FADING SHADOWS (14/15)
 

Giles looked at the man tied to the chair in disgust. "Nice to see awake
Mr Kent."
 

Jilliam looked at the man in front of him, "Where am I? Who are you?"
 

"My name is Giles. I believe you've tried to have me killed several
times. May I say, very unsuccessfully."
 

"Let me go" Jilliam demanded, knowing the name of the watcher that had
been assigned to the hellmouth in Sunnydale.
 

"Hmmm....let me think about that" Giles looked at the others
thoughtfully before turning to Jilliam, "No."
 

"I said let me go. Now!"
 

"Can we cut his tongue out? At least gurgling noises wouldn't be as bad
as words" Angelus asked, his narrow eyes peering at Jilliam in digust.
 

Jilliam shut up, seeing the threat in the vampire's eyes. He glanced
around, seeing the group watching him with disgust. He suddenly knew he
was going to die. He closed his eyes, waiting.
 

"I must say, Angelus. That is a splendid idea. Mr Kent, I'd like to
introduce you to Angelus. He is going to kill you now." Giles said,
moving from the room. The others shook their heads at the man that had
done such damage to so many lives. All for nothing. Just power and
immortality.
 

Willow shut the door behind her, looking at the others as they moved to
sit down. "Well, that's that."
 

"Yeah, that's that" Xander said quietly, his arm around Cordelia.
 

"Was a bit of a letdown" Faith said, thinking the man would have
struggled more. "What now?"
 

Spike pulled Willow onto his lap. "I dunno. Don't really feel like going
back to England....."
 

"Let's not worry about that yet" Willow said, her voice soft. She didn't
want to think about leaving her friends. Over the last month they had
grown so close. She didn't want to think of the future without them all.
 

"I don't want to lose this" Cordelia said softly. She looked at the
group, minus Drusilla and Angelus. "I don't want to lose you all now
that we've found each other."
 

"Me either" Faith admitted, frowning. This was the closest she'd ever
had to a family.

Ethan smiled slightly, "I plan on staying with you two."
 

Giles looked at him and smiled, "No wandering around looking for more?"
 

He shook his head, "Saw what that can drive a man to do." He motioned to
the room where Jilliam was dying.
 

Angelus walked outside, blood on his arm. Drusilla joined him. They saw
the melancholy looks on the human's faces and looked at each other.
 

"Willow mine...why so sad? We won" Drusilla said.
 

"We have to leave now..." Willow said softly.
 

"Why? We can stay in Sunnydale or wherever the fuck you want to stay"
Angelus said, sitting down beside Dru.
 

"We can?" Willow asked, smiling.
 

He shrugged, "I've always hated England anyway. America is growing on
me. Where ever you and Spike are is where we are. You decide."
 

Willow smiled, leaning against Spike. "I want to stay with them. In
Sunnydale or wherever...at least for awhile."
 

"Sounds like a plan" Spike said, smiling in gratitude at his sire. He
knew how much Angelus hated being around humans. He had done so well,
even shagging the moron and the brunette. "We stay."
 

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