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Chapter 12
Angelus had thought better of continuing his conversation with Willow. He had gotten all he would from her, which was little more than what he came with. However, now he knew that he would have to resort to more drastic measures.
"Miss Rosenberg. I had thought we would do this in a more civilized way." He smiled, "But I must admit, I much prefer uncivilized." He stepped closer and he leaned into her ear and whispered. "I will see you again soon."
'No' she thought, 'I will not let the bastard see fear in my eyes' she smiled and with the most pleasant voice she could muster said.
"Thank you for the warning. Good-day to you." She turned away from him and walked out to the entrance hall, handed him his things and opened the door. He left quickly. As soon as the door was closed she let out the breath she had been holding in and ran to the library.
Angelus knew what he had to do. And he could kill two birds with one stone by doing it. He would have to wait until Willow was away from the house and then he would take her to his Manor. He knew that when Elizabeth found out Willow was missing she would return and then he would have her as well. And then could start having fun.
"Giles, he is completely insane." Willow said as she fell into one of the chairs in the library, "I kept picking up these words in his head, and they made no sense, and then someone was talking to me. I kept hearing this whispering in my ear." Giles leaned forward and patted her hand. She was talking frantically and her breathing was becoming erratic.
"It's going to be all right. Just try to calm down." He tried to reassure her. She leaned back into her chair and closed her eyes. She needed to calm herself.
Xander walked behind her and started massaging her shoulders. She smiled and put her hands on his. He could always calm her fears. She opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Thank you Xander. I'm fine now." He kissed the top of her head and sat back down. She took one of the papers in front of her and began writing the words she had seen in Angelus' mind as well as what had been whispered into her ears. She then slid the paper to Giles.
"Longinus, Constantine, Spear. These were in his thoughts?" he asked her and she nodded, as he read on, "Death follows this one. The witch is en route with the relic, he must not possess the relic." He rubbed his chin with his hand and thought of what he had read. He continued.
"Well, we know for certain that death does follow him. Therefore, whatever this relic is he must not get his hands on it." Xander took the note and studied it for a moment. He knew something, where had he seen those words?
"It would also appear that he has a witch in his employ." Giles started to reach for the paper in Xander's hands until Xander shot up out of his chair.
"Wait!" he shouted. Giles looked at him with confusion. "Giles. The Spear of Longines." Giles' face grew pale and he leaned back into the chair.
"Good lord. Willow, I am afraid you were correct. Angelus is completely and utterly insane."
Chapter 12
Angelus had thought better of continuing his conversation with Willow. He had gotten all he would from her, which was little more than what he came with. However, now he knew that he would have to resort to more drastic measures.
"Miss Rosenberg. I had thought we would do this in a more civilized way." He smiled, "But I must admit, I much prefer uncivilized." He stepped closer and he leaned into her ear and whispered. "I will see you again soon."
'No' she thought, 'I will not let the bastard see fear in my eyes' she smiled and with the most pleasant voice she could muster said.
"Thank you for the warning. Good-day to you." She turned away from him and walked out to the entrance hall, handed him his things and opened the door. He left quickly. As soon as the door was closed she let out the breath she had been holding in and ran to the library.
Angelus knew what he had to do. And he could kill two birds with one stone by doing it. He would have to wait until Willow was away from the house and then he would take her to his Manor. He knew that when Elizabeth found out Willow was missing she would return and then he would have her as well. And then could start having fun.
"Giles, he is completely insane." Willow said as she fell into one of the chairs in the library, "I kept picking up these words in his head, and they made no sense, and then someone was talking to me. I kept hearing this whispering in my ear." Giles leaned forward and patted her hand. She was talking frantically and her breathing was becoming erratic.
"It's going to be all right. Just try to calm down." He tried to reassure her. She leaned back into her chair and closed her eyes. She needed to calm herself.
Xander walked behind her and started massaging her shoulders. She smiled and put her hands on his. He could always calm her fears. She opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Thank you Xander. I'm fine now." He kissed the top of her head and sat back down. She took one of the papers in front of her and began writing the words she had seen in Angelus' mind as well as what had been whispered into her ears. She then slid the paper to Giles.
"Longinus, Constantine, Spear. These were in his thoughts?" he asked her and she nodded, as he read on, "Death follows this one. The witch is en route with the relic, he must not possess the relic." He rubbed his chin with his hand and thought of what he had read. He continued.
"Well, we know for certain that death does follow him. Therefore, whatever this relic is he must not get his hands on it." Xander took the note and studied it for a moment. He knew something, where had he seen those words?
"It would also appear that he has a witch in his employ." Giles started to reach for the paper in Xander's hands until Xander shot up out of his chair.
"Wait!" he shouted. Giles looked at him with confusion. "Giles. The Spear of Longines." Giles' face grew pale and he leaned back into the chair.
"Good lord. Willow, I am afraid you were correct. Angelus is completely and utterly insane."