Title - Getting the Guy
Pairings - Angel/Fred & Spike/Willow
Summary - Angel and Spike finally notice Fred and Willow.
Rating - PG-13
Disclaimer - Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own the characters.
~*~Part Six~*~
"Angel" Wesley called out from the inner office "We just got a report of a rather large nest of vampires and demons. There might be anywhere from seventy-five to a hundred of them."
"Did they mention where the nest was?" Angel asked the watcher.
"Yes. They said it was located in West Hollywood."
"Ok then what are we waiting for lets go kick some demon booty" Said a enthusiastic slayer.
The group sprung to action, everyone went for the weapons cases, Gunn and Xander both grabbed axes, Cordeila and Anya gathered stakes and holy water, while Giles, Wesley and Willow went for the magic supplies. Buffy, Spike and Angel each went for swords. Fred was about to join in but Angel grabbed her arm "I want you to stay here with Connor. If you go you could be injured" although Fred was more than a little offended by Angels apparent lack of faith in her, she still complied with his wishes and watched the group prepare for battle. As soon as they had departed Fred left the empty lobby and headed up to Connors nursery.
She found the infant wide awake and crawling around restlessly in his crib. Fred bent over and picked him up, his tiny fists grabbing at her hair as he giggled gleefully when she lifted him into her arms. She smiled down at the baby who in turned smiled up at her. She walked over to his toy box and pulled out a small stuffed bunny rabbit, she laughed out loud when she remembered Anya's reaction to the toy, she had cursed at it and told Gunn to kill it. Fred looked down at Connor again and saw that he was giving her a strange look, he didn't understand what she was laughing at "One day you'll understand your very strange aunt Anya"
Fred gathered a couple of his books and left his nursery. She brought him into her room and settled him down onto the bed. She climbed in with him and opened one of the books and started to read to him. She could feel that the infant was stilling next her, he had drifted off into his own baby slumber. Fred laid the book aside and closed her own eyes realizing that she too was feeling quite sleepy and joined Connor.
No sooner had she fallen asleep when she was startled by a rather loud crash from the lobby. Fred froze, she looked over at the clock and saw that she had only been asleep for 20 minutes, there was absolutely no way the crew would be back yet. Her eyes grew wide when she heard another crash come from the lobby. Some one was breaking in. She got up from the bed carefully, making sure that she didn't wake Connor. The door was wide open and she could hear voices coming from below. Fred managed to identify one of them as Lilah. She felt her stomach hit the floor, it was Wolfram and Hart. They were in the hotel. Carefully Fred closed the door and locked it, placing a chair underneath it. She knew that it wouldn't hold them but it would certainly buy her some time to call Angel.
Fred moved from the door to her desk and picked up the phone, it was dead. She suspected that it would be and luckily for her she still had her cell phone in her purse. Picking the bag up she fished out the phone and dialed Angels number.
"Hello" Angel answered
"Angel it's me" She whispered in to the phone.
"Fred what is it? What happened? Are you ok?" He shot the questions at her. He was scared. They had arrived at the location that had been given to them only to find it completely abandoned. Angel knew that it was a setup and now that Fred called he knew he was right. He could hear the fear in her voice. Angel felt his heart clench at the thought of someone hurting Fred or Connor. They were alone in the hotel, he wasn't there to protect them.
"Angel its Wolfrom & Hart they're in the hotel, I heard Lilah's voice" She was beginning to panic. The voices were gradually becoming stronger it was only a matter of time before they found her and Connor. She sat back down on the bed and gathered the still sleeping child into her arms. She would not allow them to hurt him no matter what even if it cost her own life.
"Fred are you sure?" Angel knew she wasn't lying and that was scaring him. He looked at the rest of the group who were staring at him waiting for him to tell them what was going on.
"Yes Angel I'm sure. Oh god" Fred heard them outside her door. They knew that she was in here. She let the phone drop to the bed cradling the infant in her arms she moved to the corner, she had absolutely no weapons to protect herself with, not that she had a chance anyway, there had to be at least ten of them if not more and they were probably carrying their own weapons.
When Angel heard her say 'oh god' he stilled and waited. He listened as a loud banging started followed by Connors loud cries. This was his worst nightmare coming true. Staying on the line he told everyone to get back into the cars. He never let go of the phone as they drove at an increasing speed back to the hotel.
Fred held a crying Connor as she watched the door come crashing in. A dozen men filtered into the room they were all holding s guns and Fred could only hope that they were stun guns. Not long after Lilah entered. "Hand me the baby Miss Burkle" The lawyer demanded in a calm, cool manner.
