Chapter 2
It had been a couple of days since Willow had been in contact with Anya. She had to let everything sink in and decide what to do about telling the gang or not. Sure, they had been real asses to her, or most of them at least, and it would cause problems if she did tell. After all, Buffy was the only one allowed to fraternize with vampires, demons and the like. She took the talisman out of her small lock box and concentrated. Suddenly large flashes of light descended upon the room and danced around like a large storm zooming through the sky. "I am Anyanka patron saint vengeance demon of scorned women, why did you summon me?" Willow was taken aback by the grand harsh toned entrance but as soon as the light faded a smile appeared on the demon's face. "My boss, D'Hoffryn knows our flight plans when we get summoned so I have to come in like that as a rule."
"I-I-It's pretty cool actually." Willow said smiling, as the demon crossed the room and sat next to her.
"I have much more boastful announcements that I enjoy but I thought I'd keep it short for you." Anya said smiling into the pretty green eyes of Willow. "So is something on your agenda or did you just wish to have some company?"
"I don't know really, I think I just wanted to see if this works." Willow said putting her head down.
"Well now that you know it works, don't concentrate on actually summoning me next time, just silently wish I were here then D'Hoffryn won't have to track my flight plan. Also there is a summons spell in that book there," she pointed at a book on Willow's desk. "I gather you've been checking up on me."
"W-Well sorta but you haven't lied to me." Willow said smiling again feeling very relaxed in the company of the demon. Little did she know the real reason Anya attached her to the necklace, so she could know where she was at all times without having to look, know her thoughts and so on. This was an easy task seeing as she was so deeply connected to the necklace.
Anya felt something inside her as she put a hand on the would-be-wiccan's arm. Something that had eluded her for many many years and it scared her. She was certain though that a good vengeance spell or two would get rid of it plus the thought of her greater plan. She was already thee most revered and feared vengeance demon around with exception to D, which she planned to change soon. "Anya, um, are you okay?" Willow asked timidly.
"Yes, my thoughts just went astray is all. I was wondering why on earth no guy in their right mind wouldn't want to hook up and have orgasmic fun with you." Willow's face went ten shades of red and for once, she was speechless, mouth opening and closing but no words. "I'm nothing if not brutally honest Willow. You have a sweet smile, lovely eyes and a very cute personality."
"I'm not Buffy or Cordelia is the problem." She was flattered by Anya's comments but down in a way knowing she could never have a popular person guy or girl. Her eyes lit up at the thought of girl, when did she want to date a girl? She wasn't supposed to like girls. She began to get nervous. "I-I-I oh Goddess I," Anya gently began to rub her fingers over Willow's arm trying to calm her.
"What's wrong Willow?" She asked pretending not to know the thought that just crossed Willow's mind.
"Well you said what you did then I thought how I could never have anyone decent or that I'd like to have because n-n-no one would ever want me, I mean look at me! I-I-I'm a geek and I talk to much and-and then I thought guy or g-g-g-girl and it freaked me out because I'm not supposed to like girls and even if I did I know none would like me for the same reason as guys don't like me." Anya put her hands on Willow's cheeks and turned her face towards her, which stopped the bubbliest in mid-stride.
"So live it up, have fun, what's to all this liking deal anyway? I mean if everyone just screwed around and did the orgasmo trip I'd be out of a job because everyone would be happy with no strings. You see that's another thing I can't grasp in human nature." Anya smiled at Willow as the front doorbell rang.
"You said you loved Olaf though?" Willow asked looking out the window to see who it was.
"Yes but look where it got me in pain and misery." She said standing up to follow Willow to the door. She figured this was working out well and a perfect plan but up came that feeling again she hadn't had in many moons.
"It's just Spike, a vampire but harmless for the most part. He probably is looking for-" when she opens the door, Drusilla jumps out from behind him and grabs hold of Willow wrestling her to the ground with fangs on neck in a flash.
"Harmless indeed." Spike said, as Anya went into full demon mode and grabbed hold of Drusilla. Dru kicked her in the gut hard, as Spike jumped at the chance, drove a sword in and they all could hear Buffy racing up the street yelling for Willow.
