Another Beginning
Chp.19
What Two Weeks Research Will Get You
Go back 18 pages; I swear it's there
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She'd researched the bond Spike has with the amulet, for two weeks now. Finally having found the solution to that little problem, but they were yet to find one little clue as to why he still had the powers of a vampire and is of the living. They'd researched, and cross-referenced all the info, but there wasn't anything that led them in the right direction.
She walked through the halls of the law firm, papers held tightly in her hand, and hoping that what was written on them was the end of one problem, but not the other. Without the help of Giles, the coven in England, and the reluctant help of Angel, she'd never have pieced everything together, and come up with the spell she had written on the papers in her hand.
She walks into the outer part of Spikes office, and looks over at Harmony. She doesn't need to say anything the vamp, presses the button.
"Spikey?" She says into the com, as she puts down the file in which she was scraping across her blood red painted nails.
"Yeah, Harm?" He growls back into the speaker on his end of the link.
"Willows here, and judging by the way she's smiling, she has some good news."
Hearing an audible sigh, from the bleached blonde, then some static, a female voice comes over the com. "Come on in Wills." She hears Buffy says, and then the girl laughs at something that Spike supposedly said, in the background.
Giving Harmony a vengeful and scathing look, just because she can. It's common knowledge that she doesn't exactly like the vampire. She pushes the door open and enters the office, and smiles at the couple.
The sight that meets her eyes is Buffy sitting on Spikes lap behind the desk, with a wide smile on her face as her best friend walks through the door. "What's the up, Wills. Please tell me its good news, cause last time you came here the news was so not of the good."
"Well. . ." She says smiling as she looks at the Slayer.
"Out with it, Red. We 'aven't got all day, you know." Spike smirks at the witch, as he jokes.
Sitting down in the chair directly across from the couple behind the desk, she fidgets a bit to get comfortable, and to keep Spike waiting just a bit longer, because of the remark. She looks up at them, smiling. "I sort of, well actually, we. Giles, Angel and myself, may have found a solution to the whole amulet link thingy. I think I might be able to break it. There's only one problem though."
"Isn't there always?" Spike asks scooting the chair Buffy and he are sitting in as close to the desk as possible and planting his forehead on her shoulder. "So what's the problem this time? All the magic supplies 'ave to come from Sri Lanka or somethin'?"
"Uh, no. The spell has to be performed on sacred, hallowed ground. A place totally innocent of all evil, like a monastery, or convent, and both places would be against this kind of thing in the first place, then you have the whole no men in a convent and no women in the monastery thing. I know I can break the connection, but we have to find a place that will let all of us be there." She explains, looking right into Spikes eyes and hoping that he understands the dilemma they have.
Nodding his head, he looks down at Buffy who was now scrunched between his chest and the edge of the desk. He chuckles a bit, and then looks back to the witch. " So, how do we get this done, and what are we waiting for?" He asks, dejectedly as he ducks his head behind Buffy.
"Uh, Spike the one more little problem."
He gives her a look that just screams murder.
"The spell can only be done on the New Moon, which is next Wednesday. If I hadn't modified it the thing couldn't have been done until the Winter solstice. As for the other little problem, Angel has a place that might possibly let us do it there; he just has to get in touch with the people that live there. Then we'll be all set." She continues, and excitedly, bounces on the edge of the chair.
"I guess we wait for next week, Honey. We don't have anything pressing to do, since everyone is going to hunt down that slayer Will detected, and I'm not going with." Buffy says looking up at him and raising her eyebrow.
"Yeah, but I'd like to be able to get out of soddin' L.A. if I want to." He says with anger in his voice.
"By the end of next Wednesday, you'll be able to move about the whole world if you wish." The red head explains optimistically, still bouncing around in her seat.
Rolling his eyes and smirking, "Whatever." Spike relents to his confinement to the city, but only for one more week.
Willow ducks her head and laughs.
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(Well there's really not a lot going here, I know, but it is leading into the rest of the story, so it had to be done.)
Kari: I was hoping someone would pick up on the whole Giles thing. You know that wasn't even written into the story? I had it pop into my head as I was typing it. It just felt natural to have him cut her off and mention how long everyone had been there. It was too Giles-y not to do it. As the end nears, there will be a few more surprises in store and I hope you enjoy it.
Darklover: Hello, and thanks for both reviews. I hope you get over that whole writers block thing, cause I totally love your Watchers Son and Love and Games stories. I hope to see an update soon.
Lilmamaday: The way this story is written, the Scooby's see Spike in a different light, after his sacrifice for them and the world. Even Xander tolerates him, and I'm glad that you approve. I'm hoping to take this to a conclusion that everyone will love. The next few chapters are gonna have a few minor surprises, and the epilogue has a big revelation in it.
Becky: I was so glad to see a new reviewer. Thank you. I still have few more chapters to go. I try to make the characters as close to the ones on the shows, because I love Joss' characterization of them. As for the fluffiness I'm not too sure that the last few chapters could be called that, but yeah I like fluffy Spuffy. What can I say?
