Part one
Angel sat brooding in the dark as usual, he couldn't help it, he just couldn't stop thinking about her. She filled his head, his heart, there wasn't a waking moment he didn't think of her, and most days she was in his dreams. He knew he had been wrong, he knew it now. He'd left her, not even said goodbye, and he'd done it because he had thought it would be easier to forget that way. For months now her fiery locks and emerald eyes had been haunting him. Just as they had in Sunnydale. When he'd come back from Hell he'd avoided her, he had Buffy back, she loved him and he loved her, but it had changed. As Angelus he had been obsessed with the redhead, and those thoughts, feelings, memories hadn't gone away once he had become Angel again. He'd gotten a good look at her, not just as a slayerette or his girlfriends best friend, but as a beautiful, talented woman!
The guilt he'd felt over those feelings was immense, he knew he and Buffy could never be together, not properly, it was against their natures, he a vampire, she a slayer. Still he felt as though he was betraying her. So he had ignored his feelings for Willow and her. He could see that his distance was hurting Willow, but he couldn't bring himself to get close. He owed her so much though, she had risked her life twice to restore his soul to him. Then entirely by chance he had discovered his soul was anchored to his body, He'd decided to end his ununlikene night, he was being hounded by the ghosts of all those he had killed. He had climbed to the very top of Sunnydale, looked down on the town and prepared to meet the sunrise. Buffy had found him, she'd pleaded, but he was adamant that it was the right thing to do. The sun didn't rise though. It snowed! For the first time in god knew how many years it snowed. Somebody must have thought that he could do better things than give his life, and he had been ecstatic, as happy as when he had broken the curse, yet he remained Angel. Afterwards he thought about it and he realized his soul was secure, it must have been, he should have achieved that happiness, but Angelus never resurfaced.
So, he decided to leave, he knew it was stupid now, but he had known that his resolve was waning already, but the threat of getting just that bit too close to Willow and unleashing Angelus was what had stopped him going to her and confessing his feelings for her. Now that threat was gone he knew it would only be a matter of time before he caved. He just couldn't hurt everyone like that, they barely trusted him now, he didn't want to put the fragile relationships in danger, so he had decided to leave. After the ascension, providing they survived, he would go, start a new life, fight evil, do good, just not in Sunnydale.
He didn't tell anyone about his soul, not Buffy, nor Giles, and especially not Willow, he had to get away, he couldn't be around her anymore, she'd given him his soul permanently, and he loved her, and she deserved better than him. So after the Mayor was defeated he left, just walked away into the night never looking back.
And now he was miserable, if he wanted he could be truly happy, but he couldn't, not with anyone else, and the one he wanted to share in his happiness with him he'd left behind. He'd seen her when he had to check out Doyles vision of Buffy. It had been torture, absolute hell, and he knew hell. He was miserable!
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Willow was brooding, she couldn't help thinking about him. She had thought her heart had forgotten, or at least healed a little, but when he had come to check on Buffy it had stirred everything up again. She had realized how much she loved him when he was taken from them. He had lost his soul, become Angelus, and all she had been able to think about was getting him back. Even if he was with Buffy, at least he would be alive, and well, and the thought of his soul stuck somewhere in the ether made her want to cry. So when she had found Miss Calendars disk with the translated curse on it, she had insisted on performing the ritual. She didn't care about how it would effect her, she just needed him back. The first attempt failed, Kendra was killed by Drucilla, Buffy was accused of the crime and Angelus had managed to open the portal from Acathla. Sat in her hospital bed she'd performed it again, and it had worked, she knew, she felt something go through her, and as Cordy had put it
"the orb did that cool glow thing".
He never returned to them though, and later after they'd learned that Buffy had gone, they realized she hadn't been in time and she'd had to kill him anyway. She had been in hell, her world collapsed, she couldn't cope. She knew she had Oz, and the feelings for Angel would never be reciprocated, but she had hated every second of his time in hell.
But Buffy had come back, and Angel had dropped from hell, and she was so happy, her best friend home, and her love back in this dimension. He'd avoided her though, and it hurt like crazy. She'd missed him so much and he avoided her. She didn't know why, or what she'd done to make him hate her. When Buff had told her he was leaving her heart broke, but she couldn't show it, so she was there for her friend, and did her crying in private, when Buffy had said,
"I think horrible is still coming, right now its much worse, right now Im just trying to keep from dying"
She had thought
(Im right there with you buff, right there with you)
Then he'd gone, walked away after killing the Mayor, not said goodbye, not looked back, and her heart broke all over again.
She'd been searching for a spell to anchor Angels soul for months, ever since he'd come back, then one night she'd sat and thought about it, and realized that it was already anchored. He achieved total happiness the night he decided to greet the sun, because it snowed on him, proving that he was needed on this planet. He must have realized but he still left, and he never even told her, the one who had anchored it aswell as giving back to him in the first place. Jesus that had hurt, like no pain she'd experienced, he hadn't trusted her enough to tell her.
She was miserable, he was off being happy with goddess knew who, she wanted to share in that happiness, but he didn't want her. She was miserable!
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Willow was mooning over Angel again, Walking through the campus woods, oblivious to the rest of U.C Sunnydale.
(This is pathetic, I really have to snap out of it)
Usually she would have been paying more attention, a girl all alone in the abandoned woods, but it was the middle of the afternoon so she wasn't and she never heard the footsteps coming up behind her. Or noticed the chloroform soaked rag covering her mouth until it was too late. The last thing she heard before the blackness claimed her was a deep chuckle. And then nothing.
She awoke with a thumping head. Her temples were literally throbbing, and she thought she may be blind because everywhere she looked was darkness. She could feel a deep thrumming of magick, it called to her aswell as scaring her at the same time. She could feel it in her blood, and she suddenly wandered if this was how Angel and Spike felt. Being able to feel the power, practically taste it, but not being able to use it either for fear of it or physically not being able to tap into it. It was pressing down on her brain so she couldn't think and her lungs so she couldn't breath.
Panic started to set in. Where was she? Why was she there? Who was holding her? Then there was a rattling at the door and the knob started to turn slowly. A figure stepped into the room.
(At least Im not blind)
The minute he stepped in the room, the magickal pressure went up a notch, power vibrated off of him, and it frightened her. He hadn't said a word since stepping in the room and it was beginning to give her the wiggins.
"Who are you?"
"What do you want with me?"
Nothing
"Please just tell me what you want?"
"SILENCE"
Willow snapped her mouth shut. She wished she'd never asked, he had the most terrifying voice she'd ever heard. He sounded like he was gurgling and trying to speak through a chest full of flemn. Absolutely disgusting.
"What do you want?"
"YOU Witch, I want you."
"WITCH..Oh no...Im not a witch, I just fiddle about with spells, Im not really very good at it..."
"SILENCE WITCH, you have no idea how powerful you are do you? Well you'll soon see, when Ive drained you of all your mystical abilities. I`ll finally be at full strength"
Willow knew she was in real trouble, no one knew where she was and she hadn't spokento Buffy, Giles or Xander since yyesterday. Shestarted to look for an escape route. He must have seen her or else he could read her mind, he uttered a few hushed words clapped his hands once and she was pinned to the far wall, arms above her head and legs slightly spread.
(Oh Goddess someone help me)
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"Angel, ANGEL, get ya undead arse down here NOW!"
"What, what is it Delia?"
"Vision, Here you go Doyle, Single Malt and an Aspirin"
"Cheers princess, yay, my life just wouldn't be complete without those weekly visions now would it"
"DOYLE, what was in the vision?"
"Oh, sorry boss, mum, a redhead, a witch hunter and ...Sunnydale"
(Oh god it cant be)
"Did they give you a name?"
"Yeah, umm, Rosen, Rosenberg"
"Willow, oh my god, Willow was in your vision, Angel what do we do?"
"Get my car Delia, we're leaving now"
"Angel, man, it's 3pm, last time I looked you were still combustible!"
"were leaving NOW, no arguments, now help me with my weapons"
"Okay, okay, fine, go get the car then princes"
"Kay, be ready in five"
"Thanks D`"
Angel was already gathering the stuff he thought he might need. There was no way his little witch was gonna get hurt, he could feel himself begin to vamp out and every time he thought of what might have been happening to her he started to retch.
(I should have stayed, Id have been there for her, No you wouldn't you idiot, you never would have met Doyle and you'd have been even less prepared, But what if something happens to her, I couldn't live knowing she's gone. Then get your arse in gear)
Angel was so engrossed in the argument with his demon he didn't hear the horn honk.
"Angel man, come on, don`t want to keep the princess waiting do we"
"What, oh right, lets get gone"
With a blanket over his already smokeing body he bombed into the car and yelled,
"DRIVE"
And then they were gone in a squeel of tires and dust.
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Delia was worried, she and Willow had become a pair of unlikely bestfriends, when she`d left Sunnydale, she`d left haveing sorted everything out with her. Now they talked practically everyday, either via e-mail or on the phone, they told each other everything and the thought of something happening to the sweet redhead made her tummy do little flip floppy things. She prayed to whatever deitis that were listening to aid her friend.
From the seat next to her, Doyle gave a peircing shreek and she lost control of the car, it careered all over the road but she finally managed to get it under control and park up in a layby. The minute the car stopped Angel was out the back and round to Doyle. When he opened the door Doyle had his head in his hands and was swearing softly...
"Dolye, what was it? was it about Willow?"
"Yeah, and Angel, she`s scared witless, I can feel her fear like its my own, she`s petrified. The, and I use the term really loosely, man thats holding her is a very powerful sorcerer, I can feel it eminateing from him, he`s strong and I dont think he`s a nice guy. He wants to drain her power centre, her essence."
"How do I kill it?"
If you can get passed the wards and binding spells he has up then it should just be a case of simple beheading, but remember Angel, he`s strong, surprise is your best option."
"How did Willow feel?"
"Petriffied!"
"What does the draining take?"
"You dont wanna know, believe me"
Angel hurried Delia out of the drivers seat and gunned the engine into life, he was going to get to Willow or so help him he`d be greeting the sun.
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The figure advanced on Willow and flexed his fingers. Blue light crackled from his hands and his eyes glowed orange. She didnt know what it was or where it came from but one thing was for sure, she was in deep shit.
No one knew where she was and she had no way to defend herself against this seemingly powerful magician, especially with her hands tied.
He carried on advancing and when he got to her he started to fiddle with the buttons on her shirt.
"Get off"
"No, your not exactly in the position to be giving me orders are you now?"
"Fuck off"
"Strong willed thing arent you! Well lets see what it takes for me to break that will. I think I might have some fun before I perform the ritual"
She set her jaw and put her famouse resolve face in place. He looked her straight in the eye, swung his hand back and slapped her round the face. She refused to cry, she held the tears back and kept stareing at a point on the ceiling, just above the things head.
He decided to rip the buttons off her shirt instead, after all why should he take care with the silly little bitch, she was just going to end up a lifeless shell anyway. Willow winced as he ran his scaled hands down her body and underneath her cotton covered breasts. Everywhere his hands went he left burn marks and welts. He cupped her mound through her skirt and flexed his fingers again, She squeezed her eyes shut and tried not to think about what the bastard was doing.
He ripped her skirt away and started to fiddle with the elastic on her panties. That was it, that was her limit for being the brave heroin, she screamed, as loud as she could and with as much mystical power as she could to try and deafen him and make anybody near enough with supernatural or natural hearing hear her. The magician cringed and covered his ears, after she`d stopped screaming he punched her full force in the stomach, and she almost threw up. She started to gag and cough. But still she managed to get out one more plea.
"PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!"
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Angel finally made it to the business district where all the whare houses, were. He was out the car before it even stopped. He went to the task of beating his way through every door that got in his way. Delia and Doyle were checking them as he got through them. They`d been at it for fifteen minutes and still no joy. With every second that ticked by they were all looseing hope. Then a blood curdling scream ripped the air, It had definately been Willow and Angel practically jumped out of his skin, he raced off in the direction the scream had come from. He remembered that his best hope for success was surprise so instead of bashing through the door like he wanted to, he picked the lock and crept through the building quietly. He could hear Willow`s frantic heart beat from the front of the whare house and it was makeing him edgy. He just wanted the rip the asshole`s head off, but stealth was the way to go.
So when he couldnt see them in the main part of the building he went towards the back. He siddled up to the door and peered through the small window. There pinned to the wall by some invisible restraints was Willow. She was just stareing at something on the ceiling not paying any attention to the thing stood in front of her. She had all of her outer clothes ripped away and cuts covering her sides and abdoman. She had a nasty looking bruise forming on her stomach too, it looked like the guy had punched her and he had his hand back ready to punch her again. That was Angel`s breaking point, he flew through the door at break neck speed and swung his arm in an arch, bringing the Katana he was carrieing down and cleaving the things head off in one move.
With the thing dead Willow was released from her restraints and fell to the floor in a boneless heap.
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"Willow, Sweetling, its me Angel, your safe now"
She just broke down and started sobbing. Her shoulders were heaving and she was haveing trouble drawing breath. He sank to the floor next to her and cradled her in his arms, rocking back and fourth and rubbing soothing circles over her back.
