Chapter 14: Trouble Part One

Buffy walked into her room. She made sure to lock her window and close the curtains before getting her clothes and moving to the bathroom.



Seth had came by and fixed the window and her mom still hadn’t got back yet. She was begging to worry. It was already dark out side.



Her dad had called. He had a business meeting that went over time so he was going to be late. Thank god.



"Well things can’t get any worse" she muttered to her self as she peeled of her clothes and turned on the water



Buffy sighed as she stepped under the hot spray. Wishing to god that her troubles could get washed away with the water.



When she was finished she got out and slipped on her pajamas. Walking into her room she brushed out her tangled locks and pulled her hair into a pony tail.
Walking out her room she went into her kitchen and got out a pot for hot chocolate. She glanced at the stove clock and sighed. It was later then she thought 9:00. Her mom still wasn’t back. Going over to the phone she picked up the doctors phone number and called. A few minutes later her young female voice answered.



"Hi. My name is Buffy Summers. My mom Joyce Summers went to the doctor like around 4:00 this after noon. She hasn’t come back yet. I was wondering if you’d be able to tell me if she was still there." Buffy waited as the receptionist checked with the doctor. A few minutes later she came back on.



"She left already?" Buffy asked her panic rising.



"Are you sure?...No that’s fine. Thanks" Buffy hung up the phone and dialled Tristen’s phone number. A few minutes later Tristen answered.



"Tristen. My mom isn’t at the doctor they said she left at 5:00. It’s nine Tristen where the hell is she!" Buffy yelled fear in her voice.



"I-" Buffy was cut of as there was a knock at her door.



"Hold on" Buffy whispered. She picked up a bat and walked to the door. Looking out the peep hole she noticed a officer outside. She opened the door before he could knock again.



"May I-I help you?" Buffy asked. The officer gave a small nod to her.



"Is this the residence of Joyce Summers?" The officer asked. Buffy nodded her voice haven gave out on her.



"Are you her daughter?" he asked. Buffy nodded again clutching the phone to her chest.



"You might wanna sit down" The officer warned. Buffy shook her head her face paling slightly.



"Just tell me. Where’s my mom? What happened?" Buffy asked her voice a whisper.



"We found her car a few miles away from a doctor’s office she was reported visiting" the officer said. Buffy swallowed forgetting the phone. She dropped it and ran a hand over her face.



"S-She’s ok though isn’t she?" Buffy asked her voice cracking. The officer looked at Buffy in the eye and shook his head.



"I’m sorry she died at the scene. It appears that her brakes gave out. She swerved from trying to hit another car and fell into a ditch" the officer told Buffy.



"Oh my god" Buffy whispered. Tears starting to pour down her eyes.



"Is there any one we can call?" The officer asked.



"My dad he’s at work. Excuse me" Buffy whispered running into the downstairs bathroom. She vomited up what little she had eaten.

Chapter 15: Trouble Part Two

Tristen walked into the Summers' residence. Buffy was on the couch clutching Mr. Gordo to her chest with tears running down her face. Cordelia was in the chair in front of her with her face buried in Angel’s chest.




Tristen walked over to Buffy and knelt down in front of her.



"Buffy. Buff" he called softly. Buffy turned unseeing eyes his direction.



"Why’d she leave me Tristen?" Buffy asked her voice cracking. Tristen’s gray eyes met green ones.



"Everything’s going to be ok Buffy. I promise" he whispered pulling her into a hug. Buffy let out a sob and clutched him like a life line.



"No it’s not. You know what happened" she whispered. Tristen took a deep breath.



"Well find away to fix things" he told her.



The door opened again and in walked Willow. She had tear streaks on her face. And she was biting her lip.



"Buffy" Willow called hesitantly. Buffy looked up at the girl who had become her best friend. Willow bit her lip again and knelt down next to Tristen.



"Have you called Giles’s or Spike?" she asked. Buffy nodded.



"Giles’s is at the coroner’s office. My dad left. They don’t know where he is. Spike is on his way here" she answered. Willow nodded and pulled her friend into a tight hug.



"What are you going to do now?" Cordelia asked speaking for the first time since she came. Buffy looked at her friend with red eyes.



"I don’t know?" she answered truthfully.



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The ceremony was nice. Family members came from all over to pay their respects. Friends that she never even knew her mom had came along with family she didn’t know she had. The only one missing was her father, who had been MIA since the accident.




Buffy let the last of the guest’s out the door and plopped down on the couch next to Spike. He put his arm around her shoulders and she leaned her head against his chest.



"I was thinking why don’t we go to the mountains for Christmas vacation and get away from all this city crap" Spike asked. Buffy shrugged. It would do good to get away.



"My dad owns a cabin in the mountains. We can use his. No one has used it since the accident" Tristen offered. Spike nodded. Cordelia smiled slightly.



