Chapter Five: Exposed
Friday morning Spike
caught Ali alone in the hall way. “Hey.” she said.
“Hi there. Just the girl
I was looking for.” Spike said
“Oh really?” she
asked.
“Yeah. How about you and
I go to dinner tonight. I know a nice place and I think you'll like
it.” Spike said.
“Okay sure. But don't we
have to ask dad first?” Ali asked.
“You let me worry about
Angel. I'll keep him informed just like I agreed I would.” Spike
said.
“Okay.” Ali said then
went to Wesley's office for her class.
Spike found Angel in his
office and actually he was all over Darla. He had her pinned to the
desk getting pretty wild.
“Over 100 years later
and you two still can't keep your hands off each other. Your worse me
and Drusilla used to be.” Spike said which killed the mood.
Angel got off Darla and
glared at Spike. Darla threw a glare at him too.
“What do you want?”
Darla demanded.
“Came to get permission
to take the dove out to dinner tonight. So how about it?” Spike
asked.
Angel rolled his eyes and
sat in his chair.
“Darla?” Angel asked
for her opinion.
“Oh let them have dinner
together. Where will you be going?” Darla asked with a friendly
smile.
“Small place. Called
Parker Palace. Has great food and a dance floor.” Spike said.
“That place has mostly
fast music.” Darla said then added “You better pay attention to
her body heat if your gonna dance there. We don't need her setting
any fires because she's getting too heated. On second thought I think
Connor should go with you guys. Make it a double date. Connor and
Alana can have their own table but he can still keep an eyes out for
Ali so that she won't hurt anyone.” Darla said.
“She won't hurt anyone!
I won't let her get over heated.” Spike said.
“Yeah well Vampires and
Fire don't really mix. Her powers don't work on Connor. He's immune
to them. So if he's there he can stop her if she does get too hot. He
can make sure she doesn't hurt anyone. She can't hurt him.” Darla
said.
“Fine. We'll all go
together just to be on the safe side.” Spike said.
“Okay now that's settled
why don't you take a hike and let us get back to what we were fixing
to do.” Angel said.
Spike smirked “Still hot
for each other. You might as well get married and make it official.
But I'd watch it. Don't fall too much in love with her. Other wise
you'll lose that soul of yours.” Spike warned then left.
Later that night at the
club:
Music playing in the back
ground Connor and Alana were at a table of their own while Spike and
Ali were eating at another table.
Connor and Alana were done
eating and got up to dance to the music.
Once Ali was done eating
Spike and her got up to and headed to the dance floor.
The Song E.T. Came on and
they danced to it with each other. Spike pulling Ali into him several
times during the dance.
Once the song was over Ali
could feel the heat rising in her body as another song came on.
It was Break the Ice by
Britney Spears.
She really loved the song
and the dancing got even more intimate as Spike's hands tried to not
roam too much. The more the song played the more into Ali got and the
more into she got the more into it Spike got. They shared a
passionate kiss.
They were so into each
other that they didn't realize the ground below Alison's feet was
boiling not that anyone else noticed either.
Connor who had also been
quite into his dancing suddenly stopped as he felt as if his insides
turned to liquid fire in his veins. He stopped dancing “Ali!” he
said then looked at Alana “Sorry. She's about to lose it.” Connor
said and headed over to find his sister through the crowd praying he
would make it in time.
Once the song ended
another started playing and it was a replay. E.T. Came on again which
confused everyone but no one minded since it was a good song.
Connor knew that Ali must
have sub consciously turned the CD back to that song because she
liked it.
A small flame began at her
feet Spike smelled the fire and suddenly came to his senses. He let
go of her and back away and watched as she continued to dance on her
own her eyes closed the heat over powering her.
“NO no no not here.”
Spike said as he realized she was already gone.
When she opened her eyes
she was in a trance like state and she turned and took slow steps
forward and with each step she took fire began to spread all around
the club as she set the place ablaze Connor made his way and then
grabbed onto her arms and led her outside while Spike and Alana made
sure that everyone could escape safely. Although they found two dead.
In the ally way Connor
shoved Ali against the wall “Ali stop it!” he yelled but the ally
road by her feet suddenly was on fire too.
“I don't want to.” she
said in a robotic type voice.
That made Connor mad. She
didn't want to? What the hell was wrong with her?
Connor did the only thing
he could think of. He slapped her thinking it would help to wake her
up.
“Ali stop it! You have
to stop this!” Connor said as another flame appeared and Spike and
Alana came out to join them at that moment.
