FF: Love Immortal. 2/?

["David A. Knapton <belgin_tei@xxxxxxxxxxx>" <belgin_tei@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Love Immortal. 2/?

Author: David A. Knapton

E-mail: belgin_tei@xxxxxxxxxxx

Archived: NHA, The Mystic Muse, others if you want but it's polite 
to let the author know you are doing so.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my perverted mind. The characters 
belong to the owners of BtVS and Highlander.

Spoiler: Season 1 & 2, set sometime after Passion but Angelus killed 
Oz not Jenny who is still working on the spell to restore Angel's 
soul.

Rating: Possibly 18/NC17 overall this part 15/R because of torture.

Pairing: Buffy/Willow (eventually) Giles/Jenny Xander/Cordelia.

Summery: When Buffy and Willow arrive at school they find that Jenny 
has not arrived as she promised.

<> = Thought. [Flashback] = Ah duh Flashback.

Feedback: If you wish but be warned only obscene amounts of money 
will stop me posting more parts of this story if you don't like it 
and want it stopped or you can do what I do don't read stories you 
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Willow climbed out of the Jeep she was wearing a knee length coat 
over her pyjamas, grabbing her bag off the backseat she smiled over 
at Buffy's mum, "Thanks Mrs Summers for letting me stay with you and 
Buffy it being a school night and all."

"Your welcome dear, when Buffy told me you were home alone it was 
the least I could do, I only wish I'd known earlier I would have 
insisted you stay with us," Joyce smiling warmly at her daughter's 
best friend before an anger entered her voice, "I'm sorry if it 
upsets you Willow but I can't understand your parents leaving you 
alone for a week, you'll stay here until they get back alright?"

"Thanks, I'd like that Mrs Summers," she nodded, not feeling like 
upsetting Joyce by pointing out that she had left Buffy home alone 
only two weeks previously, <Gotta love Sunnydale.>

Buffy was waiting by the door, Willow could see she was wearing her 
sushi pj's under her robe, she smiled at her friend, "Hey Will let 
me carry that," said Buffy taking hold of the bag before turning 
towards the stairs, "Lets get you settled in than we'll have a 
slumber party," she said smiling over her shoulder at her friend.

"No you will not Buffy, you both have school tomorrow," Joyce told 
her daughter, she turned to Willow, "Let me take your coat dear."

"Ah no it's okay I'll hang it in the closet myself, thanks," Willow 
said rather harshly before blushing at the elder Summers, "Sorry I 
guess I'm a little cranky because I'm tired," she apologised.

Joyce gave Willow a little smile, "It's alright Willow I 
understand," she said walking towards the kitchen, "I'm going to 
make some Coco would you girls like some?"

"Yes that would be nice Mrs Summers," Willow smiled at Joyce's back.

"Thanks mum," Buffy called out before whispering to Willow, "Why so 
possessive of the coat Will?"

"Not the coat Buffy," Willow whispered back, "My sword is hidden 
under it."

"Oh," said Buffy holding open the closet door making sure to keep an 
eye on the kitchen and her mother making the Coco, "Put it behind 
the box of old shoes," she whispered to her friend who nodded 
sliding her sword behind the rather large box.

Later after their drinks and goodnights to her mum Buffy led her 
friend into her room switching on the light she smiled, "So which 
side of the bed do you want?"

"Ah I-I... ah thought I'd be sleeping on the floor... ah or a... ah 
camp bed or something!" blushed Willow.

"Course not, my bed is big enough for the two of us, now pick a side 
then I'll put out the light," Buffy smiled at Willow wondering why 
she was blushing?

"Ah okay," said Willow scrambling over and taking the side furthest 
from the window figuring if anything broke in Buffy would be more 
likely to be able to handle it.

"Ready?" asked Buffy.

"Ready," squeaked Willow.

Buffy jumped into her side of the bed and turned to Willow who lay 
next to her all rigid, "Will what's wrong?"

"It's just that I've never slept with another girl before," she told 
Buffy, she blushed realising how that must sound, "I-I mean in the 
same bed ah not in a gay kinda way, sorry," she said her blush 
deepening.

"It's okay Will I know what you mean," Buffy said trying to reassure 
her friend, "So you have like never been to a slumber party or 
sleepover?"

"Well I use to have sleepovers with Xander and Jesse but not since 
we were about 9 or 10," Willow explained.

"But never with any girls?"

"Ah remember Buffy until you wanted to be my friend I never had any 
girl friends, I mean..."

Buffy placed her hand on Willow's shoulder, she could feel the 
tension under the skin, "Its okay I know what you meant," she smiled 
reassuringly, "Do you want me to sleep on the floor I don't mind 
honest Will."

Willow turned to Buffy relaxing a little, "No its okay Buffy I like 
it its just a little unnerving, on top of that Angelus being in my 
room tonight hasn't helped my nerves."

"Are you sure it was him? I mean could it have been something else?" 
frowned Buffy.

"I don't think so remember a few months back when your friend Ford 
came to town, I invited Angel into my house and I've read some of 
the books Giles has on Angel before the curse, it's the sort of mean 
thing he would do."

