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Bored Series - Let the Game Begin -- by Ruby
Rating: R
Description: Spike's first move, sequel to Hell to Play.
Note: Dedication -- To Charity who, if I stop writing, threatened me with tortures so vile, I'm still shaking!:-)
Disclaimer: Joss owns all. I own nothing. Story of my life.
Willow watched with growing curiosity as Spike and an unfamiliar minion talked in hushed tones. After several minutes, Spike dismissed the recently-made vampire and returned to Willow.
"What was that all about?" she wanted to know.
"Just making plans," he told her.
"What kind of plans?" she pressed.
Spike lowered himself into an arm chair and pulled Willow down on his lap. He settled her against him and cupped her breast in his hand, brushing his thumb over the nipple. Her lips parted slightly as his mouth found hers, and he drew her tongue inside.
She fought against the desire that was building inside her and pushed herself away from him.
"What are you up to?" she asked.
Spike laughed and pulled her back for another kiss.
"Patience, little one," he said. "You'll find out all about it soon enough."
"I'd rather know now. Your little secrets tend to reveal themselves amidst major explosions," she told him.
"I promise to keep you clear of the fallout," he replied.
"Oh, well, I feel much better now," she said sarcastically.
"I thought you wanted the slayer and her losers out of your life," Spike said.
"And you've found a way to accomplish that?"
"I think so. I just want to play with them first," he grinned.
"I want to play, too!" she protested.
"You sure about that, baby?" he asked.
"Look, I'm the one they dragged away--twice! I'm the one who sat around for days believing you were gone. I'm the one who finds their faces in mine every time I turn around."
"Calm down, luv," he said. "I know what they've put you through."
"Then let me help," she pleaded. "I won't let you down."
"It was never a question of that," he spoke softly. "I just don't want you getting hurt again."
"It's your game, your rules. What's to hurt?" she argued.
"You're not indestructible, Willow," he cautioned her.
"I am when I'm with you," she smiled.
Spike moaned softly and kissed her again.
"Can I play, too? Please?" she begged.
"As long as you do what I tell you," he surrendered with a sigh.
"Don't I always?" she replied sweetly.
Angel met up with Buffy, Xander, and Oz at the Bronze. He pulled a chair up close to the slayer and at down.
"I've talked to everyone who might have been able to help. No one's heard anything about Willow," he told them.
"She can't have just vanished. She must be somewhere," Xander spoke.
"You found her clothes at the cemetery?" Angel asked Buffy.
"Yes, near the crypt," she nodded.
"Let's check it out," he suggested.
The dark minion had informed Spike of the slayer's movements, and the two of them took Willow to the cemetery.
"You just do it like I told you," Spike said to Willow. "I'll have to move out of the slayer's range. I won't be far, though."
"Alright," she nodded.
Spike kissed her and moved into the shadows.
The minion stepped around the crypt as the slayer and her vampire approached, with Xander and Oz following a few feet behind. Spike's minion positioned himself in front of Willow, hiding her from their view.
The small group stopped a short distance from the minion. Buffy gave Angel a questioning look.
"I don't know," Angel answered. "I've never seen him before."
Four more of Spike's boys moved in from behind, and Buffy whirled around to face them. The vampires circled around the slayer and Angel.
Willow waited until they began their attack. Then she stepped out from behind the vampire. She caught Xander's eye and grinned as she saw his mouth gape open. Willow turned and ran into the darkness. Xander looked frantically at his three companions, but their attentions were concentrated on the vampires' assault. He took off in the direction in which Willow had fled.
He hurdled the hedge that separated the cemetery from the sidewalk on the other side. He paused and looked around. The coppery sheen of Willow's hair caught his eye, and he ran down the street after her. She turned the corner, and Xander pushed himself to catch up with her. He skidded around the corner and ran smack into Spike.
Xander felt Spike's fist as it slammed into his jaw, and everything went black.
The End
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