Title - That's The Deal My Dear 2b
Author - The Sorcerer Bard (q_of_q01@yahoo.co.nz)
Pairing - Willow/Tara (and eventually indications of Buffy/Angel, Cordelia/Angel and Buffy/Spike )
Spoilers - General Buffy season 6 and Angel season 3
Setting - AU, most of the things in season 6 have happened but with some differences. Our beloved couple have split up after Will promised not to do magick but then preformed a spell that backfired. This shows them getting back together. Also Giles didn't leave Sunnydale (over which Anya was very annoyed and still isn't letting him forget it.)
Disclaimer & Author's Note 1 - See part 1
Author's Note 2 - Part 2a and Part 2b occur at the same time (this is why they are being sent out at the same time).
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That's The Deal My Dear part 2b
"So were do we start?" Dawn asked Angel.
"We use our contacts, a witch as powerful as Tara must have been noticed by
someone." he answered.
It was dusk and the team were about to head out.
"I'm coming with you." came Willow's voice from the staircase.
"Well, look at who's up and dressed." Buffy said looking up at her.
"Are you sure you're up to it?" Wesley asked.
"Yes." Willow had her determined look on.
"Wes, you really don't want to argue with her when she looks like that." Buffy stage whispered to him.
Willow shot her a look.
Less than half an hour later the gang were out side Willie's bar as Buffy and Angel strode in and went straight to Willie himself.
"Oh what do you want?" he whined.
"Info." Angel said as he seemed to tower over the rather short stature of Willie.
"On a blonde witch by the name of Tara, heard of her?" Buffy told him.
"Lemme think now ... There was a rumour that the blonde witch that used to hang with ya skipped out of town and over to LA." Willie paused as he thought, "Although I don't know how much stock to put into it, the demon that coughed up that gem was pretty out of it at the time."
"We'll take it." Angel said as he turned and lead the way out.
"I heard she's in LA?" Willow asked.
"That's what Willie says." Buffy told her.
"Then let's go get her then." Cordy said. It seemed to Buffy that she was a little more uptight than when she lived in Sunnydale.
"Angel, you Wes, Cordy and Will go to LA and try and find her, I'll hook up with Giles and Xander and do some digging here in Sunnydale." Buffy said taking charge.
"Okay take care Buffy." Angel said. Buffy noticed that this earned him a venomous look from Cordy.
"You too, I want both my friends back each in one piece."
"They'll be okay." Angel reassured her.
Buffy stood on the front porch of her home and watched Angel pull out of the driveway in his convertible.
"Why does he drive a convertible? He's a vampire it's not like he can drive it during the day." she muttered to herself.
"Coz he's a poofter." came Spike's voice from behind her.
"Spike!" she tried to make it sound like she was annoyed at him, but she just couldn't.
"What luv?"
"Don't just don't I don't really have time right now." Buffy paused, "Plus Dawn's upstairs."
"Are you embarrassed by your creature of the night lover?" Spike teased her.
Buffy hit him in the shoulder.
"You brought a picture?" Wesley asked Willow. They were approaching the outskirts of LA.
"Yea it was taken at the carnival that passed through a couple of months ago." she answered pulling the photo out of her pocket and handing it over.
"Where do you think we should start, Angel?"
"I think first we call Gunn and get him to keep his ears open and then we pay a visit to Oscar."
"Oscar?" Willow asked.
"He's the biggest snitch in LA, everyone knows it but no one can do anything about it because they all use him." Angel said as he pulled over to the side of the road and pulled out his cellphone, "He makes a killing in the business."
Angel dialled a number and waited fro someone to answer, "Gunn, I need you to keep an eye and an ear out for a blonde witch, very powerful and possibly hiding out ... Thanks."
"So where does Oscar live?" Willow asked.
"Right there." Angle said indicating the cardboard box down the nearest alley.
"He lives in a box?"
"Don't ask, he doesn't like answering that question." Wesley warned.
"Oscar!" Angel called.
"Liam, old bean, glad to see you." came a cultured voice from the box.
"We're looking for a witch, blonde about yay tall, and powerful." Angel paused, "Heard of her?"
"Hmm, could be Rachel down at the Bikers Arse."
"Bikers Arse?" Willow asked in amazement.