Doyle and Delia walked in and stopped dead. The sight before them was heart wrenching, there on the floor was Willow in fits of sobs and Angel haveing real trouble fighting the tears aswell. He was strokeing her back and cooing at her to try and calm her down a little. He didnt even notice they`d come in.
"Come on Willow, sweety, stop crying, its alright now, your safe, I wont let anything hurt you ever again"
Nothing
"Come on little one, I need you too be okay, come back to me, come on look at me, please Wills, come back to me"
Willow could hear someone calling her and feel someones arms around her but she was so terrified she didnt want to leave the safety of her mind. The voice sounded familliar, and then she realised who it was...
"A..Angel..?"
"yeah Wills, its me sweetheart"
"What..what are you doing here?"
"Doyle, he had a vision and we came as soon as we could"
"Oh, Angel..I was so, so scared, and he was going to drain me of my power and..and he said he wanted to have some fun with me and then he...I was so scared"
"I know sweetheart, I know, dont worry, Im here now, I wont let anyone hurt you ever again"
Willow snuggled into his protective arms and held on for dear life, then she remebered she was practically naked,
"Ang..Angel..I ..Im cold..can we go"
"Course"
He took his coat off and wrapped it around her body and swept her up into his arms. Willow tried not to notice how good it felt to be cuddled against his muscular chest, how right it felt. Angel was wallowing in everything that was Willow, he was soo releived that she was okay, he couldnt bring himself to let her go yet, he knew he`d have to at some point, but not yet, so he carried her out to the car and sat in the back.
"Could you drive us back to Willows D?"
"yeah sure, Im glad your okay Will"
"Me too, Umm, I need to talk to you later, if thats okay"
"Thats fine Wills, lets just get you home and safe"
They drove to Willows in silence. Once they were there Doyle opened the car door for her and Angel, he had a feeling that he didnt want to let her go just yet. Delia took her keys off of her and opened the front door. Angel took Willow straight upstairs and into her room.
Delia and Doyle went into the front room to wait.
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Angel carried Willow into her room and placed her on the bed gently. He went into the bathroom and started running a hot bubble bath to warm her up. He went back into her room and tried to get Willow to look at him, she`d spaced out again.
"Willow, little one, look at me"
Sweetheat, you need to go for a bath, warm up, come on, look at me"
She got up and started for the door but almost collapsed half way there, Angel was at her side in an instant, he took her arms in his and helped her into the bathroom. Willow realised she was still in just her underwear and started to blush, the color crept from her chest up her neck and settled on her cheeks.
"Umm, Angel, I need to get these things off, why dont you wait down stairs with the others"
"Oh umm, okay then, i`ll se you in a little while"
",Kay"
Angel closed the door and started for the stairs, but half way down he heard the soft sounds of crying, he wanted to comfort her, but she needed her privacy, he didnt have the right anyway. So slowly he made his way downstairs to wait with the others.
He walked into the front room and dropped down onto the sofa, a look
like thunder on his face, and a heavy heart in his chest. Delia sighed.
Part 2
"Willow sweaty, you okay in there?"
"Yeah, I`ll be out in a mo D`"
"Okay sweaty, I`ll be in your room"
Delia went and sat at the desk to wait for Willow. She had a fairly good idea what she wanted to talk to her about. She'd told her about how she felt for Angel about six months ago, Willow had let something slip and then she hadnt let up until she'd given in and told her everything, including the fact that his soul was permenet.
Delia had, had suspicians for a while that Angel felt the same way about Willow as Willow did about Angel, he often spoke about her fondly, and whenever she got an e-mail from her he was always peering over her shoulder trying to nosey in on what she`d been saying, and what she`d been doing. When Oz had broken up with her he`d acted like a giddy school boy,A 246 year old school boy!. He`d proved it today, when he`d found out about Willow he`d gone off the chart ballistic. The things he was saying to her when he`d found her were as close to admitting his feelings as he`d ever come though. It was a shame, if they both felt the same way and the curse was secure why were they avoiding the fact that they were in love with each other?
She could just ignore it and let them get on with it in their own time, they`d almost lost each other, maybe it would give them both a kick start, but she didnt think so, and it would just infurriate her if she had to watch them dance around the truth a minute longer!
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Willow got out the bath and dried herself off carefully, she was sore everywhere, and muscles were acheing she didnt know she had. She dressed in grey sweats and a loose white tee and headed into her room slowly, being cautious not to move too quickly for fear of hurting herself. She lowered herself down on the the bed gingerly and winced as her tee rubbed the cuts on the underside of her breasts. She looked at Delia and took a deep breath.
"Im gonna have to talk to him arent I?"
"Yeah, you are, Willow you nearly died, or you could have done, and you`d have never told him how you feel"
"I know, its just, what if he doesnt want me, or he laughs at me or something. I mean goddess, I love him D, Ive loved him for two years, what if he rejects me. I couldnt take it"
"He wouldnt laugh at you, Angels not like that and you know it. Im pretty sure he feels the same way anyway"
"Yeah, but how can you be sure, I mean he`s mister stoicism, he doesnt show his feelings. Ever!"
"Just trust me okay. He feels the same way"
They carried on chatting for a few minuts and then Delia went back downstairs to tell Angel Willow wanted a word.
While the girls had been chatting upstairs Doyle had confronted his boss about his feelings for the petite redhead.
"Angel, you like her dont you?"
"No..I..Oh for gods sake I cant pretend anymore Doyle, its tearing me up inside, seeing her but not being able to hold her or tell her how I feel. I love her. Im in love with her, have been for a year and a half, what am I going to do?"
"Talk to her man"
"What if she laughs at me, I couldnt take it. I nearly lost her tonight, if we`d been any later..I dont even want to think about it"
"Then tell her, you cant take the chance that something like this happens again and you never told her. It`d be tragic man"
"Right, when Delia comes down I`ll go up, whats the worst that can happen...WAIT..Dont answer that, I dont want to hear it"
He waited and when D came down he walked up, slowly, like he was going to his death, well it could be, if she rejected him him, there`d be no anymore.
He knocked on the door and heard a muffled come in. He gingerly opened the door and there she was sat at her computer, typeing away, he didnt think he`d ever seen anyone look so cute in a pair of grey, way to big sweat pants before.
Willow was chatting to a few online mates when the door knocked, and the subject of her thoughts stubbled in, god he looked fine, she was so nervouse it was unbelievable. They both took deep breaths and started at once..
"Angel I.."
"Willow I"
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"Oh, umm, teehee, you go Angel, go on"
"No Willow its okay, you go"
"No Come on,"
He took an un-needed breath and began...
"Right, here goes, Willow, tonight, you could have died, and I know you know that but it hit me, you could have died and I`d never have told you how I felt about you. When Doyle had the vision, I went ballistic, I left straight away, at 3pm, in the afternoon, I was so worried about you, the thought of something happening to you makes me want to break down and cry, I could have lost you and I just cant take the chance that something like that happens again and I never told you."
He waited for her to take it all in and looked away for fear of the rejection and revolsion in her eyes. If he`d carried on looking at her face he`d have seen the complete and utter look of disbeleif and hope.
"A..Angel...I dont know what to say, I mean..."
Before she could finish he interupted and said,
"I know you dont feel the same way Will, I just had to let you know, I couldnt bear looseing you"
"ANGEL..For goddesses sake will you let me finish..Gawd, right, here goes. Angel, I ..I need you too, I thought I`d never get to tell you, never get to hear if you cared about me too, I was so scared, so damn scared and you werent there to help, but then you came and everything was alright, do you know how much that means to me."
"Willow, Little one what are you saying?"
"Im saying Im in love with you"
"Im in love with you too, Willow, I left because I was in love with you..I..."
"Thats a damn funny way of showing it Angel, you left, you didnt say goodbye even, my heart broke, and I couldnt greive, not properly, I went through it alone, cos you ended up breaking my bestfriends heart aswell so I had to be there, hear her cry, and all I wanted to do was collapse, the pain was immense, I hated you for a little while you know, but I couldnt stay angry at you, I loved you"
"Willow Im sorry, I didnt..I thought it would be easier, I spose for me, I could see I was hurting you by pushing you away and I couldnt do it anymore, I was so close to comeing to you and telling you everything, but I couldnt hurt Buffy like that, or the others, they bearly trust me as it is, what do you think they`d have done if they`d found out I was harbouring feelings for you?"
"I know Angel, but you hurt me, you LEFT"
She was crying now, tears rolling down her cheeks and pooling on her chin, every sob went straight to Angels heart. He HAD left and he HAD hurt her, he wished he could take it back, make the decision again, but it was too late. He just hoped he could repair the damage, now he knew how she felt about him, he couldnt let her go.
"Willow, sweetheart, Im sorry, Im so sorry, I didnt mean to hurt you, I love you, I just thought it would be for the best, I nearly caved at one point, Do you remember when faith poisoned me?"
"Ye..yes.."
"Well when you came in to check on me you thought I thought you were Buffy, I didnt. I knew it was you, I couldnt leave. At that moment I couldnt leave, I just wanted you to hold me and I needed to tell you how I felt, then you thought I was delerious so I just let you beleive it"
"Oh, Angel, I wanted you to know it was me but I just thought you were deleriouse"
Willow looked at him and decided to go for it, he needed to know she knew everything.
"Angel..I know, about your soul, that was what hurt the most, I risked my life to give it back..TWICE..and its permenet Angel, I know its permenet I worked it out, and I know you worked it out, and you didnt tell me, you just left. I risked my life and you just left. Thats part of the reason I wanted to be able to hate you. You didnt trust me enough to tell me. Goddess that hurt"
Angel sat there slack jawed, She knew, and she`d never said anything, to anyone. He was so sorry for hurting her.
"Willow, I love you Im sorry, I didnt mean for you to hurt, but, I love you"
"Yeah, but are you sure, Buffy was sposed to be the love of your un-life, what changed that?"
"You did, when I came back from hell, you took me in, took care of me, and I realised what a beautiful woman you are, and how careing you are. I just couldnt help falling in love with you. Buffy and I could never be together, not really, and I didnt love her the same way anymore"
"Angel, I will not be a concelation prize behind the Slayer, Im not settling for second best again, I did that with Oz, and look how that turned out"
"Will, the mutt never deserved you, and you are NOT second best, your first, you`ll always be first with me"
"I love you Willow Anne Rosenbourg"
""I love you too Angelus, Keiran, O`Brien"
"How did you find out my full name?"He asked shocked, and a little ammused.
"Im a nosey inquisitive busy body, thats how" she said grinning at him.
"I love you,"
"I love you too"
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"Princess they`ve been up there an awful long time, do you reckon we should check on them?"
"Nah, they`ve got loads to talk about, plus if Angel doesnt hurry up and pull his finger out and talk to Willow she`ll be old and grey before he`s told her how he feels!"
"Spose so. What took him so long anyway?"
"Well he was in love with Willows best friend, Buffy, who by the way is a slayer. So that was a big no-no, but Angel and Buffy tried to make it work anyway, so they had this whole forbidden love thing going on, couldnt keep thier hands off each other. Then Angel reverted back to Angelus, who was actually way hot, once you get past the trying to kill us all problem. After Willow restored his soul, Angel ended up in hell, Buffy came back from L.A which is where she`d run to after haveing to kill the love of her life, and Angel dropped from hell. It was never the same. I think Angel started feeling something for Will`s way back then, and he just fell out of love with Buffy. By then he was head over heels in love with Willow, and decided to leave for his and her own good. Oh by the way the soul, its permenet, no more Angelus ever again, unless Angel wants to let him loose to play that is"
"Boy, can you cram it all in, in a few sentences!"
"Yep thats me, Im cram girl, plus I have really good dress sense"
Doyle was stunned, Delia had just explained Angel and Willows past in one breath, god the girl was perfect, even when she was insensitive and aggrivateing, she still manged to make him smile. She was sweet too, underneath all that seething nastiness and sarcasm, just a normal sweet girl, well woman, who would never look twice at him, but a half demon could dream couldnt he.
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Angel could practically feel his heart beating, if it did trully beat it would have come through his chest, she loved him and she forgave him for lieing to her, well ommitting the truth anyway. He didnt know what to do with himself he wanted to kiss her but what if it scared her off. He didnt want to rush her. But she looked so kissable, her eyes were glistening with left over tears, lips swollen slightley, and that little half smile thing she did when she was happy. He couldnt help it, he leant forward slowly, running the tips of his fingers down her cheek, he placed the other hand at the back of her head to tangle in her hair.
Willow looked Angel straight in the eye, she`d wanted him to kiss her for two years and now it was finally happening, she didnt want to break eye contact just in case she woke up. She tilted her head to give him better access to her lips and parted them a little.
He finally claimed her mouth in the gentlist kiss she`d ever had, he caressed her lips with his and ran his tongue along them to try and gain entry, she allowed him, and then they were battling for dominence. Performing an erotic dance with there mouths, the kiss deepened and Willow whimpered quietly. Only because of the need to breath did she pull away, and when she did her eyes were glazed with lust and want, the look in Angel`s eyes was much the same, but more intense, like he was hungry and wanted to devour her whole. He could sense the demon closer to the surface, he had been able to since he`d figured out his soul was anchored. They were balanced, whole, and right now they were in complete agreement
(Take her and make her ours)
Willow was on fire, just a kiss was setting her alight, she`d needed him for so long, and now she would have him, she was nervous, what if he thought she was bad at it, or he didnt like her body. None of these things registered for very long though, all she could focus on was how close he was and how she thought they were wearing way too many clothes!
