Rating: PG-13 because of rape situations.
Disclaimer: Joss owns all. ( although if he wants to give me Angel or Spike...)
Summary: Willow is raped. What happens now?
Archive: Just ask one of me.
Feedback: Love it.
Spoilers: None
Authors note: This is not an " I hate Buffy" fic. Buffy is nice in this one!
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Buffy sat in her room thinking back over the last couple of months.
Everything had changed.
<For the better.> She decided.
She and Angel had decided that it could never work no matter how much they tried. It was just too difficult. Shortly after that, she had developed feelings for Xander. And of course, Xander already had feelings for her, so they were together now. She smiled at the thought.
<Willow and Angel have also been getting chummy.> She thought.
<Okay, face it, girl. They like each other. And they're so cute together.> The thought surprised her.
<Three months ago, I would have been jealous of that. Now I am pushing them together. Oh well, they make each other happy.> Her mother calling pulled her out of her thoughts.
"Buffy it's the hospital. Something's happened to Willow."
Buffy ran down the stairs as fast as she could. She slapped the receiver against her ear so hard it hurt.
"What is it? What happened?" Buffy listened and her face paled. She dropped the phone and ran from the house toward the Library.
**********
Angel sat in the shadows reading vampire lore. Giles sat at the table across from Angel reading the Codex. The heavy wooden doors of the library slammed open. Buffy barreled in, tears streaming down her face.
"Buffy my God, what on earth happened? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. It's Willow." At this Angel jumped up and walked over to her.
"What about Willow?" Angel asked grabbing her shoulders.
"She was … beaten."
"Is she ok?"
"No, that's not it."
"What then?"
"She was… she was…r-r-raped." Buffy managed between sobs. Giles automatically paled and got up to hug Buffy. Buffy buried her face in Giles shirt.
"It's not fair Giles. That shouldn't have happened to Wills. She so sweet. It's just not fair." Buffy sobbed.
End Prologue.
Willow sat in the hospital bed. She had long since stopped crying. Now she just felt numb. She had asked the nurse to call Buffy since her parents were out of town. She couldn't see Xander, Angel, or Giles right now. Right now, men in general scared her. Not to mention that all three of them are going to blame themselves. Just then, the door opened and Buffy walked in. Willow tried to keep from crying but she failed. Buffy was at her side before she could blink, hugging her. Willow wrapped her arms around her best friend and cried. Buffy stroked her hair and said soft words of comfort. After about ten minutes, Willow ran out of tears and sat back. They looked at each other.
"Hi." Willow offered.
"Hey, Wills. Xander, Angel and Giles are all in the waiting room. I told them to let me see you first." Buffy saw the pained look on her face.
"What?"
"I can't see them." Willow said looking down." I'm scared. Not of them, of guys in general."
"Oh, Wills." Was all Buffy could say.
"I know they won't hurt me but…" she trailed off.
"Well, the doctor said you could go home tomorrow, but my mom says you're staying with us because your parents are on that cruise for two weeks."
"Yeah, they left today."
"So, I can tell them you'll see them tomorrow or the day after. They won't be happy but they can deal." Willow took a deep breath and visually gathered herself up.
"No, I'll have to see them sooner or later. Might as well get it over with."
"You sure? Because I'll stand guard outside all night so none of them can get in."
Willow gave her a small smile.
"No, that's okay. Just stay with me when they're here."
"Okay deal. I'll go get them."
***********
Angel paced around the waiting room like a caged animal. Xander sat in a chair deep in thought. Thinking about what he was going to do to the bastard that dare touch 'his' Willow. Giles sat next to Xander cleaning his glasses over and over again. He was bound to wear a hole in them soon. They all looked up when Buffy walked in.
"Well?" They all demanded at once.
"Okay. She says to get you." They all started toward the room without waiting to hear the rest. She stood in the doorway blocking them.
"Wait. She is really scared right now. I don't think any of you should try and hug her unless she asks. And Angel," She said turning toward him, "DON'T hover over her." With that, she took Xander's hand and started for the room. Angel and Giles following suit. Buffy stopped at the door.
