Angel slammed down the phone with a heavy sigh. They had been looking for Willow for a week now and still not a clue as to where she was. Worst yet now Spike had disappeared without a trace. This week moved from bad to worse and it wasn’t looking better. Suddenly the phone rang Angel picked it up. They heard him growl for a moment before ‘Fine’ and placing it back on the receiver. Buffy and the gang looked at Angel expectantly.
"Angel what was that about?" Buffy asked as she got up from Riley’s lap moving toward him.
This pissed Riley of but her held his emotions intact to not give himself away.
"That was Spike, he said that he was back in town and he had something to discuss with the group." He finished.
"When is he coming?" Buffy asked.
"I’m already here." Spike replied as he entered the shop door. Spike was dresses similarly to before when they had seen him.
He wore a pair of nice dress pants and a blue silk shirt that seemed expertly tailored for him. Over it he wore a black leather coat falling just below his hips. His long naturally blond colored hair was pulled back in a clasp at his neck. He strolled over stopping in front of his Sire and growled before he sat in an empty chair at the table.
Angel looked at Spike confusion clearly written on his face as he sat in the chair across the table from Spike. Spike looked around the room at each of its occupants before deciding to speak.
"Now I hope that the fact that I am still bloody alive be proof that I’m not a bloody vamp anymore. Because if any of you attempt to do that again I’ll kill you before you can even touch me." He stated the fact.
"Spike why are you here and where is Willow?" Xander asked suspiciously eyeing the blond ex-vampire.
"To lay down some ground rules. Willow wants to stay here and help you lot and I want her to be happy. But if you try to turn her from me, take her away from me or hurt her in any way, shape or form so help me I’ll see that you beg for the Big Bad to come back." He replied.
"We don’t compromise with ‘vampires’." Riley spat the last word. "How about you tell us were she is before I kill you." He finished.
Spike looked into Riley’s eyes laughing as he reached into the young man’s mind. No one was prepared when Riley started gasping for breath clawing at his throat as if someone were strangling him. He looked fearfully into Spike’s eyes. Realization dawned on him that it was Spike’s doing. Spike held strong as Buffy rushed over to her boyfriend trying to find out what was wrong.
"P-p-pleeza?" Riley gasped through strangled breath.
As quickly as it had come it was gone leaving Riley bent over the chair gulping in breath. Riley caught up finally able to breathe. He realized he had never answered Buffy.
"Buffy I’m fine." He said.
"What happen?" She asked worriedly.
Riley’s eye averted to the floor. But flew back up in surprise as Angel answered her.
"It was Spike, he did something to cause it." Angel said having watched the scene closely.
Angel shuddered to himself. Spike could make Angelus look like a bitch with the kind of power he was extruding. Angel knew that Spike was no longer vampire but wasn’t convinced that he was any safer for Willow.
"How do we know that you are not hurting or controlling her?" Angel asked.
Spike’s eyes flared with rage as he meet his Sire’s gaze.
"You should talk you Wanker, you luckily I don’t kill you. Anyway I could never hurt Willow." Spike said.
"Why?" Buffy snorted.
"Because you twit what you and Angel felt for each other doesn’t even touch what Willow and I share." Spike spat at the blond slayer.
The room fell silent at these words until Giles finally spoke.
"Why?" He asked simply.
"Because she is my lifemate." Spike said.
"Hey well if we kill you, you won’t be her lifemate any more." Angel smirked still confident in his Sire/Childe relationship with Spike.
"Well Angel you could always try but all the pain she will go through till she ends her life will be on your conscience." He replied causing chaos throughout the room. Giles calmed the group before speaking to Spike.
"What does that mean?" Giles asked.
"It means that we are lifemates. Two halves of one soul once combined one cannot live happily without the other, they either decide to end their life with their mates or stay alive and go insane." He relied.
"What have you done to her you bastard?" Buffy screamed.
"I’ve done nothing but claim what was mine. She was just as much born for me as I was for her." He stated.