“I can't!” Alison's
voice was now a pit panicked as she said that.
More flames appeared and
she began to walk down the alley the entire ally was soon destroyed
by the fire and Spike, Alana and Connor trailed her waiting for her
body to cool down enough for her to be able to stop.
Once she was out of the
ally and had gotten to the street she collapsed on her knees panting
and then confused she looked around and when she got up and turned to
see the ally she backed away.
She also saw Spike, Connor
and Alana watching her.
She looked fearfully at
Connor.
“What did I do?” she
asked.
“You set the club on
fire. But everyone got out okay. I took you out to the ally and you
burned the ally but again its fine. No one got hurt. You didn't hurt
anyone.” Connor said leaving out the fact that two people had died.
Because she really didn't need to know that.
Ali was relieved to hear
that no one had been hurt.
“It got so hot.” Ali
said.
“I know. I felt it too.
You and Spike were pretty into it on the dance floor. It was more
like a sex dance. You got excited and your body got over heated and
you just lost it. But don't worry. Your not alone. I was getting
pretty into the songs too. We all got a little carried away.”
Connor said.
Ali could remember her and
Spike their hips pressed together during some of the song. At the
chorus where the song E.T she could remember the lyrics ' kiss me.
Kiss kiss me. Fill me with your love infect me with your poison. Take
me. Take take me.' And it had felt electric every time he had touched
her body.
She had never lost control
that fast before.
Then again she had never
felt the way she had felt with Spike before either.
“Well I think we've had
enough excitement for one night. Why don't we head home.” Alana
said with a smirk.
They all agreed and got in
Spike's car.
They came into the lobby
finding everyone lounging around apparently having nothing better to
do then sit around.
“So how was it? “Gunn
asked them of the date.
Alana was the first to
answer “it was hot. Very hot.” she said honestly.
Ali embarrassed looked at
the floor avoiding eye contact with her father as she said “I may
have destroyed the club.”
“May have?” Darla
asked.
“Okay I did destroy the
club. And the back ally way. But no one got hurt! There's just lots
of damage.” Ali said now looking at Darla who was always fascinated
when this happened but never actually angry.
“See? I knew this was
gonna happen if they went dancing.” Angel said annoyed but also
relieved that no one got hurt.
Spike didn't like the fact
that Connor was letting everyone think that no one was hurt. Lying
wasn't going to help anyone.
Then the phone rang.
Wesley answered it and
then handed the phone to Angel saying “It's Buffy.”
Angel answered the phone
and Buffy told them about the new big bad and that she needed their
help. Angel agreed to come help. Then hung up the phone.
“Okay everyone get
packed for a week. We're going to sunny dale.” Angel said.
“I am NOT going
anywhere!” Ali said.
Angel nodded “Okay fine.
Connor you can stay here with Ali.” Angel said then everyone went
to get ready Spike felt like he should stay too but he also knew he
should go help and so he would go help.
Even though his heart
wanted him to stay here with Ali.
Before everyone left Angel
told Connor “You better call me if anything goes wrong. I mean it.
Anything at all that you need our help with and you better call us
and tell us.” Angel said.
“Okay dad stop worrying
we'll be fine. We're 16 years old we are perfectly capable of taking
care of ourselves for a week.” Connor said and then Angel and the
gang left.
An hour later Connor and
Ali went out to the mall and then on the way home they were crossing
the street when a car going about 90 miles an hour hit Ali. She was
thrown to the street and then she got back up not injured at all. She
did however see the dent that she had made in the car.
The woman behind the wheel
opened her door and screamed “Witch!”
Alison's mouth dropped
open. Uh oh.
Connor grabbed her hand
and they ran for the hotel.
They were in the lobby and
hour later when they noticed the people were gathering outside.
Some had guns. And they
could also see reporters from news station trying to get pictures and
do reports.
The woman came in through
the doors.
She was alone.
She looked at Ali “Thou
shalt not suffer a witch to live. You are a demon and you will burn
in hell for your evil.” the woman said.
That made Ali mad. She
flung the doors open and then flung the woman out the door both using
only her mind.
Connor was mad too.
Ali slammed the doors shut
and locked them.
Thought they could still
see the people outside and some holding their guns.
“Great just great.
They're gone for not even two hours and we are exposed and have an
army of people outside that want to kill us! We're gonna have to call
dad.” Connor said annoyed.
“No! Connor they just
left. If we make them come back to help us they will make us go with
them when this is over. We can handle regular people.” Ali said.
Connor began to pace.
“What are we gonna do?”
he asked.