The question in Angels Eyes was very clear
"Can I have you"
And in answer Willow lay back on the bed and opened her arms to him, he needed no further invite, he layed over her and ran his hands through her hair, he kissed her again, she could feel the acheing need in it, because she felt the same thing, they lay there kissing for a while, just holding each other and then Angel started to run his hands underneath her shirt and up her rib cage, whereever his hands went they lay little goose bumps on her flesh, he was cold but at the same time scorching to touch, she yanked his shirt out from his pants and ripped it open, buttons flying everwhere.
"Impatient arent we little one" he chuckled
His answer was a growl, and then the zipper on his pants being pulled down, Angel didnt argue, he needed this as much as she did, he pulled her sweats down and off her legs, she was left in just her cotton panties, He stopped and took in the sight of her for a moment,
"Beautiful, just beautiful"
She blushed, color flowing from the swell of her breast to her cheeks,
"Ive always wanted to find out how far down that blush crept"
And then there were no more words, Angel pulled out of his pants and stepped out of his silk boxer shorts, he stood in front of her proud, she let out a little gasp, he was so much bigger than Oz, she wasnt sure if she`d be able to take him, but then she felt the all to familiar ache start in her belly and travel to the sensitive bundle of nerves in her sex, she was wet from just looking at him, and kissing him, she needed him, NOW. He could smell her arousal and he swelled with pride, this little redhead, this spitfire wanted him, as much as he wanted her.
He knelt at the foot of the bed and trailed wet kisses from her ankle to the top of her thighs, they were butterfly light and driveing her crazy, she rubbed her thighs together to try and gain some much needed friction, it wasnt helping, his mouth came to rest at the top of her auban curls and then he reached out his tongue to taste her, she was sweet and spicey all at the same time, and there was a scent that was most definately just Willow. He ran his tongue along her outer lips and she shivvered, he parted them with a finger and dipped his tongue inside, she arched off the bed like she`d been shocked, she twisted her fingers through his spikey hair and urged him on, she was sure she would explode if she didnt do something soon, he chuckled deeply and it sent the most pleasent vibrations right through her clit. He started rubbing his thumb over her swollen nubb and lapping at her juices, she riggled around and arched up to meet his questing mouth, he put his hand palm flat on her stomach to keep her from moveing. Her heart beat increased and her breathing turned into short little pants. He twisted her clit between his thumb and forefinger while still pumping one finger in and out of her tight pussy and lapping at her juices, it sent her over the edge, she crashed into her first orgasm so hard that she had little darting spots behind her eyes. She rode out her climax, but before she could come down he moved up her body, positioned himself at her entrance and pushed forward, she cried out, he was so large, there was some pain but it soon gave way to the delicious ache that was building again, she linked her ankles together behind his ass and thrust upward to let him no she was ready, they started a slow rythm at first, it was gentle and caressing, but the burning need to consume each other took over and the pace increased, she met him thrush for thrust until they were rutting like wild animals, She felt her belly tighten and knew she was close so she bit into his shoulder knowing that it would bring him over the edge with her. He felt her passage tighten around him and he emptyed himelf into her, he felt his demon push forward and turned away from her not wanting to scare her, she pulled his face back to look at her, tilted her head to the side and said
"Be yourself"
His fangs grew and he sank them into her throat, the sensation was amazeing, she didnt think she`d ever felt anything so erotic, it was like they were joining together into a new way, melding into one, body and soul, she plumetted into another orgasm and instinctively bit down on the mark she`d already made.
Her blood was amazeing, sweet and spicey like her juices, it flowed over his tongue and down his throat like fine wine, he couldnt get enough of the taste of her, this felt so right, he hadnt felt this complete in his whole life, she filled the gaps, made him alive, and he loved her.
He retracted his fangs from her throat and lazily lapped at the seeping wounds until they eventualing closed. He lay next to her and pulled her onto his chest, she looked up at him through drooping eyelids and whispered
"love you, angel"
"Love you too sweetheart, Always"
And with that they fell into a deep and cleansing sleep, happy knowing that when they awoke they had each other, Always.
Part Three
Delia was sleeping, she was exhausted when they`d gotten to Willows and after her chat with the redhead she`d come back downstairs to wait. She drifted in and out of sleep for the last hour, while Angel and Willow sorted everything they needed to sort out. Doyle was just watching her, he couldnt get enough of watching her, and when she was asleep all the worries of the day and her defenses were dropped, she looked peaceful, serene, happy! He loved to see her happy, she had a wonderful smile, absolutely gorgouse. It was a pity she`d never notice him noticeing her. He thought he was falling in love with her, and he knew that she didnt feel the same about him. So he was content to watch her sleep.
Delia was pretending to be asleep, she knew he was watchoing her, and it was driveing her crazy, she wished he`d just get it over and done with, and tell her how he felt. She felt exactly the same way, but even though she had changed from being the vapid little bitch she was in Sunnydale all those years ago, she still didnt have the gutts to tell him she knew. She loved him, she`d thought he was an annoyance at first, but then she`d gotten the chance to watch him, he was so brave, even though he tried to make out he was a coward, and shyed away from a fight, if he was needed he`d be there. And he was so sweet, careing, and kind. Nothing like the men she was used to, the only guy she`d been with that had ever been so nice was Xander, and that had crashed and burned, and even though she`d gotten over her issues with Willow, she hadnt gotten over the issues she had with being hurt, she was scared and didnt want to risk being put in pain again
(I mean god I ended up in litteral pain with Xander!)
So she just bade her time and waited for him to make the first move, but today had put in perspective how easy it was to loose someone you really cared about, and she didnt have the time to waste anymore, what if one night he went out with Angel and he just didnt come back, she`d spend the rest of her life wondering what might have been. That would drive her even more crazy. So she steeled herself, yawned, stretched and sat up ready to tell Doyle how she felt.
"Evenin princess, sleep well?"
"Hmmm, well? yeah thanks"
"So what do you think is takeing them so long, thats over an hour they`ve been up there now?"
"Hopefully they`re up there haveing at it like wild bunnies, cos Im telling you it would be about god damn time"
Doyle chuckled softly,
"that it would sweetheart, that it would"
She hesitated a second and then pushed on..
"Doyle, I need to talk to you, Ive wanted to talk to you for a long time, but Ive not had the, ummm, the balls I spose"
"Princess if you have balls I would be most surprised, and very worried!"
"Be seriouse, just for a minute, okay?"
"Sorry, and yeah sure"
"I realised something tonight, your very important to me and...and if something happened to you, like it did to Willow tonight Id have never had the chance"
"The chance to do what?"
"This"
She leant forward and captured his lips in a sweet kiss, she pulled back and waited for his reaction, he hesitated for a split second and then leant back in for another smooch. This one was more feirce, needy. They finally pulled apart when Willow and Angel came down the stairs and stopped abruptly..
"Well, its about bloody time you two got off your arses and did that"
"Willow!"
"What?, just telling the truth" she said with a slight laugh.
"Like you are one to talk little miss, Had a thang for the brooding guy from L.A for the last two years ,"
"DELIA!" Willow ground out in warning.
"What? just telling the truth" she threw back willows own words at her.
Both girls started laughing then, and the two guys looked on in fascination as they practically fell about Willows front room. They finally quieted down long enough to be asked In unison
"Whats so funny"
"Nothing, just that, you guys both looked so comical, and both so dense with it"
"HEY!" was thier only reply.
Delia looked at Willow and said..
"So i take it he finally plucked up the courage to tell you how he felt then! told you didnt I?"
"Yep he did and yep you did, but no more gloating if you please, cos I never had the gutts to tell him, plus you and the half breed were just as bad"
"We were not, well maybe, but definately not as bad as you two"
"Okay, okay, can we drop it girls, or am I gonna have to get the camera out for evidence?"
"NO!" they both yelled back at once.
"So what are we gonna do now?"
"I dont know Doyle, I spose thats up to Willow, I mean, we`ve sorted everythoing out" At that Willow got a dreamy look in her eyes and drifted off into the ether.
Delia looked between Willow and Angel and then back at Willow again and whispered in her ear "I want details, miss thang "
Willow blushed and nodded and then looked to Angel to continue, who looked just as bad with a goofy grin plastered on his face. "Umm, yeah so its up to her really, she knows how I feel, I love her, and would love for her to come to L.A, but she has obligations here, I mean, she might not want.."
Before he could finish he had arms full of Willow, with a beaming smile on her face..
"Of course I`ll come to L.A with you, I love you too, it`d be murder stuck here in Sunnydale while your off fighting evil in that big ol` city"
"Cool, I`ll finally have a girl friend up there, instead of these two offish men to deal with"
Again she got a "HEY!" for her troubles, and a smile from Willow.
"Ohh, but Angel, what about the others, I mean Giles and Xander, what are they gonna say (in a smaller voice she added) what about Buffy?"
"Dont worry love, we`ll figure it out, if they are really your friends, they`ll understand. And as for Buffy, sweetheart, look at me (she lifted her head and looked at him from underneath hooded eyes), I dont care what she says, I love you and you love me and we are not going to worry what she thinks. I know she`s your best friend, but she`ll deal, she always does"
A huge grin lit Willows face, he`d inadvertnetly said the right thing, and she was sure he didnt have any regrets.
They packed a few of Willows things up and she made sure to grab her laptop, then they left for the watchers house, they needed to tell them about the sorceror, and the change in Willow and Angel`s relationship.
With her heart in her boots Willow knocked on Giles door and waited for the fireworks to begin.
Suddenly she remebered something, "Angel, wait theres something I need to tell you before..."
And then the door opened,
and standing on the other side was...
" Spike!"
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"Spike"
Before anyone could say anything Angel had Spike up against the wall by his throat, and it was only the fact that he didnt need to breath that prevented him from turning purple.
"What the Bloody hells going on?"
"Whats he doing here?"
"I could ask the same of you Angel"
"Angel, please let him go"
"But Willow..."
"LET HIM GO!"
Angel released him and stepped back, but not too far, just incase Spike tried something.
"Now, what are you doing here Angel?"
"Willow was in trouble, Doyle had a vision and Delia and I came with him to make sure Willow was okay"
"Oh, and was she"
"No Giles, I wasnt, some nasty looking sorcerer guy kidnapped me"
"Dear lord, are you alright? I mean he didnt harm you in any way?"
"No, no, Angel and the others got there before anything really bad could happen, but thats not why we`er here"
"Oh really?"
"Look I think we should sit down, and Angel-Spike, behave"
"Sure Red, long as the great poof keeps his claws off my throat, we`ll be fine, I can still hit demons remember!"
"Yes, yes Spike we know, now do as Willow says and sit down"
They all headed towards the front room and took seats. Angel glared at his childe all the way there and didnt stop once they`d sat down.
Giles was curious about this sorcerer, but could tell Willow had greater things on her mind, and as she was apparently alive and well and sat in his living room there was no imediate danger.
"So, what is HE doing here?"
"Umm, Angel, I meant to tell you before we got here but I forgot and then you just kind of went Grrr on us, sorry"
"Its okay love, It was just a surprise, last time I saw him he was in the middle of tortureing me for the gem of Amara, remember?"
"Oh, yeah right, sorry bout that peaches, got a little carried away thats all"
"CARRIED AWAY...you stuck hot pokers through my sides!"
"Like I said, carried away, sorry"
He looked anything but...
Angel noticed the way Willow was scowling at the blonde and was just gonna ask what was wrong when..
"YOU WHAT?..you tortured him, goddess Spike, I stuck up for you when you came crawling to us, but if you`d told me that I`d have let them stake your ass out to meet the sun, you son of a bitch"
Spike looked suitably cowed at her words and lowered his gaze..Angel was fascinated, amused but fascinated, he`d never heard anyone talk to Spike like that and get away with it with out being eaten, apart from Dru that is.
"Why is he here Giles?"
"He, well, he cant feed Angel."
"What do you mean cant feed?"
"Bloody hell sire, how daft are you, I cant feed, Im fangless, do ya think watcher boy and Slutty would let me be here other wise?"
"What happened?"
"Well, you know slutty`s latest boy toy he.."
"Spike...How many times have I told you her name is Buffy and if you dont get used to calling her that Im gonna dowse you in holy water"
"Sorry pet, didnt mean anythin by it"
"Go on then Spike"
Angel was haveing more and more fun by the minute, Spike was rolling over and playing dead, for Willow.
"well anyway, Rilley is a military type, he`s with this undergroud group called the initiative, they capture demons and vamps and all kinds of nasties, and do stuff to them so they cant hurt humans. Well guess who got captured by `em"
"They caught you? what were you sleeping or something?"
"No peaches, but I was distracted, anyway they put this stupid bloody implant in my head and now I cant bite or attack anyone, causes this drool induceing pain in my head. So I needed to feed and I had to come here, they feed me, I behave and help out on occasion"
"So you`ve been ho..us..e bro...ken!"