"Very bad bar just down the street, there was a blonde bartender started a couple of weeks ago." Oscar answered.
"Okay thanks." Angel flipped him a couple of hundred dollar bills.
"Any time Liam."
"Why does he call you Liam?" Willow asked Angel.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"Okay, sorry." Willow looked at Wesley, who shook his head slightly.
"The Bikers Arse is just down there." Angle said indicating the bright red neon bottom lighting the street.
"Yea that's Rachel." the man behind the bar said as Angel held up the photo.
"Where is she?" Willow asked, her voice was a little rushed.
"It's her night off."
"How much for her address?" Angel asked.
"C'mon buddy this ain't a ..." he broke off as Angel slid five hundred dollars across the bar, "... She's staying at the apartment block down the road a bit."
"Thank you!" Willow cried as she rushed from the bar with Cordy hot on her heels.
"Thanks." Angel said as he left followed by Wesley.
Willow and Cordy were almost at the apartment block when the two men caught up with them.
"We'll go in first." Angel said when they reached Tara's apartment.
"Okay."
Angel knocked on the door but got no answer so he raised his leg and kicked hard enough to break the lock but not the door.
From inside there was a meow.
"Miss Kitty!" Willow exclaimed as she swept the cat into her arms and hugged it tightly.
"Well this must be Tara's place then." Wesley said as he entered.
"And she's alive." Angel said as he leant against the barrier that wouldn't let him enter.
"Hey Angel! She's got the address of Caritas." Cordy called from in front of the refrigerator.
"Then I'd say that's where she is right now then." just as Angel finished his phone went off, "Hello? ... She is? ... Okay great, we'll be there shortly."
"Lorne?" Cordy asked.
"Guess whose at the club." Angel said nodding.
"Tara!" exclaimed Willow.
"C'mon." Angel said as he led the way back to the car.
When they were all in he took off in the direction of Caritas.
"Angel, what is this place?" Willow asked as they hopped out of the car.
"It's a bar that serves demons and humans, the host, Lorne, can tell a person their destiny." Wesley answered.
They approached the entrance and began to descend the stairs.
To Be Concluded...
Author - The Sorcerer Bard (q_of_q01@yahoo.co.nz)
Pairing - Willow/Tara (and eventually indications of Buffy/Angel, Cordelia/Angel and Buffy/Spike )
Spoilers - General Buffy season 6 and Angel season 3
Setting - AU, most of the things in season 6 have happened but with some differences. Our beloved couple have split up after Will promised not to do magick but then preformed a spell that backfired. This shows them getting back together. Also Giles didn't leave Sunnydale (over which Anya was very annoyed and still isn't letting him forget it.)
Disclaimer & Author's Note 1 - See part 1
Author's Note 2 - Part 2a and Part 2b occur at the same time (this is why they are being sent out at the same time).
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That's The Deal My Dear part 2b
"So were do we start?" Dawn asked Angel.
"We use our contacts, a witch as powerful as Tara must have been noticed by
someone." he answered.
It was dusk and the team were about to head out.
"I'm coming with you." came Willow's voice from the staircase.
"Well, look at who's up and dressed." Buffy said looking up at her.
"Are you sure you're up to it?" Wesley asked.
"Yes." Willow had her determined look on.
"Wes, you really don't want to argue with her when she looks like that." Buffy stage whispered to him.
Willow shot her a look.
Less than half an hour later the gang were out side Willie's bar as Buffy and Angel strode in and went straight to Willie himself.
"Oh what do you want?" he whined.
"Info." Angel said as he seemed to tower over the rather short stature of Willie.
"On a blonde witch by the name of Tara, heard of her?" Buffy told him.
"Lemme think now ... There was a rumour that the blonde witch that used to hang with ya skipped out of town and over to LA." Willie paused as he thought, "Although I don't know how much stock to put into it, the demon that coughed up that gem was pretty out of it at the time."
"We'll take it." Angel said as he turned and lead the way out.
"I heard she's in LA?" Willow asked.
"That's what Willie says." Buffy told her.
"Then let's go get her then." Cordy said. It seemed to Buffy that she was a little more uptight than when she lived in Sunnydale.
