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Zarrah
Rating: NC-17 for Language/violence and sexual situations in later chapter's.
Disclaimer: Belong to Joss...not me
Summary: *Sequel to Lover's Walk*...Future...Year 2034....Eleven years after Buffy's death, Spike is living in LA helping Angel fight the good fight. How will he react when he comes face to face with ghost's from his past.
A/N...(This is 'NOT' a Buffy/Spike fic..you have been warned!) Also, this 'is' a sequel, so the story will make no sense what so ever if you don't read "Lover's Walk" first.
"Come on guy's...how were we suppose to know?" Jesse asked, pleading for the other's to talk to him.
Angel, Spike and Rob hadn't said a word all the way back from the warehouse. Pulling up in front of the hotel, they all exited, still not saying a word.
"Look, I'm sorry...okay?" Jesse said.
"Just drop it Jesse." Rob told him. "It was an honest mistake."
Spike chuckled at Rob's statement. "Yeah, surprised all the loud music didn't give it away yesterday." he said, upset he had wasted all night for nothing.
"Well....how was I suppose to know vampire's had Rave's. I mean.....they're vampire's....who knew they partied."
Angel and Spike looked at each other and smiled a little. "Human's" they both said together.
Jesse and Blake walked towards the front door of the hotel as Angel and Spike grabbed all the gear. They were both feeling pretty bad, and embarrassed that they had gotten everyone so worked up.....only to have stumbled on a vampire 'club'.
"Move it along" Spike said as he walked towards them. "I might still be able to salvage what's left of the evening."
Jesse sighed heavily as he opened the door, well..he tried to open the door. It was blocked by something.
"The door won't open." he said, pushing on it.
Angel stepped forward and gave it a little push. He peeked in the small crack they were able to see through, but it was dark. Stepping back, he rammed the door with his shoulder, causing it to swing open enough for them to squeeze in.
"Hit the light's." Angel said as they crowded in close to the door.
Jesse walked over towards the light switch and fell before he got there. "What the hell." Righting himself, he reached up and flipped the switch.
What the guy's saw had them all speechless. There we tables and chairs broken everywhere. Furniture was knocked over, paper and broken glass littered the floor.
Spike dropped the weapon's bag, running through the debris towards the stairs. "Ravyn!...Dawn!" he yelled as he took the steps, two at a time.
The other's ran through the hotel, looking in various rooms, all yelling out the names of the missing girls.
Spike ran into Ravyn's room, only to find it empty. He hurried along the hall, checking every room on the second floor. His mind was whirling with the thought's of what may have happened to them. Running back down the hall, he reached the top of the stairs
"Anything?" Spike asked, worry etched across his face as he started back down the steps.
"No" Angel told him, just as worried.
"They're not up there." Spike said as he made his way back to the lobby.
Spike started pacing, kicking broken furniture as he came to it. He had one hand on his neck, trying to squeeze the tension away. He wanted to scream and cry and tear things apart all at the same time. He was scared.....for both of the girls.
"Found 'em!" Blake yelled from the basement.
Spike looked up when he heard Blake yell and ran, tearing down the basement steps as he did.
"In here. I forgot about this room." Blake said from the entrance of the storage room.
Spike walked around the crates that normally blocked the entrance to the room. Looking inside, he let out a breath he hadn't realize he was holding in.
"Spike" Dawn said as she started crying.
"Shhh...don't cry bit." Spike said as he knelt down where she and Ravyn were sitting on the floor.
Dawn was holding Ravyn's head on her shoulder as they leaned up against the wall. "She's hurt." Dawn said through her tears.
"Ravyn" Spike said as he turned her head so he could see her. She had a few cuts and bruises on her face and he smiled at her when she looked up at him, glad she was okay.
Reaching out he grabbed her, only to hear her scream a little when he did.
"Her shoulder's out a place." Dawn told him as he pulled back from her.
Spike pushed Ravyn hair away from her face as he looked at her. "Are you okay?" he asked her quietly.
Ravyn just nodded her head yes, the pain in her shoulder to unbearable to speak.
"We need to fix this." Spike told her. "Dawn help me sit her up."
Dawn sat Ravyn straight up as Spike slid in behind her. He placed his arm under her's, trying to ignore her cries as he did.
"Shhhh.....don't cry, it'll be over in a minute." He hated this. He knew how painful it was.
"Ravyn....I need you to hold completely still....hear?" he asked as he wrapped his other arm around the front of her shoulder's. "I'm gonna count to three, okay?" he told her.