"No" Fred responded fear evident in her voice.
"Give him to me and you won't be harmed" The other brunette demanded.
"I think you heard me the first time. You will have to take him over my cold hard dead body" She replied gaining some courage.
"That could be arranged" Lilah then motioned to the men holding the guns. They were now pointed at her head. Fred audibly gulped, they weren't stun guns. Meanwhile Angel held his non-existent breath; he waited praying that he would not hear gunshots. They were still about fifteen minutes from the hotel.
"Wait, wait. Can we make a deal" Fred pleaded with the other woman. Lilah nodded her head and waited for Fred to continue motioning for her men to lower their weapons "Ok if you're going to take Connor then take me to. You will need some one to care for him and keep him calm. Please let me go with him, please" Fred was practically begging now tears choking her voice. She knew that she could keep Connor safe if she were with him at least until Angel found them.
"Ok fine you can come to. Just shut the little brat up" With that one of the armed men came over and grabbed her roughly by the arm and practically dragged her from the room to a limo that was waiting to take them to a Wolfram and Hart safe house. They drove away from the hotel missing the A.I. team by mere minutes. The group rushed into the hotel following Angel who automatically ran to Fred's room, he grabbed the cell and turned it off.
"Angel what the hell is going on and where are Fred and Connor" asked a bewildered Willow.
He turned and looked at them, every single one of them was standing in the room now waiting for him to answer. "It's Wolfram and Hart, they have Fred and Connor" Several 'oh gods' were heard in the room. Willow turned and clung on to Spike who wrapped his arms around his love whispering soothing words into her ear while planning the deaths of those who dare to hurt Fred and his little brother. Anya and Xander hugged each other closely worried about the young woman whom they had become close to and the small infant who was an innocent in this war. Cordeila was overcome with a wash of guilt for trying to keep her friend from Angel and was worried that she would never be able to make it up to her. While Buffy was wondering how she could use this to get closer to Angel. The rest of the men in the room looked at Angel and saw murder in his eyes, Lilah and her men would pay they were sure of that and it wouldn't be pretty.
TBC... Yeah, yeah I know a cliffhanger but don't worry I won't leave ya all hanging for to long. *g*
Pairings - Angel/Fred & Spike/Willow
Summary - Angel and Spike finally notice Fred and Willow.
Rating - PG-13
Disclaimer - Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own the characters.
~*~Part Six~*~
"Angel" Wesley called out from the inner office "We just got a report of a rather large nest of vampires and demons. There might be anywhere from seventy-five to a hundred of them."
"Did they mention where the nest was?" Angel asked the watcher.
"Yes. They said it was located in West Hollywood."
"Ok then what are we waiting for lets go kick some demon booty" Said a enthusiastic slayer.
The group sprung to action, everyone went for the weapons cases, Gunn and Xander both grabbed axes, Cordeila and Anya gathered stakes and holy water, while Giles, Wesley and Willow went for the magic supplies. Buffy, Spike and Angel each went for swords. Fred was about to join in but Angel grabbed her arm "I want you to stay here with Connor. If you go you could be injured" although Fred was more than a little offended by Angels apparent lack of faith in her, she still complied with his wishes and watched the group prepare for battle. As soon as they had departed Fred left the empty lobby and headed up to Connors nursery.
She found the infant wide awake and crawling around restlessly in his crib. Fred bent over and picked him up, his tiny fists grabbing at her hair as he giggled gleefully when she lifted him into her arms. She smiled down at the baby who in turned smiled up at her. She walked over to his toy box and pulled out a small stuffed bunny rabbit, she laughed out loud when she remembered Anya's reaction to the toy, she had cursed at it and told Gunn to kill it. Fred looked down at Connor again and saw that he was giving her a strange look, he didn't understand what she was laughing at "One day you'll understand your very strange aunt Anya"
Fred gathered a couple of his books and left his nursery. She brought him into her room and settled him down onto the bed. She climbed in with him and opened one of the books and started to read to him. She could feel that the infant was stilling next her, he had drifted off into his own baby slumber. Fred laid the book aside and closed her own eyes realizing that she too was feeling quite sleepy and joined Connor.
