THINGS HAPPEN (1/?)
Willow heard a noise on her balcony and
frowned. Buffy was gone to visit
her father for the summer and Xander was
visiting his aunt in Florida.
She couldn't think of anyone else it could
be. She opened the door and
gasped.
"Angel?"
He stepped into the light, looking around
nervously. "Hello Willow. If
I'm bothering you, I can leave."
"No...no...Come in. I was just sitting
here playing on the computer.
What's up? Is there danger? Can I research?"
she asked hopefully.
He chuckled softly as he sat in the chair
beside her bed. He glanced
around the room. He'd been here once before,
but it appeared that she
had changed some things. "No danger. I
was just feeling lonely."
Willow sighed as she sat on her bed. "Me
too. Everyone's gone. I am so
bored and the summer just started."
"I was hoping you might want to keep me
company this summer, while
everyone is gone. We could maybe have
some fun....." he looked at her,
his eyes unreadable.
Willow looked at him in surprise. She had
been shocked to see him in the
first place. She and Angel had never really
spent any time together. She
was surprised he had even remembered where
she had lived. Now, he was
sitting there in her chair, looking all
sexy and broody, saying he was
lonely and wanted her to keep him company.
She knew she had developed a
slight crush on him. What girl wouldn't?
He might have been a vampire,
but he was absolutely perfect. And he
was Buffy's. She was just his
girlfriend's best friend. Someone to keep
him company until said
girlfriend returned. She wasn't sure if
she should. Buffy might get
upset. Willow suddenly laughed. (Yeah
right. Like Buffy would be jealous
of you? She'd know he probably felt sorry
for you, being all alone....)
"That would be nice" she said smiling.
Angel smiled slightly. "I'm glad. I used
to enjoy being alone, but now,
it just bothers me."
"I would say that it depresses you, but
you're always depressed so it
wouldn't really make a difference. I hate
being alone. Always have.
There are times that I need Willow time,
but most the time I like to be
around the people I love. They remind
me that I'm loved and I feel happy
and I'm babbling aren't I?"
"Yes, but it's ok. I'm rather fond of it
actually."
"Really?"
"Yes, really." Angel said, smiling.
Willow drew in a breath. He was even more
gorgeous when he smiled. Buffy
was very lucky.
"Oh. So, what did you have planned?"
"I don't know. Why don't we just go out
and leave it to chance. Be
daring."
Willow shrugged. "Sounds good to me. I
can be risky. Let me get my
coat."
Angel watched her, enjoying being able
to finally spend some time with
her without Buffy and that moron hanging
around. He'd been waiting for
this opportunity since he had first seen
her.
THINGS HAPPEN (2/?)
The sun was starting to set when Willow
looked up from her book. She
smiled. It was time to see Angel. She
felt a rush of happiness spread
through her. She still had her silly crush
on him. If anything, it had
grown over the past month. They had spent
every night together, usually
ending up at his apartment where she would
fall asleep on the couch. She
lived for the nights now. He had shown
her the beauty of darkness.
Angel surprised her. He seemed to actually
listen to her. He was
interested in what she said. He had told
her so much about his past.
Things that he told her he had never spoken
of to anyone. He told her
that no one had ever asked. She knew Buffy
tried to forget who he
was....forget that he was supposed to
be her enemy. For Willow, his
being a vampire seemed almost like Xander
being goofy. It was a part of
him. She accepted it. It made him Angel.
She was surprised that he smiled so often.
Buffy had always told her
that he was usually quiet. broody and
unhappy. Willow had yet to see him
brooding since that first night. She liked
to think that he was more
comfortable around her due to the lack
of lust on his part. She imagined
that, around Buffy, he acted much like
she did around Xander. She almost
hated to see the summer end. She knew
that when her friend returned, she
and Angel would fall back into their respected
roles in Buffy's life.
She did hope that he would still treat
her as a friend.
Angel looked through the glass doors and
watched Willow. She had a
thoughtful expression on her face. He
was surprised. Her mind fascinated
him. She had asked him things that he
didn't have answers for. She made
him remember his past...appreciate what
he had gone through. She never
made him feel guilty for what he was.....never
treated him any
different.
She truly amazed him.More than anyone ever
had. At first, she had
intrigued him. He wanted to know her better.
As time had passed, though,
he had found himself becoming completely
enraptured by her innocent
beauty, her intelligence. She was completely
unaware how attractive she
was. He had enjoyed having her to himself.
He hated to think that the
others would be returning at the end of
the month. At that time, he
would be expected to go back to being
the object of Buffy's affection.
He knew that he would. Willow wasn't ready
yet. She would not be able to
choose him over her friends. He knew that
that would be the choice given
her if he made a move too soon. He knew
she was falling in love with
him. He wanted to make sure she remained
there until they could be
together.
"Red?" a voice called from her balcony.
Willow smiled. "Angel! Come in. What's
the plan?"
He walked in and smiled. "I thought we'd
take it easy tonight. Maybe
rent some movies....you keep telling me
all these titles I've missed.
What do you say?" he asked hopefully.
Willow nodded. "Only if I get to choose
the movies...and we get
popcorn."
Angel looked thoughtful for a minute. "Hmm,
I don't know...." he sighed
loudly, "I guess so. But I get final approval."
"Of course." She said, getting her bag.
"Let's hit Blockbuster old man."
He put his arm around her shoulder as he
followed her out of her house.
Their soft laughter echoing through the
darkened streets.
THINGS HAPPEN (3/?)
Willow felt Angel moved behind her. She
tried to ignore him, but her
body was wouldn't listen. Buffy and Xander
would be back in two days.
Two days. She only had him until then.
She honestly didn't know what she
would do when she no longer was able to
go to him....to see him. She had
realized over the last month that her
crush had grown. She had fallen in
love with the handsome vampire. With her
best friend's boyfriend. It was
like some horrible soap opera. She had
thought what she felt for Xander
was love. Now, she realized that it had
been a passing fancy. She had
let long term friendship lead her mind
to believe it was love. Love was
Angel and what he made her feel.
Angel smelt the scent of Willow's shampoo.
She always smelt so sweet,
like flowers and peaches. He only had
two days left with her. Then,
things would change. He had thought that
he would be able to let her
go....to forget what he felt for her.
He knew that it was impossible.
His earlier infatuation had grown into
a love that rocked the core of
his being. He had never felt this deeply
before. He couldn't lose her.
He didn't know how, but he would keep
her. To hell with Buffy...to hell
with that moron. Willow would be his.
Willow felt Angel's gaze on her and turned,
a smile lighting up her
face. "What is it?"
"Just wondering why I was lucky enough
to find you."
She felt herself blushing. "Yeah, right.
Really, what were you
thinking?"
Angel felt anger that she couldn't see
what he saw. "Why do you do
that?"
"Do what?" Willow asked, puzzled.
"Put yourself down like that. You have
the most beautiful soul of anyone
I've ever met. You are so smart...so pretty...why
do you not see what I
see?"
"I'm just Willow. I know what I am. Kind
words won't change that. I am
smart, I agree. But, I'm not pretty. Look
at me. I'm flat as a board. My
nose is funny. My toes are ugly."
He started laughing. "You're impossible.
God, I love you."
She froze. "What?" she whispered.
He looked at her, his expression serious.
"I hadn't planned to tell you
that...."
"You love Buffy." she said quietly, not
believing him.
"No. I never loved Buffy. I helped Buffy..even
flirted a bit. It was
nice to be wanted again after so many
years. I fell in love with you."