Ravyn shook her head, and waited for the pain she knew was coming.
Spike looked up at Dawn for a second before looking back down at Ravyn. He kissed her head and took a deep breath.
"Okay...one...two..."
Ravyn screamed as Spike jerked, snapping her arm back in place.
"Shhhh...it's all over now." Spike whispered as he pulled Ravyn back against him. He held her as she cried, cradling her body close to his.
Dawn stood up and walked to the door where the other's were, pushing the door shut slightly as she left.
"What happened?" Angel asked when he came out.
"Trull's men I think." Dawn said shakily.
"Are they gone?"
"I think so, I wasn't sure if anymore would be back, so we hid. Ravyn wasn't able to fight them anymore." Dawn told him.
"You did the right thing Dawn. Is she going to be okay?" Angel asked her, looking into the room.
"Yeah, I think so. She just has a few cut's and her shoulder was messed up. I think she'll be fine once the shock wears off."
"Yeah, I'm sure you're right." Angel said as he turned. "Let's leave them alone." he added as he put an arm around Dawn and led her to the steps.
Spike turned Ravyn as he sat down, leaning up against the wall. He pulled her up into his lap and rocked her back and forth as she continued to cry. He wasn't sure if her tears were for the pain or from fear. Probably both he assumed. Either way he wanted the men who did this.
"I love you" he told her softly.
Ravyn just buried her head in his shoulder, nuzzling her face against his neck. Spike could feel her wet tears on his neck as he ran a hand down her back, smoothing out her long hair as he did.
As her cries slowly died to a few whimper's he pulled his head up. "Ravyn....was Trull here?"
"No" she answered him, her voice shaky from crying. She lifted her head and looked at him. "It was Randall, Trull's lackey. He's the one Trull always sent to do his dirty work."
Spike wiped her tears away as she spoke to him. He could see the fear still in her eyes and knew she wasn't safe there anymore. "Where'd they go....the men?"
Ravyn smiled a little as she looked at him. "What Dawn and I didn't kill, left."
Spike smiled big at that. "Kicked their asses then?"
"Yeah, only because they were expecting coma girl." she told him grinning.
"Well, guess they'll think twice before messin with my girl now 'eh." Spike said as he leaned out, placing a small kiss on her lips.
"Yeah, hopefully they won't be back." Ravyn said as she laid her head against his. "But they will."
Spike wrapped his arms around her, holding her tight for a few minutes, thinking of what to do next. If he couldn't find Trull...then he needed to get her somewhere safe.
"Well, let's get out of this stinky hole in the ground." Spike told her.
Ravyn sat up and tried to stand, Spike helping her as he himself stood.
"Come on." he said as he wrapped his arm around her and led them to the basement steps.
~*~*~*~*~
"They got the medallion!" Rob yelled as he walked into the lobby.
Everyone turned as he came stomping back in the room.
"Now what are we going to do?" he asked.
Spike and Ravyn walked into the room as Rob was pacing the floor.
"Hey...you okay?" Angel asked Ravyn.
She smiled at him as Spike tightened his hold around her waist. "Yeah, I'll be fine."
Dawn walked over to them. "Come on, let's go take care of those cut's." she told her, taking her arm and leading her away.
Spike watched her leave and waited until she was out of site before turning to the other's.
"They'll be back for her." he told them. "I'm taking her to the beach house."
Angel looked up, shocked. "What!....you can't protect her by yourself. If they found her here, they'll find her there."
Spike gave Angel a long look before leaning his head to the side. "Well....it took 'em almost two months to find her, I think that gives us enough time to find them before they find her again."
Angel just shook his head. "You're crazy Spike! She's better off here, where we can watch her."
"You mean where 'you' can watch her." Spike said, knowing exactly why Angel was so dead set against it.
"This has noting to do with....Just forget it." Angel spat out angrily. "Do what you want. You're going to anyway." he said as he stomped off towards his office.
"You know...he may have a point Spike." Rob said quietly.
"They know where she is!" Spike said loudly. "They'll be back for her!"
"Yes....but she'll have a better chance if we're all here to see that she isn't taken again."
"So, are you suggesting we sit by and baby sit her twenty four hours a day? Maybe Trull won't send half the vampire population in LA back over here? Is that what you're saying!" Spike continued to yell and pace around the room. "He Will Come For Her! Don't you understand.....if he wants her, he'll stop at nothing to get her!"
