Inside Dreams
Author: Always Luv Email: [email protected] Spoilers: Buffy S1-4, Angel S1 Synopsis: Buffy Remembers, with some help from friends, she gets her Angel back. Dedication: Kim - I love her, she gave me this idea More Dedications: The rest of the frosting brigade: Rosi, Leisa, and Ducks. This is for you guys. Rating: R, I think. There are mentions of IWRY. (right now, later parts will be NC-17)
* * * * * * * * Prologue * * * * * * * * The dreams were still comming. Memories of a distant forgotten day. A day that no one else remembers. I was happy on that day. She was happy. We were happy, we were together. I still keep some food around that Cordelia doesn't know about. Peanut butter, chocolate, and frosting. I don't know why I bought them. It makes it hurt less. If I remember how happy we were then, maybe I'll forget how sad we are now. Maybe its foolish. Maybe I'm really hurting myself. Holding on to this memory. What the hell. What's the chance I'll get another one like it in this lifetime, or in the next for that matter. She's everywhere. The kitchen table. It looks wrong now. Standing upright, in one piece. Like it never collapsed under the combined weight of me and my lover, in the midst of making love. I'll never forget the feeling. I looked into her eyes, whisped my love, and felt our support leave us. We fell to the floor, intimately joined, not wanting to let go. We spent the day making love. Eating chocolate, peanut butter, and ice cream in bed. The ice cream melted and dripped onto my chest, and she licked it off. The fell of her tongue, sensously lapping the melted ice cream off of my chest, I feel it still today. The dreams were always there. Ever since that glorius, horrifying day. Until last night. Last night they changed. Last night I saw the past, the future, the present. It was one and yet all three. Cruel murders. Vampires? Yes. Patterns? Yes. Me? Maybe . * * * * * * * * Part One * * * * * * * * Penn dropped the body to the ground. The cross carved into her cheek. His and Angelus' symbol. They had been doing it for over a century. Well, rather, he was. He had lost track of Angelus', his sire, little under a century ago. He'd heard that he was in America. Maybe they'd run into each other. Oh, the havock they could reak, once reunited. Maybe if he still hunted with Drucilla and William, no, he was going by Spike now wasn't he. Spike - it suited him. * * * * * * * * Buffy staggered into Giles apartment. She had just finished patrol, she had run into a demon of some kind, she just couldn't remember anything about the encounter, well only that she hurt. There must have been a fight but she couldn't quite recall. "Giles" she called "Yes. We're in the living room." He replied She walked into the living room to find, Giles, Willow, Spike, Xander and Anya. "Hey guys." "Buffy. What happened?" Xander cried. "I don't know. I was on patrol. I met this demon, and I don't remember what happened after that, until I saw the demon running away and I felt and looked like this." "Giles, could the demon have preformed a spell to make her forget?" Willow asked. "There are demons that have the power to bury events deep in the subconcious. I can't remember any off hand." Anya offered. "It would help if I had a description" Giles explained to Buffy. "Do you remember what ti looked like?" "NO." "Can we preform an uncovering spell, Giles" Willow asked. "A what?" Xander and Buffy asked "An Uncovering spell. It brings up any memories burried in the subconcious." Willow explained. "Let's do it" Buffy agreed. "Well I-I suppose. We will of course need supplies." "I'll find the spell. I know what book it's in." Willow flips through the pages of a book. "Here it is. Hand me a peice of paper." She scribbles a few items on the paper. "This is what I need. Xand. Can you go get these things for me? Tell them I'll pay for it next time I go over." "Sure" he grabs the list and he and Anya leave. "Ok, so here's how its gonna work. You'll have to sit down, or lay down. Concertrate on the sound of my voice. You'll go into a trance. When you wake up, you'll begin to slowly remember everything that your subconcious made you forget. Alright?" "Yeah Fine." * * * * * * * * Xander returned after a few minutes with all the necessary supplies. Willow preformed the spell. Buffy lay unconcious on Giles' couch. She stired occasionally. After about a half of a hour, she began to wake. "Sleeping Beauty awakens." Spike commented although no one listened. "Are you Ok, Buffy" Willow asked. "Yeah I guess so" She replied before the rush of memories hit her. Everything came back to her in a rush of images. "Oh. My god" "What is it Buffy what do you remember?" Asked Giles. "I've gotta go" She said before jumping up and rushing towards the door. "Where are you going?" Xander called out behind her. As the door swung open they heard her yell. "L.A." * * * * * * * * Part Two * * * * * * * * You've got to make it tight" "Like I need instructions from you. My glamorous L.A. life. I get to make the coffee, AND chain the boss to the bed. I need to join a union" She finished attaching the manacles. "Well. You're done. I'm leaving" "Yes well, I should leave as well." Wesley admitted. "You're tightly bound. We will know in the morning, if you've gotten out." "Yeah, Just don't forget to come untie me, in the morning." * * * * * * * * Penn, looked up from the newspaper he was reading. There was a slayer nearby. He could feel her. Now where was she. He'd