The Vampire Slayer Diaries

Out Of My Mind

I was in the graveyard late, crouched on top of one of the crypts hunting and thinking Buffy totally owes me. She and Riley had a date night, I get Buffy is the one with the boyfriend and I love beating up a hellmouth, getting rid of my extra pent up aggression but Buffy is all about Riley now days that she forgets. 

Shaking my head clear, I stood up and leaped down from my perch. A pair of arms burst out of a fresh grave. I ran towards it and staked the vampire before it could finish coming out.

I straightened up, smiling at my work and turned as another vampire emerged from another grave. I ducked a swing, and threw a couple punches then kicked him in the chest. He back rolled to his feet.

Hissing. Suddenly Nick came out of nowhere and threw the vamp aside.

"Nikolai?"

"Heyy sis.." Nick said quietly like he accidently came upon me. "What are you doing here?"

"My job or at least I thought I was." I retorted crossing my arms. "The important question is what are you doing here? I thought we talked about this, no hunting or training on school nights."

Nick just smiled sheepishly at me.

I noticed the vampire getting to his feet.

"Watch out!"

The vampire attacked from behind, Nick kicked the vamp's leg out from under him and threw him aside. The vampire hit a crypt and slid down.

"Never mind." I muttered. "Looks like your training is paying off."

Nick punched the vampire and then staked him.

Another vampire emerged from the ground, I spotted him and started forwards with my dagger raised when another person appeared and tackled the new vamp, carrying him to the ground.

"Why do I even bother to show up?" I asked bemused.

The two fighters got up and I saw the new helper was Spike, he blocked a couple of punches and then grabbed his arm as Nick came to my side.

"Spike? what are you doing here?" I asked annoyed.

"Same thing as you and your cub scout here." Spike told me. "I'll wager."

He landed a few punches and the vamp went down, Spike turned to us with a big grin.

"A spot of violence before bedtime."

The other vamp punched Spike in the face and Spike was the one who went down next. He got to his knees wiping blood from his nose.

I watched the vamp growl causing me to growl back, I blinked in surprise before shaking it off and rushed forward.

Spike stood up, still wiping his nose as the vamp attacked. I shoved Spike out of the way and staked the vamp before turning and giving Spike a dirty look.

"What?" He asked exhaling loudly. "I softened him up."

He wiped more blood from his nose, sniffed it and then licked it from his fingers. Nick and I shared a look gagging.

"Better keep out of my way Spike." I told him. "I'm not gonna take this much longer."

"And I should do what in my spare time?" He asked retorting. "Sit at home knitting cunning sweater sets?"

"Would it keep you out of my way?" I asked "Spike....I just saw you taste your own nose blood which is like totally beyond me...you know what?" Spike grinned at me. "I'm too grossed out to hear anything you have to say...Go home."

I stalked off, with Nick by my side.

"That was kind of gross....we don't do that do we?" Nick asked.