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Chapter 43
The next day was spent waiting for evening at the Giles' home.
McKenna Manor
Angelus had woken up in a foul mood. He had been calling out to Jonathan and the boy would not answer. After looking around the entire home and not finding anyone who could tell him if they had seen Jonathan, he decided he needed to get outdoors to clear his head. He spent the morning riding to the Summers Manor. As he approached the property slowly he looked about for signs of anyone living there. There were no horses in the stable and decided to walk around the home. He walked around the home and looked closely at the walls. He had familiarized himself with the opening that was outside his own home and was fairly certain he would be able to spot one similar to it at Elizabeth's home. After several times around the home he finally spotted what seemed to be a way in near the kitchen entrance. As in his own home there was a slight indentation at the bottom corner of the opening. He kicked it and it opened, then he smiled and walked inside.
Giles' home
It was getting close to sunset and everyone was gathered in the library. It was dark and only the candles on the table lighted the room. They sat quietly not really knowing what to do or say.
"Are we supposed to join hands?" asked Xander.
"Xander this is not a séance." Giles said.
"Then why are we sitting here in the dark with only these candles lighting the room?" said Xander. Everyone looked at each other and then the candles. Without a word they each got up and began to light the rest of the library. They sat back down and as they did so a breeze blew out the candles on the table.
"Andrew?" said Elizabeth as she looked around the room.
"I'm here." They all looked toward the door. Andrew stood looking more solid than when Elizabeth had seen him. Spike stood and walked quickly to him.
"Andrew? Is it.. really you?" Spike asked as he looked at him in disbelief.
"It's me." He smiled and walked closer to Spike, "So you were devastated?" Spike smiled and shook his head.
"You little prat. Do you know what I went through?" he yelled at Andrew.
"I'm sorry." Andrew looked down trying to hide his smile then looked back to Spike who was also smiling.
"I'm glad you're here mate, damn glad. I missed you, thought I'd never see you again." They stood quietly for a moment then Spike wiped a small tear from his cheek and cleared his throat. "So, uh, Buffy said you needed to talk to us."
"I do. I found out some interesting things." Spike went back and sat next to Elizabeth, and Andrew walked closer to the table and noticed everyone looking at him.
"Hi everyone." They all waved and continued to stare at him with confusion, "It's a long story, I'll tell you some other time," he knew they must have questions about his return, but he also knew he would not be able to stay for long.
"I went to Angelus' home last evening just before I came to Buffy. There was a young man working for him who had been doing some research on the spear. I made him tell me what he knew about it."
"How exactly did you do that?" asked Wesley ask he raised his eyebrow.
"Fire works quite well when trying to solicit information from people." He looked at Wesley and smiled, "His name was Jonathan, and he told me that the spear does two things in its complete form. First it makes the person who possesses it practically invincible. It gives them strength, and some sort of hypnotic power over people."
"Wonderful." Said Xander.
"Yes, well bad for humans good for vampires. I don't think the spear will affect you so if he does get his hands on our fragment, you three will be immune to what ever power he is granted to him regarding controlling your will." Andrew walked closer to Wesley.
"The second thing it can do will be of interest to you."
"Why me?" Wesley looked at him.
"The only thing that can heal your wound is the spear." Andrew looked at the group, "Only the spear can undo what it has done." Faith took Wesley's hand.
"Do you know where it is?" asked Faith.
"Yes, but it won't be easy to take. It seems that Angelus has it on him at all times. Its in the pocket of a belt he wears." Spike rolled his eyes and threw up his hands.
"No wonder. He had it with him that night." He clenched his jaw and shook his head.
"That's why the arrow we had kept moving." said Willow "Does he know we have the other half?" she asked
"I'm thinking yes, especially after we ransacked his room that night." Andrew looked down at himself, and saw he was beginning to fade. "I think I need to get going." Spike rose from his seat.
"Are you coming back?"
"Yes. I'm getting better at this. Soon enough I'll be able to stay as long as I want and remain pretty solid with out using up too much energy. I just can't keep it together for too long right now. I'll keep looking for more." Then he faded away.
"Well, it seems as though this predicament keeps getting better and better." Said Giles.