"Remember she's scared." With that, she dropped Xander's hand and went in. Buffy walked around the bed and sat next to Willow. Xander, Giles, and Angel filed in. Willow looked at all of them and said nothing. After several seconds of looking from one to the other Willow broke down crying. All three of the men did what comes naturally when seeing a women cry, they reached for her. But Willow turned to Buffy. Buffy wrapped her arms around her and rocked her back and forth. The three men went out into the hall. After a minute Willow looked up.
"You ok?"
"Yeah will you call Giles back in? One at a time would be better."
"Sure one stuffy, British librarian coming up. Do you want me to wait in the hall?"
"Please?"
"Sure." With that, Buffy disappeared through the door. A minute later, Giles walked through. He stood uncomfortably in the middle of the room finding the floor very interesting. Willow looked at her mentor.
"Giles?" Willow called softly. He looked up to meet her gaze. Willow extended her arms and Giles rushed to hug her. Willow leaned her head against his shoulder. He rocked her back and forth.
"Willow, I was so worried about you." Giles looked down at his protégé.
"I'm fine…okay, I'm not fine. But I am alive and physically I'll be okay in a couple of weeks." Giles just clutched her to his chest. She sat there for a few minutes just knowing that Giles was there made her feel better. <He is like my second father.> She told herself. Willow let go of Giles.
"Will you ask Xander to come in please?"
"Of course. Do you need anything?"
"No. Thanks though."
"Alright then." Giles left the room and Xander came in a second later. He didn't stand in the middle of the room like Giles. He practically ran to her bed and folded her into a hug.
"I know Buffy said not to, but I don't care." He said into her hair. Willow held onto her childhood friend for a long time. Finally, she pulled back to look into his eyes.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah I will be. I'm coping."
"Did you know the person who did it?"
"No, but they got skin particles from under my fingernails. So they can do DNA tests."
"Yeah the doctor told us. Oh, Wills! It's all my fault! I should have…"
"STOP IT!" Willow yelled." It's not. It's not anyone's except the sick person who did it. You couldn't stop it. If you could have I know you would have. We are so used to dealing with evil in the forms of monsters that we forgot that there's evil in the form of people too." She leaned over and gave him a quick hug. "Now send Angel in." Xander got up wordlessly and left. A minute later Angel emerged in the doorway.
"Hi." He offered.
"Hey." She returned. "Will you stop lurking in that doorway and come over here and hug me?" Needing no more encouragement, Angel was at her side before she could breathe. He sat down and gathered her in his lap. Holding her so tightly that she could barely breathe. Her lungs burned in protest.
"Angel." She gasped. "Angel, as much as I like you, I can't breathe." She joked. He pulled back slightly and loosened his grip.
"Sorry." Was all he could manage. He was looking at the bruises on the side of her face. He reached out and traced the edges of them.
"Do they hurt?" he asked in a small voice.
"A little." She admitted. "Not as much as the others though."
"Others?" Angel asked, looking her up and down. When after a minute she didn't say anything realization dawned on him.
"I can't believe someone did this to you." Angel said pulling her close. Willow didn't cry. She had no more tears. After a minute, she released Angel and leaned back to look at him.
"I don't know how to explain it to you." She told him.
"It doesn't matter as long as you okay." He told her.
"But I'm not. I'm not ok. I have seen so much evil." She said looking at him for understanding that he knew she didn't mean him. He nodded.
"I mean Vampires, weird things that crawl out of eggs, invisible girls, I mean my best friend's mother dated a robot. But, they were never people. I mean the guy looked normal, like a student. Someone I would tutor. He wasn't lacking in the soul department or a demon, he was just sick. He was just evil." She said casting her gaze onto the bed tracing the markings in the bed covers.
"Evil isn't limited to demons, Willow." Angel told her.
"I know that." She said looking up again. "I've always known that. I was just used to seeing it in that form I guess." She whispered more to herself then Angel. He pulled her close again and this time she did cry. A couple of minutes later, the door opened and Willow looked over Angel's shoulder to an officer. She pulled away and wiped her eyes.
End Part 1
" I'm sorry but I need to ask you some questions." The officer told her.
" Alright." Willow agreed. " Angel would you send Buffy in and wait outside."He looked for a minute as if he would refuse but agreed, reluctantly. Buffywalked in seconds later. She didn't even look at the officer but wentstraight to Willows side.