No one was prepared for Anya to speak but when she did she shocked even Spike.
"Your Carpathian now aren’t you?" She asked quizzically.
The whole room fell silent.
"How in bloody hell did you know that?" Spike asked.
Everyone looked at Anya expectantly.
"When I was a vengeance demon this woman Maggie O’Halloran was in love with one. She didn’t know that was what he was. She called me on her deathbed and said if Rand was still alive she wished to curse him with the same insanity that she had endured when he left her. Rand was carpathian." She said.
"Did you?" Giles asked.
"No didn’t have to, when I found him he was already insane from the lose of his lifemate Maggie. She in essence carried out her own curse." Anya replied.
"Enough chit chat are you going to do this, Willow need support right now, and I know however good I am, it will be even better if the people she regards as her friends support her as well. I am willing to try if you are." Spike said.
The group fell silence as they thought. Buffy was the first to speak.
"Can we see her, you know talk, chill, Bronze, normal Scooby stuff?" She asked.
"Yes as long as she is safe and you do nothing to hurt her physically or emotionally." Spike replied.
Giles stared at the man before him. Although he was still dangerous this Spike was very different from the one who had been their enemy. He genuinely cared for the redhead that Giles seen as his own daughter. He also noticed the tension Spike had shown around Angel more so then usual. He decided to file that knowledge away from another day.
"When can we see her?" Xander asked desperately.
Everyone turned when the bell of the shop door rang. Willow entered wearing a simply rayon cotton blend black dress. It was slightly low cut and ended about mid thigh. It had an empire waist with a Celtic knot symbol across the upper bust. The spaghetti-straps criss-crossed over in the back. With is she wore a cute pair of high-heeled sandals that criss-cross laced up her legs just below the knees. Her hair was in a French-roll with a strand framing each side of her face. Her emerald eyes were lined in black, as were her lips. Her light green eye shadow was well applied, as was her blood red lipstick
Her movements were pure sensuality. As her walked toward the group she heard Spike growl. Suddenly with a flash he socked Angel across the face before moving back to his chair as if he had never moved.
"You will put your eyes back in your head and never look at her that way again you-you wanker." Spike roared at his Sire as he pulled Willow into his lap.
Everyone watched the couple silently. Willow caressed Spike’s hand tring to calm his beast.
Please calm yourself My Love, he does not know why you are so angry with him. Anyway Angel is not at fault it was Angelus who has done the damage. She said to Spike.
He’s still a bleedin Wanker. He replied as he did as the redhead asked.
Willow heard Giles clear his throat.
"How are you Willow?" He asked gently.
"Honestly?" She asked.
"Of coarse." The Englishmen replied.
"Better then I have been in a very long time." She stated. "For the first time in my life I feel whole." She finished.
"Good." He replied.
"Hey Wills?" Xander joined in.
"Uh."
"Are you truly happy.?" He asked looking into the redhead’s eyes.
"Yeah Xan I am very happy." She said smiling at her oldest friend.
"Then that is enough for me. Spike I give you my best friend seal of approval. You keep that smile on her face and I’ll work on handling this better." He said.
"You got it mate." Spike said smiling feeling Willow’s joy.
***************
Riley crouched in the bushes with the group of hunters. After the gang all sat down and talked Spike deceived them all even his Buffy. He would have to be patient however with Spike till they found some more information on what he clamed to be. As he heard the approach the signaled the groups complete silence.
Angel walked through the part thinking about the meeting with Spike. He wondered why Spike was angrier with him then he had already been. Angel was so deep in thought that he had little warning before a group of men emerged from some near bushes and attacked him. He tried to fight the but soon felt a sting in his neck. Grabbing at it he found a tranquilizer dart in his hand. He sniffed it not recognizing the contents. Before he knew what was going on he fell to the ground and the world went black.
***************
Willow sat on the couch nervously fidgeting with the napkin as she watched television. Spike had gone out to hunt with Mikhail and the others. However happy she was there still a problem and she could not confide in Spike with it. Suddenly she thought of something.
