Another Beginning
Chp.15
About the Amulet
I sure as heck hope that you've figured out where all the other info is
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Opening the door, Angel steps in with Willow and Cassie right on his heels, and looks over to the couple.
Spike is leaning against the edge of the desk, and Buffy is sitting in the big, black, leather chair behind him.
"What in the bleeding hell do you want now, Angelus?" The bleached blonde asks with anger and sarcasm in his tone. "You just left, what you 'ave somethin' more to add?"
" Spike, I found something interesting out, and thought that you'd like to know about it." Not knowing all the specifics of the situation, Angel looks over to Willow, "I don't know all of the story, but from what I just heard you're not gonna like it. Willow can explain everything." He finishes looking back at the couple at the desk.
Spike studies Willow, taking in her demeanor. She fidgets nervously, as if she might be scared of something. "So, let me guess it's about the Amulet? Right?" He sees her shoulders stiffen, and continues, "What did'ya find, Red? You find out how and why I'm the way I am, or what?"
"We-well." She stutters, and drops Cassie's hand to pick at her fingernails, "It is about the amulet, but I'm not to sure if it might pertain to the reason of why you're human with all the vampiric abilities." She looks up into his blue eyes, and sees the puzzlement there.
Looking at her, expecting her to go on with the explanation, Spike finally gets fed up. "Come on, Red, spit it out. Tell me what the hells goin' on with this bloody research you've been doin' for the last month and a half."
"Spike, give her a few moments. I have a bad feeling, that what she's getting ready to say is going to be NOT good. Like Angel said, when he came in. Willow wouldn't be this nervous if it were good news." Buffy intervenes coming around the desk and placing a comforting hand on her mates shoulder.
"Right, Luv." Spike looks down at the woman beside him, before looking over at the red head, who was still fidgeting and nervous. "Sorry, Red. Just got excited 'bout the whole finding anything at all on the damned thing." He sincerely apologizes.
"No, that's okay. It's just I don't know how to tell you this and not make you angry." Willow explains, looking at the couple in front of the desk with bewilderment.
"That's alright Wills, just take as long as you need." Angel interjects, as he takes the seat that he had previously vacated.
Cassie looks around at all of the other people in the room, her gaze coming to rest on the couple in front of the desk. She bounces over to Spike, and looks up at him. "Hi, Spike." She exclaims, with watery eyes as she smiles at him from her position at his leg.
"Hey, Munchkin. What'cha say we see what we can find on the computer for you?" He answers her with a smile of his own, as he stoops down and pokes her in stomach.
Giggling, shyly, she vigorously shakes her head yes. Which makes her blonde hair fly all around her.
"Right then." He laughs as he reaches up to smooth the tangled mass of hair back out of the kids eyes and face. "Lets get over there and see what's gonna be fun today, pet." Taking her hand in his, he gets up and leads her over behind the desk.
After turning on the computer, and getting Cassie settled playing some inane card game on Yahoo, Spike comes back around the desk, pulling Buffy over in front of him as he leans back against the edge of the desk, and wrapping his arms around her waist, he looks over to the red head now standing beside Angels chair. "So, Red, have you figured out how to tell us this bit o' news?" He asks pulling his mate as close to him as possible.
Looking up and around at everyone in the office, Willow takes a deep breath, stilling herself for what is to come when she utters the news she has. " I know that none of you are going to like this news, so I'll just say it the only way I know how." She comes around behind Angels chair, to the one sitting directly beside it and sits down. "I did I a spell, it was supposed to be able to tell me what I wanted to know. The thing is it didn't work exactly like it was supposed to. The amulet illuminated like the spell was working, then I didn't get anything other than a big, and bright flash, and after the flash I looked at it and there was this fine, thin line of light coming from the thing. It was like the thing was trying to show me something." She takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly, after the ramble. "Well, I took down to Fred to see if she had any opinion on the thing, and she suggested that I follow the trail the amulet was giving me. So I followed and it led me to your office, after that I went back down to the labs and ran some tests. Well actually Fred and Knox ran the tests, I observed. Any way, the conclusion was that somehow you're connected to the amulet and can't leave the L.A. area." She finishes, looking at the stunned faces all around her.