"We can have a Christmas in the cabin. Just us. My parents won’t mind. Daddy has a business trip on Christmas anyway and moms going with him" Cordelia said.



"I’m Jewish. I don’t celebrate Christmas, but I would like to. I’m sure I can get away" Willow said.



"Where you ladies go I follow" Angel said. Buffy smiled at her friends she was lucky to have them.



"I love you guys you know that" Buffy said.



"We love you to" Willow said with small smile.



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Buffy walked into school with her arm through Spike’s. She had told him what happened with the window and the rock.



She had to keep a close eye on him just in case he wanted to beat Parker to bits.







Spike walked into the locker room with Tristen beside him. They walked over to Parker and his cronies.



"Parker" Spike called. He turned a frown on his face.



"What do you want now?" he snapped. Spike pushed him against the lockers.



"I told you to stay away from Buffy" he snarled.



"I don’t know what your talking about?" Parker stated. Tristen pulled a rock out his pocket and showed it to Parker.



"Someone threw this through her window" Spike said calmly. Parker shrugged.



"I didn’t do it man. I was home all week" he snapped. Spike pushed him against the lockers again.



"If I catch you near her again ever I will kill you" he threatened. With a final shove he stalked out the locker room.



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Buffy looked at Spike. Things just kept getting worse and worse.



Her dad was found a week after her mother’s funeral. Someone had reported a teenager being abused by Hank.



The girl was carrying his child. She was only sixteen, same age as Buffy. He was charged with statutory rape and abuse. The girl testified against him. And that is why Buffy was sitting in court today with Spike and Tristen. They wanted her to tell the court what kind of father Hank was.



Buffy was brought out of her thoughts as her father’s lawyer Lila stood up. Her face red from anger as she stared at the teenager on the stand.



"Your honor. My client says she gave consent. How are we to know that she didn’t?" Lila asked.



The teen looked down, tears dripping down her face.



"I didn’t" she stated. Hank’s jaw tightened.



"Even if she did, which she didn’t, she is a minor. It is against the law to have sex with her. And may I point out. When the police got to her she was so beaten she couldn’t open her eyes" the layer defended.



He then turned to the jury.



"People of the jury. How are we to know that he hadn’t done this before? He could have even killed his last victim-"



"I object!" Lila screamed. The judge slammed him hammer down.



"Sustained. Carry on"



"As I was saying we have no idea what he is capable of. Here is a child who is carrying a child. What would you do if that was your child?" he asked.



"But it isn’t" Lila barked. The lawyer nodded. And turned to the back.



"Which is why I would like to call my next witness. Buffy Summers."



Hank turned to the back catching Buffy’s eye. He sneered at her. And for a moment Buffy’s mind flashed back to that night at her house. She straightened up and walked to the front. Taking the now empty stand.



After taking an oath not to lie. She sat down, twisting her hands in her lap.



"Miss. Summers-"



"Buffy, please" Buffy said. He nodded.



"Buffy. How would you describe life with your father?" he asked. Buffy sucked in a breath. That was the big question.



Biting her lip she looked towards her now red father.



"It’s ok. You can answer us" the lawyer said kindly. Buffy turned to him. Looking down and then taking a deep breath.



"He drinks" she whispered. Looking up she looked straight at her dad. “When he was home he drank a lot. When my mom was alive. They use to fight all the time. He would go out and not come back until the next morning sometimes, unless he was on a business trip" Buffy said.



"Has he ever hit your mother?" he asked. Buffy shook her head.



"Not that I know of-"



"See your honor. He wasn’t an abusive parent, so who is to say he beat this child-"



"He hit me" Buffy stated bluntly. The judge turned to her. Seeing the tears in her eyes.



"He hit me whenever my mom was out and he was drunk. Sometimes not even that" Buffy whispered.



"Why didn’t you come forward?" The lawyer asked.



"I was afraid. My mom would know what had happened. I was ashamed. He was supposed to be my hero. My every thing. My family was my world and it all came crashing down when he-" Buffy cut her self off. Staring at her father who was now shaking with anger.



Buffy looked at Spike and Tristen. They were giving her smiles to make her at ease.



"What happened?" the judge asked. Buffy looked at him. He was reading her.



She looked back at Spike. He nodded his head.



"He let his friends rape me"



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Spike rubbed Buffy’s back as she slept.



Hank was found guilty. He was now being carted off to prison for 50 years minimum. The girl who was pregnant. Her name was Trina. She was going to have the baby and probably give it up for adoption. She wasn’t sure yet.



Buffy had broke down on the stand. Telling them what had happened had tore everyone’s heart to pieces.
His friends weren’t found. Apparently they had skipped town two weeks ago.
Buffy had to go to counselling for her trauma. She was going to move in with Tristen and his cousin and grandmother.



