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Chapter 46
Spike ran into the house. It was still fairly early, and he didn't expect for anyone else to be up yet. They all had the habit of working late into the night, so it was not odd for anyone of them to wake up later in the morning. He was on his way up to see Elizabeth, when he turned to the library and noticed a light coming through the edges of the tapestry that hid the door to the lab. He walked across the library and peeked around the tapestry and into the room. Willow was standing with her back to the door. He heard something sizzle and guessed she threw something onto a hot surface. He eased into the room slightly and heard her talking to herself.
"That's it! Cyperus, that's the key. Hmm. of course, it helps regulate the body's energy. Now all I have to do is write the incantation and you can call me teleport girl." Willow was writing, when she jumped. Spike burst into the room and she felt her heart in her throat.
"Just what do you think your doin'?" Willow turned and tried to block Spikes view of what she had on the table.
"Spike! My God you scared me. Don't you know its rude to spy on people?"
"I'm a rude man pet, but mostly a curious one." He took her by the shoulders and moved her aside and saw the herbs and several tonics scattered on the surface of her worktable and then looked at her. "You promised Xander you wouldn't."
"Well, no, not really. There wasn't actually a promise mentioned." She lifted her head in defiance to him, although she was afraid he would run out of the small room and up to tell Xander everything.
"Willow." He crossed his arms and she slumped and looked down at the floor.
"I know, I know. I said I wouldn't, but," she lifted her head and smiled at him enthusiastically, "I've figured out the ingredients for the spell to work with no danger of getting torn apart or disappearing into some other dimension, and I know I can do this. I know I have the power. Please you can convince them to let me I know you can." She looked at him with a pleading look.
"Sorry pet, afraid I can't do that." He shook his head and she stomped her foot.
"Why?"
"Because I've already got what we need." Spike held up the belt. Willow's jaw dropped and she reached out her hand and took the belt.
"How did you get that way from Angelus?"
"Go wake the others. I don't fancy tellin' this story more than once, so everyone finds out at the same time." The walked out together and then willow grabbed Spike by the arm.
"You won't say anything to Xander will you?"
"About what?" he said slightly smirking and then walked away.
Chapter 46
Spike ran into the house. It was still fairly early, and he didn't expect for anyone else to be up yet. They all had the habit of working late into the night, so it was not odd for anyone of them to wake up later in the morning. He was on his way up to see Elizabeth, when he turned to the library and noticed a light coming through the edges of the tapestry that hid the door to the lab. He walked across the library and peeked around the tapestry and into the room. Willow was standing with her back to the door. He heard something sizzle and guessed she threw something onto a hot surface. He eased into the room slightly and heard her talking to herself.
"That's it! Cyperus, that's the key. Hmm. of course, it helps regulate the body's energy. Now all I have to do is write the incantation and you can call me teleport girl." Willow was writing, when she jumped. Spike burst into the room and she felt her heart in her throat.
"Just what do you think your doin'?" Willow turned and tried to block Spikes view of what she had on the table.
"Spike! My God you scared me. Don't you know its rude to spy on people?"
"I'm a rude man pet, but mostly a curious one." He took her by the shoulders and moved her aside and saw the herbs and several tonics scattered on the surface of her worktable and then looked at her. "You promised Xander you wouldn't."
"Well, no, not really. There wasn't actually a promise mentioned." She lifted her head in defiance to him, although she was afraid he would run out of the small room and up to tell Xander everything.
"Willow." He crossed his arms and she slumped and looked down at the floor.
"I know, I know. I said I wouldn't, but," she lifted her head and smiled at him enthusiastically, "I've figured out the ingredients for the spell to work with no danger of getting torn apart or disappearing into some other dimension, and I know I can do this. I know I have the power. Please you can convince them to let me I know you can." She looked at him with a pleading look.
"Sorry pet, afraid I can't do that." He shook his head and she stomped her foot.
"Why?"
"Because I've already got what we need." Spike held up the belt. Willow's jaw dropped and she reached out her hand and took the belt.
"How did you get that way from Angelus?"
"Go wake the others. I don't fancy tellin' this story more than once, so everyone finds out at the same time." The walked out together and then willow grabbed Spike by the arm.
"You won't say anything to Xander will you?"
"About what?" he said slightly smirking and then walked away.