" What's up, Wills?" she asked sitting next to Willow.
" Nothing. This officer wants to ask me questions about what happened. Iwanted you to be here and I didn't want the guys in here when I tell whathappened. I don't need them going postal." Willow told Buffy.
" And they would." Buffy finished. " Alright." Buffy said to the officer.
" Willow, my name is Jeremy. I won't pretend to know what you're feeling."Jeremy told her. Willow liked him. He wasn't fake.
" But I will tell you that I want to find this sicko as mush as you do. So I need to know what happened from start to finish, with all the details you can tell me."
"Ok." Willow swallowed convulsively. " I had just left the Bronze and was walking home. I cut threw the park." She looked at Buffy knowing that she shouldn't have because of Vamps. " I was about half way threw when some tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around expecting it to be Angel, my boyfriend, he is a night person." she added for the cop. " I didn't know the guy though. He was about 5'11 and looked about 17 or 18. He had blonde hair in a bowl cut. His eyes were green or hazel I couldn't tell in the dark. He looked like a student in blue jeans, a black T-shirt, a black windbreaker, and cowboy boots. I thought he must go to school with me and wanted a tutor. I asked if I knew him and he said no. I asked what he wanted and he said ' I find a pretty girl like you in the park at night all by herself and you don't know what I want'. So I turned to run but he grabbed me around the waist and he pushed me to the ground. Then he… he just… he rapped me." The last three words were torn from Willows throat. It was the first time she had said it aloud. Buffy wrapped her arms around the red headed hacker as she cried for what seemed like the millionth time that night. When she had her emotions under control again she looked back over at Jeremy.
" I'm sorry. After he … he told me that it should teach me not to walk alone through parks at night. Please find him. Before he hurts another girl." She pleaded to the officer.
" I'll try. Willow, we have picked up some suspects. I need you to look at a line up. If you feel you can. But not until you are discharged tomorrow night."
" I'll meet you at the station." She told him.
End part 2
Two hours later.
Buffy, Giles, Xander and Angel sat in the library. Willow's absence was all too clear. Buffy sat on the tabletop. Xander sat behind her his arms wrapped firmly around her waist. Giles sat in a chair near his office door looking more shaken then Buffy had ever seen him. Angel kept going up one set of stairs, across the landing that led to the stacks, down the other set of stairs, around the table and back up. Buffy followed him with her eyes when he walked in front of the table.
" This isn't right. I should have been there." Angel's yell shattered the silence of the library and all 3 others jumped. " Sorry." Angel muttered. Giles got up and walked into Angel's path. Angel stopped in front of the Brit. Giles put a comforting hand on Angel's shoulder.
"Your right." Giles told him. " it's not right. No matter who it happens to it's not right. And the fact that it was Willow makes it worse for us." Buffy got up off the table and walked over to the two men. She wrapped one arm around each of there waists. And Giles kissed the top of her head. Realizing now how special Buffy was to him. Not because she was his slayer but because she was the closest thing to a daughter he would get.
" Angel, blaming yourself is wrong. None of us could have known."
" Yeah." Xander added from the table. " She yelled at me when I said that in the hospital room."
" See. Willow knows all 3 of you and she knows that all of you are blaming yourselves. And that's not what she wants. She wants you to blame the person who did it." Buffy told them with finality in her voice.
End Part 3
he next night when Willow walked out of the hospital she was not alone. Angel on her left, Buffy and Xander on her right and Giles walking ahead with her bag they made there way to Giles' car. Willow sat in back between Xander and Angel with Buffy in front. Angel and Xander were fussing over her, asking her questions without end. Finally she tired of it and leaned against Angel closing her eyes. 20 minutes later the car stopped. They all pilled out and Buffy's mom came rushing out. She ran to Willow folding her into a motherly hug. After that she ushered her and Buffy into the house. Buffy barely had time to latch onto Xander's hand and call to the guys to come in before her mother got her inside. The three men followed and Giles shut the door. They all went into the living room and the fussing started all over again. Everyone, save Buffy, started asking if she wanted anything, if she was tired, what could they get her. After about 10 minutes of this Buffy's was at the end of her rope.