She shook her head. "I'm just Willow! I
don't get guys like you falling
in love with me. It doesn't work that
way."
"Well, I guess they forgot to give me the
rules." he said, anger in his
voice. He had just bared his heart to
her and she was worried about
Buffy.
"I just don't believe it. When Buffy gets
back, you'll forget me. You'll
go back to her" she said, speaking almost
to herself.
"I will never forget you Willow. You have
my heart." he said, gently
bringing her face up so that he could
look into her eyes. He saw love
and fear. He smiled. She loved him.
"I think I might love you" she said, seeing
the emotion in his chocolate
eyes. "You'll leave me."
"Never" he said, bringing her mouth to
his. His tongue gently entered
her mouth, exploring her for the first
time.
All the fears left her as she moved closer
to him. She was drowning. He
loved her? What would Buffy say? She moaned
as the kiss deepened. She'd
worry about that in two days.
THINGS HAPPEN (4/?)
Willow pulled back from Angel's kiss and
looked deep into his eyes.
"What are we going to do?"
"I know what I'd like to do" he said, smiling,
"But, I don't think
that's what you're talking about......"
Willow felt herself blushing. "Angel. Be
serious. When Buffy left, she
was in love with you. She is going to
expect things to be the same...."
"I don't care about Buffy. What does Willow
want? That's all I care
about."
"Willow wants for there not be a big fight....Willow
doesn't want to
lose her best friend...over a guy. How
cliched."
"You're amazing. If Buffy is truly your
friend, you'll accept this. I
never made any promises to her....never
declared my love or any of that
nonsense. We were only together in her
mind. She was never the one that
I wanted to know." he said, caressing
her cheek.
"You're right" she said, enjoying the feel
of his hand on her face.
"She's my friend. She should be happy
for me. I'd be happy for her.
Xander will be glad that you aren't interested
in Buffy. It will give
him a chance to try for her....so, I'm
not concerned about his opinion."
"The boy wouldn't last a day with Buffy"
Angel said, amused at the idea.
"She'd eat him up and spit him out."
"That's what I think, but trying getting
him to understand that." Willow
said, sighing as he moved his hands to
the back of her head. He leaned
over and kissed her deeply. She leaned
into the kiss.
He pulled away and took in her red lips,
swollen from his kisses. He
felt a rush of pride. She was his. Soon,
he would possess her body and
soul. Then, his life would be complete.
He couldn't wait. He had a
feeling that Buffy would react in a negative
manner. He wanted to be
there for Willow if that happened. She
was too sweet to face the slayer
alone. Buffy would attack her verbally
even if she kept her hands to
herself. He had no intention of sitting
by and allowing that to happen.
"What's going on in here?" Willow asked,
putting her hand across his
head.
"Nothing important.....Don't tell Buffy
anything until I'm with you. I
don't want you hurt."
Willow smiled. "Thank you, but I'm sure
it will be fine. Buffy is my
best friend. She might be a little hurt
but she should be ok with it. As
you said, it wasn't like you two were
dating or anything. She'll be
fine."
He smiled at her optimism. She was so naive
sometimes. That was one of
the things he loved about her...her innocent
view of the world. He hated
that one day her world would crumble and
she'd have to face the truth.
That things didn't always have a happy
ending. He wanted to be there for
her when that truth was sent home. He
knew she'd survive it. She was a
fighter....even if she didn't realize
it yet. And she was his. He kissed
her again, enjoying the moment before
all hell would break loose.
THINGS HAPPEN (5/?)
"You bitch......how could you?" Buffy hissed
out, looking at the girl
she thought was her best friend.
"Things happen" Willow said, chewing on
her bottom lip. Buffy had
arrived home from her dad's that morning.
She had met Willow for coffee
but seemed different, more aloof. She
had barely spoken until Willow had
blurted out the truth about her and Angel.
She knew Angel wanted to be
with her when she told Buffy, but she
had honestly thought her friend
could handle things. She'd been wrong.
"Don't give me that. He's mine. He wants
me. Why would he choose you
over me? I mean, look at you. You're not
pretty. You have no body.
You're either lieing or you seduced him."
Willow felt tears in her eyes at Buffy's
harsh words. "I did neither. He
chose me. He's the one who told me he
loved me. I thought you'd be happy
for me....I thought we were friends."
Buffy laughed cruelly. "Happy for you?
You stole my boyfriend. I could
kill you. I don't want to see you again.
I hate you." she stood up and
left, not looking back.
Willow sighed. That had not gone well.
Not well at all. Could it guess
any worse?
*****************************
"Damn dust. Why the fuck couldn't he be
in Paris? No....he has to be
hiding out in this damn American town."
"Daddy is here" a soft voice floated from
behind him.
He turned, "No shit pet. Why the bloody
hell do you think we're here? I
didn't drag you halfway across the world
just to see the beach. Daft
bitch."
"You're being mean to princess" she frowned.
He sighed loudly. "Sorry luv. Got a lot
on my mind. Why don't you sit.
You need your strength. We'll find dear
old dad later and get you all
fixed up." he said, moving her to sit
on the bed.
"Daddy's in love...." she said, her eyes
wide. "She's sticky and
sweet....like taffy. Oh, do you think
I'll have a sister?"
"Knowing Peaches, I'd say that would be
a no. Bloody bastard won't live
long enough to change the tart once I
find him" he said, smiling at the
idea.
She hit him. "You can't kill Daddy...we
need him....Princess needs to be
strong...so tired.....Spike?"
"Yes luv?"
"Find Daddy soon....I miss him."
Spike rolled his eyes. "Just go to sleep
Dru. Tomorrow, we'll go
hunting."
THINGS HAPPEN (6/?)
Angel opened his door, surprised to see
Willow.
"What happened?" He asked, sensing her
unhappiness.
"Buffy" Willow said, making a face.
"You went to see her, didn't you? I warned
you Willow."
"Please...No I told you sos. I can't handle
it right now." she said,
grabbing a soda from his refrigerator.
"Tell me." he asked, his voice soft.
She sat down and told him what had been
said. When she finished, he
surprised her by laughing.
"Things happen? You told her that? Willow...Willow....Willow....you
amaze me."
"What could I say? I mean, it wasn't like
we planned to fall in love."
She said, helplessly.
"Come here" he said, gently pulling her
into his arms. He kissed the
back of her neck, sensing her arousal.
He moved his hands around her
waist, one moving underneath the bottom
of her shirt, his hands drawing
circles on her bare skin. "I'm sorry that
Buffy didn't act the way you
had hoped she would. I'm sure she already
regrets most of what she said
to you. She was surprised and reacted
badly. She may be a slayer, but
she's still a 16 year old teenage girl."
Willow laid her head on his shoulder. She
was feeling tingly. The feel
of his cool hands on her heated skin was
making her rather breathless.
"I don't think so. I saw the look of disgust
in her eyes. I think she
may try to get you back."
He gently moved his hands higher, testing
her reaction. When she didn't
resist, he smiled into her hair. Soon,
she would be ready. "Don't worry
about that. I don't want her. Only you....."
Willow closed her eyes and gasped when
his hand covered her small
breast. She felt his thumb rake over her
nipple, his mouth on her neck.
She felt something hard press against
her leg.
"Feel what you do to me? Only you. Just
the smell of you can make me
hard. I want you so badly....I know that
it will take time...I don't
plan to rush this. I've been waiting too
long....just know that you turn
me on. Not Buffy. Never fear me leaving
you."
She turned her head and kissed him deeply.
When she pulled away, she
smiled. "Thank you."
