Author's Note:

While I was writing this chapter I cringed at almost every sentence. In short, I hated this chapter. It was rushed and badly done in general. Mainly due to writing in third person, which I very rarely do. So I am sorry, but I have to switch to first person and since this is a Willow/Sirius fic, it will be from that point of view.

So here is the rewrite and I will go back to change up the first couple of chapters ASAP. On the plus side It's four pages longer. I hope this doesn't take away from your enjoyment of this fic.

Chapter 3

A jet of flame emerged from inside the circle of salt. Shortly thereafter a demon stood in it's place. His most notable features were the pale green/yellow skin and several short horns atop his head. D'hoffryn's black eyes seared at the gang standing in the corner.

"WHO DARE'S SUMMON D'HOFFRYN, LORD of... oh hello Willow." He almost smiled or what passed for a smile for his species of demon. "Ready for that job we mentioned? I must say that performance two years ago, late spring; excellent work!"

I smiled back. "Um ... thanks, no. We were wondering if you would mind lending a hand."

The demon's head swiveled to the gang standing on the other side of the room. "What is he doing here?" He growled menacingly.

Xander ducked behind Buffy and Faith trying to be as unnoticeable as possible. I ignored the question, trying to divert his attention. I'm sure D'hoffryn was still ticked off about Anya and Xander's marriage or not-marriage.

"The man in the black robes is on this plane incorrectly and we would like to accompany him to his home dimension with your help."

D'Hoffryn sniffed haughtily. "And why should I accommodate you."

I tried to put on my best smile. "Because I asked you nicely and I still haven't made up my mind about that job."

The demon looked surprised. "Then you are still thinking about it?"

I nodded, "Of course. But that isn't something to be treated lightly. I want to make sure that's what I want to do for the rest of my life. You wouldn't want me to change my mind and you have to send your minions after me like some people we know."

He coughed in his hand. "Oh, um. right." He looked around at the room. "Ready then?"

I shook my head. "Not really. I wouldn't presume to think that you would grant us this boon. If you would not mind returning in say two hours, we will be prepared."

Would he buy it. I know I'm the world's worst liar, next to Buffy. He looked back and forth between the gang and me, and squinted his eyes. "Very well, two hours hence."

In a blinding flash of flame he was gone again.

Buffy almost charged me down. "Willow Rosenberg you aren't still thinking about becoming a demon!"

I sighed out a breath that I hadn't realized that I had taken. After which I shivered. "No, but he wasn't going to take us if I didn't at least whet his appetite." Buffy didn't looked too thrilled. "I didn't promise him anything. I just said I'd think about it."

My hand went up to my chin in mock-deep-thought. "Ummm, naaahhh."

I used the bed to help me up and sighed away the last few minutes tension. "We've got two hours. I thought you guys might want to pick up some money and goodies before we take off."

Buffy nodded. "Good idea." She paused for a second. "Xander, you're with me. Faith, you and Willow get to baby-sit."

Sirius didn't seem to like the idea that he was the baby that need to be sat. He arched and eyebrow and scowled.

"Hey, B." Faith pulled Buffy off to the side and told her something that I really couldn't hear so I took my cue and went to distract our new visitor.

"Hey, um ... are you hungry or anything?"

The scowl disappeared from his face to be replaced by a small grin and an announcement from his stomach that I was right on the mark.

"Yes, very."

"How about a pizza? Lots of cheesy goodness."

Faith came up from behind me. "Make it two, Red. Slayin's got me all hungry."

I nodded and picked up the phone.

Sirius looked down at a the desk chair and pulled it out to sit. "I'm sorry. Did you just say, slaying?"

Just then the pizza guy answered the other end and I lost a couple of sentences in between. Once the order was made I finally got back into the conversation.

"...she alone will battle the vampires and the forces of darkness."

I moaned. "Awww, I missed the speech."

Sirius looked back and forth between us. "So you're not witches, then?"

I raised my hand. "Oh, I am. Faith," I pointed to Faith, "and Buffy, that's the blonde girl, they're Slayers. I'm a witch and Xander ... well he's Xander."

Faith snorted. "Xander's the comic relief."

Sirus' face clearly showed he didn't understand what was going on.

"But I thought you said that... what was it ... she alone will fight... "

Faith nodded. "See Buffy died, and the next Slayer got called. Then she got axed and the Powers-that-Be finally got some taste and yours truly was called."

Sirius closed his eyes. "Hold on, Buffy died. The girl that was just here a minute ago."