Getting up quickly she wrote a note to tell Spike were she was going. Grabbing some weapons and her purse Willow left the mansion she called home. Quickly getting into her car she made her way yo her destination.
***************
Angel woke with a spitting headache. Quickly regaining his senses he realized that he was bound to some kind of medical table. He tried to use his vampiric strength to break his restraints but found it was a useless battle. Finally opening his eyes he found himself staring into the smirking face of Riley Finn.
"Glad to se you awake, that was a highly experimental drug, we thought you might die. But I’m glad you haven’t. Because if you had you would miss all the horrible pain the doctors have in store for you." He said smugly.
"Why am I here?" Angel asked calmly trying to keep his demon at bay.
"To be used then killed. You see you don’t have me fooled. You can pull al that soul shit with the other’s but not me. All demons are evil, none can change and you all deserve to die." He stated.
"You bastard." Angel snarled.
"Nope. But you know what?" Riley said.
"What?’ Angel spat.
"It’s gonna be fun to hear you scream." Riley smirked.
***************
Willow knocked on the door quietly. After a short wait Anya answered the door in a robe. She looked at Willow for a long moment before speaking.
"What are you doing here? Xanders not here right now he had to go to
the grocery store. You know how he gets around all that junk food, he’ll
be there forever." Anya said.
"Um actually I’m glad Xan’s not here I came to see you. Can I come in?" Willow asked.
Anya was surprised. Granted with her and Xander together she and Willow had talked on more then one occasion but never beyond the group. She stepped aside offering Willow to come inside. Anya moved to the living room offering Willow a seat on the couch. Anya sat next to her.
"So what can I do for you Willow?" She asked.
"I, uh need some advice. But you can’t tell Xander a word of this. You can’t tell anyone." Willow said quickly.
"No problem, what’s up?" Anya asked feeling comfortable and proud that the redhead had come to her for advise.
"Well, see Spike is so great and kind and gentle. He would never raise a hand to me for any reason. He loves me completely and I am happy for the most part." She started the stopped suddenly.
"But?" Anya asked.
"But something a while ago happened. I crave violence and pain sometimes." Willow said then stopped again inspecting her hands very closely.
"You want to know how to go about getting Spike to walk with you between the lines of pleasure and pain." Anya finished.
"Yeah." Willow said.
"Easiest way is to tell him." She replied simply.
"No, no I can’t go out and say it." She said.
"Then, well make the first move." Anya suggested.
"Uh?" Willow said in confusion.
"Dominate him show him that you what to play that way. If I know anything about Carpathians, they are wild and passionate. But he still also has some of his vamp characteristics. If he hasn’t made a move like that he probably thinks you can’t handle it because of what ever it is that happened." Anya said.
"Ya think?"
"Yeah, what happened anyway?" Anya asked.
"I-I really can’t" Willow stuttered.
"Listen Wills, I was the patron saint of scorned women I’ve heard it all." Anya said placing a comforting hand on Willow’s.
Willow didn’t know why but being around Anya was comforting. She trusted her more in the last few minutes then the entire time she knew her. Willow decided they would have to spend more time together. She wanted to tell her. None of the other Scoobys could know because of their connection. But willow could not talk to Spike because the subject enraged him. Willow trusted Anya.
"I was raped and beaten over a period of months." She said quickly as if saying if faster might make it less devastating.
However Willow was surprised to see Anya not surprised but calculating as if the information just given to her was the last piece to a puzzle Anya had been working on.
"It was Angelus wasn’t it? Angelus raped you." Anya said.
Willow was in complete shock. She never thought that of all the things Anya would say that those would be the words to leave her mouth. Gaining her composer Willow went to ask Anya how she knew, when a loud thump came from the entranceway.
There stood Xander, all the groceries from his arms were in the floor. His mouth was agape evidence to match the pure shock on his face that he had head Anya. Willow paled as she realized Xander now knew her secret. Xander finally found his voice and asked the only thing that would pop in his head.