"No, thank you." he said, smiling back.
"What are we doing tonight?"
"Avoiding Buffy." Willow said.
He laughed. "Guess we'll stay in tonight.
Want to rent some movies?"
"You just want to stay in so you can take
advantage of me" she said
primly.
"Damn right" he said, winking. He smiled
when she turned red.
"That's ok with me" she said softly, kissing him again.
THINGS HAPPEN (7/?)
Angel looked at the phone suspiciously.
He handed it to Willow. "It's
Giles."
Her eyes were wide. Since Buffy's outburst,
she hadn't spoken to any of
the gang. They were all acting like she
had the plague. Now, they had
tracked her down at Angel's. "Yes."
"Willow, I need you. I can't get this infernal
machine to work. There is
some research that I desperately need.
I tried Miss Calendar but she is
out of town."
"You need me to help you?" Willow asked,
clarifying. "I thought that I
was useless."
Giles sighed. "I have no idea what is going
on between you and Buffy. I
know that, right now, we need you. I'd
hope you could be mature enough
to put aside the differences and come
in."
"I'll be there...but Angel is coming with
me."
"If he must."
Willow hung up. "They need me."
"You should have told him where they could
all go." Angel said, annoyed
that they were trying to use her again.
"I know....but it could be important. If
I don't help, people might
die."
"If you do help, YOU might die." Angel
responded.
"I won't. You'll be there to protect me."
she said kissing him briefly.
"I don't like it, but for you, I'll go."
"Come on then. The sooner we get it done,
the sooner we can come back
here."
"Promises...promises..." Angel said, smiling
at her as they left his
apartment.
***************************
Spike watched from his hiding place and
scowled. His sire was helping
the fucking slayer. It appeared that he
had done more than just help her
too. She was practically all over him.
Angel kept giving her annoyed
looks, but the brainless twit couldn't
seem to get the hint.
This was the group that had killed the
Master? Spike almost laughed his
ass off. All he saw was a dopey looking
boy, a slutty looking brunette,
the daft slayer, an old man, and a little
girl. The girl caught his
attention. He saw his sire looking at
her.....watching her. She was the
one Drusilla had spoken of. Taffy.....This
little chit was the one that
had captured his sire's heart. Spike found
that hard to believe. He
continued to watch.
Willow had had enough. If Buffy's skirt
got any shorter, she'd be
arrested for public indecency. "I'm done."
She said standing up. "If you
need anything else, call Miss C. Buffy,
if you would kindly get your
claws out of my boyfriend, I'd like to
leave."
Angel smiled. He got up, giving the slayer
a disgusted look. "I've been
ready lover" he said, putting his arm
around Willow's shoulders. He
watched her face flush at the implication
of his words. He also noticed
the way the others stiffened. This was
fun. He caught a sudden smell
coming from the stacks. It was familiar.
It was Spike. He'd need to get
Willow someplace safe. He hurried her
out the door, acting as though
nothing was wrong.
Spike watched them leave. He had seen enough.
His damn poof of a sire
had gotten involved with a slayer. He
might not be now, but he had been.
Spike wasn't an idiot. He snuck out of
the library, deciding to wait to
track Angel until later in the week. Angel
had smelled him. He had seen
him straighten up and glance around. Guess
the element of surprise was
gone. He had seen the fire in the little
redhead's eyes when she spoke
to the slayer. Seeing her that way, he
now understood Angel's feelings.
She was a spitfire.....just young. He
frowned. He needed to get back to
Dru. She'd be wanting to hear about Daddy.
THINGS HAPPEN (8/?)
Angel walked Willow back to her house.
She was still upset over Buffy's
behaviour. He couldn't blame her. They
agreed to take it easy that night
and just watch some television. He kissed
her gently, wanting so much
more.
Willow knew that Angel was ready to move
past the smoochies stage, but
she couldn't do it....not yet. She wanted
more time.....wanted them to
be together longer. She knew that he would
never push her. That was one
of the things she loved about him.
They snuggled close together on the sofa
and watched an old black and
white movie that was playing on AMC. Willow
heard Angel laugh.
"What is it?" she asked, turning towards
him.
He smiled. "I remember going to see this
movie when it first came out. I
threatened the attendant and had him play
it one night, after the
theater had shut down. Someone I knew
really wanted to see it. I ended
up enjoying it very much."
"You took a theater because a friend wanted
to see Bringing Up Baby?"
"She thought the leopard looked nice" he
said, remembering. "Hey, don't
look at me like that. That was before
VCRs and Blockbuster. There were
very late shows. If you were a vampire,
you either paid extra to rent
the theater or you....."
"Threatened innocent people?" Willow said.
"I'm not judging you. I'm
sure she really appreciated the gesture.
It was very sweet of you."
"Sweet?" Angel repeated, frowning. "Sweet
is a puppy playing in a pile
of leaves. I'm not sweet."
Willow just laughed. "Yes you are." and
turned back to the movie.
He kissed the top of her head and shook
the memories from his mind.
*****************************
"This is hell. That's what it is" Spike
said, growling. Drusilla was
sleeping on the bed they had set up. "This
damn warehouse. Couldn't be a
mansion. Nooo...that would be too easy.
I finally killed that little
shit. Guess there is a new Master in ol'
Sunnydale."
He pulled his boots off, throwing them
across the floor. "Should have
just left the loony bitch in Prague. Too
soft. That's what I am. Turning
into a regular mortal, I am. If I have
to hear her talk to that damn
doll one more time, I think I might beg
the slayer to stake me. Why did
I keep her alive when half the time I
wish she were gone? See, I'm
getting senile in my old age." he pulled
his shirt off, letting it fall
to the ground. His jeans followed.
"Come half way across the world to find
that bloody poof. Find him all
right. Making googy eyes at some little
girl. Walking around like some
damn human. Playing house with the bloody
slayer."
He felt a hand on his cock. Looking down,
he smiled. "Haven't seen that
in awhile" he said, turning around.
Angel smiled, running his hand over Spike's
cock. "I had given up on
you, lover. I've been waiting for two
years. I so hate waiting."
THINGS HAPPEN (9/?)
Spike looked at his sire and started laughing.
"What took me so long?
You left me with that loony bitch and
you have to ask? Did you hear
about Prague? She barely made it out."
Angel continued stroking Spike's cock.
"I heard. You should have left
her. You would have been here sooner."
"Yeah, and then hear you bellow because
I left your little obsession. No
thanks."
"I don't need Dru. I found my other half."
"The red head?" Spike asked, enjoying the
feel of Angel's hand on him.
"Yes. Isn't she delicious? She made me
completely rethink my plans, but
it was worth it."
"You rethought a plan? She must be special.
Can't wait to meet her."
Spike said, grinning.
"There will be none of that....yet." Angel
warned.
"I saw you playing house with the slayer.
The slayer for hell's sake."
Angel rolled his eyes. "I know. Things
happen. That was the change in
plans. I intended for the slayer to take
care of the Master, then, I
would kill the slayer and take over this
town. I found Willow two years
ago. Watched her for almost a year waiting
for the damn slayer and YOU.
She never knew it. She is bewitching.
The slayer finally got here.
Unfortunately, Willow became best friends
with the bitch." he said,
frowning.
Spike suddenly started laughing. "You didn't
pull the soul restoration
thing did you? Angelus, you're going to
get your ass caught one of these
days. I can't believe her watcher bought
that old gag."
Angel smirked. "It's worked so far. Hell,
I even had to stake Darla. She
was threatening to tell the slayer that
the whole thing was an act...a
game. I took care of her."
