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The Strength Behind An Enemy	By : caliadragon Category: BtVS Crossovers > Misc - Slash - Male/Male Views: 6878 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-The Strength Behind An Enemy
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Stunned
silence followed Xander�s pronouncement.
Calleigh looked over at the horrified and shattered Alexx and shook her
head in denial. When Alexx lowered her
eyes, Calleigh�s knees weakened. Bosco
caught her and pulled her into his arms.
She looked up at him as tears slowly began to fall down her face. �What?� she asked.

Xander
looked at her with sorrow and compassion.
�He loved you, he died to protect you.
She kept that secret to protect you as well." he told her gently.

Turning
again to look at Alexx, Calleigh�s face showed pain and confusion, �Why? Why
didn�t you tell me after�� she asked dissolving into tears and unconsciously
burrowing deeper into Bosco�s arms.

Peter
went to his wife and the group watched both women struggle through the pain. He hugged her as she struggled to stop her
own tears. After a moment she found her
voice. "Because I had no choice,
John made me swear on my Oath as a physician not to tell you. He also told me
that telling you would result in your death. I couldn't break my oath or take
that chance. There was nothing more I could do. Believe me, honey, I wanted to
tell you - but I couldn't.� Alexx said, clinging to her husband.

Calleigh
walked across the room and after pausing for a moment hugged the older woman,
and Peter, tightly. "I wish you
hadn't had to keep that secret." she whispers. Alexx sobbed and clung to her.

Horatio
was growling, everyone turned to look at him. "H?" Speed asked concerned.

"They
are all going to die...slowly." the normally calm man snarled out,
shocking and worrying those that thought they knew him. While confirming the strength and the sense
of justice in the man they knew.

"Who
is this Hagen?" Vachon asks confused.

"He
was my lover," Calleigh answers in a husky, pained voice.

"He
was one of my best friends." Horatio answers angry.

"The
Asian general drove John insane and forced him to undermine his relationship
with Calleigh, and then forced him to commit suicide in front of her."
Xander answers quietly. His eyes have
gone distant again. The group looked
back to the young man in worry. Elliot suddenly
terrified by what Xander might be seeing reached out, catching Xander's hand in
his, and drawing the young man back into the here and now. Xander
looked around him for several moments before trying to focus on what he needed
to do.

He
opened his mouth to say something, but paused as he looked to the left. The door opened revealing one of the chosen
and two men. �Hello Edward,� he said
instead.

�Another of Riddick�s children?� Someone asked in a tone
that was a cross between horrified and blood thirsty. Riddick�s children were always good for
vengeance and a blood bath. Edward
smirked in response, while his lover merely raised an eyebrow.

Edward
and Raphael walked further into the room coming to stand next to their Sire and
wait to find out what was happening.
Elliot looked back at Xander who seemed to be fading again. �Xander?� he called gently.

Xander
blinked again and looked at him. �I need
help to build weapons; I need as many people as possible. This isn�t going to be like the last
warehouse, there are more vampires than humans and the humans there are��
Xander�s voice trailed off and he whimpered slightly.

�They
are going to need us,� Elliot said drawing Xander back. Xander blinked and nodded.

�Xander,
what did you mean when you said Buffy was your sister?� Eric asked suddenly, as
he remembered that Xander had said that in his room.

�Buffy,
Dawn, and Joyce have been a part of just about every life I have lived. They have been mother, father, sister, and
child. I just realized it after the
vision. How could I have not realized it
sooner?� he asked more of himself than to the others.

The
group looked surprised, but it was Merlin that answered him. �You have had a lot on your plate young man,
sometimes that is enough to hide a truth from us.� Xander nodded slowly and smiled wanly at the
older vampire. It still shocked him
sometimes that he could speak to people like Merlin and Cleopatra.

~~~~~~

Ron
Weasley was at his future mate�s side going to see the other child slaves that
had been held prisoner at the same time he had been. On the other side of Nikko was Nikko�s
adoptive sister Tru. Nikko and Tru had
told him that the others were in a protected part of the compound. Very few people were allowed near the small
group, mainly because they were afraid of the strange vampires.

When
they walked in the door one of the smaller girls looked up and then gasped in
shock. Ron snarled in rage and rushed
across the room. The others stood,
shocked and ready to attack Ron. However
two of the girls threw themselves into Ron�s arms. �Pansy, Ginny, what happened?� he asked
stunned.

�We
were turned by Livia,� Ginny Weasley said to her grandfather many times
removed.

�When
Nikko and Tru escaped they took us with them.�
Pansy Parkinson said with a sob.

�My poor girls. Why
didn�t you tell anyone who you were?� Ron asked gently.

�We
were afraid,� Ginny said tearfully.

�Oh
darling, you are in the sheltering arms of Sylum.� Ron told her gently.

Both
girls gasped, �Really?� Pansy asked.

�Yes
love,� Ron answered gently.

The
girls clung to him and held on tightly.
�Have any of you been outside?� he asked gently.

�Livia
and her bastards might get us,� Duo Maxwell said harshly. Ron looked up at them.

�I
guarantee that you are safe here and we will be taking you somewhere else as
well if you like.� Ron assured him. The
other three looked at one another and then nodded. If Ginny, Nikko, Pansy, and Nikko trusted
him, maybe they were safe.

�Can
we go outside?� Pansy asked shyly. This
broke Ron�s heart. Pansy was a outgoing girl, not prone to shyness.

�Of
course, would you like to see the rest of our clan that are here?� Ron asked
his girls. Both nodded frantically. They wanted to see their family.