"Yeah I guess your right. It's so weird... Every time something like 
this happens, my first instinct is still to run to Angel. I can't 
believe it's the same person. He's completely different from the guy 
that I knew," she looked at Willow a sad look on her face.

Willow returned the look, "Well, sort of, except..."

"Except what?" asked Buffy interrupting.

Willow sighed a little, "You're still the only thing he thinks 
about."

"We have to find a way to reverse the invitation, I mean besides 
having access to your house there's my house as well, what if he 
decides to go after mum!" Buffy gave a little sob.

Willow pulled Buffy into her arms, "We'll find something; maybe 
Jenny will have some ideas!"

"Yeah maybe," said Buffy sighing into Willow's neck, "Night Will."

"Ah right, night Buffy," she whispered. <Oh goddess,> she thought as 
she felt Buffy's warm breath on her neck, <I'm so gonna get a lot of 
sleep tonight!>

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Joyce dropped the two girls off the next day, as they waved to her 
they were joined by Xander, "Hey Will what happened to you last 
night I thought you were coming to the Bronze, I tried phoning your 
house later but just got your answer machine."

"Uh sorry Xander I changed my mind, I slept over at Buffy's last 
night, we had kind of a 'pyjama party sleepover with weapons' 
thing," she told him.

Xander's smirked at the two girls, "Oh and I don't suppose either of 
you had the presence of mind to locate a camera to capture the 
moment?"

Buffy rolled her eyes as Willow slapped her friend's arm before 
becoming serious looking around she whispered to him, "I had a visit 
from Angel last night."

"God Will are you okay? He didn't hurt you did he?" he asked all 
humour leaving his face.

"No he just killed my fish, I'm just glad that my parents didn't let 
me have a puppy," Willow told him. She turned to Buffy, "I want to 
stop by the computer room and talk to Ms Calendar, we'll meet you in 
the library okay Buffy," she said hurrying towards the main doors.

"We?" asked Xander looking first at Willow back as she disappeared 
into school and then at Buffy.

"Yes Ms Calendar told me and Will something's last night she's 
coming to the library to explain it to the rest of the gang, 
apparently she found a prophesy involving me and Angel," Buffy told 
Xander, she grabbed his arm, "Come on I want to warn Giles before 
Willow brings is ex to the meeting."

Buffy and Xander were the first to the library, "Giles you in here?" 
she called out, she smirked at Xander, "Where else would he be? The 
man has no life," she told him rhetorically making the boy laugh. 
Giles walked from the cage looking at a book, "Ah Buffy we may have 
a problem," he said walking over to the table and placing the book 
down before turning to look at Buffy and Xander, "Is Willow coming 
by?"

Before either teenager could answer Willow ran through the doors 
alone, a worried look on her face, "Buffy, Jenny, I mean Ms 
Calendar," she amended realising that others were around, "She's not 
in the school."

"I'm sure she is, she's probably elsewhere Willow," Giles tried to 
reassure the obviously distraught young witch.

"No she's not," Willow said shaking her head, looking at Buffy she 
whispered to her friend as if it would stop any of the others 
hearing, "Buffy I can't feel her anywhere, there are only two things 
that would have stopped her being here, a demon attack or another 
immortal."

"Immortal? What are you talking about Will?" frowned Xander.

"Later Xand, we'll explain later," Buffy told the confused boy 
before turning to Giles who had a thoughtful look on his face, he 
glanced at Willow before looking at Buffy, "Later Giles I promise 
but for now we have other concerns, can you give Willow and me a 
permission slip so we can leave school?" she could see in his eyes 
that he was about to suggest waiting, "This is very important, 
Snyder has threatened to expel me if I get caught off campus without 
permission again."

Shaking himself out of his musing he nodded, "Yes of course," he 
said going to his office, on returning he handed Buffy and Willow 
their slips.

Willow took her note from Giles, "Thanks Giles," she smiled avoiding 
eye contact.

"I think we need to talk when you get back Willow," Giles said, "Be 
careful."

"Ah okay Giles will do," she nodded still avoiding looking at his 
face.

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Willow led Buffy across town to Jenny's house they were quiet for 
the most part on the way over, Buffy could sense that Willow was 
deep in thought worrying over something.

<Great Rosenberg you keep the fact that your immortal secret since 
the summer and as soon as you think that something has happened to 
Jenny you fall apart and let it slip, in front of Giles of all 
people.> Buffy looked at her when she heard her sigh, <Oh well I was 
going to tell him and the others anyway.>

"What's wrong Will?"

Willow looked at her friend, "Its just this is all going wrong, I 
mean I've been trying for weeks now to tell you and Xander about me, 
then you find out because of that damned headhunter then Jenny 
doesn't turn up this morning. Buffy I'm not ready to do this on my 
own if I lose Jenny I don't know what I'll do. Everything is falling 
apart."

Buffy placed her arm around Willow's shoulders, "It'll be okay Will 
I promise we'll get Jenny back if some demon has her then we'll sort 
out this prophesy she told us about last night," she smiled 
reassuringly at Willow before it was replaced by a smirk, "Maybe we 
can get her back together with Giles, when he finds out that she is 
almost as old as some of his books he's bound to go out with her 
again," she laughed.