"How is she doing?" Willow asked coming into the room. Spike moved away from her and slung an arm over her shoulder.



"She’s doing ok I suppose. It took a lot for her to tell the court what happened. Everything is going to hell. How can so much bad happen in only 2 weeks?" Spike asked.



The red head sighed wrapping her arms around his middle.



"I don’t know. Maybe we shouldn’t Waite till Christmas to take a brake. There’s only a few more days till school’s out. We can leave on Thursday. Gives us a couple of days to get organized" Willow offered.



"Sounds like a plan"

Chapter 16: Vacation and Parties

Buffy, Willow, and Cordelia watched as the men put away their luggage for the trip.
Tristen’s grandma said it would be a good chance to get away. No one had used his dad’s cabin since the accident which claimed their lives.



Buffy had gone to see the councillor twice already. It was hard to talk to her at first but she was able to get through some of it.



Willow and Cordelia were the best. They tried every thing they could to help her feel better. Even throwing their lunch on Parker and his friends when he was taunting Buffy.



"Ready?" Spike asked breaking her out of her thoughts. She looked up at him. His platinum hair was a mess of curls. His white shirt made him look even yummier then his black ones. But no, they were just friends.



"Yeah" Buffy answered with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. Spike noticed. Lifting her up he kissed the top of her head.



"Everything is going to be alright goldilocks" he whispered. Buffy closed her eyes and nodded.



Smiling at him she climbed into the car followed closely by Willow and Cordelia.



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The ride was long. They had stopped 5 times for gas and some food. Finally arriving at there destination by night fall the next day.



None of them noticed the little red car that had followed them all the way there.



Buffy got out the car and looked around. She had only been there once when she was a kid for Tristen’s birthday. It was beautiful.



The cabin was in front of a lake, surrounded by trees. A table was out front along with a pit for a fire.



They walked into the cabin, grimacing at the dust that covered everything.



"Guess we have to clean a little before we do anything else. Wouldn’t want to accidentally lie on a snake" Willow stated. Cordelia smiled.



"We can unpack later we should find a light or some thing" Spike said turning his flash light to the wall.



Willow wandered around. Coming to a switch she switched it on. Bright lights flooded the cabin. Willow blinked a few times, and then turned to her companions with a grin.



"I found it" she said happily. Buffy nodded rubbing her eyes.



"Well. Let’s get to it" Tristen stated. Looking around at the covered couches and dusty fire place.



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It took well into 4:00 in the morning for them to clean everything.



There were three rooms. So Tristen and Willow took one. Angel and Cordelia. Then Spike and Buffy.



The kitchen was a good size. Although there were a few creepy crawlies that had the girls jumping on top of tables. Which was always a good laugh.



Willow flopped onto the bed. Tristen groaned, covering his eyes.



"This is s good idea. I’m glad you thought of it" Willow said leaning her head on her boyfriend’s chest. Tristen kissed the top of her head.



"Me too. Now go to sleep or I’ll stick a frog in the room"



"Night" Willow said hurriedly closing her eyes.

Chapter 17: Mistakes

He was finally going to get her. All he had to do was wait. Now that Parker was out of the picture for good. All he had to do was get rid of the bleach blond and anyone else that gets in the way.



He sighed and ran a hand along the window he was sitting at watching as Buffy slept and arm lazily thrown across Spike’s waist.



"I’m watching you"



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Laughter rung out at the lake as the gang swam through the water.



Willow’s head surfaced as she dunked Spike under water laughing all the way.



"Wills watch out!" Cordelia yelled as Angel came up behind her. She squealed as Angel hurled her through the water.



"Cordy!" Buffy yelled. She watched and laughed when Cordelia swam under the water to avoid Tristen.



"Eeepp!" Buffy squealed when she felt arms around her waist pulling her under.



Buffy opened her eyes to see a blurry Spike grinning at her. Kicking him away she swam to the surface.



Buffy laughed as she swam towards Willow and Cordelia as they splashed water at the boys.



Things were looking up.



Buffy sat on the table leaning against Willow as the group watched the sun set and eating dinner.



"This has been a great two days of my life" Buffy sighed and smiled.



"I wish my mom was here" she said quietly. Spike got up from his spot next to Cordy and swept her up in his arms and spun her around.



"She’s here" he said pointing to her heart and then pointed to the sky.



"And there, watching us. Watching you"



"I just hope she isn’t watching when we get down and dirty cause that’s just creepy" Cordelia said after a minute making Buffy smile through her tears that started to fall.



"Let’s get inside. the guys and I are going into town tomorrow to get some stuff for a camp fire so you’ll have your girly time" Spike said wiping her tears and taking her hand and leading her to the cabin the others fallowing behind.



