Lab Rat
by Viki
Part Two
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Chapter One:
"Buffy... Buffy... Buffy Summers get back here now!" The British man yelled towards the startled slayer, swallowing Giles took a step forward and reached out only to have the woman jump back and glare.
"Sorry Buffy, you were just going to jump then... You looked it."
"I was just checking the view," Buffy growled towards him, taking another step forward and peering over the edge. She loved it here and it made her think why she'd ever want to leave to get drugged all the time. Just to check out her mental stability, but they weren't telling them everything.
"Ok, look, lets get in the car, we're nearly back, another twenty minute drive"
Buffy nodded, her palms were sweaty and the lump in her throat was there, she was nervous. What if they were angry forever leaving them? She didn't know. But she wanted to find out. Climbing back into the small red convertible with Giles they set of streaming down the road. Back to LA, back to Dawn, back to Willow.
***
"Home"
The witch grinned, throwing down the tea cloth and racing Xander to the door, giddy like a schoolgirl. They didn't even give the woman a chance before they enveloped her in a hug, along with the other person with her.
"We missed you so much..." Willow licked her lips, "...Dawnie."
Pulling back from the hug after Dawn boldly stated that she did need oxygen to live unlike other creatures walking the planet.
"Same to you Kennedy... missed you to" Willow exchanged a small hug with the brunette before leading them into the small kitchen area of Xander's flat.
"Missed you both... Glad to see you again" Kennedy grinned, not closing the door, Willow watched her confused, then towards Xander who was acting normal.
"Why aren't you closing the door?" The witch murmured.
"Because some more people are coming..."
"Who are you..." Her eyes widened and her mouth snapped shut as she looked at the two walking up the path, frowning Willow couldn't think of anything to say while Buffy just watched her with a sad smile on her lips.
why do I have to say anything?
I could just do this...
Willow ran forward and jumped at her friend arms wrapping tight around her body while legs wrapped around her hips, Buffy was taken by surprise and stumbled back, falling down onto her back on the damp grass. Looking down at the red mop of hair near her neck she just simply smiled. At least Willow accepted her.
She was about to whisper something only the witch could hear but somebody grabbed Willow by the arm and yanked her to her feet, taking her way from the now standing Buffy.
"Hey... Let her go!" Buffy shouted.
Watching angrily at the display in front of her.
"No! She shouldn't be jumping around you in your condition"
"But she isn't..."
"Buffy. Spike is right, she shouldn't be"
Turning to the leather-clad vampire, Giles gave him a sharp nod and his hands released her and moved to his belt, his thumbs curling around the silver hooks.
"Condition?" Willow piped up.
"Yes. Condition" Buffy whispered, looking down.
"What sort of condition" This was asked by someone else. Dawn.
The sister ran towards Buffy but never gave her any contact just stood there, then very gently reached out and curled her fingers around the slayers.
"Well, let us get inside, please Xander? We'll talk then"
The whelp nodded and turned on his heel walking quietly back into his flat, the others piling in behind them.
***
An hour had passed by slowly as they sat there exchanging what had happened over the past few years with Willow, Xander, Dawn and Kennedy.
Dawn, Kennedy and Xander were all piled up on his two-seated couch, Spike was leaning against the wall, a cigarette hanging from his lips, Giles was sat on a foot stool and Buffy and Willow were close together on the floor. The slayer had much paying back towards the witch.
"...So, you've just been sat in your flat most of the time these last few years?" Buffy asked, shocked at Willow's moment of truth.
"Well I was a little hurt with you not having any contact with me, anyways, where were you? Your turn Summers. Start yapping" Willow smirked but it soon disappeared by the look on the slayer's face.
"Um... yup... yeah sure..." Buffy stuttered looking towards her older watcher.
"May I?" He asked quietly and Buffy eagerly nodded. Thank God...
"As you all know Buffy went to Cleveland to help out there, she learnt new powers and all sorts of other things, spells... curses... things like that. But the council called me for a suggestion; I was against it at first and informed Buffy of it. But she agreed, so we set... Willow?"
The red head lowered her arm and spoke, "What was the suggestion?"
Giles hesitated for a second before swallowing and removing his glasses to begin cleaning them.
"For the council to enter Buffy's mind... Find out more about the slayer, it was like searching through paperwork... But much more confusing." Placing his glasses back onto his face he leant back against the wall and waited.
"With needles" Spike answered Willow's question before she even asked.
"Oh and by the way Spike?" Dawn looked over to him. He quirked his brow, "Are you like another watcher?"
"Yup... Gile's got fired for trying to stop Buffy from doing them, stupid excuse really... But, they called me up. The William the Bloody to boss her around and have my way with her" Spike's lip curled up as he smirked devilishly.
"Yah. Very good job indeed Spike." Buffy smiled warmly towards him her body gaining a tighter hold by Willow. This caused her to frown and look at her questionably. She simply shrugged, gave a nervous smile and loosened her grip.
"Is there anything else you need to tell us?"
"Yes" Buffy squeaked. Her eyes closing as she ran her fingers through her dirty blond hair.
"The laboratory is coming back, moving into this flat and she is still going to have experiments done... Can't keep them waiting. She won't return back to her normal self unless she completes them." Rupert stated, again cleaning his glasses.
"What if she doesn't?" Xander asked stupidly.
"He just said Nimrod. She won't return to her normal self, if you watch 'er... She still isn't herself is she?" Spike asked they all shook their heads slightly. "Well, she'll be like that for bloody forever until she gets sick of it and tries to rid herself of it. You don't want that so they're coming. Sod to you all"
With that Spike turned on his heel and stalked out the living room. A door slammed on his way through and the others sat there silently, waiting for someone to desperately say something.
"So, who's up for adult movies and lots of food?" All eyes turned to Kennedy.
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