Rob, Blake and Jesse all looked at him before looking at the broken remains of the room. They knew she wasn't safe there anymore, but didn't know if her leaving was safe either.
"He's right." Angel said quietly from the doorway of his office.
Everyone turned to look at him as he walked back out into the lobby.
"It'll give us time to locate Trull......before he has time to find her."
Angel gave Spike a fleeting glance before turning, going back into his office. He didn't want Ravyn to leave, but knew Spike was right. She couldn't stay there.
Spike stared at Angel's retreating form before he himself turned, heading for the kitchen where Dawn had taken Ravyn.
Walking into the kitchen, he was surprised to find the girl's laughing. Neither one looked to be seriously hurt, and he was glad. "Hey....what's with the happy faces?" he asked them, taking a seat beside Ravyn.
"Just replaying the way we kicked some vampire butt is all." Dawn told him with a smile.
"Is'at right? And how exactly did you do that?" Spike asked her.
"Oh man Spike, I wish you could have seen it. Ravyn was awesome." Dawn said beaming at her new friend. "Those guy's didn't even see it coming."
Spike looked over at Ravyn, a smile on his face. She was staring at Dawn, looking pleased with herself.
"She was so cool. That Randall guy was giving order's, and being a complete jerk...then Ravyn elbowed the two guy's holding her and kicked their asses!" Dawn continued happily. "It was amazing. Those guy's were in complete shock." she added laughing.
"Coma girl had an advantage then?" Spike asked grinning at Dawns enthusiasm.
"Definitely! They were to stunned to react. I broke a chair, making a few stakes out of it after Ravyn pulled the guy holding me away....and we kicked butt."
Ravyn and Spike both chuckled at Dawn. She was almost hyper as she retold the story. It took Dawn twenty minutes to recount the whole evening....the smile never leaving her face as she did.
"So, after that, I helped Ravyn to the basement and we hid in the old store room and waited for you guy's to come back."
"I'm glad you're okay...both of you." Spike said as Dawn finished.
Ravyn looked over at Spike and smiled. She still hadn't said to much, the adrenaline rush of her first 'real' fight long gone now, only leaving behind the 'what ifs' in it's place. She knew how lucky they were. Dawn played it up, but Ravyn knew....if those men wouldn't have still thought she was scared, poor harmless Ravyn...they'd BOTH be at Trull's right now...starting the rest of their lives in his version of a nightmare.
Dawn finally left Ravyn and Spike, intent on helping the other's clean the mess out front. She knew they needed time alone.
"You okay?" Spike asked her after Dawn had left.
"Yeah...I'm okay."
Spike stood from his chair and walked over to her. He squatted down in front of her chair, smiling up at her when he did. "We need to get you out of here. I'm gonna have Dawn bring you to the beach house once the sun rises."
"Why can't I just go now?" she asked him quietly, eager to get away from there.
"Because, they may still be watching the place. Can't afford for them to follow us."
Ravyn looked down a minute before looking back at him. "What if they follow you?"
"If they can keep you, then I guess we'll just move you again." he said smiling at her. "Sides...I know a few back roads to through them off track, they'll never figure out which way I went."
Ravyn just shook her head at him and looked back down.
"Come on...let's go pack your things up." Spike told her as he stood.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ravyn stood at the back door waiting for Jesse to bring the van around. She hated going anywhere at daylight. She knew Spike did alot.....but it just made her to twitchy. She knew, one wrong move and bye bye vampire.
"Okay...you ready?" Dawn asked her once Jesse parked the van close to the door.
"Yeah, ready as I'll ever be." Ravyn told her.
"Okay...let's go then."
Ravyn turned and looked back at the other's and smiled. "Thanks....for everything you've done for me." she told them all, smiling as she did.
"Don't mention it." Rob told her.
Ravyn gave each one a look, before looking over at Angel. He looked almost sad, even though he was smiling at her. She knew he had feeling's for her and was sorry he had to live his life wanting something he couldn't have....she had done it for thirty years...she knew the feeling and as painful as she knew it was, she also knew he'd learn to live with it....just like she had. She gave him a big smile, one that brightened his face immediately. Turning she grabbed the blanket and draped it over her head and hurried out to the waiting van.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Spike was pacing the floor waiting on Ravyn. He had yet to go to bed and sleep was calling him. The long exhausting night before had had his mind in overtime wondering if Ravyn would ever be safe. As long as Trull was walking the earth, Spike knew he'd always be looking for her...if nothing more than to kill her for escaping him.
