"I'll call Angel and ask him to sort that out for us", Buffy suggested as they left the office building together, the receptionist looking after them in surprise, but not calling out to them or trying to stop them, "then we don't need to go to L.A., if that's alright for you guys."

"Sure", Willow agreed at once, before Pat had the chance to say something and maybe protest, "as long as this gets them off our backs."

"I'd prefer it to handle it on my own", the demon grumbled in reply, not really surprising anyone, "but judging from the look on my girl's face, she won't like that, so fine, call that guy and ask him to kick that demon's ass or something."

"Aww", Jim sighed out as an answer, "so the action's over then? Poor Jane, she won't like that, she was looking forward to fighting when she said she'd come here, too."

"If they give it up now", Pat shrugged, "that we know who they are and who their boss is might not stop them until he calls them off."

"Angel will take care of that immediately if I ask him to", Buffy gave back, already getting out her cell phone, "just give me five minutes."

Nodding, the taller woman dug out her cigarettes in reply and lit one of them up while Buffy called the number Angel had given her for his office; to her surprise, it was Harmony who took the call, but instead of pondering this further, she shrugged it off and asked if Angel was available, not surprised when Harmony told her that he was asleep.

"I can take your message though if you like", she offered, "I work here now for him, you know!"

"Yeah, I figured that out when you answered his office phone", Buffy gave back, wondering how Harmony could handle office work, seeing how dense she had been at school, "well, tell him that's urgent once he wakes up, we need a demon gang boss taken care off. He's at Nelson Street, number twenty-two, his name's Nivarius, if that chick told the truth."

"I'll tell him", Harmony promised, "and how are you doing over there, Buffy? Is everything going well?"

"Yes", the Slayer replied, feeling tempted to ask how Harmony had ended up working for Angel, then shrugging it off, telling herself that right now, all she wanted was to go home and rest, and not chat with her former classmate, "and I'd love to talk longer, but we just all got out of a fight and need to get some rest, so…"

"Oh, of course", Harmony gave back at once, "we'll talk another time then! Take care Buffy!"

"Um, yeah, you too", the blonde smiled, then said goodbye and ended the call, looking up at her friends again afterwards, her smile widening slightly as she told them that Harmony had taken the message and would forward it to Angel as fast as possible.

"Harmony?" Willow echoed, raising an eyebrow, "what is she doing there?"

"She works there, apparently", Buffy let her know, giggling at the flabbergasted look the redhead gave her in reply while the other three just exchanged confused looks, not having an idea who the two were talking about, "yeah, I know, I thought it's weird, too."

"Weird doesn't even begin to describe it", Willow mumbled, then noticed the look on her partner's face and smiled, letting her know that she'd tell her later and making her nod.

"Well", Jim was the next one to speak up, "I guess we are done here then?" He smiled when Buffy nodded her agreement, then offered to drive them all to their homes; once again, they all crammed themselves into the car, Willow looking at the office building once more as Jim stepped on the gas pedal and drove off, unable to shake off the feeling that, even though they had gotten the information they'd needed to stop this, the danger was far from over yet.


"I'm all hyped up now after that fight", Pat let her partner know once they were back in their apartment and Jim had driven off again to take Buffy home, "that was fun, like Buffy said, it's been a while since we had such a brawl!"

"Anyone else would be happy if they'd never in their life end up in such a brawl", Willow giggled while she took off her shoes and jacket, then moved into the living room, the demon following her, "but I have to say, even though I didn't participate much, it was fun to watch, I like watching you fight. You're so… fierce."

"I'm glad they all focused on Buffy, Jim and me and didn't pay much attention on you, though", the taller woman admitted in reply after smiling at her partner's words for a moment, "it might have been hard to get to you in time, with so many guys there, ready to get in the way. And I just remembered I didn't thank you yet for warning me about that dude with the knife…"

"Oh please", the redhead shrugged her words off, clearly not realizing what Pat was aiming for, "you don't have to thank me for something like that, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't warn you when someone wants to stab you from behind?"

"A bad one", the black haired woman chuckled, "but I have a special way of thanking you in mind, so you should let me…"

"Oh", the witch finally caught up in reply, "well, in that case…" She smirked, then grabbed her girlfriend by the front of her shirt and pulled her closer; somehow, they managed to make it to the couch without breaking the heated kiss that had started seconds afterwards, but a few minutes later, they were forced to pull apart again as the doorbell rang, a low groan escaping the demon at the interruption.

