Violet took Aria upstairs, the little girl was looking right at her the
whole time she was kneeling in front of her helping her out of her
dungarees and pink bunny jumper.
"What's wrong Violet?" Aria asked in a little voice.
Violet struggled a small smile at the little girl in front of her and said
"I'm sad Aria, one of my friends isn't feeling well."
"What's wrong with her?" Aria asked as Violet helped her into her pink pyjama bottoms and pulled the sleeveless vest top with the picture of a pig going oink on it
"She's got a bad head." Violet said not wanting to lie to the little girl but knowing that she couldn't tell her the truth for the simple reason that she didn't know the truth to tell.
Aria looked at her for a moment and then snuggled into her stuffed bear called Snowball as violet pulled the blankets of the bed over her, they had moved her into the room where spike was meant to be staying.
She then kissed the little girl on the forehead and said "Night Night Aria."
She turned off the light but switched on the little night-light, which had been in Aria's bag and shut the door softly.
"VIOLET!!!" Aria shouted from inside, Violet opened the door quickly
"What's wrong??"
"You didn't sing to me!" aria answered crossly.
Violet smiled and sat on the edge of the bed,
"This is a new song that I wrote for you a couple of weeks ago, if you want to hear it?"
"Yes please," Aria said as she snuggled back into Snowball.
Violet sat on the edge of the bed and began to sing
"When I'm sitting in my chair, trying to do my work
I think about you playing in the sun and a smile
Comes to my face.
You light my life, you smile is my Joy, you've no
Idea what you mean to me, you're my sister in my heart
I'll take care of you whatever you do
You can count on me wherever you go
And if I die tomorrow I'll be waiting up there watching you Loving you, smiling at you and making a place for you You're my sister in my heart and I love you Yeah I love you Aria."
Aria was asleep almost as soon as violet opened her mouth but she thought that she should sing the song any way, it made her happy to sing it, no it was more than that, Aria made her happy. And she did honestly love her like a sister.
She bent down and gave her another quick kiss on the forehead before shutting the door and going downstairs.
When she got downstairs she could hear loud voices coming from the living room.
She walked in and everyone stopped talking and looked at her.
Clara asked her quietly, "Was Aria ok?"
Violet smiled at her and said "Yeah she's fast asleep in the land of nod."
She decided to ignore it, and walked over to where Spike was sitting on the couch and pulled the footstool over to by him and sat next to him before looking around the room and saying to no one in particular
"Tell me what's going on."
Angel looked at her for a moment and said "Violet I don't think."
Spike interrupted him saying, "Peaches she's not a little girl, she deserves to know."
Violet looked at him and smiled
"So who's going to start then?" she asked impatiently
Giles looked around and then said,
"I guess I'll do that then. Violet, your friend Erin? The mark that is on her neck is a symbol. The ragged fishhook and the skull they are the symbol of a powerful deity called AngKara, as you heard earlier When Tara explained to Oz She is the Goddess of Death. Now the writing that is on Erin's neck is ELXITUSIM KARQUIKL means "THE CHOSEN DEATH." Tara talked of the chosen one earlier and it appears that your friend is that chosen one, the one chosen by Angkara,"
Violet sat still for a moment not saying anything then she looked up and said,
"How. Why would Angkara choose her? I mean its Erin."
Angel answered this one,
"Do you remember what I asked you what Erin's mom's name was?"
Violet looked at him and said yes.
"Well Luricikal was the high priestess of the Angkara, it was her job to give birth to the child who would be chosen, when she conceived Erin the goddess Angkara would have rewarded her by choosing Erin to be the one, and after that she would have given Luricikal three more daughters, Kayleigh is the guide, Kara the first to be killed and Johanna she would be the next high priestess as she is the youngest."
Tara interrupted here
"Violet this isn't something which she would have had a choice in, she didn't do anything wrong, its what her destiny is. So don't be mad with her about it."