"OIII! stop that it aint funny sire, it hurts like hell and its real embaressin, haveing to come to the stupid chit for help has ruined my bloody reputationed"
Angel tried to keep his smile hidden, it wasnt working very well.. and then the door to Giles`s opened and they all froze...
"A..Angel..what are you.. I mean what do you.."
"Buffy, umm, hi. I umm"
"Yes Angel, Willow had something else to tell us didnt she?"
Willow had visibly paled, but she stood up and said.."Buffy, theres something I need to tell you, but first, I`ll explain why Angels here"
She started to tell her what had happened when Xander walked in..
"Oh for goddesses sake, right Xand sit down shut up and listen, you too Anya"
Before Xander could even open his mouth he was ushered to the sofa and sat down. Willow then told them all about what had happened with the magician and how Angel had saved her because of one of Doyles visions..
"Oh, will, are you okay?"
"Yeah Buff, Im fine, but..well, there something I need to tell you"
"Yeah Wills, what is it"
"I well, we, I mean Angel and I"
Willow was babbling, she was so nervouse, what if they hated her, she loved Angel, but what if they hated her for it, she`d loose all her friends.. Angel saw she was haveing trouble and interupted..
"Willow, its alright love, sit down I`ll explain.."
"O..okay, are you sure?"
"Yeah I`ll be alright"
For the first time Buffy noticed how Willow was sitting so close to Angel and how he was looking at her, and he hadnt looked at Buffy all the time she`d been there, not since she`d come in.
(They`ve done it, finally they`ve done it. At last)
"You`ve gotten together havent you?"
"What" Willow and Angel chorused..
"You two, you`ve finally done it, at last I mean, I got sick and tired of haveing to watch her moon over you and I bet Delia is damn sick of it too"
"How did you.."
"Willow sweety, your my best friend, I love you but Im not stupid. I finally realised, last year that you liked him, and I was hurt at first yeah, I mean we were, well you know, but Im with Riley now, and Im happy, I knew me and Angel could never be together, even though his soul is permenet.."
"How do you know about that, I never told anyone"
"Like I said Im not blind..Im the slayer guys, spider sense and all that. But what Im trying to say is good for you..you look good together, and you deserve happiness too, especially after what Oz did to you Willow"
At the mention of the wolfs name both Spike and Angel let out a low growl. Willow and the others looked at them both as they said "What?"
"Nothing its just.. Okay I understand Angel not being too fond of him, but why you Spike?"
"Well Willow, your the only one out of this merry band of misfits that ever treated me with anything other that disgust, you helped me and well, I like ya"
"Oh"
"So what are you and Angel going to do Will?"
"I was going to move to L.A..I mean, they could use some help up there, and I love him so it`d be torture being away from him"
For the first time since he`d walked in Xander spoke
"Wills, does he make you happy?"
"Yeah Xand, he does, and I need happy right now, We`ve all been through so much and I just..I love him"
"Well, dead boy, you do know if you hurt her I will hunt you down dont you"
"Yeah Xander I know, and do you know what, Id probably hand you the stake"
"As long as we`re clear, thats all"
"Same goes for me peaches, hurt her and I`ll sit your behind in the sun"
"Okay Spike, I think he gets the message, hurt her he dies, am I right Angel"
"Yes, I get it. And dont worry, Id fall on my own stake before willingly hurting her"
"good"
They sat and chatted for a while, just catching up with everything that had been happening lately for both the gangs, and then Willow and Angel got up to leave, before it got to early.
"Willow, Im gonna miss you, your gonna call and visit and stuff arent you?"
"Course I am Xand, I couldnt live without you guys,"
"Yeah will, you better"
"I promise"
"Take care of her peaches, and dont be surprised if I come callin, the moron and the Slayer can get real annoyin"
"Tell me about it my boy, he`s not exactly the most sparkling.."
ANGEL-SPIKE watch your mouths.."
"Sorry Red","Sorry Love" they both said together.. and then they were gone, to find Doyle and Delia and be on there way to L.A..Buffy and Giles watched them go..
"Are you really okay with this Buffy?" "Yeah I am, I mean, I have Riley, and Ive moved on, so should he, and Willow deserves to be happy"
Once again Giles marvelled at how his Slayer could be the most wonderful girl sometimes, so careing and giveing, he was proud, and not for the first time, and he was sure it wasnt going to be the last!
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Willow was amazed! Buffy gave her blessing, was even happy for them, and Xander and Giles were happy if she was happy. And Spike had threatened to kill Angel if she got hurt..wow..her life was good, for the first time in months her life was good. She was going to live in L.A with the man (Well vampire) that she loved. She just hoped it lasted, experience had told her that if she was happy then it wouldnt last for long. She could hope though couldnt she?
They reached Angel Investigations about half an hour before sunrise. They all walked into the lobby laughing and jokeing, Angel took Willows bags and showed her down to the appartment, where she would be living from now on. It wasnt the best looking place but as long as she was with her vamp she was happy. Angel was in the kitchen when Willow got out of the shower..She found him sat at the table with a thoughtful look on his face,
"Angel, sweety whats wrong?"
"Nothing Wills, its just, are you sure about this, I mean, Im a vampire, you`ll never have kids, I cant take you out into the light, I cant give you so many things, you should be with someone who can"
"Angel, I dont need those things, I love you, all I need is your love in return. If you cant walk in the sun then I`ll walk in the shadow with you, and the moon is just as bright, and even more beautiful."
Angel was speechless, what had he done to deserve such a creature, she was careing, giving, loveing, and she was willing to give up a life in the sun for him. He didnt think he`d ever loved anyone as much as he loved her.
He noticed for the first time Willow was dressed only in a towel, and his cock sprang to life, she had little droplets of water cascadeing down her shoulders from her still damp hair and she was flushed from the heat of the shower. She looked absolutely gorgouse, he couldnt control himself. He got up from the table and stalked towards her, he took her in his arms and attacked her mouth, she tasted so good, and smelt even better like vanilla and spices. The kiss left both of them breathless, whether they had the need to breath or not. He looked at her for a moment and then swept her up in his arms and went towards the bedroom. He layed her down against the pillows and kissed her again, she returned the kiss with as much enthusiasm as he. She swept her tongue into his mouth and explored the depths, traceing it along his canines she sliced her tongue on one of his fangs and offered it to him, he greedilly sucked at the wound until it had stopped bleeding and then continued on with the asault on her mouth.
Angel was once again surprised at the depths of this womans love for him, she excepted all of him, man and demon as one and didnt shy away from either, the offering of her blood was the single most trusting and loveing thing he`d ever experienced. Not to mention erotic, her lifes elixer was sweet and rich, filled with promise and passion.
He ran his own tongue across a fang and offered it to her, he expected her to pull away, show revolsion, but no, she sucked his tongue into her mouth and made sure there was no trace of the crimson liquid left.Willow was sopping wet, she had offered him her blood in order to let him no she excepted him fully, but she had never realised how sexual it was until he`d started sucking the blood from her and then offered her his own. It didnt taste as she thought it would either, it was rich and she could feel the power in it, he was after all a master vampire, he`d been around for over two centuries, he was strong, and she could feel his blood surfuceing with hers, to make her stronger.
They were frenzied then, he ripped his clothes away and tore her towel from her body, He didnt scare her, far from it, she became more aroused, it was the feeling of power because she had been the one to make his control slip, he smelt her arousal and it made him even more frantic. He pulled her legs up and over his shoulders and he found her centre with the tip of his finger, he worked it in and out for a few moments and then withdrew, Willow growled at the lost contact, and then his cock was in his fingers place, he positioned himself at her entrance and thrust forward. She cried out and dug her nails in his back, the scent of his own blood mingled with his lovers arousal sent him over the edge into a frenzied mateing, they thrust and pounded and got more and more fierce until they felt each other comeing close. He wanted her to cum with him so he ran his thumb over her clit a few times and then pinched it, she instantly tightened around him, which brought him with her and they both bit into each others shoulders at once. They carried on suckling while they rode out the orgasm and then lapped at each others wounds until they had closed.
They were just readjusting themselves when a blinding light engulfed them and Angel felt a familliar pain cross his chest, dread filled his heart, he couldnt loose the soul, it wasnt possible, his lover had anchored it to his body, but the pain was so familliar.He was brought back to the present by Willows gutt wrenching shreek, and then there was silence and black.
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They awoke a few hours later, Willow was just opening her eyes when Angel pounced on her and started checking her body,
"Are you alright bella, are you okay, whats wrong?"
"A..Angel..Im fine, my head hurts a little but Im fine. What was that, all I remember was mateing like wild animals and then boom, bright lights and pain"
"I dont know sweetling, I dont know, but Im going to find out. Im going to the Oracles, they should have the answers"
"You mean your..your leaveing me"
"Only for a while sweetheart, I wont be long, but we need to find out what that was, I thought I was looseing my soul again. I was so scared Angelus would hurt you"
"Thats impossible, its anchored, I mean earlier we..unless I couldnt make you completely happy, but"
"Willow, look at me, you have made me the happiest member of the un-dead there ever was, aff course you`d bring about the clause. But we have to know what that was"
"Okay, but dont be too long"
They kissed for a moment and then he was dressed and gone. Willow made herself busy around the apartment, cleaning, reading, listening to a little music, she just didnt know what to do with herself, The sex they had, had before the pain and lights was amazeing, it was the most intense experience she`d ever had, she felt different aswell, she felt something courseing through her blood, her body. She didnt know what it was but for some reason she wasnt scared. She knew she had Angel by her side no matter what. And if Angelus had shown up earlier she somehow knew that he wouldnt have hurt her. Angel was more like his demon self than he liked to admit, and she could practically feel the bond with the demon herself, it was in the back of her mind, like a memory that escapes you. She felt Angel himself there aswell like they could communicate without speech if they wanted. She thought maybe she was being silly, but she knew, they had a bond, whether it be through restoring his soul, or from her drinking from him, it was there.
Angel was going through the underground tunnels to the post office, ironically that was where the portal to the Oracles was. He had a sneaking suspicion what had happened earlier, but he hadnt wanted to scare Willow with it until he was absolutly sure himself, hense the trip to two of the most annoying higher beings he`d ever met. He had heard of a vampire back in the sixteenth century experiencing the same thing, he had been with his lover and they had been fully sated when a blinding light had over taken them and a pain had formed in his chest, afterwards he had been practically unkillable, and so had his lover. It had turned out that he had found his one true life mate. It was the vamperic equivalent of a soul mate. They had taken on attributes of the other, but both being vampire it had just strengthened there powers and the bond they already shared as sire and childe. If that was indeed what had happened to himself and Willow he didnt know how it would effect them, she was a human and he a vampire with a soul. He needed to see the Oracles, annoying or not.
He had completed the ritual and made it into there chambers.
"What have you brought us lower being?"
"This"
He held out a pair of diamond earing and a crystal pendant, they flew from his hands and were inspected.
"This will do, what do you wish to know?"
"I have already been blessed with an anchored soul, but I need to know, have I found my true life mate, my lover and I experienced bright light and pain and then blackness, was it the mateing?"
"Yes lower being it was, you are now mated, she is your life partner. she will take on your attributes, she can call on your demon and will live as an immortal from now on. You will take on some of her humanity, when your bond has been nurtured you will develope a heart beat and be able to communicate without speech, even now you can walk in the sun as long as you are with her, and you are also immortal. This will aid you in the fight for good and your final redemption, you are to live out your immortal existence with this one woman as your companion. You cannot be killed by stake or holy water, or fire, and she cannot die, as long as she is not drained of all her blood, but be careful, and immortal witch is a great prize for some, be vidulent."
With that he was throan from the chambers and landed on his butt back in the tunnels. It was true, they were mated, Willow was immortal, as was he, he only hoped she wouldnt be Angry or scared. He made his way back through the tunnel system and back into the appartment where Willow was sat on the sofa feet tucked under her reading one of her wiccan books, she looked so peaceful, he almost hated to disturb her, but he must.
"Willow"
"Oh Angel your back, that didnt take long"
"No, time moves differently there, so I was in and out in a minute, litterally"
"Did you find out what it was Angel?"
"Yes little one I did, now get comfy and take a deep breath, this is confuseing"
He told her everything they had told him and then waited for her reactions.
She couldnt beleive it, she was immortal, as in never gonna die, not unless she got vamped by someone, and Angel was her life mate, soul mate. She`d already known he was the one for her, but this kinda made it official.
"Im immortal?"
"Yes little one, are you angry?"
"Angry, why would I be angry?"
"Because, your going to live forever, with me, I thought maybe you.."