" Ya know what?" Buffy asked loudly causing all attention to focus on her, to Willows utter relief. " I bet what Willow wants is a nice hot shower and some sleep. Am I right Wills?"
" Yeah that sounds good." Willow said as she stood. She hugged Giles and Xander goodbye. She started to kiss Angel but couldn't do it. Instead she started to cry and ran up the stairs. Angel started to follow but Buffy stopped him.
"I'll take care of her and call you when she's in the shower." She told him.
He
nodded sadly. Buffy took off after Willow while Joyce shut and locked the
door. Upstairs Willow sat in the middle of the hall floor crying.
Buffy helped
her
up and into her room.
" Willow, what happened?" Buffy asked softly.
" I was about to kiss Angel and then I saw-I saw-the guy the one who…" she trailed off into tears. " And in the car between Xander and Angel I was scared Buffy. I hid it but I was."
" Come on." Buffy said helping Willow stand. " A nice hot shower will do you good. And then we'll eat our weight in Ben a Jerry's." Buffy told her. Willow smiled gratefully and dug threw her bag for p.j.'s. Buffy gave her a towel and sent her off. Once she heard the water running she reached for the phone and dialed Angel. It was picked up halfway threw the first ring.
" Buffy?" the voice on the other end demanded.
" Yeah. It's me." Buffy told him.
" Is she ok?" he demanded again and then without giving her time to answer.
"What happened?" Buffy sighed trying to figure out how to tell him this.
" Angel she's scared. Not of you, but right now after what happened intimate things are scary right now. She said that as she was about to kiss you she saw him. They guy who raped her." Angel said nothing on the other end.
" Angel?" Buffy asked softly.
"I would never hurt her." Angel said so soft that if she wasn't the slayer she would have never heard him at all.
" She knows that Angel. Her mind and body need time to heal. You guys didn't see it. When you were there last night the bruise weren't there completely yet and this morning I had already covered them with make up. They're bad Angel. All over her face and mouth."
" I wish this guy was a Vamp so I could whale on him." Angel said.
" Me too. Hey the water just went off. I have to go. Bye."
" Bye."
Angel heard the click in his ear.
End Part 4
When Willow walked into the room wearing pale blue silk boxer shorts and a tank top Buffy could see the bruises all up here legs and thighs. She sighed internally. < I should have been there no matter what Will says. >
" Stop it!" Willow said calmly walking to sit on the bed.
" Stop what?"
" Blaming yourself. I know you are."
"I'm not"
" Uh huh. Sure whatever you say, Buff."
" Ok, maybe a little I am the Slayer I am supposed to stop this stuff from happening."
" No you're supposed to stop legions of vampires from over running the world."
" Still…" Buffy responded.
" There is no still Buffy."
The next day.
The phone rang pulling Willow out of sleep. Not caring it was Buffy house and just wanting the ringing to stop she grabbed the phone.
" 'Ello." She muttered into the phone.
" This isn't over, bitch. I will get you. I will come for you." Willow dropped the phone, screaming over and over. Buffy barreled into the room looking for something to pummel, but seeing only Willow crying and her phone on the floor she went for the phone.
" Hello?" she asked.
" You can't protect her forever." The voice told her.
" Wanna bet asshole? Who are you?"
" Now, now, that would spoil the game. Later."
Buffy turned off the phone and ran to Willow who was in a heap on the bed. Curled in the fetal position, sobbing hysterically, Buffy tired to comfort her friend. When nothing seemed to work the Slayer did what comes naturally, she called her watcher.
End part 5
Giles arrived at the house 10 minutes later. Without knocking he entered and headed straight for Buffy's room. Buffy was doing her best to comfort a sobbing Willow with no effect. Buffy moved aside as he entered the room. He pulled Willow into a sitting position wanting to comfort her but knowing he had to snap her out of this.
" Willow" he called loudly. He got no response. Ok this is going to hurt both of us, he thought. He reached back and lightly slapped Willow. It didn't really hurt her, just stunned her. Her head snapped up and she eyes finally showed she was aware of the people around her. Buffy was on the phone with Angel and Xander were using the 3 way calling to save time. She filled them both in and hung up.