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This was great. The house would be minus the boys making it that much easier to get her. They were so predictable.



Fastening the last chain to the wall of the underground cellar a lone figure smiled to himself which quickly involved a sinister cackle.



"Soon my sweet"



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Buffy sat by the fire gazing at its beauty. The others were asleep which she was glad for. She loved them but sometimes she got tired of pretending.



Like earlier. She wasn’t pretending but now it caught up with her. The hurt and pain of the last few weeks.



Shaking her head and wiping away angry tears she took a long gulp of the whiskey she had found in one of the cupboards.



"Thanks mom" she said sadly taking another swig and making a face as it burned down her throat.



"What the hell are you doing?!" Spike hissed sitting down next to her and grabbing the bottle.



"Forgetting" Buffy replied taking the bottle from him and taking a gulp before he could take it away.



"Join me?" Buffy asked handing him the bottle. Spike looked at it then her.



"Pet-" he started. Buffy shrugged and took a long swig. Spike thought a moment. Then sighed taking the bottle he took a gulp and made a gasping sound.



"I miss her" Buffy slurred. Spike nodded.



"Me too pet" he told her.



"I want the pain to stop. Why can’t someone love me for me?" Buffy asked tears falling. Spike took a long drink swallowing half the bottle.



"I love you" he whispered. Buffy nodded.



"I know you do. I love you too. But we’ll only get hurt in the end" Buffy said. The alcohol making her vision swim.



Spike nodded then finished off the bottle.



They sat there for a few minutes. Buffy trying to get her vision to stay still and Spike watching as her face changed colors and moved around.



"I think you’re drunk" he slurred. The whiskey catching up with him. Buffy snorted.



"You are" she said. Snorting again she giggled and got to her feet. Leaning on the couch she looked down at Spike.



"It still hurts" she whispered tears coming to her eyes. Spike made his way unsteadily to his feet.



"It will for a while. But you have to find away for it not to" he whispered wiping away her tears. Buffy looked up into his blue eyes. He was so beautiful.



Before she knew what she was doing her lips were on his and he was kissing her back stumbling his way to the bedroom.



Buffy was dimly aware what she was doing and with Spike but she couldn’t seem to care.



They fell on the bed in a heap of limbs.



Reaching up Buffy traced his facial features lightly.



"Make me forget"

Chapter 18: Missing

Buffy groaned and rolled over wishing the tiny men with hammers would stop drumming away in her head.



She remembered getting drunk and Spike coming in the living room and drinking with her, but after that, it’s all hazy.



She opened one eye and frowned when she realized she was naked.



Buffy held her breath and looked around. Spikes clothes from last night where strewn around the room mingling with hers.



"Oh no," she whispered as more of last night came to her. "No, no, no, no, no," she whispered frantically as she got out of bed.



She grimaced at the pain in her lower regions and shook her head frantically, grimacing again when her head started to spin.



"This isn’t happening," she whispered to herself as she went to her suitcase and took out clothes.



She got into the shower intent on washing away the evidence of everything that happened. At the very least, she would try to forget.



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Willow watched Spike carefully. He would alternate between looking at the bedroom door he shared with Buffy and running a hand through his hair and sighing. The pattern began again as he looked at the bedroom door once more.



Willow sat down next to him and held her head up with her hand.



He frowned at her.



"What?" he asked nervously, Willow raised an eyebrow.



"What happened?" she asked quietly. Spike shook his head.



"I don’t know what you’re talking about?" he lied. Willow raised her other eyebrow.



"Why do you keep staring at the door like it’s going to bite you? Did something happen with you and Buffy?" she asked.



Spike swallowed. She was dead on.



"No" he stuttered.



Willow’s resolve face came on and she pointed at it.



"See this face. This is my resolve face and no one can escape it. So talk. Now." she stated.



Spike sighed. He was damned.



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That bitch. She slept with him! Him!



He had to move fast, the guys were suppose to go out to town later today so it would give him a chance to go and claim what is his.



He looked in the mirror to see hard cold eyes staring back at him.



“Soon my love"



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She had been avoiding him, she new it. Buffy watched as the guys drove away. A sigh escaped her lips.



She knew Spike wanted to talk about last night and so did she...Just not right now.



Buffy turned to see Cordy and Willow staring at her curiously.



Buffy shifted nervously.



"What?" she finally asked. Willow and Cordelia shook their heads.



"Nothing it’s just...well, you’re avoiding Spike" Cordelia stated, Buffy shrugged and sat down on the couch.



"Am not, I’ve been busy" she said. Willow sat down next to her.



"Busy avoiding Spike" she stated. Buffy scoffed.



"No I haven’t ok. God what is this twenty questions! Just back off ok!" Buffy shrieked before getting up and running out the cabin slamming the door behind her.



Cordelia turned to Willow.



“What’s her problem?"