"Angel, I cant think of anything Id want more, eternity with you will be heaven, Its just going to take a little getting used to thats all"
"Remeber what the Oracles said though, be careful, your a great prize, an immortal witch would fetch a pretty price on the black plaines"
"I know, but I`ll be careful, plus what demon is going to try and piss off an immortal Angelus"
"Well when you put it that way, I spose your pretty much covered"
Willow and Angel spent the remainder of the day researching the vampire from the sixteenth century and there present condition. It turned out that they werent the only Human-Vampire couple to have found life mates, they were the third, the first died in the early nineteenth century after an attack from another group of vampires. The second were still alive and well and living in Greece and the vampire and vampire couple died about eighty years ago in a take over for master of a town in England. They could call on each others strengths at will, so Willow could use Angels speed and stealth and Angelus was hers to comand. Angel could walk in the sun, use her magicks if he saw fit and maybe, just maybe he would end up with a heart beat. And together they could communicate with out speech. There bond had to be nurtured and molded, but even now in the early stages they could sense each other like sire and childe, and it turned out that Willow now had a special bond with Angels childre, so Spike and Dru were also affected.
(Spike, Dru goddess Buffy)
They knew they had to tell the others, Doyle and Delia had taken it really well. Delia had gloated and said
"I knew you two were meant to be together"
and Doyle had said
"Well done man, but you do know this is paramount to being married, so take a little advice-Agree with everything they say, flowers and chocolates when there pissed at ya, and be nice or you wont be gettin any for a month"
Angel had chuckled at that, and Willow and Delia had both smacked him upside the head at the same time earning themselves a "HEY!" and a pout for thier troubles, which they dutifully ignored.
Willow wasnt sure how the others would take it, but they needed to be told, plus if the bond worked both ways, both Dru and Spike would have this nagging tickley sensation in the back of there brains that someone was watching them. She hoped they were okay with it, they had all been happy for her and Angel but what if they had problems with it, well they`d just have to deal like she was.
They had eventually fallen into bed exhausted from the last few days events. Sleep came quickly and when they woke they felt refreshed and renewed.
"Sweetheart?"
"Yeah Angel"
"We need to call Giles and the others, and I think we should call Spike ourselves"
"I think so too, but do you mind if you handle Giles, I have an idea to try out for telling Spike"
He quirked an eyebrow at her and she hastened to explain
"He`s difficult at the best of times, I dont know how he`s gonna deal with this and I think subtle aint the way with him, he likes me and he knows we`re happy, but he doesnt trust you, and who can blame him I mean, you havent exactly had the best relationship the last century or so."
"What do you have in mind?"
"Well you and I can communicate in our sleep, I want to see if I can with him, I have a feeling he`ll be up here in no time, plus Ive missed him, he and I were friends before I left"
"Okay, but he goes all Dru like on us its your fault" he said through snickers.
Angel rang Giles and got him to put it on speaker phone so he could tell everyone at once. They took it well, Buffy said "Cool" Xander said "Freaky, so you can talk and everything without actually talking, Weird" Giles had done his usual "Good lord. Angel are you and Willow alright?" and Anya had as usual thought about sex "I hear that if your bonded as life mates the sex is wonderful" which earned her a collective groan. "Way too much info Any, I mean, we do not want to hear about dead boy and Will`s sex life, the mental images are enough to scar me for life" "For once I agree with Xander" "Cool, wait HEY what do you mean for once Giles?" Xander did his best to act indignant, but failed misserably. "Does this effect Spike and Drucilla" "Yeah Giles it does, but dont say anything to him, Willow has an idea of how to tell him and she wants to tell him herself, apparently she thinks he might go postal if its me who tells him" "Well yes I can understand her thinking, plus he seems to care about her, well love to Willow and take care, let us know if theres anything we can do" "Okay Giles, you too, Bye" He got a round of goodbyes and then he hung up. Well that had gone better than expected, he was pleased, less stress for Willow.
Speaking of, she was in thier room right now asleep trying to reach Spike, it was 4:30 in the afternoon so he`d be snoreing away in his crypt, it was the best time to try and get a hold of him.
Willow lay completely still in her sleep, she was concerntrateing on the bond she could feel with the bleach blonde. It took her a while but she broke through the link enough to feel him like she was in a room with him. She tapped on his psychie, like knocking a door and then she was sat in a chair in his crypt looking at him sleep, he sat up and nearly fell of the bed, it wouldnt have hurt, it was only his mental bed, but it was still funny to see.
"Red?"
"Yeah Spike, its me"
"What are you doin in my head?"
"Ive got something Ive got to tell you, you might want to sit back down"
He sat back down and looked at her expectantly
"What is it Red?"
"Angel and me we.."
"He hasnt hurt you has he Red, I`ll kill `im if he has"
"No Spike he hasnt, let me finish"
"Sorry"
"Right, we`re life mates"
"WHAT, your what?"
"We`re mated, for life, you know"
"I know what it is, how the bloody hell are you two mated, your human, I mean a nice human n all but human none the less"
"Apparently we`re not the first human-vampire bonded couple, one couples still alive and well in greece somewhere"
"Oh, so that feeling I keep getting like someones watching me, that`d be you would it"
"Yep"
"Wow, I have a real mummy"
"Watch it blondie, If Im your mummy then you best do as I say" she said with a smirk.
"So why tell me like this"
"I thought it would be fun, me and Angel can talk in our sleep, thought I`d try it out with you, plus I didnt much fancy you trying to kill my lover if he tried telling you"
"Oh, right, fair enough, ummm do you mind If I come on up to L.A, I think me and the poof got some things to sort out"
"Yeah sure Spikey, just remember to drive slow, and no running any sign posts over"
"Awww, Red, you spoil all me fun"
"Isnt that what step parents are for?"
"see you soon Willow"
"See you soon Spike"
Willow woke up with a smile on her face, Angel was intrigued, he must have taken it well.
"What he say?"
"He`s comeing to visit, probably be here tonight"
"Oh, why?"
"He seems to think you and him have got some things to sort out, I tend to agree with him, so play nice and behave, he`s my friend and your childe"
"I know, we need to talk, Ive missed him, but if you ever tell him that I may have to kill you to keep you quiet"
Willow laughed at that and smiled at him
"Your secrets safe sweety"
"GOOD"
Part four
Spike waited for sunset and then jumped in his Desoto. He was going to see his poof of a sire, and the Redheaded witch. Not that he would have admitted it to anyone, but he was nervouse. He was so sick of the animosity between him and his sire, they had both done terrible things, but he was the only family that the bleached blonde had left, well apart from the redhead, she was family now, he loved her like a brother did a sister, and he`d die to protect her. So him and his sire at least had that in common.
He pulled up to the hotel parking garage and killed the engine. He shook a ciggie out of his pack and lit it, enhaleing deeply he steeled himeslf for the enevitable confrontation to come. If only to clear the air properly, they would probably have to have a knock down drag out fight, it was how thier kind settled things, well at least he could hit demons, that was a plus.
He took the service elevater up to Angels office. The lift stoopped , the doors opened and he just stood there, he could tell his sire was in the room somewhere, and the little witch, but there was a different scent aswell, he couldnt quite place it, but it was recognisable. He stepped into the offices and was instantly set upon by the little redhead, she engolfed him in a bear hug to be proud of, if he`d needed to breath he wouldnt have been able to.
"Alright, red, down girl"
"Oh spike its so good to see you, and yes I know you being the big bad and all you wont and dont care, but it is"
She said the last part with a little hint of sarcasm in her voice, Spike grinned, he had missed her,
(what the hell)
He pulled her closer and said,
"I missed you too Willow"
The use of her real name set her back a bit, he really had missed her, he only ever used her name when he was being seriouse.
Spike could feel there bond humming in the back of his head, like a tiny bolt of lightning just waiting to go off.
(Wow, they really are life mates, well I`ll be damned, oh wait I already am)
"So red, wheres my great gelled sire?"
"Look you, bleach head, listen up, there will be no insulting my mate, or I`ll have to punish you, got it?"
"Yes mum, what ever you say"
"He`s in his office, he wont admit but I think he`s nervouse about seeing you, and happy aswell, dont tell him I told you though, I might have to be spanked, wait hang on, tell him if you want"
with that she went in the direction of her lovers office with a smirk toying at the edges of her lips. Spike grinned, she really was a match for his souled sire, he`d have his hands full there. He took a second and then followed her into Angels office, he leant against the door frame and carried on smokeing his ciggerette, seeming to all the world like he was meant to be there.
"Hi pop, how you bin?"
"Spike, good journey?"
"Yeah part from he total idiot who cut me up as I was comeing out of the intesection from Sunnyhell"
"Is he still breathing?"
"Yes sire, he`s still breathing, remember I cant hurt a human being, much to sluttys relief"
"Oh, yeah sorry, I forgot"
"well keep forgettin, it makes me feel better"
Angel smiled at that, that was the Spike he knew and begrudgingly loved, he should send Willow out for a while, they needed to talk and that would probably mean a nasty fight, such was the vampires way, he didnt think she could handle seeing her best friend and lover duke it out.
"Willow sweetling, do you have anything to do?"
"Yeah, I should go and drag Delia and Doyle out of bed, thier end up with bed sores other wise. Right, I know full well you two are gonna end up in a punch up, just dont get any blood on the carpets, Neither I nor Delia want to have to clean up after you, and Doyles useless with a mop"
"Alright sweetling, I promise not to hurt him, too much"
"Yeah me to Red, no blood on the walls, and I take it by Delia you mean the cheerleader?"
"Yeah, she`s been working with Angel since he got here"
"Right, thats the scent I picked up when I got in here, well tell her hi, and to try and act scared of the neutered vamp"
Willow gave Spike a wry smile, kissed Angel on the cheek and was gone, out into the night. Angel and Spike eyed each other up, both wanted to know what the other was thinking. Surprisingly Spike spoke first,
"Listen Sire, I really dont want to fight you, I know thats how we usually settle things, but I just came here to clear the air, not get my face busted"
"Thank god for that, I really dont have the energy for this, so talking it is, you wanna go first my boy or shall I?"
"No I`ll go, did you know your a prick, and you certainly dont deserve to have Willow, you dont deserve to touch her let alone be bonded to her for the rest of your unlife, Im not trying to pick a fight, but Im still pissed at you for the shit Angelus pulled with Dru, and yes, I know that was Angelus not you, but still it fucked me off, okay?"
"Geez Spike, speak your mind, look Im sorry for what he did to you, but there wasnt exactly anything I could do about it, you know, I was stuck in the ether some where.Any way you did your fare bit if damage, you joined Buffy to stop him, and dont even get me started on locking Wills and Xander up in that damned basement for hours on end., I was so worried I could have throttled you, its just lucky for you Willow forgave you, she`s too damned nice if you ask me"
"Yeah she is isnt she, after all why would she be with a charity case like you"
Angel smirked at that, if Spike was gonna insult him, he could do just as well, plus, he was beginning to have fun.
"You can talk fangless wonder you are"
"Oii, watch it mate, I can still kick your scrawny arse, just try me"
"Remember boy, Willow said no blood on the floor"
With that they both desolved into uncontralable laughter, they fell about Angels office in fits of giggles, it was a pity no one was there to tape it, they looked like complete dipsticks. They knew the air was cleared, they could move on from the hate a anger they had harboured for each other, get the relationship back together. Willow would be pleased. Speaking of Willow
"Hey sire, so how did you find out you were mated to that enchanting little witch?"
"Watch yourself Spike, she`s my enchanting little witch"
"Yeah, yeah I know, you know I only love her like a sister, which is quite scarey considering Dru is my sister technically"
"Oh Spike, eww, could we not have the lovely mental images that conjours up. Anyway, we found out cos after we`d, urm, well you know.."
"You mean fucked like bunnies, yeah"
"Yeah Spike, that, well there was this blinding light and then we both passed out, when we came to I had an idea what it was but went to check with the Oracles first"
"Wow, so she`s immortal then?"
"Yeah, how lucky am I? Willow Ronsenborg for the rest of my life"
Angel had a great beaming smile on his face as he spoke.
"yeah sire I know, blah blah, your lucky, personally I dont think its fair, jammy sod"
"She can draw on my demon Spike, you should feel her restrained strength. I havent seen it yet but she`s going to look so damned beautiful., Willow with her own demon, but still alive and warm, and breathing, I think Im in heaven"
"yeah you look like the cat that got the cream, as I said, jammy sod, what about this bond thingy?"
"Well, we can speak in our sleep like she showed you, and she can talk to me with out actually useing speech, and I can feel her like you can, and she can feel us. Also, I can walk in daylight when Im with her, and eventually as the bond groes, I`ll be able to do it when she`s not there, my heart might even beat, Im a little human, and she`s a little vampire."
"And I say again, wow, so sire, you happy?"
"More than Ive ever been in my entier unlife!"
"Im glad for you"
"Thankyou William"
Spike would have blushed if he could, Angel only called him that as a term of enderment, they were alright, their family was almost complete again, at last.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Willow knocked on Delias front door and waited, she heard sounds of people rushing about and then a very rumpled Delia opened the door with a look of pure bliss on her face, Willow smiled and laughed,
"I take it from your expression you finally, you know"
"Oh yeah, and canI just say WOW, and stamina!"
"Delia, I dont want to know, I have my own sex life now, I no longer have to live vicariously through my friends"
Delia laughed and pulled Willow into the appartment, she sat down on the sofa next to Doyle and gave him a kiss on the cheek and then snuggled down to talk to Willow.
"I take it Spike turned up alright, hence the reason your here and not in bed?"