Spike shakes his head at the long-winded witch, and grins. "Do you ever just come right and say what you're gettin' at, Red? So how did you figure all this out, anyway?"
Willow flushes, embarrassed that she'd forgotten to tell them her little faux pas with the spell. "Well, I wrote down a word that didn't need to be in the spell, and after I'd already cast it I read back over it when it didn't do what I wanted it too." She explains still a bit flushed, and looks at the vampire, come human, come hybrid something or other. "At least I found out that you were tied to the amulet, before you tried to leave the city, 'cause if you had, I don't know exactly what would happen, but my guess is it wouldn't be too pretty."
Suddenly tightening his grip on Buffy's waist, Spike lays his forehead on her shoulder, and his face shifts to that of the vampire, he raises his head to her neck, placing his fangs in it. He seeks comfort.
Feeling his fangs enter her neck, Buffy slightly stiffens in surprise, but then lays her hands on his, which are still lying on her stomach, and rubs them lightly in consolation.
Glancing over to her best friend, "That's not the greatest of news, Wills. Why didn't you tell us about this sooner?" Buffy asks, quietly, trying no to upset Willow, too, but wanting some answers.
Willow looks up at the two blondes in front of her, just as Spike removes his fangs from Buffy's neck.
"I just found out this morning, and you had news to tell Spike so I just headed on down to the labs with the amulet and Cassie, so that she could hang around with Dawnie, and I could have Fred look at the thing. Then Harmony wouldn't let me in to see you guys, that's when I ran into Angel, and he barged his way back in." She rambles uncontrollably, and then looks at the couple apologetically.
Angel looks to the girl sitting beside him, his brow creased and uneasy, "Willow, is there any way possible to tell if this has anything to do with Spikes Human/vampire situation?" He asks, although Willow had answered a variation of the same question not to long ago. He had to make sure he didn't miss anything. He also wanted to take his attention off of the PDA session the couple was having in front of him, and back to the reason for the research Willow had been doing all on her own.
"It could be Angel, but I really have no idea, and a lot of research to do. I'm still not to sure if the binding thingy has anything to do with Spike state of being." She looks into the souled vampire's eyes as she speaks. "It could just be a drawback from using the amulet. I will figure it out, though, I promise, I'll also look into breaking the binding. Which will probably be the easiest to research at the moment." She says turning back to look at Spike as she makes her promise to him, and she's got that determined look in her eyes as she says this.
Buffy lets go of the hands she was clasping to her, "I'm not to worried about the binding thingy right now, Wills. I'm more concerned with what and why Spike has become what he is, and if he's gonna be permanently this way." She says, pointedly looking at her friend, basically pleading for the answers she so desperately needs.
"I'll figure this all out, I promise, I will, Buffy." Willow exclaims adamantly as she gets up and gives both Buffy and Spike a hug, before leaving the office.
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(Well, it's a darn good thing I got off early, or you guys would've had to wait until tomorrow to get this update. It may be a little boring, but I'm trying to get back to the original plot of this whole thing, which started in the story End and Beginning. I need to tie up all the loose ends of that one.)
Willowrose16: Glad to see that you are still reading, and thanks so much for reviewing.
Kari: Your suggestion just blew my mind, it's a rather good one, and would be so usable if I hadn't already painted the picture of Spike in the roll of father figure. I think that maybe Angel and Cassie might clash personality wise, because Cassie has the same mannerisms and persona of Spike. She's based on my real niece, and in real life the kid is exactly as I portray her in the story, if a little younger than she actually is. The Cassie character is totally truth when I write her. I wish I had thought of the idea, but I wanted everyone to see how Spike was with a little kid, before Buffy revealed the whole surprise, and what better way than to have a kid that is just like him, except for being a female version. I love your input. It keeps me writing this.
