^~^~^William^~^~^
Across an ocean an a few contents Dumbledore's voice reached out to a sleeping man, who woke
with a start staring around the room he had been sleeping in. "What the bloody hell? Who's
there?"
^~^~^It is I, Albus... We need to talk. You know what to do.^~^~^
Looking around the room he wondered what could be so important to wake him in the middle of
the day. As if Dumbledore could read his mind an answer came.
^~^~^It's about Draco.^~^~^
The man quickly jumped out of his bed and got dressed almost forgetting his shoes, then running
out the back door into the sewers. Millions of thoughts ran through his head wondering what
could be so important to call him so soon. He ran through the sewers in the right direction
without even having to thing about it, stopping at the right ladder climbing up the cold steel,
moving over the man-hole cover.
"Oi! Anyone about?" He yelled, instead of being in the middle of a street he was in the basement
of a building he knew very well, he climbed out and into a stone room. Filled with various books
lining one wall, and martial arts training equipment, double checking that nobody was around he
made his way to the steps running up them very quickly with unnatural speed. Looking around the
store he stood now he quickly by-past all the other expensive items in the store ranging from
books from the 14th century to statues and crystals from pre-time, not that most people would
know that. He ran behind the counter and searched for the one thing he needed to speak to
Dumbledore with......
"Ahh hah!" He said triumphantly, as he pulled out an Obsidian wrapped in blue velvet,
unwrapping it he lit a candle and started staring at it with blinding intensity
^~^~^Dumbledore, I'm here. What's happen'?^~^~^ William asked worry etched on his brow.
^~^~^You need to come collect him as soon as you can, Lucius is...^~^~^ Dumbledore paused to
choose he next words carefully, ^~^~^ Is harming him, it's in his best interest for you to be
here.^~^~^ William's responds took a moment, mostly because he was trying his best not to break
something that he would regret later.
^~^~^WHAT Do You Mean HARMING HIM?!?!?!?!?!?^~^~^ He bellowed out both verbally
and , causing several items on both sides to shake.
^~^~^William, the situation hadn't been out of had till recently, I suggest you reserve any
questions and frustrations for Lucius.^~^~^ Dumbledore said with a slight hinting sound in his
voice, William smiled and ran a hand through his white blond hair and smile darkly.
^~^~^OF course Dumbledore, sorry about yellin' at ya.^~^~^ He said apologetically.
^~^~^Then I assume we shall be seeing you in four days?^~^~^
^~^~^Yes, in four days." He finished out loud.
As he started putting the hard black stone away he felt the coolness of a sharp blade at the back of
his neck.
"Going some where Spike?" A familiar female voice asked. "And just out of curiosity, since when
did you start playing with magick that didn't have to do with you taking something over?"
Turning around slowly he smirked at the short blonde, using an index finger, he slowly pushed
away the blade.
"Buffy... Now is REALLY not the time." He said very evenly, staring at her in the eyes. "Now I
have to fly to England as soon as night falls, and unfortunately for me, I can't take an airplane."
He finished putting the stone away so that you couldn't tell he had touched it. And started moving
around the counter eyes still on the Slayer. "By the way, what are you doing here?"
"RESEARCH." Called out a new voice, another he knew all to well. Looking up at the second
floor of the Magic Shoppe, seeing the rest of the Scooby gang. "We saw the whole thing, Spike.
Care to tell us what it was about?" William knew by the sound of Giles voice it really wasn't a
rhetorical question.
"Well, to put it nicely..." He said looking up at them with a highly disinterested look on his face.
"None of your damn business." With that he headed back into the back of the shop so he could he
home and pack.
"Well ya see Spike," Said Buffy in her high voice, "It is, because all we need is for you to go
home to England and bring back some friends, or some new demon." She said rounding on him so
she stood in her way.
"Look, it's not as I haven' put me ass on the line for you people enough as it is, if you want your
damn money back for all those times, well then FINE!!! BUT GET OUT OF MY WAY!!" He
yelled with force he rarely used on any of the gang anymore. Buffy shoved him back 15 feet
causing him to land almost in the sunlight.
"Not till we know what's going on." She said advancing on him. He got up quickly and held up
his hands.
"Look you people, this is personal. It's something I have to do, if I don't I'm going to hate myself
for the rest of my damned life." William spoke with such sincerity that she backed off, then
shaking her head, she gave him a snide little glare.
"Ok then, share with us, maybe we'll help."
"You can't help, it's personal. And if you can't help but to wonder FINE, but let me be!" He
quickly pushed her aside and ran to the back room, running down the steps, he was about duck
down the man-hole when she tackled him and held him to the wall. "What the hell is the matter
with you people? There was a time when you would be happy when I left town!" The rest of the Gang entered the
room and looked at him, Giles took off his glasses and asked Buffy to get of the pale blond.
"Spike, it's just that you have a slight habit of coming back with friends." Giles said with
diplomatic gentleness.
"SLIGHT HABIT?!?!?" Xander asked incredulously.
"Xander shush!" Willow said jabbing him slightly in the ribs.
William stood up and glared at all of them and looked like he was about to say something
particularly nasty when he just shook his head, looking unusually tired he pulled the man-hole
cover up, Buffy was about to move to stop him with Giles signaled at her not to. As he started
down the hole he glanced up at them and flashed his eyes golden at them.
"Just to let you know, I won't be bringing back a friend, I'm bringing back family."