"Let's pretend we're not at home", Willow suggested breathlessly, "maybe they'll leave again then…"

"The wind tells me you're there", Sue's voice drifted through the closed apartment door, as if she had heard the redhead, "please open and let us in!"

"Dammit", Pat grumbled, her face darkening when further when Jim's voice came up as well, calling out her name and Willow's, "they're not going to leave, I know them. Talk about bad timing."

"The worst timing", the witch agreed glumly, sitting up on the couch; she quickly buttoned her blouse up again, then straightened her clothes and ran both hands through her hair while her partner went to open the door, the smile on Jim's face dying the moment he saw the expression on Pat's.

"We interrupted something, right?" he then wanted to know, throwing a pointed look at the demon's tousled her and at the spot where her shirt had been pulled out of her pants; far from being embarrassed, the taller woman just nodded, not sounding all too perturbed either when she replied. "Yes you did, so this better be important. What's up?"

"Jane finally arrived", Jim beamed at her in reply, "she just called ten minutes ago when she drove into town, and she's on her way here now!"

"Great", the demon muttered, fighting down the urge to roll her good eye – after all, she had been hoping that she'd be able to get rid of the two quickly so Willow and she could go on where they had been interrupted, but with the fourth member of their former group arriving any minute now, this hope had been dashed to pieces.

"Come in then", she thus sighed, stepping aside to let them enter just when Willow finally came into the anteroom to see what was taking her partner so long; she smiled at Jim and Sue as she watched them enter, then, when she could be sure none of the two was paying attention, gave her partner a questioning look, receiving a helpless shrug in reply.

"We're here because Jane finally made it town", Jim let the redhead know the moment he had finished taking off his shoes and jacket, beaming at her, "she'll be here any minute now, you'll like her! And it'll be the four of us again, just like in old times!"

"For a while, at least", Pat shrugged, "or are you planning to stay here in Sunnydale?"

"No", Sue was the one to answer that, "but we'll enjoy being together again for a bit longer, the wind told me we shouldn't leave yet."

To Willow's surprise, Pat and Jim exchanged a somewhat worried glance at hearing that; none of them said anything about it though, the taller woman merely asking their guests to take a seat in the living room so they'd be comfortable until Jane would arrive, stopping Willow though when she made a move to follow them there.

"We better be careful", the demon mumbled to her, keeping her voice low so the two others in the living room wouldn't hear, "even though none of us knows about this whole the-wind-telling-her thing, whenever she said that it told her we shouldn't leave somewhere yet or shouldn't do something, it usually saved our asses. If whatever it is told her that they shouldn't leave yet, maybe even sending that Angel guy after that demon wasn't enough."

"You might still be in danger, then?" Willow clarified, frowning, not liking the thought at all, her frown deepening when the demon nodded after a moment, a small sigh coming from her afterwards.

"I've never heard of this Nivarius guy", she then let her partner know, "but that doesn't mean anything, I've been out of the loop for a while now and even though I had a shitload of good contacts when I was still… active, I was far from knowing all of the demon gang bosses out there. I know that there are quite many though who don't give up so fast, so he might still be out to finish the job."

"Well, if Angel takes care of him, he won't", the redhead gave back after thinking about this for a moment, "he's quite good at what he does, and if he sorts that demon out, he'll do a thorough job of it."

"Let's hope so", Pat sighed after thinking about this for a moment, "I don't want to worry about getting attacked every time I leave the house or stand at a window."

"I don't like that, either", Willow agreed at once, "but now, let's go and join Jim and Sue, or they'll think we're finishing what we started before they came out here."

Chuckling, the demon nodded and let the redhead lead the way; in the living room, the found Sue sitting on the couch and once again playing with a tiny whirlwind she had conjured on her palm while Jim stood at the bookshelf, looking at its content.

"Interesting stuff you got there", he let the two know as he turned around to face them, gesturing at said shelf, "I'd ask to borrow a few of those books if I didn't think we'd leave too soon for me to finish them in time."

