Part 9

Willow watched with trepidation as Angel and William walked towards her, well actually they were stalking closer.  Willow's mind was racing trying to figure out how to get out of this mess she somehow found herself in. Why would William have told Angel about her? She thought she had embarrassed him enough that he wouldn't have told anyone. Oh god, had he been telling her the truth about turning her? Crap, she thought he was just saying that. She could sweet talk her way around Angel but Angelus scared the crap out of her, even with her powers.

William and Angel smiled as they smelled her fear, it was intoxicating.  This is the second time he had put fear in the powerful witch, William thought. He could become even more powerful than Angelus if he kept this up.

Angelus could tell the red head was frightened but she didn't back away or lower her eyes. She bravely stood and waited for them to come closer. He was impressed with both the witch and his grandchilde for seeing her potential.

Willow prayed to her goddess to protect her and give her wisdom. While she watched them come closer she suddenly felt calm knowing what she could do if she chose. Fate had decreed certain things to occur, Spike and Angel would get souls. In HER timeline Angel would get his through a gypsy curse and Spike through trial and tribulation. She was filled with the knowledge that no matter what she did or didn't do they were fated to get souls, even in all the multiple timelines. She had the power to give them their souls now, to blend the line between demon and soul. It wouldn't be a curse with a stipulation. It would be the melding of soul and demon. Light and dark would forever reside in them. One side would not be dominant over the other. She could use that if she had to.

"Good evening, Willow" William said as he drew closer.

Willow just nodded a greeting and didn't take her eyes off Angelus.

Angelus smiled. She was fascinated already, he thought. She can't take her eyes off me, she will be so easy to take away from William and turn. She would make a magnificent childe, much better legacy than Drusilla.

William watched Willow and Angelus with narrowed eyes. His demon was not happy with the way Angelus was looking at his Willow. Didn't his grandsire know that she was his?  She would be his childe to mold and train as Angelus had him. He had visions of Dru and his red witch with him throughout eternity.

"William, aren't you going to introduce me to this lovely lady?" Angelus asked.

"Angelus, this is Willow. The woman I met last night."

Angelus took Willow's hand and brought it up to his lips to kiss. "Pleasure to meet you."

Said the spider to the fly, Willow thought. Oh man and I thought his ego was big back in Sunnydale. He really thinks that works? She smiled at Angelus she now had a plan.

Willow turned to William, "I wasn't expecting to see you so soon. Were you so taken with my company last night that you had to seek me out?"

"I told you I wanted to see you again. I told Angelus about you and he was anxious to meet you as well."

She turned to Angelus and bit her lip like she was considering something. "You wouldn't . . . no you probably don't know. Never mind."

"What is it little one?"

"Well, I have this problem. I thought I was hunting a human last night but I think now he might not be. You wouldn't happen to know of a very dangerous vampire in the area would you? Sort of a Master of the City or something?"

Willow watched as Angelus' ego dealt with the fact she didn't think it could possibly be him and smiled inwardly.

"Why do you think it might be a vampire, luv?" William asked.

"Well, the lack of blood last night. She had been disemboweled and there wasn't much blood. I figured only a vampire of great power would not leave any trace and could disappear without anyone hearing or seeing anything."

"Why do you think it was vampire? It could be a demon." Angelus said not wanting to think there could be a stronger vampire out there.

"I ruled out a demon but seeing you two, I thought that maybe two strong and smart vampires could surely help me find the vampire I'm looking for."

"Why do you hunt this vampire anyway?" Angelus asked.

"I'm not sure you could handle my answer."

"Aw come on, Red. We know evil and it's not like we don't know you're a witch. Need his insides to do a complicated spell?" William said.

Willow smiled, "No. Someone attacked me with magick and I want to know who and why I was brought here?"

William felt his demon getting restless. Someone had attacked his witch totally forgetting that he had planned to kill her just last night.

"Brought here?" Angelus asked.

Oh well, now or never. "I'm not from this time. Someone did a spell that brought me from my time to yours."

Angelus snorted, "And I thought Dru was crazy."

Willow and William both said, "HEY!"

"Fine Mr. Won't Believe Until You See It." She lifted the sleeve of her dress up just enough for them to see the digital wristwatch she had been wearing when she had been sucked into the time portal.

Angelus just blinked at the strange object she was wearing on her wrist. What type of bracelet was that? "What is that?"

"It is a watch. What you would call a timepiece. It tells the time. See here" she pressed the light button, "this lights up the numbers so you can see. It says 11:30pm."

"Do you think this vampire is responsible for bringing you here?" Angelus asked.

"No, I don't think so. I don't know of a magickal vampire in my time and the attack was directed at me. I think a human from my time sent me back. I just don't know who or why."

"Do you think they came back with you? Sort of two for the price of one."

"It's possible but I haven't seen anyone I recognized except you two." OH SHIT, Willow thought. I can't believe I just said that.

Angelus pounced on it, "You know us from your time?"

Crap, crap, crap, crap. Feed his ego! "Most of my friends have heard of both Angelus and William. You are quite famous where I come from."

Wiggling his eyebrows William asked, "Are we family?"

Looking at both William and Angelus she answered truthfully, "I consider the two of you my family in my time."

Yes William thought, I knew I would turn her.

Yes Angelus thought, I knew I would turn her.

Neither William nor Angelus liked the idea of someone using magick to attack their witch. As soon as they took care of this vampire Willow was hunting and the human that had attacked her they each thought they would turn her.

Angelus thought about turning her now and they could all hunt the vampire but he wanted her to be turned of her own free will. Dru was an example of what could happen if turned against their will and one Dru was enough in any family.

"We'll help you hunt this vampire and human but we want something in return." Angelus said.

Willow eyed him suspiciously, "What?"

"You say, we're your family in your time. Well if we help you, when it's over you become part of our family."

Willow pretended to think about it, "Okay, deal."

Angelus smirked thinking he had her right where he wanted her.

Willow smirked and thought, I never said I'd be part of your family in this time and when I get back to my time I'm sure I'll still feel that you're part of my family.