Chp.15
About the Amulet
I sure as heck hope that you've figured out where all the other info is
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Opening the door, Angel steps in with Willow and Cassie right on his heels, and looks over to the couple.
Spike is leaning against the edge of the desk, and Buffy is sitting in the big, black, leather chair behind him.
"What in the bleeding hell do you want now, Angelus?" The bleached blonde asks with anger and sarcasm in his tone. "You just left, what you 'ave somethin' more to add?"
" Spike, I found something interesting out, and thought that you'd like to know about it." Not knowing all the specifics of the situation, Angel looks over to Willow, "I don't know all of the story, but from what I just heard you're not gonna like it. Willow can explain everything." He finishes looking back at the couple at the desk.
Spike studies Willow, taking in her demeanor. She fidgets nervously, as if she might be scared of something. "So, let me guess it's about the Amulet? Right?" He sees her shoulders stiffen, and continues, "What did'ya find, Red? You find out how and why I'm the way I am, or what?"
"We-well." She stutters, and drops Cassie's hand to pick at her fingernails, "It is about the amulet, but I'm not to sure if it might pertain to the reason of why you're human with all the vampiric abilities." She looks up into his blue eyes, and sees the puzzlement there.
Looking at her, expecting her to go on with the explanation, Spike finally gets fed up. "Come on, Red, spit it out. Tell me what the hells goin' on with this bloody research you've been doin' for the last month and a half."
"Spike, give her a few moments. I have a bad feeling, that what she's getting ready to say is going to be NOT good. Like Angel said, when he came in. Willow wouldn't be this nervous if it were good news." Buffy intervenes coming around the desk and placing a comforting hand on her mates shoulder.
"Right, Luv." Spike looks down at the woman beside him, before looking over at the red head, who was still fidgeting and nervous. "Sorry, Red. Just got excited 'bout the whole finding anything at all on the damned thing." He sincerely apologizes.
"No, that's okay. It's just I don't know how to tell you this and not make you angry." Willow explains, looking at the couple in front of the desk with bewilderment.
"That's alright Wills, just take as long as you need." Angel interjects, as he takes the seat that he had previously vacated.
Cassie looks around at all of the other people in the room, her gaze coming to rest on the couple in front of the desk. She bounces over to Spike, and looks up at him. "Hi, Spike." She exclaims, with watery eyes as she smiles at him from her position at his leg.
"Hey, Munchkin. What'cha say we see what we can find on the computer for you?" He answers her with a smile of his own, as he stoops down and pokes her in stomach.
Giggling, shyly, she vigorously shakes her head yes. Which makes her blonde hair fly all around her.
"Right then." He laughs as he reaches up to smooth the tangled mass of hair back out of the kids eyes and face. "Lets get over there and see what's gonna be fun today, pet." Taking her hand in his, he gets up and leads her over behind the desk.
After turning on the computer, and getting Cassie settled playing some inane card game on Yahoo, Spike comes back around the desk, pulling Buffy over in front of him as he leans back against the edge of the desk, and wrapping his arms around her waist, he looks over to the red head now standing beside Angels chair. "So, Red, have you figured out how to tell us this bit o' news?" He asks pulling his mate as close to him as possible.
Looking up and around at everyone in the office, Willow takes a deep breath, stilling herself for what is to come when she utters the news she has. " I know that none of you are going to like this news, so I'll just say it the only way I know how." She comes around behind Angels chair, to the one sitting directly beside it and sits down. "I did I a spell, it was supposed to be able to tell me what I wanted to know. The thing is it didn't work exactly like it was supposed to. The amulet illuminated like the spell was working, then I didn't get anything other than a big, and bright flash, and after the flash I looked at it and there was this fine, thin line of light coming from the thing. It was like the thing was trying to show me something." She takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly, after the ramble. "Well, I took down to Fred to see if she had any opinion on the thing, and she suggested that I follow the trail the amulet was giving me. So I followed and it led me to your office, after that I went back down to the labs and ran some tests. Well actually Fred and Knox ran the tests, I observed. Any way, the conclusion was that somehow you're connected to the amulet and can't leave the L.A. area." She finishes, looking at the stunned faces all around her.