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Buffy sat down on a log; she had run until she couldn’t see the cabin anymore.



It wasn’t Willow or Cordelia’s fault she slept with Spike. She shouldn’t have snapped at them.



Buffy got up and turned getting ready to go apologize when she heard a twig snap.



She looked around, but didn’t see anyone.



"Wills?!" She called.



Nothing.



Buffy took a shaky step backwards and stiffened when she felt something solid against her back.



She turned shakily and came face to face with a man.



"Log time no see" he grinned.



Buffy didn’t think as she kicked him in the shin. He grimaced and stepped back and Buffy took off like a bat out of hell.



Buffy couldn’t breathe. How did he find her!



She seen the cabin ahead and pushed her self faster.



She burst through the cabin door and opened her mouth to call Willow or Cordelia when she tripped over something.



She looked over her shoulder at what she tripped over and saw Cordelia’s unconscious form, a trail of blood on her forehead.



"Cordy," Buffy whispered. She crawled over to her friend.



Buffy breathed a sigh of relief when she felt a pulse.



She got up and looked around.



"Willow!" she yelled.



Nothing.



Buffy checked all the rooms looking for the red head and coming up with nothing.



She heard a squeak from the entrance and turned to see a crying Willow held with a knife to her throat.



"Come with me or she dies."



Willow whimpered, as Parker held the knife closer to her throat.



"Where?" Buffy asked.



"Down a little ways north" he answered.



"Let her go first" Buffy said moving closer.



Parker smiled and shoved Willow away from him. She hit her head as she stumbled and fell to the ground. The fall knocked her out cold.



Parker grabbed Buffy and she tried to scream. Parker stifled her scream by quickly putting a chloroform-laced rag over her nose and mouth.



The last thing she thought before darkness took her was that her friends would be all right.

Chapter 19: Found

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The first thing Spike saw when he got out the car was the open door.



He looked over at Tristen and Angel; they were looking a bit curiously at the cabin.



Spike walked quietly up the few steps to the cabin, something was off.



"Shit! Angel, Tristen!" Spike yelled once he was inside.



Angel was first inside and stared in shock at the mess the cabin was in, but his biggest shock was Cordelia and Willow who were both unconscious.



"What the hell happened?" Tristen whispered, going straight to Willow.



"We shouldn’t have left," Spike whispered checking Cordelia’s pulse.



Angel shook his head and knelt next to his girlfriend.



"She’s breathing. I think she may have a concussion," he whispered.



"We need to get them to a hospital," Tristen whispered.



Suddenly Spike looked up alarm on his face.



"Wait! Where’s Buffy?”



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She was tied to a chair, that much was evident.



Buffy groaned as she opened her eyes, wincing at the bright light being shone in her face.



"Finally awake my sweet," Parker whispered. Buffy narrowed her eyes.



"Parker," she said icily. Parker chuckled and came into the light.



Buffy could see him clearly now. His clothes were dirty, he looked as if he hadn’t gotten much sleep and hadn’t shaved for a while.



"I’m not Parker," Parker stated. Buffy frowned "I’m David.”



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Willow held the ice pack to her head wincing at the pain. Cordelia was still unconscious so Angel had taken her to the hospital.



The cops had come and Willow told them everything she could, so now they were out trying to find Buffy.



But she just couldn’t sit there and do nothing.



"North," Willow remembered. Spike frowned.



"What?" he asked.



"Parker he said he was going north," Willow stated.



"Did you tell the police?" Tristen asked, Willow shook her head.



"I barely remembered," she whispered.



"Well do we know of any places that could be being used as a hold up over north?" Spike asked.



Tristen thought a moment.



"There could be, there’s a cabin north of here, it’s a two hour drive," he said.



Spike got up.



"Where are you going?" Willow asked, Spike looked over at her as he put on his jacket.



"I’m going to find her.”



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"David?" Buffy asked.



Parker/David laughed.



"Yes, David. I’ve always been here. Well not here, here. But here," David said as he went over to a tray and lifted up the sheet.



He turned his back on Buffy but continued talking.



"Parker was in love with you. Bet you didn’t know that," he said. Then continued. “You wouldn’t even give us a chance," he snarled.



Buffy swallowed as she tried to loosen her bonds.



"Us?" she asked shakily.



"Us. Parker didn’t like me to come out because I could do all the things he couldn’t I could do things he never wanted. It started when he was smaller, when we were smaller. I would take over and he would be stuck in the prison of our mind. They gave him something that would make me go away," David/Parker chuckled.



"I wouldn’t though. I came back every once in a while," he stated, he turned to her and Buffy could see the syringe he had in his hand.



She swallowed.



"I watched you, I followed you," he smiled.



"Parker couldn’t do it, so I had to. Of course you thought it was Parker but it wasn’t," David/Parker walked over to her, and Buffy felt her heart jump.