"Yeah thats about it, I hope they dont cause too much damage, to each other, not to mention the office"
"Thier`ll be alright, thier probably talking about you as we speak"
"Oh goddess, thats an even worse prospect"
"Aww, will, you dont like being centre of attention do ya?"
"No doyle I do not, uggh, goddess help me"
Delia and Doyle both laughed at Willow and carried on chatting away til the early hours of the moring, eventually Willow decided to go home and go to sleep, plus it looked like Doyle might explode if he didnt get his hands on Delia soon. She said her goodbyes and left, she didnt feel like she should be worried about walking home on her own, after all she had her magick, and Angelus to call on if needs be. She was walking through hammersmith park when she sensed someone following her, she slowed a little and concertrated on listening for them. It was most definately a vamp, she could just tell, maybe another side effect of the mateing. She stopped completely and spoke
"Listen, I am tired, and I want to get home, show yourself before I get really pissed off"
As she said that she turned around and out of the shadows stepped...
* * * * * * *
"Drucilla, what are you doing here?"
"Looking for you little tree, why can I feel you, hmmm?"
"Well, umm, you see"
"You and Daddy are mated arent you?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"Well why else would you be stuck in my head?"
"I take it that you arent going to try and kill me?"
"No mummy of course not, daddy would be very angry, plus I dont think I could anyway"
"Dru, is someting wrong you seem less, well, dont bite me, but crazy"
"Yeah, I think that was you little tree, when you gave your soul to daddy I think I got a little bit too, Its strange, I can form coherent thoughts for the first time in over a century, thankyou"
"Wow, your thanking me, Im surprised Im not wetting my pants right about now, so, do you want to see Angel, Spikes here too"
"Oh, my Spikey, he`s here, really? Ive missed him so much, I should never have left him for that yucky chaos demon, do you think he`ll talk to me?"
"I dont know Dru, probably, we`ll see, come on lets get out of here, I really dont want to have to do any stakeing tonight"
"Okay mummy, I`ll see you home shall I"
Dru smiled and Willow giggled, who`d have thought Dru had a sane thought in her head, let alone be together enough to talk to properly, she was still a little freaky, but what did she expect!
They walked back to Angel Investigations in companiable silence, neither knew what to expect, but both were safe in the knowlege that they need not fear each other. The boys on the other hand, were another matter....
Willow stepped into the building and started to walk towards the stairs to Angels flat, Dru followed her in and was just about to say something when she heard a cry and Spike flew out of Angels office and wrapped his hand around Dru`s throat, he snarled and went into his game face, Willow was by his side in an instant trying to pry his fingers from Drucillas throat.
"Spike STOP!"
To Angel who was stood in the doorway, this had a very strange and amuseing air of de-ja-vu about it. He decided to see what happened, if Dru tried anything, Spike would be there, so he just watched as the scene unfolded.
"Red are you crazy?"
"No Spike Im not, now LET HER GO, this minute, or I`ll turn you into a toad"
He uncurled his fingers from Dru`s throat and stepped back,
"What is she doing here?"
"What love, not happy to see me?"
"No, Im bloody well....Hey, you actually formed a sentence with no stars in it, whats going on?"
"Tree happened, she gave dad her soul, and I got a bit too, it knocked me on my arse and knocked some sanity back into me"
Spike looked into her eyes and there was a spark of comprehension that wasnt there before, he didnt think he`d ever seen her like this. He was happy for her, and for the first time a long few months he had a little hope too, his princess was back, and she was all there, maybe, just maybe
(NO you idiot, you`ll only get hurt, stop it, she dumped you remeber, twice!)
He stepped a little further away, and turned to face his sire who had come fully into the reception area, he encircled Willow in his arms and looked at Dru, it was true, she was sane, well saner than she had been since he`d known her, he could see that Spike was haveing trouble,
"Dru, its good to see you, but you do realise, go out and brutally kill anyone, or try and hurt my family and I will stake you, understand?"
"Yes sire, I understand, I havent fed off of a human since you two were mated anyway, the little bit of soul I got wont let me, Ive been living out of blood banks, Isnt pigs blood absolutely fowl?!"
"Yeah it is, but you get used to it, look your welcome to stay here if you want to, if its alright with you little one, spike?"
"Yeah lover, its fine with me"
"Spose so,"
"Good, right Willow and I are going downstairs to go to bed, you two come down when your ready, kay?"
"Yeah okay sire, night Red"
"Night Angel, Tree"
"Night guys, my rule still applys, no blood on the carpet"
With that they headed off downstairs to get some rest, it had been a long week, and it wasnt over yet. Spike and Dru just stared at each other for what seemed like forever! She finally spoke
"Spikey, Im sorry, I mean, I know I hurt you but,"
"HURT ME< HURT ME! Dru you left me, for a soddin chaos demon for christ sake, you could have picked a better lookin fella at least, you know I only teamed up with Slutty the Vampire layer so Angelus couldnt suck the world into hell, I mean I like this world ya know"
"I know Spike, Im sorry, Ive been thinking about this for the last few days since I got my mind back, you did the right thing, but at the time I was so obsessed with my daddy that I coulnt see what you`d done was for me...Im sorry, can you ever forgive me?"
"I dont know Dru, I love you, you know that, but you ripped out my unbeating heart and ran over it with a four by four, we`ll just have to see how it goes, kay?"
"Okay Spikey, shall we go to bed, I mean not together, just you know to sleep, and Oh for gods sake, lets just go down stairs."
Spike smiled, when Drucilla was sane she sounded alot like Willow in the babbling stakes that was. She was a whole knew person he`d never met before, she still had her little Dru like bits, but she was sane and with it, and he though he might have fun getting to know her again.
They trailed off down stairs and went to sleep in Angels spare room, neither one knowing what to expect from the future.
* * * * * * * * *
Spike couldnt sleep, his dark goddess was laying next to him in Angels spare bed and all he wanted to do was to reclaim her, make her his again, but he couldnt get past his insecurities .
(She`ll just hurt me again, rip my heart out and stamp on it)
Dru was still awake aswell, she could smell Spikes arousal and her own was driveing her crazy,
(what if he never wants to touch me again, I`ll just burn up, I need him, was stupid for leaveing him)
She rubbed her legs together and turned over to try and get some much needed sleep.
Morning came and went, it was midday before anyone got up and went to the office, when they did Doyle and Delia were sat at the desk researching some big crazy Doyle had seen in a rescent vision but they hadnt found yet. Without looking up Delia spoke,
"Ho, ho folks, I take it we were tired then..so whats the plan bos...."
When she looked up she trailed off, there in the doorway of Angels office stood Drucilla, she hadnt seen her since the night she`d killed Kendra two years ago. fear entered her eyes and she instinctively went for the stake she kept in her desk draw,
"Hello luvvy, and you must be Delia"
D was taken aback, she sounded, no couldnt be, sane?!
"Umm, hi, I take it Willow and Angel and Spike know your here then?"
"Yep, that they do, so you can put that stake back now"
Dru smirked at the may queen and Delia sheepishly raised her hands in surrender.
"So, what are you doing here?"
"Willow, she mated with Angel, I got some of her soul, and sanity to boot, cool huh? I actually make sense"
"Yeah cool, by the way, you arent gonna kill me or Doyle are you?"
"Blunt and to the point as always Delia"
Came Willows voice from the stairway,
"Yep, that`d be me, tact central"
"Awww, Delia, your really tactful, well more than Anya anyway"
"Oh thanks, thats a real compliment deadboy"
"Oi, watch yourself cheerleader, he`s not the only dead one here remember!"
Delia lept out of her seat and hugged Spike, he was surprised but hugged back
"Spike, s`cool to see you, how`v you been"
"Oh you know, fangless, scarey as a floppy bunnie, part from that fine"
Delia laughed and grinned at Spike,
"Oh wait I forgot, ARGH HELP BIG BAD VAMP ON THE PREMISES"
"Yeah cheers D, makes me feel real good"
"Thought you`d appreciate it"
"So whats the plan people, I mean, any big bads that are actually bad, or are we playing nice with fuzzy vamps all day?"
"Watch yourself half bred (Spike joked) I can still hit you remember, demons are still punchable"
"Oh yeah, forgot, sorry, so what is the plan?"
"Well we still got a load of research to do on that varnac demon you saw in your vision, so I spose that, plus the fangless wonders cant leave til sunset anyhow"
"Careful sweetheart, You may be cute but not above a spanking you know"
"Oh Angel, promises promises"
Angel swatted Willows behind as she ran away and hid behind Delia. They settled down to research, Dru included, and slipped into comfortable silence, she couldnt believe she was sat in a room with three vamps, a half demon, a seer and she herself was immortal, the last week had just been way too much, she felt like laughing hysterically, but that would make her look crazy, still it was a good too much, Angel and Dru and Spike had spoken together, they had sorted alot out before comeing upstairs for work, Dru really was changed, she wanted to learn and help, Spike was just Spike, but still he had sorted it with his sire, and Angel, willow could tell through the bond that he was exstatic about haveing his family together again, and she was happy, her three best friends, her lover, and her newly aquired step daughter all working together, she finally had a family that loved her and cared about each other, something she`d never really had before.
Just as everyone had settled into there respective researching roles the front door to Angel Investigations burst open and three very pissed Vampires dove in different directions to avoid becomeing crispy critters. Kate came to an abrupt stop and looked at the occupants of the room with little less than unconceiled confusion. Shakeing off the fact that they had all tried to avoid direct sunlight, cos the possibilities of that were not of the fun
(There is no way that those other two are vampires, I just could not take it)
She closed the door quickly and offered a meak appolagy to Angel., never looking directly at him, she still wasnt comfortable with him being a creature of the night, she had thought she was on the way to falling for him, then she`d found out his true nature and she`d shut herself off from him. If she looked deep inside she`d be able to admit she was still falling for him, vampire or not. She took in the faces of the others in the room, a very pretty redhead, Delia, Doyle, and the two that had flung themselves out the way of the door, a woman, very dark and exotic, and a platinum blonde hottie. She wondered who the unnacounted ones were, but she had more troubleing things on her mind. With unconceiled scorn Delia asked
"And what can we do for you today kate?!"
"Well umm, I was hopeing to speak to Angel, Ive got a problem, and I think its,, umm well right up his Ally"
"Whats the problem Kate?"
"Is there somewhere more private we can go to discuss it?"
"Yeah sure, lets go in my office"
Willow watched the exchange wordlessly, then once the door had been shut she asked,
"So that was the imfamouse Detective Lockly huh?"
"Yup, that was her, although imfamouse isnt really the word I`d use for her!"
"Delia, thats not very nice, she cant be that bad"
"Yes she can, ever since she found out about Angel she`s been a complete bitch, and yet she still comes here to ask for his and our help, she just pisses me off thats all"
"Plus, she has a big jones for my sire, dont you agree Dru?"
Dru just kept quiet and her head down,
"And exactly how can you tell that?"
"Hello, willow luv, vampire senses, I could smell the arousal on her the minute she looked at him"
"oh"
Dru could have smacked Spike up side of the head, Willow, she could tell was haveing trouble with the fact that Angel was in love with her completely, she may be brave and pretend that she was convinced, for her sire, but Dru knew otherwise, and by the look on Delia`s face so did she. Willow had started to withdraw the minute Spike had opened his big trap, she was sat really quietly, acting like she didnt care that Kate was alone in the other room with her life mate, but failing misserably at the pretense. Dru turned to Spike and smacked him round the ear and then her and Delia were at Willows side in an instant,
"What?, What did I do Dru?"
"Just leave it blondie"
"Dont you start too Cheerleader"
Willow looked up at Dru and couldnt stop a few stray tears escapeing, what if Angel liked this Kate as much as the others said she liked him, she still wasnt completely beleiving when it came to how the brooding vampire felt about her, she thought that it was a dream she was gonna wake up from any minute. She knew she was being stupid, but she was just worriede it had all been a wonderful dream.
Mean while in Angels office Kate and Angel were sat in uncomfortable silence, Angel spoke first
"So whats up, why is this right up my Ally?"
"Well, there have been a few incidents of people comeing into the station and reporting attacks, but the attacks havent been from anything that sounds remotely human. The victims have been reluctant to say it, but they were scared wittless, and beatan up pretty badly. They all said the same thing though, the thing doesnt look normal."
"So you thought I might know something, well if you can get me a proper discription of this thing whatever it is, we might be able to do something about it"
"Yeah, ummm, speaking of we, who are the extra we`s, I mean I know Cordelia and Doyle, but who are the others?"
Angel not wanting to have to deal with an hysterical Kate opted out of telling the complete truth, and just told her the basics,
"Well, the guy and the brunnette woman are family, and the Redhead is my ..girlfriend"
"Oh, really, how long have you been together"
"a little over a week"
"Whats her name then,?"
"Willow, we`ve known each other about four years"
"Oh"
"So, if we can have the description we might be able to help"
"Okay, well I`ll try and get that to you as soon as possible"
Angel just wanted her to hurry up, he could feel Willow was upset through the bond and wanted to check she was okay, he didnt like the feelings of fear comeing through. So he stood up and ushered her out of his office. When he got back into the reception area he saw Dru and Delia huddled round Willow and Doyle and Spike sat in silence, the scene looked positively depressing.