Chp.19
What Two Weeks Research Will Get You
Go back 18 pages; I swear it's there
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She'd researched the bond Spike has with the amulet, for two weeks now. Finally having found the solution to that little problem, but they were yet to find one little clue as to why he still had the powers of a vampire and is of the living. They'd researched, and cross-referenced all the info, but there wasn't anything that led them in the right direction.
She walked through the halls of the law firm, papers held tightly in her hand, and hoping that what was written on them was the end of one problem, but not the other. Without the help of Giles, the coven in England, and the reluctant help of Angel, she'd never have pieced everything together, and come up with the spell she had written on the papers in her hand.
She walks into the outer part of Spikes office, and looks over at Harmony. She doesn't need to say anything the vamp, presses the button.
"Spikey?" She says into the com, as she puts down the file in which she was scraping across her blood red painted nails.
"Yeah, Harm?" He growls back into the speaker on his end of the link.
"Willows here, and judging by the way she's smiling, she has some good news."
Hearing an audible sigh, from the bleached blonde, then some static, a female voice comes over the com. "Come on in Wills." She hears Buffy says, and then the girl laughs at something that Spike supposedly said, in the background.
Giving Harmony a vengeful and scathing look, just because she can. It's common knowledge that she doesn't exactly like the vampire. She pushes the door open and enters the office, and smiles at the couple.
The sight that meets her eyes is Buffy sitting on Spikes lap behind the desk, with a wide smile on her face as her best friend walks through the door. "What's the up, Wills. Please tell me its good news, cause last time you came here the news was so not of the good."
"Well. . ." She says smiling as she looks at the Slayer.
"Out with it, Red. We 'aven't got all day, you know." Spike smirks at the witch, as he jokes.
Sitting down in the chair directly across from the couple behind the desk, she fidgets a bit to get comfortable, and to keep Spike waiting just a bit longer, because of the remark. She looks up at them, smiling. "I sort of, well actually, we. Giles, Angel and myself, may have found a solution to the whole amulet link thingy. I think I might be able to break it. There's only one problem though."
"Isn't there always?" Spike asks scooting the chair Buffy and he are sitting in as close to the desk as possible and planting his forehead on her shoulder. "So what's the problem this time? All the magic supplies 'ave to come from Sri Lanka or somethin'?"
"Uh, no. The spell has to be performed on sacred, hallowed ground. A place totally innocent of all evil, like a monastery, or convent, and both places would be against this kind of thing in the first place, then you have the whole no men in a convent and no women in the monastery thing. I know I can break the connection, but we have to find a place that will let all of us be there." She explains, looking right into Spikes eyes and hoping that he understands the dilemma they have.
Nodding his head, he looks down at Buffy who was now scrunched between his chest and the edge of the desk. He chuckles a bit, and then looks back to the witch. " So, how do we get this done, and what are we waiting for?" He asks, dejectedly as he ducks his head behind Buffy.
"Uh, Spike the one more little problem."
He gives her a look that just screams murder.
"The spell can only be done on the New Moon, which is next Wednesday. If I hadn't modified it the thing couldn't have been done until the Winter solstice. As for the other little problem, Angel has a place that might possibly let us do it there; he just has to get in touch with the people that live there. Then we'll be all set." She continues, and excitedly, bounces on the edge of the chair.
"I guess we wait for next week, Honey. We don't have anything pressing to do, since everyone is going to hunt down that slayer Will detected, and I'm not going with." Buffy says looking up at him and raising her eyebrow.
"Yeah, but I'd like to be able to get out of soddin' L.A. if I want to." He says with anger in his voice.
"By the end of next Wednesday, you'll be able to move about the whole world if you wish." The red head explains optimistically, still bouncing around in her seat.
Rolling his eyes and smirking, "Whatever." Spike relents to his confinement to the city, but only for one more week.
Willow ducks her head and laughs.
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(Well there's really not a lot going here, I know, but it is leading into the rest of the story, so it had to be done.)
Kari: I was hoping someone would pick up on the whole Giles thing. You know that wasn't even written into the story? I had it pop into my head as I was typing it. It just felt natural to have him cut her off and mention how long everyone had been there. It was too Giles-y not to do it. As the end nears, there will be a few more surprises in store and I hope you enjoy it.
Darklover: Hello, and thanks for both reviews. I hope you get over that whole writers block thing, cause I totally love your Watchers Son and Love and Games stories. I hope to see an update soon.
Lilmamaday: The way this story is written, the Scooby's see Spike in a different light, after his sacrifice for them and the world. Even Xander tolerates him, and I'm glad that you approve. I'm hoping to take this to a conclusion that everyone will love. The next few chapters are gonna have a few minor surprises, and the epilogue has a big revelation in it.
Becky: I was so glad to see a new reviewer. Thank you. I still have few more chapters to go. I try to make the characters as close to the ones on the shows, because I love Joss' characterization of them. As for the fluffiness I'm not too sure that the last few chapters could be called that, but yeah I like fluffy Spuffy. What can I say?