~~~~~~

Ron
knew that he needed to take the girls to see the members of Camelot that were in
the compound. Through questioning Ron
had found out that Pansy, Ginny, and the others had had only limited contact
with the vampires of the clan. Mostly
they had dealt with human chosen and they had never bothered to ask which clan
they had ended up with. Ron was fairly
certain that the children had been told that they were among Sylum, but their
own traumas had made them forget that knowledge. He could only hope that now that they knew
that they were safe among Sylum and the protection of the clans that they would
be able to begin to heal.

Severus
was the first one to spot them when they came through the doors to the meeting
hall a few minutes later. His snarl of
rage filled the room and he surged to his feet.
Pansy and Ginny both ran across the room; Pansy throwing herself into
her Great-Grandfather�s arms, while Ginny was embraced by Harry and Draco. �My God,� Gwen said as she realized that the
girls had been turned.

She
looked over to Ron and he nodded making her close her eyes in sorrow, she knew
he had been on his way with his young mate to meet the other escaped child slaves. �Who turned you?� Arthur asked gently, though
inside he was burning with the need for vengeance.

�Livia,�
Ginny whispered. Faces darkened with
rage, Basher, who had already swore revenge growled softly, growls echoed by
other members of Camelot.

�Are
you going to kill the bitch?� Duo asked suddenly, bringing the attention to
him, his twin, Trowa, and Catherine.

�Yes,�
Riddick answered before anyone else could.
He saw in the boy his own burning need for revenge. He turned to look at his child, who nodded in
response.

�The
Medjai will sponsor the Twin�s to Harbor.� Ardeth said suddenly, bringing
everyone�s attention to him.

�Why?�
Duo asked warily, even before he had been sold to Kai Sing, he had not trusted
adults, men in particular. Duo knew his
own nature and the way he was perceived, there was more than one man who was
met with a feral and blood thirsty Nate or Duo after they had tried to accost
one or the other. Neither boy could be
considered innocent; no child of the Maxwell orphanage could claim that
title. All of the children of the
orphanage had been injured or thrown away by uncaring or unstable parents. Trowa and Catherine were the rare set of kids
who came to the orphanage, their parents had been murdered just a few days before
they came to the orphanage, they were also waiting to go back to
the rest of the troop that the pair traveled with. All of the kids had thought it was cool that
Catherine and Trowa were circus children.

�You
carry in you the souls of two of my greatest warriors. It is good to see you reborn. At Harbor you will be trained to be the
warriors you were meant to be.� Ardeth said simply.

Duo
grinned ferally, �That�s fine with me. Though you might regret that later.�

�Edward
will be a good teacher for you. He too
is insane,� Ardeth said with a sigh, though privately he was roaring with
laughter. His childe Heero would never
know what hit him in the form of this child.
It served the little bastard right for all the confusion and trouble he
had caused him from the beginning. He
and his brother Quatre were a nightmare and a half. Ardeth was just glad they were Sess and Inu�s
problem now. Rick felt his mate�s
amusement and bit the inside of his lip to keep from laughing. He too recognized Duo as Heero�s mate. The fact that Duo was smiling ferally still
and looking at Edward in amusement had a great deal to do with it as well.

�Sanctuary
will be hosting the other boy and his sister,� Angel said calmly, looking over
at the quiet pair. Catherine took her
brother�s hand and the pair lowered their eyes.

�Don�t
worry Love, no one will harm you and at Harbor you will be safe from Livia and
her get,� Spike said gently. Catherine
looked back up at him and nodded through her tears.

�If
it helps Hilde and Hujisaki are already at the school.� Blade said stepping
forward.

Duo
looked at him sharply, while a look of hope crossed Nathaniel�s face. �How do you know that?� Duo asked sharply.

�Sylum
sponsored them to the school. I managed
to stop them from being turned and take them from Sonny Sassone�s goons before
they could turn the pair.� Blade said calmly, Speed growled at the mention of
Sonny, they all knew the man was dangerous and that he needed to be stopped,
what he did to Blade�s newest adopted child proved it.

�He�s
the bastard that sold us to Madam Psycho and her merry bad of Freaks!� Duo spat
out furiously. Nate nodded quietly, his
eyes reflecting the pain of losing his home and his friends.

�Don�t
worry he�s going to get his as well,� Blade promised with a cold smile. Duo matched it.
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