Violet looked at her for a moment and stood up saying
"Don't be mad, I've just found out that my best friend is destined to become a mass killer in the name of the goddess Angkara all because her mom was some wacko psycho bitch who decided to worship her!!"
Spike stood up in front of her and held her arms holding her still and said
"Pet I know your upset but there's no need to be rude to these people especially Tara."
Violet looked at him and it suddenly dawned on her what she had just done.
"I'm sorry Tara!" She ran forward to the stool where Tara was sitting, "it's just so hard to believe."
Tara wrapped her arms round her and said, "I know Violet I know."
Violet hugged her and then turned to angel again.
"Is there anything which can stop her, before it happens."
Angel, Giles and spike exchanged looks before angel answered
"There are scrolls which we can look at, she's been stopped before and. well yes there are ways which she can be stopped."
None of them looked at each other while he said this.
Tara noticed how nervous everyone was looking and said
"It's getting late you probably all need some sleep, I should be going, Spike could you walk me home?"
Spike looked at her, he knew she was doing it to lesson the tension in the room and he was grateful for it, they needed time to sort everything, there was a look in her eyes though, he knew he would be explaining what was really going on to her when they got her home.
"Sure Pet, I'll just get my jacket."
Willow knew what she was doing and looked over and Tara and smiled she got up and hugged her friend saying "It's just like old times all we need is Anya and Xander and we got us a good old fashioned Scooby Meeting,"
Giles up and said; "Only we never really had one without Buffy did we?"
"No I guess not." Willow answered.
Violet looked up and said "I'm going to go to bed now, I'll see you all in the morning" she hugged spike on her way upstairs but other then that she said nothing.
Spike looked after his baby girl he wanted to run after her to talk to her, to tell her everything would be ok but he knew in his heart that she needed time to think about what she had heard.
Angel stood up and said that he was going to go up and check on Erin, Violet was staying in the spikes room with Aria. Angel and Spike were going to be staying up to watch over Erin.
Willow went up to bed, so did Clara.
Giles and oz went into the kitchen and spike closed the door behind him as he left to take Tara home.
"What's wrong Violet?" Aria asked in a little voice.
Violet struggled a small smile at the little girl in front of her and said
"I'm sad Aria, one of my friends isn't feeling well."
"What's wrong with her?" Aria asked as Violet helped her into her pink pyjama bottoms and pulled the sleeveless vest top with the picture of a pig going oink on it
"She's got a bad head." Violet said not wanting to lie to the little girl but knowing that she couldn't tell her the truth for the simple reason that she didn't know the truth to tell.
Aria looked at her for a moment and then snuggled into her stuffed bear called Snowball as violet pulled the blankets of the bed over her, they had moved her into the room where spike was meant to be staying.
She then kissed the little girl on the forehead and said "Night Night Aria."
She turned off the light but switched on the little night-light, which had been in Aria's bag and shut the door softly.
"VIOLET!!!" Aria shouted from inside, Violet opened the door quickly
"What's wrong??"
"You didn't sing to me!" aria answered crossly.
Violet smiled and sat on the edge of the bed,
"This is a new song that I wrote for you a couple of weeks ago, if you want to hear it?"
"Yes please," Aria said as she snuggled back into Snowball.
Violet sat on the edge of the bed and began to sing
"When I'm sitting in my chair, trying to do my work
I think about you playing in the sun and a smile
Comes to my face.
You light my life, you smile is my Joy, you've no
Idea what you mean to me, you're my sister in my heart
I'll take care of you whatever you do
You can count on me wherever you go
And if I die tomorrow I'll be waiting up there watching you Loving you, smiling at you and making a place for you You're my sister in my heart and I love you Yeah I love you Aria."
Aria was asleep almost as soon as violet opened her mouth but she thought that she should sing the song any way, it made her happy to sing it, no it was more than that, Aria made her happy. And she did honestly love her like a sister.
She bent down and gave her another quick kiss on the forehead before shutting the door and going downstairs.
