Another Beginning
Chp.21
Preparation
I think it's in the first chapter, not too sure though.
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The trio finally manages to get back to the office. After Knox figured out where to put the drinks. He had opted to put most of them in the big pockets of his lab coat, and the rest were carried in his hands. It's a good thing he had those pockets, because Xander had dropped the stuff he was carrying at least twice, and Dawn was no help. She just laughed as the two men fumbled and juggled while trying to catch the rain of snacks before they hit the floor.
They walk into the office to see that Harmony is nowhere in sight. God only knew what she was doing. Deciding to just go right on in the sight that meets their eyes is one that Dawn and Xander had seen a lot in the past seven years.
Giles is standing beside Willow, looking over a piece of paper she's holding in her hands, and rubbing his hands over his face and through his hair. The two are arguing from the looks of it.
"Yes, but you see Willow." Giles pinches his nose, where his glasses would be sitting if he still wore them. "This word." He points down to the page. "It isn't used to release a binding, if anything it will bind Spike more tightly to the amulet. None the less, it will more than likely make his movement from the building, or where ever the amulet might be, impossible."
"Oh! Bugger that." Spike shouts, walking over to the witch and watcher. He grabs the piece of paper roughly out of Willows hand. "Let me see this." He looks over to the older looking man, a scowl on his face. "Which word? Watcher." He growls, and stands waiting for Giles to point out the line.
"If you read the whole line, you will see that in this context the word should be exactly the opposite of what she has written there." The ex- watcher explains, as he points out the line.
"Soddin' hell, Witch. What are you tryin' to do? Torture me?" Spike says angrily, as he reads the spell, and shakes his head, as he understands the truth of the matter. "I don't want to be bound any closer to this thing than I already am." He sighs, looking over at the cowering red head in the seat in front of his desk.
"Yes, as I was saying. I believe that if you exchange the word for its opposite it would be most beneficial." Giles speaks up, and places a hand on the shoulder of the red headed witch. "Or this could turn out quite disastrous for all involved. Worst case it could bind both you and Spike to the amulet."
"H-how's that?" Willow asks looking to her mentor, with a puzzled expression.
"It seems that the word is most powerful, and could possibly bind you, because you are the one in the casting circle." Giles explains, his hand still placed on her shoulder, he squeezes lightly.
Xander looks around at all the stricken faces in the room, and decides to break the ice. "Hey Snack-Man is back. He comes bearing sugary goodness, and caffeine laden drinkage." He says, walking over to the desk and dumping his load of junk on it.
His two sidekicks follow suit and dump their stuff on the desk in his wake. Dawn dumps Twinkies, candy bars, and blood packets out of her arms, as Knox starts pulling diet drinks out of pockets and fruit juice out of others.
Looking over to Dawn as he pulls the last one from his pocket. "Well, I should be going back down to the lab. Fred left me in charge while she's helping you guys and all. I need to make sure the other techs are doing what they are supposed to and not trying to blow up the building." He snickers, ducking his head slightly. "You care to join?" He asks quietly, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Uh, I really can't. I have to help with the whole planning, and I'm definitely going with. Spike is sorta like my brother and all. He's always been there for me, so I have to be there for him." She answers smiling over her shoulder at the lab tech, in apology. "But I promise I'll be down as soon as we get this over with, cross my heart."
"Okay. I'll see-ya later then." He says in a whisper right by her ear, then leans down and places a soft kiss on her cheek, before he turns to leave the room.
"So, what's up?" Dawn smiles, turning to see all the amazed and bemused faces looking at her, after Knox walks out the door.
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( Chapter 21 over and done, just four more to go.)
Kari: I'm doin' good, At least I think I am. I'm glad that you pointed out that Xan has always been Snack-man. I had to have a Xander centric chapter, because I hadn't really had one that was just he in the story and I always try to give him one. If he's relevant to the story, that is.
Misspiggyau: If I have the chapters written. I will update as quickly as I can. Lately I've had a bit more time to do this, so the chapters come as often as I can type them. I'm happy that you are enjoying this, and I hope that you enjoy the rest of them as well. After this one I might post the one that I've been working on since September, but got slightly stuck, and thought of this one. Actually, it's the second fic I ever wrote, but I had other ideas and left it alone, until September. That's when everything for came to me. Then thirteen chapters into I get the idea for this.