Willow nearly jumped out of her skin when his office door opened, she turned pleading eyes on D and Dru and whispered,
"Dont say anything please, its just me being silly"
"Course not luvvy"
"Okay Wills, promise"
Kate left, giveing Willow a venamouse look and then she was gone. Angel turned round and eyed the people in the room
"Whats up?"
"Nothing"
He got in unison, he wasnt convinced but decided to leave it,
"Kate has a deomon or something attacking civillians, she was wondering if we could help"
"Does she know what demon?"
"No but Ive got a feeling its the one from your vision, she said the attacks started a couple of days ago, and thats when you had the vision about the Varnac"
"Right, well we better get to the research thing then"
"Oh joy for us"
"Quit wingin Blondie, just get on with it"
"I cant bloody win, fine, pass us a book then"
"See that wasnt so hard was it Spikey"
"Shut up Dru!"
Everyone giggled at the exchange and got on with what they were doing befor Kate turned up, everyone but Willow, who got up and went down stairs with a look on her face like someone had kicked her puppy. Angel watched her go and then turned to the others
"Whats wrong with Willow?"
"Nothing Sire, why`d you ask?"
"Oh I dont know, maybe cos I could feel what she was feeling while I was in the office with Kate, and when I come out her she looked like she`d been crying and your all acting like your makeing secret plans to take over L.A"
"Look Angel if you want to know whats wrong with her you need to speak to her, we promised we wouldnt say anything"
"Fine, I`ll be back up later"
With that he trailed off downstairs, intent on finding out what had upset his mate, he didnt like it when she was upset, the look on her face earlier had broken his heart. When he got down to his appartment willow was no where to be seen, he called to her but there was no answer, he knew she was there, he could hear her heartbeat, so he followed it to the bathroom. He tapped on the door but all he got in response was silence, he tried again, but nothing, he put his ear to the door and with his Vampiric hearing he picked up the soft sounds of Willow weeping. He immediatly went on the defensive, what was wrong with her? was it something he`d done? He knocked on the door more firmly and said
"I know your in there sweetling, I can hear your heartbeat, and you crying, whats wrong?"
"Nothing, Angel Im fine, just leave it, kay"
"No Willow its not okay, your crying, whats wrong, let me in!"
There was silence for a few moments and then the sounds of the door being unlatched. He waited for an invitation but got none, so he opened the door slowly and went in. Willow was sat on the loo with the seat down, head in her hands, crying, she was trying to conseal it but not doing a very good job. He went and knelt in front of her
"Whats wrong little one?"
"Nothing, its just me being silly, forget it"
"How can I when your in tears, I could feel you getting upset when I was in the office with Kate"
At the mention of the police womans name Willows tears flowed a little faster. Angel not being completely dense, noticed this and worked it out straight away.
"Willow, sweetling, is this about Kate?"
"No"
"Dont lie to me sweetheart, why has she upset you?"
"Its nothing, just being stupid"
"Please tell me"
"Is just, she likes you, alot"
At Angels confused look she ellaberated
"Delia, and Spike both said that she, how did he put it, oh yeah thats it, has a big ol` jones for his sire"
"Oh, but why would that make you..."
"Then he clicked (Maybe I am dense after all)
"Oh sweetling, I dont feel anything for her, why would, when I have you"
"But Angel she`s so pretty, and older, and she`s been near you all these months that Ive missed, I wouldnt blame you if you.."
Angel cut her off by takeing her chin in his hand and tilting her head so she was looking him directly in the eyes, then he gave her the sweetest tenderist kiss she`d ever had,
"Willow, little one, I love you, not Kate, or Buffy, or anyone else, YOU, your my life mate, we`re gonna live forever together, and Im gonna enjoy every second of it. Why would I want kate, I have the most beautiful, enchanting creature bound to me for life"
Willow burst into full fledged tears then, she didnt understand how someone so important and brilliant could possibly want her, she was just plain ol` Willow, net girl, research nerd, not some exotice beauty like Drucilla, or stunning actress type like Delia, she just didnt get it.
"Sweetling, Im sorry I didnt mean to make you cry, I was just trying to make you understand how much I love you"
"Its not that, I just cant believe that you love me, no one`s ever made me feel the way you have, ever, not Oz, Xander, anyone, Im afraid that this is all just a big beautiful dream that Im going to wake up from and find Im still in Sunnydale with no one to love or hold me"
"Im here for good Will, its not a dream, its real and your stuck with me"
"Good"
He leant forward and gently licked away the remainder of the tears running down her cheeks. Lust flared through Willows veins, no one had ever made her feel so much passion before, it had never been like this with oz, it was sweeter, more brotherly, but Angel set her on fire, the slightest touch was electric, her eyes darkened with unspoken lust, and her heartbeat started to exelerate. Angel caught the scent of her arousal and his cock sprang to life, his fire goddess didnt even have to touch him to make him hard. He put his hands on her waist and pulled her to a standing position, he trailed one hand down her leg and lifted her long skirt up so it was bunched around her waist, Willows breaths were comeing in short little pants by now and she could hardly control her desire. He lifted her up and perched her on the rim of the basin, she automatically wrapped her legs around his waist and locked her ankles behind his backside, Angel reached between them and ripped her already soaking panties from her body. He unzipped his fly and rubbed the head of his cock at her entrance teaseing her,
"Feel what you do to me, feel how hard you make me little one"
Angel, please, I need you, now"
He claimed her lips in a savage kiss and then thrust into her sopping cunt, Willow, arched her back and keened like a kitten, he pulled out almost all the way so only the tip of him was still inside her and then thrust back inside her again, she met him thrust for thrust and dug her nails into his back through his shirt, drawing blood. Angel could feel himself getting close, and had to hold on to the wall for support, he was sure his legs were going to give out on him, she was so tight, and soft and she sounded so wonderful in the throws of passion, he moved his hand up to her face and stroaked her cheek,
"Look at me little one, open your eyes so I can see them when you cum"
"Oh, AngelAngelAngel"
Was Willows mantra, she felt herself tighten and cried out his name again
"ANGEL"
That was his undoing, the minute she tightened around his acheing shaft and yelled out his name he was done for, he followed her into bliss and filled her convulsing channel with his seed while her name tumbled from his lips
"Willow,Willow, my sweet Willow. I love you"
, he sank his fanges into the mark he`d already made and drank a few amazeing mouthfuls of her sweet nectar. They took a few moments to gather themselves and then pulled apart, Angel ran his hand through willows hair and pulled her head back to look at him,
"Do you understand now, do you believe me?"
"Yes, it was just that Im so, I dont know, afraid to loose you, I dont know what Id do if.."
"Shh, its never going to happen, I promise, Im gonna be with you for eternity"
Part Thirteen
"Doyle, I swear to god if you two dont stop bitching and wineing Im going to stake him and kick you in the ass"
"What, What did we do we were just talking"
"Yeah, and throwing bits of paper at each other and calling each other names and "
She was interupted by Willow and Angel coming back up to the office, Willow took one look at Spike, who had his duster firmly wrapped around Doyles kneck, and Doyle who was pulling Spikes short blonde hair and busrt into peels of laughter, it was too much, they were fighting like 2nd graders, and Delia was haveing to threaten them like teacher.
"Hi guys, everything okay?"
"Yeah Wills, just the two most immature half breeds in L.A dukein it out like two year olds"
"HEY" "HEY"
"what you were, throwing paper darts and all, just so grown up, I mean at least Spike should know better, he is over a hundred years old for christ`s sake"
"Will you two stop windeing Delia up, she has holy water and isnt afraid to use it"
"Nahnahnha"
"And you, Drucilla, are even older than him, grow up"
"Sorry mum"
"When you lot have quite finished, did we find anything about the Varnac?"
"Yeah pops, we found out that its a peaceful demon, from a peaceful clan, so it cant be the thing doing that stuff to those people"
"That doesnt make any sense, so what is then, it matches the times that the vision occured"
"Maybe its a different demon doing it"
"Why though?"
"Dont know Red"
"Set the Varnac up maybe"
"What do you mean Doyle?"
"Well, the vision was about the Varnac, but he`s peaceful right, so Im thinkin that we`re sposed to help the guy"
"Could be, we`ll wait til Kate gets that description to us, in the mean time Im gonna see what mearl has to say about it, probably nothing, but you never know"
"Ow,Ow, can I go pops, I can beat up non humans, please,"
"Yeah alright, but no beating unless he`s holding out on us, kay?"
"Yeah, yeah peaches, I promise"
Spike and Angel set off for mearls appartment while the others searched for refrences to the Varnac. About an hour later Dru shot out of her seat and flung her book in front of Willow,
"What is it Dru?"
"I think I found something, it says here that a demon of great power and prowess will come searching for the immortal flame so the clan of Varnac can return to full power"
"Wow, Dru thats great, its the first bit of real info we`ve got so far"
"Just doing my job, ewww, did I just say that, I swear Im turning into big brother and Dad"
"Right Im gonna get onto a few of my wiccan friends see if they`ve heard of this Clan of Varnac, and you lot keep looking"
"Yes mum"
"And less of the cheek you"
Doyle turned to Delia and in a conspiritational whisper and asked..
"Does it me or do they seem like a proper family, cos when the vamps and witchs start acting more normal than regular joes I think its time to worry"
"Willow, Doyles being nasty about you"
Delia said in a whiny fifth grade Im telling on you voice
"Thanks Delia, and I thought you loved me"
"I do, but I dont want to end up a warthog or something, after all she is a witch"
Willow turned her best mom look on them and then smirked, moveing off to get on with her net work.
* * * * * * * *
"Angelll, what do you want, I dont no nothin"
"Thats funny mearl we didnt even ask yet"
"I mean, what I meant to say was.."
"Have you met my childe, William, oh wait sorry Spike"
Mearl got a look on his face like he`d been slapped and turned a rather disgusting color of peuse, Spike smirked and stalked towards him
"Nice to meet ya mate, so what have you heard about the Varnac demon?"
"Whats a Varnac"
"Come on mearl, dont play dumb with us"
"I swear man, Ive never heard of it"
"So you wont mind if I just let my childe here take a little nibble"
"Oh, wait, its comeing back to me now, I just remembered something"
"Yeah thought you might"
"Pity"
"Spike, dont scare the snitch"
"Sorry dad"
Angel moved forward menaceingly, mearl lifted his hands as in surrender and gave in..
"Okay, alright, dont go all rabid dog on me, look all Ive heard is that some demon..Var..Varnac did you say..well he`s after some all powerful person, needs the power to regain his familys honor or something"
"And when did you hear this"
"I dont know, rescently"
"Do we know who this person is"
"Urmm, I think they said something about a flame thing, fire or something, thats all I got man, I swear, just dont set the bloody on me"
"Ahh, so ya do know me then"
"Ive..heard of you, dont fancy being on the pointy end of ya fangs neither, so if you wouldnt mind, you know, leaveing"
"Alright mearl, your safe this time, next time, play nice"
"Yeah, sure right"
Mearl figetted nervously until they`d left and then picked up the phone to ring someone.
"Yeah, hi this is Mearl"
"Yeah, they`ve bin by, what do ya want me to do, I didnt tell em much, just enough to get em interested"
"Right, okay, be seein ya"
After he`d rung off he started to throw things into a duffle bag and then left.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
When Angel and Spike got back to the office, Dru, Willow and Delia were no where in sight, Doyle was seated behind D`s desk flipping through one of here cosmo`s, looking totally bored and more than a little ticked off.
"Where are the girls Doyle?"
"There downstairs boss. They got bored and I being the complete twit that I am told em to go find something to amuse em selves"
Angel chuckled quietly, while Spike made no move to conceal his laughter.
"So your stuck mannin the phones then ey?"
"Yep, aint it great to be whipped!"
"Aww, you love it and you know it, stop wingin"
"Thanks Spike, most helpful"
"Glad to be of service mate"
"So any leads?"
"Yeah, kind of, but he wasnt much help"
"Im going down to see what the terrible triplets are up to, I dread to think whats happening to my stuff"
Spike chuckled and followed him down, while Doyle went back to flipping through magazine he was reading earlier, sighing in frustration, wishing a vision would huurry up and come.
Part Five
Spike was still chuckling as they stepped out of the elevater downstairs. Angel eyed him warally, and then called out to the girls, thier giggling could be heard half way up the elevater shaft. Suddenly the giggling stopped makeing Spike and Angel very suspicious. They slowly krept towards the living room and sneaked a look round the corner. All of them were sat with there feet up on his coffee table and were in the process of painting there nails...
"Are you two just gonna lerk there or are you gonna come in"
"Damn, busted, should of known we couldnt sneak up on the witch"
"Watch ya mouth blondie or the witch will turn you into a frog"
"Awww, princess, would you kiss me and turn me into the prince?"
