Xander pointed out the warehouse where Boromir was holed up. Even if he hadn't, they would have known which one it was. The patrolling Vampires and strange glow coming from it gave it away.
"What do we do now?" Willow asked.
Buffy looked over at bow Legolas had slung over his shoulder.
"How good are you with that thing?" she asked him.
Legolas turned his icy gaze on the Slayer. A smile touched his lips.
"Yes," was his reply.
"I count five Vampires," she said. "You?"
"Five also," Legolas said, turning his attention back to the warehouse.
"We can take them," Angel interrupted, getting ready to make a move.
Buffy placed her hand on his arm. He looked at it, then up into her face. He was puzzled by what he saw there.
"No," she said firmly. Turning back to Legolas she continued. "Think you can take them out from here?"
He nodded. Reaching behind into his quiver, he drew out five arrows. After thrusting four into the ground beside him, he slid one into the bow.
"Someone is very confidant," Xander said, pointing out the five arrows.
Legolas' reply was a smile as he let the arrow fly from his bow, straight into the heart of the first Vampire. Legolas gasped as he turned to dust. He'd never seen anything like that before. He quickly got over his shock and loaded the next arrow. Before the Vampires knew what had hit them, he had fired all remaining four arrows and they'd flown true, hitting the Vampires through their hearts and killing them all.
"Ok," said Xander. "I'm impressed."
Angel scowled. He could see Buffy was impressed too. The admiration shining in her eyes was once for him. Again, the jealousy wormed through him. On Christmas Eve, she had declared her undying love for him, and now, barely weeks later, her eyes were looking elsewhere. His only relief was the thought that soon, when they retrieved the ring from this Boromir, he'd leave.
"Ok Buff," Xander said. "What's the plan?"
She thought for a second. According to Xander, Aragorn was locked on the ground floor in a tiny room to the side. He didn't see where they took Faith.
"Angel, you, Xander and Willow get Aragorn out," she said quietly but firmly. "Legolas and I will find Faith."
"The ring?" Legolas asked. "When do we go for the ring?"
She knew that the ring was Legolas' priority, but they couldn't go after it alone, not when they didn't know what to expect from Boromir. Her only hope was that Giles and Wesley would find something they could use to defeat him before it was too late.
Angel knew Buffy would split them that way. He couldn't say anything without making himself look a fool. Reluctantly, he nodded his agreement to the plan. He waited with Willow and Xander as Buffy and Legolas crept up the warehouse. When they disappeared inside, he stood and with the others, and they made their way to the warehouse door.
They could hear muffled sounds of fighting inside, then silence. Angel looked in the small dirty window above the door. He saw Legolas holding her. Holding HIS Buffy and brushing Vampire dust from her face. He also saw the tenderness in the touch, and in her eyes as she looked up into the Elf's eyes. His dead heart clenched in his chest. He knew then, he'd lost her.
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"What do we do now?" Willow asked.
Buffy looked over at bow Legolas had slung over his shoulder.
"How good are you with that thing?" she asked him.
Legolas turned his icy gaze on the Slayer. A smile touched his lips.
"Yes," was his reply.
"I count five Vampires," she said. "You?"
"Five also," Legolas said, turning his attention back to the warehouse.
"We can take them," Angel interrupted, getting ready to make a move.
Buffy placed her hand on his arm. He looked at it, then up into her face. He was puzzled by what he saw there.
"No," she said firmly. Turning back to Legolas she continued. "Think you can take them out from here?"
He nodded. Reaching behind into his quiver, he drew out five arrows. After thrusting four into the ground beside him, he slid one into the bow.
"Someone is very confidant," Xander said, pointing out the five arrows.
Legolas' reply was a smile as he let the arrow fly from his bow, straight into the heart of the first Vampire. Legolas gasped as he turned to dust. He'd never seen anything like that before. He quickly got over his shock and loaded the next arrow. Before the Vampires knew what had hit them, he had fired all remaining four arrows and they'd flown true, hitting the Vampires through their hearts and killing them all.
"Ok," said Xander. "I'm impressed."
Angel scowled. He could see Buffy was impressed too. The admiration shining in her eyes was once for him. Again, the jealousy wormed through him. On Christmas Eve, she had declared her undying love for him, and now, barely weeks later, her eyes were looking elsewhere. His only relief was the thought that soon, when they retrieved the ring from this Boromir, he'd leave.
"Ok Buff," Xander said. "What's the plan?"
She thought for a second. According to Xander, Aragorn was locked on the ground floor in a tiny room to the side. He didn't see where they took Faith.
"Angel, you, Xander and Willow get Aragorn out," she said quietly but firmly. "Legolas and I will find Faith."
"The ring?" Legolas asked. "When do we go for the ring?"
She knew that the ring was Legolas' priority, but they couldn't go after it alone, not when they didn't know what to expect from Boromir. Her only hope was that Giles and Wesley would find something they could use to defeat him before it was too late.
Angel knew Buffy would split them that way. He couldn't say anything without making himself look a fool. Reluctantly, he nodded his agreement to the plan. He waited with Willow and Xander as Buffy and Legolas crept up the warehouse. When they disappeared inside, he stood and with the others, and they made their way to the warehouse door.
They could hear muffled sounds of fighting inside, then silence. Angel looked in the small dirty window above the door. He saw Legolas holding her. Holding HIS Buffy and brushing Vampire dust from her face. He also saw the tenderness in the touch, and in her eyes as she looked up into the Elf's eyes. His dead heart clenched in his chest. He knew then, he'd lost her.
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