"Split personality," she whispered.



David tapped the needle.



"Call it what you will. All that matters is I’m free,”



With that said David/Parker injected the clear liquid into Buffy’s blood stream.



Buffy’s heart sped as her body was filled with numbness and she felt her legs turn to jelly.



"Now, we’re going to play a game," David whispered before removing a scalpel and turning to Buffy.



"It’s ok to scream.”



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Nothing!



Spike wanted to scream. He, Angel and Tristen had left the hospital and drove the two hour drive to the cabin that Tristen had said was out there, but nothing was there anymore just some old ruins.



"Maybe it’s farther down," Tristen said.



Spike growled and kicked at a fallen piece of wall.



"This is bloody useless. The bloody pigs didn’t even pay us any attention. She could be dying. I am going to kill Parker," Spike growled.



"Guys," Angel spoke hesitantly, his gaze on something under him.



"Spike continued to talk to himself, Tristen was trying to calm him.



"Guys!" Angel yelled drawing their attention to him.



He pointed to a trapdoor under him.



"Where does this lead?" he asked.



Tristen shrugged.



Angel bent down and lifted up the handle. The door came open without a sound.



"Flashlight," Angel requested. Tristen handed him a flash light and shined it in the dark passage.



He heard a distant scream and his head snapped up.



"I think there’s someone down there," he whispered.



Tristen heard the second scream and looked at his two friends.



"I’ll call the cops," he said.



Spike nodded before pulling out his dagger and walking to the door, with one look at his friend he disappeared inside, followed by a very worried and angry Angel.



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It was a maze!



Spike growled as they turned yet another corner. It was an endless passage that had doors to choose and turning points. It felt like he had been trying corridors for hours.



And it didn’t help that there were speakers hidden among the walls letting him hear Buffy scream in agony.



"I’m coming pet.”



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Buffy screamed when David/Parker stuck the scalpel in her leg.



She was breathing hard now and she felt faint.



He had cut crosses down her arms. The blade was so sharp she didn’t even feel it, but now he was getting brutal.



She had four stab wounds already, two in her thigh and two in her sides.



She had managed to get one hand free and was trying rapidly to gain enough strength to actually do something.



"Why are you doing this?" Buffy whimpered.



David/Parker brought the weapon to her face and grinned.



"Because my dear sweet, we must teach you a lesson. You’ve been very tricky lately," David murmured before dragging the knife across her cheek lightly barely drawing blood.



"More screaming," he whispered before taking the knife and jabbing it in her arm.



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Spike winced as once again a scream erupted through the corridors. It sounded closer.



He shot a look at Angel; the brunette was clenching his fists closing his eyes in pain for his friend.



Spike stopped.



"Do you feel that?" he asked.



Angel opened his eyes.



"Feel what?" he asked.



Spike smirked.



"Air.”



Air was always a good sign so Spike moved through the halls following the breeze.



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Willow was worried, Tristen had called and said they had a lead but it would take the police two hours to get to wherever they had Buffy.



Cordelia had woken up but soon after went back to sleep.



She hoped Buffy was ok.



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Buffy steeled her nerves when David/Parker turned his back on her, the tray of scalpels next to her.



She released her other hand and took one before he saw her pretending to have her hands still tied as he turned around.



David/Parker smirked.



"I just wanted you to love me," he whispered sadly.



Buffy squashed down her fear and waited for him to come closer.



Thank god he didn’t tie her feet.



Obviously he wasn’t as smart as she thought he was.



David/Parker stood over Buffy.



She was bloodied, her top was in shreds, and her skirt was covered in blood some of it caked to her skin.



Her bare arms were also a mess; her face only had minor cuts on it and two really nasty bruises.



"If I can’t have you no one will," David whispered as he unsheathed a dagger he had hidden behind his back.



Buffy screamed when he lunged for her, quickly kicking her feet out and getting him in his forbidden parts.



She didn’t wait for him to recover and quickly got up, plunging the knife into his lower back.



He screamed and fell, Buffy didn’t wait and ran to the door-well limped/hopped.



Buffy flung open the door cursing when she seen she could go three ways.



Picking the left Buffy started limping, trying to be as noiseless as possible.

Chapter 20: Saviors (1 of 2)

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Angel heard a scream and ran forward catching up with Spike, they turned right and saw a long hallway.



Finally a one way.



They ran until they reached the end.



There in front of them stood a door, it was wide open.



Spike looked at Angel before stepping forward.



Why didn’t he bring a weapon?



He almost cried when Buffy wasn’t in there.



No one was.



Spike eyes the tray of bloodied scalpels, some big, others thin and short.



He grabbed two of the biggest ones and handed one to Angel.



