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Chapter 16
Giles had been marking on his map the route Amy had taken, it had been deduced that she was traveling every 2 to 3 days. She had gone form Turkey to Belgrade and today she was in Austria. Willow had noted a pattern of a somewhat straight line, and it was decided that the next stop for Amy and the spear would most probably be Paris. She would be there for at least 3 days so it would give Faith and Wesley time to get there.
Willow had sent Faith the incantation and instructions for the locator spell, and Giles sent a talisman imbibed with the power she would need to perform the spell.
Wesley and Faith
Faith and Wesley had left Ireland after Xander's first note arrived. There was a brief stop in London where they picked up another message with the spell and talisman. Wesley in turn sent Xander instructions and documents for him to open accounts England. Since he and Faith would be settling in England he wanted to have easy access to his money.
Wesley had been a vampire for almost 200 years, and in that time had amassed a great deal of money as well as land all over Europe. He was a wealthy man, and that made it easy to travel without being interrupted. Money may not buy happiness, but it can very well buy privacy.
Wednesday evening
Once they landed in France they immediately started towards Paris. Upon arrival they found a small inn and settled in. They had fed once while on the ship. A vampire could go days, weeks, and even several months and in rare instances years without feeding if they had to. It was the deep sleep of the dead, but it was not recommended. A living skeleton is not a pleasant sight. They decided they would go and have their fill of the local cuisine so to speak. Tomorrow they would do the spell to locate Amy. As soon as they found out where she was and got the spear, they needed to get it back to England quickly, so there was no telling when the next time they would be able to feed would be.
Thursday morning - England
Willow and Xander had ridden into town together. Xander had to meet a client in the client's shop and Willow had decided to go out and get Elizabeth some clothes. Some of the clothes Xander had given her were taken in by Jenny, and fit her quite well, but, since Xander had not worn them in years, they were very outdated. Elizabeth wanted something more up to date as well as something that could blend into the darkness.
"Well, I should be an hour maybe two. Here, take the key to my office. I'll meet you there. Is that all right?" Xander handed Willow the keys. He put a hand on her cheek and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She blushed. She looked so innocent he thought. Willow looked at him with huge green eyes. She had loved him for so long. She was devastated after his brief affair with Faith, but ultimately forgave them both. After all, she had never confessed her feelings for him to anyone. He kissed her so many times before in this fashion, yet today it felt different.
She put her hand on his shoulder and in what was a very brazen move for her; she leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips. His eyes grew wide for a moment due to the initial shock. She frowned thinking she had made a mistake. But he smiled at her.
"I love you my sweet Willow. I'll try to finish up quickly." Xander didn't want to let her go, and Willow was floating on a cloud. She smiled back at him.
"And I love you Xander. I'll be waiting." She turned and walked down the street. She had tears in her eyes. Xander also turned and walked down the street to his appointment, counting the seconds until he would see her again.
They had both been so entranced with each other that they failed to notice the 3 menacing looking strangers across the street. They followed Willow and stopped as she walked into a shop.
"What are we waiting for?" said Travers.
"We are waiting for her to be alone, you nit." Replied Ethan. "Or do you want everyone to know what were doing?"
Willow came out of the shop after about an hour. She had several packages in her arms as she walked to Xander's office. She got to the office door and balanced the packages on one hand and tried to open her purse with her other. As she took the key out and placed it into the lock, she was attacked.
Xander's office was at he end of a street where there were other offices. It was not a heavily trafficked area usually, and today was no different. The larger of the men, Olaf, covered her mouth with his hand and grabbed her by the waist moving her quickly into a waiting carriage. Ethan started the horses moving. Travers closed the curtains in the carriage and gave Willow a sedative. They were gone within seconds.
Xander had finished with his appointment early and walked to the shop were he thought he would find Willow. When he arrived the owner told him she had left 10 minutes earlier. He walked out smiling and whistling. It felt as though he had wings and he was flying. He loved Willow and she loved him. For him all was well in the world at this moment.
As he rounded the corner and turned onto his street he saw packages lying on the ground in the distance. He quickened his pace. He realized it was his office and ran as fast as he could. When he reached the door he saw Willow's purse on the ground and the key in the lock.