When she got downstairs she could hear loud voices coming from the living room.
She walked in and everyone stopped talking and looked at her.
Clara asked her quietly, "Was Aria ok?"
Violet smiled at her and said "Yeah she's fast asleep in the land of nod."
She decided to ignore it, and walked over to where Spike was sitting on the couch and pulled the footstool over to by him and sat next to him before looking around the room and saying to no one in particular
"Tell me what's going on."
Angel looked at her for a moment and said "Violet I don't think."
Spike interrupted him saying, "Peaches she's not a little girl, she deserves to know."
Violet looked at him and smiled
"So who's going to start then?" she asked impatiently
Giles looked around and then said,
"I guess I'll do that then. Violet, your friend Erin? The mark that is on her neck is a symbol. The ragged fishhook and the skull they are the symbol of a powerful deity called AngKara, as you heard earlier When Tara explained to Oz She is the Goddess of Death. Now the writing that is on Erin's neck is ELXITUSIM KARQUIKL means "THE CHOSEN DEATH." Tara talked of the chosen one earlier and it appears that your friend is that chosen one, the one chosen by Angkara,"
Violet sat still for a moment not saying anything then she looked up and said,
"How. Why would Angkara choose her? I mean its Erin."
Angel answered this one,
"Do you remember what I asked you what Erin's mom's name was?"
Violet looked at him and said yes.
"Well Luricikal was the high priestess of the Angkara, it was her job to give birth to the child who would be chosen, when she conceived Erin the goddess Angkara would have rewarded her by choosing Erin to be the one, and after that she would have given Luricikal three more daughters, Kayleigh is the guide, Kara the first to be killed and Johanna she would be the next high priestess as she is the youngest."
Tara interrupted here
"Violet this isn't something which she would have had a choice in, she didn't do anything wrong, its what her destiny is. So don't be mad with her about it."
Violet looked at her for a moment and stood up saying
"Don't be mad, I've just found out that my best friend is destined to become a mass killer in the name of the goddess Angkara all because her mom was some wacko psycho bitch who decided to worship her!!"
Spike stood up in front of her and held her arms holding her still and said
"Pet I know your upset but there's no need to be rude to these people especially Tara."
Violet looked at him and it suddenly dawned on her what she had just done.
"I'm sorry Tara!" She ran forward to the stool where Tara was sitting, "it's just so hard to believe."
Tara wrapped her arms round her and said, "I know Violet I know."
Violet hugged her and then turned to angel again.
"Is there anything which can stop her, before it happens."
Angel, Giles and spike exchanged looks before angel answered
"There are scrolls which we can look at, she's been stopped before and. well yes there are ways which she can be stopped."
None of them looked at each other while he said this.
Tara noticed how nervous everyone was looking and said
"It's getting late you probably all need some sleep, I should be going, Spike could you walk me home?"
Spike looked at her, he knew she was doing it to lesson the tension in the room and he was grateful for it, they needed time to sort everything, there was a look in her eyes though, he knew he would be explaining what was really going on to her when they got her home.
"Sure Pet, I'll just get my jacket."
Willow knew what she was doing and looked over and Tara and smiled she got up and hugged her friend saying "It's just like old times all we need is Anya and Xander and we got us a good old fashioned Scooby Meeting,"
Giles up and said; "Only we never really had one without Buffy did we?"
"No I guess not." Willow answered.
Violet looked up and said "I'm going to go to bed now, I'll see you all in the morning" she hugged spike on her way upstairs but other then that she said nothing.
Spike looked after his baby girl he wanted to run after her to talk to her, to tell her everything would be ok but he knew in his heart that she needed time to think about what she had heard.
Angel stood up and said that he was going to go up and check on Erin, Violet was staying in the spikes room with Aria. Angel and Spike were going to be staying up to watch over Erin.
Willow went up to bed, so did Clara.
Giles and oz went into the kitchen and spike closed the door behind him as he left to take Tara home.