"Come on," Spike whispered, trying hard not to puke when he seen how much blood covered the floor.



Even in the dim light the blood was visible.



There was a lot of it.



"We have to find her,”



They left out the room Angel was looking down frowning.



"Look," he pointed to the left.



"There’s blood, it leads that way," he whispered.



Spike swallowed, he hoped he wasn’t too late.



"Come on.”



With that the two set down the corridor trying to see through the dim light.



Her lungs were burning, she was pretty sure she would die any minute.



God, why was this happening!



Buffy tripped over her own feet and tumbled to the ground.



She was weak and it hurt too much to lift herself up.



She heard a laugh from down the corridor and stiffened.



"I’m coming," the voice of David/Parker drifted to her.



She sniffled and pulled herself up holding her side as she stumbled to find her way out.



What was this place? A maze?!



She found a door and entered it coming upon another hall with three different directions.



She hoped to god the one she picked was the right one and went straight.



David/Parker grinned. He had only stumbled upon this maze when he had followed them and thought it a good hiding place.



He didn’t know all the halls, but if he got lost he knew where the trapdoors and secrets passages were.



David cursed when he saw the trail of blood went straight. He hoped she didn’t find the secret passage that would lead her out into the night.



Spike’s lungs were on fire as he ran following the trail of blood.



Angel was a few feet behind him.



He hoped the cops would get here soon.



Buffy collapsed. She was in a room, a round room with mirrors and she didn’t know how to get out since the door closed behind her and somehow sealed itself.



She was stuck.



She sniffled and got to her knees, she had to be ready.



Taking a deep breath and ignoring the pain, the blond got to her feet, carefully looking around the room.



There had to be a way out.



David/Parker grinned. This was his favorite room. He was watching her through a two way mirror.



She wouldn’t even know what hit her.



Buffy swallowed when she heard something tap against the wall.



No one was in there with her.



She swallowed and backed up till her back hit the mirror.



She screamed when she felt herself fall backwards as the wall was suddenly opened.



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Spike walked along the corridor, the blood trail ended up going two ways, which meant one of them belonged to Parker.



He followed the one that led away from the door; Angel followed the one that led into it.



Spike frowned when he came across a wall, the trail just ended there.



He looked for a button or something. He jumped when something under his foot moved and the wall gave way.



He grinned, a secret passage.



Spike swallowed hard as he entered the corridor. It winded around what looked like a mirror.



When he was directly inside, the wall closed and he was able to see that it was a two-way mirror and Buffy was on the other side bloodied and bruised.



"Shit!" Spike cursed. He looked for something to bang it open with, but came up with nothing. He jumped when he heard something fall a few feet down.



He’d better hurry.



He looked up to see Buffy press her back against the mirror he was behind and reached out to touch it.



As soon as Buffy hit the glass it slid open and she fell in his arms screaming all the way.



Angel entered the room just as the mirror closed itself again. He left back out.



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David/Parker grinned when Buffy disappeared into the corridor.



Now was his chance.



He gripped the dagger in his hand tightly and walked towards the end of the corridor.



She would breathe her last breath today.

Chapter 21: Saviors (2 of 2)

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Buff screamed when she felt arms wrapped around her middle adding more pain to her wounds.



"Buffy," Spike whispered.



Buffy stopped struggling and looked over her shoulder, sobbing in relief when it was indeed Spike.



"Spike," Buffy whispered leaning into his body as the darkness overwhelmed her.



"It’s P-Parker, he is sick." Buffy whispered her eyelids drooping.



"Buffy pet, stay awake for me –please," Spike begged.



Buffy sighed it was too hard.



"I don’t know if I can. It hurts too much,”



"Buffy pet, you have to walk with me," Spike said hefting her up so he could get his arm around her waist.



She winced, and he looked down noticing her stab wounds.



"I’ll carry you," he stated before lifting her up.



"No, you have to go. He has a dagger. It’s not him, it’s David" Buffy whispered the darkness creeping closer.



Spike moved to the door which separated him from the maze.



He looked for something to get them out.



"Buffy, who’s David?" Spike asked



"He’s his other person. I can’t-Spike-I...” Buffy trailed off as she fell into unconsciousness.



Spike cursed every word he could think of when he felt Buffy go limp in his arms.



He heard laughing and turned to see the shadow of Parker coming closer.



He sighed in relief when his foot hit a rock that was actually a lever and the door was opened.



He stumbled right into Angel.



"Angel," Spike breathed. Angel growled seeing Buffy bloodied.



"You have to get her out of here," Spike said.



Angel shook his head.



"I don’t know how," he stated. Spike shrugged and started walking towards the way they came.



"Follow the trail back to the room, from there go straight then right, it should come back to you," Spike said giving him Buffy.



"It’s Parker isn’t it?" Angel asked.



