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Summary: The Centre wants Willow. Will Jarod be able to save her?

Rating: PG-13

A/N: It's been a while since I've written anything for this, but now I'm trying to finish it. Previous parts can be found at: ate to use it on someone who hurts the people I love."

Robert was taken aback by the force of her words. He had never heard that kind of venom in her voice before. It was great. The Centre could definitely use her. They had to harness this power. He smiled. It wouldn't be too long before he was bringing Willow to Delaware, hopefully with Jarod in tow.

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"Stop the car," Miss Parker ordered. "There it is. 'The Magic Box.' This could be a good lead for finding my brother."

Broots pulled the car to a stop in front of the store.

"What exactly are you planning on doing when you do find Mr. Lyle?" Sydney asked.

"I'm going to find out if he knows Jarod is here," Miss Parker said as they got out of the car. "If he doesn't he's incompetent, if he does he should have contacted The Centre. Either way I want to wring his neck."

"And what about Miss Rosenberg?" Sydney asked.

Broots cleared his throat nervously. "I know you don't want The Centre kidnapping another young woman. I sure don't want it either, but how can we stop it? The Triumvirate doesn't respond well to betrayal."

"Maybe I can't do anything openly, but I can certainly engineer my brother's demise."

Sydney frowned, "You don't mean that literally do you?"

Miss Parker smiled coldly, "Of course not. Why would I want to see my beloved brother dead? Come on, let's see if we can find him." She entered The Magic Box, Broots and Sydney close behind her.

She walked up to the counter and smiled at the blond who stood behind it. "Hello, we're from out of town, and were hoping that you might be able to help us."

"Of course." The blond smiled, "I'm Anya, I'm sure I'll be able to help you spend your money in any way you wish, whether on spells or magically enhanced weapons."

"Actually I'm not interested in purchasing anything."

Anya frowned. "Oh." Why did people come into a store if they weren't going to buy something?

"We're looking for my brother. He's been in town for several months now. He says he's found the love of his life here. We had business in L.A. and thought we'd stop and see how he was doing. Unfortunately I seemed to have lost his phone number, and I don't know where exactly he's staying. He's been interested in magic for sometime now, so I thought he probably has spent sometime here." Miss Parker reached into her pocket and pulled out a picture.

Anya glanced at the picture and smiled. "Oh, that's Robert! He has been with my friend Willow for a while now."

"So you know where we can find him?" Sydney asked.

"Yes." Anya scribbled down some information on a scrap of paper. "Here's where he's staying. But he isn't there very often. He spends a lot of time with Willow. I can call her if you like, and have her tell Robert you're looking for him."

"No." Miss Parker said quickly. "We'll just wait at the hotel. I'd really like to surprise him."

"Ok. Are you sure you don't want to purchase anything? We're having a sale on Verakan crystals."

"I'm sorry, I don't' really have time now. But maybe we'll stop back before we leave. Thank you for all of your help. I can't wait to see my brother again." Miss Parker gave Anya a grateful smile and left, the others trailing after her.

"Allright. Now for the fun part. Let's go find my brother."