Chapter X
"Yes, alright. We'll keep an eye out for him. Thanks Anya." Giles said as he hung up the phone. "Well, that complicates things." Giles stepped out of the office where he at taken the phone call and ran into Buffy coming down the stairs.
"Well, it looks like I'm not the only one up. What's going on?" Buffy asked as she headed for the kitchen.
"That was Anya." Giles paused and wondered how best to approach the subject when the Gunn came into the hotel.
"Any news while we were gone?" Gunn asked.
"Let's wait for everyone to get here and I'll tell ya'll about the latest dream." Buffy said.
"Fred will be here any second than we can start."
Buffy filled everyone in on her latest dream. They decided to divide up into two teams. Buffy and Gunn would hit the streets to get the whereabouts of Connor and Justine. Giles would try again to speak to Wesley and get his help. Fred and Dawn would stay behind to do research.
As Buffy and Gunn were heading out of the hotel, she asked, "Tell me more about this Holtz."
A little later, Buffy and Gunn had entered a bar. Gunn was telling Buffy about the former owner. "Lorne left a few months ago."
"Why?"
"Well, it was probably because we blew up his bar three times."
"Yeah, that would do it." Buffy took a look around the small bar and was quite surprised to see who was tending bar. "Willie. How ya doing?"
"You know this guy?"
"Oh yeah we go way back."
Willie was actually not looking too happy to see the slayer and her companion. He had taken a few steps back and was trying to disappear.
"Willie used to run a bar in Sunnydale."
"Oh, hey slayer. Didn't recognize you at first. Please. We don't have the spell in place to protect the bar. Please don't start any trouble." The few customers were trying not to be noticed by the newcomers.
"Willie, we don't want any trouble just information." Gunn said as he and Buffy took seats at the bar.
"O.k. O.k. Whatever you want."
"I need to know if you have heard anything about Angel. Has anyone seen him lately?"
"Angelus. No one has heard or seen him for months. Everyone thinks he has taken a holiday somewhere and they are quite happy that he isn't around."
"Oh, really." The slayer says with obvious sarcasm. "Now that I'm in town until he gets back, demons are going to pray for his speedy return."
"Slayer…"
"Don't you slayer me, Willie. I need help and this place will become very unwelcome until I get it."
"I'll tell you whatever you want to know. Just please keep the peace. I don't know where Angelus, I mean Angel is and can't help you."
"O.k. Then tell me where I can find Justine or Connor. They are rogue demon hunters. That should be an easier question."
"Connor is not a name that I recognize." Buffy started to get up and Willie quickly added, "Justine. I know her. She is still hunting vampires out by the cemetery. You should have no problems finding her there."
Buffy looked at Gunn and they nodded at each other. They turned to leave but Buffy had a parting shot for Willie. "Willie, if this doesn't work out, I'll be back and I won't be very sociable."
Willie gulped and turned very pale.
End of Chapter X
"Yes, alright. We'll keep an eye out for him. Thanks Anya." Giles said as he hung up the phone. "Well, that complicates things." Giles stepped out of the office where he at taken the phone call and ran into Buffy coming down the stairs.
"Well, it looks like I'm not the only one up. What's going on?" Buffy asked as she headed for the kitchen.
"That was Anya." Giles paused and wondered how best to approach the subject when the Gunn came into the hotel.
"Any news while we were gone?" Gunn asked.
"Let's wait for everyone to get here and I'll tell ya'll about the latest dream." Buffy said.
"Fred will be here any second than we can start."
Buffy filled everyone in on her latest dream. They decided to divide up into two teams. Buffy and Gunn would hit the streets to get the whereabouts of Connor and Justine. Giles would try again to speak to Wesley and get his help. Fred and Dawn would stay behind to do research.
As Buffy and Gunn were heading out of the hotel, she asked, "Tell me more about this Holtz."
A little later, Buffy and Gunn had entered a bar. Gunn was telling Buffy about the former owner. "Lorne left a few months ago."
"Why?"
"Well, it was probably because we blew up his bar three times."
"Yeah, that would do it." Buffy took a look around the small bar and was quite surprised to see who was tending bar. "Willie. How ya doing?"
"You know this guy?"
"Oh yeah we go way back."
Willie was actually not looking too happy to see the slayer and her companion. He had taken a few steps back and was trying to disappear.
"Willie used to run a bar in Sunnydale."
"Oh, hey slayer. Didn't recognize you at first. Please. We don't have the spell in place to protect the bar. Please don't start any trouble." The few customers were trying not to be noticed by the newcomers.
"Willie, we don't want any trouble just information." Gunn said as he and Buffy took seats at the bar.
"O.k. O.k. Whatever you want."
"I need to know if you have heard anything about Angel. Has anyone seen him lately?"
"Angelus. No one has heard or seen him for months. Everyone thinks he has taken a holiday somewhere and they are quite happy that he isn't around."
"Oh, really." The slayer says with obvious sarcasm. "Now that I'm in town until he gets back, demons are going to pray for his speedy return."
"Slayer…"
"Don't you slayer me, Willie. I need help and this place will become very unwelcome until I get it."
"I'll tell you whatever you want to know. Just please keep the peace. I don't know where Angelus, I mean Angel is and can't help you."
"O.k. Then tell me where I can find Justine or Connor. They are rogue demon hunters. That should be an easier question."
"Connor is not a name that I recognize." Buffy started to get up and Willie quickly added, "Justine. I know her. She is still hunting vampires out by the cemetery. You should have no problems finding her there."
Buffy looked at Gunn and they nodded at each other. They turned to leave but Buffy had a parting shot for Willie. "Willie, if this doesn't work out, I'll be back and I won't be very sociable."
Willie gulped and turned very pale.
End of Chapter X