“We're gonna be
photographed and then be on TV and sign autographs and then dad's
gonna show up and kill us both.” Ali said.
“This isn't a joke Ali.”
Connor said stopping to look at her.
“Who's joking!” she
said as she turned around to look for the phone ready to call for
help but then she heard what sounded like something going through the
glass and it was loud.
She stiffened “What was
that?” she demanded and then turned and saw a look of shock on
Connor's face.
“Connor?” she asked
coming closer to him and then stopped as her eyes strayed to the huge
wound covered in blood in his gut stating very loudly that he had
been shot.
“Connor! no.” Ali
screamed and wrapped her arms around him just in time to catch him
from falling.
“Ali.” Connor rasped
feeling weak and afraid because everything was getting cold.
Ali looked angrily at the
crowd out side.
She used her power to
fling them all backwards.
She ran outside spotting
her father's black car that he had left behind she dragged Connor to
the back seat and then found the keys and saw that the people were
still in her way.
She glances back at Connor
and then looked at the other people. She used all her might to fling
them a good distance away from them.
She got in the car and
drove to the hospital.
Trying her best to support
Connor it was tough because he was taller then she was.
She helped him into the
hospital and yelled “Someone help me. I need a doctor. Please help
me.” Ali begged.
A doctor came along with a
gurney they placed Connor on the gurney and then rushed him to a room
they moved him to the operating table.
“What happened?” the
doctor asked Ali who's hands were bloody from touching her brother's
wound.
“Some crazy woman shot
him!” Ali said.
The monitors on the screen
showed the heart slowing down.
They were losing him.
“Ali.” Connor rasped
out. “Ali. I love you. Tell dad....love him too. And mom.” Connor
said.
“No. Connor don't you do
that. Don't you say goodbye. Not yet. Oh god please don't die Connor.
Please.” Ali said crying now.
And then the monitor
started beeping as his heart gave out and the screen showed a flat
line.
“NO!” Ali cried
shattered.
She backed away as the
doctors tried to bring him back using the paddles but they soon gave
up.
The doctor looked at her
and said “I'm sorry.” he said.
“NOOOOOOO!!!!!” Ali
screamed hurt and angry she callapsed to the floor crying hard.
The doctors left her
alone.
Ali forced herself to get
up and go to Connor.
She kissed his forehead
“I'm gonna fix this Connor. I promise. I'll find a way. I'll bring
you back. I swear I will.” Ali said tears in her eyes and then she
kissed him again and then left the hospital.
She began to walk when she
got to the hotel and saw the people still there she was still too
angry to care about weather it was wrong or not. She set them all on
fire and listened as they all screamed.
Then she kept walking.
She walked for hours and
hours heading to Buffy's town.
Connor's blood still all
over her.
She reached the town late
at night.
She then found Buffy's
house where everyone was inside talking about the big bad.
She didn't knock.
She opened the door with
her power and walked inside.
Everyone shared a laugh
and then every single smile faded at the sight on Ali covered in
blood.
“Oh my god.” Darla
cried out and went over to Ali.
“Ali what are you doing
here? What happened? Who's blood is that? Where's Connor? Alison
where is your brother?” Darla asked in panic.
Ali looked into Darla's
eyes “He's dead. They killed him Mama. He's dead.” Ali cried and
then burst into tears again.
Darla caught her as she
fell and then held her tight she too began to cry.
Angel didn't let himself
feel the pain. Not yet. He wanted to know what had happened first and
if there was a way to undo it.
“Alison tell us
everything that happened since we left.” Angel said.
Ali wiped her eyes and
still holing onto her mom she explained “I was hit by a car that
was going 90 miles an hour. When I got up and the woman say that I
dented her car she thought I was a witch. Connor and I hide in the
hotel. They came in large numbers. They had guns and there was news
people there too. They just shoot him. I took him to the hospital but
it was too late. The bullet was from an M16 and it was lodged in his
gut. They couldn't save him. It was too late.” Ali said then added
“I burned them all for what they had done. There must have been at
least a hundred of them and I fried them all to a cinder. I wasn't
going to let them live after what they had taken from me. I know it
was wrong. But I don't care anymore. What they did was wrong too!
They killed my twin brother! It's so quiet. He's always been there
inside me. And now he's not. I feel so alone.” Ali said letting go
of her mom and wanting to destroy more people.
Willow screamed as a fire
suddenly started by her feet and she backed away “Okay. Pyro girl
Really needs to calm down.” she said
Buffy used a coat to
smother the fire.