"Not on your life Spikey, ewww, you`d be all slimey"
"Thanks Dru, nice to know you care"
His voice was seriouse but he was pouting in the most adorable way and a spark of amusement glinted behind eyes. Dru felt that all to familliar tightening in her belly,
(Satan, he`s gorgouse, what am I gonna do if he doesnt want me any more)
Willow had noticed Dru drifting off into space and instinctively knew what she was thinking about, she reached across Delia and squeezed Dru`s arm and gave her a "Lets talk later" look. Dru put her hand over Wills and smiled gratefully. Dru couldnt believe that she had, within about two days, grown so fond of a mortal girl, well two mortal girls, Delia was important to her too. She was glad she`d come here, she thought maybe they`d never let her in but they had shown forgiveing, she had been struggling with her new found sanity, she hadnt had a sane thought in over a hundred years and it was difficult to grasp. Angel was an anigma, as Angelus he had made her insane, and as Angel with a soul she had dispised him, but as it turned out Spike and she were still his favourite childre, she found herself likeing him alot, but not in the way that insane Dru and liked Angelus, she loved him the way a daughter loved a father, which, technically they were. The half breed Doyle was fun too, he drank to much, spent money he didnt have and had a wicked sense of humour, she was fast falling in love with this new family and she hoped they liked haveing her here too, she hadnt had a family to be proud of in centuries.
Angel studied Drusilla, she had a thoughtful look on her face and he thought he saw the slightest hint of sadness behind her eyes. That was strange too, being able to look in her eyes and see someing other than madness and dispair. He wasnt proud of anything he`d done as Angelus, apart from turning these two beautiful childre of his, and now they were a family again, along with the others, he was for once happy. He had his love by his side, firey and gorgouse, and his childre working with him, and his best friends aswell. A family, at last a family to love and to cherish, he didnt deserve it but he sure as hell wasnt going to take it for granted, he was truelly blessed, and for someone with his track record that was a miracle.
Delia decided to go upstairs and talk to her errent boyfriend, keep him company, it wasnt fair him haveing to be stuck up there on his own, she couldnt believe how lucky she was, she`d finally gotten off her ass and told him how she felt and he had felt the same, she`d hoped, but it had never been the same as actually knowing that he loved her too, now all they had to do was wait for Dru and Spike to sort out thier differences and everyone would have someone of thier own to love. They all deserved it. She just hoped those two sorted it out soon, she knew Dru would go nuts again if they didnt, and it had been hell haveing to watch her two best friends do the same thing, avoid the issue, maybe she`d get to match make after all.
"Doyle, sweety, you alright up here?"
"Yeah D, Im fine, just bored as hell"
"Yeah I though as much, decided to come up and keep you company for a while, after all, it isnt fair you being stuck up here and me being downstairs not being able to get smoochies"
"Ahh, smoochies, thats the only reason you came up here isnt it?"
"Noooo, would I be so selfish, wait, do not answer that, I may be forced to do something very un lady like and hit you"
Delia walked around the desk and lowered herself onto Doyles lap, running her fingers along his jaw line and up to his ear, she let her tongue lazilly follow the same path, he let out a little moan and squirmed underneath her.
"Ummmm, Delia, if you dont stop that Im gonna have to take you right here on the desk, dont think Angel would be too pleased, do you"
"Ohh, I dont know, it might attract more business"
"haha, princess, haha"
"Alright then, lets just disappear to the storage closet for a little bit, Im sure thier all too busy downstairs to even notice"
"What about the costomers"
"Fuck the costomers"
"Nope, Id rather fuck you sweetheart"
"Well then lets go"
"Race you, first one there gets to be on top"
Delia took off at top speed and slidded to a halt in the storage room two seconds befor Doyle. He sauntered in with a wicked grin on his face.
"Oh dear, looks like you win princess, Im so devestated"
"Oh, hush you, and kiss me"
Doyle happily obliged, he pinned her up against the wall and raveged her mouth, exploreing the hot cavern with his questing tongue. Delia whimpered and kissed him back with as much ferver. He ran his hand down her thigh and came to rest his hand at the bottom of her skirt, he hooked one finger in the hem and pulled it up around her waist, He dipped his finger inside her panties to run it through her dark curls, her knees started to go and Doyle latched his arms round her backside and pulled her up so she was pinned to the wall, she automatically wrapped her legs around his waist and locked her ankles at his back. Doyle carried on with his sweet torture, running the tip of his finger along her outer lips while gentley flicking her delicate nub with his thumb. She ground her mound into his hand craveing more contact, but he denied it to her, enjoying the sound she was makeing too much,
"Doyle, please, fuck me, make me cum"
"Patience princess patience"
"No, now"
He chuckled low and ripped her panties away from her body, she moaned and thrust forward, he undid the zip on this trousers and his ever hardening cock sprung free, he positioned himself at her entrance and rubbed his head over her dripping slit. She arched into him and grabbed hold of the shelf above her head to support and steady herself. He lowered his head and sucked one of her pert nipples into his mouth through the fabric of her shirt. She cried out and thrust agianst him again, he laughed lightly and thrust into her. She was so hot and tight, and it was fabulouse torture being sheathed inside her.
He filled her like no one ever had, she couldnt get enough of the feeling of him being inside her. She thrust down to let him know she was ready. He started a slow gentle rythm that soon became faster and harder as the burning need consumed them both, Delia was moaning and thrashing about above him, he knew he was close so he ran his finger along her clit a couple of times and then flicked it once, she tightened around him straight away, falling into her climax and takeing him with her, he pound into her one, two, three more times and then roared his own climax, they stay like that for a few minutes and then he slid out of her and slid her down his body to rest her feet on the floor. Delia rested her head on his shoulder and panted hard, she loved him, and loved makeing love with him, and her orgasm had been so intense she needed a minute to get her breath back. Once they had there composure they walked out of the room and back to desk, Doyle sat down and Delia sat on his lap, contented and happy, and Doyle had a cheesy grin plastered across his face, and they just stayed like that, content in each others arms, waiting for whatever evil may come trotting by.
* * * * * * * * * *
Angel could here the faint sounds of love makeing comeing from above his head and had to smile, D and Doyle thought that he didnt know they used his storage room, but he did, and in truth he didnt mind that much, he knew what it was like to have to sit and want your mate and not be able to have her, so if they lost control once or twice he`d let them off, except now he was horny and wanted nothing more than to drive into Willow and make her scream his name over and over again. He knew Spike and Dru had picked up the sounds and the scent and he could tell it was driveing them crazy too, except they still had to sort out thier differences, but if he knew them they`d probably just shag and make up, it was thier way.
Angel looked over at his lover and found her stareing at him, her nostrals flared and her eyes glazed, of course, she had his abbilities now so she could probably tell what those two up there were doing aswell, and by the look on her face she wanted to ride him til his eyes rolled back in his head. He grinned, that was fine with him, he walked around the side of the sofa and hooked his hand under her arm and lifted her to her feet, he pulled her into his arms and went to go into there bedroom at the end of the hall, when Spikes voice stopped them,
"Where are you two going?"
"Guess!"
and then they were gone, but before he shut the door one last comment drifted back to him,
"Bloody sod"
He had to chuckle, typical Spike.
Angel lowered Willow to the floor and sauntered over to thier bed, and layed back against the pillows, just looking at her, takeing in her bueaty. She got a ferral look in her eyes and stalked towards him, she moved like a predetar, tracking her prey, he got slightly nervouse, he`d never seen her like this, but nervouse in a good way, she looked like a goddess with her hair all wild and her eyes glazed and hungry looking. She jumped onto the bed and lowered herself over him, she went about shredding his clothes and flinging them in a tattered pile on the floor, then she removed all of her clothes in much the same way. Angel groaned, god she was beautiful, his already hard shaft twitched in antisipation, the last item of his clotheing to go was his boxers, she sat back on her heels and studied his thick member, she licked her lips and then bent her head down and stuck her tongue out, she ran it up the underside of his cock and then licked the drop of pre-cum off of the tip, Angel gripped the sheets with his hands, practically clawing at them because the intense pleasure Willow was sending through his body.
Then suddenly with no warning she engulfed him in her searing mouth, she relaxed her throat and took all of him in, until the the head of his cock hit the back of her throat, he nearly jumped right off of the bed, she began to deep thraot him, her head bobbing up and down on his cock, he laced his fingers through her hair and tugged her upwards, she whimpered at the lost contact and he growled low in his throat,
"Sweetheart, if you keep doing that it will be over before its started !"
She looked him in the eye and then smirked, which disturbingly looked alot like Spikes trademark smirk, She crawled up his body and possition her dripping opening over his penis, she started to lower herself down gently and then decided to take another tack and slammed down onto him, takeing all of him inside her, he arched his hips off of the bed and rapped his fingers around her waist, she pushed herself up off him until just the tip of him was still inside her, and then slammed herself down again, she kept that up until he thought he might explode, he tried to roll them so he could pound into her but she growled and kept slamming herself down on his cock gripping his shoulders, and digging her nails into the soft flesh, which was driveing him even more crazy, he twisted her clit between his thumb and fore finger and her velvet walls gripped him like a vice, her pussy convulsed around him and brought him to his climax, he thrust up into once more and spilled his seed inside her.
Ever since Willow had been able to hear Doyle and Delia, she had had a burning need to take her mate, she didnt know where the strong feelings were comeing from at first but then she realised what it was, Angelus, the demon, ever since they were bonded she could feel him, and now he was manifesting himself as her own demon, and she needed to claim what was hers before she exploded, so when she came and Angel followed her into her orgasm, she could feel her demon craveing the claim, her eyes took on an amber hue and her features changed to that of the demon and she bent forward and and sank her fangs into his jugular, she suckled for a few seconds and then withdrew, Angel had lost all abilities for coherent thought, he`d seen her eyes take on the amber of the demon and was confused and then her face had changed, and he had been floored, he knew she could call on the demon but the second her face changed he lost it, she was gorgous, she was amazeing with the demon, he didnt think he`d ever seen anything so, well there wasnt a word for it. His face changed and his human features slipped away and he sank his fangs into the mark he`d already made on her kneck and suckled the sweet nectar from her warm and writhing body. When they had both calmed and there human features were back in place they just sat and looked at each other,
"Wow"
Was all a breathless Willow could manage, Angel couldnt do much better,
"Yeah, definately wow"
"I..Im sorry..I didnt mean to."
"Shh, little one, dont be sorry, you were amazeing, I dont think Ive ever seen anything so gorgouse in my life"
"It was just..when I heard Delia and Doyle the demon just took over and I needed to, I dont know claim you, make you know who you belong to"
"Well, I know now, that was incredable, you look even more beautiful with the demon, I was floored"
"Really?"
"Yes, little one, really"
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Spike and Dru were just sitting in the living room in an awkward silence. The mingled scents of of thier Sire and his mate were driveing them both to distraction. Spike snarled low in his throat and started to fidget in his seat, his trousers had suddenly become too tight for him and he was haveing trouble sitting still. He could have sworn they were all doing it on purpous, just to try and get him and Dru together again. All he wanted to do was sink deep into his princesses tight cunt and make her scream his name over and over. He`d missed her like he was missing a limb and now he had the chance to sort it out with her, but he just couldnt bring himself to trust her again. Not after she`d broken his heart...twice. She smelled so good though and she was right there, within touching distance, if he just reached out he could..
(No, you pillock, dont even go there)
Dru wasnt holding up much better, she just wanted to ride him until this infuriating feeling in the pit of her stomach went away. She glanced at Spike from underneath hooded lashes, he looked so damn good, lean and muscular, taught like a caged animal and his eyes had darkened with unspent desire and lust. His nostrals were flared and he loooked just about ready to bolt the room, she really couldnt keep it in any longer, she rubbed her thighs together trying to gain the much needed friction and let out a tiny whimper.
Spike heard Dru whimper and lost the propensity for logical thought, he stood quickly and scooped her up with him, he strode down the hall to there room and dumped her unceremoniasly onto the mattress, he kicked the door shut with his left foot and then turned amber eyes on her, she whimpered again, it had been so long since she` been with him and just the look in his eyes was enough to almost tip her over the edge.
"Spike, I..Im sorry, for hurting you, I wont ever do it again"
"Cor, luv, too right you wont, Im gonna ride you so hard it`ll drive all other thoughts out of that mind a yours"
"Please"
with that he was atop her, he clamped his lips to hers and ravaged her mouth with a fire and intensity she hadnt felt in months. She arched into his body and started to grab at any and every bit of clothing in her way. Spike pulled away and stood, he shed his clothes and then bent to take care of hers. There was no preamble, he had needed his dark lady for far too long and so when she lay back on the bed legs spread and waiting he lowered himself over her and sank deep withing her velvet walls. A hiss of pleasure escaped her lips and then she started to grind into him, hitting her clit on his pubic bone with every move. He was pounding into in an almost savage way, he needed release, and now, and she was the one to give it to him, he`d missed her so much, missed this, he growled and sped his actions sending the most deliciouse feelings through her sensitised clit.
She bucked underneath him and tensed the muscles in her pussy, that was his undoing, he pumped into to her a few more times and then roared his release, he sank his fangs into her throat and she saw stars and colors and dots as she exploded around him.
Spike rolled off of her and lay next to her in a panting heep, he pulled her across his chest and started to lazily stroke her hair, she sighed and kissed his chest,
"I love you Spikey"
"I love you too Dru, Ive missed you, dont ever do that to me again pet!"
"I promise, I promise"
Then they just lay there in a sated and satisfied heep and let sleep sneak up and steal thier senses.
TO BE CONTINUED...