"Wills what the hell is going on?"
~Part: Twelve~
It had been five days since Xander had found out and it was a hell of a time trying to calm him down. When Willow and Anya finally had calmed him, it took even longer to promise him into silence. In the end Xander only did it to not cause Willow any more pain.
Spike had been excellent, tending to every need Willow could have. She could no longer doubt his love for her. She was glad that he was there for her. She no longer had to hide her tears when she woke from a nightmare or had a flashback. Spike comforted her and made her fell safe every time.
However know they had a big problem. It appeared that Angel had disappeared. No one had heard from him since the night Willow and Spike had came back. Buffy, Giles and Willow were the only ones who seemed to care. That however was not unusual considering that Anya really never cared about much but her and Xander having sex. Spike hadn’t liked Angel in a long time. Riley never liked him and nether had Xander. But for the sake of the others they helped search for him anyway.
***************
The pain was excruciating. Angel was not completely sure how long he had been in this place, but it was probably a lot less time then it felt. He wished the pain would stop. These people were not doctors they were butchers. He felt another wave of dizziness move through him. He knew it was due to that massive amount of blood loss he has suffered. He knew he way going to die soon. He was already giving up when he heard footsteps enter the room.
Riley smiled as he entered the room behind the mirror. He saw Angel on the other side of the mirror. The doctors were hooking him up to an Electro shock machine. They wanted to see how his undead body would react to electricity. Riley hoped that it hurt and that it would bring him back to consciousness so he could hear Angel scream. He looked on as one of the doctors undid Angel’s left wrist to place one of the electro bands around his upper arm.
Angel started slipping into the prison on his mind as the demon raged hard for survival. The demon broke free when he felt one of the wrist clamps loosened. Angel had not struggled when he was locked in the cage in the demon’s place. The demon roared powered by sheer rage.
The blond doctor never had a chance as Angelus grabbed him by the throat and drained him before the other two doctors could move. He dropped the body on the ground and moved to grab the other two. He held one by the throat while he drained the other. When he was finished with his second victim he looked down at the third doctor and smiled evilly.
"You can show me where my clothes are and how to get out of here or you can end up drained like your friends." He said silkily.
Riley stared in awe at the seen he had just witnessed. He could not believe what had happened in the room next to him. Angel had killed to of the doctors with such swiftness he had not previously seen in the vampire. He watched as the last doctor led Angel out of the room.
The doctor walked Angelus out the side door. Angelus had assured the doctor that if they ran into some more of his little group that they would be killed. The doctor turned to look up at Angel fearfully.
"May I go now?" He asked in a shaky voice.
"Sure." Angelus said.
The doctor sighed with relief and turned to walk away. He gasped when Angelus grabbed him by the neck and pulled him back.
"I lied." Was all Angelus said before snapping the doctor’s neck.
He dropped the corpse on the ground as idly as trash and began walking. Many things raced into his mind but everything was centered on one single thought. He absently spoke as he walked.
"I’m coming for you Red."
***************
Willow walked down the Drake Street thinking of Spike. She missed him already and he had only been gone an hour. He, Mikhail and Gregori had flown to LA to see to see if they could find information there. Willow had tried to call Cordy earlier but never got an answer. She was worried that something had happened to the whole LA Crew.
So she asked Spike to check on them see if there were any clues there. Willow had figured he would be the best to go because he could travel faster then someone in a car. Spike had not wanted to leave her alone but Willow’s resolve face was a force to be reckoned with.
Spike had told her to go to Mikhail’s after the research party because he was not sure how long they would be gone and knew that her being around the other’s of his kind would make things easier for her while he was away.
Willow began feeling as if she were being followed. She really wished that she had taken Xander’s offer to walk with her. However the gang still did not know about Mikhail and the others and at this point in time Willow wished to keep it that way.