Spike didn’t say anything just took the scalpel out along with Angel’s and turned back to the door.



"Just get her out.”

Chapter 22: Where Is He?

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Buffy winced at the harsh light that hit her eyes as soon as she opened them.



Where was she? What happened?



"Spike," Buffy whispered her voice hoarse, her head was pounding and body throbbing.



"Spike!" Buffy called panicking.



Tristen walked in with a cup in his hand and winced at the panic in Buffy’s voice.



"Hey," he whispered coming over to her, He handed her the cup of water, watching as she drank it greedily.



Buffy’s eyes focused on Tristen.



"What happened?" Buffy asked rubbing her eyes.



"Angel and Spike got you out," Tristen whispered.



Buffy frowned.



"Are they ok?" she asked.



Tristen nodded and drew her in for a hug.



"I thought we lost you," he whispered.



Buffy couldn’t help it; she was tired and scared so she cried.



"Co-Cordy," Buffy stated pulling back and wiping her tears. "And Willow are they ok?" she asked.



Tristen nodded and ran a hand through his hair.



"Cordelia was released a week ago. Willow woke up the same day you were kidnapped so she was released that same day, nothing was wrong," Tristen soothed her.



Buffy swallowed.



"How long have I been out?" she asked.



Tristen thought a moment before taking a deep breath.



"About a month," he answered. Buffy’s eyes widened.



"What?" she whispered. Tristen nodded.



"I should get a Dr.," he said standing up.



Buffy grabbed his arm before he could go.



"Spike and Angel? Are they ok?" she whispered.



Tristen swallowed biting his lip when he saw the tears in her eyes.



"Angel’s fine, he’s at school right now with Willow," Tristen answered.



Buffy swallowed her heart calming some to know he was safe, which only sped faster when she thought about Spike.



Buffy turned teary eyes to her cousin; his heart went out to her. She had been through so much she didn’t deserve.



"And Spike?”

Chapter 23: Epilogue

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Before Tristen could answer her, the door was opened and Spike walked in.



His arm was in a cast, but other than that no further injuries were seen.



Buffy breathed a sigh of relief.



"Sleeping beauty awakens," Spike grinned walking over and kissing her forehead.



"I’ll go get a Dr.," Tristen said smiling once more at his cousin before leaving.



Spike sat down on the bed next to her.



Buffy bit her lip.



“What happened?" she finally asked.



Spike ran a hand through his hair and sighed.



"Well, we found where you were, and went inside. The bloody place was built like a god damn maze," Spike stated.



Buffy nodded she remembered that.



"What happened to him?" she whispered.



"He’s gone love," Spike whispered.



Buffy looked up.



"Dead?" she asked, Spike shook his head.



"No love, I didn’t kill him. I was bloody close though. He was taken to a mental hospital for the criminally insane," he answered.



Buffy breathed a sigh of relief.



She knew he tried to kill her, but she wouldn’t wish death upon anyone. Parker was sick he needed help.



Spike cleared his throat clearing her of her thoughts.



"Buffy, I know this isn’t the time or anything or this. But about what happened...” he trailed off.



Buffy held her breath.



"Yeah," she asked glad that her voice didn’t waver.



"I took advantage of you. You were drunk," he stated.



Buffy’s heart sank.



"It shouldn’t have happened," he whispered.



Buffy bit her lip fighting back tears.



"Yeah, I agree," she finally said.



Spike opened his mouth to say something, but the door was opened and the doctor along with a nurse came in.



"I have to go home, tell my mum you’re awake. She’s been a bloody menace worrying," Spike said with a small forced laugh.



Buffy nodded giving him a tight smile.



"Thanks Spike," she told him. He nodded giving one last smile he left closing the door behind him.



The doctor came over to Buffy.



"Is he the father?" the doctor asked as he checked her vitals.



Buffy’s eyes widened.



"Father?" she asked.



The doctor nodded looking at her with a smile.



"Yes, you and your baby are lucky. You could have lost it."



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She was pregnant and alone.



Buffy wiped her tears as she stuffed another bag.



Her car was waiting downstairs and she had money packed.



She was leaving.



She zipped up her bag and looked around the room her grandmother had given her.



It wasn’t really her room; nothing of hers was in it except for the clothes and her stuffed pig.



She took out a piece of paper and wrote something down. Taking a deep breath she put a hand over the life that was growing inside her.



This was for the best.



She picked up the letter and read it over.



Dear Gang,


I’m leaving; yes I know how can I do this? I had to. I love you dearly and I know your going to try and find me. Please don’t because you might actually succeed it you get Willow to look on the computer.


I’m asking this of you all, please don’t look for me. When I’m ready I’ll call, hell I might even come back but until then take care of your selves especially each other.


I love you all look after each other.


Buffy Summers


P.S, I don’t regret it.



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