" Willow?" Buffy asked shakily.
" Yes?" Willow replied.
" Are you alright now?"
" No. I'm not ok! I mean does this mean he has been stalking me? How am I going to take care of this? Is he a vampire? I mean do I tell my parents? I have to tell them I was raped but do I tell them that this guy called? Should I tell the police?" Willow rapid fired questions more to herself then anyone else.
" Willow. Clam down, please." Giles pleaded with the hacker. " I realize that you don't want to. I realize that you shouldn't have to, but if we are going to figure anything out, we have to know what he said there might be a clue. Can you tell us what he said?"
" Your right Giles. Ok he…" She never finished the thought as Xander came threw the door to her room, and Angel came threw her balcony doors at the same moment.
"What's going on?" the asked in unison.
" Willow was about to tell us about the phone call." Giles answered. " Go on, Willow."
" Um ok." Willow sent a nervous glance Angel's way. " I was sleeping. And the phone was ringing. No one picked it up. So I did because the sound hurt my head. I said Hello and a male voice said 'This isn't over, bitch. I will get you. I will come for you.' I screamed and dropped the phone. Buffy came in and then Giles was here."
" Did you speak with him?" Giles asked looking at Buffy.
" Yeah. Willow had dropped the phone so I picked it up and I asked who was on it and they told me that I couldn't protect her forever. I asked they wanted to bet that I not only could but would. I asked who it was and they said that is they told me it spoil the 'game'. Then he hung up." Buffy finished. Angel gave the watcher a look that said ' let me be alone with Willow'.
" Lets, you, me and Xander go to the library and get some books. Then we will come back here." Giles said to Buffy. "Angel can take are of Willow." Buffy looked at Willow and she nodded her head so Buffy agreed and the 3 departed. Angel stood there wondering what to do. That is until Willow flung herself into his arms hugging him powerfully.
"Shhhhhh" Angel soothed her while smoothing her hair. " it's alright." Willow smiled threw her tears at Angel's attempt to take away all the problems with his words.
End Part 6
Willow woke slowly and groggily. She sat up and was about to stretch when her muscles screamed in protest. All of the sudden the events of the past couple of days flooded back to her. She was about to cry but told herself not to. < Be strong, Willow. You will overcome this!!!> She told herself.
Standing on unsteady legs she looked at Buffy who was lying on the other side of the bed. She then grabbed some clothes and headed for the shower. After brushing her teeth and hair, she dressed and went back into the room. Buffy was getting ready to go into the shower.
" Hey Wills." She tried to sound happy. " Are you ready to face the line-up?"
" Are we going to do that?" Willow asked. " We know that this guy isn't in there."
" Yeah but if all the sudden we decided not to it'll look suspicious. Plus, maybe we should tell Jeremy about it?" Buffy ventured.
" I was thinking about that." Willow responded. " I think it might be a good idea."
" Good," Buffy responded as she left to shower. Willow sat down on Buffy's bed, and reached for the phone, dialing the number from memory.
" What?" asked a sleepy voice.
" Angel?" Willow questioned softly. Angel was instantly awake.
" Willow?" he asked.
" Yeah, hi."
" How are you?"
" We have to go down and look at a line. Even though we know he is not in there. I think I am going to tell the cops about the calls."
" If that's what you want. I'll support you every step of the way, Will. You know that."
" I do know, Angel. And I appreciate it. Will you meet me at Buffy's house after sunset? I think I might have a way to catch this guy." Willow asked.
"Of course, just don't do anything without me." He ordered.
" Of course not. I'll talk to you later ok?"
" Okay. Bye, Willow."
" Bye, Angel." They hung up at the same moment.
End
Part 7
Willow and Buffy walked along the sunlit streets of Sunnydale. They were both lost in there separate thoughts, although they were both thinking about the same subject. The upcoming meeting with Jeremy. Buffy looked over and her best friend. < I hope she can deal with this. > She thought to herself, then admittedly ashamed. <Of course Will can deal with this! She is strong and I will help her. > Willow caught Buffy looking at her and offered her a halfhearted smile. Buffy grabbed her arm and they stopped walking as they reached the Sunnydale police department.
" Are you sure you want to do this, Will?"