Willow felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up causing her to move faster down the street. Every once in a while she stopped and surveyed the street and the bushes next to the sidewalk were she stood. Finding nothing out of place and thinking she was just paranoid Willow continued to Mikhail’s house.
Suddenly she felt strong arms grab her from behind. Willow had no clue what was happening till she found herself on the ground in the near by bushes. Her head hit the ground with such power that stars exploded across her vision. But she didn’t need her vision to know who it was. She knew before he even spoke, the very smell of him brought back memories in alarming force. But when he spoke it was worse. When he spoke it made him real.
"Hello Willow." Angelus purred silkily into the redhead ear.
Willow’s blood ran could as her vision cleared witnessing what she already knew. She felt his hands move over her body harshly.
"Hello Angelus." She whispered in fear.
Willow did not know what to do she was not sure she could handle another attack. She could not believe that it was happing again, that he was back again. It was like so many of the nightmares that plagued her sleep. She wished now she had not told Spike to go to LA.
"I missed you Willow and do you know why?" He asked as he brushed the side of her face with the gentlest of ease.
When she did not answer he raised hand and backhanded her across the face. Willow’s head snapped back even more from the sheer force. He placed a hand firmly around her throat.
"I think someone has forgotten the rules while I was away. I believe I asked you a question." He replied before kissing her brutally.
"I-I don’t know." She answered through her tears.
"Well you should it was your fault. You gave me back the damn soul and now you have to be punished." He said in the calmest of voices before ripping open her shirt.
‘Not again, not again.’ Willow thought as she froze up with fear. She tried to mentally call out but she could not push herself to speak even mentally in fear that he may hear her call out and kill her for it. She felt Angelus move his hands over her satin encased breast snapping the material from her body. The pain of the quick action unfroze her from her fear.
Angelus grinned as Willow struggled furiously. He loved the way her heart was speeding as well as the fear rolling off of her in waves. Angelus easily pinned her arms above her head as he pressed his weight against her. Angelus undid his pants before pulling out his erection.
"Why resist Willow, I am better then my Childe ever could be even with his precious new identity." Angelus whispered into the struggling redhead’s ear.
"Angelus please just let me go." Willow pleading as she thought about what he had planned for her.
"Hummm, Well I guesssss…No." He teased her as he grinded his against her stomach.
He moved beneath her skirt in one swift motion and shredded Willow’s
underwear. The dark vampire took one of her breast in his mouth worrying
it painfully. He smiled as Willow screamed. With expert ease he ripped
her legs open and slammed himself into her passage. Willow screamed again
as her head slammed into the ground.
Willow felt dizzy from the impact to her head as Angelus continued his violation. She felt herself beginning to lose consciences before she did she noticed two things. One Angelus fangs were in her neck draining away her life and two the wind had picked up suddenly and it was very cold.
***************
Spike had felt the dread halfway to Sunnydale causing him to fly even faster. When he finally touched Willow’s mind he found it frozen in fear. He saw everything through her eyes and his demon raged.
**************
Angelus was unprepared to find himself thrown against a tree. He hit quite hard before falling to the ground. He got up quickly. There Spike stood off to his left were Willow lay were two large men extruding power caring for her.
"Well my boy it been awhile." Angelus said grinning. "You done some major work on her she’s a lot better then I remember." The dark vampire smirked.
"You Bastard you touched my Lifemate." Spike raged as he attacked again.
Angelus was prepared for the attack this time, however he was not prepared for Spike’s strength and power. Spike struck several blows to Angelus’ face knocking him to the ground. Spike jumped on him continuing his assault on the vampire.
Angelus was dumfounded by the power of Spike’s blows. He tried countering but found it useful as Spike continued beating him viscously. Spike had broken so many bones in the short time that Angelus could hardly move a muscle.
"Spike come here quickly." Gregori called to the blond.
Spike got off of Angelus and kicked him viscously before moving over to Willow. He looked down at his beloved lifemate and gasped. Her ever-lovely skin was marred so severely he hardly recognized her. He pulled her into his arms cradling her back and fourth.