Chp.21
Preparation
I think it's in the first chapter, not too sure though.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The trio finally manages to get back to the office. After Knox figured out where to put the drinks. He had opted to put most of them in the big pockets of his lab coat, and the rest were carried in his hands. It's a good thing he had those pockets, because Xander had dropped the stuff he was carrying at least twice, and Dawn was no help. She just laughed as the two men fumbled and juggled while trying to catch the rain of snacks before they hit the floor.
They walk into the office to see that Harmony is nowhere in sight. God only knew what she was doing. Deciding to just go right on in the sight that meets their eyes is one that Dawn and Xander had seen a lot in the past seven years.
Giles is standing beside Willow, looking over a piece of paper she's holding in her hands, and rubbing his hands over his face and through his hair. The two are arguing from the looks of it.
"Yes, but you see Willow." Giles pinches his nose, where his glasses would be sitting if he still wore them. "This word." He points down to the page. "It isn't used to release a binding, if anything it will bind Spike more tightly to the amulet. None the less, it will more than likely make his movement from the building, or where ever the amulet might be, impossible."
"Oh! Bugger that." Spike shouts, walking over to the witch and watcher. He grabs the piece of paper roughly out of Willows hand. "Let me see this." He looks over to the older looking man, a scowl on his face. "Which word? Watcher." He growls, and stands waiting for Giles to point out the line.
"If you read the whole line, you will see that in this context the word should be exactly the opposite of what she has written there." The ex- watcher explains, as he points out the line.
"Soddin' hell, Witch. What are you tryin' to do? Torture me?" Spike says angrily, as he reads the spell, and shakes his head, as he understands the truth of the matter. "I don't want to be bound any closer to this thing than I already am." He sighs, looking over at the cowering red head in the seat in front of his desk.
"Yes, as I was saying. I believe that if you exchange the word for its opposite it would be most beneficial." Giles speaks up, and places a hand on the shoulder of the red headed witch. "Or this could turn out quite disastrous for all involved. Worst case it could bind both you and Spike to the amulet."
"H-how's that?" Willow asks looking to her mentor, with a puzzled expression.
"It seems that the word is most powerful, and could possibly bind you, because you are the one in the casting circle." Giles explains, his hand still placed on her shoulder, he squeezes lightly.
Xander looks around at all the stricken faces in the room, and decides to break the ice. "Hey Snack-Man is back. He comes bearing sugary goodness, and caffeine laden drinkage." He says, walking over to the desk and dumping his load of junk on it.
His two sidekicks follow suit and dump their stuff on the desk in his wake. Dawn dumps Twinkies, candy bars, and blood packets out of her arms, as Knox starts pulling diet drinks out of pockets and fruit juice out of others.
Looking over to Dawn as he pulls the last one from his pocket. "Well, I should be going back down to the lab. Fred left me in charge while she's helping you guys and all. I need to make sure the other techs are doing what they are supposed to and not trying to blow up the building." He snickers, ducking his head slightly. "You care to join?" He asks quietly, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Uh, I really can't. I have to help with the whole planning, and I'm definitely going with. Spike is sorta like my brother and all. He's always been there for me, so I have to be there for him." She answers smiling over her shoulder at the lab tech, in apology. "But I promise I'll be down as soon as we get this over with, cross my heart."
"Okay. I'll see-ya later then." He says in a whisper right by her ear, then leans down and places a soft kiss on her cheek, before he turns to leave the room.
"So, what's up?" Dawn smiles, turning to see all the amazed and bemused faces looking at her, after Knox walks out the door.
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( Chapter 21 over and done, just four more to go.)
Kari: I'm doin' good, At least I think I am. I'm glad that you pointed out that Xan has always been Snack-man. I had to have a Xander centric chapter, because I hadn't really had one that was just he in the story and I always try to give him one. If he's relevant to the story, that is.
Misspiggyau: If I have the chapters written. I will update as quickly as I can. Lately I've had a bit more time to do this, so the chapters come as often as I can type them. I'm happy that you are enjoying this, and I hope that you enjoy the rest of them as well. After this one I might post the one that I've been working on since September, but got slightly stuck, and thought of this one. Actually, it's the second fic I ever wrote, but I had other ideas and left it alone, until September. That's when everything for came to me. Then thirteen chapters into I get the idea for this.