"Never liked that bitch anyway."
"Things are working out though. Willow
has chosen me over her little
friends. It won't be long until she is
mine. Then, this act will be over
and I can take over here."
Spike nodded. "I took care of that little
shit yesterday. I'm the master
of Sunnydale right now. Big thrill that
that is. As soon as you want it,
lover, let me know."
"You aren't going to make me take it?"
Angel asked.
"You know me. I'd rather not worry about
the behind the scenes shit. Too
many rules. I get bored. Besides, someone
will need to keep Red company
while you rule this town. I think I might
be the man for the job."
Angel tightened his hold on Spike's cock.
"You don't touch her. She is
mine. My mate. Eventually, I'm sure things
will work out for the three
of us, but until then, hands off."
"Sure thing Dad." Spike said, feeling his
cock twitch.
"Good boy." Angelus said, moving his hand
faster.
"Guess that means the slayer and her little
friends are off limits."
Spike complained as he felt his orgasm
coming.
"Until I say so. Willow is almost ready,
but I have to play my part a
bit longer. I don't think she would willingly
come to me if she knew
that I was no different than any vampire.
She does love me, so that
might help. Ready to cum lover?"
Spike groaned as he shot is seed onto Angel's
hand. Angel smirked and
brought his hand up to his mouth, his
tongue licking it clean.
"Glad you made it."
Spike nodded. "Me too. Things are going
to get interesting."
THINGS HAPPEN (10/?)
Willow looked at Angel and smiled. She
still couldn't believe that he
was hers. Buffy hadn't given up. Her skirts
had gotten shorter...her
shirts tighter and more low cut. Thankfully,
Angel ignored the blonde.
His attention was completely on her.
He seemed even happier the last week. When
she asked him about it, he
just said that he had run into an old
friend. She was slightly jealous
at the tone in his voice when he spoke
of this friend. She refused to
ask questions. She trusted him. She hoped
that she was right to trust
him.
Angel was happy. He had Spike back with
him, where his childe belonged.
Also, he was making a lot of headway with
Willow. It wouldn't be much
longer before Buffy completely pushed
the girl away. He would waiting
with open arms, ready to comfort her....ready
to offer revenge against
the slayer. He had thought seriously of
killing Buffy, but now he wasn't
sure. It might be more fun to make her
realize that he had chosen Willow
for eternity. He had no fears of her retribution.
She was good, but no
match for him or Spike. Either of them
could take her in a fair fight
easily.
He wondered what Willow would think of
Spike. His two loves would have
to get along. He had plans for them. He
had thought Drusilla was the one
to make his and Spike's twosome a happy
family. He had been wrong. He
had played that game by the wrong rules.
By the time he had claimed her,
she was insane. Willow would not be. He
would make sure that she
willingly came across. He had no intentions
of having another Dru
wandering around. One was too many.
He got up and went behind Willow. His hands
massaging the stress from
her neck. He still couldn't believe that
she wanted to help the slayer
despite everything that Buffy had been
doing. She told him that it
wasn't for Buffy, that it was for the
people that Buffy protected. It
was going to take a bit longer before
she was ready. He smelled her
scent. He would wait.
*****
THINGS HAPPEN (11/?)
Willow sat at the table watching Angel.
He looked at her and smiled.
"What?"
"You're happier.." she said, puzzled.
"You're nuts....but I love you anyway."
"I'm serious" she said, smacking his arm.
"The last couple of weeks,
you've seen less tense....more carefree...a
bit more wicked."
"Wicked?" he said grinning.
"See. That's what I mean. Something had
to have happened."
"You're crazy."
"Fine. Don't tell me. I'll figure it out."
she said, smiling.
"Doubtful lover. Need something to drink?"
"Please." she watched him move through
the crowd. She saw the
appreciative looks he was getting. She
felt something tingle on the back
of her neck. She was being watched.
She turned, trying to look around the club
innocently. She settled her
gaze on an attractive man sitting alone
in the shadows. His startling
blue eyes pierced hers. She felt her heart
beat quicken at the look of
lust in his eyes. Lust for her? She looked
him over. His hair was almost
white, bleached blond. He was wearing
a leather duster and she could see
a red and black shirt underneath. She
couldn't take her eyes off him. He
seemed to know her. She suddenly got an
uneasy feeling. He was a
vampire.
Angel walked back, startled to see Willow
staring at somebody. He turned
to look, but all he saw was an empty stool
and a cigarette.
"What is it Willow?"
She turned back to him, her eyes wide.
"Nothing. Just thought I saw
someone I knew."
He didn't look convinced. Suddenly, he
saw Spike walking inside. He
smiled at her, "Why don't we go back to
my place. It will be a bit
quieter."
Willow smiled and stood. She saw his gaze
drift to the blond man. He had
left when Angel had approached her. Angel
knew him. Her mind was racing
with questions. She had to know their
connection. Was this the
mysterious friend that Angel had spoken
of? If so, why hadn't Angel
introduced them? She sensed something
dangerous and exciting surrounding
the blond. She bit her lip as she walked
past him, her green eyes on his
blue eyes. He winked at her before turning
away. She would look in
Giles' books. The answer had to be there.
THINGS HAPPEN (12/?)
"Giles, you look tired. Why don't you go
home and I'll finish inputting
this information."
"Are you sure? You can come back tomorrow."
"No...I have plans. Angel is taking me...well,
never mind. I'm sure you
don't care. It's still early. Not even
dark. You've been sick. You need
to rest. Just leave me the key and I'll
lock up this evening."
"I would appreciate it. I still can't seem
to shake this bug. Here you
go. Just give me the keys tomorrow. I
have a spare to get into the
office."
"Sure thing. Get better."
Giles smiled at the young girl. "I'll try."
Willow waited until he was gone. She gave
him an extra ten minutes in
case he had forgotten something. When
she was sure that she was alone,
she went into his of
fice, closing the door behind her. She
found the
cabinet that hid the 'secret' books. The
books that he didn't want any
of them to read. She knew that the vampire
journals were in here. She
and Buffy had tried to sneak a peak at
them before, but hadn't been able
to read very much.
She looked through them all, sorting out
ones that might be able to help
her. She got that pile and took it to
the desk. She had told Angel that
she had research to do that night and
wouldn't be able to see him. He
hadn't been too happy, but said he'd leave
her to it. Sitting down, she
made a brief list of what she was looking
for.
Angelus....soul....blond man...bleach....
Angel....London...Gypsy
curse....
She knew that there was more, but she'd
know it when she found it. She
opened the first book, eager to begin
her search.
THINGS HAPPEN (13/?)
He had never gotten cursed. Willow sat
back and rubbed her eyes. She
glanced at the small clock on Giles' desk.
4am. She'd been reading these
books since noon. She had not found a
trace of a curse. Angel had lied.
There was never a curse. He never had
his soul. Why did he lie?
She had found mention in several of the
books of a William that had run
with Angelus for years. He was also known
as Spike. She read the
description and recognized the blond man
she had seen watching her. She
read that Angelus had fallen in love with
the sadistic human, embracing
him rather lose him. She suddenly understood
why Angel was so happy. His
lover had returned.
She read also about a beautiful girl that
Angelus had become obsessed
over...Drusilla. She couldn't believe
the ways that he had tortured her.
He had wanted her as a mate for him and
William. In the end, he had done
nothing but drive her insane. Willow felt
sorry for the woman. The book
has said that the three had been a family
for over a hundred years when
Angelus had disappeared. No curse eighty
years before. There was a
record of him being seen murdering a woman
in Milan just forty years
ago.