"She’s dying Spike and you have feed her your blood twice, If you choose to do so this time she will be turned. This is your choice." Gregori informed him.
"There is no bloody choice I have to do this I can’t live without her." He replied.
"We will help the healing after the blood exchange." Gregori finished
as Spike drew Willow even closer.
Spike sunk his fangs into the redhead’s neck gently. After taking just enough he tore open his wrist and placed it over her mouth. It took her a moment to start swallowing. Spike feed her as much blood as he could give up. When he was done he pulled his wrist away and closed it before he picked her up. Looking back at Angelus he spoke to Gregori.
"Bring him to, I’m not done with him."
***************
As she woke she was over powered by hunger. Willow sat up in the bed she could see so clearly. She knew automatically that she was different. She gasped in shock at the realization.
Spike was at her side in an instant holding her in his arms.
"Willow my love, you must feed." Spike said as he opened his wrist and offered it to her.
Willow didn’t want to drink it at first, not in the context he was suggesting. But the scent drove any thought of refusal away. Willow took his wound to her mouth gently lapping at his blood. The taste was more exquisite then she remembered it being. Willow feed well before Spike told her to stop. When he pulled his wrist away she licked it and watched as the wound closed by itself. That was it the last of the proof for her theary.
"I’m Carpathian." She said simply.
"Yes." He replied.
"I was dying." She stated.
"Yes."
"Thank you for not letting me die Spike." She replied.
Spike breathed a sigh of relief.
"I couldn’t let you die." He said.
"I know, I am not angry in any way. I always knew you would eventually turn me Spike." She replied.
Spike stared at her in awe. She had known he would do so and stayed with him still. He hugged her tightly. Willow looked over herself.
"Gregori did an excellent job with the healing." She stated looking over her body.
Her skin was flawless. Willow was surprised to find she was not at all embarrassed by her nudeness, as she had been when she was human. She smiled wickedly as she looked up at Spike.
Spike was thrown by her look. Before he could think about it he found himself on his back with Willow straddling him.
"Bloody hell Luv…" Spike began to say before Willow placed her finger over his mouth and shushed him sensually.
Willow pulled his shirt open sending buttons flying. She rubbed her hand over his alabaster skin as she started to kiss him. Willow kissed a trail from his chest to his neck. She smiled against his neck when he moaned feeling her hips grinding him. Willow started kissing back down his body as her hands explored him as well. She stopped at his belly button leaving a hot wet trail around it before she kissed it. She heard Spike moan again whispering her name.
Spike gasped when he felt Willow’s hot mouth around his member. Spike could not believe this was happening. Willow had never taken such control before. It was like she had no inhibitions.
Willow could feel Spike’s need. Taking him out of her mouth she moved up his body and kissed him as she impaled herself on him. They moved together with such rhythm as they continued their erotic dance. Willow threw her head back as they moved closer to orgasm. Spike moved his hands over Willow’s breast worrying her nipples.
Willow pulled Spike to her and kissed him fiercely. Willow felt Spike’s seed fill her and sunk her fangs into his neck. She moaned against his skin as she felt his fangs in hers causing her to explode into orgasm. She lifted her mouth from his neck closing the wound.
"Mine." She roared.
***************
Riley stood before William Graham’s desk in attention. The older man looked at him for the longest time before speaking.
"I want the vampire back."
"Yes Sir, we are working on that now." Riley replied.
"What about this Spike character you have discussed? I am very interested in him." Graham stated.
"Sir, we are trying to find more information on his knew states. We don’t want to be caught off guard, we believe that he is even more powerful then he has displayed." Riley said.
"Well I don’t care what precautions you must take I want him as soon as you can get him." He said.
"Yes Sir." Riley replied.
"Riley one more thing." Graham said before Riley moved out the door.
"Yes Sir." Riley asked stopping at the door.
"I want the lifemate too. What was her name?" He said.