never killed a slayer. Angelus would be proud if he killed one. He searched the faces of theose on the street until he found her. She waas a petite little blone. Hardly looked strong enough to harm a fly. Those looks were deceiving. Maybe this was the infamous, greatest slayer ever. He didn't know her name, just that her strength radiated from her in waves. Waves almost a powerful as the pain and hurt he sensed from her. Emotions made her weak. He aproached her cautiously. If she was paying attention, she would be able to sense him nearby. * * * * * * * * Buffy walked slowly down the street towards Angel Investigations. It hadn't been long since she last been there. She look everywhere and nowhere around her all at once. She vauglly felt a vampire nearby, but assumed that being so close to Angel, it was him. He may even be patroling and just around the corner. She would go to the office and wait there nonetheless He would walk in, see her, and. She didn't know. Would she jump in his arms out of joy and longing? Would he take her in his arms and rain crushing kisses on her face? Would she yell? Cry? She didn't know. She wasn't planning it this time. She would go there, and when she saw him she would do whatever her instincts told her. "Excuse me miss. Could you help me? I've lost my dog. I know he ran into that alley, but now I can't find him." A young, good looking man inturrupted her thoughts. "Yes I'll help you. What does your dog look like?" "She's brown and white. About this big." He explained as they walked into the alley. "Her name is Dru." "What!" "I said her name is Dru." "Oh" "Why? "I once knew someone named Dru." * * * * * * * Angel lay on his bed, just after falling asleep. He stirred lightly. 'Buffy' he whispers 'Penn?'. Then falls silent once more * * * * * * * * "Where do you think she is?" Willow asks. "She said LA." Xander points out "I know that but why? What did she remember. And why does she have to go to LA?" "Maybe" Anya suggested "She remembered something from when she was in LA. And she had to go see Angel about it." "Honey, I know you're just trying to help. But she was only there for five minutes. What was there for her to forget? It's just not possible" Xander replied. "Much as I loath to, I agree with Xander. That's not it. Something else involving Angel maybe" Giles said "Me too" Willow echoed. "Um I mean. I agree with what Giles said." "Ok, Ok, I was just trying to help. Xander told me to at least try to care." "We know, we know. It's just not possible..." "Maybe we should call Angel, just incase she shows up. She looked kinda upset when she left here. She might not be as careful as normal." Willow suggested. "Good Idea" Giles suggested, picking up the phone. * * * * * * * * Angel barely stirred as the phone rang. Even if he had been awake, he couldn't answer it. He was, of course, chained down to a bed. It rang, and rang until the answering machine picked up. Giles voice leaves a message on the machine, but no one is around to hear his worried plea. "Angel, if you're there, please pick up. Buffy, she's run off. She said she was going to LA then ran out of the room. We are afraid, something might happen to her. She's not paying attention. She seemed upset. Please take care of her..." * * * * * * * * Buffy bent down to look behind a dumpster. "Dru" she called. "Here, Dru." "I know she's around here somewhere." Buffy bent over once more, before feeling a bunt object smack the back of her head. The world went black. Before she passed out she called out. "Angel..." * * * * * * * * Penn Picked up the broken baseball bat, and smacked the slayer in the back of the head. He was going to just kill her but then decided it would be fun to torture her for a bit first. He watched her crumble to the ground. Just before she passed out her heard her call out a name. "Angel." * * * * * * * * Angel lay still sleeping in his bed. All of a sudden his head shot up. There was a panic in his eyes that could be noticed be even the most perception-lacking person. "Buffy!!!!!" He shouted. He strained against his bonds. The chains not budging. "Buffy!!!!!!!" * * * * * * * * Part Three * * * * * * * * Cordelia colapsed onto the ground. Writhing in pain. Some people say that a paper cut was the worst kind of pain. They were wrong. Really Wrong, THIS was the worst kind of pain. Images flashed infront of her eyes. Willow doing a spell... Buffy... L.A... Angel... Weapons... Buffy again... Giles and the gang in Sunnydale... A phone... Usually she knew something or felt it when she had a vision. This was just pictures. She picked up her coat. Yelled out for Dennis to lock the door, and raced to the office. Her first instinct was to check the machine. She had seen a phone, and the gang. Maybe they had called. When she got to her desk, she saw the red number flashing "1". She pressed play and heard Giles voice from the small speaker. "Angel, if you're there, please pick up. Buffy, she's run off. She said she was going to LA then ran out of the room. We are afraid, something might happen to her. She's not paying attention. She seemed upset. Please take care of her..." "Oh god" Cordy gasped, her vision comming together. She had to go unlock Angel. That's when she noticed the screaming comming from the basement apartment. Specifically Angel screaming from his room. "Buffy!!...Buffy!!!" Cordelia rushed down the stairs. "Angel I'm comming." She shouted. She rushed down to find Angel desperatly trying to escape his