Part 2
Xander leans around Buffy to get a better view of the warehouse that is Spike and Druscilla's lair.
"Let's go."
Buffy grabs onto the back of Xander's shirt. "Wait! I know you want to go get Willow but we need to scout it out first. Make sure she's really there. You won't do her any good if you get killed."
Xander turns angry eyes on Buffy, "Well, if you had told us about Angel maybe we wouldn't be here looking for Willow."
Buffy inhales a breath of air in pain. "Don't you think I know that? God, Xander. But we can't stand around saying if only."
Xander pauses and takes a calming breath. "I'm sorry Buffy. I'm scared and I'm taking it out on you. Besides, it's not all your fault. I feel kinda responsible. Willow caught me and Cordelia kissing. She didn't take it well."
Poor Willow, Buffy thought. First Xander destroys her hopes and then she gets kidnapped by Spike.
With a steely look of determination she says, "We'll get her back."
They quietly make their way to the side of the warehouse. Buffy pulls down a fire escape ladder and jumps to the first rung. Quickly climbing to the second story she lifts the window that she and Angel used before.
Xander follows Buffy inside and looks over the railing next to her. "Do you see her?" he whispers.
Xander looks up curiously when there is no answer from Buffy. She's looking behind Xander along the catwalk.
"Down"
Xander drops and watches as Buffy dusts the vampire that was coming up behind him.
He stands up and gives her a goofy grin, "Thanks!" His grin fades as he notices vampires coming up behind Buffy.
She looks and sees more vampires behind Xander and then turns her head to see them behind her. Crap just like last time with Angel.
Xander and Buffy are captured and brought down to Druscilla.
A voice in the darkness says, "Slayer. Too bad the judge is busy somewhere else. Where's Angel?"
Spike rolls out of the shadows to look at the stunned faces of Buffy and Xander. Inwardly smiling at their reaction to his wheelchair. God, Angelus was bloody brilliant. Good thing he had been sitting in a chair when the Slayer was here with Angel.
"Angel? Don't you mean Angelus?"
"Angelus?" Spike smirked, "Do you hear that luv? They think Angel is Angelus." Spike turns back to Buffy, "Slaying must have finally affected your mind, Slayer. Angel is your puppy. I haven't seen Angelus in almost a hundred years."
Xander struggles against his vampire captors. "Where's Willow? What have you done with Willow?"
"Willow? Why would I know where Willow is? If you can't keep track of your friends why would you think I'd know where she is?"
"Miss Calendar saw you take her when Angelus dropped her."
"You're serious. You think Angel is Angelus. Well, if he's turned he's not here. And you're even more of a moron than I thought you were if you think I had anything to do with Willow." He gestures to his wheelchair. "Can't bloody well carry anyone anywhere."
Druscilla sways her way to Spike and gently caresses his cheek before sitting on his lap. "You can carry me, my Spike."
A noise behind them causes Buffy to turn her head. She sees the Judge enter.
"Ah. Look who's back. Just in time to get rid of the Slayer and the Moron."
Buffy struggles against her captors and is able to break free of one of them. She stakes one and turns to stake one of Xander's. Pulling him along behind her she yells, "Run!"
Spike hugs Dru to him and watches as Buffy leaves.
"How long do you think it'll take her to realize no one is chasing them?" Angel asks from the doorway.
"Did you get rid of the old man?" Spike asked as he stands and lifts Dru into his arms.
"Yep, Judge touched him . . .Poof. But not before I took a trophy and some blood to leave a message for Buffy."
~~~
Giles and Jenny look up from their books when Buffy and Xander run into the library.
"Where's Willow. You weren't able to get her from Spike?"
"Seems it wasn't Spike that took Willow. Spike is rolling around in a wheelchair now. He didn't even know that Angel had turned." Buffy stops and turns to Jenny. "But you did. How did you know that Angel wasn't Angel anymore?"
"W-what? What are you talking about?"
"I distinctly remember that before I interrupted Angel you said that he wasn't Angel anymore." Buffy advances and grabs Jenny by the neck, "Did you do this? Did you make him change?"
"Buffy! I know you're upset but you can't go around blaming everyone?" Giles reaches for Buffy's wrist.
With a huff, Buffy releases Jenny.
Jenny massages her throat and softly says, "I'm sorry I didn't know . . .exactly. I was told."
Buffy, Xander and Giles all turn shocked eyes to her. "What?!"
"Oh god, I was sent here to watch you. I was supposed to keep you apart. They never told me what would happen."
"Jenny!"
"I'm sorry, Rupert. Angel was supposed to pay for what he did to my people."
"And me. Was I supposed to pay, too?"
"I didn't know. I swear. I didn't know until after it happened. I would have told you."
"It was me wasn't it?"
"I think so, yes. The one moment of true happiness clause."
"Curse him again!"
"I can't. Those magicks are lost to even my people."
"Well find someone who can."
"My uncle. Maybe my uncle knows someone."
Xander turns to leave. "Let's go. I have to find Willow. You go to Jenny's uncle and I'll check Angel's apartment. Since he wasn't with Spike maybe he returned there."
"Xander, no. You're no match for Angelus."
He ignores Buffy and keeps walking. "I'm going to get Willow back."
~~~
Jenny knocks on the hotel door, "Uncle?"
It slowly swings open. She glances back at Giles and Buffy and then pushes the door open wider.
"Uncle are you here?"
Giles follows her inside.
"Oh my God."
On the bed is a bloody hand wearing the Kalderash family crest.
Buffy is staring transfixed at the bloody message scrawled across the wall above the bed.
'Was it good for you, too?'
Giles comes up to Buffy and lays his hand on her shoulder, "He's doing this deliberately. He's trying to make it harder."
"It's not harder, Giles. It's very easy. I'm going to kill him."
~~~
Willow looks up from the floor as Angelus enters the darkened room.
She struggles against the chains while glaring at Angel. "Buffy will come for me. When she does I'm gonna laugh as she shoves a stake up your ass."
Smiling Angel leans down and caresses her cheek. "Such fire in you. Dru was right." His hand lowers from her cheek to caress her throat and he switches to game face. "Fear. It's so intoxicating."
With a grip he pulls Willow's head to the side and sinks his teeth into her skin. Feeling Willow struggle he tightens his hold until she begins to cease fighting and he feels her heartbeat slow.
Lifting his head he bites into his own wrist and raises it to Willow's mouth.
Watching him with pain filled eyes Willow tightens her lips and tries to turn away.
"Ah, ah little one. None of that. I won't have a childe of mine refusing me right off the bat." Angel forces Willow's mouth open.
Her eyes begin to close but her survival instinct kicks in and her tongue involuntarily begins to suckle. A tear escapes her eye as she feels the blood seep down her throat.
