? What happened to Willow?" Xander got scared…very scared. "Dru kidnapped her." Spike spoke up. "Wants to kill her for taking me away from her, bloody little bitch."

"Dru can’t stand that Spike loves Willow and not her anymore." Kaylin spoke up "And if you and Spike don’t come see her, Willow’s going to be slaughtered."

"Who are you?" Xander demanded. "I’m Kaylin. God, are you that fucking stupid you haven’t figured it out yet?" She turned to Spike and Buffy. "Now are you coming, or do I have to tell Dru that you’re not coming?"

"What makes you think I’m going to let you go?" Buffy looked at Kaylin. Kaylin stood up and stretched her arms in the air, revealing her sexy flat stomach. "’Cause you don’t scare me."

"I’m the slayer."

"So?" She twisted slightly, the guys all openly stared at her.

"Vampires are supposed to be scared of me."

"I’m not scared of you." Spike broke in. "You’re a fucking-horny-bastard. No one cares what you think." Buffy snapped back at him. "I’m the only childe of Druscilla. Nothing scares me." Spike stalked towards Kaylin. "Nothing scares you Kaylin?" She glared at him. "Fuck off." He wrapped his hand around her throat. "Not a good idea to piss me off right now." Kaylin smirked triumphantly at him. "Well if I die, you don’t know where Dru is, and your Willow dies." Spike dropped her to the ground. "Where is Willow?" Buffy walked up to them. "Shut up, the both of you! Now, where the fuck is Willow?" Kaylin’s eyes turned to bore into Buffy’s. "If you want her, you have to come with me. Now!" Kaylin shot off the porch, Spike hot on her heels.

Soon Spike lost sight of Kaylin in the trees. He followed her trail till he got to a series of caves. Kaylin was leaning back against a tree, having a smoke. She blew smoke into Spike’s face. "So very slow, weren’t we?" She threw down her cigarette and stomped it. "Dru’s waiting for you, Lover." She threw back the last word in contempt. Kaylin walked inside of the caves, instead of going to the main hall she led Spike to her bedroom.

"Willow?" Kaylin called softly. She had, by right of being Dru’s only childe, been allowed to keep the human captive in her bedroom. Willow slid of off Kaylin’s bed. "What-? Spike!" Spike launched himself past Kaylin and swept Willow up into a hard demanding kiss. Kaylin rolled her eyes, and lit herself another cigarette. When she finished it she tapped Spike on the shoulder. "She does have to breathe ya know." Spike growled at Kaylin as he moved his mouth off of Willow’s. "Willow I will be back for you soon, alright?" Willow nodded her head slightly, her eyes never leaving Spike’s. Kaylin than lead Spike to go see Druscilla.

Druscilla was sitting by her self in the main hall. She was brushing Miss Edith’s hair so roughly the doll’s head kept snapping forward and backward. "Spikey, Miss Edith said you would come if I stole your new pet." Spike shuddered at the thought of how he used to love this insane creature. "I want MY Willow back. NOW!" Kaylin was slinking towards the door. "Where are you going?" Dru demanded, insanity glittering in her pretty eyes. "Hunting. Thought slayer blood would taste pretty sweet." Dru grinned evilly. Placing her hand over Kaylin’s forehead she sent a probe into Kaylin’ head. Years of experience had taught Kaylin what to do. Preparing an onslaught of mental images all depicting the mangled body of the slayer, of blood, of the thrill of the hunt, of death. Dru smiled at her only childe. "Have fun my sweetling."

Kaylin went back to her own room. She nipped lightly at the side of Willow’s neck so it looked like she had bitten her. Than she slung Willow over he shoulder. This way it looked like Kaylin was taking Willow to the main hall. Kaylin took Willow outside and Willow performed a brief healing spell for herself. Willow smiled at Kaylin, than hugged the girl. Kaylin was shocked than hugged the girl back. "Be careful, Spike loves you, but he can be dangerous." Willow looked deep into Kaylin’s eyes. She saw the sincerity reflected deep in their golden depths. "I will. Be careful too." Willow smiled and went back the way she had been dragged. She was going home, and she knew that Kaylin would get Spike to her.

Kaylin stood there for a long time, just smoking her cigarettes. She finished up her pack, than checked her watch. She had been "gone" for about an hour now. Time to go back inside. "Back so soon Kaylin? The slayer kick your ass already?" Spike shot at Kaylin. He was nervous and on edge. Willow was gone and there was nothing he could do about it. Kaylin glared at him. Than she slid over and started to grind her hips into Spike’s. "Baby, you just wish you could have my ass. Was Harmony no fun Lover? Needed me back?" He lowered his head to nibble on her neck. "Baby, nothing could compare to you." Kaylin whispered softly in his ear "Willow’s gone, get going."

Dru growled at Kaylin. Kaylin should not be even thinking of flirting with Dru’s Spikey. Kaylin winced in pain as Dru twisted her arm back and up violently. She felt the stake slide out of her sleeve, with tears in her eyes she plunged it into Dru’s back. Spike looked at Kaylin in shock, than he turned and fled, he had to go get Willow. Kaylin wiped away the bloody tears, than went through the caves, staking all of Dru’s minions.

Spike raced to Willow’s house. He got there and went inside, a mass of red hair and crystal tears met him. He hugged Willow tightly, he had never been so scared in his life, he had actually thought that he had lost Willow. Willow sobbed against his chest, than reached up and kissed him. Spike pulled her close for a searing kiss.

Kaylin watched their silhouette through the window. "Hope you can handle all that fire without burning yourself Spike." Than she gunned the throttle of her motorcycle and raced down the street. She had one person to go see. Hopefully he would take her in. The only family member she had left, Angel. "Look out La, here I come!"

The End

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