Hello everyone. This is my first Buffy fanfiction. Please be kind and leave a review. I own nothing from the Buffy universe.

….

The perfect plan was about to be put into motion. He had thought of simply torturing the slayer but a little deranged birdie suggested something far more gruesome than that. There was nothing that could get this new plan out of his head. After almost ninety years of being held in check by Angel he was eager to cause harm but he was old enough to realize that rushing into things unplanned usually ruined the meal.

Through the window panes he could see his prize for tonight and attempted to open the doors to the bedroom. It was locked but after so many years a simple lock was very easy to overcome. Within seconds he stood next to the bed that held his sleeping prize.

Willow, Buffy's best friend, was fast asleep and completely unaware of the danger standing only a foot away from her. He could tell from her breathing that she was a heavy sleeper; a talent from observing humans for so long.

He had time tonight and decided to have some fun. He looked through her clothes and found nothing but rather dull and very innocent clothes and underwear until he came to an outfit that he recognized. It was the leather skirt and the rather revealing top she wore last Halloween. He remembered her discomfort in it as well. A mischievous idea came to him and he grinned with dark amusement.

"Willow." He whispered. "Time to wake up."

Willow mumbled something and was falling back to sleep again. Angelus caressed her face with a thumb and spoke her name once again.

Willow was more awake but with her eyes still closed. "Angel?" She sounded confused as if she was surprised to hear his voice.

"Almost."

Her eyes shot open and she was about to scream till her mouth was covered by a strong hand. "I wouldn't scream unless you want me to snack on your parents."

Willow calmed down as much as she could and nodded her obedience.

"That's a good girl. I have a plan to set into motion and you are the first piece needed."

The next thing she knew was darkness.

He returned to the factory with Willow and placed her on the large table with chairs. Spike wheeled in on his wheelchair with a look of curiosity and a smile. "What's this then? Bait for the slayer?"

"Yes, but this is only the start." Angelus looked down at Willow who now held a less than content look on her face. "She's a rather cleaver one in the group as well as Buffy's closest friend. Buffy's young and not in control of her emotions. She'll come running to rescue her or give into my demands without thinking."

"And the little lamb will blame herself." Drusilla walked in quietly never keeping her eyes off the young woman on the table. She came to the table's edge and held Willow's face. "Oh, she has power this one does. It's bound up tight it is. Like a little present waiting to be unwrapped. Sweet little pet."

Angelus and Spike knew what was going to happen next and a great deal of care would have to be taken for Dru not to tear apart their captive or accidently harm her while she 'played'.

"She needs to be taken care of my love." Angelus pulled Dru towards him forcefully while giving Spike a pointed look. He nibbled on her neck making Dru giggle. "You can play with her all you want if you promise to take care of her. No marks, nothing broken and her mind intact."

She whined a little. "You said I could play with her."

He let her go bringing his attention to Spike. "You don't agree with me."

Spike kept his true thoughts to himself. "I don't think poking at the slayer is a wise decision."

"Yes you're proof of that wheeler boy."

"This will provoke her."

Angelus smiled. "Oh I hope it does."

Spike sat back in his chair, cursing himself for being in the condition he was in. At least he'll heal soon enough. He looked at the young woman on the table. "How hard did you hit her? I thought you wanted her alive."

Willow began to wake slowly form her stupor and sat up quickly on the table. She saw Angelus, Spike and the woman she only saw once before, Drusilla. It didn't take her too long to get off the table like some meal. Her feet touched the cold floor. Only then did she realize her state of dress or undress rather.

"Please tell me I got dressed in my sleep."

Angelus' grin grew. "Oh, yes I thought you would be more comfortable in this than your flannel pajamas. No need to thank me."

She crossed her arms trying to cover herself as much as possible. It was only then she realized he forgot her underwear. This thought she kept to herself, not wanting to draw attention to that very fact.

Dru crept up behind her and pulled her hair back eliciting a short scream from Willow. "Oh, she's innocent. You have power, love to use that power little one. Will you be my little dolly and play with me?"

"Why am I here? Here is definitely not the place I want to be right now. We could have talked in my bedroom. That room is not here." Willow was now rambling and quickly stopped when Angelus stepped towards her.

He looked around the room in a grand gesture. "Correct. Now let's talk. How long you'll be here depends on how long it takes on capturing Buffy." He stepped closer to her lifting her face to look at him with a finger. "You're going to answer some questions and each time you don't I'll allow Dru here to 'play' with you."

Willow found some strength fueled by fear and attempted to break away from Dru's hold on her. "I won't give you anything that will help you get to Buffy!"

Angelus' game face was on and a low growl escaped from his throat. That familiar cruel smile crept on his face. "There are so many ways to get information from such a young and innocent girl like you. I'll enjoy teaching you a few of those methods."

Those words stopped Willow short and she began to cry in silence, fear lifting off of her in waves.

Spike watched the scene with detached bemusement. "So what's next on the adjenda?"

Angelus turned to Spike. "Well getting out of that chair would be a nice idea. Oh wait you can't.