"Well, in case you ever come back for a longer stay, you're free to borrow them, then", Willow smiled, making him grin at her before he nodded; they beamed at each other for a moment longer, then the redhead asked if they wanted anything to drink, not surprised when both Jim and Sue nodded their agreement.

While she went to get the drinks, the doorbell rang again, and Jim excitedly announced that this had to be Jane; she heard how Pat told him to remain seated, then her partner's footsteps moved from the living room to the apartment door, the sound of said door opening followed by a happy cry of the demon's name. Curious to see this Jane the others had been talking about so much, Willow hurriedly removed several cans of soda from the fridge, then returned to the living room, just in time to see Pat and their new guest enter, her eyes briefly going wide when she spotted the ice demon.

With Jane standing next to Pat, it was easy to see how tall she was, almost as tall as the black haired woman; her built was slender, but not as wiry as Pat's, her hair long and flowing down her back, such a light blonde that it was almost white, her ice-blue eyes and pale skin completing the picture. For a moment, she felt jealous at the thought of her partner living with this woman for years, then told herself not to be silly and pushing those thoughts and feelings aside, reminding herself of the fact that surely, Pat would have told her if she'd had some sort of fling with this woman.

"Oh you must be Willow!" Jane now cried out, finally noticing the redhead and turning to give her a proper look; their eyes met, and for an unknown reason, Willow felt a shiver run down her spine, as if someone had touched her with an icicle.

"I've heard so much about you", the blonde gushed on as she moved away from Pat and closer to the witch, "none of us could believe it when those tales about Pat being with you now reached us…"

"Yes, Jim and Sue told me about that", the redhead gave back, still holding Jane's gaze, and again feeling that shiver run down her spine, asking herself if this could be solely blamed on the other woman's element – or if it was something in her eyes, something she couldn't quite put her finger on.

"And you had this big fight without me", the blonde now sighed, looking at the black haired woman reproachfully, "if I had known you'd get into such an all-out brawl, I would have come here sooner, it's been a while since I had a decent fight."

"Well, if you'll stay here for another night at least, maybe we can all go along on patrol", Jim suggested in reply, giving Pat a hopeful look, "that fight got my blood up, I wouldn't mind having another one."

"I don't think Buffy would mind", the taller woman shrugged in reply, "I'll call her and ask if it's okay if we come along tonight, if you want to?"

"Buffy surely would like that", Willow threw in, smiling slightly, "she always complains that patrol takes much longer when she's doing it alone."

"Awesome", Jim smirked at once, his eagerness to get into yet another fight making the redhead smile slightly, reminding her of how Pat always was acting when she'd gone a few days without beating anything up, "it's been a while since I've gone after vampires, I hope I can still hit the heart."

"Buffy can give you a crash course", the taller woman smirked while she dug out her phone and found the Slayer's number in the built-in phone book, then pushed the button that would start the call; grinning, Jim nodded, remained quiet though as the blonde took the call and the demon explained why she was calling her.

"Sure you can all tag along, you know I love it to have company on patrol", Buffy told her at once when she had finished, "but we should make groups then or something, if we walk around in a cluster of six people, the vampires will know at once what is going on and will hide or something."

"They'll know the moment they'll see you or me, but sure, why not", Pat shrugged, the others listening curiously, "we'll meet you at eight then? At which cemetery?"

"The one close to the forest", Buffy decided at once, "I haven't been there for a while. Eight is fine, I hope Angel will have called me until then, he didn't so far."

"Yup, me too", the demon agreed, "and alright, see you at eight then. We'll bring our own weapons."

"I hope so, it'd look really weird if I walked around with weapons for five people", Buffy giggled, then told her to take care until then and said goodbye; Pat did the same, then put the phone back into her pocket and gave her friends a thumbs-up, making Jim smile heartily again.

"I hope you have some big and pointy weapons we can borrow", he then stated, after the demon had given them all the details of what she had settled with Buffy, "cause we didn't bring any."

"I did", Jane quipped before Pat could answer, making the others chuckle; then, the taller woman reassured him that she had more than enough, making him smile widely again, and even causing him to bounce on the spot slightly, his eagerness amusing the rest of the group once more, and even though she still wasn't sure why she had reacted that way to Jane, Willow smiled and laughed with the rest of them, telling herself that surely, there was no need to worry and that everything would be fine in the end.