The word rolls off of her lips as if it were just another name or a simple object that there should be no alarm over. Like she just said, "Toaster" or "banana".
How could she treat such a word so nonchalantly?
Maybe it's because she doesn't know the sheer power behind that name.
Drusilla.
Even more so than Spike there is not a finer example of the evil I once was personified than there is in Dru. The mere mention of her name makes me feel ill and disturbed. I know that I wear my displeasure on my face, and I can tell Dawn can see it. I thought I handled the Spike issue well, but this news, no...this was not going to go down as smooth.
"Dru...is here in town?! How long has she been here? Why didn't you tell me this morning? She DEFINITELY qualifies as a Big Bad. She's dangerous Dawn, even if Spike has changed, which you know I have severe doubts about, I know that Drusilla sure as hell didn't. Spike at least has reasoning. Drusilla doesn't. She's not only a monster, she's insane, and as long as she's in town, we have to have our guard up. She plays with humans like...toys...or dolls...and just like an unruly child, she'll break them when she's bored with them...in ways you don't even want to imagine."
I don't meant to lecture here, but it's all I can do not to go nuclear.
"Yeah... she's with Spike." And Spike is with her. And I bet I can guess what they're doing right about now. I blink and comb back my hair, try to shake those thoughts out of my head. I know I'm not okay with it, and there's no other way to feel, so I should just deal with it, right?
I'm quiet for a while, going over what Angel said. Okay, first thing tomorrow, I am so at the Magic Box. I'm tired of only getting bits and pieces of background information and then feeling stupid. I'm not a stupid kid anymore.
"I think she only got here yesterday, that was the first time I saw her," I tell Angel. "I didn't want to tell you this morning because... it just would've been weird, like, hi, Angel, yeah, Buffy's in a coma, oh, and by the way, Drusilla stopped by, just thought you'd want a heads up." I pause and take a breath, realizing that I was kind of going off. "Sorry. But, you know, I don't really like her, so I don't think you need to worry about me and her having slumber parties or anything."
"That's probably wise, due to the fact that if Dru had a slumber party, you'd likely be more the snack food than a guest."
I take a non-breath and look across at Dawn silently for a moment. There was a lot to process here, but it wasn't worth getting angry over, at least not at her. It was not her fault Dru was in town...or that Spike was an...idiot.
"Dawn, thanks for the honesty. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable or get mad at you, this isn't your fault by any means, so I hope I didn't scare you or anything. It's just a lot of history that makes me less than pleased to know they are in town."
Which I suppose brings me to my next question...
"...with Buffy...out of the picture...who is patrolling Sunnydale?"
No, Drusilla didn't want to eat me when I met her, but I leave that helpful fact out of the conversation. I think I've told Angel enough that he didn't want to hear.
"We are, mostly," I shrug, looking down at my hands, still scraped from that brush with the vampire a couple nights ago. "I mean, I'm not because god forbid we let little Dawnie learn anything helpful, but Xander and Willow and Tara are. Kind of."
I sigh. Next thing Angel probably doesn't want to know but has to anyway. "And Faith, I guess. She just came into town the other day, heard about what happened to Buffy somehow, I guess, and she's here to help."
How could she treat such a word so nonchalantly?
Maybe it's because she doesn't know the sheer power behind that name.
Drusilla.
Even more so than Spike there is not a finer example of the evil I once was personified than there is in Dru. The mere mention of her name makes me feel ill and disturbed. I know that I wear my displeasure on my face, and I can tell Dawn can see it. I thought I handled the Spike issue well, but this news, no...this was not going to go down as smooth.
"Dru...is here in town?! How long has she been here? Why didn't you tell me this morning? She DEFINITELY qualifies as a Big Bad. She's dangerous Dawn, even if Spike has changed, which you know I have severe doubts about, I know that Drusilla sure as hell didn't. Spike at least has reasoning. Drusilla doesn't. She's not only a monster, she's insane, and as long as she's in town, we have to have our guard up. She plays with humans like...toys...or dolls...and just like an unruly child, she'll break them when she's bored with them...in ways you don't even want to imagine."
I don't meant to lecture here, but it's all I can do not to go nuclear.
Then my eyes narrow.
"Is she with Spike?"
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I'm quiet for a while, going over what Angel said. Okay, first thing tomorrow, I am so at the Magic Box. I'm tired of only getting bits and pieces of background information and then feeling stupid. I'm not a stupid kid anymore.
"I think she only got here yesterday, that was the first time I saw her," I tell Angel. "I didn't want to tell you this morning because... it just would've been weird, like, hi, Angel, yeah, Buffy's in a coma, oh, and by the way, Drusilla stopped by, just thought you'd want a heads up." I pause and take a breath, realizing that I was kind of going off. "Sorry. But, you know, I don't really like her, so I don't think you need to worry about me and her having slumber parties or anything."
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I take a non-breath and look across at Dawn silently for a moment. There was a lot to process here, but it wasn't worth getting angry over, at least not at her. It was not her fault Dru was in town...or that Spike was an...idiot.
"Dawn, thanks for the honesty. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable or get mad at you, this isn't your fault by any means, so I hope I didn't scare you or anything. It's just a lot of history that makes me less than pleased to know they are in town."
Which I suppose brings me to my next question...
"...with Buffy...out of the picture...who is patrolling Sunnydale?"
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"We are, mostly," I shrug, looking down at my hands, still scraped from that brush with the vampire a couple nights ago. "I mean, I'm not because god forbid we let little Dawnie learn anything helpful, but Xander and Willow and Tara are. Kind of."
I sigh. Next thing Angel probably doesn't want to know but has to anyway. "And Faith, I guess. She just came into town the other day, heard about what happened to Buffy somehow, I guess, and she's here to help."
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