"Willow, Sir." Riley stated.
"I want Willow."
~Part: Thirteen~
The room was dark and wet, but it didn’t matter to Angelus he was in too much pain. He was shacked to the wall with his hands above his head. He knew there was a table in front of him and a closet to the left with torture supplies. Spike had come down earlier and tortured him for hurting Willow. Angelus hated the smirk on Spike’s face when he left. Spike was happy to be the first person in history to have made Angelus beg. Spike had been particularly detailed in his damage ensuring the maximum amount of pain without causing life-threatening wounds.
Angelus heard the door open and sighed as he thought Spike coming back for another round of torture. He heard some things being set on the table in front of him. He felt someone watching him before moving forward.
"A-are you hungry?" Willow asked him.
Angelus eyes flew open he stared at her in awe. She was flawless as a Carpathian. Even with everything that had happened at Spike’s hand one look at her filled him with lust. Shaking his head quickly he did his best to control his body.
"Yes why would you care?" he said snidely.
It was Willow’s turn to sigh. Willow looked at him before moving to the table. She came back with a large cup in hand. Angelus felt the hunger even worse when the scent of the blood reached his nose. He growled at her.
"What game is this? You want to torture me since you know that Spike has not feed me." He yelled.
"No game I am offering you this glass." She replied as she moved it to his lips.
Angelus stared at her in amazement, after all he had done to her she was feeding him. He drank deeply only to be shocked again. He smelled the herbs but that was not what shocked him, it was the fact that the blood was her own. After he finished the blood she set the glass on the table and turned back to him with a washcloth and a small bowl with a paintbrush in it. She wiped the blood from his chest revealing his pale skin. She looked up into his eyes with her jet black ones before starting to chant.
"Hear me Goddess, hear me please
Of this demon do now seize
Keep his soul and bind it well
Send not this demon back to hell
Bound now by blood of mine
Now may demon and soul combine
By the law of the folded three
This is my will so mote it be."
Willow spoke as she drew a symbol on his chest with the black concoction in the bowl.
Angelus was mad that Willow was apparently trying to empower the soul. He looked down at his chest as she finished chanting. The symbol was so familiar but for the longest moment he could not recall what it was. When he did his eyes flew to hers but he never had a chance to speak as it started glowing blue.
He saw Willow start glowing blue feeding the symbol with power. The energy flowed through his body changing it. He felt his heart start to beat while he his lungs filled with air. He was astonished his body was coming alive. This was the last thing he remembered before losing consciousness.
***************
It was so hard to wake, but her voice was calling to him. Using all the strength he could he finally opened his eyes. He looked up at her from his place on the couch, guilt of what his demon had done rushed through him, but not like before. It was more like he was guilty for breaking some rule ingrained in his very being. He looked down to find himself bathed and re-clothed
"W-willow I’m so sorry." He said with bloody tears falling from his face.
"Angel it was not you who did this. I don’t blame you." Willow said firmly.
"You made me…" He started.
"Carpathian, yes you are now." She stated.
"Why, how?" He asked.
"Why because it will keep you soul in tact till you have your lifemate. And How, my magic has tripled since I was turned. I’m been working on this since I found out about Spike and what it meant." Willow replied.
Angel looked at her as he sat up. Willow took a seat next to him and handed him a bottle. Angel took it and drank from it he stopped suddenly.
"It’s human." He stated.
"Yeah, I got it from the blood bank till you are strong enough to go out and feed." Willow said.
"Oh humans?" He asked.
"Of course. Angel, I’m not talking about killing them. Believe me it’s not as bad as it seems I hunted for the first time last night and I have no guilt Angel." She stated as she took a sip from her own glass.
They continued to talk for about two hours about all kinds of thinks. Willow was happy that Angel had stopped apologizing. She felt comfortable with him unlike when she was human. She loved hearing the stories of his past and his time in LA.
"What in bloody hell?!?!" Came Spike’s voice from the doorway.