Chapter 16
Giles had been marking on his map the route Amy had taken, it had been deduced that she was traveling every 2 to 3 days. She had gone form Turkey to Belgrade and today she was in Austria. Willow had noted a pattern of a somewhat straight line, and it was decided that the next stop for Amy and the spear would most probably be Paris. She would be there for at least 3 days so it would give Faith and Wesley time to get there.
Willow had sent Faith the incantation and instructions for the locator spell, and Giles sent a talisman imbibed with the power she would need to perform the spell.
Wesley and Faith
Faith and Wesley had left Ireland after Xander's first note arrived. There was a brief stop in London where they picked up another message with the spell and talisman. Wesley in turn sent Xander instructions and documents for him to open accounts England. Since he and Faith would be settling in England he wanted to have easy access to his money.
Wesley had been a vampire for almost 200 years, and in that time had amassed a great deal of money as well as land all over Europe. He was a wealthy man, and that made it easy to travel without being interrupted. Money may not buy happiness, but it can very well buy privacy.
Wednesday evening
Once they landed in France they immediately started towards Paris. Upon arrival they found a small inn and settled in. They had fed once while on the ship. A vampire could go days, weeks, and even several months and in rare instances years without feeding if they had to. It was the deep sleep of the dead, but it was not recommended. A living skeleton is not a pleasant sight. They decided they would go and have their fill of the local cuisine so to speak. Tomorrow they would do the spell to locate Amy. As soon as they found out where she was and got the spear, they needed to get it back to England quickly, so there was no telling when the next time they would be able to feed would be.
Thursday morning - England
Willow and Xander had ridden into town together. Xander had to meet a client in the client's shop and Willow had decided to go out and get Elizabeth some clothes. Some of the clothes Xander had given her were taken in by Jenny, and fit her quite well, but, since Xander had not worn them in years, they were very outdated. Elizabeth wanted something more up to date as well as something that could blend into the darkness.
"Well, I should be an hour maybe two. Here, take the key to my office. I'll meet you there. Is that all right?" Xander handed Willow the keys. He put a hand on her cheek and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She blushed. She looked so innocent he thought. Willow looked at him with huge green eyes. She had loved him for so long. She was devastated after his brief affair with Faith, but ultimately forgave them both. After all, she had never confessed her feelings for him to anyone. He kissed her so many times before in this fashion, yet today it felt different.
She put her hand on his shoulder and in what was a very brazen move for her; she leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips. His eyes grew wide for a moment due to the initial shock. She frowned thinking she had made a mistake. But he smiled at her.
"I love you my sweet Willow. I'll try to finish up quickly." Xander didn't want to let her go, and Willow was floating on a cloud. She smiled back at him.
"And I love you Xander. I'll be waiting." She turned and walked down the street. She had tears in her eyes. Xander also turned and walked down the street to his appointment, counting the seconds until he would see her again.
They had both been so entranced with each other that they failed to notice the 3 menacing looking strangers across the street. They followed Willow and stopped as she walked into a shop.
"What are we waiting for?" said Travers.
"We are waiting for her to be alone, you nit." Replied Ethan. "Or do you want everyone to know what were doing?"
Willow came out of the shop after about an hour. She had several packages in her arms as she walked to Xander's office. She got to the office door and balanced the packages on one hand and tried to open her purse with her other. As she took the key out and placed it into the lock, she was attacked.
Xander's office was at he end of a street where there were other offices. It was not a heavily trafficked area usually, and today was no different. The larger of the men, Olaf, covered her mouth with his hand and grabbed her by the waist moving her quickly into a waiting carriage. Ethan started the horses moving. Travers closed the curtains in the carriage and gave Willow a sedative. They were gone within seconds.
Xander had finished with his appointment early and walked to the shop were he thought he would find Willow. When he arrived the owner told him she had left 10 minutes earlier. He walked out smiling and whistling. It felt as though he had wings and he was flying. He loved Willow and she loved him. For him all was well in the world at this moment.
As he rounded the corner and turned onto his street he saw packages lying on the ground in the distance. He quickened his pace. He realized it was his office and ran as fast as he could. When he reached the door he saw Willow's purse on the ground and the key in the lock.