Spike stood up quickly with some residual pain. "A week will make all the difference."

"Don't worry you can still babysit can't you? You've always been good at tying up young innocent women." She pulled Willow from Dru's hands and looked into Willow's eyes. "You must be so scared right now. Well you should be."

Dru stepped forward clearly upset that her new toy had been taken from her so quickly. "I want to see her thoughts. They are like tree vines with pretty flowers. I want to pull the flowers off one by one." She reached up to the side of Willow's face. Spike stopped her.

"Not now love, there will be no deflowering just yet."

Willow didn't like the sound of his words. All she wanted was to be back in her bed at home and wake up and be ignored by her parents like usual. She had to get out of here and warn Buffy of…of whatever she knew so far.

…..

Giles looked at his watch and wondered were Willow was. It was not normal for her to be late. The girl was so punctual he could set his watch by her. He looked up when Xander entered.

"Ah, Xander, did you see Willow today?"

"No, I didn't I assumed she was here researching with you. I came here looking for her as I have this paper I need her help with."

Giles looked a little worried. "Give her a call she may be sick."

Xander nodded curious as now as to the reason for Willow not being here. He called, there was no answer. "No answer."

Giles called the office and found out that her mother called the school to inform them that Willow was sick. "Well then, I suggest you visit her after school to see how she's doing. She's probably asleep and didn't hear the phone."

Buffy entered trying to look happy but the news that Angel was gone and replaced by a very twisted demon simply didn't lighten her mood. "Hey guys."

"Hey, how are you?" Xander spoke trying to give some support. He may not have liked Angel to begin with but he would trade the guy for this evil version of him any day.

"You know me, I'm hanging in there. Just waiting to speak with Willow she had something to show me. Some research she was working on. By the way where is she?"

Giles commented on Willow's illness as he was reading.

"That's odd she was feeling fine last night."

Just then a police officer and a detective entered the library. "Buffy Summers?"

Buffy stood up with a very bad feeling. "Yes, that's me."

"You are under arrest for the kidnapping and murder of Willow Rosenberg."

….

Buffy called home and left a message on the machine. She forgot that her mother would not be home until late tonight in preparation for a new exhibit. Her one phone call gone she now had to rely on whoever they got as her lawyer that she very quickly asked for before answering any questions. There was something about this that wasn't adding up and had to be cautious.

An hour later someone entered the interrogation room. Buffy's eyes went wide.

"Angel?"

"Angelus if you please. I'd rather not be associated with lower, weaker individuals."

"What are you doing here?"

He placed the briefcase he brought in with, opened it and took out a laptop. "I am your state appointed lawyer. Are you interested in seeing what you have done?"

"You are out of your mind. You are NOT my lawyer."

He ignored her while showing a video. She tried to ignore it but Willow's scream caught her attention. "What is this?"

"Brilliance and I have three more videos of killing a few more of your friends. So if you want to run from the law, by all means I would love nothing more if you did. Then you'll have no place to run too and I get to release another video. You should see the one starring Xander."

"Shut up!" Buffy couldn't believe what was happening. From what Giles told her about Angelus was that he was cruel, crafty and relentless but not this well planned. "I get it, I have few options and you're pulling the strings. Can we get to the part where we fight and I kill you?"

Angelus pulled out a steak and placed it on the table in front of her. "Here's your chance. Take it and kill your lover."

Buffy picked up the steak and threw herself over the table and slammed him against the wall ready to strike but at the last second stepped back.

He observed her reactions and saw comprehension in her eyes. "Where is Willow? Someone called the school to say she's sick."

"Oh you are cleaver. Angel always praised you too much."

"What do you want?"

Angelus sat back down again and held out his hand for the steak. She slammed it into his hand more than tempted to drive it through his arm. He held all the cards at the moment and would have to play his game for now.

"Good girl. Now Willow is alive but for how long depends on what you decide."

"What do you want?"

He stood up and walked towards her. "You."

"You wanted to kill me before."

"I'm glad I didn't because that would have ended my fun. Imagine owning a slayer. I'd be the first vampire to have one."

She pushed him away and he slammed against the wall and laughed. "Oh I will enjoy training you."

"Shut up!"

"Two choices Buffy. Give yourself up and the tape will disappear and Willow will continue being ignored by her parents. If you decide to prove your innocence Willow will end up dead. If you run another one of your friends will meet the same fate."

The choices filled her head and she knew that she was beat. Over and over again she tried to find a way out of this situation. "Fine I'll give in."

He was half disappointed with her decision and it showed on his face.

"Oh, I see you were looking forward to a fight. I'll be more than happy to oblige."

He said nothing else and simply left. Twenty minutes later Angelus returned with the police detective. "I believe you are free to go Ms. Summers. You have an alibi and the tape was proven to be set up to frame you. I'll explain."

Buffy listened to the lies the detective was fed and she answered the standard questions as Willow was still considered a missing person. Angelus kept looking at her with a very hungry smile. She looked back and with her eyes told him, 'Game on'.

…