Willow and Angel turned to find Spike standing there with Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn. Willow jumped up from her spot on the couch. She saw Spike move toward Angel and quickly countered. As Spike reached for the dark vampire she grabbed his hand.
"Spike no. He like us now." Willow stated.
"What, how?" He asked suspiciously.
"I changed him. Spike please don’t hurt Angel for Angelus crimes." Willow pleaded.
"If what you say is true Angelus is there just as much as Angel." Spike growled.
"But they’re combined now you would punish Angel still. Please Spike I worked really hard to fix this." She pleaded again.
Spike pulled Willow to him and kissed her with such passion that it
left her breathless. Pulling back only slightly he looked dead into his
Sire’s eyes.
"SHE IS MINE, UNDERSTOOD." Spike yelled looking at Angel harshly.
"Yes." Angel replied simply.
"Good." He stated.
***************
Willow walked over to the brunette on the bench.
"Don’t tell me I’ve out Malled the infamous Cordelia." Willow said laughing.
"Girl lets stop somewhere for a drink of something." Cordelia said.
"Ok." Willow said.
They walked through the mall to a small café in the food court. Sitting down at one of the tables they started talking as they waited for their waitress. It was a short wait, after they ordered they talked some more.
"So what’s it like, you with Spike?" Cordelia asked.
"Well, its intense, it like when I think he couldn’t possibly love me any more he surprises me once again." Willow said.
"He is very protective." Cordy stated.
"Yeah a lots happened since he came back as a Carpathian." Willow said.
"How did you know you were lifemates?" Cordy asked.
"Well at first I didn’t really understand what was going on. At first I just thought it was all because I had a crush on him for the longest time. But after I found out what a lifemate meant it was from the first day he came to my balcony. When I opened the door and looked at him I felt so drawn to him like my blood was calling to him and his was calling to me." She explained.
Willow arched her eyebrow as she saw Cordelia’s had shake violently causing her to set her glass down quickly before dropping it. Cordelia had a startled look on her face that caused Willow to be even more curious.
"Cordy what is it?" Willow asked her.
Cordelia fumbled with her napkin nervously before she finally decided to speak.
"When I came in earlier with Spike." Cordelia started then stopped.
"Yeah." Willow asked.
"I felt that when I looked at Angel."
***************
Spike and Willow walked into the Magic Box, the whole gang was there minus Riley. The two walked up to the table and sat down in the empty chairs.
"Hey guys what’s up?" Buffy said.
"Some things have happened that Willow thinks you should be aware of." Spike stated.
"Like what?" Buffy asked.
"Willow’s carpathian." Anya stated before anyone could say another word.
The room erupted in chaos until Willow decided to speak.
"Be quite you guys." Willow said.
"Wills that bastard killed you." Buffy said raising her stake.
"Know I was dying Spike saved me the only way he could." Willow said causing the room to fall silent.
"How?" Giles moved in to ask.
"I was raped and drained." Willow stated.
"By who, I’ll kill him." Buffy said angrily.
Willow placed her hand on Buffy’s to try to lessen the blow.
"No you can’t Buffy, it was Angelus." She said.
Buffy flinched at her words as the tears fell from her face.
"Oh Will’s I’m so very sorry." Buffy said.
"No if I’m not allowing Angel to keep apologize, neither can you." Willow said.
"Angel’s back?" Buffy asked the redhead.
"Yeah, I made him Carpathian." Willow said,
"Excuse me Willow but how did he become Angelus?" Giles asked.
"Good question that is why I have called you here." She started. "Angel was captured the night me and Spike returned. He was tortured so badly he could not hold control as he started to die. The demon gained controlled and escaped. These people who captured him won’t stop and I have a feeling that with them knowing about me and Spike they will probably come after us." Willow stated.
"How would they know about you?" Giles asked.
"Because there is a spy in our midst." Willow said plainly.
"Who?" Buffy asked not being able to see one of her friends betray each other.
"Riley." Willow stated.
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