Anya jerked the sword out quickly and the look on her face showed that she was raging mad. "Don't you know who you're messing with you evil-want-to-be vampire?" She dropped Spike to the ground and grabbed hold of Drusilla once again. Drusilla lashed at her with the nails. "Willow say it or I have to kill these bastards the human way!"
Willow's eyes danced around frantically as Buffy got to her. She was terrified and didn't know what to do. "I-I-I wish they could never hurt me again."
Buffy started to say something to assure Willow that they wouldn't, when both vampires exploded into a slow flame that went up their bodies, as they screamed in torturous agony. "Come on Willow, you can do it, concentrate on them." Willow began to shake in remembrance of her failed resouling attempt on Angel, which ultimately cost him his undead life. Then she looked at the flames and focused hard to move them. Slowly they began to move around in circles on the two vampires bodies. Higher and higher they went, until the two vampires began to be engulfed in flames. "Willow concentrate, we don't need an inferno, you can do it." The demon hissed hoping this would help give Willow some confidence so she could begin to feel the power then Anya could begin her plan.
Willow did as Anya told her and the flames lowered and then they poofed into a ball and burned the two legendary vampires to death. Buffy stood looking at first Willow then the demon. "Buffy this is Anyanka, she was a witch before a demon and she's trying to help me learn controlled magic? Did you see how well I did that? I mean I need a little practice, well a lot but I'm learning and she doesn't scold me like Giles." Willow was hoping she'd finally get some approval but it didn't come.
Buffy turned to Anya with her hand on her ax. "Slayer don't try it, Willow is my friend. Please don't force me to have to defend myself to another friend of hers. There is no need for her to get hurt like that." Buffy stared at the demon figuring that this must be a weak one and she was using Willow to hide behind.
She shoved Anya who flashed quickly to the other side of her catching little of the blow. "Buffy, don't, see she doesn't want to fight." Willow begged.
"Fine but you leave right now and if you are a true friend of Willow's you will come see Giles Monday morning at the library so he can examine the situation." Buffy stated warningly.
"Very well slayer," Anya said, gave Willow a smile, then disappearing in an even larger light show than she'd arrived.
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Anya and Halfrek were seated at a luxurious French shop talking as they finished their meal. "Look you've got to move fast, it's taking all I and the others have to keep D from knowing what we're up to." Hali said impatiently.
"I'm moving as fast as I can, once I get her power we can remove the ties he has on our souls. How clever of us to figure out that's how he stayed stronger than us. Then once I've done this, I'll be the head of the demons, we'll have all the power Hali, can you feel it?" Anya said enthusiastically.
"I can taste it but Mona is afraid you're going soft." Hali stated.
"Me? Are you kidding, I've been waiting and working hard for this chance for the last three hundred years so you tell her it'd be wise she not question me!" Her eyes flashed with anger as she disappeared from the shop.
Anya cursed herself mentally, she knew good and well that Mona was right. All she could think of now was Willow, her smile, her laughter and she wondered if D knew of their plan and was allowing her to feel these emotions. She put on her resolve face, here she was thee Anyanka, the workhorse demon who took pleasure in nothing but handing out punishment to those who deserved it, or so she felt deserved it. Caring for someone was out of the question though a little fun in the sack was not. Besides, if anyone found out what she was doing to Willow and she tried to back out now, they'd out her fast then the honest, caring, morality girl would never forgive her. So there was no need to change the plan, nope no need at all she thought as she readied herself to head for the library.
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Everyone was seated in the library when Anya got there. "Sorry I'm late," she said and sat next to Willow causing evil glares to be shot her way from Oz and the others. "Well I see my introduction has already been made."
"Oh you bet it has," Cordy shot venomously. "Poor Willow the only species she can get to take interest in her are demons." She burst into laughter.
"Maybe she hangs with a demon because the human race is all to much like you Cordelia, as low on the stick as one can get. She needs a species in a much higher ranking than one as loathsome as yourself." Anya shot back smiling.