Spike shakes his head at the long-winded witch, and grins. "Do you ever just come right and say what you're gettin' at, Red? So how did you figure all this out, anyway?"
Willow flushes, embarrassed that she'd forgotten to tell them her little faux pas with the spell. "Well, I wrote down a word that didn't need to be in the spell, and after I'd already cast it I read back over it when it didn't do what I wanted it too." She explains still a bit flushed, and looks at the vampire, come human, come hybrid something or other. "At least I found out that you were tied to the amulet, before you tried to leave the city, 'cause if you had, I don't know exactly what would happen, but my guess is it wouldn't be too pretty."
Suddenly tightening his grip on Buffy's waist, Spike lays his forehead on her shoulder, and his face shifts to that of the vampire, he raises his head to her neck, placing his fangs in it. He seeks comfort.
Feeling his fangs enter her neck, Buffy slightly stiffens in surprise, but then lays her hands on his, which are still lying on her stomach, and rubs them lightly in consolation.
Glancing over to her best friend, "That's not the greatest of news, Wills. Why didn't you tell us about this sooner?" Buffy asks, quietly, trying no to upset Willow, too, but wanting some answers.
Willow looks up at the two blondes in front of her, just as Spike removes his fangs from Buffy's neck.
"I just found out this morning, and you had news to tell Spike so I just headed on down to the labs with the amulet and Cassie, so that she could hang around with Dawnie, and I could have Fred look at the thing. Then Harmony wouldn't let me in to see you guys, that's when I ran into Angel, and he barged his way back in." She rambles uncontrollably, and then looks at the couple apologetically.
Angel looks to the girl sitting beside him, his brow creased and uneasy, "Willow, is there any way possible to tell if this has anything to do with Spikes Human/vampire situation?" He asks, although Willow had answered a variation of the same question not to long ago. He had to make sure he didn't miss anything. He also wanted to take his attention off of the PDA session the couple was having in front of him, and back to the reason for the research Willow had been doing all on her own.
"It could be Angel, but I really have no idea, and a lot of research to do. I'm still not to sure if the binding thingy has anything to do with Spike state of being." She looks into the souled vampire's eyes as she speaks. "It could just be a drawback from using the amulet. I will figure it out, though, I promise, I'll also look into breaking the binding. Which will probably be the easiest to research at the moment." She says turning back to look at Spike as she makes her promise to him, and she's got that determined look in her eyes as she says this.
Buffy lets go of the hands she was clasping to her, "I'm not to worried about the binding thingy right now, Wills. I'm more concerned with what and why Spike has become what he is, and if he's gonna be permanently this way." She says, pointedly looking at her friend, basically pleading for the answers she so desperately needs.
"I'll figure this all out, I promise, I will, Buffy." Willow exclaims adamantly as she gets up and gives both Buffy and Spike a hug, before leaving the office.
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(Well, it's a darn good thing I got off early, or you guys would've had to wait until tomorrow to get this update. It may be a little boring, but I'm trying to get back to the original plot of this whole thing, which started in the story End and Beginning. I need to tie up all the loose ends of that one.)
Willowrose16: Glad to see that you are still reading, and thanks so much for reviewing.
Kari: Your suggestion just blew my mind, it's a rather good one, and would be so usable if I hadn't already painted the picture of Spike in the roll of father figure. I think that maybe Angel and Cassie might clash personality wise, because Cassie has the same mannerisms and persona of Spike. She's based on my real niece, and in real life the kid is exactly as I portray her in the story, if a little younger than she actually is. The Cassie character is totally truth when I write her. I wish I had thought of the idea, but I wanted everyone to see how Spike was with a little kid, before Buffy revealed the whole surprise, and what better way than to have a kid that is just like him, except for being a female version. I love your input. It keeps me writing this.