Willow closed her eyes and thought. Why
would he lie? Reading about
Angelus, she could see the man she loved.
He was there in every
word...every action. She had not seen
the cruelty...the thirst for
power, but she was sure it was there,
just underneath the surface. She
wanted answers. She also wanted to know
how this Spike character fit
into their relationship. Did Angel love
him still? She was pretty sure
she knew that answer. Where did that leave
her?
She couldn't believe that she had fallen
in love with a vampire...well,
a not souled evil vampire. She put the
books away and locked the library
up. She needed some sleep. Maybe in the
morning it would all make sense.
She tended to think better with a free
mind. She had to make sure that
he didn't suspect she knew the truth.
She didn't want to start anything
that she was unsure how she'd finish.
Right now, she just knew that he
had lied and that she loved him.
THINGS HAPPEN (14/?)
Willow woke up. Her mind was much more
clear. She had come up with two
reasons for Angel to have lied. One, he
intended to take over Sunnydale
and thought this would be a good way to
kill the slayer. Two, he
intended to take over Sunnydale and had
wanted to get close to her.
Either one meant that he intended to become
master. She had read of his
thirst of power....his need for control.
She hoped that he didn't intend to kill
Buffy or the others. Hell, she
hoped that he didn't intend to kill her.
She rather doubted it. He could
have too many times already. That left
her with the idea that he had
lied to get to her. This one bothered
her too. Why couldn't he have been
truthful? Thinking about that, she frowned.
She would have staked him
immediately if she'd thought he was like
the others. Instead, she had
gotten to know him and fallen in love.
She was a twit.
He was tricking them all. He was so arrogant
that he thought no one
would catch on. Well, she had. She thought
over what he had told them
about the curse. Supposedly, the romany
had cursed him when he killed
one of their children. He was to suffer
from guilt for all his actions.
She could say this, he had never fed on
anyone that she knew about. She
had always seen the blood in his apartment.
She had also come to the startling conclusion
that he intended for her
to become one with him and Spike. She
would be what he had meant
Drusilla to be. She didn't like the idea
that he had her future planned.
But, thinking about both of the vampires,
she had to say, things could
be much worse. They were both virile,
sexy men.
She sighed as she went to her computer.
She turned it on and decided to
do some research. He had lied to her...to
all of them. She would make
him suffer all right. She just needed
the right angle. Angelus loved to
play games. This she had read. Well, she
liked games too. In fact, she
very rarely lost. This time, Angelus had
met his match.
THINGS HAPPEN (15/?)
Willow watched Angel as he sat at the table
with Spike. She had told him
that she had to research for a paper.
She had known he'd meet his lover.
She smiled. She had thought of something
that would make him squirm.
Lousy lying bastard deserved it.
Angel listened as Spike rattled on about
Dru. Finally, Spike stopped.
"What is it?" he asked, sitting back.
"What?"
"The whole broody thing? I mean, you don't
have to act around me. What's
the problem?"
"Willow. She's been avoiding me for the
last few days." Angel said
frowning.
"Really?" Spike said surprised. He almost
sighed when he saw the hurt
look in his sire's eyes. Angelus was a
bastard to all but those he
loved. He really loved the red head. Spike
hated to see him look so
unhappy.
"Yes. I don't know. I sense that something
happened. I just don't know
what."
"Angel. Good. I found you."
Angel and Spike both looked up, eyes wide
as Willow ran to the table.
"Willow?"
"I'm so glad you're here." She said hugging
him. She pulled away when
she felt his arm tighten.
"What's wrong?"
She sat down and smiled innocently at Spike.
"Is this your friend?"
"Yes. Willow meet William" he said, glancing
at Spike. Spike smiled and
kissed her hand.
"Hi William. Does he know about your thing?"
she asked Angel.
Spike snorted. "Luv, I know all about his
thing."
"Good. I was researching for you" Willow
said.
"For me?"
"About the curse." she said. "I wanted
to see if there was a way to
remove it."
"And?" Angel said, his voice nervous. She
had found out he had lied.
"It's bad." she said seriously.
Spike leaned forward eager to hear. "What
is it Red?"
"I can't ever sleep with you Angel."
"What?" Angel demanded.
THINGS HAPPEN (16/?)
"What?" Angel said again.
Willow nodded slowly. "It's awful. I found
the original curse and
researched it over the internet. It seems
that there was this stupid
happiness clause. If you ever become truly
happy, you revert back to
your previous uncursed self."
"You found the curse?" Angel said, wondering
how she could have found
something he made up.
"Yes. See, if we ever have sex, you turn
back into that bastard Angelus.
I'd hate to see that happen."
Spike snickered, covering it up with a
cough. Trust the damn idiot to
pick a curse that actually existed.
"You found it?" Angel said again.
"I am so glad that I did. What if we had
done something? Then I'd be
killed by that horrible Angelus. I've
read about him. He would have
killed all of us."
"He wasn't a bastard" Angel said defensively.
"Just misunderstood."
Willow rolled her eyes. "What ever. I've
found mention of a permanent
soul restoration. If I find it, I can
perform it and then you'll always
be souled." She smiled as she watched
him squirm. She was winning this
round.
"I don't know if I want another curse put
on me" he said weakly. He
glared at Spike as he saw the laughter
in the younger man's eyes.
Willow sighed. "I didn't think you would.
Oh well, we can always be
friends Angel. I'll always love you, but
I'm young. I need sex
eventually. I'm sorry." She turned toward
Spike and smiled. "So,
William. Are YOU cursed?"
Spike smiled sexily, "Not even close pet.
Want to dance?"
Willow smiled. "That would be nice."
Angel glowered as he watched his lover
dance with his love. He had to
call someone. He had not known the curse
existed. He glanced at Willow
and saw the gleam of triumph in her eyes.
Suddenly, he started to smile.
He would check his sources and see if
his suspicions were correct. Then,
he'd plan his move. She wanted to play?
He could play. He had chosen the
right girl.
THINGS HAPPEN (17/?)
Angel watched as Willow sat down. The little
minx had lied. There was no
curse. Somehow, she had found him out.
He had been surprised that she
had reacted the way she had. He had expected
tears, harsh words, name
calling, anything except a direct challenge.
She had to know that he
would know she was lying. She was playing
his game now.
He saw Spike watching her and smirked.
The damn moron was falling under
her spell. He hadn't said a word about
Dru in the last three nights. All
he spoke of was Willow. Willow this. Willow
that. Angel was growing a
bit tired of his childe's crush on his
chosen mate. Of course, Spike's
affection for her would be nice later
on. Now, it would help him with
his next move in the game. He was sure
that this would be his checkmate.
He knew Willow well and couldn't think
of any way that she would counter
his move. He smiled as he imagined her
outrage at being beaten so early
in the game.
Willow watched Angel discreetly. He knew.
She couldn't believe he had
figured it out so quickly. She had wanted
him to suffer a bit. Now, she
was worried. Knowing him, he would make
a move. She knew that she would
have to do her best to challenge it. Angel
wasn't the type to stay
interested in someone who couldn't play
a good game. She saw him glance
at Spike.
Spike. That was a very interesting situation.
She loved Angel but was
fast becoming infatuated with the blond
vampire. Could you love one man
and have a crush on another? There was
just something about him that was
addicting. He was a sexy flirt with a
fantastic personality....he always
made her laugh at his sarcastic remarks...his
impersonations of
Angel....his dirty jokes that he had learned
throughout the last hundred
some odd years...If she were more like
Buffy, she'd almost believe that
he had a crush on her.....he watched her
all the time...always tried to
make her smile...he loved to hold her
when they danced...she saw Angel
look at Spike again and smile.
