Faith POV

We got back to LA tonight.  Rupert and I drove up the coast for a long
weekend. I am sad as to how things changed. Namely, Buffy's reaction to
Ripper and I.  I really did want to be her friend. Wes and Kate are getting
married soon.  I am happy for them.  Kate asked Willow and I to be
bridesmaids. Of course we said yes.  Xander is moving down the street from us
as soon as his lease is up.  Anya is even in the wedding party.  She is
exciting. Everyone with the exception of Buffy took the news well. I wish I
could help her. She has shut herself off and it will kill her.

We figured we should check in with Fang and see if we were needed.  I was
shocked to find the place closed up. I went downstairs to see if they were
home. I saw red scarves hanging from the bed.  I saw them fast asleep.  I saw
some dried blood on Willow and went to see if she was ok. They both looked,
well, dead.

I did see the rise and fall of Willow's chest. Good, she is alive. "Is it
morning?" Willow said in her dopiest voice.

"No, it is nearly midnight." I said.

"No, sun is still up, I can feel it." Angel mumbled back. I guess they
did it, they finally fucked themselves senseless. I walked over to the window
and pulled back the heavy drapes. They didn't move.

"Angel, not daylight." Willow said. Willow had sat up and forgot she was
naked.  The sheet fell revealing some nice cleavage. If I wasn't married...

"Keep your eyes off my mate." Angel growled.

"Huh?" I knew that tone in Angel's voice, it was the one he used before
attack.

"You heard me." Angel said in a challenging voice. Ok something went down
this weekend and I am not sure what.

"Rupert and I will be upstairs Angel."

He growled as I left. "Are they here?" Ripper asked me.

"Yeah, but they were busy. I woke them up."

"They are usually awake at this hour." Rupert said.

"Want to go up to the roof?" I asked my husband.

"Sure." He said. Things were so intense with Rupert. We make and an
excellent team together.  I love him so much.  He has become my world. We
waited on the roof until Angel and Willow finally tumble out.  I can tell
they both showered. They looked pretty sweaty before.

"Hey guys." Angel said.

"Glad to see you guys awake." Rupert said.

"Sorry, we, um, ..." Willow said fumbling for the words.

"She claimed me. I claimed her." Angel said. I noticed him protectively
wrap his arm around her.

"Are you alright Willow?" I asked.  That could be why they were out of it
for so long.  I have heard that claiming a person is a very intense thing.

"I feel fine, tired, yes, but I feel so alive right now." Willow said.  I
saw the mark Angel put into her neck.  It looked painful. It will definitely
scar her.

"Just checking." I said. Rupert and I left before things got crazy.

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Chapter 32

Willow POV

I reread the prophecy. I wasn't sure what to make of it. I looked up to
see Faith getting very suggestive with a lollipop to Giles. I just shook my
head at Faith.  She was tormenting Giles. I grinned as Giles tried to
maintain his composure.  He and Faith had been very pelvic lately.  I am
happy for Giles. He deserved it.  I was trying to figure things out when the
vision came. I fell out of the chair. When I looked up at, I saw a very
worried Faith kneeling on the ground with me. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I think we need to visit Sunnydale. I think that something very
bad will happen there."

"I will let Xander know what is going on." Giles said.

"Have the vests come in?" Faith asked.

"Yes, I believe that the Initiative uses body temperature to register
vamps.  I can use a spell for Angel, but these should protect us from the
electrical stun guns." I said.
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