You Never Know, Chapter 5

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Some information on Gunn, and Cecily is in trouble now.

Chapter 5

"You eavesdropping again, Nibblet?" William silently snuck up on Dawn.

The young woman let out a startled shriek. She clutched one hand to her chest, and she smacked William's arm with the other. "Don't do that to me, Will. I'm hearing important information here."

"Oh, yeah?" William raised one eyebrow.

"Didn't you notice Gunn was missing last night?" Dawn asked. She felt bad that she hadn't noticed right away, but she had been so happy to see Alex that she forgot about his friend.

"Now that you mention it, I thought he was comin' with Harris," William declared.

"His half brother Robin Woods came to town," Dawn replied. "Apparently their mother was killed years ago by a nasty vampire. They think the creature is here in Sunnydale looking for Gunn now."

"Not good," William muttered. "Not good at all. They have any clues?"

"I didn't hear." Dawn crossed her arms. "Someone snuck up on me and interrupted my eavesdropping."

William shrugged unrepentantly. "Don't bother me none. The Slayer'll tell me all about it later."

"Oh you!" Dawn pouted. "It's no fair. I don't get to have any fun."

"Well, next time you're kidnapped, we'll take our time finding you. How about that?" William glanced over at a calendar that hung on the hallway wall. "Isn't it about time for your monthly excursion as a kidnap victim anyway? Maybe this time Harris will go along for fun."

"You're mean." Dawn stomped her foot. "I'm so gonna tell."

The door behind Dawn opened, and Elizabeth appeared. "Tell what?" she asked.

Dawn whirled around. "He jinxed me is what. He said I would be kidnapped this month."

"Doesn't that happen every month anyway?" Clearly Elizabeth didn't see the problem. "I have you penciled in for the third Tuesday this month. It's really the only day we have clear."

"Argh!" Dawn growled. She stormed off in a huff.

Elizabeth hid a giggle behind her hand. "We really shouldn't tease her like that."

"She shouldn't make it so easy." William smirked at his lady love. "Now, what's this about Gunn?"

"Oh boy, what a tale of woe." Elizabeth's eyes filled with tears. She always did have a tender heart. "Let's take a stroll around the garden."

"Certainly, my lady." William bowed to Elizabeth before he offered her his arm. Together they went out the glass doors at the end of the hall. Just outside they found themselves in Joyce's prized rose garden.

Once Elizabeth and William were on the opposite side of the garden, the vampire stated, "Tell me what's going on, Buffy."

"Well, not only do we have Meers, the Underwood bitch, and Angelus to worry about, now there's a new vamp in town called Trick." Elizabeth heaved a weary sigh.

"What's the big deal, luv?"

"Remember Lothos?" Elizabeth looked at William expectantly.

William nodded as he remembered the vampire in question vividly. It had been shortly after he had met Elizabeth when Lothos came to town gunning for a Slayer to be next on his list. Of course, Elizabeth had dispatched the vampire in spectacular fashion but not before she burned down the high school gym. This action had forced her mother and his father to find an alternate means of an education. Elizabeth was home schooled for the last two years of her primary school education.

"Well, Trick has a similar Slayer obsession. It seems Gunn's mother was a Slayer?" Elizabeth continued.

"Really?" William looked concerned. It seemed to him there were too many monsters with a Slayer obsession.

"Her name was Nikki Woods." Elizabeth sat down on a wooden bench. After William joined her, she said softly, "When Robin was five, and Gunn was just a few months old, Nikki slayed Trick's favorite childe. She was a female vampire named Olivia. Then, he fought and killed Nikki, swearing revenge on all of her descendents. Robin went to live with his father, and as you know Charles came here to live with Mr. Gunn."

William didn't push when Elizabeth paused for a moment to gather her thoughts. He put his arm around her shoulders while he laid his other hand over her hands which were clasped tightly in her lap.

"What Gunn didn't know was he had a twin sister, Alonna, who Nikki's Watcher looked after. Trick found them. The Watcher and Alonna, I mean. He tortured, raped, and killed the Watcher. Then, he turned Alonna." Elizabeth gripped William's hand. "Robin is determined to kill both of them, but you know how Charles is about family."

"That could present a problem." William looked down at Elizabeth. "Is there anything I can do to make it easier on you?"

"Just keep loving me no matter what." Elizabeth leaned into William's cool body.

"Till the end of the world, even if it's tonight," William vowed. He tilted Elizabeth's face towards him, and he covered her soft, plump lips with his own.

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"Did you know about the kids' plans?" Joyce demanded. She gave Anya and Illyria an evil glare.

"What plan?" Anya looked confused.

"To introduce me to Mr. Chase, of course." Joyce put her hands on her hips. "You're always the one chattering on about orgasms."

"No, I had no clue." Anya looked innocently at her friend Joyce. "But it sounds like an excellent plan to me."

Illyria tilted her head. "Did you not say you were lonely?"

"Yes, I seem to recall that too," Anya commented. "Besides, if what Rupert says is true, Mr. Chase needs a strong hand guiding him. We all know better than to go against a Summers woman. Just show him your axe, Joyce dear."

Joyce blushed bright red. She was never going to live down the time she attacked a vampire with an axe. After all, it wasn't like she knew what he was. She had thought the vampire was a pervert hurting Elizabeth. Joyce had been surprised when her daughter had dusted the creature in front of her. Thus thrusting the unsuspecting Mrs. Summers into the world of the supernatural. It certainly made Elizabeth's penchant for burning down buildings more acceptable.

"Joyce is in need of a stunning new outfit," Illyria said. She morphed into Fred. "We need to go shopping." Her voice changed along with her looks.

"Oh, shopping! Let's go." Anya clapped her hands with glee.

Joyce groaned, but she let let her friends pull her from the room. Why she wasn't protesting everything -- the plan, the shopping, ...

"We should stop at the hair salon." Anya patted her curls. "Get Joyce some highlights."

... the hairdresser -- she didn't know. Maybe it was because with her girls becoming all grown up, she needed something new to do with her life.

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Cecily wrinkled her nose in disgust as she knocked on Warren Meers' door. She wondered if her pursuit of William Giles was worth the sale of her body to nasty creeps like Meers and Angelus. She'd had to go to the Magic Box under a disguise to get a healing potion to get rid of the evidence of the tryst with Angelus.

The door opened, and Warren leered at Cecily. "Underwood, I thought for sure you'd chicken out."

Cecily looked around to make sure no one she knew was about before she stepped inside the Meers household. She knew the risk she was taking; the company she was keeping lacked stability.

"Did you tell anyone where you were going?" Warren circled around Cecily, taking in her appearance.

Cecily shook her head, confirming Warren's suspicions.

"Excellent!" Warren chortled. "Take off your clothes, bitch."

Cecily gulped in horror, but she did as she was told. Meers' house was freezing cold to her. She felt her skin goose bump, and her nipples harden.

"Not bad." Warren licked his lips. He pushed Cecily to the floor. "On the ground. Bitches in heat don't deserve to walk upright."

Cecily shivered when her flesh hit the cold marble floor. If she co-operated maybe she would get out of the situation alive.

"Now, bitch, it's time for you to entertain my guest." Warren grabbed a handful of Cecily's dark curls, and he dragged her towards the drawing room.

Cecily grimaced in pain, but she allowed herself to be led along. All thoughts of revenge and William Giles fled her mind as an evil chuckle filled her ears. She was in so much trouble now, and there was no one to save her.