"Angel, you Wes, Cordy and Will go to LA and try and find her, I'll hook up with Giles and Xander and do some digging here in Sunnydale." Buffy said taking charge.
"Okay take care Buffy." Angel said. Buffy noticed that this earned him a venomous look from Cordy.
"You too, I want both my friends back each in one piece."
"They'll be okay." Angel reassured her.
Buffy stood on the front porch of her home and watched Angel pull out of the driveway in his convertible.
"Why does he drive a convertible? He's a vampire it's not like he can drive it during the day." she muttered to herself.
"Coz he's a poofter." came Spike's voice from behind her.
"Spike!" she tried to make it sound like she was annoyed at him, but she just couldn't.
"What luv?"
"Don't just don't I don't really have time right now." Buffy paused, "Plus Dawn's upstairs."
"Are you embarrassed by your creature of the night lover?" Spike teased her.
Buffy hit him in the shoulder.
"You brought a picture?" Wesley asked Willow. They were approaching the outskirts of LA.
"Yea it was taken at the carnival that passed through a couple of months ago." she answered pulling the photo out of her pocket and handing it over.
"Where do you think we should start, Angel?"
"I think first we call Gunn and get him to keep his ears open and then we pay a visit to Oscar."
"Oscar?" Willow asked.
"He's the biggest snitch in LA, everyone knows it but no one can do anything about it because they all use him." Angel said as he pulled over to the side of the road and pulled out his cellphone, "He makes a killing in the business."
Angel dialled a number and waited fro someone to answer, "Gunn, I need you to keep an eye and an ear out for a blonde witch, very powerful and possibly hiding out ... Thanks."
"So where does Oscar live?" Willow asked.
"Right there." Angle said indicating the cardboard box down the nearest alley.
"He lives in a box?"
"Don't ask, he doesn't like answering that question." Wesley warned.
"Oscar!" Angel called.
"Liam, old bean, glad to see you." came a cultured voice from the box.
"We're looking for a witch, blonde about yay tall, and powerful." Angel paused, "Heard of her?"
"Hmm, could be Rachel down at the Bikers Arse."
"Bikers Arse?" Willow asked in amazement.
"Very bad bar just down the street, there was a blonde bartender started a couple of weeks ago." Oscar answered.
"Okay thanks." Angel flipped him a couple of hundred dollar bills.
"Any time Liam."
"Why does he call you Liam?" Willow asked Angel.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"Okay, sorry." Willow looked at Wesley, who shook his head slightly.
"The Bikers Arse is just down there." Angle said indicating the bright red neon bottom lighting the street.
"Yea that's Rachel." the man behind the bar said as Angel held up the photo.
"Where is she?" Willow asked, her voice was a little rushed.
"It's her night off."
"How much for her address?" Angel asked.
"C'mon buddy this ain't a ..." he broke off as Angel slid five hundred dollars across the bar, "... She's staying at the apartment block down the road a bit."
"Thank you!" Willow cried as she rushed from the bar with Cordy hot on her heels.
"Thanks." Angel said as he left followed by Wesley.
Willow and Cordy were almost at the apartment block when the two men caught up with them.
"We'll go in first." Angel said when they reached Tara's apartment.
"Okay."
Angel knocked on the door but got no answer so he raised his leg and kicked hard enough to break the lock but not the door.
From inside there was a meow.
"Miss Kitty!" Willow exclaimed as she swept the cat into her arms and hugged it tightly.
"Well this must be Tara's place then." Wesley said as he entered.
"And she's alive." Angel said as he leant against the barrier that wouldn't let him enter.
"Hey Angel! She's got the address of Caritas." Cordy called from in front of the refrigerator.
"Then I'd say that's where she is right now then." just as Angel finished his phone went off, "Hello? ... She is? ... Okay great, we'll be there shortly."
"Lorne?" Cordy asked.
"Guess whose at the club." Angel said nodding.
"Tara!" exclaimed Willow.
"C'mon." Angel said as he led the way back to the car.
When they were all in he took off in the direction of Caritas.
"Angel, what is this place?" Willow asked as they hopped out of the car.
"It's a bar that serves demons and humans, the host, Lorne, can tell a person their destiny." Wesley answered.
They approached the entrance and began to descend the stairs.
To Be Concluded...