She would love to see the two of them together.
She felt her face flush
at her thoughts. Bad Willow. But, they
were so handsome....they fit
together so well. She could the love in
their eyes. A casual observer
might not notice, but she had spent months
watching Angel. She saw it.
She saw him start to speak and felt a
feeling of dread. It was his move.
"Willow...I've thought about it. The curse
and all. You're right. I
can't expect a sexual relationship with
you."
"You can't?" Willow said, waiting for the
rest.
"I love you though. So, I'm willing to
make some sacrifices to be with
you. William is a good friend of mine...my
closest ever. I know that he
cares for you and it appears that you
care for him. Of course, I'd be
there. I don't want you hurt. Besides,
it is the closest I'll ever come
to you."
"What?" Willow said, puzzled to where he
was taking this.
Angel took her hand, his eyes brimming
with sincerity and just a tad of
triumph, "Willow, I want you to have a
sexual relationship with William,
while I watch of course."
THINGS HAPPEN (18/?)
"What the bloody hell are you talking about?"
Spike demanded at hearing
his sire's words.
Willow looked down, trying to decide her
course of action. She had seen
the smug smile on Angel's face. The bastard
thought he had her. He knew
she'd never be able to do something like
that. Taking a deep, calming
breath, she looked up.
"I love you too Angel. I am so happy that
you want to stay with me. I
enjoy spending time with you, even if
it can't be sexual. William has
become a good friend these last few days."
She smiled at Spike, keeping
her face and voice innocent. She noticed
the scowl replacing the smirk
on Angel's face.
"Really?" Spike said, his face eager.
"Yes. There is something about you that
affects me....I just don't
understand what it is. Maybe it is the
bad boy, rebel image you
project....it could be your sense of humor....it
could be those blue
eyes and that tight ass....you make me
feel."
Spike smiled softly, his mind thinking
about what she had just said. He
caught her hand in his and brought it
to his lips. He allowed his tongue
to slowly lick her palm, watching her
eyes darken with desire.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Angel demanded.
Willow looked at him and smiled. She had
told the truth. Spike did
something to her. He made her hot. Angel
did too, but there was more to
that relationship. She loved him. She
just wanted Spike. She saw the
scowl on Angel's face and almost gloated.
The bastard could dish it out
but he couldn't take it. She almost did
a happy dance. She had countered
his move. He hadn't won, yet.
"I was saying, I want William...almost
as much as I wish I could have
had you. Since that isn't possible, I
have to accept your offer, with
William's agreement of course. I'd love
to have sex with William, with
you watching over us of course. I'd just
like to get to know him better.
Sex is such an important part of my life.
I want to really know and care
for the man I give my virginity to. I
thought it would be you, but since
that isn't happening, I want to know William.
Can we wait a week for me
and him to date, alone, so that we can
get to know each other? If so, I
accept the deal."
THINGS HAPPEN (19/?)
Angel glowered at them both. This was not
what was supposed to have
happened. She should have blushed prettily
and then refused. But no, she
flirts with the blond idiot right in front
of him and then says that she
not only wants to have sex with him, she
wants to date him, alone. Over
his dead body.
"I'd rather you not date him."
"Why not?" Willow asked. She had known
that this would be too much. She
had won. She never thought that Angel
would get so into the game that
he'd actually let her have sex with Spike.
She had played her hunch and
could now gloat.
"Because" Angel said rudely. "I don't share,
damn it."
Willow sighed, keeping her expression innocent.
"Angel, it was your
idea. I never would have suggested it
if you hadn't brought it up."
"Don't give me that." Angel said, his voice
low and threatening. "You
want him. You admitted that. How long?
When I kiss you do you imagine
it's him?"
"Of course not" Willow said, hurt that
he'd think that way about her.
Angel held her wrist, his eyes burning
into hers. "How far were you
willing to go? How badly do you want to
win?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Willow said, grimacing at the
pain in her wrist.
"The game......I'm not an idiot Willow.
I can smell your arousal. Is it
for me or for him?"
Willow refused to speak. She thought that
he knew her. She must have
been wrong.
"Who" he demanded, squeezing tighter.
"You." she said, anger beginning to replace
the pain. "Angelus. That is
your name isn't it? You talk to me about
lying and trust. What would you
know about it?" She pulled her arm free
and stood up, her eyes on fire.
"I don't want to see you." she said rubbing
her wrist. "Game over."
She walked out, her head held high. Angel
couldn't see the tears that
she was blinking back or the sadness in
her eyes.
Spike stood, worried about her. Angel shot
him a look. "Sit down."
Spike saw the fear in Angel's eyes and
obeyed him. He sat down. "She
knew all along?"
"The clause was her move. She didn't confront
me....just made it into a
game. She won tonight. I lost my cool.
She actually beat me at my own
game."
Spike sighed, "What a woman."
"Yeah." Angel said softly. "Game's over."
THINGS HAPPEN (20/?)
Willow stared at her apple and frowned.
She had lost them all. Her
former friends still weren't speaking
to her. She hadn't seen Angelus or
Spike since she had declared the game
over. That had been a week ago.
Her parents were out of town, as usual.
She seriously hadn't spoken to
anyone in a week. She wasn't sleeping
at all. Whenever she closed her
eyes, they would open right back up. She
also wasn't eating. She had
barely had anything since that night.
She wondered why she had reacted
so horribly. She had known he was lying.
Even played that game with him.
His reaction had put her on the defensive.
Well, it appeared he didn't
care very much. He hadn't come after her.
She missed him. She missed his voice, his
smile, his touch......she was
wasting away without with him. She loved
him so much. Without him, she
was nothing. No one cared. Buffy hadn't
spoken to her since she was
needed to help fight a demon two weeks
before. Xander and Cordelia just
glared at her. Giles hadn't attempted
to contact her for research
either. She knew he was getting involved
with the computer teacher, so
she assumed he had a lot on his mind.
She often thought about tracking Angel
down and begging for him to take
her back. Her pride kept her from doing
that. She couldn't admit that
she needed him so badly. She would get
over him. She had to get over
him. She got up and started to walk home.
She hadn't realized that it
was so late. The darkness was setting
in. She needed to hurry. She knew
she was to weak to fight anyone off.
She had made it almost home when she heard
footsteps behind her.
"What's a pretty thing like you doing wandering
alone at night?"
Willow turned. It was a vampire...and he
didn't look happy. She started
to run, but tripped on a water hose that
was laying on the sidewalk. She
fell and skidded, cringing in pain. She
turned, resigned to her death.
The vampire slowed down and laughed at
her. "I love the chase."
Willow watched as he started towards her.
Suddenly, he became dust.
Startled, she glanced at where he had
been. A woman was standing there,
looking at her curiously. She was striking.
She had long dark hair that
fell past her shoulders. Her dress was
beautiful lace that fell past her
feet. She had an intrigued look in her
eyes that was paired with a bit
of insanity. She dropped the tree branch
and walked slowly towards
Willow.
"Silly man....he doesn't know you're Daddy's."
she said in a lilting
voice. "Oh, Mommy's hurt" she knelt down,
her voice soothing. She ran
her fingers lightly over Willow's skinned
knee. She brought the blood
finger to her mouth and lapped at it.
"Sweet...pure..." she looked into
Willow's eyes. "Mommy's scared of me....I
hear your heart beating so
fast....."