No sooner had she fallen asleep when she was startled by a rather loud crash from the lobby. Fred froze, she looked over at the clock and saw that she had only been asleep for 20 minutes, there was absolutely no way the crew would be back yet. Her eyes grew wide when she heard another crash come from the lobby. Some one was breaking in. She got up from the bed carefully, making sure that she didn't wake Connor. The door was wide open and she could hear voices coming from below. Fred managed to identify one of them as Lilah. She felt her stomach hit the floor, it was Wolfram and Hart. They were in the hotel. Carefully Fred closed the door and locked it, placing a chair underneath it. She knew that it wouldn't hold them but it would certainly buy her some time to call Angel.
Fred moved from the door to her desk and picked up the phone, it was dead. She suspected that it would be and luckily for her she still had her cell phone in her purse. Picking the bag up she fished out the phone and dialed Angels number.
"Hello" Angel answered
"Angel it's me" She whispered in to the phone.
"Fred what is it? What happened? Are you ok?" He shot the questions at her. He was scared. They had arrived at the location that had been given to them only to find it completely abandoned. Angel knew that it was a setup and now that Fred called he knew he was right. He could hear the fear in her voice. Angel felt his heart clench at the thought of someone hurting Fred or Connor. They were alone in the hotel, he wasn't there to protect them.
"Angel its Wolfrom & Hart they're in the hotel, I heard Lilah's voice" She was beginning to panic. The voices were gradually becoming stronger it was only a matter of time before they found her and Connor. She sat back down on the bed and gathered the still sleeping child into her arms. She would not allow them to hurt him no matter what even if it cost her own life.
"Fred are you sure?" Angel knew she wasn't lying and that was scaring him. He looked at the rest of the group who were staring at him waiting for him to tell them what was going on.
"Yes Angel I'm sure. Oh god" Fred heard them outside her door. They knew that she was in here. She let the phone drop to the bed cradling the infant in her arms she moved to the corner, she had absolutely no weapons to protect herself with, not that she had a chance anyway, there had to be at least ten of them if not more and they were probably carrying their own weapons.
When Angel heard her say 'oh god' he stilled and waited. He listened as a loud banging started followed by Connors loud cries. This was his worst nightmare coming true. Staying on the line he told everyone to get back into the cars. He never let go of the phone as they drove at an increasing speed back to the hotel.
Fred held a crying Connor as she watched the door come crashing in. A dozen men filtered into the room they were all holding s guns and Fred could only hope that they were stun guns. Not long after Lilah entered. "Hand me the baby Miss Burkle" The lawyer demanded in a calm, cool manner.
"No" Fred responded fear evident in her voice.
"Give him to me and you won't be harmed" The other brunette demanded.
"I think you heard me the first time. You will have to take him over my cold hard dead body" She replied gaining some courage.
"That could be arranged" Lilah then motioned to the men holding the guns. They were now pointed at her head. Fred audibly gulped, they weren't stun guns. Meanwhile Angel held his non-existent breath; he waited praying that he would not hear gunshots. They were still about fifteen minutes from the hotel.
"Wait, wait. Can we make a deal" Fred pleaded with the other woman. Lilah nodded her head and waited for Fred to continue motioning for her men to lower their weapons "Ok if you're going to take Connor then take me to. You will need some one to care for him and keep him calm. Please let me go with him, please" Fred was practically begging now tears choking her voice. She knew that she could keep Connor safe if she were with him at least until Angel found them.
"Ok fine you can come to. Just shut the little brat up" With that one of the armed men came over and grabbed her roughly by the arm and practically dragged her from the room to a limo that was waiting to take them to a Wolfram and Hart safe house. They drove away from the hotel missing the A.I. team by mere minutes. The group rushed into the hotel following Angel who automatically ran to Fred's room, he grabbed the cell and turned it off.
"Angel what the hell is going on and where are Fred and Connor" asked a bewildered Willow.
He turned and looked at them, every single one of them was standing in the room now waiting for him to answer. "It's Wolfram and Hart, they have Fred and Connor" Several 'oh gods' were heard in the room. Willow turned and clung on to Spike who wrapped his arms around his love whispering soothing words into her ear while planning the deaths of those who dare to hurt Fred and his little brother. Anya and Xander hugged each other closely worried about the young woman whom they had become close to and the small infant who was an innocent in this war. Cordeila was overcome with a wash of guilt for trying to keep her friend from Angel and was worried that she would never be able to make it up to her. While Buffy was wondering how she could use this to get closer to Angel. The rest of the men in the room looked at Angel and saw murder in his eyes, Lilah and her men would pay they were sure of that and it wouldn't be pretty.
TBC... Yeah, yeah I know a cliffhanger but don't worry I won't leave ya all hanging for to long. *g*