As the van pulled into the drive, Spike heard the horn and sighed softly, relieved they were finally there. He waited by the door until he heard them run onto the deck and pulled the door open, careful to stay away from the beam of sunlight that filtered in.
Jesse pushed the front door shut as he came in, carrying Ravyn's bags. He dropped them and let out a sigh of relief. "How much stuff does one vampire need?" he asked, exhausted from hauling her things in.
Ravyn giggled at him as she removed her blanket and saw his face. "Girl never knows where she may be going. Need just the right outfit just in case."
Jesse just shook his head as he smiled at her. "Women" he said quietly as he looked around.
"Well, you guy's have fun." Dawn said as she grabbed Jesse's arm. She knew Spike was looking forward to having Ravyn there, so the sooner they left, the sooner he could enjoy their privacy.
"No need to rush off bit." Spike said as he walked over to Ravyn.
"Ah...you don't need us around. I know it's way past your bedtime anyway." she said as she pushed Jesse towards the door.
Ravyn just grinned at Dawn as they got to the door. "Bye Dawn, Jesse." she said as they opened the door.
"Bye guy's" Dawn said as she pushed Jesse out, pulling the door shut behind her.
"She was in a hurry." Spike said as he turned to Ravyn.
"Seem's so." Ravyn said as she wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his shoulder.
Spike encircled her form, wrapping his arms around her tightly, just happy she was there and safe for the time being. "How you feel?" he asked her, wondering if the previous night's events still had her jumpy.
"Sleepy." she told him quietly. "Not use to staying up till noon."
"I meant about last night."
Ravyn sighed and held him tighter. "Don't wanna think about it." she told him. "I just wanna curl up with you and sleep."
"Well, that we can do.....let's go." Spike said as he pulled away from her, leading her down the hall to his room.
"I need my bag" Ravyn said as they got almost to Spike's room.
Spike turned and gave her a quick kiss before going back to the living room and getting her things. When he returned, she was in the bathroom.
"Here ya go luv. Which one you need?" he asked her through the door.
"The blue one."
Spike picked up the blue bag and walked to the door, opening it and wishing he hadn't.
Ravyn turned and saw his face. "Now why do you think I came in here to change?" she asked him with a smile.
"So.....I wouldn't have to see you half naked?" he asked with a grin.
"Exactly." Ravyn answered him with a smile and walked over to him, taking her bag.
Spike just stared at her as she took her bag, placing it on the bathroom counter wearing nothing but a red lace bra and underwear. He shifted uncomfortably as his erection slowly grew, pressing on the material of his jeans.
"Spike....the longer you stand there gawking at me the worse that's gonna get." Ravyn said grinning as she looked down at the bulge growing in his pants.
"Can't help it." he said walking over to her.
Ravyn sighed lightly as he wrapped his arms around her. She hated doing this to him. She wished she could give him what she knew he wanted...what he needed, but she couldn't. Wrapping her arms around his neck she kissed his cheek as he rubbed his hand over her back, his head tucked tightly into her neck.
"I love you" Spike told her softly.
"I love you to Spike." she told him. "Maybe I should sleep in the other room." she said, knowing he didn't stay with her at the hotel because he couldn't stand being that close to her all night and not having her.
Spike raised his head and gave her a soft kiss. "Nope....want you with me tonight." he said, running his hands through her hair. "Just cover that up..." he said looking down at her grinning, "I'll be fine."
Ravyn smiled up at him, glad he was so understanding. "Well, go away." she said releasing him and grabbing a pair of shorts from her bag.
Spike turned to leave, giving her one last look and winking at her before leaving, shutting the door behind him.
Ravyn slipped on her shorts and a T-shirt and knew she needed to find a way to get over her fear. *Maybe that demon guy knows someone who can help* she thought to herself as she turned out the bathroom light.
Spike had left the room and she wondered where he had gone. *Maybe he went to sleep in the other room* she thought as she crawled into bed, wiggling in the silk sheets as she did. *No wonder he likes this* she thought to herself with a smile.
He returned a few minutes later, sliding in bed behind her, spooning himself close to her. Wrapping his arm around her, he nuzzled his face close to her neck.
"Where'd you go?" she asked him as she pulled his arm close to her.
"Just lockin up."
"Ummm.....goodnight." she said sleepily.
"Night luv." Spike said, as he snuggled up to her, a big smile on his face.
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