And with that he was gone......
Across an ocean an a few contents Dumbledore's voice reached out to a sleeping man, who woke
with a start staring around the room he had been sleeping in. "What the bloody hell? Who's
there?"
^~^~^It is I, Albus... We need to talk. You know what to do.^~^~^
Looking around the room he wondered what could be so important to wake him in the middle of
the day. As if Dumbledore could read his mind an answer came.
^~^~^It's about Draco.^~^~^
The man quickly jumped out of his bed and got dressed almost forgetting his shoes, then running
out the back door into the sewers. Millions of thoughts ran through his head wondering what
could be so important to call him so soon. He ran through the sewers in the right direction
without even having to thing about it, stopping at the right ladder climbing up the cold steel,
moving over the man-hole cover.
"Oi! Anyone about?" He yelled, instead of being in the middle of a street he was in the basement
of a building he knew very well, he climbed out and into a stone room. Filled with various books
lining one wall, and martial arts training equipment, double checking that nobody was around he
made his way to the steps running up them very quickly with unnatural speed. Looking around the
store he stood now he quickly by-past all the other expensive items in the store ranging from
books from the 14th century to statues and crystals from pre-time, not that most people would
know that. He ran behind the counter and searched for the one thing he needed to speak to
Dumbledore with......
"Ahh hah!" He said triumphantly, as he pulled out an Obsidian wrapped in blue velvet,
unwrapping it he lit a candle and started staring at it with blinding intensity
^~^~^Dumbledore, I'm here. What's happen'?^~^~^ William asked worry etched on his brow.
^~^~^You need to come collect him as soon as you can, Lucius is...^~^~^ Dumbledore paused to
choose he next words carefully, ^~^~^ Is harming him, it's in his best interest for you to be
here.^~^~^ William's responds took a moment, mostly because he was trying his best not to break
something that he would regret later.
^~^~^WHAT Do You Mean HARMING HIM?!?!?!?!?!?^~^~^ He bellowed out both verbally
and , causing several items on both sides to shake.
^~^~^William, the situation hadn't been out of had till recently, I suggest you reserve any
questions and frustrations for Lucius.^~^~^ Dumbledore said with a slight hinting sound in his
voice, William smiled and ran a hand through his white blond hair and smile darkly.
^~^~^OF course Dumbledore, sorry about yellin' at ya.^~^~^ He said apologetically.
^~^~^Then I assume we shall be seeing you in four days?^~^~^
^~^~^Yes, in four days." He finished out loud.
As he started putting the hard black stone away he felt the coolness of a sharp blade at the back of
his neck.
"Going some where Spike?" A familiar female voice asked. "And just out of curiosity, since when
did you start playing with magick that didn't have to do with you taking something over?"
Turning around slowly he smirked at the short blonde, using an index finger, he slowly pushed
away the blade.
"Buffy... Now is REALLY not the time." He said very evenly, staring at her in the eyes. "Now I
have to fly to England as soon as night falls, and unfortunately for me, I can't take an airplane."
He finished putting the stone away so that you couldn't tell he had touched it. And started moving
around the counter eyes still on the Slayer. "By the way, what are you doing here?"
"RESEARCH." Called out a new voice, another he knew all to well. Looking up at the second
floor of the Magic Shoppe, seeing the rest of the Scooby gang. "We saw the whole thing, Spike.
Care to tell us what it was about?" William knew by the sound of Giles voice it really wasn't a
rhetorical question.
"Well, to put it nicely..." He said looking up at them with a highly disinterested look on his face.
"None of your damn business." With that he headed back into the back of the shop so he could he
home and pack.
"Well ya see Spike," Said Buffy in her high voice, "It is, because all we need is for you to go
home to England and bring back some friends, or some new demon." She said rounding on him so
she stood in her way.
"Look, it's not as I haven' put me ass on the line for you people enough as it is, if you want your
damn money back for all those times, well then FINE!!! BUT GET OUT OF MY WAY!!" He
yelled with force he rarely used on any of the gang anymore. Buffy shoved him back 15 feet
causing him to land almost in the sunlight.
"Not till we know what's going on." She said advancing on him. He got up quickly and held up
his hands.
"Look you people, this is personal. It's something I have to do, if I don't I'm going to hate myself
for the rest of my damned life." William spoke with such sincerity that she backed off, then
shaking her head, she gave him a snide little glare.
"Ok then, share with us, maybe we'll help."
"You can't help, it's personal. And if you can't help but to wonder FINE, but let me be!" He
quickly pushed her aside and ran to the back room, running down the steps, he was about duck
down the man-hole when she tackled him and held him to the wall. "What the hell is the matter
with you people? There was a time when you would be happy when I left town!" The rest of the Gang entered the
room and looked at him, Giles took off his glasses and asked Buffy to get of the pale blond.
"Spike, it's just that you have a slight habit of coming back with friends." Giles said with
diplomatic gentleness.
"SLIGHT HABIT?!?!?" Xander asked incredulously.
"Xander shush!" Willow said jabbing him slightly in the ribs.
William stood up and glared at all of them and looked like he was about to say something
particularly nasty when he just shook his head, looking unusually tired he pulled the man-hole
cover up, Buffy was about to move to stop him with Giles signaled at her not to. As he started
down the hole he glanced up at them and flashed his eyes golden at them.
"Just to let you know, I won't be bringing back a friend, I'm bringing back family."
And with that he was gone......