Okay, I couldn't resist. "Well, she got better."

His eyes widened.

I laughed. "Xander gave her mouth to mouth and was able to revive her."

We gave him the lowdown over the last couple of years. Nothing personal, but a decent look at what we do and all. Buffy and Xander finally returned with the pizza guy in tow. I thought Sirius was explode with all of the Pizza that he ate. Even Faith was impressed and she's got an appetite that even makes Xander look on in admiration.

"So there are Slayers all around the world now?

Buffy nodded at his question. "That's why we get to go with."

He leaned back sipping at the almost empty coke bottle

I looked at my watch. "Buffy, it's almost time."

Faith came back through the door with her backpack in hand. "Bill's paid, let's blow this joint."

The two hours had come and the circle of salt ignited once again. D'hoffryn stood expectantly. "Come along. I haven't got all day."

Buffy held on tight to her sword in expectation of being attacked for some reason.

"Better to be on the safe side," I thought.

I grinned at D'Hoffryn. "Thanks for the lift."

D'Hoffryn nodded and snapped his fingers, and the world folded in a second. The transition was almost anti-climatic. They were in the same room as they had just left, except not. The beds were the same, as were the other furniture. The one difference was the color of the paint.

"Eggshell." Buffy said.

"Huh?"

"The color of the paint, Xander. It was bone white before and now it's eggshell."

"Thanks."

I flashed a toothy grin.

"No problem." The Buffy answered.

Sirius Black looked around. "Where's the demon?"

Xander also looked. "As long as he's not here, I don't care."

I moved over to take a peek outside and pushed aside the dark colored curtains. "Still dark. We better get going."

We left the safety of the small hotel room with Buffy and Xander at the lead. Once they were out of the parking lot without being seen Buffy stopped.

"Where are we going?"

"London," Sirius said with a bit of melancholy in his voice.

The gang looked at each other and Xander spoke up. "I don't think we brought that much money."

Sirius smiled and pulled his wand out of a hidden pocket within his robes. "Let's see --- Taxi!"

BANG!

Everyone jumped back. A yellow Ford Crown Victoria slid to a stop in front of us..

"Put your bags in the back and hurry it up. I'm on a tight schedule," the cabbie yelled.

"Yikes!" I yipped.

We followed orders and climbed into the back of the car. I wondered if this guy was trained in New York.

I was in right after Sirius and something struck me odd. "Cool," I looked around. "Expandable space?"

He nodded. "You'll find a lot of things in the wizarding world are a lot bigger on the inside than they are on the outside."

The cabbie looked into his rearview mirror. "Where to buddy?"

"The Salem Witches' Institute."

BANG!

The cab lurched forward and Xander screamed. Trees and buildings rushed by the windows at a blur until I really couldn't tell where we were or where we were going.

Faith was grinning the entire time.

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BANG!

The cab came to an abrupt stop and the doors swung open. The cabbie yelled back. "That'll be 3 galleons and 4 sickles."

Sirius dug out his coins and gave the cabbie 4 gold colored coins. "Keep it."

Everyone had already piled out and grabbed their respective luggage. The empty street was bordered on both sides by very tall trees that had blocked the night sky overhead. The night was almost completely black.

"Lumos."

A small beam of light emitted from the end of Sirius' wand, illuminating the way for the small group.

So, uh ... you guys use wands?"

He nodded, "You don't?"

I held up my hands. "Nope, I've been wand-free since 1996." I didn't think he would get the joke and I was right; his brows furrowed.

"This way," he motioned.

Buffy didn't sound too sure of the guide. "You sure you know where you're going?"

"I've been here once before. An exchange program of Dumbledore's." He shrugged. "Frankly, I think he was trying to split James and I up at the time."

I leaned forward to Faith's ear. "Who's James?"

Faith swiped at an errant tree branch. "Harry's father, and Sirius' best friend at school. They were my kinda people."

Xander leaned back. "Always in trouble?"

Faith pushed him forward.

Eventually we came to an intricate iron gate at the end of the path. Sirius pointed his wand at the gate's lock "Alohomora."

The handle twisted and he pushed forward. "Everyone be very quiet. I'm not too sure what kind of wards Spencer still has on the trail."

Without any trouble we passed the rest of the way until the forest finally ended.

We all stared up at the large Gothic four story building adorned with Gargoyles every ten feet or so. We couldn't see much through the darkness. It wasn't until we neared the building itself that I heard Faith in the background.

"Wicked cool."