“Angel maybe it's better
if you guys take Alison back to hotel and figure things out. We'll
deal with this thing alone.” Buffy said.
Angel nodded and then they
drove home. Alison sitting in the back seat until the car approached
the hotel Angel stopped a foot away. He got out of the car and saw
the entire street covered in several piles of ashes that smelled that
burned flesh.
He looked back at Alison
as they went inside and then stopped at the dried blood on the floor.
He tried his best to
ignore it. He wouldn't morn unless he knew for sure that Connor
couldn't be brought back.
Then an idea came to him
and he left them all down stairs while he took out a book of spells.
He found one for time
travel. A spell that could send him back as far as he wanted. He
looked at the clock and decided that two hours after he left would be
fine.
He said the spell and the
time and date and then was sucked back through time.
He found himself in the
same room but there he heard Ali freaking out.
He ran down the stairs and
he was jolted at the sight of his daughter holding onto her brother
and crying as she tried to drag him to the door. Angel hurried over
and took him from her which shocked her but she was so thankful to
see him.
Angel lifted his son. And
for a second he was reminded of the boy that had come back in time
the one that had had a horrible life and had known no true happiness.
Angel took his son
upstairs and laid him in bed.
His insides cringed at the
sight of Connor fighting to take his next breath.
Angel Pried the bullet
from his son flinching at his child's pain.
Ali cried behind him.
And Angel could see that
there was nothing he could do to save Connor. It was a fatal wound.
And it would kill him.
“Ali get me a glass of
water for Connor.” Angel said wanting her out of the room so that
she didn't see this.
She left to get the water.
And Angel lifted his son
as Connor looked at him “I love you dad. Tell Ali....” Connor
fought for his breath so that he could finish his sentence.
Angel didn't let him take
that last breath.
“I'm sorry Connor.
Please forgive me. I don't have any other choice.” then he changed
face which confused Connor and then he drank his sons blood and
stopped just when he was supposed to.
Connor was too Shocked to
protest.
Angel bit his wrist and
placed it in Connor's mouth. Connor was forced to drink the vampire
blood.
And then Ali came in
seeing this she screamed “Daddy No!” but she didn't move to stop
it.
Connor lay dead but Angel
knew that he would rise again as a vampire.
He lifted his son and
carried him to the basement placing him in the cage for safe keeping
and then tried to think of what to do about the crowd outside.
Then he went back to get
the book and looked out the window casting a memory spell that would
erase their memories of this day.
The shouting seemed to
stop and they all headed home.
Downstairs Ali was torn
between feeling betrayed by her father and her relief that now Connor
could stay even after being fatally wounded.
She felt a chill inside.
Connor's insides were dying. But she also felt a goodness and knew
that his soul was still there. That was good that meant he would keep
his soul and would be a good vampire.
A couple hours later Time
caught up with them and everyone came back to the hotel.
Angel told them everything
and Spike went to talk to Ali.
“Hey.” he said and she
threw herself in his arms.
He held her tight agianst
him “Shh. It's alright. It was the only way. He had to do it.”
Spike said.
“I know. Spike I could
feel him turning. His insides got cold and then I couldn't feel it
anymore. Why did this have to happen? Why did it have to be Connor?”
Ali asked.
“Because that's how our
luck works. Bad stuff has to happen around here.” Spike said.
“But why?” Ali asked.
“Because the powers hate
Angelus as much as I do;. Your father can never reach full happiness
and anytime he comes the close something bad has to happen. And now
he'll be plagued with guilt for turning his son.” Spike explained.
“Everyone is so afraid
of Angelus.” Ali said.
“Yeah. And for good
reason. He's a horrible bastard. Trust me on that. You really don't
want to meet him. This was bad but at least he'll still be around.”
Spike said.
“Yeah I guess. But he'll
hate it. And he won't be immune to my powers anymore;. He was only
immune when he was human.” Ali said.
“You don't know that for
sure. I went down and smelled his soul so he kept that and that's
good too.” Spike said.
“I know.” Ali said as
they both sat down and Spike put his arm around her.
They heard a commotion
downstairs and head Connor throwing a fit.
They both tried to block
it out while they cuddled together.
“Sounds like daddy will
have to force him to drink his blood.” Ali said.
Spike nodded.
Ali turned the CD played
on and they sat listening to music while they held each other trying
to think too much about Connor and what had happened today.
To be
continued...........................................................
Next Time: Buffy dies and
Giles shows up personally to assign Wesley as watcher to the new
slayer that will replace Buffy. The only problem is.....No one knows
who the new slayer is yet.
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