bonds. She looked into his eyes and they both knew that the other knew. "I'm so glad you're here. Unlock me!" "OK, OK...Oh Shit. Wesley took the keys home with him." "What!!!" "Wesley has the keys. We weren't expecting this to happen. We thought we'd be unlocking yo-" "I don't care what you have to do, just get me out of here, NOW!" "I'll call him" As Cordelia rushed up the stairs she muttered under her breath "Little creep. If Buffy dies, I'll kill him, cause Angel will drive me to the funny farm." "Hello." Came a stuffy british voice. "No time. Bring chain keys to the office NOW!!!!" "Cordelia??" "I SAID NOW!!!" She yelled before hanging up the phone. She went back down stairs. "Wesley is on his way he'll be here any second." Cordy told him, running down the stairs. "He'd better be. How do you know what happened?" "I had a vision." "Oh" They sat in silence until Wesley arrived a minute later. "Gimmie the keys." Cordy ordered "You see the thing is. I lost them" "WHAT!!!" Angel bellowed "I don't care what you do, Just get me out of these damn chains!!!" They began trying to find something with which to break the chains. * * * * * * * * Penn dropped the girl on the floor. She was still out cold. He brought a sturdy wooden chair to the middle of the room, put her on it, and began to tie her there. As her was tying her, he noticed a scar on her throat. It was a bite mark. She had been bitten and she was not dead. What vampire would not finish her off. To have the prestigue of having killed a slayer, was the best kind of pride. He disregarded it, she probably killed him, before he had a chance to drain her. That vamp was dust long ago. She bagan to stir. "Angel?" he heard her mumble. * * * * * * * * "Angel, why don't you just sleep, try to reach her, give her your support while we work on these chains. Don't worry, she's strong. She'll be Ok. I promise" Cordy soothed. As Angel fell asleep, Cordy heard Wesley ask. "Who? What's going on?? Who?" "It doesn't matter. Just get those chains off of him." "WHY??" * * * * * * * * Angel began to see through Buffy's eyes. Feel her pain, her anger, her sadness. He saw Penn in front of, her? Him? Them? He noticed a glint of something. He gasped when he saw what that was. Penn turned around and had a VERY sharp knife in his hands. * * * * * * * * Cordy and Wesley looked up as they heard Angel gasp. His head shot up. "Buffy!!" He looked over to them. "HURRY!" He began, once more pulling on the chains in a desperate attempt to free himself. "Hold on love, hold on," he whispered, although Cordelia and Wesley both heard. * * * * * * * * Part Four * * * * * * * * Buffy awoke to find herself tied to a hard wooden chair, in the middle of a room that she couldn't identify. She saw the 'man' with the lost puppy, yeah right, over in the corner. He turned around and held a knife. She pulled on the ropes a little. Good thing this guy tied a shoddy knot. She couldn't get out right away, but given time. Time she didn't have. She would just have to stall him while she loosened the ropes. "So, who are you?" "What?" "Well, usually well known vampires try to kill me. You know. They consider themselves strong enough to kill the Slayer. You got lucky. I was upset, I wasn't paying attention. You knocked me out to get me. Also, I like to know the names of the 'famous' vamps who try to kill me. I'll add you to my list." "You have a list? Penn, remember that. I'll be the one to kill you off. Just how many 'famous' vamps have tried to kill you, and let you get away, anyway?" "Do you want them listed by size? Age? Date they tried to kill me? Alphabetical order?." "Whatever." "Well first there was Lothos. Darla. The Master. Spike and Drucilla. Kakistos. The annointed one, but he wasn't really a vamp. Zackary Kralic. The three." "And which one gave you that scar?" "Oh, that would be my personal favorite..Angelus" She noticed the look of shock come over his face. "Oh, Did you know Angelus? Oh yeah, He and I were good friends. Untill, I stabbed him through the stomach and sent him to hell with Acathla." That got his attention. As long as she kept him occupied just a little bit longer. The ropes were almost done. "You Killed Angelus?!" He was outraged. "Oh. You did know him! How? Were you his friend in life? Was he your sire?" She saw the light flash in his eyes. That was the key. Angel was his sire. "He was. Oh, poor, what was it. Oh yeah Penn. Poor Penn!!" * * * * * * * * Cordelia fell against the bed. When she finally got back up, the first words out of her mouth were. "Two visions in one day. That's totally not fair." "What did you see, Cordy?" Angel asked. "She's OK. Or rather, she will be. She's gonna escape. Who is that guy anyway. That guy who has her captured. Was that Penn?" "Yeah?" "For the last time. Who has captured whom and why are we trying to unchain Angel?" "Penn captured Buffy. We are trying to unchain Angel so he can go save her. But now he doesn't have to so we can leave now Wes." She and Wesley walked up the stairs and out the door. All the while giggling as they heard Angel scream. "Cordy? Wesley? It is not OK to leave your boss tied to the bed. Get down here and get me out. Guys?!" Cordy laughed out loud as they left thhe building. "Buffy's gonna have fun when she goes down and finds him there. Oh! I forgot something. Go home and try to find those keys. I'll be fine." "Alright" She walked into the office, sdribbled a note for buffy and taped it to the door where she would not miss it.
