Back outside where the party was taking place, oblivious to the commotion
in the other room, the young executive who Buffy and Cordelia had been
talking to excused himself and disappeared.
Buffy turned to what she thought would have been two patiently awaiting ex- vampires, but was surprised to see that they were both nowhere to be seen
"Cordy have you seen Angel and Spike?" she asked the brunette, interrupting the conversation that the ex-cheerleader had immediately started with someone else
Cordelia turned to face her, "No…they were here a minute ago" she said glancing over Buffys shoulders.
Across the room Buffy noticed a familiar face; it was an elderly gentleman around Giles' age wearing a deep maroon coloured shirt and black trousers.
"Ethan..." she whispered as she continued to watch him, he spoke briefly to a woman in her late twenties, he then nodded at something she said before following her across the room, they then both disappeared through a doorway.
"Come on Cordy" Buffy said grabbing the other womans arm and dragging her in the same direction as Ethan
"Buffy..." Cordelia began as they left an annoyed man behind "...Where are we going "she asked yanking her arm out of Buffys grasp and reluctantly following the blonde who simply replied "to see an old friend"
As they walked through the door they were confronted by a metal staircase, filled with the last traces of echoing footsteps as Ethan and his companion reached the top and then continued into another room
Buffy made her own way slowly up the stairs, Cordelia following closely behind
In the upper offices of Wolfram and Hart, Ethan Rayne quickly packed away the various equipment, he had used for the Romanian spell on the hotel
Lilah had continued into the adjoining office to see if it was ok for him to eventually leave. He was packing away the bronze goblet, when suddenly his arm got painfully twisted behind his back
"What the…" he asked just before his face connected with the wall, he strained to look over his shoulder as Buffy perfected her most innocent look
"Hey Ethan, nice to know your still the usual 'Sit around and gloat' kind of guy" she said, and if at first he didn't realize who his attacker was Ethan easily recognised her voice
"Oh Bugger" he whined as Buffy spun him around, slamming him back against the wall as she did,
"I wasn't gloating" he informed her casually "They said I had to stay, in case it didn't work, I have learned my lesson you know" he continued as she let out a sarcastic gasp of shock
"Well lets see if you've learned more than one lesson…I'm gonna give you one chance…" she paused allowing him to think it over as she moved one hand to his throat "….Ok who are 'they' and 'in case what' didn't work" she watched as he thought about his reply, glancing around the room before staring at her once more
"I don't know they didn't tell me" he replied, immediately Buffys grip tightened on his throat, allowing him just enough air to be able to speak
"They said something about bringing something back or forward ,from where it was being held or stored, they wanted to release something"..,. He paused grasping for breath but still Buffy refused to loosen his grip
"What was it..." she demanded coldly
"I...don't...know" he gasped "All they told me for certain…was that…I had to do the spell…on your ex-boyfriends place" he informed between desperate breaths
Buffys eyes widened in realization and without a second thought she raced out of the door and back down the stairs
"Buffy what the…" Cordelia cried as Buffy quickly sped past her, after she had cleared the first half of the staircase she turned back to her uttering the single word "Angelus" before continuing as fast as she could run.
Ethan watched as every possible emotion played across the young brunettes face shock, fear, apprehension and sympathy before she also raced down the staircase.
After a moment Cordelia called out to the quickly retreating slayer "You know I love fighting the forces of darkness as much as the next person but do we always have to do the Cagney and Lacey deal in our best frocks"
Buffy turned to what she thought would have been two patiently awaiting ex- vampires, but was surprised to see that they were both nowhere to be seen
"Cordy have you seen Angel and Spike?" she asked the brunette, interrupting the conversation that the ex-cheerleader had immediately started with someone else
Cordelia turned to face her, "No…they were here a minute ago" she said glancing over Buffys shoulders.
Across the room Buffy noticed a familiar face; it was an elderly gentleman around Giles' age wearing a deep maroon coloured shirt and black trousers.
"Ethan..." she whispered as she continued to watch him, he spoke briefly to a woman in her late twenties, he then nodded at something she said before following her across the room, they then both disappeared through a doorway.
"Come on Cordy" Buffy said grabbing the other womans arm and dragging her in the same direction as Ethan
"Buffy..." Cordelia began as they left an annoyed man behind "...Where are we going "she asked yanking her arm out of Buffys grasp and reluctantly following the blonde who simply replied "to see an old friend"
As they walked through the door they were confronted by a metal staircase, filled with the last traces of echoing footsteps as Ethan and his companion reached the top and then continued into another room
Buffy made her own way slowly up the stairs, Cordelia following closely behind
In the upper offices of Wolfram and Hart, Ethan Rayne quickly packed away the various equipment, he had used for the Romanian spell on the hotel
Lilah had continued into the adjoining office to see if it was ok for him to eventually leave. He was packing away the bronze goblet, when suddenly his arm got painfully twisted behind his back
"What the…" he asked just before his face connected with the wall, he strained to look over his shoulder as Buffy perfected her most innocent look
"Hey Ethan, nice to know your still the usual 'Sit around and gloat' kind of guy" she said, and if at first he didn't realize who his attacker was Ethan easily recognised her voice
"Oh Bugger" he whined as Buffy spun him around, slamming him back against the wall as she did,
"I wasn't gloating" he informed her casually "They said I had to stay, in case it didn't work, I have learned my lesson you know" he continued as she let out a sarcastic gasp of shock
"Well lets see if you've learned more than one lesson…I'm gonna give you one chance…" she paused allowing him to think it over as she moved one hand to his throat "….Ok who are 'they' and 'in case what' didn't work" she watched as he thought about his reply, glancing around the room before staring at her once more
"I don't know they didn't tell me" he replied, immediately Buffys grip tightened on his throat, allowing him just enough air to be able to speak
"They said something about bringing something back or forward ,from where it was being held or stored, they wanted to release something"..,. He paused grasping for breath but still Buffy refused to loosen his grip
"What was it..." she demanded coldly
"I...don't...know" he gasped "All they told me for certain…was that…I had to do the spell…on your ex-boyfriends place" he informed between desperate breaths
Buffys eyes widened in realization and without a second thought she raced out of the door and back down the stairs
"Buffy what the…" Cordelia cried as Buffy quickly sped past her, after she had cleared the first half of the staircase she turned back to her uttering the single word "Angelus" before continuing as fast as she could run.
Ethan watched as every possible emotion played across the young brunettes face shock, fear, apprehension and sympathy before she also raced down the staircase.
After a moment Cordelia called out to the quickly retreating slayer "You know I love fighting the forces of darkness as much as the next person but do we always have to do the Cagney and Lacey deal in our best frocks"