" Yes." She replied automatically. " I need to make sure. They get one private phone call. If he is in there, I will most likely know. Even if he's not there going to take DNA tests on them, and compare it to the skin particles they got from under my nails. I need to do this."
Buffy started to walk up the steps and this time Willow stopped her.
" You're not going leave, are you?" Buffy hugged her friend quickly.
" I am not going anywhere." Buffy told her. They once again started up the steps.
Buffy and Willow had talked to the man at the desk, who had left them at a desk with no one behind it. He had given them instructions to wait; saying Jeremy would be there soon. Willow thought about Jeremy he seemed familiar somehow. She pulled herself from her thoughts, when he appeared in front of the desk, sitting in front of them. He looked from one to another.
" Are you ready, Willow?" He asked kindly. For some reason to Willow it sounded strange.
" Yeah" she said, rising to her feet at the same time as Buffy. Jeremy led them down a long hallway that vaguely reminded Willow of the halls the used in movies when they lead someone to their death. < STOP IT!!!!> She mentally yelled at herself. < You're fine. > She told herself sternly. The reached a room with those one way windows you see on television. Her and Buffy say down in the chairs that Jeremy indicated.
" This is a dumb question. But they can't see us, right?" Willow asked.
Jeremy smiled kindly at her, and again the gesture seemed absurd. <What's wrong with me? He has been so nice to you, Willow. Snap yourself out of it! >
" Before, we start I think I need something to drink," Willow said. " Is there a soda machine around here? She asked.
" Down the hall." Jeremy answered. " It only takes change though." Willow searched her pockets for change and came up empty handed. Jeremy noticed.
" If you don't have any change. There's a bunch of it in the top draw of my desk " Hr told her.
" Thanks." Willow walked out of the room, toward Jeremy's desk. She took 4 quarters and placed a dollar inside. She glanced down and saw something on the floor. Leaning over she picked in up, and almost fell over. It was a picture of her, standing in Angel's arms. < This was taken last night. > She realized with a sinking feeling.
End Part 8
Willow closed her eyes, hoping that when she opened them, the picture would be gone. It was still there. She sighed.
<Great, the cops are either spying on me or…> her thought was cut off when she was tapped on her shoulder. She spun around to see Buffy.
"Will, your pale as a ghost. What's wrong? What happened?"
Willow was about to respond when she saw Jeremy coming. She quickly hid the picture in her purse.
" I'll tell you later. Just don't say anything about the phone call, ok?" Buffy looked at strangely but nodded as Jeremy stopped beside them.
"Find everything ok?" He asked Willow.
"Yeah, I was just about to get a Coke." She responded as easily as she could. She walked quickly away.
Jeremy watched her walk away, then he looked at Buffy. "Is she alright? She seems kind of tense and upset."
Buffy looked at him with her best 'what are you stupid' look. Then said, "She was raped. How would you feel?"
Buffy looked over to where Willow was standing, taking a good look at her friend. Willow looked tired, depressed, and like she had lost a lot of weight in a short time.
" I don't think she's ready for this. I am going to take her home." Buffy stated.
She looked over at Jeremy, and saw he looked really angry. She looked at him suspiciously, but walked over to Willow.
Jeremy watched the two girls talk for a minute and then they walked out, without even looking at him. " You will be mine, bitch. The Slayer can't protect you forever." Jeremy said to himself.
End Part 9
Buffy rushed Willow back to her house. Trying to get there before sunset.
Which was in about 5 minutes. They reached her house to find Giles and Xander sitting on her steps. Willow smiled as Xander said, "We thought we'd walk you two to the library." Xander kissed Buffy hello, making Willow smile. < They are so cute together.>
"Shall we, Hum?" Giles asked.
" Yes. Let's" Willow agreed. Giles placed his arm around Willow's shoulders as they walked. They all looked around cautiously, as the sun had set.
"Cheating on me, Willow?" Everyone tensed thinking it was her stalker. Angel stepped out of the shadows as he realized what he had done.
"Jeez Dead-boy. Give us all strokes, why don't you?" Xander asked.