"Why don't we just cut to the chase and you tell us all what you really want with Willow." Giles said breaking the verbal war.
"Agreed," Oz added.
"Exactly because we know your kind is evil and you have her fooled." Buffy added and tensed herself up for a fight.
"Really so is it that you are the only one who can partner up with a demon? I bet no one asked Angel what he really wanted with you all mighty slayer. What if he wanted to shag you then slay you!"
"Score one for the demon," Xander chimed in, as Buffy flew into a rage. She dove over the table and kicked the demon square in the chest.
"Score one for the slayer," Oz added passively.
"See what she's done Willow?" Giles asked growing rather upset.
"No!" Willow shouted. "You all attacked her as soon as she came in and she's right only Buffy's shag demon partners get special treatment." A raging anger boiled up inside her threatening to come out.
Buffy and Anya traded blows on the floor for a bit before Buffy withdrew the ax and sent a would be crushing blow to the ribcage. Anya rolled over onto her side in pain before removing the ax and slowly standing up. "Weren't you paying attention before or did you not see that louse of a vampire try to kill me with a sword! That's right, did the all mighty slayer tell you all who saved Willow's life the other night?" She was in full Anyanka form now, not a very pretty picture either.
No one was paying attention to Willow, who was trembling as if she were trying to stop something from getting free. Something deep and dark, something that she could feel and it scared her, as she remembered Giles telling her once you awaken the dark magic it can take hold of you and hard. "Anya please help me." Willow said and clutched her stomach, which was aching badly, then her nose began to bleed.
Everyone stood motionless as the demon quickly turned away from Buffy, which gave her ample opportunity to attack again. She went over to the sobbing redhead and put both arms around her pulling her close. "Willow remember, good is greater than darkness, you have one up on it right now, just hang on to that." She stroked her hair feeling the power within the redhead but convinced herself now wasn't the time to take control over Willow's mind to get her to use this dark magic to do the soul separation spell. Part of her knew it'd be the perfect time but the part of her that felt something strong on the rise for Willow found excuses as to why now wasn't the time.
As the others looked on, in a flash the two weren't there anymore. "Giles find out how to kill that damn demon, I don't like this." Buffy said stomping out of the room and Giles did agree with her, he feared for Willow deeply.
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The next thing Willow knew was that she was in a gorgeous apartment. Paintings of beauty as well as some with very gruesome depictions of vengeance conquests, that she guessed were Anyanka's conquests, lined the walls. Plush furniture was in the living room with a antique style kitchen. "I-I-I take it this is your home." She stammered noting how comfortable she felt in the strong arms of the demon, not to mention the demon hadn't bothered to let go of her yet and was continuing to rub her shoulders and back.
"Yes it is and you are the first human to enter it." Anya said proudly.
"Why did you bring me here?" Willow asked wondering if it was another magic lesson of which she wasn't really up to.
"Because you need to relax and have fun and I want to show you the funnest thing I know." She looked at Willow who had a questioning look on her face.
Not being one for tact, proper behavior and the like Anya did it her way and began kissing the shy redhead. To Willow's surprise she was kissing back in no time at all, then the demon was on top of her kissing and touching in other places that excited Willow. She tried to hesitate but only for a fleeing moment. "Willow don't, just let go and have some fun, all this love-relationship-morality deal you dream of, maybe that will come later." Anya kissed her more aggressively and rubbed her breasts as she spoke. "Come on baby, lets have some fun and see who gets the most orgasms, this is my favorite pastime and I will show you why."
Willow gave in rather quickly and they had an orgasm filled evening, which began at Anya's and ended at Willow's thanks to teleportation. They lay in each others arms with Willow smiling brightly. She assumed the demon was just having fun but knew she was head over heels crazy over her and tried to express it in their night of passion. Anya, in the mean time, was struggling within herself. She knew she couldn't betray her demon friends and live to tell about it but she now feared she could no longer lie to Willow nor plot to use her. The little geek girl with the big green eyes had made big bad vengeance demon Anyanka care again and she knew it. She also knew this could have grave consequences and wasn't sure she was ready for them.