"Drusilla?" Willow said, remembering the
name from her research.
Dru smiled and clapped her hands. "Daddy
told you about me?"
"Yes" Willow said, deciding to lie.
"He didn't tell me about you...But I knew.
Miss Edith told me that I was
getting a new mommy...a sweet mother that
would be nice to me....she
told me that Daddy loves my Mommy."
"Miss Edith?"
"You'll meet her...She can't wait to meet
my mommy....you're hurt..."
"Just a scrape." Willow said, her mind
confused.
Dru stood and pulled Willow to her feet.
"Daddy is unhappy. He misses
Mommy. He will be so proud of his princess
when I bring you to him."
Willow started to protest, but remembered
what she had read about the
insane woman. She decided to humor her.
"I've missed 'daddy' too" Willow said softly,
admitting the truth.
"Come. We'll see Daddy and Spike. Then,
I will allow you to meet Miss
Edith. Oh, we can have tea. I so love
tea."
Dru continued to chatter as she looped
her arm through Willow's. Willow
remained silent, listening to her childlike
joy. She was going to see
Angel.
THINGS HAPPEN (21/?)
"And this is my room." Dru said smiling.
"It's lovely" Willow said honestly. The
room looked like it belonged to
a child. There were ruffles all over the
bed and the windows. She saw
dolls and clothes scattered around.
"Shall we have tea or shall we see Daddy?"
"Tea sounds lovely" Willow said, not wanting
to see Angel yet.
"Goodie" Dru said, laughing as she pulled
Willow inside. "This is Miss
Edith. And this is Caroline. That is Marcy
but she's been naughty. No
tea for her."
Willow sat on the floor, amused by Dru's
endless chatter. She was rather
like a child, constant energy. She had
told Willow about her accident
and almost dying. She spoke of the times
that she and Spike and her
daddy roamed the countryside. Willow had
actually learned quite a lot
from the woman. She was completely devoted
to both Spike and Angel. She
also had said that they didn't make her
do naughty things with them.
Willow had to wonder if the journals had
been wrong about the
relationship between those three.
Angel heard Dru laughing and had to smile.
He sometimes wanted to stake
her rather than listen to her brainless
babbling, but, most of the time
she amused him. She was rather like a
daughter to him. He had pushed her
too far when he was courting her....driving
her even more insane than
she had been. She had gradually drifted
into this childhood that she had
had when she had been happy and all was
right. He was content to let her
stay there. Besides, he had Willow. Well,
he had had Willow.
Spike came up behind him. "I smell Willow.
Did you see her tonight?"
"What?" Angel said, suddenly noticing the
familiar scent. "No.....she's
here."
They heard Dru laughing and a familiar
voice speaking quietly.
Angel and Spike moved to the doorway, their
mouths dropping open in
shock as they saw Willow having tea with
Dru. Dru looked up and noticed
them.
"Daddy! Spike! Would you like tea? Oh,
Daddy. Look who I found wandering
around after dark. She almost got bit,
but I saved her. Couldn't have my
mommy die before we had tea. Are you happy
Daddy?"
Angel stared into Willow's wide green eyes.
"You were hurt?"
"Dru saved me" she said softly.
"Dru."
"Yes Daddy?"
"Thank you."
"Does this mean no more grumpy daddy throwing
things and being mean?"
"No more throwing things...." his eyes
still on Willow.
Dru clapped and smiled. "I like Mommy.
Can we keep her?"
Spike grinned at Willow then looked at
Angel. "Yeah, Dad. Can we keep
her?"
*****
THINGS HAPPEN (22/?)
Willow felt her face flush when she heard
Spike repeat Dru's words. The
look he gave her left no doubt in her
mind what he would like to keep
her for. She glanced at Angel and saw
a similar look in his eyes.
"I don't know, kid." Angel said, keeping
his voice calm. "Maybe we
should ask Willow."
"What?" Willow squeaked.
Spike shared a conspiratorial look with
his sire. "What do you say Red,
can we keep you?"
"Oh please Mommy." Dru begged, smiling
at the redhead. She had thought
she would hate the woman her daddy had
chosen, but she had been
surprised. Her new mother was kind and
nice and played with her dolls.
She didn't want her to leave.
"Angel" Willow said, her voice almost whining.
"It's a fair question Will. I know that
I can't make that decision for
you...." Angel let his voice drift off.
"Can we talk?" Willow asked.
"Princess, why don't you and I leave dear
old Dad and Red alone for a
bit. We can go find ourselves a yummy
cheerleader to snack on." Spike
said, offering Dru his arm.
"Really? Ok." Dru looked at Willow, her
eyes serious. "Will you be here
when we get back?"
Willow almost said no but saw the look
in Dru's eyes and instead said,
"Of course. Don't kill any brunette cheerleaders
ok? I have a
friend....."
"Only blondes, ducks. Don't worry. Dru
has a taste for blondes." Spike
said, winking at Willow as he escorted
a smiling Dru out of the room.
"Did I just endorse them killing someone?"
Willow asked, her voice
amazed.
"Appeared that way to me." Angel said,
not able to keep the grin off his
face.
"What have you done to me?" Willow asked,
looking at him.
"Not nearly as much as I'd like to" Angel
said, his smile fading.
"Oh" Willow said, taking a deep breath.
"Talk. We need to talk...."
THINGS HAPPEN (23/25)
"Let's go somewhere a bit more comfortable
to talk." Angel said, helping
Willow off the floor.
She felt the jolt from his touch. Talk,
Willow. Just talk. She reminded
herself.
He started to take her to his room, but
decided against it. He could
present a much better case if he didn't
have his mind on her laid out in
his bed. He took her to the upstairs library.
Willow was almost disappointed that he
didn't take her to his bedroom.
She knew they really did need to talk,
but a part of her really just
wanted him to seduce her. She sat down
and sighed.
"Why did you lie?"
Angel sat down. He decided that if he had
any chance of keeping Willow,
he had to be honest. Completely honest.
"Let me explain.....at first, I
intended to wait until the slayer had
killed the master, kill her, then
take over the town. But, things happen.
Nothing went the way I intended
it to."
Willow watched his face. His eyes never
left hers. He was speaking
sincerely. She had no doubt to that. She
knew that she had blanched when
he had spoken so carelessly about Buffy.
She had to hear him out.
"I was in town only a week. I decided to
visit the only club in town.
That's when I saw you. You were sitting
shyly at a table, watching
everyone. So innocent. So enticing. I
knew then that I had to have you.
I started to follow you. Saw the way your
two friends treated you. That
one boy was nice. I won't even say what
I thought about Xander. If you
must know, I became obsessed. I watched
your house every night, making
sure you were safe. I knew that in time
I had to make you mine. My lousy
luck, before I could make a move, your
one good friend dies. I could
have stopped it, but I was busy trying
to hide myself from Darla. Then,
my little obsession becomes best friends
with the slayer." Angel sighed
unnecessarily and ran his hands through
his hair.
"You couldn't have saved Jesse" Willow
spoke softly. She was surprised
that he had had true guilt flash in his
eyes when he had spoken of
letting her down by not saving her old
friend.
"I could have. Regardless, your friendship
with the slayer changed
things. I thought up a new plan. It worked,
quite well. After I had been
accepted by the little group, I started
to get to know you as something
more than just an obsession. I fell in
love with you. I never lied about
that. I never lied about what I was like.
I don't apologize for it."
"Go on"
"I'm a bad man." Angel said, frowning.
"I have done things that you
could not comprehend. I fully intend to
take over as Master here.
Spike...."