"Yeah I hadn't thought of that! I mean he does seem to love old 
things," Willow said before joining Buffy in laughing.

They found Jenny's car parked outside her home, Buffy placed her 
hand on the bonnet, "Engines cold," Willow nodded as she led the way 
towards Jenny's door, "Hold on Will," Buffy called out, bending down 
she pulled a purse from under a bush, Buffy looked at her 
friend, "This is Ms Calendar's I recognise it from last night," she 
opened it looking through the contents as Willow rejoined her, "Her 
moneys still here, that rules out a mugging. Lets see if we can find 
anything inside?"

Willow nodded not holding out any hope, <Why would she have left her 
purse outside unless something had happened.> Using the key Jenny 
had given her just after she had started to train the redhead she 
opened the door, "You check down here I'll check upstairs," she said 
beginning to climb the stairs."

Five minutes later Willow joined Buffy in the living room as Buffy 
came from the back of the house, Willow held a scroll, "There 
doesn't seem to be anything missing whatever happened to her I think 
happened before she got in here. I don't think it was another 
immortal and whoever they were didn't come in so I'm thinking 
vampires."

"Why not another immortal Will," inquired Buffy.

Willow smiled with some relief, "If it had been an immortal why 
would she have left her purse if she went somewhere else to fight? 
And if an immortal fight had happened just outside a Quickening the 
size of Jenny's would have destroyed her car not to mention blown 
the lights and windows for most of this block," Buffy nodded 
remembering what had happened the night before in the 
alley, "Besides unless some demon came along after and ate the body 
it would still be here." The redhead pointed out logically.

Buffy frowned at what Willow had said about vamps, "Will what if 
Angel was at your house when Jenny told us her story, he would know 
who and what she is?"

A look of horror crossed Willow's face, "We have to rescue her 
Buffy."

Buffy nodded, "Let's get back to Giles."

"Right but first I need to stop at your house and get my sword," 
said Willow, her `resolve face' in place.

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Jenny again woke in pain, even with her healing powers her body was 
having trouble keeping up with what Angelus and Drusilla were doing 
to her, she was only vaguely aware of her surroundings they had 
already drained her twice, they had taken bets on how long it would 
take her to revive. Angel had beaten her black and blue because he 
had lost then staked the vamp that had won the bet.

"Hey teach, you back in the land of the living?" Angel smirked into 
her face. 

Jenny let out a groan of pain but there was still defiance in her 
eyes, "Yes which is more than you can say."

Angel thrust the dagger he held into Jenny's leg leaving it 
there, "Now before you were so impolite as to die I believe I was 
asking you about the curse? Now one more time how close are you and 
the gang to deciphering the text of the ritual?" he asked as he 
thrust another dagger into her other leg that Dru had handed him.

Jenny growled through clenched teeth, "You will pay for what you 
have done I swear," she said spitting a little blood into his face.

Jenny grunted as Angelus punched her in the stomach, "You know I 
haven't had as much fun since I met your tribe," he said putting a 
finger to the bloody spittle before licking it with his tongue he 
smirked at her, "I just wish I'd known about you I'd have waited 
before finishing your family, its been two hundred years since I've 
had immortal blood."

Jenny laughed humourlessly, "If I had found you that day you 
wouldn't have been here now Angelus."

"Ah but you weren't there were you teach. How did it feel to know 
you had let them all die?"

"If you release me I'll show you," Jenny said with malice in her 
voice. 

Spike wheeled himself into the room, "Why don't you just kill the 
bitch and be done with it!" he asked his grandsire.

Drusilla turned to her lover, "But, Spike, the bad teacher is going 
to restore Angel's soul."

Spike looked at the quietly groaning teacher and Angel before 
turning back to Dru, "What if she is? If you ask me, I find myself 
preferring the old Buffy-whipped Angelus. This new, improved one is 
not playing with a full sack." Angelus scowled at him, "I love a 
good torture as much as the next bloke but she's never gonna talk 
and if you kill her she can't do the spell now can she."

"But Spiky the teacher isn't the one that will cast the spell, 
Little tree will do that," smiled Drusilla in a dreamy voice.

Angelus turned to growl at her, "And when were you going to tell the 
rest of us Dru?"

Drusilla gave Angelus an apologetic look, "Didn't I tell you daddy, 
I'm sorry I must have forgotten because we were having so much fun 
playing with the bad teacher."

Angelus swept Drusilla up into his arms swinging her around, which 
made her giggle, "Yes we were weren't we!" he laughed, he looked 
down at Spike who was scowling at him, "I'm taking Dru to her room 
to rest for a bit why don't you keep teach company while we're 
busy," he smirked at the vampire in the wheelchair.

Spike watched them enter the stairwell to his and Dru's room, he 
cursed under his breath as he heard Drusilla giggle, he stood and 
kicked the wheelchair across the room, "Soon Angelus soon," he said 
as he walked towards Jenny morphing into his vampire vestige.

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