Chapter 43
The next day was spent waiting for evening at the Giles' home.
McKenna Manor
Angelus had woken up in a foul mood. He had been calling out to Jonathan and the boy would not answer. After looking around the entire home and not finding anyone who could tell him if they had seen Jonathan, he decided he needed to get outdoors to clear his head. He spent the morning riding to the Summers Manor. As he approached the property slowly he looked about for signs of anyone living there. There were no horses in the stable and decided to walk around the home. He walked around the home and looked closely at the walls. He had familiarized himself with the opening that was outside his own home and was fairly certain he would be able to spot one similar to it at Elizabeth's home. After several times around the home he finally spotted what seemed to be a way in near the kitchen entrance. As in his own home there was a slight indentation at the bottom corner of the opening. He kicked it and it opened, then he smiled and walked inside.
Giles' home
It was getting close to sunset and everyone was gathered in the library. It was dark and only the candles on the table lighted the room. They sat quietly not really knowing what to do or say.
"Are we supposed to join hands?" asked Xander.
"Xander this is not a séance." Giles said.
"Then why are we sitting here in the dark with only these candles lighting the room?" said Xander. Everyone looked at each other and then the candles. Without a word they each got up and began to light the rest of the library. They sat back down and as they did so a breeze blew out the candles on the table.
"Andrew?" said Elizabeth as she looked around the room.
"I'm here." They all looked toward the door. Andrew stood looking more solid than when Elizabeth had seen him. Spike stood and walked quickly to him.
"Andrew? Is it.. really you?" Spike asked as he looked at him in disbelief.
"It's me." He smiled and walked closer to Spike, "So you were devastated?" Spike smiled and shook his head.
"You little prat. Do you know what I went through?" he yelled at Andrew.
"I'm sorry." Andrew looked down trying to hide his smile then looked back to Spike who was also smiling.
"I'm glad you're here mate, damn glad. I missed you, thought I'd never see you again." They stood quietly for a moment then Spike wiped a small tear from his cheek and cleared his throat. "So, uh, Buffy said you needed to talk to us."
"I do. I found out some interesting things." Spike went back and sat next to Elizabeth, and Andrew walked closer to the table and noticed everyone looking at him.
"Hi everyone." They all waved and continued to stare at him with confusion, "It's a long story, I'll tell you some other time," he knew they must have questions about his return, but he also knew he would not be able to stay for long.
"I went to Angelus' home last evening just before I came to Buffy. There was a young man working for him who had been doing some research on the spear. I made him tell me what he knew about it."
"How exactly did you do that?" asked Wesley ask he raised his eyebrow.
"Fire works quite well when trying to solicit information from people." He looked at Wesley and smiled, "His name was Jonathan, and he told me that the spear does two things in its complete form. First it makes the person who possesses it practically invincible. It gives them strength, and some sort of hypnotic power over people."
"Wonderful." Said Xander.
"Yes, well bad for humans good for vampires. I don't think the spear will affect you so if he does get his hands on our fragment, you three will be immune to what ever power he is granted to him regarding controlling your will." Andrew walked closer to Wesley.
"The second thing it can do will be of interest to you."
"Why me?" Wesley looked at him.
"The only thing that can heal your wound is the spear." Andrew looked at the group, "Only the spear can undo what it has done." Faith took Wesley's hand.
"Do you know where it is?" asked Faith.
"Yes, but it won't be easy to take. It seems that Angelus has it on him at all times. Its in the pocket of a belt he wears." Spike rolled his eyes and threw up his hands.
"No wonder. He had it with him that night." He clenched his jaw and shook his head.
"That's why the arrow we had kept moving." said Willow "Does he know we have the other half?" she asked
"I'm thinking yes, especially after we ransacked his room that night." Andrew looked down at himself, and saw he was beginning to fade. "I think I need to get going." Spike rose from his seat.
"Are you coming back?"
"Yes. I'm getting better at this. Soon enough I'll be able to stay as long as I want and remain pretty solid with out using up too much energy. I just can't keep it together for too long right now. I'll keep looking for more." Then he faded away.
"Well, it seems as though this predicament keeps getting better and better." Said Giles.