"Sorry." He said sheepishly. He walked toward Willow, afraid she would run like last night. She smiled and hugged him. He returned it, then started walking, Giles in front of them and Xander and Buffy behind them. Half way to the library, Willow noticed that Angel has placed her almost completely inside his leather trench coat, hiding her from everyone's view. They reached the library and Giles let them in. Sitting around the table, they all looked at Willow.
" I am not sure this is the safest place to talk." Willow began. Everyone looked at her and Buffy asked why. " Well we know he's following me. He could be listening." Everyone tensed.
" Where did you have in mind?" Angel asked.
" Well, we don't know how long he has been at this." Willow said waving her hand in a vague gesture.
" Maybe, we should have Willow stay at a hotel." Xander suggested.
"Good idea, Xander." Giles said.
"I'll make the arrangements." Angel said, getting up and walking to the library phone.
"Wait." Buffy said. "We can't leave her alone, And there's now way that my mom will by any story I come up with."
"I can stay with her" Everyone looked at Angel then at Willow.
" That's fine." Willow said.
Angel picked up the phone.
End
Part 10
Willow was standing in the middle of her room looking for anything that she might have her missed during her frenzied packing session. Angel walked into the room, a duffel bag over his shoulder.
"You ready to go?" He asked.
" Um, Yeah. Could you grab my hair brush from the bathroom for me?" she asked as she reached for make-up bag.
"Sure." He replied, dropping his bag on the chair next to her door. As he left the phone rang, Willow turned and answered it, flipping the little switch on the phone to record the call.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Where are you going, my love?" the voice of her stalker asked.
" I don't believe that is any off your business." She replied with a calmness she did not feel. Angel returned with her hairbrush, dropping it into her bag, waiting for some clue as to who was on the phone.
" I think, it is." He responded. " No matter where you go. I will find you. For the sake of the prophecy, you and our child must come to me." Willow felt sick.
" No." she denied in a weak voice. She felt as if she was going to pass out.
" Oh, Yes." The voice replied. Angel came to Willow side placing his arm around her and taking the phone.
"Hello?" he asked.
" No matter where you take her, she will be mine. It has been written!" the voice told him before dial tone meet his ear.
Willow closed her eyes, pushing away the pain. Angel began to pull her into his arms, but Willow pushed him away. Angel looked confused and hurt. Willow smiled gently at him, and took his hand.
" I'm done crying." Willow told him. " This ends now…well soon. I want it over with. We go and get settled then we deal with this." She told him, determination in her voice. Angel looked down at her in surprise, < she is so strong. If half of the people on earth had her strength we would be so much better off.>
"All right." He agreed. Willow picked up her shoes and began to put them on. The phone rang again startling them both. Willow didn't bother to flip the record switch. What was going on was something supernatural, and the police couldn't help them now.
" Hello?" Willow asked into the phone. The voice rang out again, chilling her to the bone.
" I don't see why you are fighting me bitch. You have no choice in the matter. It will be easier and less painful, for you, if you come to me willingly." She knew now for certain who the voice belonged to. Jeremy.
Willow was about to reply when she heard, " How come I don't see that happening?" It was Buffy, but her voice was coming threw the phone.
MeanwhileGiles placed the Codex on his desk, reaching for the phone. He dialed Willow number and got a busy single.
"Damn." He cursed. He grabbed his stuff, the Codex, and ran for his car.
End Part 11
"BUFFY!!!!!!" Willow screamed into the phone. She got no response from either Jeremy or the blonde Slayer. Angel jumped, surprised by her outburst. Willow dropped the phone on the floor and took off down the stairs, Angel at her heels. Throwing her front door the sight that greeted her was horrific.
Giles sped down the main street of Sunnydale, in his beat up old car. He knew then that Buffy was right. He needed a grown up car. Driving as fast as he could he reached Willow's house as her front door flew open.
Xander was running toward Willow's house. He knew he had to get there he didn't know why, but he knew she needed him. As he rounded the corner he stopped dead in his track.
In Willow's perspective time stopped. There in the middle of her street was her best friend, bleeding. For a good 5 seconds no one moved, then everything exploded. As Jeremy, not in his cop uniform, but in a dark rob, was about to give Buffy the final killing blow, he was suddenly tackled….by Willow.