"You love him." Willow said softly. Seeing
his surprised look, she
smiled. "I read up on you....I know about
you and him and Dru. I must
admit, she was nothing like I expected."
"Dru is a child in the body of a woman.
She likes you." Angel said,
smiling.
"I like her too. I hate that you lied to
me. If you had told me the
truth from the beginning...."
"You would have thought me as bad as Darla
and the others. You never
would have taken the chance to get to
know me. I did the only thing I
knew of to get close to you and to achieve
my initial goal, which was to
have the slayer defeat the master. I never
wanted the slayer to become
infatuated with me. Trust me when I say
that it was not in the least bit
pleasurable. It was always you, Red."
"I know I should hate you. I should go
tell Giles the truth and let
Buffy stake you. That is, if he would
even speak to me long enough to
listen...."
"They still hate you?"
"Yes" Willow said softly.
"I never intended it. I began to realize
that it was inevitable, but I
never wanted you to lose your friends."
"It's done. What irritates me is that despite
the lies despite the half
truths....I miss you....I still love you...I
still want you..." Willow
took a steadying breath. She looked into
his dark brown eyes. "Make love
to me Angel?" She asked questioningly.
THINGS HAPPEN (24/25)
Angel heard her words and smiled. He moved
towards her, running his hand
over her cheek. "You don't have to ask
ever again." he said softly.
Willow raised her head to meet his lips.
She felt tingling deep inside
her secret place. She moved closer to
him, eager for contact. She gasped
when he swooped her over his shoulder,
his hand resting lightly on her
bottom.
"I think we need to go to my room" he said
silkily, tenderly patting her
read.
She laughed softly, her eyes enjoying the
view from behind. He opened
the door, then slammed it close behind
him. He set her down, his hands
slowly moving up her sides. He smiled.
"Are you sure?" he asked seriously.
"Do I have to send you an invitation?"
Willow asked, her eyes full of
mischief.
He chuckled, pulling her close to him.
His lips met hers, his tongue
delving deep inside her mouth. His hands
began to work on the buttons of
her shirt. She moaned when she felt it
slip from her shoulders and his
cold hands moved over her back. Soon,
her bra joined the shirt. She
decided that she shouldn't be the only
one half nude. She began to
unbutton his shirt. Groaning when she
couldn't undo the buttons. She
ripped it open, sending the buttons flying.
Angel pulled back, his eyes
on hers.
"Eager aren't you?"
"I'll buy you another" she said, her eyes
taking in his chest. She ran
her hands over him, marvelling at the
muscles. She felt his eyes on her.
She started blushing when she realized
that she was still nude.
Angel moved her to the bed, pushing her
back against his pillows. "As
Spike would say, bloody marvelous" he
whispered as his eyes scanned her
heaving breasts.
He moved forward on the bed, capturing
one of her tight nipples in his
mouth. He heard her whimper at the contact
and smiled. His hands became
busy unzipping her pants. He moved down
her body, his mouth blazing a
path. He sat up, pulling her jeans and
panties off quickly. When she was
fully nude, he looked at her. He caught
her eyes. "Mine" he whispered
before moving between her legs.
Willow saw the predatory look in his eyes
and shivered. She wasn't sure
if it was out of fear or anticipation.
She felt his tongue lick between
her legs and she about arched off the
bed. Her hands clinched the
blankets as he began to lick and suck
her in earnest. She heard whimpers
and moans before she realized that they
were coming from her. She felt
his finger slide into her secret place.
She arched up again, eager for
more. She closed her eyes as her first
orgasm spread over her. She
couldn't catch her breath as Angel continued
to lick her, feasting off
her juices like a starving man. She soon
climaxed again, amazed at what
he was making her feel. She felt an emptiness
inside her as he finally
halted his actions. He shed his pants
and moved up the bed, capturing
her mouth with his. She was strangely
excited to taste herself on his
lips.
"Last chance to stop" he said softly, kissing
her face.
THINGS HAPPEN (25/25)
Willow felt his cock resting against her
slit. She needed him inside
her. He was supposed to be a viscous,
violent murdering vampire. Why the
hell was he being so considerate? Under
normal circumstances, she
wouldn't mind. But not now. She caught
his mouth with hers and arched up
against him, taking his length deep inside
of her. She felt tears as the
pain spread through her.
"It will get better" Angel promised. He
let her adjust to his size. She
was something special. He had been concerned
that things were happening
too fast for her. What does she do? She
starts to take him. He kissed
the tears away as he slowly began to move.
Willow felt the pain replaced by something
much better. She soon began
to move up, meeting his thrusts. She dug
her fingernails deep into his
back. His mouth caught her breast, softly
biting into her as he began to
speed up. Her mind was mush. She couldn't
think about anything except
what she was feeling. She felt the tingling
begin to spread through her
lower abdomen. She screamed his name as
she felt him flood her with his
cold seed. She bit his shoulder as she
had her third orgasm of the
evening. Shaking, she looked at him.
"Mine" she said softly, echoing his words.
He smiled. "Yours" he agreed, pulling out
of her. He laid down beside
her, brushing his hand over her face.
She fell asleep in his arms. He got up
and grabbed a shirt, slipping it
over her head as she slept. Soon, he joined
her in sleep.
********************************
"Wakey wakey" a soft voice sung out. She
felt something tickle her nose.
She opened her eyes and then sat up quickly.
"What?" She said, knowing that she was
blushing. She heard a growl from
beside her as Angel opened his eyes and
sat up too.
"Mommy and Daddy were naughty" Dru said,
smiling at Spike. They were
both seated at the side and end of the
bed. Spike gave them a knowing
glance.
"I'd say, from the smell of things, very
naughty." he said, openly
smirking.
"Go away" Angel said.
"Daddy is always grumpy when he wakes up"
Dru told Willow. "You have to
ignore him. That's what Spike says."
"Thank you for the warning" Willow said,
smiling despite the situation.
She felt Spike's hot gaze on her. She
glanced at him and saw the desire
in his blue depths as he looked at her
and Angel. "Did you find a
cheerleader?"
Dru laughed. "Yes. A nasty old thing. She
wasn't your friend.
Melody....Carmony...Harmony. That was
it."
"You killed Harmony?" Willow asked, hating
the feeling of glee that
spread through her.
"Nasty old bitch, she was." Spike said.
"She damn near attacked me at
that club. Was glad to hand her over to
Dru. I felt violated" he said,
holding his hand over his eyes.
Angel rolled his eyes. "Why don't you two
go away. Anywhere. As long as
it isn't here. Maybe go play in the sun."
he softly cursed when Willow
hit him.
"You are grumpy in the mornings" she said
smiling. "You're going to have
to get over that. I don't like waking
up beside grumpy people."
"Waking up beside...as in, you here every
morning?" Angel asked, his
eyes smiling at the thought.
"Where else would I be?" Willow asked innocently.
"Guess that means we get to keep her" Spike
said, smiling at his sire.
"Oh goodie. Now we have a mommy. We can
be a real family....like they
have on the tele."
"Nah, better than those on the tele princess.
A great big happy family"
Spike said, chuckling playfully.
"Sounds good to me. It's not like I have
anyone else" Willow said,
seeing the gleam in Spike's eyes. She
felt Angel's arm go around her.
"Don't need anyone else Will. You have
us now. As Dru said, a real
family."
Willow smiled as Dru offered to get her
breakfast. She saw the fear in
Spike and Angel's eyes as the dark haired
woman talked about cooking.
She laughed softly. Her family. She liked
the sound of that.
**************THE END*****************