" Basterd!" she yelled. Giles, Angel, and Xander ran toward Willow. Once Angel had a good hold on the demon, Willow ran to Buffy. Pulling her friends head into her lap she was relieved to find a slow but steady pulse. Picking up the cell at Buffy's side she dialed 911. After hanging up, she realized that it was actually Jeremy's phone.
Willow looked over to where Giles, Xander, and Angel were holding Jeremy.
" What are we going to do with him?" Willow asked.
" Well we can't give him to the police. That's for sure." Xander observed.
" You guys get out of here." Willow told them. " I'll tell them that I came home and found her here. Just do something with him." Willow told the 3 of them.
Jeremy, who had remained silent threw this all, finally spoke.
" Willow, you do not seem to understand your place in all this. I will have you. It has been written. Our child will be born and I will influence him into being evil. There is no stopping me." He told her. Willow gently removed Buffy's head from her lap, brushing blood mated blonde hair from her face before approaching Jeremy. She looked him calmly in the eyes before slapping him with all her strength. She returned to her friend.
End Part 12
The ambulance came and took Buffy and Willow to the hospital. Willow refused to leave her friends side. She rode in the ambulance, holding the Slayer hand the entire way. Once they got there the doctor examined Buffy telling Willow that she would be ok but that she couldn't see her till tomorrow. Then they asked about Buffy's parents.
" Buffy was staying with me. Both of our parents our out of town." Willow lied. Both sets of parents were gone but Buffy had not been staying with Willow.
" I'll try and contact her mom." Willow told the doctor. He nodded and left telling Willow she could see her friend tomorrow. Willow left the hospital, heading toward Angels apartment. She knew that was were they had taken Jeremy.
4 hours later...
Willow paced around Angel's living room. Jeremy was tied and gagged in the corner. They had originally just tied him to a chair but after 2 hours of him trying to convince Willow of the correctness of the prophecy, they gagged him.
Frustrated Willow slammed the book she had been reading onto the table.
Giles had found the prophecy that Jeremy had been speaking of.
On the 10th day of the 9th mouth, the child will be conceived. It will either be a force of undeniable good, and force of undeniable evil. The one of pure heart will have to fight the demon off and once the demon has bee destroyed, it is destined that the child will be good. But if the demon lived the world shall know darkness like never before.
Now all they had to do was find a way to kill Jeremy. Willow glanced at him. He was staring at her. Angel walked in, and smiled slightly at Willow, giving her encouragement.
"You find anything?" Willow asked.
"No. Giles went to get more books." Jeremy made a noise of disgust. Willow looked at him.
" You know," she said to Jeremy. " The only reason your still alive is because I haven't figured out how to kill you yet."
He just smirked behind the gag.
Giles walked in just then. " I've found it."
End Part 13
Willow hugged Giles. Causing Giles to smile.
" Its actully rather simple. All Willow has to do is say this incantation."
" Way does it take hours of research and end up being that simple?" Xander all but whined.
Willow smiled.
" ok, what's the spell?" Willow asked.
" Say this." Giles pointed the passage out.
"K." Willow responded. All of them moved back not knowing what would happen during the spell.
"
From where he came,
Return
him now.
Banish
the demon,
Banish
his power,"
Jeremy screamed in pain and morphed into something much else appealing. Willow, Angel, Giles and Xander watched as Jeremy became several inches shorter and grew scaly skin, of a blackish brown color. She screamed once more the explode into dust.
End Part 14
10
mouths later...
Willow held her child against her chest, rocking it softly. Giles had research the prophecy to its fullest extent and they had discovered several thing. After saying the spell to banish Jeremy, Willow has become immortal. Something about the transfer of power, Willow hadn't really listened much after "you can never die."
The baby was to be born, and Willow would not give it up. Everyone was told Angel was the father, and even those who knew the truth, new that Angel loved this child, as any parents should. Willow had moved in with Angel after telling her parents about the baby. Buffy has recovered at a miraculous speed, sending her doctors into deep confusion. Xander and Buffy were now engaged to be married, to Willow unending happiness. Sitting in the living room the there apartment now. Angel beside her, Buffy and Xander across from her, Giles in the kitchen making tea and her baby in her arms. Willow was the happiest she had ever been.
The End